Warring States Eagle

Walking along the six-meter-wide crack for nearly ten meters, I finally came to another exit of the crack.

Walking to the exit and looking inside, Zheng Liang couldn't help being taken aback by the scene in front of him.On the other side of the crack is a small canyon surrounded by mountains on three sides. The small canyon is nearly two miles long from north to south, and extends from east to west to the foot of the highest peak of Yegao Mountain (about 200 meters above sea level).Zhengliang initially estimated that if the fields here are completely reclaimed, it can solve the food problem of at least 300 people.The hills on the north and south sides increase upwards at 80 degrees, and the highest point is about [-] meters. Although it is not very high, it forms a natural barrier. Except for the cracks at the entrance, it is basically difficult to find other entrances. .Looking at this canyon, Zheng Liang suddenly had a good idea in his heart, and at the same time, he was even more eager to eliminate the bandits inside and take this place for himself.

At this time, the two little guys who were in charge of guarding the entrance had already set off to the distant village in advance according to Xingsuke's arrangement.Zheng Liang made some arrangements, and then led the team to move on.After arriving at the edge of the town, the team was divided into two teams. One team temporarily stayed at the edge of the village and waited for reinforcements immediately after the gate of the cottage was captured. The other team was led by Zheng Liang. A total of eight people dressed in bandit clothes marched towards the gate of the village. , Xingsuke is still holding Oishi Taro and walking in front, responsible for fraudulently opening the gate of the cottage.Although internal fighting is going on in the cottage, it is safer to use this method to approach the cottage in order to prevent accidents.

The team marched all the way, and saw a cottage built along a small hill from a distance.The walls of the cottage are made of wood and mud and stones, and the shortest part is about two meters.However, the area of ​​the cottage is very large, basically covering the entire hill, and the houses are distributed along the hill, with an overall area of ​​about 20 mu.There are some small mud huts scattered around the trail, and now all the small mud huts have closed wooden doors. Through the gaps in the small windows of the wooden huts, one can vaguely see pairs of eyes nervously looking at their team.

Soon, the team came to the gate of the cottage.I saw that the gate of the cottage was half open, and some traces of fighting could be seen on the ground, and even a few pools of blood were found, but no one was seen.Zhengliang quickly arranged for people to occupy the gate, and then sent someone to notify Tsuda Hiromune on the edge of the village to come and meet immediately.After arranging everything, Xingsuke, who entered the cottage in advance to inquire about the situation, also came back.

"Your Highness, Banishi Sasaburo has already entered Oishinoji's yard, and they are fighting fiercely now. The specific situation is not very clear because they dare not approach. But..." Xingsuke had a hesitant expression.

"Continue to talk," Masaragi ordered after glancing at Kosuke.

"Your Highness, the villain met Chujiro and the others while checking the situation," Kosuke replied immediately.

"Oh? You mean those bandits who have remained neutral?" Zheng Liang also knew from the information provided by the two children that these bandits also took the opportunity to enter the cottage to fish in troubled waters.

"Yes, Your Highness. They originally planned to take advantage of the chaos to rescue the villain's wife and daughter." Xingsuke looked very moved, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. In order to persuade them to surrender to His Highness, I told them some of His Highness's situation. After knowing His Highness's situation, Chujiro and the others expressed their willingness to surrender, but they need to discuss the conditions with you in person," Xingsuke finally said the result obediently.

"Oh?" Zheng Liang was surprised. He didn't expect someone to surrender as soon as he arrived here. He pondered for a while and didn't express his opinion immediately. Instead, he continued to ask, "Have they attacked my territory?".Masara looked down at Kosuke who was kneeling on the ground, stared into his eyes, and observed the changes in his expression.

"Your Highness, no. Many of them used to be farmers who could not survive at the foot of the mountain, and they had feelings for the places they lived in the past, so they rarely attacked the nearby villages; and because the nearby villages did not have much force Resistance, the rest of the bandits on the mountain are frequented, so in order to reduce the distribution of loot, we, who are excluded and often used as scapegoats, have no chance to attack these villages. Banshi Dalang and the others will not be willing to share part of the easily obtained property For us." Hearing Masara's question, Kosuke answered Masara's eyes calmly.Although he was a little scared, after being in contact with this lord for a period of time, Xingzhu knew that this lord had a bottom line in dealing with any problem, and there was a chance to discuss things before crossing the bottom line.And attacking his territory is the bottom line for dealing with the bandits. The bandits who were captured last time and those who attacked the territory were all executed.

"Well, okay, you can inform them and let them come over. I would like to hear what conditions they have." Zheng Liang smiled and nodded in agreement.In fact, Zheng Liang didn't want to go head-to-head with the bandits. Once the bandits were killed and their nets were broken, they would suffer heavy losses.Now that there are eight or nine bandits who have surrendered, that would be the best, so that their own side can form an overwhelming advantage in numbers, and even if they face head-to-head, they can avoid excessive damage.

Soon, under the leadership of Xingsuke, a bald man with empty hands came in front of Zheng Liang.

"My Majesty Chujiro, I greet Your Highness", Chujiro was shocked in his heart now.In fact, today, the lord in front of him has given him a great shock for the second time.First of all, I just learned from Xingsuke that Oishi Yeji with 17 fierce bandits was completely annihilated. You must know that this group of bandits usually caused headaches for the nearby tycoons. The most shocking thing is that even Oishinoji also Killed by that lord, and with the severely injured and unconscious Banshi Dalang, this mysterious lord has directly defeated the leaders of the two bandits.Now the lord has led dozens of ashigaru to his door, and he didn't even notice it. It's really incredible.So after Xingsuke's persuasion and his analysis, he finally decided to surrender.When he saw this mysterious lord face to face, Chujiro was shocked again. The mysterious lord who defeated two bandit leaders in a row looked only 17 or 18 years old. Is this a joke?Of course, if Masara knew what Chujiro was thinking at the moment, he would definitely yell that he was wronged. He is a 28-year-old promising young man, so don't be fooled by his skinny and tender appearance.

"Oh? You're that Chujiro? You came here alone, aren't you afraid that I'll go back on your word and kill you?" Masara smiled slightly, then stared into Chujiro's eyes and said.

"Hahaha", Chujiro didn't expect Masara to be so direct, he couldn't help being taken aback, and then laughed, "Your Highness, I am very aware of this guy's temperament, this guy who is afraid of death, if you are not completely sure, you will not go back on your word, yes I will not be notified to come here."After hearing Chujiro's words, Xingsuke immediately blushed and gritted his teeth. If he was not afraid of being scolded by Masara, he would have jumped up and pointed at Chujiro and started yelling.

"Oh. It turns out that the merits of my new ashigaru head are well known," Masaragi smiled and said.Zhengliang’s words have two purposes. The first is to buy people’s hearts. Anyone who suddenly finds that someone appreciates him when others poke at his shortcomings is grateful. After observing this period of time, Zhengliang also recognizes Xingsuke’s words. Contribution, the so-called clear rewards and punishments, rewarding a position that has no salary for the time being is also appropriate; secondly, tell Chujiro indirectly that Zhengliang treats sincere people very well, there is no need to worry about the problem of settlement after the fall, and even if he performs outstandingly, he will still Add officials and become nobles.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhengliang's words, Xingzhu immediately burst into tears of gratitude, knelt down in front of Zhengliang, kowtowed a few times, and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, villain, ah! No, The servants must be dedicated to their duties and work hard to contribute to the prosperity of the Luo family's martial arts."Zheng Liang waved his hand slightly, signaling that he would be lucky to help.Kosuke quickly got up, then stared at Chujiro, as if provocative, look, I have changed from a bandit to a retainer.

"Hahaha, His Majesty's methods are truly admirable to me." Facing Kosuke's provocation, Chujiro laughed and didn't care at all, then suddenly changed the subject, leaned slightly back to stare at Masara, and said with a serious expression, " However, Your Highness, if you are so close to an enemy, aren't you afraid that I will be violent and try to control you?"

Onishi Kuniji, who was behind Masara, was furious when he heard the words. He drew out his samurai sword and pointed at Chujiro and shouted angrily, "Bold".Seeing this, the surrounding ashigaru immediately drew their guns and approached.Masara smiled lightly, raised his right hand to signal everyone not to act rashly, but kept looking at Chujiro without blinking, and said calmly, "Then, you will soon experience the feeling of separation."Then, he exerted a slight force all over his body, and pointed at Chujiro with the coercion of a swordsman.

Chujiro immediately felt the air around him suddenly condense, and he felt a suffocating feeling in an instant, so he quickly braced himself to deal with it.In this way, Masara and Chujiro looked at each other, one attacked and the other defended, and the atmosphere became stalemate.After about a cup of tea, Chujiro finally lost the battle. At this time, his whole body was already soaked in sweat.Seeing this, Xingsuke secretly laughed in his heart, who told you to compete with this devil, you know how powerful it is.

"Your Highness, I finally believe that Taishi Ishiro and Oishinoji were defeated by you." After Masara removed the coercion, Chujiro took a deep breath and said with emotion with a wry smile.

Zheng Liang smiled, noncommittal.

"Then, Chujiro, tell me your conditions?" Time was precious, and Masato didn't intend to beat around the bush.

"Hahaha", seeing that Zhengliang didn't care about his compliments at all, Chujiro could only laugh to cover up his embarrassment, and then said, "Your Highness is really straightforward, we only have one request, that is, to guarantee us and our families Free from harassment."

"Yes", Masara readily agreed to Chujiro's request, "At the same time, please accept the position of head of the Ashgaru group of our family."

"Yes, Your Highness, I immediately summoned the rest of the people to follow His Highness's command." Chujiro knew that Masara was using his position to dispel other people's concerns, and at the same time he had to admire the wisdom of the lord in front of him again.Of course, he was not completely convinced in his heart. He had already discussed with other people that once the lord asked his group to do something to replace the dead ghosts, they would immediately break up and leave.But he didn't know that Zheng Liang had no intention of letting them all join the military team he had formed.

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