In the Shimazu family, the main force of the Ryuzoji family was wiped out one after another, and after the governor and important ministers were all captured, the remaining Shimazu family retainers and Ryuzoji family retainers had to send hostages to Uakiuhei to ask for surrender. Uakiuhei willed the Shimadzu army.
, the Ryuzoji Army and the surrendered troops of the Mishima Navy were transferred to the Amakusa Islands via the Momiji Fleet, and all the ships of the Mishima Navy were seized, so that they had no possibility of escaping across the sea, and then left behind the Rise of the Fire, and
Jiu Bei and Wan Junbei were guarding, while he led Tokiwa Bei, Ming Dybei, Xiliu Bei, Sanyoshi Army and Changzong's army to board Higo and launch an all-out attack on the Otomo family's territory. At the same time, Yu Qiuping also asked everyone to
The Daimyo allies of Kyushu on this front launched a counterattack in conjunction with the reinforcements of the Oda family, and they looked like black clouds were overwhelming the city and were about to be destroyed.
Seeing that Dayou Zonglin was about to be destroyed, he had to send envoys to make peace. However, Yu Qiuping did not intend to spare those who broke the treaty so easily and ordered the army to continue marching.
On May 3, the ninth year of Tensho (1581), the Momiji Army suppressed the entire Chikugo Province. On May 5, the Momiji Army captured Iwaya Castle, and on May 8, they captured Tachibanayama Castle, while the Miyoshi Army and the Nagasune Division
The Japanese army also captured Akizuki Castle and Takatoriyama Castle respectively, and Chikuzen Kingdom was basically suppressed. At the same time, Sawaki Yoshiyuki led the Aso family troops to expel the Otomo Army from Kitahigo and surrounded Bungo Kingdom.
Okagi Mori Kotaka also went north with the reinforcements from the Ito family and the Sagara family, captured the Otomo Army camp on the Kadokawa line, and further surrounded the county seat.
On May 12, the Momiji Army captured Kokura Castle in Bunzen Province, and at the same time, with the cooperation of the Momiji Fleet, they dominated Cape Moji and controlled the Shimonoseki Strait. The Miyoshi Army and the Nagasoga Army continued to move south, basically
Suppressed the entire Bunzen Kingdom and surrounded Joidani Castle. At this moment, the main force of the Otomo Army was still dragged to the south by Sawaki Yoshiyuki, Mori Kotaka and the Kyushu Allied Forces, and could not come back at all. Once Oda in Bunzen Kingdom
The army moved south, and the fall of the inner city of the Otomo family was only a matter of time. In despair, Otomo Zonglin had no choice but to send his envoys to surrender, but was rejected by Yu Qiuping again - Yu Qiuping asked all the Otomo troops to give up resistance, and Otomo Zonglin himself and
All the important ministers of the Otomo family came to the camp of the Momiji Army to surrender. The whole Otomo family was in an uproar, and the samurai led by Takahashi Shoun refused to accept it. What greeted them was the Momiji Fleet's majestic bombardment of Fuuchi Castle in Beppu Bay.
This prosperous city turned into ruins. The Hongye Army also went south to capture Kitsuki Castle, and further attacked the castle. This time, Otomo Zonglin had no choice but to take his important officials to the camp of the Hongye Army. Takahashi Shaoyun
Unable to bear the humiliation, they committed seppuku outside the castle town of Fuuchi Castle on the morning of their departure, along with many samurai from the Otomo family. However, most of the Otomo soldiers obeyed the instructions, laid down their weapons and accepted the custody of the Momiji Army.
After successfully suppressing the entire territory of Kyushu, Ame Qiupei "invited" the governors of the Shimazu family, Otomo family, and Ryuzouji family to Miyazaki Castle, so that they could not make trouble when they were far away from their homeland. Subsequently, Ame Qiupei asked Oda
Nobunaga sent his own plans for the increase, transfer, reduction and change of titles of the Kyushu daimyo, and asked Oda Nobunaga to send his family directly under his control to supervise Kyushu. After all, Yu Qiupei is only the commander of the Nankaido Army.
Since Kyushu Road belongs to the West Sea Island, Amakihei was also afraid that if he stretched his hand too far, Oda Nobunaga would be afraid.
It only took Yu Qiuping less than a month to suppress all the resistance forces in Kyushu. News of the pacification of the entire Kyushu island quickly spread throughout Japan, and his awesome power shocked the world. For a time, many people were
His achievements in pacifying Kyushu were compared with those of Imagawa Sadyo who went to Kyushu alone during the Southern and Northern Dynasties and suppressed the entire territory. He was called "The Unparalleled One in the Western Kingdom". Some people also called this battle "The Return of the Red Bird."
Due to the surrender of Kyushu, the Western Alliance formed by Ashikaga Ichini is now in name only, and only the Maori family is left. Feeling deeply precarious, the Mori family, with the acquiescence of Ashikaga Ichini, formally surrendered to the Oda family, and Ashikaga
Issei also left the territory of the Maori family by boat and disappeared. Some said he fled to the Ming Kingdom, while others said he found a small coastal island and hid there. At this point, the entire Western Kingdom was declared pacified, and the organization
The power of the Tian family has unified most of the world.
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Not long after, Oda Nobunaga's reply to Ua Qiupei came, and the content was as simple as ever. He readily approved Ua Qiupei's plan and named the candidate. Oda Nobunaga was impressed by Ua Qiupei's performance in convincing the entire Western country.
He was also very satisfied and openly stated that he would grant Yu Qiuping a royal title.
According to the Kyushu plan drawn up by Yu Qiupei, the Ryuzouji family suffered a large-scale reduction of the seal due to betrayal of the alliance, and was only allowed to retain the 30,000 koku territory around Karatsu Castle in Hizen Province, while the Matsuura family was directly changed
Ryuzoji Takanobu himself retired and was placed under house arrest on Tanegashima. The family business was inherited by his legitimate son Ryuzoji Masakaya, with Nabeshima Naoshige as his assistant. Regarding such a result, Ryuzoji Takanobu expressed his determination not to do so.
Accepting it, Uakiuhei sent troops into Hizen Kingdom to take over the territory of the empty Ryuzoji family. Nabeshima Naoshima, who stayed behind, asked Umekihei to surrender very consciously, and the other retainers of the Ryuzoji family had no choice but to obey.
The remaining Ryuzoji Takanobu who still resisted was "escorted" to Tanegashima. The reason why Ryuzoji Takanobu had to be punished so severely was that Yu Qiuping wanted to deliver a message to the Ming Dynasty - he was
received the task of clearing away the Japanese pirates; on the other hand, considering that the Oda family currently has tributaries all over Kinki and Saigoku, all of which are maintained by alliances, it is necessary for the Oda family to kill Ryuzoji Takanobu to deter the monkeys who betrayed the alliance.
Many daimyo and wealthy families prevented them from betraying the Oda family.
The other Mishima navy that betrayed the Oda family was even worse in nature. The behavior of the Mishima navy, which was originally a subordinate of Amakihei's Nankaido Corps, was almost tantamount to rebellion. So Amakihei's handling of the Mishima navy was also very decisive.
It was reorganized as a whole, and the main responsible persons such as Murakami Takeyoshi were exiled to the isolated island. The Mishima Navy's ships and territories were also confiscated and handed over to the Awaji Navy who had done their best in this battle. This was regarded as a reward for the Miyoshi family. Awaji Water
The army has not had its own base since leaving Awaji Island, and now they have collectively moved to Noh Island, Innoshima Island and Kurujima Island.
Although the Shimazu family and the Otomo family were also enemies of the Oda family, after all, it was not a betrayal of a bad nature like the Ryuzoji family, and the punishment they received was lighter. They originally owned Bunzen country, Bungo country, Chikuzen country, and Chikuzen country.
The title of the Otomo family in the Shikoku of Hogokuni was reduced by more than half, leaving only Bungo country and only 400,000 Shigao left. Otomo Sorin was asked to retire and leave Bungo country for Azuchi Castle to pass the throne to his legitimate son.
Otomo Yoshitsune and Amakihei's plan originally ended here, but Amano Keitoku was obviously not satisfied. At his request, the Tachibana family and the Takahashi family within the Otomo family were granted semi-independent status as vassals. Although the Tachibana family
The Takahashi family and the Takahashi family are loyal to the Otomo family. In the short term, there is no difference between the Otomo family and the complete Otomo family - but after the master-slave bond of this generation weakens, the strength of the Otomo family will be further weakened.
The Shimazu family, which originally occupied Satsuma Country, Osumi Country and half of Hyuga Country, was also reduced to one country. Even Satsuma Country, the place where they started their family, was taken away, leaving only Osumi Country. However, Amano Keitoku obviously has no interest in the island.
The Shimazu army had a grudge against the high combat power they showed in the Battle of Okita-nobu, and even if the seal was reduced to 170,000 koku, it would not be complete. Under the secret planning of Amano Keitoku, the Shimazu family was forced to carry out a series of complicated operations.
Operation. Since Shimazu Yoshihisa has no son, Amano Keitoku instructed Umekihei to ask Shimazu Yoshihisa to marry his daughter to Shimazu Yoshihiro's second son Shimazu Kubo and position him as the heir. However, Shimazu Kubo was just 8 years old and still
Unable to act as director, Amano Keitoku borrowed the help of Uakihei and appointed Shimazu Yoshihiro as an assistant to his son. However, unlike Otomo Sorin who was forced to go to Azuchi Castle, Shimazu Yoshihiro received extrajudicial mercy and was allowed to stay.
In Osumi Country.
As a result, a strange scene emerged. As the eldest son, Shimazu Yoshihisa was forced to abdicate in favor of his adopted son. The adopted son's biological father, Shimazu Yoshihiro, the second son of the Shimadzu family, became an assistant.
No matter how you look at it, such a political situation does not seem to be able to live in harmony. Amano Keitoku insisted on using this method to create a wedge of conflict among the four close Shimazu brothers.
Amano Keitoku's method also had an immediate effect, and the Shimadzu family immediately became controversial because of the Oda family's arrangements for the Shimadzu family. As the head of the family, Shimazu Yoshihisa naturally agreed with Amano Keitoku's instructions. If he did not agree, he would definitely
Others thought that he was neglecting the survival of the Shimazu family for the sake of his position as governor. Shimazu Yoshihiro, who was assigned as an auxiliary servant and his own child was designated as the heir, naturally protested strongly against this. He was well aware of such an arrangement.
It would split the Shimadzu family, and as the biggest profiteer, he couldn't agree without resistance, otherwise he would inevitably be gossiped about. Shimazu was originally a compromiser, and the Shimadzu family, which advocated being powerless to resist, was the most vulnerable at the moment.
The best choice was to surrender to the Oda family to keep the family name. However, the Shimazu family fell seriously ill immediately after returning from house arrest on the Amakusa Islands. They were about to die, but they were rescued with great difficulty.
But he was also bedridden. This incident changed Shimazu Noihisa's view. He suspected that Amano Keitoku secretly poisoned Shimazu Iehisa, the most proficient in fighting in the Shimazu family, so he turned into a staunch rebel and stood by
Shimazu Yoshihiro's side - but the decision that Shimazu was opposed to was the position of Shimazu Yoshihiro's assistant and the succession of Shimazu Yoshihiro's son. The strange camp and opposition caused the Shimazu family to fall into turmoil.
The territories vacated by the Shimazu family, the Otomo family, and the Ryuzoji family were divided among the Kyushu daimyo and the Oda clan daimyo who supported Uakihei. The Ito family regained the territory of Minami Hyuga that had been invaded by the Shimadzu family.
The territory invaded by the Otomo family in North Hyuga was divided between the Aso family and the Sagara family of Higo. The Arima family's power continued to extend northward from the Shimabara Peninsula and acquired the territory of Hizen Province near the Shimabara Peninsula.
The biggest change in the entire Kyushu territory is the ownership of the remaining territories of Hizen Kingdom and Chikugo Kingdom. The original Tosa daimyo Chosogabu Motochin was transferred to Hizen Kingdom, and Chikugo Kingdom was protected by both countries.
Reaching 500,000 koku, he became the largest daimyo on Kyushu Island - this was also the reward that Yu Qiupei personally invited for him. As for the arrangements for the remaining countries, Oda Nobunaga sent his sons over
Oda Nobuo received 470,000 koku from Bunzen Province and Chikuzen Province, and Oda Nobutaka received 280,000 koku from Satsuma Province, and controlled Kyushu with the two Oda families' vassals, one in the south and one in the north. Amakihei received various ports in Kyushu.
Trade rights and the positions of Tosa Kingdom and Tosa Guardian vacated by the Chosogabe family, Amakihei became the Guardian of Kawachi and Kii and the Guardian of the Three Kingdoms of Izumi, Awaji, and Tosa.
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After all the enfeoffment matters were settled, it was already July 8, the ninth year of Tensho (1581). On this day, Ame Akihei was about to set sail from the Ariake Sea and return home with the Red Leaf Army and reinforcements from the Oda family. Oda Nobuo
Nobutaka Oda has led the advance team to Kyushu, but the maintenance of the situation in Kyushu still depends on the garrison of the Chosogabe family. Therefore, the Chosogabe Motochin has no way to escape, and can only arrange for his retainers to go back to deal with the relocation.
He had been staying in Kyushu to deal with the matter. On this day, he also personally came to the port of Hinoe City to see off Yu Qiuping who was about to leave Kyushu.
"The territory I owed you in Shikoku before has been repaid to you this time." Yu Qiuping and Chang Zonggabu Yuanqin stood side by side in the deserted area of ​​the pier, blowing the sea breeze, chatting casually, "The two countries
Guarding, 500,000 stones, is enough for you to honor your ancestors."
"I won't say thank you." Chosogabu Motochin looked as cold as ever, and then sighed, "But I'm still a little bit reluctant to leave Tosa, where the Chosogabe family has lived and developed for generations."
"Having been nestled in a corner of the Four Kingdoms, my horizons are too small. Didn't I tell you?" Yu Qiuping mentioned the conversation he had with Chang Zonggabu Yuanqin when he was hunting. "Come outside and take a look, and you will see a broader world."
world."
Changzonggabu Yuanqin didn't answer, but looked at Yu Qiuping silently. Yu Qiuping was a little embarrassed by his look, and then remembered his record of being a "male scholar", and couldn't help asking, "Changzonggabu, I
What is your highness doing?"
Chosong Gabu Yuanqin hesitated for a moment, tilted his head, and finally asked.
Chapter completed!