In the baggage camp of Lake Kamo.

Harunmaru lowered his head, with a straw in his mouth, and leaned against the wheel of the ox cart, the solid wood wheel was stiff, so that Harumaru couldn't help but stuff a handful of straw behind him.

He is the representative of the common people of Ota Village, and he is very stiff with the famous lord because of the New Year's tribute on weekdays, and now he has suffered his revenge.

He didn't think about resisting, but in his head was the vicious mastiff of the famous lord's family and the servants who dared to kill the head of the group at every turn, and all the thoughts of resistance disappeared.

This ox cart was bought by him by selling his family's paddy fields, and wanted to do some small business, but now that it was all requisitioned, in order to keep his property, Harimaru chose to join the army of Okayamaso as a strong man, and I heard that there were all people who did not live there, a group of demon-like people.

The sound of birds makes it impossible to sleep, and in this camp filled with hundreds of livestock, it is difficult to sleep peacefully.

Suddenly, a flock of birds flew through the air, waking up the sleepy Harimaru, there would be no birds flying around at night, and if there were, it could only be disturbed by something.

"Wake up, maybe it's an attack by the no-lodge." The famous lord of Ota Village shouted.

The whole camp was boiling in an instant, everyone grabbed their weapons, but it was just some hoes and pitchforks and the like, and soon, there was a swishing sound in the rice field next to it, and there seemed to be a stench in the air, and in the distance, you could see red dots lit up in the flat rice fields, and the occasional sound of flint polishing.

"These fools who don't know how to farm, can the rice fields be set on fire now?" The lord sneered.

Harimaru shook his head slightly, feeling that something was wrong, it seemed that the smell was somewhat familiar, and he suddenly remembered that when he was a teenager in Ryotsu Port, there were merchants who had iron cannons to shoot birds, and the fire rope gave off this smell, but in Sado, even Japan is a remote place, and most people don't know what iron cannons are.

"Raise the fire, and when the people without lodging rush in, they will greet them, there are so many of us that one person can smash them into pulp with one punch." The owners of other villages shouted.

But the torch illuminates not only the space at the front, but also the people around it.

Bang bang!

With the sound of two gunshots, the heads of the people next to the torches were shattered, and the smell of blood filled the air.

Harumaru fell to the ground in fright, while one of the group leaders next to him screamed in fright, suddenly threw away his weapon and ran to the other side, which was the reeds on the shore of Lake Kamo, and there was no light of the arquebus.

"Come back, come back quickly!" The lord shouted, because the guy who ran away was his nephew.

But the leader of the group still ran regardless of it, and rushed into the reeds, and heard a cry, and there was no sound again.

"San Lang, are you stuck in the mud, don't move, I'll find a rope to pull you." The lord asked in a loud voice.

But there was no sound inside, and just when everyone thought that the guy was suffocating in the mud, a terrible cry was heard.

"Ah, it hurts!"

"Don't cut off my ear ........"

"My eyes, my eyes are poked blind."

"Oh, my fingers ......."

The screams were incessant, and the whole night was the screams of the group named Saburo, and everyone who was tormented trembled.

There were no soldiers here, only farmers and landlords, and those landlords and their lackeys could humiliate and scold the peasants, but they had nothing to do in the face of the army, the army that came and went without a trace.

It's getting brighter.

A huge wooden stake was erected in the reeds, and Saburo was tied to it, already exhausted. There are also a large number of flags waving, and there are constantly people in the reeds, and I don't know how many people there are.

"Everybody, tie the animals to the cart and lie on the ground and cover your head." An order came from the reeds.

Someone dared to see who was speaking, and with a whoosh, an arrow pierced the man's eye.

"Again, tie up the animal and lie on the ground."

Harimaru did so, at least these people didn't let the peasants dance the Demoliqué, at least they didn't want to kill cattle and eat meat.

Harimaru lay on the ground, motionless, his mouth and nose were full of the smell of earth, he heard someone enter the camp, as some work was going on, someone screamed in pain, but the sound was not loud, until it was his turn, only to find that someone had tied his hands with ropes.

At this time, Harunmaru was allowed to stand up and squat on the ground, and he chose to squat next to his oxcart and be with his own cow.

This cow is his everything, everything, he will not fight to be humiliated, nor will he be robbed of his property, but if someone wants to kill this cow, or separate himself from this cow, he will be desperate.

With a smile on his face, Liu Shun came to this camp that had been completely controlled, and when he saw Haruki, he gave Haruki a hug fiercely, and then said: "Haruki, if you are a woman, I will definitely kiss you fiercely, and then marry you home." ”

"Then I'm lucky not to be a woman." Haruki grinned, because the gap in Liu Shun's body caught the flesh on his body.

When the expeditionary camp was established, Liu Shun thought that Haruki would take credit for his own work, so he initially focused more on Haruki's hunter-like reconnaissance ability, but last night's battle proved Haruki's ability.

If he had commanded him, he would have led his armored soldiers in a surprise attack before dawn, killing the resistors, and then starting to take prisoners all over the hills. But Haruki's proposal makes him change his decision, and Haruki means to harass and round up these people in the form of a hunt.

He did not think that a group of peasants knew how to fight, and that was exactly the case, and the first few musket shots, the peasants did not dare to raise fire, but caught one of the escapees, and tortured them, and the wails frightened everyone, so that they did not dare to flee, and when the day came, all the spirits of all were broken, and the people were lying on the ground, and the cattle were tied to the carts, and not a single person escaped, and not a single animal escaped.

More than 300 escorted strong men, 42 chariots, and more than 140 horses and mules were directly captured.

"I'm not afraid that there will be no livestock under this burden." Matsushita Tomaki said happily.

"Panasonic, come here, translate for me, I need your help to deal with these people." Liu Shun commanded.

Matsushita Fuming immediately went to Liu Shun's side to play the role of translator, and Liu Shun climbed directly onto the ox cart of the Harimaru family and stood on the roof of the car to deliver his speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am here to fight against the lackeys of the shogunate, Sado, who is the follower of Okayamaso. You don't have to worry about your life and property, if you are just an ordinary person, after helping me do a few things, you can bring your things home safely. Liu Shun's words were passed on through the voice of Matsushita Fuming.

Hearing this, Chunmaru couldn't help but get up and looked at Liu Shun.

And Liu Shun looked at the man with hope in his eyes and asked, "What is your name and where are you from?" ”

"I am Harumu from Ota Village, and I am the representative of the people of Ota Village who came to escort grain and grass by following the orders of the famous lord." Harimaru said honestly.

"You are sure that you are the representative of the people, not the lord and the head of the group." Liu Shun asked.

Harimaru nodded: "Yes, there are more than twenty people from our Ota Village here, and all of them know my identity. ”

"Then I ask you, where is your lord and the head of the group?"

Harimaru immediately identified his famous master and group leader, and he said: "This is the famous master, these two are group leaders, and one of the group leaders is Saburo, who is hanging there, and has been killed by you." ”

"Do you have any property here?" Liu Shun asked.

Chunmaru patted the car under Liu Shun's feet and leaned on his cow: "This cow and cart are mine, and the grain on the cart is requisitioned from Datian Village, not mine." It's all that I've got and all I have is them. ”

Liu Shun said: "Very good, Chunmaru, there are many people you are familiar with here, no one pointed out that you are lying to me, then I believe that what you said is true."

Now I want to tell you, load the grain in the cart to the cart or to the cart or the cattle of the head of the group or the famous owner's house, and then take your oxen, pull your cart, and go home. ”

"Go home, just go back?" Harimaru asked, he didn't understand, judging from the torture they tortured Saburo last night, it seemed that the intruders were a group of murderous demons as the servants said, but now they actually let themselves go home, Harunmaru felt incredible: "Give me back my cow and cart, and won't let me work for you?" ”

"We will confiscate only the property of the famous lord and the head of the group, and the property of the common people and ordinary people, and return them all." From Matsushita Tomaki, Harumaru heard an even more incredible answer.

More than 20 people knelt down in front of Liu Shun, only three landlords were kowtowing and begging for mercy, and these people were tied to the car and could not move.

Liu Shun picked up the spring pill with his own hands, and untied the ropes on their bodies, pointed to the big pot on the side and said: "There is a pot there, there is rice in the car, you can go find some firewood, cook rice to eat, and then go home when you are full."

Go back and tell the people in the village that our army is only targeting the lackeys, owners and group leaders of Okayama Village, and the lives and property of the rest will be protected. ”

"And what are you going to do with the master and the leader?" Harimaru asked boldly.

Liu Shun smiled, pointed in the direction of Heyuan Tiancheng, and said, "When I cut off the head of Gangshanzhuang, I will punish them and let them wait at home." ”

Ota Village is just a representative, and the rest of the villages are also like this, and the famous owners and group leaders handed over only made the camp lose one-third of the cars, mules and horses, after all, this is a big asset in the countryside, and only the landlord's family can raise it, such as Harimaru, after all, it is a very few.

The people cooked and rested, and Matsushita Fuming counted the location of their village and handed it to Liu Shun.

Liu Shun said: "Panasonic, I will give you twenty people who can ride horses, you go to these villages for a trip, and then contact the people you have met today, and tell us in the village that we will not harm the peasants below the generation of the common people."

And in the process, the family of the group leader and the owner may send you money to redeem their family or save their own family business.

If they give, you will want it, just keep accounts. ”

Matsushita Tomaki nodded: "I know, you want to stabilize them and then catch them all." ”

Liu Shun is very satisfied with Matsushita Fuming's cleverness, now the situation in Heyuan Tiancheng is not clear, Liu Shun can't say how long he will be entangled with Okayama Villa, he doesn't want to clean up Okayama Villa, those famous owners and group leaders are all gone, what about the soldier's reward, where to find his wife?

"Try not to clash with them, we need to focus our forces on destroying Okayama instead of pinpointing the farmers, you know?" Liu Shun reminded.

"Of course, of course, I will also investigate the land and other resources of each village, waiting for you and the big treasurer to dispose of it."