The place where Kikuchi Hideyuki's companions were hiding was not very far from Zhao Hongyu's temporary camp. It is a dense forest with many towering trees, which were not uncommon in the 17th century.

Although Japan is an island country, it is also rich in forest resources.

After all, in this era, indiscriminate deforestation has not yet appeared, and the modern industrial process has not yet begun, so that kind of destructive deforestation will not begin until more than 200 years later.

In the sky, the bright moon hung bent there, constantly releasing a faint glow, providing the earth with only a little bit of visibility.

Because it is close to the sea, when the sea breeze blows, you always hear the rustling sound of the leaves being blown.

Because of the battle that took place earlier, some of the animals in this area have long since lost sight of where they have gone.

Even some of the fireflies were gone.

Therefore, the forest, which was supposed to be relatively lively at night, was silent at this time.

This kind of silence makes people a little unaccustomed to it at first.

After Kikuchi Hideyuki returned to the forest, his companions who had followed him to watch the battle appeared strangely around him.

You don't know how they appeared, as if in the blink of an eye, these people appeared out of thin air, which is much stronger than the methods of later magicians.

If Zhao Hongyu is here, it is estimated that he will definitely think that if these people are placed in the era of the later generations, they will definitely become great magicians.

Wearing a ponytail and wearing a ronin, Hattori Chizuru walked over with six katanas on his waist.

"Kikuchi, we saw that you had been talking to that guy who seemed to be the leader of the foreigners for a long time, what the hell did you talk to him?"

The ground in the forest has a lot of fallen leaves.

If it were an ordinary person, it would definitely make a little noise when it came over like this.

But. Chizuru Hattori stepped on the fallen leaves and walked over without making a sound.

However, none of the people present focused on this small matter, they all looked at Hideyuki Kikuchi, waiting for his answer.

"Shinobi, I just heard the foreign crown prince say to himself, saying that he wanted to embarrass the shogunate, and he also wanted to hurt the shogunate and get a piece of territory from the shogunate, and at the same time wanted to support a local power. I couldn't help but show up and make contact with him, if the foreign crown prince really has such a plan, I think this should be an opportunity for us. ”

Then, Hideyuki Kikuchi told his companions some of the things he heard at the time, as well as some of the information he got from communicating with Zhao Hongyu.

With the narration of Hideyuki Kikuchi, the expressions of Hattori Chizuru and others gradually became solemn.

When Kikuchi Hideyuki finished speaking, Hattori Chizuru looked at Kikuchi Hideyuki seriously and asked, "Is what you said true!" ”

Kikuchi Hideyuki nodded: "Ninja, I guarantee with my life." After having an exchange with the foreign crown prince. I found out that he did have such thoughts, and it seems that he is really not afraid of the shogunate and is not worried about fighting against the shogunate at all. ”

Hattori Chizuru then turned to look at the rest of his companions, and then withdrew his gaze.

"I don't know what kind of place the Americas are, but I think they have such a powerful naval army, and their national strength should not be weak. But in any case, they can only be regarded as crossing the river. Their odds against the Shogunate, the head snake, are still not very high. ”

Chizuru Hattori frowned and said what was in his heart.

At this time, a woman standing beside Hattori Chizuru in a pink kimono, who looked very charming and plump, looked about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and said, "As long as they are not afraid of the shogunate, we have no way out now." In fact, it doesn't matter if you choose these people. It's a big deal to leave Japan. ”

As soon as the pink kimono woman's voice fell, her companions began to make suggestions.

He wears a Japanese monk's costume and holds a large iron rod. The blind monk with a hat on his head said: "We can't go to Korea, the people on the side of the Ming Dynasty can't believe it, the daimyo here in Japan want us to die, the shogunate will not let us go, even those pirates want to catch us to receive rewards, it can be said that there are basically no people in Japan who are not afraid of the shogunate and dare to fight against them." ”

The blind monk didn't say anything, just the situation they were facing.

However, as long as you have a heart, you should be able to hear it, in fact, the meaning of this monk is very clear. That is, in the current situation, in fact, it is still possible to cooperate with Zhao Hongyu and them.

At least, Zhao Hongyu offended the shogunate, but they were ruthless. Therefore, they don't have to worry about these foreigners going to collude with the shogunate and betray them or something.

In this way, they can take refuge in these foreigners in order to find a place to live with them.

Besides, if these foreigners were really that strong, if they could defeat the shogunate army and really beat the shogunate and get a ceded territory from the shogunate, then these foreigners would support them to restore the Tokugawa family, and wouldn't their desire to revive the Tokugawa family come true.

Otherwise, it would be a fool's dream for them to revive the Tokugawa family.

They want money but no money, no people, not even a piece of land, how can they revive the lintel of the Tokugawa family.

Hattori Chizuru was silent for a moment, and then said, "Well, the foreign crown prince you said is right, you can't call the shots in this matter." Don't say it's you, even we can't call the shots, so we'll have to ask some Miss Tokugawa to see what she thinks. Let's go, let's go back. ”

After saying that, Hattori Chizuru's wide samurai uniform sleeves were windless, and then the next moment she disappeared without a trace.

Then, not only Hattori Chizuru, but even those around him disappeared unconsciously.

If Zhao Hongyu was here, it was estimated that he would have to stand still on the spot, after all, some of the things that these ninjas did were really beyond the scope of some human cognition.

Hattori Chizuru and his party quickly returned to the gathering point in the forest, where Tokugawa Kayo had been anxiously waiting for Hattori Chizuru and their return.

"Miss, Hattori Shinobu and they're back."

Tokugawa Yoshiyo, who had received the report, heard this and stood up happily.

"Sister Chizuru, you're back."

Because he has been with Hattori Chizuru since he was a child, Tokugawa Kayo is very dependent on Hattori Chizuru.

In addition, when they were on the run, Hattori Chizuru had always been protecting her, so Tokugawa Kayo's feelings for Hattori Chizuru were not ordinarily good.

Hattori Chizuru and the others emerged from the darkness and walked over quickly.

"We're back."

"How's going on out there, do you see anything?"

"Did the guys from Koga show up?"

After Hattori Chizuru and his entourage returned, the companions who had been left behind to protect Miss Tokugawa Kayo immediately surrounded them and asked questions.

"Everyone asked one by one, you have too many questions, how can Sister Chizuru answer them all at once." , Seeing the questions of your companions, Hattori Chizuru looked left and right, and didn't know how to answer, Tokugawa Kayo hurriedly reminded everyone.

As soon as Tokugawa Kayo spoke, everyone closed their mouths.

At this time, Hattori Chizuru nodded at everyone and said, "Ishida Aido of Osaka Castle led five thousand soldiers to attack those foreigners, originally we thought that those foreigners would be defeated, but no one could have imagined that the last defeat was actually the Osaka soldiers. ”

"What, have the Osaka soldiers been defeated? Could it be that those foreigners are very strong? ”

"The Osaka soldiers aren't that weak, they're really bad."

"Those guys at the Ishida Shogunate have always been soft-footed shrimp, so it's no surprise that they've been defeated."

Kayo Tokugawa looked at Chizuru Hattori and was silent for a while.

After a while, she asked, "How many of those foreigners are?" ”

As soon as Tokugawa Kayo opened her mouth, her companions immediately closed their mouths and quietly watched her conversation with Hattori Chizuru.

Hattori Chizuru shook his head: "We have calculated that when those foreigners fought against the Osaka soldiers, there were only 800 troops in the battle. ”

Hiss!

Everyone took a big breath, and their faces were full of incredulity.

"You said earlier that Osaka sent 5,000 troops, right?"

Kayo Tokugawa's little face is also wonderful, but it's not as exaggerated as his companions.

But she remembered what Hattori Chizuru had said just now, and the Osaka side was led by the lord Ishida Aido, and directly sent 5,000 troops.

Hattori Chizuru nodded: "Yes, the Osaka soldiers are five thousand, and the foreigners who shelled Osaka's commercial town are eight hundred." ”

Tokugawa Kayo didn't know how to describe it.

Eight hundred men fought against five thousand, and five thousand were defeated.

It's a bit too fantasy anyway.

"There are 5,000 Osaka soldiers, and 800 outsiders are in battle, how can the Osaka soldiers be defeated in such a disparity in strength? It's really hard to figure out. ”

Tokugawa Kayo raised his hand and knocked on his little brain melon seeds, and said with a wry smile.

Don't say it's her, the companions who stayed around can't figure it out like this.

Even if the people of the Ishida shogunate were all wretched, they wouldn't be like this.

"The way those foreigners fought was very strange, and Osaka was not unjustly defeated. From this point of view, these foreigners also have their advantages. ”

At this time, Chizuru Hattori opened her mouth, and the companions who began to stay behind, as well as Tokugawa Kayo, told about the battle she saw and analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of both sides. (To be continued......)