Chapter 1491 The “Despicable” Wu Family!

The moonlight was like water, falling on the temporary campfire camp by the sea. The fence outside the camp was made of straw rope poles that were the easiest to disassemble and install. The tents inside the camp were also small, light-weight, animal-skin tents in the style of the mountain tars. The appearance of the entire camp was full of the migratory characteristics of the nomadic tribes in Northeast Asia, which was very different from the settled huts of the Ainu tribe.

"Ah! Ah!..."

As the standard equipment of nomadic tribes, trained hunting dogs, especially the smart and strong Samoyeds and the Siberian Laika dogs that are good at hunting, are the main force of the camp's vigilance. There were many unfamiliar smells in the camp at the moment, and the patrolling hunting dogs would howl from time to time. In the midst of this distant and erratic dog sound, several leaders of the kingdom sat in the tent in the center of the camp, with serious expressions, gathering in front of the campfire to discuss matters.

"Tami grass, when will the messenger who was sent to Beiyu Hanbin to ask the two Zhaiyang ships to come to support arrive?"

"Captain Zu, three cavalrymen should be able to reach Hanbin, 80 miles away, overnight. But from Hanbin to here by sea, it will take half a circle along the coast, which is estimated to be 200 miles. In other words, even if the two Zhaiyang ships set off immediately after receiving the news, they will arrive here in one or two days!..."

"One or two days later? This time is a bit long! I wonder if it will be in time?..."

Zuwa Luo frowned, looked at his younger brother Luo Shanda with a serious face, and pondered.

"Lakshanda, the newly bought Japanese merchant ship is too slow after being damaged, so I have sent it to Hanbin first. At the current camp, there are three long galleys and two Japanese merchant ships, each of which can only accommodate 50 people at most, and 250 warriors..."

"And the army we brought with us includes 100 Jurchen warriors, 240 kingdom headquarters and Shantaar warriors, and more than 300 Ainu tribal soldiers. Then, there are so many more goods and 81 Japanese craftsmen... Our fleet carried two trips when we came here, and now it may take three trips to go back!"

"But we don't know when the Japanese sea attack will happen. Come. We don't know if the Kakizaki clan will launch a surprise attack on land... I thought about it and decided that we need to split our forces into two groups! The Kingdom headquarters and the Shanta warriors, who are used to sailing and better at water battles, will take some of the goods on board and return, ready to fight along the way. The Jurchen warriors, who are used to running and have cavalry, will take the Ainu tribal soldiers with them and take the most valuable craftsmen to the village camp of the Hanbin tribe via the safe land route..."

"As for the hundreds of stones of rice that we didn't have time to take away, we can leave them in this camp first, leave a few people to watch over them, and come back to transport them next time..."

At this point, Zuvaro paused, looked into Lashanda's eyes, and said solemnly.

"High Priest Loshanda! I'll leave this journey on land to you! You must bring the most important craftsmen back to the Hanbin tribe safely!"

"High Priest Zuvaro! Senior Zuvaro! We are all priests of the Lord God, how can I be afraid of death and retreat from the upcoming fight?!..."

Hearing such an arrangement, Loshanda's eyes suddenly widened. He held the copper axe on his waist with one hand and the hummingbird amulet on his neck with the other hand, and swore.

"The Lord God is my witness! I am willing to lead the Kingdom fleet to fight with the upcoming fleet of the Temple of the People! And the more important escort of the craftsmen, please be responsible for it yourself!"

"Impossible! As the captain of the exploration fleet and the high priest of the West Sea Diocese, I will never abandon the Kingdom fleet! I must be present in the next fight! So, Loshanda, you will escort the craftsmen!..."

The two high priests were excited, arguing over who would go to the battlefield and fight for the glory of the Lord God. As one of the leaders of the Jurchen cavalry, the Harman chieftain Ali, who was listening, had a serious face, waiting for the decision of the two "priest chieftains". The same was true for the kingdom's warrior chief Tami Cao, who was used to charging directly at the enemy. No matter what the priests decided, he only needed to fight and sacrifice for the Lord God!

Among the tribesmen present, only the Japanese priest, Ryuzoji Iehiro, who was listening, had a flashing expression. He touched his nose and was really moved by the "Da Shang Jiao people" who valued life and death, and the tribal blood and courage of this "fearless fight"! But... he looked at the two excited priests, found a gap, and suddenly spoke.

"May the Lord bless you! The two priests are truly models of piety and fearlessness! However, how many people and ships are there in the fleet of the Tiantai Sect? Where are they located, when will they arrive, or where are they ambushed? It's all a mystery!"

"If the fleet of the other party is large, then perhaps the kingdom should not return with the fleet, but should stop the ships here and withdraw all by land... And if the other party's fleet is weak, of course this possibility is not great... But if this is the case, we should find a coast that occupies the upwind vent, gather as much strength as possible, and take the initiative to ambush them!..."

"So, the key now is to find out the intelligence of the other party! I have an idea that can keep the fleet and the warriors safe to the greatest extent and ensure safety..."

"Hmm? Jiahong? Since you are from Kazuto and also from the Tiantai Temple, you must be familiar with these temple priests... Do you have any good suggestions?"

Hearing this, Zuvaro and Lashanda looked at each other, stopped at the same time, and looked at Ryuzoji Iehiro. They both had enough confidence in this "Japanese priest" who was tied to their side and had no way to retreat, and they also valued him very much. As everyone looked at him, Ryuzoji Iehiro hesitated for a moment, and then spoke carefully.

"May the Lord bless us! Two great priests... We can send an envoy to the Kakizaki clan in the south to act as a spy and lobbyist... The interests of the Kakizaki clan and the interests of the Tiantai Sect are actually completely different! The interests of the Kakizaki clan are in the people and land, under the threat of our kingdom's military force. The interests of the Tiantai Sect are just gold. The casualties of the people and land are dispensable to them..."

"Therefore, the Kakizaki clan may not necessarily join the Tiantai Sect in sending troops, and may not even know the Tiantai Sect's plan to attack. But they must know the number of Tiantai Sect's monks, and they are likely to be willing to tell us to avoid our future revenge!..."

"And before the exact news came, whether it was the five large ships, the warriors of the Jurchens, Shantaars and the kingdom, or the Ezo... cough ! Ainu farmers can hold on to this camp! These six or seven hundred troops gathered together, relying on the well-built camp, as long as they don't disperse on the ship... even two thousand clan warriors can't break it! And no matter how many ships good at water battles the Tendai Sect brings, they can't defeat our fleet under the protection of archers and military formations on the shore..."

"As for transporting two thousand troops to Ezo, and then heading north for hundreds of miles to the northern Ezo coast... With the ability of the Tendai Sect, it is definitely impossible! I'm afraid only the Kanto governor Uesugi clan has such a strong strength! ..."

After saying this "military strategy", Ryuzoji Iehiro clenched his fist with one hand and held the hummingbird amulet around his neck with the other hand, with an extremely pious look on his face, and swore with expectation in his eyes.

"Regarding the messenger who went south to contact the Kakizaki clan privately... cough! I, the loyal priest of the kingdom, Ryuzoji Iehiro, swear in the name of my ancestors of Ryuzoji and the main god of the sun! I am willing to go south to the Kakizaki clan as the envoy of the kingdom to find out accurate information and persuade the Kakizaki clan to be neutral or even defect!... I am fully confident that I will definitely live up to the mission of the main god this time!..."

"?! Iehiro, are you willing to go south to the Kakizaki clan as the envoy of the kingdom to find out?..."

Hearing this, Zuvaro's eyes flashed, and Losanda nodded. For Ryuzoji Iehiro, whether the two of them completely believed in it or not, this plan to find out intelligence did make some sense! As for the candidate to go south to investigate, there seems to be no better choice except Ryuzoji Iehiro...

"Well... In that case, then Iehiro, you take the kingdom's token and a small gift and go south to the Kakizaki clan..."

Zuwaro thought for a long time, looked at the pious Ryuzoji Iehiro for a while, and finally spoke slowly. Ryuzoji Iehiro's eyes flashed with joy, and he was about to kneel down to accept the order... But outside the camp, a burst of vigilant dog barking suddenly broke out, the barking was extremely fierce, it was a warning cry!

"Ah! Ah! Ah!!"

"Huh?! Morino Kiyoshi lied to me! The Japanese actually attacked us from the land at night!"

Zuwaro's expression became fierce, and he instantly pulled out the sharp axe from his waist. And Luo Shanda also drew out a heavy axe and turned to put on the second layer of leather armor. Tamicao picked up the spear and threw a Japanese sword to Ryuzoji Iehiro. Ali picked up a heavy hammer bone flower and carried the Jurchen heavy bow on his back. Just as everyone was preparing for the battle, the barking of dogs outside the camp suddenly stopped.

"…?"

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"Only one person?"

"Yes! I only saw one. I don't know where he came from..."

"What did he say?"

"He said there was urgent news from the south?..."

"! Take him to the chief!"

After a few chaotic inquiries, the outer camp gradually calmed down. Soon, the majestic tiger slave carried a short Japanese and strode into the tent. He was like a brown bear carrying a reindeer cub, shaking with every step, and threw the other party in front of the armored and armed leaders, and said in a muffled voice.

"Chief! Caught a little guy... said it was... a defected southern tribe, and brought the information we need!..."

"?!..."

Ryuzoji Jiahong widened his eyes and looked at Sukeraburo, who was in a mess and kneeling in front of the campfire. At this moment, he had a bad premonition. He was too familiar with this kind of despicable operation of the samurai!

He was sure that as a samurai, the Kakizaki clan would have a very flexible bottom line in the face of piles of gold and the cavalry of the Yamazaki clan. This was also the reason why he was confident that he could go south to the Kakizaki clan and persuade them. However, the bottom line of the Kakizaki clan seemed to be lower than he expected, lower than the Ezo Sea...

"Ah! Everyone in the Yamazaki clan... everyone in the Yamazaki clan! I... I am Suke... Sukesaburo... a samurai of the Kakizaki clan... I... the family elder asked me... no, I brought the news of the Tendai clan fleet myself!..."

Sure enough, when Sukesaburo stuttered, the smell of the despicable and shameless samurai made Ryuzoji Iehiro's face sink like water, as if he had eaten a fly. And in Zuvaro's interested and surprised eyes, a humble civilian samurai actually knew and leaked all the details of the Tendai clan!

"Ten...ten Guan ships...five...five hundred monk soldiers! Each of them has a big bow and can shoot very accurately!...On each ship, there are two crossbows for naval warfare...Tang crossbows! It is estimated that the Tiantai fleet will arrive here in two...two days. They will attack the fleet transporting gold, or look for opportunities to plunder the gold camp..."

"Ah? Where is the army of the Kakizaki clan? The family elders said... No, not really... I overheard the family elders saying... They will keep going south until Katsuyamakan and will never look back! Because... The main family has just swallowed up the lower country guardian and needs to integrate the newly acquired territory. They will never conflict with the respected Shantaar allies and lose any precious clan warriors!..."

"Yes! Yes! I swear in the name of the Buddha, my two-year-old son, and my dead brother!... I am telling the truth, not a lie!... Otherwise, let me go to the oil pot hell (oil hell)!..."