Chapter 64: The True Selection
Tokugawa Ieyasu's sudden attack had an impact on both Oda Nobunaga's rule and the existing territory of the Eastern Army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Of course, Lorraine doesn't care if Nobunaga will be ousted from power, even if the other party is a beauty, he can't shake that suffering heart, he hasn't had that kind of dick silk mentality when he sees a girl after so many years of traveling through the other world.
But it's very annoying, that Tokugawa turtle didn't say at all whether he would recognize the Edo Treaty, if he turned his face and didn't recognize people, he decided to push the concession, it seems that the Eastern Army has nothing to do, right?
The reinforcements and merchant ships of Brittania do not know when they will come, and the most important thing now is to be ready for battle at all times, and by the way, send a capable intelligence team to Nagasaki to have a look.
The Toei aristocratic daimyo did not have a favorable opinion of these outsiders, and detailed and accurate information was obtained through the unremitting efforts of many generations to operate a mature intelligence network.
So the question is, does an intelligence squad really help to get them to understand the form outside?
"Chief Lorraine, although you value me so much, it doesn't seem to be useful to send only a team, right?"
At this moment, Karl looked at the commanders with a sad face, and the three generals Lorraine, Alexander, and Catherine also looked at him with various expressions.
"Don't be sad, a man should rush forward, not to mention just asking you to confirm the information, and by the way, find out the authenticity of that Emperor Kagura."
Catherine's words made Carl even more uncomfortable, "The question is, I'm just an onmyoji, not a transcendent person or a commando in the army, how far do I have to go?" ”
"You just need to figure out what Tokugawa Ieyasu really meant." Lorraine shrugged and replied, knowing that such an unreliable request would only confuse his subordinates, but he didn't know what to say.
Immediately after Tokugawa Ieyasu raised his army, there were a large number of new rifles in the army, which were said to be able to arm tens of thousands of people, and a large number of mercenaries were recruited over the years.
Among them were the Normans (irregulars) familiar to Lorraine, the suspicious black-robed spellcasters, the largest number of mercenaries of the Song Kingdom, and the never-before-seen cavalry of the Batu Empire.
With so many enemies appearing on the battlefield of Dongying, no one can sleep well without figuring out the information, and in order to deal with the possible situation, Lorraine began to study how to make the magic armor localized in Dongying.
"So I'm going to leave now, am I? I feel like you're asking me to die......"
"There is no such thing! The intelligence team is not a special operations commando, this space bag is handed over to you, you are absolutely satisfied with the activity funds, what to do next does not need me to say, right? ”
"Very much needed, sir!"
In short, after a long negotiation, Karl was a shameful failure, and could only select the operatives with the ardent expectations of the three commanders.
It's just that because of the overly obvious characteristics of the Bretanians and the Liberians, he can't choose any of these elite soldiers.
Most of the masters in Edo Castle are related to the Oda family, but Karl doesn't like the Oda family, and how can the intelligence work let them know.
After thinking about it, the onmyoji finally completed the recruitment - although the appearance of the team members was a little strange, and the identity was very ...... Not good.
"Chief Lorraine, these are the operatives I have recruited, and their loyalty can be guaranteed!" Carl proudly introduced his squad to Lorraine.
"Lieutenant Karl, are you sure that the funds for those activities are sufficient to recruit only these people?" Lorraine's eyes were full of distrust, in fact, anyone who saw these people would find it unreliable.
"No problem! Although the team members are all from lowly servants, they have experienced the baptism of the Edo Black Team in turn, and can survive from the Oda family, they are definitely elite soldiers! ”
That's right, Carl recruited lowly servants, that is, unlucky people who didn't have a very good career in the Eastern world.
The tradition of unchievous servitude has a long history, but according to Karl's own explanation, it seems that since the appearance of the shogun, some unlucky guys have been punished as unnilly servitude, or the hereditary one.
If this is the hereditary replacement of the military aristocracy of the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that everyone will be very happy, but the problem is that the lowly servants can only do work such as picking dung and making leather, which is really not good.
Not only is their status bad, but the work they do is also generally polluting, seriously destroying the physical health of the person concerned, and they usually die for various reasons before they even live to be 40 years old.
Fortunately, because of the new decree, the lowly servants were able to become members of the Edo Black Clothes Team, but the Black Clothes Team was already full, and there were still many people who could not join, so it was just cheaper for Carl.
"Their professionalism and professional ethics are unquestionable, as long as there is no shortage of pay and food, they will never betray, and the daimyo everywhere will not care about the cheap servants walking around, because they are not treated as human beings!"
"That's right...... It sounds like that, but I don't know if you can actually do it. ”
"Yoshi-sama, please rest assured, we will definitely listen to Matsuda-sama's orders!" At this time, a middle-aged man stood up, completely looking like an ordinary person, but the spirit revealed in his eyes lifted Lorraine.
“…… Know what I need you to do? ”
"Yes, go to Nagasaki to find out the information of the Tokugawa family, just like those ninjas."
"If you are found, you may die, and I have absolutely no way to save you here."
"That's also our choice, as long as we can leave the lowly servitude, there will be no problem!"
"So be it, Carl." Lorraine nodded, agreeing to the formation of this intelligence team, "If there is anything else you need, please bring it up now." ”
"Then can you support us with some explosives and magic props, just the kind of deceptive ones."
"As you wish, I think there are quite a few of these things in the warehouse."
After some adjustment and training, Karl and his intelligence team secretly left the city one night in a ship and began to travel in the direction of Nagasaki.
Looking at the ships that were fading away in the night, Lorraine didn't know if they could succeed or not, "What are you thinking?" ”
Alexander's voice came from behind him, and it seemed that he was also feeling the loss of his best friend, "I wonder if Carl can go well." ”
"It should be okay, although the training time is not long, but the person he selected as a spy officer, I think it's good."
"I hope so...... Did you still ask him to help find Miss Charlotte? ”
"Of course! I'm not going to miss any way to find Miss! ”
Alexander looked very proud, which really made Lorraine very helpless, "I hope Carl can make it......"
"Don't worry so much, you've decided on the code name of the intelligence team?"
"Carl chose a vulgar name, what is the name of the real selection group...... Sounds more like a smuggler. ”
"Dongying people's weird tastes, don't worry, we have other things to be busy with!"