"Lord...... The lord ...... "I felt someone calling me in a daze, although it was not big but it was very clear. "It's two o'clock in the morning, it's almost time!" Someone was calling me.

"Huh?" I suddenly became a little more sober, but I still felt tired in my mind and warm in my body. "Is it time?" As soon as I looked up, I almost touched Sakurai's nose.

"Yes! There's already news from there, and everyone is ready! Sakurai Sakichi reported.

"Oh!" That's when I noticed that there were a few people sitting quietly in the room of the black hole. Although there is no light, you can still see it clearly through the cold moonlight coming in through the window. Looking down, I saw a blanket over my body, and Toragiyo was still sleeping soundly next to me. I remember chatting with Ishikawa and the others all the time, and somehow I fell asleep!

"It's really a master, you can sleep at this time!" Shinhachiro sneered from the side.

"The lord really has the demeanor of a general, and he won't pay attention to such a small battle!" Ishikawa Tadatsuna said softly, and he sat in the most outward position. After more than ten years of samurai career grinding, he can no longer see much of the shadow of the thief back then, and he really looks more and more like a samurai.

I lowered my head and pulled the blanket up for Toragi Chiyo, and he muttered a few words in a low voice, turned over and fell asleep again. Looking at him, I suddenly wanted to laugh, but now I am asleep like a child. "How's the movement over there?" I asked without looking up.

"I just sent a message that they have gathered outside the south entrance of the town, and they will be coming soon!" The companion replied on the other side.

"Oh, have you gotten together!" I stopped and looked up at his dark figure. "Did our 'big fish' swim out?"

"Not yet!" His figure in the darkness moved slightly, probably shaking his head. "The two people I sent in are both masters, and they hide well inside. In the second half of the morning, a man arrived, and had been secretly discussing this with several thieves leaders. However, according to my people's observations and reports, it should also be a smokescreen, although it is very imposing, but it will not be a 'big fish'. I'm afraid he won't come out until the last minute! ”

"Will it just shrink back?" I'm a little worried. If I hadn't wanted to find out the truth of the matter, I wouldn't have "played" with them!

"Not necessarily!" At this time, Ishikawa Tadatsuna interjected again. "Being able to start preparing as soon as the lord is on his bed shows at least two things: first, he followed the lord all the way from the camp; Second, this person is very decisive. Judging from these two points, there is no other explanation except that he is a big force that is closely related to the lord. But no matter what, since he has made such a big bet, he must at least see the result with his own eyes, otherwise he may lose a once-in-a-century opportunity! ”

"The minister also agrees with Ishikawa-sama's opinion!" Ban Changxin also nodded on the side, this time the two decades-old rivals actually agreed on the same opinion.

"Oh......" Hearing them say that made my heart sink a little, but a slight anticipation rose again.

"It's coming!" Sakurai Sakichi suddenly reminded him.

Actually, I didn't need to say that I noticed it, because there was a dog barking from the south about the direction of the town's entrance. That's right, it's the barking of dogs! It started with one or two, then gradually spread to cause dogs to bark all over the town. A quiet town that used to have only a few voices in the northwest corner entertainment area has gradually become noisy.

By this time the moon had deflected towards the west, and more light had spilled into our room, and by the brighter and brighter light I could see the faces of the others very clearly. After Ishikawa Tadsuna and his companion Nagasoguna glanced at each other, they looked at me with strange expressions together, and the expression in their eyes was very clear: "It's really amateurish enough!" ”

Not to mention that ninjas and clever thieves have the means to deal with dogs, so we won't need to cross half the town to attack us with a little common sense, right? I now suspect that the mastermind had no intention of succeeding at all, or that there was something wrong with his brain.

"How...... What's wrong? Toragiyo asked as he half-stood up and rubbed his eyes, and even he was woken up.

"Wake up, we could fight at any time!" I said this to him. Actually, this is the reason why I am happy to accept this "game", he has not seen the enemy at close range since he played in Kyushu, and this way may be really good today.

"Really!" Tora Chiyo immediately fell asleep, reached out and picked up the short-barreled iron cannon beside him, but he did not forget that the muzzle of the gun was pointed upwards and did not aim at people.

I smiled silently, this kid's attitude towards the war was more inherited from his mother's side of the genes, more precisely like Shinhachiro. I don't know if this is good or bad, maybe his personality is more suitable for being a general, but with the course of history, he may not be able to catch up.

Since these patchwork attackers have no scruples and rules, they appear to be fast in terms of speed. After about five or six minutes, they came to the gate, and seemed to be tentatively pushing the front gate.

"Who?" Sakurai asked in a low voice, and I heard two harsh whispers in the hallway behind the house. Could it be that the killing machine is hidden after the smoke screen, it seems that it may really be a detailed and elaborate plan.

After the sliding door at the back opened, two ninjas brought in one of them, and it was actually little Mainhull who had been ignoring him. "Why are you up?" I asked curiously.

"Your Highness! The noise outside is so noisy, is it being attacked by robbers? He didn't answer me, but asked rhetorically.

I can't help but feel sad that these attackers have alarmed so many people before they even started. "Not an ordinary robber, but an attack on me personally. Everything is already laid out, so you can go back and rest. Oh, and plug your ears if it's too noisy! I replied easily.

"As a servant of God, I can't sit idly by and watch evil happen right in front of my eyes, please allow me to participate in this battle!" He said with religious reverence.

"Whatever you want!" I didn't have the heart to be pretentious with him now, so I pointed to the corner.

He walked quietly and sat there, and the two ninjas followed him closely at the signal of his companion Nagannobu.

The gate was bolted with three bolts, and two logs were used to hold it up from behind, although it was not particularly strong, but it could not be opened by a few dozen people from the outside. The people outside seem to have discovered this after some "effort" and seem to be thinking of other ways.

After about seven or eight minutes, several ladders were set up at the top of the walls on both sides of the gate, and the noise outside the walls suddenly became louder, probably to decide who would take the "honor" of the first attack. I couldn't sit still, got up and walked out the door.

"Lord, please be careful!" Sakurai Sakichi reminded.

"If I don't even dare to face these people, then I might as well find a piece of tofu and kill me!" I said angrily, but my footsteps stopped on the verandah. The others followed and stood behind me.

There has been no movement in the back and on the sides, and the patrol work is in the hands of a dozen ninjas. Everyone else was in front, eight guards and samurai standing in a row under the porch, and then outside were ten ninja soldiers, each holding an iron cannon in their hands at the moment.

"Don't shoot the people who climb the wall with a cannon, shoot them with a bow and arrow!" I saw that the ninja and the samurai had already raised their iron cannons and started to aim at the wall, and hurriedly stopped them. It is estimated that as soon as the iron cannon sounds, these people will have to scatter, and it is really troublesome to hide in the streets and alleys of Hirado.

I didn't bring a bow and arrows with me when I came out this time, and Ishikawa Tadasuna's ninja army didn't prepare them, but the treasury of this contact point had five longbows and two feathered arrows left behind by I don't know what age. It was a way to strengthen the confidence of those outside, so it was placed on the floor of the hallway.

"Yes!" The five warriors immediately put down their iron cannons, picked up their longbows, and mounted their feathered arrows and pointed them at the wall. At this time, there were already six or seven figures in the noise, and then the moonlight could see quite clearly.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......" The bowstring made a few soft clicks as I signaled, and the light feathered arrow flew towards the target at the top of the wall. Because we didn't make any noise here the whole time, the attackers didn't realize the danger was coming.

"Ahh

"Mom!"

Four of the five feathered arrows hit the target, but all but one hit the head, and the rest were shot in the shoulder. However, all the black shadows that climbed the wall fell in the scream, and then the screams rang out again under the wall, probably smashing the people below.

I casually glanced at Kuninobu Yasuda, who was standing in front of me, and he stood there calmly with another arrow on his bow, but he didn't pull it away. I couldn't help but nod my head secretly, the arrow that hit the enemy's head just now was shot by him.

The sudden injury caused the people outside to be confused for a while, but slowly calmed down again, probably after some assessment of the extent of the damage, even if there was a prepared "prey" it was not a big deal. Since it had already been discovered (how could it not be discovered), he simply let go, and after another 15 minutes, there was a heavy thud on the door.

"I can't believe that they still have a wooden stick!" I was somewhat surprised by the enemy's preparation.

"Back to the lord, these guys are only afraid that the beams or pillars of a private house have been demolished!" Ishikawa Tadatsuna said very "seriously".

However, the attackers also found a relatively good tool, and after two minutes of impact, they finally had results, and after a period of crumbling, the two gates crashed to the ground. After such a toss, I'm afraid that Hirado Town has woken up except for the vegetative people.

The attackers rushed into the courtyard with excitement, not knowing what benefits had been promised and seemed a little scrambling. But as soon as they entered the courtyard, the two dozen or so people in front of them stopped, but they were still pushed forward by the people behind.

Directly ahead, twenty iron cannons were waiting with their muzzles open in black holes......