In today's troubled times, although it is surrounded by mountains, it is not isolated from the world, and it is also in the midst of war. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info But as time passes, Hida Country has gradually become the power of Shikoku. The Eima family in the north, the Hirose and Kojima families in the middle, and the Miki family in the south.

However, strictly speaking, the Miki family is just the strongest force in the southern part of Hida Province, and in fact, in the south, there are also Takayama, Nakayama, Takashi and other families.

The Lipo family is a small wealthy family in the south of Hida, how small is it? There is only a small city called Lipo City, where the patriarch of the family, the retainers, and the people all live, and the troops are the family patriarchs, retainers, and these people. To be honest, they can't technically be called samurai, but rather ground. It's just that in today's troubled times, it is obvious that it is difficult to distinguish between the land, the wealthy or the samurai. Because when you question it, they will say something that scares you about your ancestors, and you are powerless to refute them.

In a meadow outside the barrage, a group of children about 10 years old are playing on the grass.

"Dong Hachiro, you kid can, you can be subdued so quickly!" One child looked at the other child and said enviously.

"Hmph~ Don't look at who I am?! I'm the first fierce general of Hida in the future, Hirata Tohachiro Masanobu yes! Tohachiro said proudly, and at the same time compared a very sassy poss.

"Cut, the first fierce general of Hida, I think you can't even beat Uncle Yuanze~" A little friend on the side was obviously dissatisfied with Hirata's Masanobu, and immediately dismantled his platform.

"Who's to say?! Who said I couldn't beat Uncle Yuanze? I'm telling you, if the two of us do fight, I can beat him five! Hirata Masanobu obviously didn't want to be underestimated by his friends, so he suddenly shouted.

"Yo, is that little ghost cowhide blowing so big?" A playful voice sounded from the side, and everyone turned their heads to see that it was the Li Po Yuan rule they had just mentioned. He is the eldest son of the governor of the Lipo family, and he is also the strongest samurai in the Lipo family. It is called the ghost yuan rule by the people of the Li Po family.

"It's Tohachiro!!" Just when Hirata Masanobu was stunned, his little friend unceremoniously betrayed him.

"You guys?!" Hirata Masanobu looked at everyone with a sad face, and at this moment, he deeply felt the ugliness of human nature.

"Okay, your Tohachiro, you just became a samurai and you dare to say such big things?" Li Poyuan said with a laugh, and then ravaged Tohachiro's hair fiercely.

"Humph! I'm not bragging! Sooner or later, I will definitely defeat you, Uncle, and become the strongest samurai in Hida! Hirata Masanobu snorted arrogantly, shook off Li Po Yuanze's big hand and ran away, ran for dozens of steps, and turned around and made a grimace at everyone, causing everyone to laugh again.

Time passed slowly, and what was used as a joke has now become a reality, and although no one knows whether he is the strongest Hida or not, Hirata Masanobu has really become the strongest samurai in the Satopo family. After he defeated Ripo Motoze at the age of 14, Satopo Motonori, who had already inherited the family governor, was not angry, but married his sister to him.

Perhaps, according to this development, it is very likely that he will create his own history, but unfortunately, his main family is really not a powerful force, even in the small troubled world of southern Hida, it is only the kind at the bottom.

When he was 15 years old, Miki joined forces with the Hirose family, the ruler of central Hida, and began his own journey to rule the south. In an instant, the entire southern part of Hida Kingdom shook, and countless wealthy clans either joined forces to attack or defend to the death, and some families even took the opportunity to attack other clans first, trying to expand their territory before the arrival of Miki Zizuna's army.

Kurokawa Nagatoshi, the governor of the Kurokawa family, also planned to do so, in his opinion, when the Miki family united the Hirose family, there would be no force in the entire southern Hida that could resist it at all. Therefore, he decided to attack the other families first to expand his territory. When Miki's army arrived, he surrendered directly, so that he could not only retain the Kurokawa family, but also expand his territory.

Well, he would think so, mainly because in this era, families facing submission generally retain their territory, unless it is the kind of family that has a feud. And his target is the Li Pojia not far away.

"Humph! Kurokawa Xiao'er actually took the lead in attacking his own family......" Li Poyuan snorted coldly.

"Lord, please let your subordinates lead the army to attack, and you will definitely bring back Kurokawa Nagatori's head!" Hirata Masanobu bowed to the ground and said loudly.

"Don't be in a hurry, when they can't attack for a long time, it's not too late for us to attack." Li Poyuan heard this and said with a chuckle.

For the attack of the Kurokawa family, Li Poyuan did not have too much fear, because although the Kurokawa family had an army of more than 200 people, the Ripo family also had more than 60 people, coupled with the city defense of the Kurokawa family, Li Poyuan did not feel that the Kurokawa family had the possibility of defeating his own family at all.

And the war, as Li Po Yuan expected, although the Kurokawa family has the advantage of troops, but under the city defense of Li Po and the brave battle of Li Po family, the siege for a month still failed to make any progress, and more than a dozen people were killed.

As a result, when Kurokawa Nagashi was about to withdraw his troops, Li Poyuan led his army out of the city to pursue, and chased the Kurokawa family for 1 mile. This battle made the young Hirata Masanobu famous, and he was known as the ghost Masanobu of the Satopo family.

It's just that this victory has no way to change the outcome of the Lipo family, because whether it is military strength and financial resources, the Lipo family is really not the opponent of the Kurokawa family.

3 months later, the Satopo was breached, and the angry Kurokawa Nagatoshi ordered the fire to be set on fire in order to avenge the original failure, and there were more than 60 people up and down the entire Satopo family, and only Hirata Masanobu escaped.

"My lord! Leaf! I'll get your revenge! Hirata Masanobu fell to his knees in the woods, looking at the castle in flames and crying.

It's just a pity that his revenge can't be avenged, because just after the Kurokawa family broke through the Satopo family, Kurokawa Nagatoshi was ambushed by the Hikarao family when he returned to the army, and Kurokawa Nagatoshi was killed on the spot.

"Unexpectedly...... Just dead? When Masanobu Hirata heard the news, he whispered to himself. For a moment, he didn't know what he should do, if it weren't for Ye Zi's request before he died that he must live well, he would have wanted to kill himself by now.

Half a month later, in an unnamed village in Mino, a samurai dressed sloppily and like a savage appeared in this small village, and he was Masanobu Hirata. When he had no goal, he began to wander aimlessly, eating wild vegetables or hunting hares when he was hungry, and when he was thirsty, he went to the nearby rivers to get water. In this way, before I knew it, I came to Mino.

"I'm just a homeless wandering samurai......" Hirata Masanobu whispered to the village chief's inquiry.

"I see, in that case, let's stay here, but ...... But you have to work~" When the village chief heard this, he didn't ask too much, because in this era, there are too many down-and-out ronins like Masanobu Hirata.

In this way, Hirata Masanobu settled in this nameless village, helping the villagers to farm and hunt. Perhaps, time is the best medicine for all suffering, I don't know when, Hirata Masanobu completely integrated into this small village, married a wife, and had children. Kyogen as a child is now remembered as a joke, and the dream of a samurai has long been forgotten.

If it weren't for the occasional leader of the villagers to repel the robbers and bandits who came to harass him, he would have forgotten how to hold a gun.

Occasionally, Hirata Masanobu would hear news about Hida, such as Miki Zizuna, after unifying the southern part of Hida, taking advantage of the death of the governor of the sister Koji family, one of the Three Kingdoms clan, and having no heirs to inherit it, he changed his name to Sister Koji Yoritsuna.

Another example is that the Eima family, the ruler of northern Hida, surrendered to the Takeda family and led the Takeda army to invade Hida as a guide.

But in this regard, Hirata Masanobu would only smile casually, and then continue to work. Because for him now, the world of samurai has long had nothing to do with him. His only wish now is to live quietly with his current wife and children in this nameless small village.

It's just clear that in this chaotic world full of war, this wish is very difficult to achieve.

In April 1564, the Oda family sent another army to Mino, and this time his target was Higashimino.

On the 3rd, Oda Nobunaga led an army of 5,000 troops directly across the Kiso River and launched a strategy of Urimo Castle and Sarupeck Castle. These two castles were the bridgehead of the Saito family against Owari in Higashimino, and if they were captured, the Oda army would be able to fight directly into the interior of Higashimino.

At the same time, Oda Yoshinobu and Shibata Katsuie led Maeda Toshiie and others with a total of 3,000 troops into Sumamata Castle, and their mission was only one, which was to monitor Inabayama Castle! Once Saito Ryuko wanted to support Higashimino, then Oda Yoshinobu and Shibata Katsuie would lead their troops directly to Inabayama Castle.

Obviously, Oda Nobunaga has completely given up the idea of swallowing Mino in one go, and is ready to eat Mino in one bite.

At this time, Masanobu Hirata's home also ushered in an uninvited guest. He couldn't refuse, although the other party was much shorter than him, because the other party was the Oda family's Ashigaru general, Kinoshita Toyoshiro.

"Kinoshita-sama came to the house, I don't know what is going on?" Hirata Masanobu asked calmly. Although he couldn't refuse because the other party was from the Oda family, it didn't mean that Hirata Masanobu would be afraid of him. Or it can also be said that since the demise of the Li Po family, he no longer knows what it means to be afraid.

"You're Masanobu Hirata? Oh, that's good! Not bad! It's amazing that you're just the head of a village. Kinoshita Toyoshiro laughed, looking at Masanobu Hirata with curiosity and desire. Ahem, don't doubt Kinoshita Toyoshiro's sexual orientation, the reason why this is so is only because Kinoshita Toyoshiro only has three retainers until now. For the desire of his retainers, he has already broken through the sky.

"Kinoshita-sama is overrated......" Hirata Masanobu did not react to Kinoshita Tojiro's praise, but responded calmly.

Seeing this, Kinoshita Toyoshiro became even more interested in Hirata Masanobu, "Masanobu, you should have been a samurai before, right?" Why don't you come and be my retainer? ”

Hearing this, Hirata Masanobu was silent, and after a while, he said quietly, "I have lost the heart of a samurai, and I ask Kinoshita-sama for forgiveness." ”

"That's right...... It's a pity......" Kinoshita Tojiro sighed regretfully when he heard this. Although he didn't know what happened to Masanobu Hirata, from his eyes and tone, he understood his mind. So, he put aside the idea of solicitation and directly said his intention.

"I came here this time, not for anything else, but I heard that Masanshin is very prestigious in the surrounding villages, and you are also familiar with the defender of Urumo Castle, Kiyasu Osawa?" Kinoshita Tojiro asked softly.

"Would Kinoshita-sama want to help persuade you?" Hirata Masanobu asked softly when he heard this.

"Not bad! Exactly! Kinoshita Toyoshiro said cheerfully. I believe you should understand that with the little defenders of Urumo City, it is impossible to resist the attack of the Sumino. It's just that I want to be able to establish some merits, so I asked the lord for his life and persuaded Osawa Kikang to surrender. ”

"Hehe, Kinoshita-sama is refreshing......" Hirata Masanobu smiled bitterly, he really had never seen such a straightforward person, shouldn't it be reasonable to say that he didn't want to do more senseless killings or something?

"Hehe, a little direct can also show my sincerity~ Moreover, this is not so much to help me, but to help them, after all, if they stick to it, death will be their only ending." Kinoshita Toyoshiro said with a smile.

Hearing this, Hirata Masanobu sighed, "Indeed, as Kinoshita-sama said...... I agreed, but whether I could persuade him to succeed in surrendering is not guaranteed. ”

"It's okay, it's just a try~ And don't worry, whether it succeeds or not, this village will not be disturbed by this family!" Kinoshita Tojiro assured.

"Then thank you Kinoshita-sama in advance!" Hirata Masanobu said respectfully.

On the same day, under the persuasion of Masanbu Hirata and the threat of Oda's army, Jiro Osawa surrendered in Kaejo. On the other hand, in the face of the attack of Niwa Nagahide, the leader of the Oda Army, Taji Minaga, the lord of Sarupeck Castle, chose to defend to the death, but unfortunately he did not have many troops available at all.

After Niwa Nagahide cut off the water source in the castle, and Kawajiri Hidetaka besieged the castle from Ryojo, Taji finally abandoned the castle and fled.

Subsequently, Niwa Nagahide once again rebelled against Sato and his son, the lord of Kajita Castle north of Sarupek Castle, and in an instant, Higashimino's defense line was torn apart by the Oda army.

And these have nothing to do with Masanobu Hirata, and after receiving a reward from Kinoshita Hideyoshi, Masanobu Hirata returned to that nameless village. Holding his wife and child, he calmly looked at the sky, "I hope that after this time, peace can come......"

(To be continued.) )