I see!
After hearing Matsuura Sanbanrou's explanation, Nao Nabeshima immediately stood up, bowed his head and apologized to Matsuura Sanbanrou, "Hey! Sanbanrou, I was reckless and misunderstood your good intentions. Please forgive me."
"Why do you have to do this, General? I am so embarrassed." Matsuura Sanbanro hurriedly put down the paper and pen, stood up and bowed even lower.
After Nao Nabeshima apologized, the relationship between the two became more harmonious and they were able to be very open with each other.
However, Naoko Nabeshima still had a question, and couldn't help asking Matsuura Sanbanrou, "Sanbanrou, it is right to spy on the Ming army, but wouldn't it put us in a dangerous situation?! I am not afraid of death, and dying for His Highness has always been my dream! I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of not being able to complete His Highness's commission!"
"Don't worry, General Nao. Look, this wooden building is built by the river, and there is a big river behind it. When the Ming army besieges the wooden building, there will be no warships to block the river in a hurry. This is our way out. When the Ming army comes, we don't need to try our best. We just need to test the strength of the Ming army. When night falls, we can make a raft and break through the encirclement of the Ming army. By then, we can go to the big Ming Dynasty!" Matsuura Sanbanrou pointed to the river behind the wooden building and explained to Nao Nabeshima.
"Yo! Sanbanrou, you are so amazing, both civil and military. When you succeed this time, I will swear to recommend you to His Highness. I believe that with your ability, you will surely become famous in Hizen! No, with your ability, you will also be remembered throughout the world!" After listening to Matsuura Sanbanrou's explanation, Naoko Nabeshima praised Matsuura Sanbanrou highly.
"General, you are too kind to praise me. Thank you for your support!" Matsuura Sanbanro first said modestly, and then expressed his gratitude.
After a conversation, all of Naoko Nabeshima's worries and doubts were gone, and he started eating and drinking with peace of mind.
Matsuura Sanbanro continued to draw the map, and the rest of the pirates continued to sing and dance, and the demons were dancing wildly...
If they were not the Japanese pirates who had just killed hundreds of civilians, if they had not occupied the magpie's nest, if the courtyard was not littered with corpses, if the blood was not flowing like a river outside, this scene in the courtyard could be described as a prosperous and peaceful era!
But what a pity!
This is the Ming Dynasty, they are the Japanese pirates who kill people without hesitation! Under their feet are the corpses of innocent people of the Ming Dynasty!
"General Nao, Major General Sanbanro, the meat is cooked, you can start eating." After confirming that the meat was cooked, a Japanese pirate who was in charge of the three pots of chicken, duck, fish and mutton stew respectfully stepped forward to report that Nao and Sanbanro Matsuura should eat first. The hierarchy in Japan was even worse than that in the Ming Dynasty. When it came to banquets, the subordinates dared not and could not start eating before the superiors started eating.
Naturally, Nao Nabeshima was the first to step forward. He stabbed a fat leg of lamb with his samurai sword, asked someone to serve him a pot of broth, took five steamed cakes, occupied a table, and began to feast on the food.
Matsuura Sanbanrou did not use a samurai sword, but picked up a duck with chopsticks. The samurai sword was an heirloom of the Matsuura family. Matsuura Sanbanrou respected it as his ancestor and cherished it as his life. He would carefully wipe and maintain it every morning when he got up and every night when he went to bed. He would never use it for anything other than fighting, killing, and drinking blood. If he used the samurai sword to stab and cut food like Nao Nabeshima did, Matsuura Sanbanrou would feel that it was an insult to his ancestors.
Matsuura Sanbanro took a duck, poured a bowl of broth, took three rice cakes, and nodded to the remaining Japanese pirates.
The other Japanese pirates then began to scramble for meat and broth.
"Assholes, eat more meat, drink more soup, and drink less wine. Each person can only drink one or two glasses at most. Keep your heads clear, because we will face the Ming army later! If anyone dares to drink too much, I will use his heart and liver as a drink! After eating and drinking, half of you go to sleep and recuperate; the other half go on guard!"
Nao Nabeshima tore off a piece of mutton and, while chewing, shouted at the Japanese pirates who were trying to steal the meat.
"Hi!"
The Japanese pirates responded with a roar.
"Sanbanlang, those who truly love the sword should treat the sword as another self, eat, drink and sleep with it. The sword should be used more often, so that the man and the sword can become one, and every battle will be victorious!"
Nao Nabeshima said to Matsuura Sanbanrou with a grin while cutting the mutton with a samurai sword.
Nao Nabeshima did just that. He would use his katana to cut meat when he ate it, pour wine over his katana when he drank, sleep with his katana in his arms, and even when he was living with his wife and concubine, he would use his katana in his arms... Of course, after that, he would carefully wipe and maintain his katana...
"There are 30 million martial arts. Everyone has their own way. This is the way of the straight male general. My way is different from the general's."
Matsuura Sanbanrou shook his head slightly, tactfully indicating that he disagreed with what Naoko Kobe said.
"Haha, that's right. The martial arts path costs 30 million. There are few people on the path I'm on, so I can't force it."
Nao Nabeshima chuckled, cut the meat with his samurai sword, and started to eat with relish.
“It smells really good!”
"Kill Ming people, rob Ming people, fuck Ming people, these days are so beautiful, I really regret not coming to Ming Dynasty earlier!"
"The beautiful girls in the Ming Dynasty are really nice, tender and tall, and it's fun to resist..."
"The Ming people are so easy to kill. They are so rich and have so many good things. This village can be called a 'city' in our place, but it is just a village in Ming... If we didn't have a mission to explore the Suhu area of Ming, we could only take some light gold, silver and jewelry. We really want to move all the things in the Ming people's homes to the boat! This village alone is enough for us to eat for several years on this trip back."
One hundred and fifty Japanese pirates feasted on the food and laughed as they shared their experiences and insights on looting.
Half an hour later, Naoko Nabeshima threw the lamb leg bone in his hand to the ground, burped, stood up and stretched, and cursed with a disappointed and satisfied smile, "Burp~~ I'm full! Are all the Ming soldiers old men? Why are they so slow? It's been so long, and they haven't arrived yet?!"
"Isn't this a good thing?" Matsuura Sanbanrou smiled.
"Haha, it's a good thing indeed." Naoko Nabeshima and a group of Japanese pirates burst into laughter.
"You bastards, half of you should sleep and half of you should be on alert! Conserve your energy and wait for the Ming army! Sanbanrou, I'm going to sleep first. Remember to wake me up if there's any movement." Naoko Nabeshima first shouted to the Japanese pirates, urging them to sleep and be alert, and then he gave instructions to Sanbanrou Matsuura in a gentle voice, then he held a knife, kicked open a door, and went in to sleep.
Just as Nao Nabeshima lay down and hadn't warmed up the bed yet, he heard a commotion outside. Then Matsuura Sanbanrou walked in with a serious look on his face and reported, "General Nao, the Ming army is here."