Regardless of what kind of plan Zhang Yide and Xiao Yao made, what kind of conspiracy was laid out by the Toei ninjas, such as Sarufei Sun Moon and Yamada Futaro.

The sword family of Lunan Forge Castle, the center of this storm, still looks like a song and dance on the surface.

And the day when the 'Fire Qilin' will be sealed is getting closer and closer.

On the other side, Kuroda Takataka had already taken the samurai under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and smuggled back to the land of the Ming Dynasty, and rushed towards Lunan Furnace Fort after dressing up.

Araki Murashige was one of the samurai who returned to the Ming Dynasty with Kuroda Takataka this time, and they followed Toyotomi Hideyoshi to the Ming Dynasty coastal burning, and it went smoothly at first, not to mention the local armaments to avoid war, even if they encountered sporadic resistance, they were not their opponents at all.

Until they met their 'nightmare' Qi Jiajun, whether it was the Qi Family's tiger squat cannon or the sharp Qi family's knife, they left an indelible fear in the hearts of Kuroda Takataka and Araki Murashige and others.

Although he was forced by the majesty of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he didn't dare not come back with Kuroda Takataka to carry out the mission, but in his heart, he had already begun to plan a way out.

Araki Murashige naturally knew Kuroda Takataka's character, and not long after he came ashore, he tried Kuroda Takataka with words: "Brother Kuroda, as noble samurai, do we really have to obey the command of those lowly and despicable cowards who only know how to hide." ”

Kuroda Takataka also looked down on Sarufei Sun and Moon, these Ninjas of Iga Valley, but before leaving, Toyotomi Hideyoshi made it very clear to him that the Iga Valley ninjas were the dominant ones in this line, and they were just assisting from the side.

Although he was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey Toyotomi Hideyoshi's instructions.

As soon as Arakimura looked at Kuroda Takataka's expression, he knew that he was not willing to do so.

continued: "Brother Kuroda, we have been under the command of Lord Hideyoshi for so many years, and there are many ninjas who have come to watch under our hands, and there are not a few ninjas from Iga Valley who have died at the hands of our brothers. ”

Kuroda Takataka said excitedly: "Then Araki, what do you say we should do." ”

Araki Murashige looked left and right and saw that there were no ears near the two of them.

Only then did he whisper: "In my opinion, Oda Nobu-sama's purpose is nothing more than to obtain the method of casting weapons in the Ming Kingdom from the hands of the local forces called the Crucible Fortress, as long as he can get the secret book, as for what means are used, or who did it, presumably Oda Nobu-sama will not care too much." ”

Takataka Kuroda opened his mouth and said, "Araki, what do you mean ......"

Arakimura Shige smiled and said: "Brother Kuroda, Nobu-sama is the strongest daimyo in Fuso Country, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi-sama is just a small prince attached to Nobunaga's command, this time since Nobuyo-sama personally ordered the seizure of the Ming Kingdom's casting secrets, if we can help Nobuyo-sama get this done, then Nobu-sama's reward will definitely not be less, and it is possible that in the future, Kuroda-sama, you can be on an equal footing with Hideyoshi-sama." ”

Kuroda Takataka listened to Araki Murashige's words, and his heart beat violently, almost jumping out of his chest, thinking that if he could be on an equal footing with a figure like Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the future, how beautiful it would be.

Araki Murashige continued: "Now that we samurai are under the command of Brother Kuroda, as long as we can get the casting secret book of the Ming Kingdom and bring it back to Fuso and hand it over to Nobubuta, the brothers are all a great achievement, why should such a great credit be given to those inferior ninjas." ”

Kuroda Takataka was shocked, but hesitated for a moment: "Although those ninjas are inferior and despicable, they are very good at sneaking in and stealing, but if we want to win the casting secret of the Ming Kingdom, we can only fight hard." ”

Speaking of this, thinking of the majesty of the Qi family army he encountered earlier, he couldn't help but feel a little timid in his heart.

Araki Murashige also remembered the defeat with a disgraced face, and naturally refused to underestimate the soldiers of the Ming Kingdom, and his eyes rolled and said: "Brother Kuroda, although we don't know the situation of this Ming Kingdom, but we don't know much about those ninjas in Iga Valley, just wait until they get it, let's take it again, forgive those inferior and cowardly ninjas can't do anything to us." ”

The ninjutsu of Fuso ninjas such as Ape Fei Sun and Moon is certainly mysterious and changeable in the eyes of Zhang Yide, Xiao Yao and others, but Fuso samurai such as Kuroda Takataka and Araki Murashige have been fighting with ninjas for hundreds of years, and they are very familiar with some of these ninjutsu routines.

When Kuroda Takataka heard that he didn't have to face the soldiers of the Ming Kingdom, but just dealt with the ninjas of Iga Valley who were flying to the sun and the moon, the lost confidence suddenly returned to his body.

But thinking that Sarutobi Sun and Moon, these Fuso Iga Valley ninjas were under the orders of Oda Nobu-sama, if they took the robbery, they were afraid that after returning to Fuso, those Iga Valley ninjas would complain to Oda Nobu-sama and tell Araki Murashige about this worry.

Arakimura Shige smiled mysteriously, stretched out his hand and gestured at his neck, and said with a smile: "Brother Kuroda, you must know that dead people will not go to sue, those ninjas from Iga Valley can work for Oda Nobuto, they should have had the consciousness of jade shattering a long time ago, and dying here is their best destination." ”

Kuroda Takataka looked hesitant, obviously weighing the gains and losses, thinking that if he did this, he might be able to directly get the appreciation of Oda Nobunaga, and finally made up his mind without hesitation.

Araki Murashige saw Kuroda Takataka's firm eyes, and knew that he had moved Kuroda Takataka in front of him, so he leaned into Kuroda Takataka's ear and told Kuroda Takataka about his plan.

Kuroda Takataka nodded as he listened, and the corners of his mouth inadvertently revealed a cruel smile.

On that day, the ape flew to the sun and the moon to chase and lose Zhang Yide, and after turning back to meet Yamada Futaro and the others, he didn't dare to stop for more and quickly went to Lunan Forge, acting more cautiously along the way, for fear that there would be any mistakes.

The day finally arrived outside the Furnace Castle, and there were not many days left before the furnace sealing ceremony of the 'Fire Qilin'.

Sarutobi Hizuki and Yamada Kazetaro disguised themselves and spent two days scouting outside the Forge.

I saw that the huge Crucible Fort high-walled compound was very tightly guarded, there were Zhuang Ding guards standing guard during the day, and there were vicious dogs patrolling the courtyard at night, which was even more tricky than the residences of some powerful daimyo princes in Fuso Kingdom, with their dozen Iga Valley ninjas, it was difficult to steal out the precious casting secrets of the Crucible Fort in such a tight garrison.

After two days, Sarutobi Hizuki and Yamada Kazetaro still haven't finalized a specific plan.

Yamada Futaro couldn't help but say anxiously: "Sarufei, the information that Nobu-sama gave us must be wrong, where is this a small local force, in my opinion, even the Imperial Garden of His Majesty the Emperor of Fuso Country is nothing more than that, even if we people get the 'secret book', it will be difficult to bring the secret book back to Fuso safely." ”

Sarutobi knew that Yamada Kamataro's words were right, and the garrison of the forces in this place was far stronger than he imagined.

What the ape flew to the sun and the moon and these people didn't know was that since the last generation of the castle's main sword Xingtian was robbed of the 'Flowing Water' male and female sword, they learned from the pain and increased the guard strength of the entire Crucible Castle, and let it be taken advantage of again.

What's more, this time the furnace sealing of the 'Fire Qilin' in the Furnace Fort made a lot of fanfare, and everyone knew that Jian Lingxiao pretended not to care on the surface, but in fact, it seemed that it had been arranged very properly.

At this time, the guards in the Furnace Fort were not only the people of the Crucible Castle, but also the specially invited guards from all walks of life, and the most important thing was that the 'Fire Qilin' refined by Jian Lingxiao this time was at the behest of Jiang Jingzhong, the head of the East Factory, and the local government naturally did not dare to sit idly by, let alone the masters of the East Factory in the Crucible.

That Yamada Futaro has a saying that is not bad, at this time, the Crucible Fortress will be more than a small local force, although it is far worse than the inner courtyard of the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty, but compared with the garrison of the residence of the emperor of the small Fuso Kingdom, it is not much better.

Sarufei Rizuki frowned and thought for a moment, and then said: "Don't worry, you have to believe that there is no castle in this world that our Iga Valley ninjas can't break, although this place is very well guarded, but it is not impossible, not to mention that Nobunagato has already sent people to support us, and those people should be almost there." ”

Yamada Kazetaro's eyes lit up, and he said, "I just don't know who the people sent by Nobubu-sama will be from Koga Valley or Musashi." ”

As he was talking, suddenly a ninja from Iga Valley ran over and said, "Sarutobi-sama, Yamada-sama, a group of samurai have come to our place. ”

Ape Fei Sun and Moon asked, "Who are the people here?"

The samurai shook his head and said, "It's not from the Ming Kingdom, it's our Fuso samurai, it seems that it should be Toyotomi Hideyoshi's subordinate." ”

Sarufei Sun Moon said lightly: "Toyotomi Hideyoshi?"

Yamada Kazetaro said on the side: "Sarutobi, although this Toyotomi Hideyoshi is Nobuto's right-hand man, he has never had anything to do with our Iga Valley, how could these samurai find us." ”

Ape Fei Sun Moon said: "I'm afraid that these people are the helpers sent by Nobubu-sama to us......"

Yamayamada Kazetaro exclaimed: "What? Let these stupid pigs help us, it would be good if these people didn't spoil our business, Sarutobi, have you forgotten the hatred between our ninjas and samurai?"

Sarufei Riyue frowned and said: "Kazetaro, I don't like samurai either, but this is Nobu-sama's arrangement, I hope you can distinguish the priorities, and when you see those samurai in a while, you have to pay attention to your words!"