Chapter 425 The confrontation between the big tube and the shuriken! [Explosion 1W1]
The paper was revised in advance, so this chapter was also released in advance.
Let me share with you some popular science - the power of the big cannon in reality is not that exaggerated. This article slightly exaggerates the power of the big cannon. After all, this novel is only half-empty. Top masters can all compare one to a hundred, so adjust it a little higher.
I think the power of firearms is reasonable (laughs).
I mentioned in the previous chapter that there are many types of large tubes. Some large tubes are similar to artillery. They have wheels for movement and have firepower that is not inferior to real artillery. Some large tubes are similar to rocket launchers. Lin and the others use them.
The big tube is a "bazooka type big tube". In the Baidu Encyclopedia of big tubes, it is shown what these two types of big tubes look like.
In addition to the large barrel, there is actually a medium barrel, which is a large barrel that is much less powerful.
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Since just now, the ninjas responsible for guarding "Kuga Village" have been hearing the sound of shelling.
The bursts of shelling made each of them look confused or panicked.
However, because no orders from superiors were conveyed yet, they did not dare to act rashly and could only continue to perform their duties of guarding the "Gure Village".
However, just now, "Jiu Village" was not peaceful either.
Because Ogata and Omachi came to kill them.
In the early hours of this morning, all members agreed to Atachi's plan to "rescue Ku". After discussion, it was decided that Ogata and Atachi would be responsible for this task.
That's why just after they invaded Shiranui, Ogata and Atachi split up with Lin and others.
Regarding how to get the key to the shackles, Ogata and Atachi's plan is very simple - just be reckless.
If you see anyone who comes to stop them, kill them immediately.
After the ninjas responsible for guarding the "Kuga Village" learned that enemies were attacking their place, they came from all over to kill Ogata and Atachi.
"Quick! Kill them!"
"kill!"
"Don't let these two people go!"
Ogata, who had already drawn his sword, killed all the ninjas who came within his attack range.
Ogata used Dai Zizai to deflect a ninja's sword, and then swung Dai Shiten to kill him.
When a ninja standing outside Ogata's attack range planned to use kunai against Ogata——
boom!
As soon as he took out the kunai, he was shot in the head by Azachi using Sozakura.
At this time, A-Machi showed no mercy on her ammunition, raised Sozakura, and killed those enemies who tried to attack them with long-range weapons such as shurikens.
These people who wanted to carry out long-range attacks had not had time to reach a distance where their long-range weapons could attack Ogata and the two. They were very frustrated and were sniped by A-machi with Sozakura whose range was far beyond their weapons.
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Ogata killed those who came close to them, and Atachi sniped those who wanted to attack them from a distance.
There are not many ninjas guarding "Ku Village" now, only about ten in total.
With the combined efforts of Ogata and Atachi, most of the ninjas who were originally responsible for guarding the "Kuga Village" were killed or injured immediately.
The ninjas who were still alive all showed fear on their faces.
The ninjas who were still alive all noticed at this time that Ogata's face looked familiar.
"Isn't this the executioner Ittosai?!" Finally a famous ninja shouted in horror.
Ogata is not wearing the human skin mask now.
There is no need to continue wearing it.
And from a certain perspective, Ogata's face can be regarded as a unique weapon.
And this "special weapon" also came into play at this time.
After being reminded by this ninja, the others turned their attention to Ogata.
Then strong fear appeared on their faces.
Morale, which was already at rock bottom, collapsed instantly.
Some ninjas started to run away.
But some ninjas suppressed their fear and continued to perform their duties of guarding the "Kuga Village".
Thanks to the division of labor and cooperation between Ogata and Atachi, almost all the ninjas guarding the "Kuga Village" were wiped out before they could reach the house where the shackle keys were stored.
The ninjas who had just come to encircle and suppress them were either killed by Ogata and Atachi, or simply ran away because their morale collapsed.
"It's a lot easier than I thought..." A-Machi sighed softly while reloading the ammunition in the Suzaku in his hand.
"Of course it's a lot easier with your Soyakura here..." Ogata said with a wry smile while wiping the blood on his face.
In this era where everyone still relies on swinging swords to fight, Sozakura and Kasumi Nagi are simply bug-level weapons.
A person like Atachi who is good at using firearms and shooting is able to maximize the power of these two pistols.
Just now, when the ninjas responsible for guarding the "Kuga Village" came to encircle and suppress them, most of them were actually shot dead by A-machi with Sozakura...
"I saw a few ninjas running away." Amachi said.
"Let them escape." Ogata responded, "There is no time to chase them one by one."
"And letting them escape might be beneficial."
Speaking of this, Ogata changed into a half-joking tone.
"They all recognized me just now. If I let them escape to the rear and spread the news that 'Ogata Issei is here', it should be able to dampen their morale."
"I think a group of masters may be attracted to hunt you down..." Ating said.
"It's just what I wanted." Ogata smiled.
After successfully defeating the ninjas guarding the "Kuga Village", Ogata and Atachi's next journey was smooth.
Soon they followed the map Uncle Qing drew for them and arrived at the northern part of "Jiu Village" and found a 2-story house.
This house is actually not difficult to find.
Because apart from this house, there is no other house with more than one floor in "Jiu Village".
"Let's go, Amachi."
Ogata rushed into the house.
There was no one in the house - the ninjas who were originally staying in this house must have rushed out to surround Ogata and the two, and were defeated by the two.
"This house is really big..." Ogata smiled bitterly, "Where are the keys..."
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Shintaro, Shuntaro, and Eitaro are still staying in the wide open space specially used to announce something to all the ninjas in the village.
They are considered the generals of Shiranui, and this open space is their main formation.
It is here that Shintaro is constantly listening to information coming from various places and giving commands.
"My lords!" A ninja ran towards them, "We have already fought against the invaders in the northeast of the village!"
"After everyone found that it was difficult to get close to the enemy, they turned to shurikens and other weapons that could attack from a distance to deal with the enemy!"
"Now we successfully blocked the enemy's attack!"
"Yeah! Very good!" Shintaro nodded, and his tense face finally relaxed a little. "As soon as any new information appears, report it to me in time!"
"Yes!" The ninja who came to report the news responded loudly, and then quickly left Shintaro's sight.
Their main force successfully blocked the enemy - this is indeed exciting news.
Shintaro couldn't help but feel relieved.
But he still didn't dare to relax too much.
There was still the sound of artillery fire constantly reaching his ears, but the sound of artillery fire was not too far away from him.
As long as the sound of artillery fire continued, Shintaro would always feel that there was a big stone hanging in his heart.
Just as he watched the ninja who had just come to report on the battle situation on the front line leave, another ninja ran over.
This ninja rushed to Shintaro and the others and said something that made Shintaro's already slightly relaxed heart become tense again.
"My lords! An enemy is attacking the 'Ku Village'! All the ninjas guarding the 'Ku Village' have been wiped out!"
"All destroyed?!" Shintaro's pupils shrank.
"A few people escaped! He, they said... one of the people who attacked the 'Kuga Village' seemed to be the 'Executioner Ittousai'..."
"Executioner Ittosai?!" Shintaro not only shrank his pupils, but also opened his mouth wide.
Shuntaro, who was standing not far behind Shintaro, raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing the words "Executioner Ittosai" from this ninja's mouth.
"The few ninjas who escaped said that one of them was the 'Executioner Ittosai'... and according to them, that person's strength was indeed terrifying..."
Shintaro feels a little dizzy now.
First, a group of unknown people came to bomb them in Shiranui with large cannons.
Now here comes another executioner, Ittousai...
"Damn it...Damn it...Why is executioner Ittosai here...!" Shintaro covered his head and spouted out all the curse words he knew.
In Shintaro's mind, the threat posed by the executioner's sword Saiokata's power was no less than the threat posed by those big barrels.
After all, Executioner Ittosai is a living legend.
If the person attacking "Kuga Village" now is really that Ittousai, then he cannot sit idly by no matter what.
Shintaro doesn't want Shiranui to become the second Nijo Castle.
After pressing his lips tightly and thinking for a moment, Shintaro turned his head and looked at Shuntaro behind him.
"Shuntaro, I have a new mission for you."
"Go to the 'Ku Village' and kill the executioner Ittosai for me!"
Now most of Shiranui's combat forces have been sent to confront the group of people using large tubes.
At present, only the group of Iga ninjas are left for Shintaro to mobilize freely.
But the Iga ninjas were Toyotomi's retainers just like him, and they were his own people. As a last resort, Shintaro didn't want to send them to fight against someone who was too dangerous.
The only person who has the ability to block Ichitousai, and who doesn't matter if he dies... is Shuntaro.
"Shuntaro, you go to the 'Kuga Village' now and stop the executioner Ittousai at all costs!" Shintaro repeated his order to Shutaro again.
Shintaro's tough tone made Shutaro's face show displeasure.
After Shintaro saw the displeasure on Shuntaro's face, he quickly said:
"You don't want to add a scar on Fu Chime Taifu's face that could ruin her appearance, right?"
Shintaro's words made Shuntaro tighten his hands that were naturally hanging down.
After Shuntaro took a few deep breaths——
"……I see."
After responding in a deep voice, Shuntaro quickly rushed towards the "Kuga Village".
Shintaro watched Shutaro leave, pursed his lips, and seemed to be thinking about something.
After Shutaro could no longer be seen, Shintaro turned his head and said to Eitaro, who had been waiting beside him:
"Go and supervise Shuntaro. Bring Fu Chime Taifu with you."
"yes."
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The 18 large cannons were divided into 6 groups and alternately bombarded areas where ninjas were present. Lin and others stood guard outside the gunners to prevent the enemy from approaching the gunners. Lin and the others maintained this formation and advanced bit by bit.
After Shintaro gave the order to attack and all the main forces in Shiranui came over, Lin and others' advancement slowed down significantly.
Although the big cannon is still very powerful, one cannon blast will always cause some casualties on the other side.
Dan Lin and others gradually began to suffer casualties.
Hidden weapons are one of the specialties of ninjas.
After discovering that it was impossible to get close to Otaku, and if they finally got close, they would be killed by Lin, Mamiya and other masters, they all changed their tactics.
"Disperse! Disperse! Use shurikens to deal with them!"
"Use shurikens against them!"
"Take cover! You can hide on the roof or anywhere else!"
The jonins act as commanders at all times.
Some jounin issued orders to change the tactics of battle.
Under the orders of the Jonin, the ninjas began to spread out, lurking on nearby rooftops, houses and other places, and launched long-range attacks with shurikens and other long-range weapons.
Normally, if a big barrel and a shuriken shoot at each other, the shuriken is definitely no match.
But - I can't stand the number of ninjas in Shiranui.
Relying on their numerical advantage, the ninjas in Shiranui were barely able to equal Lin and others in terms of firepower.
With the change in tactics, the battle situation, which was originally dominated by Lin and others, slowly began to change.
Fortunately, Lin and the others could block the shurikens thrown by some low-level ninjas with their swords.
But the shurikens thrown by some masters are a bit difficult to defend against.
Although the gunners had been asked to find bunkers, Lin, Mamiya and others kept waving the swords in their hands, forming a thick "knife curtain" to shoot down the flying shurikens and other objects one by one, but
There were still some caught fish that passed through Lin's "screen of knives", bypassed the bunkers where the gunners were hiding, and hit the gunners.
After the ninjas changed their tactics and used long-range weapons to fight against the enemy, Lin and others began to suffer casualties.
Currently, three gunners have died and seven others have been injured.
The battle situation slowly came to a stalemate...
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Because the ninjas guarding the "Kuga Village" were defeated by Ogata and Omachi, the two searched the hut without anyone disturbing them.
Finally - a bunch of keys were found in a big box on the second floor.
Each shackle of "Qiu" has a number, which corresponds to these keys that are also numbered.
"Finally found it." Ogata picked up the big box full of keys.
Amachi: "Quick! Let's go."
Ogata, who was carrying this big box, left the house with Amachi one after the other——
"Are you... Executioner Ittosai?"
A very familiar voice came into Ogata's ears.
Ogata followed the sound and looked over.
Then I saw a man with a very familiar face carrying a pair of swords.
Upon discovering this "double-sword man" standing not far away, Ogata and Atachi showed completely different expressions.
Ogata looked weird.
But A-Ting's expression changed drastically and he looked frightened.
"Ayi, be careful! That person is Shuntaro!"
After saying that, A-Machi raised the sakura in his hand.
boom!
Pull the trigger without any hesitation.
Shuntaro didn't recognize any short guns.
But after A-Machi raised Soyakura and pointed it at him, he instinctively felt a great threat.
Almost at the same moment when Atachi pulled the trigger, Shuntaro jumped to the side and dodged the projectile shot by Sosakura.
Seeing that Shuntaro was able to dodge Sosakura's projectiles, a look of surprise appeared on Machi's face.
Just when Amachi was about to continue shooting at Shuntaro——
"Ah-Machi, go rescue the Kus, and then go support Miss Lin and the others."
Ogata suddenly said this while handing the big box in his hand to Omachi.
"Then by the way, I told Miss Lin and the others that Shuntaro was held back by me, and asked them to concentrate on dealing with Shintaro."
Hearing what A-Machi said, A-Machi was stunned for a moment.
"...Hmm." Atachi looked at Ogata with some complicated emotions for a while, then nodded, "I understand. I wish you good luck in martial arts."
Atachi hugged the big box tightly in his arms and ran towards the depths of "Kuga Village".
After Omachi left, Ogata turned his head and looked at Shuntaro who was not far away.
Ogata's eyes towards Shuntaro were quite calm.
Shuntaro's gaze towards Ogata was full of various emotions.
He looked at the two blue and gold swords on Ogata's waist - in his memory, these two swords should be the swords of another man named "Mashima Goro".
He also heard the conversation between Ogata and Omachi just now - the voice in his memory was also the voice of "Mashima Goro".
A bold guess popped up in Shuntaro's mind.
This guess made Shuntaro's heart beat faster involuntarily.
"Let's find another place." Ogata said to Shuntaro, "It seems a bit narrow here."
"...Come with me." Shuntaro said, "I know a good place."
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It's noon now.
It's time for the "Ku"s of "Ku Village" to have lunch.
Originally, they should have gathered in this open space as usual today, finished today's lunch, and then continued to work.
That's how it should be.
But in the middle of distributing today's lunch, the sound of a big cannon made their day a little unusual.
The sound of big cannon fire resounded throughout Shiranui.
The "Ku" people living in "Ku Village" naturally heard this thunderous sound.
Most people have never heard the sound of bombardment.
After the sound of the first big cannon shelling, the sound of big cannon shelling continued.
Not only the "Ku"s were in panic, but the ninjas who were distributing lunch to the "Ku"s in the open space were also having trouble keeping calm.
Not long after, another ninja hurriedly ran to the clearing. After whispering a few words to the ninjas responsible for distributing meals and taking care of "Zu", their faces all changed, and then they hurriedly
He left in a hurry, not knowing where he went.
Even though all the ninjas around him had left, no one dared to leave without authorization, and they all continued to stay peacefully in the open space they usually used for meals.
Not long after, they all heard shouts of killing very close to them.
The shouts of killing made the "Ku" people even more uneasy and they began to whisper.
Discussing what these thunderous sounds are about.
They were discussing where the ninjas who had just left had gone.
They were discussing what was going on with the shouts of killing that rang out not far from them.
Although Ah Sheng was also uneasy, he was more concerned about when the ninjas would come back and continue distributing food than thinking about what was going on with the thunder and shouts of death.
When the thunder sounded, the meal was only halfway distributed.
There are still half of the "Ku" who haven't received their lunch today.
And Ah Sheng was one of the half of the "scum" who didn't receive lunch.
Although the steaming rice bucket was not far away, Ah Sheng did not dare to go get the food without permission.
If he goes to get lunch without authorization, God knows how he will be punished when the ninjas come back and find out that he went to get lunch without authorization.
While the "Ku"s were waiting silently with different emotions, they suddenly saw a figure walking quickly towards them.
They looked intently.
I found that the figure was a very beautiful woman.
This beautiful woman is holding a big box.
This beautiful woman is of course Atachi.
Looking at the people in front of him who were gathering in the open space, waiting for lunch, Atachi secretly said "good luck".
The "Gu" people gathered together, which saved her a lot of energy.
Amachi carried the box full of shackle keys to the edge of the open space, opened the box, and poured out the keys one by one.
Blah blah blah...
The key fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Some "dirt" know what these keys are.
Looking at the keys at Machi's feet, their eyes widened with astonishment on their faces.
"We have killed all the ninjas guarding the 'Ku Village'!"
"We are here to destroy Shiranui!"
"Do you hear these thunders? These are the sounds of my companions fighting Shiranui!"
"These are the keys that can unlock your shackles! There are numbers on them, which correspond to the numbers on your shackles!"
"Although our weapons are very powerful, our numbers are still a little smaller than the ninjas in Shiranui."
"So we need your help!"
"With your help, our chances of defeating Shiranui will be greatly increased!"
"If Shiranui dies, you will also be truly free."
"Of course, you can also choose to open the shackles and escape directly!"
"We won't stop you."
"But if you choose to escape directly, then please be prepared that our attack on Shiranui will fail this time, and then Shiranui will send people to capture you!"
Atachi didn't give too many lengthy lectures to the "Ku"s.
Say everything that needs to be said directly.
After finishing his words, Ating silently stared at the "Ku" in front of him, waiting for their response.
After hearing these words from Aseng, the first thought that came to Aseng's mind was - is it true or false?
Ah Sheng is not the only person who has similar thoughts.
The looks on many people's faces showed that they all had the same idea as Ah Sheng.
A certain "dirty" person asked everyone the question they most want to ask right now:
"Did you...really kill all the people responsible for guarding the 'Ku Village'?"
"If I didn't kill all the people guarding the 'Kuga Village', how did I bring out these shackles keys?" Amachi asked in return.
The empty space that was originally silent due to shock, now seemed to have been lifted from the magic of suspended time, slowly becoming commotion in an atmosphere that was not too ostentatious.
The sound of thunder that kept coming to his ears, the ninjas who never appeared again, and the key that could unlock the shackles not far away from him - these were all announcing that this woman was telling the truth.
——Get...freedom?
Ah Sheng murmured in his heart.
After murmuring, Ah Sheng felt that his heartbeat was unchanged and did not speed up due to excitement.
He completely scorned what Atachi had just said.
——Destroy Shiranui? How is it possible?
The corners of Ah Sheng's lips curved into a mocking arc.
In his eyes, how could Shiranui Ri, who had so many ninjas and had such amazing combat power, be wiped out?
If he really took off his shackles and helped them deal with Shiranui, he would definitely die.
If he took off the shackles and ran away directly, after Shiranui killed these unscrupulous people who dared to attack them, they might be caught and severely punished.
Although there is a possibility of successful escape, Ah Sheng is not confident in his ability to escape.
So without much thinking, Ah Sheng made his decision - to stay here and wait for the ninjas to come back.
Ah Sheng, who no longer looked at Ah Machi, touched his belly and looked at the rice pail not far away.
——I’m so hungry... When can I come back and continue to distribute food?
Just when Ah Sheng was concerned about when the ninjas would come back and continue distributing meals, out of the corner of his eye he suddenly caught a glimpse of Youdao standing up next to him.
Ah Sheng turned his head and stared blankly at the man standing next to him.
This person was exactly the gangster who had just arrived in "Ku Village" not long ago, and had been beaten up two days ago for asking the ninjas if they could change their food.
There were still many marks of beatings on A Bang's face.
The look in his eyes was very complicated.
There is hesitation, there is fear, there is worry.
But the main emotion is - determination.
Abang gritted his teeth and walked quickly towards Ah Ding. Among the keys at Ah Ding's feet, he found the key that could unlock his shackles, and then quickly unlocked his shackles.
Ah Sheng looked in surprise at Ah Bang who had untied his shackles, with a look of disbelief on his face.
——What is he going to do? Is he going to run away? Or...
Before Ah Sheng finished speaking, Ah Bang shouted to the other "Ku" who were still standing or sitting blankly with various expressions:
"I don't want to be here anymore!"
"I don't want to worry about the time when the ninjas from Shiranui will come and take me back!"
"Is there anyone with me?!"
Ah Gang's words made the people who were already in some commotion become even more commotion.
Some of the "Ku"s who had hesitated just now finally gritted their teeth and stood up like Gang Gang just now.
Like a chain reaction, more and more people stood up.
It is actually very simple to distinguish who wants to escape directly and who wants to fight the ninjas in Shiranui.
Those "Ku" who wanted to fight to the death with the ninjas in Shiranui seemed to have flames burning in the depths of their pupils.
Ah Sheng felt that his mouth opened uncontrollably into an "O" shape.
——Is there anything wrong with their minds?
A-Machi stood up as he looked at more and more "Ku", whose eyes seemed to have flames burning in the depths of his pupils, and a faint smile appeared on their faces.
"There are many weapons left by the people we have killed at the entrance of the village. Come with me, and I will take you to get the weapons you each have handy." Atachi said.
The reason why A-Ting didn't tell them too many complicated truths or sensational words just now was because A-Ting knew that there was no need to talk too much to them.
For those who still have the heart to resist, just a simple word can make them take up arms.
And in fact, it is indeed the case.
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Lin naturally noticed the current stalemate in the battle.
If she continued to use her big barrel to fire at each other's shuriken like this, by the time the ninjas were defeated, there wouldn't be many gunners left.
After thinking for a moment, Lin decided it was time to use her other two trump cards.
In order to deal with Shiranui, Lin prepared a total of 3 trump cards this time.
The big tube is just one of her trump cards.
Her other two trump cards are now standing by her side.
"Uncle, Jiulang." Lin called softly to the two people standing on her left and right sides, "Can I please help you?"
Lin has lived with her uncle since she was a child.
Mamiya was the first person to follow Lin.
They have long had a unique tacit understanding with each other.
Lindo didn't need to say anything, and Genichi and Mamiya didn't need to ask any more questions. They both nodded.
"I'll go to the east." Yuan, who was wearing a light blue feather fabric today, glanced at the east and said, "There seem to be more people there."
"Then I'll go to the west." Mamiya, who was wearing a dark red haori, looked to the other side.
"Leave it to you." Lin said sternly, "Let me see... how the 'Sword Master' Kinoshita Genichi and the 'Liuguang Hachiman' Mamiya Kuro can use one for a thousand!"
Genichi and Mamiya smiled slightly.
Then almost at the same time, the two of them clenched the knives in their hands and fired them in different directions.
Genichi rushes towards the enemy to the east.
Mamiya charges towards the enemy to the west.
The two men with the titles of "Sword Master" and "Liuguang Hachiman" respectively——are out of the battle.
The light blue feather fabric on Genichi's body and the dark red feather fabric on Mamiya's body were blown by the strong wind.
Lin ordered the gunners behind her to stop shelling the enemies in the west and east.
Mamiya jumped onto the roof of a low house.
On the roof of this low house, there were two ninjas who were using the roof as a cover and were throwing shurikens at Lin and her gunners.
Mamiya jumped onto the roof and jumped right in front of one of the ninjas.
This ninja is not a newbie.
Just now, after seeing Mamiya rushing toward them, they had already put away their shurikens and drawn their ninja swords.
After Mamiya jumped up to him, he immediately pointed the tip of his ninja sword at Mamiya, trying to pierce Mamiya's chest.
However - he had just pointed the tip of the knife at Mamiya, and Mamiya had already prepared the sword-drawing technique at a much faster speed than him:
The left hand is holding the knife at the waist, the right hand is on the handle of the knife, and the center of gravity of the body is lowered.
Then the sword flashed.
The sword light swept from the ninja's right abdomen to his left shoulder, causing blood to splash.
Mamiya didn't take another look at the ninja who had been killed by him. He turned around and rushed towards the other ninja who was also lurking on the roof.
The same goes for this ninja - although he was not killed by the drawing sword technique, he was killed by Mamiya because he couldn't even react.
The situation over at Yuanyi is similar.
While rushing towards the ninjas to the east, Genichi pulled out his Yang Shen and Yan Rong and jumped towards the three ninjas gathered together.
Before these three ninjas could react, they were killed by Genichi.
Genichi and Mamiya were like two ferocious carnivorous beasts attacking their prey.
After the ninjas in Shiranui broke into the "military formations" formed on the east and west sides, the one-sided massacre began.
No one can block the swords of Genichi and Mamiya, or stop the two of them.
Many ninjas didn't even have a chance to cry out in grief before they were killed by Genichi and Mamiya with one blow.
The two of them did not waste any energy. If they could kill their opponent with one sword, they would never use a second sword.
If you can cut off the belly, which is easier to cut, you will never cut off the head, which is more difficult to cut.
Genichi and Mamiya were running, jumping, and attacking.
The ninjas on the east and west sides were defeated, broken, and dying.
The ninjas in Shiranui were stunned.
Their companions, who were clearly located on the east and west sides, had an absolute advantage in numbers, but they were unable to do anything against the old man and the young man wearing glasses.
Close attack - before the sword can hit them, he will be killed first.
Long range attack - whether it was throwing shurikens or throwing darts, they would either be dodged or bounced away by the swords in their hands.
Even if they attack in groups, these two people can kill the attacking enemies one by one with ease.
To give a vivid example to describe the battle between Shimomiya and Genichi - the ninjas in Shiranui are like instant milk powder.
And Genichi and Mamiya are like boiling water.
What does boiling water look like when it meets instant milk powder? This is what the ninjas in Shiranui look like after they meet Genichi and Mamiya.
It wasn't just the ninjas in Shiranui who were stunned.
The gunners hired by Lin were also stunned.
Lin and Makimura both knew the strength of Genichi and Mamiya, so they were not very surprised.
But for the gunners hired by Lin, this was their first time seeing such a powerful person.
Because I was too shocked and focused on watching the battle between Genichi and Mamiya, I couldn't help but slow down the speed of the bombardment...
"Don't be dazed!" Lin shouted, "the bombardment speed has slowed down!"
After being scolded by Lin, the gunners finally came to their senses one by one and continued to concentrate on bombarding the enemies except to the east and west.
With the emergence of Genichi and Mamiya, the pressure on the gunners was greatly reduced.
The battle situation that had already reached a stalemate once again turned into Lin and others' advantage.
And it’s an advantage that continues to expand.
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Edo, somewhere——
"Come! Guest! Your dried sweet potatoes!"
Standing in front of a dry food store, Enma smiled and accepted the dried sweet potatoes handed to him by the owner of the dry food store.
After deciding to let go of everything related to Shiranui, Enma felt that his weight had become lighter.
It's so light that it feels like it's almost flying.
At this time, the Balrog was wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a small cloth bag filled with various necessities for a long journey.
He told Genichi early this morning - when he was young, he once saw a very beautiful maple leaf forest in Kansai.
He had always wanted to see it again, but unfortunately not long after seeing this maple leaf, he became the 12th Enma. He had worked hard to revitalize Shiranui for 30 years and had no time to see it again.
That maple leaf forest.
Now he is no longer the Balrog.
He decided to leave today.
Leaving Edo today.
Go to Kansai.
The Balrog straightened the bamboo hat on his head,
smiling.
With a brisk pace, he carried the dried sweet potatoes he had just bought and walked straight in the direction leaving Edo.
However, just after leaving the dry food store, Enma suddenly heard a very familiar sentence.
"Here, Yajiro, the dried sweet potatoes I bought for you."
Balrog's expression was startled.
According to the sound, they were a middle-aged man and a young man. The two people looked very similar. They should be a father and son.
After the father handed a packet of dried sweet potatoes to his son, his son took it and smiled happily.
This scene and this set of conversations almost completely overlap with a certain memory of Balrog.
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"Here, Ichitaro, I bought you some dried sweet potatoes."
"Ah, thank you!"
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The Enma in this memory was just a child in his early 10s, and at that time he was still using the name "Ichitaro".
In this memory, the person who handed him the dried sweet potatoes was the previous generation of Enma - that is, the 11th generation of Enma.
He is an abandoned baby picked up outside by the previous Balrog.
The previous generation of Balrogs had always treated him as one of their own and trained him carefully.
Although he is a stern person, he occasionally shows a gentle side.
When he was 10 years old, he inadvertently said "I want to try dried sweet potatoes" in front of the previous generation Enma.
It was obviously just a casual mention, but the previous generation Enma remembered these words.
After returning from a certain mission, I bought him a pack of dried sweet potatoes.
That's why this memory is so profound.
Because of this, dried sweet potatoes have always been a food of special significance to Balrog. Although it is not a very delicious thing, he has always liked to eat it.
After looking at the father and son from a distance for a while, Enma slowly withdrew his gaze.
After lowering the hat on his head, he continued walking forward.
The scene I just saw of a father fucking his son's sweet potato was like a key, opening a box containing many old memories deep in the Balrog's mind.
One after another old memories emerged from my mind.
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"Ichitaro, you've done a great job. Keep working hard. It's only a matter of time before you surpass me."
"Yes! Lord Enma, I will continue to work hard!"
"Well, remember not to be proud. The future of Shiranui depends on you young people."
This is a memory from my childhood... I have shown extraordinary talent since I was a child, and was carefully cultivated by the previous generation of Enma.
The happiest thing at that time was hearing the previous generation Enma praise himself.
After every praise, the previous Enma would pat him on the shoulder and say, "The future of Shiranui depends on you young people."
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Enma...or rather, Ichitaro's originally slightly upturned corners of his mouth slowly flattened.
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Memories were broken up, mixed, and reorganized into new pictures.
This time, the picture that appeared in Itaro's mind was a very familiar face.
"Ichitaro, I heard that Enma-sama plans to ask you to succeed him as the 12th Enma. You are considered to be the Enma and you have been welcomed by the public. Shiranui will be counting on you from now on!"
The person who said this was Ichitaro's former senior and good friend.
But not long after Ichitaro became the 12th Balrog, he died during a mission.
Although he is a senior, he has no airs and has given Ichitaro a lot of help.
Ichitaro once asked him why he helped him so much. He said that he felt that Ichitaro's talents far exceeded those of other peers in the village, and he was the most promising person to become the next generation of Enma, so he planned to do his best to help and train him.
Him, so that he can become an excellent leader who can lead Shiranui to grow stronger in the future.
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Ichitaro's originally somewhat brisk pace began to slow down and become calmer.
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Various memory fragments appear and disappear.
Not long after, a new memory appeared in front of my eyes, and then it slowly condensed into a specific outline.
Of course, Ichitaro quickly recognized it - this was what happened after the previous generation of Enma failed to negotiate with the Satsuma clan.
Previous generations of Enma have been working hard to revitalize Shiranui and restore the glory of the Warring States Period.
For this reason, the previous generations of Enma have been working hard and searching for ways to revitalize Shiranui every day.
So the previous generation of Enma approached the Satsuma clan, hoping to join the Satsuma clan, just like the first generation of Enma led Shiranui to join the Toyotomi family two hundred years ago. With the help of the Satsuma clan, Shiranui was revitalized and strengthened.
However, the monarchs and ministers of Satsuma Domain looked down upon ninjas and believed that raising a group of ninjas would be worse than raising a fleet of ships.
So the negotiation with the Satsuma Domain ended in failure.
The previous Enma returned to the village from the distant Satsuma Domain in despair.
To this day, Ichitaro still remembers the frustration and unwillingness on the face of the previous Enma when he first returned to the village.
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The corners of Ichitaro's mouth that had just been flattened slowly lowered.
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"Ichitaro..."
The memories were scattered again, and then reorganized into a new picture - the previous generation Enma was lying on the hospital bed, dying of illness. Ichitaro was sitting at the head of the bed, looking at the previous generation Enma who was both his mentor and adoptive father with a sad face.
.
The previous Enma, who was so ill that he couldn't even see clearly, stretched out his withered hand in the direction of Ichitaro.
"From now on... you are the 12th Enma. Shiranui... I leave it to you..."
Ichitaro raised his hand without thinking and tightly grasped the hand held out to him by the previous Enma.
"Lord Enma, leave it to me!"
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Ichitaro's pace became slower and slower, and finally he stopped and stood there blankly.
He is now standing on a fairly busy street in Edo.
There is a constant flow of pedestrians, cars and horses all around.
But now he felt as if some barrier had appeared around him, isolating these lively atmospheres.
Under the obstruction of this barrier, Ichitaro felt that the people, cars and horses around him were all paper people and horses.
After standing there for an unknown amount of time, Ichitaro...or Enma, slowly raised his head.
Looking at the clear sky above his head, he murmured in a tone of prayer:
"……Let me go please……"
He prayed to the memories that kept popping up in his mind.