Chapter 77: Fukushima Turmoil
When Otomo Sorin was young, he was an even more violent bastard than Otomo Munemori. Kadokuma Ishimune played an indispensable role in his growth into the most outstanding daimyo in the history of the Otomo family. Therefore, Otomo Sorin attached great importance to his opinion.

In fact, Otomo Sorin had already made up his mind, and Kadokuma Ishimune's opinion only made him more determined to implement it, because the Otomo family really couldn't afford to waste time, and the situation was worse than imagined.

It can be said that if winter had not been approaching, the Otomo family would have bought three months to consider retreating.

Sighing, Otomo Sorin was about to appoint a retainer as an envoy to the Moroboshi family, but unexpectedly, Kadokuma Ishimune took the initiative to step forward.

"Let me go and see the Moroboshi family that can defeat Otomo Anto." Kadokuma Ishimune, who is over fifty years old, looks a little old, but his eyes are still bright and his prestige is not diminished at all. As soon as he stood up, even the most violent fighters stopped fighting and knelt down respectfully, for fear of disturbing the old man.

The reason why Kadokuma Ishimune had such prestige was not because of his seniority, but because the existing military system of the Otomo family, including the fleet, was almost established by him alone. It was also thanks to him that Otomo Sorin was able to sit firmly on the position of daimyo, and the Otomo family was able to continue to grow despite the threat of the Mori family.

In addition, Kadokuma Ishimune attached great importance to cultivating talents. Who here dares to say that they have not received his favor and teachings? So as soon as he opened his mouth, the matter was settled.

Knowing that this would happen if he stood up, Kadokuma Ishimune only gave his opinions and waited until Otomo Sorin made a decision before standing up, because only in this way could he maintain Otomo Sorin's prestige as a daimyo.

Otomo Sorin called Kadokuma Ishimune his teacher, so he naturally would not refuse. At the same time, he was also very curious about the Moroboshi family that caused Otomo Munemori to fail. After all, regardless of his brother's personality, his military talent was not bad. Otherwise, he would not have secretly supported the other party to erode Kadokuma Ishimune's military prestige.

That's right, Otomo Sorin called Kadokuma Ishimune his teacher, and the other party also made great contributions to the Otomo family. It can be said that without Kadokuma Ishimune, there would be no Otomo Sorin today, and no Otomo family today. However, this did not prevent Otomo Sorin from weakening and diluting the other party's military and political influence on the Otomo family, because this is what a qualified daimyo should do. What's more, Kadokuma Ishimune has been actively cooperating with him to do so, so he cannot let down his teacher's trust.

However, the sudden emergence of the Moroboshi family disrupted Otomo Sorin's plan. A great defeat not only put the Otomo family in a passive position, but also had to face countless challenges and temptations. If they were not careful, the Otomo family would most likely become history. Therefore, they had to find out the other party's background in time and not let the other party notice it.

Thinking of this, Otomo Sorin had an even greater headache, and at the same time, he felt a strong desire to kill, both towards the Moroboshi family and the bastard who was responsible for intelligence for the Otomo family.

This is not some small fry that you can beat with your eyes closed; it is clearly a man-eating beast.

When facing a ferocious beast, killing it is always the best option, but if you can't kill it, you have to do everything you can to become its friend, and then wait for an opportunity to stab it in the back.

Therefore, if the Moroboshi family is really a big trouble, then it is best to form an alliance with them immediately and turn the trouble into a help.

In this case, Kadokuma Ishimune must be called into action, because only this wise man from the Otomo family can find out the other party's background in a short period of time and make accurate responses. He is also qualified to represent the Otomo family to form an alliance with the other party.

In any case, Kadokuma Ishimune immediately took the generous gifts and headed quickly to the Moroboshi family, but the Shimazu family and the Sagara family, who were closer, arrived first.

The previous battle opened the eyes of the two families. While they admired the Moroboshi family very much, they were also very wary of the Moroboshi family.

The 2,000 troops of the Otomo family would have been a one-sided outcome against either of the two families. Not only were they defeated by the Moroboshi family, but even the Otomo Anhu, Otomo Munemori, was captured. This strength was beyond their expectations and made them feel uneasy.

But before the polite words could be finished, bad news came from both families. The Fukushima family sent troops, and the target was exactly the two families. The direction of the main attack was not yet known, but it was certain that a war was about to begin.

The Fukushima family chose a good time. The Otomo family, the target they feared the most, was seriously injured, and it was not known whether they could survive the Mori family. Although the Moroboshi family won, the Fukushima family did not believe that the other party had no losses. In this way, it was a good time to annex the Shimazu family and the Sagara family. Therefore, even if it might snow at any time, it could not stop the ambition of the Fukushima family.

In fact, the Fukushima family knew very well that they were just a dog raised by the Mori family on the island. They could give them a bone as a reward, but they would never allow the Fukushima family to become another uncontrolled beast. At the same time, the Otomo family would not sit idly by and watch a strong competitor appear on Fukushima Island. Therefore, although they clearly had an advantage, the Fukushima family could not swallow up the Shimazu family and the Sagara family.

Now there is a golden opportunity, how could the Fukushima family miss it, so they muster up the courage to directly declare war on the two families.

As long as the Shimazu and Sagara families are swallowed up, the Fukushima family will have the ability to compete with the Otomo family for the dominance of Fukushima.

If the Fukushima family can swallow up the Otomo family and become the real overlord of the Fukushima island, then the Fukushima family will not even take the Mori family into consideration. This is the ambition of the Fukushima family, and they are willing to take the risk of a battle for this.

It can be said that after the great battle between the Moroboshi family and the Otomo family, the entire Fukushima was in chaos and officially entered the Warring States Period. All this was brought about by Yan Xu, so he inexplicably gained a lot of luck points.

In fact, this is true. If Yan Xu had not come, the balance of the secondary island would not have been broken.

As a result, when he arrived, the Shimazu family and the Sagara family first had a real fight, each suffered heavy losses, and he was also targeted by the Fukushima family, and the two sides fought.

If it were only this, the situation would not be so chaotic. The real chaos came because he beat the Otomo family, the overlord of the sub-island, half to a pulp and captured the leader of the pro-war faction, Otomo Munemori, causing the Otomo family to lose their prestige and lose their ability to control the situation.

The Otomo family is a threat to all forces in Fuetoshima, but it is also a protective umbrella because no one dares to start a war easily and waste their strength.

Now that the Otomo family has been badly defeated, it represents an opportunity for ambitious forces.

Yan Xu looked at the map and had to admit that he had the aura of a protagonist, at least he had the ability to make trouble wherever he went.

Compared to him, Conan is nothing. He has appeared in more than a thousand episodes, but not as many people died in just two battles as him.

If he were allowed to stay for a full year, he might be able to fill up a mass grave.

"Haha, let me tell you, this is not how you fight a war." Yan Xu said with a sneer. He had long been fed up with the strange behavior of the Japanese population increasing as the war went on, and he planned to correct it for them, starting with filling a mass grave.

I have to say that human adaptability is really terrifying. Yan Xu used to be very afraid of killing people, but now he is thinking about filling the mass grave.

Of course, it might be more convincing if he walked out of the castle tower now and saw how his men cleaned up the battlefield and how they chopped off heads to build the Jingguan.

But the strong smell of blood outside and the corpses blocking the entire mountain path made Yan Xu stay in the castle tower and not go anywhere.

Although the more deaths the better, the scene of corpses everywhere is indeed a bit scary, especially the mountain path. The blood slowly flowed along the stone steps, dyeing the entire path red, which is almost no different from the road to hell.

(End of this chapter)