On the morning of April 21, Keiji Maeda returned to Minowa Castle with dozens of knights.

Almost at the same time, Nagano Yoshimasa also led the army in triumph.

Keiji was angry at Nagano Yoshimasa's calculations against the Echigo army, but he still accepted Yemasa's hospitality with great arrogance and lived in Minowa Castle in a grand manner.

Before noon, Ogasawara Sadakei also arrived with his army, and at the same time as Ogasawara Sadakei, he came to Minowa Castle at the same time, as well as Saito Asanobu, Kanya Keichi and Kohata Nobutaha who were stationed in Kohata Castle.

-- In order to keep the secrecy of this operation, Nagano Yemasa even hid Kohata Castle.

From Keiji and Ogasawara Sadakei, Saito Asanobu and Kanya Keichi learned about last night's battle, and the two of them were not as forbearant as Keiji, so they rushed directly into the castle tower to question Nagano Yoshimasa, for which the Nagano family and the samurai of Echigo almost clashed.

Under the persuasion of Hidetsuna Ueizumi, Saito Asanobu and Kanya Keichi finally suppressed their anger, and they divided their forces into two, one stationed at Kohata Castle and the other outside Minowa Castle.

-- In last night's joint battle, the coalition cavalry led by Sasa Narumasa won first and then lost, and the horseback warriors of the Ueno clan were almost wiped out, and the commander of the coalition cavalry team, Sasa Narumasa, was also uncertain.

The Takeda Army led by Yoshinobu Takeda also won first and then lost, although they severely damaged the coalition cavalry, they did not expect the night attack planned by Nagano Yoshimasa, and they were finally defeated by the hands of Yoshimasa Yasama, the "Kamishu Yellow Spot".

In the following period, not only the Echigo and Kohata families, but also the Nagano family and the Kamiizumi family each sent people to search for the traces of Sasa Naimasa.

When Keiji Maeda and thirty Rose Knights found the vicinity of Bottlejiri Pass, they encountered a herd of wild horses.

Because in combat operations, horses are very prone to accidents and need to be constantly supplied, even if the knights take care of their horses, they will inevitably have losses, and the purpose of the Rose Knights with two horses is not only to change horses in long-distance raids, but also to prevent combat attrition caused by the loss of horses.

But not all horseback riding teams can be as powerful as the Rose Knights, and even the Echigo riding samurai can't have two horses alone.

The supply of horses is very important.

If you buy it from a horse dealer, of course, it is an easy and quick way, but the price of military horses is not low, and this money can still be saved. Therefore, in addition to purchasing war horses, horses also have a part of capturing and domesticating wild horses.

The first is to find the wild horse herd and capture it, which is not difficult, but the difficult thing is to capture Yan Zhou Xiaowen after being caught. The wild horse has never carried people or goods, let alone put horses on them to chew and rein. It takes a lot of time and effort to tame them into military use.

But what happened in Ueno was quite the opposite. What was supposed to be an easy herd of wild horses to search for and catch has become extremely difficult. Hunters spend the whole day galloping outside, often with little chance of encountering a herd of wild horses.

This is so strange that there are no wild horses nearby, and the horse dealer says that there should be three herds of about 20 wild horses each. However, the head of one of the herds is said to be particularly clever, and every time the hunter comes, he not only hides with the other horses, but even informs the other two herds.

Even if it is accidentally discovered, it will shake off the encirclement at an alarming speed, making the hunter return in vain, and it is simply a magic horse.

Maeda Keiji didn't believe in this evil, and he specially brought 30 of his subordinates to search for the whereabouts of Sasa Narumasa, and also had the intention of subduing the "hell horse".

Keiji is 1.85 meters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, which can be said to be a giant in Japan, and ordinary horses can only carry him on the battlefield, but cannot gallop on the battlefield...... After the last time the land Okura horse was stabbed to death by Li Xiao, he had no mount, and when he heard that the hell horse was unusually tall and mighty, Keiji couldn't help but feel it. It's itchy.

Unexpectedly, the day after he came out, he encountered a herd of wild horses led by the Demon Horse.

"Open up and surround it!"

At the sound of an order, the well-trained Rose Knight quickly pulled out of formation, threw two arcs with Keiji as the center, and slowly approached the group of wild horses.

Seeing that they were about to surround each other, the knights couldn't help but feel contempt in their hearts when they saw that the wild horses were not dodging or dodging.

As soon as the encirclement was completed and everyone thought it had been a success, the herd of horses suddenly gathered into a dense formation under the leadership of the head horse and suddenly launched a surprise attack on the corner of the encirclement!

And the world's unparalleled admirer Keiji Maeda is on the way to the charge of the wild horses!

Keiji saw that the hunting heart was happy, stared at the tall wild horse in the lead, and looked at it, and his heart really lived up to expectations, and he was about to hit the horse to meet him, only to find that the horse under the crotch was already cold.

It was not only the horses under his crotch that were frightened, but also the people around him, and all the horses in the charging route of the wild horse herd, were inexplicably frightened.

"Baga!"

A knight next to him tightened the reins, and he scolded his beloved horse, but suddenly the horse stood up and threw the knight off in one fell swoop.

In the blink of an eye, the tall black horses had already rushed in with the herd of wild horses, made a hole in the weak encirclement of the Rose Knights, and drove away.

Although Keiji wanted to chase after him, the horses under his crotch were already frightened, and he dismounted and ran for a while until the wild horses were no longer visible, and then he returned.

Needless to say, Keiji also understood that the key to subduing this group of wild horses was the black-headed horse, which was unusually tall and fierce, and ran very fast, which Keiji liked very much.

On the way back, Keiji inquired twice more with the locals, only to learn that the tall black horse was as brave and resolute as a hell's warhorse, and was unusually cunning and intelligent, and there were countless horse breeders who died under its hooves, so Nishiueno gave up the idea of capturing wild horses.

The power of a horse is as good as Si!

The local elders also said that if the wild horses were to be captured anyway, the only way was to kill the head horse first. However, if you kill the incarnation of this evil spirit, you don't know what kind of trouble you will receive, so no one dares to recommend yourself to do this.

It was impossible for Keiji to kill the horse, and all he could think about now was how to take it as a mount.

The next day, Keiji came to the place alone, and then put his horse back, leaving him alone in the vast gorge.

He didn't carry an iron cannon with him, nor did he carry any spears and swords, so it can be said that he was empty-handed.

…… Keiji worries that Mustang has become wary of the smell of iron.

The only things Keiji carried with him were rice balls that were enough for three days and an exaggerated gourd of wine.

There was no sign of any attempt to hunt for the horses, and Keiji was just drinking and waiting here - it didn't seem like he was going to chase the horses on foot, but rather waiting.

Could it be that the fierce black horse will take the initiative to find it?

The night of the first day fell with nothing to do, and Keijiro looked up at the starry sky and fell asleep on the grass.

I don't know how long it took, a behemoth darker than the night quietly approached.

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PS1: The title of this chapter is "Jagurodi", which is actually an apocryphal name, which is the most related to Sister Guoxin;

PS2: Regarding Keiji and this hell horse that appears in this chapter, I salute the writer Mr. Keiichiro Takashi and his "Keiji Hana"!

This novel is very catchy to read.,But I can't find an electronic version on the Internet for the time being.,If you're really in love with Sengoku, it's recommended to go to the library or Amazon to get a copy.。