Behind a wave of waves, a narrow coastline finally emerges. After Chinese a month of trekking and evasion, Li Zhan and Kojiro finally threw off the Daliang Sailor and successfully arrived in Fuso Country.

Kojiro was so excited that he burst into tears and shouted, "Hometown, I'm finally back in your arms!"

He said to Li Yan with emotion: "Li Jun, do you know, I have devoted my life to making Fusang rich and strong. From the shogunate to the common people, everyone regarded me as a promiscuous person. In my hometown, I was expelled nine times.

But you Han people have a poem, called 'Although nine deaths, there is no regret'. What does it matter if I, Kojiro Kido, dies ten times?" It turns out that Kogoro's surname is Kido, and he is a descendant of a merchant.

Li Yan said: "Then you haven't thought about living in seclusion overseas, or simply staying in the Central Plains and not coming back." ”

Kojiro said, "It's hard to leave your homeland...... Besides, if people like me are gone, what hope is there for Fuso? I will definitely stay in Fuso and do my best for her. ”

As he spoke, the port arrived. I saw all kinds of merchant ships and fishing boats coming and going. Someone had already greeted him on the shore, and when he saw Kojiro, he cheered, "Mr. Kido is back!

Kojiro hugged and shook hands with everyone, and his joy was palpable. He said to everyone: "Gentlemen, this Li Yanjun is an invincible swordsman in the world of the Great Liang Kingdom, and with him joining our cause, we will definitely be able to succeed immediately!"

The crowd rejoiced and cheered.

But one of the people in the crowd suddenly sighed and wept. Kojiro was stunned for a moment and asked, "Kameda, what's wrong? What are you crying about?"

A young man named Kameda sobbed, "If Mr. returns to Japan, there will be hope for Fuso." It's a pity that Mr. Kojima, Mr. Kusaka, Irie, and Terashima can't see that day!"

Kojiro was shocked and asked, "What the hell is going on?"

Kameda said: "During the time when Mr. went to the Central Plains, our king sent dozens of people with lofty ideals to discuss and decided to go to Kyoto, and ...... Robbed His Majesty the Emperor to Changzhou to command the world to ......"

Kojiro screamed and fainted. Everyone pinched and beat their chests, and it took half a day to wake them up.

He said in a trembling voice: "Confused, confused! How many times have I said that using this method to achieve things will not convince the hearts of the people of the world, but will make people regard our Changzhou people as anti-thieves! Besides, ...... How many brothers died under the butcher's knife in the back of the day?

It turned out that the Ikedaya Revolution was the result of a bloody conflict that had taken place in Kyoto a year earlier. Look at 1 Mao, 2 lines, 3 Chinese net, at that time, people from all over the country gathered at a small inn called Ikedaya to discuss big things. Unfortunately, due to a traitor's informant, a forbidden army of the shogunate suddenly arrived and almost slaughtered the warriors. At that time, Kojiro escaped over the wall and almost died.

To this day, everyone still has lingering palpitations when they recall the danger at that time.

Kameda continued: "There were many people who opposed this plan, but I couldn't help Mr. Kojima's repeated insistence, and the big guys could only let them go. Moreover, Mr. Kojima said that he had learned the lessons of the Ikedaya Rebellion and had contacted a number of forbidden generals who were dissatisfied with the shogunate to join him. Thereinto...... Among them was Mori Katsumoto, who was born in the Satsuma domain. ”

Kojiro exclaimed, "Mori Katsumoto is a cautious person, how could he participate in such a reckless action?"

Kameda suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, it was the dog thief who betrayed Mr. Kojima! He pretended to unite with our Changzhou Zhishi - as you know, Mori Katsumoto is in charge of the sanitation of the imperial city, and there are thousands of elite people under his command, if he joins us in Kyoto, there is really hope that the emperor will be rescued."

When the battle began, Mr. Kojima personally risked the arrows and killed the enemy. The morale of the brothers was greatly boosted, and they fought with him in front of His Majesty's palace. It's just one step away.

But at this time, only the rumbling of artillery was heard, and it turned out that Mori Katsumoto was treacherous and joined forces with Tokugawa Yoshiri, the shogun, to attack our army. Mr. Kojima saw that the general trend was gone, so he ...... I committed suicide by caesarean section!"

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but feel sad, and he couldn't help himself, so he cried out loud. Everyone was infected by him, and they all wept with grief and indignation.

Only Kojiro was sober-minded, and he asked sharply, "What happened later, and what is the shogunate's attitude towards our Choshu?"

Kameda said: "The shogunate forced the emperor to send an edict and recognized our Choshu feudal clan as anti-thieves. At present, the Fourth Route Army has set out to encircle and suppress Changzhou. The fastest army was the vanguard led by the famous general Tokugawa Keikatsu, and according to our Choshu governor, Ogijo is only a hundred miles away!"

Kojiro was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and he suppressed his anger and said, "I know." From now on, rearmament and warfare will begin. This war is a matter of life and death for the Choshu Domain, and there must be no slackness. Got it?"

When the samurai heard that the battle had begun, they were excited and cheered and retreated.

Kojiro looked at their backs and sighed, and said to Li Yan, "Li Jun, I'm sorry. You haven't been entertained yet, and you've caught up with something like this. ”

Li Yan said: "What's so sorry about this? I'm here for these things. I've heard you say before that the shogunate is only in control of its own army, so you Choshu scholars may not be able to fight with one of them, right?"

Kojiro smiled bitterly: "How easy is it to say? There are more than 200 vassal states in Fuso Kingdom, and the smaller ones are about the same as a township in the Central Plains. The Choshu Domain was the head of the powerful domain, and the seat of governance was only one county and one county. On the other hand, the shogunate had tens of thousands of troops, enough soldiers and food, and the emperor's edict. This battle...... I'm afraid it's hard to fight.

Alas, if we can get the guidance of 'that adult', Choshu may be able to turn the corner from danger. But where is he now......"

Li Yan comforted: "Things are man-made, and there is a saying in China that people do their best and obey the destiny of heaven." How can everything go well, but only to be worthy of one's heart. ”

After all, Kojiro is an open-minded person, and laughed and said: "What a 'just want to be worthy of'! Li Jun, you are really not an ordinary person, maybe you can win this battle!" said that he would say goodbye to Li Yan for the time being, and go to reorganize the army for war.

Li was unable to understand the war, so he returned to his residence alone.

Although there were only a few streets on the road, what he saw and heard made Li Yan amazed. The first is that there are unimaginably many private schools. Almost every hundred steps forward, you will inevitably hear the sound of reading in unison from the big room.

He leaned over to take a look, and saw that all the people in the class were seven or eight-year-old children, shaking their heads with books. If you listen carefully, you will learn "Mencius".

Li Yan heard Yan Xin say that the emperor of all Chinese dynasties was the most undesirable to Mencius. Because his old man advocated strengthening civil power and reducing imperial power. Although the emperors praised him as a sub-saint, none of his ideas were implemented.

But in Fusang, even after going to a few schools, I actually read "Mencius", and the popularity even far exceeds that of "Analects". People are even more convinced of concepts such as "the people are noble and the monarch is light".

Second, whether it is a teacher or a child, they all have two knives, one long and one short, pinned to their waists. Some children are in rags, and they know that their families are poor, but the sword in their waist is always shining. is so martial, can its country be strong?

On the other hand, in the Central Plains, scholars don't know when they became the spokesperson of "Wen Weak". Their delicate shoulders barely weighed any of them. Even those who are as knowledgeable as Yan Xin scoff at all physical activity. They hate violence, are delicate and elegant, but dull.

This third is the spirit. The people in the streets, from peddlers and pawns to nobles, all held their heads high, always feeling that he was full of hope for the future. Although he can't even describe the future to you, there are always two fires burning in his eyes.

Li Yan couldn't help but think: Is this small country, which has always been regarded as barbarians by the Han people, really so backward?

It was almost evening after walking around, and suddenly Kojiro's messenger asked Li Remnant to discuss the matter.

Li Yan came to the council hall, but saw that everyone's faces were solemn. Kojiro changed into a soft armor and sat down. He said to Li Yan: "Li Jun, the matter is urgent, I won't go around the corner." The front of the shogunate army was to arrive at midnight. We decided to take advantage of the fact that it was still on its footing and carried out a surprise attack. What do you think?"

Li Yan said: "Okay, I'll go with you." Kojiro was overjoyed and immediately set off with his troops. Li saw that the total number of Changzhou troops was less than 10,000, and the number of people who set out was only about 500. The samurai were dressed in black and were not armoured. Even Kojiro himself only wears a chest protector.

Li Yan asked, "Brother Kojiro, since ancient times, the armor of the war has come first. Wouldn't it be in vain for us people to wear cloth clothes to fight?"

Kojiro said: "This operation is unexpected, the smaller the movement, the better, and it is inconvenient to put on armor." Besides, armor is extremely difficult to craft, and it must be used only when the two armies are facing each other, so if the sneak attack fails, won't it be in vain to send equipment to the enemy?"

Li Yan thought to himself: This is true, but it is really rare for these Changzhou aspirants to risk their lives.

After a few miles, it was getting dark. I only heard the sound of countless dough drums shaking the sky and the earth in the distance. Li Zhan raised his eyes and saw that in the valley were more than a dozen large carts with a height of a few feet, which were built in the shape of a tower and a big drum was placed. The four drummers kept beating in shifts.

Under the car, the knives and guns were like forests, the halberds were like clusters, and the weapons reflected the firelight and burst with murderous aura. What's even more strange is that except for the sound of drums and footsteps, this team was silent and silent, and there was not even a single noise, which shows that the enemy general is well managed the army.

When Kojiro saw such a scene, his face became more and more ugly. You must know that this is only a vanguard, if the main force is here, with the strength of less than 10,000 people in Changzhou, it is really difficult to defend.

But at this moment, there is only one way to "do your best and obey the destiny of heaven".

After climbing the hillside for half an hour, the shogunate seemed to be ready to set up camp. But seeing the fire under the mountain, the stars in the sky were eclipsed.

Kojiro knew that he couldn't delay any longer, so he drew his sword and shouted, "The righteousness is in our army!" and was the first to rush into the enemy camp. Not to be outdone, the samurai followed.

I have to say that Kojiro grasped the time just right, the soldiers of the shogunate army were tired all day and had just taken off their armor, which was the most slack moment of the day. And they came with a huge advantage, and they never imagined that the Changzhou army would dare to take the initiative.

This time, I used my sharp spirit to attack the enemy's depraved spirit, and I won the magic of the art of war.