Castle town of Mikawa Domain.
Ping Liaohou's army tent.
Wu Xiao held a sharp knife in his hand and led dozens of guards from the Chinese army to patrol back and forth, keeping a vigilant eye on the surroundings.
There were more sentries around the big tent than usual. After walking just two miles, they encountered three rounds of interrogations.
Wu Xiao took the waist tag, carefully inspected it, and respectfully returned it to Sun Chuanting. He complained that he was offended, and then led him into the big tent.
"Don't be surprised, Mr. Sun. The shogunate jumped over the wall and sent assassins repeatedly to assassinate Marquis Ping Liao. We have already captured number 100."
"The Japanese pirates are so cruel."
Sun Chuanting nodded and praised this Shaanxi fellow:
"With Captain Wu in the Chinese Guards, Marquis Pingliao can sit back and relax."
Wu Xiao quickly said modestly:
"Mr. Sun, I've given you too much praise. It's all a matter of duty. I don't dare to neglect it. Mr. Liu is still waiting. Please, sir."
As the Battle of Sekigahara approaches, Tokugawa Hidetada's assassinations of Marquis Hirayo become more frequent, reaching the point of madness.
After all, his father Tokugawa Ieyasu was good at using such despicable methods to deal with the Toyotomi clan.
Almost every day, one or two Japanese peasants who claimed to be jounin broke into the camp and assassinated the Marquis of Pingliao, and were finally captured by the Chinese guards.
Wu Xiao and the others found strange weapons such as shurikens, salings, ninja swords, blowing arrows, and hand armor hooks from these ninjas.
These weapons are so fancy that they look bluffing, but they are useless, but the Japanese never tire of them.
After interrogation, it was discovered that these were ninjas who had come all the way from Iga to die.
During the Warring States Period, there were many vassals.
Among them, Kaga and Iga are mountains and rivers, with sparse population and scarce cultivated land. They are places with poor mountains and harsh water.
They are at the bottom of the list in terms of strength among the various vassals.
There are many unruly people in the poor mountains and rivers. The local farmers have no food and clothing, and they are unwilling to farm their land properly. In the end, they have to embark on the path of ninja, where the chickens and dogs are robbers.
In the words of Hattori Hanzo, the legendary ninja boss of the Iga clan, the career of a ninja looks like this:
(Iga farmer) In terms of farming, it is impossible to farm in this life.
Not all fishmongers can become Hideyoshi Toyosari because they don't know how to do business. It is only through sneak attacks that they can maintain this kind of life.
Entering Edo feels like going home. It feels much better in Edo Castle than in Iga Mountain!
Therefore, the Iga ninja chose to join Tokugawa Ieyasu.
In several inexplicable raids by chickens and dog thieves, a group of Iga farmers succeeded by luck, and were later touted as an ace special warfare force that was invincible and capable of defeating thousands of miles.
In real history, the Iga clan was finally wiped out by troops sent by Oda Nobunaga. It is said that the entire battle process was quite easy, even effortless.
Liu Zhaosun had great disdain for the ninja community during his lifetime.
If it weren't for the strong export of island country culture, hundreds of years later, who would remember this group of disgraced people who appeared out of nowhere and don't know what they are doing.
He ordered all ninjas to be beheaded. After collecting a hundred heads, he commissioned a businessman from Honshu to bring the heads back to Edo and present them to the shogun.
Marquis Pingliao specifically warned Tokugawa Hidetada not to play such low-level assassination tricks in the future.
Otherwise, Kaiyuan will also send killers to deal with him.
If it were not for the fear of losing a peace partner, the Mori Guards would have launched an operation against Edo to let the Tokugawa shogunate know what a real assassin was.
Sun Chuanting walked into the tent and looked up to see Marquis Pingliao holding a scripture in his hand and studying it carefully, muttering something in his mouth.
He stood there, unable to bear to interrupt this devout Buddhist.
After a while, Liu Zhaosun looked up and saw Sun Chuanting standing at the door, and quickly asked him to come in and sit down.
"The war is approaching. I admire Marquis Pingliao for still being so elegant."
It has been four years since I came to Kaiyuan, and I didn’t know until today that Marquis Pingliao believed in Sakyamuni.
Liu Zhaosun put down the scripture in his hand, rubbed his eyes, and his expression became a little solemn.
"It's not Buddhist scriptures. My hands are stained with human blood. I massacred the city and destroyed the country. I killed countless people. I have already committed a heinous crime. I don't expect that reciting the scriptures and worshiping the Buddha can eliminate my sins. Amitabha!"
Sun Chuanting was speechless.
"This is just a piece of information."
After that, Ping Liaohou called the guards to come in and serve tea.
Sun Chuanting picked up the teacup, took a sip and immediately put it down.
Seeing the change in Marquis Ping Liao's mood, he guessed that there must be something going on with Deng Changxiong, and it was probably a defeat, so he couldn't help but become worried.
"Ping Liao Hou should focus on the overall situation. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. For now, the battle of Guanyuan should be the main focus."
Liu Zhaosun waved his hand to interrupt, shook his head and said:
"Lord Sun, you are worrying too much. Everything is going well in the war now. It is not about the war."
"oh?"
Sun Chuanting secretly glanced at the scriptures on the desk.
If it weren't for military and national affairs, what kind of information would be hidden in Buddhist scriptures? It's so secretive.
He thought for a while, but couldn't think of a clue. After taking a sip of tea, he remembered that he still had something important to report, and said quickly:
"Ping Liaohou, all the grain, grass and artillery arrived in Sanhe yesterday, and they are all loaded at the port today. However, the road leading to Guanyuan was destroyed by Japanese pirates. The official has asked the engineering battalion to repair it overnight. It is expected that the grain and grass supplies will not be delivered until tomorrow. .”
Liu Zhaosun nodded slightly after hearing this.
"Okay, let the engineering battalion rush to make repairs. If there are not enough manpower, call in the Korean Mongols to help. As long as the food, grass and artillery are in place, there will be no worries in this decisive battle, and the shogunate's army will not be a concern!"
Liu Zhaosun was high-spirited and strategically despised the enemy. He never regarded the Tokugawa Shogunate as an opponent and only regarded this battle as an ordinary exercise.
He thought for a while and suddenly asked:
"Did you encounter any red-haired barbarians on your way here?"
"No, we bumped into two Japanese pirate ships. Fortunately, Mr. Meng and the others escorted them, and the pirates were repelled."
The combat power of the Japanese red seal ships is far from that of the flat armored ships. In frontal combat, they are no match for the Kaiyuan navy. Therefore, as long as Britain, France and other countries do not participate in the war, sea control in the waters surrounding Japan can be controlled by the Kaiyuan army.
The two exchanged some pleasantries, and Marquis Pingliao suddenly remembered something and grabbed the Buddhist scripture next to him.
Sun Chuanting came closer and faintly saw the words "Shiranui" written on the spine of the book.
Seeing that he was very interested, Marquis Pingliao handed over the Buddhist scriptures.
"Haiyiwei just sent it from Kaga. It doesn't involve any military secrets. You can take a look."
Sun Chuanting took the book, a thick one, and a faint smell of ink came to him.
Full of anticipation, he flipped through a few pages with shock on his face.
The words written between the lines in the book are all lies such as "kill people and practice, and turn corpses into immortals".
Turning over a page at random, I saw a picture of a monk chopping a girl's head with an ax and taking out the brain, and a picture of a baby being placed in an alchemy furnace... lifelike.
Sun Chuanting was so frightened that he quickly dropped the book and turned pale.
Liu Zhaosun handed hot tea to his subordinates and explained in a low voice:
"This is the Secret of Shiranui. What is recorded in the book is the method of cultivation by demon monks. They trap girls, spoil them and give birth to babies, and then collect the babies' souls to practice, saying they can live forever!"
"It was handed over to Jin Yinghe by a monk with a clear conscience. The monk died mysteriously that night. Jin Yinghe and the others were also in extreme danger, so they sent someone back to ask for help."
Sun Chuanting had a very bad impression of the Japanese country. Hearing that the monster monk actually used babies to practice, he couldn't help but be furious. He felt that the way Tokugawa Hidetada was played on the stage just now was not an exaggeration at all.
Liu Zhaosun summoned Wu Xiao, whispered something, and then warned:
"Choose a few masters, sneak in secretly, kill the demon monk, and rescue the innocent girl. Kaga is too far away from Mikawa, and the decisive battle is imminent, so I cannot send a large army to support. Therefore, everything is up to you. Be careful. Remember, you guys The opponent we face this time is very powerful, but the Chinese Guards cannot suffer any more casualties!"
"My subordinates obey your orders! But Marquis Ping Liao, after we leave, what will happen if the ninja comes again?"
"I asked Shen Lian to send a few people over. Besides, it's not a problem for me to kill ten Japanese peasants."
Wu Xiao said no more, took a map of the Japanese country, saluted Marquis Pingliao and Sun Chuanting, turned around and left the tent.
Marquis Pingliao gave Sun Chuanting a few words. After he retreated, he also walked outside the tent and looked up in the direction of Kaga.
"Lin Yu, Wu Xiao, Jin Yinghe, you all must come back alive."
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