Chapter 677 Don't bow your head to death even if it is extremely painful 【Explosion 1W】
I’ve kept everyone waiting for a long time (Leopard Head Cries.jpg)
The author also has a lot to do today, so the update will be a little later QAQ
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Osaka, somewhere——
Left and right gates were leaning against a big tree behind them, sitting cross-legged by the roots of the tree.
"The sound of naval guns..." He looked in the direction of Osaka Port, "Have Gourd Maru and Hikaru Maru arrived..."
"Ha... just two battleships have the power to level a coastal city to the ground. It's really more and more understandable why the British country can dominate the ocean..."
After sighing in a joking tone, Zuemon took out a knife as long as an adult's hand from his arms, and then made an action that may make many people extremely puzzled - he put the knife
The tip touched the palm of the hand, and a long cut was made in the left palm.
Scarlet blood immediately flowed out from the wound on his palm.
But it only flowed for a short while before the blood stopped.
After the blood stopped, it took a while before red fleshy strands like earthworms appeared in the wound.
The flesh strands were entangled and condensed, and in the blink of an eye, this long and slender wound disappeared.
Zuoemon grasped the palm that had returned to normal a few times, then raised his hand to touch his throat and left chest that had just been pierced by Ogata.
"The recovery speed of the wound has been slowed down by at least 20%... Shura's two blows just now put a huge load on the body..."
"Compared with Toyotomi-sama, I am still far behind..."
After letting out a gentle sigh, Zuemon stood up slowly, leaning on the large naginata stuck on the ground next to him.
"Samaemon-sama!"
As Zuemon was wiping the dust stuck to his buttocks, out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of an Iga ninja walking towards him quickly.
"Lord Yoshihisa has an order——"
After hearing the name "Yoshihisa", Zuemon immediately straightened his expression and stood up straight, ready to listen to the order from this Iga ninja.
"Traces of Ogata Ittosai or his associates were found in the suburban area near the northwest corner of Osaka."
The male ninja informed in concise sentences without any nonsense.
"We now order all teams except Team 9, Team 12, Team 13, and Team 15 to rush to the northwest corner of Osaka immediately."
"Hmm? Northwest corner?"
Zuemon was startled, then turned his head and looked to his northwest.
"...Isn't that very close to us?"
A somewhat ferocious smile appeared on Zuo Weimen's face.
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Osaka, somewhere——
"Leave in this direction." Chu Guang said calmly to a woman in front of him who was holding a baby in her arms and her face was gray from the smoke. "This direction has not been affected by the fire, so it is safer. Leave quickly.
Well, be careful and don’t get trapped by the collapsed house again.”
"Yes, yes!" The woman holding the baby in her arms sobbed while bowing to Chu Guang frequently, "Thank you very much! Thank you very much!"
The woman was weeping with gratitude, but the little baby in her arms was very calm.
Neither crying nor fussing, he yawned loudly and cast a curious look at Chuguang with his big black eyes.
Chu Guang lowered his head and looked at the little baby.
A hint of smile slowly appeared on his originally expressionless face.
She raised her hand and touched the little baby's face, then returned to her original expressionless look.
"Go quickly."
After that, Chu Guang ignored the woman and the baby in her arms, jumped up to the roof next to her, and then jumped again into the night.
Hatsuko's agile figure dancing on the roofs of houses added a bit of gorgeous color to the Osaka street scene that was currently only filled with firelight and deathly silence.
She stopped in her tracks after jumping onto the roof of a three-story teahouse.
On the roof of this teahouse, someone was already waiting for Chuguang's return.
"Miss Hatsuko." Shibata, who had been waiting for Hatsuko here just now, hurriedly greeted him, "How are you doing over there?"
"A mother and daughter were successfully rescued. What about you?"
"I don't have any trapped people there." After saying that, Shibata scratched his hair, "I always feel that our efficiency is a bit low... We have been so busy that we have only rescued a dozen trapped people."
"After all, there are only two of us. And the few people rescued are small. From another perspective, it also means that not many people are trapped. Okay, let's go in that direction and take a look."
"yes……"
"What's wrong? Why are you making such an expression? Are you tired?"
"No, it's just... I still care about the destroyed Osaka Port..."
At this moment, in the direction of Osaka Port, firelight illuminated most of the sky.
Just by looking at these fires, one can roughly imagine what kind of tragic situation the Osaka Port is now.
"It only took a little more than a stick of incense to destroy Osaka Port like this..." Shibata swallowed hard with a pale face, "Such firepower is really terrifying... It feels like the earth is about to be destroyed.
Torn to pieces.”
"...the battleships that destroyed Osaka Port were two English third-class battleships - Hyundai Maru and Nikki Maru - that Toyotomi Nobuhide spent tens of thousands of taels of money to purchase from the arms dealer Smith."
Chu Guang said in a calm tone.
"Both these two warships have 70 guns, including 28 32-pound guns, 28 18-pound guns, and 14 9-pound guns."
"In terms of firepower, any one of the Gyokumaru and Nikkimaru may have surpassed the Edo Shogunate... No, it is the combined artillery firepower of the Edo Shogunate and all the feudal states."
"With such firepower, tearing Osaka Port into pieces would be easier than tearing paper."
"Compared with this kind of monster...the swords in our hands are just like embroidery needles..." Shibata let out a long sigh.
"...Let's go." Hatsuko patted Shibata on the shoulder, "Don't think about so many chores."
"Um……"
Hatsumi and Shibata walked towards the eaves not far away one after another.
But unexpectedly, Chuguang's steps suddenly stopped, and then he turned his head and looked towards the east.
"Miss Chuguang, how..."
Shibata had just finished saying "What's wrong" when he raised his eyebrows when he heard a strange noise coming from the east, and then turned his head to look east like Hatsuguang.
I saw a petite figure appearing from a shadow not far away in the east. This petite figure used the roof as a foothold and moved quickly on the roofs of the houses. In just a few breaths, it jumped to
The first light was in front of them.
After seeing clearly who the visitor was, Chu Guang's originally tense expression relaxed a little.
"It's Ah Jing."
"Ah, Miss Chuguang, you are here."
This petite figure's name is Ai Jing. Among all the Iga ninjas, she is one of the few who has a fairly good relationship with Hatsuko.
She had a pretty good relationship with Hatsumi, but she wasn't very familiar with Shibata. She didn't even know Shibata's name, so after greeting Hatsumi, she only nodded to Shibata who was standing behind Hatsumi.
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"Ah Jing, you look like you are in a hurry. Who are you going to give orders to?" Chu Guang asked.
If Chu Guang remembers correctly, the task A Jing is responsible for tonight is the same as the task she was responsible for before, which is to pass orders.
"I'm here to give you an order." Ah Jing responded in a joking tone.
"Give me an order?"
"To be precise, this is an order sent to all the ninjas located northwest of Osaka."
After finishing speaking, Ah Jing stood up straight and said in a serious tone:
"Lord Yoshihisa has an order - traces of Ogata Ittosai or his accomplices have been found in the suburbs near the northwest corner of Osaka."
"All ninjas located in the northwest of Osaka are now ordered to rush to the northwest corner of Osaka immediately to search for traces of Ogata Ittosai or his associates."
As soon as Ah Jing finished speaking, Chu Guang frowned slightly.
She and Shibata happen to be in the northwest region of Osaka right now.
"Did you find that Ogata Ittousai?" Shibata was stunned, "Really or not..."
"This information should be reliable." A Jing said, "After all, Master Jijiu has created a huge battle."
"Not only were all the ninjas in the northwest area of Osaka required to gather in the suburbs in the northwest corner, but some ninjas from the main formation were also allocated to the northwest corner of Osaka to join the search for Ogata Ittosai."
"In addition, all divisions except Division 9, Division 12, Division 13, and Division 15, which are far to the northwest of Osaka, are also required to immediately assemble in the direction where Ogata Ittosai is discovered.
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"Such a big battle..." Shibata was stunned, "It seems that Ogata Ittousai has really been discovered..."
"...it may not necessarily be that extremely reliable information has been collected, but it may also be due to Lord Yoshijiu's intuition." Chu Guang said slowly, "Master Yoshijiu has always been a very bold and decisive person. As long as a certain piece of information is reliable,
If it exceeds 50%, he will boldly trust and use this information."
"A considerable part of the reason why he is deeply trusted by Toyotomi-sama is also because his decisive, bold and fearless acting style is very suitable for Toyotomi-sama."
Having said this, Chu Guang suddenly fell silent, with a thoughtful look on his face.
After a few breaths, her beautiful voice sounded again:
"Jing, you just said that Lord Yoshihisa has allocated some ninjas from this formation to join in the search for Ogata Ittousai. Is this true?"
"Huh? Why do you ask this?"
"I'm just a little curious." Hatsumi said, "As far as I know - Lord Yoshihisa has just allocated some manpower to join the search for Ogata Ittousai."
"I'm one of them."
"And now Yoshihisa-sama has sent some of our ninjas to the northwest corner of Osaka... Could it be that Yoshihisa-sama transferred people from the 'reserve force'?"
Reserve troops——Since tonight, they have been staying at the Toyotomi Army main camp, which is the special troops of Ryusuji Temple.
The total number of members of this unit is 50, all of whom are elite Iga ninjas.
Their duty, as their name: "Reserve Force" indicates, is to act as "universal bricks".
Wherever there is an emergency, wherever they are needed, they will be moved there.
When they are not needed to go somewhere for support, they stay in their own formation and defend it.
"Chu Guang, you guessed it right." A Jing nodded, "Master Jijiu has transferred half of the manpower from the reserve force."
"Now this group of people who have been mobilized from the reserve force should have almost arrived at the northwest corner of Osaka."
"Even the reserve troops have been used... Hehe, it seems that the northwest corner of Osaka will be very lively later... Jing, thank you for your order. Shibata and I will immediately carry out the order and rush to the northwest corner of Osaka.
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"Well. I wish you good luck in martial arts. I have to go on and get busy. Alas... I have to convey the new order to all the ninjas in the northwest of Osaka to 'go to the northwest corner to search for Ogata Ittousai'... Just thinking about it
, I just feel tired..."
Ah Jing complained softly about the heavy tasks currently on her shoulders, and quickly left from Chu Guang and the others.
Chu Guang stood there, watching A Jing leave.
After Ah Jing's figure disappeared from sight, Chuguang slowly turned around and looked directly into Shibata's eyes.
"Shibata, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has finally appeared."
"Huh? What a good opportunity?"
"It's a great opportunity to send both Yoshijiu and the Branded Woman among the 'Three Demons' to the West at the same time."
Chuguang spoke in a low voice, speaking every word.
"As long as Yoshihisa and the branded woman are sent to the west, only one of the "Three Demons" will be left: Iemon, and that bastard Toyotomi Nobuhide will lose two important arms!"
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Osaka, Ryusuji Temple——
"Lord Yoshihisa! This is my newly brewed tea! Do you want a cup?"
The abbot of Longshui Temple... or the "original abbot" Qingcheng, with a smile as warm as the sun, shook a purple clay pot filled with tea in his hand towards Jijiu in front of him.
"...Then give me a drink."
Yoshihisa has always disliked Qingcheng.
The reason for hating him is also very simple - Qingcheng is quite addicted to incense. He always uses his special incense to make himself "smell-inducing".
His incense not only has a special taste and strong lasting power, but is also highly "infectious". As long as you have close contact with Qingcheng, your body will be infected with this special fragrance.
Yoshihisa has always been indifferent to Koudou and the kind of men who like to make themselves smell good, so he also keeps a distance from Kiyosumi.
However, although Yoshihisa hates Kiyoto, he never expresses his dislike for Kiyoto.
Whether in public or in private, he has always treated Qingcheng with the utmost respect.
Kiyosumi's seniority in the Toyotomi army was much older than that of Yoshihisa, and he was among the first group of people to follow Toyotomi Nobhide.
He was originally a very normal monk.
He chanted sutras and worshiped Buddha every day, and was promoted step by step from an ordinary monk in Longshui Temple to the abbot of Longshui Temple.
Although her career is going smoothly, Qingcheng always feels that there is something lacking in her... She feels that there is an indescribable emptiness in her heart...
Until one day, he accidentally killed a baby bird that flew into his room.
The Buddhism practiced in Longshui Temple is the Vinaya sect of Buddhism.
Vinaya is the sect with the strictest precepts among all sects in Buddhism. Killing is an unquestionable major precept in Vinaya.
Qingcheng, who accidentally broke the precept, felt extremely frightened and uneasy.
However, while feeling fearful and uneasy, Qingcheng actually felt a strange... feeling of comfort in his heart.
As a monk, he actually felt happy after killing - this kind of thing is against the moral character of a monk no matter how you look at it. Therefore, Qingcheng never dared to tell anyone about this.
Not long after experiencing this accidental incident of "accidentally killing a bird", Kiyosumi met Toyotomi Nobuhide by chance.
Toyotomi Nobuhide's conversational style and his spirit of "seeing everything at a glance" deeply attracted Kiyosumi. It didn't take long before Kiyosumi and Toyotomi Nobuhide became close friends who talked about everything.
After becoming a close friend with Toyotomi Nobuhide, Kiyosumi finally plucked up the courage to tell an outsider, his close friend, for the first time that he "surprisingly felt happy after accidentally killing a bird. I felt very happy."
"Ashamed" trouble.
After smiling and listening quietly to Qingcheng's confession, Toyotomi Nobuhide said to him in a gentle tone:
"Qingcheng, don't feel upset or ashamed. You just found your true self. This is a very rare thing, because many people don't know what their true self is like until they die. Don't contradict your true self,
Try to embrace your true self.”
Faced with himself who had committed such a taboo, Toyotomi Nobuhide actually said to him, "You did nothing wrong."
At that time, Qingcheng felt a sense of redemption.
Since then, Kiyosumi talked to Toyotomi Nobuhide more and more frequently, and he was increasingly attracted by Toyotomi Nobuhide's words of "accepting the true self".
In the end, under the guidance and help of Toyotomi Nobuhide, Qingcheng no longer concealed his true thoughts in his heart.
He is determined to accept his true self - the self who likes blood and violence.
It was also from then on that Kiyosumi became a member of the Toyotomi Army.
On the surface, he is still the abbot of Ryusei Temple, but in fact he is a spy for the Toyotomi Army. Through his status as a "respected old monk", he has collected a lot of high-value information for the Toyotomi Army. Tonight is also thanks to
With Kiyosumi's assistance, Ryusui Temple can be "cleaned up" extremely smoothly and turned into the main formation of their Toyotomi Army.
Therefore, regardless of seniority, just talking about Kiyosumi's contribution and hard work for the Toyotomi Army, Yoshihisa had to look at Kiyosumi in a different light and treat him politely.
Jijiu took the tea that Qingcheng poured for him, and before he could take a sip, he heard the sound of "bang bang bang" being stepped on the wooden corridor outside the door.
Just by hearing the footsteps, Jijiu knew who was coming.
He sighed softly and put the teacup aside.
As soon as I put down the tea cup, with a "bang" sound, the door was violently opened.
"Yoshihisa! I heard about it! Ogata Ittosai was found in the northwest corner of Osaka!"
"Let me take part in the conquest of Ogata Ittosai!"
The branded woman is still dressed as coquettishly as an oiran.
However, compared with just now, there are two more things on the branded woman's body - two blue and gold knives, one long and one short, on her left waist.
Jijiu raised his eyes and glanced at the burning woman, then moved his eyes and winked at Qingcheng beside him.
Qingcheng, who instantly understood what Jijiu meant, shrugged, then quickly walked out of the room with his purple clay pot filled with tea.
After Qingcheng left the room and only Yoshihisa and the branded woman were left in the room, Yoshihisa stood up with his hands behind his back.
"Lady, your current mission remains unchanged. Please wait for me."
"Why?!"
Several green veins popped out on the branded woman's neck.
"Because this is a reasonable judgment I made based on the current situation." Jijiu said slowly, "You are not suitable to participate in that kind of 'group task'."
"Once your emotions get high, you will chop at random without distinguishing between friend and foe."
"So far, no fewer than fifty people have been accidentally injured by you in the battle."
"If I ask you to participate in the encirclement and suppression of Ogata Ittousai, I'm afraid that after Ogata Ittousai dies, many of our people will be hacked to death by you."
"So - keep waiting for me."
"Whenever a task suitable for you appears, I will naturally send you..."
Bang!
There was a loud explosion like thunder.
This was the sound the branding woman made after slamming the floor beneath her feet.
The branded woman flashed in front of Jijiu at a speed that seemed like she was teleporting.
bass!
With a fierce look in her eyes, she pulled out the wakizashi from her left waist.
Jijiu's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he also pulled out a wakizashi hanging from his waist.
laugh!
laugh!
The sound of two sharp objects entering the body sounded at the same time.
The branding woman's knife pierced Jijiu's left shoulder.
Jijiu's knife pierced the branded woman's right abdomen.
Both of them were stabbed, and blood was everywhere on the ground, but they both acted like nothing happened.
"You old immortal ninja! Are you addicted to the commander-in-chief?! Ah?!"
The appearance of the branded woman at this time was particularly terrifying.
His eyes were wide open as if the corners of his eyes were about to burst open at any moment, and veins like earthworms popped out on his neck. I'm afraid the legendary Rakshasa and Prajna ghosts were nothing more than this.
"There is nothing we can do." Yoshihisa's tone was still unhurried, "After all, Toyotomi-sama gave me the right to give orders."
The words "Toyotomi-sama" seemed to have some magic power, which made the brand woman, who was currently in a state of madness, have a look of reason in her eyes.
"Tsk... Damn it!!"
The branded woman yelled obscenities in an angry tone, and then pulled out the knife that had penetrated Jijiu's body.
After the branded woman put away her knife, Jijiu also took back the knife that had penetrated the branded woman's body.
After the two sides withdrew their knives, a strange scene unfolded on both of them at the same time - streaks of red flesh emerged from their wounds. In just the blink of an eye, the wounds on their bodies recovered without even a trace.
can not see.
"You old fool! Remember this! We are not done yet!!"
The branded woman strode out of the room with an angry look on her face.
Jijiu sheathed the sword while looking at the leaving figure of the branded woman.
"...Brother, please be patient. If you stay in this formation for a while, some...interesting things may happen."
"Ah?" The branded woman stopped and turned to cast an impatient look at Jijiu, "What do you mean?"
"Where should...be better to start..." Jijiu raised his hand and stroked the gray goatee on his chin, his eyes were lowered, with a complicated expression in them.
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Osaka, somewhere in the northwest suburbs——
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Isshikihua swallowed to moisten her throat that had become dry due to heavy breathing. After the saliva slid down her esophagus and into her stomach, she felt a bit of blood coming out of her mouth.
"I'm sorry... I must be very heavy..." Ogata, who was supported by Isshiki Hana, gave her an apologetic smile.
"No." Isshikihua shook her head, "You are much lighter than I thought."
After saying that, Isshikika raised her hand and touched Ogata's forehead.
"...Master Ittousai, your body temperature is indeed getting higher and higher..."
Isshiki Hana slowly put away the hand that had just touched Ogata's forehead with a worried look on her face.
Just now, Isshiki almost suspected that what she touched was not a human forehead, but a piece of red-hot iron...
Since just now, Isshikika has vaguely felt that Ogata's body temperature seems to be getting higher and higher, and now, she finally dares to conclude that this is indeed the case.
"When we get to a safe place, I will try to find a doctor for you..." Isshikihua said.
She didn't know exactly what was going on with Ogata's current physical condition, but she felt that it would be right to take Ogata to see a doctor.
"Ha..." Ogata let out a self-deprecating laugh, "Doctors... probably can't cure me now... and there shouldn't be a doctor in this place..."
"Is it my imagination...I feel like your face, Lord Ittosai, has become even uglier than before, and your tone of voice has become even weaker..."
"If I told you 'I'm fine'...you probably wouldn't believe it..." Ogata tried his best to move his tongue and let out a joking laugh.
Just as Isshikika said just now - Ogata's current physical condition is indeed worse than when he was hiding in the Buddhist hall just now.
Just now, Ogata could barely speak and could hear his voice clearly.
But now, speaking has become an extremely strenuous task for Ogata, and there is a strong tinnitus in his ears, which makes Ogata have to concentrate all his energy to hear Isshikika's words clearly.
"...Ittosai-sama, please bear with me a little longer." Isshikika took a deep breath and lifted Ogata's left arm around her neck, "I will go there as soon as I get to a safe place.
Find a doctor for you."
"Maybe we can find a doctor who can cure you."
Although Isshikika tried her best to hide it, Ogata could still vaguely detect the strong uneasiness and worry in her eyes.
Seeing the uneasiness and worry in Isshiki's eyes, Ogata smiled slightly.
"Miss Isshiki, don't worry."
"I will be fine, let alone die."
Ogata slowly raised his eyes, looking straight at the road ahead and the skyline ahead.
Even if the condition is so bad that I can't even walk steadily.
Even talking now is difficult.
But Ogata's eyes never changed from beginning to end.
The pupils of his eyes were always burning with light like fire.
"Even if I endure inhuman pain...I will never bow to death..."
It was as if he was responding to what Ogata said just now.
The large patch of purple skin on the left side of Ogata's neck changed again.
They seemed to be alive, and their area shrank by a large circle again...
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Osaka, Ryusuji Temple——
——Very good... It seems that the strength of this formation has indeed become extremely empty...
Chu Guang, who was hiding in the shadow of a beam somewhere in the temple, nodded slightly with a satisfied look on his face.
——Then next...victory or defeat will depend on this!
Chu Guang took a deep breath, and then walked carefully along the beams at his feet towards the depths of the temple...
For Hatsumi, who had stayed at Ryusuji Temple as a "herald soldier" not long ago, she naturally knew everything about Ryusuji Temple...that is, the composition of the permanent personnel of the Toyotomi Army's main formation.
Yoshihisa, the frontline commander of the "Osaka Haru Formation and Operation Rebellion" and one of the "Three Demons".
The branded woman, one of the "Three Demons".
A reserve force composed of 50 elite Iga ninjas with high mobility. The members of the reserve force are also responsible for protecting the safety of the main formation when on standby.
The "Honjin Defense Force" consists of more than 30 Iga ninjas.
The "Herald Force" composed of more than 30 Iga ninjas.
Plus some wounded who were sent back to our formation for treatment.
There are no musketeer troops stationed in this formation, and all musketeer troops have been dispatched outside to perform the combat mission of the "Osaka Spring Formation and Combat Operation".
The above is the composition of the entire permanent personnel of the Toyotomi Army Main Formation.
Chu Guang not only knows the composition of the permanent personnel of this formation, she also knows the distribution of sentries.
——There is no way around here...
Chu Guang, who was crouching on the beam, frowned slightly and looked at the male ninja in front of him who was also crouching on the beam, with his back to her.
--no solution anymore……
Chu Guang silently sighed in his heart, and then took silent steps towards the ninja in front of him.
Get close and twist his neck - Chu Guang's actions were done in one go.
The ninja who was standing guard here didn't know that there was another person behind him until his neck was broken.
Hatsumi arranged the male ninja's body so that it would not fall from the rafters, and then moved forward.
Longshui Temple does not have beams everywhere to facilitate people’s movement.
After advancing a short distance, Chuguang had to jump off the beam and jump back to the ground.
——It’s time to test your acting skills...
After Chu Guang muttered this in his mind, he took a deep breath and then strode forward with a calm expression that showed no abnormalities.
As soon as she turned a corner, she saw two patrolling ninjas walking towards her.
"Huh? Chuguang? Why are you here? I remember that you have been sent to search for Shura?" one of the two people asked.
"I have something to see Mr. Yoshijiu, so I'm coming back temporarily." Chuguang lied without blinking.
"Oh, that's how it is."
After asking Chu Guang this question, the two ninjas stopped pestering Chu Guang and passed him by.
After passing by these two people, Chu Guang silently let out a sigh of relief in her heart, thankful that these two people did not pester her any more.
Chu Guang arrived at her destination without any danger - a door with a strong smell of gunpowder floating outside.
The door outside this room is now guarded by four ninjas.
With such a tight defense, it was naturally impossible for Chu Guang to break through.
She looked around and made sure there were no outsiders around, then jumped up to the ceiling above her head.
Silent footwork - this is one of Chu Guang's best skills.
However, even though he was very confident in his silent footwork, after jumping up to the ceiling, Chuguang's palms were still sweating uncontrollably.
——But... don't find me...
After whispering this prayer without any object in her heart, Hatsumi took her silent steps and walked along the ceiling towards the room guarded by four ninjas.
As he walked, he mentally counted down the distance between himself and that room.
——19 steps...18 steps...17 steps...
——3 steps...2 steps...1 step...arrived...
Chu Guang opened a small gap in the ceiling under his feet and inspected the room below through this small gap.
After confirming that there were no outsiders in the room below, she expanded the small gap into a gap large enough to allow her to enter and exit at will, and then jumped down from the ceiling along it.
As soon as it hit the ground under the ceiling, the strong smell of gunpowder made Chu Guang almost cough.
——Finally... I successfully sneaked into this warehouse where weapons and ammunition are stored...
Chu Guang looked around with a relieved expression - the room she was currently in was filled with wooden boxes or barrels of various sizes.
These wooden barrels all contain the same thing - gunpowder!
——Okay... Hurry up and blow up the Toyotomi Army's main formation into the sky!
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Turn back time to just now——
"Send Yoshihisa and the branded woman to the sky?" Shibata stared so hard that his eyes almost fell out of his sockets, "Miss Hatsumi, are you serious?"
Shibata now changed into a solemn and low tone.
"Ms. Hatsumi, you should know better than me... Yoshihisa, the branded woman, and Zaemon, youemon, and Zaemon, the three of them are collectively known as the 'Three Demons', but they all possess the 'extremely powerful'
With a body that can withstand cuts, how can we send Jijiu and the branded woman to heaven at the same time?"
"Of course I know that Yoshijiu and the branded woman are both difficult to deal with." Hatsuguang nodded, "Shibata, listen to me carefully."
"Did you just listen to what A-Jing said? Yoshihisa mobilized half of the reserve force and asked them to join the search for Ogata."
"In this way, the troops remaining behind the formation will be greatly weakened in one fell swoop."
"The troops remaining in our formation have been weakened - this gives us the opportunity to sneak in smoothly."
"Tonight's series of battles will all rely on artillery and flintlocks."
"So in a certain room deep in Longshui Temple, there are a large number of guns and ammunition prepared for tonight's battle."
"Shibata, imagine what it would be like if all the gunpowder stored in that room were detonated?"
Shibata's eyes froze: "Miss Hatsumi... do you want to blow up Yoshihisa and the branded woman?"
Chu Guang nodded gently: "If all the gunpowder in that room is detonated, the entire Longshui Temple will be blown up to the sky."
"Even Jijiu and the branded woman will die after suffering such great harm."
"In this way, both Jijiu and the branded woman can be killed at the same time."
The more Chu Guang spoke, the more excited the expression on his face became.
"Just now, when I was still working as a 'messenger', I had considered this wonderful plan."
"However, because the 'order soldiers' can only stay in a few fixed places and cannot move around, their movements are severely restricted, and the defense is too tight, so this plan had to be abandoned."
"This kind of opportunity for both Jijiu and the branded woman to return to the west at the same time. If you miss it this time, there may not be another time."
"Hasumi, Miss Hatsumi, please wait a moment." Shibata said urgently, "Although your plan sounds wonderful, it feels too dangerous."
"Although half of the reserve forces have been transferred from the main formation, there are still many people left behind."
"Even if you successfully sneak into the room where weapons and ammunition are stored, and then successfully ignite the gunpowder stored there, how will you escape?"
"If one of them is not good, they might be blown into the sky along with Longshui Temple."
"No, no, this plan is too dangerous. I don't agree with it."
Shibata used sincere words to speak against Hatsuko.
Although his companions refuted his plan without hesitation, there was no trace of anger or dissatisfaction on Chuguang's face.
She only looked at Shibata with calm eyes.
"...Shibata, do you still remember the vows we made together?"
Shibata was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said without hesitation:
"The two of us must work together to bring down the Toyotomi Group internally."
Listening to Shibata's answer, Chu Guang smiled slightly:
"It was a smooth journey and brought down the Toyotomi Group - Shibata, do you think this is possible?"
Shibata: "..."
When Shibata lowered his head and was silent, Hatsumi continued.
"Since we are determined to bring down the Toyotomi Group from within, it is naturally impossible for us not to take even a little risk."
"Risk often represents opportunity."
"If this plan succeeds, we will be able to cut off both of Toyotomi Nobhide's arms in one fell swoop, causing the Toyotomi Group to suffer huge damage that cannot be recovered in the short term."
"Of course I also know that this plan is very dangerous, and I will definitely die."
"But in the face of such huge benefits, I am willing to take the risk."
Shibata: "..."
Shibata slowly raised his gaze and looked at Hatsumi.
The firm light in Chu Guang's eyes was like a beam of sunlight that could melt ice, slowly "dissolving" the chaos in Shibata's eyes.
"...I understand." Shibata took a deep breath, and then nodded vigorously towards Hatsuko, "Let's go, Miss Hatsuko! Let's go and blow up Yoshihisa and the branded woman together! Let Toyotomi Nobuhide die directly
Drop 2 cronies!"
"That's decent." Hatsumi smiled and patted Shibata on the lower back, "Shibata, you always hesitate when doing things."
"On the eve of the two of us working together to rescue the people at the 'T-shaped Proving Ground' who were subjected to the 'immortal experiment', you were there to explain to me how dangerous it was to do so."
"After all, I'm not as bold and unrestrained as you, Miss Hatsuko..." Shibata said with a bitter smile.
"Sneak in and leave the task of detonating the gunpowder to me." Hatsumi said with a smile, "Shibata, just stay outside and be ready to respond and rescue at any time. If you don't run in time, half of your body will be blown up."
I’m on fire.”
"Miss Hatsumi." Shibata cried sadly, "Don't say such terrible words..."
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In this room used to store weapons and ammunition, the use of fire is naturally strictly controlled.
There were no oil lamps or torches for lighting in the room, and it was dark all around.
Fortunately, Chuguang has received strict training, and even in the dark, she can barely see and discern the direction.
Chu Guang scanned his surroundings, looking for the most suitable powder keg to detonate.
After a while, she found a large wooden barrel filled with gunpowder placed in the center of the room.
——That’s it!
Chu Guang showed a determined expression and lifted the lid of the powder keg.
Just when she reached into her arms and was about to take out the fire folder and the cloth soaked in lamp oil to be used as a lead——
"Chu Guang, you...are back."
An old male voice suddenly sounded behind her.
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