After another meal at noon, these people had run out of food. In fact, the food they brought with them was just this kind of mixed grain flour, which contained all kinds of things, and then made into so-called rice balls.
Even with such food, if they were not on the road to fight, they would not be able to eat what the people in the village ate. It was basically a pot of unnamed paste, and they could only eat two bowls of that kind of thing a day. It was because there was too little arable land on the mountain. Sometimes they had to break off tree bark, smash it and mix it into the food.
"Find a stick similar to this one, sharpen the end, and come with me to the beach to fish."
Matsudaira has been to the county town of Fukuda Yasukawa, and the whole way will be along the seaside, so there is no need to worry about having no food.
"Stop right there, everyone, whatever you're doing."
Just as they came down the hillside and had walked on the official road for less than a quarter of an hour, more than a dozen cavalrymen appeared on both sides. However, they did not panic because these cavalrymen were all wearing Fusang armor.
"We all have to go to Lord Futian's county town. We will respond to Lord Futian's call and take up arms to defend Fusang..."
Before the little man could finish his words, the soldier on the warhorse immediately whipped out his whip and hit the little man unconscious with it. The clothes from his neck to his chest were torn, revealing his bloody flesh.
"These people are all rebels, arrest them all."
Matsudaira Toshikawa and his villagers were dumbfounded. How could they be considered rebels? We are going to Lord Fukuda. They are supposed to be fighting against the Tang army. Do you know what a rebel is?
"General, are you mistaken? We are fighting against the Tang army, we are not rebels."
Matsudaira Shunkawa used to be a samurai in the Shogun's Mansion, so he was quite good at speaking, but unfortunately, as soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately hit by two whips.
"Bage Yalu, do you know who we are? We are the Left Guards appointed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. How dare you oppose His Royal Highness? If you say you are not rebels, then what are you? All of you, get down right there! Anyone who dares to say another word will be sent to see Amaterasu."
After the cavalry officer finished speaking, a dozen soldiers behind him also rushed forward, with their swords placed next to Matsudaira Toshikawa and others. Although they also went to join the army, they were just farmers. Except for Matsudaira Toshikawa, these people had no weapons at all.
It’s over!
Everyone present was dumbfounded. They thought they had encountered General Fukuda's army, which would take them on the road and maybe even give them some food. However, they didn't expect to encounter the army that surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
"We are all Fuso people, why are you doing this to us?"
A small man was kicked and felt a little dissatisfied.
Just as the others were waiting for an answer, the guy who had just whipped someone stabbed the little guy through the heart with a knife.
"Get down right now! Everyone, if you don't obey, this will be your fate. Don't even think about running away. You can't outrun our horses. If anyone tries to escape, I'll kill you all, including your village."
The leading officer brandished his samurai sword, and these people were so frightened that they didn't even dare to stand up.
Then the soldiers began to tie ropes around them from both ends. The 40-odd people were divided into four teams, each with about ten people, and all of them had their right hands tied.
Matsudaira Gunkawa could hardly believe his eyes. He had just been thinking about going to the beach to catch fish, and then helping General Fukuda to resist the Tang Dynasty. In the end, he would be able to get an official position. Although it would not bring glory to his family, he would not have to live on farming in a small mountain village in the future.
But I didn't expect that this wish could be fulfilled even half a step. As soon as I went down the mountain, I was captured by these people. They called themselves the Left Guards, but they said, "Aren't you just the lackeys of the Tang Dynasty?"
Of course, Matsudaira Shunkawa didn't dare to say it out loud. If it were in the past, maybe he would have dared to shout a few times, but now there were already two corpses beside him, unless he wanted to become the third one...
"What should we do, Brother Matsudaira?"
After the soldiers finished tying the ropes, they immediately escorted them eastward, which was the direction of the capital. Wouldn't that mean they were getting further and further away from Lord Futian?
"No talking."
Before Matsudaira Shunkawa could answer, the boy over there was whipped again. His body was burning with pain and blood was already flowing from his shoulder. In such an environment, he had basically lost half his life. Once the wound became inflamed, the other half of his life would be gone too.
Matsudaira Toshikawa kept shaking his head. He didn't dare to answer now. Everyone didn't know what to say at this moment. You gave us a passionate speech before, telling us to make great achievements, but why are you so scared now?
A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. Matsudaira has been silently telling himself that there are more than a dozen soldiers on both sides. They will either whip you or chop you with knives. No matter which method is used, as long as you have wounds on your body, there is a 70% chance that you will not survive. Even if you survive by chance, your physical strength in the future will not be able to catch up with others. In this situation, without sufficient physical strength, neither side needs a useless person like you.
When passing a fork in the road, they heard the sound of horse hooves from the side. They hoped that these people were General Fukuda's men, so that they could be rescued.
Unfortunately, General Fukuda did not hear their wishes. The people who came were still the Left Guard. They were all wearing the same armor. The difference was that they were escorting one or two hundred people from the road next to them. These people should also be going to General Fukuda.
"Nakamoto-kun, you're truly much more capable than me! I've only captured forty or fifty people, but you've already captured over a hundred. Are they all headed for Fukuda?"
Matsudaira listened to the two officers speaking with his ears tilted.
"These people were planning to go over there by boat. Don't just stay on the official road. Walk along the beach for a while. You might find something unexpected. I told them I was from Futian, and they rushed over like crazy, and then I captured them."
Listening to the two officers' words, Matsudaira knew that a tight net seemed to have been laid around here. General Fukuda asked everyone to go to him, but unfortunately these people were caught as soon as they went out.
