In a yashiki near the mine outside Tsugawa Castle, Rokuro Umino, the head of the mine, is settling accounts for the last few days. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Rokuro Umino has been very happy lately, as the person in charge of this mine outside Tsugawa Castle, there are dozens of miners and more than 10 people under his command, and his life is quite nourishing.

Rokuro Umino is a native of Rokuku, and he is quite familiar with the geography of the surrounding area. This mine was discovered by Rokuro Umino, and at first Tsugawa Castle was still under the rule of Yoshinobu Yamada. Later, after Soji Tsugawa recaptured Tsugawa Castle, Rokuro Umino was still in charge of the mine.

Rokuro Umino hummed an unknown song and flipped through the ledger in his hand. Although the salary is not high, only 3 stone rice a year, but guarding a place like the mine, Umino Rokuro will naturally have some "extra" income. But Rokuro Umino knows how to take it very well, and he knows what he can and can't take. But even so, Rokuro Umino's hands gradually became richer.

Rokuro Umino just married his daughter-in-law last month, and is the older sister of a head of the Ashgaru group in the Tsugawa family. The leader of the group is none other than Ichiro Yamamoto (Wow Ka Ka, who is in charge of the safety around the mine, and is played by the 1992 friendship of the overbearing president of the book friend. ）

While Mino Rokuro was tinkering with something in his hand, Ichiro Yamamoto rushed in from outside and said breathlessly, "Sister. Brother-in-law, there is a stream of bandits outside the mine! ”

"What?" Hearing this, Umino Rokuro hurriedly dropped the things in his hand and said loudly, "Bandit? Tsugawa Castle can be the main city of the family, how can there be bandits around here? ”

"I don't know, but one of my ashigaru did see a group of bandits coming towards us. What can I do? Ichiro Yamamoto said anxiously.

"Don't panic yet, how many enemies are there?" Rokuro Umino asked.

"I didn't see the ashigaru for a while, but there were at least 50 of them."

"50 people? It's hard to do, where is the enemy? Rokuro Umino asked.

"The enemy doesn't seem to be coming at us, and they don't seem to be familiar with the road conditions. Ashigaru reports that the bandits are resting behind the mountain in front of them, but he doesn't rule out the possibility of continuing their march on our side. Ichiro Yamamoto replied.

"In this case, immediately send someone back to Jinchuan City to report to the lord!" Rokuro Umino said eagerly.

"Wait, the lord seems to have gone to Daze City, forget it, just go to Jinchuan City to rescue. You send someone immediately, and I'll go to the mine to organize manpower."

"Hi"

Rokuro Umino hurriedly ran to the mine and shouted, "Let's put down the work in our hands first, a group of bandits appeared on the opposite side, and they are coming towards us." ”

As soon as they heard that the bandits were coming, the miners were anxious. That's a bandit, but he's going to kill.

"Don't make any noise, now I'm going to organize people to defend against the attack of the bandits, and I'm willing to come with me to stand up." Rokuro Umino shouted.

However, the miners have long been frightened, where do they dare to make a noise.

Seeing that no one responded, Umino Rokuro gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Those who fight with me will be rewarded with 1 yuan per person, and I, Umino Rokuro, will pay for it myself!" In addition, a person who has made meritorious contributions to the war can leave the mine, and I will ask the lord to grant him land and houses. ”

For a while, the mood of the miners began to be mobilized. After all, the people who mine here are slaves and captives, etc., if nothing else, they will be mining here for the rest of their lives. The reason why no one responded to Rokuro Umino just now is not because he doesn't have hope for the future anyway. What if the bandits are defeated? It's not about continuing to mine yet. However, with Rokuro Umino's promise, everyone saw an opportunity to ask for their current fate. As long as you follow Rokuro Umino to kill the bandits, you can become a civilian and get land. Even if it's just a civilian, that's better than mining here.

Rokuro Umino was actually not at peace in his heart, and he had just promised the conditions to the miners. Except for the fact that no one can take out the money, he doesn't dare to guarantee that he will get any other land, but let's fight off the bandits first. Otherwise, the bandits will kill them, and everything will be over.

"Is anyone willing to play with me now?" Rokuro Umino looked around at the miners around him and said loudly.

"Yes, we do," the surrounding miners hurriedly replied, for fear of missing this opportunity.

"Okay, let's go. Pick up your tools and follow me! ”

"Huh"

Rokuro Umino, who walked out of the mine, bumped into Ichiro Yamamoto head-on. Ichiro Yamamoto hurriedly said, "Brother-in-law, I have already asked someone to go to Tsugawa Castle to report the news." ”

"Okay" Looking at the more than ten ashigaru behind Ichiro Yamamoto, Rokuro Umino felt a little more confident in his heart. "Follow me"

"Hi"

On a hillside not far in front of the mine, a group of people were resting.

Aoki Masanobu was the leader of a gang of more than a dozen bandits in Kawabe Prefecture, and at first he operated in the Maeda family's territory around Maeda Castle, and then the Hanegawa family attacked the Maeda family, so he ran away with his men to the area of Yodogawa Castle in northern Senhoku County.

But before they could gain a foothold, the Ando family invaded the Tozawa family again, and the two sides fought at Yodogawa Castle. In desperation, Aoki Masanobu led his men to continue to march towards the territory of the Tsugawa family. Along the way, he gathered more than 40 homeless people to join his team, and on the way, he plundered several villages in a row. Later, in Osawa Castle, he encountered the encirclement and suppression led by Mizutani Hisaharu and his army, and Aoki Masanobu continued to go south with his subordinates, and when he arrived near Tsugawa Castle, he happened to be discovered by an ashigaru of the Tsugawa family.

In the bandit ranks, a young man dressed as a ronin stands out, but the rope around him reveals his current situation.

Sanada Tadabei Nobukatsu (played by the friendship of the book friend Feng Zimo), was born in the Sanada clan of the Shinano wealthy clan Umino Ieshu. It is the younger brother of a generation of famous generals Sanada Nobutaka (a brother with a shallow blood relationship). After the Yuan service, he traveled all over the world, and just arrived in Xianbei County a few days ago, he was caught by Aoki Masanobu who was passing by.

However, before being caught, Sanada Nobukatsu resisted and injured several bandits in a row. Aoki Masanobu valued Sanada Nobukatsu's martial prowess, so after catching him, he tried his best to persuade him to join his team. But after seeing the hateful deeds of the bandits along the way, Sanada Nobukatsu became more and more disgusted with these bandits, so he never agreed to Aoki Masanobu.

Aoki Masanobu looked at the slightly tired bandits around him and said, "Made, we are fleeing everywhere like lost dogs, when will this day be a head." ”

"Boss, it's good to be alive. Besides, although our days are not good, we are at ease, and we can go wherever we want (Mondo: Made, grab my lines. Note: Mondo, a certain game character)" said one of the bandits with a laugh.

"That being said, it's not a way to keep going like this." Aoki Masanobu said with an unhappy face, "By the way, what kind of place is this?" ”

"Boss, this should be around the Kakujian River. I heard that there was also a group of peers in the Kakujian River area before, and the leader was a man named Waga Shigeji, who was very powerful, so why don't we go to him? One of the bandits replied.

"Che, how many years ago did you hear this? Waga Shigeji has long been destroyed by the Tsugawa family, where to find him. Another bandit said.

Aoki Masanobu saw that his subordinates were arguing, and he was already on fire in his heart, so he immediately said angrily: "Don't make any noise, continue to set off after resting for a while, see if you can meet a village, grab something to eat first"

"Hi"

For a moment, the surrounding bandits began to stand up, ready to move on.

And this scene was seen squarely by Rokuro Umino, who had just arrived and hid nearby. As if thinking of something, Rokuro Umino smiled.