The New Year's celebration did not dissipate the slaughter of the war-torn world, but in the eyes of the common people, the fierce and vicious samurai of the past were a little more gentle.

After a short break, the Ming Wei family began to train the army again, repair the city defenses and other things. The ronins who came to join Sabei also left Mihama after Sabei announced the end of the recruitment. For a while, the dormitory in Mihama Town fell into a slump, and many townspeople looked at their abandoned daughter and were speechless in anger.

Suzuki Heavy Industries, the current head of Mihama Town, heard a lot of cries from the townspeople within a few days of the end of the recruitment. Suzuki Heavy Industries stands on the side of the samurai class, disdainful of this group of townspeople who came to cry, there is an insurmountable gap between the samurai and the common people, even if it is a down-and-out ronin, he is also a member of the samurai class, since he is a samurai, how can he have a result with the daughter of the common people? These ronins are just watching you stupidly send your daughters away and just go to sleep. Why did you come to me and cry to me?

Based on this realization, Suzuki Heavy Industries ordered his servants to expel all the townspeople who had come to cry and warn them: "Now is the time when the territory is busy, and if you come to the service again to disturb the town, you will be severely punished!" ”

Regardless of whether the townspeople listened to their words or not, Suzuki Heavy Industries thought that he had released cruel words, and if the townspeople knew each other, they should not bother him again.

Under the repeated supervision of Ming Wei Xiu, Sabei also mobilized one hundred experienced standing guards and twenty close attendants, and brought two fierce generals, Fushiwa Meijiro and Fujido Takatora, to escort Ming Wei Xiu to Gifu Castle.

Oda Nobutada in Gifu Castle received Sabei in his own house, and it was naturally indispensable to ask about the assassination, and after Sabei orally recounted the assassination, Oda Nobutada said with a solemn face: "I was also assassinated on the way to Cheongshu Castle when I was ordered to inspect it, but fortunately, Mizaemon and Yusuke and others escorted me, so I returned without incident." ”

Hearing this, Sabei also said gloomily: "Young master, it seems that Takeda Katsuyori not only has an extraordinary talent in military strategy, but also makes people feel frightened in the use of ninjas. ”

Oda Nobutada nodded when he heard this, and then said to Sabei, "There should be more than a dozen ninjas who assassinated you, right?" ”

Sabei nodded and said: "That's true, a round of iron cannons knocked down three or four of my close guards, and there are also poisoned arrows and all kinds of hidden weapons, if there are few people, it is difficult to have such a momentum, and they finally gave up their companions who were hit by the arrows, and also left two people in ambush to buy time for retreat." ”

Seeing that Sabei was a little excited, Oda Nobutada said to Sabei: "Since Axiu has returned to Gifu, my father will definitely let people protect them, and Sabei you can rest assured." ”

After sending his wife to Gifu, Sabei continued his busy military training. Since Sabei wanted to train an elite samurai team, he spent a lot of effort on the iron cannon guards. Since most of the samurai selected for the Iron Artillery Squad were newly recruited samurai, discipline became a common issue.

For this batch of iron artillery guards, Sabei is ruthless and bloody, although the armor and saber do not need to be bothered by Sabei, but high-quality iron cannons and high-precision shooting require Sabei to pay a huge price.

A large amount of iron cannon powder and projectiles were purchased from Kakukura and distributed to the samurai of the iron cannon squire. These samurai, who had just been awarded the rank of squire, were under pressure to face the requirements of discipline and martial arts of the Sabei guards.

The common people living near the newly built training ground would hear round after round of iron cannon roar every day. Gradually, the common people also got used to this kind of morning being woken up by the sound of drills, listening to the sound of iron cannons wave after wave.

As the spring rains pour down wave after wave, spring ploughing has also become the top priority for farmers at the moment. Sabei also dismissed the ashigaru who had come to participate in the training camp and gave each of them some copper coins.

The busyness of spring ploughing and the pressure of war preparedness made the territory of the Ming Wei family look full of life and slaughter. Seeing that his territory is becoming more and more prosperous, it is impossible to be unhappy, and a sense of accomplishment arises in Sabei's heart. It's just such a vibrant scene, and the mother of Kuniji City can't see it for the time being.

As dark-skinned farmers get darker, the busy spring ploughing is coming to an end. And the end of spring ploughing also means that war is coming.

From the letters of Oda Nobunaga and Oda Nobutada, Sabei smelled a hint of throbbing. Combined with the memories of his past life, the decisive battle of Long Island is coming. As one of the people who made a contribution to the strategy last time, Sabei has already guessed his future tasks.

It's just that the merchant of the motherland that Sabei has been thinking about has not visited his territory again, which makes Sabei have a trace of concern for the safety of this compatriot. Sailing at sea is a matter of danger and opportunity, and it is normal for ships to be wrecked in bad weather.

And now although the sea ban is open, the vigilance against Japan is still the top priority of the coastal defense of the Ming monarchs. All the merchant ships going to Japan were "Tongwa", and the monk Xuankong was also recognized by the imperial court and went to Japan to preach the Dharma with the master on an official ship.

After worrying for a moment about the compatriot who gave him three catties of loose tea, Sabei took the pressure cut and went to deal with the case of embezzlement reported by Fang Caisuke Youemon.

The process of censorship was simple, with a bucket of water and a wad of straw paper making the moths confide in their greed for ink. Shinsuke Yamashita and Suzuki Heavy Industries, who were accompanying the review, looked at the head of the servant who was paralyzed on the ground in front of him, leaving only silence. As his relatives, Sukeemon and Yamashita Shinsuke did not intercede for this ink-greedy servant, and this servant did not accuse the "ruthless" master, but repeatedly emphasized that he knew his mistake and was willing to be punished.

The final ending was simple and rude, and this Taoya clansman, who was originally very likely to become a samurai, was sentenced to be crushed under the sentence of Sabei. The executioners were Fujido Takatora and several close attendants, and Sabei did not forgive the ink-greedy in order to appease his important ministers, but instead imposed the most severe punishment on the ink-greedy people.

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of March, and Sabei, who had been preparing for nearly three months, finally got a notice from Gifu. Oda Nobunaga wanted to mobilize all the retainers around Nagashima, and the Omi army led by Niwa Nagahide and Tsuda Nobusumi, the Yamashiro army led by Akechi Mitsuhide and Naomasa Taka, the Owari army led by Hayashi Hidesada and Sakuma Nobumori, and the Meie army, which had extensive experience in suppressing the crowd, were all mobilized by Oda Nobunaga.

However, Sabei's fears also came with the fact that the rainy season in the region was approaching, and the Oda army was very likely to be dragged into the quagmire of war by the rain. The Takeda military forces that are eyeing up and the forces of Tanba and Tango who are about to move will naturally not let go of this excellent opportunity. There is a possibility that the temporarily disintegrated siege network will be revived again, which is extremely threatening for the Oda family, and will also make it quite difficult for Oda Nobunaga, who likes blitzkrieg.