It's a pity.

Although Hirata Hiroshi and others surrounded Katsushiro Okamoto and others, with the game of war horses, Katsushiro Okamoto and others rushed out of the encirclement after paying a single casualty.

Looking at the direction in which Katsushiro Okamoto and the others disappeared, Shimazu and Saburo said with a look of resentment, "It's really hateful! ”

And Hirata Hiroshi on the side hurriedly came to Shimazu and Saburo and said, "Isn't Shimazu-sama supposed to be in Minezawa Castle?" Why was he hunted down so late at this point? After speaking, Hirata Hiroshi looked at Shimazu and Saburo with a puzzled expression.

"Alas!" Shimazu and Saburo sighed, and then said, "I returned to Minezawa Castle yesterday morning, but when I counted the warehouse, I found that a batch of weapons stored in Minezawa Castle was missing!" ”

"Moreover, the garrison of Minezawa Castle, Kasai Kiyoyasu, is also related to this matter. I suspect that the person who chased and killed me just now was the one sent by Kasai Kiyoyasu! With that, Shimazu and Saburo briefly told Hirata Hiroshi what happened in Minezawa Castle tonight.

After listening to Shimazu and Saburo's words, Hirata Hiroshi nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "So, your lord wants to mobilize the forces of the Arase Pavilion to go to Minezawa Castle?" ”

"Not bad!" Shimazu and Saburo said helplessly, "The troops of Minezawa Castle are all under the command of Kasai Kiyoyasu, and I can't command them at all, so I can only return to the Araze Pavilion first to mobilize my own subordinates." ”

"This ......." Unexpectedly, after Shimazu and Saburo finished speaking, Hirata Hiroshi suddenly showed a hesitant look.

Looking at Hiroshi Hirata's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Shimazu and Saburo asked puzzledly, "Is there anything Hirata-sama wants to say?" ”

"I just think that what Shimazu-sama said is a little inappropriate." Hirata Hiroshi said slowly, "What happened in Minezawa Castle is only known to Shimazu-sama. As for the rest of the city, according to Shimazu-sama, they were naturally in the same boat as Kasai Kiyoyasu. ”

"In this case, if Shimazu-sama goes to the Arase Pavilion to mobilize troops and go to Minezawa Castle. Then Kasai Qingyasu will naturally not sit still, and will definitely fight to the death with adults! ”

"And Kasai Kiyoyasu is a direct minister of the lord, not a retainer of Shimazu-sama. What if the adults in the other surrounding castles learned the news and thought that Shimazu-sama was planning to rebel? Hirata Hiroshi said slowly.

"Hmm........ There is a point in that! Hiroshi Hirata's words made Shimazu and Saburo suddenly wake up.

If he really mobilized his troops to Minezawa City, he would be in a disadvantageous position. When the time comes, it will be a bad thing if Kasai Kiyoyasu beats him up and slanders himself as the one who stole the musket.

The rest of the people in the city are under the command of Kasai Kiyoyasu, so they will naturally collude with Kasai Kiyoyasu. At this time, I am the only one who knows the inside story, but if Kasai Kiyoyasu and others deliberately frame me, wouldn't I be at a loss for words?

Thinking of this, Shimazu and Saburo couldn't help but show a trace of gratitude to Hirata Hiroshi.

"Thank you, Lord Hirata, if it weren't for your words, I would have almost made a mistake!" Shimazu and Saburo said sincerely.

"Also, if it were Hirata-sama, how would he have responded to this matter?" Shimazu and Saburo then asked.

Hirata Hiroshi lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "First of all, Shimazu-sama must calm down, and he must not force Kasai Kiyoyasu and the others to be in a hurry." ”

"Secondly, there is only one way in and out of this place! All you need to do is mobilize your forces to block the road, and then send someone to Ueno Castle to inform the lord of the incident. ”

"Once the lord learns of this, I believe that with the wisdom and martial arts of the lord, he will definitely see everything and will definitely not let go of any traitor in his family!" Hirata Hiroshi said with a look of certainty.

"Hmm!" Shimazu and Saburo nodded, "Then return to the Arase Pavilion on the lower side, and then block the road in and out of Minezawa Castle." ”

After saying that, Shimazu and Saburo rode their horses and ran in the direction of Arasekan.

After Shimazu and Saburo left, a member of the first team suddenly came to Hiroshi Hirata's side and said loudly, "Look, my lord, this was found from the person who was killed just now!" ”

Hirata Hiroshi hurriedly took the thing handed over by Ashigaru, and when he looked at it, it turned out to be a handkerchief, but on the seemingly plain handkerchief, there was an eye-catching family crest embroidered - two lead two!

...........

Minezawa City.

Katsushiro Okamoto and the others returned to Maeda Village with an unwilling face, and as soon as they entered the hostel, they collided head-on with Shimada Kanbei.

"How about Katsushiro, Shimazu and Saburo have you ever killed?" As soon as he saw Katsushiro Okamoto, Shimada Kanbei asked eagerly.

Katsushiro Okamoto shook his head and said helplessly, "I was going to kill Shimazu and Saburo, but I didn't expect to encounter the Tsugawa family's troops on the way, and if I didn't run fast down, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back." After saying that, Katsushiro Okamoto strode into the house, picked up a kettle, and poured water directly into his mouth.

"Alas!" Shimada Kanbei patted the desk in front of him with regret, and said in a deep voice, "How is this good!" If we don't kill Shimazu and Saburo, how can we get the musket from Kasai Kiyoyasu! ”

"Why don't you think of another way?" Katsushiro Okamoto put down the kettle in his hand and continued.

Shimada Kanbei walked back and forth in the room.

Suddenly, Shimada Kanbei stopped, and then said with a solemn face, "Now that the matter is over, we have no other way but to try to persuade Kasai Kiyoyasu." ”

.........

"What?"

"You let Shimazu and Saburo escape?"

In the castle tower of Minezawa Castle, Kasai Kiyoyasu said angrily to Katsushiro Okamoto and Kanbei Shimada.

Shimada Kanbei hurriedly confessed, "It's true that we didn't handle this matter well, and I hope that Lord Kasai will forgive me!" ”

"Alas! I shouldn't have promised you! ”

"I wondered, what is the use of the things in this warehouse, why so many people have to come to me to get it!" Kasai Kiyoyasu said with a look of regret. In fact, Kasai Kiyoyasu had no idea what these muskets were for in the warehouse of Minezawa Castle!

As a mere garrison, Kasai Kiyoyasu still has no access to some of the core secrets of the Tsukawa family. Although Shimazu and Saburo were often seen carrying muskets in and out, Kasai Kiyoyasu had no idea what the hell was when the muskets arrived.

Kasai Kiyoyasu also secretly ran to the warehouse to pick up a few muskets to play with, and after several hours of hard work, in Kasai Kiyoyasu's eyes, the muskets were completely "useless burning sticks", useless.

However, Kasai Kiyoyasu did not know how to use muskets, and the warehouses in Minezawa Castle only stocked up on muskets, not gunpowder and lead pellets. If Kasai Kiyoyasu can play with the musket like this, it will be a hell of a real thing! O stupid human!

So when someone found Kasai Kiyoyasu to tempt him with a lot of money, Kasai Kiyoyasu fell without hesitation.

Until now, Kasai Kiyoyasu still couldn't understand why the man who couldn't put down the musket half a month ago was so excited and shocked in his eyes.................