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

Chapter 159 Accident
With constant communication, Asai Nagamasa also roughly grasped the defense situation of Ishiyama Gobo.

Their monk soldiers are well-trained and well-equipped. They may not be as good as professional samurai in training, but they are definitely much stronger than the ashigaru recruited by ordinary daimyo.

However, this is far from the real power of the Honganji family. The most troublesome, fearful, and even fearful thing for the Daimyos everywhere is the Yixiang Sect initiated by them.

Kizuki Yuuri once heard their senior monk Lai Lian say that as long as there was a need, they could easily summon three to five thousand devout men and women just near the Ishiyama Imperial Palace in Settsu Kingdom, and they did not need to prepare weapons. There is no need for pensions, just providing food is enough.

If some preparations are made, this number can be expanded ten times in a very short period of time, so they naturally do not need to raise too many monk soldiers.

Yikui originally meant unity, but now, the true meaning has changed. This word represents the civil unrest that many famous people have a headache for.

Once an incident occurred, it would have a great impact on the daimyo everywhere, because the farmers stopped working in the fields and instead tried to attack the lords. Regardless of whether the lords won or lost in the end, they would lose food, money, and soldiers, and even those who The farmers originally belonged to them too.

Therefore, every daimyo has a great headache for Ikku. However, because of its religious beliefs, the Ikko clan is the easiest to incite farmers to launch Ikku. This is also the most important reason why daimyo from all over the world are extremely afraid of the Ikko clan Honganji family.

It is worth mentioning that the current daimyo and head of the Honganji family, Honganji Hirobi, is only about two years older than Nagamasa Asai, so he can definitely be regarded as a young talent.

However, when Asai Nagamasa tentatively asked Kizo Yuri about Buddha's light and magic, Kizo Yuri was confused. He even thought Asai Nagamasa was joking with him.

Asai Nagamasa took the opportunity to give up. Although the other party claimed to manage ten or twenty monks in Ishiyama Imperial House and farmed with him, after all, his identity and status were not high. If the Ichigo clan had magic, I am afraid that He won't be informed either.

What's more, if he really learned about the spell, he probably wouldn't return to secular life.

Soon they arrived at their destination - Iwai Village.

This is a simple village built on a hill. The hill is not high, probably less than 100 meters, but the road is rugged and the terrain is steep. From a distance, you can see that besides a series of thatched houses, there are also some A wooden fence or even a sentry tower several meters high.

Shima Sakon frowned when he saw this. This group of bandits seemed to be no ordinary people. With the complex terrain and a few simple arrangements, if they were led by some idiots to attack head-on, one-third would be lost. Even half the manpower is not impossible.

He began to think about the battle strategy quickly, because the young master had decided to leave this battle completely to him. Although there was no doubt about the final victory, if too many people were lost, it would not be very good for the young master. Looks good.

After a short period of thinking, he immediately decided on the well-known strategy of the Shimazu family samurai in Kyushu Island - fishing for wild ambush, which is to lure the opponent into an ambush surrounded by pocket formations, and then eliminate them in one fell swoop.

Being the possessor of Tang Shishi's guardian spirit ensures that he has enough strength to undertake such a dangerous task.

As soon as he thought of it, he immediately began to order Baixiang Jiajia and other warrior captains to lurk in the jungle on both sides in batches.

Although it is a hill, there are actually many places where you can hide, but there is only a small road that is really easy to walk on.

Many samurai immediately led the ashigaru of their respective teams to start moving, and soon a tight encirclement was formed. This made Asai Nagamasa, who was following at the back, nod his head repeatedly.

Although Shima Sakon has probably never experienced real combat, his theoretical knowledge is absolutely no problem. Even if it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to do this well. After all, this is a complex mountainous area, not a sweeping view. of flat ground.

A Guo, who was next to him, couldn't help but feel a little envious. Although she didn't know much about military strategy, she could still tell that the other party was extraordinary. He was indeed a warrior who could follow the young master.

I just don’t know what kind of power the other Hime Samurai and the little girl who seems to be a kunoichi have?

But it seems that the young master does not have any discrimination against women. In this case, maybe
After setting up the encirclement, Shima Sakon immediately took the lead and rushed up the mountain with dozens of ashigaru. He thought he would be discovered by the bandits soon, but unexpectedly, until he rushed to the wooden fence I didn't see any robbers, and there was no one even on the watchtower.

He immediately felt something strange. Did all these bandits go out to rob collectively, or was this actually a conspiracy set by the enemy?Could it be that there are capable people among these robbers?
But no matter how conspiratorial he is, he won't give up his defense completely. From his position, he can even clearly see a row of thatched houses not far away, as well as the vague figures among them!

But no matter what, Shima Sakon decided to occupy this place immediately, so that no matter what conspiracy the bandits had, he would at least be in an invincible position.

Asai Nagamasa, who was looking at the island from a distance, couldn't help but frown slightly at this time, feeling that things had changed unexpectedly.In this area of ​​​​Kinki, there are countless wealthy families, bandits, and bandits. This Iwai Village is also the most suitable enemy selected by Aguo and him.

Because they all want to test the true combat effectiveness of these ashigaru. If the scale of the bandit group is too large, the damage will be serious. If the scale is too small, it will not serve the purpose of testing. Therefore, Iwai Village, which has less than [-] people, It is the most suitable target among them.

In fact, even a bandit group of 300 people is already one of the larger ones nearby. After all, this is within the control of the Honganji Temple and the Miyoshi family, and it is impossible for a bandit group of too large a size to exist.

And even for a bandit group of 300 people, it is very difficult for them to survive. Robbery alone cannot satisfy their lives at all, so there is actually a lot of reclaimed land on the plain behind this mountain.Most of the time, the bandits here will take care of their crops like farmers in other places, because that is their stable source of income. The time to actually commit robbery may not be as much as one-tenth of the time they spend farming. One, or even less, they will not return to the mountains to rest until the work is over, because it is safer there.

All in all, most of the bandits in Nibon are as poor as the farmers. However, if they reach a certain scale and can dominate a place, or even take refuge with a famous person in a certain place, that is another matter.

For example, there are the Kawamizu of Haizuka Koroku, and the Kumano Suigun, Murakami Suigun, Awaji Suigun, etc. who are called Suijun but actually also serve as pirates.

But now, things seem to be a little out of control.

A Guo next to him was also frowning, because she sent people to do all the investigation here.

Just when she was about to call her subordinates to ask something, a breeze blew by, and the little kunoichi jumped up instantly: "Ning Ning discovered something abnormal, it has a special smell!"

Asai Nagamasa and Axiu looked at each other and noticed something abnormal. They hadn't noticed it just now, but with the breeze, they both noticed the extremely weak smell of burning and the almost inaudible smell of blood. There's a body in front of this!
"Ning Ning, please go check out the situation and remember to be careful."

In this dense forest with no roads at all, it was natural to send out the most agile little kunoichi.

Ning Ning nodded, then jumped into the forest, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Shima Sakon on the mountain finally encountered the enemy. He immediately asked the ashigaru to pick up their spears and arrange them in a neat formation, ready to meet the enemy.

Weapons like spears are very versatile. Even if the actual training only lasts a few days, when dozens of spears are raised high at the same time, even elite warriors can only flinch.

But something happened that surprised him. Despite facing the shimmering forest of guns, these bandits showed great courage.

There was no shouting or cursing, they actually launched the charge in silence!
On the other side, Ning Ning quickly ran back carrying a corpse. In addition to Asai Nagamasa and A Xiu, who already knew her strength, whether it was A Guo, Kaga, the two miko sisters, or Tsuda who was temporarily taken with her. Zongji couldn't help but stare at him, and the newly joined Muzo Yuri couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes.

Because the body obviously belonged to an adult man. At a rough glance, the body was nearly 1.6 meters tall and weighed at least a hundred pounds.

But this woman who looked delicate and frail easily carried it over with just one hand. I am afraid that few people in the entire Shishan Imperial House could do it so easily. Unfortunately, I thought the other party was Asai before. Your lord's maid!
But soon no one was interested in paying attention to Ning Ning's strange power, because they were all attracted by the special scars on the corpse.

A ferocious and terrifying claw mark tore his entire chest open, exposing a pile of colorful internal organs. Judging from its color and texture, his death time would definitely not exceed half a day.

However, for such a fresh corpse, there was no trace of blood, only some burnt marks around the wound. It was this little burnt smell that first attracted Ning Ning's attention.

Ah Guo couldn't help but asked immediately, "What kind of beast can cause such a wound? Could it be a wild wolf in the forest?"

Although he was not sure about Aguo's identity for a while, because he was new here, Kizo Yuri couldn't help but speak and try to express himself, because he happened to have a little idea, those crappy books he read at Ishiyama Gobo , it still has some effect.

"Sir, based on my guess, this is very similar to the claw marks of the legendary tiger. However, we do not have this kind of beast in Nibon. It is said that it only exists in the Cathay Empire, and it is a bit too big."

As he spoke, Kizo Yuuri also made some gestures, because according to the records he read in the book, the tiger's paws should be about the same size as a human face, but now it is inferred from the claw marks that it is at least two times larger than the records. times.

Asai Nagamasa was immediately moved. He cut off a sleeve of the corpse with a knife. Then everyone discovered that there was a very unique mark on the arm of the corpse!

He was suddenly startled: "No, it's a tiger demon. There may be danger near the island!"

The mark in front of them is almost exactly the same as the ones on the ghosts that he and Axiu killed. Combined with the various information obtained from the Agote Chamber of Commerce, Shima Sakon and the others may have to face a man who can create and control the ghosts. , and can control the black flame tiger demon!

Before Aguo and others could react to what happened, they all heard a thunderous roar coming from the mountain, followed by the screams of the ashigaru, and at the same time, a black flame rose into the sky.

At this moment, everyone's expressions changed. Although they had never heard of such a unique and frightening roar, if you think about it, you would know that the owner who could make such a roar would definitely not be an ordinary person. Tong's beast!

Not caring about explaining too much, Asai Nagamasa rushed up the mountain: "Axiu, Ningning, follow me, Aguo, Baixiangjiajia, I'll leave this place to you first!"

(End of this chapter)