A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 156 People from A Country
Looking at the more than 200 young men in front of him, Asai Nagamasa felt very satisfied, although many of them looked disheveled and obviously had not had much to eat all year round.

But this is not a problem. As long as there is enough food, they will soon be trained into qualified soldiers.After a few rounds of inspection, Asai Nagamasa's eyes fell on a young man in his twenties.

Unlike most others, although his clothes are also shabby, this young man is obviously stronger and taller, and looking at the way he is standing at the moment, you can tell that he must have practiced martial arts. The difference between ordinary people and martial artists Still big.

He immediately asked A Guo next to him: "A Guo, who is this?"

Aguo, who took off her shrine maiden uniform and was also dressed as a ronin, immediately responded: "This is Ieka Hoigo, an excellent samurai. Although he has only joined our Izumo Shrine not long ago, he has already been praised for his bravery. I have been appointed as my deputy, the best among these dozen warriors."

Although she wanted to impress the other party, the weak Izumo Shrine really couldn't bring out much power. In the end, she could only bite the bullet and send the most powerful martial artist in her bodyguard, Kaiga Kaika, along with a dozen samurai.

"Oh, do you want to pay homage to my hometown? I didn't know how talented you are?"

Seeing that Asai Nagamasa was obviously interested in him, the ronin whose name was mentioned immediately took a step forward: "I pay homage to Goka, and I have met Mr. Asai. Apart from martial arts, I have only read one of Sun Tzu's military books, and I have no knowledge of it." Other outstanding talents.”

Having said that, anyone can see the confidence of Kaigo Kaika. He seems to be very proud of his martial arts. At the same time, he is also a little dissatisfied with Asai Nagamasa, a person who suddenly appeared. He doesn't know why he wants to Come here and obey the other party's orders.

But at the moment Nibon, regardless of his martial arts skills, if he can read a military book, he is indeed somewhat qualified to be proud.

A Guo, who was next to her, felt a little uneasy when she saw this. She felt that she had made a mistake in bringing him here.

Although he is indeed the most skilled warrior under his command, which is why he was entrusted with important tasks after relying on him for several months, his character is too upright and he doesn't even know how to adapt.

However, Asai Nagamasa was not dissatisfied at all, because he had expected this. Aguo knew her own power, so she would fully support her, but she would not tell others the truth. Naturally, some of his subordinates would feel puzzled.

"Very good. Since Aguo admires you so much, you must have good strength. Since you are so confident in your martial arts, why not have a fight with my subordinates."

"If you win, I will appoint you as Ashigaru General and grant you Kitanomi Three Hundred Stone Tomoyuki. If you lose."

Having said this, Asai Nagamasa paused deliberately.

Baixiang Jiajia immediately followed up impatiently: "If I lose, I will be willing to be driven by you, fight on the battlefield, and die without regrets!"

It wasn't that he couldn't hold his breath, it was just that what the other party promised was too generous. The position of Ashigaru General and the knowledge of three hundred koku were too attractive to him, a ronin with no reputation at all.

Izumo Shrine has been passed down for hundreds of years. How many three hundred stones does it have now?

Others were also in a commotion, and even Aguo couldn't hide the surprise on his face. It was really because the reward was so amazing. It was so amazing that even Aguo couldn't help but think about it. Could it be that because of his words, Lord Asai? Do you really care about him that much?
Asai Nagamasa immediately nodded in agreement. He turned his head slightly and looked at Shima Sakon, who was very calm next to him: "Okay, then it's settled, Sakon, I will trouble you again."

As the young master of the Asai family, of course he would not go out to fight with the opponent in person. Naturally, this competition would be left to Shima Sakon.

Everyone else thought that their promises were too generous, but probably only he, Shima Sakon and a few others understood that they had no intention of giving them this opportunity from the beginning. With the guardian spirit Tang Shishi around, now the entire Nippon How many samurai can defeat Shima Sakon?

Dao Zuojin immediately cupped his hands: "Yes, young master, leave it to me."

Although the surface is still calm, in fact, the island is a little excited and even moved in his heart. The young master is very relieved to entrust this task to himself. Then think about it further, does the young master think that his strength is at least worthy of it? Where are the Ashigaru generals and the three hundred stones?

Although this is not why I became an official with the young master, this feeling of being recognized by the young master is really good!

Baixiang Jiajia was immediately eager to try. Although the unique-shaped sword in the opponent's hand looked very intimidating, the opponent looked a few years younger than himself and must have lacked experience. He would tell him soon. The other party's weapons alone are far from enough. The ten years of hard training in martial arts are not in vain!

Then the confident Baixiang Jiajia was defeated by Dao Zuojian at the speed of light. After dodging the opponent's two very sharp slashes, Shimao Zuojin directly bullied him and swept away. Baixiang Jiajia immediately took the knife The man was knocked back several steps, and before he could react, the unique thick-backed machete was already placed on his neck.

Feeling the heavy weight, he knew that this weapon was indeed made of real material.But what was even heavier was his heart. He never thought that after years of hard training in martial arts, he could not block the opponent's move?
The people around were in an uproar. They all worked for the Izumo Shrine. Of course they knew the power of Kaigo Kaika, otherwise he, a newcomer who had joined for several months, would not have become Aguo's deputy so quickly and became the leader of hundreds of people. leader.

But now, Baixiang Jiajia, who is known for his bravery, was easily defeated by the other party just after they met?
Shima Sakon cupped his hands, and then stood next to Asai Nagamasa again. Aguo, who was a few meters away, couldn't help but bite his lip gently. While feeling ashamed, he also felt that he seemed to have been deceived.

Really, he didn't plan to give Baixiang Jiajia such a generous reward from the beginning. He just wanted to give the other party a show of strength, right?But this samurai named Shima Sakon seems to have extraordinary power.
On the other side, amidst the constant noise around him, Baixiang Jiajia also gradually recovered from the shock. For a moment, doubts and shame filled his brain. Thinking about his previous arrogance, he felt as if I have lost the courage to live.

He immediately couldn't help but knelt on the ground and knelt down in the direction of Asai Nagamasa: "I'm very sorry, I'm too stupid. The power I have is really not enough to serve Lord Asai."

As he spoke, he reached out and touched the short knife at his waist. Although he had many regrets in his heart, things had reached this stage. What courage did he have to live?

But after trying several times, he failed to take out the dagger. It wasn't that he didn't remember where his dagger was, but that something foreign stopped him!
Then he and everyone around him were shocked to find that at some point, some dirt appeared on Baixiang Jiajia's body and hands, preventing his next move!
At this time, Asai Nagamasa's voice floated over slowly: "Oh, you just encountered a setback, and you chose to commit suicide? In this case, maybe I misjudged you."

Baixiang Iaka suddenly raised his head, and then he noticed that Asai Nagamasa had taken out a paper fan at some point. At this moment, the paper fan was emitting an earthy yellow light, echoing the soil on his body.

Although there were still many doubts, Iakaya immediately understood that what happened to him must have been done by Master Asai. This was a legendary magic!
"Lord Asai, I'm here, I'm here."

Asai Nagamasa gently shook the paper fan and canceled the restraint on the other party: "There is no shame in losing to Sakon. What I want to tell you is that only by surviving can you have the opportunity to challenge him again and have hope. This world is actually far better than What you imagine is more mysterious and vast.”

"do you understand?"

The other party wants to show their martial prowess through this competition, so why not?

That's why Shima Sakon defeated the opponent with such a straightforward method. As long as this obvious thorn is defeated, the remaining people will naturally be much easier to deal with.

Baigo Kaika was stunned for a moment, then he directly threw down the weapon in his hand and bowed down with all his might: "I wish I paid homage to Lord Asai, and I am willing to die for Lord Asai!"

"Haha, get up. There are 200 people here now. I appoint Shima Sakon as the chief general. You will assist him as the deputy general and temporarily take the position of ashigaru-gumi leader. Will you be willing to do so for sixty koku?"

Strictly speaking, this salary for the position of Ashigaru-gumi is not too high for the Asai family, but who made the other party perform so poorly just now?However, the starting point is lower, which makes it easier to reward in the future.

"Yes, I would like to pay my respects to Xiangjiajia, and I will definitely live up to your lord's high expectations!"

He was overjoyed when he came to visit his hometown. He saluted again. Although his position and salary were lower than just now, he was very, very satisfied.

The ashigaru, the ashigaru-head, and then the ashigaru-gumi. I didn’t expect that he had performed so poorly just now, but the lord was still willing to give him this chance. He must work harder. He must tell everyone that the lord did not see it. Wrong yourself!

Asai Nagamasa nodded with satisfaction. Although the opponent was instantly killed by Shima Sakon with one move, it was not because he was too weak, but because Shima Sakon was too strong. Even though Shima Sakon did not use the power of the guardian spirit, he even deliberately restrained himself. It's a bit of strength, but Tang Shizi's enhancement of strength and physical strength is very exaggerated. Even if Shima Sakon just got it not long ago, it is enough to give him power far beyond that of ordinary people.

However, the salary he gave is not a waste, because judging from the strength, speed and posture of holding the sword that he just attacked, it is indeed not something that ordinary samurai can use, and in the history of the parallel world , he is actually not a completely unknown person.

If he hadn't appeared, he would have gone to Owari later, and by chance became a subordinate of the Oda family's fierce general Shibata Katsuie. Owari gradually became famous for his good fighting skills, and was even granted the title of lord of a small town later.

Although he is not a famous general, there is no problem in letting him command 500 people and act as a vanguard general. It is not impossible to give him some training opportunities and command an army of one or two thousand.

And I believe that after what happened today, in order to wash away his defeat, he will definitely work harder. These dozens of dan in salary are definitely not a loss.

Asai Nagamasa once again visited for a week, and now everyone looked at him with nothing but obedience and passion in their eyes, because they not only saw his strength, but also his generosity.

"I am Asai Nagamasa, the young lord of Kita Omi. From today onwards, I will be your lord. I will never be stingy with rewards and promotions for anyone who is capable. Let me see your loyalty and strength." Bar!"

(End of this chapter)