Chapter 460 Yidaozhai vs Xianzhou Seven Guns [6800 words]
"Xzhou" - a colloquial honorific for the vassal state.
"Senju" means Sendai Domain. You can use "Senju-sama" to refer to the lord of Sendai Domain.
By analogy: Aizu Domain is "Aizhou", Ogata's hometown Hirose Domain is "Guangzhou".
As for "Seven Guns", it is a rather ancient title.
During the Warring States Period 200 years ago, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was beginning to rise to prominence, fought a very famous battle - the Battle of Shiyue.
In this battle, seven strong generals performed exceptionally well.
After the battle, people in the world called these seven fierce generals the "Seven Spears of Qiyue".
"Bian Yue Qiben Gun" is a household name.
Ogata had never heard of the "Seven Spears of Senshu".
When this guy who calls himself "Senju Seven Guns" and "Akiyuki Rizen" is sizing up Ogata, Ogata is also sizing up this person.
The first impression this person gave Ogata was that he was tall.
In Ogata's memory, the last time he had to raise his head so high to talk to someone was when he talked to Makimura, who was 1.86 meters tall, before leaving Edo.
The guy in front of me is taller than Makimura, his height is definitely over 1.9 meters.
Not only was he tall, he was also very strong. Even though he was wearing heavy armor, Ogata could still feel the tight, rock-like muscles under the armor.
Ogata, who is 1.7 meters tall, is already outstanding in this era, let alone those who are over 1.9 meters tall.
With such a tall and strong body, just standing there is enough to scare the piss out of some people.
He has a very young face. Judging from his appearance alone, he is probably around 26 years old.
This guy was wearing battle armor, and Ogata couldn't help but take a few more glances at this guy's armor.
Because this is the first time Ogata has seen this kind of traditional armor since he traveled to the Edo period.
The last time I saw armor was in Kyoto a few months ago, when I encountered a group of enemies wearing Nanman trousers.
Nanman armor is a kind of "hybrid" that combines the characteristics of Western armor and Japanese armor. It has excellent defensive power and is also very rare.
The armor on the guy in front of me is Japan's traditional armor - Daikai.
The breastplate is made of small pieces of nail leaves and is covered with a layer of leather mainly made of deerskin.
Wrapping it with leather made of deerskin can make the armor's appearance smooth and prevent the warrior's bowstring from being broken by the armor when shooting arrows.
Even if he knew nothing about fabrics, Ogata could tell that the black jinhaori that this guy wore outside his armor must be made of very high-grade fabrics. Just by looking at it with his eyes, he could tell that this jinhaori was
Weaving is expensive.
Jinhaori - as the name suggests, it is a sleeveless haori worn over armor.
The main function is to make the wearer look more stylish, and it also has the function of protecting against cold.
But a thin layer of sleeveless haori cannot prevent the cold, so the main function of the haori is to make the wearer look more handsome and stylish, making it easier to show off.
Generally speaking, only generals in the army can wear Jinhaori.
This person had reported his home address, and Ogata immediately revealed his name:
"Dinner of the Hosei Sword Hall, Majima Goro."
"I just heard that someone is coming to play in the gym. Is it you?"
After saying that, Ogata turned his head and glanced at the dozen strangers sitting in the corner of the dojo.
The clothes of these strangers are embroidered with the same family pattern - bamboo bird pattern as Qiuyue's feather fabric.
The bamboo bird pattern is the family crest of the Date clan who ruled the Sendai Domain.
In addition, Qiuyue just called herself the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou".
The identity of this group of people headed by Qiuyue has been revealed - people from Sendai Domain.
Ogata couldn't help but think of the news that Nishino Jiro had just told him that "the Sendai Clan's troops were stationed near Nishikino Town".
After integrating the information currently known, Ogata then asked the man in heavy armor in front of him - Akizuki Toshimae:
"I heard that the Sendai Clan's troops were stationed near Kinkino Town."
"Are you generals of the Sendai Domain?"
"That's right!" Qiuyue grinned, "We are generals of the Sendai Clan."
"Staying in the military camp is a bit boring."
"Then I heard that there is a sword hall in Nishikino Town, which is very close to the military camp."
"So I took advantage of the little time I have now and came here to kill time."
"As for what you just said about 'playing the gym'..." Qiuyue shrugged, "Don't put it in such a bad way, I'm just here to learn from each other and ask for advice."
"I consider myself to be a kind-hearted person. No matter what the outcome of today's consultation is, I will not spread it to others."
After saying that, Qiuyue looked at Ogata in front of her again.
"Since you can be invited to be a diner, you must be very capable."
"I see that the calluses on your palms are very thick."
"Only people who have been holding swords for many years can have hands like this."
Qiuyue showed a happy smile.
"Do you want to challenge me?" Ogata asked in a calm tone.
"Are you willing to accept my challenge?"
"After all, I am also a patron of Baosheng Sword Hall. If you want to challenge me, then I will accompany you to the end."
The masters and apprentices of Baosheng Sword Hall have successfully helped him gain a lot of experience points during the recent period.
Ogata treated the masters and apprentices of the Hosei Sword Hall with gratitude.
Moreover, he is also a diner of Baosheng Sword Hall. It is the duty of diners to protect the sword hall.
Personal dignity aside, in terms of his feelings for the masters and apprentices of the Hosei Sword Hall, Ogata has no reason to back down in the face of the challenge of the "Kicker".
"It's great!" The smile on Qiuyue's face became more intense, "But I have to wait for a while before I can challenge you."
"Before you came, I had already agreed to seek advice from another person."
After saying that, Qiuyue turned her head and looked at the apprentices kneeling on both sides of the dojo.
"Hey! Who said you wanted to challenge me just now?"
"it's me!"
As soon as Qiuyue finished speaking, a young man stood up from the edge of the dojo.
"I am the 'Hosheng Ten Swords' Miyauchi Ichiro!"
After calling the door, Miyauchi turned to look at Ogata and apologized to Ogata.
"I'm sorry, Lord Majima, please allow me to ask the 'Senju Seven Spears' for advice first."
Of course, Ogata wouldn't care about such trivial matters as who gets on first and who gets on last. After nodding, he untied the daisheten from his left waist, held it up with his right hand, and walked quickly towards Director Hosei's side.
Go.
"Wear armor." Qiuyue pursed her lips towards the palace.
As soon as Qiuyue finished speaking, the dozen or so warriors who had been sitting quietly in a corner of the dojo, wearing clothes embroidered with the crest of the Sendai clan, began to move.
They held a set of armor in front of Gong Nai, and then helped Gong Nai put on the armor.
After quickly walking to Director Hosei's side, Ogata quickly bent his knees and sat down.
After Ogata sat down, Director Hosei briefly exchanged greetings with Ogata and asked how Ogata had been during the two days since he left Nishikino Town.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Oufang began to ask Qiuyue and his group what was going on.
Curator Baosheng also explained what happened in a concise and concise manner.
About half an hour ago, this group of people suddenly visited their sword hall.
These uninvited guests told them bluntly that they wanted to ask for advice.
Although there were more than a dozen of them, the only one who wanted to come forward for advice was Qiuyue Riqian, who called himself the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou".
Qiuyue said that wearing armor made it more comfortable to fight with others, and it was easier to get hurt or injure others when wearing armor, so she asked both parties to wear armor.
So in addition to bringing her own armor, Qiuyue also very carefully brought 3 pairs of armors of different sizes for people of different sizes to wear.
Before Ogata arrived at the sword hall, Qiuyue had already sparred with three apprentices in the sword hall.
Those who stepped forward to fight Qiuyue were all members of the "Ten Swords of Baosheng".
The results of the battle were without exception - Qiuyue was victorious.
Facing Qiuyue's 3-meter long spear, the members of the "Ten Swords of Hosei" who stepped forward to fight were unable to fight back and were quickly defeated.
Qiuyue happened to defeat the "Ten Swordsmen of Hosei" who came up to fight in third place. Miyauchi, who was also one of the "Ten Swordsmen of Hosho", announced loudly that he would fight Qiuyue in the next match, and Oban entered the dojo.
After quietly listening to Director Hosei explain the cause and effect of the incident, Ogata asked in a volume that only he and Director Hosei could hear clearly:
"Mr. Baosheng, can you introduce to me the 'Xianzhou Seven Guns'? What is it?"
Ogata originally thought that he didn't know the "Seven Spears of Senshu" because he was a foreigner and not familiar with Ou.
But who would have expected that Curator Baosheng also gently shook his head.
"I don't know much about the 'Xianzhou Seven Guns' either."
Director Hosei whispered in a voice that only he and Ogata could hear clearly:
"I only know that the 'Senju Seven Spears' are the nickname given by the current lord of the Sendai Domain to the seven most courageous generals in their army."
"Other than that, I don't know anything about the 'Xianzhou Seven Guns'."
Although Director Hosei didn't know much about the "Seven Guns of Senshu", his simple introduction just now made the fog in Ogata's mind dissipate a little.
What is known so far is that there are a total of 7 people in the "Xianzhou Seven Spears", and their skills should be very good, strong enough to stand out in the army.
At this time, Gong Nai, one of the "Ten Swordsmen of Treasure" who had just decided to challenge Qiu Yue, finally put on his armor.
After putting on the armor, Gong Nai casually took a wooden sword from the knife rest, then stood in front of Qiuyue, assuming a standard mid-section posture.
After setting up the knife in the palace, Qiuyue spread her legs apart and held the gun, with her left hand in front and her right hand in the back. The tip of the gun wrapped in white cloth was pointed straight at the palace.
When I put this gun on my shoulder just now, I didn't think it was scary.
It wasn't until he put down the gun and pointed the tip of the gun at the person that he clearly felt how oppressive the gun was.
The gun in Qiuyue's hand can be seen at a glance as being specially made.
It is 3 meters long and has a barrel as thick as a bowl - no one with any strength can handle this gun.
Because Qiuyue used a spear, in order not to be accidentally injured by Qiuyue, everyone in the dojo sat further away than where they usually sit when watching the sparring.
A man who is 1.9 meters tall wields a 3-meter-long spear - only the person facing him can truly feel how terrifying this oppression is.
In the palace, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva and took several deep breaths to calm down her nervousness a little.
Then he shouted loudly while pouring his strength into his feet, intending to use all his strength from the beginning to close the distance between himself and Qiuyue in one breath.
However - he had just taken a few steps when he saw the gun head wrapped in white cloth zooming into his field of vision at an extremely fast speed.
Qiuyue just took half a step back at a much faster speed than Gong Nai, then adjusted the tip of her spear and stabbed Gong Nai.
This is the disgusting thing about long weapons.
In cold weapon fighting, as long as long weapons are used except for special occasions, the person with a wider attack range will have the advantage.
A rookie who has only learned a spear for one or two months uses a spear to challenge a veteran swordsman who has been practicing swordsmanship for several years - this kind of thing is all too common.
The practicality of the spear is so high in battle that it is called the "King of One Hundred Weapons".
Facing the gunhead that was about to hit his chest, Gong Nai narrowly avoided it.
Qiuyue's moves are very fast.
Seeing that his thrust missed, he quickly changed his posture.
From "stabbing" to "whipping".
Like a whip, Qiuyue swung the spear in her hand towards the palace.
Qiuyue's "whip swing" this time was much faster than the "stab" just now.
In the palace, which had no time to escape, he was hit hard in the side and knocked to the ground.
Qiuyue only used two moves to defeat Gong Nai, one of the "Ten Swordsmen of Treasures".
The apprentices who were sitting closest to Gong Nai quickly stepped forward, helped Gong Nai up, and checked whether Gong Nai was injured.
Ogata could see that Qiuyue had held back just now.
Qiuyue kept her hands and was wearing armor, so there were no injuries in the palace.
After easily defeating Miyauchi, Qiuyue put the big wooden gun on her shoulder again, then turned to look at Ogata, grinning:
"Okay, diners, come on!"
Qiuyue called for Ogata to come on stage.
And Ogata didn't show any hesitation.
He took off his belt from his left waist and placed it on the tatami on the right, then walked slowly to Qiuyue.
Akizuki is actually known as the "Seven Spears of Senshu", so he must be a general with a high status in the Sendai clan's army.
Therefore, Ogata guessed that the dozen or so people who came here with Qiuyue were most likely Qiuyue's personal soldiers.
After Ogata came on the stage, the dozen or so people who might be Qiuyue's soldiers stepped forward to put on the armor for Ogata.
Because someone was helping to pierce the armor, Ogata didn't need to do anything but just raise his hands to both sides.
While waiting for the armor to be put on, Ogata simply pulled out his system interface and checked his current personal status because he had nothing to do.
After annihilating the bandits, Ogata's experience bars increased greatly.
Shiranui-ryu ninjutsu only has a few hundred experience points left to upgrade.
When Ogata checked his personal status and closed the personal system interface, he happened to have finished wearing the armor on his body.
Ogata turned his wrist and experienced the feeling of wearing armor.
Only then did Ogata remember that this seemed to be the first time he had worn armor since traveling to this era.
Previously, he had only worn the chainmail provided by the Kurunaga family elder when assassinating Matsudaira Gennai.
The armors provided by Qiuyue are all very ordinary armors, the kind of armor that can only be worn by young generals.
But even that kind of ordinary armor is quite heavy.
If you want to talk about how you feel about wearing armor, the first thought that pops up in Ogata's mind is that it's heavy.
But this weight is nothing to Ogata, who currently has 20 points of strength.
After simply confirming that all joints could rotate normally and that there was no place where the armor was not worn properly, Ogata raised the wooden sword in his hand and set it up.
After seeing Ogata setting up the sword, Qiuyue also put down the spear on her shoulder, spread her legs apart, and pointed the spear tip diagonally at Ogata.
——It is indeed very oppressive.
Ogata couldn't help but thought secretly in his heart.
Just now he was just watching the game from the sidelines.
Now, after playing against Akizuki in person, Ogata can truly feel how oppressive Akizuki is, who is 1.9 meters tall and wields a 3-meter-long spear.
However - in terms of the sense of oppression, Qiuyue is still a little worse than the "demon monk" Ogata encountered on Butterfly Island before.
After all, the "Monk" is over 2 meters tall.
The length of the naginata he used was not much shorter than the wooden spear used by Akizuki.
Because he had fought against more oppressive people before, Ogata was not at a loss like a rookie when facing Akizuki, and he didn't even know how to get close.
Ogata quickly took a half step to the right.
The moment he stepped forward on his right side, the tip of the spear wrapped in cloth pierced the air and stabbed straight towards Ogata.
Ogata's step just now was essentially just a fake move to lure Qiuyue into action.
After Qiuyue sent out the tip of the spear, Ouri quickly took back the half-step he had taken, and then, as if by precise measurement, he perfectly avoided Qiuyue's thrust, with the dodge distance being neither more nor less.
Immediately afterwards, Ogata began to step forward, as if trying to close the distance between himself and Qiuyue.
But Ogata had just taken a few steps forward when he encountered the same thing as what happened in the palace just now - Qiuyue quickly took half a step back, then flicked the spear, and the spear in his hand turned into a poisonous snake, carrying an astonishing momentum, biting towards
Ogata.
This time, Ogata didn't dodge.
Instead, he interacted with the wooden knife in his hand and slashed at the tip of the wooden gun that came within his attack range.
Wu-I Two-Sword Style·Blade Counterattack!
Ogata's blade collided with the tip of Qiuyue's spear, and then forcefully caused Qiuyue's spear to deviate from its original trajectory.
The impact of the collision between the knife and the gun was transmitted along the gun shaft to both hands, making Qiuyue's face look a little surprised.
Later, this bit of surprise turned into a stronger fighting spirit, making Qiuyue cheer up.
After taking another half step back to widen the distance between herself and Ogata, Qiuyue changed her tactics.
Instead of stabbing, he started slashing.
The spear turned into a "whip" and swept towards Ogata heavily.
After Ogata took two steps back to dodge him, Qiuyue moved forward reluctantly, closing the distance created by Ogata's retreat again, and then swept his spear forward again and struck Ogata.
Bang!
Ogata did not choose to dodge this time, but used the blade again to block Akizuki's spear.
The moment the gun in her hand was blocked, Qiuyue quickly adjusted her posture, and then continued to attack Qiuyue.
Whether he was making fake moves at the beginning, or whether he was taking steps towards Qiuyue later, Ogata was always testing Qiuyue.
After a simple trial, Ogata had a brief understanding of Qiuyue's skills.
Now seeing that Qiuyue changed his tactics and no longer used stabs to deal with him, but instead used chops to deal with him, Oubono found that Qiuyue was different from the people he had encountered before who used spears as weapons.
The people Ogata had encountered before who used spears as weapons... in layman's terms, all took the "agile" route, and their attack methods were mainly stabbing.
But Qiuyue is not like this.
Qiuyue takes the "power" route, and her attack method is mainly chopping.
Compared with thrusting, Qiuyue's slashing is obviously more powerful, faster, and more skillful.
Powerful and heavy, with astonishing destructive power - the above sentence is the perfect way to describe Qiuyue's attack.
Qiuyue's attack method is particularly suitable for use on the battlefield - with Qiuyue's arm strength, she can easily sweep away several soldiers with a single forward sweep.
After once again blocking Qiuyue's spear, Ogata couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
——It’s really shameless to attack people with a long distance...
Akizuki is 20 centimeters taller than Ogata in terms of height alone, not to mention the difference in weapon length.
Its attack range is many times wider than Ogata's.
Not even Ogata can violate the iron rule of "except in certain specific situations, attacking someone with a long distance will take advantage in the battle."
Qiuyue can stand far away where Ogata can't cut him, and launch continuous attacks on Ogata, but Ogata can't even touch Qiuyue.
Usually, Ogata, who has long hands and long legs, uses Ogata, who is much longer than an ordinary katana, to bully his opponents who are generally not as tall as him.
Ogata didn't know when the last time he was in a situation where he was the one with "short arms and short legs" was like now.
If it were a person with average skill, faced with such a battle with a huge difference in attack distance, he would probably not know how to attack.
——Qiuyue’s tactics are really like that “demon monk”...
The burly figure who had been killed by his sword appeared in Ogata's mind uncontrollably.
Although the battle with the "Monk" made Ogata suffer a lot.
But what has to be admitted is that the battle with the "Monk" allowed Ogata to accumulate a lot of experience in dealing with opponents who use long weapons.
In the deadly battle with the "Monk", Ogata figured out a tried-and-tested method for dealing with opponents who use long weapons.
Ogata took a deep breath and adjusted his breathing.
Then he narrowed his eyes slightly and concentrated.
Ahead, Qiuyue waved the spear in her hand again, and the spear drew a beautiful arc from the lower right to the upper left.
Ogata tightened his grip on the wooden sword in his hand and switched to the upper stance.
After Qiuyue's spear reached the optimal position, Ogata swung the sword in his hand.
Sakakihara's sword flow·water falls.
Target - the tip of the spear!
If we were to talk about which of the four sword skills of Sakakihara's Itto-ryu can cause the greatest damage to the opponent, it is undoubtedly the Bird Stab.
Bird stabbing is a stabbing technique, and stabbing is more likely to cause fatal injuries to the human body than slashing.
But when it comes to which move has the most power, it is undoubtedly Shui Luo.
After all, Shui Luo is a technique that cuts from top to bottom, and can easily use the power of the whole body.
Bang!
The explosion was much louder than any previous collision.
Ogata made a splash, and the blade of his wooden sword accurately struck the tip of Nakagizuki's spear from the side.
The two only touched each other for a moment before Qiuyue's spear was bounced away.
And it doesn't just pop open.
It was the kind of spear that bounced away as if it was about to fly out of Qiuyue's hand.
Qiuyue also opened the door to space.
The tried-and-tested method that Ogata figured out from "Yao Monk" to deal with enemies who use long weapons is to use brute force to directly deflect their weapons, leaving them with a vulnerability large enough for him to get close.
The moment he split Akizuki's sword with water, Ogata stepped on his back foot, using his 18 points of agility at full speed, and rushed straight towards Akizuki at the highest speed he could currently achieve.
In just the blink of an eye, Ouri closed the distance between him and Qiuyue in one breath.
When the spear in her hand was bounced away, a look of astonishment and shock appeared on Qiuyue's face.
After Ogata rushed towards Qiuyue like an arrow from a string, Qiuyue quickly retreated, trying to put some distance between herself and Ogata.
While widening the distance, he tried to adjust his posture and launch a counterattack against Ogata.
It's a pity - it's too late.
Ogata's speed was so fast that Qiuyue had no time to regroup.
Ogata quickly rushed into the range where his wooden sword could touch Qiuyue, and then raised the wooden sword in his hand.
The tip of the knife was pressed firmly against Qiuyue's throat.
Qiuyue, the dozen subordinates Qiuyue brought, and even the masters and disciples of the Baosheng Sword Hall, now looked at Ogata in shock, who had just successfully broken the spear with his sword.
As for Ogata, who is a party involved——
——Wearing armor will indeed slow down my movements... If I wasn't wearing armor, I would have been faster just now.
He was silently thinking in his mind that if Qiuyue and others knew the specific content, they might be so shocked that their eyes would open...
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It was just a joke yesterday. How could the author be a female high school student?
Today is the first day of the college entrance examination. I wonder if any of the readers of this book are high school seniors.
Well, whether you have watched it or not, I wish all high school seniors good luck in their college entrance examination~