Chapter 526 Sneak in? Sneak! (Go straight to the enemy camp) [6600 words]
Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles.
——Li Bai·"Xia Ke Xing"
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While Matsudaira Sadanobu and the others were still having a meeting in the camp——
Outside the First Army Camp——
The falling snow still doesn’t stop.
The weak sunlight poured into the white snowfield from the gaps in the clouds. Under the slightly gray sky, everything was very quiet, with only scattered snowflakes falling.
It was snowing as if there was no one around, and the snow mixed with the evening mist and spread. Looking around, the field of vision was filled with gray light.
"...Is that your military camp?"
"Yes, yes! That is our army's military camp!"
Ogata slightly raised the bamboo hat on his head and looked down the hillside.
Ogata is now standing on a hillside.
Although the visibility was somewhat low due to the early morning evening mist, one could still clearly see through the layers of evening mist - under the hillside, flags with various family crests were fluttering in the wind.
The radish was now tied to a tree not far behind Ogata. While snoring in boredom, he scratched the ground under his feet with his hooves.
While Ogata looked at the military camp at the bottom of the hillside expressionlessly, Sakaguchi stood behind him tremblingly.
Last night, after letting him mount his horse, Oban gave Sakaguchi a straightforward order: "Show the way. Take me to your army's camp."
Facing Ogata, Sakaguchi, who had no intention of resisting at all, silently led Ogata to the camp of their first army.
Looking at Ogata who was standing on the hillside in front of him and looking at the military camp below, Sakaguchi now felt that his heart was full of shock and astonishment.
After hearing Ogata ask him to take him to their army's camp, Sakaguchi roughly guessed what Ogata planned to do.
Although he vaguely guessed what Ogata planned to do, he couldn't believe that Ogata really planned to put this matter into practice...
It wasn't until Ogata followed his directions without hesitation and came to the back and forth of their First Army's camp that Sakaguchi dared to believe that the man in front of him really planned to practice it. He felt like he was sweating just by imagining it.
The upright thing…
——This man... is he serious... is he really planning to break into the military camp and kill Mogami-sama...
While Sakaguchi was thinking this secretly in his mind, a few drops of cold sweat broke out from his forehead, and then slowly dripped down...
Sakaguchi didn't dare to speak.
Ogata didn't say anything, and just silently looked at the military camp at the foot of the hillside.
The surrounding air fell directly into a dead atmosphere.
It wasn't until a moment passed that Ogata, who placed his hands on the hilt of Daeshukten's sword, whispered to himself in a voice that only he could hear clearly:
"...It is indeed a military camp."
Although the visibility was somewhat poor, Ogata could barely see that there were many soldiers standing guard and patrolling in the camp.
It is different from the lame sentry and patrol methods of the bandits that we have dealt with before. Even a person like Ogata who does not know much about military law can see that the sentry and patrol methods of these soldiers are different from those that Ogata used to deal with them.
Compared to the bandits I had passed, they were nothing like clouds and mud.
Sakaguchi, who was standing behind Ogata, had been looking at Ogata in front of him with hesitant eyes from time to time.
Until this moment, the hesitation in Sakaguchi's eyes finally slowly dissipated and turned into a look of determination.
"Then, that...please, please let go...of me..."
Sakaguchi, who finally plucked up the courage, stammered.
"I have brought you to the military camp..."
"Please have mercy on me...spare my life..."
After saying that, Sakaguchi knelt down directly on the ground and performed the heaviest gift in Japan to Ogata in front of him - he knelt on the ground and put his palms and forehead on the soil seat on the ground.
Sakaguchi no longer wants any "samurai dignity", he just wants to survive now.
Ogata listened silently to Sakaguchi's prayer for mercy, and did not look back at Sakaguchi during the whole process.
It wasn't until Sakaguchi's words fell that Ogata said in a calm tone:
"If you do one last thing for me, I will spare your life."
"Wha, what's the matter...?" Sakaguchi raised his head and asked in a cautious tone without having time to wipe the snow on his forehead.
For some reason, Sakaguchi felt an ominous premonition arise in his mind at this moment.
"I need you to help me get the head of Mogami Yoshihisa."
"Are you asking me to help you assassinate Mogami-sama? No, no!" Sakaguchi said without hesitation, "I can't help you with this kind of work! I don't know where Mogami-sama is in the camp now. I
He’s not someone who is good at stealth, so he can’t help you assassinate Mogami-sama!”
"...You seem to have some misunderstanding of what I just said."
"When did I say I was going to assassinate Mogami?"
When Ogata said these words, a few snowflakes happened to slide close to the edge of Ogata's bamboo hat and fell on the handles of the two swords at Ogata's waist.
Ogata raised his right hand and brushed off the snow on the handle of the knife bit by bit.
"...Huh?" Sakaguchi cast a confused look at Ogata in front of him.
"There are not many buildings in the camp, only tents. There is nowhere to hide. I am afraid that only those ninjas who have reached the pinnacle of their skills can sneak into such a camp quietly without being discovered."
"And it's still early in the morning, not a night with poor visibility. This kind of weather is not suitable for infiltration or assassination."
After saying that, Ogata's right hand, which was brushing off the snow on the handle of the knife, suddenly grasped the handle of Da Shiten's knife and pulled the blade out of the sheath inch by inch.
The blade of the sword shines with a clear blue light under the light.
"There are no conditions for infiltration and assassination."
"So I decided to try another method."
Hearing this, Sakaguchi felt an ominous premonition in his heart to the extreme...
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First Army Camp, Xiyingkou——
"Ha..." A soldier holding a long gun and standing guard at Xiyingkou yawned greatly.
He was responsible for the "morning shift" and got up before dawn. He was already a little sleepy and had to perform such a boring "post guard" task, which made him even more sleepy.
In order to pass the boring task of standing guard, he wanted to chat with his companions. However, military regulations clearly stipulated that chatting while standing guard was strictly prohibited. Once found, he would be severely punished. This soldier did not violate military regulations.
courage.
Just as the soldier was desperately fighting against the Sandman, he suddenly saw something black at the end of the sunset outside the camp...
The soldier frowned slightly and looked intently at the "black thing."
The sunset haze has not dissipated until now, and looking around, the field of vision is still gray.
After looking carefully for a while, the soldier finally identified the black thing as a human figure.
As soon as the soldier recognized this figure, the figure appeared from the depths of the dusk - a young samurai wearing a bamboo hat and a thin kimono.
The young warrior held a sword in his right hand and walked slowly through the sunset toward the Xiyingkou of the camp.
After his figure slowly emerged from the dusk, the young warrior suddenly accelerated his speed.
He originally just walked slowly.
Then the walk turned into a brisk walk, then into a trot, and finally into a gallop.
When the young warrior changed from walking to jogging, the soldier who first spotted the young warrior suddenly widened his eyes.
At this moment, the other soldiers at Xiyingkou also discovered the young warrior and looked at him with shocked eyes.
The soldier who first spotted the young warrior opened his mouth:
"Enemy attack..."
Before the soldier could shout out the last syllable of the "enemy attack" sentence, he saw the young warrior who had already arrived ten steps away from their Xiyingkou leaping up and leaping towards him...
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While standing on the hillside observing the camp, Ogata realized that he did not have the conditions to carry out "infiltration and assassination". His "advanced" Shiranui-ryu stealth technique was not enough to sneak into a camp garrisoned by 3,000 soldiers.
So Ogata decided to activate another strategy.
This new strategy is quite simple and crude, without too many twists and turns, just four words - direct attack.
With the help of a run-up, Ogata leaped high towards a soldier in Xiyingkou who was about 10 steps away from him.
Jumping a distance of 10 steps in one breath - this kind of thing is just a trivial matter for Ogata, who currently has 20 points of strength.
After accurately jumping to the top of the soldier's head, Ogata used his legs to clamp the soldier's head before he could react, and then used Shiranui-ryu ninjutsu to throw him to the ground.
[Ding! Use Shiranui-ryu ninjutsu and Shiranui-ryu jujutsu to defeat the enemy]
[Acquire 45 personal experience points and 40 experience points for the Ninjutsu "Shiranui-ryu Ninjutsu"]
After subduing the soldier with Shiranui-ryu ninjutsu, Ogata did not rush to the other soldiers around him. Instead, he first cut off the torch tied to a long wooden stick stuck on the ground next to him, and then took it with his free left hand.
Holding this chopped down torch.
Because the visibility was not good this morning, torches for lighting were still planted throughout the camp.
After getting the torch, Ogata threw it directly towards a watchtower not far away.
The flames touched the wooden watchtower, and the flames immediately began to burn, spread, and roar on the watchtower as if they were alive.
After setting fire to the watchtower next to him, Ogata raised his sword and rushed towards the soldiers next to him.
The light of the knife and the light of the fire complement each other.
Ogata didn't rush in without any purpose.
While struggling to defeat the garrison at Xiyingkou, he deliberately knocked over the surrounding torches and threw them at the surrounding flammable objects, increasing the chaos in the camp.
The more chaotic the camp is, the more beneficial it is to Ogata.
In Japan, which has been at peace for nearly 200 years, the combat effectiveness and organization of the army cannot be compared with the army of the Warring States Period 200 years ago or the army when the Edo shogunate was first established.
Most of the 10,000 troops now assembled in Ezochi had never fought in a war before.
For those who have fought in the war, the battles they participated in were basically small battles such as quelling bandits and quelling peasant rebellions.
Having not heard the sound of the golden drum for so long, the generals in the army generally lacked the experience to deal with emergencies.
It wasn't until Ogata was about to rush into their camp that the soldiers had no time to sound the alarm.
It wasn't until Ogata came in that the soldiers finally realized what had happened. While quickly sounding the alarm, they raised their guns and shot at Ogata.
After throwing a torch at the flammable object not far away again, Ogata turned to the outside of the camp and shouted:
"Follow up quickly!"
"Yes, yes!" A voice full of panic sounded from the depths of the dusk.
Then, an extremely pale-faced samurai with a moon-haired head appeared from the depths of the dusk and ran towards him quickly - this person was Sakaguchi.
Ogata's mission to Sakaguchi is simple - to show Ogata the way.
Tell Ogata where their military doctors treat the wounded and where their soldiers live.
When he first received Ogata's mission, Sakaguchi naturally shook his head and refused.
"Please spare me! I really can't do this kind of thing!" - these were Sakaguchi's original words at the time.
When hearing Sakaguchi's words, Ogata didn't say much.
He just pressed the tip of Daeshukten's sword against Sakaguchi's neck...
"I will definitely be devastated and my life will be on the line!" - These are also Sakaguchi's original words.
Ogata also reminded him "kindly" that if he found that Sakaguchi failed to follow him in time, he would temporarily put aside the matter of taking Mogami's head and pursue him with all his strength.
After appearing in the dusk and running not far behind Ogata, Sakaguchi shouted to Ogata with a mournful face:
"Sir! You must protect my safety!"
Ogata ignored Sakaguchi - he was now focusing all his attention on the strategy of Xiyingkou.
Hearing the sound of dense footsteps coming from the right, Ogata followed the sound - six soldiers carrying long guns ran towards Ogata in a slightly loose formation.
Ogata took off the hat on his head and threw the hat at the six soldiers.
Ogata's hat was for snow protection. The brim of the hat was very wide. After throwing it out, the snow accumulated on the hat scattered in all directions, disturbing the sight of the six soldiers. The six soldiers couldn't help but pause as they rushed forward.
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Ogata seized this opportunity, and his body and the knife in his hand turned into a stream of light that swept towards the six soldiers.
6 sword lights bloomed at the same moment.
The bamboo hat flew straight behind the six soldiers.
Ogata obviously threw the bamboo hat first, but he came to the back of the six soldiers before his own bamboo hat.
Ogata raised his hand to catch the bamboo hat. The moment he caught his own bamboo hat, the bodies of the six soldiers fell to the ground like noodles.
Ogata now only felt that the blood in his body was boiling and adrenaline was being secreted rapidly, but his mind was very clear.
He has not forgotten what he came to do.
Ogata showed no interest in fighting, and after defeating the siege of the garrison at Xiyingkou, he led Sakaguchi into the depths of the camp...
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Coach’s camp——
After receiving the news of the attack on the camp, the tent exploded instantly.
In terms of combat experience, most of the generals in the army are actually the same as most of the soldiers in the army - they have basically no experience.
The reason why they can wear majestic battle armor and gorgeous formations and feathers is just because they are of noble birth and are senior warriors in their respective vassals, not because of the amazing achievements they have performed.
Under this system of worldly officials and nobles, many of them may not have even read military books.
Their lack of experience made them instantly confused.
"Hey! Tell me clearly! Is there really only one enemy who attacked our camp?", "Could it be that Ogata Ittosai who came to kill us?", "Is there anything wrong with his head? How dare he attack the army's camp?
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After all, Sheng Tianmu was a veteran who had personally led the army and fought many battles - although the battles he fought were only small battles to quell banditry and peasant uprisings.
However - even some small battles that are not worth writing about are enough to make Sheng Tianmu far better than these "generals" who may not have even read "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Jiayang Military Mirror".
Sheng Tianmu, who regained his composure again, shouted: "Quiet!"
Sheng Tianmu's loud roar caused the originally noisy camp to slowly quiet down.
"Who the incoming enemy is—that kind of thing doesn't matter at all."
Sheng Tianmu said in a deep voice.
"No matter who the incoming enemy is, we will not do what we should do now."
"The top priority now is to stabilize the army. As long as it can be stabilized, even an attack by a thousand troops is nothing to be afraid of!"
Shengtian turned his head to look at Bai Shi, who had just threatened to conquer the "thief".
"Shiraishi, your Yonezawa clan's army is stationed far away from Xiyingkou, which was attacked. You should immediately return to the residence of your Yonezawa clan's generals to stabilize their morale."
"Haruhi, go organize the iron gunners and archers and bring them to the commander's camp."
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Sheng Tianmu calmly issued one order after another.
Sheng Tianmu, who has experience in marching and fighting, naturally knows how terrible "blow up the camp" is.
Therefore, the mission issued by Sheng Tianmu to most generals is to return to the troops of their respective vassal states to stabilize their military morale.
Sheng Tianmu's calm tone gradually calmed down the originally panicked general.
After the third eye of the third generation gave the last order, he stood up and looked at the generals in front of him with a serious look.
"Everyone, have you heard your respective tasks clearly?"
The generals nodded vigorously.
"Then let's act separately!" Sheng Tianmu said loudly, "Let the thieves who dare to attack our military camp never come back!"
Generals: "Oh!"
The generals who had calmed down drank loudly in unison, then stood up and filed out of their own camp.
In the blink of an eye, only a few people were left in the camp.
After issuing various military orders, Ingtenmu turned to look at Matsudaira Sadanobu beside him:
"Sir Lao Zhong, this place is not safe now. Please retreat to a safe place for the time being!"
After thinking for a moment, Matsudaira Sadanobu nodded slowly.
"Hey!" At this time, a voice full of displeasure sounded, "Sir Sheng Tianmu, why don't we have any missions?"
The master of this sentence is Heaven.
Just now, all the generals in the camp received tasks.
Only three generals did not receive any missions.
These three people are Qiuyue, Kuroda, and Tiandao who are the same "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" as Shengtianmu.
At this time, these three people all looked at Sheng Tianmu with doubtful eyes.
"You three, I have other plans." After coldly responding to Tiandao's question, Sheng Tianmu called in several guards guarding the camp.
"Take Mogami away!" Natsume ordered the guard who had just entered.
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It can be said that Ogata received help from God.
The evening mist was very heavy this morning and visibility was extremely low.
Not only did this allow Ogata to get rid of those generals more smoothly, but it also further increased the chaos among the generals in the camp.
What could be more panic-inducing than looking out into the gray sky and not being able to see where the enemy is?
Ogata has seen with his own eyes that many soldiers injured their own people because they did not see clearly and were too nervous.
Moreover, Ogata also chose the timing of his attack very well. It was early in the morning, and many soldiers were in a state of confusion as they had just woken up.
Many soldiers could not find Ogata due to poor vision. There were noisy shouts from all directions, and they could not clearly identify Ogata's position based on the sound.
Some of those who finally found Ogata either didn't dare to step forward, or they stepped forward, but couldn't slow down Ogata's pace at all...
With the help of this evening mist, Ogata penetrated deeply into the military camp like a wedge.
When Ogata was rushing left and right in the military camp, in order to increase the chaos in the camp so that he could fish in troubled waters more easily, he always paid attention to cutting down all the torches along the way, and then threw the torches into the nearby flammable
On things.
Under Ogata's series of destructions, the light of fire gradually overcame the light of the sword and the shadow of the sword.
The expanding fire also made the organization of the generals in the camp more chaotic.
The generals who planned to put out the fire, and the generals who planned to chase Ogata, interfered with each other and only benefited Ogata.
"Front, in front...ha...turn left...that's...ha...the place where injuries are treated...!" Sakaguchi, who was following Ogata closely, held his side that was aching from the intense running.
while pointing the way to Ogata.
Ogata turned left following the directions at Sakaguchi, and happened to see a few bald heads looking panicked, ready to run for their lives.
In Japan during the Edo period, doctors generally had bald heads, so when Ogata saw these bald heads, he immediately concluded that these people must be military doctors.
Ogata swooped down and caught the bald man closest to him. He pushed Da Shi Tian across the bald man's neck and asked quickly:
"A general named Mogami Yoshihisa was supposed to be sent back to the camp last night. Do you know where he is?"
Ogata didn't rush in without any purpose.
After breaking into the camp, Oconi followed Sakaguchi's guidance and headed straight for the treatment area for the injured - because the doctors here were the ones most likely to know where Mogami was now.
Coincidentally, this doctor happened to be the doctor who had just checked Mogami's pulse to confirm Mogami's current condition.
This doctor is not a pedantic samurai who values "fame" more than "fate". After hearing Ogata's question, the doctor immediately nodded hurriedly:
"I know! I know! He is at the coach's camp now! At the coach's camp!"
After getting the information he wanted, Obi let go of the doctor who posed no threat to him and had no need to kill him, and allowed the doctor to crawl away.
"Take me to the coach's camp!" Ogata turned to look at Sakaguchi.
Sakaguchi, who had no way out for a long time, said with a sad face: "Go straight along this road, then turn right twice in a row, and you will see a very conspicuous big tent, that is the coach's tent!"
"Follow me!" After saying these words to Sakaguchi coldly, Ogata ran towards the direction that Sakaguchi just pointed.
"Found it! Kill! Kill!"
A dozen more generals appeared ahead.
The generals who appeared in front of Ogata this time were somewhat different from the previous ones.
This time, the leader of the team was wearing a mighty battle armor, a beautiful Jinhaori, and was carrying an Odachi sword.
Judging by his attire, he should be a general at the level of Shi Dajun.
"Thieves! Stop!" The general, who was holding an Odachi and blocking Ogata, shouted majestically, "I am the descendant of the 'Twenty-Four Divine Generals of Takeda' Kohata Komori... Gu!"
Before this man could finish his lengthy "self-introduction", he saw Ogata in front of him suddenly accelerated and ran in front of him.
Before he could remember to use the move, he felt a sharp pain in his throat, and then he saw with his own eyes that a large amount was now spurting out of his throat.
After instantly killing the general who had not even had time to introduce himself, Ogata killed the general who was leading more than a dozen soldiers in one go and continued to rush straight towards the commander's tent.
Those soldiers who were lucky enough to escape Ogata's blade looked at the general who had just announced his home majestically, but now fell to the ground dead, and then looked at Ogata's departing back - no one dared to do it again.
Step forward to stop Ogata.
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PS1: The easter egg chapter that was accidentally deleted by the author has been re-released by the author, just in the previous chapter (can only be viewed on the Qidian Chinese website.)
PS2: The author started writing a novel in March 2019. It has been more than 2 years since writing, and some occupational diseases have begun to appear... The author now feels some pain in his right wrist from time to time... I am a little afraid that it is tenosynovitis... I think I need it
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