80. The ...... sent to the door
The wind blew in through the windows that could not be closed completely, and there was a slight smell of dampness. My futon was roasted with rosin, but I couldn't cover it too tightly because it was summer. Compared to ordinary ashigaru, my life is so good that it seems that there should be no reason to complain.
Although there were almost no living wounds, I can guess how the assassination took place. Although a thorough search had been carried out beforehand, it was not uncommon for convoys and prisoners of war to pass by as the army marched back and forth. Although I severely reprimanded several people and punished them to a certain extent, I also knew that it would be almost impossible to completely avoid something like this from happening! Even the president of the United States under high-tech alert will come out of his side from time to time with a few guys with toy guns, let alone me in the Middle Ages!
The little fox of the mirage has been following me secretly, and I don't really know about it! For such a little ninja who is a bit "half-crazy", I really can't bear to give her any serious orders. And she herself seems to be just thinking about ******** playing! But this time, thanks to her timely appearance, she saved my life at a critical moment. When I asked her why she came, she just replied with a grin: "Come play!" "That's what she is.
I rolled over and reached for my pillow, where there were three small, leaf-shaped throwing knives. I'm sure it wasn't the work of the Mirage Fox, the knife was flying from behind the Assassin, but I could see it clearly that she was standing in front of the Assassin.
"Ah, that's my second junior sister!" When I asked the identity of the owner of the flying knife, the little fox of the mirage replied as if he had just remembered.
"Your second junior sister?" Only then did I realize that I actually didn't know much about the Mirage Thousand Nights, and it seemed that I had only seen the Mirage Thousand Nights fox in front of me. "Since you're here, why don't you come out and meet?" I was filled with great curiosity.
"Oh, it's too late!" The little fox of the mirage puffed out his cute cheeks and shrugged his shoulders at the same time. "I'm idle to watch you fight, she came to Tamba on another mission! Since we were on our way, she walked with me for a while, and then left immediately, and she was very short on time! ”
"It's so rude!" I made a look of great rage and said with a scowl on my face. "As a ninja who is so frivolous, do you still have me as the lord in your eyes?"
"Oh, you don't think you're our lord!" Her words completely deflated me, what else can you do about such a heartless person? Fortunately, there was only one Ah Xue present at that time, otherwise it would be too embarrassing! "But if you're so curious, take these throwing knives and guess them!" As she spoke, she handed the three knives into my hands. "If you're smart enough, you might find some clues!"
"Then how long do you plan to stretch it, and then it will be a stop!" I took the knife in my hand and shook it, complaining dissatisfied. "This kind of hiding behavior of yours can't help but keep me from being suspicious all day long! Okay, hurry up and give me a good word, I'd better make another idea sooner. ”
"Humph!" A heavy sneer rushed out of her jade nose, and she squinted at me. "Hearing that my junior sister was so anxious to scratch her heart, she was ...... to me at the beginning."
Oh, my God! How does she remember? What a little woman......
The knives are similar in shape and size to willow leaves, and the edges on both sides of the steel are extremely sharp, and a golden copper wire clamps the blade tightly from both sides, up to the middle of the blade, and sticks out about half an inch below as a handle. In fact, it is said to be a handle, but in fact, it is only allowed to be gently pinched with two fingers. How did it launch so powerlessly? Look at the wound on the assassin's back, it's two inches deep!
In fact, compared to the mysterious ninjutsu, I am more concerned about their attitude and purpose, anyway, even if I am a layman, there will be many things I can't understand!
"Maybe you'll be able to see her soon, but we'll give you an explanation of whether Tanbo's mission succeeds or not! It's better for you to do your own thing with peace of mind now, even if we don't do it, it won't hurt you......" When the little fox said this, the expression on his face was extremely "mysterious".
"Little fox! Sooner or later, one day, when I clean you up......" I muttered hatefully. Thinking of those big ruby eyes, an evil fire rose in my heart, as if a kind of hope for the complete destruction of something was rising.
My heart suddenly tightened, and I realized that I was a little abnormal recently, I don't know if I have killed too many people in the past few years, and the "yu hope" that is like fire in my heart has a growing tendency. Now I already have a family with two or three bedrooms, and there are five concubines for me to pick at any time, but after a momentary "fire extinguishing", they often burn again at a very fast speed. Maybe indulgence is not the best solution to this problem, only the mind is like a mirror can be relaxed, right? In fact, compared to other people in this era, I am quite pure-hearted, and in terms of people of this class around me, I am even a little hypocritical!
Although it was in the middle of the battle of the army, it was not impossible if you really wanted it. But I still don't consciously control myself from time to time, and modern people's moral concepts still "poison" my mind to a certain extent.
Just as I was about to fall asleep after a toss, there was a soft knock on the door.
"What's the matter?!" Being disturbed at this time, no one's mood will be much better, and my tone is naturally a little rushed.
"Returning to the Lord...... It's Ogawa-sama, who said that there is an urgent report! Outside the door sounded Axue's embarrassed voice.
"Oh...... I'll come! I sat up and put on my clothes, trying to get rid of the sleepy insects that had gathered so hard.
"I'm so sorry! But Lord Ogawa said that he had an emergency military ......, "Seeing me coming out of the door, Ah Xue knelt on the ground apologetically.
"Nothing, it's none of your business!" When I saw her, I was so angry. "It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?" I asked casually when I saw that her clothes and armor were clean.
"There was such a big thing just now, I'll look around inside and out! It's almost time to sleep! She whispered after me.
"It's all these things every day, it's boring, isn't it?"
"It's okay, I'm chatting with Xiaohu!" There was not the slightest complaint in her expression.
"Thank you for your hard work...... "The more she is like this, the more guilty I feel in my heart." Ogawa Sunjuro! If you're looking for something in the middle of the night, I'll make you look good! I turned my anger on him.
Ogawa Sunjuro was sitting in the hall where I was attacked, and the broken door had not been repaired. I'm leaving tomorrow, and there's really no need to fix it. The little fox sat on the side and couldn't help but look at him curiously, his eyes didn't look like he was looking at his peers, but he was evaluating the pounds and taels of a bag of grain.
Although I have seen this girl's ninjutsu methods, Xiaochuan still looks at the nose, nose to mouth, mouth to ask the heart, and does not squint! The woman next to the lord, who knows what else she has? Even though it seems that this girl is still ......
"What's the news?" I sat down on the throne and asked.
"Yes, there is one!" Ogawa Sunjuro leaned over respectfully and replied. "It's about the captured Assassins......"
"Oh, he confessed?" I'm a little interested.
"No, he's dead!" Because he kept his head down, I couldn't make out the expression on his face. As far as his identity is concerned, it is generally impossible to talk about him reporting to me, either by the usual restraint of Kato Duanzo and Banchoshin, or by reporting to Takenaka Hanbei about battlefield information, but it just so happens that these people are not here today. "His injuries were so severe that he couldn't hold on without much torture! We used some means to get him to confess, but in terms of the consequences, it was a bit too much. ”
"Anything else?" This was expected when I ordered the interrogation, and it would have been necessary to call me up for that alone thing!
"At one point before he died, he returned to the light and told some information about their identity!" He still lay there and didn't look up. "He was already unconscious at the time, and his subordinates remembered his original words, 'As long as there is one more person in the Urakami family, he will avenge this sea of blood!' ”
"I'm still afraid of these things?" I yawned and slapped my mouth with my hand. “…… Dispose of the corpse and take care of the rest! "I want to get up and go back to sleep after I say that, but I still care about them after seeing Shingen Takeda, Shu Matsunaga, Miyoshi Sanshi, and Naoya Ukita." Boom! I straightened up and sat back down. Urakami Sokei ...... He's dead? I asked, in astonishment.
"Yes!" He finally raised his head, his gaze flickering in the dim light. “…… In order to further verify, his subordinates successively interrogated the Urakami family prisoners in the nearby prisoner of war team! After careful confirmation, Urakami Munekei is indeed dead. It should be that when he fled from Sanqichuan, he was chased by his own family A horse, so he fell off his horse and was seriously injured, and died in less than a day! ”
"Ah Xue!" After a moment of silence, I shouted at Ah Xue. "Call Shinhachiro and everyone up! Let's go at once, the target - the city of the Craftsman! Before she could come back to her senses, I continued: "Pass my order: Except for Keiji Maeda to continue to besiege Yagami Castle, Kanosuke and the teacher will immediately rush to the Castle to join me!" Ordered Guangcheng to abandon the attack on the northern cities and advance westward on the super small road. Be sure to take the castle within two days and open the passage for the main force of our army to enter the beautiful work! At the same time, he sent a message to the half-guard, asking him to gather a large amount of grain and grass! ”
"Yes!" Ah Xue didn't say anything else and ran out immediately.
"What is your position now?" I asked Sunjuro Ogawa.
"The current first reserve team of the Star Red Heart Society is ......"
"You did a good job this time, and now I'm promoting you to Ashigaru Shogun!" I didn't wait for him to finish. "Immediately inform Duan Zang and Nagashin: Tanba will only keep the necessary monitoring forces, and all the main forces of the wartime intelligence system will be transferred to Misasaka!"
"A few days ago in Sanqichuan, didn't you already defeat Urakami Zongjing? Now that you just know that he's dead, are you so excited? "After Ogawa Sun Juro also withdrew, the little fox of the mirage asked me in confusion.
"If a ninja knows everything, then what do you need a daimyo for?" In her stunned gaze, I pinched her pink cheeks very lightly.