I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"Master, the last sentence is the real reason why you plan to go to Edo, right?"

Kasaka smiled without saying a word.

"Okay." Mizuno stretched vigorously, "Then let's go to Edo now."

"But will we have time to reach Edo before the Chinese New Year?"

"Well, as long as you don't dawdle, there will definitely be no problem in arriving in Edo before the Chinese New Year."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hosaka paused as if he remembered something.

Then he patted his forehead.

"Yeah, I almost forgot."

"That guy Ishida said a few months ago that he wanted his precious apprentice to participate in the imperial trial and see the world."

"So he took his precious apprentice to Edo."

"I don't know if the two of them are still in Edo now."

After hearing the name "Ishida" from Kasaka, Mizuno couldn't help shrinking his neck.

Huosaka has a bold personality and is easy to make friends. He makes friends wherever he goes, and friends can be said to be everywhere in the world.

The "Ishida" he mentioned just now is one of Hosaka's friends.

And that's a very good friend.

The full name of that "Ishida" is "Ishida Hironoshi".

He made good use of Baozangyuan's gun skills and had an apprentice named Hongzhi.

His spear skills are very good, and he is also a very talented person.

Hosaka had introduced to Mizuno before that Ishida came from a good family. He has practiced both literature and martial arts since he was a child. He used to be a teacher of a certain Confucianist in Sinology and received a fairly advanced education.

But because he was more interested in martial arts, after studying for a few years under the seat of that great scholar of Sinology, he began to practice martial arts with a spear on his back.

Because he once worshiped the great Confucianist of Sinology as his teacher, Ishida also has a lot of experience in dancing and writing.

Mizuno has never been good at dealing with Ishida.

Because Ishida is a public figure.

Not only that, but his apprentice is also a person who has mastered this way

The two of them are both masters and apprentices, and at the same time, that kind of relationship

Mizuno has always been respectful and insensitive to the public.

Therefore, Mizuno never knew how to get along with Ishida, who was fond of other ways.

Mizuno has always been curious about why his master has such a good relationship with a person from all walks of life

Mizuno once doubted whether his master was also a fellow.

In fact, Mizuno also tried to directly ask Hosaka if he is also a Taoist.But Hosaka denied it, saying that the reason why he has a good relationship with Ishida is only because Ishida talks more funny, and chatting with him is more comfortable and happy.

"Hahaha." Hosaka laughed heroically, "The last time I saw Ishida and his master and apprentice was five months ago."

"After saying goodbye to Ishida and his disciples, the two of them will go to Edo."

"A lot of interesting things have happened in the past five months."

"Just the story of fighting side by side with the great swordsman Mashima Goro-kun and fighting bandits this time is enough to talk for a long time."

"If that guy Ishida is still in Edo, let's have a good chat with him!"

"Mizuno, let's go!"

After all, Hosaka cheered up and strode towards the official road not far away.

Mizuno followed closely behind.

After walking side by side with Hosaka and stepping on the official road together, Mizuno turned his head unconsciously and looked to the west.

To the west is the location of the village they saved.

"Mizuno, what's wrong? What are you looking at?"

"It's nothing." Mizuno looked away, "It's just a little emotional."

Mizuno couldn't help showing a wry smile.

"We fought bloody battles to save the villagers in that village."

"But the villagers in that village have been wary of us from the beginning to the end, and never fully believed us."

Until Hosaka and the others left, they didn't see the young women in their village.

Apparently the villagers are hiding the young women of their village.

Although when they left, a group of villagers headed by the village chief sent them off, but Mizuno could guess with his toes that there must be many villagers who wanted them to leave quickly.

After Mizuno's words fell, Kasaka was stunned.

Then, like Mizuno, he showed a wry smile.

"It's normal to be wary."

"Regardless of the world, farmers have always been the underdog."

"There was a war, and they were conscripted and robbed of money and food."

"It is peaceful, but there is still the risk of being destroyed by natural disasters and destroying the family."

"Being bullied for many years has taught them various ways to protect themselves."

Speaking of this, Kasaka suddenly let out a self-deprecating smile.

"Well, people like us are not qualified to say that farmers are the ones being bullied."

"After all, us warriors are also being bullied."

"We lower-level warriors are bullied by superior warriors."

"The superior samurai were bullied by the daimyo."

"Daimyo are being bullied by the shogun."

"Even if a new shogunate is established in the future, this kind of situation where one level bullies the other level will probably continue for tens of millions of years."

"After all, if everyone is not allowed to bully the first level, it is impossible to establish a country."

Mizuno cast a surprised look at Kasaka.

"Although you are usually careless, master, and say some vulgar and rude things, occasionally you say things that feel like the kind of words that a university student would say."

"Don't underestimate your master." Hosaka grinned, "I'm also someone who studied at Terakoya for several years."

This is the military camp of the Sendai Domain, one mile away from Nishinocho.

Just when Qiuyue rode a horse and led his dozen or so soldiers back to his own barracks majestically, a very familiar voice sounded from his side:

"Qiuyue! You came back in time! Banze's army is moving faster than expected."

"So we expect to pull out the camp earlier."

"If you come back a little slower, maybe you will delay the time to get out of the camp."

Qiuyue, who dismounted from her horse, followed the prestige and said, "Well, it seems that I came back in time."

The person who was talking to Qiuyue was a young samurai with a height of about 1 meters and a thin body.

Although this young warrior doesn't look very strong, he is actually one of the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" like Qiuyue.

Like Qiuyue, he is a fierce general who has won the three armies bravely, named "Kuroda Xuanyi".

The reason why their Sendai Fan army camped near Nishino Town was actually to wait for another Sendai Fan army to walk behind them.

Because the marching speed of that army was slower, Qiuyue and the others stopped and waited for this army to catch up.

Because staying in the barracks is a bit boring, and because I heard that there is a sword gym called "Baosheng" in Jinye Town not far away, Qiuyue rushed to Jinye Town with a dozen soldiers in the early morning. Huibaosheng Sword Hall.

"How? Have you had any fun at Nishinocho?"

"It was a worthwhile trip to Nishino Town this time." Qiuyue smiled happily, "I met a master this time."

After all, Qiuyue detailed to Heiyue what happened to him in Baosheng Sword Gym just now.

"Oh?" Kuroda raised his eyebrows, showing a look of interest in what Qiuyue said just now, "Really? That guy really defeated you?"

"En." Qiuyue nodded without hesitation, "Not a single word of what I just said is false."

Kuroda and Qiuyue are both one of the "Seven Guns of Xianzhou".

Therefore, Kuroda is quite clear about the strength of Akizuki.

Kuroda was very surprised that a young samurai who could defeat one of their "Xianzhou Seven Guns" appeared in a city whose name had never been heard before.

"I didn't expect such a master to live in seclusion in the small Nishino Town."

Kuroda turned his head and looked in the direction of Nishino Town.

"If it weren't for the fact that the camp is about to be pulled out now, otherwise I would really like to meet the person who defeated you."

"What's the name of the person who defeated you? Mashima what?"

"Goro." Qiuyue said word by word, "Mashima Goro."

"Is he a person who has lived in Nishikino Town for a long time?"

"No." Qiuyue shook her head regretfully, "I asked him, and he said he was only temporarily living in Nishino Town."

"After a month or so, he will leave Jinye Town and continue to travel around the world and practice martial arts."

"It's such a pity." Kuroda sighed softly, "I still thought that after the war with Ezo was over, I would come to Nishikino Town to see how powerful Mashima Goro is."

"Ah, speaking of Qiuyue, I almost forgot to tell you."

"Qiuyue, we're going to speed up a little bit from now on."

"Huh? Why?" Qiuyue asked back.

"I have just received definite information that Huizhou's army is moving much faster than we imagined."

"If we continue to move at this speed, it is very likely that we will not be able to reach Ezodi before the Huizhou army."

Speaking of this, Kuroda Pi laughed twice.

"How can our Sendai samurai lag behind the Aizu samurai?"

Huizhou is also known as Aizu Domain.

In the Northeast region, another male feudal clan as famous as the Sendai feudal clan.

There is a popular saying among the people: "In terms of financial resources, the Sendai domain is superior, and in terms of military strength, the Aizu domain is superior."

Due to various reasons such as folk customs, the samurai of Aizu Domain are famously tough.

The public generally believes that in terms of military power, the Aizu Domain is undoubtedly the number one in the Northeast.

In terms of comprehensive strength, the question of who is the No. [-] in the Northeast between Aizu Fan and Sendai Fan has always been one of the topics that the public likes to talk about after dinner.

Because it is generally believed that the military power of the Aizu Domain is the strongest, most people believe that the Aizu Domain is the number one in the Tohoku region.

The samurai of the Sendai domain have always been quite unconvinced about this. In terms of force, they are not inferior to the samurai of Aizu.

Therefore, when the shogunate issued a summons to the Northeast feudal clans, requesting that the Northeastern feudal clans send troops to attack Ezo together, the samurai of the Sendai feudal clan were very happy to prove that the opportunity to prove that the Sendai samurai were stronger than the Aizu samurai came.

When leading the army to go out, Akizuki and the Sendai samurai held back their anger and vowed to compete with the Aizu samurai.

Whether it is combat effectiveness or marching speed.

They couldn't bear the fact that the Jin army arrived at the front line in one step at night.

So just after Kuroda's voice fell, Qiuyue grinned and laughed:

"So that's it, the Huizhou army has already run ahead of us?"

"Couldn't they also want to compete with our Sendai samurai?"

"Now that they're ahead of us, it's time for us to speed up."

"Send orders to the whole army now."

"Let them be mentally prepared that the days ahead will be a little harder."