War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 109 The End of Baturu

"Inukai... Sir."

The next morning, the Japanese arrived as expected. When the Japanese officer with a sword appeared again at the home of the Oroqen chief, this time, Bai Yier took the initiative to greet him.

He stood respectfully in the sun, greeting the arrival of the Japanese man with a humble attitude, hoping to escape the disaster through his compromise.

"Mr. Bai."

Inukai Jiro walked into the courtyard, bowed slightly to Bai Yier beside an exquisitely carved celadon goldfish bowl, and said, "I'm finally meeting you. It's really not easy."

When the Japanese came for the first time, Bai Yier told his servants to say he was out and didn't see them. But the Japanese left an imperial edict and said, "I will visit again," and then left.
The second time, Bai Yier hid away again by saying "occasionally caught a cold";
This was the third time, and it had become so necessary that Bai Yier had no choice but to get up early, wash up, and wait at the door to show respect. After all, things never happen more than three times.

"Commander Inukai, it is unfortunate that I am old and my body cannot keep up... But I have already handed over the imperial edict you left behind..."

Inukai Jiro was considered tall among the Japanese soldiers, with a height of 1.65 meters. Compared with Bai Yier, he was a whole head shorter than the hunched-backed old man. He looked up at him and asked, "What are your plans, old gentleman?"

"Uh……"

Bai Yier turned around, made way for the house, and extended his hand, "Captain Inuyangi, please come into the hall and talk."

Inukai Jiro walked into the living room and sat down with Bai Yier under two porcelain vases with feather dusters in them.

"Captain Inukai, do you know anything about the three divisions of Sauron?"

Bai Yier planned to repeat the same trick and use the same method that touched Xu Chaoyang in the past to imitate Inukai Jiro.

"The three tribes of Solon are brave warriors of the Qing Dynasty. They make a living by hunting and are good at riding and shooting. They can fight bears in the cold winter and tigers in the hot summer. They helped the Qing Dynasty to establish a vast territory and ensure the stability of its rule for generations."

"And the heads of the three Solon tribes are all Baturu. Since Abai, the name Baturu has rarely been given to high-ranking officials. The Qing imperial family regarded it as an honor and bestowed it on the heads of the three Solon tribes."

"This is because, firstly, we are afraid that the high officials will use the name of 'Baturu' to attract the support of the three tribes of Sauron and cause the disaster of Oboi to happen again; secondly, it can be regarded as a reward. After all, the sufferings endured by the three tribes of Sauron are not something that ordinary people can endure."

Bai Yier originally planned to talk eloquently, but who knew that this Japanese man was not only fluent in Chinese, but could also express the obscure words in history so clearly.

At that moment, Bai Yier felt that all the escape routes he had prepared seemed to be useless.

Inukai continued, "The three tribes of Sauron are not only brave, but also loyal."

"That's why the Qing army said 'No Sauron, no decisive battle'."

"It's a pity that since the peace, the three parts of Sauron seem to have been forgotten... plus in recent years... hahahaha..." Inukai laughed out all the sarcasm in his heart with the expression of a foreigner mocking a feudal dynasty, using the most amusing smile: "I feel sorry for it."

Bai Yier's right eyelid kept twitching. He had already shown a sense of powerlessness since this devil kept pushing the three tribes of Sauron under the glorious banner of "loyalty".

"Actually..." Bai Yier said this with all his strength.

"In fact, the emperor summoned the three Sauron tribes again this time..." Inukai interrupted, "There is no other way. Something happened to the guards transferred from Bingcheng to Xinjing. In such a troubled time, the emperor can remember the three Sauron tribes, which fully shows his trust in you."

"I am here this time to convey the emperor's decree, inviting the Oroqen, one of the three tribes of Solon, to go to Xinjing to protect the emperor. You will not let the emperor down, right?"

This devil is not easy to fool!

Bai Yier was speechless. How could he have known that the devil in front of him was not only well-versed in history, but could also block both ends.

At this time, if you say that the three tribes of Sauron have suffered from war for many years, you are cowardly and disloyal. Most importantly, you are offending the Japanese.

Just when Bai Yier felt it was difficult to answer, the Japanese spoke first.

"Mr. Bai?" He knew that adding the word "old" was a sign of respect. "Putting this aside for now, I would like to ask if the Oroqen people have the custom of 'Spring Examination'?"

Bai Yier quickly waved his hand: "Captain Inuyang, please don't say that. Please don't say that."

He clasped his hands together and raised them high in the air: "Only His Majesty can call it Spring Examination. We should call it 'Spring Hunt'."

“In order to maintain the fighting power for the country, we, the three Solon tribes, select the best men in the tribe and go into the mountains for spring hunting every year after the ice and snow melt. We do this not only to protect our ancestors’ craftsmanship but also to tell the young people in the tribe that it is not easy for the Oroqen to be where they are today.” Bai Yier couldn’t help but say some compliments at this time; he couldn’t open his mouth.

"When does it start?"

Bai Yier tried his best to remain calm under the Japanese questioning and said, "Tomorrow."

"Chief Inukai wants to test his skills?"

Bai Yier is used to guessing his opponents with the Chinese way of thinking. Generally speaking, this is called retreating by advancing, just like saying "let's have dinner together someday" actually means "goodbye", and no one will ask "when will we have dinner together?"

But Inukai's thoughts are completely different from those of the Chinese: "I do have this idea, is it convenient?"

Bai Yier had no idea that what he said was equivalent to exposing his weak spot to others and asking them to hit him. He should have known that the Japanese were so shameless that he would never say such words even if he was beaten to death.

"But you are busy with military affairs. Can't it delay your important matters?"

Inukai Jiro waved his hands quickly: "No, I came to Tailai this time to invite the Oroqen people to Xinjing, plus I like hunting... It would be great to have the opportunity to hunt with the Oroqen people."

"Mr. Bai, I personally trained several Kishu dogs as hunting dogs..."

"Chief Inukai is actually an expert and even has his own hunting dog?"

Bai Yier pretended to be surprised, but in fact he really didn't know what to say.

If he knew the origin of the surname "Inukai", he would never be so surprised. In fact, Inukai is not a surname, it should be "dog breeder". It is a surname created by the 1.5-meter-long people in their country after the Japanese emperor ordered that all Japanese people must choose their own surnames. They are different from us, most of us inherit it.

"Then, see you tomorrow?"

"I really want to see the majesty of the three divisions of Sauron."

Bai Yier took a long time to react, and said with a smile: "See you tomorrow, tomorrow..." The moment the last two words were spoken, Inukai had already walked to the door of the hall, and when he finished speaking, everyone left.

When Bai Yi'er was the only one left in the room, he fell into deep thought, and the shadow of the Japanese man kept lingering in his mind.

"Yue'er!"

“Yue’er!!”

Bai Yier shouted towards the courtyard. After a long while, a girl dressed in Oroqen ethnic group finally ran in: "Grandpa."

Bai Yier looked at the girl in front of him reluctantly, smiled happily and said, "You've grown up..."

"Grandpa didn't let you wield swords and sticks before because he wanted you to look like a girl. Do you hate grandpa?"

Yue'er was very puzzled as to why her grandfather would say such a thing and shook her head dumbly.

"Okay, okay." Bai Yier continued, "Now that you've grown up, and since you like these things, dress up like a man for tomorrow's spring hunt. Grandpa will tell Altai to take you out to have a look."

"real!"

Yue'er smiled in surprise, but she was puzzled as to why her grandfather, who hated her playing with the bow and horse, had changed his personality today.

"Go, call Altai over. Grandpa has some instructions for me. I have to tell him to take good care of my precious granddaughter..."

When Yue'er turned and left excitedly, Bai Yi'er said the second half of the sentence: "And the entire Oroqen people."

　Write again, write again.

　　If it’s too late, don’t wait. You’ll have something to watch tomorrow morning, don’t worry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)