In the first round of the surprise attack, several senior jounin of the Fujibayashi family recognized the technique on the opposite side - it was the technique of the Hyakuchi ninja, who was also a member of the three Iga jounin families.
"Your Highness, please move immediately!" Tsuchi Atonsune, who was born as a ninja, was well aware of the power of the Hundred Earth Ninjas. Without saying a word, he retreated to Imagawa Yoshimoto under the cover of night and said: "I don't know how many enemies there are. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time."
"Tsuchihara, according to your judgment, shouldn't we rely on the camp to hold on now?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked Kira Usei to fetch the horses while asking, "If we get into a melee in the night, I'm afraid we won't be ninjas.
The enemy of Ichigo. But if we defend in the camp, will the ninjas be at a disadvantage? We only need to wait until the main force of Fujibayashi ninjas who are covering us come back. We can also ask for help from Morita Izu of Asamiyaki."
"Although what His Highness said is good, firstly, our camp is too simple, and secondly, I don't know if any of these hundred ninjas are related to the Koka ninjas who suddenly took action. If they had already colluded to attack His Highness, then
To stand firm here would be to sit back and wait for death. Our reinforcements cannot be compared to the size of the Koga Fifty-three Clan." Tsuchi Atonsune solemnly reiterated his suggestion to Imagawa Yoshimoto, who saw this and no longer objected.
, but chose to trust the judgment of his subordinates.
The ninjas of the Fujibayashi family are still resisting desperately, but the ninjas and guards of the Imagawa family behind them are ready to escape and cover the evacuation of Yoshimoto Imagawa. But there is no problem, and even the ninjas of the Fujibayashi family will not question it.
.After all, Imagawa Yoshimoto has already paid - the money is the money for the ninjas to sell their lives, and they really want to sell these lowly lives to Imagawa Yoshimoto.
After seeing the people gathered together, Ohara Jinmi urged everyone to break out of the encirclement before the Hundred Land Ninjas completed the encirclement. Although it was dark and windy at night, this mountain road had been explored by the Fujibayashi family ninjas before.
, there are many markings on the roadside, so it is not difficult to walk. As the war horses sprinted, the ninjas who were rushing on two legs could not catch up. The few ninjas who tried to intercept were also killed by the Imagawa family samurai.
The knife was brought down. Since it was really difficult to aim in the dark, the kunai shot only hit one or two unlucky ones.
After everyone rushed out for more than ten miles in one breath, they finally had the opportunity to light torches to confirm their direction.
"Huh?" Ginkgo, who was looking at Yoshimoto Imagawa, called out in confusion, then turned everyone's attention to Yoshimoto Imagawa - then they discovered that there was actually a young man sitting on the horse in front of him - exactly
The wound on the neck of the little ninja named Fujibayashi Aooka had been bandaged briefly, but it was still bleeding.
"Sir, who is this?" Ginkgo, who had been sleeping just now, was confused. "Did I wake up and be dazzled? Why is there a child?"
"The ninjas of the Fujibayashi family were seriously injured just now while trying to protect me. If they were left there, they would probably die, so I just took them away." Imagawa Yoshimoto pretended not to care, and then immediately changed the topic: "Continue.
What to say when we get down, where should we go?"
Ohara Zhenmi obviously criticized Imagawa Yoshimoto's act of kindness, and did not intend to let it go. Instead, he ignored Imagawa Yoshimoto's efforts to change the subject, and remonstrated on his own: "Your Highness,
Your safety is the most important thing, it’s inappropriate for you to save someone, let alone a ninja?”
"You're really worried about my safety, so don't waste your time and think about where to go next." Imagawa Yoshimoto choked out lukewarmly, but Ohara Jinmin was also pragmatic and immediately began to plan the future.
Countermeasures.
"After all, Iga, we are not familiar with geography. Running around and getting lost in the mountains will only be more dangerous. After all, we don't know how many ninjas will join the Momochi family to make enemies of us." Ohara Zhenmi gave two very thorough answers.
Choice: "Either go back west and return to the Morita family's Asamiya Castle. The ninjas can't get in no matter what. Or simply break through to the east and follow the path we planned in advance, bringing a few Fujibayashi families with us."
Using the ninja as a guide, we rushed out of Iga without even taking off our saddle."
"As an enemy, I will set up an ambush on our way back to Asamiya Castle, because the first reaction of a foreigner who is unfamiliar with the place must be to go back to his stronghold and hide." Imagawa Yoshimoto heard this.
Without further ado, he made a decisive judgment, "Go straight to the east and fight to the territory of Ise Kingdom before stopping."
"Yes." The guards of the Imagawa family knew that time was everything at the moment, and no one raised any objections, so they obeyed the order decisively. Imagawa Yoshimoto then took the lead and left with his horse's belly, while Kentaro Tasaki lit a torch with one hand and followed him.
, and the guards of the Imagawa family also rushed to catch up.
"Throw that thing away, Your Highness." Ohara Zhenmi followed up with his horse and said beside Yoshimoto Imagawa, "It will affect your horse's speed."
"I can carry him faster than you, Hizen Mamoru." Imagawa Yoshimoto laughed and teased, "I don't necessarily have to leave you and run away, right?"
"When the critical moment comes, you should abandon yourself to the inferiors." Ohara Zhenmi said coldly in a low voice.
"Then it won't be too late for me to throw him away when the time comes." Imagawa Yoshimoto then casually excused himself.
"Your Highness, how dare you do this?" Fujibayashi Aooka, who finally came to his senses in a daze, gradually realized what had happened - after he was injured, he was actually appointed as the governor of the Imagawa family, and was replaced by the four subordinate Daisuke of the Imagawa family.
, Imagawa Yoshimoto, the guardian of Suruga Enjie and the guardian of Mikawa, was carrying him to escape, and refused to say anything, "You leave the little one here, the little one is familiar with the terrain, and he has a way to escape. What if it happens?
The reason is small. Unless there is something wrong with you, I am afraid that it will cost the lives of all my relatives and friends."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "You are injured, can you still walk?" Imagawa Yoshimoto used the firelight to glance at the wound on Fujibayashi Aooka's neck that was still bleeding.
With such a degree of injury and so much blood, I am afraid that I will collapse when I hit the ground. "Besides, you are the only local here who knows the way. We still expect you to show the way and act as a guide. What do you think?"
Let’s go, how is it possible?”
"Your Highness." Ohara Jinmai continued to persuade, but Imagawa Yoshimoto shook his head and said: "No matter how you say it, he just saved my life. Do I want to repay my kindness to my savior? I saved the governor's life. How can I say it?"
There will be generous rewards. If word spread that the Imagawa family is so mean and ungrateful, wouldn’t it make people laugh?"
"But he is a ninja." Ohara Zhenmi repeated again.
"The same goes for ninjas." Imagawa Yoshimoto replied calmly, "Before Buddhism, all living beings were equal."
"Tsuchihara." Ohara Jinjin then looked at his colleague next to him, indicating that he also persuaded Imagawa Yoshimoto to abandon Fujibayashi Aooka. Uchihara Aoka was about to speak when he saw this, but he met the eyes of Imagawa Yoshimoto. That look
As if to say: Just because he is a ninja, does his life not matter?
Tsuchi Atonsune thought of his dark days, and of his relatives and friends who were still struggling in the ninja world, but in the end he remained silent. Ohara Zhenmi sighed in disgust, and did not say much after all.
The group then hurried on. Fujibayashi Aooka, who was already a little unconscious due to excessive blood loss, tried his best to maintain his energy and guided Imagawa Yoshimoto, and finally ran half the distance of Iga country before dawn.
"Speaking of which, I have always been concerned about it." Imagawa Yoshimoto suddenly spoke, turning to look at his subordinates behind him, "Besides our group, there has been a faint sound of horse hooves nearby."
"I didn't hear it at all." Ji Liang Weicheng spread his hands, "Your Highness, are you hallucinating?"
"I have practiced archery since I was a child, and my ears are very good. I guess those people wrapped the horseshoes with cloth, and they were walking on the mud, so they couldn't hear clearly." Imagawa Yoshimoto raised his hand and pointed to the hill behind the right side.
Forest asked Fujibayashi Aooka: "Tengbayashi, is there a road in that forest?"
"There is... a small road." Fujibayashi Aooka was so weak that he couldn't even speak honorifics, so he tried his best to answer in simple syllables. Imagawa Yoshimoto glanced at his injury again - although the bleeding had barely stopped now, it was not
If you rest and replenish your body, you probably won't be able to bear it anymore.
"Everyone is on alert." After receiving Fujibayashi Aooka's reply, Imagawa Yoshimoto coldly ordered. The samurai behind him drew their swords in unison, and the ninjas also touched the hidden weapons in their arms.
After a few breaths, a group of knights without flags suddenly emerged from the path in the forest, but even so, Imagawa Yoshimoto easily identified their identities.
Because the person leading the charge was none other than Tokawa Ichitomi, who almost forced Imagawa Yoshimoto into a desperate situation during the Kyoto battle a few days ago.
The two horses were running parallel, Shihe Icun was ready to take action, but Imagawa Yoshimoto suddenly waved his hand, smiled at Shihe Icun and said: "Shihe, let me remind you in advance, this time Zhuo Jing and I are both in the formation. If
We are all dead, and there will be no one to take care of Mo Qiu. Think carefully before taking action."
"Understood." Shihe Yicun responded coldly, "I won't kill Madam."
"You make it sound like it's easy for you to kill me?" Imagawa Yoshimoto had that iconic cynical smile on his face, "I'm not as good as you in a foot fight, but let me remind you again, this is a horse fight.
"
Tokawa Issun did not answer, but just looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto, as if he was dissatisfied with his delay, and could no longer hold back and wanted to start a fight. After a moment, he urged in a deep voice: "Put the ninja down, don't delay."
"Bless yourself." Imagawa Yoshimoto then patted Fujibayashi Aooka in front of him, then picked up his clothes and threw him down to Kira Uishari who was riding a horse and almost didn't hug him.
Fujibayashi Aooka, I was so surprised that I took it.
"Here, please give me your name." Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was ready, slowly took out Ryumaru from his waist and pointed it straight at Tokawa Ichin.
