"I don't know much about Heyezhe..." the middle-aged man said, "I only know that the people who established Heyezhe were a group of Ainu compatriots who came south from the north due to sudden changes in climate."

"Then after they established Heyezhe, they often admitted other compatriots who also lost their homes for various reasons to live in Heyezhe."

"As far as I know, Heye Zhenei now has more than a thousand people,"

——Do you often accept other compatriots to stay? Why does it sound so like a shelter...

After muttering this in his mind, Ogata asked:

"I heard that people in Heye Zhe own muskets. Is this true? How did they get these muskets?"

"Yes. It's true." The middle-aged man nodded, "But... the muskets they used are very different from the muskets used by the white-skinned people last night."

Speaking of this, the middle-aged man let out a long sigh.

"The muskets owned by Heye Zhe's people are not as powerful as the muskets used by the white-skinned people last night. Their range is not that far, and their accuracy is also very poor."

"As for how they got those muskets...I don't know."

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"The people of Heyezhe have never told anyone where they got their muskets."

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For the Ainu people, who are still in a tribal civilization, there will naturally be no "democracy".

Various administrative powers in Qina Village are tightly held in the hands of a few people headed by Chepke.

Now that the "ruling group" headed by Chepke has decided to surrender to Heyezhe, it is useless no matter how much the people in the village oppose it.

Moreover - there are not many people who oppose joining Heye Zhe.

The vast majority of people either support affiliation or don't care about this kind of thing.

After getting rid of the villagers who opposed the surrender and tried hard to persuade Chepke not to join, Chepke approached Manakr.

"Manaker, during these days when I am not in the village, the village will be entrusted to you."

Chepke planned to take several "high-ranking officials" from the village and some young men responsible for escort, and leave by dog ​​sled tomorrow morning.

"Yes." Manakor nodded, "Is your injury okay?"

The injury Manakor mentioned was naturally referring to the left shoulder that was slashed by the white-skinned man last night.

"It's okay." Chepke touched his left shoulder, "Although it's quite painful, it's nothing serious."

"It's okay. It's okay. Anyway, you have to be careful along the way."

After admonishing Chepke a few more words, Manakel paused.

Then he said:

"By the way, Chepke, before you leave, I want to ask you. Majima Goro and the others...how should we repay them?"

A look of helplessness appeared on Manaker's face.

"Mashima Goro is different from that Scrooge."

"The kindness we received from Goro Majima last night is much greater than that of Skruchi."

"If we just entertain you with delicious food and drinks... I feel like we are not worthy of Majima Goro's kindness to us."

"...That's right." Chepke said softly, "Without Majima Goro, I can't even imagine what our village would be like."

"Such a great kindness must not be repaid quickly."

"I can only repay the favor bit by bit..."

Having said this, Chepke paused and remained silent.

After a moment of silence, Chaomanakl asked:

"Are Majima Goro and the others looking for someone?"

"Well, that's what happened." Manaker nodded, "The two of them are looking for two people. After they arrived in our village yesterday, they asked the villagers if they had seen the person they were looking for.

2 Japanese people.”

"I was asked by them yesterday."

Manakor is one of the small number of villagers who were consulted by Ogata and the others yesterday.

"The two people they are looking for, one is a middle-aged man and the other is a young man."

After Manakor finished speaking, Chepke thought for a while.

"...Since Majima Goro and the others are currently looking for someone, we can try to repay them in this regard..."

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Matsumae Domain, Matsumae Castle——

Since a reception banquet was held for the generals of each domain some time ago, Matsudaira Sadanobu asked the generals of each domain to return to their respective armies to reorganize the army and prepare for war at any time.

Only two people were left: the general of the Aizu army, Kamo Ryouyuki, and the general of the Sendai army, Ikutenme Sōemon.

The troops of the Aizu Army and the Sendai Army accounted for more than half of the "Allied Forces of the Northeastern Domains".

Therefore, Kamao and Shengtenmu can be regarded as generals in the army, second only to the general of the army - Inamori.

When convening a military meeting, it is impossible to bypass these two generals who command an army of 2,000 and an army of 1,800 respectively.

Therefore, the reason why Matsudaira Sadanobu kept the two of them was to discuss the future march with these two senior generals whose status in the military was second only to Inamori.

Pu Sheng and Sheng Tianmu have been living in Songqian City these days.

Pu Sheng is a quiet person and relatively taciturn.

Sheng Tianmu, on the other hand, seems to be the opposite of Pu Sheng, with a very restless temper. He won't give up until he practices hundreds of rounds every day.

Since some time ago, in a corner of Matsumae Castle, passionate shouts can be heard every day.

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…

"Qiuyue! I'm going to fuck!"

Sheng Tianmu let out a heroic shout, then drew his gun and stabbed Qiuyue in front of him with all his strength.

If Ogata had been present, he would have definitely recognized that the man facing off with Tenmu was none other than Akizuki Rizen, one of the "Seven Spears of Senshu" who had competed with him at the Hoho Sword Hall before.

"Come here!" Qiuyue shouted with a momentum no less powerful than Sheng Tianmu's.

The guns in the hands of the two men turned into phantoms, striking each other in mid-air.

Both Sheng Tianmu and Qiuyue are wearing full armor and full armor.

Both of them wore armor with almost the same style, with red and black as the main colors.

The armor is covered with a hip-length jinhaori that is also mainly red and black.

The reason why this is so is because the lord of the Sendai Domain is a man who also pursues clothing very much.

He felt that if the seven members of the "Xianzhou Seven Spears" had different armor styles and colors, then if the seven of them stood in a row, they would not look good enough or have enough momentum.

Therefore, the lord of the Sendai Domain specially spent money to tailor-make armor and jinhaori of the same style for the seven people of the "Senshu Seven Guns".

Both Sheng Tianmu and Qiuyue were "talented" whose height far exceeded the average of this era.

Sheng Tianmu's height is over 1.8 meters, while Qiuyue's height is directly over 1.9 meters.

The contest between the two of them, in the eyes of outsiders, was like a pair of giants fighting.

"Qiuyue! Tie your waist tight!"

While fiercely exchanging offense and defense with Qiuyue, Sheng Tianmu, a 43-year-old veteran, did not forget to mention Qiuyue.

"Yes!" Qiuyue responded loudly.

Because it was just a competition, it was naturally impossible for Sheng Tianmu and Qiuyue to use Zhenqiang. Instead, they used wooden spears with their heads wrapped in white cloth.

To use one word to describe Sheng Tianmu's marksmanship, it is "extremely rough".

He waved the gun in his hand with rough movements and launched a violent attack on Qiuyue like a violent storm.

The spear technique practiced by Sheng Tianmu is "Zangtian style".

Although it has such a weird name, it is an ancient spear art with extremely high practical value.

It’s a pity that since the emergence of “Hohoin-style spear technique”, “Teda-ryu” has been unable to compete with “Hohoin-style spear technique” due to various reasons, and has gradually declined.

In addition to using "Tangada-style" spear skills, Sheng Tianmu also incorporates many special spear-wielding skills into actual combat.

The practical skills he used were valuable skills passed down from generation to generation in his family.

The ancestor of Sheng Tianmu was a military general on the battlefield who made many military exploits during the Warring States Period two hundred years ago.

Because of his great military exploits, he was granted a salary of 4,000 shi, and his descendants have been in trouble to this day.
To be continued...