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In late January of the 21st year of Tianwen, under the internal support of the Tao family, the Luo family army captured Matsugami Castle, the residence of the Buzen Sugi family.Sugi Shigemo, who was the guardian of Buzen, died of seppuku in this battle.

In this battle, the Sugi family lost most of their retainers and elite members.The Shiroi family, the Kamimo Yamada family, and the Usa Omiya family who came to support this time also suffered heavy losses in the attack of the Luo family.Surprisingly, the Tao family's army, which also served as reinforcements, seemed to be unscathed, and even the Shan family's navy was taken under the Tao family's command afterwards, and then Shi Shiran returned to Zhou Fangguo.

The battle of Matsugami Castle had a great impact on the local rich families of Buzen Kingdom.After learning of Sugi Shigemo's suicide and the fall of Matsuyama City, the determination of many wealthy families to resist the Luo family was shaken to varying degrees.To Tao Longfang's surprise, the conspiracy between him and the Luo family was made public by Shan Zhengshige, who escaped from Songshan City.

After the exposure of the joint collusion between the Tao family and the Luo family, all the powerful families in Fengqian completely lost their trust in the Tao family.And this news also caused turmoil in the situation between Zhou Fangguo and Nagato Kingdom.Tao Longfang had to concentrate on calming down the internal chaos again.

Of course, Tao Longfang didn't get nothing this time.With the help of Luo's family's sword, he eliminated the Shan family, and at the same time took the opportunity to gather the Shan family's navy.Moreover, after assisting the Luo family to capture Songshan City, the Tao family also formally signed a peace agreement with the Luo family, at least in the next few years, the two families will not attack each other.As a condition for peace negotiation, the Luo family handed Ouchi Yoshinaga to the Tao family as the new successor of the Ouchi family governor.The Tao family handed over the families and clansmen of Taketoshi Sagara and Takashi Qingjing in Sufang and Nagato to the Luo family.

Tao Longfang is not a stupid person either, although Taketo Sagara and Takasu Qingjing are his deadly enemies, he wished he could kill their families and clansmen directly.To relieve the great hatred in my heart.But after learning that Taketo Sagara and Takashi Qingjing had joined the Luo family.Reason overcame Tao Longfang's personal feelings.In order to reach an agreement with the Luo family and obtain sufficient benefits, he suppressed his anger and handed over the families and clansmen of Taketo Sagara and Takasuke Qingjing to them.Takeren Sagara and Takashi Qingjing, who were rescued from their families and clansmen, were immediately divided into Higo Kingdom and Chikugo Kingdom by Masarai. The castle town is settled.

Although the Luo family sent Ouchi Yoshinaga out this time, at the end of last year, the Luo family took in several members and retainers of the Ouchi family who came to the Luo family to ask for asylum.Among them are Ouchi Yoshitaka's son-in-law Ouchi Yoshitaka (seven years old), his followers Kobata Yoshimi (15 years old), Nijo Yoshitoyo (15 years old) and the fierce general Reizumi Takayoshi.He even got the blood book of Ouchi Yoshitaka and the flower seals of Taier Dazai and Xiguo Tanti.These are all effective righteous things for Zhengliang to seize the territory of the Ouchi family in the future.

While Zheng Liang and Tao Takaya were discussing diplomatic interests, Yoshida Shigemasa, who was the general general of the Bungzen Kingdom Raiders, took advantage of the victory to pursue.Leading the Luo family's army to continue to invade the central area of ​​Bungzen country.

At the end of January in Tianwen 21, Mining Castle in Kyoto County, located on the coast of the Nogata Plain, was captured by the Luo family, and the new governor of the Sugi family, Masashige Sugi, who had fled here, had to continue fleeing before his butt was hot.Since then, Buzengoku Prefecture, which was controlled by the Sugi family, fell into the hands of the Luo family.

After the capture of Mining Castle, the Luo family immediately marched to the Sugi family's Mayake Castle in Bungzen Kunitagawa County.This time, Sugi Masashige, who had just fled to Mayue City, didn't even have the courage to resist the city, so he abandoned the city and fled directly to Miaojianyue City, where the Sugi family was located in the southeast of Fengqian Kingdom.The Luo family's army captured Mayue City without bloodshed.

Subsequently, Masarai ordered the Shiroi family and the Shangmao Yamada family, who had previously assisted the Sugi family to resist the Luo family in Matsugami Castle, to surrender in the name of repair doctor and Shaoer Shaozai.Naturally, the Shiroi family and the Shangmo Yamada family would not pay attention to this.So Zheng Liang immediately went to the territories of these two families in the name of disrespect at the beginning of February.

One of the targets of the Luo family is the Shiroi family located in the central and southern region of Buzen Kingdom, entrenched in the mountainous area on the northern edge of Mt. Hiko.

Since most of the territory of the Shiroi family is located in the mountainous area at the northern edge of Mt. Hiko, the castles in the territory are easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Yoshida Shigemasa, under the advice of the military commander Yamamoto Kansuke, first concentrated the superior force to put the Shiroi family in the plain area Yanase Once the city is taken down, we will take a step-by-step approach.Gradually advance towards the mountainous territory of the Shiroi family.

In late February, after a bitter battle.The Luo family finally won the Kagura City, the gateway to Sukiri Castle, which is Shiroi's home city.At this time, Xuanqiecheng appeared in front of everyone in Luo's family like a beautiful woman without clothes.Immediately afterwards, Luo's family fell into a bitter battle in the cage city under the city of Xuanqie.

In mid-March, half a month after being besieged, Sagara Taketo, as Masaragi's envoy, arrived at the base of Xuanqiri Castle, and entered the city to persuade him to surrender.Two days later, the Shiroi family finally surrendered with the support of Shiroi Fangtong, who once represented the Ouchi family as an envoy to mediate the conflict between the Luo family and the Otomo family.Chengjing Changfang, governor of the Chengjing family, took Chengjing Fangtong, Chengjing Zhengfang, Guan Qinqing, Jingdi Fufang, Rufasi Huize and other retainers to Xiaocang Castle to apologize to Zhengliang.Since then, the Fengqian Guocheng Jing family has been incorporated into the territory of the Luo family.

It was already the season of spring plowing, but after receiving Zhengliang's order, the Luo family's army did not stop their attack.They then set out to the next target, Shangmao Tianshan's house.In the face of the raging Luo family army, not only did the Shangmao Tianshan family not back down, they even fought several consecutive fierce battles with the Luo family in the Zhucheng County of Buzen Kingdom, but they all ended in disastrous defeats. Withdrew from Zhucheng County, and retreated to Yawu City, the gateway to his old nest, Shangmao County, and prepared to defend the city to the death.After the Luo family acquired Zhucheng County, they had already occupied the five counties of Tianchuan, Qijiu, Kyoto, Zhongjin, and Zhucheng in the northern and central regions of Fengzen Kingdom. In the entire Fengzen Kingdom, Shangmao in the southeastern region was left. The three counties of Shimo, Xiamo, and Usa are still in the hands of the rich families of Kamimao Tianshan, Sugi, Usa Omiya, and Nonaka.

It was already the end of March, and the busy spring plowing was in full swing. Just as the Luo family was preparing to muster their strength to take down the remaining three counties in one fell swoop, they encountered unexpected troubles. (To be continued..)