Chapter 569 The rusher - the executioner Yidaozhai! [4600 words]
The whole army's main formation
After noticing the sudden appearance of the cavalry team behind the army, Daomori no longer cared about the Red Moon Fortress.
Although the attacking cavalry was small, it came from the rear, from their unprepared rear.
If this cavalry is not stopped in time, the consequences will be disastrous.
Inamori has already conveyed the military order to "meet the enemy" to the troops in the rear. After that, he can only hope that the troops can react as soon as possible and then launch a defense.
After issuing the series of military orders, Inamori held his binoculars and stared at the rear of the army to check the movements of the cavalry team.
Just now, because the distance was still too far, Inamori could not clearly see the movements of this cavalry team. But now that Ogata and the others broke through the 7th formation, and after the distance was slightly closer, Inamori finally saw clearly:
This cavalry unit of unknown origin is about to rush into the 6th formation.
Has the 7th formation been broken through...?! It's too fast!
Although it was expected that the 7th Formation, which was completely unprepared, would probably not be able to stop the cavalry, the fact that the 7th Formation was penetrated so quickly was completely unexpected by Inamori.
Frightened by the breakthrough speed of this cavalry unit, Inamori's mouth opened slightly uncontrollably.
He has never seen such a powerful cavalry.
Even if the generals of the 7th Formation did not arrange defenses, such a breakthrough speed would be too terrifying.
The most elite cavalry team of their shogunate should not have such terrifying strength.
Who are these cavalry people?!
Daomori, whose heart sank, moved his eyes closer to the camera, squinting, trying to see the face of the attacker clearly, but the far distance allowed Daomori to see nothing but blurry shadows.
No. He could only vaguely see that the horses ridden by this cavalry team were quite large, seemingly 2 or 3 times larger than their military horses.
huge horse…
The name of a certain country popped into Inamori's mind.
Lucian horses...are these cavalry groups Lucian cavalry? Why did the Lucian cavalry appear here and attack us?
Since just now, the questions in Daomori's mind have been increasing instead of decreasing.
There are many senior generals with telescopes on this formation. Many senior generals surrounding Inamori are also using telescopes to check the battle situation behind them.
After seeing the cavalry's breakthrough speed, which was simply appalling to them, the expressions of these people changed in a wonderful way.
Or he shrank his neck.
Or swallowed.
"Who are the people in this cavalry team? What is their target?" A certain general put down his telescope and whispered the questions of everyone present with a look of absence.
Matsudaira Sadanobu was also one of the people who used binoculars to view the battle situation.
His brows had not relaxed since just now, although he could not see the face of the intruder. But for some reason, after learning that a cavalry team of unknown origin appeared in the rear, a certain man's name automatically appeared in Matsudaira Sadanobu's mind.
Emerging from...
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6th Formation
Gui Yizheng looked around like a helpless child, and then looked at the cavalry team that was about to crash into their 6th formation.
This cavalry team has now attacked their 6th formation. Almost all the generals of their 6th formation have discovered this group of uninvited guests behind them.
The soldiers who were at the rear of the 6th formation and were about to be hit by this cavalry team were now in a mess.
Some scattered in order to avoid the impact of the cavalry.
Some took up arms and spontaneously wanted to fight the cavalry.
Some were frightened and stood there stupidly.
There was no time to think, Gui Yizheng gritted his teeth:
"Oh shit……"
After spitting out a curse word that vented all the emotions in his heart, Gui Yi was conveying military orders one after another to the generals around him.
Now it is too late to arrange all the soldiers of the 6th formation into a spear formation.
Therefore, Gui Yizheng decided to abandon most of the soldiers of the 6th Formation.
Now it was probably only time to mobilize the soldiers around him to form a spear formation to meet the enemy, so Gui Yizheng only conveyed the order to "line up a spear formation" to the surrounding soldiers, and left the other soldiers to fend for themselves.
The formation of the spear formation takes time, so Gui Yi was sending an order to Kuroda, Qiuyue and others who were currently on the right wing of the 6th formation: lead the troops to intercept this unknown cavalry team and buy time for the formation of the spear formation.
After quickly conveying a series of military orders, Gui Yizheng suddenly heard a general beside him say with a slightly anxious tone:
"Sir! Look! A small number of reinforcements are coming to support us!"
Hearing what the general said, Gui Yi looked up quickly: he saw a cavalry team of about 30 people, each carrying a military flag with "Three-leaf Kui" on their backs.
, rushed out of the diagonal stab and blocked the front of the group of cavalry that was blocking their way.
"That's..." Katsura Yoshimasa whispered, "Naito's troops... what are they doing? So many people are rushing forward! Do you want to die?!"
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sky.
land.
Carrying his own war horse.
Give most of your vision space to the enemies that are occupying it.
Blood.
Snow stained red with blood.
This is the scene in front of Ogata now.
Since leading Skulchi and the others to charge, Ogata has used the "Breath of the Source" and entered the "state of selflessness".
Ogata is becoming more and more familiar with this state of "selfless state" in which all six senses become extremely sharp and the mind becomes extremely calm.
Although the hot blood surged in his body, Ogata's head was still calm and he was not overwhelmed by the hot blood.
Ever since he rushed into the enemy's formation, Ogata's eyes never left the distant flag with a "Three-leaf Sunflower" painted on it, fluttering in the wind.
This big flag is bigger and higher than any other flag.
In the military, there is only one place where such a conspicuous flag is erected. I wish everyone could see the pattern of this flag clearly.
And that place is the main formation of Ogata's target enemy!
Ogata's purpose was clear from beginning to end: to inflict unbearable damage to the shogunate army and cause it to flee.
And "destroy the main formation of the shogunate army" is a good way to achieve this goal.
The clear goal made Ogata's charge extremely straight. They always charged straight in the direction of the big flag.
But at this moment, just when Ogata and the others were about to crash into the 6th Army's formation,
"That's it!"
A loud shout rang out.
Ogata followed the sound and saw a cavalry team of about 30 people coming out from their right front and charging straight towards them.
In order to easily distinguish between ourselves and the enemy on the battlefield, soldiers often carry flags representing their own forces on their backs. This sudden cavalry team carried out this tradition well.
These more than 30 cavalrymen suddenly came out, each carrying a military flag with a clover on their back.
The scene of more than 30 military flags painted with clover fluttering in the wind due to the galloping horses is quite impressive.
The leader of this cavalry team was a young man who was about the same age as Ogata. Even though the number of men under his command was only half that of Ogata and the others, he still held a spear and charged against Ogata and the others without hesitation.
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"I am Naito Nobugen, the general under Masaya Inamori! Thief! Stop here!"
Naito Nobugen: A young warrior under Inamori who is highly trusted and favored by Inamori.
He has gained quite a reputation with his excellent martial arts skills.
Just now, Naito had been faithfully carrying out the task assigned to him by Inamori to lead the cavalry to patrol, guard, and protect the left flank of the 5th, 6th, and 7th formations.
After Ogata and the others launched their attack, Naito happened to be near the 6th formation. That's why he was able to intercept Ogata and the others so quickly.
Naito's military strength was only half of Ogata's, but he still led his men to block Ogata.
And the reason why he did this was not out of any tactical considerations, but simply because he felt that if he saw the enemy and did not rush forward bravely, it would damage the honor of the samurai.
Because Naito's series of actions were all reckless actions driven by "the honor of the samurai", he didn't see it at all...no, it should be said that he didn't look at what was written on the flag behind Ogata at all.
, and did not pay attention to Ogata's face.
Some soldiers behind Naito clearly saw the words on the flag behind Ogata.
Some people who recognized Ogata Ittousai's appearance now had their eyes widened.
"Naito-sama! Naito-sama!"
"Sir! Please don't be reckless!"
The soldiers shouted anxiously but it was too late.
The weapon used by Naito was a long spear with an astonishing length. When the soldier behind him had just spoken, he had already thrust the spear at Ogata.
Ogata quickly turned to the side, and the cold spear tip passed by Ogata's shoulder armor, creating a string of electric fire.
With just one shot, Xu was able to see that this young general had some abilities.
Of course, it's just "somewhat capable".
Before Naito could withdraw his spear, Oconi suddenly raised his left hand and grabbed the shaft of Naito's spear.
Because he had to control the reins with his hands from time to time, Da Zizi had already retracted the scabbard before breaking through the seventh formation.
"Come down here."
After uttering a calm word without any emotion, Ogata's left arm holding the gun barrel suddenly exerted force. This strong force was transmitted along the gun barrel to Naito's arms, making Naito's face brighten.
Change.
Realizing that something was wrong, Naito wanted to let go of the gun in his hand, but he was still a step too late. Ogata used brute force to throw him and the gun off the horse.
Naito watched as the white snowfield rushed toward him. Then, countless gold stars began to fly in front of his eyes, and a shattering pain spread throughout his body.
Before he could recover, he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching.
The last scene that appeared before his eyes was the light of a knife heading towards his head...
And the last words that came to Naito's mind were: Is this the kind of strength a normal person would have...?
General: Naito Nobugen died in battle!
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Although Naito's cavalry team appeared handsome, they left in a very embarrassed state. Facing the charge of Ogata and others, Naito and the others were... to put it harshly, they were vulnerable.
Naito was thrown off his horse by Ogata with brute force and was killed by a knife. The rest of the troops he brought were also defeated by Skulucci and others behind Ogata like chopping melons and vegetables.
After quickly dealing with the "uninvited guests" of Naito and his group who never held back Ogata and others for a few seconds from beginning to end, Ogata and others got back on track and continued to rush straight towards the 6th formation.
This time, no one came to stop them. Ogata and the others successfully crashed into the 6th formation.
The generals of the 6th and 7th formations were completely unprepared to face the enemy, so the scene before Ogata was the same as the one when they attacked the 7th formation. The generals who could not cope with their charge were killed.
You have to throw away your armor.
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Just now, when I saw Naito leading such a small force to fight head-on, I had already guessed the outcome. So after Naito's entire army was wiped out, Katsura Yoshimasa's expression did not move, with a look of "It's all up to me."
"As expected".
After Ogata and others rushed into the 6th formation, Katsura Yoshimasa finally narrowed the distance and was able to barely see the true face of this cavalry team that came from nowhere.
"This is... Nanman...?"
Gui Yizheng's eyes, which were almost glued to the camera, were now full of confusion.
The cavalry team was not far away from Gui Yizheng now. So through the telescope, Gui Yizheng could clearly see: the cavalrymen of this cavalry team all had high nose bridges, deep eye sockets, and strange
His hair color and eye color look like that of a southern barbarian.
In Ezo Land, apart from the Lucians, Katsura Yoshimasa couldn't think of any other country where the Nanman could be found in this place.
"The Lucians...why would the Lucians attack us at this time...?"
Gui Yizheng muttered in confusion while moving the telescope in his hand.
Gui Yizheng's viewing order was from the rear of the cavalry to the front.
So, after a while, Gui Yizheng's eyes swept to the man at the front of the cavalry...
When the man's face, Ogata's face, was reflected in the center of the lens of Katsura Yoshimasa's telescope, at this moment, Katsura Yoshimasa felt that the thoughts in his mind... were like a broken thread.
The brain simply stopped thinking.
How did I come back to my senses?
When did I come back to my senses?
Gui Yizheng can no longer remember it clearly.
I just remember that when my brain resumed functioning, my mouth and throat seemed to have their own consciousness and started to move on their own:
"Report to this formation!"
The mouth and throat that moved on their own worked together to produce a shout that even broke the sound.
"It's the Executioner Ittosai! The man who leads this cavalry! It's the Executioner Ittosai!"
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"Lord Inamori! Naito Nobugen died in battle!"
Upon hearing the battle report from General Shi, Daomori's brows jumped uncontrollably.
The other generals of this formation also showed different expressions due to this battle report. Many of them had expressions of disbelief.
Naito has always been a little famous among the shogunate army due to his bravery.
And Naito, who was so brave, died in battle so quickly... This made many people find it unbelievable.
Inamori, who had always admired Naito, now closed his eyes with some pain on his face.
When he opened it again, he asked the general in a deep voice:
"How did Nobugen Naito die in battle?"
"According to the battle report just sent by the messenger," the general replied truthfully, "Naito Nobugen's spear was grabbed by the leader of the enemy cavalry, and then he was thrown off the horse. Before he could stand up, he was captured by the enemy cavalry.
The leader was killed..."
"What?!" Inamori's eyes widened in shock, "Naito Nobugen... died in this way?"
General Shi, who was a little frightened by Inamori's gaze, stammered: "According to the report submitted... it is indeed the case..."
The expressions of shock on the faces of the other generals in this formation became even more intense.
"How could the leader of the enemy cavalry have such skill?", "Such a powerful Naito was killed like this... This...", "The incoming enemy is much more powerful than we imagined..."...
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Daomori, whose face was so gloomy that it seemed as if black water was about to drip out, turned his head and looked at the 6th formation in the distance, where the shouts of killing were constantly heard:
"Who are these cavalry...?!"
at this time.
Just when Daomori's low roar had just finished,
"Lord Inamori!"
A messenger hurriedly appeared in the formation.
They are the messengers sent by Gui Yizheng.
"Lord Gui... he has seen who the leader of this cavalry team is...!"
"?!" Daomori raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who is it?"
The messenger looked like he had seen some kind of demon, and he looked like he was going to say something very scary next.
He took several deep breaths to calm his mind.
After he calmed down a little, he said in a slightly trembling voice:
"It's... Executioner Ittosai!"
He said a name that made the expressions of everyone in this formation become extremely exciting.
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When the author returned home, it was already past 22 o'clock...so I can only write so much (Leopard Head Crying.jpg). Let's see if I can write more tomorrow...