Chapter 493 Ogata Yoshi's head must be chopped off! 【8800 words】
"I don't know much about Heyezhe..." the middle-aged man said, "I only know that the people who established Heyezhe were a group of Ainu compatriots who came south from the north due to sudden changes in climate."
"Then after they established Heyezhe, they often admitted other compatriots who also lost their homes for various reasons to live in Heyezhe."
"As far as I know, Heye Zhenei now has more than a thousand people,"
——Do you often accept other compatriots to stay? Why does it sound so like a shelter...
After muttering this in his mind, Ogata asked:
"I heard that people in Heye Zhe own muskets. Is this true? How did they get these muskets?"
"Yes. It's true." The middle-aged man nodded, "But... the muskets they used are very different from the muskets used by the white-skinned people last night."
Speaking of this, the middle-aged man let out a long sigh.
"The muskets owned by Heye Zhe's people are not as powerful as the muskets used by the white-skinned people last night. Their range is not that far, and their accuracy is also very poor."
"As for how they got those muskets...I don't know."
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"The people of Heyezhe have never told anyone where they got their muskets."
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For the Ainu people, who are still in a tribal civilization, there will naturally be no "democracy".
Various administrative powers in Qina Village are tightly held in the hands of a few people headed by Chepke.
Now that the "ruling group" headed by Chepke has decided to surrender to Heyezhe, it is useless no matter how much the people in the village oppose it.
Moreover - there are not many people who oppose joining Heye Zhe.
The vast majority of people either support affiliation or don't care about this kind of thing.
After getting rid of the villagers who opposed the surrender and tried hard to persuade Chepke not to join, Chepke approached Manakr.
"Manaker, during these days when I am not in the village, the village will be entrusted to you."
Chepke planned to take several "high-ranking officials" from the village and some young men responsible for escort, and leave by dog sled tomorrow morning.
"Yes." Manakor nodded, "Is your injury okay?"
The injury Manakor mentioned was naturally referring to the left shoulder that was slashed by the white-skinned man last night.
"It's okay." Chepke touched his left shoulder, "Although it's quite painful, it's nothing serious."
"It's okay. It's okay. Anyway, you have to be careful along the way."
After admonishing Chepke a few more words, Manakel paused.
Then he said:
"By the way, Chepke, before you leave, I want to ask you. Majima Goro and the others...how should we repay them?"
A look of helplessness appeared on Manaker's face.
"Mashima Goro is different from that Scrooge."
"The kindness we received from Goro Majima last night is much greater than that of Skruchi."
"If we just entertain you with delicious food and drinks... I feel like we are not worthy of Majima Goro's kindness to us."
"...That's right." Chepke said softly, "Without Majima Goro, I can't even imagine what our village would be like."
"Such a great kindness must not be repaid quickly."
"I can only repay the favor bit by bit..."
Having said this, Chepke paused and remained silent.
After a moment of silence, Chaomanakl asked:
"Are Majima Goro and the others looking for someone?"
"Well, that's what happened." Manaker nodded, "The two of them are looking for two people. After they arrived in our village yesterday, they asked the villagers if they had seen the person they were looking for.
2 Japanese people.”
"I was asked by them yesterday."
Manakor is one of the small number of villagers who were consulted by Ogata and the others yesterday.
"The two people they are looking for, one is a middle-aged man and the other is a young man."
After Manakor finished speaking, Chepke thought for a while.
"...Since Majima Goro and the others are currently looking for someone, we can try to repay them in this regard..."
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Matsumae Domain, Matsumae Castle——
Since a reception banquet was held for the generals of each domain some time ago, Matsudaira Sadanobu asked the generals of each domain to return to their respective armies to reorganize the army and prepare for war at any time.
Only two people were left: the general of the Aizu army, Kamo Ryouyuki, and the general of the Sendai army, Ikutenme Sōemon.
The troops of the Aizu Army and the Sendai Army accounted for more than half of the "Allied Forces of the Northeastern Domains".
Therefore, Kamao and Shengtenmu can be regarded as generals in the army, second only to the general of the army - Inamori.
When convening a military meeting, it is impossible to bypass these two generals who command an army of 2,000 and an army of 1,800 respectively.
Therefore, the reason why Matsudaira Sadanobu kept the two of them was to discuss the future march with these two senior generals whose status in the military was second only to Inamori.
Pu Sheng and Sheng Tianmu have been living in Songqian City these days.
Pu Sheng is a quiet person and relatively taciturn.
Sheng Tianmu, on the other hand, seems to be the opposite of Pu Sheng, with a very restless temper. He won't give up until he practices hundreds of rounds every day.
Since some time ago, in a corner of Matsumae Castle, passionate shouts can be heard every day.
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"Qiuyue! I'm going to fuck!"
Sheng Tianmu let out a heroic shout, then drew his gun and stabbed Qiuyue in front of him with all his strength.
If Ogata had been present, he would have definitely recognized that the man facing off with Tenmu was none other than Akizuki Rizen, one of the "Seven Spears of Senshu" who had competed with him at the Hoho Sword Hall before.
"Come here!" Qiuyue shouted with a momentum no less powerful than Sheng Tianmu's.
The guns in the hands of the two men turned into phantoms, striking each other in mid-air.
Both Sheng Tianmu and Qiuyue are wearing full armor and full armor.
Both of them wore armor with almost the same style, with red and black as the main colors.
The armor is covered with a hip-length jinhaori that is also mainly red and black.
The reason why this is so is because the lord of the Sendai Domain is a man who also pursues clothing very much.
He felt that if the seven members of the "Xianzhou Seven Spears" had different armor styles and colors, then if the seven of them stood in a row, they would not look good enough or have enough momentum.
Therefore, the lord of the Sendai Domain specially spent money to tailor-make armor and jinhaori of the same style for the seven people of the "Senshu Seven Guns".
Both Sheng Tianmu and Qiuyue were "talented" whose height far exceeded the average of this era.
Sheng Tianmu's height is over 1.8 meters, while Qiuyue's height is directly over 1.9 meters.
The contest between the two of them, in the eyes of outsiders, was like a pair of giants fighting.
"Qiuyue! Tie your waist tight!"
While fiercely exchanging offense and defense with Qiuyue, Sheng Tianmu, a 43-year-old veteran, did not forget to mention Qiuyue.
"Yes!" Qiuyue responded loudly.
Because it was just a competition, it was naturally impossible for Sheng Tianmu and Qiuyue to use Zhenqiang. Instead, they used wooden spears with their heads wrapped in white cloth.
To use one word to describe Sheng Tianmu's marksmanship, it is "extremely rough".
He waved the gun in his hand with rough movements and launched a violent attack on Qiuyue like a violent storm.
The spear technique practiced by Sheng Tianmu is "Zangtian style".
Although it has such a weird name, it is an ancient spear art with extremely high practical value.
It’s a pity that since the emergence of “Hohoin-style spear technique”, “Teda-ryu” has been unable to compete with “Hohoin-style spear technique” due to various reasons, and has gradually declined.
In addition to using "Tangada-style" spear skills, Sheng Tianmu also incorporates many special spear-wielding skills into actual combat.
The practical skills he used were valuable skills passed down from generation to generation in his family.
The ancestor of Sheng Tianmu was a military general on the battlefield who made many military exploits during the Warring States Period two hundred years ago.
Because of his great military exploits, he was granted a salary of 4,000 shi, and his descendants have been in trouble to this day.
This ancestor, Sheng Tianmu, learned a set of spear-wielding skills from the duel between life and death in countless battles on the battlefield.
The ancestors of Sheng Tianmu named this set of spear-wielding skills "Sheng Tianmu Killing Method".
It is a technique that was undoubtedly born on the battlefield. Needless to say, its actual combat value is very high.
The "Shengtianmu Killing Method" was successfully passed down from generation to generation, and was then perfectly inherited and mastered by the Shengtianmu.
To describe in one sentence what the "Original Tenmoku Killing Technique" is, it would be - a technique that allows the gun to flexibly and quickly hit the opponent's neck, inner thighs and armpits.
This is the secret of killing enemies that our ancestors learned through bloody battles in the Warring States Period:
On the battlefield, because we often face enemies wearing armor, the best places to attack are the neck, inner thighs, armpits and other troops that cannot be protected by armor.
In response to the secret of killing enemies that he understood, the ancestors of the Shengtianmu created the "Shengtianmu Killing Method".
At the beginning, Qiuyue was able to have a 50-50 fight with Sheng Tianmu.
But as time went by, Qiuyue was gradually suppressed by the Third Eye.
"What's wrong? Qiuyue! Your gun seems to be weak and weak!"
After that, the gun in Sheng Tianmu's hand turned into an even more dazzling phantom.
He first used a fake move to deceive Qiu Yue's move, then slashed from top to bottom, and hit Qiu Yue's head hard with the barrel of his gun.
Despite the mercy of the Divine Eye and the protection of the helmet, Qiuyue still felt like stars were in her eyes and she was dizzy.
After giving Qiu Yue a heavy blow on the head, Sheng Tianmu quickly changed the direction of his gun and aimed at Qiu Yue's chest with a heavy and fierce stab.
As if her chest had been hit by a big stone, Qiuyue felt her blood surge and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
And the combo of Sheng Tianmu is not over yet.
Shengtianmu stepped forward, closing the distance with Qiuyue, and then used the "Shengtianmu killing method" passed down from generation to generation in their family.
Qiuyue's inner thighs and armpits, which were not protected by armor, were hit by precise snipers.
Qiuyue stumbled and fell heavily to the ground.
"Admit defeat, admit defeat."
As Qiuyue spoke, she took off the helmet on her head, revealing her sweaty head.
"Your physical strength seems to be poor." Sheng Tianmu put away the wooden gun in his hand and stared at Qiuyue sitting on the ground.
Sheng Tianmu is 43 years old this year, while Qiuyue is only 26 years old this year. However, Qiuyue, who is younger, breathes more violently, while Sheng Tianmu only breathes slightly faster.
"You'd better go to Youkuo less often." Sheng Tianmu said in a stern tone, "I've heard that you have been going to Youkuo almost every night recently."
Hearing Sheng Tianmu's words, Qiu Yue's face showed a hint of embarrassment.
Although in the Edo period, it was normal for men to go to Yukaku for fun, and there were not many government-run Yukaku, but it would still make people feel embarrassed to be accused of excessive prostitution in person.
"I don't go every day." Qiuyue stood up and said in a weak tone, "I only go 6 times in 7 days..."
"Is there any difference between going 7 times in 7 days and 6 times in 7 days?!" Sheng Tianmu shouted in a voice that made Qiuyue feel pain in her eardrums, "Going to Youkuo often will not only weaken your constitution, but you may also catch diseases.
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"As a samurai, there is nothing more humiliating than dying in bed - and dying in bed due to that disease!"
"You'd better control yourself in the future!"
Sheng Tianmu is the leader of the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" and is also a fierce general with many military exploits.
After the "Dawn Famine" broke out, many bandits and bandits emerged in the Northeast.
As one of the Northeastern feudal clans, the Sendai clan was naturally plagued by banditry.
After the "Dawn Famine" broke out, Sheng Tianmu was named "General of the Bandit-Crueling Army" and led troops everywhere to fight against bandits.
Under the fierce attack of Yu Shengtianmu, the gangsters of Sendai Domain have been suppressed and submissive.
In this series of battles against bandits, the Shengtianmu Formation killed an unknown number of bandits.
Although the military achievements of Sheng Tianmu are not worth mentioning compared with those generals in the Warring States Period.
But in the Edo period, when peace had lasted for a long time, and most samurai had never even killed a chicken, Ikutenmu could definitely be regarded as a military commander with great military exploits.
Sheng Tianmu has both qualifications and extremely strong strength. Facing Sheng Tianmu, Qiu Yuesheng cannot think of fighting against him.
"Yes..." Qiuyue lowered her head, "I will try to go as little as possible in the future."
After scolding Qiuyuehou, Shengtianmu turned his attention to a young man sitting not far away who was also wearing red and black armor.
"Kuroda! Have you rested enough? Come on when you have rested enough!"
The young man called "Kuroda" has a slender figure.
After being called by the Third Eye, the young man was stunned for a moment, then quickly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, and said with a wry smile:
"Please let me rest for a while."
This young man's name is Kuroda Genki, and he is also one of the "Seven Spears of Senshu".
Before Qiuyue competed with Sheng Tianmu, Kuroda had been trained hard by Sheng Tianmu.
This time when troops were dispatched to the north, the lord of Sendai Domain directly sent five people from the "Senju Seven Guns" led by Ikutenmu to participate in the battle.
Qiuyue and Kuroda stayed in Matsumae Castle with Sheng Tianmu.
The other two members of the "Xianzhou Seven Guns" stayed in the army and were stationed in the army.
Their Sendai clan's army is located in the wilds some distance away from Matsumae Castle, and a round trip takes more than a day.
Seeing Kuroda refusing to spar with him anymore, Sheng Tianmu curled his lips in displeasure.
"Really, you young people are obviously in the best age of your life, don't waste these great years!"
"Exercise more and don't indulge too much in pleasure!"
"As a warrior, you should concentrate on practicing martial arts. Instead of wasting too much energy and time on women, singing and dancing."
Sheng Tianmu kept preaching to Qiuyue and Kuroda.
Listening to Sheng Tianmu's sermon, Qiuyue and Kuroda couldn't help but smile helplessly.
There is something about the birth third eye that some barbarians find objectionable.
That is, he really likes to preach to young people as a "experienced person".
More than half of the senior samurai in the Sendai Domain who were of higher rank and could meet with the Tenmoku had been taught by the Tenmoku.
There are only a few areas where Sheng Tianmu loves to criticize young people - he dislikes young people for not focusing their energy and time on improving their martial arts, and dislikes that young people's strength is not as good as that of an old man like him...
Every time Sheng Tianmu chatted, he would always nag for a long time.
After nagging for a while, Sheng Tianmu turned his attention to Qiuyue aside.
"Since Kuroda doesn't want to play again, then, Qiuyue, let's have another fight between the two of us."
"No, no." Qiuyue quickly shook her head, "Master Sheng Tianmu, I am also a little tired, please let me rest for a while."
"It seems you really need to exercise your physical strength." Sheng Tianmu said.
Since Qiuyue and Kuroda didn't want to play again, Sheng Tianmu simply followed and took a breather.
Sheng Tianmu and Qiuyue walked to Kuroda with their wooden guns and put the wooden guns aside casually.
Several waiters standing not far away hurriedly stepped forward, handed over the sweat towels, and helped the two of them take off their armor.
The common clothes under the armors of the two men were soaked with sweat.
While wiping the sweat from his body, Sheng Tianmu said to Qiuyue in a much gentler tone than before:
"Qiuyue, although your physical strength is not very good, your gun is still somewhat improved compared to before."
"Your gun has now clearly transformed from a 'dojo gun' to a 'battlefield gun'."
"As long as you can make up for your shortcomings in physical strength, you will have a bright future."
Hearing the sudden praise from Sheng Tianmu, Qiuyue hurriedly said modestly:
"It's all thanks to your spear training method, Mr. Shengtianmu, that I can move so quickly."
The so-called "training method for developing the third eye" is actually to wear armor and engage in fierce fighting as if you were on the battlefield.
Sheng Tianmu has a habit, that is, when sparring with others, he only likes to wear armor and fight with others.
According to Sheng Tianmu, this is to recreate the feeling of fighting on the battlefield.
Let your body get used to wearing armor all the time.
Moreover, both opponents wear armor to compete with each other. Because of the protection of the armor, the fight can be more enjoyable without worrying about hitting the opponent too hard and injuring the opponent.
Not only that - when you wear armor to compete with others, you will unknowingly develop the habit of attacking places where the enemy's armor cannot defend you.
Under the influence of Sheng Tianmu, Qiuyue also became accustomed to wearing armor to compete with others.
Under the influence of accumulation over time, Qiuyue has now slowly developed the habit of attacking places that cannot be defended by people's armor.
This is why Sheng Tianmu just praised Qiuyue's gun for transforming into a "battlefield gun".
However - after praising Qiuyue, Sheng Tianmu then carried out his routine "disparagement of young people".
"You young people are still too comfortable and too lazy."
"When I was young, I wasn't as relaxed as you."
Qiuyue and Kuroda had long been accustomed to Sheng Tianmu's nagging, so they just listened quietly with helpless expressions.
After nagging for a while, a look of melancholy appeared on Sheng Tianmu's face, and he let out a long sigh.
"Nowadays, the world is really in decline. Every generation of warriors is worse than the previous generation. Among the younger generation of warriors, no remarkable heroes have been born."
"Heroes..." Kuroda was stunned, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes, "Heroes among the younger generation... there are still such people who are born in Tenmu-sama."
"When she was still in Tohoku, Qiuyue met a man with very powerful skills in a little-known town called 'Nishikino Town'. What was that man's name... What was Majima?
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"Mashima Goro." Qiuyue said.
"Yes, yes, that's right, it's Goro Majima."
"That Majima Goro is so awesome. Even though he is a little more than a head shorter than Qiuyue, he managed to defeat Qiuyue with a wooden sword."
"Oh?" Sheng Tianmu raised his eyebrows.
Qiuyue was defeated by a samurai with a wooden sword in a small and unknown town - this was the first time Sheng Tianmu had heard of it.
"Qiuyue, tell me in detail." Sheng Tianmu looked at Qiuyue, "How that samurai named Majima Goro defeated you with a wooden sword."
Qiuyue told Sheng Tianmu the whole process of his chance encounter with Ogata and his contest with Ogata in a concise and concise manner.
After Qiuyue finished speaking, Sheng Tianmu nodded gently:
"Use a knife to deflect your gun, and then get close quickly... If you don't have enough arm strength, you won't be able to use this kind of trick."
"Yeah." Qiuyue nodded, "That man didn't look very strong, but his arm strength was very strong. When he used the knife to knock my gun away, my hands were numb."
"...I didn't expect that such an outstanding young man would appear in the Northeast." Sheng Tianmu murmured in a low voice.
"He doesn't seem to be a native of Tohoku." Qiuyue added, "I asked him if he wanted to come to our Sendai Domain, but he refused. He said that he was a wanderer with no fixed abode and had not come for the time being.
Our Sendai clan’s plan.”
"His accent seems to be from Kansai."
"...Hmph, it seems that among the young people nowadays, there are still some people who can be seen." Sheng Tianmu nodded.
However, as soon as the words "Sheng Tianmu" were finished, the conversation suddenly changed:
"But why don't even one of these young people who are worthy of attention take the right path?"
The third eye showed an angry expression.
The right path he spoke of was to serve his master wholeheartedly.
In the eyes of the Immortal Eye, only warriors who are both loyal and brave are true warriors, and Bushido is the "way of loyalty to the emperor."
No matter what, you must not abandon your master and ignore him - this is the view that Sheng Celestial Eye has always believed in, so Sheng Celestial Eye does not like to see those rogues, especially those who have no fixed abode and wander around.
"The same thing happened to the Ogata Issei from Izumo before!" Tenme's face was full of displeasure, "No, that Ogata Issei was much worse than this Majima Goro!"
"That Majima Goro just wanted to be a ronin, while Ogata Issei directly killed his master!"
One can imagine how Naitenmu, who regards "loyalty to the emperor" as his own belief, would view Ogata, who became famous by killing his master.
At first, after learning about Ogata's deeds of killing his lord, Sheng Tianmu was so angry that he couldn't eat for several days and kept yelling at Ogata for his shameless behavior and the shame of a samurai.
Later, the news of Ogata's attack on Nijo Castle in Kyoto reached the Sendai Clan, and Ikutenmu's dislike of Ogata escalated to several levels.
"Speaking of Ogata Issei..." Kuroda on the side answered, "I heard that even the emperor in Kyoto doesn't like Ogata Issei now."
"At the request of the emperor, the shogunate recently had to increase Ogata Issei's bounty from 500 taels of gold to 800 taels of gold."
"There is a saying - Issei Ogata is destined to leave his name in history."
"To be hated by the emperor's court and the shogunate of the general who conquered barbarians at the same time - this is unprecedented and unprecedented."
"Throughout the ages, there should be no second swordsman who can surpass Ogata Issei in fame."
"Yes, it is indeed a name that will remain in history, but it will also be infamy for thousands of years." Sheng Tianmu said solemnly, "People in future generations will always remember that during the Kansei period, there once appeared a samurai named 'Ogata Issei'
Shame."
"A person like Ogata Issei should be killed! Issei Ogata's head must be chopped off! Then his head should be circulated to all the feudal states as a warning to others."
"That's very difficult." Kuroda smiled bitterly, "In terms of swordsmanship, the great swordsmen in history such as Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro should not be able to compare to Ogata Issei."
"In a foot battle, killing hundreds of people with a samurai sword - this is something you have to ask yourself: I can't do it."
As soon as Kuroda finished speaking, Sheng Tianmu snorted heavily and said:
"That Ogata Issei's swordsmanship is indeed outstanding. If we fight on foot, I admit that I may not be his opponent."
"But if you ride on a horse and have a horse fight with me, then I am sure of victory!"
Sheng Tianmu took the wooden gun placed aside and got into the posture of firing it.
"If you ride on a horse and let me use my Sanma Gun, I am absolutely sure that Ogata Isushi can't even get close to me!"
Sanjian gun - a large spear with a length of more than 3 japan. (1 japan = 1.818 meters)
What Sheng Tianmu is best at is horse fighting, and he is an expert in horse fighting.
In horse fighting, the length advantage of longer weapons will be further magnified.
Because when you are riding a horse, you will not be able to move as flexibly as if you had your feet on the ground.
Unless your mount and you really have the same mind, and you want it to step 9.2 centimeters to the left, it will never step 9.3 centimeters - however, a person who can develop such a tacit understanding with his mount can have
several?
Lack of flexibility in movement means that it is more difficult to get close to enemies with long weapons.
As far as I know - Ogata Issei doesn't seem to be able to use weapons other than swords.
With him using the three spears and Ogata using the sword, and both of them riding on horses, Ikutenmu was absolutely sure that he could beat Ogata to the point where he couldn't even get close to him.
"It's a pity that Mr. Tenmei will not have the chance to compete with Ogata Isei." Kuroda continued, "Ever since he conquered Nijo Castle in Kyoto, he has disappeared until now."
"It is said that Ogata Issei may have died in Nijo Castle in Kyoto. The body had been burned to char by the fire, and its original appearance could not be recognized."
"If that Ogata Issei is still alive, then I think I won't dare to do anything big for the rest of my life."
"I don't think anyone who has any sense and cares about his life would dare to show his face again now that the shogunate and the court have completely resented him."
"That Ogata Issei may be hiding incognito now, living in seclusion in some inhospitable place, getting a fertile wife with big breasts and round ass, and living an anonymous life."
"Hmph." Sheng Tianmu sneered, "I hope that Ogata Yoshi doesn't live in seclusion like this."
"This kind of samurai scum, if he is allowed to live the rest of his life like this, it will be too easy for him."
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At this moment——
Matsumae Domain, Matsumae Castle, somewhere——
"Maka." A strong man with so much beard that it almost covered his entire face said to a strong man in front of him whose beard was not inferior to him: "
It’s almost time.”
"Well..." The person sitting in front of him nodded.
If the people of Matsumae Castle, who usually pay a lot of attention to the wanted posters in the city, were present, they would definitely recognize that the guy nodding his head is none other than the felon who is still on the run: Maka Nao.
After learning that Lao Naka Matsudaira Sadanobu was going to visit the Matsumae Domain in person, in order to ensure the security of the Matsumae Domain, the Lord of the Matsumae Domain personally ordered that all the criminals in the domain who were still fleeing be captured.
Under the vigorous campaign of the Matsumae Domain, the bounty criminals who fled one after another were captured.
Maka Nao, who has a bounty of 20 taels of gold, is the only naturalized Ezo left in Matsumae Castle who has not yet been captured and has a bounty on his head.
When Ogata and Omachi were still staying in Matsumae Castle, they were introduced to Makano by a warm-hearted uncle and were warned to pay more attention to this vicious criminal.
After receiving the "it's time" notification, Ma Ka Nao stood up and walked towards the window next to her.
After taking a look at the sky outside, he revealed a sinister smile:
"let's start."
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"Father, I want this."
A little boy sitting on the shoulders of a middle-aged man said to the middle-aged man below his buttocks.
The middle-aged man and the little boy are a father and son.
The father and son are currently shopping somewhere in Matsumae Castle.
What the little boy was pointing to was a fox mask on a mask stall.
Seeing that the father and son hoped to become his customers, the owner of the mask stall immediately put on a flattering smile and said to the father and son:
"You are very discerning! This fox mask of mine is the best quality and best-selling product in my stall! It only costs 8 copper coins!"
The boy's father looked troubled.
Although their family is not poor, they are definitely not rich either.
8 copper coins is enough to eat half a bowl of soba noodles.
My father wanted to refuse.
But when he raised his head and glanced at his son who was looking at him expectantly, he couldn't say any words of rejection.
Thinking that this was a rare father-son outing after all, my father smiled as he took out his money bag, took out 8 copper coins one by one, handed them to the stall owner, and then smiled with the same smile.
The smiling stall owner took the fox mask in his hands and handed it to his son who was riding on his shoulders.
The son who took over the mask had his face flushed with excitement.
"Father, thank you..."
Whoosh!
Before his son could finish thanking him, a sound of breaking wind from behind interrupted his words.
laugh!
An arrow shot from behind hit his father's chest accurately.
The arrow entered from the back of the chest and exited from the front, splattering the mask stall owner standing in front of him with blood.
The boy was stunned.
The mask stall owner was stunned.
Everyone around was stunned.
"Well..." My father vomited blood and struggled hard to stand firm.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh-!"
"Yes, someone killed someone!"
Screams began to appear all around.
However, with his heart damaged, he fell heavily to the ground after shaking a few times.
The son who was riding on his shoulders fell to the ground with him.
However, my son couldn't care less about the pain.
He hurriedly got up and shouted to his father in horror:
"father……"
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi...
Before he could finish saying "Father", the sound of pulling the bowstring one after another overshadowed his voice.
One arrow after another, like locusts, swooped towards everyone on the street.
The people who shot these arrows were a group of people standing at the street entrance wearing kimonos, but with the facial features of the Ainu.
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The author is here to give you a summary of the shogunate army and help you summarize the important figures of the shogunate army who have appeared so far.
【Shogunate Army】
Senior Chinese: Matsudaira Sadanobu
General of the Shogunate Army and Commander-in-Chief of the Army: Masaya Inamori
【Aizu Army】
General of the Aizu Army: Kamao Ryouyuki (good at using tachi technique)
【Sendai Army】
Sendai Army General: Isotenmu Zuoemon (the first of Senshu's seven spears, good at using three spears)
Akizuki Toizen (Senju Seven Guns, once competed with Ogata in Nishikino Town)
Genki Kuroda (Senju Seven Guns)
(There are a total of 5 "Seven Guns" going north this time, and there are still 2 people who have not appeared)