I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

A-cho's physical strength is not as good as that of Ogata who has a system. Today, after a long day of driving, he is still full of energy, while A-cho is already a little tired.

In addition, it happened to be the time when the two of them were going to sleep during this period, so sleepiness began to occupy the ground in Ah Ding's mind.

Ogata: "Are you sleepy?"

"Well, sort of"

"Then let's rest now." Ogata said, and began to take off the haori on his body, "Have a good night's sleep, and then I will take a good look at the terrain around the village with others tomorrow."

Even though they were sleeping in a strange room, Ogata and Machi were the kind of people who didn't choose a place to sleep.

Since Ogata left the feudal clan, he has already developed the ability to fall asleep anywhere, and he can sleep soundly in the wild where the sky is the quilt and the ground is the bed.

Not to mention A-Machi, when he was training as a ninja, he had been trained to survive in the wild, and after officially becoming a female ninja, he would eat and sleep in the open.

For Ogata and A-machi, this kind of place with a roof above their heads to shelter from rain and snow, and where the villagers provide bedding, is many times better than the wilderness.

After a sound sleep, the two woke up and got up when the sky was just slightly bright.

The food provided by the villagers is the same as last night's dinner, white rice, pickles, and radishes.

The warriors also gathered for breakfast at the same place as last night.

Although he only got acquainted with Hosaka yesterday evening, Ogata also got a little understanding of Hosaka's character through the brief interaction with those who passed.

He is a person who likes to talk and can't stop talking.

At dinner last night, he was the one who talked the most.

And it's the same at breakfast time now.

He shoveled the rice into his mouth, and said vaguely:

"Do you know? People can't just eat too much white rice."

"I heard from a doctor friend of mine that eating too much white rice can easily lead to beriberi."

"Thus those nobles and rich people are most likely to get beriberi."

"So instead of just eating white rice, you have to eat brown rice from time to time."

"Ah, I've heard of similar things." A-cho continued, "I've also heard people say that if people eat too much white rice, they can easily get beriberi, so even if you have money, you can't just eat it. Eat white rice all the time, and occasionally brown rice."

As soon as A-Ming finished speaking, Ooyo who was sitting next to her silently added:

"I've heard people say that it's not because you eat too much white rice that you get beriberi."

"If you eat more side dishes when eating white rice, such as eating more soybeans or meat, you will not easily get beriberi."

"North Korea and Tang soil across the sea, they have more side dishes when they eat, so beriberi is not so rampant."

Ogata had heard of beriberi in his previous life, and had a basic understanding of beriberi.

The cause of beriberi is the lack of vitamin 1.

In ancient Japan, people ate some foods lacking vitamin 1 as much as possible.

Beans, meat and other foods are rich in vitamin 1.

And ancient Japan happened to not eat meat.Among the foods we eat, there are all kinds of seafood, including fish, that are closely related to meat.

In the Japanese concept, all kinds of seafood including fish are not meat.Fish is fish and meat is meat.

And all kinds of seafood, mainly fish, just lack vitamin 1.

Vitamin 1 in brown rice is very sufficient, so beriberi is not common among ordinary people who live in poverty.It is more common among the nobles and rich people who can eat white rice every meal.

Unlike brown rice, that kind of polished rice contains very little vitamin 1.

In the case of only rice and simple side dishes and no meat, it is very easy to get beriberi.

Although people in this era have not yet figured out what the cause of beriberi is, they have gradually figured out some ways to prevent beriberi through the accumulation of experience, that is, they should not always eat white rice, but occasionally eat it brown rice.

Hearing what Ogata said just now, Hosaka twitched the corners of his mouth:

"Can eating more soybeans and meat prevent beriberi? This is the first time I have heard of this statement."

"I've never eaten meat before, and I don't know if meat is good or not."

"If there is a chance, I really want to try the taste of meat."

"You want to eat meat, but you don't have a chance." Ah-Ming said with a smile, "Who sells meat? Unless you go hunting by yourself."

"It is said that the Ezos live by hunting and eat meat every day." Hizaka grinned, "When I have the opportunity to wander to the Ezo land one day later, I will go and buy a few pieces of meat from the Ezos Come and eat."

"Hmph." At this moment, Jin Cheng on the side snorted coldly, "Eizu are barbarians, and they eat meat as the main food. They are indeed barbarians."

In the minds of most people in this era, eating meat is a very strange thing. Only people with low status will eat meat, and those of noble birth will never eat meat.

Ogata no longer has such a messy concept.

Hearing what Huosaka and Jincheng said just now, Ogata suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to have eaten meat since he traveled here.

Eating habits have been assimilated unconsciously.

Although he has not eaten meat for more than a year, Ogata still vaguely remembers the taste of meat such as pork and beef.

Memories that have been forgotten due to the long time are slowly emerging in Ogata's mind.

As these memories surfaced, Ogata felt his saliva secreting frantically in his mouth.

Ogata planned to buy or exchange some meat from the Ezo who were not hostile to foreigners, as Hosaka said, after arriving in Ezo.

At that time, he will be able to relive the taste of meat, and at the same time, it will also open the eyes of Machi, who has never tasted meat.

Ogata and the others ate the breakfast amidst chatting with each other.

After eating breakfast, they began to check the terrain around the village according to the plan they had made last night.

This village is not big, and under the leadership of a few villagers, Ogata and the others quickly walked around the village.

"This village is not easy to defend." After walking around the village, the first person to give a speech was A-Machi.

After Ah-machi's thoughts fell, the surrounding Hosaka and others nodded in agreement.

Mutsu is a mountainous place, so many villages in the Mutsu area are located in the flat land between the mountains.

This village is a typical case.

Surrounded by mountains and surrounded by mountains, outsiders can easily find a suitable place to monitor the village from a high position, or attack the village from a high level.

The only advantage of the location of the village is that it is adjacent to a river to the east.

With the river as protection, if bandits come to attack, they will basically not use the east as the main direction of attack.

"At present, we still have too little information about the bandits who are thinking about this village." Jin Cheng said in a deep voice, "I don't even know their exact number. It would be great if we could know more information .”

"The number of bandits who are thinking about this village will definitely not be too many." Hosaka did not shy away from the villagers who were in charge of taking them around the village just now, "This village is obvious. Poverty, those larger-scale bandits will not waste their energy on such poor villages."

"What we lack now is information on bandits." The reticent Tsuchiya rarely expressed his opinion, "If we can know their number and the specific time of attack, we can also use this to formulate tactics."

"Compared with their numbers and attack time. I want to know where their stronghold is." Ogata said in a calm tone, "If one of their members can be captured alive, and then get information from him alright."

"Those bandits may send people to spy again." Huosaka said, "It would be great if they can capture one or two people alive when they send people to spy again."

"It's not so easy to catch." Jin Cheng sneered, "I don't care if the bandits will send people to spy again."

"Even if they come to scout for intelligence, do you know when and where they will scout for intelligence?"

Jin Cheng pouted towards the mountains next to him.

"Have you seen it too? There are countless places nearby that have a good view and can be used to scout the current situation of this village."

"The bandits are coming! The bandits are coming!"

Before Jin Cheng could finish speaking, a shrill cry suddenly sounded from the other side of the village.

Hearing these shouts one after another, the expressions on the faces of Ogata and the others changed to varying degrees.

The first person to react was Ogata.

The moment after hearing this shout, Okai immediately turned his head and said to A-Machi next to him:

"Machi!"

Ogata didn't need to elaborate any more, A-cho already understood it.

There happened to be a tree next to it, and Ah-Ming, who used both hands and feet, climbed to the top of the tree in just a split second, and then looked in the direction of the shout.

"A total of 12 people. They all had knives hanging from their waists, and the rest of the weapons were not seen. They walked very slowly, and they didn't look like they were here to grab something."

Ogata frowned slightly: "Did you see anyone ambushing around?"

"No. There's no hiding place around."

Hosaka and the others looked at Machi crouching on the tree in astonishment.

"Miss A-Ming, are your eyes so sharp?" Hosaka said, "You can see clearly from such a long distance."

"Sight is one of the few things I'm proud of." A-Machi jumped off the tree while talking.

As soon as A-Machi jumped down from the tree, Ogata and the others saw the villagers rushing towards them.

The leader is the village chief.

Perhaps because of the urgency in his heart, the hunched village head broke out at an unexpected speed, and the speed at which he rushed towards Ogata and the others was not weaker than the others around him.

Compared to the panic of the villagers and others, Ogata and the others were much calmer.

The only one who showed panic was Mizuno, Mizuno's apprentice.

Tsuchiya was expressionless as always, and Jincheng's face was heavy.

As for Hosaka, he was very leisurely to make jokes that the villagers couldn't laugh at at all.

"It seems that we really came in time. Not long after we came to this village, bandits came to the door."

"Master Samurai!" The village head hurriedly said before and after Ogata and the others came, "A bandit is coming! We are almost at the entrance of the village!"

Ogata thought for a moment, then said to the village chief:

"They don't seem to be here to rob things. Bandits who come to rob things don't walk around there slowly. Let's see what they are here for."

Ono proudly led the 11 subordinates behind him, and strode towards the unknown village in front of him.

He had just heard a louder and louder noise in the village and he was very satisfied with that.

This is what he wants.

Before arriving at the entrance of the village, Ono saw black-and-white villagers slowly coming out of the village, and then stopped at the entrance of the village, all of them were men, holding messy weapons in their hands.

From sickles to long clubs, there are many.

The leader is a crooked, gray-haired old man who must be the head of this village.

Seeing the villagers coming out, Ohno also stopped, and raised his hand to signal the subordinates behind him to stop too.

"What are you here for?!" The village head, standing in front of the young adults in the village, shouted loudly at Ono and the others.

Although the village chief tried his best to control it, Ohno could still clearly see the look of fear on the village chief's face, and his voice trembled slightly due to fear.

As for the young adults in the village behind the village chief, they all looked the same. Although they all held gadgets that could be used for fighting, everyone looked at Ohno and the others with surprised and fearful eyes.

Looking at these expressions of fear, Ohno felt a rush of pleasure emerge from the bottom of his heart.

Ohno didn't want to spend too much time talking and wasting time on these mud-legged people.

After clearing his throat, he shouted loudly at the villagers not far in front of him:

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon! My brothers and I want to borrow some food and supplies from Guicun for the Chinese New Year!"

"We like to put peace first! If possible, we would like to borrow food and supplies from Guicun in the gentlest way possible."

"So you are very lucky. We don't want to use too rough methods to deal with you."

"As long as you hand over half of your food and belongings, we will leave and never come here again!"

Although Ohno's words just now sound high-sounding, in essence they are blatant blackmail.

As soon as Ono's words fell, the village chief's eyes widened with excitement:

"Half of the food and belongings? We are also going to spend the winter!"

What is the current situation in his own village, the village chief knows better than anyone else.

Their village is already barren, and the grain reserves in the village are just at the limit of "barely enough to eat".

This is the Mutsu area, the northeast of Japan, and the winter is long.