Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 94 The second shoe finally drops!

Yuanye stood in front of the door and watched. Ah Qing and Ah Man quickly rushed to his side. They immediately climbed onto the roof and looked in the direction of the riot. A moment later, they heard Ah Man shouting from above: "There's a fire over there in the warehouse... No, it doesn't seem to be a fire, it seems like a riot!"

It was night time and the moonlight was not very bright. Even with her excellent eyesight, she could not see clearly what was happening in the distance. However, with the fire that had just started, she could vaguely sense that there was a mess over there, and there seemed to be reflections from weapons. It did not look like an ordinary fire.

riot?

Harano was puzzled. Why would Takeuchi-sho riot? Except for him, everyone in the house was from the Oda family. Who would riot?

In theory, the only person who might riot should be him!

Although he was confused, he did not dare to be careless. He turned around and ordered the Yayoi and Taojing brothers who had just run over, "Wake up everyone, and the Lang party put on armor!"

Ah Man and Ah Qing jumped down from the roof. Ah Man did not hesitate and ran out, shouting as he ran: "I'll go take a closer look. You guys wait for my news!"

This is such a shame. She hangs out outside every day and didn't hear any news of riots. It's totally wrong.

Yuanye ignored her and went back to the house to put on his armor and reassemble the pulley bow.

By the time he was fully dressed, Ah Qing was also armed, with a cold face, a white headband on his head, a domaru on his body, a long sword on his waist, and a static naginata formed from a copper hoop stick in his hand. He rushed to his side and took over his eight-sided iron stick.

At this time, more than 30 Lang gang members had gathered in the yard, wearing armor.

This group of people have been training for several months, and it is still unclear how strong they are, but they can have enough food every day, and they are constantly trained by Aqing and kicked and beaten by Aman, so their physical fitness and discipline are pretty good. Now they are all dressed in jerky clothes and holding guns, and they look quite imposing when standing together.

Yuanye looked at them and felt that all his hard work over the past year had not been in vain. He now had some confidence. But just as he felt confident, the alarm bell of Takeuchi Village suddenly rang, and the sound was very urgent. At the same time, the sound of commotion in the distance became louder and louder, and gradually turned into shouts of killing.

He glanced at the sky in the distance that was already burning red, and felt that the situation over there was obviously out of control. There was no one to put out the fire, so he prepared for the worst. He ordered the Taojing brothers to take a few people to the nearby soy sauce workshop to pick up the "old, weak, sick and disabled". He also instructed Yayoi to take the little maids to pack up some gold, silver, jewelry and dry food, and put Meng Ziqi on a stretcher, so that he could be prepared to carry him away at any time.

He acted very calmly, and the crowd did not panic. They all followed his orders. At this time, Ah Man came back panting and shouted from a distance: "Something happened, it's not a riot, the village gate has been breached!"

"Speak slowly, what happened?" Yuanye supported her and asked Aqing to help her put on armor and prepare for battle.

"I don't know the exact situation!" Ah Man didn't dare to get too close in the dark, and he didn't have enough time. He just ran closer, climbed onto the roof, took a few glances, and ran back. "But the gate of the village has been broken, and many enemies are pouring in. I don't know how many there are, but there must be six or seven hundred people! Now some people are cleaning up the warehouse, and another large group is heading for Oru Kiyohiro's house."

Damn it, has the riot turned into a foreign invasion again?
The incident happened so suddenly that Yuanye was a little bit unbelievable for a moment, and even felt it was very strange.

Most of the samurai gang members who were responsible for daily guarding of Takeuchi-sho were concentrated in the warehouse area of Shonai. Oruki Seibei was even the head of the village. His house was the "headquarters" of Takeuchi-sho. The enemy was obviously very familiar with the terrain of Takeuchi-sho and had a very clear target. They went straight to the vital points without any hesitation. This was not normal.

And how did this group of people break into the village gate?
Although Takeuchi Manor is called Manor, it was a time of chaos, and Takeuchi Manor had built walls and watchtowers, and dug trenches and traps, which was similar to a small fortress. Its defense was not much inferior to that of Araki Castle. Oruki Kiyobei was a serious and rigid person, and he never relaxed his daily defenses. How come someone had crossed the trench and opened the manor gate without any movement before?
Also, who would attack Takeuchi-sho? This is the heartland of Oda Danmasatada's family, with more than ten large and small cities surrounding it. Who is crazy enough to attack here?
Aren’t you afraid that you’ll be surrounded on all sides in the village at dawn and your entire army will be wiped out?
Yuanye's brain raced and scattered in an instant. He had no idea what was happening and couldn't even tell who the enemy was. But he was stunned for a moment before coming to his senses. He gathered his thoughts again and put these doubts behind him. He felt unexpectedly calm and at ease - the kind of peace and security you get after waiting for most of the night for the boots to finally hit the ground.

He had known that there would be a day like this, that he would be inexplicably dragged into a chaotic war, and he had been holding it in for a year like a turtle. Now that this day had finally come, he felt that there was nothing to be afraid of.

Even though he always felt safe hiding in the manor and never thought that the manor would be attacked, it didn't matter, the nature remained similar.

He ordered calmly: "If there are at least six or seven hundred enemies, we can't stay at home. Let's go! Go to the south gate first, and then see what happens."

Takeuchi Village has more than one gate. The northern gate is close to the main road leading to Naguno Castle, which is used more frequently and is larger. There is also a smaller gate in the south that leads to the lagoon. Villagers go through this gate every day when they cut reeds or go fishing. At present, the enemy situation is unclear, and the enemy is coming aggressively, obviously not a good match. He feels that with less than 40 combat forces at hand, rushing to Seibei's house will not be of much use. If they run into the enemy's large force in the dark, it will be a waste. It is better to occupy the south gate first and leave a way out for everyone.

If Seibei could organize a counterattack and hold a stalemate with the enemy, he could launch an attack from the south as a reserve; if Seibei would be shattered at the first touch and be defeated directly, he would leave directly from the south gate.

At his command, no one objected and everyone set out immediately, heading straight for the South Gate while no one was paying attention to them. They only carried Meng Ziqi on a stretcher, and brought some fast horses and donkeys to carry some dry food and gold and silver jewelry.

In addition, heavy items and livestock such as copper coins, cattle, cloth, and rice should be discarded for the time being.

As long as you can survive, money is never a problem!

Soon after they left the house, they encountered the "old, weak, sick and disabled" in the soy sauce workshop, and Maejima Jiro was among them. He was very dedicated and stayed in the workshop tonight. When the Taojing brothers came over, he was confused about what to do. When he heard that Yuanye had an order, he followed along. However, he had never been to the battlefield, and his face turned pale with fear when he suddenly encountered an accident.

Yuanye didn't care. He waved his hand and asked them to follow the team and continue moving forward. Even though it wasn't long at this time, the manor was already filled with shouts of killing. It seemed that the enemy was moving very quickly. The warriors and men of the Oda family had no time to gather and were forced to fight on their own in the manor.

At the same time, there were more fires in the village. Four or five more houses were on fire, and the fire was getting more and more intense, as if several large torches were lit on Takeuchi Village.

They hurried along with the light and turned straight onto the main road. Suddenly, a bowstring sounded in the dark corner while they were walking. Three arrows were shot towards them. The target was Yuanye, who was walking on the outside of the team. He was wearing a complete set of "modern-day equipment" and was urging everyone to run fast with small steps. It seemed that Yuanye was considered to have a higher value and would be rewarded with a greater merit if he was shot dead, which could be exchanged for more reward money.

But they failed. Ah Qing's eyes flashed, and he used his naginata to strike and hit, easily knocking away all three arrows. Yuanye didn't care at all and didn't even blink.

Ordinary arrows would never be able to penetrate his full set of iron armor. One hundred strings of copper coins cost several hundred kilograms of weight, and this money was not wasted.

A'man reacted quickly as well. With a loud shout, he rushed into the darkness with a dozen of his men. Soon after, the sound of weapons clashing, the sound of knives hitting the body and screams could be heard from a little further away. It seemed that the vagrants who wanted to "take the lives of enemy generals" while exploring the way not only failed to earn the reward, but also lost several lives.

The advancing team only had a slight commotion, but was not greatly affected. Even though the elderly, the weak, women and children were very scared, they did not say a word and just followed the team closely, fearing that they would be left behind.

After waiting for a while, A-Man came back with his men. He wiped the blood off his little face and handed him a small identification flag with a grim expression, "The flag with three rice patterns inside is from the Lin family."

Yuan Ye took the flag and looked at it in the dim light. He found that it was three bundles of rice ears intertwined together to form a circle. He counted the number of grains on the rice ears and raised his eyebrows immediately: "Lin Xiuzhen's people?"

He studied with Aman and had a basic understanding of family crests. At least within the Owari area, he had no problem recognizing people. He had also learned the Uchisanda family crest, and it seemed that it was the branch of Hayashi Hidetsugu that was using it.

"Owari can mobilize so many people, and they are from the Inaba family branch. There is no one else but him." Ah Man was a little bit unbelievable, and his eyebrows were about to squeeze together, "How could it be him? Is he rebelling? What is his intention?!"

She had no idea what was going on even after the enemy had broken through the gate of the manor. She felt it was an insult to her professional dignity and kept wondering who was crazy enough to come and attack Oda Nobunaga's manor. In the end, she couldn't even think of a suspect. It seemed that no one could have crossed so many outer cities and suddenly appeared in the heart of Oda Danjotada's family.

It turned out that all her thinking was in vain. It was not an invasion by foreign enemies at all, but a rebellion by Oda Nobunaga's clerk, the elder of the family!
But she couldn't understand why the elder of the Bitou family rebelled. What was he trying to achieve? This was already a position above everyone else!
Yuanye was silent for a while, unable to explain what was going on. He had never doubted Hayashi Hidetsugen before, not even a little bit - according to history, Hayashi Hidetsugen had been alive and well, and was only exiled by Oda Nobunaga after his failure in attacking Ishiyama Honganji. In the early and middle stages, he should have been fine, and should have been a staunch supporter of Oda Nobunaga!
This makes no sense!
But it didn't matter who the enemy was at this time. He threw the small flag casually and ordered the team to continue running in small steps and head straight for the South Gate. When they were about to reach the South Gate, a team of about sixty or seventy people rushed out from an alley behind them, fully equipped with swords, guns and armor. Seeing that they were in front, they shouted and quickly caught up.

Yuanye looked back and cursed inwardly. In order to prevent the team from being chased and broken up, he immediately ordered his men to turn around, spread out their formation and go forward to meet the enemy. They had to defeat this group of people as quickly as possible!

Living in troubled times, it turns out that you can't hide no matter what you do, so you can only fight with all your might.

(End of this chapter)