Inufushi Castle is located in the northwest of Echigo-Uonuma Prefecture, and to the northeast of this mountain castle is Mt. Authority, and there is a beautiful cherry blossom forest on the east side of the mountain, and to the east of this cherry blossom forest is the famous Shinano River, and at the foot of the mountain is a small Tokamachi, and on the other side of the Shinano River is Biwa Castle one mile away.

At the same time that the princess was lost in the Kasuga Mountain Castle, the long-tailed tiger was sitting on the hillside playing in the cherry blossom forest, and the twenty Ji samurai were divided into two groups along with the tiger queen and the maid Ah Xu, playing the game of the big merchants, and the long-tailed tiger was having a good time, and in the season of cherry blossoms, there was indeed a late cherry blossom here, and she was glad that she had made a big mistake by sneaking out, and she didn't realize that she had made a big accident.

Another game was over, and the sun was gradually setting in the west, and the little maid Ah Xu pulled her sleeve worriedly and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, shouldn't we go back?" The Ji warriors also stopped and looked at her in unison.

The long-tailed tiger Ji pouted and said helplessly: "Okay, let's go back." ”

About an hour after the maidens set off, on the streets of Echigo under Mt. Yakushi, a group of Echigo cavalry with the banner of the bamboo wheel and two feathers was marching slowly, and Honjo Fuge angrily slapped the leaves on the side of the road, and shouted to the group of dejected samurai behind, "Hurry up!" Before sunset, we should hurry up to the Shibu River, and we can set up camp when we get to the place. ”

"My lord! The Great Hall is unfair to us! ”

"Of course it's unfair! He never looked down on us! Honjo bit his lip, wantonly whipped the dead branches and rotten leaves beside the mountain road, and said viciously: "Back then, my father insisted on rebelling against the long tail. Let him hold a grudge all the time. It must be because of this! ”

Honjo's long uncle. The old and solemn Honjo Sun Goro reminded worriedly: "The lord ......"

"Afraid of what? Who else knows about these barren mountains and mountains? Honjo Fanchang said viciously: "He has a long tail for Jing Neng to rebel and become the lord of the country, why can't I marry the princess of the Nagao family?" Why? You tell me? ”

Sun Goro of Honjo grabbed his nephew's arm, glanced left and right at the uninhabited barren mountains and mountains, and admonished: "Lord! It's over! It's really over! It's not good for my dealer to continue to talk about it! ”

"Why can't you say that? Are you afraid that he will not succeed? You're not afraid of me! Honjo pushed away his uncle and continued to scold: "His Nagao clan is the Kamakura clan of the Bandong Taira clan, and my Honjo clan is the Chichibu clan of the Bandong Taira clan!" Everyone is not a descendant and the same Bandong Hachihei clan, no one is higher than anyone's family, why can he be the head of the country? By rebellion? ”

Honjo Sungoro was pushed and almost fell off his horse. Being so humiliated in front of his own family, Honjo Sun Goro almost scolded him, but he held back his anger and continued to admonish: "Lord! The hall is not that kind of person, but he has never taken the initiative to target my banker, don't hurt my unity because of a little misunderstanding. ”

"Not that kind of person? Then why did he tie me up and make me make a fool of myself in public? I just want to marry the sister of the long-tailed Jinghu, why did he stop me, why? I just want to marry her, and no one can stop me! No one! Honjo's long face roared hideously, and no one persuaded the samurai of Honjo's family. The silent procession marched in the distance.

Not long after, a samurai on horseback from the house came galloping down the mountain road ahead. When he saw Honjo Fanchang, he shouted loudly: "My lord! There were dozens of cavalry warriors in front, and their banner was Jiuyaopa. ”

"The Long Tail Family?" Honjo bared his white teeth and yelled at the samurai on horseback who was eager to try behind him, "Sons! Come with me to see how the samurai of the Nagao family managed to get to the countryside, and maybe even need our help! Hahaha......"

"Yes!" The horseback warriors of the Honjo army were like hungry wolves, baring their fangs viciously and speeding away.

……

It was the middle of March, the earth was getting warmer in spring, and the samurai, who were heavily armed under the boundless sunset, were already faintly sweating when they rode their horses. Don't be in such a hurry! We still have time. ”

"Can I not be in a hurry? Look at the time, and in another hour it will be dark. ”

"Speed up! It's even faster! ”

When the last rays of the sky were gone, the two hundred horses of the Kira family finally rushed to the hillside in the east of the mountain, looking at the scattered cherry blossoms and cake crumbs, Kira Yoshitoki's face turned pale, and the long-tailed tiger was completely gone, and the news was like a bomb exploding in his head.

"What's going on!" Nagao Keiren also rushed over, looking at the obvious traces of activity on the ground, his face changed and he yelled at the Echigo samurai behind him: "Find me!" Be sure to find the princess! Otherwise, none of us will return to the spring mountain city! ”

"Yes!" The samurai of the Nagao family hurriedly turned their horses' heads around and looked around.

"Jinglian Palace! Please contact all the Chinese people in China and Vietnam, block all the crossings, and be sure to find Princess Tiger Ji! ”

"I understand it below!" Nagao Kei didn't even say a word, and rode away.

Holding back the anger in his chest, Kira Yoshitoki ordered, "Zenjiro! Now bring me someone with you! Dig three feet into the ground to find the tiger princess! If you can't find the tiger princess, don't want to leave! ”

"Yes!"

In this wilderness, nearly a thousand horsemen scattered like stars, and Kira Yoshitoki also abandoned the guards around him and picked up torches to search for the wilderness, and the dotted flames were like beating fireflies in the dark night, extending all the way in all directions.

At the foot of the Eight Stone Mountains, a group of scarred Ji warriors surrounded an exhausted girl in white, they did not wear a large card, nor did they carry excess military rations, except for the sword and bow in their hands, there was no means to protect themselves, Ah Xu anxiously pulled the long-tailed tiger Ji and said: "Your Royal Highness the Princess!" Run! We'll buy you time. ”

After a difficult escape rate, the Ji samurai were already overwhelmed and unable to go any further, while the horseback samurai of the Honjo army still kept up unhurriedly, and they relied on the advantage of numbers to adopt the tactics of chasing in stages. One team galloped while others moved slowly. When the team in front of you gets tired of running, change to the other team and continue to catch up. Such a chase was like a wolf pack hunting, which made Long-tailed Tiger Ji both angry and desperate.

"Where are you going?"

"Minowa Mountain Castle is nearby! As long as Her Royal Highness the princess is there, she can bring in the rescuers, right? That's the people of the Water Hall of the Lord of the Small Country! ”

"Now that it's getting dark, do you think they'll open the mountain castle to meet me?" The long-tailed tiger lady lamented: "And that mountain city is only about a hundred or so people, including the old and the young, this time the dealer has brought a hundred horseback warriors, and no one will come to save us." ”

At this moment, a group of torches surrounded by Honjo Fanchang walked out, laughed and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, we are really destined!" Originally, when I thought I would never have a chance to get you again, the gods and Buddhas actually sent Her Royal Highness the princess to me, which is really my longevity's luck! ”

Long-tailed Tiger Queen's face turned pale with anger. Taking a deep breath, he scolded angrily: "Chiyo Inomaru! You need to know what you're doing! Openly attacking my Echigo's cavalry, are you trying to rebel? ”

"Rebellion? Hum! I was not at fault for my growth, but I was trapped in a tree by your brother for a day, how can I swallow this shame! Speaking of this, Honjo's long words turned around, and he said hesitantly: "Of course, if Her Royal Highness the princess can tie the knot with Zaixia, all this is not a problem, I don't know what Her Royal Highness the princess wants?" Hahaha......"

"My lord! What are you doing? Sun Goro of Honjo grabbed his arm and persuaded bitterly: "You are trying to force my dealer to death!" ”

"You don't talk nonsense! I'm the Governor. What do you have to do? Give me a side! Honjo pushed his uncle away and yelled, "Listen carefully to me." I can't kill or maim any of them, and I will capture them all! ”

"Yes! Lord, you can watch it with confidence! The horseback samurai of the Honjo army rushed over with a grin, waving the long rope in his hand.

At this moment, a group of cavalry rushed over from a distance with torches, and immediately accelerated when they saw the movement in front of them, and the leader was Kira Yoshishi, who was chasing all the way, with the information provided by Hattori Baochang, he tried his best to touch here, and when he saw a group of samurai surrounded more than 20 horsemen in a semicircle, he immediately shouted: "Follow me and rush over!" Don't fall in love, rescue Tiger Ji and leave! ”

The roaring iron cavalry alarmed the horseback samurai of the Honjo army, and when they saw clearly that there were only more than twenty horsemen on the opposite side and relaxed, Honjo roared: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and arrest people, and the others will follow me back to fight!" ”

In the dim moonlight of the dark night, a group of horseback warriors rushed to kill each other with swords and guns, and in the faint light, the horses of the Kira family gave up the troublesome large body guns and switched to more efficient scimitars, and suddenly threw the torches in their hands into the formation of the Honjo army at a close point of engagement, and the Honjo army fell into a burst of chaos under surprise.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the horses of the Kira family quickly drew their scimitars, and suddenly swung their knives when they were wrong with the Honjo army, and the sharp blade easily cut through the defense of the carcass with a little cold light, and with the effect of horsepower and knife momentum, the horse warrior was cut into two pieces with one sword, and then climbed the reins and stepped on the stirrups with both feet to alleviate the imbalance of this moment, and sat down again to make a knife again.

This knife and knife are like flowing water, in a short moment twenty-three horsemen to complete a round of beautiful slashing, in the moment of the battle killed on the spot Honjo army there are eighteen people, cut five people, in the subsequent rush to kill eight people in succession were split in two, twenty-six people were cut, and the horses paid only some minor injuries, with sufficient excellent defense, enough to resist the Honjo army hasty gun counterattack.

And Honjo Shiganaga dodged the slashing of two horses one after another, and also took the opportunity to stab one of them in the gauntlet, he could be sure that the samurai's arm must have been injured, but he could only do this, looking at the heavy losses of the troops, Honjo Shigenaga shouted angrily: "Bastard! Take a spear and stab it! Why dodge? Why! ”

"My lord! They broke through to the past! They're going to run! A samurai's reminder woke him up from his anger.

"Can't let them run! Catch up! Honjo roared: "Anyone who can get on the horse will rush me!" They must not be allowed to escape! ”

After a round of assault and slashing, Kirajun's physical strength also dropped to freezing, after all, they ran non-stop for an afternoon, and followed to chase so far, at this time they were already exhausted and unable to turn back to impact, Yamaoka long covered his arms and said, "Pavilion Master! Please leave with Princess Tiger Queen! I'll give the rest of the Ji samurai a separate escape! ”

Kira Yoshitoki said worriedly, "Are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, it's just that the gauntlet was cut off in half, and there was a little flesh wound on my arm, but fortunately I reacted quickly...... Don't waste time, owner! Please get out of here! ”

"Alright! I understand! Tiger Queen, come with me! The others each took one person and left quickly! ”

"Yes!"

More than forty horsemen scattered into more than twenty torches and fled in different directions, making the chasing Honjo Fanchang grit his teeth angrily: "Don't be stunned, everyone else give up and don't care!" In any case, you must chase Her Royal Highness the Princess! (To be continued......)