Chapter 543 I am not an executioner, nor Shura, I am Ogata Yoshi [6200 words]
Chanup had already predicted that there would be many tribesmen blocking the door of his house, so when he returned home and saw more than 20 people standing at the door of his house with anxious faces, he was mentally prepared early.
Knoop looked calm and unfazed.
Seeing Chanup's return, more than twenty tribesmen immediately gathered around, shouting and asking for help.
The questions they asked were always the same - either asking why Kazuto called, or asking Chanup if they had come up with any countermeasures.
After Chanup casually said something to dismiss them, he relied on his strong body to force his way back to his house.
"You're back."
As soon as Chanup returned home, he saw Tang Shen sitting cross-legged in a corner of the room, saying to Chanup in a calm tone, "You are back."
Tang Shen raised his eyes and looked at Chanup with an unpredictable expression, and let out a long sigh:
"Sigh... I told you to make a decision early. Look - now the shogunate's army has come, and you can't even run away..."
Before Tang Shen finished speaking, he realized that his words were a bit too harsh, so he shut up in time and stopped talking.
Chanupu turned his head and looked around: "Where are Aisuma and Otunpuyi?"
"They haven't come back yet." Tang Shen said.
Chanupu had just finished asking Aisuma and Otunpuyi about the whereabouts of their two siblings when Aisuma's voice suddenly sounded outside the house:
"Father! Father!"
As soon as Chanup turned to look at the door, he saw Aisuma opening the door curtain eagerly and rushing into the house.
"Father! Mr. Uppanu seems to be giving a speech! Many tribesmen have come to watch!"
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Upanu stood on top of a large wooden barrel, looking down at the tribesmen who came here admiringly.
According to Upanu's estimate, there are now about 100 tribesmen surrounding him.
Chanup has yet to comment.
The die-hard elements headed by Retannoe are determined to fight to the death with the outsiders and others to fight for the slim chance of victory.
Upanu was not willing to accompany these lunatics to go crazy and fight a battle with little chance of winning.
In order to bring down this group of "warriors", Upanu has just thought of a strategy - to try to get as many residents as possible to support him and agree with his idea of "surrendering in exchange for survival".
Therefore, Upanu planned this speech to "explain to the residents the benefits of surrender."
He had just asked everyone he could to help deliver the speech so that as many people as possible could listen to his speech.
Now the residents of Heyezhe are already in fear and uneasiness, and they are eager to know what their future will be like.
After hearing that Upanu was going to give a speech related to their life and death, many people were attracted by it. In a blink of an eye, the number of residents gathered in front of Upanu increased to more than 100 people.
Looking at the more than 100 tribesmen gathered in front of him, Upanu's consciousness suddenly began to slip into a trance - the scene in front of him reminded Upanu of three years ago...
I recalled the scene where the tribesmen were mobilized to resist Kazuto on the eve of the "Battle of Cunasi Lemenasi" three years ago...
The scene and thing from 3 years ago are all very similar to this moment...
Three years ago, he was also standing on top of a wooden barrel.
That day, nearly a hundred villagers in Kapasi Village faced their village and angrily complained about Kazuto's oppression of them.
That day, he ignited the fire of resistance in the hearts of almost all the young men in the village.
That day, almost all the young men in the village took up arms and followed him to the front line to resist Kazuto.
That day was also the day when most young people in the village said goodbye to their relatives...
Upanu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and shook his head vigorously.
When he opened his eyes again, he could no longer see the scene three years ago.
He cleared his throat and said loudly:
"Everyone, thank you for coming."
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"Pucina, are you here too?"
"Yes. Let's hear what Mr. Upanu has to say." Puchina nodded to his friend, "I happened to be looking for Aisuma nearby. By the way, have you seen Aisuma?"
Ma?"
Puccina, the belly of Retannoe and Esoma's childhood sweetheart, has just been running around looking for Esoma.
He heard that Aisuma was busy maintaining order in various places. He was worried that Aisuma would be tired, so he took the dried deer he had collected and wanted to give it to Aisuma to eat and replenish her strength.
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"You guy..." Pucina's friend showed a speechless expression, "I don't know whether I should scold you for only thinking about women...or should I praise you for being so calm in this situation...I didn't watch.
To Aisuma. I only heard that she is very busy now and is maintaining order everywhere."
When Pucina was about to say something to respond to his friend, Upanu, who was standing on the barrel not far away, suddenly said loudly:
"Everyone, thank you for coming."
Seeing that Uppanu was finally about to speak, Puchina immediately shut his mouth and turned to look at Uppanu, preparing to listen to Uppanu's speech attentively.
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About 100 people came - this was up to Upanu's expectations.
Upanu doesn't expect all residents to come to listen to his speech, and he doesn't have time to wait for more people to listen to his speech - if it takes too long, he might be attacked by people like Retannoe.
Human obstruction and destruction.
"I believe you all already know - an army of thousands of Japanese suddenly came outside."
Many people below nodded slowly.
"But you probably don't know - the Kazuto army outside the city is just part of their main army."
Upanu suddenly changed the topic and said something that made everyone at the scene change their expressions.
"According to the intelligence we know so far, there are tens of thousands of Japanese who are attacking. The army currently blocking our door is only a small part of their army of tens of thousands."
The people below were in an uproar as expected.
Upanu was not in a hurry to continue speaking, but remained silent for the time being, allowing the panic to slowly spread and brew among everyone.
After a few breaths passed, Upanu continued:
"Heren has an army of tens of thousands, while we, including the old, weak, women and children, only have a thousand or so people in total."
Because he wanted to spread his idea that "surrender is the only right way" before Retannoe and others came to interfere, Upanu did nothing else after successfully arousing the panic in everyone in front of him.
To pave the way and get straight to the point:
"The numbers are really far behind. Although we have this solid fortress, we have no chance of winning against the onslaught of tens of thousands of troops."
"If we fight head-on with Heren, we will only lose. We, our relatives and friends will be slaughtered, and the continuation of our ethnic group will be interrupted."
The panic and uneasiness on some people's faces slowly turned into naked fear at this time.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Upanu took a deep breath, and after regaining his strength, he shouted as loudly as he could:
"So - let's surrender!!"
"As long as we surrender, we can avoid fighting such a losing battle! Everyone can live, and our tribe can survive!!"
When Upanu shouted these words, Retannoe, who came after hearing the news, happened to arrive at the scene.
Looking at the impassioned Upano standing on the barrel, Retannoe showed an angry expression and hurriedly said to several "warrior" people beside him who also came after hearing the news: "Let's go."
!Let’s drag that spineless guy down!”
Having said that, Retannoe took the lead and rushed towards Upanu.
Upanu also noticed Retannoe and others rushing towards him at this time.
Looking at Retannoe and others rushing toward him, Upano couldn't help but sneer and look proud.
Although Retannoe and the others arrived earlier than he expected, it didn't matter - even though time was urgent, he had already said everything he wanted to say.
He has successfully sown the "seed".
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"Hey, Pucina. Your father is here." Pucina's friend poked Pucina beside him with his elbow - but he didn't get any response.
"Pucina?" Pucina's friend looked at Pucina beside him with a puzzled look.
I saw that Puccina next to me seemed to have changed.
Normally, Puccina always looks silly, opening his mouth to say Aisuma and closing his mouth to say Aisuma.
But at this moment, Pucina showed a serious and cold face - this was the first time his friend had seen Pucina's appearance.
After Puchina took a deep look at Upanu who was being dragged away by his father and others, without saying a word, he hugged the dried deer in his arms that was originally going to be given to Esuma.
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"...I want to go home and get something."
After leaving these words to his friend, Puccina ignored his friend who was still full of doubts and quickly left the crowd.
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Red Moon Fortress, Kunoya’s Clinic——
Just now, although Cunoya had already guessed what Upanu would say in public, maybe she was bored, so she still ran to join in the fun.
Ogata was not at all interested in the speech of Upanu, whom he had never met.
And Amachi, who was eager to quickly discuss a way for the couple to escape from here, would definitely not allow Ogata to leave at this time.
So after Cunoya left with a cigarette in her mouth, only Ogata and Atachi were left in the clinic again.
At this time, Amachi seemed to have calmed down.
She lay peacefully on the floor, looking at the roof made of withered grass and wood with calm eyes.
Atachi's too quiet appearance made Ogata feel a little at a loss.
A-Machi was silent, and Ogata was at a loss what to do - neither of them spoke, so the atmosphere between them fell into a strange silence.
In order to break this strange silence, Ogata decided to talk to Amachi about something light-hearted first.
"Um... Omachi. Do you want to drink some water? You haven't drank water since just now, right?"
Atachi neither said "yes" nor "no".
Instead, after a moment of silence, he suddenly asked A-Machi:
"...Ayi. If we ride a horse and you tie me on your back, can you just lead me out of the siege?"
Ogata was subconsciously stunned when Atachi suddenly turned to such a serious topic.
After coming back to his senses, Ogata pursed his lips and said slowly:
"Whether you can break out of the siege is another matter for now. Even if you can successfully break out of the siege - your injuries are not healed. After you break out of the siege, your wounds will probably only split open in the violent jolts."
"...I think so..." A-Machi smiled bitterly.
It's not like Ogata has never thought of taking Amachi directly to break out - but this is simply not feasible.
The only way to break out of the encirclement with A-Machi, who could barely sit up now, was by riding a horse.
And A-Machi is still unable to sit firmly on the horse, so if he wants to lead A-Machi to break out of the encirclement on horseback, in order to ensure that A-Machi does not fall off the horse, Ogata has to tie himself and A-Machi with a rope.
But this will definitely have a great impact on Ogata - no matter who it is, if someone is tied behind his back, his movements will inevitably become sluggish.
Even though his swordsmanship has reached a level beyond what ordinary people can achieve, with Omachi tied to his body, Ogata is still not sure that he and Omachi can escape safely.
What's more, Amachi's injuries can't withstand any violent movements or bumps.
Breaking out on horseback - just by imagining, you can tell what a fierce battle this will be.
Even if he breaks out of the siege, there is a high probability that Atachi will become a bloody man - stained by the blood gushing out from his own torn wounds.
"Then, then..." A-Machi then asked urgently, "How about asking the people from Red Moon Fortress to help?"
"Convince the people here, and then work with the people here to repel the shogunate army outside the city."
"...This may not work either." Ogata said slowly, "Let's not worry about whether Chanupu and the others are willing to fight with the shogunate troops outside the city."
"Even if they are willing... they can't ride a horse, they can only walk, and they are not good at fighting in the field."
"Take them to attack the shogunate army on foot and start a field battle with the shogunate army... I'm afraid that would be similar to attacking the shogunate army by myself - they can only walk, are not good at field combat, and they are small in number, so they can't help much.
busy."
"Moreover - the shogunate army is now blocking the only gate of Red Moon Fortress, monitoring every move at the gate."
"If I go out of the city alone, I can still barely stay hidden."
"But if you bring a large group of people from Red Moon Fortress out of the city, you won't be able to hide even if you want to. The shogunate army will quickly monitor our movements, and then quickly prepare to meet the enemy."
"Take the people from Red Moon Fortress to attack the shogunate army that is ready to meet the enemy... I'm afraid the whole army will be annihilated."
After listening to Ogata's calm statement, Atachi pursed his lips.
His eyelids drooped, and the expression on his face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"...Then...Ayi, you can run away alone."
"...Huh?" Ogata, who doubted whether he heard correctly, widened his eyes and cast a surprised and shocked look at Atachi.
"Since it's difficult to break out of the siege with me...then you can break out of the siege by yourself." Amachi continued, "With your skills, if you break out by yourself, the chance of successfully breaking out should be very high..."
"Stop saying such silly things." Ogata put away the surprise and shock on his face and turned serious, "Do you think it's possible for me to leave you and run away by myself?"
"Then what do you want to do?" Amachi, who had been looking at the roof just now, suddenly tilted his head and looked directly at Ogata with a slightly sad expression, "Are you really planning to deal with it alone?
The army outside the city?"
"You can single-handedly assassinate someone in a military camp, but can you single-handedly repel an entire army?"
"If you don't inflict enough damage to an army, how can an army retreat?"
"Don't do such a dangerous thing... just run away alone..."
"Anyway... you were dragged down by me and fell into such a desperate situation."
A-Machi forced a smile that was not pretty at Ogata:
"If it weren't for the fact that I was injured and needed to return and stay at the Red Moon Fortress for treatment, we could have traveled far away and not have to face such a desperate situation now..."
"Since you have been dragged down by me, then you should stop your losses as soon as possible...Don't continue to be in danger because of me..."
At first, when he heard that Atachi asked him to escape alone, Ogata had a look of anger on his face.
But gradually, the angry look on Ogata's face slowly disappeared.
After hearing Omachi's words, "You are also dragged down by me," Ogata's expression completely calmed down.
After A-Machi finished speaking, Ogata took a deep look at A-Machi with a peaceful look——
"...A-Machi, let me tell you a little secret that I have never told anyone else."
He suddenly said something to Amachi that had nothing to do with the topic just now, and now Amachi looked confused.
Before Atachi had time to answer, Oubon continued to talk to himself:
"I like girls with big breasts."
"Huh?" The look of confusion on A-Machi's face became even more intense, "What are you doing? Why are you saying this kind of thing for no reason?"
Ogata ignored Amachi and only smiled lightly.
"After I chopped Matsudaira Gennai into pieces and left the Hirose Domain, I lived a life of exile that was not too short."
"My parents died young, and my master and brothers who were like brothers were slaughtered overnight. At that time, I had no relatives, no place to go, and no one to rely on."
The color of memories slowly emerged from Ogata's eyes.
"After leaving Hirose Domain, I have been on guard every day to see if there are bounty hunters who are interested in my head."
"Every once in a while, a bounty hunter would rush towards me with a knife, and I would have to draw my knife to fight the enemy."
"Not long after I killed the one hundred guards in Matsudaira Gennai, I started to live a life of guarding the surroundings every day, killing people, guarding the surroundings again, and killing people again."
"To be honest - my heart was actually numb at that time."
"In the past, I would still feel uneasy when drawing a real sword."
"But after living a life of escape, I have been able to draw a knife calmly, kill people calmly, and then clean the flesh and blood on the sword calmly. Killing people is like eating or drinking water to me."
"Like an inhuman 'executioner', like an extremely killing 'Shura'."
"At that time... I really thought I might have to spend the rest of my life like this - until I met you by various coincidences."
"I fell in love with you...at first sight. I had a crush on you when I first met you."
"When I realized that I had a crush on you, I was shocked - my heart was not completely numb from killing Yingye."
"When I think of your face, I feel that there is still a beautiful part of human nature left in my heart. When I think about it, I feel redeemed. I am not an 'executioner' or a 'Shura', I am
'Ogata Ishi'."
"I haven't completely lost the name 'Ogata Issei' yet."
"So don't say anything to leave you behind."
Ogata raised his hand to tidy up the messy hair on Omachi's forehead.
"I'm not as strong as you think. I'm far more dependent on you than you think."
Atachi stared blankly at Ogata, who was helping her fix her hair with a smile.
After Ogata finished speaking, Atachi bit his lower lip lightly, with mist in his eyes.
"I'm back!"
At this time, Kunoya's shout suddenly sounded outside the house.
Hearing Kunoya's shout, Atachi quickly raised his hand to wipe the fog from his eyes.
As soon as Atachi wiped the mist from his eyes, Kunoya, who was addicted to smoking, bit her pipe, opened the door curtain, and stepped into the clinic in a hurry.
"Cunoa, are you back?" Because Cunoya almost saw his embarrassed side, A-Machi took the initiative to talk to Cunoya in order to cover up his embarrassment.
"Yeah. That Upanu didn't say a few words before he was dragged away by Retannoe and the others." Cunoya nodded, "It's just as I expected. Upanu has already been cut by Kazuto.
This guy really has no fighting spirit at all."
Cunoya held her cigarette with the extinguished smoke in her mouth, walked to the floor next to her, and reiterated to Ogata and Omachi in simple sentences what Upanu had just said in public.
After sitting on the ground, Kunoya looked around: "Young man, putting your big package here is indeed a bit of a hindrance. My clinic is not big, so why not put your big package here?"
On top of the medicine cabinet?"
After saying that, Cunoa nodded towards a large package placed in the corner of the clinic.
This big package is Ogata's luggage.
After Kunoya agreed to let Ogata and Atachi stay in her clinic temporarily, Ogata moved all their luggage over.
"Ah, of course." Ogata would naturally not refuse such a reasonable request.
Ogata picked up his big package and was about to throw it on the medicine cabinet when Kunoya raised an eyebrow:
"Your package looks quite big, but it doesn't seem to be very heavy."
"Yes." Ogata nodded, "Because my package only contains some clothes, maps and other very light things."
As soon as Ogata finished saying this, his movement of throwing the big package onto the medicine cabinet suddenly stopped. At the same time as his movement paused, the expression on Ogata's face also froze.
He seemed to have recalled something and murmured softly: "Yes..."
Then, Ogata knelt down, opened his big package, and took out a map.
A copy - a map given to him by Scrooge.
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PS1: Test everyone: Ogata actually revealed to someone a long time ago that he likes girls with a more European style - does anyone remember who Ogata told this?
PS2: Although this chapter does not have a lot of words, it took me as long as I could write 20,000 words in the past...
Just Ogata's sentence "When I think of your face, I feel that there is still a beautiful part of human nature left in my heart. When I think about it, I feel redeemed." I considered and deleted it.
For nearly 2 hours.
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