The Japanese soldiers of Kyushu were very powerful in Japan, and they were good at using long swords, and they would attack in front of every battle.

Before being captured by the Ming army, he was the lord of Kumamoto Castle and the banner under Kato Kiyomasa of the Second Army of the Japanese invasion of Korea. This position is equivalent to the flag officer of the Ming army.

When the head of the family, Kato Kiyomasa, attacked Korea, Yamamoto once captured Shunhwa-kun alive in Korea, and later participated in the capture of Jeolla Province. During the Battle of Ulsan, he was captured by the Ming army because of a gun in his leg.

Now, ten years after the war, Yamamoto is forty-three years old.

Because Yamamoto's banner was the highest official among the people in the Changning Iron Field, the Iron Field made him responsible for managing the Wai.

Ten years away from home, singing hometown songs has become the sustenance of Yamamoto's longing for his hometown.

Today, he didn't sing because it was his birthday.

The son's birthday is his mother's Good Friday, and Yamamoto looks in the direction of the sea, his eyes red with sadness, and he doesn't know if his mother is still alive.

Before boarding a warship bound for Korea, he knelt in front of his mother and vowed to return.

But he broke his promise.

"Yamamoto-kun, don't be sad, we'll go back." Walking towards Yamamoto was a man named Ankokuji, who, like Yamamoto, was a member of the Second Army, but Yamamoto was the Banner Officer, and he was the Soldier Grain Commander who was responsible for the transfer of grain and grass, and he was two levels lower than Yamamoto in terms of rank. It is roughly equivalent to the sentinel in the Ming army.

"I can't go back."

Yamamoto shook his head, he knew that Ankoji was comforting him, but he knew their situation too well. In this life, they don't want to go back to their hometown.

"Don't give up, Yamamoto-kun!" Yamamoto's lonely appearance was very sad in Ankokuji's eyes, but he didn't think so, he struggled to hold Yamamoto's shoulder, "Yamamoto-kun, I heard that once a new emperor ascends the throne in the country, there will be amnesty for the world, and even death row prisoners can be exempted from death." When the time comes, maybe the new emperor will pardon us and let us return to China. ”

"The new emperor pardons us? Maybe. ”

Perhaps, Ankokuji is talking about hope, but Yamamoto does not have any hope for it. It is ridiculous to put the return of the country on the death of the Ming Emperor.

"Let's get to work. The Ming people said that our output last month was a bit small, and we had to deduct our food. ”

Yamamoto dusted his hands and looked at his companions who were leaning on the edge of the cave. In ten years, it not only wiped out their hope of returning to China, but also their dignity as samurai, and at the same time, it also wiped out the traces of Japanese on them.

Including Yamamoto, all the Japanese in the iron field now look more like Ming people than Japanese, and even many of them speak Ming Chinese instead of Japanese when they communicate with their companions.

"How can they do this!" Anguosi was indignant, their food supply was pitifully small, but the workload never decreased, but increased, and if this continued, they would not only fail to complete the task, but also starve.

"Let's go to them to theorize, the Ming people shouldn't treat us like this, we are samurai of Japan!" Ankokuji angrily asked Yamamoto to lead them to the Ming officials of the iron field to theorize.

"An Guojun, we are no longer samurai." Yamamoto's words made Ankokuji stunned, and then, silent.

The gong to start work rang, and Yamamoto patted Ankokuji on the back and motioned for him to stop thinking about it. No matter how much they think, it's useless, because their life and death are now in the hands of the Ming people.

Anguosi wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything, and walked down with his head drooping, ready to tell everyone the bad news.

As usual, Yamamoto was going to check the status of the brackets in the various mines. Last month, a bracket in a hole decayed due to age, and the top collapsed, crushing several Japanese to death. In order to prevent further accidents, Yamamoto obtained a batch of new timber from the officials of the iron yard, and in just two days, all the old wood could be replaced.

When he walked to the mine where the second soldier was in charge, the one-eyed Ryukugi ran over in a panic and stopped Yamamoto.

"Yamamoto-kun, Oshima is back!" Hiagi said excitedly.

"What big island?" Yamamoto was inexplicable.

"It's Oshima-kun of the Third Army, don't you remember?"

"What! Didn't he escape? ”

Yamamoto remembered that that Oshima was a soldier of Kuroda Nagamasa's Third Army. A few years ago, when the people of the Third Army absconded en masse, Oshima and a few people were lucky to escape, and the rest were captured by the Ming army and several were executed in public.

But why did the big island come back if it had fled?

Yamamoto couldn't figure out how he would never have returned to this damn place if it were him.

Hiagi said: "I also just got the news, Oshima wants to see you, Yamamoto-kun, let's go over quickly." ”

Yamamoto asked, "Where is he?" ”

"Where are the Ming people?" Hisagi pointed to the house where the ironwork officials were.

"Ming people?" Yamamoto was taken aback, "Was he caught?" ”

"No, it's not like that, you'll know if you go with me."

Hisagi couldn't understand for a while, so he pulled Yamamoto and ran to the house where the iron yard official was. Halfway through, I saw Oshima walking towards the mine accompanied by two Ming soldiers.

Seeing Yamamoto and Hisagi coming over, Oshima immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Yamamoto-kun, Hisagi-kun, there is good news!" ”

……..

"I'm going to take these degraded widows away, and I'll give you a card, and when Haizhou asks, you just show them my card." Wei Liangchen's tone was very hard and unquestionable.

Changning Iron Field is under the jurisdiction of Haizhou Wei, and the one in charge of the Iron Field is a general banner called Zhao Dafeng, who is said to be the uncle and brother-in-law of Haizhou Wei.

After Wei Liangchen brought people to the iron field, he took out the manipulates of his two halls, and there were Jinyi guards, and the Li family, and a large group of wolf-like subordinates, so scared that Zhao Dafeng didn't dare to let go. At the same time, it is also fortunate that this little sheren who dares to kill the city god is not here to trouble him, but just to ask for someone.

"Oh, by the way, you have a lot of weapons here, don't you, give me some. I'll say hello to Haizhou Wei when I get back. ”

Just people, no weapons, you can't let these people rob people with their bare hands. The swords in hand, the good ministers did not have, but the swords used by the Ming army were ready-made in the iron field. However, according to Zheng Duo, many of these gang of Japanese soldiers in Changning Iron Field are good at using guns, such as the big island that escaped, and the guns are very accurate.

The degree of firearms of the Japanese army was higher than that of the Ming army, and this was known to the good ministers. However, he could not get a firearm for these people, because they still had to withstand the test.

"I will do what the Sheren commanded, but I don't know what the Sheren wants these people to do?" Zhao Dafeng didn't dare to refuse Wei Liangchen's request, but he was confused. The left and right sides open the cards, and if something really happens, it is also the other party's business. Besides, even if he refuses, he can't stop the other party with these dozens of old, weak, sick and disabled people under him, so it is better to cooperate honestly.

"You don't need to know this Zhao Zongqi." Liangchen waved his hand, signaling Tian Gang to hand over to the surnamed Zhao, and he couldn't leave any of the formalities that should be done, so as not to fall behind afterwards.

Zhao Dafeng had no choice but to ask someone to take these two Jinyi guards to the warehouse.

Shen Lian thought in his heart that Wei Liangchen had done something inappropriate, and he took away the widows with just the cards, and he had to give them weapons, which was inevitably a bit audacious. But the other party is a person from Beijing, no matter how young the official is, he is also an angel, and the fifth master has an explanation, so he feels that what the other party has done is inappropriate, and it is not good to stand up and stop it. But he had an extra heart, and secretly called one of his subordinates Pegasus back to Shenyang to report what happened here to the fifth master.

Shen Lian always felt that this Wei She person was going to make a big deal.

Liangchen and Li Yongzhen came outside, Oshima had brought some of the leaders of the surrenders, and when they saw Wei Liangchen coming out, Oshima was busy whispering a few words to the surrenderers, and all the surrenderers immediately knelt on the ground, with a very deferential attitude.

Ryotomi nodded and asked Oshima, "Did you tell them what I meant?" ”

Oshima lowered his head: "I said it, my lord!" ”

"That's good." Liangchen glanced at the more than ten leaders of the widows, "You follow me to do something, do it well, I will ask His Majesty the Emperor for you to take credit, exempt you from labor, and if you have the opportunity in the future, you can also return to your hometown." ”

"I am willing to die for my lords!"

The leaders of the Japanese people led by Yamamoto kowtowed heavily, and when they raised their heads, they couldn't hide the excitement on their faces.