Chapter 551 Like a sea of ??fire! Like a mountain of thunder! [5200 words]
The author released a free chapter late last night - "Military System in the Edo Period (1)", which is just the previous chapter.
The author recommends that everyone take a look at this free chapter. There are not many words, only about a thousand words.
After reading this popular science chapter, you will find that it is no longer so incredible that Ogata felt like he was in a no-man's land in the camp of the First Army.
[Japan during the Edo period basically did not have a standing army that did nothing except military training]
So don’t mistakenly think that these 10,000 shogunate troops are an elite army that can execute orders and prohibitions, can shoot out rain of locust arrows, and have cavalry that shakes the earth.
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Because there were not enough people, Kuroda's temporary gun array only had one thin layer.
Although there is only one floor, a long wall made of spears is pressing towards you, and its force is enough to scare the weak in the legs of those who are not determined enough.
But Ogata remained unmoved.
His whole body and mind were now focused on the perception of the wonderful state he was currently in.
The sudden change in the scene in front of him made Ogata blink his eyes hard twice subconsciously.
It's not dazzling.
It's not that I'm confused.
He really... saw the scene he saw when he faced Shuntaro.
Only when you reach a state above the "selfless state" can you see...or rather feel the scenery.
Everything that is currently presented to Ogata is not something he suddenly gained clairvoyance and then saw with his naked eyes.
Ogata sensed everything.
The clarity of this feeling gave Ogata the illusion that his sight could see through people's skin.
Everyone within the field of vision - including the beating of one's own internal organs, the movement of muscles, the flow of blood...
The flames of the surrounding lighting torches are now swaying in the wind...
Where does the wind come from...
Where are the leaves falling...
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In this strange state, Ogata's state of mind became even more inadequate to describe with the term "Furui Fuha".
Because his mood was too calm, Ogata even had the time to recall the discussion between Genichi and him about this state - the "transparent realm" - that he had not seen for a while.
This is a state that Kinoshita Genichi, who created the "Breath of the Source", can only meet but cannot hope for.
Feel everything.
Feel like you are one with the world.
I feel like I am possessed by a god... No, I should say "I feel like I have become a god".
Feel like you can do anything.
Puff puff……
There was a muffled sound unique to the vibration of the bowstring.
The more than 30 archers standing behind the spearmen released the tight bow strings in their hands, and more than 30 arrows finally released from the tight bow strings crossed a beautiful parabola and hit Ogata.
Before these archers released their arrows, Ogata, who was now in a state of integration with the world, sensed in advance from the movements of these archers' muscles that they were about to release their arrows.
At the same time, from the direction of the arrows, the strength of the archers' muscles, and the tightness of the bow strings, one can roughly sense where the arrows will hit.
Ogata had already fired the arrows from the archers and pulled the horse's reins one step at a time.
Radish also obeyed Ogata's control very cooperatively and quickly jumped two steps to the right and back.
As soon as the four hooves of Radish, who jumped to the right and rear, landed, the more than 30 arrows pierced into the ground where Ogata and Radish were standing just now.
Seeing that none of the arrows hit Ogata or his horse, Kuroda's eyes suddenly widened.
These more than 30 archers were the largest number of archers that Kuroda could mobilize in a short period of time.
Archers were a proper technical unit in ancient times.
At first glance, nocking an arrow and loading a bow may seem simple, but in fact, anyone who has ever drawn a bow knows that drawing a bow is far more tiring than you think.
Warriors who can afford to practice bows are at least from families with no worries about food and clothing.
In the current context where samurai are corrupt and generally neglect martial arts, and many people do not even practice swordsmanship, the decline of archery is even more exaggerated, and this directly leads to the decline of samurai who are qualified to serve as archers.
Quantity and quality have declined sharply.
There are 3,000 generals in the First Army. There are only about 250 people who have the ability and qualifications to serve as archers, and these 250-odd archers are also mixed.
These more than 250 archers are now distributed throughout the military camp. These more than 30 archers are already the highest number of archers that Kuroda, as deputy general, can mobilize in a short period of time.
The 30 or so archers that Kuroda brought here to surround and suppress Ogata were not very good at it.
But even if his level is slightly inferior, he is still an archer.
Of the arrows thrown by more than 30 archers at such a close distance, not a single arrow successfully hit Ogata.
However, this was not actually what shocked Kuroda the most.
What shocked Kuroda the most was that he always felt as if Ogata had predicted in advance where the arrow would hit.
Kuroda didn't know if he was wrong. He just seemed to have seen Ogata take one step before his archers fired the arrows, control the horse and jump accurately to the place where the arrows could not hit...
Kuroda still hadn't recovered from the shock, and Oubon had already started his actions.
As soon as Carrot's hooves hit the ground, Ouri immediately tapped the horse's belly with his right heel, driving the horse forward to the left, towards the gun array located in front of him on the left.
Ogata didn't just randomly find a direction to attack.
He relied on his current body, which seemed to be integrated with the whole world, to sense that the enemy soldiers in that direction were the weakest and had the lowest fighting spirit, so it was best to break through.
Ogata, who had found the right direction, rushed straight towards the enemy soldier with the weakest strength and the lowest fighting spirit without any confusion or hesitation.
Looking at Ogata, who was rushing towards him, the enemy soldier who was "fancy" by Ogata had a clear look of fear on his face, and followed the steps of his companions around him to rush forward.
A beat slower.
Ogata didn't know how long he could maintain his "transparent state".
Therefore - in a hurry, he chose the most convenient way to break through.
He bit the Great Buddha in his mouth.
Although the Daeshuken is very heavy, it is not difficult for Ogata, whose bite force is far stronger than ordinary people with the blessing of 20 points of strength, to bite the Daishuken firmly.
After biting Da Shiten into his mouth, Ogata put his hands into his arms.
Then he took out Sozakura and Kasumi Nagi.
He holds Kasumi Nagi in his right hand and Sozakura in his left hand.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...
8 gunshots rang out.
Ogata emptied the bullets from the barrels of Kasumi Nagi and Sosakura's guns in one breath.
These eight bullets poured towards the spearmen blocking Ogata's front.
At such a close distance, there is no reason to miss.
Eight gunshots fell, and the four spearmen blocking Ogata's front fell to the ground wailing.
The sudden sound of gunfire also startled the soldiers who were not shot, and the originally neat gun formation instantly became chaotic.
The soldiers who fell to the ground after being hit by the projectiles created a gap in front of Ogata that was large enough for them to leave one by one.
"Don't panic! Stamina!" Kuroda shouted urgently to the soldiers closest to Ogata who were not hit by bullets.
Kuroda's shout was still effective. The soldiers closest to Ogata who came to their senses after Kuroda's shout immediately drew their guns and stabbed Ogata, who was about to rush out along the gap.
In fact, it doesn't matter when they come back to their senses and attack Ogata.
No matter when they launch an attack, Ogata can sense it and respond first.
According to Ogata's perception - although the nearby spearmen were attacking him, there were only three spears in total that could stab him and Radish.
The targets of these three spears are all carrots.
One came from his left side and was stabbing into Carrot's belly.
The other two sticks came from his right side, and they also stabbed into the belly of the carrot.
Ogata, who had already stuffed Sosakura and Kasumi Nagi back into his arms, was holding the sword in his hand again.
Now that we know where we will be attacked, how can we be hit?
Ogata's left hand and his right hand holding the sword moved at the same time. The two hands made completely different movements.
He grabbed the spear thrust from the left with his left hand. He then snatched the spear directly from the soldier's hand and threw it aside at will.
Swinging the sword with his right hand, he used the back of the sword to slam away the two spears thrust from the right side. Because Ogata's force was too strong, the two spears were directly slapped away and flew out of the hands of the two soldiers.
The "Transparent Realm" not only allows Ogata to perceive everything around him, but also his own body. It is like all the potential hidden in the body has been stimulated. Under the "Transparent Realm", it can explode
The power produced far exceeds the "state of no self".
"The left and right hands are doing different movements respectively" - In the "selfless state", it is extremely difficult to do this kind of dual-purpose, but in the "transparent state" it can be done easily.
The offensive launched by these soldiers who tried to stop Ogata was easily defeated by Ogata.
Looking at Ogata who had successfully escaped from the gap in the gun array, Kuroda angrily ordered the archers:
"Shoot him down quickly! Shoot him down!"
A dense rain of arrows was thrown towards Ogata again.
And the scene that almost made Kuroda almost stare out his eyes appeared in front of him again.
This time he saw it very clearly - before his archer let go of the tight bowstring in his hand, Origami steered his horse to the left in advance.
By the time the archer fired the arrow, Ogata had already moved out of reach of the arrow.
But Ogata didn't look back at his archer the whole time.
"This guy..." Kuroda, who had a look of astonishment on his face, murmured, "Does he have eyes in his back...!"
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What Kuroda said is neither right nor wrong.
Ogata now does have eyes in his back - but he is far more than just eyes in his back.
Every corner of his body is covered with eyes and ears, and his eyesight and hearing are a hundred times better than those of ordinary people.
After breaking out of the siege, Ogata followed his own perception and ran onto a path with the least number of people.
Where is the person, where is that person running now, is there a cold arrow shooting at him... all of these are invisible to Ogata.
I feel like a god who controls the whole world.
This feeling of being possessed by a god, like fragrant wine, made Ogata unable to help but be immersed in it and intoxicated with it.
Ogata was too intoxicated, until a cool night breeze hit his face, and he realized belatedly that he had rushed out of the military camp.
In front of and around him, there were no military tents or incoming generals.
Without the obstruction of the military tent and the turbid air, the night breeze blowing against my face was extremely cool.
Ogata turned his head and looked back - the military camp was being thrown further and further away, and his field of vision was getting smaller and smaller.
No sign of the cavalry who came to pursue him was seen.
Ogata turned his gaze back to the front.
While feeling the cool night breeze, I whispered softly in my heart:
——Breakthrough...the shogunate army's blockade...
I felt like a big stone had fallen to the ground.
When the big stone fell to the ground, the nerves that had been tense finally relaxed.
The next moment his nerves relaxed, Ogata felt as if his brain had suddenly been hit hard by a big hammer.
That feeling of knowing everything and being omnipotent disappeared in an instant, as if it had never existed.
This huge gap is greater than a person who originally had good eyesight suddenly becoming blind.
As the "transparent state" receded, severe pain invaded every corner of the brain.
"Well……!"
Even though Ogata, who had been through many storms, faced this severe pain, he couldn't help but raise his hands to cover his head and let out a low cry of pain.
The severe pain almost made Ogata fall off his horse.
He had just broken out of the shogunate's blockade and was far from completely safe.
Ogata bit the tip of his tongue, using the pain from the tip of his tongue to brace himself up, and continued to drive the carrot straight south, heading away from the shogunate's barracks.
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After sending Ogata away from the Red Moon Fortress, Chanup stood there, looking at the gate in front of him, and did not leave for a long time.
"Mr. Chanup!"
A young tribesman standing guard on the city wall suddenly shouted to Chanup:
"I saw Kazuto, who had just left the city, rushing towards the camp of Kazuto's army! Why is he biting? Do you want to call him back?"
"Don't worry about him." Chanup glanced at the young tribesman expressionlessly, "Just continue to do your own thing."
After saying that, Chanup turned his attention back to the tall city gate in front of him.
——Mr. Majima... I wish you good luck in martial arts.
What will happen next to Ogata - Chanup can no longer see it at all.
Now, there is nothing else Chanup can do except silently pray for Ogata's success in his heart.
"Chanup!"
At this moment, Retannoe's trademark loud voice suddenly sounded from behind Chanup.
Retannoe walked quickly in front of Chanupu at a speed no less than a trot.
"Chanup, I've heard all about it. You took Kazuto named Majima Goro to the city gate. What are you going to do? Where is that Majima Goro?"
"Retannoe." Chanup said softly, "I'm sorry, can you allow me to keep this matter a secret? When the opportunity comes later, I will tell you what Mr. Majima and I plan to do."
Chanup is not a fool, so he naturally knows the details of the plan secretly planned by Ogata and him. Naturally, the fewer people know about it, the better.
If the Kazuto army outside the city knew through some channel that Ogata planned to invite reinforcements and use the reinforcements to launch a surprise attack on them - then there would be big trouble.
Retannoe raised his eyebrows, and after carefully looking at the serious-faced Chanup several times, he said:
"Then leave this matter to me later if you want to."
"I have something more important to tell you now! Chanup, come with me!"
"What's wrong?" Chanup asked.
"Something happened over at Upanu." Retannoe said solemnly, "The villagers in Kapasi Village want to join the war."
"But Upanu stood in his way and refused to let his villagers join the war."
"Go and have a look quickly."
Chanup's brows furrowed slightly: "...I know."
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"Village Chief! Stop stopping us!"
"How can we surrender to Kazuto?"
"My father fought against Kazuto until the last moment in order to defend his homeland in the battle of Cunasi Lemenasi. I can't lose to my father!"
As the head of Kapasi Village, Upanu is now surrounded by almost all the young people in his Kapasi Village.
These young villagers who were surrounding Upanu looked at Upanu with firm eyes. You and I tried to persuade them to stop them from the beginning and not allow them to join the war with Chanupu.
Diupanu.
“If I say no, I just can’t!!”
Upanu shouted as loudly as he could.
Because this roar took all the strength of his body, when Upanu roared again, his face was so ferocious that even the veins popped out.
Although Upanu's roar was shockingly powerful, none of the young tribesmen surrounding him flinched.
"Chanup is going crazy, why are you young people going crazy with him?!"
"What are our chances of winning in a head-to-head fight with Kazuto?"
"Have you forgotten the Cunasilimenacil three years ago?"
"Have you all forgotten how your father and grandfather were tortured and killed in Cunasil and Menasse three years ago?"
"I would rather surrender and become Kazuto's dog than have the bloodline of the clan cut off! I'd rather see you young people who have been so hard-pressed die!"
Upanu glared angrily at the surrounding tribesmen without flinching.
Just at this time--
"Mr. Chanup! Mr. Chanup is here!"
A shout sounded with a hint of surprise.
This sudden shout made the originally tense atmosphere relax.
The young tribesmen blocking Upanu slowly parted to both sides, leaving a path for one person to walk.
At the end of this path, Chanup stood looking at Upanu expressionlessly.
Chanupu walked slowly towards Upanu along the path vacated by the tribesmen.
"Chanupu...thanks to your evil words." Upanu glared at Chanupu fiercely as if he wanted to eat him alive. "The children in my village now want to follow."
You go crazy together."
"Even if you inspire everyone and let everyone take up arms to fight, what will happen?"
"Do you remember what I told you?"
"We are no match for Kazuto!"
"The troops of Kazuto are like swift fire and towering mountains..."
Before Upanu finished speaking, Chanup interrupted loudly:
"Kazuto's army is like swift and fierce fire, like towering mountains. But my determination to defend my homeland is like the ocean that can drown the fire! My will to fight to the death is like thunder that can flatten the mountains!"
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Chanup's last sentence is "like a sea of fire extinguished, like a thunder that cuts a mountain." This simple sentence has taken the author an unimaginable amount of time to slowly polish it...
The author has lost count of how many lines in this volume he spent a huge amount of time slowly polishing (Leopard Head Cries.jpg)