Futian County
The Futian family was very busy in the first two days. Everyone knows that in an agricultural country like this, numbers mean strength. But the problem is that except for the first two days, why are there fewer and fewer people coming?
Yasukawa Fukuda still thought that it was Taro Ito who was behind this. Although the two of them worked together again, the suspicion between them was still there. It was impossible for them to put aside their past grudges just because of the arrival of the Tang Dynasty army. At most, it was just a temporary cooperation.
So he sent people to check on Ito Taro. Maybe that guy had kidnapped all the people, or maybe he had secretly offered better conditions, so young people from all over the country came to him.
But the people who came back surprised Fukuda Yasukawa. Because the conditions offered by Ito Taro were worse than ours, they only accepted about 1,000 people in the past few days. They had originally prepared a military camp for more than 10,000 people, but now not even 1/10 of them were used. Ito Taro was also angry and beat his men again.
But the men were also very aggrieved. We had been waiting at the major thoroughfares as ordered, but no one was coming. What could we do? Could we capture people all over the country? While we could get out, the travel expenses and other expenses were beyond the reach of these two masters.
"Has the scout not returned yet?"
Fukuda Yasukawa stood on the low city wall of the county town. He almost lost half his life while escaping a few days ago. Fortunately, he had a strong vitality and survived. Otherwise, he would have been buried in the ground after suffering from a severe cold and fever.
"Reporting to the Lord, it has been seven hours since they left, and no one has returned yet."
The men looked at the moon in the sky.
Seven hours have passed since this morning, and a total of six groups of people have been sent out, but so far none of them have returned.
"Were you sure there were no Tang army pursuing you when you retreated?"
Fukuda Yasukawa thought of another thing. Maybe they were intercepted by the Tang army, but the army behind them said that they did not see the Tang army. Then who did this?
Moreover, the Tang army was unfamiliar with the place and even the locals were not familiar with some of the country roads. If the Tang army were intercepted halfway, they might not even be able to find their way back.
"We are about 30 miles away from the lord's camp, and we are moving relatively slowly. There are no Tang troops within 50 miles behind the lord."
The soldier who escaped back thought about it and said that there were no Tang army within a radius of fifty miles. If the Tang army was following them, it would take half a day just to find the way, so Fukuda Yasukawa concluded that this matter should have nothing to do with the Tang army.
"What are you standing there for? Send people out to investigate. If they can't figure it out tonight, they don't need to come back. Just let them all die outside."
Fukuda Yasukawa said angrily that this was completely different from the first day. If the people of Fuso were unwilling to resist, then what about the more than 3,000 people who came on the first day?
According to Yasukawa Fukuda's idea, there are many people all over the country who want to resist the Tang Dynasty, but no one has stepped forward to take the lead. Now that he and Taro Ito have stood up, these people will definitely come here as if they have found a guiding light in the dark night. However, looking at the resettlement camps nearby, there are only a few cats and dogs in them.
The money in the Futian Kangchuan warehouse has been almost spent. It can be said that the last penny has been spent to build this resettlement camp. A large part of it was looted along the way. If these people did not come, they would really regret it. Wouldn’t the money be wasted?
The situation on Taro Ito's side was similar. Taro Ito also sent out several scouts, but in the end, these people disappeared.
It was not until noon of the next day that a few cavalrymen ran away. When they came back and saw the blood on their bodies, they knew that they must have been through a fierce battle. Originally, each cavalry team had more than a dozen people when they went out, but now only three people came back, and two of them were seriously injured.
"What did you say? You said that the main roads leading to us were all ambushed by Okawa Gensaburo's men?"
Upon hearing the news, Fukuda Yasukawa couldn't believe it. However, there was no need for these people to agree. They came all the way back from being seriously injured, just to lie? This was unacceptable.
"Your Excellency, we left the county town yesterday. Initially, no one tried to stop us. We only wanted to get accurate information and report back to you, so we were a little careless. In fact, they deliberately put us in their area. We ran all night and finally got back through the small road. But there were also their people on the small road. It was only because our horses were fast that we were able to survive."
The cavalryman said breathlessly, with an arrow still on his arm.
"Go down and heal your wounds first..."
Seeing that the man was about to faint, Fukuda Yasukawa quickly asked his men to take him away for treatment. There were so many people watching around. Although the healing medicine was getting less and less, he had to apply some. Otherwise, who would be willing to go out and investigate in the future?
"Inform Ito Taro of this news and let him investigate with a clear direction."
After Fukuda Yasukawa finished speaking, two of his cavalrymen rushed out. Now they had to exchange information, otherwise they would suffer greater damage. They were already going further and further on the road of fighting against the Tang Dynasty, and there was no turning back.
"Please check on our people and let them train those who have arrived."
Seeing those idle people in the distance, Fukuda Yasukawa felt depressed. In order to let the newcomers regard this place as their home, he took out the remaining food. But he couldn't let these people eat white rice every day. He had to let them train, so that he would feel better.
"Sir, from the day before yesterday until now, these newcomers have caused more than a dozen accidents, and one person has died here..."
A general hesitated for a moment, but finally told the story, otherwise the situation would escalate.
