Chapter 16: The Wild Boar (1)
Onishi Kuniji found a nest for wild boars.
Bears, wolves, and wild boars are the most ferocious large animals, and the first two are rarely seen, or the people who can be seen become their food, and wild boars are the most common. They usually come in groups of 4 to 10 heads, in groups, and are quite fierce and difficult to provoke. Because of the common occurrence of wild boars, they are often synonymous with beasts of prey in Japanese folklore, and fighting wild boars has also become a symbol of courage. In Japan, "pig hunting" and "tiger hunting" actually mean the same thing. Therefore, don't be surprised to suddenly hear that there is a pig-fighting hero there, in the eyes of people in this era, this is no different from China's tiger-fighting hero Wu Erlang.
In general, wild boars follow the principle of "people don't offend me, I don't offend people", and rarely attack people unless they think they are threatened. But the problem is that although they don't attack people, they are quite able to eat, or swallow anything, so the crops in the territorial fields often become their meals. In addition, as the reclamation of suitable fields between the former towns of Komaki and Onishi was nearing completion, the direction of land reclamation in the territory gradually shifted to the southwest of the current town of Nodaka. But since the beginning of reclamation in this direction, as the field continues to extend outward, the frequency of wild boars attacking the field has gradually increased, just in the past half a month, wild boars have appeared in groups of several times on the newly reclaimed and freshly sown fields, ruining everywhere, and even there was an incident of chasing the people. Although the people were not injured in this incident, everyone was afraid of pigs like tigers, and they were careful when cultivating the fields, for fear that wild boars would suddenly rush out of the forest, so the speed of field reclamation was also greatly slowed down, seriously affecting the normal development of the territory.
According to Togo Heiji's description, although wild boars often ravaged the territory and fields in the past, the frequency was low, and the frequency of wild boar attacks during this period has almost caught up with last year. The range of wild boars is generally 8 to 10 square kilometers, and Luo Zhengliang guessed that his territory is estimated to coincide with the range of wild boars, and it is not far from the wild boar's nest.
As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, if this group of wild boars is willing to stay in the woods honestly and not intrude on Luo Zhengliang's territory, Luo Zheng Liang is also willing to turn a blind eye and let these wild boars live happily for a few more days. It's good now, the wild boar has taken the lead in declaring war on the territory, so Luo Zhengliang will not be polite. Besides, the inhabitants of the wild boar pens in the fields still count on these wild boars, and they just use these wild boars to test the results of this half-month ashigaru training.
So, after the wild boar attacked the field of the territory again the day before, Luo Zhengliang immediately asked Onishi Guozhi to arrange for several old hunters to follow the wild boar into the woods to find out the details of the wild boar. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other side will win all battles, first find out the situation and then make arrangements.
In the small mud wooden house of Luo Shi Zhengliang, there are now a total of 5 people kneeling, Luo Zheng Liang is sitting on the main seat, on his right side are Togo Heiji and Tsuda Hiromune, on the left is Onishi Kuniji, under Onishi Guozhi is a 40-year-old old Orion, the old Orion is estimated to be attending such an evaluation meeting for the first time, it looks very cramped, and his body trembles slightly due to nervousness.
"Guozhi, tell me about what you have discovered", Luo Zhengliang said.
"Yes, Your Highness. The wild boar's den is only about one hour away from our territory, and the details of the wild boar are explained in detail by His Royal Highness Shinsan," replied Onishi Kuniji.
"Xinsan greets His Highness", hearing Onishi Guozhi talking about himself, the old hunter hurriedly bowed to Luo Zhengliang and saluted. …,
"Well, Xinsan, tell me about the situation of wild boars, where are the dens of wild boars, and the number of wild boars", Luo Zhengliang hurriedly asked. "Your Highness, the old nest of the wild boars is under a small hill deep in the woods, where there are several small caves, and we did not come close to inspect them for fear of alarming the wild boars; From a distance, there were about 20 wild boars," replied the new third battle stumblingly.
"20 heads? So much? Togo Heiji, who was next to him, was frightened by the number of wild boars. There are only about a dozen wild boars that usually attack the fields of the town, so why has there been so many of them?
"Yes, my lord, there are about 20 of them, but there are about 10 small wild boars," Shinzo continued.
Little wild boar? After hearing this information, Luo Zhengliang's eyes lit up, and it was suitable for capturing alive and using it for domestication. In fact, Luo Zhengliang planned to capture some small wild boars alive for domestication at the beginning, but as for the big wild boar, it was not in the scope of consideration, unless the last choice was to consider the big wild boar for domestication. After all, it is too difficult to catch a large wild boar alive, so it is better to kill it; In addition, once you miss the hunt opportunity to catch these big wild boars alive, then you will have to face the crazy attack of the big wild boars. The combat power of these big boars is comparable to that of two or three samurai.
"Your Highness, although there are only about 10 adult wild boars, you still need to think of a way to get both, and you must avoid facing the impact of wild boars head-on", Togo Heiji saw that Luo Clan's eyes lit up, and he was worried that this lord's son-in-law was hot-headed and planned to attack the wild boar head-on, so he couldn't help but remind him.
"Well, Pingci, I know Lu Dao this", Luo Zhengliang also knew the kindness of Dongxiang Pingci of Lu Dao, and comforted. Of course, Luo Zhengliang has never considered attacking wild boars head-on, after all, the main threat to the current territory is the bandits on the wild high mountains, and once the ashigaru team he has worked so hard to build is greatly damaged in this pig extermination operation, the territory will be dangerous. Then, if you can't fight it, you can only outwit it.
"So be it. Guangzong, you immediately gather the bow and arrow, and the new three will lead the way. Let's go to the woods to see the situation on the spot", Luo decided to see the actual situation before making a decision.
"Yes, Your Highness", Tsuda Hiromune and Shinzo said at the same time.
"Pingji, you stay, continue to appease the lords, and tell the lords that the lord will eliminate the scourge of wild boars, how to convince the lords, you can do it yourself", Luo Clan Zhengliang thought for a moment, and then continued to arrange.
"Your Highness ......", Togo Heiji was taken aback and immediately planned to argue. After more than half a month of contact, Dongxiang Heiji is more and more satisfied with this son-in-law he temporarily selected, first of all, the territory has been greatly improved under the leadership of Luo Zhengliang, at least for the time being, there is no need to live a full and hungry life; Secondly, in this process, the ability shown by Roshi Masara gave Togo Heiji hope for the revival of the family. Therefore, Togo Heiji is extremely worried that Luo Clan Masara will be careless due to his lack of sufficient understanding of wild boars, which will lead to injuries or even more serious consequences, so there will be no hope for the territory and himself. For this reason, Togo Heiji made up his mind that he must follow Luo Zhengliang and give advice at any time.
"Don't get excited, Pingji. This work is also important. In addition, the prevention of the territory must be done well, after all, the bandits on the mountain are eyeing you from the side", before Dongxiang Heiji could continue, Luo Zhengliang hurriedly comforted. What are you kidding, this is the father of his wife who hasn't passed the door yet, he is more than 40 years old, and he is already considered an advanced age among civilians in this era in Japan. Moreover, the territory currently lacks internal affairs experts, and the government affairs of the territory cannot be put in danger.
In the end, after Roche Masara repeatedly promised that this time he was only going to check the terrain and not to attack the wild boar, Togo Heiji reluctantly stayed in the territory.