Many people in Fukuoka had heard that the Tang army had landed in Nagasaki, but they did not think that they would come here. In their opinion, the pirates in Nagasaki must have been discovered, and the Tang army should have gone there to teach them a lesson. Although there were pirates here, they were much fewer than those over there, and it was impossible for them to come here.
However, when many people reached a higher place, they saw a large number of troops coming from afar. The roads in Fuso were not wide. At this moment, the troops were walking on the land on both sides of the road. Some were crops and some were wasteland, but they inevitably caused damage.
"Aren't they talking about the Tang Dynasty army? But why are those people in front of us wearing the same clothes as us?"
Some people said in surprise that they had never seen the Tang Dynasty army, but had only heard about it from some knowledgeable people. Now, after they ran to a high place, they found that the people in front of them were wearing the same clothes as them.
"These people in front are not from the Tang army, they are all from Nagasaki. They have already betrayed us. Now they are minions of the Tang and are going to bring the Tang people to kill us."
Some people are quite smart. Just look at this army and you'll understand. The vehicles around them are carrying looted items. If they say they are here to help, no one will believe it.
"Hurry and report to Lord Miyazaki."
Someone said something, and immediately someone was ready to go over and report. However, they didn't notice that the Fuso army along the way seemed to have disappeared. It was said that after crossing the border between the two cities, there should be someone on our side to resist, but where did those people go now?
At this moment, standing next to Watanabe Ichiro was an equally short guy. This guy was a general in Fukuoka. He was in charge of the military camps along the way. He was the hidden chess piece buried here by Watanabe Ichiro. He was of no use at ordinary times, but now he finally came in handy.
"I won't treat you unfairly. I'm giving you this opportunity to follow me. Even though our positions haven't changed, if we can take Fukuoka, then both places will definitely be under our jurisdiction. The people of the Tang Dynasty are always high and mighty. They will never care about these little things. Our power will increase as they expand."
Lord Watanabe said very happily that as the advance army, they had already captured three military camps along the way. As long as they sent someone to talk to them and show them the military supplies of the Tang army behind them, those people would surrender honestly unless they were fools. If they wanted to be enemies with the Tang army, they probably didn't have the ability to do so.
"Thank you, Master Watanabe, for your appreciation. I will follow you closely and will carry out whatever decision you make."
Jiro Fujii said happily that this guy himself came from a poor family, and he was able to become a small leader of the army now all because of Ichiro Watanabe. Although he followed Ichiro Furumoto to betray Fuso, Fuso now still has a small concept of the country, and most of them are only loyal to their own daimyo.
"Yoshi, remember this. When we charge in later, you can ignore everyone else, but you must capture Miyazaki Junming. This guy must not be allowed to live. If he is allowed to live, then two factions will be formed within our ranks, and our power will be greatly reduced. Do you understand what I mean?"
Watanabe Ichiro began to arrange tasks. Miyazaki Hayao was also a very talented person. If they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty at the same time, Watanabe Ichiro was afraid that the power in his hands would be divided. If that guy was killed, then the Tang Dynasty could only rely on itself.
"Hayi, I totally understand."
To be honest, Fujii Jiro looked down upon Miyazaki Hayao. Although Miyazaki Hayao was a local official, he had no achievements in military force, so he was looked down upon by people in the army. The combat effectiveness of the army along the way could be demonstrated.
Miyazaki was packing up at home at this time. He was already working as fast as he could, but at this moment, his subordinates came to report that the enemy army was less than ten miles away from the city. Was their progress so fast? According to his prediction, it would take at least another hour, but he didn't expect the enemy to be so fast.
This must be all thanks to Ichiro Watanabe. If this guy hadn't interfered, such a thing would never have happened. It would have taken several hours just to explore the way.
For Miyazaki Hayao, the two of them were already enemies. Now that Watanabe had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he would never let himself live, so Miyazaki Hayao could not stay where he was. He had to escape.
"Hurry up and take your things with you. I've told you countless times to only take your most precious things. Leave all these rags and other things behind. If you still want to live, you must throw these things away, otherwise none of us will survive."
Seeing the people at home carrying large and small bags, Miyazaki Hayao went up and threw a lot of things down. Although the people at home were crying and wailing, they also knew that the current situation was very important, so they could only watch those luxurious clothes being thrown on the ground. Normally, if the servants got their clothes a little dirty, they would have to be dragged away and whipped, but now they were just stepped on the ground, so that was all.
When you have embarked on the road to escape, these things are basically useless, so many people are just sad for a while, and then they are filled with sadness. They don’t know where their journey is. As a local official, you cannot leave Fukuoka without permission. If you leave Fukuoka, even if you run away, the court will catch you. I really don’t know where to escape to.
Originally, Miyazaki Hayaoming wanted to leave by sea, but people in the port had come to report that the Tang Dynasty fleet in the distance had blocked this place, so there was no way to go out to sea. With our small boat, even if we forced our way out to sea, we would be the prey of the Tang Dynasty navy.
So Miyazaki Hayao thought of escaping to the mountains. There were all kinds of dangers on the mountains. The Tang Dynasty army was not familiar with the roads on the mountains and might get lost after going in. This was his only way to survive. After going up, he would wait for negotiations between the court and the Tang Dynasty.
