In order to avoid future troubles, Du Fei ordered Kai Soun to pursue Suzuki's remnant army closely along the way. He led more than a thousand long-range soldiers and Oda Shikatsu's cavalry to cooperate with each other to intercept a large number of the defeated army.
After the pincer attack, most of the Suzuki family's iron gunners were killed, and only a handful of them fled into a nearby village in panic.
"Kai-sama! About a few dozen of the remaining scattered enemy troops have fled into several nearby villages! Do you want to continue the pursuit?" asked an infantry captain.
"No need." I saw Kai Zongyun's proud smile: "Just send a few people to post notices at the entrances of each village, telling the farmers to capture those deserted warriors, and post the rewards too! Every time you kill one,
Give me two dou of rice!"
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The next day, the farmers who were scavenging on the battlefield evaded Du Fei's cavalry who roared past for half the time, and returned to their villages in fear.
A little boy suddenly slid down a log from the roof, shouting loudly: "Father is back!" He rushed onto the street with bare feet, slamming the simple wooden door loudly.
With a curse, the child's mother, Matsushiro, Hanji's wife, followed him out in dirty plain clothes, forgetting to even close the door.
Of course, there was nothing to steal from the broken house inside the door. The only food they had was hidden deep in the cellar.
He only had a grimace on his face, his legs crossed and said nothing. This time he went to the battlefield to scavenge, but he didn't get any profit or water, and he was almost killed by Du Fei's army as a defeated soldier. He looked at the people who came to greet him excitedly.
His wife and son, he didn't know what to say with his empty hands.
"What about the things you picked up? Sold them?" Matsushiro, whose face was full of hope, suddenly lost his face when he saw this: "My husband always came back with a full load! The things he picked up are more than the harvest in a year! Look,
Look at you, you useless loser!"
While cursing, I suddenly heard a wailing sound! I heard Jiang Zi from next door crying loudly: "My father, you died so miserably. Do you think it's worth risking your life for such a small gain? You let me
How can Gensuke and I live together?”
Matsushiro didn't say anything when he saw this. He held his man with one hand and his child's ear with the other and returned home.
Half the time I saw the open door, I yelled angrily: "How many times have I told you! Remember to close the door when you go out! Remember to close the door! You just don't listen!"
"More! The house is ruined! There is nothing! Why should we close the door!" Matsushiro wanted to ridicule him a few more words, but when he thought of the miserable situation next door, he suddenly shut up and stopped talking.
"It's so miserable!" After sitting down for a while, he huddled up in a ball due to exhaustion and rested his chin tightly on his knees. He said thoughtfully: "There are dead people's blood everywhere and the whole earth is dyed red. It is said that this is Honganji Temple."
The allied forces, the Suzuki family of the Zaga clan, were fighting with the strong men from the four countries. It was a brutal battle. Almost all of the Zaga clan died, but no one surrendered."
"Which daimyo did those people really stay at to eat instead of eating? Why did they surrender?" Matsushiro said angrily while coaxing his son to sleep: "Those people will have no family if they get it? What will happen to their families if they die?"
"Because they are real samurai!" A rough voice suddenly sounded from the back room! The couple was startled!
Matsushiro was so frightened that he suddenly let go and dropped all the children in his arms to the ground! His little son was hurt by the fall and burst into tears!
The young couple tremblingly picked up the child from the ground: "Who are you!? Are you a thief?"
"I'm the Suzuki family you just mentioned!" The tall man hidden in the back room gradually walked towards the light. A rough face full of beards scared the two of them back.
This person was none other than Suzuki Shigehide, who had fled! He was seen holding a short cone knife in his hand, pressing towards the two of them step by step.
Suddenly Matsushiro and Hanji all knelt on the ground: "Samurai-sama, please don't hurt us. As you can see, we are just poor peasants who have no ability to resist. If you kill us, you will tarnish your reputation as a samurai!"
"I, we still have a child!" Matsushiro hugged his wailing son and cried and begged: "We will not betray you. If you leave now, we will pretend that we didn't see you."
"No! My feet are injured and I can't walk far without being caught!" Suddenly Suzuki Shigehide snatched the two children away: "Don't move! If you dare to speak out, I will chop him with a knife!"
"Don't do this!!!" Banchi and Matsushiro cried like tears and kept begging.
Suzuki Shigehide didn't want to be like this, but he knew that his feet were injured and he had difficulty moving. If they escaped and called the money-greedy villagers to kidnap him and send him to the enemy, he would be dead! So he forced himself
He steeled his heart and said, "Be careful! If you want your children to be safe, just do as I say!"
He ordered two couples to bring him food, water, and some rags. After bandaging his wounds, he tried to step on the ground, but as soon as his toes touched the ground, he felt a sharp pain.
Pain comes from the toes!
He couldn't help but take a breath: It looks like he's injured his muscles and bones! Now he's in trouble! He won't be fine for a while!
He then looked at the two couples who lowered their heads in silence and raised their heads to look at him secretly. He knew that the village was full of notices offering rewards for the capture of fallen warriors. Once he was discovered, there would be a large group of farmers holding wooden sticks and pitchforks.
Beat yourself to a pulp!
Therefore, he, who has experienced hundreds of battles, felt an unprecedented fear: in all the previous battles, he had never been defeated as miserably as this one! He once thought that his father was the God of War, and as long as he stood by his side, he would never be defeated.
He lost the battle, but now he understands that he was wrong.
There is no one who will never lose unless you can escape from the bloody battle for world domination as soon as possible!
Suddenly Suzuki Shigehide's right hand loosened up! The child caught in his hand suddenly broke free from his hand while he was distracted.
Hanchi and Matsushiro hurriedly took a few steps forward to hug their child. Just as they were about to rush out, they suddenly heard Suzuki Shigehide yelling viciously: "If you dare to take a step! I will shoot!"
The two turned around and saw that he was holding a short-handled musket in his hand, and the black muzzle was pointing at them passionately!
"Don't do this!" He stood up and stood in front of Matsushiro and the child: "If you want to hit me, please don't hurt my family." After saying this, he closed his eyes tremblingly.
I saw Suzuki Shigehide sighing fiercely and raising the muzzle of the gun slightly: "What's your name? I'm asking you!"
"Samurai Samurai, I call Banchi this is my wife Matsushiro and son Naoya" I saw Banchi shaking like a quail. At this time, he was very scared and wanted to leave his wife and children and run away alone, but for some reason,
He suddenly felt a surge of arrogance out of nowhere, and his old wife Matsushiro, who had lived with him for ten years, was a little stunned.
"Dad, you are so brave!" Matsushiro imitated those aristocratic ladies and made an affectionate expression. He closed his eyes and hugged her husband tightly, looking like he was about to become a couple with him.
Life is mandarin duck.
His youngest son Naoya shook his little fist and shouted: "Dad, is that a bad guy? Don't be afraid! I'll knock him down!" After saying that, he suddenly broke free from Matsushiro's hand and rushed to Suzuki Shigehide's side.
, hit Suzuki's leg hard with his small fist.
The couple were so frightened at the sight that they quickly took the child back and stood aside quietly waiting for this vicious uninvited guest to decide their life or death.
At this time, Suzuki Shigehide nonchalantly scratched his neck with the muzzle of his musket: "Half a time! I think you are also a man! Can we make a gentleman's agreement? I am sincere! You must know whether a samurai is
It’s going to be a lie!”
"Samurai-sama! Please tell me that as long as you can spare the lives of our family of three, I will do anything for you." I heard Suzuki Shigehide's tone softened slightly, and he couldn't help but feel happy, and what he said was particularly special.
Of medium listening.
"As you can see, my enemies are searching for me everywhere. As long as I fall into their hands, I will be skinned and crushed. I originally wanted to stay here for a while and then leave, but I didn't expect that the injury to my foot was worse than I thought."
It's much more serious. It seems like he's injured his bones. Now there are farmers hunting down fallen samurai everywhere. I guess you are one of them?" Suzuki Shigehide looked at him with sharp eyes for a long time!
"No, no, no! I'm not here to do that immoral thing!" Banchi denied repeatedly, and his wife Matsushiro also intervened: "Samurai-sama! I can testify that he has never been there before and he doesn't have the courage."
"Very good! Half time, now I want to make a deal with you! I will recuperate with you during this period of time. You go out and buy me food, drink and medicine. Of course, I won't give it to you in vain.
Do something!" As he said that, Suzuki Shigehide took out a large bag of money from his arms and threw it half way: "Just think about it, you only get two buckets of rice for killing a fallen warrior, if you can help me heal my injury,
, if you help me overcome this difficulty, I will not only reward you generously! I will also grant you an official title.”
"No, no, no! I will never be an official!" I saw him waving his hands again and again as if he had been stung by a bee!
His wife Matsushiro also said in a low voice and hoarsely: "Sir, we are not officials. Now the war is in chaos. Today is an official. I don't know what will happen tomorrow. We just want to live in peace and contentment."
"Oh, how smart!" Suzuki Shigehide couldn't help but be impressed by the simple wisdom of these two farmers. He scratched his head and said, "How about I give you a piece of land? Is that okay?"
"What!" It seemed that this was more to their liking, and the two men immediately came forward: "Master Samurai! Is what you said true?"
Suzuki Shigehide saw that the two of them were attracted, so he put away his musket: "Of course the samurai means what he says! I am a big landowner! What does it mean to give you a piece of land? I can also give you a residence in Zaga Town!"
Banchi and Matsushiro suddenly fell silent. After a while, Matsushiro quietly pulled Hanchi's arm and pulled him to the outer room to whisper for a while. Then they put on smiling faces and greeted him: "Sir, you are really awesome.
Our God of Blessing! We will definitely take good care of you!”