"Hold the door! Hold the door!"
Shimakatsu, who had a strong body, stood close to the wall, listening to the second sister in the family urging Ashigaru to block the door with his body.
His expression remained unchanged and he looked determined. But my heart was extremely anxious, and everything was in chaos.
The Shima family is a traditional martial arts family in Northern Yamato and has been rooted here for hundreds of years. Although it is far from Kyoto, it is blocked by Mount Kasagi, making it difficult to admire the general Tianyan.
Yamato originated from ancient Japan, but it originated from the ruling class represented by the Emperor's ministers. There were no famous martial arts families here, and it was the Emperor's sphere of influence.
Since the third generation of shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu massacred the imperial court, Yamato has lost its backbone.
Kofukuji Temple has been standing here for thousands of years relying on the imperial enshrinement. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it successfully ruled the Yamato Kingdom.
Japanese nuns can marry husbands and pass on family members. They recite sutras and think about profit, which is no different from the Wu family.
After more than a hundred years of running-in, a strange balance gradually formed in which the Buddhist master of Kofukuji Temple was the religious leader and the nuns of the Tsutsui family, the samurai family, were the secular leaders.
Kofukuji Temple has no interest in politics. Those nuns only want fields, money, and a high religious status, so the power to actually manage Yamato Kingdom must be decentralized.
After a hundred years of fighting, the Tsutsui family won out among many nuns and samurai families, successfully took over the authority of the Dharma Master, and was able to manage the entire Yamato Kingdom.
Among them, Peking University and these traditional martial arts schools are also included.
To be honest, these northern warriors looked down on the religious figures in the south who liked to pretend to be gods and ghosts, but the situation was stronger than the others, so they had to bow their heads.
Yamato is strategically located, surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. The general in Kyoto did not want to cause religious trouble, so the two sides were on the same page.
The traditional samurai family was blocked by high mountains and could not get close to the shogunate. In the end, they had no choice but to surrender to the Tsutsui family and serve for them.
The Tsutsui family also knew that they were unwilling to admit it, and they were always on the defensive.
Traditional samurai are good at fighting, but Yamato has no foreign invasion, so there is no need for these capable warriors. And because they have different ideas, they are worried that they will rebel.
There are two fortified cities in Yamato. Tsutsui Castle in the south is the capital of the Tsutsui family. Koriyama Castle in the north is said to be for defense against the shogunate, but everyone knows who they are guarding against.
As the leader of the traditional northern martial arts family, the Shima family has been suppressed by the Tsutsui family for many years and has long been in decline.
This generation of family governor Shima Katsuo had no choice but to serve in the Tsutsui family, and used himself as a hostage in exchange for Tsutsui Shunkei's mercy, leaving a glimmer of hope for the family.
As a traditional Girihime warrior, this choice is painful. It was not her original intention to work for the Tsutsui family, a nun who was short-sighted and useless in martial arts.
But whether she was loyal to her master's family's principles or for the sake of the family's continuation, she had to endure it.
Fortunately, she was indeed an excellent Hime warrior, and she quickly stood out in the Tsutsui family, and was awarded the title of Sakon by Tsutsui Shunkei.
Everyone calls Shima Sakon, and the family's life becomes easier. But before a few good days had passed, the Miyoshi family broke the unspoken rule of the samurai not to attack temples and invaded Yamato.
The invasion of the samurai family made Tsutsui Junkei's sensitive nerves tense again.
For such an important war, she actually sent two generals from her family to the northern county mountain city.
Ukon Matsukura Shigenobu commanded the garrison of Koriyama Castle to monitor the traditional samurai families in the north to avoid collaborating with the Miyoshi invading army from the south.
Dao Shengmeng said that he was sent to the north as a general, but he lost his military power. In a depressed mood, he left Koriyama Castle and returned home to visit his family.
But just halfway through, the Zahe people rushed into the central and northern Yamato, raping, plundering and committing all kinds of crimes.
Dao Shengmeng was shocked and turned pale, and hurried back home. He had just entered Dao Village with his front foot, and a group of people and horses happened to kill him there.
I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a misfortune.
If she hadn't returned home in time, Dao Cun would have been attacked by Zahe Zhong. But no matter how brave she is, she is still mortal, and at this moment, she can hardly resist it.
Could it be that our island is so powerful that we have to die here so cowardly?
Looking at the second sister, I thought about the trembling male family members and children in the house.
Shima Katsu gritted his teeth to prevent himself from showing a desperate expression, directed the defense with a sullen face, and held the handle of the knife tightly with his right hand.
As long as I am still alive, I will never let you and other scum harm my family.
Seeing that nothing happened for the time being, the second sister who was in command of Ashigaru breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the wall, and said to Shima Shengmeng.
"Sister, take your family and fight out from behind.
I took a look and saw that they were only about twenty wild warriors, not enough to surround the entire house. There must be a gap behind them. "
Shima Sheng glared at her and said.
"No matter what stupid things you say, you have to take them with you if you want to leave."
The second sister smiled bitterly.
"Sister, I am telling the truth. You have suffered a lot for the sake of your family these years, and I, my sister, have been watching.
You are in your twenties and have not yet married a husband. Sister, my two children are five or six years old, and they are old enough.
Listen to me, take good care of your children, and I will die with peace of mind.
My sister, I am incompetent. I really don’t know how to support this family after leaving the village.
Sister, you have been outstanding since you were a child, and you will definitely be able to lead your family. Let me stand here, and you can take the people away quickly. "
Dao Shengmeng's eyes grew hot as she spoke.
Although the second sister is mediocre, she has a loyal character. While she was working hard outside, she took care of everything at home, and nothing ever went wrong.
Reason told her that the second sister was right. In this troubled world, people are worse than dogs. Once the village is burned down, how can a mediocre warrior Ji take good care of this family of husband and children who are waiting to be fed?
"Shut up!"
Forced to hold back the tears that were about to burst out of his eyes, Shima Sheng scolded him fiercely.
The second sister also said forcefully.
"Sister, let's go! Remember to find a man, give birth to a girl, and continue the family lineage of the Dao family."
There was still a debate here, and there was a sound of iron cannons at the door. The two ashigaru who were blocking the door were hit by the iron cannons behind the wooden door, and they rolled on the ground in pain.
"These bastards!"
The second sister of the Dao family rushed over angrily and called for people to continue blocking the door.
These Zahe people have average martial arts skills, but almost everyone has a handful of iron cannons, which makes people's scalp numb.
The iron cannon can penetrate armor, and if fired in a salvo, it will kill or injure, which is extremely powerful. The Dao family can be considered to be rich in military virtue, but the family is poor and lacks military equipment, and they are oppressed.
Another burst of iron cannons sounded, and several people blocking the door fell to the ground and wailed. Only the second sister of the Dao family endured the bullet wounds and refused to let go, pressing tightly against the wooden door.
With blood foaming from his mouth, he said angrily to Dao Sheng behind him.
"Hurry up and leave! Hurry up and leave!"
Dao Shengmeng was already in tears at this time, gritted his teeth, picked up the gun, and rushed towards the house behind him.
The Zahe people outside were beaten to the core by the Dao sisters and fired guns outside. For a while, they didn't dare to rush through the door.
Taking advantage of this period of time, Dao Shengmeng and his family members climbed over the back wall and rushed out of the village.
The Zahe people outside noticed their escape and were so excited that they chased after them, shouting slogans.
How could Dao Shengmeng and his party outrun those brutal mercenaries without horses.
She gritted her teeth and ordered the old Ji warriors to continue running with the men and children. She stopped and turned around, standing with a gun in her cold face.
Today, die here!
There was a sound of galloping hooves behind her, and she turned back in despair. Seeing twenty or thirty warriors on horseback rushing toward the elderly and children, they couldn't help shouting in despair.
"No!!!"
Then her eyes widened.
This group of knights skipped the old and young, skipped her, and headed towards the Zahe people to kill them.
The leader was a man wearing a white haori. When he first saw him, Shima Shengmeng's heart, which had already cooled down, suddenly started to beat wildly with dissatisfaction.
