Chapter 517 One person, two swords and two guns, alone in the barracks of the 3000 army (1) [6800 words]
Readers have always reminded the author that I miscalculated Ogata's vitality. Ogata's vitality has already been increased to 37 points, not 36 points.
The author went back and calculated it carefully, and it seems that it is indeed the case... I have always calculated Ogata's vitality wrong.
So the author is here to make it known that Ogata’s vitality is 37 points, not 36 points.
*******
*******
Everyone except Ashley heard the strange sound that looked like a woman's scream, which meant that Ogata was not overly concerned and heard wrongly.
Ogata, who was very concerned about the woman's screams, didn't think much, grabbed the daishutan placed on the right side of his body, inserted the daishutan back to his left waist, and then followed the direction where the sound came from just now.
I searched all the way.
Atachi, Aizan, and Ashiri followed Ogata without hesitation.
As for Tang Shen, after hesitating for a while, he shouted at his sled dogs and asked them to stay in the cave.
The IQs of these sled dogs are not low. Under the training of Tang Shen, they even "follow orders and prohibitions". After receiving the command of "Stay here" from Tang Shen, they all waggled their tails, stuck out their tongues, and lay on the floor of the cave.
Not moving at all.
After dealing with his sled dogs, Yugami picked up the crutch he always carried with him and caught up with Ogata and the others.
After following the woman's scream that she just heard, Atachi's extremely strong eyesight came into play again.
"I saw a few figures flashing through the woods to the northeast." Atachi lowered her voice and whispered to Ogata, who was walking in front of her.
Ogata didn't respond to A-Machi. He only nodded lightly, then lowered his body weight slightly and walked slowly in the direction that A-Machi just said.
As they gradually approached the northeast direction that Omachi just mentioned, strange sounds came to Ogata's ears, and they became increasingly clear.
These strange sounds were very much like men's whispers, and... the sound of clothes being torn apart.
After gently pushing aside the branches and leaves of a bush in front of them, Ogata and others finally saw the people who made these strange noises. They were four soldiers in armor.
These four soldiers are now pushing a little girl to the ground.
Based on the little girl's clothes, it is not difficult to tell that the little girl is an Ainu.
The four soldiers each performed their duties. Two of them held down one of the little girl's hands, one held down the little girl's legs and spread her legs, while the other tore the little girl apart.
clothes.
The girl's mouth seemed to be tied with a piece of cloth, so she couldn't speak and could only make a low whimper.
These four soldiers were immersed in their animalistic nature, so they did not notice Ogata and others not far away at all.
Seeing this scene, the faces of A-Ding, Aizan, and Ashili instantly turned livid.
However, the expression on Ogata's face did not change much, and his expression remained as usual.
He just narrowed his eyes slightly, then raised his left hand and pressed it on Da Shi Tian's sheath. His thumb pressed against Shi Shi Tian's sword grid, pushed forward, and ejected a section of Da Shi Tian's blade from the sheath mouth.
Tang Shen, who was crouching not far from Ogata, noticed Ogata's action, then quickly raised his hand to hold Ogata's right shoulder, then lowered his volume and whispered to Ogata:
"Wait a minute, do you know the little girl who is being pressed?"
"If you don't recognize the little girl, just pretend you didn't see her and leave quickly."
"Didn't you see what those four people were wearing?"
"They are all wearing armor. They must be soldiers in the army. If you hurt a soldier in the army, you will be in big trouble..."
Before Yugami finished speaking, Ogata, who was still listening attentively, seemed to have no patience to listen to Yugami anymore. He shook off Yugami's hand on his shoulder, and then held on to his waist.
He grabbed the knife, rushed out of the bushes, and rushed straight towards the four soldiers.
The first thing Ogata targeted was the tall soldier who was tearing the girl's clothes apart.
After the tall soldier's neck was already within the circle of Ogata's sword, Ogata raised his hand and grasped the handle of Da Shiten's sword, and the light of the sword poured out from the sheath.
The Two Swordsman Style of Wuwo·Raikiri.
As a sword-drawing technique, Raikiri has little use in fighting the enemy head-on, but if it is a sneak attack on the enemy, there is no sword technique more useful than this move.
Da Shitian's sharp blade cut open the skin, flesh, and bones of the soldier's neck from left to right. Like cutting through water, he easily chopped off the soldier's head, leaving his head intact.
Follow the inertia and fly out to the right.
After decapitating the tall soldier, Ogata turned the sword of Daishiten and pointed the tip of the sword at the neck of the soldier who was holding down the girl's feet.
Sakakihara Itto-ryu·Bird Thorn.
The tip of the knife pierced the air and stabbed the soldier's throat.
[Ding! Use Sakakibara Itto style Bird Thorn to kill the enemy]
[Acquire 70 personal experience points and 70 swordsmanship "Sakakibara Itto-ryu" experience points]
[Current personal level: LV38 (5406000)]
[Sakakihara Itto-ryu Level: 13th Dan (572512000)]
Ogata had no shortage of experience dealing with armored enemies.
Already on Butterfly Island, Ogata had faced off against soldiers wearing armor for the first time.
The neck, face, armpits, back knees, and feet are not protected by armor, so just target these five places to attack.
It wasn't until Ogata killed two people in a row that the remaining two soldiers, who were holding the girl's hands down, finally realized that an uninvited guest was coming.
"Damn..." The soldier who held down the girl's left arm picked up the spear that was lying aside and cursed with horror on his face, using curse words to relieve his panic.
However, as soon as he uttered the first two syllables of his "fuck" sentence, Daeshukten's blade closed his mouth forever. Ogata slashed his face with a dragon's tail, and his brains mixed with blood flew out.
.
The last soldier knew that it would take too long to pick up the spear placed on the ground, and he would not have time at all.
So he roared, opened his arms and rushed towards Ogata, who was only a few feet away from him.
He had learned a little sumo wrestling, and he planned to use his sumo wrestling skills to knock Ogata down.
He successfully hugged Ogata, but it was of no use.
After hugging Ogata, he was surprised to find that Ogata, who didn't look very strong, was much stronger than he thought, much more...
He felt like he was hugging a bear.
Even without sword skills, Ogata could easily defeat most samurai with poor skills just by relying on his current strong physical fitness.
Ogata relied on his 20 points of strength to break away the soldier's arms from around him with just a slight effort.
Then he raised his left hand that was not holding the knife, held down the soldier's face, and pushed the soldier to the ground with brute force. Then he put Da Shitian's blade close to his neck and slashed hard...
Hot blood spurted out like a fountain along the cut carotid artery, and Ogata, who was lying on top of the soldier, used stepping steps to move aside in advance, preventing the blood from splashing on him.
In just a blink of an eye, the four soldiers who were still full of animalistic traits were all turned into corpses whose body temperature was constantly being lost.
Yugami stared at the scene that just appeared in front of him with his mouth open, and looked at Ogata.
Also stunned was the little girl who was rescued by Ogata.
The little girl, whose face was pale and still had the fear of being almost sexually assaulted just now, looked at Ogata who suddenly appeared with a face of Kazuto in horror.
Aizan and Ashley, who knew Ogata's strength, immediately emerged from the bushes after Ogata knocked down the four soldiers and ran towards the little girl who was almost violated just now.
Ogata and others arrived just in time. If they had stayed a little longer at night, the last piece of clothing on the little girl would have been torn.
Ashley helped put the little girl's clothes back on, while comforting the little girl softly: "Don't be afraid, it's okay. (Ainu language)"
Seeing the familiar Ainu face and hearing the familiar Ainu language, the little girl's mood gradually calmed down, and the panic on her face slowly faded away.
After the mood stabilized, the uneasiness and fear that had been accumulated all burst out in one breath.
"Save, save my father and mother! Save my father and mother! (Ainu language)"
Ayzan: "Child, calm down, take a deep breath, and slowly tell us what happened. (Ainu language)"
…
…
Takta Village
Mogami was holding his scythe gun in one hand and a sweat towel in the other hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead.
While wiping his sweat, he looked at the scene in front of him with pride.
The scene in front of Mogami was filled with blood and flesh.
Dead bodies can be seen everywhere, mostly those of villagers from Takta Village.
No matter where you go, you can see corpses, blood, internal organs, broken limbs, and faces full of horror.
Judging from the results, Mogami's action tonight was undoubtedly a great success.
Their surprise attack went quite smoothly. Mogami ordered the "attack" and his generals emerged from their hiding places and rushed towards Takta Village from all directions. Not a single villager in Takta Village was aware of the danger.
close.
Because they didn't notice it in advance, they were caught off guard.
It wasn't until Mogami and the others entered their village that some villagers finally picked up bows, arrows and spears and started sporadic counterattacks.
After giving the order to attack, Mogami took the lead, brandishing the katana gun in his hand and sweeping the sharp blade towards all Ainu who appeared within his field of vision.
Although he has always been questioned about his ability to hold the title of "Seven Spears of Xianzhou", it does not mean that he is a loser. In terms of spear skills, he is better than most unlearned samurai.
.
Being caught off guard + the incoming enemies were far outnumbered + the incoming enemies were well prepared + their weapons and equipment were backward = they were defeated and defeated.
Before the battle began, in order to ensure a smooth political career in the future, Mogami ordered all the generals not to commit any acts of adultery or robbery. Once discovered, they would be severely punished.
So from the beginning of the battle, every soldier devoted himself to killing the enemy.
Not long after the battle began, all the scattered resistance in Takta Village was wiped out, and the remaining villagers began to flee.
However, facing the soldiers who launched the attack only after completing careful deployment, not many villagers managed to escape.
And these villagers who successfully escaped from the village are not completely safe. Some soldiers who are red-eyed with swords and guns are chasing those villagers who are lucky enough to escape...
Less than half an hour had passed since the attack began until there were no more Ainu left standing in Takta Village.
Mogami looked complacently at the scene of hell filled with blood and flesh before him, feeling happy that he had successfully completed the task assigned to him by his uncle. He could no longer help but imagine how his uncle would praise him for successfully completing the task.
of him.
"Lord Mogami!"
At this time, a rich male voice sounded from behind Mogami.
"Izawa-kun, what are the casualties?" Mogami called out.
The owner of Izawa's rich male voice was a general in the Sendai clan's army.
He is a military commander who is relatively outstanding and highly appreciated by the Third Eye.
In order to allow his nephew to successfully complete this mission, Sheng Tianmu specially sent this military commander whom he admired very much to assist Mogami.
"A total of 9 people died, 21 were injured, and there were no serious injuries. Nine soldiers who went to chase the fleeing Ezo have not returned yet." Izayan briefly and comprehensively reported the casualties of this battle, "Most of them
The dead soldiers were all accidentally hit by Ezo's poisonous arrows. Some of the injured soldiers were accidentally injured by their own people."
"Poison arrows... These arrows from Ezo that are mixed with poison are really troublesome..." Mogami let out a long breath, "What happened to the nine soldiers who chased the fleeing Ezo and have not returned yet?
Something happened? Did something unexpected happen?"
"I don't know." Izawa frowned slightly and shook his head, "Maybe there was an accident, maybe he is still chasing the fleeing Ezo. These Ezo are familiar with the nearby terrain and are used to running in the mountains.
.So it should take a lot more effort to catch up with them."
After Mogami was silent for a while, he ordered to Izawa:
"Ize, I will give you 30 soldiers. You take these soldiers to clean this place and burn all the dead bodies. This place is very close to our army's marching route. If a plague breaks out, it will be troublesome."
Ize: "Yes."
"While cleaning the battlefield, wait for the soldiers who have not returned to return. If any soldiers have not returned before dawn, those soldiers will be treated as missing. You can take the soldiers responsible for cleaning the battlefield and the returning soldiers back to camp.
check in."
"Yes!" Ize nodded again.
"I will lead the troops back to the camp to resume their duties now." After saying this, Mogami couldn't help but smile with joy as he looked forward to receiving praise from his uncle.
…
…
some where
Matsudaira Sadanobu used a fallen and withered tree trunk as a chair, sat on it, and by the light of the bonfire in front of him, carefully read "Han Feizi" which he had read countless times.
His set of "Han Feizi" is the "original Chinese version" from Tang Tu and is of great value.
For Matsudaira Sadanobu, who has received "elite education" since childhood, "accessible reading of Tang classics" is just a small and insignificant advantage of his.
The guards headed by Tachibana formed an airtight protective circle around Matsudaira Sadanobu, closely guarding the safety of Matsudaira Sadanobu.
Da da da da…
At this time, the sound of horse hoofbeats reached Matsudaira Sadanobu's ears.
This was the sound of the returning soldiers who had just gone to inspect the road conditions for tomorrow.
"Sir!" The soldier rode his horse to a short distance from Matsudaira Sadanobu, rolled off his horse, then trotted all the way to Matsudaira Sadanobu and knelt down on one knee.
"One mile ahead (approximately 3.924 kilometers in modern times), the camp of our troops was discovered!"
"Our army's camp?" Matsudaira Sadanobu looked away from the book in his hand, "Which army is it?"
"I saw a lot of flags embroidered with bamboo sparrow patterns! It should be the camp of the First Army!"
The bamboo bird pattern is the family crest of the Sendai feudal lord.
"The First Army... Judging from their marching speed, they are indeed almost at this position now." A faint smile appeared on Matsudaira Sadanobu's face, "What a bridge, we can meet here by chance.
Sheng Tianmu and their troops."
Matsudaira Sadanobu raised his head and glanced at the sky.
After confirming that it was not too late now and that the weather was not bad tonight, Matsudaira Sadanobu closed the book in his hand.
"Tachibana, get ready for departure as soon as possible." Matsudaira Sadanobu ordered, "Since we meet each other by chance, let's go and ask."
…
…
First Army Camp, Commander's Camp
Wearing only a simple set of white clothes, Sheng Tianmu was bowing his head and processing a pile of paperwork.
As the commander-in-chief of the First Army with 3,000 troops, he had to deal with many and complicated tasks every day. The moon was already high in the sky, and everyone else was about to go to rest, but Sheng Tianmu still had a lot of work to deal with.
After working continuously for an unknown amount of time, I felt my neck and shoulders were a little sore, so I decided to go outside the camp to enjoy some fresh air and relax my nerves that had been tense from handling military affairs.
Sheng Tianmu picked up the feather fabric placed aside, put it on, and strode outside the tent.
Although the main function of the Jinhaori is to make the generals look more handsome and cool, and to make it easier for the generals to show off, the Jinhaori still has some functions to keep out the cold.
As soon as he left the camp, he immediately felt the night wind blowing against his face.
The weather is really good tonight. Not only is the moon high in the sky, but the night wind is also quite gentle. It is neither violent nor cold. It hits people's skin and makes people feel particularly comfortable.
The commander's tent where Sheng Tianmu lived was built on a high slope. After leaving the tent, standing on the high slope and looking down, he could see most of the camp of their first army.
In the camp, there are many flags, and one after another, military flags embroidered with different family crests are fluttering in the soft night wind tonight.
Looking at the military flags that came into view, Sheng Tianmu sighed heavily, then with a slightly sad look on his face, he sighed in a low voice that only he could hear:
"Weak preparations..."
The first army commanded by Ikutenmu was composed of mainly troops from Sendai Domain and a large number of troops from other feudal states, consisting of a 3,000-strong army.
Up to now, Ikutenmu has taken over and commanded the First Army for some time. Except for Sendai Domain, Ikutenmu has already had a complete view of the appearance and performance of the troops of other vassals in the First Army.
If you let Sheng Tianmu evaluate the troops of other vassal states in the First Army except Sendai Domain, they would be miserable...
A few wealthy vassals, such as Yonezawa and Morioka, had better samurai, and some of the samurai in their troops looked like samurai.
As for those less wealthy vassal states, such as the Black Stone Domain and the Yonezawa Nitta Domain, their samurai have no samurai style except for wearing swords on their waists. You can tell by just looking at their movements.
They are the kind of people who neglect to exercise...or don't exercise at all.
Such warriors have no way of fighting tough battles and can only be placed in the army to build up their momentum.
According to Sheng Tianmu's observation, almost one-third of the 3,000 people in their First Army are the kind of soldiers who can only be placed in the military formation to build up their momentum... If they are allowed to fight tough battles, they may not even be able to defeat the enemy.
Before they could see each other, they broke up.
Sheng Tianmu knew that Japan had been at peace for a long time, and all the vassal states were stocking up with swords and guns, leaving horses in Nanshan, and their armaments were depleted. Therefore, before taking over the First Army, Sheng Tianmu had already prepared to "see many samurai who don't look like samurai."
Mental preparation.
However, he said that he had been mentally prepared for it, but after seeing such a large number of corrupted and decayed warriors with his own eyes, Sheng Tianmu was still slightly startled and felt sad about it.
After seeing such a large number of "fallen warriors", in addition to being shocked, Sheng Tianmu also felt a little lucky.
Fortunately, the samurai of the three armies, the Shogunate Army, the Aizu Army, and the Sendai Army, who accounted for the majority of their 10,000-strong army, still retain some of the legacy of the Warring States Period.
Although Ikutenmu had always disliked the Aizu clan and regarded Aizu as a rival, he had to admit that the samurai of Aizu were very powerful, and they were the kind of samurai who could be drawn to the battlefield at a glance.
Just when Sheng Tianmu was still immersed in the emotion of the weakened military preparedness, a general in charge suddenly rushed towards Sheng Tianmu in a panic.
"My lord! My lord!"
"What's going on?" Sheng Tianmu looked at the soldier.
"Lord Lao Zhong came to visit unexpectedly!" General Shi said loudly, "Now Lord Lao Zhong is outside the camp!"
"These women in Ezo are so ugly." A soldier with a scar on his face said to a companion behind him while moving a female body, "Why do they have tattoos on their faces?
?Looks disgusting."
"Who knows." His companion shrugged, "Maybe the men in Ezo just like girls with tattoos on their faces."
Soldier Scar and his companion are now carrying dead bodies in an inconspicuous corner of Takta Village.
They were both among the 30 soldiers left to clean up the battlefield.
The two of them had just removed a large wooden board from a certain house in the village. They placed the dead body on the large wooden board and then carried it out in one go, which would greatly improve the efficiency of moving the corpse.
"I can't understand." Scar Soldier curled his lips, "A good face must be mutilated like this... looking at such an ugly face, my whole body withered."
"Come on. After you haven't seen a woman for a month, let alone these Ezo women with tattoos on their faces, I'm afraid even a bitch will stand up when you see them."
"I'm not that perverted." Scar Soldier said angrily, "But having said that, although these Ezo women all have ugly tattoos on their faces, as long as the lights are turned off, no tattoos can be seen.
"
"Hey, this Ezo woman is quite beautiful, and she doesn't have any tattoos on her face. Hey, come and take a look! I found a very beautiful Ezo woman. It's such a pity that such a beautiful Ezo woman died...
Huh? Did you hear me?"
The scarred warrior turned his head with confusion and looked at his companion who had not replied to his words.
However, as soon as he turned his gaze, he saw his companion who was falling softly towards the ground.
And a young samurai rushed towards him with a wakizashi still bleeding from his hand.
Before the scar warrior could even utter a word, the young warrior rushed to him, then covered his mouth and nose with his left hand, and pressed the wakizashi held in his right hand against his neck...
*******
*******
PS: The author seems to have never told you about the native family of Matsudaira Sadanobu, a famous historical figure in Japanese history, so today I will briefly tell you how noble Matsudaira Sadanobu was.
Taking away all the titles such as Laonaka and Lord of the Shirakawa Domain, Matsudaira Sadanobu's bloodline alone could make many people of that era bow their heads.
Matsudaira Sadanobu's grandfather was the [grandson] of Tokugawa Ietsuna, the 8th shogun of the Edo shogunate, so Matsudaira Sadanobu had the blood of a serious shogun family flowing in his body.
The shoguns of the Edo period were no different from our emperors, so in our Chinese terms, Matsudaira Sadanobu was a son of the royal family, with royal blood flowing in his body.
In the current timeline of this book, the reigning shogun is the 11th shogun Tokugawa Ieyashi, who is Tokugawa Ietsuna's [great-grandson], so Matsudaira Sadanobu is one generation higher than the current shogun.
When Matsudaira Sadanobu grew up, he became the adopted son of the Lord of the Shirakawa Domain, Matsudaira Sadokuni. In the following years, he successfully inherited the position of the Lord of the Shirakawa Domain, and then inherited the position of the shogunate's senior officer.
Second job.
In our Chinese terms, he is the prime minister of the imperial court and the king of a relatively wealthy vassal state (the number of grain stones in Baihe Domain is 110,000 stones).