Mount & Blade: Warband in the Sengoku period of Japan

Under Chen Daoyuan's enticements, Sibo Quangao quickly made a decision and, as Chen Daoyuan requested, sent people to complete the preliminary preparations for the construction of the blast furnace.

Furthermore, the boss was quite generous, directly promising Chen Daoyuan a fiefdom on the northern bank of the river outside Gaoshui Temple. However, this fiefdom was currently only assigned to Chen Daoyuan as a base for preparing steelmaking. Chen Daoyuan would only be able to obtain this village, which was over two thousand shi high, once he had made a name for himself.

After spending another night at Liangchuan's house, Chen Daoyuan's trip to Takasui-ji Castle came to an end for the time being. Unlike Liangchuan Xinji, Chen Daoyuan did not have family members to reunite with in Takasui-ji Castle. So, he informed Liangchuan Xinji and set off ahead with Ichika and the two attendants that Shiba Quan Gao had sent to him to return to Obo Fortress to pack up his belongings and prepare for moving.

These two attendants were quite interesting. Although they were dressed in casual clothes that were not much different from those of ordinary people, Chen Daoyuan could easily tell from their behavior that they must have received some special training: ordinary servants would never be as vigilant about their surroundings as these two men named Shinji and Owl while walking.

Chen Daoyuan guessed that the two were probably the legendary ninjas. As for why Shiba Quan Gao would send these two ninjas to his side, there were many ways to deduce that. Chen Daoyuan did not want to waste time on this matter for the time being, so he simply pretended not to know and let the two go their own way.

As evening fell, Chen Daoyuan, who had been hurrying on his journey, returned to Dafangzhai.

Without any hesitation, Chen Daoyuan occupied Liangchuan Xinji's fortress. He washed up and went to bed early, having already adapted to the ancient people's daily routine.

However, the night was not peaceful. Chen Daoyuan was awakened by his ninja subordinates.

"What's going on outside?" After regaining consciousness, Chen Daoyuan immediately noticed the noisy shouts outside.

Shinji, who was kneeling before him, replied, "It seems that the Nanbu clan sent men to launch a night attack. Owl is outside organizing the village's foot soldiers to resist."

Chen Daoyuan immediately snapped to attention and became fully alert: "How many people have come?"

"There were probably thirty or forty people, maybe more, and they all seemed to be elite samurai and ninjas."

Chen Daoyuan immediately got up, intending to go to the side room to put on his armor, but saw his little maid, Yixia, rushing into the room panting, carrying his armor and longsword: "My lord, your armor and sword!"

Although boron carbide and titanium alloy are much lighter than iron armor, the combination inside and out is still very heavy for the little maid. Chen Daoyuan looked at the little maid whose face was flushed and who was panting heavily, and quickly thanked her.

Although she was used to Chen Daoyuan's politeness and courtesy, Yixia's face still showed some shyness and unease, but she was very sensible: "Sir, please let me help you put on your armor."

Hearing the growing chaos outside, Chen Daoyuan shook his head, took the chainmail from her and put it on, without wearing the complicated lamellar armor. He then grabbed his greatsword and rushed out of the fortress.

On the main road of the village not far from the fortress, a dozen foot soldiers, led by another ninja, were desperately resisting seven or eight samurai dressed in dark clothes and wielding katana, wielding bamboo poles.

Chen Daoyuan gripped his sword with both hands, charged forward, bypassed the retreating foot soldiers' battle line, shouted loudly, and slashed his sword at the most densely packed area of ​​samurai.

Two warriors were within the reach of the sword. One was very clever; upon hearing Chen Daoyuan's shout, he ducked and rolled away to dodge. The other was not so quick-witted; he simply held his sword in front of his chest.

Then, with a snap, the katana shattered, its heavy blade continuing its momentum, leaving a horrifyingly large wound on the samurai's chest before sending him flying.

The man landed, twitched, and then remained motionless. The remaining samurai all took a few steps back: "It's that demon! How come he's still here?! Wasn't he supposed to have gone to Takamizu-dera Castle?"

Chen Daoyuan remained silent, lowered his head and exerted his strength, once again dragging his longsword forward with a burst of speed. With a sweep of his longsword, two more warriors were unable to dodge and were sent flying.

After the previous two battles, Chen Daoyuan had figured out some tricks of the trade.

When facing these Japanese samurai, Chen Daoyuan had an advantage not only in terms of equipment, but also in terms of his robust physique. Although he was not as good as these short and agile samurai in terms of maneuvering in a small area, Chen Daoyuan was far superior to these Japanese samurai in terms of explosive power and attack range.

After some thought and practice, Chen Daoyuan quickly established his own fighting style, which was to learn from the tree guardians in the magic ring and use rapid attacks and large-area sweeping attacks as the main means of attack.

Faced with Chen Daoming, the real-life version of the wandering BOSS, these warriors only had two options: either roll to dodge or parry with their swords.

However, given Chen Daoyuan's explosive short-distance sprinting power, coupled with his abnormally thick-spined longsword, the only outcome for Xuanjia Dao to parry was to be cleaved in two by Chen Daoyuan, sword and all.

After several rounds, only three skilled "undying" individuals remained alive.

So Chen Daoyuan also began to enrich his fighting style. After charging and sweeping, he immediately followed up with two large-scale diagonal slashes with different rhythms of fast and slow swords. He also began to watch the opponent's body shape and posture, read the instructions, and predict the direction of the roll.

To be honest, using moves designed by the Japanese to kill Japanese people is effective. In reality, there are no invincible frames when rolling. With the fast and slow swords combined with the command, the remaining three samurai were also killed by Chen Daoyuan during the roll.

After dealing with the samurai, Chen Daoyuan ordered Xiao and Shen Er to guard the village entrance while he searched the village for the ninjas who were causing trouble, carrying his sword.

In reality, there are no invincible rolling frames, and naturally, there are no ninjutsu like in Naruto. So-called ninjas are just scouts who have undergone long-term training and know how to use some special tools. Faced with Chen Daoyuan's sword, none of them can open the Eight Gates or Six Paths or Susanoo to withstand it.

The last ninjas who had been scattered throughout the village committing murder and arson were killed by Chen Daoyuan. Some escaped by climbing over the fence and wall at the edge of the village. Only four ninjas remained, escorting a samurai in an attempt to escape from the village entrance. They were immediately subdued by Owl and Shinji, along with a dozen foot soldiers.

The battle itself only lasted half an hour, but the subsequent firefighting and rescue efforts dragged on until dawn.

Chen Daoyuan returned to the fortress, took off his chainmail, and handed it, along with his longsword, to Yixia to clean.

Yi Xia was not afraid of the bright red blood on the chainmail. Instead, she put the chainmail aside and went around Chen Daoyuan to change his robe, which was also soaked in blood. While cleaning Chen Daoyuan, she checked his body for any small wounds that were not easily noticed.

After confirming that Chen Daoyuan was unharmed, and after washing him clean and changing him into new clothes, Yixia blushed slightly, bowed to Chen Daoyuan, and walked away carrying the dirty clothes and armor.

However, Chen Daoyuan's mind was not on the little maid. Instead, he was considering whether he should use the materials from this time and space to make a few replacement soft armors for himself... Hmm, he would go to the castle town of Takasui-ji Castle later to see if there was any suitable paper or raw silk.

Lost in thought, Chen Daoyuan walked into the inner courtyard of the fortress.

The four captured ninjas were taken away for interrogation by Shinji and Owl, while the leading samurai was bound hand and foot and made to kneel at the entrance of the main building of the fortress by two foot soldiers.

Chen Daoyuan was already tall, and now, with his blood still lingering, he exuded an even more murderous aura. The kneeling warrior merely glanced at him before maintaining his upright kneeling posture, staring expressionlessly at the ground before him.

Chen Daoyuan walked over and sat down on the floor at the entrance of the fortress. He gestured for the two foot soldiers to untie themselves and then stepped back. He then observed the samurai face-to-face alone with him.

The samurai's kimono was made of fine material, the same high-quality plain silk as Chen Daoyuan's pink kimono, which was made for public appearances. In the poor region of Hokuriku, not many people could afford to wear silk.

More importantly, the samurai himself was calm and composed, and he was also very young. His face looked no more than twenty years old. His shaved head still had thick, dark stubble, which showed that he had just changed his hairstyle not long ago and probably hadn't been in his coming-of-age ceremony for many years.

"Aren't you going to introduce yourself first?" Chen Daoyuan spoke first. He had learned a little about interrogation work at ROTC.

The young samurai raised his eyes, scrutinized Chen Daoyuan deeply, and slowly said, "I am Kita Nobuai, son of Kita Saemon-no-jo, the head of the Kita clan of the Nanbu Ichimon Shūken Yoshikawa clan. My given name is Sonjiro."

Upon hearing the name, Chen Daoyuan was slightly dazed, feeling as if he had heard it somewhere before. Without thinking too much, he straightened his posture and introduced himself: "I am Chen Daoyuan, a native of Changzhou, Southern Zhili of the Great Ming Dynasty, and a hereditary centurion."

Kita Shin'ai's expression remained largely unchanged, though his brow twitched slightly: "So you really are from the Ming Dynasty. I wonder where the old man from the Shiba family found this demon warrior... I wonder what Lord Chen intends to do with me?"

Chen Daoyuan smiled and said, "Those who can launch night raids and attack camps are mostly famous generals. Lord Sun Cilang is so brave and calm at this moment. He must have already thought of an escape route. I wonder if you could explain it to me. If I think this plan is very clever, then it would be easy for me to follow your advice."

Bei Xin'ai blinked: "You seem very confident, sir."

Chen Daoyuan was still smiling. In the two consecutive battles in the south, he had indeed gained confidence. Whether it was a large-scale battle with hundreds of people or a small-scale elite raid at night, it felt like a real game to him. He was playing from the perspective of the BOSS, so his confidence in his combat power had increased significantly. He felt that even if the Nanfang family sent out two or three thousand troops, he was confident that he could fight his way in and out seven times and escape unscathed.

Bei Xin'ai does indeed have the bearing of a famous general, but so what? If Chen Daoyuan can capture him once, he is confident he can capture him a second time. Besides, Chen Daoyuan is an American. Bei Xin'ai dares to believe in the political promises of Americans? It can only be said that he has a blind spot in knowledge brought about by time and space.

"My clan, the Kenji Kita, is a prominent family in the south, but my father's reputation is rising, which has led to suspicion from the head of the clan. My night raid was intended to serve my father and the head of the clan, to suppress the truly unruly and arrogant Kuhe clan… Heh, unfortunately, we encountered a real demon in the night. Now, my main force is almost entirely wiped out, and the raid has failed. I fear I will find it difficult to rise in the head of the clan." Kita Shin'ai finished speaking calmly, her steady eyes fixed on Chen Daoyuan: "I wonder, Lord Chen, what are your plans for the future? Do you intend to serve the Shiba clan for the rest of your life?"