Inside the shrine.
Offerings were strewn all over the floor, and the tatami mats were cut and stained with blood.
In the main hall, a set of armor decorated with gold was enshrined. The grimacing mask on it was extremely ferocious, and a samurai sword was placed next to it.
* Woo woo … *
At this moment, the armor made a sound that sounded like the wailing of ghosts, and chilling winds blew from both sides, stirring one's soul.
"All of you leave first!"
Wu Ming waved his hand.
"My lord!"
The samurai leader knelt down in shock. "Please let us follow you!"
"This is my order!"
Wu Ming slightly emphasized his tone. These samurai of the ghost group had all practiced ninjutsu swordsmanship and were under his control. At this time, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only respectfully withdraw from the shrine and close the door.
"Ancestor of the Yamada family … Are you still unwilling?"
Wu Ming stared at the armor, and he seemed to see a dark-red figure on it.
"But … even if I'm unwilling, so what? The path of gods cannot directly interfere with the path of humanity. Your Yang World's orthodoxy has been destroyed, and now I'm the ruler of the Iishi District. It's too easy to destroy your faith … "
* Boom! *
The angry roar of a samurai suddenly sounded in Wu Ming's ears. Chilling winds howled around him, and he could see a spiritual realm slowly opening up.
Many heroic spirits wearing samurai armor charged in under the leadership of a dark-red god.
"Oh? You're embarrassed into anger? You've used up all your capital? What a pity … This is only a better opportunity for me. Suppress! "
Wu Ming's expression turned cold. He flipped his palm, and an infinite force seemed to press down.
* Lu lu! *
Outside the door, the samurai of the Oni Group seemed to hear the neighing of war horses and the sounds of the samurai fighting. They could not help but tighten their grip on their katanas.
Just when the leader was about to charge in, a bolt of lightning appeared in the divine hall.
"Lord Patriarch!"
Several samurai rushed in, but could only see smoke surrounding the shrine. Wu Ming's figure slowly walked out. "It's nothing … Let's go! Clean up the shrine, and this place will be the property of our Gui family! "
Many of the warriors couldn't help but look at the altar. They saw that the armor on the altar was already scattered on the ground, and there were faint traces of lightning strikes on the helmet. They couldn't help but feel apprehensive.
…
Marshland City, Heavensguard Pavilion.
Beside the main hall, on the corridors, there were many nobles and national leaders from all over the Iishi District kneeling on their knees.
After the destruction of the Yamada Family, the prestige of the Gui Family had shaken the entire county. This time, they had issued an order for all the families in the county to submit to them. With such prestige, none of the family supervisors dared to disobey.
Even though the weather was very cold, the foreheads of the many families who were waiting were still dripping with sweat, but none of them dared to wipe it off.
"Clan Supervisor summons you!"
After an unknown period of time, after hearing Guiyi Yijing's voice, these family heads entered the hall one after another and bowed to Wu Ming who was sitting on the main seat.
"Bring it up!"
Wu Ming clapped his hands, and two servants immediately carried a box forward. After opening it, it was filled with letters.
Seeing this, not only the other family heads, but even the retainers of the Gui Family had a change of expression.
"These were found in the Heavensguard Pavilion of the Yamada Family. I haven't seen the pledge of allegiance and oath of allegiance of each family …"
Wu Ming's sharp eyes swept across the people below, and suddenly said, "Guiyi Yijing, go and burn all these letters!"
"Burn … burn them?"
Guiyi Yijing was a little surprised, "Your Highness … Is it all?"
"That's right, light them up!"
Wu Ming waved his hand. He knew that regardless of whether it was his allies or subordinates, a large number of them must have wavered. It had already become a mess, and there was no benefit in pursuing it.
He remembered that Cao Cao had done the same thing after the battle of Guandu. Wu Ming was a little dissatisfied in his heart.
"Hai!"
As the flames rose, the faces of the people in the hall became much better, and more of them rejoiced that they had survived a disaster.
But this rejoicing was broken in the next moment.
"Since you have all pledged allegiance to the Gui Family, you should grant the Gui Family a protection order, and send Ashigaru here to serve you!"
Taking advantage of the opportunity that the power still existed, Wu Ming gave the order in one fell swoop.
"Ha! The Kojima Family is willing to give everything to serve Your Highness! "
The head of the Kojima Family, Kojima Masataka, was the first to answer loudly. He looked so young among the many family heads, but he was quite decisive.
"We are also willing to serve the Gui Family!"
It was said that the previous head of the Kojima Family had been ordered to commit suicide by the Gui Family, but now it seemed that the current successor had completely sided with the Gui Family.
Seeing this, the other family heads also kowtowed and said.
"Very good … The warriors of the Gui Family are divided into five ranks: Family Elders, Subordinate Generals, Guard Generals, Ashigaru Generals, and Ashigaru Chiefs. Later, I will grant you a protection order and a position according to the strength of the families. Now … Kanosuke Yamanaka!"
"My Lord!"
Kanosuke Yamanaka stepped out with a calm expression on his face, and the others nodded secretly, thinking that he really had the bearing of a Great General.
"You have conquered Swamp Field City, which is a great merit. I will grant you the title of Family Guard Generals, and you will receive 1,000 Shikigami!"
"Ha!"
Although they were already mentally prepared, when they really heard it, they were still excited. Kanosuke Yamanaka's voice trembled a little, "In the future, the Yamanaka Family will serve the Gui Family forever, and we will always be the loyal dogs of the Gui Family!"
"Guiyi Yijing!"
"Hmm? Your subordinate is here! "
Guiyi Yijing did not expect that Wu Ming would call him, so he also stepped out of the ranks and kowtowed.
"You have also made great contributions, very good … I will grant you the title of Family Ashigaru Generals, and you will receive 500 Shikigami, and you will lead 100 Ashigaru first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Ming saw that Guiyi Yijing's luck had consolidated, and he could not help but smile.
This luck was no longer the luck of an ordinary Ashigaru Generals, and it was almost comparable to that of a Family Guard Generals. This meant that as the heir, Guiyi Yijing's ability had already obtained the recognition and loyalty of the Gui Family!
"As expected of a Jiao Dragon, it showed its power as soon as it entered the water!"
Wu Ming thought silently, and promoted a few more meritorious people to samurai, and finally said coldly, "Mochizuki Kotaro! Now in the Iishi District, is there any family that does not obey my orders? "
"Reporting to Your Highness, after hearing Your Highness's order, the heads of the Musakura Family and the Toda Family not only did not come to see you, but also immediately strengthened the security!"
Mochizuki Kotaro said immediately.
"Under the general trend, there will always be ants who want to resist. Kenichi Matsushita, Matsushita Shota, you two take the Ghost Group to exterminate these two families, and don't leave a single person alive. In this way, the vacant land can be bestowed with more than a dozen samurai, haha …"
Such an iron-blooded and cold policy immediately made all the heads of the families change their expressions, and they were as silent as cicadas in winter, while Wu Ming laughed unscrupulously.
After saying that the past matters would be let bygones be bygones, and after severely punishing a few idiots, the noble families and people in the Iishi District almost collectively surrendered.
Of course, after they received the positions of samurai of the Gui Family, Wu Ming announced another piece of news with a smile, "Qiu Shangyi Suke, the elder of the Yiyu Clan, has now led three thousand troops to Mount Tsurumi. Now I will have to trouble you to fight the enemy with me. You have just received the positions, and when you accepted the vows, you will not immediately forget, right?"
"Humph!"
With a cold snort, the samurai of the Ghost Group next to him immediately clenched the katana in their hands, and their murderous eyes looked at the heads of the families.
Many of the heads of the families were ashen-faced. Only now did they understand why Wu Ming called them here, and why he asked them to contribute the Ashigaru, but it was too late.
Never had they felt that the vows in their hands were so hot.
…
At Mount Tsurumi.
Wu Ming left 500 Ashigaru to Tachibana Shigesuke and Ozu Hayakichi to suppress the Iishi District, while he himself led 500 regular banners, and 2,000 Ashigaru from the noble families in the prefecture to confront the elder of the Yiyu Clan, Qiu Shangyi Suke.
"Did you see that … this is the traditional daimyo army!"
Inside the army, Wu Ming and Guiyi Yijing galloped past, showing off their excellent horsemanship. After seeing the armies on both sides, Wu Ming sighed.
"As expected of the peasants, they have no discipline at all, and their stamina is also very questionable!"
Guiyi Yijing sighed. "I am now convinced that the separation of the farmers and soldiers, and the formation of the banners, is the only way to truly conquer the world!"
"Haha … not bad, in this battle, we still rely on our own army! Guiyi Yijing, I hand over the Iron Artillery and Taekwondo to you, I hope you can show us the Iron Artillery Formation of the Mountain Monks Square! "
"Ha!"
Guiyi Yijing quickly saluted, but his heart was moved. "Finally going to use the Scroll of Fire?"
As early as a few years ago, Wu Ming had started to secretly develop firearms and build the Iron Artillery Army. All the craftsmen were under military control, and there were ninjas monitoring and patrolling the perimeter, so that no information would be leaked.
After all, with his knowledge, the iron artillery made by the craftsmen was only a relatively primitive flintlock, with a range of only two to three hundred meters, and the power of the big guns was not as good as he had hoped. However, Wu Ming still discovered the advantage of this, and that was that the sound was frightening enough!
When ordinary craftsmen and even Ashigaru and samurai saw the big guns and iron cannons for the first time, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, making Wu Ming very speechless.
Previously, he had endured during the attack on Swamp Field City because he wanted to use this great killing weapon on the most suitable battlefield. It was fine if it didn't make a sound, but it would amaze the world with a single brilliant feat, establishing the momentum of victory in one fell swoop!
This was because he was not at ease with the 2,000 daimyo army behind him.
Although he could rely on the suppression of the family head, and his fierce reputation in the past, he was facing the overlord of the Yun Nation — the Yiyu Clan!
Presumably, as long as there was the slightest sign of defeat, the collapse of the army was very likely, and there might even be an immediate backlash!
Therefore, not only could they not lose this battle, they could not even achieve a small victory. They had to achieve a huge victory in one fell swoop. Only then would they be able to establish their might and allow the Gui Family to consolidate their foundation in Fan Shi Prefecture!
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