Gao Xianda didn't know the danger at this time, and he was still hurrying in the direction of Minghai City according to the established plan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Okabe Motonobu sent a letter to him, saying that he had repelled the people of the Oda family. Your Excellency is welcome to come over early, he has already prepared fine wine and is waiting for His Highness Shizhen.

It is said that when Gao Xianda was studying equestrianism, Okabe Motonobu had already settled in Narumi Castle one step ahead. As the retainer who can talk to Gao Xianda the most, he hasn't seen him for a month, and Gao Xianda inevitably misses him a little.

But it was useless for Gao Xianda to be in a hurry, even if he rode a meat horse, he was faster than those cavalrymen who rode ploughing horses. In order to guarantee the integrity of the troops, he could not go ahead either. So Gao Xianda didn't even need to take out the burning clouds, just rode a meat horse to lead the team.

The slow pace made him doze off a little. After he went through Takeda Shintora's riding training, his riding skills improved by leaps and bounds, and now he is called a real man and horse. Even if he slept on his horse, his movement would not be affected.

The "Men and Horses in One" effect increases the travel speed of the entire cavalry unit. He was accustomed to the speed of the Burning Cloud and the Ferrari, and it was natural for him to feel slow when he rode a meat horse.

But for those ordinary cavalry, increasing the speed of the ploughing horse by 50% is already very fast. Maybe it's faster than the famous horses that the big guys ride.

In the eyes of the villagers, it is different. Horses are a rare object in Japan, and this cavalry unit of Kosenda can reach such a speed, it is almost like flying!

Moreover, the whole army was dressed in gorgeous armor and armed with iron weapons, and they looked imposing, and they did not dare to slack off. Everywhere they went, they didn't need Gao Xianda and others to ask for it, and the villagers took the initiative to take out their treasured grain and rice wine to work for the army. It may just be to take a second look at the freshness of the cavalry.

When the infantry goes out, the food is generally carried with them, or it is supplied by the logistics convoy of the large army. Gao Xianda's cavalry was different, and he was received by the local people everywhere he went. Not only rice, but also rice wine.

A few days ago, Gao Xianda got a large number of seafood products from a fisherman. Except for a part of it that he ate, a part of which was set aside for Mrs. Hayakawa, and a part that was sent to the families of the important ministers, the rest were all salted by hand and brought out as food for the army.

Therefore, this cavalry unit of Gao Xianda is not only the best equipped, but also the best food.

In addition to carrying the glory of samurai, the main purpose of the corresponding lord's recruitment is to be able to eat well.

It's good that they can eat a bowl of soaked rice on weekdays, but they didn't expect to be able to eat salted fish marinated by Lord Imagawa and his wife this time, and their hearts are delicious. Coupled with the white rice and rice wine used by the villagers to work for the army, getting on the horse is to enjoy the surrounding mountains and rivers, and getting off the horse is to eat and drink, which is more comfortable than traveling.

And all this is due to the leadership of Gao Xianda, so Gao Xianda's prestige in this cavalry team has also increased a lot. The cavalry obeyed the leadership of Gao Xianda.

Many cavalrymen took the initiative to come over to show their loyalty to Gao Xianda, saying that if there is an expedition in the future, they must follow Lord Shizhen.

Gao Xianda could only persuade them: "You fight hard and make meritorious contributions, and the good days will be long in the future." ”

But he himself knows that war is cruel. After this expedition, this young cavalry unit did not know how many people would be left.

Gao Xianda's troops, marching all the way, should have come to the territory of Owari according to the calculation of the day.

On this day, they walked along the road for a day, but they didn't even see a village, let alone a castle town.

Gao Xianda has relied on the villagers for food and supplies these days, and the soldiers only brought one day's rations. If there were no supplies from the village, they wouldn't be able to just eat salted fish.

Gao Xianda called the accompanying guide over. This guide is a native of Mikawa, and he is very familiar with the Mikawa-Owari area, and his eyes are shrewd. Leading the way in Mikawa these days, he seems familiar.

"What's going on?" Gao Xianda came out with a poorly drawn map and asked him, "Shouldn't we have passed through a village?" Why didn't I see it at all? ”

The guide hurriedly smiled and replied, "Lord Hui, it stands to reason that there should indeed be a village around here. Maybe they've moved out, right? You also know that in this time of war, it is not easy to make a living. ”

"Then how do we solve our food problem?" Kossenda sensed acutely that something seemed wrong.

Along the way, they have not seen the whole village move away, but at least there must be some traces of life.

But the nearest road is all wilderness, and it doesn't look like a village at all.

The guide said, "My lord, it's okay, let's go 10 miles further west, and we should be able to pass the next village." Once there, we shouldn't have a problem eating and resupplying. ”

Gao Xianda said in his heart, you fart a lot.

They were a cavalry force of 500 men, although they were light and simple, and they all moved within their own sphere of influence, and the cavalry did not bring any retinues. But the consumption of people eating horses and feeding is also very large, and it is not something that an ordinary village can bear.

Along the way, they selected powerful wealthy families and large villages, which made people willingly send wine and food.

If you pick a poor village, you won't have enough to eat. Not to mention letting them take the initiative to send it up, even if they rob it, it may not be enough for these people to eat.

But Gao Xianda didn't say anything, just said: "If there is a village, it would be great." Just go as you say. ”

He could clearly see from the "voyeur's" monocle that the guide's favorability of him was red.

"This traitor." Gao Xianda said in his heart.

After the guide left, Gao Xianda called the captain of the cavalry and said, "That guide is a traitor. ”

"What? I'm going to kill him! The cavalry captain's hand touched his waist knife at once.

"Don't startle the snake." Gao Xianda smiled, "We may have entered the enemy's encirclement by now. Don't make a noise, secretly pass the order down, so that the brothers are ready to fight. It's time to give Owari's big fool a dismount. ”

The captain of the cavalry immediately gave the order, and everyone cheered up.

But the guide didn't know, and still walked forward with Gao Xianda with a smile on his face.

After walking a few kilometers further, he saw that the terrain in front of him was getting narrower and narrower, and Gao Xianda saw a fortification made of wood appear in front of him, blocking the road ahead.