Chapter 123: Too Arrogant! The Japanese Pirates Dare to Invade
On an unnamed island by the sea in Jiangnan County.
The sloppy young man disguised himself as a lost Japanese pirate and managed to sneak onto the island.
"Hirakawa-kun, what's wrong with you?"
Looking at the sloppy young man who went by the alias Ichiro Hirakawa and had a sad face, a Japanese pirate couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, it's okay. I'm fine."
"Kawashima-kun, it seems like it's time to eat."
In response to Kawashima Kazuo's question, the sloppy young man gave an evasive answer.
"Yes, let's go have lunch together!"
Looking at the straw hut used as a canteen not far away, Kawashima Kazuo excitedly pulled the hand of the sloppy young man.
Then, they ran to the straw hut and lined up together.
Soon, the sloppy young man and Kawashima Kazuo came to the line.
Looking at the clear porridge cooked in the big pot and the dried meat that was looted from some unknown village in Xia Country.
A barely perceptible cold light flashed across the sloppy young man's eyes.
"Hirakawa-kun, why are you standing here? Go!"
"The brothers at the back are still waiting for their meals."
Looking at the sloppy young man who had not moved for a long time, Kawashima Kazuo urged him with a smile.
"Ah good."
After hearing what Kawashima Kazuo said, the sloppy young man came to his senses.
He held the porridge and received a plate of dried meat, then walked over to the side and sat on the ground with Kawashima Kazuo.
While eating, Kawashima Kazuo looked around and saw that there was no one else around.
Only then did he cautiously approach the sloppy young man.
"Hirakawa-kun, do you know that we might be going to war with Xia Kingdom soon?"
Hearing this, the sloppy young man who was drinking porridge was slightly startled. He had been on the island for so many days, but he had just learned the news.
"I don't know, why start a war?!"
"Don't we just go and rob some small village or something like that every time?"
As he spoke, the sloppy young man put down the bowl in his hand and asked in confusion.
"Who knows, it seems that General Shimakawa's only son was captured by the Xia Kingdom's army."
"General Shimakawa issued this order in order to save his only son."
As Kawashima Kazuo spoke, he put his bowl aside and lay lazily on the ground.
"How did you know this news?"
“Is it reliable?!”
The sloppy young man asked carefully, he hoped that the news was false.
Because if these Japanese pirates really decided to go to war, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for the people living in coastal areas.
"I heard it from an uncle who was a guard beside General Shimakawa. It must be true."
"If you're scared, just stay with me then!"
"I'm here to protect you. After all, you're my only friend."
Kawashima Kazuo said with a smile, looking at the sloppy young man.
"I'm not scared of anything, but you, you're so careless."
"If I follow you, wouldn't I be courting death?!"
The sloppy young man said this and rolled his eyes at Kawashima Kazuo.
Through his contact with Kawashima Kazuo these days, he had long discovered that although this guy always said how great he was.
In fact, they didn't even dare to kill a chicken.
So, he took what the guy just said as a joke.
"Hirakawa-kun, you actually look down on me?!"
“Take my punch!!”
After hearing the sloppy young man's joke, Kawashima Kazuo also sat up.
Then he grabbed the sloppy young man who had just finished drinking porridge and hit him in the face with his fist.
Just like that, the two of them started fighting together.
After a while, the two men looked at each other with bruised faces and noses and laughed happily.
"Pingchuan, tell me, why did we leave our hometown and come here?"
Hearing what Kawashima Kazuo said, the sloppy young man was stunned.
He didn't expect that the Japanese youth next to him would ask such a question.
You know, for these Japanese people.
Going out to rob Xia's fishing villages every now and then has become a common occurrence over the past decade.
In fact, every Japanese pirate who came here far away from his hometown felt that this was a matter of course.
It was as if the people of Xia had become their prey.
Whenever they ran out of money and food, they would board a boat and appear mysteriously in the coastal areas of Jiangnan.
Wantonly slaughtering those unarmed Xia people!
Thinking of this, a murderous intent arose in the heart of the sloppy young man, and he said to Kawashima Kazuo with gritted teeth.
"Kawashima, maybe you should ask this question to those samurai who always come back with their hands stained with blood."
"Instead of asking me, I haven't tried what it feels like to kill an unarmed person."
After saying that, the sloppy young man picked up his bowl and chopsticks and strode away, leaving Kawashima Kazuo alone.
Looking at his departing back, I recalled what he had just said.
"Why does it feel like Mr. Pingchuan just now has become a different person?"
As he spoke, Kawashima Kazuo slowly stood up, brushed off the dust on his body, and returned to where he lived.
In the magnificent mansion on the island, Shimakawa Neiku was looking at the reply letter that Li Jingxuan had written to him. He stood there quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Just then, a samurai in armor walked in and saluted Shimakawa Neiku.
"Master, our troops are ready."
"We can board the ship at any time, invade Xia Country, and take the young master back!"
After hearing the samurai's words, Shimakawa Neiku came back to his senses and nodded to the samurai.
"I see. Did you count the number of people?"
"Return to the master, we have counted and there are more than 8,000 brothers in total."
"They have all gathered near the coast of Xia Country!"
The samurai answered Shimakawa Neiku's question respectfully.
However, although Shimakawa Neiku gathered more than 8,000 Japanese pirates this time.
However, among these more than 8,000 people, only 3,000 were led by the Shimakawa family.
As for the other more than 5,000 people, they were Japanese pirates from the Dekang, Incheon and Inoue families.
The Shimakawa family is not the only one involved in the Japanese pirates wreaking havoc in the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River in Xia State for more than a decade!
However, in addition to these four families, there were also some Japanese pirates formed by small Japanese families.
However, none of them is as big as the four Shima and Kawai companies.
Compared to the four great families who looted Xia Country's villages every now and then, they could only gather together to rob the villages.
"Go down and inform the people below to entertain the three heads of the family, Dekang, Incheon, and Inoue!"
"Yes, Patriarch."
After receiving the order from Shimakawa Uchiko, the samurai retreated.
Shimakawa Neiku was the only one left in the entire hall.
"Damn you Jiang Chen, since you dare to attack my great country of Japan."
"Then be prepared to face the wrath of Japan!"
As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Shimakawa Neiku's eyes, passing through the hall and the wide coastline, and shooting towards the direction of Huai'an City.
