I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"Ow—!"

A wild dog howled loudly, and then rushed towards a man in black robe in front of him.

This wild dog was extremely thin, and when it jumped at the man in black, saliva dripped from his mouth—it must be extremely hungry.

Its four claws alternately grip the ground quickly, like a gust of wind.

However, just when it was only a few steps away from the black-robed man, just when it was about to hit the black-robed man, the black robe on the black-robed man shook violently.

Three shurikens flew out of the black robe—one missed, and the other two hit the wild dog's head and neck.

"Woooo..." The wild dog whimpered and fell to the ground.

"Humph!" A proud voice came from under the black robe, "How is it? Is the shuriken shot by the ninja delicious?!"

goo goo...

As soon as the man in black uttered these imposing words, there was a very sudden "cuckoo" sound.

"Woo...so hungry..."

puff.

The man in black fell to the ground with hunger.

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Today's chapter is 6000 words long, and the content is too good to be true. After a long absence, I have to ask for a monthly ticket!

If you forget who Yitong is, the author will remind you: it is the pirate mentioned in the previous chapters who specializes in human trafficking.

PS: "Hai Guo Bing Tan" is a real book that exists in reality.According to historical facts, "Haiguo Bingtan" was published in the third year of Kanzheng (1791).

If you want to know more about this book, you can go to Station B and search for "Zhang Zhaozhong Lin Ziping". The famous bureau has introduced this book and Lin Ziping.

Chapter 584 Ogata: Let's experience this god-level skill! 【6600】

Ezo Land, the hiding place of the pirate ant Toshigoro——

"Is there any wine left?"

"Bring more wine!"

"I'm used to eating venison from Ezo, and it's quite delicious, better than fish!"

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The valley where Yitong Chouwulang hides is now full of laughter.

Everyone was eating, drinking, and making noises happily.

When a rare guest comes to the door, Yitong is generous for a long time, serving all the delicacies, wines and teas in stock, vowing to have fun with the guest.

Gongbu and Yitong sat side by side.

The two sat side by side, the impact of the picture had to be said, it was really huge, one was too ugly to look directly at, and the other was so handsome that it was hard to look away, the visual contrast effect can be described as top-notch.

The difference in the behavior of the two is also very different.

Yi Tong was holding a big wine bowl and gulping down the wine, while Miyabe was sipping the wine very gracefully.

"Master Yitong, it can be said that we suffered a lot in order to find you at the beginning." Gongbu said in a joking tone, "We went to your stronghold in the west at the beginning, but we pounced on you. empty."

"Fortunately, we know the location of all your strongholds. We searched along all the locations in your residential area, and finally found you."

"Hey! Don't mention it!" Yitong waved his hand, "A while ago, four of my subordinates were captured."

"Captive?" Gongbu asked back.

"The four of my subordinates are responsible for abducting that Tuo... What village did Tuo come from?"

"Tuohe Village." A subordinate next to Yitong reminded.

"That's right, that's the woman from Tuohe Village."

"In the end, I was accidentally caught by that barbarian from Tuohe Village."

"Although in terms of a head-on confrontation, we certainly won't lose to a bunch of barbarians. But fighting head-on with the barbarians will do us all harm and no benefit."

"It's not worth showing off if you win, and you won't get any benefits, not to mention that even if you win, there will definitely be a lot of casualties."

"Fortunately, my four subordinates are all newcomers, and they only know the location of my old stronghold in the west."

"So after learning that my four subordinates were captured by barbarians, I immediately abandoned my old western stronghold and moved here."

"I see." Miyabe nodded, "Master Yitong, how is your 'harvest' in Ezo this year?"

"This year's harvest is so-so." Yitong shook his head regretfully, "A total of 18 good women were caught."

"I have already sent people to transport this year's 'harvest' back to Iki Island in advance."

"Master Gongbu, you guys are really timely. If it's a few more nights, you might really miss out."

"I originally planned to leave Ezo in five days and return to Iki Island."

Gongbu raised his eyebrows: "Master Yitong, are you planning to go back so early this year? I remember that you always wait for spring in Ezodi before you leave Ezodi?"

"It's not going well this year in Ezo." Ant Tong sighed, "The barbarians are a bunch of barbarians, and it's getting harder and harder for them to be kidnapped."

"This year, after a lot of work, only 18 women were successfully abducted."

"Such a low efficiency makes me have no new enthusiasm to stay in Ezo."

"What's more, I heard that the shogunate sent troops to Ezo. The number of troops sent was several thousand."

"Although I don't know where the shogunate intends to attack Ezo, but since the shogunate's army is coming to Ezo, it's better for me to leave as soon as possible to avoid being affected."

Gongbu nodded: "Did the shogunate send troops to Ezo...it is true."

"Before I boarded Ezo, I received news that the shogunate was going to send troops to the famous Red Moon Fortress."

"The number of troops sent by the shogunate is more than a few thousand. The shogunate and the Northeast vassals dispatched a total of 1 troops."

"Ten thousand troops..." Yi Tong was speechless, "A veritable army... Is the target the Red Moon Fortress... Has the Red Moon Fortress been captured? Are the shogunate's troops still in Ezo?"

"I don't know about that." Gongbu shook his head, "But I think the fall of the Red Moon Fortress should only happen sooner or later. No matter how strong their fortress is, it is impossible to stop the [-] troops of the shogunate."

"Exactly." Ant Tong grinned.

"Master Yitong, since you originally planned to leave Ezodi by boat in five days, then we, who suddenly took the liberty to visit, shouldn't cause you any trouble and distress, and affect your plan to leave, right?"

"Hahahaha! No!" Ant Tong waved his hand boldly, "Anyway, it doesn't make much difference whether to leave a few days earlier or a few days later."

Speaking of this, Yi Tong seemed to have remembered something, after a pause, he continued:

"Miyabe-sama, after this trip to Ezo, where are you going?"

"We have to go to Satsuma first, and then return to Ryukyu by boat."

"Hahaha!" Miyabe slapped his thigh, "Is it the Satsuma domain? Then it happens to be on the way with us who are going back to Iki Island!"

"Miyabu-sama, if you want to go back later, why don't we give you a ride?"

Miyabe showed surprise on his face: "You want to give us a ride? Can you?"

"Of course!" Yitong said loudly, "As you know, Satsuma and Iki Island are neighbors."

"Since we are connected, we can naturally give you a ride."

"In this way, it will be much more convenient for you. You don't need to go back to Matsumae Domain to take a boat. Our boat is parked in the bay not far from here, and it takes five days to get there."

"...Okay then." Gongbu smiled and nodded without thinking too much, "Then we will be sent by Mr. Lao Yitong later."

After all, Gongbu raised his glass to Yitong.

Ant Tong also quickly raised his big wine bowl: "Hahaha! This is just a matter of effort!"

After finishing speaking, both of them drank the wine in their respective cups in one gulp.

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In order to entertain Gongbu and his party well, Yitong cleared out the cleanest and most livable area in the valley for Gongbu and others to live in.

In the cave, as soon as Miyabe sat down on the floor covered with straw mats, a young voice with a bit of displeasure suddenly sounded from his side:

"Miyabu-sama, are we really going to go back on that Yitong's boat?"

"What?" Miyabe turned his head to look at the young man who spoke with a smile on his face, "Okoshiba, don't you like riding a pirate ship? This is a very rare experience. It's not always possible to ride a pirate ship. .”

"It's not that I don't like taking pirate ships." The young man called 'Okoshiba' shook his head.

"Why is that?" Gongbu asked back, "As that Yi Tong said, taking their 'fun boat' can save a lot of time, and it will benefit us without any harm."

"If you are worried that the pirate ship will be attacked by the government, then you don't have to worry about it."

"Whether it's Japan, China, or North Korea, they are all implementing a closed-door policy, so you don't have to worry about government ships chasing down pirates."

"I'm not worried about this kind of thing." Ozu Chai whispered, "I just simply don't like Yitong..."

"Master Gongbu, I don't quite understand—my lord, why did he go to such great lengths to send us to send money to that Yitong?"

"And he even gave away a full 3000 taels of gold."

"Although 3000 taels of gold is not worth mentioning to us now, when I think of giving this money to that Yitong, I feel a little angry..."

"We have not cooperated with Yitong anymore. I really don't understand why the lord sent us to this bitter cold place to say hello and give gifts to Mr. Yitong."

"...I see." Gongbu nodded lightly, "It's not surprising that you have such doubts."

"But that's what the lord would do, isn't it?"

Miyabe smiled softly.

"My lord, he has such a character - merciless to the enemy and killing them all. He is generous and generous to his subordinates and friends."

"Although the lord sometimes gets angry and is scary, most of the time he greets his subordinates and friends with a smile."

"My lord, he had a very friendly cooperation with Yitong before. Faced with all kinds of requests from the lord, Yitong can always complete them on time and according to the quantity. My lord, he likes subordinates and friends like this the most."

"To the lord, Yitong is his good friend."

"My lord is like this when dealing with friends—even if I no longer cooperate with you, I still remember you and are willing to spend a lot of money for you."

"Moreover - there is also a part of interest consideration in treating Ant Tong so favorably."

"Our main base is now located in Ryukyu. We rely on smuggling to make money."

"And Ant Communication's general base is located on Iki Island."

"The main sea area of ​​Ant Communication has many overlaps with our main sea area."

"So in the future, there may be occasions that require the help of Yitong. Therefore, maintaining a good relationship with Yitong will far outweigh the disadvantages for us."

"...Miyabu-sama, I understand what you said." Miko Chai sighed softly, "But I still can't like that Yi Tong."

"It doesn't matter if you don't like it." Miyabe covered his mouth gracefully and smiled, "To be honest, I don't like Yitong, an ugly man either."

"But that's what diplomacy is about—even if you don't like the other person, you still have to put a smile on your face."

"Okay, let's stop talking. Get ready to sleep."

"Master Gongbu." At this time, a hoarse and old voice sounded, "Do you need to organize a vigil tonight?"

The person who spoke was a bald "Mediterranean" middle-aged man.

The appearance of this "Mediterranean" is extremely terrifying-his eyes, where there should be eyeballs, are empty.

A blind man without eyes.

But such a blind man was holding a knife.

"Hmm... Let's organize a night vigil." Gongbu said slowly, "After all, the heart of defense is indispensable."

"Mr. Morimaru, I will leave it to you to choose the night watchman for tonight."

"I see." The blind man... that is, Mori Maru bowed to Miyabe, then used the knife in his palm as a guide stick to explore the way, and left quickly.

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Ezo, Matsumae Domain, Matsumae Castle——

Ogata and Atachi stared blankly at the scene in front of them.