After Kazuo Sorayama and Kuzo left, Kanbei and several other samurai, led by farmers, went around the village to roughly observe the terrain in preparation for the bandits' attack.
Kanbei held a pen in one hand and a cloth in the other, and drew what he saw one by one to form a simple military map. It must be said that he is worthy of being a veteran of many years of fighting. Kanbei's military literacy is even more impressive among regular samurai groups.
Zhongdu should be considered outstanding.
Kikuchiyo kicked the grass under his feet boredly and asked Kanbei: "Hey, bald... no, Kanbei, what's going on with those two people? Especially the guy who looks like a noble young master, he
Also a samurai?"
Kanbei put away the map and solemnly said to Kikuchiyo: "The person you are talking about is called Sorayama Kazuyo. You'd better be polite to Sorayama-kun. As far as I know, his temper is not very stable. You should
I also know that this is true for nobles and ministers, especially those with high martial arts skills."
"Hey, the guy who looks like a noble young master has such high martial arts skills, maybe you are too weak?" Kikuchiyo didn't care at all and didn't pay any attention to Kanbei's warning.
Kanbei shook his head: "Kuzan-kun and Kuzo-kun are different from us. They are two pure swordsmen, especially Kuzan-kun. They don't seem to belong to... well, they don't belong to this world... Forget it, remember me.
Say it, Kikuchiyo."
Kikuchiyo snorted and turned his head silently. After a while, when no one paid attention to him, he realized that everyone was already walking down the mountain. He quickly shouted: "Wait for me!" and quickly chased after him.
The samurai returned to the village and sat around Rikichi's house, which was a resting place prepared by the village for everyone. Shichiroji asked: "We sleep here, what will you do?" "Hi! I sleep in the stable" "With the horses"
sleep?"
"There are no horses. The horses were snatched away by bandits last year..." Li Ji whispered back.
"Oh la oh la! Look, what is this!" Kikuchiyo dug out a woman's clothes from his room, put it on his body excitedly, sniffed the clothes intoxicatedly, and joked to Li Ji: "Yo Xi
! Sleeping with my wife, the stable is not bad either.”
Liji gritted his teeth, stepped forward and snatched Kikuchiyo's clothes, shouting: "I, I don't have a wife!" He ran to the other side of the room and roughly stuffed the clothes into the box.
Kikuchiyo was caught off guard and asked Liji: "Hey, what's wrong, idiot?" Liji lowered his head and wiped his tears with his arms, but did not answer.
"Bastard!" Kikuchiyo and the other samurai had obviously understood what was going on. It seemed that not only the horse had been snatched away by the bandits, but perhaps his wife as well.
Everyone sat around the fire pit in a dull mood, and no one had the desire to speak. Hayashida Heihachi was the first to break the silence and asked Kikuchiyo: "Actually, what is your real name?"
Kikuchiyo didn't care: "I forgot, give me a new one." Hayashida Heihachi joked: "Kikuchiyo is good, Kikuchiyo... suits you very well." Kikuchiyo looked embarrassed.
Amid the laughter of everyone, Kazuo Sorayama and Kuzo walked into the room. Kanbei smiled and said: "Oh... I'm back!" "Well, thanks to Kuzo's enlightenment, I figured out some things... I kept everyone waiting for a long time.
"Ichiyo Sorayama bowed to everyone in the room.
Kanbei quickly waved his hand: "Since everyone is here, let me talk about the bandits. We just explored a circle around the village. This village is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is very difficult to defend it. So we must
Arrange the battlefield in advance and don't let the opponent rush into the village on horseback, otherwise... everyone comes and takes a look."
Kanbei waved to everyone: "The map I drew just now, this is the village. To the west of the village is a gentle slope, which is easiest for cavalry to charge. We must build fortifications..."
"Leave it to me! I'm good at fortifications." Shichiroji said to Kanbei calmly.
Kanbei nodded: "Please, Shichiroji." This honest samurai is Kanbei's old comrade-in-arms. The tacit understanding between the two was honed in many wars, and they are very familiar with each other's styles.
, Shichiroji is in charge of the western defenses, which is also the part that Kanbei feels most at ease with.
Kanbei continued: "The most important thing now is to select farmers. I just asked my father. There are more than thirty households in this village. If each household produces an average of one strong man, there will be 30 soldiers who can fight."
We need to train young and strong farmers to assist in defense, and we need more old and weak people, including women, everyone must participate in this war."
Kikuchiyo snorted: "What will those mud-legged people do?"
Kanbei shook his head: "It's impossible for the eight of us to defeat the thirty bandits on horseback. Also, Kikuchiyo, don't underestimate these farmers. They may be cowardly at ordinary times, but the village will soon be in danger."
Destroyed by bandits, in order to protect themselves and their loved ones, their strength should not be underestimated!"
Kazuyo Sorayama said: "This matter is up to me. After all, I have the earliest contact with these villagers." Kanbei nodded and said: "Then I will trouble you, Lord Sorayama."
"After the villagers are selected, Jiuzang will be responsible for training the young and strong people. What do you think, Jiuzang?" "Okay" Jiuzang answered simply.
Hayashida Heihachi interjected: "Training martial arts alone is not enough. Let me be responsible for telling them about the battlefield. The most important thing is how to save lives. I am best at this."
"Okay! Heihachi is responsible for teaching each villager about battlefield matters. Then, patrol the village, check for defense loopholes, and assist other people in their work." Kanbei glanced at the crowd and said, "This matter is left to me and Gorobei.
The person is in charge, and Katsushiro is with him to help."
Seeing that everyone had their jobs, Kikuchiyo quickly interjected: "What about me? I'm also very strong!"
"Kikuchiyo is responsible for training the old and the weak," Kanbei said. "How can it be repaired?" Kikuchiyo stood up suddenly: "Why should I train the old and the young! They are just weak-legged..."
"No, Kikuchiyo, your mission is very important," Kanbei said: "Although they don't need to go into battle to kill the enemy, they are needed for patrolling, security, logistics, cleaning the battlefield and final reinforcements. Your mission is very heavy!
Remember, you don’t need to train them how to kill the enemy. The most important thing is to let them understand the discipline on the battlefield and follow the orders and prohibitions. This is more important than letting them kill bandits with their own hands, do you understand?"
Kanbei looked at Kikuchiyo seriously and said: "The most important military order on the battlefield, Kikuchiyo, remember, this is not a gang fight, it is a war. If you don't want to die, you must obey the order!"
Kikuchiyo sat down dejectedly and muttered: "Okay, okay, I will train the old and the weak as long as I train the old and the weak...Hmph, how difficult is it..."
Seeing everyone taking orders one by one, Kanbei said: "This war is very serious. It is not the battle between samurai in the past. We not only have to kill the enemy, but also protect the farmers. Alas, there are only eight of us, and our weapons are no more than swords...
However, since I have accepted the employment of farmers, I should move forward as a warrior and I hope you will encourage me!"