"The peaks and mountains are like gathering,

The waves are like fury,

Mountains and rivers surface Tongguan Road.

Wangxidu,

Hesitation.

Sad Qin and Han meridians,

The palace and all the rooms were made of soil.

Xing, the people suffer; Death, the people suffer. ”

What Luo Zhengzong remembered was this ancient poem that was often sung in the mouths of those Ming immigrants in Luo's school (it was actually Yuan Song of the Yuan Dynasty, because the Ming immigrants who were teachers were only ordinary literati, so their cultural level was also limited, so they regarded this Yuan Song as a poem).

Regarding the "Qin and Han dynasties" mentioned in the poem, Luo Zhengzong only knew that it was some dynasties in ancient Ming Dynasty, and he only had a cursory understanding of this, but he was very clear about the hardships of the people in the war expressed in this poem.

"Hey! When will this era of war end? Thinking of this, Luo Masamune couldn't help but sigh. At this time, Luo Masamune was really touched by the scene, looking at the simple thatched house in front of him and remembering the appearance of the thin little girl he had seen before, he was really a little sad.

"What did you say?" Honda Tadakatsu, who was puzzled by the little girl's strange behavior, suddenly heard the muttering of Masamune Roche and couldn't help but ask strangely.

"Huh!" Luo Masamune just smiled slightly, but did not answer, and then he took out a few copper coins from his arms and gently placed them in front of the little girl's door, "Wait, the war will end, you will settle down, and you will be like those little girls in the Luo family's territory, you can also go to school." ”

After silently looking at the thatched house again for a while, Masamune Roche immediately pulled Honda Tadakatsu and continued on the road. Thankfully. On the way thereafter. Although the sky is always cloudy. But they didn't go down until they reached a tavern in a town at the foot of Mt. Hachioji, when it rained heavily.

As the original site of Hachioji City, this town is located at the intersection of the three major transportation routes of Kai Province, Sagami Province, and Musashi Province, and there is also a river next to it that can be used to shape shì boats to the coastal Uraga waterway. I'm going to take the opportunity to make a favorite war money.

As a result, it is natural that this town will be much more prosperous than other towns. Of course, this is naturally incomparable to the prosperity of Hachioji City, which was prosperous in later generations.

While resting in the sake brewhouse, the two of them finally learned the news of Imagawa Yoshimoto's defeat from the conversations of the travelers around them. The two of them glanced at each other and saw a look of shock in each other's eyes, but they didn't make a sound, but instead listened silently to the news spread by the travelers around them while eating. Especially the detailed details of Yoshimoto Imagawa's defeat. Even when they went to rest in the bunk of a nearby inn after dinner, the two were silent.

Night. Nothing happened, and the next day, they continued on their way, but they should have taken the road on the left to reach their intended destination, while they took a relatively remote road on the right. For the twelve-year-old Honda Tadakatsu, he couldn't help but ask:

"I think it's from the left!"

"Yes!" Luo Masamune nodded, and then continued: "Well, didn't you hear it at the sake brewery and the tongpu last night? According to the travelers, if we go this way according to the original plan, we will enter the vicinity of the battlefield where the Nagao family and the Hojo family are confronting, which will be a bit dangerous. On the other side, although the road is a bit rough and longer, it is relatively possible to avoid the battlefields of those two families. ”

"I see."

"Also, did you notice that there were two groups of people following us? One of them has only two people, and the other group has fifteen or six people, have you noticed? What kind of people do you think?"

"Huh? Two groups of people? And there are fifteen or six ronins in a batch? As soon as Luo Masamune said this, Honda Tadashi suddenly noticed the two groups of people behind them, among which the two people who followed them directly were people wearing deep hats, judging from the appearance, they should be a man and a woman, and as for the group of people in the back, they were fifteen or six ronins who did not have hats.

"Well, it looks suspicious." As a small surname next to Masahiro, Honda Tadakatsu, who has also learned a lot of investigation techniques at the Luo Academy, also seems to have seen something suspicious.

"Haha...... You also have times when you are careless! However, they should be rewarded for their quick action. ”

"Huh? What are you talking about? Do you know them? Although he felt that these people were a little suspicious, Honda Tadashi was really surprised when Roshi Masamune suddenly said such a thing.

"Hmph, didn't you notice?"

"Notice what?" Although Honda Tadakatsu wanted to turn around and take a closer look at the two people in the rear at this time to confirm the words of Luo Masamune, he finally held back, after all, this attracted the attention of the two people in the rear, so he asked in a low voice.

"Note that the man and woman in the back were also in the liquor house last night, and like the two of us, they only listened quietly to the chatting messages of the travelers around them during their time in the liquor house, but did not say a word. As for ......" After a slight pause, Masamune Roche continued:

"The dozen or so people in the back were also in the liquor house last night, but the strange thing is that they seemed to be divided into several tables at that time, and they didn't talk to each other, so why did they seem to be very familiar today, and they actually walked together?"

Roshi Masamune was puzzled, but Honda Tadakatsu was shocked, he didn't expect Roshi Masamune to observe so carefully yesterday, it seems that he has more to learn. Fortunately, with the strong support of his mother (Mrs. Hondo) this time, he took the initiative to apply to participate in this expedition operation, otherwise he would not have learned so much.

So with their own thoughts, the three groups kept their distance from each other, and soon walked into a mountain road. It's strange for both of them. Obviously two groups of people. There was no suspicious behavior afterwards. Until they got out of the mountain road and arrived at a new place in the evening, they were still unharmed.

The place they came to is called Oyamada, where they will spend the night tonight, and then plan to continue their departure tomorrow morning, according to previous inquiries with the locals, this place is also a downhill place called Suzuka Ridge. Depending on the terrain, there will be some surprises. Then they went downhill to Suzuka Ridge.

There are only two hotels where you can stay. The two of them stayed at the inn at the entrance to Tsuruya Yoshibei, while the two groups of people in the rear stayed at the inn in front of them.

Here, at night, the wind is cooler, and the sound of insects is everywhere, which makes the travel of these people even stronger. However, the two did not indulge in the beautiful night.

"You have to be careful tonight." Honda Tadakatsu thought to himself. And Roche Masamune's face did not change, and he drank the wine sent by the shopkeeper with a smile on his face.

After eating, Masamune Roche immediately said:

"Hey. Let's go!"

"Huh? Are you going to leave in the evening?" Honda Tadakatsu asked in surprise. To avoid these two groups of suspicious people, they used the night to cross the mountain road. And this is not without reason.

"Stupid!" Luo Masamune smiled and said:

"I, Luo clan Masamune, how can I be afraid of those people and walk that mountain path at night? Come on! ”

"So, what are you going to do if you told me to go with me, not to cross the mountain road?"

"Don't you understand? We're going to hurry. Come on!" As he said this, he picked up the sword and stood up, looking at Honda Tadakatsu with a smile on his face.

"Oh!" Honda Tadakatsu coped with it on the surface, but in his heart he was a little disdainful, "Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?" ”

In Honda's opinion, it was obvious that there was something wrong with those two groups, and if they set off tomorrow, it was likely that they would still be on the road with them, and if something happened in the meantime, the two of them would also be in trouble. However, since Luo Masamune had already made a decision, he didn't care, so the two immediately set out on the road overnight.

At this time, on a mountain path, the pair of men and women wearing deep hats that Luo and Masamune saw during the day were standing back to back at this time. They are currently being blocked by nine ninja bags in dark blue or dark purple costumes (in fact, the ninjas of the Warring States period in Japan are not as mysterious as the legend says, they are simply mercenaries. But to complicate matters, they also have unique special skills). Further along the mountain road, there were more than a dozen people blocking the front. These people were the dozen or so ronins that Luo Zhengzong saw during the day.

Obviously, the man and woman were surrounded by these ninjas and the dozen or so people. Strangely, at this point the two sides were just confronting each other, but they were not confronting.

At this moment, footsteps sounded on the other side of the mountain road. When the ninjas heard this, a ninja who looked like a leader made a gesture, and immediately the three ninjas separated and intercepted the side that came from them.

As the footsteps approached, a sturdy young man with a wooden stick in his hand and a grassroots stick in his mouth appeared in front of them first. Then, a burly young man with a sword in his hand also appeared. These two people are none other than Honda Tadakatsu and Roshi Masamune.

"Hehe, it's really fateful!" In the hazy moonlight, the visibility in the mountains and fields was not high, and when he saw the man and woman under siege and the ronin further behind, Honda Tadakatsu couldn't help but smile and said.

As for the Luo clan Masamune behind Honda Tadashikatsu, he also frowned at this time, originally he planned to avoid the suspicious two groups of people, but in the end he met it.

"Kill them." While Masamune was still depressed, the ninja leader suddenly spoke. Immediately, the three ninjas who were in charge of intercepting the two of Luo Masamune approached the two of them.

Under the vigilance of the ninja leader, Luo clan Masamune finally saw the outfits of these people blocking in front of them, so he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart: "Ninja? ”

In fact, for ninjas, Luo Masamune is also relatively familiar, for example, the "Black Hawk" of the Luo family is a ninja, and under the leadership of the lord Zhengliang, a very powerful ninja army has been formed. And the black eagles of the Luo family are all dressed in black and well-equipped.

It's just that, compared to the Black Eagle of the Luo family, the other ninja families of the Warring States are different, and in this regard, the lord Zhengliang also specially conducted a meeting for the retainers of the Luo family in the war college of the Luo family academy for the retainers of the Luo family.

In that meeting. The Lord used his own language. The general ninjas from all over Sengoku were presented. For example, they are not dressed in black, they are more likely to wear dark blue, dark purple or brown clothing. The upper body of their costume and even the head are covered with a layer of soft lock curtains, which can prevent the injury of cutting and have a certain protective effect, and the knife surface of the ninja knife on their hands is blackened with dye to prevent reflection in the dark night, and the face is uniformly covered with a six-foot hand wipe.

Ninja knives are blunt knives. The length is between the taidao and the ribs, and the combat is not like the katana, which can be chopped, but only used to stab. The ninja knife is more used as an auxiliary, such as climbing the city wall, you can use the ninja knife to pierce into the stone crevice, grasp the blunt blade with your hand, and you can climb up without worrying about cutting your fingers.

In addition to ninja knives, some ninjas also use shinobi scythes that can be thrown and melee combated, both of which are common weapons used by ninjas. There are also ninjas who are good at using bows and arrows and iron cannons. In addition to the main hand weapons, ninjas are also adept at using those strange hidden weapons. For example, the unstoppable shuriken, kunai (can also be used as a dagger). Hook rope scattering, blowing crossbow and so on.

The reason why Lord Gongzheng Liang introduced the situation of the Warring States ninja to everyone in such detail was mainly so that the retainers of the Luo family could face the ninja attacks calmly in the future. What I didn't expect was that tonight, I actually met it, so let's see if these ninjas are really as the lord said.

However, before Luo Masamune made a move, he didn't want the three ninjas who were approaching at this time, and without even making a sound, they directly threw various hidden weapons such as shuriken and kunai towards him and Honda Tadashikatsu.

"Huh!"

Honda Tadakatsu, who was standing in front, sneered, and took the spear (when he saw that the opponent was about to attack, he had already taken off the rag at one end of the "wooden stick", and then turned the "wooden stick" back into a long spear) forward, alternating his hands, and twisting into a gun in front of his body, easily opening all the hidden weapons.

As a small surname next to Masaara, Honda Tadakatsu has learned a lot of superb marksmanship from Masaara, and at this time he is naturally not afraid of the attacks of these ninjas.

The three ninjas also saw that Honda Tadakatsu was not easy to deal with, and looked at each other, and at the moment they were killing Honda Tadakatsu from the left, center, and right, it seemed that they wanted to solve Honda Tadakatsu first, and then go back to solve Luo Masamune together.

Seeing this, Luo clan Masamune immediately pulled out his sword and was about to step forward to help Honda Tadakatsu, but was directly stopped by Honda Tadakatsu, only to see Honda Tadakatsu's footsteps move, bow up, and stab a big gun at one of the ninjas who attacked him with a big shot. However, the other party's reaction was not slow, and at the moment when the tip of the gun was approaching, the cat suddenly squatted down and used the ninja knife to block the blow of Honda Tadakatsu.

However, how could Honda Tadakatsu let him dodge lightly, both hands supported the gun lever and pressed down hard, the head of the gun turned down and hit hard, this ninja couldn't withstand Honda Tadakatsu's huge strength, couldn't support it, poofed, and fell to his knees on the ground. If he attacked again, he could have taken the person's life immediately, but at this time, the attack on the left and right had arrived, and Honda Tadakatsu had to withdraw his gun and withdraw to avoid it.

Honda Tadakatsu dodged, but a hook rope flew from the shadows unawares, and after a few turns, it happened to wrap around Honda Tadakatsu's right leg. It turned out that the other party did not underestimate Honda Tadashikatsu, in addition to Ming's three ninjas attacking head-on, he secretly sent another person to carry out a sneak attack.

Seeing the success of the sneak attack, a flash of joy flashed in the ninja's eyes, and he grabbed the other end of the hook rope with both hands and pulled it hard. He believed that this tug would be enough to trip Honda Tadakatsu, and then his companion would be able to step forward and end up with the other party. Unfortunately, to the disappointment of the other party, no matter how hard he tried, Honda's body remained as immovable as a rock.

Honda Tadakatsu stepped tightly, his feet firmly nailed to the spot like nails, and his spear resisted the attack of the three ninjas on the other side, and he was able to do it with ease. After a shot was thrown sideways, forcing the three of them back, Honda Tadakatsu wrapped the tip of his gun around the rope on the ground, rolled it up, and pulled the gun out with both hands.

"Up." Honda Tadakatsu put his arms together and roared. Although Honda Tadashi was only twelve years old at this time, his figure was already about the same as that of an adult, and he usually had a lot of strength, and he was even more brave when he fought with others.

The ninja who secretly carried out the sneak attack did not expect Honda Tadakatsu to have such a method. Instead, he was dragged by the hook and rope towards Honda Tadakatsu. Tadakatsu Honda deftly shot another backhand. Straight down his throat. Immediately, blood from the other party's neck spurted out, spilling several meters away.

Even though the three ninjas on the other side had performed many missions, they had never seen such a perverted style of play by Tadashi Honda, and they were all stunned for a while. Honda Tadakatsu sneered, pulled out the ribs around his waist, cut the hook rope wrapped around his right leg, and then kicked the slain ninja fiercely and kicked it down the hill. It was a long time before the screams of the other party hitting the stone as they rolled.

The rest of the ninjas were a little afraid for a while when they saw that Honda Tadakatsu's methods were so ruthless, and at this time, Honda Tadakatsu shook the tip of his spear and rushed forward to attack.

At this time, there was also a terrible cry from the side of the pair of men and women who were besieged by the remaining ninjas and ronin, and it seemed that the battle was fierce.

So when Luo Masamune was paying attention to the battle of Honda Tadashikatsu, he also paid attention to the situation on that side with the corner of his eyes, and he immediately saw the scene of a ninja being directly cut off by the waist, and his heart couldn't help but tremble, it seems that the pair of men and women are not simple. How brave can you be? It seems that there is no need to pay attention to them.

In this way, in the blink of an eye. With the addition of the person killed by Honda Tadakatsu on this side, the two ninjas have already died at the same time. In the night in the mountains, the sound of the striking of the blades and the screams of the men and women could be heard from time to time, and occasionally the scene of kunai and shuriken flying outwards could be seen from time to time.

And looking back at Honda Tadakatsu's side, good guys, those three ninjas are obviously not good either, two of them have been injured, and it seems that they can't hold on any longer.

Sure enough, it didn't last long, and the three ninjas were killed one by one. And when Roche Masamune looked at the side of the man and woman again, he was shocked again. It turned out that the battle over there was also over, and it seemed that it was earlier than Honda Tadashikatsu. More than a dozen "ronin" and other ninjas were lying on the ground, and if they looked closely, the fate of being killed by Honda Tadakatsu was a little better, and the corpses of those killed by the pair of men and women were not intact.

"Awesome! I didn't expect to meet a master. ”

"Step, step, step......" Just when Luo Masamune was shocked, the man in the pair of men and women on the other side slowly walked over.

The man who gradually walked in suddenly made both Masamune of the Roshi clan and Tadakatsu Honda, who had just walked back, nervous. There is no way, I was unlucky enough to encounter the conflict between two groups of people who felt suspicious during the day, and the pair of men and women who seemed to be weak turned out to be masters, and tonight in this barren mountain and wild place, after the other party killed all the opponents, he actually came over, even Luo Zhengmune, who had participated in several battles, nervously grasped the handle of the sword in his hand at this time. Compared to fighting alone, he is better at killing enemies on the battlefield.

"Thank you both for your help." Just as Roshi Masamune and Honda Tadakatsu nervously watched each other approach, the other party actually stopped approaching and thanked each other quite sincerely.

"Hehe, when the road is uneven, I just pulled out my sword to help." Originally, the two of them also rushed overnight in advance to avoid causing trouble, but they still encountered this conflict unintentionally, and they were forced to join the conflict, so he was a little embarrassed when facing the other party's gratitude.

"There's a detailed inquiry below, I don't know if the two of you can tell me below." Just after Luo Masamune replied to the man's thanks, the man suddenly continued to ask.

The other party's question was a little sudden, which suddenly made Luo Masamune and Honda Tadashi look at each other suspiciously, and finally Luo Masamune said: "I don't know what to ask?" If you can reply below, I will let you know. ”

"I wonder if the two of you know Kyushu Roche Masayo?" As Luo Zhengzong agreed, the middle-aged man on the opposite side asked.

"Huh?"

After the middle-aged man asked the question, Masamune Roshi and Honda Tadakatsu exclaimed in their hearts almost at the same time, and then quickly glanced at each other.

"This?" For a while, Luo Zhengzong was really a little difficult to answer, under normal circumstances, for the sake of safety, he naturally couldn't reveal his identity.

"I see. I understand it below. It's just that the other party has already gotten a definite answer from the expressions of the two of them, "No wonder I noticed that the marksmanship used by this little brother was so similar to the marksmanship in Luo's Zhengliang." ”

"Huh?" This time Honda Tadashi exclaimed directly, he really didn't expect that the other party would be able to see his way from his marksmanship, and the other party was besieged by more than 20 people, and he still had time to watch his battle, and it was at such a distance between the two battlefields, which can only show that the other party is really a master among the masters.

Compared with Honda Tadakatsu's surprise, Luo Masamune had calmed down after the other party's words, and he quickly came to a conclusion, one is that the person in front of him seems to be very familiar with his own master, and even knows his master's marksmanship routine, so the other party should not be an enemy; The second is that the other party may be from the Ming Kingdom, because in the territory of the Luo family before, only those people from the Ming Kingdom would add the title of "little brother" to the words, and the lord Zhengliang once told him that this is the usual daily name of the Jianghu people in the Ming Kingdom, so Luo Zhengzong asked tentatively:

"Your Excellency is from the Ming Kingdom?"

"Huh!" Faced with Luo Zhengzong's question, the middle-aged man smiled first, and then replied, "However, the two of us are from the Ming Kingdom, and the one below is Long Yin, and the one over there is Xiaoyue. A few years ago, the two of us had a relationship with Luo Zhengliang, but I really didn't expect to see his marksmanship here today. I haven't seen him for several years, presumably Luo's martial arts have improved a lot, please tell Luo's Zhengliang, he will be able to see you again one day. Farewell! ”

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man turned around and rushed back to the woman over there, and then the two left on duty at night.

And in the mountain road, Luo clan Masamune and Honda Tadashi were still in shock at this time.

"The lord really knows each other? It is said that the lord went to the Ming Kingdom when he was young, could it be that he met at that time. Masamune Roche couldn't help but think.

"No wonder the lord's martial arts are so powerful, it turns out that there is such a master as a friend!" This is the idea of Tadashi Honda on the sidelines......

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