Antler County, Long Cowtown.

Originally, it was the basis of the Naganiu family, a native of Antlers County, but now it has been inserted with the bellflower pattern of the Tsugawa family.

Abe Enta sat lazily in the humble castle tower of Long Cow City, taking a melon or two from the hands of a pretty woman beside him from time to time, and then began to gobble it up.

Now, the identities of Abe Enta and others have been completely "whitewashed", and they have become the standing forces of the Tsugawa family, and Abe Enta has become the city generation of Changniucheng. The original Yamaguchi had a population of nearly 2,000 people (including the bandits' families), and after strict screening, there was only one reserve and four squadrons left in the current Yamaguchi.

Although he came to the front of the stage from behind the scenes and lived a glamorous life completely different from when he was a bandit in the past, Abe Enta and others still miss the days when they were unrestrained and free in Moriyoshiyama.

This is quite understandable.

The previous Yamaguchi people, although they were the strength of the Tsugawa family, were still declared by the bandit forces to the outside world, so there was no need to strictly abide by the laws and regulations of the Tsugawa family! When I was a bandit before, the bandits of the Yamaguchi people wanted to become the standing army of the Tsugawa family as soon as possible and enjoy the supreme glory! But after becoming a permanent ashigaru, the members of the Yamaguchi clan began to miss the old days again.

Just as Abe Enta continued to do nothing in the castle tower, a samurai wearing a carcass strode to Naganiu Castle and said with a panicked face, "Chief..... Joshiro-sama, the lord, the lord sent someone to make the lord leave for Ueno Castle immediately! ”

"What?" Abe Enta was so frightened that he didn't know where the things in his hand had gone, and said with a panicked face, "Why did the lord suddenly ask me to go to Ueno Castle?" Could it be that one of us has violated our own decree and has been discovered by the lord? ”

"Could it be that Komaki Taro stole in Onomura last time... Forehead.. Took two sweet potatoes (not referring to the potatoes...) Things? The samurai said hesitantly.

Abe Madoru said helplessly, "Alas, forget it! It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided! It's a big deal that the lord has relieved me of my official position, and then I will continue to go back to Senji Mountain to be a bandit! Speaking of this, Abe Enta suddenly walked out of the castle tower of Changniu City with a majestic and high-spirited expression of "I don't go to hell and who will go to hell......

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Ueno Castle.

Togo Yoshiyu's letters asking for help kept coming to Ueno Castle like snowflakes.

Soharu Tsugawa is extremely concerned about the situation in the Michinoku area.

Yesterday, Soji Tsugawa followed Kamihime's proposal and asked people to rush to Naganiu City to bring Abe Enta to Ueno Castle! Regarding the matter of bandits, although Tsugawa Soji and others have no idea where to start, but as Kamihime said, the Yamaguchi people were bandits before, and they are at least very familiar with these things.

However, before Abe Enta arrived, bad news came from the Mutsu area again, the sister belt castle of Ninohe County was attacked by unknown bandit forces, and the sister belt castle garrison was killed in a long battle in the hill, and more than half of the garrison of a squadron in the city was killed and wounded.

At this time, Tsugawa Soji couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately called Yajima Tadabei and others.

"My lord! Now that the situation in the Mutsu area has begun to deteriorate, if we don't take any more useful measures, I am afraid that the entire Mutsu area will fall into chaos! In the main hall of Tsugawa Yashiki, the old Komura Yoshiki of the Tsugawa family said to Tsugawa Soji with a worried face.

"Moreover, the current turmoil in the Mutsu area has also affected the trade of the family, and after preliminary statistics, in just half a month, the number of merchants who went to the family to trade has dropped by nearly three layers! This is not a small loss for the family! Ogasawara Nobuyo, the Tsugawa family economic secretary, also added.

As soon as Ogasawara's words fell, Jiro Iwaki also said, "In addition, according to the recent information of the main family, most of the previous bandit attacks occurred in the territories of the Tsugaru region such as Ishikawa Castle, Nanaoka Castle, and Asalai Stone Castle. Recently, however, there has been a trend of spreading to Ninohe-gun, Sannohe-gun, and Kita-gun. ”

"Even parts of Antlers County in the country seem to have been affected." Jiro Iwaki continued with a solemn face, "Now the ninjas of this family have roughly ascertained that the ninjas active in Tsugaru County are mainly the two bandit forces of Iwaki and Hatta Koshi, and the number is about 700-1,100 people!" ”

"And the bandit attacks that have recently erupted in Ninohe-gun, Kita-gun, Sannohe and other places don't seem to be real bandits, but someone specially faked them!" Jiro Iwaki said slowly, "According to the report of a ninja of the family, a team of bandits who once haunted the area of Resui Castle in Minohe County appeared outside Reshallow Water Castle during the day and plundered several villages, but entered Reawater Castle in batches at night. ”

"If the family is not mistaken, Repulse City should be the territory of the family now, right?" Tsugawa Soji was puzzled and said, "Could it be that Jiro means that these bandits are pretended to be by the family's Ashigaru??? ”

"Not really." Jiro Iwaki hurriedly explained, "It's true that Reawater Castle was the territory of the family before, but there are three families in Reawater Castle. ”

"Three households?" Soji Tsugawa was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "Yes!" Nan Changyi has lived in seclusion in Repulse City since the three families belonged to his own family and was deposed from Zhixingdi. ”

"Come to think of it, I'm afraid this matter has nothing to do with the three families." Soji Tsugawa frowned and lowered his head to think about something, "If this matter is related to the three families, then the problem is serious. ”

"Jiro, can you find out the exact identity of this bandit force in Reshallow Water City?" Tsugawa Soji thinks it's better not to assert it, after all, if Mitsunohe Harimasa doesn't have this idea at all, and is "forced to rebel" by the Tsugawa family, it will be very embarrassing.

"Lord, the whereabouts of this group of people are secretive, they are very familiar with the terrain of Sanhe County, and they are often out of the sight of the ninjas of their own family, so at present, I don't know the exact identity of this group of bandits!" Speaking of this, a look of shame appeared on Jiro Iwaki's face.

Tsugawa Soji saw that Iwaki Jiro's mood was a little low, so he hurriedly said with relief, "This incident happened suddenly, and the number of bandits is not only large, but also chaotic, and it is a huge Mutsu area, so it is naturally unrealistic to want to monitor it comprehensively!" ”

"Don't be discouraged, continue to let the ninjas monitor these bandits in the Mutsu area, and some of them will always be caught!" Soji Tsugawa gave Jiro Iwaki an encouraging look, then looked at the retainers in the palace and said, "In addition, the situation in the Mutsu region can no longer be left unattended. ”

"Immediately pass on the order of the family! Tadashi Kawakami of Noshirokan, Nagaru Kiuchi of Hinoyama Castle, and Akechi Mitsuhisa of Ducobalt Castle immediately mobilized their troops to Ishikawa Castle to assist Togo Yoshisuke in clearing the bandits in the Tsugaru region! ”

"In the Luchu area, the Yoshikawa Hiroka, Takeda Nobuyuki, and Hazu Yukihide, together with the Fuji family and the Johoji family, immediately sent troops to inspect the two and three counties, and be sure to ensure the safety of the caravans along the way!" 10810