Chapter 231 The shogunate army dispatched! (Part 1)
Daomori looks very bad now.
Because he was very dissatisfied with Hani Sogen's lateness.
According to the original plan, Sogen Hani, the doctor in charge of the second study on cannibals, should have arrived here the night before yesterday.
But for some unknown reason, Banjing's driving was suddenly delayed for nearly two days along the way.
It has only come slowly now.
As a soldier, Inamori is naturally extremely sensitive to time.
I deeply hate this kind of lateness.
If this person was one of his subordinates, he would definitely severely punish this guy in accordance with military law for being so shameless and daring to be late for so long.
It's a pity that Hani Sogen is not Inamori's subordinate.
At the same time, because Hanai Munegen is the shogun's royal doctor, after Hanai arrived, not only could he not lose his temper, but he also had to greet him in a good voice and with good treatment.
When he thought of this, Daomori's face became extremely ugly because of his frustration.
Dust suddenly rose from the distant skyline.
Looking at the clouds of dust, Daomori raised his eyebrows.
"Everyone, Master Hani is coming." Inamori turned around and said to the subordinates behind him, "Buck yourselves up."
After that, Inamori took the lead and straightened the armor on his body.
Needless to say, Daomori knew that his current expression must be disgusting.
So after arranging the armor on his body, he rubbed his face vigorously, reset the expression on his face, and tried to put on as soft an expression as possible.
As more and more sand and dust were raised, a group of vehicles gradually emerged from the horizon, revealing their complete appearance.
There are two carriages in this team, and there are more than 20 cavalry on the periphery of these two carriages for personal protection.
These more than 20 cavalrymen were all dressed in fiery red armor, with flags on their backs, and military flags painted with "shamrock patterns" flapping in the wind behind them.
Judging from the riding movements of these more than 20 cavalry and the sophistication of their equipment, it is not difficult to see that all of these 20 or so cavalry are elite soldiers.
Looking at the more than 20 cavalrymen wearing fiery red armor, Daomori's brows furrowed involuntarily.
He could tell at a glance the identities of these more than 20 cavalrymen: they belonged directly to the shogun, and they were the most elite cavalry team of the Edo shogunate - the Red Guards.
The Red Bei Corps is also one of the oldest troops in the Edo Shogunate.
Since Tokugawa Ieyasu learned Takeda's military system and established the "Tokugawa Akabi Corps", the "Tokugawa Akabi Corps" has a history of more than 200 years.
To this day, the Red Guards are still the most elite cavalry team of the Edo Shogunate. They are directly commanded by the Shogun, and the total number has always been maintained at about 1,000 people.
Only Hatamoto samurai who are skilled in martial arts have the opportunity to join Akabi. Therefore, although the Akabi team is small in size, it has amazing combat power and is the well-deserved ace division of the Edo shogunate.
The reason why Inamori frowned involuntarily after seeing these twenty-odd red cavalrymen was because - an escort of this level seemed a bit too grand...
Inamori knew that Hanai Sogen was the shogun’s royal doctor and one of the doctors with the most skillful medical skills in the Edo shogunate, but Inamori felt that his status was not so noble that he needed to dispatch so many red cavalry to escort him...
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Moreover, this convoy consisted of two horse-drawn carriages - this also made Inamori very puzzled.
Before Daomori had time to answer his questions, the group of drivers had already arrived in front of them.
After suppressing all the questions in his mind for the time being, Daomori led the generals behind him and hurriedly headed towards the driver in front of him.
The door of one of the two carriages was opened, and a middle-aged man, neither fat nor thin, with a shaved head slowly walked out of the carriage.
Inamori had met Sogen Hanai several times before, so Inamori recognized this person as Hanai at a glance.
"Hanai-sama." Inamori smiled as politely as possible and saluted Hani, "Long time no see."
"Sir Inamori." After Inamori saluted him, Hanjing quickly returned the salute with an apologetic smile on his face, "Thank you for coming to greet me."
Inamori never liked such formal occasions, and all he wanted to do was to quickly bring Hanjing into the camp and end this boring reception task.
"Hanai-sama! Please!"
After casually exchanging a few words with Hanjing, Inamori turned his body to one side and made a "please" gesture toward the military camp behind him.
However - Banjing remained unmoved.
After showing a wry smile at Inamori, Hanjing said softly:
"Sir Inamori, I am not the only one who is coming to your place this time."
Just when Inamori was confused by what Hani had just said, several red cavalrymen opened the door of another carriage behind the carriage Hani was riding in.
Then, a middle-aged man slowly walked out of the car along the opened door, and then showed a faint smile to Daomori:
"Long time no see, Inamori-sama."
"Lord Kamiyama?!" Inamori exclaimed.
This middle-aged man was none other than Koshiyama Koshinosuke, the "Mesogo" of the Kyoto town who was temporarily dispatched by the shogunate after the "Ogre Rebellion" broke out on Butterfly Island to oversee the distribution of supplies for the army monitoring Butterfly Island.
While Inamori was still surprised as to why the sacred mountain appeared here, another middle-aged man walked out of the carriage closely behind the sacred mountain.
The appearance of this middle-aged man made Daomori's pupils suddenly shrink in shock.
Then, like an instinctive reaction, Daomori immediately knelt down on one knee and shouted to the middle-aged man:
"Lao Zhongsheng!"
"Daomori." The middle-aged man smiled at Daomori, "We haven't seen each other for a while."
The middle-aged man who appeared in front of Inamori was none other than Matsudaira Sadanobu, the current senior lieutenant of their Edo shogunate.
Inamori, who knelt on one knee, was puzzled as to why Matsudaira Sadanobu was here. At the same time, he also understood why this group of drivers was escorted by the Akabi Team.
The veteran Nakamatsu Taira Tasanobu, who has one person and more than ten thousand people, is in this team of vehicles. It is normal and reasonable to dispatch the most elite cavalry team to escort.
"Sir Laozhong!" Daomori said respectfully, "Why are you here?"
"Of course I came to see the famous man-eating ghost." Matsudaira Nobunobu said in a non-hurried tone, "I also came here on a temporary basis, so I didn't announce to anyone that I was coming to Kii.
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"About the reconstruction work in Kyoto after the Tenmei Fire, I wanted to ask Kamiyama about some details, so I brought Kamiyama over. While rushing here, I was able to discuss the matter with Kamiyama in the carriage.
Matters in Kyoto."
"Okay, Inamori, let's stop chatting for now and take me to see the legendary cannibal. It is for this purpose that I came to Kii."
"Now?" Inamori asked doubtfully.
"That's right, now." Matsudaira Sadanobu's words were unequivocal.