"When do you plan to leave to find Scrooge?" Ating asked.
"To find Skulucci, the sooner the better." Ogata replied, "So - I plan to set off tonight and break through the shogunate's blockade outside the city under the cover of darkness."
Speaking of this, Ogata paused as if he suddenly remembered something.
After a moment of pause, he once again showed a faint smile to A-Machi in front of him.
"Nothing good has happened recently, but now I seem to have some luck."
"Why do you say that?" Amachi asked.
"First of all - tonight is also a beautiful night: the moonlight is not bright tonight, which makes it convenient for me to move."
"Secondly - I might have a helper to help me break through the shogunate's blockade outside the city."
"Help?" Amachi opened his eyes slightly.
"Mr. Chanup just told me that there happens to be a very skilled person beside him right now. He might be able to work with me to break through the shogunate's blockade."
"A person with extremely powerful skills? Who?" Ating asked impatiently.
"Mr. Chanup didn't say anything." The slight smile on Ogata's face now showed a hint of helplessness. "He said whether that person is willing to help me is still unknown. He has to talk to that person first.
Let’s talk.”
"Mr. Chanup is probably discussing this matter with that person now."
"What..." Ating curled his lips, "Nothing has been finalized yet... Where did you get the confidence to say that you are 'lucky'..."
After saying that, A-Machi sighed lightly.
"Whether the companion Mr. Chanup mentioned will help you is still unknown - but I have exactly two 'partners' on hand now who will definitely agree to help you."
"Ayi, please bring my Suying and Feiying."
"Do you want to lend me your short gun?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.
"I won't be able to use it in a short time as I am now." A-Machi smiled bitterly and reached out to touch his upper chest, which was wrapped in thick linen. "I can't use it anyway. I only have these two short blunderbuss."
Let me lend it to you for now."
"Having two more short guns with you is definitely better than nothing."
The relationship between Ogata and A-Machi has long gone from being polite and coy.
He didn't make any excuses, and after thinking deeply for a moment, he nodded solemnly.
"……I see."
Having said that, Ogata unpacked a large package that was placed next to A-Machi - this large package contained various belongings of him and A-Machi. A-Machi's Sosakura and Hii Sakura were in this big package.
among.
Ogata opened the big package and pushed aside a pile of debris, and saw Amachi's gun and ammunition among the debris.
"……Um?"
But after discovering the two sidearms owned by Ogata, Ogata let out a low "Huh?" that only he could hear clearly.
Ogata saw it - under the two sidearms of Omachi, there was a very familiar piece of "cloth" that was neatly folded.
The moment Ogata saw this piece of "cloth", he immediately wondered what this piece of "cloth" was - it was a flag.
A flag given to him by Jiro Nishino, who wrote the kabuki script based on his story, after the performance became a great success.
Looking at the neatly folded flag, Ogata pursed his lips as if he was thinking about something.
After a long while, Ogata picked up the flag and stuffed it into his arms, and then went to get Atachi's pistol.
Because Ogata's back was turned to Amachi, Amachi did not see Ogata holding anything else besides her pistol.
Ogata put the two pistols belonging to A-Machi into his arms, and after taking enough bullets, he returned to A-Machi's side.
"About what time are you leaving tonight?"
"The time that Chanup and I agreed upon...is half an hour later." Ogata responded softly.
"Then there's not much time left..." As Machi said, he raised his left hand again and wrapped Ogata's right palm:
"Ayi... I wish you good luck in martial arts."
"No matter what happens, preservation of life must be our top priority."
"Yeah." Ogata nodded vigorously, "You too."
"If you have a chance in the future, you can see more outside the city."
Ogata changed into a half-joking tone.
"Perhaps at a certain moment on a certain day, you will be able to see me returning outside the city."
"Then I'm looking forward to it." Atachi imitated Ogata's joking tone just now.
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Ogata held the knife and walked quickly outside the clinic.
But when he was about to pass through the clinic door and leave the clinic, Ogata suddenly paused.
However - Ogata's figure only paused for a moment.
After this small pause, Ogata resumed his posture of striding forward and quickly disappeared from Amachi's sight.
Not long after Ogata left, Kunoya, who had been smoking silently outside the clinic to give Ogata and Atachi some private space, came back with a cigarette.
"Little girl," Cunoa asked, "where is your husband going?"
"My dear..." A-Machi smiled at Kunoya, "He's going to add his own rich and colorful strokes to the history books of future generations."
"Oh?" Kunoya raised her eyebrows, then laughed a few times, "Although I don't really understand what you are saying, since your husband is doing such a great thing, you shouldn't show a happier expression.
?"
"Your expression now looks more like you just finished a fight with your husband."
"Haha..." Ating laughed dryly, "I originally... wanted to tell my husband: 'Don't do such dangerous things'..."
"But for some reason... after I opened my mouth, I couldn't say anything except 'I wish you good luck in martial arts'..."
"...I just boiled a pot of warm water here. Let me pour you some water."
"I'm not thirsty..."
"Drink a little." Kunoya pointed to her eyes, "Your body is still very weak now. If your body loses water, you must drink water in time."
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After leaving Kunoya's clinic, Oubon inserted the Great Buddha back into his left waist, and hurried back to Chanup's home, which was still brightly lit, at a speed that was no less than a sprint.
"Mr. Chanup, I'm back."
While saying hello loudly, Ogata opened the door curtain and entered Chanup's house, which he had just left not long ago.
"Mr. Majima..."
As soon as Ogata returned to Chanup's home, he saw Chanup sitting cross-legged alone in the center of the living room. He heard Chanup say to Ogata in a slightly tired tone:
"I'm sorry...I couldn't convince that person..."
Ogata raised his eyebrows: "Isn't he willing?"
Chanup let out a long sigh.
"He said that to forcefully break through the shogunate's blockade outside the city would only lead to death..."
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Turning back time not long ago——
"...In short, that's it." Chanupu said seriously, "Mr. Majima plans to forcefully break through the blockade of the shogunate army outside the city and leave this place."
"As for why this is so, please allow me to keep it a secret."
"Don't you want to leave here too? In that case, just leave with Mr. Majima."
"If two people act together, they can break through the shogunate's blockade..."
Before Chanup finished speaking, Tang Shen sneered several times in succession.
"Huh? Chanup, are you kidding?"
"I won't do such a thing that will lead to death."
Tang Shen's hand, which he had stopped combing his sled dog because he was intently listening to Chanup's words, started moving again.
"There are so many shogunate generals outside the city, and only two people want to break through their blockade?"
"I won't do this kind of thing that involves death."
"Chanup, please go back."
"You don't have to worry about my affairs anymore."
"I have my own plans on how to save my life and how to get out of here."
Looking at Tang Shen who answered so decisively and resolutely, Chanup squeezed his fists that were hanging naturally and was about to say something else——
"Chanup, stop talking and go back quickly."
Tang Shen seemed to have predicted that Chanup would continue to persuade him, so he spoke out first, leaving no chance for Chanup to persuade him.
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…
Time returns to the present——
After hearing what Chanup said just now, "He said that breaking through the shogunate's blockade outside the city would only lead to death...", Ogata showed a self-deprecating smile.
"Since that person doesn't want to help me... then that's all."
Ogata put away the self-deprecating smile on his face, and then said every word, sonorously and forcefully:
"I can break through the blockade outside the city by myself."
Chanup looked at Ogata in front of him - what Ogata said just now was like a big statement that would have made others laugh.
But for some reason - when Ogata said this, Chanupu didn't have any urge to laugh.
"...Mr. Majima." Chanup said slowly, "If you are ready, come with me."
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…
Ogata held his carrot and followed Chanupu, walking towards the south gate of Red Moon Fortress at an unhurried pace.
Along the way, the duo of Ogata and Chanupu were naturally very eye-catching. Almost everyone who passed by Ogata and the others focused their doubtful and curious eyes on Ogata and the others.
There were a few very brave people who had the courage to step forward and ask Chanup what he was going to do.
Facing these people's inquiries, Chanup just smiled and said some perfunctory words to dismiss them all.
Soon, Ogata and the others passed through the inner city wall and arrived at the gate of the outer city wall.
Ogata raised his head and looked at the tall city gate in front of him - through this gate, you can leave the Red Moon Fortress.
You can go to the battlefield.
"...Mr. Majima." At this time, Chanup suddenly asked Ogata next to him in a tentative tone, "Have you really made up your mind...?"
Ogata smiled: "Mr. Chanup, it's too boring for you to ask me if I have made up my mind at this time, right?"
After saying that, Ogata got on his horse.
"...Sorry." Chanup showed an apologetic smile to Ogata, "You are right. I was rude."
"Mashima-kun, I wish you good luck in martial arts."
"I also wish you a prosperous military fortune." Ogata said seriously, "You must defend this city until I come back."
"We will try our best." Chanup said with a serious face, "Either we will defend until the blood is gone, or we will defend until the jackals outside the city retreat."
Looking at Chanup with a serious face, Ogata couldn't help but smile.
"Mr. Chanup, give the order to open the city gate."
Chanup nodded, then raised his head and shouted to the tribesmen standing on the city wall who were responsible for guarding and managing the gate:
"Open the gate! (Ainu language)"
Although the people in charge of managing the city gate did not know what happened, nor did they understand why Chanup suddenly ordered the city gate to be opened, the prestige that Chanup had ingrained in the hearts of everyone over the years was placed in front of them.
That, so not long after Chanup's words fell, the door made a "creaking" sound.
While waiting for the door to slowly open, Ogata suddenly remembered something, quickly turned his head and said to Chanup:
"I almost forgot about this..."
"Mr. Chanup, do you remember that Lin Ziping?"
Chanup: "Lin Ziping? Of course you remember, what's the matter?"
"Actually, it's like this -" Ogata said in a calm tone.
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Outside the Red Moon Fortress, the First Army Camp——
"There is movement in the Red Moon Fortress! There is movement in the Red Moon Fortress!"
"The city gate seems to be opened!"
Even though it was dark, the sentries deployed by Gui Yizheng to monitor all movements in the Red Moon Fortress were still performing their duties conscientiously.
Such a tall city gate was opened - such an obvious movement, naturally it could not escape the surveillance of these sentries.
"Did another envoy group come?"
"I don't know! It's too dark! I can't see clearly!"
However - although they quickly noticed that the city gate of Red Moon Fortress was opened, due to the darkness of their field of vision, they did not see clearly who came out of the fortress after the city gate was opened.
Tonight is a cloudy day, and the moonlight is obscured by thick clouds. Seeing the city gate open is the limit.
"Go and inform Lord Gui first! You should go to the commander's camp now and tell Lord Gui that the gate of Red Moon Fortress is open, but you can't see anyone coming out of the fortress!"
"yes!"
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Ogata rode a carrot and headed towards the shogunate army camp in the distance ahead, which was illuminated by torches as if it were daytime.
Thousands of troops camped horizontally, blocking the way for the residents in the Red Moon Fortress to leave.
Their camp was like a big net, tightly surrounding the Red Moon Fortress.
call……
The breeze is blowing.
Tonight is a breezy night.
Ogata felt the breeze that blew over his face from time to time without any obvious chill, and took a deep breath.
Ogata feels that his mood is very strange now.
In fact - ever since he drew up this battle plan, Ogata's heartbeat has been beating very fast.
Ogata didn't quite understand why his heart was beating so fast.
Maybe it's because of worry.
Maybe it's because of nervousness.
Maybe it's because of fear...
But the strange thing is - after he rode away from the Red Moon Fortress and ran towards the military camp in the distance that looked like a huge beast lying down, Ogata's heartbeat slowed down.
The mood gradually calmed down.
The heart rate returns to normal levels.
Ogata doesn't know why this is - in short, he feels very calm now.
This kind of calmness is actually not unfamiliar to Ogata.
In the Hirose Domain, when facing the hundreds of people in front of me, I drew my sword from my waist.
In Kyoto, while striding towards Nijo Castle.
His heart felt like this at the moment - so calm that Ogata was surprised.
——Speaking of which... I don't seem to know who Mr. Chanup said might be able to help me, but who refused to go with me in the end... Mr. Chanup never told me that.
What's the person's name...
——Forget it, I’m not very interested in that person anyway.
Because his mood was too calm, Ogata even muttered some wisecracks silently in his heart.
Ogata took a deep breath.
The right heel lightly taps the horse's belly, driving the horse under his crotch to speed up.
Put your right hand up to the base of your left ear.
He took off the human skin mask on his face.
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Another day as a broadcast anchor...I'm almost fed up with this extremely inefficient coding method...In the same time, I can type 6,000 words, but the voice can only type 4,000 words...most of the time
To correct the typos typed by artificially retarded people... The phonetic code word cannot recognize "Ogata" at all, and it always types "Xufang"...
Fortunately, if my right hand rests for a while, I should be able to work again...
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