Chapter 515 The sword shines, covering the moonlight (1) [7600 words]
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
Grandfather Jiang struggled hard, but he was so frightened that his face was filled with tears.
Because his mouth was tied with a dirty piece of cloth, Grandfather Jiang could not utter half-formed sentences and could only whimper that no one could understand the specific meaning of.
Grandpa Jiang has been in a state of confusion since just now.
First he was taken to a small camp, and soon he was pushed into a tent. In that tent, he saw the middle-aged man who was rescued by Ogata Ittosai yesterday. Then he was asked by this middle-aged man "Yesterday"
After asking whether the samurai he saw was Ogata Ittosai, he was taken back to the place where he was originally imprisoned.
And then... only half an hour passed before three armored warriors appeared in front of him.
After the three of them appeared in front of Grandfather Jiang, they said nothing - two of them controlled him from the left and the right, and the other took out a dirty piece of cloth and tied Grandfather Jiang's mouth tightly to prevent Grandfather Jiang from letting go.
say.
No matter how stupid Grandfather Jiang was, he still realized what was happening.
He struggled hard - but he couldn't break free from the grasp of the three soldiers.
He wanted to wail and question why he was killed. The information he had provided so far about Ogata Ittousai was all true - but because his mouth was tied with a piece of cloth, except for the "woo woo woo"
No sound could be made except for whimpering.
These three soldiers never said a word of nonsense to their grandfather Jiang Duo from beginning to end.
He directly pushed Grandfather Jiang to an empty space where there was no one, and then kicked his back knees, forcing him to kneel down. Then one of the soldiers quickly pulled out the knife from his waist.
Swinging the knife, the light of the knife passed over Grandfather Jiang's neck, and a big good man's head rolled to the ground, dyeing the white snow underneath red...
From the time these three soldiers appeared in front of Grandfather Jiang to when Grandfather Jiang's head was chopped off - less than 2 minutes passed from beginning to end...
Grandfather Jiang, who was still worried about whether he could survive and get back the gold sand, was separated from his body in less than 2 minutes... And until his death, Grandfather Jiang didn't know why the butcher knife fell so suddenly.
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Matsudaira Sadanobu's tent——
"Sir Lao Naka, please forgive me for my dereliction of duty." In the camp, Tachibana knelt down in front of Matsudaira Sadanobu with a face of shame on his face, "As the junior name of Lao Naka, I actually slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up..."
Because she was really tired yesterday and went to bed very late, Tachibana had such a deep sleep last night that even an earthquake might not wake her up.
Matsudaira Sadanobu knew that Tachibana must have accumulated a lot of fatigue yesterday, so he did not send anyone to wake Tachibana up and kept Tachibana asleep.
Tachibana slept until he woke up just now.
After waking up, he asked others about the time and learned that Matsudaira Sadanobu had already woken up. Tachibana quickly arranged his clothes with a look of shame on his face, and then rushed to Matsudaira Sadanobu's camp to apologize to Matsudaira Sadanobu for his dereliction of duty.
"Okay." Matsudaira Sadanobu said softly, "Get up quickly. I won't let others wake you up. You worked really hard yesterday, so you should sleep a little longer."
After letting Tachibana stand up quickly, Matsudaira Sadanobu straightened his face and asked seriously:
"Hurry up and go down now to see if all the people who went out to look for me yesterday have returned."
"Because of yesterday's accident, we have been delayed a lot of time. We can't waste time like this anymore."
"As soon as everyone arrives, we will immediately get back on the road and meet up with Inamori and the others."
"Yes!" Tachibana shouted loudly, and then quickly walked out of Matsudaira Sadanobu's tent.
After quickly walking out of Matsudaira Sadanobu's tent, Tachibana couldn't help but pause and looked back at Matsudaira Sadanobu's tent.
"Lao Naka-sama seems to be in a bad mood today..." Tachibana muttered in a low voice that only he could hear clearly.
Tachibana has been following Matsudaira Sadanobu for a long time. Over the years, Tachibana has probably been following Matsudaira Sadanobu for more time than Matsudaira Sadanobu’s wife and children.
Because she has always been with Matsudaira Sadanobu, Tachibana is very familiar with all the little habits in Matsudaira Sadanobu's life.
When he entered the camp to look for Matsudaira Sadanobu, Tachibana quickly noticed that Matsudaira Sadanobu seemed to be in a bad mood today. Once Matsudaira Sadanobu was in a bad mood, he would exude such an aura.
Although he was wondering why Matsudaira Sadanobu was in a bad mood today, Tachibana did not have the courage or qualifications to ask Matsudaira Sadanobu why he was like this. He could only hide this question in his heart for the time being, and then quickly left Matsudaira Sadanobu's camp to deal with it.
Matsudaira Sadanobu just assigned him a new mission.
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Red Moon Fortress (Heye Zhe)——
The Red Moon Fortress is quite busy today.
Because today is the day when the biannual hunting festival is held.
The hunting festival will be held in a spacious open space on the left side of the Red Moon Fortress.
This open space is spacious enough to accommodate most of the residents of Red Moon Fortress.
The entertainment activities in Ainu society are much scarcer than those in Kazuto society. In Ainu society, there are not many fun games and entertainment venues, and there are almost no entertainment venues.
Therefore, most of the residents of Red Moon Fortress welcome the hunting festival as a good way to kill time and have fun, and the activity itself is also of great significance.
The hunting festival has not yet begun, and the surrounding area is already filled with spectators who came to watch.
Some people who arrived late and couldn't find a place to sit could only sigh, then find something to stand on, stand tall, and take advantage of the height to watch the hunting festival.
Only the top brass of the Red Moon Fortress can sit in the northernmost part of the open space. As the leader of the Hunting Festival, Chanup naturally sits in the middle. On the left and right are others led by the "second in command" Retannoe.
After all, the Hunting Festival is a new event for their Red Moon Fortress, so unlike the "Bear Spirit Festival", which has a long history, there are too many red tapes.
After Chanup gave everyone some very formulaic opening remarks, the hunting festival began.
The whole process of the hunting festival is very simple - young people go up one by one to shoot arrows. First they shoot a wooden stake only 5 meters away. After hitting the target, they shoot at a wooden stake 7 meters away. After hitting again, they shoot at a wooden stake 10 meters away.
The wooden stake... just keeps repeating the process of "shooting the farther wooden stake after hitting it".
There are 15 wooden stakes in total. Each wooden stake is very thick and long. It requires an adult man to hug the wooden stake. The farthest wooden stake is 50 meters.
Since the hunting festival was officially held, only a few people have been able to hit all 15 wooden stakes at different distances.
Since Chanup announced the start, one after another young people came on stage holding their own bows and arrows.
Because the purpose of holding the Hunting Festival is to let the heroic spirits who sacrificed their lives on the way to find a new home see their descendants thriving, so Chanupu and the others stipulated that all the heroes in the Red Moon Fortress who are 13 years old and
Young people as young as 14 years old have to participate in the hunting festival.
And Chanupu's eldest son, Otunpuyi, who just celebrated his 13th birthday, is now holding his own bow and arrows, sitting uneasily in a corner of the open space, waiting for his appearance.
Because he kept his head down, he didn't notice that his sister Aisuma was sitting not far away, always casting encouraging glances at him.
Asuma cast an encouraging look at her younger brother and prayed in her heart, hoping that her younger brother, who was participating in the hunting festival for the first time, would perform well.
Esuma, who is 15 years old this year, has passed the age to participate in the hunting festival. She has no way to participate in the hunting festival this year and can only sit in the "audience seat" as she is now.
"Ah, Aisuma, it's Otunpuyi's turn to play." Puchina, who was sitting next to Aisuma, quickly tugged on Aisuma's clothes.
Puccina, who made Aisuma angry because of her interference in her private life, had apologized to Aisuma a few days ago. Aisuma is the kind of person whose temper comes and goes quickly.
After Puccina apologized, Aisuma readily accepted Puccina's apology, and the two reconciled.
Puccina, who has also passed the age to participate in the hunting festival, is now sitting side by side with Esuma in the "audience seat".
"Yeah! I saw it!" Aisuma looked attentively at Otunpuyi, who was slowly walking onto the stage with a bow and arrow.
Also beginning to concentrate was the father of the two siblings - Chanup.
After standing in front of the "5-meter pile", Otunpuyi took a deep breath. Then he took a stance and cocked the arrow.
Looking at Otunpuyi's posture, Aisuma's brows immediately frowned.
At first glance, Otunpui's posture looks very standard, but if you look closely, there are still quite a few mistakes.
After aiming his arrow straight at the "5-meter pile" in front of him, Otunpuyi suddenly let go of the tight bowstring in his hand.
Whoosh!
The arrow hit the "5-meter pile".
Although it was a hit, Aisuma's brows furrowed even more.
As a good hunter, Aisuma could accurately see that the arrow missed the target just barely. It only had to be slightly above the target.
After successfully hitting the "5-meter pile", the nervousness and panic on Otunpuyi's face eased slightly, and then he took out a new arrow and aimed at the "7-meter pile".
After repeating the action of drawing and aiming the bow, Otunpui let go of the bowstring.
Whoosh!
Missed...
A look of anxiety flashed across Otunpuyi's face, and he quickly drew out a new arrow.
Whoosh!
Still didn't hit...
He kept drawing new bowstrings and drawing the bow again and again.
But he still missed the shot that was only 7 meters away from him.
Aisuma and Chanup's brows frowned more and more.
More and more people in the "auditorium" began to whisper. Some people looked at Otunpuyi with a bit of ridicule.
Before Otunpuyi came on the stage, the worst performers had hit the "5-meter pile" and the "7-meter pile".
Otunpuyi drew his arrow and shot at the "7-meter pile" for the 12th time - unfortunately this time he still failed.
Instead of trying for the 13th time, he put down his bow with a frustrated face and walked out of the field.
Looking at their younger brother who just gave up, Aisuma and Chanup let out a long sigh almost at the same time...
After Otonpui gave up and left the field, there were more and louder whispers in the "auditorium".
The mocking glances directed at Otunpui also increased a little more.
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Ezochi, Kanye winter——
Kanyedong is the name of the lake.
Kanyedong (タンネ?トン): In the Ainu language, it means "long lake".
The local Ainu people named this lake "Kanyedong" because of its elongated shape.
Kanye Fuyu is an ordinary lake that can be found everywhere in Ezo. On weekdays, only animals come to visit it. It is a quiet lake.
But Kanyedong had many more "guests" in these days.
At this moment in Kanyedong, there are dense military camps surrounding the lake.
This densely arranged camp reminds people of Liu Xuande's "Eight Hundred Miles of Camp" in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
These camps were set up by the generals of the First Army led by Sheng Tianmu.
The bank of Kanyedong Lake, which is usually visited only by animals, is now quiet due to the gathering of 3,000 troops of the First Army. The camps are as far as the eye can see and the momentum is like a rainbow.
Since the First Army was mainly composed of 1,800 generals from the Sendai Domain, the overwhelming majority of the military flags erected in the camp were those embroidered with the "bamboo sparrow pattern" of the Sendai Domain.
"Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink!"
He had fought with Ogata once in Nishikino Town. As one of the "Seven Spears of Senshu", Akizuki was currently bare-chested, with only a clean white cloth hanging around his neck to wipe sweat, and was exercising in a corner of the camp.
Use your own marksmanship.
The barrel of the gun was as thick as a heavy gun, and Qiuyue swung it like an arm.
Far taller than the others, with strong muscles and slightly dark skin, he looked like a black tower.
When Qiuyue was forgetting herself in practice, a voice that was quite familiar to Qiuyue suddenly came from behind her:
"Qiuyue, you are really diligent. You started practicing your gun very early in the morning."
It is the voice of Kuroda, one of the "Seven Guns of Senshu" and a good friend of Qiuyue.
Qiuyue slowly put away the heavy gun in her hand, released her posture, and turned to look at Kuroda who was slowly walking towards him from behind.
"In the military camp, there is neither travel nor drinking." Qiuyue responded to Kuroda in a half-joking tone, "What else can you do except practice shooting?"
"If I were you, I would take this time to sleep." Kuroda shrugged, "It's not as comfortable as sleeping while practicing shooting."
"Kuroda, it's time for you to practice your gun." Qiuyue frowned, "I think you seem to be a little too slack recently. If you continue like this, your gun will become dull."
Kuroda didn't take Qiuyue's words seriously, he just smiled and shrugged, and then put on a serious face.
"Okay, let's stop talking about gossip. Let's talk about business."
"Business?" Qiuyue took off the sweat towel hanging around her neck and wiped the sweat beads all over her upper body.
"I'm actually here to deliver a notice to you. Lord Sheng Tianmu just issued a summons, requiring all generals in the army to come to the commander's camp."
"I guess some military operation is about to be launched."
"After all, we are not far from the Red Moon Fortress now."
After Kuroda finished speaking, Qiuyue's pupils shrank slightly.
"Master Sheng Tianmu is summoning us? I understand."
Qiuyue sped up the speed of wiping sweat. While wiping sweat, she picked up his gun and walked quickly to the tent where he lived next to him.
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Kanyedong, the first army camp, the commander’s tent——
The coach's tent is located on a high slope with a good view.
Wearing only armor and no helmets, revealing their shaved heads, Qiuyue and Kuroda quickly climbed up the high slope and got into the coach's tent one after another.
In the middle of the coach's camp, there is a huge sand table.
On the sand table, the terrain around the Red Moon Fortress is reproduced using mud and sand.
There is a small wooden box placed in the northwest corner of the sand table - this represents the Red Moon Fortress.
Not far to the south of this small wooden box, there are 10 white Go pieces - which represent the 10,000 shogunate troops.
Each chess piece represents 1,000 people. The three chess pieces representing the First Army are now closest to the wooden box representing the Red Moon Fortress.
Behind the first army are 5 chess pieces representing the second army and 2 chess pieces representing the third army.
As the commander-in-chief of the First Army, Sheng Tianmu was sitting at the northernmost end of the sand table.
The generals who had arrived at the tent sat on the east and west sides of the sand table in order according to their status.
Seeing Qiuyue and Kuroda coming, Sheng Tianmu nodded to them.
Qiuyue and the two of them also nodded to the Third Eye in response. Then they sat down in the seats closest to the Third Eye that had been prepared for them.
Not long after Qiuyue and I sat down, the other generals who had not yet arrived arrived at the commander's tent one after another - including the other two "Xianzhou Seven Spears".
Looking at these two companions who were almost the last two to arrive, both Qiuyue and Kuroda frowned involuntarily.
Sheng Tianmu glanced around at the generals in front of him, and after confirming that the current senior generals of the First Army had arrived, he nodded gently:
"It seems that everyone is here, then - let the meeting begin."
This is a military meeting to discuss military strategies, so naturally there won't be any lengthy opening remarks or too much boring nonsense.
After announcing the start, Sheng Tianmu immediately cleared his throat and said loudly:
"The reason why I summoned you all suddenly is because Lord Inamori sent us the latest order."
After hearing the name "Daomori", most of the people present couldn't help but look stern.
Daomori is the general of their army and is fully responsible for this crusade against the Red Moon Fortress.
The general sent the latest order - which forced them to brace themselves.
"Our First Army is now stationed here."
Sheng Tianmu raised the army fan in his right hand and pointed at the three chess pieces representing their first army on the sand table in front of him.
Military fan: It can be roughly understood as a kind of baton in ancient Japan.
"There is an Ezo settlement in the deep mountains 2 miles northwest of our military station (approximately 7.8 kilometers in modern times)."
Sheng Tianmu moved his army fan in the northwest direction and moved it to a mud pile that symbolized a mountain range.
"This Ezo settlement is called 'Taktong Village'."
"It is a village that has a very good relationship with the Red Moon Fortress."
In order to prepare for this crusade against the Red Moon Fortress, the shogunate had already thoroughly studied the Red Moon Fortress through various means.
What is the terrain around the Red Moon Fortress like, which villages have a good relationship with the Red Moon Fortress and are likely to assist the Red Moon Fortress...the shogunate already knows these things very well.
"This village is very likely to assist the Red Moon Fortress and become the enemy of our army."
"This village has a large population. There are nearly a hundred strong men who can draw a bow and fight on the battlefield."
"If this village chooses to help the Red Moon Fortress, although their number will not cause much damage to our army, they will still cause us some trouble."
Upon hearing the words "Sheng Tianmu", Qiuyue nodded in agreement.
If all the people in this village who can hold weapons rely on their familiarity with the nearby terrain to launch guerrilla attacks and harass them, then although it will not cause much damage to their army, it will make them feel very sick.
"As for how to deal with this village that is very likely to cause us trouble, the instructions given by Lord Inamori have been successfully delivered to me just now."
As Sheng Tianmu spoke, he took out a neatly folded piece of letter paper from his arms, then unfolded it and showed the contents on the paper to all the generals in front of him.
I saw only two simple Chinese characters written on the letter: Tucun.
“Quack quack quack quack!”
As soon as Sheng Tianmu showed everyone this letter with the two Chinese characters for "Tu Cun" written on it, an unpleasant laughter like a duck's quacking suddenly sounded.
Everyone focused their attention on the general who made an unpleasant laugh.
This general is wearing the same style of black and red armor as Ikutenmu, Akizuki, and Kuroda.
The armor of the same style as Sheng Tianmu and the others - the identity of this military commander has already been revealed.
"The way of heaven." Sheng Tianmu warned the general in a calm tone that was neither salty nor bland, "remain serious in military discussions."
This military commander who was making an extremely unpleasant laugh, like a duck quacking, was none other than Kaoru Tiandao, who was also one of the "Seven Spears of Senzhou".
The name "Kaoru" may seem like a name only given to women at first glance, but in Japan it is a unisex name that can be given to both men and women.
After hearing the warning from the Third Eye, Tiandao slowly put away his unpleasant "duck smile".
"Please forgive me, Lord Sheng Tianmu. I'm just too happy."
Although he said "please forgive me", there was no trace of guilt in Tiandao's tone.
"This period of time has been really boring. I was either on the road or just digging my nose in the tent out of boredom."
"After so long, I can finally fight. I'm so happy."
After saying that, Tiandao showed an intoxicated expression as if he had drunk some fine wine.
"And this battle is my favorite field battle... Lord Tianmu! Please give me the task of razing that village! I only need 200... no! 100 people, I can raze that village to the ground!
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As soon as Tiandao finished speaking, a general sitting not far from Tiandao immediately said urgently:
"Sir! Please leave this task to us, Yonezawa Domain!"
"No! Sir! Please let us Morioka Domain..."
"We, Tsuruoka Domain..."
"Kubota Domain..."
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After Tiandao made this move, the originally quiet coach tent suddenly became noisy.
Almost every general was asking Sheng Tianmu to fight, asking Sheng Tianmu to entrust them with the task of razing the village.
This task of "razing the villages" is actually a "siege war" in disguise.
In ancient wars, one of the main purposes of attacking a city was to ensure smooth logistics routes and to prevent the "butt" from being attacked.
If you directly bypass the city, then the defenders in the city will most likely sneak out of the city, stick behind the "butt" of your army, and then kick your "butt" when you are not prepared.
Being attacked from the rear - this is an extremely dangerous thing, whether in ancient times or in modern times.
The reason why Inamori asked the First Army to level the village was because of this consideration. To remove the "city" on the marching route would avoid future "butt attacks" and smooth the logistics road.
Although this mission is equivalent to a siege, it is undoubtedly much less difficult than a "siege".
The Ainu settlement has neither a city nor any powerful equipment - what better achievement could there be than this?
Such an easy achievement is right in front of you, and no one wants to give it up.
But there are a few exceptions. A few people have remained silent and have not asked the Third Eye to hand over this task to them like others. Qiuyue and Kuroda happen to be these few.
Be part of the exception.
"Everyone be quiet!" Sheng Tianmu frowned and roared with his loud voice.
Hearing the roar of Sheng Tianmu, the noisy camp slowly returned to its original silence.
"How unbecoming is it to make a noise!"
After loudly reprimanding the generals in the camp, Sheng Tianmu let out a long breath and thought while stroking the half-black and half-white beard on his chin.
After a long while, Sheng Tianmu cast his eyes on a general sitting not far from him, wearing red and black armor like him.
"Mogami, I'll leave this village to you."
Hearing the roll call from Tentenmu, the young general named "Mogami" was stunned for a moment, and then a look of joy appeared on his face at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Mogami Yoshihisa - the name of this military commander.
At the same time, like Sheng Tianmu, Qiuyue and the others, he holds the title of "Seven Spears of Xianzhou".
Born Tenmu, Qiuyue, Kuroda, Tendo, Mogami - the above five people are the five "Senzhou Seven Spears" who went north to participate in the "Red Moon Fortress Crusade".
"I will give you 180 infantry and 20 cavalry." Sheng Tianmu said, "Raze that village beautifully for me."
"Yes!" Mogami looked excited.
"I sent scouts to check the situation in that village last night." Sheng Tianmu said, "Because the people in that village live in the mountains, they have not discovered the existence of our army until now."
"So before they discover our army, we can catch them off guard with our quick soldiers. Let's set off this afternoon!"
"Yes! Sir, please rest assured! I will definitely fulfill my mission! How can a mere barbarian stand in the way of our army! I only need one charge to level that village!"
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Note: "Kanye Winter" in this chapter is a real area. For the purpose of writing this volume, the author briefly studied the map of Hokkaido (Ezo).
There is a large river in Hokkaido (Ezo) called the Yubari River. Its main stream forms two lakes. The local Ainu people named the lake near the upper reaches "タンネ?トン" (Chinese transliteration: Kanye
Dong), meaning "long lake".
In modern times, after the Japanese government took complete control of Hokkaido (Ezo Territory), it named that area "Naganuma Town" based on a free translation.
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The author Jun watched the live-action version of "Rurouni Kenshin: Memories" the day before yesterday.
The live-action version of "Rurouni Kenshin: Memories" already has resources, you can go to Kangkang.
Compared with the previous films, this one has a sad atmosphere from beginning to end, and there are a little less fighting scenes, which makes it feel a bit weak, but I think the flaws are not covered up.
For this movie, apart from not having enough fight scenes, my biggest regret is that the Shinsengumi's scenes are really lacking...
Moreover, the movie does not explain why Okita Souji and Himura Kenshin coughed up blood when they were fighting. This can easily make those who don’t know Okita Souji’s life mistakenly think that Okita Souji is a rookie and was defeated by Himura Kenshin.
His heart was so beaten that he vomited blood... (Note: Okita Souji was a famous genius swordsman in the late Edo shogunate, but he contracted tuberculosis at a young age and died of the disease at the age of 26)
By the way - why did Souji Okita shave his head in this movie?! It's so ugly!!
I found that there are many works in Japan that mention the Bakumatsu theme of Okita Souji, and they all like to let Okita Souji shave his head.
"Shinsengumi!", "Ryumaden", "Rurouni Kenshin: Memories", "Mibu Yoshiden"... and the upcoming "Burn! Sword" starring Hijikata Toshizo as the protagonist, among these movies
All Okita Souji's heads are shaved... Every time I see Okita Souji in the drama appear with a bright "Mediterranean", I have mixed emotions...