Chapter 508 Songping Dingxin: I'm going out. Ogata: Coincidentally, I am too [8600 words]
The snow and sea surged from all sides, and the three armies shouted loudly that the Yinshan Mountains were in turmoil.
Cen Shen (Tang Dynasty)
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Esuma also stood up like Ogata, Omachi and the others, staring at the dozen or so people walking towards them with serious faces.
As for Puccina, who was scared to death by himself, he also discovered these people who clearly had no good intentions.
But he didn't stand up directly like Aisuma, he just showed an ugly expression and continued to sit there.
Also not standing up was Aisuma's younger brother Otunpuyi.
"...Egkasi, what are you doing here? (Ainu language)" Esuma asked the short young man walking at the front of the dozen or so people.
"Aisuma, don't be so nervous." The short young man whom Esuma called Egkasi said in an unhurried tone, "We are not here to cause trouble."
"We just heard that the two Kazuto who came to our Heye Zhe today are now living here, so we made a special trip to give these two Kazuyo a kind reminder."
"It would save trouble if you happened to be here, Isuma. It would save us the trouble of finding someone to help translate our words to those two Kazuto. (Ainu language)"
"If you have something to say, say it quickly." Isuma didn't push them too hard, "Don't talk so much about yes or no. (Ainu language)"
"Aisuma, tell those two people not to come to where we live."
"Chanup has been very kind to us."
"Since these two people entered Heyezhe with Chanup's permission, we will respect Chanup and respect Chanup's decision."
"We will not take the initiative to cause any trouble to these two people, but the premise is that they will not come to where we live."
"We don't welcome anyone and we don't want to talk to anyone."
"If those two people entered the area where we live, we can't guarantee that we won't do anything extraordinary to those two people."
"That's it. Remember to tell those two Kazuto what we said. Goodbye. (Ainu language)"
After saying that, the short man turned around and left.
But before turning around and leaving, the short man didn't forget to glare hard at Ogata, Atachi and the others.
The rest of the people behind the short man did the same. Before leaving, they cast vicious glances at Ogata and Atachi.
Their eyes were filled with resentment.
After glaring at Ogata, Atachi and the others fiercely, they strode away.
Looking at the sudden killing, he told Isuma a lot of Ainu words that Ogata couldn't understand, and then left immediately. Before leaving, he glared at the two of them fiercely.
, both Ogata and Omachi greet each other with their heads full of greetings.
"Aisuma." Ogata turned to Aisuma and asked, "Who are these people? What did they say to you just now?"
Aisuma sighed softly.
"They are from Kapasi Village."
"Three years ago, their tribe participated in the Battle of Cunasil and Menasse three years ago."
"Mr. Majima, Miss Atachi, I don't know if I have told you before: We, Heye Zhe, have recently taken in a group of compatriots who lost their homes due to the defeat in the Battle of Kunasilimenasi.
And these compatriots are the villagers of Kapasi Village."
Since I don’t know when, the term “Battle of Cunasil and Menasse” has been frequently heard in Ogata’s ears.
The reason is not difficult to explain.
This battle was the largest war between the Kazuto and Ainu races in recent years.
Although people have always heard people mention this battle, Ogata doesn't know much about it.
All we know is that the cause of this battle was that the Ainu people in a certain area could not bear the oppression of others and fought together.
The Matsumae clan and the shogunate formed a coalition and marched north to meet the Ainu who rose up to fight.
Although both the Matsumae clan and the shogunate are now in dire straits, no matter how weak they are, they are still a country in the feudal era.
In terms of civilization level, it is one level higher than the Ainu people who are still in the primitive tribal civilization.
This is what war is like. Once there is a generational difference in civilization, the side with the backward civilization will only be beaten.
Facing the allied forces of the Matsumae clan and the shogunate, the group of Ainu who rose up to fight were quickly defeated, with numerous casualties.
"The village of Kapasi participated in the Battle of Kunasi Limenasi three years ago, and then was defeated by Kazuto and lost its home."
"They were lucky that their villages were not wiped out. I heard that many villages were wiped out directly during that war, and no one survived."
Esuma then introduced Ogata.
"The villagers of Kapasi Village who were lucky enough to survive the Battle of Kunasi Limenasi, after spending several months of wandering life, wandered to our Heyezhe side."
"Father, he has always been a kind man."
"He never stood idly by while facing the suffering compatriots."
"So my father opened the door to Heyezhe, took them in, and made them the new residents of Heyezhe."
"There are 61 villagers who successfully survived and then moved into our Kapasi village in Heyezhe. Each of these 61 people had family members who died at the hands of Kazuto."
"So they...are not very welcoming to Kazuto."
Aisuma thought for a long time before she came up with the euphemism of "not very welcome".
"Those people just came here to tell you not to go near the area where they live in Kapasi Village."
"They don't want anyone anywhere near the area where they live."
"...I see." Ogata nodded silently, and then said in a half-joking tone, "I just saw them coming in such a menacing way, and thought they were here to cause trouble for us."
After saying that, Ogata put down the hand that had just been resting on the handle of the Daeshakuten sword.
"Although they hate Heren, they are also measured." Aisuma said, "They have always respected and loved their father who allowed them to live in Heyezhe and gave them a new home."
"They never disobeyed any of my father's orders. They never did anything that would displease my father."
"You entered our Heye Zhe with my father's permission. You are considered to be our Heye Zhe's guests."
"So even if they hate Kazuto, they will not do anything excessive to my father's guests."
"But only if you don't get close to where they live."
Aisuma smiled bitterly.
"Those people just asked me to tell you not to get close to where they live. If you get close to the area where they live, you will be responsible for the consequences."
"Are there any people in Heyezhe who hate Kazuto like the villagers of Kapasi Village?" asked A-Machi, who had been silent just now.
Aisuma shook her head: "No. In our Heyezhe, only the villagers of Kapasi Village do not welcome Kazuto."
"The rest of the people either have no good or bad feelings towards Kazuto, or they don't even know what Kazuto looks like."
"Of course there are also people who have a good impression of Kazuto."
Aisuma turned her head and glanced at her brother.
"Anyway, when it is daytime tomorrow, I will show you the area where the villagers of Kapasi Village live. You must remember not to get close to the area where the villagers of Kapasi Village live."
Ogata nodded: "I understand. I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Fortunately..." Otunpuyi, who had been sitting there silently just now, was patting his chest with a pale face at this time, "Fortunately those people didn't make trouble just now, they all went back obediently... It was really scary to death
"(Ainu language)"
"Otongpui!" Esuma cast a displeased look at Otongpui, "Be braver! Look at your pale face! Even if those people really came to make trouble just now, then
What’s there to be afraid of? (Ainu language)”
Otunpui always obeyed his sister.
After hearing his sister's scolding, Otunpuyi just lowered his head and whispered "yes".
Then, Otunpui shook his head violently, and then cast his eyes on Ogata again with anticipation and excitement.
"Mr. Majima! Let's continue talking..."
Before Otunpui finished speaking, his sister interrupted him:
"Okay, Otunpui, let's end our conversation today. (Ainu language)"
"Huh?" Otongpuyi cast a surprised look at his sister.
"You must have not forgotten what you promised me before, right?" Aisuma cast her sharp eyes directly at Otunpui, "You promised me that you would still practice your bow obediently tonight, and that's why I brought you here.
I brought you to Mr. Majima."
"Now is the time to practice bowing. If you delay it any longer, you won't have enough time to practice bowing. (Ainu language)"
"Huh? But... (Ainu language)" Otonpui was about to say something
"Aren't you going to listen to me? (Ainu language)" Esuma interrupted Otunpuyi again.
Otunpuyi lowered his head silently again, his face full of confusion.
"Yes, yes." Puchina on the side spoke out to support Aisuma, "Otongpuyi, you can't waste your bow skills and other skills just because you are greedy for fun. (Ainu language
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Puccina wished that Aisuma and his brother and sister would leave quickly and stop talking about those horrible things with this person...
Of course, another important reason is that Puccina himself wanted to stay away from Ogata, who was very dangerous in his imagination...
If the Aisuma siblings wanted to leave, he could just take advantage of the situation and leave together.
"...I understand...(Ainu language)" Otunpuyi nodded with his head lowered, and then slowly stood up.
"Mr. Majima, Miss Atachi." Esuma turned her attention to Ogata and the other two, switching back to Japanese, "It's a little late now, I have to take my brother to practice bowing."
"Thank you for chatting with us brother and sister today. My brother and I had a great time chatting today. Let's talk together again when we have the opportunity and time."
"Yes." Ogata nodded, "Come again if you have a chance."
Esuma strode away with her brother, followed closely by Puccina.
However, before they had gone a few steps, Ou suddenly shouted from them:
"Otunpui!"
Otunpuyi, who was suddenly called by Ogata's name, turned around with a confused look on his face.
"There's nothing wrong with you being interested in Kazuto's culture and lifestyle."
"But there's no need to say 'I want to go to Kazuto's country'."
Ogata said with a serious face what he had wanted to say to Otonpui for a long time.
These words were what Ogata wanted to say to Otonpui very much when he learned from Esuma that Otunpui had also had the idea of "very much wanting to go to Japan's country".
But Naihe never found the opportunity to say these words.
Now that Aisuma and the others are leaving, Ogata decided to take advantage of this moment to tell Otongpui his heartfelt words.
"Kazuto's country is not as beautiful as you imagine."
"The Japanese culture and living customs are also not that beautiful."
"Don't have excessive expectations for Kazuto's country and culture."
Ogata's heartfelt words are concise and concise.
Otunpuyi looked a little confused, and then nodded slightly in understanding: "I know..."
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After saying these heartfelt words to Otunpui, Oban didn't say anything more to him, and silently watched them leave with A-Machi.
After Isuma, Otonpui and the others completely disappeared from sight, Atachi sighed with a wry smile, and then said to Ogata beside him:
"I just discovered that Otunpuyi has many unrealistic fantasies about our country..."
"I originally wanted to remind Otunpuyi not to expect too much from our country."
"I didn't expect you to finish everything I wanted to say."
Ogata also smiled bitterly like Omachi.
"...I hope that child will never have the opportunity to go to Japan." Ogata said slowly, "If he goes to Japan and sees what Japan is like with his own eyes, his beautiful illusions may be shattered..."
"Disillusionment is a very cruel and cruel thing."
Although the contact with Otongpui was not long, through Otongpui's bloody words and deeds just now, Ogata also discovered a problem with Otongpui. He loved everything related to Kazuto a little too much.
Head.
Ogata couldn't help but recall those "spiritual Japanese people" in his previous life.
Otunpui is a bit like "spirits and people".
Even though he has never been to Kazuto's country, he loves everything related to Kazuto extremely. He loves everything related to Kazuto too much. When he was chatting with Ogata and Omachi just now,
, his eyes were always bright, as if he was chatting with an idol he had admired for a long time.
There was nothing Ogata could do about Otongpui's situation. The only thing he could do was probably to advise him "not to have too high expectations."
"Mr. Majima, Miss Atachi!"
At this time, Ogata and Atachi suddenly heard the shout of Aizan, whom they were very familiar with.
Following the sound, they saw Ayzan running towards them with his somewhat huge belly puffed out.
"Ayzan." Ogata asked, "What's wrong?"
"Someone came to me just now." Aizan replied, "He asked me to bring you a message about Kazuto, who is currently being held captive by them. He wants to see you for something."
"You want to see us if you have anything?" Ogata frowned.
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Rewind time to about half an hour ago
"Hey! It's time to eat!"
After nightfall, Lin Ziping had been sitting silently by the window, waiting for today's breakfast to be delivered.
After hearing the sound "It's time to eat," Lin Ziping immediately rushed to the window like a conditioned reflex.
These days, his meals are delivered through the window.
As soon as he rushed to the window, Lin Ziping saw a big furry hand reaching into the cell along the window, holding a bowl in which was a large piece of hard dried venison.
Although Lin Ziping was imprisoned, the people of Red Moon Fortress had never abused Lin Ziping.
Although the place where I live is not good, it is definitely not bad either.
Although the meals provided to Lin Ziping were monotonous, with each meal being dried venison made from the least valuable venison, the advantage was that it was plentiful and would not leave Lin Ziping hungry, and the taste was not too bad.
After receiving the bowl of dried venison, Lin Ziping directly held the bowl of venison and began to feast on it.
The person who delivered the meal to Lin Ziping was a very young man.
The young man did not leave immediately after handing today's breakfast to Lin Ziping. Instead, he continued to stand by the window and looked at Lin Ziping, who was chewing the delicious venison.
Lin Ziping ate very quickly. In just the blink of an eye, he stuffed a piece of dried meat as big as a palm into his mouth.
"You have such a good appetite..." The young man couldn't help but said to Lin Ziping in the cell, "You can eat all the food you bring in every time."
"I don't have many advantages." Lin Ziping said in fluent Ainu while chewing dried venison. "I am not picky about food and have a good appetite at all times. This is one of my few advantages.
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"And your dried venison is quite delicious. The dried venison is very well marinated, although it is a bit hard."
"Huh." The young man who delivered the meal sneered after hearing what Lin Ziping said, "It's a good meal for you. Don't be picky."
"The dried meat I got from the old village chief a few years ago is still delicious." Lin Ziping said with emotion, "Not only is it very fragrant, but it is neither hard nor soft when chewed. I really want to eat it again...
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When there were still a few syllables left to say this complete sentence, Lin Ziping suddenly paused.
subsequently
"Yes...how could I forget..."
After whispering like this, he rushed to the window and shouted to the young man delivering food outside the window:
"Please do me a favor! Let the two people who entered Heye Zhe today come over now! I have something to tell them!"
"Huh?" The face of the young man delivering the food was full of confusion.
"Please!" Lin Ziping looked at the young man with sincere eyes.
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Turn back time to now
After learning that Lin Ziping wanted to see him for something, Ogata and Atachi hurried to find Lin Ziping.
After hurriedly arriving at the cell where Lin Ziping currently lives, Lin Ziping said to Ogata excitedly:
"Mr. Majima! I remembered! I thought of a way that might prove my innocence!"
"About four years ago, I came to Ezo for academic research."
“During this period, we passed a village called ‘Huxi Village’!”
"Because that village has always been cooperating with He merchants, it likes He people very much. When I passed by that settlement, the people in that settlement entertained me with a feast."
"When I left the settlement, their old village chief gave me a package of delicious dried venison."
"Because the old village chief knew Japanese and was very interested in books, I gave the old village chief all the books I had written with me as return gifts. I remember there were 3 books in total.
Book"
"Book?" Ogata raised an eyebrow.
"Yes! There are three books written by me that specifically introduce the geography of the Mutsu region. They were officially published with the permission of the government!" Lin Ziping said, "The books have my signature!
There are also maps drawn by me myself!”
"As long as you compare the map drawn in that book with my manuscript maps that are now confiscated by the people of Red Moon Fortress, you can prove that the book was indeed written by me!"
"With that book, it should be able to prove that I am indeed a scholar and not a spy!"
"Mr. Majima, Miss Atachi, can you go to that village and get the book I gave to the old village chief?"
"I remember that the village was adjacent to a large fjord, not very far from the Red Moon Fortress!"
"...The book I gave you four years ago..." Ogata said calmly, "It must have been too long ago... I might have lost the book..."
"I can only hope that the old village chief takes good care of the book I gave him..." Lin Ziping said with a bitter smile.
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next day
Ezochi, somewhere
"Hulu...Hulu...Hulu...Hulu..."
A giant bear with a waist as thick as two adults was walking on a certain snowfield while breathing heavily.
In winter, you can always see bears like this that miss hibernation for various reasons.
And these bears who missed hibernation, without exception, have very bad tempers.
The bear, who was looking for food in the snowy field, did not notice an Ainu lurking in the bushes not far from him.
This Ainu is very young, a young man in his early 20s at most.
The young man held his breath and concentrated, paying attention to the bear's movements.
He is waiting now.
Waiting for the best opportunity to attack.
Although this young man is still very young, he is already a hunter with rich experience in hunting bears. Five bears have already fallen to his arrows.
Finally, the best opportunity to attack that the young man had been waiting for appeared.
The bear stopped.
The bear, which was walking forward leisurely, suddenly stopped, and then used its fat bear paws to fiddle with a pile of dead branches and leaves in front of it.
The young man immediately saw that the bear was looking for bugs to eat.
The bear is an omnivorous animal, and many plants and animals are included in its diet.
Not only do they eat meat, fish, and nuts, but they also eat insects.
Seeing that the long-awaited shooting opportunity appeared, the young man raised the bow in his hand without hesitation.
The arrow has already been placed on the bow, just waiting to be pulled to shoot.
The poisoned arrow was aimed straight at the bear's flank, and the bowstring was stretched to the full moon.
Just when the young man was about to let go of the bowstring, he suddenly felt a strange movement coming from the soles of his feet.
The earth... seems to be shaking.
The bear and the young man noticed the strange movement almost at the same time. They shook their huge heads and looked around. As if they had discovered something, they let out a low cry and then shook off the four big fleshy palms.
, began to flee.
The bear's hasty escape aggravated the young man's inner uneasiness.
The trembling that spread from the ground to the soles of the young man's feet became more and more intense.
The young man frantically scanned his surroundings, trying to find the source of this strange movement.
Finally he heard a strange noise coming from the south.
Looking south, the young man saw a black line where the sky and the earth meet in the south.
This black line is like a surging water line.
A black line gradually emerged from the skyline, getting thicker and larger. The young man finally saw that the true face of this black line was a large number of people.
There were a lot of people wearing strange, heavy-looking black clothes.
The young man remembers that this kind of strange clothing is called "armor". It is one of the clothing that Kazuto wears, and it has the effect of protecting against a large number of attacks.
What makes up this black line are thousands of people wearing this black armor.
These Kazuto not only wore armor, but also held weapons such as spears.
There were also many people riding war horses, holding horse reins in one hand and spears in the other, driving the horses into a neat formation, walking on the left and right sides of the "black line".
Flags are raised from this "black line".
The young people cannot understand the patterns on these flags.
But if someone who knows the family crests of each domain is present, they will probably take a breath after seeing these flags.
Because these flags are painted with the family crests of many vassal states in the Northeast.
Bamboo bird pattern of the Sendai clan.
Uesugi Sasa of Yonezawa Domain.
The Morioka clan's combined nine obsidian pattern.
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The military flags with the crests of each family fluttered in the wind, as if they were trying to cover the entire sky.
All these people were silent, and no one spoke.
The only sounds that came out were the flapping of military flags in the wind, the rumble of horses' hooves hitting the ground, and the clang of armor clashing.
How has this young man, who has lived in an ordinary Ainu settlement since birth, ever seen so many people and such a formation?
The young man was so frightened that he raised his hand to cover his mouth, fearing that if he made a sound, thousands of people would notice him.
The sense of oppression brought by these thousands of Japanese people made the young man feel unable to straighten his back, exert force, or even breathe.
Fortunately, it's because we're quite far apart
The young man only remembered that after a long, long time, this "black line" composed of people finally disappeared from his field of vision.
It was only at this moment that the young man finally dared to speak out.
After breathing heavily for a while and regaining his composure, the young man stood up and fled back to his village as fast as he could.
After returning to the village, he immediately loudly informed the whole village that thousands of Japanese had appeared near their village.
After receiving this news, everyone in the village looked horrified.
The well-informed village chief was so shocked that he almost lost his breath after hearing the young man describe the clothing characteristics of thousands of Kazuto one by one.
"It's the army...!" The village chief, who almost lost his breath, stroked his chest hard and growled solemnly, "It's Kazuto's army! Kazuto's army is coming!"
Hearing the word "army", the faces of the villagers surrounding the village chief became even more horrified.
"Why are Kazuto's troops here?!"
"And there are still so many people..."
"Are you going to conquer another tribe?"
The villagers were all talking.
Finally, the old village chief paused the cane in his hand.
"Everyone be quiet!"
The old village chief gave the order, and the surrounding villagers immediately fell silent.
The old village chief, who is well-informed, knows very well what a "military disaster" is.
In order to avoid the military disaster, the old village chief quickly gave instructions:
"Now everyone go home and pack your bags!"
"Take away all the precious items you can!"
"Bury the precious items that cannot be taken away first!"
"Let's get out of here immediately! Hide in the mountains!"
"We will come back when this Japanese army is far away from us!"
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The 10,000-strong army composed of the shogunate and the Northeastern vassals was divided into three armies.
The First Army, with a total of 3,000 soldiers, was at the forefront of the army and was commanded by Sendai Domain's Ikutenme.
The Second Army consisted of 5,000 men and was directly commanded by Inamori.
The third army, with 2,000 men in the rear, was led by Kamao of the Aizu Domain.
What the Ainu young man saw just now was the First Army under the command of Sheng Tianmu.
Sheng Tianmu is now wearing the unique red and black armor of their "Seven Spears of Xianzhou", riding his war horse, holding his favorite spear, Jian Fei, marching forward with great power.
Qiuyue, Kuroda and other generals are following Sheng Tianmu.
No matter whether you look forward, backward, left or right, you can only see countless soldiers.
"Look!" Perhaps because of the good weather today, Sheng Tianmu, who has been in a very high mood these days, is even more excited. "So many soldiers are now under our command!"
Sheng Tian looked at Qiuyue beside him, and Kuroda and other generals shouted like this.
Not only was Sheng Tianmu in high spirits, Qiuyue and the others were also very excited and high-spirited these days.
For samurai, generals in the army, and those who still desire fame, nothing is more exciting and thrilling than being able to participate in such a large-scale battle.
Sheng Tianmu raised the jade in his hand and pointed it straight ahead.
He pointed at the Red Moon Fortress which was still some distance away.
"This time," Sheng Tianmu said in a sonorous and firm tone, "our Sendai generals will definitely gain great fame!"
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Ezochi, somewhere, the position of the Second Army of the Shogunate Army. In the commander's camp
At this moment, Matsudaira Sadanobu and Inamori, the two people with the highest status in the entire army, are now in this camp.
"Sir Lao Zhong, are you really sure you want to inspect that fjord?"
Inamori looked at Matsudaira Sadanobu in front of him with a somewhat worried look.
"Yes." Matsudaira Sadanobu was getting dressed with the help of Tachibana, "In addition to supervising the battle, I came to Ezo Land this time for another important reason, which is to inspect Ezo Land with my own eyes."
"It would be better to say that inspecting the Ezo Land with my own eyes and preparing for the future development of the Ezo Land are the main reasons for my trip north to the Ezo Land."
"Supervising battles and so on is just a matter of convenience."
"But..." Inamori still looked hesitant, "Is the fjord you want to inspect... too far away...?"
Matsudaira Sadanobu shook his head:
"It's a bit far, but that fjord is very necessary to inspect."
"I want to see that fjord with my own eyes and see if it is suitable for building a port."
"If a port can be built in that fjord, it will be of great benefit to the future development of Ezo Land. Important manpower and materials can be continuously sent to the hinterland of Ezo Land through sea routes."
"Port?" A bit of surprise appeared in Inamori's eyes, "Lord Naka, do you plan to build a port in Ezo?"
"I do have this plan now." Matsudaira Sadanobu said softly, "Ezo land is very vast. If we want to open up Ezo land in the future, we will definitely need a lot of manpower and material resources."
"At present, in the huge Ezo region, only Matsumae Castle has a port."
"The number of ports is too small, so it is necessary to build a few more ports in Ezo, so that sufficient manpower and baggage can be sent to Ezo by sea ships in the future."
"I won't be gone for too long. During my absence, you will continue to lead the army step by step into the Red Moon Fortress."
"As long as nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to join you before your troops arrive at the gates of Red Moon Fortress."
"...I understand." Daomori nodded, "Then, Mr. Laozhong, do you need me to organize more people to be your guards? The journey is a bit long, so I think it would be better to bring more guards."
"...Okay." Matsudaira Sadanobu thought for a moment and nodded, "Then Daomori, please allocate 50 more elite soldiers to me."
"50 people? Isn't the number too small?"
"That's enough. I'm not going to fight." Matsudaira Sadanobu, who was usually expressionless, had a rare smile on his face at this time. "There is nothing on the way from here to that fjord."
An Inu settlement. And there seems to be only one Ainu settlement called 'Huxi Village' near that afternoon, so you don't have to worry too much about being attacked."