Outside the south gate of the capital, on the main road.

Shigetoshi Katagiri rides a tall horse and wears a very exaggeratedly designed Fuso armor. The red body of the armor is decorated with white hair and a helmet decorated with huge horns.

However, this armor is not a decoration. Katagiri Shigetoshi is a master of using the Fuso Naginata. Wearing this [Red Oni Armor], he gallops between the two formations and is very brave.

Behind him were 20,000 Fuso soldiers, most of whom were ordinary soldiers wearing leather armor, and a few were samurai wearing armor.

The armor and armor worn by these soldiers are similar in style. However, the colors are varied and the subtleties are also different.

Many soldiers have a flagpole tied to their backs, and on the flagpole are the family crests of their respective lords.

These 20,000 soldiers belong to many daimyo. They fight first for their own daimyo, and secondly for General Toyotomi.

That is to say, the emperor's ministers are ministers, not the emperor's ministers.

But this fighting force is not just a mob. It is a strong elite that has survived through the Fuso Warring States period.

Including Shigetoshi Katagiri, many samurai are known as "brave".

"It's such a fertile land." Shigetoshi Katagiri let his horse carry him and focused entirely on the fields on both sides of the road.

Fuso is also a mountainous country with very few plains. What's more, the domestic situation in Fuso is now stable and there is no excess territory.

As a daimyo, his desire for land is endless.

"Goguryeo, which had such land, was invaded by Wu Nian, whose land and population were smaller than Goguryeo's. The King of Goguryeo and his subjects were all trash."

"They don't deserve such rich land. They should let me do it."

Katagiri Shigetoshi had just set foot on the territory of his allies, but he developed endless greed for his allies.

He was not stupid, he quickly put away his greed and hid it deep in his heart.

But soon Katagiri Shigetoshi was shocked again.

"What a majestic city. Compared with our Edo Castle, it is not inferior." Shigetoshi Katagiri looked at the Goguryeo capital that appeared in front of him, and the greed in his heart was ready to move again.

"Da da da." A Fuso warrior galloped over on horseback, stopped in front of Shigetoshi Katagiri, bent down and saluted: "My lord, General Zhao Mancheng of Goguryeo is greeting you in front of the city gate."

"I got it." Katagiri Shigetoshi once again put away his greed, rode his horse past many Fuso soldiers, came to the city gate, and saw Zhao Mancheng standing with his head held high.

Katagiri Shigetoshi looked at the man in front of him and felt a little dazzled.

"This man is very strong. Is he a snow unicorn? But why is he called a unicorn? The unicorn is an auspicious beast, not ferocious."

Shigetoshi Katagiri dismounted, bowed to Zhao Mancheng first, and then said in jerky Chinese: "General Zhao. I am Fuso Nakaton, the governor of the Katagiri family, Shigetoshi Katagiri."

A flash of light flashed in Zhao Mancheng's eyes. The so-called Zhongnagon was a very high official position under the emperor's rule.

But the emperor is no longer in name only, and this official position is of course symbolic.

The most powerful one is the title of Governor of the Katagiri family. The Fuso daimyo has a complete and powerful group of retainers, a vast territory, and a population of 660,000 koku.

"Sir Katagiri." Zhao Mancheng was not rude. He even followed the local customs and bowed to Shigetoshi Katagiri. Then he invited: "Sir Katagiri, thank you for coming all the way to Goguryeo to help in the battle."

"Our general, General of the Northern Campaign, and General Li, the defense ambassador of the capital, have prepared a banquet to welcome Lord Katagiri."

"Thank you." Shigetoshi Katagiri bowed again.

Before attending the banquet, Zhao Mancheng communicated with Shigetoshi Katagiri and asked Shigetoshi Katagiri to set up camp outside the city on the grounds that there were too many soldiers and horses in the city and it was too crowded.

Zhao Mancheng had chosen the location of the military camp long ago. They did not doubt the combat effectiveness of Shigetoshi Katagiri and his 20,000 Fuso soldiers, but they were worried about the military discipline of this group of people.

After all, this is the Fuso Alliance, and everyone is there.

Wouldn't it be bad if the Fuso warriors were fighting in the capital and started chaos on their own before the fighting started?

Katagiri Shigetoshi was a little unhappy about this, but considering that he was new here, he didn't say anything.

After the communication was completed, Shigetoshi Katagiri and Zhao Mancheng rode into the city together and came to a private house of Li Yunchong for a banquet.

Accompanying the banquet were many of Li Yunchong's colleagues, Goguryeo generals with considerable status.

In order to prevent Shigetoshi Katagiri from being uncomfortable with it, Li Yunchong adopted a meal-sharing system. That is, each person has a small table and each eats his own food.

Drink, listen to music, watch dancing.

There are quite a few variations.

After watching the singing and dancing and drinking for three times, Shigetoshi Katagiri put his hands on his knees, held his head high and said: "General Li, wine is good wine, and beauty is also beautiful."

"But I didn't come to your country to drink or see women."

"But to get the head of the Liaodong thief, Wu Nian."

"Let's talk about the war."

"How many troops does Wu Nian have now? How many troops do we have?"

During the banquet, state affairs were discussed, and the pride and arrogance in Shigetoshi Katagiri's words was already evident.

Asking for Wu Nian’s head?

Li Yunchong and Zhao Mancheng looked at each other and felt a headache.

We also want to chop off Wu Nian's head, but is it that easy?

Li Yunchong was very graceful. He put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Master Katagiri is really quick to talk." Then he added: "Wu Nian has seven captains and the same number of ten thousand households."

"Each ten thousand households have at least 12,000 soldiers. Most of them are infantry, with a small amount of cavalry."

"The captains are Huang Hu, Guan Jinhan, Wang Gui, Zhang Sheng, Long Qie, Zhao Yanting, and Tieniu. They are all strong generals. The soldiers are also elite troops who have followed Wu Nian and experienced many bloody battles."

"Judging from the current situation, Wu Nian has two captains who specialize in guarding the city. The five captains are hoarded outside Jiangjie City and seem to focus on attacking."

"As for our Goguryeo soldiers, there are 10,000 elite infantry, 40,000 ordinary infantry, 20,000 elite city defense troops, a small number of front guards, and 10,000 ordinary infantry transferred from other places."

"A total of 80,000 infantry."

Shigetoshi Katagiri frowned slightly, what happened to this soldier? What a mess. After thinking for a moment, Shigetoshi Katagiri raised his head and said: "I have heard that Wu Nian's army is very brave and good at fighting. I don't despise him.

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"Just treat his army as equal to my brave and capable Fuso warriors."

"He has eighty-four thousand men."

"Fuso's 20,000 soldiers can defeat his 20,000 soldiers."

"The remaining 64,000 people will be handed over to your 80,000 soldiers from Goguryeo."

"The advantage is ours."

"The question now is whether Wu Nian dares to fight us decisively."
Chapter completed!