"Osomatsu Nakagang, your unauthorized departure from the feudal domain is tantamount to rebellion. Don't you know how to repent?" Sorayama Kazuha and three others opened a crack in the door and quietly peeked out. They saw a samurai with his right arm cut off covering his broken arm.
He shouted loudly. Although this person's expression was distorted in pain, he was still quite strong.
At this time, the five people fighting in the field fell into a brief calm after a round of fierce fighting. A large section of the paper wall was broken, and the situation inside was quite clear.
A thin warrior was surrounded in the corner, staring at the other four warriors like a hungry wolf. Although he had the highest martial arts skills and cut off the arm of one of the opponents head-on when facing the siege, he also paid the price of two wounds and blood.
It dripped down the thighs and fell to the floor. The toes in the white socks stepped on the blood and clung to the floor tightly, making a squeaking sound.
The samurai, known as Komatsu, snorted disdainfully and taunted in the unique dialect of Kagoshima people: "Okubo sent you here, what about others? Why don't they dare to come forward to see me? They must be afraid of being caught.
Let me kill you, this coward!"
"Asshole! You still dare to speak arrogantly after things have come to this. We are ordered to retrieve your head. Then you can see the supervisor."
"Yoshii, you have always opposed the integration of public and military forces. You are a die-hard loyalist of the Zunou faction. Your courage was no less than mine in the past. On that day, I invited you to go to Edo to petition against the invaders. You also promised to call your partners to fight the national disaster with me.
The more upright people appear on the surface, the more vicious their hearts are!" Komatsu stared fiercely at the tall samurai at the front. He was determined to die, but if he fought hard, he could still die with the villain in front of him.
Yoshii's face was a little unnatural, but he still had a serious expression and sincerely advised: "Komatsu, I know you are eager to save the country, but this is not the way to save the country. Come back with me. I promise on the honor of the Yoshii family that if you put down your arms and return to the domain,
If you plead guilty, I will definitely ask the Lord Shimazu to forgive you, otherwise I will commit hara-kiri in public."
Xiaosong laughed a few times and suddenly spat a thick mouthful of phlegm into the other person's face: "Am I as greedy for life and afraid of death as you are? Cowards think that shadows in the dark can also make terrible noises. You are afraid of the shogunate and the Nanman
, are afraid of cannons, but are not afraid of killing their own people! I heard that the Shoin teacher of the Choshu clan and the patriot Katsura Kogoro tried to get on a warship to assassinate foreigners. Although they failed and were captured, they were still brave in the world. Look at you again.
We only know how to fight within ourselves but don’t think about making progress. How long has passed since the Yura Rebellion? Don’t we still think that we haven’t killed enough people? No wonder the Choshu clan always looks down on us. People like you exist! I, Komatsu Nakagang, am ashamed to fight with the rats.
Join us! Come on, come on, fight and die here today!"
Xiaosong showed no fear in the face of the four men's siege. He raised his arms and raised his sword at an angle, creating a fierce aura.
This posture is completely contrary to the mainstream mid-range techniques. If the upper section is already the extreme point of attacking, then this strange posture is the extreme of extremes. The upper section also has three directions: straight slash, left and right diagonal slash, and this
The sword held diagonally on the right side of the body can only be slashed diagonally to the left with a large cassock chop!
Sanai said softly: "He is from the Satsuma clan. This samurai adopts the most orthodox 'dragonfly' stance of the Shigen style. My father once said that this is a more fierce sword skill than our Kirara. No matter how the opponent reacts, it will be completely
Ignore it and just perform a diagonal slash, which can usually cut a person in half with his sword. It is the purest battlefield swordsmanship. It is said that the founder of Shigenryu, Togo Shigeki-sama, used this move to make more than ten enemies abandon their swords and run away.
, only in terms of killing, it is the most brutal."
Shimon-ryu... In fact, there is no need for Sanai to explain. Kazuyo Sorayama has also been exposed to masters of this school. As one of the swordsmanships still practiced by the Japanese Metropolitan Police, Shimon-ryu is far inferior to Beichen Itto-ryu in later generations.
status, but there are still outstanding successors.
It was also one of the schools that Kazuyo Sorayama hated the most back then. The biggest reason was: the howl when he launched his attack was even more pitiful than being hacked to death. He always felt that his opponent was despising him for not being able to make a sound... It was true.
It's very bad!
It’s not just Kazuyo Sorayama who is hated. Almost every Samurai samurai in this era is hated. The important reason is also because of the characteristics of this style of swordsmanship. Cutting people with their swords is really hateful, because the samurai’s swords are sometimes stronger than people.
Much more expensive!
For a low-level samurai to obtain a good sword that can be passed down to the family, it often costs a lifetime of savings. She is an existence that is more valued by samurai than his wife. This is no joke. After all, marrying a wife does not require so much salary. And a fight
If it is cut off or damaged, no matter who it is, it will be heartbroken and bleeding!
However, the Satsuma warriors who practiced the genry-ryu would basically master the 'dragonfly' skill so well that they had to raise their swords to parry. It is not surprising that these fishermen and country bumpkins who speak in rustic dialects are disgusted by the warriors of his domain.
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Sure enough, the people who had been talking to each other howled in unison, and Komatsu's thin body suddenly burst out with a powerful sword intent. Regardless of the opponent about to hit him, the blade went straight towards Yoshii, who he called a coward. If
The two sides continued like this. Although Komatsu was definitely dead, Yoshii was inevitably cut in two.
With the guy whose arm was cut off as a footnote, no one doubts the power of this move.
But how could a few people who already had the upper hand just let their opponents trade their lives for lives? Five against one, it would be fine if one of their partners was seriously injured. If one of them died and the other was seriously injured, how could they hold their heads high and behave themselves when they returned to the feudal clan? It must have been entrusted to them before
Okubo who came to arrest people would be extremely disappointed with them.
Two of them had a tacit understanding with Yoshii to block the opponent's killing blow, and the other one still struck Komatsu on the shoulder. If it was just a diagonal attack with the sword, this sword move would not be hated by everyone.
The biggest reason why it is called a dragonfly is that its steps are as unpredictable as the flight path of a dragonfly.
The big knife in Komatsu's hand continued to chop down, but he suddenly twisted around and let the knife attack him cut off his sleeve. The move he made changed from a straight diagonal slash, drawing an arc, to a downward sweeping move.
Not only did the strength not weaken, but it became even more brutal with the help of the centrifugal force of the rotating body.
How could the three opponents and his fellow practitioners show weakness? While blocking, fighting against the three of them, six thighs were slashed, leaving three bloody holes under Komatsu's left ribs, and the two groups of people exchanged.
Position, blood suddenly flew across the room, and the scattered blood spots stained the white paper windows and paper screens with criss-crossing blood stains.
Komatsu, who was injured in the core area of his torso, was obviously more seriously injured. Although his ribs protected his internal organs, his skin and flesh were cracked, and it was impossible to carry out such a blow with the sword high. Three of the opponents had injuries to their thighs and were unable to move, but
There was still one person who was intact, but at this time he was seriously injured and could not use half of his martial arts.
"Happy!" Komatsu's eyes flashed with excitement, not paying attention to the extremely bad situation in front of him. His hands changed to a knife-drag stance so that the wounds under his ribs would not affect the move. He stepped forward with his legs and swung out
An aggressive stance, as if he was about to plunge into the opponent's sword with the next move.
Facing their opponents who were still fighting to the death, the five Satsuma warriors couldn't help but stand in awe. Even Yoshii, who still had traces of thick phlegm on his forehead, couldn't help but speak to persuade them again, but this time he used the words of respect.
Said: "Xiao Songsang, please cherish your life, as long as you agree to return to the domain with us..."
"Needless to say, the last move is the most powerful secret of my Xiaosong Zhonggang. Gentlemen, be prepared to die!"
The five opponents bowed slightly, including the warrior who had lost his arm. Facing such a respectable opponent, what else could they say?
The other party went to Edo to petition with passion. Although it violated the strict orders of the domain, his behavior itself did not lose the heroic spirit. Now he faces death calmly. This kind of spirit is not the spirit they have always pursued, looking at death as home and smiling at life and death.
The Way of the Samurai?
The four of them silently took up positions. This time, no one raised their heads again. The opponent was obviously going to make a last-ditch effort, and his attack would be extremely brutal. But as long as he took this move, he could easily take away the opponent's head, so why bother sharing it with his opponent?
Die? Although they admire their opponent's integrity, if they can't live a good life, who wants to die early?
Chiba Sana and Kiriko, who were watching the battle on the sidelines, also showed admiration. Only Sorayama Kazuha slightly loosened his grip on the scabbard and said softly with a half-smile: "Hehe, hehe, this guy is interesting, very interesting."
The two girls rolled their eyes at Kazuha Sorayama who ruined the atmosphere, preparing to witness the heroic sacrifice of an unknown hero.
As usual, it was a loud shout that almost shattered the eardrums. This time, the four warriors on the opposite side did not respond. Instead, they abided by the rules and waited for the opponent's final attack. They could not suppress the trembling in their hearts. After all, no one was sure to take this attack alone.
A life-threatening blow.
I saw Komatsu Zhonggang's body leaning forward slightly, as if making final adjustments, and then while everyone was waiting nervously, his front feet turned into back feet, he twisted and stepped quickly, and actually ran away? Run away... run away, run away!