Chapter 942 The Big Crisis of Blonde Loli [Leopard Update 7K1]
Chapter 942 The big crisis of the blond loli! [Leopard update 7K1]
Somewhere in the dense forest east of Hachioji——
"Ha...ha...ha...ha...ha..."
While Elodie gasped for breath, she leaned on the ground with her knife, barely holding herself steady so as not to fall to the ground.
Unspeakable fatigue made her unable to straighten her back.
The scene in front of her seemed to be shaking, and there were faint overlapping afterimages... It was the first time for Elodie to experience being so tired.
After her breathing became evener and her physical condition improved, she turned to look at Kui Shimada behind her.
"Mr. Shimada, are you okay?"
Shimada Kui, who was not far behind her, opened his mouth and grinned:
"Chief, don't worry! I'm very strong! This kind of hard work is nothing to worry about!"
Although he spoke beautifully, anyone could see that his face was very ugly, and there was no color at all on his cheeks and lips.
Looking at Shimada Kui who was pretending to be fine, Elodie pursed her lips and said nothing more, not exposing the other person's pretentiousness.
Suddenly, she raised her gaze slightly and looked at the man being carried on Kui Shimada's back.
"Is Hijikata-san still alive?"
Shimada Kui turned his head and glanced at Hijikata Toshizo on his back:
"Yes, he is still breathing. But... his condition is very bad. If we don't send him to a safe place for treatment quickly, he will definitely die...!"
I saw Hijikata Toshizo lying on Shimada Kui's back, his eyes closed and his face as pale as paper.
The gunshot wound on his waist and abdomen was wrapped in thick linen, and Elodie and Shimada Kui did a simple job of stopping the bleeding.
Shimada Kui tore his light green haori into strips of cloth and tied Hijikata Toshizo and his body tightly together.
In this way, it can not only prevent Hijikata Toizo from slipping and falling to the ground, but also allow Shimada Kui to have his hands free.
Looking at Hijikata Toshizo, who was still breathing, Elodie's facial lines relaxed slightly, and there was a slight "peace of mind" look between her cheeks.
Looking back on the thrilling scenes that had just happened, she still couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
What a critical moment...
A little bit... really only a little bit! They and Hijikata Toshizo will be separated forever!
At the moment when the enemy soldiers swarmed forward, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Hijikata Tozo, Elodie and Kui Shimada arrived in time!
The two of them were fighting not far from Hijikata Toshizo.
After discovering that Hijikata Toshizo was surrounded by twenty or thirty enemy soldiers, they immediately rushed to support him.
Although it was thrilling, he managed to reach Hijikata Toshizo before he was killed.
The first person to arrive was Elodie.
She waved away the Yamato Shou'an in her hand and killed three people in a row, causing chaos in the enemy group.
Immediately afterwards, Shimada Kui arrived and joined the chaos.
Both Elodie and Shimada Kui believed that Toshizo Hijikata's life was far more important than theirs.
In order to rescue Hijikata Toshizo, they all showed their extraordinary strength!
The flash of swords and the shadow of swords, the bloody storm.
Under the joint attack of the two men, the enemy's offensive was thwarted and the encirclement was torn apart.
Hijikata Toshizo's head is certainly valuable and attractive.
But if you lose your life, then no matter how much money you give, it will be in vain!
The remaining enemy soldiers had no courage to fight anymore and fled in a panic, not even daring to look back.
After repelling the attack of the enemy soldiers, Elodie and Kui Shimada immediately treated Hijikata Toizo's injuries.
It would have been fine if it was in other parts, but it was the waist and abdomen.
As we all know, there are many important internal organs in the human abdomen.
Being shot in this part...it's not an exaggeration to say that it was a "narrow escape"!
Thanks to Hijikata Toshizo being a physically powerful warrior, he was able to hold on to a little bit of life and was not killed on the spot.
The two of them quickly stopped the bleeding, and then led him to fight and retreat.
Elodie couldn't remember much about what happened after that.
Memories become hazy from exhaustion and stress.
I just remember that they kept retreating to the east and kept repelling the pursuers.
Unknowingly, they retreated to this unknown forest.
Although they don't know where this is, fortunately, judging from the current situation, they have managed to get rid of their pursuers.
The organization of thousands of people working together has been completely broken up. There will be no soldiers, and the soldiers will not find the generals.
Fortunately, Shuten Doji, Katsura Kogoro and others had no intention of pursuing the defeated generals who were remnants of thousands of people working together.
Their goal was clear from beginning to end: capture Edo and eliminate the shogunate!
Therefore, after completely defeating thousands of people and clearing the obstacles in front of them, they quickly organized their troops and marched eastward!
Thanks to this, many soldiers including Elodie and others were able to save their lives.
If the French and French coalition forces launch an unrelenting pursuit, their casualty figures will probably increase a lot...
Shimada Kui licked his dry lips, raised his head and asked Elodie:
"Chief, where are we going next?"
At the moment, Deputy Chief Hijikata Toshizo was seriously injured and unconscious.
In this way, according to the rank, the command naturally falls into the hands of the room chief Elodie.
The rank of "Room Chief" is higher than that of "Deputy Captain of the First Division", so Shimada Kui naturally takes orders from Elodie, not the other way around.
Faced with Shimada Kui's serious inquiry, Elodie did not show any timidity.
She wiped the sweat from her face, thought for a moment and then turned to look to the east.
"Let's go to Edo!"
"Mr. Hijikata is in urgent need of treatment now."
"If there is an excellent doctor anywhere around here, it is in Edo!"
"Besides...the enemy is about to approach Edo Castle, and Edo needs our help!"
After saying that, she firmly grasped the Yamato Moritai in her hand.
Although the offensive and defensive battle of Hachioji ended in defeat, she did not intend to admit defeat.
She can still move, she can still swing a knife, she can still fight!
Even if her power is very small, she still wants to go to Edo and continue to contribute to the fight against the French and French coalition forces!
Regarding Elodie's decision, Shimada Kui's response was quite simple - he nodded vigorously in agreement.
Just when they were about to set off and head east, the two of them seemed to sense something, and their expressions changed.
In the next breath, they all picked up the knives in their hands, got into position, and scanned the surrounding woods as if facing a formidable enemy.
Rustling, rustling, rustling...
Accompanied by waves of subtle noises, figures emerged from the woods.
They appeared in all directions, and as soon as they appeared, they surrounded Elodie and others.
Roughly speaking, there are about sixty people.
I saw that these people had disheveled faces and ragged clothes.
Patches were piled on top of each other, and it was impossible to tell which ones were the original fabric of the clothes - and this was already considered the better outfit among this group of people.
Some people's clothes can't even be called clothes, they are just a piece of rag hanging on their bodies.
They held knives, bamboo spears and other sharp weapons in their hands, and very few of them wore chainmail and other protective equipment.
The bright blade and spear point were pointed directly at Elodie and the others.
Also pointed at Elodie and the others were indifferent and greedy eyes.
Elodie frowned slightly, with a hint of confusion in her beautiful eyes.
She originally thought that the people who came were the pursuers of the French-Qich coalition.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a group of unknown uninvited guests.
Judging from the appearance of these people, they do not look like the pursuers of the French-Qich coalition.
On the contrary, he is more like... an ordinary farmer.
Compared to Elodie, who is from a foreign country and lacks in-depth understanding of Japan, Kui Shimada is obviously much more perceptive.
He immediately saw the identities of these people, his expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice:
"'Falling Warrior Hunt'...!"
The hunt for fallen warriors - as the name suggests, hunting for lone warriors.
The specific time of its rise is unknown, but what is certain is that it flourished during the Warring States Period.
Facing the hordes of warriors, the farmers trembled and obeyed.
But if you are a lone warrior, the situation is completely different!
As long as there is a war, there will always be a winner and a loser.
The victor chases death to the north, while the loser abandons his armor and pursues his troops.
The armor, clothes and weapons worn by warriors are all valuable items.
Ever since, a new way to make a fortune was born!
Whenever a samurai fled due to defeat and became alone, he would become a "big fat sheep" in the eyes of the farmers.
If you sharpen the bamboo, it will become a light and easy-to-handle weapon that can kill samurai masters!
Unless he is a fierce man, no matter how powerful the warrior is, he will not be able to escape death when facing a dozen or even dozens of peasants holding bamboo spears and swarming them.
In order to hunt down these lone warriors, farmers even formed professional teams.
Some people are responsible for collecting intelligence, some are responsible for checking locations, some are responsible for making weapons, some are responsible for attacking, and some are responsible for selling stolen goods.
When they heard where a war was going on, they immediately ran to the battlefield and lurked silently, hunting down the fleeing and lonely warriors.
Akechi Mitsuhide, who killed his lord Oda Nobunaga and coined the idiom "Three Days Under Heaven", died at the hands of farmers' bamboo spears.
In the tenth year of Tensho (1582), Mitsuhide Akechi fought a decisive battle with Toyotomi Hideyoshi on Mount Tenno, and retreated in embarrassment after defeat.
While passing through Yamashina Ogurisu Village, he was killed by local farmers with bamboo spears, his head was chopped off, and he was sent to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's military camp for reward.
A generation of heroes died in such a funny and tragic way, which is truly a model of black humor.
Such a way of death is similar to that of Li Zicheng, who died in Jiugong Mountain.
The hunting warriors... look cold, but that doesn't mean the farmers are too cruel.
Compared with the evil done by the warriors as the ruling class, these actions of the peasants are really nothing to mention.
During the Warring States Period, it was not uncommon for the samurai lords to raise the tax to 90% and forcefully occupy 90% of the people's income.
As for robbing women, killing good people and taking credit, burning farmers' houses for lighting, etc., it is even more common.
Farmers are the most cunning, loyal on the surface but the best at lying. The so-called farmers are the most stingy and cunning, but it is the violent and unruly warriors who force them to be like this.
Shimada Kui never expected that to this day, there would actually be a "fallen warrior hunter", and by chance, they would run into it...
Presumably the nearby farmers learned that Hachioji was fighting a war, so they picked up this long-abandoned "traditional performance", mobilized their manpower early, and lurked here, preparing to make a fortune.
"'Falling Warrior Hunter'...?!"
As soon as Shimada Kui finished speaking, Elodie muttered and lowered her face.
Although she didn't understand Japanese history, she still heard about this traditional art of Japanese farmers.
At this moment, both Elodie and Kui Shimada had complicated and unspeakable expressions on their faces.
No wonder they are like this.
This is the border of Kanto.
In other words, these people are all farmers from Kanto.
Together with thousands of people, they fought bloody battles at Eight Princes for five days and nights. What was their purpose?
In order to block the front of the French and Qi coalition forces!
In order to buy time for the defenders of Edo to deploy their defenses!
In order to buy time for the people of Kanto to evacuate!
They fought bloody battles and suffered numerous casualties, but in the end they were hunted by the farmers in Kanto...
Their emotions are so complex that it is difficult to describe them in specific words.
At this time, a thin young farmer with sunken cheeks came forward with a knife - he should be the leader of this group - licked his lips and shouted excitedly:
"Kill those two men! Leave the woman behind! Don't hurt the woman!"
Having said that, he stared greedily at the Yamato Mamoru Yasada in Elodie's hand, and the Izumi Mamoru Kanesada on Hijikata Toisho's waist.
Anyone with a sharp eye can see that these two knives are extraordinary.
Apart from these two knives, the other object that was also looked at repeatedly was Elodie herself.
Strands of licking gazes traveled up and down Elodie's body.
Although Elodie is a Westerner and her appearance does not conform to the current Japanese aesthetics, who calls her a woman?
In the lower class society, women are an extremely important resource.
Regardless of her appearance, Elodie's fair skin is enough to make these farmers salivate.
In ancient Japan, white women were regarded as beautiful, and white skin was one of the important criteria for measuring a woman's appearance.
Such a woman with skin as white as snow stood in front of them... It was rare that they didn't pounce on her immediately.
Their unabashedly animalistic gazes made Elodie, who was used to "talking and laughing with great scholars but no casual contacts", feel very uncomfortable and had goosebumps all over her body.
Seeing that these guys were about to attack, Elodie immediately took a stance, raised her sword to the middle, and instantly entered combat mode.
However, as soon as she raised the knife with her front foot, Shimada Kui's voice came from beside her back foot:
"Chief, wait a minute."
Although Shimada Kui came from a samurai family, he was not considered a wealthy family. He had gone through many hard times and often clashed with the lower classes of society, so he understood and sympathized with the plight of the farmers very well.
It was purely the harsh living environment that forced them to be like this.
Therefore, he did not show contempt or hatred when facing this group of farmers who were obviously here to hunt them.
Both he and Elodie were bruised and exhausted.
Not only that, he was also carrying a dying Hijikata Toshizo on his back who was in urgent need of quiet healing.
Under such circumstances, it is not rational to start a conflict with these farmers.
Shimada Kui did not doubt Elodie's ability, but he knew very well that she lacked experience in dealing with farmers.
So, he took the initiative to come forward and initiate negotiations.
I saw him holding his head high, looking around fearlessly, and loudly said:
"Everyone! I am the deputy captain of the Shinsengumi 1st Squad, Kui Shimada!"
Shinsengumi—when they heard this title, the farmers who were ready to move a second ago were all stunned in place.
The Nioh's tribe, the strongest army of the shogunate, the strongest swordsman group...the reputation of the Shinsengumi has spread far and wide, even in remote areas.
Seeing that the name of the "Shinsengumi" successfully suppressed these people, Shimada Kui immediately cheered up and his tone was a few degrees higher:
"We just passed by here by chance and didn't mean to disturb you!"
"If there is any offense, please forgive me!"
"We don't want to have a dispute with you! Please let us go!"
"We just want to leave here safely and have no other evil thoughts!"
After that, he raised his hand and grabbed the placket at the chest, pulled hard, and pulled open the stitches, revealing the middle layer of the placket - there were three small gold coins hidden inside.
This was a habit he had developed while still struggling in the marketplace before joining the Shinsengumi.
Sew money into the middle layer of the skirt for emergency use.
This approach has many benefits.
First of all, it is not easy to be stolen, and secondly, you don’t have to constantly touch whether the money is still there. You can always feel the presence of coins on the skin of your chest.
"There are three small judgments here, which can be used as money to buy the way!"
One small gold coin is equal to one tael of gold, and three small gold coins is equal to three taels of gold.
Three taels of gold... Although it is not a huge amount of money, for the poor farmers, this is already a lot of money.
The big names who moved out of the Shinsengumi came first, and the money and bribes came later...a combination of kindness and power. Shimada Kui is not a professional lobbyist. He is better at doing things than talking. This is the limit of what he can do.
Facts have proved that his set of punch combinations is effective.
The farmers, who had been aggressive until now, now became much more docile.
They looked at each other, their eyes full of hesitation, panic and worry.
They were not impressed by the money in Kui Shimada's hands, they were mainly impressed by the reputation of the Shinsengumi... to be more precise, they were shocked by the reputation of Aomori!
Aoto made his fortune in Edo.
Whenever Qingdeng creates some great deeds or achieves something, the people of Kanto are the first to know.
For this reason, Qingteng has a very high prestige in Kanto, and many scholars and people in Kanto respect Qingteng.
Because they know all kinds of deeds of Qingden, they know very well how terrifying Nioh's fighting power is!
Those who touch the "Benevolent King"... they have to consider the price behind this.
What a pity that their hesitation lasted quite short-lived.
In just a moment, accompanied by unpleasant yelling, shouts came out one after another:
"Stop doing this with us!"
"That's right! You want to bribe us with just three taels of gold! Who are you looking down on?!"
"Kill you, everything on your body will be ours!"
"Stop using the Shinsengumi to oppress us! Just kill you all, God knows who did it!"
These shouts basically come from young people in their 10s and 20s.
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. As young and energetic young people, they do not take anyone seriously, including the famous benevolent king.
After their instigation, the fear and hesitation quickly dissipated.
Greed, lust and other emotions re-dominated their expressions, making their demeanor return to ferociousness.
When Shimada Kui saw this, he immediately put a serious face on his face, put away the carrots, and took out a big stick:
"If you don't let us pass, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
"Although we are all bruised and bruised, no matter what, we are still swordsmen of the Shinsengumi!"
"If you really want to show off, I can guarantee you that I can reduce your number by more than half before I die completely!"
Shimada Kui intends to continue the negotiation, but...the other party no longer intends to give him this opportunity again.
"Stop talking nonsense to him! Kill him quickly!"
Someone's shout announced the breakdown of the negotiations.
Those young men rushed forward and thrust out the bamboo spears in their hands!
Elodie never let down her guard.
Even when Shimada Kui's negotiations were initially fruitful, she was always on guard.
Seeing that the farmers were attacking, she quickly lowered her body and dodged to the right.
At the same time, Shimada Kui retreated to the left, hiding in an empty space with no one around.
His reaction was very quick, but... because he was carrying Hijikata Toshizo on his back, his movements became extremely slow, and he was unable to dodge all the bamboo spears thrust towards him.
A bamboo spear grazed his thigh, leaving a bloody gash.
"Mr. Shimada! Follow me!"
After saying that, Elodie waved away the Yamato Shoudan in her hand, cutting out streaks of shining silver light in mid-air, forcing the surrounding farmers back.
Shimada Kui had to concentrate on taking care of Hijikata Toshizo on his back, and his own strength was seriously affected.
Only the light-weight Elodie can fight with all her strength.
It is no exaggeration to say that whether they can survive this current difficulty depends entirely on her performance!
"yes!"
Shimada Kui responded, moved his body, and followed closely behind her.
Elodie knew that with their current state of exhaustion and exhaustion, they were unable to fight against this group of farmers.
So, she broke out to the east and never hesitated to fight.
Her attempt was too obvious, and in the blink of an eye, several farmers moved to block her path.
"Don't hurt this woman!"
"Hey! Even if you don't tell me, I know!"
They did not thrust out the bamboo spears in their hands, but swept the spears from left to right, like a stick, towards Elodie's lower limbs.
Their intention was obviously to knock Elodie to the ground in order to capture her alive.
Due to the sperm's upper brain, they were unwilling to harm Elodie's life - which actually benefited Elodie!
She has no scruples about "not wanting to kill people".
In an instant, she straightened up and jumped up like an onion on dry land. She jumped into the air like a flying swallow, dodging the bamboo spears aimed at her legs.
Her leap was part of the attack - she jumped forward, leaping over the heads of the two farmers in front of them, striking out with lightning in her hand, slicing off the two men's Tianling Caps.
As soon as her feet landed on the ground, she quickly launched the next blow, a knife with her backhand, cutting down the other farmer beside her.
Her offensive was really unstoppable, and several people were killed and injured immediately by her sword.
But at this moment, her body suddenly lost balance and fell to the left - she suddenly felt that her left foot was weak and she could not stand.
It wasn't because she stepped in the mud or was attacked, but because her left foot was too tired and her muscles began to lose control.
As of just now, she was still working hard to escape the pursuit of the French and Qi coalition forces. She had almost no time to rest, and she had already accumulated unimaginable fatigue in her body.
In this case, such an accident is only natural.
With such a conspicuous flaw, it would be difficult not to be discovered.
Soon after that, a farmer jumped out from behind the tree and stabbed him with a gun.
Perhaps realizing that Elodie was not a good person, the farmer did not dare to play the trick of "showing mercy" again, and without holding back, he stabbed straight into Elodie's chest.
Her posture was unstable, and the attack distance was not enough... In desperation, she could only slash the opponent's bamboo spear with a diagonal swing.
Compared with ordinary spears, hollow bamboo spears are much easier to chop.
With just one blow, Elodie reduced the opponent's bamboo spear to only half of it.
After all, farmers are just farmers, not well-trained soldiers and generals.
Seeing that the weapon in his hand was useless, he did not dare to step forward anymore. He screamed "wow" and fled backwards in embarrassment.
Before Elodie can breathe a sigh of relief, a new crisis suddenly arrives!
Whoosh!
She suddenly heard a whirring sound coming from behind her head!
Elodie's pupils shrank, and her body took action consciously.
She used her left foot as an axis to spin backwards, and the Yamato Mamoru in her hand swung backwards with the help of centrifugal force——
clang!
Two steel knives struck each other in the air.
The attacker was a young man armed with a knife.
His sword-swinging movements are very standard, and his posture for exerting force is also very accurate. He probably has a certain foundation in swordsmanship.
In terms of strength, Elodie, who was almost exhausted, was far inferior to her opponent.
After realizing that his power had the upper hand, he smiled ferociously, kicked the ground with both feet, and used all his strength to suppress Elodie in one breath.
There was no sadness or joy on Elodie's face, and there was no trace of panic - from the beginning, she had no intention of fighting with the opponent or using her strength.
Thanks to the fierce battle with the French and French forces, she quickly grew into an experienced warrior.
She eagerly absorbed nutrients and experience on the battlefield of Hachioji.
Nowadays, her attack methods are no longer limited to "swinging the blade".
As soon as she said it, she released her left hand, spread the index and middle fingers of her left hand, aimed at the opponent's eyes, and poked hard.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-!"
Accompanied by howling like a slaughtering pig, the opponent immediately let go of the knife in his palm, covering his eyes tightly with both hands, and bright red blood overflowed from between his fingers and rushed to the back of his hands.
Elodie originally wanted to hand out a knife to save the opponent, but... a new enemy attacked.
Looking at the ferocious faces and greedy expressions in front of her, Elodie finally couldn't bear it anymore and said loudly:
"It's so unreasonable... This is so unreasonable!"
"We are fighting to the death in Hachioji! All we want is to protect you! Let you seize the opportunity to evacuate!"
"I don't expect you to be grateful, but you are giving me a thumbs up!"
"This is so unreasonable!!"
Elodie's vent-like words did not resonate with the farmers.
As soon as she finished speaking, someone raised his voice and said sharply:
"Stop talking about these high-sounding principles! We don't care who comes to rule the world!"
"Whether this world belongs to the Tokugawa, the Maori, or any other family, it's none of our business!"
"No matter who owns this world, you have to pay these taxes! You have to live this hard life!"
"Since you have to pay taxes in the end and live a hard life, which family should you pay to and not pay?! Where can you live a hard life without living a good life?!"
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