Chapter 100

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Just as Sun Wulang was leading the group of people behind him to quickly walk towards the gate, a sudden shout came from inside the gate.

"Wait a moment," a samurai who seemed to be in charge of all the guards shouted loudly, "Come over one by one."

"Damn it, Shinzo, what do you mean?" Sun Wulang cursed as he walked towards the wooden gate.

"Ha ha ha, Sun Wulang, don't take it personally, this is what Lord Sajima ordered before he left," the samurai laughed after recognizing the newcomers. Shinzo also knew that Sun Wulang, the unlucky one, had been left behind by Yeta and Sanbe as a scapegoat. Now, seeing that Sun Wulang had returned unharmed, he was quite surprised.

"Less talk, I was chased by the Luo family for half a day. Find a place for us to rest properly," Sun Wulang ordered arrogantly.

Seemingly already used to Sun Wulang's temper, the guards immediately laughed and responded. Soon, more than twenty of Sun Wulang's subordinates entered the enclosure one by one.

"Shinzo, I have something good to show you. It's something I got from a merchant ship recently," Sun Wulang suddenly approached the guard in charge, Shinzo, and whispered.

"Really? Quickly, show it to me," Shinzo immediately said with surprise. In the past, when Sun Wulang returned from robbing at sea, he was usually required to exchange goods directly with the Sajima family at the harbor. Due to the large number of people, good things rarely fell to low-ranking samurais like him, so Shinzo usually received very little. Now, with most people absent, the good things would definitely be his first pick, so he was very excited.

"Look," Sun Wulang took out something that glinted silver under the firelight—it was the Swiss Army knife that Masahiro had brought with him when he crossed over.

"Ugh," before Shinzo could clearly see the object in Sun Wulang's hand, his mouth was covered by one of Sun Wulang's subordinates. Sun Wulang took the opportunity to stab Shinzo in the chest with the knife. Shinzo's eyes widened in disbelief as he slowly fell to the ground.

All this happened in a split second. The other eight remaining foot soldiers were controlled by Sun Wulang's subordinates before they could react.

"Go!" As the gate opened again, Masahiro knew that Sun Wulang had succeeded. He immediately called out softly and led the charge out of the woods towards the harbor, with the others following closely behind.

"How is the situation?" Upon entering the harbor, Masahiro asked, looking at the Sajima family foot soldiers who were bound and gagged.

"We have already interrogated them. Only about twenty people were responsible for guarding the harbor tonight, with eleven here, two of whom are ours. In addition, twelve others were guarding the beach," Sun Wulang reported.

"Very good, proceed according to the original plan," Masahiro waved his hand and said to the retainers beside him. They bowed and accepted the order, then went to carry out their assigned tasks quietly.

Due to the sudden arrival of the Luo family troops, many people in the harbor were taken captive before they could react. After about half an hour, with the last few stubborn individuals subdued, the Luo family finally took control of the entire port. In the temporary military tent in the center of the harbor, Masahiro looked out at the sea, slightly lost in thought.

"Your Highness," the people who received the notification to gather for the meeting entered the tent and bowed.

"Hmm, is the harbor completely under control?" Masahiro asked Sun Wulang. The retainers who accompanied Masahiro on this raid were only Sun Wulang, Yino, and Luo Zushu, while Takeda Masahiro and Kizao Shigetada were responsible for guarding the original camp.

"Your Highness, everyone is under control. The enemy had five dead and eighteen captured, while our side had only three lightly wounded," Sun Wulang reported immediately, "Additionally, no ships escaped the harbor."

"Very good, Sun Wulang, you have done a great service this time. I am now promoting you to the position of Admiral of the Navy, responsible for training our navy. Your salary will be forty koku, and your subordinates will be recruited into the Luo family navy with a salary of seven koku each," Masahiro announced, "Your subordinates will continue to be under your command after they are gathered."

"Thank you, Your Highness," Sun Wulang knelt and thanked him. His subordinates, who usually went hungry, would finally have a steady income. If they fought bravely in the future, rewards would certainly not be lacking.

"Zushu, how is the situation with the supplies?" Masahiro asked.

"Your Highness, we have seized five swords, fifteen spears, seven bows, and forty-three shields. We also found five hundred koku of grain in the harbor warehouse," Luo Zushu immediately unfolded the ledger and said, "Additionally, according to Sun Wulang's count, we found eleven small fast boats, four cargo ships, three merchant ships, and one warship in the harbor."

Clearly, these ships were prepared for Sun Wulang and his men to use in the attack on the Kukiko family navy. Now, these ships belonged to the Luo family.

A small fast boat is a small, fast vessel with weak defenses, mainly used for close combat but with high speed. Cargo ships and merchant ships are mainly used for transporting supplies and have a larger area. A warship is generally about twenty meters long and four meters wide, serving as one of the main warships in naval battles. Unfortunately, only one was seized. Generally, a navy is led by large, hundred-person-capacity ships, with numerous warships and small fast boats as escorts. The ships seized by the Luo family were not enough to form a navy, but it was better than nothing and provided a foundation for a navy.

"Your Highness, we found several dozen servants and shipwrights in the small houses. What should we do with them?" Luo Zushu continued to report.

"Servants?" Masahiro was really unsure what these so-called servants were.

"Your Highness, servants are the rowers responsible for the oars," Sun Wulang explained upon seeing Masahiro's confusion.

"Oh? Bind them to the ships and guard them strictly," Masahiro was quite pleased to hear about the rowers and shipwrights. With them, the Luo family navy would have logistical support, "Find out where their families are, Yino, and you will be responsible for secretly bringing their families to the territory to settle. Tomorrow morning, Sun Wulang will lead the navy and ten foot soldiers from the second standing squad to transport all the supplies and these people to the predetermined location for temporary hiding, awaiting my further instructions. The captives will be left in the harbor, making sure they confirm that the attackers were from the Kukiko family. The rest will return to the original camp with me. Go and prepare now." Masahiro waved his hand, indicating that everyone should immediately go and prepare.

"Yes, Your Highness," everyone accepted the order and left.

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