A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

A melee that lasted from night to day finally came to an end.

The gates of Kiso Fukushima Castle were full of ashigaru and jinfu soldiers who were full of trophies. They really didn't capture many prisoners. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Kiso soldiers showed off their magical powers and got into the ravine.

Including the "loyal" raiders who took Kiso Yoshiyasu's money to buy his life and vowed to sacrifice themselves and shed their last drop of blood for the Kiso family, all of them have now disappeared.

Except for the more than 200 remaining defeated soldiers who ran too slowly and failed to follow up with Fukushima Castle, and were rounded up by the pursuing Yamauchi Army, most of them escaped and ascended to heaven. Nowadays, there are more than 300 soldiers in Fukushima City, so this is considered to be a well-off situation.

Xiaopingta and the others fought all night and all morning, but this time they were really exhausted. The little bit of energy they had inspired by the impending death had been completely exhausted.

Now they are all lying in a mess in the shogunate's tent. Some of them are snoring loudly. If they are in good condition, they are just dozing off with their spears in hand.

Chen San made a large pot of strong tea at this time, let it dry for a while, and then came in with the pot. After searching around, I saw little Heita resting next to a tree stump and ran over immediately.

When Xiao Pingtai saw the teapot in his hand, she didn't ask for a bowl. She took it without fear of burning it, raised her neck and took a big sip. I finally came to my senses and woke up.

Kanai Meigoro, who was cleaning his sword next to him, was in good spirits. Those who practiced martial arts traveled all year round and sometimes didn't even get a single sleep a day, so their willpower was quite good.

"Can I lend you a drink, Dansei?" Kanai Meigoro put the knife into its sheath.

Xiaopingtai handed it over smoothly, and the others didn't mind it. He also took a big gulp at the spout of the pot.

"Chen San, is there anything to eat? And what do you want from me?" Xiao Pingtai finished drinking tea and wanted to get something to eat, but he was really hungry.

"Oh, Aji came from the back team and asked me to come over and see if you are here." Chen San took out a rice ball wrapped in bamboo leaves from a straw bag on his shoulder and handed it to Xiaoping too.

"Let him come in. What was I about to ask him?" Xiao Pingtai pulled away the bamboo leaves, ignoring the dirt on his hands, broke off half of the rice ball and stuffed it into a mouthful, and gave the remaining half to He hit Kanai Meigoro next to him.

Aji opened the curtain of the mansion and looked inside. After seeing Mrs. Xiao Ping, he felt relieved and walked quickly to Mrs. Xiao Ping.

"You wore my armor and held up my horse tag, right?" Xiao Pingtai had already figured it out at this time. The only person in Xiao Hetuo's team who could directly get his horse tag worth hundreds of taels of gold was Aji. and Qi Gui, but Qi Gui was a poor infantryman with only a carcass and no horses.

But Aji kept Xiaoheita's armor, the Kiso horse used for transportation, and the famous horse Hyakudan worth a hundred and fifty taels of gold. At the same time, he was also the temporary team leader of Xiao Pingtai who stayed behind, temporarily guarding the camp for Xiao Pingtai.

"It's me." Aji felt a little embarrassed as he touched his bald head, which had been shaved down to only one side of his hair.

"I knew it was you, well done!" Xiaoping stood up abruptly and praised Aji loudly. The other samurai who were still resting were frightened to the point where they jumped up and drew their swords out of their sheaths.

"Tanzheng, what did you do!" Hosokawa Tsaime was also frightened and glared at Xiaoping Tai.

"This is Kawabe Iayoshi who single-handedly organized troops and horses in the rear to withstand the surprise attack of the Kiso Army!" Kodaira easily picked up the stunned Akichi and introduced him loudly to the others.

"Isn't this your flag-bearing infantryman?" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu looked over.

"That's right! I was promoted to a warrior last time." Koheita was also proud of Aji.

"Kawabe Kaikichi, right? Very good, very good. You have made such a great contribution, and I will definitely reward you!" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu deeply understood the despair when the Xiaohe Tuo team collapsed, and Aji dealt with the danger. , fighting the enemy alone, this can be regarded as the savior's merit.

Everyone whispered to each other and discussed Aji one after another. Those who knew about it talked about it, and those who didn't knew also quietly inquired. After all, Aji saved the whole army's war situation this time, so he would definitely be rewarded greatly.

"By the way, Tan Zheng also captured a samurai and handed them over to you." Aji suddenly remembered something.

When the captured samurai stumbled and knelt down in front of Yamauchi Yoshikatsu under the push of two ashigaru, everyone realized that Aji's contribution this time was really great.

Who is this if not Kiso Yoshimasa?

There are many people here who know Kiso Yoshimasa. At a glance, they can tell that this samurai who was stripped down to his inner clothes, disheveled, and covered in filth is the young master of the Kiso family, Kiso Yushu Mori Yoshimasa!

"Yuzhou Shou is here okay?" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was filled with hatred, but on the surface he was still greeting people calmly.

"Shinshu Mamoru, please make it easier!" Kiso Yoshimasa raised his head and looked at Yamauchi Yoshikatsu. He didn't say anything to beg for mercy, but asked Yamauchi Yoshikatsu to take action quickly.

"Come, come, come, let Yuzhou Shou loosen his ties and get a cloak. It's still cold." Yamauchi Yisheng had some free time and was not in a hurry.

Soon someone untied Kiso Yoshimasa and found a straw mat for Kiso Yoshimasa to kneel down on. There was also an attendant who brought a half-worn coat and put it on him, and even handed him a kettle.

"Please send someone from Shinshu to fetch a basin of water." After sitting down, Kiso Yoshimasa seemed to want to wash his face.

Yamauchi's victory was inevitable, so the followers brought a bucket of water. It was easy to find a rice bowl on the battlefield, but it was a little difficult to find a washbasin.

"Hiss" Kiso Yoshimasa subconsciously shrank his hand when it touched the cold water, and realized that he was not picky, so he could only wash his face with cold water and wipe it with a piece of linen cloth.

Then Kiso Yoshimasa and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu began to look at each other, and the silence in the shogunate could be heard.

The warriors in the mountain looked at each other, what kind of fun was this? If Kiso Yoshimasa is captured, he will either be extorted for money or land, or he will be chopped off with a knife and his head will be placed on a bamboo pole and placed under the city. Why are we looking at each other now? Fancy it?

The two looked at each other for a while, and then Kiso Yoshimasa was defeated and picked up the kettle and took a sip of water.

"Come here, take a rice ball and give it to the governor, and take the armor and sword of the governor with him. Then take a horse and send it back to the city." Yamauchi Yoshikatsu clapped his hands and laughed.

Everyone in the house was shocked!

Is this a game of seven captures and seven manipulations?

But it is difficult to put a person into a turtle shell and then pull the person out of the turtle shell.

How could Yamauchi Yoshikatsu make such a decision? It's completely confusing.

Kiso Yoshimasa also hesitated for a moment, but Yamauchi Yoshikatsu actually stood up in person, opened the curtain of the shogunate, and made a gesture of seeing off guests.