Chapter 72: Inside and Outside the Xiao Wall (Part 2)
"That's right. I'm responsible for the matters inside the city, and you're responsible for the matters outside the city. Then, now the enemy is still outside the city, so it's stationed on the east bank of the Iodine River." Saki Ishida coughed twice, raised his head, looked at him with a slight look, and asked slowly: "You, the Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs, don't think about how to repel the foreign enemies, but why are you back? The enemy has only 3,400 people, and you took out 3,700 people in the morning. Why, it's not that you are the most powerful and defeated, right? Hey, if that's the case, then you don't have to meet the Young City Lord and Mrs. Kyoko again. Because the remaining five hundred war generals in the city bear the heavy responsibility of protecting the Young City Lord and Mrs. Kyoko, and I will not send any of them to you."
Hakata Castle is coming in a large-scale attack, and the victory and defeat of the war is related to the life and death of the Fengchen clan, so of course everyone who stays in the city cannot ignore this. The Yodono River is only 30 kilometers away from Kosaka Castle, with a flat river in the middle, and there is no barrier between mountains. In addition, the weather is clear today and the visibility is extremely high. As long as you stand on the Tensou Pavilion of Kosaka Castle and a telescope with a slightly higher multiple, all the situations on the battlefield can be seen immediately and cannot be concealed at all. After seeing the changes in the battlefield, Sakishi Ishida can already predict what Kumamoto Fukushima will do next. He took the lead and sat in the Tensou Pavilion, not only blocking people, but also blocking the other party's conversation.
The two factions of the literary and martial arts in Kosaka Castle are led by Fukushima Kumamoto, and the other six people, including Da Jiateng, Ko Kateng, Heino, Shinsaka, Kataki, etc., collectively known as the "Seven-Ben Gun". The literary sect is led by Sayoshi Ishida, and together with the other four people including Maeda, Asano, Matsuda, Nagashu, etc., collectively known as the "Five Pursuit". Each of these twelve powerful men has one hundred generals under their command. In name, all 1,200 generals belong to the young city lord Toyō
Chen Xiu Lai commanded, but in fact, Feng Chen Xiu Lai, who was only ten years old, certainly did not have enough prestige and ability to govern this powerful force, so he could only appoint the "Seven-Book Guns" and "Five-Pursuits" to command. Over time, even if the twelve strong men themselves remained loyal to Feng Chen Xiu Lai, the 1,200 generals had formed factions. The barriers between each other were clear, and no one could command the other's subordinates.
Fukushima Kumamoto took his 700 generals from his faction to fight. Although he had made preparations for some loss in advance, he could not imagine that the strength of the Hakata Castle army was far beyond his imagination. After a big battle, five people of the "Qianben Gun" died in battle, and the generals lost more than 300. Moreover, the new ghost-toothed warrior blue sea in Hakata Castle did not take any action. If this continues, Kosaka Castle will not have any chance of winning. As a last resort, Kusaka Castle had to come back to Kosaka Castle for help, hoping to ask Mrs. Kyoko to issue an order and also allocate the generals under the "Five Pursuit" to his command, and suppress the enemy with a numerical advantage.
But Kumamoto Fukushima never expected that he had been blocked by Ishida Sakihiko as soon as he entered the Tianshou Pavilion, and even said his intentions. His face was gloomy as if a storm would break out at any time. He forced his anger to suppress his anger and roared in a low voice: "Ishida Sakihiko, who do you think you are? The lives of all the 8,000 samurai warriors and 1,200 warriors in Kosaka Castle belong to the young city lord. Apart from that, no one has the right to say what can be done or what can't be done. You are unwilling to send someone to me? Ha, wait until you sit on the throne of the city lord before saying this!"
Although Kumamoto Fukushima was a rude steward, he was definitely not a brainless person. His words were thorny and secretly mocked Saki Ishida for being awaiting the throne. In an instant, Saki Ishida, who looked as cold as ice, couldn't help but change his face. He snorted coldly and retorted: "The group of mobs in Hakata City is not as good as the weather. Seven hundred and three hundred, and there are more than twice the troops. He can still fight such a big defeat. If he sends someone to others, wouldn't he let them die? These wars are the cornerstones of the Fengchen family and the most precious legacy left by the old city lord to the young city lord. Kumamoto Fukushima, I can't let you do whatever you want and ruin the old city lord's lifelong efforts."
Saki Ishida paused, and suddenly a sharp gaze like an ice needle appeared in his eyes and approached Kumamoto Fukushima, and said slowly: "Grand Kateng, Kateng, Kateng, Haya, Hirano, and Fukusaka, they are all top Japanese powerhouses. Although the attacks on Hakata Castle are also very powerful, they will never be much stronger than Kateng and others in terms of real skills. However, once they fight, they can easily kill our people, as if they already knew the flaws and weaknesses of the "Seven-Book Gun" before taking action. Kumamoto Fukushima, as the leader of the "Seven-Book Gun", do you have nothing else to say?"
Words of heart-killing! There is no doubt that these words of Sakishi Ishida are true words of heart-killing! The implication is clearly that Fukushima Bear himself is the leader of the "Seven-Book Guns", but he leaked all the flaws and weaknesses of his brothers to the people of Hakata Castle. Therefore, "King Kong" and "Silver Lion" can avoid the important and easily kill five powerful men of the same level as him, including Da Jiateng, Xiao Jiateng, Sanya, Hirano, and Fukusaka. Fukushima Kumamoto was immediately furious, his fists were crackling, his eyes widened, and he roared in a deep voice: "Fart! The 'Seven-Book Guns' is like brothers and feet, and is closer than their biological brothers. Do you think I'm hurting my brothers? Tell me and see if anyone will believe your nonsense."
"I believe it or not, everyone has eyes, so you can see it naturally." Saki Ishida said coldly: "Since you are sympathetic to brothers, why don't you avenge them after they were killed? Don't say that you didn't have enough food before going to the battle, so you are weak and unable to get strong."
Saki Ishida stepped forward step by step, clearly trying to hold the charge of "internal and external enemies" tightly on the head of the political enemy. But the position of the leader of the "Seven-Ben Guns" is not just a few strength? Fukushima Kumamoto was stunned, his brain turned rapidly, and suddenly woke up from a dream and shouted loudly: "Ah, I understand! OK, okay, what a despicable villain who called thieves to catch thieves. Today's battle is simply a conspiracy set up by you colluding with Hakata City inside and outside, wanting to kill all our "Seven-Ben Guns" in one go! Bah! Such crazy methods can be used, and have all your conscience been eaten by the stray dogs on the street? The old city lord has taught you to raise you since he was a child. How did you report the old city lord's great kindness?"
Fukushima Kumamoto took the trick and bite it, but it was not entirely a means of political struggle. Because the five "Seven-Ben Guns" including Jiateng, Daxia, did die too strangely. At that time, there was chaos everywhere on the battlefield, and Kumamoto Fukushima had not noticed it yet. But now when I think back, the more I think about it, the more I think about it, the more I am thinking, it is obviously the only explanation that works. The conscience of heaven and earth, of course Kumamoto Fukushima knew that he had never done such a thing. So who is the culprit, does it need to say more?
Saki Ishida looked calm, and there was no sign of any guilt on the surface. He said lightly: "I am certainly remembering the great kindness of the old city lord. As for whether the others are heartless, I don't know. The only thing I know is that the enemy is facing, and someone actually abandons the army and returns to the city privately. It's like... Hehe, it's like deliberately leaving all the soldiers of our Kosaka Castle there to be eaten by the enemy."
"Hmph. How much do you know about military things?" Fukushima Kumamoto mocked disdainfully: "Have you ever been to the battlefield in your life? Hey, instead of explaining to you, I might as well find a cow to play the piano for it. Get out of here, don't delay me from meeting the young city lord."
So what can you do if you don’t give way? Kill me?" Ishida Saki showed a sarcastic and sarcastic look in his eyebrows, and he refused to give in half a step. Although he only has the sixth level of heaven and Fukushima Kumamoto has the twelve level of heaven, if there is a real conflict, ten Ishida Saki will definitely not be able to withstand one Fukushima Kumamoto.
In this Zuotian Shou Pavilion, there is a large magnetic field energy absorber installed. The strong men below the fifteenth level are only similar to ordinary people in this towering and gorgeous huge building, and they cannot exert their true strength at all. So Saki Ishida is not afraid of being afraid of the other party being harsh. He said coldly: "As the Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs, what you should do now is to go back to the battlefield immediately to fight with the enemy, rather than barking here. Those who can understand the words of the people, get out quickly!"
"Tell me to get out? Ha, you're still the same thing, you're not qualified!" Fukushima Kumamoto's tone was extremely contemptuous and pushed hard towards the other party's shoulder. Saki Ishida's face darkened and blocked the move with his backhand. He said it quickly, and the leader of the "Qibo Gun" was honest and unceremonious, and he blew his fists in front of him. Although there was a magnetic field energy absorber to resolve it, if this punch hit, Saki Ishida would have to be broken by the bridge of his nose.
The leader of the "Five Pursuits" was furious and dodged sideways. Without thinking, he also punched back with a punch. The two important officials of Kosaka Castle, driven by anger and resentment in their hearts, actually fought hard without regard for their demeanor. Just as he had just hit three punches and two kicks, the rapid footsteps of "thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump
The maid's speech was heard, and the two of them stopped reluctantly, but still glared at each other and snorted heavily. After tidying up their clothes, they followed the maid far away and walked up the stairs, climbed up the third floor and entered the "spine" to kneel down. The paper door opened, and a little boy who was only ten years old, thin and pale, appeared in front of two important officials. Although he was dressed gorgeously, he himself seemed uneasy and could not show his majesty as the city lord. But this little boy was indeed the highest ruler of the nominal 600,000 people in Kosaka Castle, the city lord Fengchen Xiulai. Three steps behind him were another beautiful woman. She was about the early thirties, with fine makeup and phoenix eyes. She was Fengchen Xiulai's biological mother, Madam Kyoko.
When Fukushima Kumamoto and Ishida Sakiya saw Fengchen Xiulai's weak look, they couldn't help but sigh in unison. But, this child was indeed their lord, and there must be no slightest etiquette in terms of etiquette. The two immediately bowed their heads and worshiped them with the etiquette of their ministers. Although Fengchen Xiulai was a child, he had already practiced this etiquette very well and became very familiar. He raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite, please get up, two of you." His voice was sharp and he seemed to be inadequate.
Fukushima Kumamoto and Ishida Saki stood up and sat down. Mrs. Kyoko spoke slowly and asked, "Master Fukushima, today's battle turned out to be so ugly. Do you have any explanation?" Her voice was very pleasant, and there was not much blame in her tone. But this made Fukushima Kumamoto feel deep self-blame and uneasiness even more.
In any case, he was the commander-in-chief in this battle. No matter what the reason is, since he was defeated, it was his responsibility. With only a sound of "puzzle", the leader of the "Seven-Book Guns" leaned over and bowed again without thinking, and shouted: "Young City Lord, Madam, the minister has failed the trust of both of them, and has lost his troops and generals. Fukushima Kumamoto deserves to be killed. However, now the enemy's army is approaching, and the current priority is to repel them as soon as possible. Please order the young city Lord and his wife to allocate all the remaining 5,000 samurai and 500 generals in the city to the minister. Tomorrow morning, the minister will lead the entire army across the river and fight to the death with the enemy. If he cannot win this time, the minister will commit suicide immediately and dare not say a word of nonsense!"
"Haha, it's a joke. It's really a pity that you're so arrogant that you're so embarrassed to say it." Without waiting for Mrs. Kyoko to speak, Saki Ishida took the lead and said coldly: "If you lose once, there will be a second time, the third time. There are only two people left in the 'Seven-Book Gun'. Why do you win tomorrow? If you continue to send more military strength to you, it's just a meat bun to beat a dog. Want to use all the belongings of Kosaka Castle to make a desperate bet? If you use this gambler mentality to fight, I dare say you will definitely lose. Even if you commit suicide by separatism, will it be worth the lives of all the 600,000 people in Kosaka Castle?"
Mrs. Kyoko nodded faintly and said, "Ishida makes sense. Well, Fukushima, those 5,000 samurai and 500 warriors cannot be allocated to you. Otherwise, what should we do if there is any major accident in our two orphans and widows? And since you also know that you are guilty, then things will be easier. From now on, you don't have to worry about this battle. Go home and have a good rest."
"What!?" Fukushima Kumamoto looked up in shock, almost unable to believe his ears. After a long time of stunnedness, he finally spoke: "Madam, the war has not yet been completed. Is it a bit like asking the minister to retreat now... And besides the ministers, there is no one else in the city who can preside over the overall military affairs? Could it be...Madam, you are going to make peace with the people in Hakata Castle?"
"Nonsense! Kosaka Castle was built by the old city lord for a lifetime and it was so difficult. How could he surrender to the enemy?" Saki Ishida spoke first and scolded: "What's more, do you think that without you, there would really be no one else in this city who would fight?"
"Saki Ishida is right." Mrs. Kyoko said in a faint tone: "So, starting tomorrow, the war outside the city will be handed over to him. I have sent someone to inform the Kanfeng Martial God. At most twenty-four hours, Kanfeng Martial God will be able to come back, and all problems will naturally be solved. This matter will be decided like this, and you don't have to talk more. Go back."
After the words were finished, Mrs. Kyoko stopped listening to the two ministers, stood up and took Fengchen Shulai back into the inner hall. Saki Ishida sneered, stood up and patted the political enemy's shoulder, and said, "Fukushima, have you heard what the wife said clearly? You should rest at home in the future. If you have nothing to do, just play with women hunting and other serious things. You don't need to worry about other serious things. Free and easy, how happy I really envy you, hahahahaha~~" Yingtian laughed and turned around and went out, but he was even denied the interest of looking at this political enemy for a long time.
Fukushima Kumamoto stayed for a while and finally stood up. He didn't know if the blow was so sudden that it was too heavy that the light in his eyes was lost, and he was completely confused, as if he was walking corpse. He walked down from the Tianshou Pavilion and stepped out of the Martial God Mansion. He ignored him even when he was waiting for his confidant entourage at the gate to greet him. He just mechanically stepped on his legs and walked towards his residence.
After a moment, Kumamoto Fukushima had already returned home. He didn't stretch out his hand to push the door, but just ran into it like a sleepwalking. With a loud loud noise, the entire iron door was smashed hard by him. A large group of figures ran out of the house when they heard the sound. When they saw this, they were all stunned, and no one dared to come forward to persuade him. Kumamoto Fukushima seemed to have no idea, and knocked down several rockery and big trees one after another, passing through the garden, and even the walls of the house were crashing into the house with mud. Suddenly, a slender soft horn stretched out from the side and gently put it on Kumamoto Fukushima's shoulder. Yui Ozawa's gentle voice came into his ears and asked, "Brother Kumamoto, what's wrong with you? You should be fighting in front of you, why are you back first?"
"I'm still fighting, why am I coming back first? Why am I coming back first? Why are I coming back first..." Fukushima Kumamoto murmured like a dream, repeating this sentence several times in succession. His voice became higher and higher, and his facial features were twisting more and more violently. Suddenly, he roared violently, and fisted backwards. The powerful power of the twelve heavens, together with the full of anger and reluctance, was completely vented through his fist without reservation.
Chapter completed!