In the hazy moonlight, the visibility in the mountains and fields was not high, and after Li Xiao saw the outfits of these people in front of him clearly, he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, ninja?

In this era, the ninja costumes are indeed not as black as they are seen in the movies, and they are more dressed in dark blue, dark purple or brown outfits.

The upper body of their costume and even the head are covered with a layer of soft lock curtains, which can prevent the injury of cutting and have a certain protective effect, and the knife surface of the ninja knife on their hands is blackened with dye to prevent reflection in the dark night, and the face is uniformly covered with a six-foot hand wipe.

The ninja sword is a blunt sword, with a length between the taidao and the rib gap, and it can be slashed like a katana in combat, but only used to stab. The ninja knife is more used as an auxiliary, such as climbing the city wall, you can use the ninja knife to pierce into the stone crevice, grasp the blunt blade with your hand, and you can climb up without worrying about cutting your fingers.

In addition to the ninja sword, some ninjas also use a ninja scythe that can be thrown and melee combated, both of which are common primary weapons used by ninjas (Warcraft terminology). There are also ninjas who are good at using bows and arrows and iron cannons. For example, among the legendary Sanada Ten Warriors, Kazuki Shizo, Rokuro Mochizuki is proficient in iron cannons, while Yuri Kamanosuke is a master of using a lock scythe.

In addition to the main hand weapons, ninjas are also good at using a variety of strange hidden weapons, such as the invincible shuriken, kunai (which can also be used as a dagger), hook and rope scattering, blow crossbow, and so on.

Li Xiao saw that Dao Shengmeng recognized him, nodded slightly and signaled to him, but he didn't want these ninjas to be at this time, without even making a sound, and directly threw various hidden weapons such as shuriken and kunai towards Li Xiao.

Li Xiao sneered, moved the big gun forward, alternated his hands, and spun into a gun in front of his body, easily opening all the hidden weapons.

These ninjas also saw that Li Xiao was not easy to deal with, and looked at each other, and at that moment the three ninjas killed Li Xiao from the left, center, and right, it seemed that they wanted to solve Li Xiao first, and then go back to solve Dao Shengmeng together.

Li Xiao moved, arched his feet, and stabbed a big gun at one of the ninjas who attacked him in the middle. However, the other party's reaction was not slow, and at the moment when the tip of the gun was approaching, the cat suddenly squatted down and blocked Li Xiao's blow upward with a ninja knife.

However, how could Li Xiao let him dodge easily, he held the gun bar with both hands and pressed down hard, the gun head turned down and hit hard, this ninja couldn't withstand Li Xiao's huge strength, couldn't support it, poofed, and fell to the ground on both knees.

If he attacked again, he could immediately take this person's surname, but at this time, the attacks on the left and right had arrived, and Li Xiao had to withdraw his gun and withdraw to avoid it.

Li Xiao dodged, but a hook rope flew from the shadows unexpectedly, and after a few turns, it happened to wrap around Li Xiao's right leg. It turned out that the other party did not underestimate Li Xiao, in addition to Ming's three ninjas attacking head-on, he secretly sent another person to carry out a sneak attack.

Seeing the success of the sneak attack, a flash of joy flashed in the ninja's eyes, and he grabbed the other end of the hook rope with both hands and pulled it hard. He believed that under this drag, it was enough to trip Li Xiao down, and then his companion could step forward and end up with the other party.

It's a pity that the other party was disappointed that no matter how hard he tried, Li Xiao's body was as immobile as a rock.

Li Xiaoma stepped tightly, his feet were firmly nailed to the spot like nails, and a big gun resisted the attack of the three ninjas on the other side, and he was at ease. After a shot was thrown horizontally, forcing the three people back, Li Xiao wrapped the tip of the gun around the rope on the ground, rolled it up, and pulled the gun out with both hands.

"Up." Li Xiao focused on his arms and roared.

The ninja who secretly carried out the sneak attack did not expect Li Xiao to have this method, but was dragged towards Li Xiao by the hook and rope. Li Xiao lightly shot him with a backhand, directly slashing his throat, and then the blood from the other party's neck splattered out, spilling several meters away.

Even if the three ninjas on the other side had performed many missions, they had never seen Li Xiao's perverted style of play, and they were all stunned for a while. Li Xiao sneered, pulled out the ribs around his waist, cut the hook rope wrapped around his right leg, and then kicked the ninja who was killed fiercely, kicked off the cliff, and only after a long time did there be a sound of hitting the ground.

Seeing that Li Xiao's methods were so ruthless, the other party was also a little afraid for a while, at this time, Li Xiao threw the tip of the gun and rushed forward to attack.

At this time, Shima Katsu Meng, who was besieged by the remaining five ninjas, also heard a terrible scream, and it turned out that Shima Katsu Takeshi used his thick katana to cut one of the opposing ninjas in half from his neck to his right shoulder.

In the blink of an eye, both ninjas died at the same time. Here in the mountains, there is the sound of the swords striking, and occasionally you can see the scene of kunai and shuriken flying outward.

It didn't last long, the ninjas of the Iga people were killed one by one, except for the one who was kicked off the cliff by Li Xiao, the remaining eight ninja corpses were lying on the ground, and it was a little better to be killed by Li Xiao, and the ninjas who were killed by Shima Katsu were not intact.

Shimakatsu hurried forward to rescue his companion, who was bound by ropes and could not move for a moment, and was freed under Shima Katsutoshi's rescue.

"Thank you Lord Li Xiao for saving your life, if it weren't for you, neither of us would be spared." Shima Shengmeng's companion expressed his gratitude to Li Xiao. Dao Shengmeng also nodded, quite an ancient Chinese chivalrous man, a great grace without thanks.

Li Xiao smiled, said that it was okay, and asked why they were attacked by the ninjas.

This person also did not hide it, and told the truth of the matter, and the other party turned out to be Suganuma Dingying, the sister-in-law of the lord of Noda Castle of the Mikawa Suganuma family, Suganuma Dingying.

In the third year of Eiroku, a year before the Battle of Kawanakajima, after the Imagawa family was defeated by the Oda family in the Battle of Barrel Sasama, the head of the family, Imagawa Yoshimoto, died and was succeeded by his son Imagawa Clan. Due to the death of many important generals in the Imagawa family during the Battle of Tsukasama, and dissatisfaction with their rule in Mikawa, the people of the country rioted.

For example, Matsudaira Ieyasu (later Tokugawa Ieyasu) of Nishimikawa was the first to occupy the old head of the family, Okazaki Castle, and then this wave of rebellion spread from Nishimikawa to Higashimikawa.

This is known as the Three Continents Rebellion, and the wealthy clans of Higashi Mikawa have rebelled against the rule of the Imagawa family.

The lord of Noda Castle, Suganuma Dingying, also took this opportunity to raise an army to stand on his own, but he did not have the wisdom and luck of Matsudaira Ieyasu, and the Noda Castle where he had just established himself was surrounded by the Imagawa family's army, and finally had to surrender the Imagawa family again.

Later, Suganuma was afraid of being assassinated, so he fled from Noda Castle and took refuge. And Suganuma, who was the son-in-law, also escaped, but he didn't want to be separated from his father by the pursuers. On the way, Suganuma was fortunate to meet Katsutake, his old friend, and with his help, he escaped the pursuit, and decided not to go directly to Nishimikawa first, but to flee to the territory of the Takeda family, and from here he borrowed the road back to Nishimikawa to join Matsudaira Ieyasu. ”

When Li Xiao heard that Shima Shengmeng was not Suganuma's subordinate, but just did his duty, he was willing to risk his life to save him and escort him to Mikawa, and immediately showed great admiration and admiration, and euphemistically said how good it would be if he could be such a loyal subordinate.

Dao Shengmeng was stunned for a moment, and bowed down without half a minute of hesitation: "Lord Li Xiao, your martial arts make Shengmeng very admired, and you have a life-saving grace for me, I often hear a Chinese saying that 'the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring', if you don't dislike it, I am willing to make contributions to your lordship under your command." ”

Li Xiao was overjoyed when he heard this, and then helped him up with both hands, and promised to share the hardships with wealth and wealth.

Li Xiao now recruits Dao Shengmeng as his subordinate, and his Yulu must be given from his own Yulu.

Fortunately, the Shima Katsu Takeshi in front of him is not the Shima Katsu Takeshi that Ishida Mitsunari Ken recruited for 15,000 stone Chiyuki, he is just a ronin, he has just been out for a few years, and now it is a good choice to be a full-fledged samurai.

What's more, Li Xiao is not an unknown attacker, he once repelled Uesugi Kenshin, and his personal martial arts are very strong, which is admired by Shima Shengmeng, coupled with the heavy bargaining chips of life-saving grace. In the end, he had many years of experience in traveling from south to north, so Shima Shengmeng did not have the obstacle of knowledge to become a foreigner.

Therefore, Dao Shengmeng became the first direct subordinate recruited by Li Xiao after he came to Yueben.