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Chapter 1561 Retainer

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    When he first entered, Matsuda Kenhide didn't see Zhao Ran's face clearly in the interview hall of Hayakawa's residence. In fact, except for Kumamoto Kazuma, all the family members, samurai and priests who came to see him couldn't see clearly.  From the moment they got to Geta, they crawled on the ground and crawled in. Their foreheads basically never left the ground. They could only see a vague outline from the corner of their eyes - Zhao Taidian was sitting on the table in front of him.  after.

    The person who spoke on behalf of Zhao Taidian was a Taoist priest named Zhou. After a long speech, Kazuma Kumamoto, who was at the front and was given the honorary treatment, translated. He basically asked them to work hard to reform the garrison in Kanto.  Then prove yourself.

    Zhou Daochang also announced that Kazukuma Kumamoto will serve as the commander of the Kanto garrison, and Ujizawa, the former Hojo clan, will serve as the commanding officer. The remaining 1,000 households in each battalion will be served by the samurai and priests present.  Some priests serve as a thousand households, and a samurai is assigned to test the thousand households. Some samurai serve as a thousand households, and a priest is assigned to test the thousand households.

    Matsuda Kenhide was appointed Senhu, the third battalion of the Kanto Garrison Army, and his partner was a young priest named Kimura. Kimura was Kwon Niyi in the original shrine system, two levels lower than Kumamoto Kazuma.

    Throughout the whole process, Matsuda Kenhide didn't think too much. He was just surrendering to the enemy in order to survive. This process also made Matsuda Kenhide very ashamed and frustrated. The reason why he didn't dare to raise his head was partly due to this.

    After Zhou Daozhang announced the appointment, he handed a thick stack of letters of appointment to Kumamoto Kazuma. Kumamoto Kazuma asked everyone to sit up and distributed two copies to each person one by one. A clerk came in and gave them pen and ink for them to write before the appointment.  Sign the petition.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????Although they do not understand the language of the Ming Dynasty, the words are almost exactly the same, using Chinese characters.  Matsuda Kenhide glanced at the letter of appointment and felt much better. Having this letter of appointment in hand showed that they were not temporary but permanent. With their background, it was officially recognized.  So he solemnly wrote his name on the signature line and pressed his fingerprint.

    After signing the letter of appointment, it was handed over to Kazuma Kumamoto. Everyone thought it was over. Unexpectedly, Kazuma Kumamoto solemnly held the collected letters of appointment and placed them respectfully on Zhao Taidian's desk.

    Kumamoto Kazuma knelt down on the side of the table, opened the letter of appointment, and handed it to Zhao Taidian. Zhao Taidian picked up a pen and started to sign the letter of appointment.

    Seeing this scene, everyone's blood surged instantly, their faces turned red, and they stared dumbly at Zhao Taidian on the table, all in disbelief - this was Zhao Taidian who wanted to recognize his retainer!

    After Zhao Taidian signed one, Kumamoto Ikuma read out a person's name, and the person whose name was read came to the case to receive the letter of appointment.  When he read Matsuda Kenhide's name, his mind was still blank. In a daze, he subconsciously knelt down and buried his head deeply on the ground.

    Kumamoto Kazuma reminded: "Xianxiu, raise your head and take the stance."

    Matsuda Kenhide quickly raised his head and saw Zhao Taidian taking one of the signed letters of appointment and handing it over. He took it at a loss and held it in his chest.  Suddenly seeing Zhao Taidian reaching out again, Matsuda Kenhide quickly imitated the gesture of the person in front of him, held his hand up, and shook it with Zhao Taidian.

    Kumamoto Kazuma turned Zhao Taidian's words over: "My lord, please serve the Ming Dynasty and the Kanto garrison."

    Matsuda Kenhide nodded: "Yes, I will." After saying that, he buried his head deeply, his forehead touched the floor for a long time, and added: "Serve His Excellency Taizhengdian!" Then he gave up his position.

    Back in the hall, Matsuda Kenhide pressed the letter of appointment tightly to his heart, and suddenly he couldn't help crying. Not only he cried, but everyone who got the letter of appointment also cried, crying with joy.  At this moment, Matsuda Kenhide had only one thought in his mind: From now on, I, Matsuda Kenhide, will be the retainer of the Zhao family!

    The next day, Matsuda Kenhide, the newly appointed Senhu of the Third Battalion of the Kanto Garrison Army, came to the base of the wall. Along with him was Shi Senhu Kimura, who had been ordered to select his men.  Matsuda Kenhide mainly selected sergeants, and Kimura mainly selected priests.  Under the new garrison system, warriors and priests will form the backbone of the army and will no longer be separated and used separately.

    One battalion of the Kanto Garrison Army had five teams, each with one hundred men, and the whole battalion had more than five hundred men. Matsuda Kenhide mainly selected among his familiar old subordinates, and of course he also paid attention to recruiting samurai.  Every time he selected a person, he made him swear an oath of allegiance to the Ming Dynasty and Zhao Taidian. Those who were unwilling to swear would continue to be prisoners and be sent to mines. Only those who had sworn the oath could join the garrison.

    Among the samurai and priests, not many are willing to swear an oath, about one-third. There are more ordinary ashigaru, seven or eight out of ten are willing to swear an oath.  It was easy to gather enough soldiers, but it was difficult to find the samurai and priests who would serve as the backbone of the officers. It took two days of hard work to set up the third battalion.

      The Kanto garrison did not have time to rest and drill. As soon as they pulled up twenty battalions, they were ordered to march towards Edo.  Before setting off, Kumamoto Kazuma summoned the Qianhu and Triqianhu of each battalion. He loudly told these garrison officers: "Can you bring the garrison to Edo intact? This is the first battle of our garrison.  Only if you pass the first battle can you be qualified to fight the second battle. As your lord's retainers, we must not embarrass you. After three days, we must bring the garrison to Edo Castle. Whose camp has escaped?  , if you run away, you can commit seppuku. For this reason, I will give you ten quotas for each battalion to reduce the number of troops. But these ten quotas must not be for those who run away. There is only one way to reduce the number of troops, beheading!"

    According to the order, Matsuda Kenhide's third battalion set off behind the second battalion, two moments apart from the second battalion. This was to ensure that after each battalion leader ran away, he could easily identify where he belonged. Kumamoto Ichi  Before setting off, Xiong also added a military order: Any deserter found at the head of another camp can be beheaded immediately, and after the beheading, he will be rewarded with a thousand coins!

    Matsuda Kenhide announced these military disciplines before setting off, and then said seriously: "Gentlemen, I don't want to kill anyone, and please don't force me to kill anyone, please!"

    Matsuda Kenhide didn't want to kill anyone, but the third battalion was still beheaded for five levels. It wasn't Matsuda who did it, but Chito Kimura's. The mountain ghosts he summoned killed five ashigaru who tried to escape and took them off.  He took his head off, and then said sincerely to Matsuda Kenhide: "Sir Sento, as a retainer of His Excellency Taidian, you cannot be soft-hearted. To be soft-hearted to a few people is to be cruel to the entire battalion."

    Matsuda Kenhide accepted Kimura¡¯s euphemistic criticism with shame: ¡°I remember, thanks to Kimura-kun this time, please remind Kimura-kun more in the future.¡±

    The Kanto garrison arrived at Edo Castle on time on the third day. The city gate had already been broken down by the Ming army, but the Ming army had yet to enter the city.  Kumamoto Kazuma summoned the officers of the garrison and said: "Gentlemen, our first battle went well. Next is the second battle. Why didn't the Ming army enter the city? They are testing whether our garrison can become an outstanding soldier."  For the soldiers stationed in the garrison, it depends on this second battle."

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