In addition to the main force of the Jinghai 2nd Water Battalion in the Matsuura Strait to intercept reinforcements from Hirado Island, Lin was bound to the two flanks of the Qianyuan Yi landing, and took advantage of the superiority in strength to make the first battalion of the infantry division and the first battalion of the Danluo Wang army land at the same time.

While the defenders behind the stone embankment of the front hill were firmly entangled, there was also a team of cavalry soldiers who went around to the shallows south of the front hill, and the cavalry waded through the water and landed on the shore, from south to north, attacking the flank of the defenders of the stone embankment of the front hill, and killing them.

After annihilating the nearly 300 defenders of the front hill, the first battalion of the infantry division of the central army and the first battalion of the Danluo Wang army quickly advanced to the foot of Songpu City by noon.

At the same time, Ge Cunxin led the main force of the 2nd Water Battalion of Jinghai to defeat the reinforcements who rushed to cross the Matsuura Strait, and trapped the main force of the Saga clan on Hirado Island, and could not come to Matsuura's aid.

At this time, there were only more than 100 samurai and 300 miscellaneous soldiers in Songpu City, and the city wall was only more than a foot high, and the surrounding area was open, and there was no danger to rely on.

The main force of the Saga family and the head of the family, Saga Yorigen, were trapped on Hirado Island, waiting for the Saga family, who stayed in Chikushi Castle, to negotiate with the Taira, Kongo clan and other opponents to borrow troops and come to aid Matsuura, I am afraid that it will take ten days and eight days later.

The sea on both flanks of the Songpu Peninsula was like a forest, watching the Huaidong Army advance to the formation of foot soldiers under the city, watching the rushing cars, ladder cars and scorpion crossbows being assembled and erected under the city one after another, Nagasaki Hidego's heart was filled with despair.

Nagasaki Hidego didn't know why the Huaidong Army would suddenly attack Songpu on the eve of the battle with the Goryeo people on Danluo Island, but he knew that the Huaidong Army really wanted to storm Songpo, and with only three or four hundred troops in his hands, he could not support the arrival of reinforcements.

After sitting at the head of the city for a long time, Nagasaki Hidego finally ordered the city gate to be opened, gave up resistance, and surrendered to the Huaidong army.

Nagasaki Xiuxiang brought him to Lin Lian, although he was a subordinate, he knelt on the ground, but still took his broken Chinese, and asked with hatred: "The envoy came across the sea to repair the good relations of the two states, and yesterday he also said that it would be beneficial to open up trade routes, but I don't know what our state has neglected, so that the envoy will be furious today, and he will make this killing in Fuso?" ”

Lin Tie asked people to carry up the corpses of the dead soldiers who broke into the Jinhai last night to assassinate them, a total of twelve cold corpses, and placed them in front of Nagasaki Hidego, Lin Tie said coldly: "This is close, except for the Saga clan, which family has such a big hand, and sent twelve 'scout samurai' to assassinate me at one time?" ”

Nagasaki Hidego was shocked, he really didn't know about the assassins, and he asked Lin Jian for a while, unable to answer, but he knelt on the ground, still observing the corpses of the twelve dead soldiers.

The twelve corpses were all short in stature, and although they were all dead, it was clear from their faces and exposed limbs that they had been trained to be stoic and cruel scouts for a long time. The face and body shape have the characteristics of the people of Kyushu. The dark brown tight outfit has not yet dried, and the leather water is a special costume that only the "scout samurai" of the Saga family wears.

At that time, there were no special "ninjas" in Japan, and the vassal states learned from the Central Plains and selected excellent children from the samurai family to conduct special training from an early age to undertake intelligence reconnaissance and assassination missions, and were known as "scout samurai".

Due to the relatively small population that the Japanese feudal states could control, the "scout samurai" were valued for their higher military value.

The selection and training of "scout samurai" has extremely strict standards, and after a long period of brainwashing, they are almost absolutely loyal to the head of the family, and even if they fall into the hands of the enemy, they will rarely reveal secrets. Compared with the relatively loose samurai group, the number of "scout samurai" that can be controlled can more directly reflect the military strength of the feudal state.

The relatively loose samurai group of Tsukushi Province numbered about 2,000 people, but the number of scout samurai under the control of the ruling Saga clan was only fifty or sixty. Sending twelve scout samurai to assassinate the Huaidong envoy at one time, and carrying out this kind of mortal mission, if not at the instigation of Saga Yorigen behind the scenes, can only be done by the great feudal states of Kyushu or Honshu Island.

Lin Jian led the army to attack Fukue Island, and today is only the third day, and last night can only be counted as the second day, and there are scout samurai who went to assassinate him, and the Saga clan can't get rid of suspicion!

Even if he couldn't get useful information from the mouths of the living scout samurai, Hayashi sent troops to attack Matsuura, and even if the Saga clan wanted to cry out, they couldn't be justified.

"The envoy crossed the sea and wanted to open a trade route to benefit the two countries, but it was too late for my state to welcome him, so how could he send someone to assassinate the envoy?" Nagasaki Hidego was not always down-to-earth in his heart, suspecting that the head of the family was behind the scenes, but he still argued forcefully, and he could not admit the charge of assassination.

"Hmph, yes or no, you know it in your own hearts!" Lin Jian couldn't be sure that last night's assassination was done by Saga Laiyuan, but Saga Laiyuan couldn't get rid of the suspicion, he didn't carry this black cauldron, who would carry it? He said, "I'll let you take six corpses to Hirado Island, and let Saga Yorigen give me a convincing explanation for three days!" Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

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Nagasaki Hidego took a sailboat and carried six corpses to Hirado Island, knelt down in front of Saga Yorigen, and said: "Hidego is incompetent, has no face to see the adult, should apologize for the crime, but dare not make a big mistake, I have come to send a message, and then ask the adult to punish Xiuxiang!" ”

Seeing that Nagasaki Hidego did not resist and let the Huaidong Army easily take away Matsuura Castle and cut off the back road here, Saga Lai Yuan's nose was crooked, and he naturally had the intention of killing Nagasaki Hidego in his heart. At this time, he just held back the anger in his stomach and listened to what Nagasaki Hidego said.

Hearing that Nagasaki Hidego said that there were still six corpses of scout samurai left in Matsuura Castle, Keigo Yamashita gasped and said, "Who would use such a vicious plan to kill your lordship?" ”

Saga Yorigen was silent, his face cloudy.

Seeing the expressions of Saga Yorigen and Yamashita Keigo, Nagasaki Hidego confirmed that the assassination was not the work of the Saga government behind the scenes, and said with indignation: "The Huaidong Army brazenly attacked Matsuura for an unprovenable crime, which can really be described as the Han people say, 'If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse'; ”

Saga Yorigen is also too lazy to hold Nagasaki Hidego accountable for abandoning Matsuura, and behind the phrase 'If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse', there is absolute strength.

If the Huaidong Army hadn't captured Matsuura Castle and cut off the back route of Hirado Island, and had directly sent the corpses of the twelve scout samurai over for questioning, he could have sent a lobbyist who could speak well to defend him.

It stands to reason that the Huaidong Army could not produce the corpses of twelve scout warriors and conclude that the assassination was committed by the Saga family.

Among the feudal states of Fuso, although they used to use assassination methods, the success rate of infiltrating the military camp to assassinate the main general was very low, and Saga Yorigen would not rashly send scout samurai to assassinate Lin Jian for the sake of Fukue Yuer Kojima. The possibility of failure is too great, and the risks that come with failure are not something Saga can afford.

At this time, the Huaidong Army brazenly captured Matsuura Castle and cut off the back road of Hirado Island, so they threw out the corpses of twelve scout samurai and questioned the responsibility for the assassination.

It's all just about strength!

"Prepare the boat and send me and Xiuxiang to Matsuura!" Saga Raigen said.

Nagasaki Hidego and the samurai on the left and right were stunned, and they didn't expect that the consul would throw himself into the enemy camp. Yamashita Keigo was also shocked, and persuaded: "Adults must not, Keigo can cross the sea to Matsuura to defend!" ”

"If I don't go, how can I prove the innocence of the Saga clan?" Saga Raigen said.

"The Huaidong Army uses unconfirmed assassinations to play on the topic, how do you know that they are not harboring evil intentions?" Yamashita Keigo persuaded, "It's too dangerous for your lord to go over, once your lord detains the Huaidong Army, the Saga family will fall apart!" ”

"If I don't go, Saga will really be in danger of the dead," Saga Yorigen sighed, "The corpses of these twelve scout samurai can't be faked, and I can't tell if it's the Taira clan or the Kongo clan for a while." However, you must understand that I am not going to Matsuura to prove my innocence to the Huaidong Army, but to prove the innocence of the Saga clan to the Fuso feudal states! ”

Yamashita Keigo was stunned, and understood the thoughts of the ruling lord.

Even if the Huaidong Army could not clearly prove that the assassination was committed by the Saga family, the Saga family still had the biggest suspicion that could not be cleared.

Some people in other feudal states may believe that the assassination was the work of the Saga family; Even if they are willing to take responsibility for the "assassination failure" of the Saga family in the end, they will take the opportunity to put forward harsh conditions to the Saga family.

Even the people of Tsukushi under the control of the Saga clan are likely to be deceived and resentful of the Saga clan's rash and violent war, which will shake the foundation of the Saga clan's rule over the Tsukushi country.

The Huaidong Army was at war with the Koreans, and it was impossible to forge the "corpses of twelve scout warriors" as a pretext for war against the Saga clan; It must have been an enemy of the Saga clan, one of the two families of the Taira clan and the Kongo clan, who planned this lame and clever assassination behind the scenes.

With the Taira clan and the Kongo clan making trouble behind the scenes, even if the Huaidong Army can be defeated and driven away in the end, it will be impossible for the Saga clan to maintain its current position, and it may be possible that the Tsukushi Province will be divided equally among the families in the end.

If the Huaidong Army didn't want to go to war on both sides, and was furious at the Saga clan just because of the assassination incident, it would be more convincing and more convincing to prove the innocence of the Saga clan without Saga Yorigen personally going to Matsuura to defend it.

Even if the Huaidong Army harbored evil intentions, they used the assassination incident to start a war against the Saga clan and detain or kill Saga Yorigen. The vassal states would also quickly join forces against the Huaidong Army under the auspices of Dazaifu. The Taira clan and the Kongo clan also had no excuse to annex the Saga clan after the war.

Although Saga Yorigen is dead, someone else in the Saga family will take his place. The detention or murder of Saga Yorigen can arouse the righteous indignation of the people to fight against the Huaidong Army and maintain the rule of the Saga family in Tsukushi.

Yamashita Keigo could understand the self-sacrifice of the ruling lord, but it was too dangerous to go, and he knelt down and hugged his thigh, refusing to let go.

Saga Yorigen asked the left and right to drag Yamashita Keigo away, and said with a grim expression: "If the Huaidong army detains me, you must not surrender because they threaten my life......"

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, we will live and die with Hirado and the Saga family, and we will never fail to live up to your trust!" Yamashita Keigo and the samurai leaders on the left and right knelt down and swore allegiance, and Nagasaki Hidego was ashamed, wishing that he could not die in Matsuura Castle.