The morning sun, as it had been for countless years in the past, shone accurately on the boulder in front of Crescent County.

The stone is dark and inconspicuous.

Through the stones, you can faintly see the ridges of the village.

From time to time, there are Japanese people carrying farm tools on their backs, walking through the fields.

Since the Qin Dynasty, China has attached great importance to farming, not only stipulating the calendar for farming, but also setting detailed requirements for farm tools and cattle, when to sow seeds, and even how deep the soil is dug and how much fertilizer to use, and forming legal provisions based on them.

This has been continued by successive dynasties ever since.

The so-called hundred generations all practice the Qin law.

In this case, however, there is a lack of a strong central government, and most of the work in the fields is based on the experience of the older generation.

It's all about the weather.

Therefore, the productivity is very low, and the lower class people sometimes pay rent, and they can't eat a meal of rice a year.

In the Wa Kingdom, only samurai and noble lords are said to be able to eat fragrant white rice at once.

The life of the peasants of the lower classes of the Japanese state was far worse than that of China.

Even the upper class of samurai and nobles had a relatively low standard of living.

The treatment of the so-called Wawang is probably not as rich as the life of a five-grade official in the Tang Dynasty.

Productivity is everything.

Next to the boulder at the edge of the village, I don't know when three people gathered.

Two elderly men, dressed in black, had solemn faces.

If you look closely at their outfits, you can recognize that they are priests from Udo Jingu.

Udo Jingu is located on the southern coast of Kyushu, in a cave on the edge of a sea cliff.

Built on the mountain, there are several entrance gatehouses, it enshrines the ancestral gods of the Wa Kingdom.

Legend has it that the father of the first Wawang was born here and lived on the spring water dripping from the rocks.

There is a mother jade stone in the shrine, and there are two protrusions on it, which resemble a woman. Pair. Milk. It is said that after touching the woman, the labor will go smoothly and the milk will be sufficient.

Legend has it that a man with his left hand and a woman with his right hand can make a dream come true by throwing a block of plain clay, a specialty of the shrine, into a small hole.

The people of the Wa Kingdom have great trust in the Udo Shrine, and the shrine is a part of Shinto, and it has an inseparable relationship with the Wa royal family.

At this time, the priests of Udo Shrine crossed half of Kyushu and came to Amakusa Crescent Prefecture, revealing a hint of abnormality.

In front of the two priests, another old man, with a thin body, looked sad, his face was wrinkled with wrinkles left by the wind and frost, and he looked like a shriveled orange peel.

"Suga Milu, if it weren't for the fact that you still have some loyalty and value, you would have died a long time ago and returned to Amaterasu."

"The order given to you by the Divine Palace now is a test for you, if this is done, in the future, we will give you freedom."

"Thank you, thank you, Priest."

The old man, named Su Milu, moved his eyes slightly, and his face showed an irrepressible trace of excitement.

He bowed his head and bowed to the two priests.

"Go and prepare, the five hundred dead soldiers of the remnants of the Su I clan under your command, the Divine Palace will also send three hundred yaksha ghosts to help you, so that you can do it yourself."

"Hey!"

Su Milu bowed deeply again, held back the excitement in his mood, wiped the corners of his eyes, turned around and hurried away.

After so many years, whether the Su family can turn over depends on this mission.

This is the only chance.

It is also a lifesaver for the Su and I clans, and we must grasp it well.

Looking at the back of Su I Milu in the distance, the two priests whispered: "Is the Su I clan reliable?" ”

"This is their only chance, and they should cherish it."

"If they have a disobedient heart, the three hundred yaksha ghosts are enough to wipe out the remnants of the Suga clan, don't worry."

"Speaking of which, last night's new right Saburo ...... there"

"There is no reply, most of them are in an accident, which proves that the Tang people should not be underestimated."

"Okay, let's prepare too, return to the priest, and Tsukushi's ......"

The aftermath lingers.

A slight spring breeze blows, and there is a slight flower under the shadow of the boulder.

The two priests were long gone.

The shadow of the sun is shifting.

The calm of Crescent County was suddenly broken by the rumbling sound of horses' hooves.

The farmer who was working in the fields looked up in surprise, and saw at a glance the old man who was rampant in Xinyue County in the past, the new right Saburo broke into the village with a group of fierce and vicious people.

Among these people, some of them are familiar to everyone, and they are the samurai masters under Shinyouzaburo.

But there were many more people, samurai they had never seen before, dressed in a kind of fine armor.

These people were holding big knives in their hands, the cold light was shining, and they were drinking a language that was relatively unfamiliar to the villagers of Xinyue County.

In the field, an old man in his fifties stood up tremblingly, bowed to the new Youzaburo on crutches, and said, "Master Samurai, I don't know what happened?" ”

"It's Tanashita."

Xinyou Saburo looked the old farmer in front of him up and down with his eyes, and his face showed a touch of disdain: "You are the head of the village, give you a task, tell the others, now Xinyue County is already under the jurisdiction of Datang."

I am now a retainer of the Governor of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Shin Youzaburo patted his chest hard, making himself look more vigorous.

He has reason to be proud.

They are all samurai, but being a samurai in this dilapidated village is not as good as a samurai who is the governor of the Tang Dynasty, it sounds majestic.

He's already inquired.

Under the Governor of the Tang Dynasty, the black-toothed Changzhi and Sha Zha were all generals of Baekje, and now they have all taken refuge in the Governor of the Tang Dynasty.

And when it comes to the Su Dudu, both of them are admired. ninth

Obviously, with this Tang Su Dudu, there will be a brighter future.

His new right saburo has always been very smart, otherwise he wouldn't be called a smart new emon.

Now that there is such an opportunity, it is natural to seize it.

Maybe in the future, I can be a Tang general.

As for how big the official position of Su Du Governor is, the new right Saburo is not clear, but he estimates in his heart that it should be very big.

The king of Baekje, Fu Yufeng, according to Hei Zhi Changzhi, was caught by Su Dudu, and in front of Su Dudu, he had to kneel down and speak.

The king of Baekje is about the same level as our Wa king, right?

In that case, isn't this Su Du much bigger than our Wa King!

Thinking of this, the new right Saburo was really happy to scratch his ears and cheeks, just begging for a chance to show his loyalty, so that Su Dudu could see his loyalty.

He was a samurai and had always been loyal to his lord.

Yes, the lord can be changed, only loyalty will never change.

Just as Shinyouzaburo was talking to Mura Lao Tano, the rumbling hooves in the distance got closer.

Huge clouds of smoke and dust kicked up, frightening the farmers in the fields to pick up their farming tools and turn around and run.

But where can two legs outrun a four-legged war horse.

It didn't take long for these grizzled farmers to be driven back by the iron horses of the Tang Dynasty like ducks.

"San Lang, are all the young people in Crescent County here? How many people there are. ”

On the Tang Army's war horse, a young team member was asking questions in Tang Yin.

The new right Saburo remembered that the captain was the personal guard of a certain general in the Tang Army, and it seemed that his name was Zhao Heizi.

For some reason, he always likes to omit his surname and call himself San Lang directly.

After being stunned for a moment, the new right Saburo understood the meaning of Zhao Heizi's words.

Hurriedly nodded and said: "Little General, this village is only a part of Xinyue County, and there are two villages, and there are about two or three hundred people here." ”

Two or three hundred young men were working in the fields.

Including the old and young women and children in the village, it is only about 1,000 people.

It can be said that it is a very weak natural village.

It's not as good as the inferior villages of Datang.

"In that case, I will leave fifty men for you to look after these young men, and make sure that they are obedient.

You send a few more people to lead the way, and before Shen Shi, the entire Xinyue County will be under the control of Datang. ”

"Hey!"

The new right Saburo hurriedly raised his feet and bowed to the ground to Zhao Heizi on the horse with all his strength.

"Leave it to me, and I'm sure it'll be done beautifully."

What answered him was the smoke and dust raised from behind Zhao Heizi's ponytail.

The billowing smoke and dust rushed to the next village under the guidance of the Wa Guo Leading the Way Party.

……

The Tang army was not many in number, and even fewer actually participated in the capture of the Japanese villages.

Excluding the two or three hundred leading party, the rest was only accompanied by more than 150 Tang soldiers, which could be regarded as a prison army.

And the remaining more than 2,000 Tang troops did not devote themselves to such low-level operations.

The Tang army, led by Su Da, followed a line marked on the map and marched around the road.

An Wensheng looked at the unfamiliar landforms on the left and right, and said to Su Dawei with some concern: "The terrain here is mountainous, which is quite similar to Baekje. ”

"The country is mountainous."

Su Dawei recalled the memories of his previous life, and said with a smile: "It is said that there are many mountains on the island, gold and silver, and if you take all the land, presumably the soldiers who go out this time will gain a lot." ”

An Wensheng didn't react much, but Wang Xiaojie, who was following behind, was stunned.

He was poor since he was a child, and he joined the army to eat a bowl of rice.

To be brave in battle, but also to hope for more rewards.

In recent years, he has made a lot of military achievements with Su Dawei, but unfortunately the rewards of the imperial court are getting thinner and thinner.

I don't count on the land, but if I can get more gold and silver, buy a house in Chang'an, marry a daughter-in-law, and add a few beautiful maids, then the days will be very happy.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaojie even straightened his waist.

There was a hint of excitement in his eyes, which was completely different from the previous spirit.

Lou Shide glanced at Wang Xiaojie thoughtfully on the side.

He dared to assert.

With Wang Xiaojie's big mouth, it won't be long before the whole army should know the exciting news of the gold and silver of the Japanese country.

At that time, the more than 2,000 soldiers of this crusade will certainly inspire greater fighting spirit.

Lou Shide is not very greedy for money.

His family background is good, and he won the imperial examination early, and he has to be recommended to become an official.

Although he is a general, he also has the ideal of a scholar.

I think that one day, I will become an official in the court, and I will be able to govern one side and educate the herdsmen.

This time, he followed Su Dawei to go to Wajima.

To be honest, Lou Shide was reluctant in his heart.

But because of the previous situation, I still agreed.

In fact, he preferred to be stationed in Baekje and wait for the imperial court to summon them back to Chang'an.

It's been almost two years since I went on the expedition in Baekje, and I've saved up enough of this military exploit.

What's more, the current conquest of the Japanese state is not an order of the imperial court.

Instead, Su Dawei, as the governor of Xiongjin, took advantage of His Majesty's power to act cheaply, and decided to attack the Wa State on his own.