In the mountain passes of Mt. Takakumayama in the northern region of Satsuma Province in southern Kyushu, a large army of the Shimazu family is slowly moving forward. As the general of the vanguard array, Tadaro Ijiin was riding a war horse and standing on a hill beside the road, silently watching the passing of the army in front of him. At this time, Shimazu Tadacho, the deputy general of the second team, who happened to pass by, saw Itijiin Tadaro and urged the horse to rush over.

"My lord, why don't you advise the young master." After saying hello to Shimazu Tadanaga, Shimazu Tadanaga complained in a low voice. In fact, he was not in favor of taking the initiative, after all, this time the enemy was not the previous Northern Satsuma clan, but the army of the Luo family supported by the victorious army. In his heart, for this battle, he seemed to be ready to die on the battlefield. However, there are actually quite a few retainers of the Shimazu family who have this idea. They had the idea of raising objections in the meeting, but because the prestige of the young master at home was already very great at this time, and the military advisor Ijiin Tadaro did not object, so everyone had to endure it, but now after seeing Ijiin Tadaro, Shimazu Tadashi finally couldn't help but say what was in his heart.

The Ijiin Tadaro on horseback was also a little remorseful when he heard this. He himself is a little reluctant to take the initiative, first of all, the Luo family's army is famous in all parts of Kyushu, which has brought a lot of pressure to his own people, and now even those generals are afraid, not to mention those ordinary samurai and peasant soldiers, and it is precisely with this in mind that the Shimazu family has made every effort to suppress the news about the Luo family's battle, so that the samurai peasants below know the news. It's just that paper can't contain the fire, when I saw the Luo family's family pattern flag in front of the battle. The people below will always know. At that time, it will be even more impacted. Secondly. The wealthy families of Northern Satsuma are also the wealthy families of this place. This place is very familiar with the terrain, as the Ming Chinese language says, "the time and place are favorable", at this time the other party occupies the location for a while, for the Shimazu family who entered the place, the more secure way is naturally to fight steadily and gradually annex. Eventually, most of the territories of the Northern Satsuma nobles had been annexed by Shimazuka, and these nobles were on the verge of survival. Ijiin Tadaro is really worried that the other party will resist desperately.

It's just that Ijiin Tadaro also knows that this time the Shimazu family also has to fight, after all, the goal of the Shimazu family is to control Kitasatsuma as much as possible, and then attack in the direction of Osumi Province with all their might. What's more, the Shimazu family had already beaten the wealthy clans of Northern Satsuma to the point of losing their armor, and now they are almost only one last battle away from completely defeating these rebellious forces. Under such circumstances, how could the Shimazu family stop and let those wealthy families of Northern Satsuma breathe?

Moreover, taking the initiative to meet the Luo family is also a policy that the head of the family, Shimazu Takahisa, has determined at the beginning, and naturally it cannot be violated. What's more, his own young master was excellent in the previous Kitasama Raiders. has achieved great achievements, and at this time it is natural to be high-spirited. As the military advisor of North Satsuma this time, he naturally can't contradict the young master. So, he had no choice but to agree with the young master's plan to take the initiative, thinking of this, Ijiin Tadaro had to smile bitterly and say to Shimazu Tadacho, who came to complain:

"Now that the resolution has been decided, it is useless to say anything. If we talk nonsense, others will laugh at our young master for being stupid and unable to be a leader. It's not good for my family! ”

Shimazu Tadōcho was still indignant about Ijiin Tadaro's answer, and finally said sadly: "Alas! Whining about grievances, needless to say. Let's take out the spirit of the Shimazu samurai. It's a pity...... Alas! ”

When Shimazu Tadashi said this, Ijiin Tadaro's mood also seemed a little heavy, and he didn't want to say a word. At this time, Shimazu Tadanaga leaned his horse over again, then looked around cautiously, and finally said in an accentuated tone: "Your Excellency, you have to live." ”

"Why do you mention this disappointment?"

"In case of a big defeat, please break the queen and send the young master back to the Shimazu family safely."

Ijiin Tadaro shook his head gently: "Contemptible and dull, I'm afraid I can't do it." ”

"If you don't take on this responsibility, you're in trouble. The young master is still young, and once he sees that the situation is not good, he is afraid that he will desperately fight into the enemy line. ”

"Loyal Lord, I think you can do this job. Now that I have already decided, I have to obey the military order and take the lead, otherwise how will the morale rise? Then a victory will turn into a defeat. Say no more. ”

"Anyway......"

"No, I can't promise you. Otherwise, the day when I lose my head is not far off. ”

Ijiin Tadao dismounted, sighed, and looked at the mountains and forests that appeared in the mist in the mountains in the distance, and was silent. Shimazu Tadanaga's request was indeed a bit reluctant. If this is the case, he himself who has been appointed as the leader of the second team and the general of the vanguard must stay for the sake of the queen. However, once he retreats to the rear, it is unknown whether he will have the courage to live.

By the time we crossed the mountain path and skirted the mountains to the edge of the Nema area, it was nearly four o'clock in the evening. As the sun sets, the surface of the stream next to the trail glows golden. As the generals of the vanguard formation, they found a puddle on the side of the mountain road and jumped off their horses.

According to the new information, there seem to be nearly 10,000 people on the other side (in fact, there are only about 7,000 people, and the rest of the "people" were made out of thatch by Luo Huiliang to confuse the Shimazu family. This trick was learned by him from his father Zhengliang), so it is almost the same as the military strength of his family this time. "It was Kawakami Tasahisa, the commander of the fourth team of the Shimazu family, who spoke. The 2,000-strong army led by him and Tadasuke Kayama was also part of the vanguard (i.e., the vanguard army).

"At this point, you can't retreat, since you still have to fight a decisive battle, then don't think about it! Haha, come on, cheers. Tadasuke Kayama took the spoon from his horse and scooped a spoonful of water.

"Oh, that's a rarity. You see, the shadow of the sun is reflected in the spoon. Tadasuke Kayama took a sip with a smile, then handed the spoon to Tadaura Ijiin next to him.

Ijiin Tadaro held the spoon respectfully, and the words in his mouth were recited: "Hachiman Bodhisattva, just look at it, everyone, go down first." After speaking, he took a sip and handed it to Shimazu Tadanaga. Shimazu Tadanaga didn't say anything, and after taking a sip, he handed it to Kawakami for a long time.

"Oh, what a sweet spring, indescribably sweet." Kawakami took a sip of it, and finally returned it to Tadasuke Kayama.

"Hahaha...... "Tadasuke Kayama smiled, "just dying like this, how can what everyone say sound like a lie." Haha...... "At this time, the cry of the goshawk came from nowhere, and when I listened carefully, the sound of the stream seemed to be a low sigh of the river deer......

On May 21, 1557, the third year of Koji (1557), from dawn, the southeast wind blew violently, and the white sky was stormy. The Shimazu family's men and horses had advanced to the vicinity of Oguchi Bridge on the far side of the left flank of the Mane area. Anticipating that the battle might begin in the morning, they had been prepared for it.

As soon as the sky dawned, the protective fence built in front of the allied camp of the Luo family and the wealthy clans of Northern Satsuma did not look very clear. The task of the Shimazu family's leading forces was to break through the fence and enter the enemy's camp.

"It's time to blow the horn of the attack." Tadasuke Kayama looked ahead and muttered to himself. Short and skilled, he flew on his horse and looked particularly powerful.

"Hey, there's an enemy coming outside the fence, show me who it is!" At this time, the soldiers of the coalition battalion also found out.

Takeuchi Hisaharu, the commander of the front of the battalion who received the soldier's report, was also a little puzzled. In the early morning, a glimmer of light appeared on the fence of the black hole, and he seemed to see some black shadows swaying outside, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be the military strength of the Shimazu family.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The sound of warning suddenly sounded in the camp. It seems that the coalition forces were not at all prepared for the arrival of the Shimazu family's army. Is this really the case? Apparently not. He had already prepared for the second Luo clan Huiliang.

Luo's subordinates Shiga Yoshikin, Takeuchi Hisaharu, Yasutake Minbu, Sano Qinshige and others, this child is the fierce general of the Luo family's seventh standing team, and when fighting, these people are always at the forefront. For the attack on the Shimazu family, these people were prepared under the arrangement of Roche Huiliang. Due to the fact that the Yamashimazu family's army had won consecutive victories before, they did not dare to be sloppy at all, and after learning that the Shimazu family's army had appeared in the Magen area last night, they began to prepare before dawn. At this time, the detectives sent before have not returned, but these people are already gearing up and ready to do a big job.

"Don't act rashly."

Luo Che Huiliang ordered. He rode alone up a small hill in the camp to inspect the enemy. The field of vision is blurry, and it is difficult to see exactly how many enemies there are. But once the enemy comes out, it is a great thing. If the enemy retreats into the mountains and forests around the front of the camp, then the two sides will slowly face each other.

"Report! The enemy outside the fence is the men and horses led by the Shimazu family and the Ijiin family. ”

When the detective came back to report, suddenly there was a shocking shout from the front of the camp: "Kill! Kill! ”

"Ho! Is it finally getting started? Waiting for your attack! After listening for a while, Luo Huiliang whispered to himself.

At this time, the 5,000 men who were the vanguard of the Shimazu family, including 3,000 led by Tadharo Ijiin and Tadanaga Shimazu, and 2,000 led by Kawakami Tadahisa and Tadasuke Kayama, had already begun to line up their offensive formations in front of the camp of the Luo family's coalition army.

Ijiin Tadahiro took the reins of his horse and stood motionless on a hillside like a statue. After a long time, he shouted: "Attention, everyone! Then he hurried the horses to the front like the wind.

The Great War begins. No, it is better to say that 5,000 Shimazu soldiers rolled up a gust of wind in order to level the fence in front of the Luo family's camp. The sky gradually brightened, the war drums were beating, and the trumpets were sounding.

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