Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 190 What's the matter with flocking sheep and fighting wolves?
East Bonakyo.

A group of ashigaru came out of the ground dejectedly, shaking their heads at the ninja above.Their search failed again.

Since they received the order from General Shanggong to hunt down the Shenqianle clan under the command of the ninja, they have found nothing in the past few days.

Although the underground passages are numerous, thousands of them have almost explored them.In this way, he couldn't find out where the Shenqianle clan was.

Koga Ninja Mori is on the scene at the moment, he looks at the futile ashigaru, and he is also very puzzled in his heart.

Could it be that the Shenqianle clan didn't escape underground, and that witch just deliberately misled them that day?
Or he fled underground before, but later left through a certain exit, and took refuge in a certain sparsely populated mountain forest... It's all possible.

This made Sen feel depressed. If the search was fruitless, the recovery of the ancestor of the big snake would continue to be delayed.

They Orochi Clan finally waited for this opportunity to stand on the stage of history, how could they easily withdraw?
At present, the Shanggong family has not discovered their true identities, and even if they find out, Mori believes that Shanggong Shingen will not act rashly.

Just like the Orochi family needs the help of the Shanggong family, the Shanggong family also needs the Orochi family.

The secret handle held in the hands of the Orochi clan alone is enough to make the Shanggong family dare not tear their skins easily.

"My lord, why don't we just stop here?" Captain Ashgaru said with a bitter face, "It's no use searching for it every day."

Sen said: "Continue to search."

"……Yes."

Captain Ashgaru did not dare to disobey Mori's orders. Shanggong Shingen had already told them that they must completely obey Mori's orders during this time.

If they violated, Sen could kill them at any time.

In desperation, captain ashigaru had to lead the team into the underground again.

This time, Sen suddenly said: "You go down this time, be more careful. Also explore those sealed passages more, and poke some dirt walls with bamboo poles."

Captain Ashigaru was puzzled, but he still obeyed, and then led people down.

"Maybe some kind of blindfold is also possible..."

Mori muttered to himself after the ashigaru went down.

As a member of the Orochi clan, his predecessors also informed future generations of the types of witchcraft used by the shrine maidens of the Kamisenle clan.

Among these witchcraft are the prohibition of imprisoning and harming the Orochi family, the yin and yang magic that can make people lose their minds, and the blindfold that deceives sight and hearing.

If the Shenqianle clan established an underground clan land, they would use the trick of blinding their eyes.Maybe it's not that the ashigaru have not discovered it, but they have already discovered it but turned a blind eye.

"Damn prohibition..."

Sen cursed, if it wasn't for the fear of the ban, their Orochi clan would have gone down to investigate in person, and those pig-like stupid Ashgaru would have been unnecessary.

You must know that they, as descendants of big snakes, are naturally more familiar with dark environments, and their ability to see things in the dark is much better than ordinary people.

The so-called "pig-like" ashigaru went underground again, and according to the captain's request, they stabbed left and right with a bamboo pole.

They didn't know the purpose of doing this, but they just followed it mechanically, and the whole underground passage was filled with the sound of bamboo poles clashing.

In the field of the Shenqianle clan, the clansmen are sitting together.There is really nothing to do underground, especially now that the big witch is not here, they can only use small talk to relieve their boredom.

"According to the days, the great witch should have returned two days ago."

"Yeah, are you in some trouble?"

"I said earlier that it is too dangerous to go to the territory of the Bei'an army. What should we do if something happens to the big witch?"

Everyone was worried about the safety of Shenqianle Lingmeng, and a young man suddenly said: "You said, the great witch will not stay on the ground by herself and leave us alone?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other clansmen immediately mobbed and mobbed.

"Jieping, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"The great witch is not that kind of person, you bastard, don't talk nonsense!"

"If the big witch wanted to leave us alone, she would have left long ago, and there is no need to take the risk of bringing us to the underground clan!"

"That's right, the great witch has mastered yin and yang witchcraft, where can't she go?"

"Jieping, you immediately apologize to everyone for your own words!"

The young man named Jieping was scolded bloody by everyone, and quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I shouldn't have said that..."

He said so, but a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.Everyone listened to his apology, but they didn't intend to let it go easily, and when they were about to reprimand him, they suddenly heard a strange sound.

Tuk tuk, tuk tuk!

That was the sound of bamboo poles hitting the wall. If the big witch came back, she would never do such a thing.

For a moment, everyone in the clan held their breath, not daring to make any noise.

In the dark silence, the sound of bamboo poles hitting is getting closer...

Tuk tuk, tuk tuk...

The voice was not far away, and it had already knocked on the gate of the underground clan!
Everyone's heart was in their throats, and everyone's eyes widened, staring at the door.

The knocking stopped for a while, and then it started again.

But this time it's gradually going away...

It wasn't until the sound completely disappeared that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's dangerous..."

"They are looking for us with bamboo poles? We are about to be exposed!"

"I didn't find it this time, just in case next time..."

Everyone was full of panic, and completely forgot about Jieping.

They thought they were safe underground, but now it seems that the shogunate and Orochi clan still refuse to let them go.

Even if they fled underground, we must find them out and destroy them!
Fear is like a big hand, holding everyone's heart.

When it was time to sleep, Jie Ping lay on the floor, closed his eyes, and heard the sound of people scolding him and the bamboo poles beating on him.

If this continues, sooner or later this place will be discovered, right?

He thought to himself that by then everyone would have to die, but he didn't want to die!He just turned 20 this year, and he still has a bright future to experience. How could he just die in the dark underground like this?

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, Shenqianle Lingmeng came back.

The clansmen were overjoyed to see her come back.The great witch is the current spiritual pillar of the Shenqianle clan. With her, hope will not disappear.

Shenqianle Reimu explained the reason for his late return, and told the tribe that the Bei'an Army will bring troops to Dongwa in the near future to fight against the shogunate and the Orochi clan.

The clansmen were very excited about this news, and they all understood that relying on the internal strength of Dongwo could not save them.

Now most of the common people in Eastern Japan are forced by the shogunate's power and dare not resist.Some young people were even bewitched by Shanggong Shingen, and turned into fanatical soldiers, wanting to fight for the shogunate and the Eastern Japanese.

Beneath this madness, only the intervention of external forces can change.Otherwise, not only the Shenqianle clan will disappear, but the entire Dongwo will fall into hell in madness.

The clansmen also told God Qianle Lingmeng about the bamboo pole knocking last night.

"It seems that someone has realized that our underground clan is hidden by blindfolds." Shenqianle Lingmeng said solemnly after listening.

This is not good news. Once the enemy realizes the existence of cover-ups, the probability of exposure of the underground clan will greatly increase.

It can even be said that it will definitely be exposed, it's just a matter of time.

"Then what should we do?"

"You have to leave as soon as possible. Before all the exits are guarded by the shogunate troops."

"What about the seal?" An old man pointed at the statue behind, "If they find this place and destroy the seal, will the big snake just..."

Shenqianle Lingmeng had a complicated expression, how could she not consider this.However, she knew very well that if they were discovered here, they would not be able to prevent the seal from being destroyed whether they stayed or not.

Even if she is a great witch and knows yin and yang, how can she fight against thousands of ashigaru soldiers?How to protect these tribesmen.

"As long as there are people, there is still hope." She said to everyone, "If you lose people, you will lose hope. If the enemy can find this place, it is useless for us to stay. If we leave, even if the big snake recovers, there will be no hope in the future." There is hope of sealing it again."

Her words gradually calmed down the people in the clan. After discussion, they decided to leave early tomorrow morning.According to the outside movements heard by the clansman in the past few days, those ashigaru often searched through the night and used it to rest at dawn.

For this reason, it is the safest time to use it for transfer, Shenqianle Lingmeng agreed, let everyone go to rest early.

At night, everyone went to bed early, and she stayed in the room where the statue was kept.

By now, she already understood that her prediction was correct.Orochi, I'm afraid it's inevitable to recover.

When this underground tribe is discovered, the Orochi clan will definitely use the shogunate soldiers to destroy all the statues used to seal the Orochi here.When the god statue is destroyed and the restraining effect is lost, the Orochi family can enter the ground and use their blood to awaken Baqi.

After the Yamata no Orochi recovers, disasters will befall the land, which also corresponds to the prophecy of the great witch of the previous generation.

As for the shogunate, in the face of the power of the big snake, I am afraid they will only bow their knees and become their lackeys.Shenqianle Lingmeng didn't believe that this group of guys would have the courage to fight against the big snake.

At that time, the only thing that can prevent this disaster is the Bei'an Army.

The appearance of Su Yuan appeared in her mind. Although the young Prince of Bei'an was a little casual, he didn't give her a feeling of frivolity or unreliability.

On the contrary, what she felt from Su Yuan was a solid force.This gave her confidence that that power could defeat the big snake.

Until then……

She removed an inconspicuous guard from the eye of a god statue.

As a great witch, she knew that this seemingly ordinary guard was the key to sealing the big snake.There is a yin and yang technique in it.

She put it in her arms carefully, and when that day comes, she will follow the example of the first great witch and seal the big snake again at the cost of her own life...

Three hours later, Shenqianle Lingmeng woke up the clansmen and told them to prepare to leave.

When counting the number of people, she suddenly found that one was missing.

After everyone confirmed each other, they found out who it was.

"Jieping is gone!" Someone exclaimed.

"Damn it, didn't he run away?"

"This guy... just scolded him a few words, as for it!"

Shen Qianle Lingmeng listened to the words of the crowd, and suddenly an ominous premonition arose in his heart, and he hurriedly asked the reason.

Everyone told about the previous quarrel with Jieping, after Shenqianle Lingmeng heard it, a terrible idea came to mind.

Some of the clansmen also guessed it, and said in surprise: "This kid Jieping must have gone to report the news!"

"It's possible." Shenqianle Lingmeng said anxiously, "Hurry up, everyone, stop packing up and leave with me immediately!"

Although the Shenqianle Underground Clan has blindfolds, if an insider goes out and informs the shogunate soldiers, it will be very easy to find it.

Everyone got up in a hurry, Shenqianle Lingmeng had just left the door when he heard dense and chaotic footsteps coming from the distance of the passage, getting closer and closer, they were coming towards the clan!

……

A few days after the Battle of the Ferry in the outskirts of Beijing, envoys from Xifeng Kingdom came to the capital.

Previously, Xifeng Kingdom did not have any intersection with Bei'an, but it established cooperation with the Southern Zhou court and was building an embassy area in the Southern Zhou court. For this reason, many officials from Xifeng Kingdom came to Southern Zhou.

Therefore, after the third fleet led by Albert was defeated in Bei'an capital, the Xifeng people in Nan Zhou sent several officials and dozens of guards provided by Nan Zhou to the capital as soon as they received the news. .

The group traveled day and night, and when they arrived in the capital, the officials of Xifeng Kingdom immediately asked to meet Su Yuan, but they were ruthlessly rejected.

Even Bei'an didn't give them the basic treatment of the missions. They were only asked to find hotels to live in, and they couldn't afford a penny for food, drink and accommodation.

There is no way to see Su Yuan's request. Su Yuan is not interested in meeting them, so he just asks them to write up their appeal and hand it over to the Bei'an soldiers before submitting it.

The officials of Xifeng Kingdom couldn't believe it. They Xifeng is a big country, with hundreds of warships!How could such a huge military force be treated like this?
However, after they found that the protest was invalid and there was a risk of being captured by Bei'an soldiers, they could only honestly write down what they wanted to say and submit it.

Su Yuan didn't even look at it himself, so he sent someone to send it to Lu Wuyou.Lu Wuyou frowned after reading it.

He went to see Su Yuan, who was planning to send troops to the East with Zhou Shu.

Seeing Lu Wuyou's arrival, the two suspended their work, Su Yuan asked, "Wuyou, what's the matter?"

"My lord, it's about the mission of the Xifeng Kingdom."

"Oh, what did they say."

"They thought you were rude and reprimanded you." Lu Wuyou didn't hide this part, but told the truth, "I want you to release the captives immediately and return the warship."

Su Yuan and Zhou Shu looked at each other when they heard the words, and they both smiled slightly.

Zhou Shudao: "These Westerners are really brazen."

"It means that the beatings are still too little." After Su Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Lu Wuyou, "Tell them directly, how far you can go."

"My lord, their tough stance is undoubtedly just the first step. Their rejection should be expected. Their second step should be to discuss the ransom with us... Besides, Manager Jerry has been looking for me again and again. He wants to mediate this matter. He doesn't want us to start a war with Xifeng Kingdom."

"Okay, that's it." Su Yuan said lightly.

Seeing this, Lu Wuyou already understood Su Yuan's meaning, and left after saying something clear.

Zhou Shu asked: "Are you really going to fight against Southern Zhou, Eastern Japanese, and Western Feng Kingdom at the same time?"

"What's the matter with the flock of sheep and wolves? Even if there are hundreds of iron-clad warships in Xifeng Kingdom, if they have the ability, they will all sail to the East China Sea, and see how many can go back in the end."

(End of this chapter)