The remaining bandits were immediately divided into two teams. The leader in uniform led 6 people, leaving 5 people to besiege Sorayama Kazuyo. It must be said that this strategy of dividing the troops was indeed a clever move. The bandit leader knew clearly that it was impossible here.
There was only one samurai defending, so where did the people who stayed here go? They must have rushed to bring in reinforcements!
If a large group of warriors and farmers were to block them here, without the help of sharp weapons such as muskets, horses, and bows and arrows, the entire army would be annihilated. Therefore, the troops were divided and burned down the farmers' houses to let the leaders outside the village know about the chaos in the village.
, and then use the terrain of the village to deal with the warriors, and under attack from both inside and outside, it is impossible to kill all the peasants and these warriors.
The bandit leader and his six men were about to go around Kazuyo Sorayama from both sides, but Kazuyo Sorayama still stood there quietly, as if he wanted to let them leave.
When the last bandit crossed the leaf of the empty mountain, he moved: his body jumped out diagonally to the back, twisted with the help of a tap of his toes, and instantly struck the bandit's head with the long knife in his hand.
"Be careful!" "Sneak attack!" "Attention!" Kazuyo Sorayama had just moved his body, and the five bandits who had stayed in place started shouting in confusion to alert the accomplices in front of him.
The bandits running in front were certainly not defenseless. In fact, when they learned that Kazuyo Sorayama was the very powerful swordsman, no one dared to hand their backs to this enemy casually, and they all tried their best to sense what was behind them.
movement.
The bandit who was running at the end was keeping his eyes on Ichiyo Sora with his peripheral vision! Seeing a sword light as fast as thunder striking towards his head, the bandit did not try to block it, but used all his strength without even thinking.
He fell backward when he lost strength.
If it is really a one-on-one duel, losing the center of gravity will never avoid Sorayama Kazuyo's second pursuit, but don't forget, he still has 11 teammates by his side!
At this time, there were 5 people behind Kazuyo Sorayama and 6 people in front of him raising their swords to attack him. There was also a bandit on the ground who was about to get up again and fight with him.
Kazuyo Sorayama snorted coldly and did not continue the pursuit, because he had no intention of killing this heavily guarded bandit.
I saw him bending down with the force of the slash, the sword in his hand being dragged behind him, and his body swaying like a snake several times in less than half a second, making the bandit who locked him lose his target; doing these
While moving, the soles of the feet exerted force to drive the body forward, changing directions several times from left to right, and finally broke out of the attack of the bandits in front and behind.
He did not look back, but ran out of a right angle and blocked the group of bandits again. After performing this series of extreme actions within the limit of time, even with Sorayama Kazuha's physical strength, he couldn't help but feel slightly out of breath. Not only was his physical strength
The consumption, the mental consumption is even greater!
He couldn't make the slightest miscalculation. Even if he was injured at any point, his body's agility would inevitably decrease, and the bandits would not be able to give him a chance to bandage his wounds. Not only would he not be able to stop the bandits at that time, but if he didn't escape,
There is even a high chance that you will die here.
If the bandit is not protected by armor, he will have no fear even if he is surrounded. After all, the torso is the largest part of the human body, and there are countless attack methods to choose from.
From his observation, among the group of people, only the leader and the bandit who cut off the bamboo spear he threw had some martial arts skills. None of the other 10 people could block his sword! With his sword skills, he could definitely kill all these people in a fight.
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Shaking his head, Sorayama Kazuyo got rid of this unrealistic idea. The first thing he had to do now was to support them and let the bandits give up the idea of dividing their troops. He wanted all the bandits to concentrate on attacking him, and then use the wide terrain here to
Slowly consuming the bandits. Sorayama Kazuyo spoke in a hoarse voice than usual: "All of you, no one will ever leave this place alive!"
The bandits were stopped by Sorayama Kazuyo again, and they all looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on the leader. The bandit leader stared at the murderous Sorayama Kazuha in front of him in annoyance, recalling the opponent's movement just now, knowing that this was a unique move.
It is not an opponent that can be solved in a short time! Therefore, it is imperative to divide the troops, even if a few people are given up for this...
He whispered to the bandits: "This time, everyone will besiege together. After you block him, we will withdraw and attack the village. Remember, once you rush over this time, you cannot look back. Use all your strength to keep the distance, even if there are people among them."
You can't turn around and attack even if you're dead!" "Hi!"
Kazuyo Sorayama heard their strategy clearly, and couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart. They must have never seen his speed. If they let him harass and pursue him from behind, they would give him every opportunity to defeat them.
In fact, the best way to deal with bandits is to form a tight defensive formation, with everyone approaching the village together. Although this will be slower, Kazuha Sorayama, who has no long-range strike capability, cannot stand in front and can only follow their attack.
Go forward and go back.
However, even now the bandit's plan is not easy to stop. Even if all the five people left behind are killed, the village will already be in flames. He is staring at the bandit leader. Maybe he doesn't need to stop everyone, just stop him.
Got it!
Katsushiro felt that his heart was about to burst, and the hot sweat coming from the top of his head covered his entire face, but he didn't even bother to wipe it, and he didn't make any unnecessary movements while continuing to run wildly to avoid slowing down.
Now he just wants to inform his master Kanbei of the sneak attack by the bandits as soon as possible, and the news that Sorayama Kazuha is in danger. He has never hated his own incompetence and cowardice as much as at this moment. He knows clearly in his heart that if it were any other samurai at this time,
Anyone who is present will fight to the death with Kazuyo Sorayama to kill the enemy. Even if he dies in the end, he will kill a few of them. He will never be like him who is useless and can only run away like a dog.
Finally, he saw the bonfire in the center of the village. Katsushiro squeezed out the last bit of strength from his body. Even though his gums were bleeding from his bite, he just wanted to see Kanbei as soon as possible.
Several farmers were sitting around the fire, and they were all shocked when they saw Katsushiro's appearance. Before they could understand what was going on, one of the farmers was grabbed by the collar by Katsushiro, who was going crazy.
"Where is my master! Where are the samurai!" Katsushiro roared, mixed with violent breathing: "Why are you the only ones here?!"
"Back to Samurai-sama, Kanbei-sama heard gunshots coming from over there, so he went to investigate..." The farmer weakly pointed to the west of the village. Katsushiro reluctantly put down the hand on the farmer's collar and bent down to hold it.
My knees were panting continuously.
A wild run almost exhausted his energy. At this moment, he didn't see Kanbei, and he felt angry, disappointed, and anxious... The many circumstances almost overwhelmed the young samurai.
He took out the two samurai swords from his waist, which were as precious as his life, and put them into the farmer's hands. He tightened his belt, and without saying a word, he opened his legs and continued running wildly.
Not to mention that in this war with enemies on all sides, even on weekdays, the sword, which is the symbol of the samurai, cannot be left for a moment, even when eating, sleeping and going to the toilet! It can be seen that Katsushiro is desperate to be faster at this time!
At this time, Kanbei and Shichiroji were cleaning up the battlefield and rearranging defenses, including properly arranging the bodies of Hayashida Heihachi and the sacrificed farmers. Hearing the rapid running and breathing in the distance, Kanbei immediately looked up and saw the rushing people.
Katsushiro looked extremely urgent and horrified, and he knew something had happened in the direction of the paddy field!
Kanbei immediately rushed forward, supported Katsushiro who fell down and asked: "What's wrong Katsushiro, is the situation in the direction of the paddy field critical?" Katsushiro had lost all his strength at this time, and struggled to stay in Kanbei's arms.
He continued intermittently: "Ten or a dozen bandits... Master Kongshan is the only one, let me immediately..." Before he could finish his words, the man fainted.
Kanbei gently put Katsushiro on the ground, and suddenly stood up and said to Shichiroji: "Oh no! If the bandits attack in the village, the bandits outside the village will definitely attack with all their strength! No matter how strong Kusan-kun's martial arts is,
It won’t be able to stop you for long!”
Shichiroji said: "There should be no possibility of a sneak attack by bandits here. I..." "No!" Kanbei flatly refused: "Don't forget there is a musket here! Separate half of the farmers to follow me."
Without bothering to explain to Shichiroji, Kanbei pointed at one of the farmers and ordered: "Immediately go to the north of the village to report the news to Jiuzang and Gorohei, and ask Jiuzang to lead half of the people to the paddy fields for support!"
He turned back to Shichiroji and said: "Once there is a fire everywhere in the village, or if you find that the cavalry has entered the village, you will immediately send someone to notify Kikuchiyo and lead everyone to Kitayama to assist Gorobei in the defense. However, this is the worst case scenario. Now you first
Recover your strength and stay here strictly."
After saying that, he led 10 farmers and ran towards the paddy field. Of course, the experienced Kanbei would not spare no effort to run like Katsushiro. The goal is not to rush, but to kill the enemy!
Once all the energy is exhausted on the way to support, what will happen even if he can arrive a few moments faster? Now, Kanbei can only hope that Sorayama Kazuha can resist for a while. [Korayama-kun, please don't let anything happen to you...