After nearly an afternoon of hard work yesterday, a trap area of nearly 1,000 steps has been laid on the two trails leading to the bandit cottage. At present, Kuniharu Onishi is organizing people to continue to set traps on the edge of the woods near Notaka Mountain in the town town, which has the intention of turning the area around the town into a place of death.

And Masaro is leading Ashigaru in training on the school field. The bandits are coming, and special training must be carried out in a targeted manner. "My lord, the person in charge of the sentry is back", at this time, the little surname Sahachiro hurriedly came over to report.

"Oh? Let's go, take me over and have a look", Masakira told Tsuda Hiromune to continue to lead the team in training, and he walked briskly to the outside of the school field. At this time, a 13-year-old boy walked over, and Roche fixed his eyes to see that it was Shigoro, one of the three squad leaders of the patrol team.

"Shingoro meets His Highness", Shingoro gave a standard military salute to Masayo.

"Well, what's the situation?"

"Your Highness, we have found a team of 10 bandits, who are now stationed by the creek and listening to their conversations, and they are preparing to attack us along the creek in the evening", Shingoro reported.

"Oh? Is there only 10 people? Still ready to attack us? Masato thinks it's strange, the bandits won't be like that, right?

"Yes, Your Highness. Their original intention was to find out what was going on with us, but the bandits in the lead changed their minds and decided to attack us. It seems that there is an argument with the people in the team because of this", Shingoro continued to report in detail when he saw that the lord was puzzled.

"Very good, Shigoro, this information of yours is very important, when Shizo returns, tell him that he can go to the warehouse and get a bucket of miscellaneous grains as a reward for this mission", Masarashi was very satisfied with this information. Regardless of why the bandits changed their minds and decided to attack the town first, it was a good thing for the territory that they did. What Masarashi fears most is that the bandits will gather together to attack the town, and even if the town wins, it will be a miserable victory. Now they are attacking in batches, which is exactly what he has planned.

"His Royal Highness Xie Luxie", I didn't expect to be rewarded, and Shingoro was very happy.

"In the same time, for the ashigaru meal, the lunch should be prepared a little more hearty, with more fish and pork; Also, add an extra meal in the evening (only breakfast and lunch are eaten at this time in Japan). Kokuji, allocate some manpower to reinforce the traps on the side of the creek and the wooded path, and find a way to add a little more traps," Masarashi turned to Togo Heiji and Onishi Hiromune, who had arrived in a hurry.

"Yes, Your Highness," the two of them hurriedly went their separate ways.

"Then we will wait for our guests," and after he had finished speaking, Masarashi turned to look at the wooded mountains......

Time passed in a hurry, and soon, a round of red sun gradually sank in the west. From afar, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the land of the wild mountains, paving everything with a blush of talk.

After dinner, Masahiro divided the team into three pulls. Eleven archers and eleven spears are led by Tsuda Hiromune into the woods near the stream, ready to attack the incoming bandits in the dark; Eleven spear ashigaru, led by Kuniharu Onishi, lurked near the intersection of Notakama and the entrance to the town, preparing to ambush escaped bandits or stop the incoming bandits. The remaining seven spearmen are with Masahiro, ready to deal with unexpected events or reinforce the first two groups of men.

On the bandit side, they were already in a hurry, if it weren't for the fear that attacking too early would cause the town to be alarmed, but let the townspeople flee in advance, the head of the moon would have already commanded everyone to start entering the woods. After an afternoon, seeing that the sun was about to set in the west, Tsukiyotou quickly woke up his subordinates, who were sleeping like dead pigs, and then entered the woods on the bank of the creek and began to move in the direction of the town. …,

After nearly an hour of stabbing through thorns, the ten bandits finally arrived at the trap. By this time night had fallen, and the cold moonlight shone on the trees, but the trees were still pitch black.

"Your Highness, are you lighting a torch, it's too dark here, you can't see the road at all," Songsan suggested.

"Well, okay, light the torches, but be careful to extinguish them all when you get to the edge of the woods, so as not to alarm the untouchables", Tsukiyo agreed with Matsuzo's opinion and immediately issued an order.

The woods in the dark night are eerie. The bandits lit their torches and moved on. As the crowd walked, suddenly, a muddy field covered with fallen leaves suddenly split, and a thief fell before he could scream, and then let out a moan. Another thief hurriedly shone inside with a torch, only to see that the thief who fell into the pit was pierced by a bamboo stick, and he couldn't survive.

"Ahh Be careful, there are traps", this ashigaru was stunned by the scene in front of him, and hurriedly shouted and retreated, at this time he suddenly felt a cold wind coming from the back of his head, and was about to turn around to check, "bump", a black object hit the back of his head, and his head suddenly "buzzed" for a burst of dizziness, and the whole person fell forward, just fell into the pit, and then there was a scream from inside, and this unlucky thief became the companion of the thief who fell into it first.

"Ahh , A thief walking on the other side suddenly fell into the soil, although he reacted immediately, and grabbed a bush next to him in time and did not completely fall in, but his feet had been pierced by bamboo sticks, and he suddenly screamed again and again. The other bandit behind him immediately stepped forward to pick up the injured bandit, but in the darkness a long arrow shot right into the bandit's neck, and the bandit fell down with a muffled grunt.

In the blink of an eye, three bandits died tragically, one thief was injured and fell to the ground, and everyone was stunned. Songsan walked behind the most, and seeing that the situation was not good, he shouted and turned around and ran back first. The rest of the people, including the head of the moon generation, also turned around, and the girl ran back. "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh", at this time, in the dark, several arrows were shot from all directions, "Ah, ah, ah", accompanied by three screams, and the three thieves fell to the ground in response.

"No, don't leave me, come back quickly", one of the thieves shouted in the darkness and got up, trying to continue his escape, only to fall down again, apparently with an arrow in the thigh.

"Kill", a sudden shout came from the darkness, and then dozens of torches lit up. Dozens of people rushed out from the surrounding area, and the bandits who were injured and fell to the ground were instantly captured alive.

"Catch them alive, don't kill them, the lord said that these guys are still useful. If you die, cut off the head and take away what is useful", this is the voice of Tsuda Hiromune.

"My lord, there are too many trees, hindering our pursuit, we can't catch up for a while, and those guys escaped", at this time, a panting Ashigaru came to Tsuda Hiromune to report.

"Don't chase them, let them come back. The ones who run away will still be greeted by someone. Hurry up and clean this up. Damn, staying in this forest full of traps at night makes people panic! Tsuda Hiromune gave the order while looking at his surroundings with palpitations.

At the same moment, Masahiro, who was waiting at the edge of the woods, looked at his watch, and the time was 8:42 p.m., nearly four hours after the departure of several groups of people. So far, there has been no news from the teams. Masashi stood there quietly, looking out at the hazy mountain forest in the moonlight in front of him. Togo Heiji next to him was already waiting a little impatiently, pacing around next to Masayo. He was very nervous at the moment, this would be a battle to reverse the fate of the territory. …,

"Ahh ......", there were several screams in the dark night, which was particularly abrupt in this silent moonlit night. Togo Heiji stood still for a moment, looking in the direction where the screams were coming from, and it was the woods near the stream.

"Your Highness, look at ......", Togo Heiji has no master of the six gods.

"Well, it looks like the battle has begun. Don't worry, Heiji, we'll win", Masarashi patted Togo Heiji on the shoulder and comforted.

Half an hour later, there was a rustling sound in the grove, and dozens of torches lined up in a long line and walked out. From a long distance, I heard a hearty laugh coming, "Ha Lu haha, Your Highness, it's successful, Ha Lu Haha", it was obviously Tsuda Hiromune's voice.

Hearing this, Zhengliang couldn't help muttering in his heart, "Is it necessary to be so happy?" Even if they win, it's only 10 people. ”

"Succeeded? It's really great, God bless the Luo family!", Dongxiang Heiji next to him heard the good news, and hurriedly knelt down on his knees and shouted to the sky.

Soon, the team that went to the sneak attack completely walked out of the woods, and Tsuda Hiromune, who was in charge of leading the team, walked quickly towards Masarashi and Togo Heiji, "Ha Lu Haha, Your Highness, Your Excellency, it was successful." Three died, four were captured alive, and three escaped. Ha Lu haha", he also raised an object in his right hand.

Zhengliang looked at it, and by the way, it turned out to be a head, and it was dripping with liquid.

"However, Your Highness", Tsuda Hiromune leaned over with resentful eyes. Looking at the head that was still swinging in his hand, Masato hurriedly moved away from this guy.

"Your Highness, don't run, I have a very important request", Tsuda Hiromune saw Masayo walking away, thinking that he understood his request, and hurriedly chased after him, pleading.

"Stop, Guangzong, put down what you have in your hand first, if you have any requests, you can say it", Masahiro said quickly. Damn, Masahiro is not afraid of killing, but he can't accept this disgusting behavior of using other people's heads as toys.

"Your Highness, yes...... That's right", Tsuda Hiromune casually threw the head in his hand to a ashigaru behind him, and then said hesitantly.

"I said, Guangzong, when did you become a mother-in-law", I really couldn't stand Tsuda Hiromune's spitting appearance, Masara hurriedly said.

"Your Highness, I ask not to participate in such an ambush next time, I'm really panicked! No, if there is a pioneer action, I will be responsible", Tsuda Hiromune finally said his thoughts.

When Zhengliang heard this, he immediately cried and laughed, this thing is really not saved, but now that there is a pioneer action for him, he has to deal with it casually, "Okay, Guangzong, I will consider it next time." ”

Unable to stand Tsuda Hiromune's resentful face, Masara hurriedly found Togo Heiji as a shield, and then began to quietly wait for the results of the other team. About another hour or so passed, there was the sound of footsteps on the trail leading to Notakayama, and a fire dragon walked slowly along the trail.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has a negative trust", as soon as he came to the front of Zhengliang, Onishi Kuniji knelt down on his knees and said with great regret.

"Oh? Did something happen? Masato felt very strange that the remaining few bandits who escaped should be easily captured in a panic.

"Your Highness, this time only two bandits were captured alive, and one of them jumped into the creek and dives and escaped", Onishi Kuniji said.

"Huh! It's also nice to have two of them alive. And it's a good thing that someone helped me go to the mountains to report the news," Masahiro comforted.

"Huh?" , The surrounding Onishi Kuniji, Togo Heiji, and Tsuda Hiromune were all puzzled by Masayo's words. Seeing their expressions, Masara smiled, and then continued to analyze, "In the past, we were worried that the bandits would attack us, as long as we were worried that there would be too many bandits at once, but now the bandits are divided into several factions in internal strife, and the faction that attacked the town is the most powerful, and they have the power to gradually annex other factions, this time they have been hit, they will definitely send people to attack us again after they know the way." We're going to try to defeat the bandits one by one in batches, so as not to give them more time to integrate, and once they are integrated, we will lose a lot even if we defeat the bandits in the last place. ”

"Oh", the three of them suddenly realized, and then admired the wisdom of the lord.

"Heiji, tie these captives to the pillars in the central square of the town, and take care of the wounds a little, don't let them die, I'm still useful", Masarashi glanced at the surrounding situation and began to arrange.

"Yes, Your Highness", Togo Heiji immediately bowed down, now he admired this young lord more and more.

"Guangzong, tell the ashigaru who participated in the action tonight that each person will be rewarded with five buckets of miscellaneous grains; Then arrange for them to rest as soon as possible, and it is estimated that the bandits' counterattack will come soon", Masara continued.

"It's good, your subordinates will arrange it immediately", after bowing, Tsuda Hiromune immediately turned around to arrange, after all, after a busy night, the ashigaru people are indeed tired.

"So, Kuniji, invite our guest and tell him that there is a new companion that he needs to confirm", Masara said after turning to Kuniji Onishi.