Yin Shi, Guishan City.
As the residence of the Guan clan, a powerful country in the north of Yin Dynasty, Guishan City seems quite impressive.
Although it is a mountain city, thanks to the prosperous maritime trade of Yinshi Bay, the development of the castle town of Kameyama Castle is very good.
Different from the hustle and bustle of the past, today's Guishan City looks particularly solemn. The smoke of war hangs over the city. Tens of thousands of soldiers are stationed outside the city, and the air is full of the smoke of war.
"Hahaha! Ishimi Mamoru, you will feel confident once you come to our house!"
In the formation outside Kameyama Castle, looking at Toriya Omitari, the head of the Kitahata family, Kitahata Harugu, who had arrived after a long journey, said happily.
Today, Kitahata Harugu seems to be extremely happy, which is normal. His mortal enemy, the Nagano clan, has been destroyed by him, and his close confidant for many years has been eliminated. It is difficult for Kitahata Harugu not to be happy.
Toriya O Mitsei took a bowl of water from a young man and drank it in a big gulp. He wiped his lips and replied with a smile, "This battle benefited from the lord's strategy and the assistance of the Kobe clan and the Guan clan. Played well.”
"After the Nagano clan is defeated, the entire Yin Dynasty will have no rival for the Lord."
"Ishimi Shou's words are wrong, but don't forget that there is still a powerful family in Yinshi today." The speaker was Muzou Yasu, an important minister of the Kitahata family.
The Kizo clan was born into a common family member of the Kitahata family. He has been an important minister of the Kitahata family for many generations and is deeply trusted by the family. Different from other common people, the Muzo clan had great power in the territory and had the same official status as the master's family.
For example, the father of Kokuzo Guyasu, Kokuzo Kushige, once served as the fourth councilor, and was later promoted to the third position. You must know that being the head of the Kitahata family is just an official career.
A few years ago, Kokuzo Gushige announced his seclusion and handed over the family governor to his eldest son Kokuzo Kushige. At the age of less than 30, Kokuzo Kushige already held the position of Lieutenant General Sakonoe, one of the fourth highest rank.
This also shows the importance of the Kizo family in the Kitahata family.
Seeing that it was Mokuzo Goyasu who had spoken, Toriya Mitsei quickly replied, "Lieutenant General Zuo is just talking about the Kyogoku family. In the final analysis, the Kyogoku family is just the name of Omi. Even though it has occupied the two counties of Hokuinse so what?"
"Today my lord attacked the Nagano clan, and my family is on the verge of a great victory. Even if the Kyogoku clan is in great power now, I don't have to be afraid of him!"
When he thought of that arrogant face a few years ago, Toriyama Mitsuru felt itchy with hatred. At the beginning, Toriya Mitsei was sent as an envoy to the Kyogoku family, and he even hoped to force the Kyogoku family to "return" Kaitabenji-gun to the Kitahata family by force.
However, due to the interference of Hosokawa Harumoto and the Kyogoku family's persuasion of Yamato's Tsutsui family, the matter was settled due to the intervention of external forces.
The Kitahata family suffered a loss, and Toriya Mitsei himself also suffered a lot from the Kyogoku family.
The Kitahata family has been holding back their anger in the past few years and wants to get their place back.
On the surface, this dispatch of troops seems to be aimed at the Nagano family, but in fact, smart people can see that the Kitahata family may not be aiming to unify the entire Yinshi territory.
The Kyogoku family, which occupies the three counties of Hokuinshi, is naturally the next opponent of the Kitahata family.
"According to the detectives sent by our family and the news returned by the businessmen and wandering girls in Omi, the Kyogoku family is mobilizing troops in the territory these days, and I think they will send troops soon."
"But even if the Kyogoku family was defeated by Saburo, I would never have imagined that the Nagano family would be defeated so quickly."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
When Toriya Mitsuruo said this, everyone in the formation burst into laughter.
Kitahata Harugu is quite capable. Although the Kitahata family was appointed to the post of Yin Shi State Secretary, they were actually able to control only a few counties in the southern part of Yin Shi.
For many years, the Kitahata family has wanted to control the entire territory of Yin Shi, but there are many wealthy families in Yin Shi and their forces are complicated, so they have never been able to achieve their wish.
After Kitahata Harugu succeeded to the throne, he also made the unification of Yin power his first goal.
Over the years, through marriage alliances and sending troops to conquer, the power has gradually penetrated into the Northern Yin Dynasty. In the past few years, Kitahata Harugu even sent troops south to bring the Shima country into his sphere of influence, which greatly increased the power of the Kitahata family.
Later, Kitahata Harugu sent his army westward to invade Yamato. Although he failed to win, it also made the Kitahata family famous.
This time, Kitahata Harugu is determined to win the Northern Yin Dynasty.
"Report!"
"My lord, something bad is going on. The Kyogoku family's troops suddenly appeared in Isshi and Anyon counties. It seems that the opponent's flag is that of the Kamao family!"
Just when the formation was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, the words of a Kitahata family envoy poured cold water on the members of the Kitahata family who were still in high spirits.
Kitahata Harugu suddenly stood up from the main seat and said with disbelief, "How is this possible! Our troops have been stationed in Suzuka County, and reconnaissance squadrons have been deployed at all the important roads going south from the Kitahata Army. How could the Kyogoku family's troops arrive behind my family without anyone noticing?"
"It's absolutely true. Master Muzo (Muzo Gumo) personally sent someone to report this matter."
Everyone's hearts sank even more when they heard the news coming from Kizo Gumoro, so it turned out to be true.
For a moment, the expressions of everyone in the formation became dull.
Muzao Juyasu even asked anxiously, "How many people are there in the Kyogoku family? Have they attacked our own territory? What is the situation in Muzao City? Where is my father now?"
"Lord Muzo is currently gathering troops in Kiriyama Castle. The Kyogoku family's troops have attacked an important road there. Several of my family's small pack teams have been attacked."
"The specific troop strength is currently unknown, but there are Kyogoku family troops everywhere in the two counties of Anon. At least... there are thousands of people at least!"
After asking for a long time, he couldn't explain the reason. Mu Zhikang couldn't sit still anymore, "My lord, please return to the army quickly for this plan."
"No!" Mitsei Toriyama on the side stopped him quickly, "I don't know where the Kyogoku family's troops came from, let alone how many people there are. They rashly returned to the army. What happened to the Nagano family yesterday is not far behind."
With that said, Tobiya Mitsui continued to Kitahata Harugu who was sitting on the throne, "My lord, I guess that the Kyogoku family's troops are coming from the direction of Yinhe."
"The troops that Shiban said appeared behind me just now are those of the Kamo family. Although the Kamo family has great strength in Omi, their troops only have a thousand people at best."
"If that's the case, then the Pu Sheng family in the rear is just suffering from ringworm."
"Although I don't know why the Kyogoku family was able to pass Yin Shi, the top priority now is to find out where the Kyogoku family's army is."
Kitahata Harugu is not a mediocre person, and he suddenly came to his senses after hearing Toriya Mitsei's words.
"Yes, Shi Jian Shou's words are very much in line with my wishes."
"Send an order to Wushan City. Never attack easily. Just protect the city."
"Ask the detectives to closely cover the mountain roads in the direction of Yin Shi. Once the Kyogoku family's military strength is discovered, report it immediately."
After Kitahata Harugu finished speaking, Toriya Mitsei added, "Since the Kyogoku family can advance from Yin Shi, they only need to inquire about Yin He to know the specific situation."
"One of my retainers is from Yin He. If he hurry, he can return tomorrow. I will let him go to Yin He!"
"It's an emergency, so hurry up!"
"ha!"
