"No one is allowed to retreat! Anyone who retreats will be killed!"
"First give priority to killing these people with big guns!"
After Genichi and Mamiya entered the battle, the originally stalemate battle gradually turned into Lin and others taking advantage, and this advantage continued to expand.
As the "ancient version of the rocket launcher", the power of the big tube naturally needs no further elaboration.
Once the cannon blasts over, the splash damage alone can injure a large number of people.
Facing Lin and others who have 18 large barrels, the only way for the ninjas in Shiranui to fight back is to use kunai and other long-range weapons to fight back.
With their numerical advantage and excellent kunai throwing skills, the ninjas could have evened out in this "battle between big tubes and kunai".
But after two strange soldiers, Genichi and Mamiya, came out and threw their "military formation" into chaos, their only advantage began to be gradually lost.
With their only advantage lost, the ninjas naturally began to fall into a disadvantage.
But even though they were at a disadvantage, the ninjas in Shiranui still fought back fiercely.
"What a tenacious fighting spirit..." Lin couldn't help but mutter.
The performance of these ninjas made Lin have to praise them, "They are worthy of being Shiranui ninjas."
Facing such a powerful weapon like an Otsutsuki, and being attacked by two extraordinary soldiers, Genichi and Mamiya, it was quite remarkable that he could still defeat him like this.
But praise is praise, and Lin will not show any mercy to them.
The fierce counterattack of the ninjas is still useful.
There are always casualties on Lin's side.
Needless to say about the gunners.
Makimura and others also began to get injured.
Makimura's left arm was accidentally stabbed by a kunai just now.
Shimada's right leg was scratched by a ninja who had just managed to get close to them.
Only Lin and Asai are still safe and sound.
Just when Lin was thinking about whether there was any way to give these ninjas a head-on blow and further reduce their morale and fighting spirit, Lin suddenly heard a burst of noise coming from far and near.
Lin Xunxun said.
I saw a group of ragged people, holding various weapons in their hands, appearing from the southeast and heading straight towards the Shiranui ninjas who were confronting Lin and others.
This sudden group of people not only stunned Lin and others, but also stunned the ninjas in Shiranui.
It wasn't until this group of ragged people got closer that a ninja finally recognized them.
"It's 'Ku'! The 'Ku's have also rebelled!"
As if in response to the ninja's scream, the group of ragged people...or "scum" let out a roar in unison.
While roaring, they pounced on the ninja closest to them.
Most of the "Ku" were originally ninjas.
Even if they have neglected their training because they have been doing all kinds of hard and tiring work for many years, their muscles still remember the feeling of swinging a sword and throwing kunai.
"Miss Lin!" As Lin looked at the "Ku" joining the battlefield in surprise, she suddenly heard Omachi's voice from behind her.
Looking back following the sound, Lin saw O-Machi, who was walking towards her quickly.
"We have released Kuu." Atachi smiled, "There are many more people willing to join us than we thought."
"Thank you for your hard work. It was a big help. Huh? Why didn't you see Ogata Ittosai?"
"We just encountered Shuntaro." A-Machi said in a slightly serious tone, "A-Yit went to deal with Shutaro."
"Shuntaro?" A bit of surprise flashed across Lin's face.
"Yeah." Ating nodded, "The two of them should have started fighting by now."
"Did Shuntaro be held back by Ogata Ittosai..."
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With Shintaro's help and cover, the Iga ninjas have been lurking in Shiranui.
The sound of the big cannon not only alarmed the ninjas in Shiranui, but also the ninjas in Iga.
Hannosuke and the others only obeyed the orders of Shintaro, who was also a retainer of Toyotomi but was above them.
For Shintaro, compared to the ninjas in Shiranui, the Iga ninjas who are also Toyotomi's retainers are definitely closer, and he is unwilling to let the Iga ninjas go out unless necessary.
That's why Shintaro has only kept the Iga ninjas on standby.
Although he has not received Shintaro's order to "support the front line", in order to better understand the latest trends and intelligence on the battlefield, at Shintaro's request, Hannosuke has always sent his subordinates to lurk in the distance of the battlefield, paying attention
, observing the battlefield.
Originally, there was no need for Hannosuke to do it himself when going to the frontline battlefield to observe the situation. After all, Hannosuke was the leader of their Iga ninja group, both in name and in reality.
But now, Hannosuke couldn't sit still.
When he heard the sound of artillery fire that seemed to be getting closer and closer, Hanosuke already began to vaguely feel that something was wrong.
Just now, there were some other sounds that seemed to be human noises from the direction of the battlefield.
Listening to the noise, both Shintaro and Hannosuke were startled, and a bad idea emerged in their minds: Could it be that the enemy's reinforcements were coming?
Shintaro, Hannosuke and their lord are the descendants of Toyotomi. They have always had high hopes for taking control of Shiranui. A few years ago, they sent Shintaro, Eitaro and others to sneak into Shiranui and made preparations in advance.
If Shiranui was just gone and all the years of preparation were wasted, their lord would definitely be furious.
Neither Shintaro nor Hannosuke will be able to reap the rewards by then.
So Hannosuke also doesn't want Shiranui to be ruined by these people who use big tubes.
Hannosuke, who could no longer sit still, rushed to the front line with Shintaro's permission, ready to see with his own eyes what was going on and where the sudden noise came from.
After quickly arriving at the front line, Hannosuke found two subordinates who were lurking not far from the battlefield, secretly observing changes in the battlefield.
"What happened? Did the enemy's reinforcements arrive?" Hannosuke approached his two subordinates from behind and asked them urgently.
"Hannosuke-sama." One of the two people cried sadly, "It seems that the 'Ku' from 'Ku Village' were released, and now the 'Ku' are assisting in attacking the Shiranui gang.
Deal with the ninjas in Shiranui."
"'Ku'?" Hannosuke's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly stepped forward and looked at the battlefield not far away.
After casting his sight on the battlefield, Hannosuke saw many people in ragged clothes holding various weapons in their hands.
The weapons in their hands were all kinds of, including ninja swords, shurikens, and scythes, and a few of them even only carried a stone, or even bare hands.
Compared with the various weapons they use, their fighting spirit is more eye-catching.
They roared and launched frantic attacks on all the ninjas within sight. The resentment they had been accumulating in their hearts now turned into their strength and their fighting spirit.
Because of "Zu"'s participation in the battle, the battlefield situation changed suddenly.
The group of people who attacked Shiranui now had weapons such as large barrels for long-range attacks, and the "Ku" with high morale were responsible for hand-to-hand combat with the ninjas.
The ninjas in Shiranui began to retreat at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Just when Hannosuke's face turned livid, he suddenly spotted a fighting figure on the battlefield.
He is an old warrior.
This old warrior should be about the same age as him, both over 60 years old.
Although he looks so old on the outside, this old warrior's posture is not old at all.
Running on the battlefield, killing ninjas like melons and vegetables.
Hannosuke was stunned when he saw this old samurai.
After being stunned, Hannosuke felt that all the blood in his body was rushing to his head.
He recognized this old warrior.
Although he hadn't seen this old samurai for 40 years, Hannosuke could still recognize him.
Because Hannosuke recognized his swordsmanship, his sword, and his eyes that were exactly the same as when he was young, with almost no change...
"Genichi...!!" Hannosuke gritted his teeth and squeezed out the name from between his teeth.
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With the help of "Ku", their only numerical advantage in Shiranui no longer exists.
The morale and fighting spirit of the ninjas declined at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although the Jonin who acted as commanders tried their best to maintain order, they still could not save the situation.
Originally, their only means of resistance against Otsutsuki was to throw shurikens.
Now that it is no longer possible to fight with the shuriken, despair will begin to grow in the face of the large barrel with astonishing range and power.
Finally, escapees began to appear.
One genin seemed to be unable to endure this kind of battle with unequal technology any longer, so he turned around and ran back.
Once there are escapees on the battlefield, a chain reaction will easily occur.
Sure enough, after the first person to escape appeared, the escapees appeared one after another.
In order to control order, some jounin wielded their swords and killed several ninjas who escaped from the battle, but this did not help.
After keenly discovering that the ninjas in Shiranui were already escaping, Lin quickly ordered the gunners to increase their firepower without saving shells.
As Lin issued this order, the speed of the ninja's collapse further accelerated.
The morale and fighting spirit of the ninjas in Shiranui are now like a river embankment that is about to collapse. First, cracks appear, and then the cracks increase little by little, until finally they completely collapse and the river water pours out.
The ninjas began to flee in large areas, and even some jounin began to flee.
With the mentality of "revenge", the "Gu"s began to pursue.
The ninjas had begun to flee, lost their will to fight, and no longer posed any threat, so Lin did not order to pursue the fleeing ninjas with the "Ku"s.
After all, compared to these ninjas who are no longer a threat and can be left to the "Ku"s to deal with them, there is a more valuable opponent, Shintaro, who needs to be dealt with more.
To capture the thief first, capture the king, is a truth that has not changed since ancient times. If the leader of Shiranui is not killed, this battle with Shiranui cannot be called a victory.
Lin and the others had already learned before that the Enma of Shiranui was no longer there, and only Shuntaro and Shintaro were left among the "Four Heavenly Kings". And these two people are the current leaders of Shiranui.
We just learned from Omachi that Shuntaro has been held back by Ogata.
In other words, there is only one Shintaro left now.
Both Shuntaro and Shintaro are the top ninjas in the world. They have the ability to turn the tide of the battle in one breath. If they are not eliminated, no one will feel at ease and think that they have won this battle.
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"Katsurokuro." Lin turned her head and said to the two people, "You two stay and look after the injured gunners."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at the others: "Others, follow me!"
Since the war started, the gunners hired by Atachi have suffered a lot of casualties.
Of the 36 gunners, 8 were killed and 20 were injured. Among these 20 wounded, 10 were seriously injured and were temporarily unable to move freely or use the cannon.
So Lin now only has 18 gunners left and 9 large barrels available.
Lin planned to rely on the remaining 9 large tubes to deal with Shintaro.
One of the important reasons why Lin decided to use the big tube to deal with Shiranui was that she wanted to use the big tube to counter Shiranui's "Yaksha Realm".
Although she has never seen what the "Yaksha Realm" is like with her own eyes, just listening to Ogata's description, Lin can instinctively feel that the "Yaksha Realm" is very threatening.
That's why she planned to use the power of the big tube to enter the "Yaksha Realm". No matter how powerful a person is, they are still mortal and cannot withstand the bombardment of the big tube.
Shimada was weak and he was already injured, so Lin decided to let Shimada stay and take care of the injured gunners.
Shimada was not an unreasonable person. He knew that if he went with Lin and the others now that he was injured, he might only be delayed, so he nodded vigorously and shouted "I understand" loudly.
Lin led five people, Genichi, Mamiya, Makimura, Asai, and Atachi, as well as the remaining 18 gunners, and headed deeper into Shiranui, looking for Shintaro.
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Shintaro had just learned about the collapse of the ninjas in Shiranui.
When he learned the news, Shintaro's expression could really be described as "like he had eaten shit".
He clenched his fists tightly, as if he wanted to scratch the skin on his palms.
A few hours ago, he was still feeling proud that he no longer had to pretend to be the "honest Shintaro" and was finally able to get Shiranui into his pocket.
A few hours later, Shiranui was destroyed by a man carrying a large barrel who came from nowhere.
In order to obey the order of his lord and control Shiranui, Shintaro lurked into Shiranui 6 years ago, and took great pains to rise from an unknown ordinary ninja to the throne of the "Four Heavenly Kings".
I have been preparing for the goal of "controlling Shiranui" for 6 years.
Finally, last night, I officially took the first step to control Shiranui.
Before he even started to show off his skills, a group of uninvited guests carrying big barrels suddenly came and beat Shiranui to pieces.
The moment he learned that the ninjas began to flee, Shintaro knew that there was no way to save him.
Unless a miracle happens, it is impossible for a group of people whose morale and fighting spirit have been so low that they start to flee to turn around and continue fighting the enemy.
Not long after Shintaro received the news that the ninjas had begun to flee, he saw Hannosuke, who had just gone to the battlefield in person to check the situation, return.
"...Hannosuke, it's time to retreat. Send an order to your subordinates to start retreating immediately." Shintaro said in a deep voice, "Shiranui is hopeless. There is no need to stay here any longer. We will suffer the punishment from the lord.
It’s better than staying here and being bombarded by big cannons.”
Although his heart was full of unwillingness and resentment, Shintaro quickly found the best solution for a Toyotomi retainer like him.
Bringing Shiranui back to Toyotomi's command is an important part of their lord's plan to "overthrow the shogunate".
They failed to save Shiranui, and when they returned to their lord to return their lives, they would definitely be scolded by their lord and receive a lot of punishment.
But it is better to be scolded by the lord and receive a lot of punishment than to stay here and be buried with Shiranui.
After Shintaro issued the retreat order to Hannosuke, he began to think deeply, thinking about whether there was enough time to find Eitaro and convey the "retreat" order to him.
Before the battle started, Shintaro asked Eitaro to supervise Shuntaro.
Shintaro doesn't even know the specific whereabouts of Eitaro and Shuntaro. He only knows that they are in the direction of "Kuga Village". If he wants to send orders to Eitaro, he doesn't know where to find him.
Just when Shintaro was thinking about whether to spend time looking for Eitaro, Hannosuke suddenly spoke:
"Shintaro, you can go on your own. We, Iga, will stay here."
"Huh?" Shintaro cast a surprised look at Hannosuke.
Before Shintaro could ask a question, Hannosuke took the lead and continued:
"I saw Kinoshita Genichi just now. Kinoshita Genichi is here now."
"Kinoshita Genichi...?" Shintaro repeated the name. After running the name through his mind, he remembered who this person was and was one of the culprits that led to the destruction of Iga no Sato.
After remembering who Kinoshita Genichi was, Shintaro instantly understood what Hannosuke wanted to do.
"...Do you want to deal with that Kinoshita Genichi?" Shintaro said in a deep voice.
"That's right." Hanosuke replied without hesitation.
"Even if it means disobeying my order to retreat?"
"That's right." Hannosuke nodded again.
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. You should know the consequences of disobeying your superiors' orders at the Toyotomi family, right? Even if you succeed in killing that Kinoshita Genichi, after you..."
Before Shintaro could finish his words, he was interrupted by Hanosuke:
"It doesn't matter."
"As long as I can kill Kinoshita Genichi, everything else doesn't matter."
"Even if you ask me to commit suicide after killing Kinoshita Genichi, I am willing."
Although Hannosuke's tone was calm, there was incomparable determination hidden within the calmness.
"The reason why I joined Toyotomi's army was just to use Toyotomi's power to strengthen myself and to use Toyotomi's power to find Kinoshita Genichi."
"Now that I have found Genichi, there is no need for me to continue working for Toyotomi."
After saying that, Hannosuke turned around.
"You can escape on your own, Shintaro. It's up to you how you want to report our disobedience to the lord."
Hannosuke walked away like the wind without a trace of hesitation.
Shintaro watched Hannosuke leave with eyes like he was looking at a pig.
He didn't waste any words to persuade Hannosuke to obey his orders.
Because he knows that facing a person who has not forgotten his hatred even after 40 years, no matter what he says, it is impossible for him to give up the opportunity for revenge that is already in front of him.
After retracting his gaze from Hannosuke, who had disappeared from sight, Shintaro took his three cronies and left in the other direction.
These three of his cronies, like him, were all sent by Toyotomi to infiltrate Shiranui.
Okay...where is Eitaro now?
Shintaro thought to himself.
He finally decided to take some time to find Eitaro and ask Eitaro to leave quickly with him.
After all, in this long and painful life of hiding, Eitaro is one of the few friends who can show his "true self" in front of him.