Chapter 511 RB First Soldier and the Rumored Killer【7800Words】
6 days later
Ezochi, somewhere
The weather today is exceptionally good, with clear skies and sunny winds.
The branches without a single leaf were filled with soft sunshine. There was a little bird on the treetops, its tail kept trembling, and its shadow was clearly reflected on the snow under the tree.
At this moment, the little bird seemed to hear something strange and turned back to look at the skyline on the west side of the snow.
Two strong horses slowly emerged from the western skyline.
There are two people sitting on the backs of these two horses.
Four people and two horses were galloping on this snowy field.
The little bird on the tree was startled by the sudden appearance of four people and two horses. It flapped its wings and left the treetops, flying towards the high sky.
These two horses are Ogata's radish and Omachi's grape.
Sitting on the radish are Ogata and Aizan.
And sitting on the grapes were Omachi and Ashley.
Ogata and Omachi, who were in charge of driving the horses, controlled the speed of the horses at a level that was neither too fast nor too slow.
If the horse is kept galloping at the fastest speed, it will not take long for the horse to run out of energy, so the current speed is just right, allowing the horse to run for as long as possible without being too slow.
A-Machi's riding style is now impressive. Compared with the way he looked before when he couldn't even move the horse straight forward, he is completely different.
In the past, she could not even sit firmly on a horse.
But now, she has been able to make the grapes move forward steadily at a speed that is not too slow.
This was all due to riding horses all the way to the Red Moon Fortress with the villagers of Qina Village.
Because he was riding a horse all the time and practicing his equestrian skills while traveling, Atachi's equestrian skills improved rapidly.
"Ayzan." Ogata asked Ayzan who was sitting behind him, "Please help me ask Ahili: How far is it from Huxi Village?"
Aizan, who was sitting behind Ogata, nodded vigorously, then turned his head to look at Ashiri, who was sitting on Grape's back, arms tightly hugging the slim waist of Atachi who was riding a horse in front of him.
Ayzan: "%￥*&&￥#*%*￥#@? (Ainu language)"
Ashley looked at the surrounding environment: "￥%&*@#%￥*&&￥#*%*￥#@￥&*! (Ainu language)"
Aizan turned his attention back to Ogata in front of him: "Ashili said: At the current speed, it will probably take another 1 or 2 days to reach Huxi Village."
"Does it still take one or two days..." After hearing Aizan's translation, Ating twitched the corners of his lips, "Does it still take such a long time..."
The reason why Ogata and his four men and two horses were speeding through this snowy field with no village in front and no store behind was for no other reason than to get to the Huxi Village.
Lin Ziping told Ogata that he suddenly thought of a way to prove that he was a scholar and not a spy: go to a village called Huxi Village and ask the old village chief of that village for the money he had given to the old village chief four years ago.
The 3 books he wrote were already 6 days ago.
After asking the chief of Chepke of Qina Village and learning that Yaxili and his family had a relative in Huxi Village, who might know the specific location of Huxi Village, Oufang ran non-stop to find Yaxili.
After consulting with Ashley, Ogata learned that what Chief Chepke said was true. Ashley and her family did have a relative in Xi Village.
Ashley has an aunt who lives in Huxi Village. She has been to Huxi Village with her family several times to visit her aunt, so Ashley is very familiar with how to get to Huxi Village.
Ogata was naturally very happy to find someone who could take him and Atachi to Huxi Village.
It goes without saying what status Ogata holds in Qina Village now. Most of the villagers regard Ogata as their savior, and Ashley is no exception.
As for the not-so-difficult commission from someone he respected very much, Ashiri couldn't think of any reason to refuse.
After Ogata's simple request, Ashley nodded and agreed to Ogata's request to "help take them to Huxi Village".
However, although Ashley agreed to take Ogata and the others to Huxi Village, a new problem appeared in front of Ogata and the others.
That is: their language is not fluent.
Ashley doesn't speak Japanese.
Ogata and Atachi only know some simple Ainu words.
So in order to solve the language problem, Ogata approached Aizan, who had been acting as his and A-Machi's language translator during this period and became quite familiar with him.
In order to persuade Aizan to go with them, Ogata also spent a lot of effort.
After talking until his lips were almost bruised, Aizan finally nodded and expressed his willingness to go with Ogata and the others.
So the four people and two horses hit the road.
Since neither Ashiri nor Aizane can ride a horse, they share a horse with Atachi and Ogata respectively.
Carrot and Grape are indeed Don hippos that have been carefully bred. Their bodies are very strong and strong. Even if they are carrying two people on their backs, their steps are not slow at all.
After these six days, Ogata and the others basically made detours, detours, and detours every day...
Because infrastructure construction is basically non-existent, there are only a few roads that can be taken. Therefore, Ogata and the others often have to take a long detour to avoid places that are inaccessible.
Over the past six days, most of the time was spent on detours.
The straight-line distance from Red Moon Fortress to Huxi Village is only 10 miles (approximately 40 kilometers in modern times), but because of constant detours, they have not arrived until now.
"Ah!" Aizan, who had been sitting neatly behind Ogata, suddenly raised his hand over Ogata's shoulder and pointed forward, "The land in front is very flat! How about we take a rest there?"
Ogata looked in the direction Aizan pointed and saw a flat place that was suitable for resting.
After looking at the place pointed by Aizan, Ogata lowered his head and glanced at the radish on his crotch.
Carrot is now panting heavily, and with every step he takes, a lot of sweat drops fall to the ground.
The condition of the grapes under Omachi's crotch is similar to that of a radish.
After confirming the conditions of the two horses, Ogata nodded.
"Okay, let's take a rest now."
"Yeah." Ating nodded.
The two rode their horses to the flat open space ahead, and tied the radishes and grapes to a large tree with many grass leaves near its roots.
"Oh, if you take a closer look, there happens to be a very nice fir tree nearby." After that, Ayizan pulled out his mountain sword, "You three, wait a moment."
After finishing speaking, Ayizan took his mountain sword and strode towards a fir tree not far away.
"Do you want to build a hunting lodge?" Ogata asked Aizan.
"That's right!" Ayi praised, "If you want to rest, it's better to stay in the hunting cabin to rest. It will keep you warm."
Regarding the hunting lodge, the first Ainu whom Ogata and the others met after arriving in Ezo Land, Ayaka, whom Ogata and the others had not seen for some time, and who did not know if they would have a chance to see each other again in the future, was meeting with Ogata and the others.
When we were hunting man-eating giant bears together, we took Ogata and the others to live in a hunting cabin, and we learned about what a hunting cabin was from Ogata and the others.
Hunting cabins are also one of the distinctive cultures of the Ainu people. From time to time you can see hunting cabins left by the Ainu people in the woods and wilderness of Ezo.
It is actually rare in Ainu society to go out hunting on the same day and return to the village with the prey on the same day.
It is normal for the Ainu people to stay in the wild for several days, or even more than ten days, in order to hunt a sufficient number of prey, or to hunt a sufficient amount of prey.
So in order to solve the problem of accommodation in the wild every night, the Ainu people invented the "hunting cabin".
There are two types of "hunting cabins": hunting cabins where you can stay for a long time, and "temporary hunting cabins" where you can only stay for a day or two.
When Ogata and Eyaka went hunting for the man-eating giant bear, the hunting cabin where Eyaka took Ogata and Amachi to live was one of the more exquisite ones that could be used for a long time.
cabin.
As for the "temporary hunting cabin" that is only for one or two days, because it is not intended for long-term stay, the production method is also quite simple and crude.
The Ainu are so simple and crude that they can even build a "temporary hunting lodge" in a few minutes.
And Aizan happens to be that kind of Ainu who is skilled in techniques.
Although Aizan is now a middle-aged man with a big belly, as an Ainu, he was also an excellent hunter with very good skills when he was young.
Ayzan is very good at all kinds of hunting skills and wilderness survival skills.
With skilled skills, Ayzan used a mountain knife to chop down the fir tree not far away.
This fir tree was not chosen randomly by Ayzan. It was the tree that Ayzan selected after careful selection as the most suitable tree for building a "temporary hunting cabin".
When cutting down the fir tree, Aizan deliberately let the tree fall into a depression in the ground next to it.
After the fir tree fell to the ground, the trunk of the fallen tree was just enough to create a space with the depression in the ground. Ayzan slid into this space, flattened the snow under the tree, and then spread it with the leaves of the fir tree.
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After laying the leaves, Ayzan let out a sigh of relief and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, it's done! (Ainu language)"
Aizan turned towards Ogata, Atachi, and Ashiri, who had been standing not far away just now, waiting for him to build the hunting lodge, and shouted loudly:
"Mr. Majima! Miss Atachi! Ashley! The hunting lodge has been built! Come in quickly."
Ayzan built this "temporary hunting lodge" in only about 4 minutes.
The method he just used is the most common method used by the Ainu people to build temporary hunting lodges. They cut down the fir trees and let them fall into the depressions in the ground. People sleep between the tree trunks and the ground.
In that space, the thick leaves can be used as a roof. It not only prevents snow, but is also very breathable. Sleeping inside is warmer than sleeping outside.
On the way to Huxi Village, Ayzan often made hunting cabins for everyone to rest and live in.
Ogata and Atachi were already used to Aizan's extremely skilled house-building techniques.
When they followed the villagers of Qina Village to the Red Moon Fortress, Ogata and the others saw that the villagers of Qina Village showed their talents and used various methods to build various styles of hunting lodges in the wild.
cabin.
Although the speed of building houses in Ayzan is fast, it is not particularly fast.
Ogata once witnessed a villager in Qina Village build a "temporary hunting lodge" that can accommodate several people in just over a minute.
Ogata, Amachi, and Ashley got into the newly built hunting cabin of Aizan one by one. Although it was a little narrow, it was more than enough to accommodate three people sitting cross-legged.
As soon as he sat down in the hunting cabin, A-Machi immediately stretched out his hands, gently massaging the inner thighs that were a little sore from the saddle, and looked at Aizan with an impatient look.
said:
"Ayzan, while you have time now, let's talk about heroic epics!"
Ogata was also not surprised by the scene where Omachi pestered Aizan and asked Aizan to tell them the heroic epic passed down from generation to generation by the Ainu people.
When he followed the villagers of Qina Village to the Red Moon Fortress, Atachi would look for Aizan whenever he had time and ask Aizan to tell them the heroic epic of the Ainu people.
Now it's like this again. During the six days of going to Huxi Village, A-Machi, as always, asked Aizan to tell heroic epics every chance he got.
And there are really many heroic epics in Ayzan's belly. After telling them for so many days, they haven't finished them yet.
"Ms. Atachi, you really like to listen to stories." Aizan smiled and stroked the lush beard on his chin, "Okay! No problem! Let me think about what other stories I haven't told yet.
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"If possible, I would like to hear an epic story with a very exciting plot." Amachi added, "It's like a story like 'Sanada Yukimura attacked the enemy's main line and took Tokugawa Ieyasu's head.'"
"Sanada Yukimura?" Aizan tilted his head, with a look of confusion on his face.
Seeing that Aizan didn't know who Yukimura Sanada was, Aimachi cleared his throat and explained:
"Sanada Yukimura is a great figure among our people. He is a famous hero among our people. He once led his people to attack an army of hundreds of thousands, directly took the enemy's main formation, and defeated the enemy's 2 troops in a row.
It was a military formation, but it was a pity that in the end, due to bad luck and other reasons, we were unable to take down the enemy's general, and our success failed."
"So powerful...?" Ayizan was stunned.
"That's how awesome he is." A-Machi put his hands on his hips, showing a slightly proud expression, "He is one of the people I admire the most, and I love listening to Sanada Yukimura's stories the most."
"This Sanada Yukimura, like Mr. Majima, is also a very skilled person." Aizan looked at Ogata who was aside.
"Sanada Yukimura is indeed very powerful." Ogata responded in a half-joking tone, "But now, people seem to say that he is like a god. The real Sanada Yukimura in history was not that powerful."
"If compared with the historical Yukimura Sanada, I think I should still be able to compete."
"But if you compare it with the rumored Yukimura Sanada, then I should be incomparable."
Sanada Yukimura, a military general who was praised as "Japan's number one soldier", was active at the end of the Warring States Period 200 years ago, and shined in the decisive battle between the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa clan.
The first shogun of the Edo shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was originally a vassal of the Toyotomi clan, successfully usurped power and took away the power of the country from the Toyotomi clan. After establishing the Edo shogunate in Edo, it didn't take long for him to launch an attack on the Toyotomi clan.
Decisive battle, eradicating the roots.
This decisive battle between the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa clan was the famous "Battle of Osaka".
Sanada Yukimura was one of the Toyotomi clan's generals at that time.
Under the command of Sanada Yukimura, the Toyotomi Army once defeated the Tokugawa Army and was unable to do anything.
It's a pity that the head of the Toyotomi clan, Toyotomi Hideyori, was a well-known incompetent person at that time.
At that time, in addition to Toyotomi Hideyori, the people who were in power in the Toyotomi clan were also his mother, Amishime. This woman became famous in history for being "stupid" and was a famous idiot in Japanese history.
Under the various tricks of these extremely stupid pig teammates, the good situation that might have been possible to win was directly destroyed.
Seeing that the situation was fading, Sanada Yukimura decided to take a gamble and lead his troops straight to the Tokugawa Army's main line and take Tokugawa Ieyasu's head.
With the cooperation of another fierce general Mouri Katsunaga, Sanada Yukimura successfully penetrated the first and second formations of the Tokugawa army, and the front was directed at the third formation where Tokugawa Ieyasu was.
It's a pity that Tokugawa Ieyasu was a very bad thief. When he saw that Sanada Yukimura was about to kill him, he was very embarrassed and embarrassed, broke the commander's flag and ran away.
One of the important reasons why Tokugawa Ieyasu was successful was that he was able to do things that were very embarrassing in the eyes of others and they were unwilling to do.
Because the commander's flag was broken and Sanada and the others could not find their target, this great charge that almost changed the history of Japan ultimately failed.
Sanada, who was exhausted and bruised, led the remaining soldiers to retreat to Anju Shrine to defend it. In the end, the shrine was breached and Sanada Yukimura died in the battle.
Sanada was killed in battle, the morale of the Toyotomi army collapsed, and eventually the Toyotomi clan was defeated by the Tokugawa clan. The world finally became the Tokugawa clan and the world of the Edo shogunate.
The above history is all true history.
Because Sanada Yukimura's heroic performance in the decisive battle between the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa clan, and because his story is full of drama, Sanada's stories have been favored by storytellers and writers over the past two hundred years.
As of now, there are no one knows how many magically modified versions of Sanada Yukimura’s story.
It is said that Sanada, like Tsuneyama Zhao Zilong, killed seven in and seven out in the Tokugawa army...
It is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu almost committed seppuku out of despair, but he was stopped by someone next to him...
It is said that Sanada had actually killed him in front of Tokugawa, and planned to kill Tokugawa Ieyasu with a short blunderbuss, so that Tokugawa Ieyasu could experience what "Sir, times have changed". However, because the firearms of this era were not accurate, the short blunderbuss missed.
Understand……
Because ordinary people in this era understand these historical stories and historical figures basically rely on storytellers, these stories of Sanada being transformed by demons are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Many ordinary people are convinced that Sanada is the "Gundam Humanoid" and the "incarnation of the God of War."
"You really dare to say that." Amachi imitated Ogata's half-joking tone just now, "You actually dare to say that you can compete with Japan's number one soldier. If outsiders hear what you just said,
In other words, you might be scolded by others for being shameless and ignorant of your integrity."
After briefly chatting and laughing with Ogata, Atachi turned his attention back to Aizan: "Aizan, is there any heroic epic with a hero like this as the protagonist?"
After thinking for a moment, Ayizan smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"In the heroic epics of our Ainu people, there are quite a few heroes who shined in the war." Aizan said with a wry smile, "But I don't know if those heroes actually existed. They are not like what you just said.
That Sanada Yukimura is also a real historical figure."
"Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that we Ainu people have not had a new epic based on real characters for a long time."
"As far as I know, excluding foreigners like Mr. Majima, among us Ainu, the one whose deeds are most suitable for being adapted into an epic poem is Heye Zhe's Chanup."
"Is that Chanup so powerful?" Amachi asked, "There is still a chance to be adapted into a heroic epic."
"It's very impressive." Ayizan nodded, "If we adapt the story of how Chanup led people from various tribes to go south together to find a new home, and finally went through all kinds of hardships to establish the new home of 'He Ye Zhe'.
If it becomes a heroic epic, then this heroic epic should be an extremely rare masterpiece."
"When they went south, if it hadn't been for Chanup's several efforts to turn the tide and his wise leadership, the group of people who went south to find a new home would have been wiped out in some wilderness."
"Chanup is truly a strange person."
Ayizan had a look of emotion on his face.
"Chanup has been a very unique person since he was young."
"Everyone around me who knows Chanup speaks highly of Chanup."
"But no one is perfect. Regarding Chanup, there are still some... strange rumors that are not true or false."
"Strange rumors?" Amachi asked, "What rumors?"
"This is Chanupu whom I heard about a long time ago. When he was young, he once had a friend named Kazuto."
"And his friend Kazuto is a very powerful killer."
"Killer?" Ating raised his eyebrows sharply.
At this time, Ogata was also slightly interested in this topic, and turned his head to look at Ayizan.
"Yeah. I heard that the killer is very skilled. Chanup has a very good relationship with his friend."
"At that time, the relationship between Chanupu's tribe and another tribe was very bad, and the two tribes had reached the point where they were fighting to the death."
"Chanup's father unfortunately died in a battle with that tribe."
"So in order to take revenge, Chanup invited his Kazuto friend to help kill his father-killing enemy, as well as all the skilled warriors in that tribe."
"His friend agreed to Chanup's request, entered the tribe alone in the middle of the night, and took back the heads of Chanup's murderous enemy and all the skilled warriors in the tribe."
"Because most of the capable warriors in that tribe were killed by Chanup's friend, the tribe's overall combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, so Chanup's tribe finally won the war and annihilated that tribe.
Killed everyone in that tribe."
"Has that Chanup ever done such a thing?" A-Machi's eyes widened in surprise.
"These are just rumors. I don't know whether they are true or not." Ayi praised, "But even if it is true, I don't think it is a big deal."
"Since the two tribes have reached the point where they are fighting to the death, they will naturally use whatever moves can cause huge damage to the enemy."
"Although it's a bit disgraceful to ask someone to help kill someone, I think it's understandable."
"Then among the rumors you have heard, have you ever mentioned the name of Chanup's Kazuto friend?" Ogata, who had been listening silently with Amachi, asked at this time.
Ayzan shook his head: "No. So I personally think that these things are all made up by people who are hostile to Chanup. Chanup has no friends like this at all."
“#￥%&*%￥#￥%!(Ainu language)”
At this time, a shout suddenly broke into the conversation between Ogata and the others.
It was Ashley's voice.
Because Ashley didn't understand Japanese, she didn't intervene in the conversation between Ogata and the others. She just sat silently in the corner and looked at the scenery outside to pass the time.
Just now, Ashley, who had been looking at the scenery outside, suddenly changed his expression, then turned his head and shouted the words just now to Ayizan with a serious face.
After hearing what Ashley said, Ayzan's expression suddenly changed, and then he quickly turned his head and looked outside.
"...It's too bad." After casting his sight outside the hunting cabin, Aizan said in a deep voice, "Mr. Majima, Ms. Atachi, we have to quickly find a cave that can avoid the snow... Blizzard
coming soon!"
Ogata and Omachi quickly looked outside the hunting lodge and saw a large, extremely thick dark cloud on the northern skyline.
The "wall of dark clouds" composed of dark clouds occupied the sky above Ogata and the others with overwhelming force...
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at this moment
A place not too far away from where Ogata and the others are.
A large team of nearly a hundred people was moving rapidly forward on the vast snowfield.
Most of the people in this team were wearing armor and riding fine war horses.
These knights guarded tightly around a sedan chair. The four people carrying the sedan chair were strong and steady, and they lifted the sedan chair evenly with almost no shaking, and the speed was quite fast.
This team is none other than Matsudaira Sadanobu's "examination team".
The person sitting in the sedan chair was Matsudaira Sadanobu.
They have successfully completed their inspection of the fjord yesterday.
The inspection process went smoothly, but the results of the inspection made Matsudaira Sadanobu very dissatisfied. The fjord made Matsudaira Sadanobu very disappointed.
It's not that the fjord is unsuitable for building a port.
On the contrary, the fjord is very suitable for building a port.
However, the terrain around this fjord is really bad. The terrain is rugged, there are many forests, and there are not many roads suitable for people to walk.
What is the use of a seaport that cannot conveniently transport manpower and materials into the inland?
Although you can spend money to repair the terrain around the fjord and build a few good roads, the amount of money it will cost is an astronomical figure, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Therefore, Matsudaira Sadanobu has given up on that fjord and plans to find another more suitable fjord.
At this moment, Matsudaira Sadanobu and others, who had completed their investigation of the fjord, were walking quickly on their way back to join the army.
"Master Lao Zhong! Master Lao Zhong!"
The sound of standing flowers suddenly sounded outside the sedan.
After hearing Tachibana's voice, Matsudaira Sadanobu, who was sitting in the sedan chair with his eyes closed and concentrating, suddenly opened his eyes.
"What's the matter?" Songping Dingxin asked.
"The sky outside has become so strange!" Tachibana's voice sounded anxious, "There are large dark clouds in the north!"
Hearing Tachibana's words, Matsudaira Sadanobu first frowned, then quickly opened the window of the sedan and looked out.
After Matsudaira Sadanobu cast his eyes on the northern sky, he saw a frightening "black line" appearing on the northern skyline.
And what makes up this "black line" are extremely thick dark clouds.
This "black line" composed of thick dark clouds was occupying the sky from the north at a speed visible to the naked eye, approaching Matsudaira Sadanobu and the others.
Looking at this thick "black line", Matsudaira Sadanobu's face darkened slightly.
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Note: The method of making the "temporary hunting cabin" used by Ayzan in this chapter was not invented by the author. It was a reference to the book "What to Do If You Encounter a Bear?"
I have said before that there are two authors of this book, one is Aesaki and others who are responsible for dictation, and the other is Katayama Tatsutaka who is responsible for recording.
Anesaki and others who were responsible for the dictation were of mixed race between Kazuto and Ainu, and had lived in the Ainu tribe since childhood.
Mixed-race children are not only discriminated against by Kazuto people, but also by Ainu people. Anesaki and others have been discriminated against since childhood and are often called "bastards". The hunting skills passed down from generation to generation in the tribe are not passed down.
Give him such a mixed race.
Fortunately, Anesaki and others had been secretly learning the hunting skills of their tribe, and finally succeeded in learning and became a hard-core hunter who hunted 60 bears in his life, 40 of which were single kills. (Note: Anesaki
etc. passed away in 2013 at the age of 90)
Anesaki is of mixed race and has lived in the Ainu tribe since childhood. His wife is also an Ainu, so this book "What to Do If You Encounter a Bear?" also contains a lot of popular science related to the Ainu people.
Knowledge.
That book contains popular knowledge about hunting lodges.
Readers who are interested in the Ainu people can buy this book and read it.