Chapter 545 Come on! Which warrior is willing to share the glory with me! (Part 2) [Explosion 1W1]
The author took a look at his wrist yesterday. It seems that there is nothing serious. He is just overworked. He just needs to rest for a while.
However, the updates cannot stop, so I decided to follow the advice of some book friends and use voice code, and then use the keyboard to correct typos.
This chapter is a very meaningful chapter. This is the chapter where the author starts to use phonetic code words, and the effect is pretty good.
Today's chapter is 1W1, more than 10,000 words spoken forcefully...very conscientious...
So I humbly ask for some monthly tickets (Leopard Head Cries.jpg)
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At this moment, Ayizan's residence
"I understand..." Ogata said solemnly, "That means it's safe along the way and there won't be any ferocious beasts, right?"
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Aizan immediately helped Ogata do simultaneous interpretation for an older middle-aged man next to him.
After listening to Ayzan's translation, the middle-aged man nodded.
Ogata was silent, lowered his head, looking at the map spread on the floor in front of him.
Ayzan, who was sitting opposite Ogata, glanced at Ogata cautiously for a few times, cleared his throat, and bravely asked Ogata:
"Mr. Majima, what kind of map is this? What is the location marked on this map?"
The villagers of Qina Village have now officially become members of the Red Moon Fortress, and even their clothes have changed into bright red clothes that are very characteristic of the Red Moon Fortress.
Although the villagers of Qina Village also showed panic and uneasiness after learning the bad news of the "attack of the shogunate army", the order was generally stable and no vicious incidents occurred.
Just now, Ogata suddenly rushed into their living area of Qina Village with a map in his arms, and then found Ayizan.
After entering Ayzan's house and finding Ayzan, Ouri quickly ran to Ayzan, then directly photographed the map in his hand in front of Ayzan and asked him: Do you understand?
The area depicted on this map.
Although Ayzan didn't know why Ogata suddenly asked him such a question, Ayzan still obediently picked up Ogata's map, looked at it carefully and shook his head.
However, although Ayizan shook his head, he later added: Although he did not understand the area drawn on this map, Sikaai might know it.
Sikaai is a rather legendary hunter in their Qina village.
He does not have great hunting skills, but he is very fond of hunting in some far away places.
He has traveled a lot and is well-informed, so he might be able to recognize the area drawn on this map.
Seeing Ayzan say this, Oufon immediately asked Ayzan to take him to find this middle-aged hunter named Sikaai.
This Sikaai is usually a restless person. It took Ogata and Aizan nearly half an hour to finally find Sikaai.
After finding Xikaai and inviting Xikaai to Ayizan's home, Ouri did what he had just done to Aizhan again, took the map in his hand to Xikaai's eyes, and then asked
Does Sikaai know the area drawn on this map?
This time, Sikaai's answer did not disappoint Ogata.
After looking at the map, Sikaai nodded, indicating that he had been to most of the areas on this map.
Then, Oubon started a barrage of questions and asked Shikae many questions at once.
For example, are there any ferocious beasts near the specially marked location on the map? Is there anything worth noting...
The questioning finally ended just now.
It was only now that Ogata no longer asked questions, but looked at the map in front of him in silence, that Aizan finally had the opportunity and finally gathered enough courage to ask Ogata what he had wanted to ask for a long time.
The problem.
There is a place with a very obvious mark on this map. Although Ayzan has never been there, he has heard about it: he heard that it is a plain suitable for human habitation.
Almost every question Ogata asked just now was related to the place specially marked on the map.
The question of where that place is has been lingering in Ayzan's mind for a long time.
"...This is...a map given to me by a friend of mine." Ogata said, "The friend who gave me this map is currently at the place marked on this map."
"And now I need this friend's help."
After that, Ogata rolled up his map, stood up and walked outside the house.
"Mr. Majima!" Aizan asked urgently, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Chanup." Ogata replied without looking back, "I have something to tell him."
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Red Moon Fortress, Kunoa's Clinic
"Kunoa, Majima hasn't come back yet?" Amachi asked as he was lying on the floor.
Cunoa, who happened to be sitting next to the door, took a look outside the clinic while filling the pipe with tobacco:
"Not yet. Haven't seen him come back yet."
Hearing Kunoya's answer, A-Machi frowned and muttered in a low voice: "Where on earth did he go..."
Ogata's strange behavior just now was still vivid in his mind. When Ogata followed Kunoya's suggestion and was about to put his luggage on top of the big medicine cabinet, he suddenly froze.
Then he put down the large package containing various gifts in his hand, and then took out something from his luggage.
Before Omachi could see clearly what Ogata had taken out of the big package, Ogata rushed out of the clinic in a hurry.
Before leaving the clinic, don't forget to leave a message: "I'll leave for a while and I'll be back soon."
And until now, Ogata has not come back...
"Perhaps your husband went somewhere to play, right?" Cunoya said in a half-joking tone.
"He doesn't know anyone here..." A-Machi said, "Where can he go? The only place he can go is probably Ayizan and the others..."
"I saw that he left in a hurry. He must have been doing something urgent." Hollow shrugged, "Okay, don't worry about your husband's affairs for the time being. It's time to change your dressing."
As Kunoya said this, she picked up the linen on the side and walked slowly towards Amachi who was lying on the floor.
Looking at Kunoya walking slowly, Atachi said softly:
"Kunoa, you are so calm... It is said that there is a chaos outside, but you still look calm..."
Kunoa smiled:
"Didn't I say it before? I've seen a lot of people who are in bad weather."
"I am now accustomed to all kinds of storms. Anyway, you have to eat when you are in a hurry. You also have to eat when you are not in a hurry. You might as well be calmer."
Just when Cunoya was about to help him up and reapply medicine to his wound, there was a sudden shout outside the clinic.
"Miss Cunoa! Miss Cunoa!"
Hearing this urgent shouting, Cunoya raised his eyebrows, put down the linen in his hand, and walked slowly outside the clinic.
A sweaty young man was outside the door of the clinic.
After seeing Cunoa, the young man said directly: "Miss Cunoa, Mr. Chanup is calling everyone to gather at the 'Gray Ground'!"
"Calling everyone together?" Kunoya looked surprised, "What are you going to do?"
"I don't know either..." The young man scratched his hair in embarrassment, "Anyway, that's what Mr. Chanup ordered us to do, requiring everyone to gather at the 'Grey Ground' immediately."
"...I understand." Kunoya nodded.
"I'm leaving first!" the young man said, "There are still many people waiting for me to notify them."
After watching the young man leave, Cunoa returned to the clinic holding his pipe.
As soon as he returned to the clinic, Oubon immediately asked Kunoa:
"What happened?"
"Nothing." Kunoya smiled and shrugged, "It seems like something interesting is about to happen."
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Although the residents of the Red Moon Fortress all live in this advanced fortress, they still live their traditional fishing and hunting life. To put it bluntly, they are just a relatively large settlement with a special area.
On weekdays, there will always be occasions when we need to announce something to everyone, such as calling on everyone to work together to clear out the thick snow after a snowstorm.
There is a fairly spacious open space in the center of the Red Moon Fortress, which is commonly referred to as the "Old Place" by the residents of the Red Moon Fortress.
Although this place is not very spacious, it is more than enough to accommodate more than a thousand people.
When the senior staff headed by Chanup want to announce something to everyone, they will call everyone here.
At this moment, most of the residents of Hongye Fortress have gathered in the "Old Place". They all just heard Chanup's call and gathered here.
There are now about 800 residents gathered in the "old place", and this number is still increasing.
It was crowded and bustling.
Everyone in the "Old Place" shows a different look.
Some looked uneasy.
Some looked sad.
Some gritted their teeth.
Some have expressionless faces...
Upanu crossed his arms across his chest and closed his eyes to meditate.
Behind him are the people of his Kapasi village.
Even with his eyes closed, Upanu could feel that the tribesmen standing behind him were looking at him with strange eyes... no, it should be said that they were staring at him.
Naturally, Upanu knew exactly why his tribesmen glared at him like this.
But Upanu had no intention of avoiding the strange looks cast by the tribesmen.
He just stood there silently and endured it silently.
Finally, a majestic young man standing not far behind Upanu, as if he couldn't bear it anymore, strode up to Upanu, and then shouted loudly:
"Village Chief, why did you say that in public today?"
"Our Kapasi Village has a blood feud with Kazuto! How can we just bow down to Kazuto like this?"
"Village Chief! Have you forgotten how many people in our village were killed by Kazuto?"
Upanu opened his eyes and looked at the young tribesman standing in front of him.
What this young tribesman said, "What he said today in public", naturally refers to the "encouragement" that Upanu directed and acted, and was forcibly interrupted by Retannoe and others who suddenly killed him.
Surrender" speech.
"...I just did what I thought was right." Upanu said as he slowly closed his eyes, "For me, there is nothing more important than keeping you alive and keeping the tribe alive.
It’s important, it doesn’t matter if you call me a coward, call me groveling, or shameless, just call me as much as you want.”
Regarding Upanu's attitude of being beaten and scolded, the young tribesman's expression became complicated.
After gritting his teeth and stomping his feet angrily, the young tribesman quickly walked away from Upanu as if he never wanted to see Upanu again.
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Reitanoe arrived at the "old place" long ago.
Since just now, he has been looking for Chanup everywhere but found nothing.
"Where is that Chanup guy now?" Retannoe muttered angrily, "Why hasn't he come until now..."
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Retannoe, who had already arrived at the "old place", was looking for Chanup everywhere, but Chanup was at his home, taking care of his bow.
Chanup placed his bow on his knees and wiped the bow carefully with a clean cloth.
Otunpuyi has not returned home until now.
Aisuma, who was worried about Otunpuyi who had not returned home for some reason, had left home half an hour ago and went to look for her brother.
So now, there are only two people in Chanup's home, Chanup himself and the soup god who is sitting in front of Chanup.
"...Chanupu, are you really sure you want to do this?" Tang Shen cast an extremely complicated look at Chanupu, who was wiping Yuji in front of him with a calm expression, "If you do this...you will really die.
Yes..."
"It's not too late... You can still choose options that have a high probability of surviving..."
Before Tang Shen finished speaking, Chanup interrupted him with a smile:
"If you can die because of this, it will be a worthy death."
After saying that, Chanup put the bow that he had wiped in his hands behind his back.
"It's almost time, I'll leave first."
After leaving these words in a calm tone, he walked out of the house.
Only Tang Shen was left sitting there with a complicated expression...
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As soon as Chanup walked out of his home, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him quickly.
Chanup: "Mr. Majima?"
The figure walking quickly towards Chanupu was none other than Ogata.
Just now, after Ogata left Aizan's house, he went straight to Chanup's house.
Before arriving at Chanup's home, Ogata suddenly received the news that "Chanup is now gathering everyone at the 'old place'."
Although Ogata didn't know what the news was about, he still continued to run straight to Chanup's home.
As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, he bumped into Chanup who happened to be going out at that moment.
"Mr. Chanup." Ogata stopped in front of Chanup, "I have something to say to you. Is it convenient for you now?"
"Now?" Chanup raised his eyebrows, then shook his head with a wry smile, "It's not very convenient now."
"Now...I have to go and say something to everyone in Heyezhe."
"You can come back to me after I finish speaking."
"Mr. Majima, do you want to come and listen? What I want to tell you won't be too long."
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Red Moon Fortress, old place
Chepke, the village chief of Qina Village and one of Ogata's acquaintances, has never relaxed his brows since he learned the news of the "shogunate army's attack" until now.
The villagers of Qina Village, who have become members of the Red Moon Fortress, naturally cannot miss this sudden call from Chanup.
At this time, most of the villagers in other villages looked sad.
To be honest, Chepke feels like he is about to cry now.
He doesn't understand.
I don't understand why my village is so unlucky.
First, we encountered the sudden "disappearance" a few years ago, and many villagers have not returned until now.
Then, they were attacked by Cossacks a while ago, again causing numerous casualties.
I finally got Chanup's permission and was able to move into the Red Moon Fortress. I thought I could live a stable life, but... the shogunate army came...
These hardships one after another made the villagers of Qina Village couldn't help but wonder if they were cursed...
After learning that the shogunate army was coming, Chepke also discussed with the people in the village what to do, but after deliberation for a long time, nothing came out of the discussion.
Now, Chepke can only hope that Chanup and the others can lead them through this crisis safely...
"village head."
At this time, a middle-aged man standing next to Chepke suddenly poked Chepke's side gently with his elbow, lowered his volume, and spoke at a volume that only he and Chepke could hear clearly.
Then he said softly:
"I just... thought about it seriously."
"When it comes to a last resort... let's surrender. Although Kazuto will definitely not treat us very kindly after surrendering, at least we can still survive..."
Chepke did not respond to the middle-aged man's words. He looked at the middle-aged man with a meaningful look and then withdrew his gaze without saying a word.
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"There are so many people..." Ogata looked around, "All the residents of Red Moon Fortress are really gathered here now..."
Chanupu is busy now, and Ogata cannot force him to stop what he is doing immediately.
Therefore, Ogata could only wait quietly for Chanup to finish his own affairs, and then slowly discuss things with Chanup.
Ogata was quite curious about Chanup's sudden move to summon all the residents of Heyezhe.
Instead of waiting idlely, it would be better to listen to what Chanup wanted to say to everyone in Heyezhe. So Ogata accepted Chanup's invitation and came to this "old place".
After arriving at the "old place" that was already crowded with people, Ogata, who had a Japanese face and wore a kimono, immediately attracted the attention of many people.
After all, Ogata had been staying at the Red Moon Fortress for quite some time, so some people recognized Ogata, glanced at Ogata, and then looked away.
But there are also some people who don't know Ogata, and they cast malicious and ill-intentioned glances at Ogata...
Ogata, who ignored all these gazes, was thinking about where it would be more appropriate for him to stand.
"Oh, isn't this a young man?"
"Kunoa?"
Ogata followed the sound and turned to look at Kunoya, who was holding a pipe in his mouth and slowly walking towards him.
"Are you coming to join in the fun?" Kunoya walked up to Ogata and asked.
"That's right. How is she doing now?"
"I just changed her medicine. She should be recuperating quietly in the clinic now."
After saying that, Cunoya glanced at a little boy not far away who was being held by his mother, and then put out the pipe in his hand.
"There are so many people..." Cunoya said with emotion, "The last time we called everyone together like this... I don't even remember when it was."
"...Everyone is feeling very uneasy." Ogata added softly.
Ogata realized just now that the atmosphere in the air was not positive.
Just listen carefully and you will hear many comments like this:
"What should we do next..."
"Now we can only surrender..."
"The Kazuto outside the city seem to want our city and our land... Why do we suddenly suffer such an unreasonable disaster..."
"It is said that there are tens of thousands of Kazu people outside the city...it is impossible for us to defeat them..."
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Remarks similar to this appear constantly in various places among people.
Although Ogata couldn't quite understand these Ainu words, he could roughly guess what they were talking about from their tone of voice.
The effect of Uppanu's "surrender speech" today has actually exceeded Uppanu's expectations.
People who listened to Uppanu's "surrender speech" spread the word from one to another, and Uppanu's idea of "Long live surrender" had spread unknowingly.
"Haha." Kunoya smiled and shrugged, "Actually, everyone was just frightened by the sudden and powerful enemy."
"We, the residents of Heyezhe, are mainly divided into two groups: the four tribes who united due to climate deterioration 10 years ago and went south to find a new home. And after the establishment of Heyezhe, they were divided into two groups due to various reasons.
People who move in for different reasons, such as Qina Village, which you are very familiar with."
"The former account for the vast majority."
"Although I have not experienced the southward migration 10 years ago, I have heard that the southward migration 10 years ago was very heroic."
“After countless sacrifices of blood and tears, we finally found this livable land and built a new home on it.”
Kunoya stamped the ground beneath her feet.
“Young man, everyone’s affection for this new home that was finally built under their feet is far beyond your imagination.”
"If they were to hand over the land beneath their feet to others, few would agree."
"Everyone is just a little scared and confused now."
"Now... everyone is just missing someone who can dispel their confusion and ignite their fighting spirit."
Kunoya smiled meaningfully at Ogata.
"I wonder if anyone can dispel everyone's confusion and ignite everyone's fighting spirit."
"Look! Chanupu is coming! (Ainu language)"
At this time, a shout rang out from somewhere not far from Ogata and Kunoa.
This shout immediately caused a chain reaction, and everyone turned their attention to the east of the "Old Place" and to a high platform built of wood and earth standing on the east side of the "Old Place".
I saw Chanup's tall figure standing on the high platform.
The empty space where more than a thousand people stood quickly fell silent.
Everyone focused their attention on the middle-aged man standing on the high platform, on the leader who had always been trusted by them.
The high platform at the foot of Chanup is about 5 meters high. It was specially built to facilitate senior officials like Chanup to give lectures in the "old place".
Seeing that it was finally quiet under the high platform, Chanup took a deep breath, and then shouted:
"Everyone, I believe you already know everything, right?"
"It's right outside! Just outside this tall city wall! Thousands of people are watching eagerly!"
In order to make the more than a thousand people under the high platform hear his words clearly, Chanup shouted every word with all his strength.
"They came very suddenly."
"They came to plunder, they came to occupy our land, they came to rob our homes."
"According to the information we know so far, the Kazuto gathered outside the city are only a small part of the army they launched."
"In order to plunder our homeland, the Kazuto people launched a total of 10,000 troops this time. The Kazuto people gathered outside the wall now are just their vanguard."
As soon as Chanup's words came out, there was an uproar under the high platform.
Almost everyone looked at each other with horror on their faces.
"Eh?"
"Ten, ten thousand people?!"
"City, are the Kazuto outside the city just the vanguard?"
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Chanup's words were like the crowd that had been quiet after being thrown into a pond, causing the pond to explode with water and create a large number of ripples. The crowd became noisy again.
"What is Chanup doing?" A middle-aged man standing next to Retannoe, who was a member of the "war faction" like Retannoe, asked urgently to Retannoe,
"Doesn't his appearance make everyone more scared?"
Retannoe ignored the middle-aged man beside him. He crossed his arms and continued to look at Chanup with burning eyes.
After Chanup glanced at the people under the stage, he took a deep breath again:
"You must be all scared, right?"
Chanup's voice rose above the roar of the crowd.
Everyone who was attracted by Chanup's loud voice consciously stopped shouting and focused their attention on Chanup again.
"Everyone must be scared."
Chanup no longer used interrogative sentences like before, but used affirmative sentences.
"I don't know what to do now."
"I don't know whether to rise up and resist, or choose to succumb to Kazuto's power and surrender to Kaicheng."
Chanup paused again.
After scanning the people under the stage again, he said:
"Now...I want to tell you two stories."
"The first story is a story that I have experienced."
Chanup suddenly expressed his intention to tell a story, which naturally aroused everyone's doubts.
But just when the people under the stage became noisy again because of doubts, Chanup told his story in his loud voice:
"Since I don't know when, all kinds of rumors about me have spread everywhere."
There was a bit of self-deprecation in Chanup's tone.
"The most widely spread and most heard rumor is probably the story that when I was young, I hired a killer to kill all the able-bodied males in a hostile village, right?"
"Nine out of ten of the rumors circulating about me are completely false."
"But now I want to tell you a story about myself that has not been widely circulated, but it actually happened."
"I once went to the 'Land of Peace'. When I was young."
As soon as Chanup said this, there was an uproar again.
Many of Chanup's old acquaintances, including Retannoe, now cast surprised glances at Chanup on the high platform.
"That was when I was 16."
Chanup continued.
"With the help of my friends, I left my tribe and went to Kazuto's Matsumae Domain. I lived in Kazuto's Matsumae Domain for half a year."
"In just six months, I saw all kinds of novel things that I had never seen in the past 16 years."
"I saw Kazuto's farming life."
"I saw Kazuto's advanced craftsmanship."
"I saw Kazuto's powerful force."
"At the same time, I also saw the life of those 'naturalized Ezo' people."
"Everyone should be familiar with the term 'naturalized Ezo', right? That's the name given to compatriots who were forced to live in 'Wajinchi' for various reasons."
“During the half year I lived in Matsumae Domain, I met a ‘naturalized Ezo’.”
"That is a strong girl. She is a descendant of the 'naturalized Ezo' who have lived in the 'Wato Land' for several generations."
"His great-grandfather was once a member of a tribe that resisted Kazuto's oppression, fought with Kazuto, and was finally defeated by Kazuto."
"After losing to Kazuto, in order to make it easier for Kazuto to manage them, all the remaining members of their tribe were moved into the Matsumae Domain and were forced to become 'naturalized Ezo'."
"As for these naturalized Ezo people, you should have heard more or less about how they were treated by Kazuto, right?"
"They were forced to become 'naturalized Ezo'. They could only wear Kazuto's clothes and had to give up their original names and take another Kazuto name."
"If you speak our Ainu language, others will look at you strangely. They have to learn and speak the Japanese language."
"I have seen many 'naturalized Ezo' who have lived in the 'Wato Land' for several generations. They clearly have Ainu faces, but they no longer speak our Ainu language at all.
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Ogata had been listening to Chanup's speech quietly.
After hearing what Chanup said just now, past memories slowly emerged in Ogata's mind.
He recalled the scenes he had witnessed with this group related to the "naturalized Ezo" when he and Atachi were still in Matsumae Domain.
At this time, Chanup's tone slowly became heavier.
"But no matter how they dress up as Kazuto, they can't change their aunty and feminine faces."
"They have Ainu faces, but they only receive discrimination in the 'Wajin Land'."
"Even if they put on Kazuto's clothes and took Kazuto's name, Kazuto only regarded them as apes who could wear clothes."
“Would anyone want to hire an ape that could wear clothes?”
"The friend I know is very lucky. She met a kind-hearted Kazuo who was willing to hire her as an apprentice in the clinic."
"But even so, not many Kazuo people think highly of her."
"When he saw her Ainu face, he would turn around and walk away, not wanting to be treated by such a clothed ape."
"This is how the 'naturalized Ezo' were treated in the Kazuto land."
"I was forced to give up everything I had and follow Kazuto's orders to dress up like Kazuto."
"Little by little, generation after generation, I slowly become a Japanese."
"And now I'm going to tell another story."
"A story that many people here should be familiar with."
"A story from 10 years ago."
"Ten years ago, a sudden cold wave hit the north."
Chanup just said something, and the expressions of many people under the stage, including Retannoe, changed.
"Many people present should be deeply impressed by this cold wave."
"Since the violent cold wave hit, the climate has been directly changed by this cold wave. Our original home has become extremely cold and uninhabitable, and a large number of animals have frozen to death."
"In order to survive, our four tribes had to unite and go south together to find a new home."
"It was a hard journey."
"We've had snowstorms that turned the whole world white."
"We were in danger of running out of food."
"We were robbed by the settlements we passed along the way."
"There were several times when we almost ended up looking for a new home."
"But we got through it."
"Faced with these dangers, we all survived them one by one!"
"Some people say: The reason why we can survive is because of my command, my management, and my encouragement to everyone after they fell into desperate situations."
"Some people also say that the reason why we survived is because of luck."
"But none of this is actually right."
"The reason why we can survive is not because of me, nor because of luck, but because of countless people who are willing to sacrifice their own blood and lives in exchange for our survival."
"In the face of the blizzard, we hugged together and used each other's body heat to withstand the severe cold. Countless people voluntarily sat on the outer edge, exposing their backs to the snow and wind."
"Facing the danger of running out of food, countless people took up bows and arrows and went deep into unfamiliar dense forests to hunt for food."
"Faced with the tribesmen who came to take advantage of the situation along the way, countless people rose up to resist."
"The success of our southward migration, our Heyezhe, and our lives are based on the blood and lives of these compatriots who are willing to sacrifice."
At this time, under the high platform, the silence was broken again.
But this time, what broke the silence was no longer the sound of panic, but the sound of low sobs.
Most of the residents of Red Moon Fortress are from the four tribes that decided to move south 10 years ago.
That southward migration only happened 10 years ago.
Many people's relatives and friends died in this heroic migration southward.
Chanup's words brought back the sad memories of these people. They were so sad that tears poured out of their eyes like a river bursting its banks.
People who had not experienced the southward migration 10 years ago, such as Ogata, looked at the people sobbing softly around them with surprised eyes.
Chanup's speech is not over yet.
His tone suddenly became louder.
"However! Now! This new home we built with countless sacrifices is already surrounded by wolves!"
"I don't need to elaborate, everyone should also know the history of our Ainu people."
"Since a thousand years ago, Kazuto began to plunder our land."
"Thousands of years ago, the area inhabited by the Ainu people included the entire eastern and northern parts of Honshu Island."
"But as Kazuto invaded and plundered again and again, our residential area was compressed again and again."
"To this day, we have abandoned the entire island of Honshu, and our residence has been compressed onto this island."
The island Chanup was talking about was, of course, Ezo Land.
"Now Kazuto wants to invade our home again just like he did to our ancestors!"
"Surrender or defeat, this new home we have built with countless sacrifices will be reduced to nothing."
"Some people said: We might as well surrender. As long as we surrender to Kazuto, we can save our lives and our ethnic group can be continued."
As soon as Chanup finished speaking, many people who happened to be standing next to Uppanu turned their heads and cast strange glances at Uppanu.
Upanu ignored the strange looks cast by these people and stared at Chanupu on the high platform with a gloomy face.
"Indeed, if we bow down to Kazuto, we can indeed save our lives, and we can indeed continue our race."
"But doing so will ultimately result in the most humiliating death."
"For a tribe, what is the most humiliating death? Is it when all members of the tribe are killed?"
"No! The most humiliating death is not that all the clan members are killed, it is just physical death. The most humiliating death is the death of the soul!"
"We obediently surrendered to Kaicheng. Will Kazuto keep their promise and not harm any of us?"
"Let's just assume that they will keep their promise! If we surrender, they will not hurt any of us. But after we surrender in Kaicheng, we are destined to no longer be allowed to live here, and we will definitely be forced to move to Heren
land'."
"We will be forced to become what I just called 'naturalized Ezo'."
"We will no longer be able to wear our Ainu clothes."
"We will be forced to abandon our current name and take a name after Kazuto."
"We will no longer be able to play mukuli freely and hold the 'Bear Spirit Festival' again!"
"In about two generations, we will be tamed like tamed dogs and become Kazuto. Our descendants will no longer be Ainu, but our descendants will become Kazuto."
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"At that time, will the souls of our descendants go to Kazuto's shrine or to the other world of us Ainu people?"
"I can't bear such a humiliating death!"
At this time, Chanup's every word was shouted out, and his face was now red due to his high mood.
Under the high platform, the crowd that had just become a little noisy due to the sobbing now became silent again.
Everyone is looking at Chanup.
Looking at the tall figure on the high platform.
"I can't bear such a humiliating death! I want to defend my homeland and the place where my soul belongs!"
"If we start a war with Kazuto outside the city, we have no chance of winning!"
"Our chance of victory is to defend this fortress until Kazuto's supplies are cut off!"
"This is a protracted battle, and although there is a chance of winning, the chance of winning is slim!"
"But even if the chance of winning is slim, I will hold on to my bow and fight for this glimmer of hope!!"
"Everyone who stands on this earth will die eventually!"
"Instead of dying in humiliation and being domesticated by others, it is better to die defending your home and the place where your soul belongs!"
"To protect one's home and to protect one's soul, such a death is so glorious!"
Chanup opened his arms as if to embrace the sky.
"We cannot die in the domestication of Kazuto!"
"If you want to die, die here!!"
"Come on! Which warrior is willing to share the glory with me?! Which warrior dares to fight for that glimmer of life with me?!"
"Never surrender to Kazuto!!"
As soon as Chanup finished speaking, under the high platform, a one-armed young man with slightly red eyes standing in the area where the villagers of Kapasi Village gathered, shouted at the top of his lungs.
Next to him was a woman who was hugging a little girl. She tugged on the sleeve of the one-armed young man with a slightly anxious expression, but the one-armed young man remained unmoved.
"This is the new home we finally built! We can't just give it to Kazuto!"
“I don’t want to ‘naturalize Ezo’!!”
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Such roars gradually grew from a few sporadic sounds to a large scale and became a climate.
Originally, it was the people who tended to "fight" who were screaming loudly from the beginning.
But gradually, this energy gradually spread.
More and more people began to roar together.
The shouts of everyone gathered together and formed a wave of sound that seemed to lift the entire sky.
Upanu looked pale as he looked at the group of tribesmen behind him who roared in response to Chanupu.
Ogata looked around, his face full of surprise.
Kunoya, who was standing next to Ogata, looked at Chanup on the high platform with meaningful eyes while stuffing the muzzle of the unlit bong into her mouth.
"Young man, look!" Kunoya said to Ogata next to her with a smile on her face, "Am I right? Everyone's feelings for the homeland beneath their feet are far deeper than you think!"
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PS1: This chapter is also a chapter that makes my brain lose hair... For Chanup's speech, the author looked through all the classic speech plots in film and television works and literary works, such as "The Lord of the Rings"
Those speeches, such as the famous poem "Horatius on the Bridge"...
Seeing that the author has worked so hard and today is still a big chapter of 9,000 words, please give the author more monthly votes (Leopard Head Cries.jpg)
Please vote for me! Please vote for me!
PS2: The author suddenly realized a problem yesterday: According to the settings, Atachi’s height is 1.55 meters.
This height was considered quite tall in the Edo period, but in modern times, this height can only be regarded as small and exquisite.
So the question arises, is Amachi considered a loli or a royal sister...?
Atachi, who is 155cm tall, talks like she is 175cm tall. People always subconsciously forget that she is actually very short...