Chapter 36: Recruiting Ronin

Sojourn in the castle town of Takato Castle.

Since that said Takeda Katsuyori, Li Xiao, and Yamamoto Kansuke, after fighting a few wild samurai here. Not only did the business of this small sojourn not be depressed, but more ronins lived in the sojourn, which made the business boom.

There is a rumor among these ronins that they believe that Takeda Katsuyori-sama came here to drink because he had a crush on the sixteen-year-old daughter of the sojourn owner. So under such far-fetched conditions, the blood on the ronins who have been unemployed for a long time boiled.

They always had a hope in their hearts that they would see Lord Takeda Katsuyori again here, and that they would find an opportunity here to become the samurai of the Takeda family.

The lobby of the sojourn is now full, and the ronin chatters from all over the world gossip about the rumors they have seen, some of which boast of their past prowess in order to make others look up to them. Some people also talk about emotion, thinking of the defeated lord in the past, the lord who committed suicide, and his own arduous wandering career, and suddenly can't help but leave a few tears of the so-called samurai's heroes.

And more ronin, sitting silently at the wine table, holding the wine jug in the hand, drinking a plate of dried turnips, and drinking in small sips. At that time, the material was very scarce, and the wine made from rice was quite expensive in the world, and as unemployed, these ronins naturally did not dare to drink three bowls of wine like Wu Song.

From time to time, they raised their heads and looked out of the windows of their sojourn at the castle tower of Takato Castle, and for a moment they longed for the life of a samurai, and then let out a long sigh.

And in the center, a few ronins were drunk, dancing three points similar, seven points out of shape can dance, the posture is very funny, but from time to time everyone laughed.

When the atmosphere in the sojourn was very strong, the curtain at the door was opened, and two ronins walked in, and most of the eyes of the sojourn were immediately fixed on these two people.

The first ronin is burly, in this Sengoku who is only more than one meter and five meters tall, this person is undoubtedly taller than others have a head like this, followed by his katana, compared to the katana of other ronin, his katana appears wide and thick, and although this person is full of beard and looks very rough, it can be seen that the actual age is very young.

The other ronin was much thinner, with pale lips and a very depressed look.

"Two bowls of hot rice soup, please."

The ronin with the thick katana spoke to the sojourn boss, and his voice sounded a little hoarse.

As soon as the sojourn boss heard this, he knew that the two ronins in front of him were shy people, but when he saw that the other party was carrying such a big katana, he didn't say much, and nodded to comply.

"Katsuma, thank you for taking care of me all the way, the Suganuma clan no longer exists, what's the point of me living alone?" The depressed ronin said in frustration.

The ronin with the thick katana shook his head and said, "Lord Lingzun is still alive, please don't be discouraged, the Imagawa clan's actions have really made him lose his heart." Nishimikawa Matsudaira Motoyasu has become self-reliant, and the Imagawa family is helpless if they don't take him, I think there is Matsudaira Motoyasu as the first role model, and there must be a second and a third. ”

Immediately, the owner of the sojourn brought two bowls of rice soup, and although there were only a few grains of rice flowers, the two of them still gulped down them.

A bowl of rice soup does not solve the problem of hunger and satiety, and the depressed ronin said in a low voice: "Shengmeng, thank you for taking care of us all the way, now we have run out of money, this is the territory of the Takeda family and belongs to the Imagawa family, there may be a fine work of the Imagawa family, so I must leave for Nishimikawa as soon as possible, maybe where can I find my father." You and I will break up here. ”

The ronin who was carrying a thick katana shrugged his shoulders and said: "Anyway, I have nowhere to go, so I'll accompany you to Nishimikawa, and meet the Saburo of the Matsudaira family casually, whether he has the courage as rumored, if it is true, my island Katsutoshi will serve him." ”

While the two were talking, the curtain of the sojourn was opened again, and if the ronin with a thick katana could be called burly, then the height of the person in front of him made all the ronins look sideways. However, the other party is not a ronin, he is wearing a delicate black and red silk armor, and there are two swords with a long and a short one at his waist, and he has an extraordinary bearing, like a high-level samurai.

As soon as this person entered the door, he glanced at everyone from left to right, and it turned out that the ronin with a thick katana, with a pang in his heart, unconsciously pressed the katana on his waist, relying on his intuition of several years of battlefield fighting, telling him that this samurai was definitely a very powerful opponent.

The two ronins both looked at each other, their eyes full of vigilance, and they both stopped talking.

Then five or six Ashigaru soldiers armed with spears followed the samurai into the sojourn, and the ronin in the sojourn was surprised, thinking that something had happened. Some ronins were secretly wary and secretly pressed their hands on the hilt of their katanas.

This burly samurai is Li Xiao, and the purpose of his stay here is to recruit some ronins to join the Takeda army.

It seems that there are no powerful people in the sojourn, Li Xiao looked at it and said from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, the owner of the sojourn hurriedly ran forward, he could recognize the samurai in front of him, the last time there was a big fight in his shop, and it was him who knocked down several ronins by himself, and this time nothing should happen again.

"My lord, what is the matter with coming to the shop? There is a small shop where you can enjoy good sake and entertain adults. ”

Li Xiao nodded, having sake to drink, of course it was the best, but the most important thing in front of him was not this. Li Xiao opened his mouth and said loudly: "The city lord has just issued a recruitment order. After speaking, he motioned to a ashigaru next to him to spread out a letter-style judgment on display.

But before anyone could distinguish the truth of the verdict, almost all the ronins in the residence flocked to Li Xiao.

"My lord, use me. I'll use an iron cannon. ”

"This lord, I once served as an ashigaru shogun in the Izumo Niko family."

"My lord, I once won three heads in a battle, and here is a certificate of appreciation issued to me by the lord as proof."

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Will use iron cannons, Ashigaru General, asked for three heads, and a certificate of appreciation as proof, well, yes, yes, it seems that these people can barely use it, Li Xiao thought so. Immediately looking at the hungry expressions of this group of ronins, Li Xiao was quite grateful to Takeda Shingen at this moment for letting him become a warrior of the Takeda family, otherwise it would probably be similar to the fate of this group of people.

"Wait, register one by one, there will be bread, oh no, there will be rice, everyone will have equal opportunities." In the face of this group of fanatical ronins, Li Xiao is quite a superstar in the future at the moment, and he is surrounded by countless fans when he holds a concert.

I don't know what the situation is on Sanada Masayuki's side, Li Xiao sent Sanada Masayuki to go to village by village to recruit peasant soldiers, compared with recruiting these ronins, the way of recruiting peasant soldiers is the same, that is, carrying a cart of rice to various villages, telling the peasant soldiers that they have rice to eat when they are soldiers, so that a large number of people are willing to serve the Takeda family.

Just as the clerk recorded the names of the ronin, the specific situation, and the past resume one by one, Li Xiao saw that in a corner of the sojourn, there happened to be two ronins sitting there, and they didn't seem to be interested in the recruitment work here.

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