After shouting the words "hide", Hasegawa took the lead and pounced behind a large protruding rock wall next to him. When pounced on this obstacle, Hasegawa did not forget to put his straight

Zhou and others also pulled him up.

The high level of organization of the fire thieves trained by Hasegawa was demonstrated at this moment.

Following Hasegawa's order, Hasegawa's subordinates scattered one after another, looking for and hiding in suitable hiding places just like Hasegawa did.

As soon as Hasegawa and the others hid their bodies, they saw a large group of people pouring out from the end of the corridor directly in front of them, like a gurgling fountain.

And the person leading this large group of people was Gao Qing.

Seeing that the person who went to escort Hasegawa had not returned, after realizing that this matter was unusual, Takaharu immediately rushed to the underground prison with all the troops he could lead, 6 Iga ninjas and 18 musketeers.

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After arriving at the cell where Hasegawa was originally imprisoned, Gao Qing saw the corpses on the ground that had been killed by Hasegawa.

After knowing that her bad premonition had come true, Gao Qing did not dare to have any more hesitation or hesitation.

Regarding the famous "Ghost Ping", Gao Qing had heard many stories related to him a long time ago.

He solved a case that ordinary officials couldn't solve after struggling for a month in three days.

The mother of a certain official who was reformed by thieves was seriously ill, so he used his personal wealth to advance money for that subordinate.

If it was that "Onihira", he would definitely not abandon his subordinates like this. Thinking this in his mind, Gao Qing led his men and went straight to the place where Hasegawa's subordinates were imprisoned.

Sure enough, the current situation he saw with his eyes was exactly the same as he had speculated.

Although Hasegawa and others hid in the obstacle very quickly, Gao Qing still caught the moment Hasegawa rushed behind the stone wall in time.

Tsk... Damn it... you're causing trouble for me at this time!

Gao Qing's cheeks bulged upwards from clenching her teeth vigorously.

In the current rush to move from Mount Koya, Hasegawa's outburst made Gao Qing feel... very want to kill.

However, even though his heart was filled with murderous intent, Gao Qing still suppressed his anger and shouted to Hasegawa in as gentle a tone as possible:

"Mr. Hasegawa, stop hiding! I have seen you!"

"You are Toyotomi-sama's guest!"

"We don't want to hurt you!"

"Please put down your weapons and come out!"

"If you are afraid that we will take you to some terrible place later, then you can rest assured!"

"We are just moving everyone in this cell, including you, for some reasons!"

"I promise you! Every word I just said is the truth!"

For Gao Qing, the best result at the moment is naturally to successfully persuade Hasegawa to surrender with his words.

Not only was Hasegawa a guest of Toyotomi Nobuhide, he was also a talent that Toyotomi Nobuhide longed to take under his command. If Hasegawa was accidentally injured or killed, it would be difficult to explain to Toyotomi Nobuhide.

It is also because Hasegawa and others now hold a number of weapons that cannot be underestimated.

Gao Qing not only captured the moment when Hasegawa and others hid in various obstacles, but he also witnessed the hands of Hasegawa and others holding a considerable number of muskets.

Although the number of muskets owned by Hasegawa and others, according to Gao Qing's visual inspection just now, is less than the number of hands, and the number is far less than that of the 18 musketeers he currently has under his command, muskets are still muskets after all.

If they engage in a firefight with Hasegawa and others in such a narrow place, even if they win, there will definitely be a lot of casualties. This is not what Gao Qing wants to see.

Of course, Gao Qing is not a naive fool.

Naturally, he would not foolishly put all his hopes in persuading him to surrender.

He was well prepared. While loudly urging Hasegawa to surrender, he also signaled with gestures to all his subordinates to be ready to fight at any time.

"Tsk..." Hasegawa secretly poked half of his head outside the rock wall at this time to observe Gao Qing's military strength.

Due to the angle and terrain, it was difficult to tell the exact number of Gao Qing's troops. The only thing that could be confirmed was the number of muskets, which was the advantage of Gao Qing's side.

This is troublesome...

Hasegawa turned his head and looked at the subordinates beside him.

Due to the insufficient number of weapons, more than half of the subordinates were armed with bare hands.

And those who had weapons only held flintlock guns that they had never seen before and were not familiar with at all.

"Hasegawa-sama."

A subordinate next to Hasegawa who was lucky enough to receive a flintlock rifle asked Hasegawa in a low voice.

"How do you use this iron cannon? Why doesn't it even have a match rope? How do you shoot it when you don't even have a match rope?"

"I don't know either." Hasegawa whispered, "But the iron cannon seems to fire just by pulling the trigger. Be careful not to misfire."

"Lord Hasegawa." Another person lowered his voice and asked Hasegawa, "What are we going to do now? Are we going to... rush out and fight those people outside?"

"..." Hasegawa did not respond to his subordinate's question.

I saw his sullen face, looking thoughtful.

"...You just said: Now for some reasons, we have to be transferred. May I ask what the reason is?" Hasegawa asked Gao Qing outside in a calm tone.

While asking Takaharu this question, Hasegawa quickly turned his eyes and scanned everything within his field of vision.

Finally, Hasegawa's eyes were fixed on the cell diagonally behind him, where his subordinates had just emerged from.

To be more precise, they are the large wooden boards that are fixed on the floor of the cell, one person long and half a person wide.

These large wooden boards, no more, no less, total 23 pieces, which is exactly the same number as the subordinates imprisoned here.

Presumably these planks are the beds for the subordinates these days.

"Sorry." Gao Qing answered the question Hasegawa had just asked, "I'm sorry I can't answer this question."

As soon as Gao Qing finished speaking, Hasegawa quickly asked a new question:

"Where are we going to be moved to?"

While asking this question, Hasegawa turned his head frequently and repeatedly checked the location of the cell and the location of Takaharu and others with his eyes.

After confirming that due to the angle, Gao Qing and others were absolutely unable to see any movement in the cell, Hasegawa focused his gaze and made two very simple gestures to the two subordinates beside him.

He gestured with his fingers to the large wooden boards in the cell not far away. Then he raised three fingers.

Then he put his fingers together and compared himself with these two subordinates.

The two subordinates beside Hasegawa happened to be old subordinates who had followed Hasegawa for many years.

Even Hasegawa didn't say a word to them.

Even though Hasegawa only made these two very simple gestures.

The two of them were still able to immediately understand what Hasegawa's "sign language" meant.

The two men nodded vigorously with solemn expressions, then bent down and walked quickly back to the cell they just came out of with gentle movements that made no noise...

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"Where are we going to be moved to?"

Listening to Hasegawa's latest question, the impatience on Gao Qing's face reached its peak.

"…Dongfang." Gao Qing replied, "We will move eastward next. Exactly where in the east we will move, please forgive me for not being able to answer this."

"Hasegawa-sama, please stop wasting your time and mine."

Time was urgent and Gao Qing, who didn't want to waste any more time here, said sharply in a very serious tone.

"I will give you one last warning now: please put down your arms as soon as possible..."

"Okay!" Before Gao Qing finished speaking, Hasegawa's voice suddenly sounded and interrupted Gao Qing's words, "I understand, we'll come out right now."

"Please tell your subordinates to be more careful later and not to accidentally pull the trigger of the iron cannon when we come out."

Hearing Hasegawa's words, Gao Qing was stunned for a moment, and then his expression relaxed.

"As long as you put down your weapons and come out, we will never do anything to you. After all, you are Lord Toyotomi's guest."

"That's it... then I'll be... relieved!"

Hasegawa's last words, "Don't worry," suddenly went up several degrees.

And after he shouted "Don't worry" in an almost roaring tone, he suddenly rushed out from behind the rock wall where he was hiding.

He didn't come alone.

Rushing out of the hiding place with him were the two old subordinates who had just been ordered by him to go into the cell to get the planks.

Hasegawa and his two old subordinates, each holding a tall wooden board just taken from the cell, launched a true "wall charge" side by side towards Gao Qing and others!

The more dangerous the job, the more he has to take the lead. This is what Hasegawa has always insisted on.

It was through this persistence that he won the love and support of his subordinates.

Therefore, he will never let anyone take away his position of "holding a wooden shield and rushing to the front".
To be continued...