() "Whoosh!" One after another, flaming arrows fell from the sky and landed directly next to Du Fei.
There were incomplete corpses all around him. Du Fei saw many familiar faces among the corpses. He saw Oura, Oda Shikatsu, Kobata, Kai and others. [Search for the latest updates at
"General! The enemy has surrounded us! Our formation... our soldiers have suffered all casualties!" A soldier whose armor was in pieces said sadly: "General! Please take care of yourself! I'm going first!"
He stabbed himself in the abdomen with the sword in his hand.
What's going on... Du Fei stood up in panic. He saw his body among the pile of corpses. Those corpses were all soldiers and generals wearing their own military uniforms.
While he was in a daze, there were sudden bursts of horn sounds all around him, and countless enemy troops wearing ghost masks were attacking him from all directions!
He quickly picked up the iron cannon from a corpse, but the lead he released in his panic was like pebbles thrown into the pond. It seemed that one or two enemy soldiers were knocked down by him, but what's the use?
The enemy soldiers wearing ghost masks had trapped him tightly. The strange thing was that they did not rush up and stab him to death immediately, but quietly took off their masks one by one.
The faces were all unfamiliar - except for one person.
Du Fei's eyes widened in fright when he saw this man's face: "Fujiro!"
"Tokichiro! Tokichiro! Bastard! How dare you betray me!?" Du Fei shouted loudly, but suddenly a warm little hand touched his cheek.
He turned around and saw his charming wife Luo Ji looking at him with a smile. In addition, his father-in-law Tokugawa Ieyasu was also looking at him kindly.
"Oh! Luo Ji! Father-in-law!" Du Fei was overjoyed: "Tengjiro has betrayed us! He wants to kill us all! Help me!"
Tokugawa Ieyasu looked up to the sky and smiled, a smile that made Du Fei feel emboldened. Luo Ji beside him, as well as Tokichiro and his army who surrounded them all also laughed.
Ah! A small, crystal-clear dagger was inserted into Du Fei's chest. He was very familiar with this small dagger, it was a gift he gave to Luo Ji...
"Luo Ji! You..."
Suddenly, the sky trembled! It turned into a yellow-brown roof.
The tawny roof, the familiar bed, and in front of him - this slender woman looking at him with concern.
"Hehezi, it's you." Du Fei finally regained his consciousness.
Hehezi beside him was already crying: "It's me! You finally woke up!"
Du Fei later learned that he had been in a coma for a whole day. The first thing he said after he woke up was: "Are my brothers okay?"
"I have settled them, but there are dozens of people... They haven't eaten for too long, and it's too late." Hehezi lowered his eyelashes, feeling very uncomfortable. Unexpectedly, he only had his brother in his heart! Me and
He had been separated for so long, but he didn't even say a heartwarming word!
"How have you been lately?" Du Fei had already thought of Hehezi's sad expression when he learned that he was going to get married. He understood that this woman was wholeheartedly good to him and liked him. But he was unwilling to deceive her, no.
Be willing to make some irresponsible promises and behaviors.
He tried to stand up, but his feet still felt as if they were stepping on cotton. After walking a few steps, he sat down dizzily.
"Don't move!" Hehezi quickly supported him: "The doctor said that because you haven't eaten for a long time, your bodies are quite weak and you need to recover for a few days. By the way, you can't eat too much because your
The intestines are already thin from hunger. If you suddenly overeat, your internal organs will burst and die!"
"Oh, that's right." Du Fei sighed: "I didn't expect we could survive."
"What terrible thing happened to you? Your ship is about to fall apart. It will take at least three months to repair it!" Hehezi handed Du Fei a bowl of steaming ginseng soup.
At this moment, Du Fei felt that his stomach was extremely hungry. He drank the ginseng soup in one go, regardless of how hot it was.
Hehezi looked at Du Fei devouring his food with a smile, thinking how nice it would be to be able to do this forever.
"Is there anything else to eat? I'm so hungry!" Du Fei realized for the first time the value of food.
"Oh, I also made you minced fish porridge, it will be ready soon!" Hehezi ran away diligently with small steps.
Du Fei looked at He Hezi's happy appearance and suddenly felt very guilty. He had never cared for her more, but He Hezi had always been so kind to him. It seemed that he would never be able to repay her in this life.
"Sir! You're awake!" At this time, Nangong Feiyun limped in with a cane: "It's so heart-wrenching! This is the most difficult and dangerous voyage I have ever encountered in my life!
"
Du Fei looked at the scarred Nangong Feiyun and remembered the horrific scene a few days ago.
At that time, all the food on the ship had been eaten, and everyone had not eaten for several days. Everything that was edible on the ship, including the canned food that was considered cursed, the food that had been soaked by sea water, and the food that was originally made
All the ingredients for the dishes were eaten.
People's eyes have become dull, and there is a terrible primitive desire in the dullness. It is said that in the primitive society a long time ago, people would eat people when there was not enough food. In some difficult and dangerous environments, many people would be overwhelmed by hunger.
Lose your mind and turn into a beast.
Du Fei knew that something would happen if he went down further, so he gathered the crowd together as much as possible. They kept enduring in the extreme hunger. Once one day they were lucky enough to catch a small fish, everyone would swarm in! Even a little fish bone
None will be left.
On the day of the storm, a young sailor caught a huge blue shark, and the boat immediately exploded! The young sailor who caught the shark was immediately squeezed down, and the nearly half-foot-long shark was crushed by dozens of people.
A big man fought back and forth.
Du Fei, who was usually so brave and sincere, suddenly became completely irrational. Du Fei had already anticipated this situation. This kind of thing had happened to him in the past when he led his troops through dangerous shoals and was short of supplies.
He quickly shot into the air! The sound of the gunshot shocked the crazy people, and everyone calmed down a little.
"Whoever dares to rob! I will stew him!" At this time, the old turtle had fallen ill, and Du Fei could only bear the responsibility of the captain alone. Fortunately, Nangong Feiyun, the Zhang brothers and others were there to help him.
Du Fei was worried, what if one day he was so hungry that he couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed? Will these people eat each other's companions? Who will control them?
But it was obvious that his worries were unnecessary. When he was too weak to stand up, no one in the crowd could stand up either.
Everyone on the deck was dying, and there was no one at the helm of such a huge ship. The Aoi Emperor was floating on the sea resigned to fate. Fortunately, the wind was in the right direction and blew them straight to Hirado Port.
"What's the situation in the Four Kingdoms now?" Du Fei was most worried about the situation in his territory. The dream he had just now gave him an ominous premonition.
"There were no big changes when I left with you. The only drastic change was the demise of the Otomo family." Wagoko said with a straight finger: "The retainers of the Otomo family, Tachibana Michizuki and Takahashi Shoun, teamed up to expel the master's family. Otomo family
The four father and son were wandering around and their whereabouts were unknown. In addition, the Uki family in the central part of the country formed an alliance with Tokichiro, and the relationship between the Mori family and Tokichiro further deteriorated. They joined forces with the Zaga clan and the definition clan to attack Tokichiro, while the Kanto side
Uesugi Kagekatsu and the Hojo family began a large-scale conflict. In the end, Uesugi Kagekatsu failed to defeat the Hojo family, which had a solid foundation. After signing an agreement with the Hojo family, they used Eshiju Castle as the boundary to demarcate the boundary. And Date, which is adjacent to them,
The family experienced drastic changes. The lord of the Date family, Date Terumune, abdicated and passed the position of governor of the family to his 19-year-old son Date Masamune. As soon as Date Masamune came to power, he adopted an extremely tough policy against those who betrayed him.
Nibonmatsu, who collaborated with the enemy, attacked severely. Nibonmatsu's army could not defeat the Date family, so he proposed peace talks. During the peace talks, he invited the former governor of the Date family, Date Terumune, who had become a monk, as the mediator.
During the peace talks, Date Masamune took a tough stance, proposing to confiscate all of Nihonmatsu's territory and asking Nihonmatsu's son to serve as a hostage in Sendai Castle.
Nibonmatsu was extremely angry! While he pretended to agree to all conditions of Date Masamune, he kidnapped Date Terumune as soon as he left the house.
After hearing the news, Date Masamune and Nihonmatsu's troops fought in the woods! As a result, Date Terumune died in a hail of gunfire. Date Masamune was so sad and angry that he personally cut off Nihonmatsu's head to commemorate his father. Then he led his troops
The capture of Yamagata Castle, the main city of the rival Mogami family, ended the confrontation between the three powers in Echigo for decades."
"Oh, has the Date family risen?" Du Fei understood what it means to unify Echigo. The Date family has occupied an extremely advantageous position. He has surrounded both the Matsutake family and the main family, and can attack them at any time.
At the same time, several dangerous passes in Echigo allowed them to advance, attack, retreat and defend. It can be said that the Date family has become a force that cannot be ignored in the Warring States Period.
"Sir, people from the Nabeshima family are here." The guard outside reported: "The Nabeshima family's waiji Xiaocun Yuri wants to see you!"
"Invite him in." Du Fei understood what the Nabeshima family meant by coming to him at this time. Now he is the overlord of the four countries and controls the Hirado First-tier Chamber of Commerce. He can be said to be a hot figure, although he has married a Tokugawa family member.
Luo Ji, but there are still several famous families who want to marry him.
I saw the skinny Waiji (official title, official responsible for managing family relations and handling official and external matters) Xiao Cun Youli walked in with a smile on his face, and said very respectfully: "I didn't know that Your Excellency is here.
My boss Nabeshima Naomo specially sent me to visit you. He knew that you were ill, so he sent me some supplements."
"Oh, Mr. Nabeshima is really concerned." Du Fei looked at Komura Yuri with slightly tilted eyes, waiting for the other person to say his next words.
Sure enough, the guy immediately said: "Actually, I'm here to help with one more thing."
"Oh? What can you do for me?"
"Haha, it's really embarrassing to say it," Komura Yuri seemed a little embarrassed: "Our lord's daughter Yunji is already sixteen years old this year, but she has not found her husband's family yet. The princess has a somewhat high vision and looks down on my family.
General, I think as the overlord of the Four Kingdoms, you have a broader vision, so you should be able to give some good suggestions?"
What a roundabout way! Just say you want to marry me! Du Fei thought so in his heart, but said: "Oh? Are you anxious to get married at the age of sixteen?" There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Haha, haha!" Komura Yuri smiled awkwardly. Of course he understood what his master meant. In fact, the so-called Yunji to be married was only fifteen years old and was still a little girl who was not very sensible. Nabeshima just didn't want to give up this
It's just a chance to form an alliance with Du Fei.
"Well, I think that the governor of the Maori family, Terumoto Mori, is a good candidate. There are also Yoshikawa Kyouke and Yoshikawa Hiroyuki of the Yoshikawa family. They are both good young talents." Du Fei said a few words randomly.
The name of the individual character, because he knew in his heart that Komura Yuri would reject any character he mentioned.
As expected, Komura Yuuri shook his head and said: "Although these are also heroes of the world, Your Excellency Maori already has more than a dozen wives and concubines. I'm afraid our princess will be upset if she marries one of them... Furthermore, although the Yoshikawa family has independence,
It’s their own territory, but they still regulate the Maori family. As a human subject, it’s wrong to not belong to the same family.”
How shameless! Although the Yoshikawa family formally belongs to the Mori family, their territory and military strength greatly exceed the small Danwan land of the Nabeshima family! And they look down on others! Du Fei thought to himself.
Then he said: "Haha, according to your words, Princess Yunji will not marry someone who has too many wives and concubines, nor will she marry someone whose status is too low. Only the currently popular Governor of the Date family, Date Masamune, or
Only the young master of the Hojo family, Masakatsu Hojo, and the governor of the Uesugi family, Kagekatsu Uesugi, are qualified."
Du Fei didn't like the tone of this small village Youli very much. He didn't like people who had enough strength to brag about it. There was a bit of disgust in his words involuntarily.
As a waiji, Komura Yuri immediately realized this. He quickly changed the topic and said: "Actually, our princess already has someone to admire."
When Du Fei heard this sentence, he just felt a headache: Why does this sentence sound so familiar? The Tokugawa family's envoy also said the same thing when he came to marry me... Could it be?
Xiao Cun Youli did not notice the subtle change in the expression on Du Fei's face. He continued: "The one our princess has always admired the most is you! You are young and promising, capable and courageous. We, Princess Yunji, have always admired you, my lord.
I also admire you very much. It is said that you are still old acquaintances. Now we might as well get closer! I wonder what you think?"
Finally told the truth! What a twist! Du Fei took a long breath, took a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: "I also admire Mr. Nabeshima's courage and Princess Eunji's beauty, but I
I already have a wife, and I am not ready to marry again for the time being. Besides... Princess Yunji is too young and is really inappropriate!"
After Du Fei said these words, he felt a lot more relaxed. After all, he was now on the territory of the Nabeshima family, so even if he refused, he had to be as tactful as possible.
Komura Yuri didn't seem too surprised by this result. He said with an awkward smile on his face: "Is this your final decision? Think about it again!"