Chapter 537 The shogunate army is approaching! [5200 words]
. , I was a swordsman in ancient Japan
at this moment
1st Army Camp, Commander's Camp
In the huge coach camp, there were only three figures, one old, two young, and so on.
The old man, holding military equipment in his hand, wearing a mighty battle armor and a gorgeous array of feathers, was sitting on the horse.
Of the two younger ones, one is sitting next to the old guy. They are also wearing armor and weaving. They are young generals.
The other one was kneeling on one knee in the center of the tent. He was only wearing ordinary soldier armor.
"... Thank you for your hard work." The old man waved his hand to the young soldier wearing soldier armor who was kneeling in front of them, "Go down and rest first."
"Yes!" The young soldier kneeling on one knee in the center of the camp responded loudly, saluted the old man and young man sitting in front of him, and then quickly exited the camp.
After the young man left the camp, the old man used his army uniform as a fan, fanned himself gently a few times, and said softly:
"Kuroda-kun, what do you think?"
This old man was not a mentally ill guy, so he naturally asked the young general sitting next to him.
"Lord Gui, since the road ahead is clear, I think we can move forward boldly, speed up a little, and attack the Red Moon Fortress." The young general sitting next to the old man said slowly.
This young general is none other than Kuroda, one of the "Seven Spears of Senshu".
The injuries on his palms have not yet healed, and his palms are still wrapped in thick linen.
The old man sitting next to Kuroda at this time is the new general of their first army, Yoshimasa Katsura.
Their 10,000-strong army was composed of the shogunate army and the vassal armies of the northeastern vassals. Naturally, there were many factions among the generals.
Among them, the most powerful factions are naturally the "Shogunate Faction", "Aizu Faction" and "Sendai Faction" which rank top three in terms of the number of troops sent.
Originally, the three most powerful factions each commanded an army, which just created a subtle check and balance.
However, after the leader of the "Sendai faction", Ikutenmu, was killed in battle, this created a very embarrassing situation as to who should lead the first army.
The remaining generals of the "Sendai faction", Akizuki and Kuroda, do not yet have sufficient abilities and qualifications.
The leader of the "Aizu Domain", Kamao, was already in charge of commanding the Third Army, and it would not be appropriate to let someone from the "Aizu faction" command the First Army.
The other factions are too weak, so it would be difficult for them to command the First Army.
So not long after the First Army and the Second Army merged, after multiple considerations, Inamori finally decided to let someone "sent from the shogunate" take over the First Army in order to avoid disputes.
The "Shogunate Faction" occupies an unquestionable dominant position in the entire army, so it is naturally easier for people from the "Shogunate Faction" to lead the First Army than to send people from other factions to lead the First Army.
And this Katsura Yoshimasa is the general of the "shogunate faction".
This 54-year-old veteran was born into a Hatamoto family with an annual salary of 7,000 stone. Although he is old, he is highly trusted by Inamori.
After Kuroda's observation during this period, the new general's abilities are quite outstanding.
After parachuting into their First Army, he took over all leadership and command work in a vigorous and resolute manner.
According to Kuroda's observation of Katsura Yoshimasa's command, his management ability may not be as good as that of Tenmu, but at least it is far better than him. Katsura Yoshimasa's ability is fully qualified for the post of general of the First Army.
After Katsura Yoshimasa parachuted into the First Army, Kuroda was demoted to the deputy general of the First Army, responsible for helping Katsura Yoshimasa.
Although Katsura Yoshimasa's ability was pretty good, there was something about him that made Kuroda feel very impatient.
That's because this old guy loves hanging books from bags too much.
He opened his mouth "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and closed his mouth "Wu Zi's Art of War", and from time to time a sentence from these military books popped out of his mouth.
Sure enough, after Kuroda finished speaking, Gui Yizheng nodded gently:
"Heroes see the same thing. "Sun Tzu·Nine Places" says: 'Soldier's passion dictates speed'. Since the road ahead is smooth, it is indeed necessary for us to speed up a little."
Hearing Guiyi drop his book bag again, Kuroda resisted the urge to roll his eyes.
The day after Gui Yi was parachuted in and became the general-in-chief of their First Army, their First Army separated from the Second Army again and continued to fulfill the important task of being a forward and clearing the way for the entire army.
A large army must have a unit that is responsible for spearheading the entire army, conducting reconnaissance, and paving the way for the entire army.
Moreover, the total number of the First Army and the Second Army is 8,000, and in the Ezo region, which is still in its primitive state, there are basically few roads for the 8,000-strong army to advance. Only by dividing the troops can the marching efficiency be improved, so the Third Army
It is inevitable that the First Army and the Second Army will be separated again.
After the First Army and the Second Army separated, Matsudaira Sadanobu also returned to the Second Army and acted with Inamori.
Just now, Kuroda and Katsura Yoshimasa were listening to the scout's report.
The soldier who was kneeling in front of them in the center of the camp just now was the scout who returned to the camp to report on the reconnaissance situation.
Since the "Ogata Attack" incident, under Inamori's order, the number of scouts they sent to reconnoiter the road ahead has tripled.
It's a pity that this intensive reconnaissance network has not found Ogata Ittosai until now.
Although Ogata Ittosai was not discovered, the number of scouts sent for reconnaissance increased, so the reconnaissance efficiency was much higher than before.
According to the report of the scout who just returned to camp, the road ahead was smooth, and there were no rivers that needed to be bridged or any other things.
That's why Kuroda bluntly said, "The road ahead is smooth. You can move forward boldly and with confidence, and speed up a little."
Gui Yizheng tapped the center of his right hand against his left hand: "Since you and I have the same opinion, let's make a decision immediately."
"Kuroda-kun, please help me summon the generals."
"I want to convey the order to 'speed up the march' to the generals!"
"Let's have a good rest tonight. We'll start marching faster tomorrow."
"Strive to ensure that the troops arrive at the gates of Red Moon Fortress within 4 days!"
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Red Moon Fortress
After saying "Of course", Kunoya, who was taking medicine from the huge Chinese medicine cabinet, tilted her head and cast doubtful eyes on Atachi.
"What? Is it possible that you have something important to do and can't just rest here for a month?"
Just when A-Machi was about to say something out loud, Ogata on the side suddenly raised his hand and tugged on A-Machi's sleeve, and then said to Kunoya:
"Then please treat my wife." Ogata bowed his head to Kunoya and said loudly, "If you need any reward, please feel free to ask me. Whatever reward I can give, I will
I will do my best to give.”
"There's no need for compensation or anything like that." Kunoya smiled with an unknown meaning, then shrugged, "You probably can't give me what I want."
"Since you were brought here by Aisuma, you should be Aisuma's friends."
"Aisuma has always given me a lot of care, so I won't charge you for this treatment."
"As long as you can cooperate with my treatment."
"I hate patients who don't cooperate with treatment, or who think they are smart and go against the doctor's orders."
"Okay, I'm going to re-sew your wound."
Kunoya took a variety of herbs and utensils and knelt down next to O-Machi again.
"Here's this for you, put it in your mouth. That way, you will feel more relaxed later."
Kunoya handed a clean cloth to Amachi's mouth.
"I'm going to use the Lucian wound suturing technique to suture your wound. It may be a little painful, so please bear with it."
A-Machi turned his head and looked at Ogata. Although he was hiding something, there was still a hint of worry in his eyes.
Ogata raised his hand to Omachi who cast a worried look at him.
"Atachi, the most important thing now is to make sure your injury can be cured first." Ogata said softly.
After hearing Ogata's words, Atachi pursed his lips.
After thinking for a while, he opened his teeth and bit the cloth handed by Cunoya.
"Bite tight." Kunoya put on a clean cloth like a mask, then picked up the equipment and began to re-sew A-Machi's wound.
After Kunoya began to treat Amachi's injuries, Aisuma on the side seemed to finally be unable to restrain her curiosity and asked Ogata:
"Mr. Majima, how did Miss Atachi get so seriously injured? It looks like her wound was stabbed by a spear..."
"...Before I talk about what happened after we left Heye Zhe... Esuma, please tell us what happened to Heye Zhe these days."
Ogata turned to look at Aisuma, and then said seriously:
"When I was outside the wall gate just now, I noticed that the people on the city wall were weird."
"Many people looked nervous and panicked."
"After entering Heye Zhe, the people who were watching us on the roadside were like this. They all looked at me and Amachi with nervous and panic eyes."
"It was obviously not like this before."
"During the time we left Heyezhe, what happened to Heyezhe?"
Hearing the question posed by Ogata, Isuma was stunned.
After a look of hesitation flashed in the depths of Aisuma's eyes for a while, she sighed softly:
"I'm sorry...Mr. Majima, please forgive me. Everyone is just...a little scared...afraid that you are enemies..."
"Enemy?" Ogata frowned slightly.
"In the past few days, there have been two guests... no... it is not accurate to say that they are guests. It should be that two uninvited guests suddenly came to our Heye Zhe..."
"It's because of the second uninvited guest who 'visited' us" that we, Heye Zhe, have become the state we are in now..."
Aisuma cleared her throat, and then slowly told Ogata what happened a few days ago...
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Go back in time a few days ago
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a few days ago
Red Moon Fortress, outside Chanup's home
"It's so slow... What on earth was father talking to that soup god? They were chatting for so long..." Aisuma looked at the door in front of her and pouted in displeasure.
Kimship, who was ordered by Chanup to guard the door of his house and not let anyone in, smiled bitterly when he heard Aisuma's muttering with strong displeasure.
Just now, after learning that an old man named "Tang Shen" suddenly came to visit her father, Aisuma rushed home to see what was going on, but was rejected.
Chanup doesn't allow anyone to enter, so Aisuma is simply turned away.
She has been waiting for nearly half an hour, but she has not waited for the door of her home to open, or for her father and the man named Yugami to come out.
"It's so boring... No more waiting." Aisuma stood up and patted her butt.
"Miss Aisuma, are you leaving?" Kim Heep asked.
"Yeah. It's really boring to wait here." Aisuma patted the bow and arrow on her back, "I'll go practice bow and arrow again."
"Miss Aisuma, you are so diligent." Kim Heep said sincerely, "If only my son could be half as diligent as you..."
"After all, I don't have any other hobbies besides hunting."
After bidding farewell to Kimship, Aisuma strode towards her usual bow practice venue.
My own home was left far behind.
My favorite bow training venue is getting closer and closer.
Just after the archery practice field appeared within Aisuma's field of vision, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure running towards her from the corner of her eye.
"Otongpuyi." Aisuma stopped, "What's wrong? You're so anxious."
This familiar figure is none other than Aisuma's younger brother, Otongpuyi.
"Sister!" Otunpuyi rushed to Aisuma and said out of breath, "Ha...sister...I finally found you...ha...sister, something happened! There is Takta."
The villagers from the village are coming to our place!”
"Huh? Is it something strange for the villagers of Takta Village to come to our place?" Aisuma showed a puzzled expression.
Takta Village, which is not too far away from them, has a very good relationship with Heye Zhe. The two places often exchange courtesy, so it is completely normal for villagers from Takta Village to suddenly visit their Heye Zhe.
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Otunpuyi shook his head vigorously.
"The villagers from Takta Village who came to us suddenly did not come to give us gifts! They came to ask us for help! He said that their Takta Village was attacked by Kazuto! The whole village was destroyed. I hope that we, Heye Zhe, can help
help him!"
"What?!" Aisuma's eyes widened.
"The man is outside the wall now." Otunpuyi added, "Everyone on the wall is at a loss now..."
"Let's go! Let's go take a look!" Aisuma spread her legs and ran towards the direction of the city wall.
After the city wall appeared in her field of vision, Aisuma saw that many villagers had gathered under the city wall who had heard the relevant news and came to join in the fun.
After running to the bottom of the inner city wall, Aisuma heard shrill shouts one after another coming from outside the wall:
"Our Takta Village was massacred by Kazuto!"
"Please help me! I'm homeless!"
The shouting was so loud and shrill that even standing under the inner city wall, one could clearly hear it and clearly feel the sadness in the words...
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time back to now
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"Takta Village?" Ogata's pupils shrank slightly.
On the other hand, Atachi, who was biting the cloth pad tightly and enduring the pain of suturing the wound, his expression also changed slightly.
Takta Village is the village where Lilata they rescued before came from...
The tragic situation in Takta Village...Ogata didn't know if Omachi still remembered it, but it was still fresh in his mind anyway.
Isuma, who didn't notice the slight change in Ogata and Omachi's expressions, continued:
"After the villagers from Takta Village came to our place, the man who was standing guard on the city wall notified my father immediately."
"After my father let the man in, we finally knew what was going on."
"The villager from Takta Village who fled to us is a very young boy."
"Just one night a few days ago, Takta Village was suddenly attacked by a group of soldiers wearing helmets and carrying armor."
"The young man escaped from the village by luck. He has been hiding in the mountains until daybreak before he dared to return to the village to check the current situation of the village."
"After returning to the village, I saw that the village had been slaughtered and there was no living person..."
"The young man was homeless and could only ask for help from us who have a good relationship with their Takta village."
"He planned to come to our Heye Zhe on foot, but he was very lucky to meet a kind-hearted person from another settlement on the road."
"After the kind man learned what happened to the young man, he personally used his dog sled to send the young man to our Heyezhe."
"Since the survivors of Takta Village came to our Heye Zhe, rumors have been flying all over the sky these days..."
Aisuma smiled bitterly.
"Everyone is panicking... They don't understand why Kazuto's army appears, and they don't understand why Kazuto's army suddenly attacks Takta Village, which has never done anything to offend Kazuto..."
"So all kinds of rumors gradually spread."
"It is said that Kazuto finally plans to launch a full-scale war against us Ainu people, and that the group that attacked Takta Village were a group of gold diggers who stole the army's armor... Anyway, there are no rumors.
have……"
"It is because of these rumors that the clan members are so nervous when they see you with Kazuto faces."
"Anyway, please forgive me..."
"...So that's it." Ogata closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Mr. Majima, Miss Atachi." Esuma put on a face that showed a hint of eagerness at this time, "You are Kazuto. Before you left your country, did you hear that
Are you doing anything related to us Ainu people? For example, where are you and the Japanese army going to attack...?"
Ogata did not immediately answer Aisuma's question.
Just close your eyes and remain silent.
After opening his eyes again, Ogata whispered to Isuma beside him:
"Miss Aisuma, can you please take me to see your father later?"
"Ah? Yes, yes...but my father should be busy now, so I may not be able to see him in time..."
"It doesn't matter." Ogata continued, "Just take me to see him. I want to meet him as soon as possible."
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PS1: Many book friends may not know what "military matching" is, so the author here posts a set of stills with you. These are stills from the movie "Shadow Samurai" shot by the famous director Akira Kurosawa (the picture is only
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PS2: In the previous chapter, when Kunoya used scissors to cut the linen cloth on Omachi's upper body, I actually gave a little... more exciting description.
But I was worried that it would be harmonized, so I changed it to "After cutting the linen cloth in one go, Kunoya raised an eyebrow."
The original text actually has about 50 words.
In order to avoid harmony, many parts of this book were "self-edited" before being published. It is a pity... these "self-edited" plots should have no chance to be released (Leopard Head Cries.jpg