Samurai of the Takeda Family

After letting the clerk to deal with the enthusiasts who signed up, Li Xiao walked to the table of the two ronins alone.

　　 "Excuse me, do you have any plans to apply my Takeda family?"

　　 The slightly thin ronin said, "Sorry, we just passed by, and we don't intend to stay here for a long time."

　　 "That's it," Li Xiao nodded, turned his eyes to his companion, and suddenly said, "In that case, why does this man keep his hand on the katana scabbard, is he wary of me?"

　　 Li Xiao pointed at the ronin with the thick samurai sword.

The other party looked at Li Xiao and said in a deep voice: "I feel that your martial arts is very high, so just unconsciously pressing your hand on the scabbard, it does not mean anything against the adult." After a pause, the other party asked again. : "It seems that you look like a native of Ming Dynasty, right?"

　　 "Oh?" Li Xiao became interested in this person, nodded and asked: "Exactly, the samurai hired by the Takeda family, Li Xiao, is from Mingguo. I don't know how you can tell?"

The other party laughed boldly, and said: "This is nothing strange. I have been to Sakai-no-machi and Hakata-no-machi, where I have met merchants from Mingguo. Their appearance is very similar to yours. And I also I have heard that the Takeda family recruited a samurai from Ming Dynasty, who also repelled Masato Uesugi and rescued Shingen during the battle on Chuanzhongjima. Is this your lord?"

　　 Li Xiao was very happy to hear that this person had heard of him, and then replied: "It's Li."

After that, Li Xiao carefully observed the ronin. Although he had a beard on his face, he seemed not very old. He actually visited Hakata-cho in Kyushu. At that time, Hakata-cho was the place where Ming and Japan traded together. , So it’s not surprising to see a businessman from Mingguo.

　　 As for the other Sakai-no-machi that the other party said was the most prosperous place in Japan at the time, it was located in Kinki, which was quite the center of Japanese trade at that time.

　　 The other party has been to so many places at a young age, and he must be an extraordinary person. So Li Xiao suddenly became concerned about soliciting. Anyway, he has no direct subordinates anyway. This ronin talks very well and has a wide range of knowledge that fits his own mind.

　　 Li Xiao followed the etiquette of the Chinese and asked with his fists in both hands: "Since you have been to so many places, you must be a samurai. I don't know how to call it?"

　　 The other party also stood up, back with the same **** etiquette, and said: "In Shitajima, the Nara people are just wandering around. I can't mention a samurai."

　　 Island wins fiercely, Li Xiao was taken aback, this is not the legendary island Sakon.

　　 In the first half of history, Katsumou Shima was also unknown. He didn't work for the Tsutsui family until he was 30 years old. Before that, he wandered around various countries. It is said that he played under the command of Takeda's famous general, Yamaxian Masaki.

　　 And the most famous deed of Shima Katsumochi is the story of the ‘Sovereign’s Contribution’ after his career as Ishida Sansei. Back then, Ishida Mitsunari used nearly half of his knowledge and action, and fifteen thousand stones to enlist this one, who was fashionable and still a ronin.

　　 At this time, Ishida Mitsunari’s Zhixing was only 40,000 shi. Ishida Mitsunari valued Shima Katsue so much and used half of his knowledge to hire the other party as his pen retainer, which shows Shima Katsue's position in his mind. Shima Katsumo was also worthy of Ishida Mitsunari. In the final moments of Sekihara's battle, Shima Katsumo defeated his opponent with four times the strength of his opponent Kuroda Nagamasa.

　　 But in the battle of Sekihara, Ishida Mitsunari was finally defeated, and Shima Katsue also fought to death on the battlefield, serving Ishida Mitsunari with death. And this period of knowledge between the monarchs and the ministers has also been passed down as a good story.

　　 Li Xiao didn't expect that he would meet such a great person casually, but he had not yet ascertained the other's tone, and did not solicit it rashly. Li Xiao turned to look at the companion who came with Suidao Sakon, and was about to ask. At this moment Zuqing suddenly came over and handed himself a small white cloth.

The white cloth was obviously torn off from the clothes temporarily, and the handwriting on it was also written in charcoal grass. After reading the note, Li Xiao glanced at the two of them, nodded and said: "I still have something to do, so I won’t Excuse me, both of you."

　　 After Li Xiao left, Shima's companion said, "Sachimou, the Samurai of the Takeda family, is probably suspicious of us. You shouldn't have said so much to him just now."

　　 Shima Katsuki finished listening, shook his head and said: "I don't think this is true, this Samurai of the Ming Kingdom is a magnanimous character, and it's worth seeing."

　　 "Okay, but we can't stay here anymore, we must hurry up overnight."

　　 When they finished speaking, they brought their own samurai swords and quietly walked out of the sojourn gate from the crowded ronin, while Li Xiao secretly saw everything in his eyes.

　　 The white cloth just handed over said that these two people are the ones to be captured by Imagawa's family, so I don't want to interfere in this matter. Thinking of this, Li Xiaowei smiled. Now that he has let himself know about this, how can he stand by and watch it?

　　 In the middle of the night, on a mountain trail not far from Takatocho, Masaru Shima and his partner are standing back to back. They are now surrounded by nine ninjas wearing dark blue or dark purple attire. In fact, the ninjas of Japan during the Warring States Period did not have the legendary mystery, but they were simply mercenaries.

　　 "It's Shinobu Iga's subordinate." Shima Katsutake had already fought with them. Judging from the weapons and skills used by the opponent, it must be Shinobu Iga's subordinate.

　　 The opponent not only had a large number of people, but also attacked them as soon as he came up. His companion was stabbed with a Shinobi sword in the waist, and now he is barely supporting him. However, Shima Katsumou wanted to cover his companions, so he dared not leave the place to attack.

　　 "Be careful it is the shuriken." Shima Katsutake snorted and raised his heavy katana to block the five or six flying shurikens and kunai. The companion behind him was not so lucky. He was shot in the calf with a shuriken and wounded again.

　　 "Damn it."

　　 Shima Katsumou roared, and then waved his sword to block the attack of the two ninjas thrown from a distance. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com This kind of ninja sickle is a kind of lock sickle whose front half is like a sickle, and the back half is connected by a chain. When attacking, hold one end of the chain and let the Ninja sickle hover over your head. When the time is right, use the Ninja sickle to throw. If it does not hit the enemy, use the chain to retract it.

"Don't worry about me, Shengmeng, Imagawa's family wants my life, and this matter has nothing to do with you." Shima Shengmeng said with knives in both hands and staring straight ahead: "Still still, I will never abandon my companions, today Either fight and die here, or flee here together."

The companion named Setsun nodded and said, "Okay." After speaking, he shouted, "I am Sadasu Suganuma of the Suganuma clan, and the person you are going to arrest is me." After speaking, he waved wildly. The samurai sword in his hand jumped forward.

　　 "Still still." At a glance, Masaru Shima saw that his companion wanted to sacrifice himself in this way, and then let himself escape without worry. Shima Katsumou was a step too late to stop.

　　 Suganuma Sada was still not close, so he was shot in the knee by the opponent ninja with Kuunai. He lost his weight, fell to the ground, and was caught and dragged away by two ninjas. However, it seems that the opponent didn't take his life on the spot, just wanted to capture him alive.

　　 At this time, nine ninjas stepped forward together and surrounded Shima Katsumou in the center.

　　 At this moment, footsteps sounded on the other side of the mountain road. When these ninjas heard, a ninja who looked like the boss made a gesture, and the three ninjas immediately separated and intercepted the one who was on the way.

　　The sound of footsteps gradually approached, and Shima Katsumou could see that the opponent was a samurai with a spear, a tall and burly figure, and a grassroot was still in the corner of his mouth.

　　 When Shima Katsumou saw the opponent's face clearly, his face showed an incredulous expression, and said, "Isn't that Li Xiao from the Takeda family? Why did he come."