When Enta Abe of Moriyoshiyama received the order from Ueno Castle, he was also confused. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This makes us Moriyoshi Mountain raider merchant we are good at, after all, we mountain pass people are supposed to do this, but let us escort the caravan................. Abe Enta and the mountain passes and the bandits are all confused.

"Chief, it's a big deal not to rob them, why do you want to escort them?" A bandit said to Abe Enta with a big grin.

Enta Abe shook his head and said, "Since it is an order issued by the lord, we Yamaguchi people should obey it. ”

"Ryogiro, you immediately inform everyone that in the future, no caravans passing through our Mt. Senji and Mt. Daihiro will be allowed to plunder. Also, escort to safety. Enta Abe said to a cronie bandit next to him.

"Yes, Chief!" Ryoki replied loudly.

On a mountain road at the junction of Mt. Senji and Mt. Daihong, a caravan of thirty or forty people was struggling to move forward.

Gintaro Suzuki, is a herb merchant from Senhoku-gun. Although he was financially weak, he continued to travel to and from areas where fighting was taking place, selling herbs. This time, when I heard the news of the civil strife in the Asariya family in the Binai area, I specially collected a batch of herbs in Senbei County and prepared to transport them to the Binai area for sale.

Accompanied by a grain merchant named Kamiki and Taro.

"Gintaro, why don't we take the main road, we have to take this mountain path." Shenmu and Saburo complained and said, "Even if you take a detour from Ziba County in the east, it's okay." It's a long way, but at least it's a good walk. ”

Gintaro Suzuki smiled and said, "Yozaburo, you don't know something." After the Tsugawa family and the Ando family went to war, the territories of both families were under martial law, not to mention caravans, and even the entry and exit of the lords were restricted. The same is true of the Spo family in Purple Wave County in the east and the southern family of Sanhe Castle. So, we're going to have to go here. ”

"I see." Shenmu and Saburo said helplessly.

Shenmu and Saburo are not merchants in Dewa Province, so they don't know much about the situation in Dewa Country.

As for why they didn't take the sea route, Kamiki Yozaburo and Suzuki Gintaro said that it was something that only rich people could afford. If you have that financial resources, why bother to suffer on this mountain trail.

"But I've heard that there are a lot of bandits in the area of Mt. Senyoshi, Gintaro, what if you encounter a bandit?" Kamiki and Saburo looked around nervously.

Gintaro Suzuki comforted and said, "Don't worry, there have been dozens of caravans that have passed here recently, and the scale is much larger than ours." None of them had an accident, and we wouldn't. ”

"I hope so." Shenmu and Saburo secretly prayed in their hearts.

Gintaro Suzuki turned around and said to the people behind him, "Everyone, hurry up, you must pass through here before dark." ”

"Hah!"

...........

The Araki people are bandit forces entrenched in the area of Mt. Moriyoshi and Mt. Daihiro, and there are fifty or sixty people. Although the strength in the area of Mt. Moriyoshi is not as strong as that of the Yamaguchi people, it can be regarded as a strong bandit group.

Originally, the Araki people were based on Mt. Araki on the eastern side of Mount Moriyoshi, but due to the rise of the Yamaguchi people, the Araki people were forced to retreat to the area of Oishiyama farther away, and they did not dare to compete with the Yamaguchi people.

The leader of the Araki clan is called Araki Shintaro, a sturdy bandit in his forties with a fleshy face and a vicious face.

Shintaro Araki has had a hard time lately, and he was occupied by the Yamaguchi people and was forced to flee to Oishiyama, a place where birds don't. The "business" around Mt. Moriyoshi and Mt. Ohiro was also occupied by the Yamaguchi people, and Shintaro Araki hadn't eaten meat for an unknown amount of time.

After enduring it for so long, Shintaro Araki finally couldn't bear it, and he decided to take the Araki people to do a big vote!

At this time, in the upper forest on the side of the road, Araki Shintaro and the Araki bandits were quietly hiding here, patiently waiting for something.

"Heishiro, are you sure there's a caravan coming this way?" Shintaro Araki said as he looked at a bandit beside him.

The bandit called Heishiro hurriedly replied, "Chief, don't worry. I've been keeping an eye on this caravan for a long time, and I can't go wrong. They don't have many people, and they don't have many weapons, but the point is that I found a lot of food in the caravan, and it is estimated that it will not be less than 500 stones. ”

"Good! If we can rob this caravan, our Araki people's current food crisis can be resolved. Shintaro Araki said slowly, "In addition, you did a good job this time, and after the matter is completed, I will reward you with 20 stone of grain!" ”

"Thank you, Chief!" Heishiro said excitedly. 20 stone of grain is a lot, enough for myself and my mother to eat for a year.

"Look, chief, someone's coming." At this time, a voice interrupted the conversation between Heishiro and Shintaro Araki.

Shintaro Araki threw his hand away from the grass in front of him, just in time to see Gintaro Suzuki, Yozaburo Kamiki and others who were slowly moving towards him.

"Everyone, get ready." Shintaro Araki turned his head and whispered to the bandits of the Araki people, and then stared intently at the goods behind Gintaro Suzuki and the others. Thinking of the food that would immediately come from hundreds of stones, Shintaro Araki licked his lips unconsciously.

"It's now!" Shintaro Araki shouted loudly, "Kill it, rush!" ”

"Rush!"

The bandits of the Araki clan immediately swarmed up and surrounded Suzuki Gintaro and others.

"Mountain...... Bandits... Bandits! ”

"Run!"

"Run!"

Dozens of bandits in the caravan rushed out, dropped their goods and ran away. These people are just temporary hired laborers by Shenmu and Saburo, and it is not very difficult for them to transport goods, let alone expose them to bandits.

The rest of the caravan ran away in droves, leaving Suzuki Gintaro and Kamiki and Taro standing in place, nervously watching the Araki bandits rush out.

Shintaro Araki walked out of the bandits at this time, and looked at Gintaro Suzuki and the others with a smile, "They all ran away, why didn't you two run away?" ”

Suzuki Gintaro gritted his teeth and said, "We have the trade regulations issued by the Tsugawa family, aren't you afraid of the wrath of the Tsugawa family?" ”

"Haha? The Tsugawa family? Shintaro Araki laughed, looked back at the bandits behind him, laughed and said, "They actually said the Tsugawa family, haha!" ”

"Haha!" The Araki bandits laughed too.

Seeing that the Araki people completely ignored the Tsugawa family, Suzuki Gintaro was also discouraged. The Tsugawa family is his only reliance, and now the other party doesn't care at all, which is difficult to do.

Araki Shintaro looked at Suzuki Gintaro with interest and said, "Okay, don't talk nonsense, even if Tsugawa Soji comes in person, our Araki people will have to decide your goods." "Araki so NB? Of course not, it's just that Shintaro Araki forcibly found a wave of existence, however...........

"Shintaro Araki, I haven't seen you for many days, and I've become bolder!" At this time, a very discordant voice rang out.

Shintaro Araki turned his head angrily and said loudly, "Who is it?" Don't ...... your life" However, before Shintaro Araki could say half of his words, he stammered, "Mountain.... Mountain pass... Mouthful ......."

In the shock of Shintaro Araki and the bandits, Abe Enta, the leader of the Yamaguchi clan, appeared with hundreds of bandits.......