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And a copy of this treasure map will be secretly escorted from Liujing to Luoan of Dazhou by a certain unit of the Great Zhou Imperial Guards in the near future and handed over to Shangguan Hongyuan, the Prime Minister of Dazhou...

After the top leaders of the Black Dragon Society received the news, they immediately attached great importance to it. After repeatedly confirming with the spies lurking in Liujing that the news came from within the Imperial Guards and was very authentic, the underground Black Dragon Society made up its mind to obtain a copy of the treasure map.

Although the Black Dragon Society had the financial support of Toyotomi Ieyasu, the country ruled by Toyotomi Ieyasu was not a wealthy place. Earthquakes and tsunamis occurred frequently, and the people under his rule were often hungry.

Therefore, the support is limited. The Black Dragon Society needs to be self-reliant. If they can get the treasures secretly hidden by the Li royal family, then the strength of the Black Dragon Society will be greatly improved...

Therefore, faced with such temptation, the Black Dragon Society would not hesitate even if it would inevitably be suppressed by the Great Zhou afterwards. After monitoring the Great Zhou's imperial guards in Liujing, the Black Dragon Society immediately confirmed that the only Ye Mingsheng's unit ordered to return to the Great Zhou was the one they had learned from the intelligence that would return to Luoan of the Great Zhou with a copy of the treasure map.

After discovering that Ye Mingsheng's troops were their target, the Black Dragon Society acted very quickly. On the one hand, they sent out Yamazaki Yoichi's tracking team to closely monitor the movements of Ye Mingsheng's troops. On the other hand, the Black Dragon Society sent out 500 of their most elite Red Tide Army soldiers to intercept Ye Mingsheng's troops and seize a copy of the treasure map.

And Nakamura Daiji is the leader of these 500 Red Tide Army and the person in charge of this ambushes operation!

Although the Black Dragon Society is very powerful, because it is hidden deep underground, it is more like a combination of a spy organization and a gang. It is good at assassination, smuggling, small-scale combat, etc., but is not good at head-on confrontation between two armies.

The Red Tide Army is the only organized army of the Black Dragon Society. It was created by the Black Dragon Society’s most beloved members with all their efforts. It is highly confidential and will never be used easily...

Although the number of people in the Red Tide is not large, most of its members are samurai, ronin, and fierce pirates and bandits sent by Japan, and they have strong individual combat capabilities.

Normally, the Red Tide is divided into several groups by the Black Dragon Society and hides in the vast mountains of the palace capital. They will only gather together and act when needed.

Although the Red Tide Army that the Black Dragon Society was able to mobilize this time only had 500 people, which was less than the number of the imperial guards under Ye Mingsheng, this was already a decision that the top leaders of the Black Dragon Society had made with great determination. They had high hopes for this matter and hoped that Nakamura Daiji could bring back a copy of the treasure map for them.

Coming back to his senses from his joy, Nakamura Daiji asked Yamazaki Yoichi with a serious face, "Yamazaki-kun, you have been following Ye Mingsheng's troops for quite some time. In your opinion, what is the combat capability of Ye Mingsheng's troops?"

Yamazaki Yoichi, who was waiting respectfully on the side, immediately became serious when he heard Nakamura Daiji's question. He hesitated for a moment, organized his words and said:

"Lord Nakamura, in my opinion, Ye Mingsheng is definitely the elite of the Great Zhou. His subordinates are well-organized, have strict military discipline, and are able to carry out orders!"

"And Ye Mingsheng himself is also very cautious. During the march, he kept sending out scouts to investigate the surrounding situation. It would be very difficult to use the terrain advantage to ambush them..." Hearing what Yamazaki Yoichi said, Nakamura Daiji looked normal and was not surprised, although he was now working for the Black Dragon Society.

However, in the third year of Anhe, when Japan conquered Gongdu, he served in the Second Army of Japan and had fought against the Imperial Guards of the Great Zhou several times. He had rich combat experience and was one of the few members of the Black Dragon Society who had a career as a military officer in the regular army.

Nakamura Daiji is well aware of the combat effectiveness of the Great Zhou Imperial Guards, which is why the Black Dragon Society sent him to be the person in charge of this operation.

"Can you tell me in detail about the situation of Ye Mingsheng's troops?" Nakamura Daiji looked directly into Yamazaki Yoichi's eyes and asked again.

Yamazaki Yoichi recalled his observations of Ye Mingsheng's troops during the past few days while hiding in the dark, and organized his words and said, "According to our observations, although Ye Mingsheng's troops are organized as a battalion, in fact, due to the previous losses, they are only about 700 people now. There are about 50 cavalrymen in the team, including the generals!"

"In addition, Ye Mingsheng's troops are also equipped with about five tiger squat cannons, about thirty three-barreled guns, and about ten bird guns. They are not equipped with any Great Zhou chariots, and their baggage is also very small!"

"Ye Mingsheng himself should be in the center of the team, with about 300 people guarding him. It would be extremely difficult to decapitate him!"

At the end, Yamazaki Yoichi's words were very sincere. Although he had not had much contact with the Red Tide Army, because they were both members of the Black Dragon Society, he had some understanding of the Red Tide Army's combat effectiveness and main combat methods.

None of the samurai, ronin, pirates, and bandits who made up the Red Tide Army were good people. Although they had outstanding individual abilities, most of them had unruly personalities, so it was difficult to describe their coordination in battle.

Therefore, the main method of the Red Tide Army to deal with the enemy is to capture the leader first, concentrate the troops with blood and blood and defeat the enemy's main general, let the opponent fall into chaos, and then take the opportunity to kill and defeat them one by one.

This kind of offensive tactics has always been effective when facing the palace army with low combat effectiveness, and has won many victories. However, Yamazaki Yoichi has no idea whether it can be effective when facing the well-equipped, powerful and well-coordinated Great Zhou Imperial Guards!
After listening to Yamazaki Yoichi's introduction, Nakamura Daiji narrowed his eyes and fell into silence. Seeing this, Yamazaki Yoichi stepped back and no longer disturbed Nakamura Daiji's thoughts.

After Yamazaki left, Nakamura Daiji was silent for a while, then he looked at Kobayashi Kenjiro who was standing aside and said nothing, like a mute person, and asked, "What do you think of what Yamazaki said?"

"We are no match for the Zhou army in a field battle, but they are in the open and we are in the dark. In addition, if the Zhou army wants to enter Huishan, they must pass through Luwang Town. We can ambush and attack them at night in Luwang Town!" Kobayashi Kenjiro, who was confident, said without hesitation:

(End of this chapter)