The "gold" under the crotch of "click, click, click、......" may really be spiritual, I don't know if the hoof sound is slow because I feel my mood at the moment. Although Ruojiang City was already visible in front of me, I didn't feel like home at all. Oh, yes! This cannot be regarded as home, because home is neither a house nor an empty term, only the community of people maintained by flesh and blood can be regarded as home, and it is possible for people to have the most real sense of belonging.

"Lord, do you miss the lady and the young master again?" Katsutake, who was on the way, suddenly asked, and Hayato Kusunoki also turned his face to look at me.

"yes......" I nodded and admitted, there was no need to hide what I already knew so well. After the end of the battle in Ise, I sent the Takenaka Hanbei to lead the army back to Wakae Nari, and I myself returned to Gibu with Shima Katsutake, Kusunoki Mitsunari, and 50 of his own soldiers. Even though I know it seems a bit "that", I can't help but miss my family. I really forgot everything about the world for a month, and finally I had to embark on a journey under Senshiba's persuasion and Nobunaga's strict orders. "Shengmeng and Guangcheng, do you think I'm too weak?" I sometimes really feel like I'm not fit to be a general.

The two of them looked at each other for a moment, then looked at me together without speaking.

"Just say what you want, it's okay!" I grinned as if I was smiling. "I can stand whatever it is!"

"I don't think so...... What's so bad! Nanmu Guangcheng said carefully. If I am a comrade-in-arms, I don't have to worry about my own back; As a courtier, I don't have to worry about being sacrificed, it is said that the lord of my family, Kusunoki Masanari, was also such a person, and he would never betray his subordinates! ”

"So he failed!" I looked at the ground and sighed. "It seems that people who become big things must be denied by their relatives, right?"

"Ruthless may not be a hero!" Shima Katsutoshi suddenly said something on the side.

"Huh~!" I looked up and down in surprise, not expecting him to say such philosophical things.

"I have always remembered what you said: 'When you look back, you will not regret that you wasted your time, nor be ashamed of your inaction!'" He said in a high-spirited manner. This has always been my ideal, as long as you don't regret it, success is not so important! ”

"Hmm......" I fell silent all of a sudden, and before I knew it, Shengmeng had grown from the fledgling boy to today's tiger general, but a pure heart had never faded in his chest. Compared to him, I feel that I am much more sophisticated.

"Lord, there's one thing I don't understand!" He suddenly asked me, "Why don't you take Madame and the young master with them this time?" ”

"Well, this ......" I said helplessly: "You have also seen it: the situation in Ruojiang in front of you is not very good, the Miyoshi family is still struggling to the death, and we are not absolutely sure of self-preservation!" The cavalry and iron artillery reserves are all being trained, and no one dares to say what the strength will be. I'm not going to put them in any danger! ”

"That's right!" Shima Katsu thought for a moment and said, "Lord, don't worry! At most, in a year, anyone who poses a threat to us in Hanoi will be purged of it! ”

"Ha, ha, ha, I wish I could have that kind of faith!" I was so touched by him that my emotions suddenly rose.

"Look, my lord!" Kusunoki Mitsunari suddenly pointed to the front and called.

Looking in the direction he was pointing, I saw a herd of horses on the fork in the road less than two miles from Ruojiang Castle in front of me. There are about 50 horses in this group, and the leader of the horse drivers is actually Mitsui Takafuku. "Lord, I didn't expect to meet you on the road, what a coincidence!" When he saw our group, he hurried over.

"Why are you here?" I remember that he left for the Northeast two months ago, and how did he come back so soon.

"This time things went unusually well......" he enthused. The task you gave me has been accomplished, and all of them are the best war horses! ”

"Is that all?" I asked, pointing to the horses in surprise. If there are only a few of them, I'm afraid I can equip my guards at most.

"Of course not!" Seeing that I had misunderstood, he hurriedly explained. "A total of 1,137 horses! I was afraid that there would be trouble on the road together, so I personally brought the first batch over, and the others will be sent over one after another. ”

"You're still thoughtful!" I complimented and turned my attention back to the horses. At a cursory glance, I didn't notice that these horses were frighteningly tall. In terms of body proportions, these horses are similar to Maeda Keiji's "Matsukaze", both of which are stretched and well-proportioned, but their backs alone are about ten centimeters higher, their coat is shiny and shiny, their four hooves are firmly clasped to the ground like sea bowls, and their eyes are as bright as electric light cannons. "Do you meet the conditions I said?" I asked as I watched.

"Absolutely no problem!" Mitsui Takafuku said confidently. "A sprint speed within three miles is like a blink of an eye; Carrying a weight of 500 pounds day and night, even if it is a continuous month, there will be no problem; Even the endurance is reasonable, as long as the continuous medium-speed running does not exceed half a day, you can cope with it! ”

"Such a generalist?" This result far exceeded my expectations. "These horses are not the same as the Oshu horses I've seen before, are they expensive?"

"The lord is really a good eye, these are indeed not Oshu horses!" Mitsui Takafuku nodded repeatedly. "As for the price...... The full price is less than 30,000 yuan! ”

"How can it be so cheap?" I silently calculated in my heart that each of such a fine war horses was less than 30 times.

"How else to say that the lord is blessed with Qitian?" He said proudly. "When I arrived in Oshu, I started looking around, but I couldn't be satisfied with a few places! That's when I met a horse seller......"

"Ezo people?" I was stunned when I heard this. I know that Ezo is a contemptuous term for the indigenous people of Hokkaido in ancient Japan, and they have always been regarded as untouchables and savages, but there are few accurate historical records. "What are the Ezo people like?" I asked curiously.

"Is that scary?" Listening to me ask this, Mitsui Takafuku said with palpitations. "He is actually a head taller than Master Maeda Keiji, with fiery red hair and a beard, and two eyes that are green and turquoise like bottles of Nanban wine, which makes me straight!"

"And someone who looks like this?!" I wonder if there's an exaggeration in this. "Why are his horses so cheap?"

"Because he's from Ezo and he's like this, no one wants to do business with him," Mitsui explains...... "He was in a hurry, and I bought them because I saw them as a good fit!" He didn't want to take cash, so I bought the goods he needed, so it was cheaper. ”

"What goods does he need?"

"Nothing special......" he tilted his head in thought. There were cotton, iron, salt, and all kinds of tools、...... In short, they are all very ordinary daily necessities! ”

"Oh......" I thought about the joints in here, what the hell did these things mean. It's a very useful relationship anyway, and maybe it will be useful in the future, so you don't want it to break! ”

"Yes, that's what my subordinates think!" Mitsui Takafuku bowed and said, "Not only did I leave their contact information, but I also set up our branch in Hokuriku when I left, and regularly shipped some goods to them for only the cost price!" As far as I know, they are very good at raising horses, and they should have a lot of good goods in their hands. The lord has mastered this source, and the day of the iron horse across is not far off! ”

"You've done a lot of credit this time, and you've done it well......" I reached out and patted him on the shoulder. You go back to Ruojiang City with me first, and tell me in detail about the situation on the Beilu side! By the way, what's the name of that Ezo man? ”

"Yes, his name is ...... What is his name? Mitsui Takafuku was stunned, frowning and trying to remember. It's a very awkward pronunciation...... That's right! It's called 'Hoskin'! ”