Five days later, Koroku Wasuka returned. He invited us to live in the main village in the mountains, and we were naturally guests. The scale of the total village is much larger than that of the former village, and the children of the former village are basically in the family, including the wife of Bee Suga Xiaoliu himself. His wife is a 19-year-old native of Miyako Village, Niwa County, Owari Prefecture, named Matsu, and his father is a local countryman Goro Miwa Saemon. She is Xiaoliu's step-room, and she is already three months pregnant. Xiaoliu was originally in Qianzhai a lot, but now his wife needs to be taken care of, and it is nearly a year old, so he went back to the main village to live together. Tsubouchi Riding also returned to Matsukura Village and lived in Matsukura Castle. He also has an uncle in his family, Pinguchi, who is an honest farmer, so he is usually with his like-minded second brother Maeno Nagayasu.

Compared to the former village, the atmosphere in the main village is much more peaceful, and most people are busy with household chores, although they are not very wealthy, and they are all trying their best to prepare for the New Year. There are two husbands and wives in the family, and his wife is very welcoming to us to live in, saying that it adds a lot of excitement. I'm happy to be reunited with my husband for a while, so my face is full of joy. Xiao Xia got along well with her, and once I even found out that Matsu was using fine charcoal to help Xiao Xia paint her eyebrows...... Bee Suga Koroku is also much calmer than when he was in Qianzhai, no longer like the big leader of the nearly 2,000 Sichuan people, but just a husband in an ordinary farmer's family. Of course, he did not give up practicing martial arts, and when he was in peacetime, he often fought with Xiujing with a wooden knife. His martial arts are very good, and under his tempering, Xiujing has made some progress in this period.

However, I noticed several times that there was a hint of sadness on his face.

At this time, I was already very familiar with him, so I once took advantage of the rest between him and Xiujing to directly ask him what he was worried about from time to time.

"I heard His Royal Highness Xiujing mention some things, and I admire His Highness Xuanjing's vision very much. Originally, I didn't want to bother you, but now that you asked, then I'm going to ask for advice on this matter......" He frowned and said the difficulties of the Kawa and the people, which was roughly the same as what Masaji told me in Qianzhai.

“…… At present, many small wealthy families who had a good relationship have perished, and this year there is a lot less business on the river, and they have to serve the Saito family on a voluntary basis, and if it were not for the harvest of more than 2,000 stones in the mountains, the Kawanami people would not have survived at all. However, His Royal Highness Saito has never given us any documents for the security of these fields, nor has he disposed of the fields left by several dying wealthy families in the vicinity......"

"There's a vacant field nearby?" I asked.

"Yes, indeed, and there are some wealthy families who have secretly taken up a lot. Changkang accounted for about 150 stones in Qiandu Village. Wasuka Koroku said.

"For these fields, in fact, His Royal Highness Saito also has a headache." I thought about it and said.

"Oh? His Royal Highness Xuanjing, how do you say this? Wasuka Koroku asked.

"Through the introduction of the little six leaders these days, I feel that the Saito family's domination of Mino Province is not complete. Large and small wealthy families such as Ando, Inaba, clan, and Fupo maintain a great degree of freedom. So last year, although the clan and the Bupo family raised their flags to support His Royal Highness Saito Michisan, His Royal Highness Saito did not dare to punish them, but only punished a few small wealthy families...... "Actually, this is a modern conclusion, but I will use it directly here."

In fact, with the intelligence of Bee Suga Koroku, it is not difficult to see this, but his current pattern is too small, and his vision is limited, and he does not see the entire Mino Country.

“…… These vacant fields are very scattered, and in this situation in the country, it is impossible for His Royal Highness Saito to give them the power of the major wealthy families, but if he wants to control it, he can't do it, so he has to maintain the status quo for the first time. I guessed with confidence.

"You can give it to your own samurai, or to the countrymen who are willing to obey." Bee Suga Koroku said. Obviously, this is what he wants, because he is the latter kind of person.

"After being sealed, in the gap between the major wealthy families, can you maintain your reading ability? As a result, it can only gradually fall to the nearby wealthy families...... In this case, it is better to maintain the status quo for the time being. Those fields are the bait of His Highness Saito, whether it is a wealthy family or a countryman, after swallowing it, they will be more or less coerced. After all, only the Saito family has the power to issue security documents. ”

Wasuka Koroku's face darkened suddenly. Isn't that where he is now?

"So as long as the people of Kawanami cooperate with the actions of the Saito family, His Highness Saito will not take back these lands." To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that I was more knowledgeable than the people of this era, it would have been difficult for me to figure out the key to this for a while, which made me can't help but sigh: "The person who can defeat the pit viper is really very good!" ”

"But that's too ...... I can't always feel at ease. Wasuka Koroku sighed.

"Actually, if the leader of the little six wants to feel at ease, there is a way......" I thought seriously for a while.

"Please advise His Highness Xuanjing!" He bowed his head deeply.

"If the little six leaders are sure, they might as well take the initiative to occupy more land, and it is a field on the plains outside the mountains!"

"This ...... I'm afraid it will cause disputes! Bee Suga Koroku hurriedly said.

"That's when you need to beat them." That's why I asked him if he was sure.

"Defeat...... And then what? He groaned.

Then he quickly sent a generous gift and a letter of allegiance, and asked His Highness Saito to intercede. You should be able to get the security paperwork. ”

"What is the reason for this?" Wasuka Koroku asked strangely. Indeed, this sounds incredible, deferential cooperation is not recognized, and after grabbing the field and fighting, you can get the security paperwork?

"Isn't His Highness Saito fishing with the Andu paperwork! When Kawa Namizu expands his territory, grows into a big fish, and has the strength to hold the reading power to ensure his allegiance to the Saito family, it is natural that he can close the line. ”

Wasuka is a smart man, but his vision is too narrow at the moment. After listening to my explanation, he immediately understood. Thinking that Chuan and the people could become the middle samurai families in the Mino, his expression couldn't help but be excited, and then he bowed to me: "I, Bee Suga Xiaoliu, thank His Highness Xuanjing for the teachings of His Royal Highness Xuanjing for the more than 2,000 people in the Chuan and the people!" ”

"The little six leaders are polite." I hurriedly said humbly. I'm also very happy to have the friendship of Kawanami, especially Koroku Wasuka.

"Under the cheekiness, there is one more request." Koroku Wasuka was still lying on his head.

"Little Six Leaders, just give orders!" I said yes.

"The people of Sichuan and the whole are negligent in the battle formation, and I also ask His Royal Highness Xuanjing to rectify the ...... on his behalf."

"This ......"

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Since that long conversation, Koroku Wasuka has entrusted me with the training of Kawanami. Despite my repeated excuses, he insisted that I was acting out of modesty. When Maeno Nagayasu heard about this, he immediately rushed to join the gang, and then threw down more than 100 people and 200 stone of military rations. Tsubouchi was among them, and he explained that this was almost all the combat power that the Maenoya could bring to the table. Faced with such trust, I had no choice but to be a duck that was caught up on the shelves, and reluctantly accepted this trust.

When it comes to training, the only thing I can think of is the three-week military training when I entered the academy. After some serious thinking, I felt that we could learn from it. The difference between the military and civilians is whether there is strict order, whether it is the movement of troops or the change of battle formations, it must be neat and orderly, and orders and prohibitions must be carried out. So I decided to start with the training of the queue. In addition, after some thought, I added running and team training. Whether it's a pursuit or a retreat, strength is important. As for team training, it's too early to say.

According to my selection specifications, within three days, there were more than 300 people gathered in Suka Koroku, all of whom were 16 to 25 years old. Unlike ordinary villages, the proportion of young and strong men in the Kawanami people is much higher, and there are some solitary and declining country warriors who join. But half of the 100 people in the Maeno family are unqualified according to this standard. Considering the need to act as a force on its own, I relaxed the restriction and only sent back more than twenty, and the rest was exactly eighty. So I asked Wasuka Koroku to add more than a dozen strong teenagers over the age of 15, and then divided the team into five teams of 80 people each. The five chieftains were Kiyasu Osawa, Uchisho Matsubara, Rokutai Hino, Shinshichi Aoyama, and Toshitachi Tsubouchi.

Koroku Beesuka led his men to another mountain to cut bamboo and make bamboo guns. I heard that there are a lot of bamboos, and there are some craftsmen in the Kawanami people, so I asked him to make some bamboo armor as much as possible at the same time. Then, I asked Kira Hidekei to be the swordsmanship teacher and Konatsu to be the archery teacher. Originally, I thought that some people would question Konatsu, but several captains have received strict orders from Koroku Wasuka, and civilians have a natural obedience to the samurai, so everything went well.

Now, five detachments are standing in front of me in a noisy. They're basically arranged according to personal relationships, and I don't have any height or shortness, it's too complicated, and it doesn't necessarily have the same harmony as it is now. I just adjusted the number of squads, divided each detachment into eight squads, and lined up in eight rows. They have a variety of weapons in their hands, including bamboo guns of different lengths, bamboo knives or wooden knives for practice, and more clubs of various calibers of various woods. There are also high-end goods, such as hoes, hunting bows, and broken knives picked up on the battlefield. I simply told them all to lay down their weapons and have them put away and pile them aside.

"Everybody's quiet!" I shouted.

Some immediately stopped talking to each other, while others continued. I didn't speak again, just stood on the stage with a straight face. Gradually, fewer and fewer people spoke, and finally all of them fell silent, except for the occasional cough.

That's a good start. I nodded, and continued my lecture.

"From today onwards, you are soldiers of the Wasuka family! In the future, some of you will become samurai, you will become Ashigaru heads, you will become Ashigaru generals, and even reach higher status! But first you have to learn to obey orders, so that you can be an army and you can defeat the enemy! ”

The people below began to talk to each other again, and I had to shout again, finally suppressing the buzz.

"The first order is - to stand upright. At the sound of this command, everyone must be quiet and stand up straight like a samurai! As I spoke, I demonstrated on stage. The people below learned to stand up, and they all seemed to admire the demeanor of the samurai. However, their feet are of all kinds, some are tight, some are upright, some are slightly bisected, some are shoulder-width apart, and some are not too wide. As for the hand movements, it is even more varied......

Finally corrected it almost enough, and I moved on to the next movement - a break. I use my hands behind my back and my feet shoulder-width apart. This is a move taken by the US military, and I think it is more imposing.

"Now, remember your detachments and the number of rows, and then remember the people on both sides, have you done it?"

This time, the answers were a bit sparse and the voices were inconsistent, so I had to explain again: "When answering questions in the future, there will only be 'yes' and 'no', and you should use the loudest voice!" ”

After that, I issued two more commands: assemble and disband. I asked them to spread out in squads, and then each chose a squad leader. The elected squad leader reported to Hideki Kira and then returned to their respective squads. As soon as I gave the order to assemble, a whole detachment stood in front of me.

This order caused a certain amount of confusion, and it took about half an hour for the detachments to assemble. Then I repeated the training three times, and I felt that it was almost done, so I finished the day's training.

The second day's training content was a little more difficult. At the time of disbandment, I let them disperse completely, and then the squad leaders gathered the squad members, and then the detachment leader gathered the squads.

On the third day, I taught four directions: front, back, left, right. It's easy to say before and after, and it will be all at once, and it takes a lot of work to get around. Finally, I ask them to put their hands where their hearts are beating, and then tell them that the side of their hearts is beating is left and the other side is right. This time it worked out well, except for a few right-hearted guys who made a little mess.

Then there's the queue training, going back and forth, left and right.

Then there's the walking and running training. Of course, a daily morning run is essential, and I personally lead the team. I'm not inferior to anyone else in this regard......

Time flies, and Koroku Bee Suka has already returned with the first batch of bamboo guns. At this time, it was already the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month. So after I reviewed it with Wasuka Koroku and Maeno Nagayasu, I gave everyone a seven-day long vacation.

On the third day of the first lunar month, I recalled 37 military trainers from Qianzhai and asked them to notify each village separately, saying that they must arrive at the general village in the morning and be eliminated when they are outdated. The reason for greeting in advance is that we do not want to violate discipline. Although I can handle it then, and I'm sure that Koroku Wasuka will support me, the people of Kawanomi have been through so many storms together, and I don't want to punish any of them with military orders too soon.

On the afternoon of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, we held a meeting in Laozhai, judged by me, Wasuka Koroku, Maeno Nagayasu, Xiujing and Xiaoxia, and the best two teams will be equipped with bamboo guns for gun training. The scoring rules are determined by me, the full score is 100 points, the highest score and the lowest score are removed, and the average of the remaining 3 scores is the final score. The reason why the perfect score is 100 points is because the other four people don't understand decimal ...... at all To our surprise, among the four detachments of the Kawanomi group, the Yubino detachment, which had the best individual combat strength and had high hopes from everyone, actually ranked at the bottom.

"The strength of the Hino detachment should be the strongest, the sixth husband has the best martial arts, and he also has a set of teaching subordinates. It's ...... like this," Maeno Nagayasu is a bit like he doesn't understand.

Kira Hideki and I glanced at each other and nodded tacitly. In terms of personal strength, the Hino detachment is indeed the strongest. Because of this, their attitude towards queue training is naturally a little more light-hearted. Bee Suga Koroku held the sword in his arms, thoughtful. Although he did not participate in the whole military training, he probably saw some clues.

"Little Sixth Leader, why don't you try a confrontation?" I suggested.

"Everything is up to His Highness Xuanjing." Koroku Wasuka nodded.

So I had the most tightly lined up Tsubouchi detachment and the Hino detachment engage in hand-to-hand confrontation, and until one side had all fallen, anyone who was put down had to leave the battle circle immediately.

The two teams occupy one end of the training ground and then march in opposite directions. The queue of the Tsubonai detachment has been maintained relatively well, and the Hino detachment is a little scattered in comparison. When they were about to meet, the two strong men in the first row couldn't bear it anymore and screamed and pounced first. This reckless behavior was simply suppressed, and in full view, the two people were overturned by the six people in the first row of the Pingnai detachment, and left the battle circle in disgrace.

The first battle was lost, and the Hino detachment was not discouraged. They firmly believed that the strength of their team was stronger than that of the Pingnai detachment, so they started a fierce fight. In the end, they simply dispersed, surrounded the Pingnai detachment, and then dragged people outside one by one. The encircled Pingnai detachment held the formation more strictly, was dragged out of one, and immediately someone replenished the position. They cooperated with each other to overturn the lone fighters on the periphery one by one, and after a while, the encirclement of the Hino detachment was torn open, revealing large and small empty seats, and the ratio of people reached 42:23. At this time, the Tsubonai detachment still maintained a general formation, while the Hino detachment had completely lost any organization.

"Stop! We lost! Xiao Liu couldn't help but shout.

"Boss! We still have people, we are better than them......" The sixth lady of Yuhino, who commanded outside the battle circle, was unwilling to admit defeat.

"You know you're better than others? But look at what it looks like! How did His Highness Xuanjing teach you? You're in the military now, bastards!" Bee Suga Koroku scolded.

was scolded by Bee Suga Koroku like this, and Mrs. Hino immediately lowered his head.

"You, all the people in the Bino detachment, all of them will excuse me to His Highness Xuanjing!" Koroku Wasuka ordered.

"Little Six Leader, it's just a confrontation. Confrontation, naturally, there are winners and losers, but that's not the most important thing. What is needed now is to identify the shortcomings, then improve them, and try to gain the upper hand in the next confrontation. "I'm playing a round.

"Brother, what Lord Xuanjing said is right, don't be too solemn!" Maeno Nagayasu saw that I had spoken, and he followed suit.

"Since there are two people who intercede for you, forget it this time. But! If the next ...... "

"Chief, there won't be a next time. Next time, we'll roll into the Kiso River ourselves to feed the fish! The sixth lady hurriedly expressed his position.

Koroku Wasuka nodded and turned his gaze to me.

I stood on the stage and announced, "The Tsubonai detachment and the Matsubara detachment are loading bamboo guns and starting gun training!" Xiujing is in charge of the individual combat power, and I am in charge of the overall battle formation. In addition, the captain of the Pingnai detachment and the leaders of each squad were rewarded with a pair of bamboo armor. The remaining three teams, continue to train in the queue! ”

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