620 Prelude to Episode 619/War

SIDE: A Mino Horse Borrower

It is our job to carry loads from Ogaki to Sekihara. Carry a variety of loads from food to precious items in armaments. Is the hardest part still the load of Kuyuan of Oda?

Some of them were punished with their hands on the loads they carried. As is often the case, if it's food or something, I'll drain it a little and eat it.

I can't do that first these days. Master Oda's load is even, and the number of thieves has increased, so there are guards.

It's raining.

What we carry now is soldiers' food. It's what you feed in that instructor over there, and it's what you carry every day.

The clouds were suspicious this morning because of the season that it was time for the rainy season, but it finally rained.

"We'll hurry to the next village!

In the rain to pound hard, I decided to consult with the guard soldiers and hurry to the next village. The roads are difficult to walk on, but it's not very good to get loads wet.

We carry horsebacks with us everywhere, and there are thirty horses alone. Mr. Oda likes to pay the money, and the payment is good enough to even get out to the guy who carries it on the farm job.

"Stop!!

We rushed through the rain to the next village with a kasawa, but trees fell on the road ahead. A guard soldier walking ahead sent a signal to watch out.

With that signal, we glimpse our surroundings together. It's surrounded by woods. Strong rain doesn't make it look good, and I can't hear it.

With this kind of business, this is often the case. It's not that bad if it's Ozhang or something, but these days there are thieves after Oda's load. Mino is still in danger.

"A thief!!

The horse borrowers also put up spears and cared about the area, but when the guard soldiers shouted out loud, the thieves appeared from the woods at the same time as their voices.

"Kill him! Bake the load and the horses!!

Weird. I heard a man like the head of a thief commanding me, but I didn't like the words.

"These guys aren't just thieves!!

"Enemy!

They noticed my buddy's horseback and his guard soldiers. Yes, the target of a common thief is loaded. I don't want to kill all the horse borrowers or burn the load from the beginning.

If you do that, they'll pay you back. Even when it comes to thieves, they are often from neighboring villages, except for the drifters. They know what happens when they do too much.

"Don't break the line!

We are told by the guards to obey before work. It seems Oda has ordered you to protect people and horses because you can lose the load.

"Him!"

Who's the enemy? You don't obey Oda in Mino. Is that them? Or are they following Oda? I don't think so, Asai.

Twenty from the surrounding woods. No, thirty people come out.

That's when Dawn and I heard gunfire coming from our allies.

Watching as the horses held up surprise and noise at the sudden noise they were unfamiliar with, the guard soldier fired a small cannon hidden in his nostalgia to keep him from getting wet.

"The cannon!

"He said it was artillery in this rain!

You can't use a cannon in the rain. Even we know that. But Oda's soldiers have a small cannon they call a short barrel.

Besides, I don't need a spark rope. You said it was a new cannon, so the guard soldier just made me look proud.

Thanks for lighting it with a flint stone, and it looks like it won't get wet in the rain either, but I wrapped it in oil paper and took care of it.

"Pick them all up!!

In the gap where the enemy was frightened by the cannon, we all attacked the enemy. I've been borrowing horses for years. This is what you think of your enemies!

"Shit, back off!

"Let it go!

Slap your enemies with a spear gripped with both hands as they get wet with the rain that falls. There's a lot of people here. Lose!!

It was handy and gave me a niggling grin, but I realized the enemy was going to lose or ran away early.

"Wait! Don't go deep!!

One picks up with the two of you, and one of your allies is hurt. But the enemy is still not just a thief. Quick to retreat. Hungry people attack as they please more.

A guy attacked and concerned tries to chase him to the woods, but a guard soldier stops it. My buddy's horse loaner complains like he's angry when he lets him get away with it, but there are also injuries. I hear the guard soldiers chose to hurry ahead.

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"Damn, I didn't know you were so vigilant!

"Don't wander around! This is proof that Oda is afraid of us!!

Everyone breathed constantly as they were struck by the unstoppable rain.

Despite coming all the way from the Far Omi River to Mino's countryside, we can't hide our frustration that we don't have enough achievements to be proud of.

I utter a manipulation, and deceive everyone. I hope this gives everyone a little morale.

After a little research, Oda has been in a truce with Imagawa, which he has fought for many years. Hexagons and Asakura in Echimae, who also extend their power to North Ise, don't feel comfortable fighting with Oda. At the very least, it won't even be a battle if we don't serve to hang people on to our luggage jobs for food.

Mino is a new land for Oda. By making Mi-no think he still has enemies, we need to keep Oda's eyes off Kitakoe a little bit.

"You're hungry."

One of my buddies groaned dry rice. Hatefully, in Mino, even the people who work as instructors can eat hungry meals. The same goes for the people who borrowed horses earlier.

Compared to that, we only have a few dried meals. You can take it if you want to eat it full. That's what Asai's lord told me before I left Omi.

He said that if you take the neck of the famous, you will reward him as you wish. However, if the Kuyuan woman is alive, she is ordered to be captured. Those women come out front in business. If we capture him, it's no surprise that the situation in this battle changes all at once.

Even Sekihara is most vigilant, and he's not going to strike very hard.

"The opponent is a builder of Oozhong. If you shake it, it's bound to go bankrupt. Who wants to obey them?"

"That's right! There's no clumps like Mino, it's just a bunch of UAE people!

Some people have high morale. These are the ones who were defeated in the ambush earlier and took over the clan. They don't have much time. If you screw up here, you won't have to go back to the house.

"You want a rumored golden cannon. If I can take that away, I can crush Oda's face. And then let the people in Kunimitomo Village make it, and you won't be afraid of Oda or anything else."

"I'd like some more artillery just now. It was a very small cannon."

Returning to Omi has fruitful results. A golden cannon, even said to call for thunder. It's like an iron cannon. If I get that one, I can go back to Omi that way.

But there's something else interesting. A small cannon held by the guard of the horse loan that attacked me earlier. I was greatly surprised by that one that could be used in the rain, but if you get an iron gun like that, it must reward you as well as your neck.

"But it is the Igas who are angry. I'm busy fighting Oda for a minute."

"I think it's Shiro."

A man who ate a nearby weed when his belly didn't swell abruptly pummeled his dissatisfaction with the Iga.

Such a role is inherently that of vegetarian breaking. Apparently Asai's lord also naturally ordered Iga to serve vegetarian breaks with that intention, but I didn't think he would say no.

The Asai family ministers were furious when they said they would use it because of it and even licked it like a vegetarian.

"Fair enough. Sooner or later, we'll have to retaliate. Iga countrymen are poor and hungry no matter how. I'll have my head down in a minute. It's important to start with Oda, Hexagon and Saito."

I don't have many allies. Asai's lord also uses the name of his guardian, the Kyoko family, to try to send soldiers to the Chinese people of Kitakomie, but he doesn't seem to succeed. Many people do not follow Asai, such as the seven Takashima heads, to the west of the nearby Awami Sea.

As it is, Kitakomie will be devoured by Oda, Asakura and Hexagon. Even though the near-pale lake thieves lived through friendship, they suddenly changed their attitudes these days. Those ungrateful people.

The only way to change this situation is to attack Oda's food in Mino and turn Oda's eyes to Mino.

Come on, we have to move to the next location before the rain stops. If we stay in the same place, they might talk about it.

We can still do this.