"Hold the door! Hold the door! ”

Shimakatsu slammed his carcass and stood on the side against the wall, listening to the second sister in the family urging Ashigaru to block the door with his body.

His face did not change, and his face was resolute. But my heart was very anxious, and everything was messed up.

The island family is a traditional samurai family of Kitawa that has been rooted here for hundreds of years. Although it is not far from Kyoto, it is blocked by Mt. Kasaki, and it is difficult to admire the face of the shogun.

Yamato is the origin of ancient Japan, but this origin is the ruling class represented by the emperor and the minister, there is no famous samurai family here, it is the emperor's sphere of influence.

Since the three generations of generals Ashikaga Yoshimitsu slaughtered the imperial court, the Yamato country has also lost its backbone.

Kofukuji Temple has been standing here for thousands of years by relying on the worship of the imperial court, and it has taken advantage of this opportunity to successfully rule the Yamato Kingdom.

Nuns in Japan can marry and pass on family heirlooms. Reading the scriptures and thinking about the benefits is no different from the samurai.

After more than 100 years of running-in, a strange balance has gradually formed between the head of Kofukuji Temple as the religious leader and the nuns and samurai of the Tsutsui family as the secular leader.

Kofukuji had no interest in politics, and the nuns wanted only land, money, and religious status, so the power to actually administer Yamato would inevitably be decentralized.

After a hundred years of fighting, the Tsutsui family won among many nuns and martial artists, and successfully took over the authorization of the Dharma Master, allowing them to manage the entire Yamato Kingdom.

Among them, it also includes Peking University and these traditional martial artists.

To tell the truth, these northern warriors don't look down on the religious figures in the south who like to pretend to be gods and ghosts, but the situation is stronger than people, so they have to bow their heads.

The country of Yamato is strategically located, surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The generals in Kyoto did not want to cause religious trouble, and the water from the wells on both sides did not interfere with the river water.

The traditional samurai were blocked by the mountains, and they had the heart to get close to the shogunate but could not, so they could only surrender to the Tsutsui family and serve it.

The Tsutsui family also knew that they were unconvinced, and they were always on guard.

Traditional samurai are good at fighting, but the Yamato country has no external troubles, and there is no need for these Ji samurai who can fight. And because of the disagreement in ideas, they are worried that they will rebel.

There are two fortified castles in Yamato Country, Tsutsui Castle in the south is the capital of the Tsutsui family, and Guyama Castle in the north is said to be guarding against the shogunate, but everyone knows who they are guarding against.

As the leader of the traditional samurai in the north, the Shima family has been suppressed by the Tsutsui family for many years and has long since weakened.

This generation of family governor Katsu Dao had no choice but to leave the Tsutsui family, and took himself as a hostage in exchange for the mercy of Tsutsui Shunqing's subordinates, leaving a glimmer of life for the family.

As a traditional Yoshirihime samurai, this choice was painful. It was not her wish to serve the Tsutsui family's kind of nun martial arts family.

But whether it is loyal to the righteousness of the Lord's family or for the sake of the continuation of the family, she must endure.

Fortunately, she was indeed an excellent Ji samurai, and she quickly stood out in the Tsutsui family and was awarded the title of Left Near by Tsutsui Shunkei.

Everyone called the island left, and the family's life was better. But before a few days of good life, the Miyoshi family tore through the unspoken rule that the samurai family did not attack the temple and invaded the Yamato country.

The invasion of the samurai family made Tsutsui Shunqing's sensitive nerves tense again.

In such an important battle, she actually sent two generals from her family to the northern county mountain city.

On the right, Matsukura Shigenobu commanded the defenders of Koriyama Castle and monitored the traditional samurai of the north, so as not to join forces with the Miyoshi invasion army in the south.

Shima Katsu said that he was sent to the north as a general, but he lost his military power, and in a depressed mood, he left Koriyama Castle and returned home to visit his family.

But just halfway through, the Saga people entered the north-central Yamato, and committed all kinds of evil acts of adultery and plunder.

Shima Katsu was shocked, hurried home, the front foot just entered the island village, and the back foot of the Zaga group happened to kill here.

I don't know if it's fortunate or unfortunate.

If she hadn't returned home in time, Shimamura would have been attacked by the Saga people. But no matter how brave she is, she is still a mortal in the flesh, and at this time, she will almost be unable to resist.

Could it be that my island is victorious, so I have to die here?

looked at the second sister, thinking about the trembling male dependents and young children in the house.

Shimakatsu gritted his teeth to prevent himself from showing a desperate expression, and commanded the defense with a tense face, his right hand tightly gripping the hilt of the sword.

As long as I still have a breath of air, I will never let you wait for the scum to harm my family.

Seeing that there was nothing to do for the time being, the second sister who commanded Ashigaru returned to the root of the wall with a sigh of relief and said to Shima Katsuto.

"Eldest sister, you take your family and kill them from behind.

I took a look, they were only more than twenty wild samurai, not enough to surround the entire house, there must be a gap behind it. ”

Shimakatsu glared at her fiercely and said.

"What stupid things to say, if you want to leave, you will take people away."

The second sister smiled bitterly.

"Big sister, I mean really. You have suffered a lot of grievances over the years for the sake of your family, and I am watching my sister.

You're also in your twenties, and you haven't married a husband yet. My sister, my two children are both five or six years old, which is enough.

Listen to me, take care of the family, I will die blindly.

Sister, I'm incompetent, and I really don't know how to feed this family after leaving the village.

Eldest sister, you have been outstanding since you were a child, and you will definitely be able to take your family to live. Let me go here, and you can hurry up and take the people away. ”

Shima Katsu was so hot that the corners of his eyes were hot when she said it.

Although the second sister is mediocre, she is a loyal character. She works hard outside, and she takes care of her at home, and she has never gone wrong.

Reason told her that what the second sister said was right. People in this troubled world are not as good as dogs, once the village is burned down, how can a mediocre Ji samurai take care of this family waiting to be fed.

"Shut up!"

Forcibly holding back the tears that were about to come out of his eyes, Shima Katsu scolded fiercely.

The second sister is also a tough one.

"Eldest sister, you go! Remember to find a man, give birth to a girl, and inherit the family for the island. ”

There was still an argument here, and there was a sound of iron cannons at the door, and the two ashigaru who blocked the door were hit by the iron cannons behind the wooden door, and they rolled on the ground in pain.

"These bastards!"

The second sister of the island family angrily rushed over to greet people and continued to block the door.

These miscellaneous people have average martial arts, but the iron cannon is almost a handful, which makes people's scalp tingle.

The iron cannon pierces the armor, and once the salvo is fired, it will either kill or be injured, and the end is powerful. The island family is also rich in martial virtues, but the family is poor and lacks armaments, and it is pressed to the core.

Another burst of iron cannons rang out, and several people blocking the door fell to the ground and wailed, only the second sister of the island family refused to let go of the gunshot wound, and pressed the wooden door to death.

With blood foaming in his mouth, he said angrily to Katsu Shima behind him.

"Don't go yet! Why don't you go quickly! ”

Shima Shengmeng was already in tears at this time, gritted his teeth and picked up the gun, and rushed towards the house behind him.

The Zaga people outside were beaten by the sisters of the island family before, and they put their guns outside, and they didn't dare to rush to the door for a while.

Taking advantage of this time, Shima Katsutoshi took the old and young in the family to climb over the back wall and rush out of the village.

When the people on the periphery found them running away, they shouted excitedly and chased after them.

Shima Katsu and his party have no horses, how can they outrun those murderous mercenaries.

She gritted her teeth and ordered a few old Ji warriors to continue running with the men and children, and she stopped and turned around, standing with a gun with a cold face.

Die here today!

Behind her was the sound of galloping hooves, and she turned back in despair. Seeing twenty or thirty samurai on horseback rushing towards the old man and child, he couldn't help but shout in despair.

"No !!"

Then her eyes widened.

The group of knights skipped the old and the young, skipped her, and slew towards the Saga people.

The leader was a man in a white array of feathers, and the first time he saw him, Shima Katsutoshi's already cooled heart suddenly jumped wildly.