A country that has lasted for more than 4,000 years, its rich history is destined to behave in many ways that will not be the same as the small kingdom of Rigal, which is only a hundred years old.

After arriving at Crescent Island, such facts were conveyed to Rigal and his party again and again through various details.

It was completed on the same day as the investigation, led by Masayuki, the owner of the hot spring village inn, and agreed by the whole village. The "Document of Suppression" personally signed by Torotaro Iwakura, the son of the county commander of Pingshan County, who is of Chinese nationality, records in detail the reasons for launching the suppression of bandits, as well as the specific participants:

"Hereby, on the day of the moon of the month of Bingying, because there is a hot spring village in Pingshan County, Zhangzhou, and the bandits are rampant in the adjacent swamp barbarian land, and the people are suffering from it, they start to ask for the paperwork. ”

"More than 100 ronins were hired, and the volunteer participants were the samurai Qingtian clan and their Nanban entourage who went out to travel in the domain, and there were more than 10 villagers who were strong men, all of whom were proficient in the art of bows and arrows. The leader is the son of Torataro of the Iwakura clan. ”

"Destiny is clear, and justice will prevail. ”

Kaleva, who was one of his entourage, wrote in his notebook in Lamani: "On July 3, 4046 in the Great Moon Calendar, we began our march towards the swamp. ”

There is a big gap between the language of official official documents and daily conversations, and even if Torotaro looked at it before how it was a waste of firewood, this son-in-law showed a very high level of literacy when he picked up the pen and wrote.

The proper penmanship and rigorous wording showed the level of education expected of the Chinese, and the seal that he carried with him later gave the paper document undoubted power.

The seal that the adult Torotaro has is the "Dai Prefectural Order" seal, because his father is now the Pingshan County Prefectural Order, and if he is out of power or temporarily unable to take power for some reason, he will exercise the authority of the agent. In some special cases, he may also be bound by the promulgation of notarial instruments such as this in an official capacity. It is only natural that a Chinese child would have such a position, even in a more autonomous domain, such as Yajiro would have similar authority if he had reached adulthood in Aochi.

This power will be retained until he finds a place to work. It is not hereditary, but an extension of the power of the prefectural ordinance or mayor. Once the father is deprived of the status of the Chinese, the status of the acting county order will also be gone. So at best, it is only a temporary official position, and most of the time it is not delegated to real power. However, as a Chinese in Crescent Island, once they hold an official and a half position, carrying a seal with them is a part of the strict norms.

The girl didn't know about this, because the information related to the official position and nobles Narumi and the others would not reveal too much. She just thinks in the Rigal style, thinking that Torotaro is the son of the nobility here, so his words should represent the authority of the nobility.

She didn't expect this matter to become so formal and public, and these people even carefully left paperwork to hand in the report later.

Such a scene is contrary to the expectations of the people of Rigal, and the need for formalization of everything is a characteristic of the people of Crescent Continent, which has a strong history. Although this can sometimes seem too bureaucratic and bureaucratic, leaving evidence and paperwork is sometimes far more convincing than just a mouth.

This incident suddenly reminded Mira that the letter of rebellious nobles they had found in the domain was far more powerful than they knew.

Another episode is that she suddenly dislikes this person less when she realizes the real power that Torotaro has, because although this boy is a little vain and selfish, he is not a person who will use real power to oppress others.

grasps real power and does not abuse it, even when he is desperate to rescue Ah Hui, he instead lowers his identity and pleads for mercy, instead of putting on a high posture and moving out of the seal of the county order to suppress people.

Whether he didn't realize how much power he had or something else is another question. All in all, under the actions of Torotaro and Masayuki, not only did they formalize this operation so as not to lose the talk, but they also provided a part of the remuneration to the ronin led by Ryunosuke.

The meagre remuneration was more in the form of supplies, and Torotaro himself, although nominally the commander-in-chief, had to accompany his Ahui, so the final crew of the trip was mainly composed of combatants.

The quick old Qiao successfully moved Ryunosuke and his party, and when the elite ronin force of more than 100 people and fully armed arrived, Henry and his party also waited at the entrance of the hot spring village with a local young man with a hunting bow.

"I haven't seen you for days. Ryunosuke smoked his pipe and said a few brief greetings to the others, and then turned to the purpose of his visit: "Then without further ado." ”

Coming at a slow pace, they retained enough physical strength to enter the swamp as soon as possible, and as soon as they met the confluence, they began to march inward.

But not all of them are moving by land. Henry, the samurai of the Aota family, and the strong men of the hot spring village, after handing over and discussing with Ryunosuke and his party the enemy's defenses, size, and nearby terrain mapping, did not take the previously explored land route.

The villagers provided small ferries, and their smaller Einsatzgruppen prepared to take the waterway.

This division strategy is mainly based on the visual range of more than 100 meters near the camp of the Liukou. This distance could not be reached by cavalry instantly, and although the island in the middle of the lake could theoretically be crossed by water, the march would inevitably be more hindered when entering the water.

If the period between the inevitable discovery and the engagement between the two armies lasted for several minutes, some of the rogues who were in the rear and could not be attacked by Ryunosuke and his party might escape by boat.

And considering the abundant supplies they have, there is a good chance that there is a larger rogue force in the swamp who will go to the vortex. When the size of the reinforcements is unclear, the best thing to do is to surround them in place and destroy them or arrest them, otherwise once the reinforcements come, you will be passive under the attack of both sides.

This plan proposed by the sage was approved by Narumi and Ryunosuke, who were the actual military leaders, and the division of troops made their way towards the swamp at a slow pace.

Since it was already early afternoon when Ryunosuke and his party arrived, Henry and his entourage, who set off by water, naturally needed to spend the night on the water.

The farmers' ferries were square in front and back, and although they were quite large, each with four or five heavily armed warriors was already a little crowded.

This small boat, which is square and has a flat and wide bottom, is generally used for transporting people or fishing, and is more stable than a pointed boat, but it is also correspondingly slower. The high-speed advantage of the famous longship of the Rigal World Stiking pirates was impossible to achieve on such a civilian ship, and they had to slowly float in the water for a whole day to approach the camp.

Due to the need for concealment, Henry demanded that no one should light the lantern.

The swampy waters of the summer night were not cool, and it was a blessing that there was no rain tonight, otherwise the grass cover in the middle would not have been enough to cover everyone.

No lamps are allowed to be lit and hot food must not be cooked on the ship's cooking utensils. Their dinner was just as simple and plain, with just some dry food and fresh water.

But what made the novice boaters even more unsettling was the feeling of the fully loaded boat rocking.

The small boat full of people has a deep draft, and the arms are bent on the side of the boat, and the palms of the hands are down, and the fingers can directly paddle away the blue waves. With such a shallow side, people can't help but worry that if a crocodile attacks them, the ship will not be able to provide protection at all, so in the quiet environment after nightfall, only the cicadas chirp, the slightest louder "whooshing" water can startle everyone on board.

People stared wide-eyed, left and right, curled up in the boat as much as they could, not to stand up or sit up. Because this will make the target appear larger, and second, if you accidentally change the center of gravity of the ship, they will fall into the turquoise swampy waters.

"Who knows what's in the water. "Even people born in the hot spring village still try to stay as far away from these waters as possible. Only land can give people a sense of security, but the right side of this water area is basically high reeds, except for the hard ground on the island in the middle of the lake where Liukou is located, you have to use a sickle to cut the reeds for more than half an hour before you want to dock.

Tonight is the only way to spend the night on a ship.

Mira wrapped herself in featherweaves to protect herself from the mosquitoes that were rampant in the swamp, and in order to avoid the smell of the smell wafting in the wind, they did not light the mosquito coils, but only used some insect-repellent grass juice to apply some insect-repellent grass juice to the inside of the body, such as the armpits and the base of the neck, and then wrapped them in cloth. She clutched her new Luna Nation-style long sword, though she didn't really like the weapon that was shorter than Rigal's larger hand and half a sword. Sparkling eyes scanned her surroundings warily, and although Henry had told her a few times to try to sleep, Miss Loan could not sleep peacefully.

"This kid slept soundly. Lulu's small size on the crowded boat became an advantage, and she could stretch her limbs relatively without being restricted. The girl of the Yi tribe was originally arranged to stay at the inn with the old medicine master Kenye, Sakura, Miss Doctor, and the missionary, but she insisted on participating in the event to contribute.

The hunter's mind is simple and simple: these people are now companions, and if they are able, they must help their companions.

She had no reason to be afraid, though not much to be hostile to the rogues.

As mercenaries, Henry and Mira received a small amount compared to what Torotaro had previously offered. As with the one provided to Ryunosuke and his party, it's not all money, it's a patchwork of items. The new knife of the Luoan girl is one of them.

The level can only be regarded as ordinary, and even the blade used as a handguard makes a "click" sound when the blade is shaken a little, and this knife is one of the personal collections of Masayuki store manager.

Its sharpness is up to standard, and it saves a lot of trouble without having to sharpen the knife in battle. But the whole is only to the extent that it is up to the standard, and it cannot be regarded as a treasure knife.

When she got it, Luo An girl rolled her eyes and complained that this knife was likely to break down after this battle, and the reward was equal to nothing. But at the end of the day, it's better to have one more weapon to use than nothing.

The Einsatzgruppen crew on the boat was divided into two types: melee combat and long-range shooting, and the ten strong men selected from the hot spring village were all veterans who were good at hunting. Although their hunting bows are not as powerful as real warbows, their side is not responsible for the main attack in the first place.

The boat split into two parts, with Narumi as the commander, and the recovered Ayong and the other three samurai and the strong men of the hot spring village were a little further away. Their boats carry only 3-4 people each, and when the time comes, they are responsible for standing on the boats and shooting bows and arrows. Rigal and his party, our sage and the girl of Roan, as well as the stunned young Kalawa and the rest of the samurai and ashigaru, put on armor and use melee weapons, marching further to the right, and then directly engaged in a landing battle.

In addition to the original staffing, Joshua, who had just been separated, also joined Henry's team at Ryunosuke's signal. The blind red-haired swordsman has superior hearing and is better at melee than formation, so it would be more advantageous to have him in such a small special attack rather than the main attack on Ryunosuke's side.

The sound of oars was faint, and the ship also changed people and rowed slowly at night without expending too much physical strength. The stench of the rocking ship and the swamp, combined with the incessant chirping of cicadas, took on a cradle-like effect under the tiredness, and Mira felt her eyelids grow heavier, and finally curled up in the boat and fell asleep.

Because the largest ship was chosen, the crocodiles did not attack them after all. And when the morning falls, the sparkling swamp water is beautiful for a while.

The bright yellow morning sun reflected the water, and the chirping of the cicadas that had not stopped all night seemed to intensify after the sun had risen. The various creatures that inhabit the area begin to move with the arrival of the morning, and the fish leap to try to devour the insects that crawl on the reeds. There was a "bang" sound, apparently some kind of giant thing entering the water, but only the sound was heard.

The egret, which is good at fishing, flies up from the reeds with its wings, and the group controls the speed so as not to disturb the birds' whereabouts from being too loud. Today's meals are still simple, and as time passes, all combat professionals have taken up arms and unfastened their immobile cloaks and prepared.

They mustered up their spirits, and only waited for the dense reeds to disappear, and the camp of the wanderers appeared around the corner at the end.

"It's almost there. Joshua closed his eyes and suddenly said this.

In the extreme silence, the voices of people in the distance can be heard more or less.

It was close to noon, and they still seemed to be walking a little fast. At this moment, there are only more than 100 meters left from Liukou.

There were small voices in the air, loud and playful, but there were no war cries or screams.

- Was Ryunosuke slowing down his overland journey, or was the group walking too fast?

Theoretically, Ryunosuke and his party should attack first, and then they took advantage of the attention to attack from land and water, but now it seems that this cannot be achieved according to the plan.

The group, who don't have any means of communicating with friendly forces on land, must make a decision as soon as possible - should they slow down and wait for Ryunosuke and his party to attack, and then join the battle after hearing the sound of war cries and gold and iron, or should they maintain this speed and expect the other party to show up on time and attack at the same time?

Henry communicates with Narumi through sign language, and the samurai leader finally decides to keep the current speed close to the past.

Because he believed that even if they were to meet the enemy on their side, with the fighting ability of the samurai and Henry and others, it would be enough to contain the enemy and let Ryunosuke and his party enter the field.

The battle is coming, and everyone is ready.