Chapter 690 The Last Shogunate Army in Osaka [4400]
Even if we haven't seen each other for several years.
Even in the past few years, the appearance has undergone tremendous changes.
Azhu is also absolutely sure that he will recognize his sister Ajiu at a glance.
There is no special reason.
Just because she is Ajiu's sister.
Just now, when he saw Chuguang for the first time in Longshui Temple, Azhu almost screamed out of excitement.
There's no mistake, I found it, I found her - the next moment after seeing Chu Guang, A Zhu shouted excitedly in his heart.
After Yu shouted excitedly in his heart, Azhu couldn't wait to throw himself directly on Chu Guang. While hugging Chu Guang tightly, he cried with joy and repeated "I found you" and "I finally found you" over and over again...
However, Yoshihisa and the branded woman were still alive at that time and were still fighting fiercely with Genichi and others, so Azhu could only suppress his excitement and temporarily treat Chu Guang as a stranger, following Genichi's orders.
He dragged Chu Guang, who was lying on the ground and could easily be accidentally injured, to the corner of the room and protected Chu Guang.
A Zhu just kept suppressing his excitement and desire to recognize Chu Guang.
He remained suppressed until the end of the battle with Yoshihisa and others.
It was suppressed until they took Hatsuko and Shibata, who were "captured" by them, and moved them from Ryushui Temple to the Buddhist temple where they had previously hidden.
I've been suppressing it until...now it's hard to pretend to be stupid anymore, and it's hard to suppress the excitement in my heart anymore.
The two words A Zhu just said naturally attracted the attention of everyone present.
Fuma, Asai, and Shimada all knew why Tsuki followed Ogata.
Therefore, after Azhu's shouting ended, they all looked back and forth at Azhu and Chu Guang with surprised eyes.
Hatsumi and Shibata, their current identities are considered to be the prisoners of Atachi, Genichi and the others.
But even though they were prisoners, Atachi and the others gave these two people extremely generous treatment. They did not tie them roughly with hemp ropes, but only tied their wrists and ankles.
At this moment, Azhu looked at the beautiful captive in front of her with an expression of excitement, anticipation, and an expression that looked like she might burst into tears at any moment.
However... only one breathless time passed after A-Zhu shouted the words "You are A-Jiu, right?", the expression on A-Zhu's face... slowly froze.
Because she saw... Chu Guang was scanning her up and down with doubtful eyes.
"Ajiu...? Sorry, you got the wrong person." Chu Guang frowned slightly, "My name is Chu Guang, not Ajiu."
"Yes, yes." Shibata, who was sitting next to Chu Guang, nodded sharply, "You must have recognized the wrong person. Her name is Chu Guang, not Ajiu."
The three of them, Fuma, Shimada and Asai, also had frozen expressions.
The three of them turned their eyes back to A Zhu with an extremely tacit understanding, and their astonishment became more intense.
"got the wrong person?"
With a dull expression on his face, A Zhu repeated in a low voice what Chu Guang had just said to her.
"Yes." Chu Guang nodded, "Chu Guang is the name given to me by my parents. I have never had the name Ajiu. You must have mistaken me and your family."
The moment Chuguang finished speaking, Azhu's originally round and big eyes were now a little rounder and wider.
A Zhu just looked at Chu Guang with her wide-open eyes.
The two women looked at each other and did not last long.
After only a moment, A Zhu took the initiative to look away and moved it to the tips of his toes.
"...That's it...it seems like I really got the wrong person..."
Azhu half-closed his eyes, showing a lonely expression, and the tip of his nose was slightly red.
"I'm sorry to disturb you...because you look very much like my long-lost sister..."
"...It's okay." Chu Guang also lowered his gaze at this time and looked at his toes, "It's common to admit the wrong person."
Fuma, Asai, and Shimada looked at each other in confusion at this time.
Fuma-sama! Say something to comfort that girl. Asai and Shimada both said this to Fuma with their eyes.
After understanding the meaning of Asai and Shimada's eyes, Fuuma couldn't help but twitch his lips.
What Feng Mo is not good at is comforting others, especially those young people who are less than 20 years old.
But after all, he is the oldest person among all the people present, and he is also the person who has the closest relationship with Azhu. Therefore, there is really no one else suitable for the job of "comforting Azhu" except him.
Chosen.
"Ahem...Um...Azhu, don't be too sad, I will definitely find your family one day. Oh...ah, that's right! Do you want to eat Tangtang? I happen to have gold-wrapped sugar candies here.
"
After squeezing out words from his stomach like toothpaste that he thought could comfort Azhu, Feng Mo reached into his arms and planned to take out the candy.
"Thank you... I like to eat Jinping candy the most..." Azhu wiped his eyes and nose with the backs of his hands, and sat next to Feng Mo in an obedient posture.
"Here, eat whatever you want." Feng Mo handed a small bag of Jinping Candy to Azhu, "But don't eat too much. If you eat too much Jinping Candy, your teeth will get damaged easily."
"Sir... don't mention the spoiling things like broken teeth at this time..." After scanning Feng Mo with a helpless look, Asai returned his gaze to the window.
And just when Asai turned his gaze back to the window, his expression immediately became startled.
"Master Yuanyi and the others are back!"
As soon as Asai finished speaking, the sound of "boom-boom-boom" footsteps sounded outside the room door.
Immediately afterwards——
Wow.
The door was opened.
The blood-stained people headed by Yuan Yi followed the opened door and entered the room.
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Following closely behind Genichi, Oufang saw familiar faces after entering the room.
"Lord Ogata! You are finally back!" Tsuki, whose nose was no longer red, quickly ran to Ogata in three steps and two steps at a time. While circling around Ogata, his eyes widened.
, carefully looked at Ogata from head to toe, "You're not injured anywhere, are you?"
"Azuki, I'm fine." Ogata smiled, "Azuki, Mr. Feng, Asai, Shimada, I'm relieved to see that you are all fine."
"I was worried just now that Mr. Genda and the others would not be able to find you. It seems that I was worrying too much." Asai, who didn't like to smile, rarely showed a faint smile.
Shimada, who had been lying on his back to rest due to his leg injury, quickly raised his upper body. After seeing the familiar figure among the returning Genichi and others, a happy smile immediately bloomed on Shimada's face.
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"Ogata-senpai! It's great that you are okay! Huh? Ogata-senpai, who is the person you are dragging with your right hand?"
"He is an important prisoner. When he wakes up later, we must ask him for some information."
"Brother Ogata! I finally see you!" Fuuma, who was suffering from back pain, struggled to get up from the ground regardless of the pain in his waist. "When I knew you were missing before, I was really worried about me. Now that I know you are here
After heading northwest of Osaka, I originally wanted to rescue you, but after struggling for half a night, my waist finally became overwhelmed, so I could only talk to the injured Asai and Shimada, and the ones responsible for taking care of us.
I want Azhu to stay here...ah, my waist hurts..."
"Master Feng, I heard that your waist is hurting. It would be better for you to lie back down quickly..."
After greeting his companions one by one, Ogata slowly moved his gaze to... Hatsuko and Shibata who were sitting in the corner of the room.
When following Genichi to the temporary base set up by the Calabash House group, Ogata had already learned many things that he didn't know from Amachi's mouth——
What happened to A-Machi and the Huluya group tonight?
How did Omachi and the others discover Ryusui Temple, and how they defeated the enemies in Ryushui Temple.
And... how did Amachi and the others meet Hatsumi by chance, and then learned from Hatsumi that he was in the northwest of Osaka at that time.
When Ogata was looking at Hatsuko, Hatsuko was also looking at Ogata.
At this time, Hatsuguang's red lips were slightly opened, showing an unbelievable expression towards Ogata.
"Ogata Ittosai..." she murmured, "You actually...captured Ryouemon alive?"
"Saemon? Oh, so this guy is called Saemon?" Ogata turned his head and glanced at his right hand.
His right hand was dragging a dead dog like a "giant" who was unconscious and without arms - this "giant" was Uemon.
Ogata casually threw Iwamon, whom he was dragging with his right hand, to the ground: "This man should know a lot of useful information, so I spared his life."
"Miss Hatsumi, I have heard from my wife and Miss Isshiki about you in detail. When I learned that the 'number one artist in Osaka' I knew was actually an Iga ninja lurking in Osaka,
I was really surprised..."
"Miss Isshiki?" Hatsumi raised her eyebrows suddenly, then moved her eyes to look to Ogata's left and right.
Because his attention just now was attracted by Zuemon dragged by Ogata, Hatsumi didn't notice until now - to the left of Ogata, stood the girl with whom he had just been separated for more than an hour.
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"...Miss Hatsumi." Isshikika pursed her lips and whispered to Hatsumi, "We meet again..."
"...No matter what happens in front of me now, I shouldn't be surprised." Chu Guang said half-jokingly after a moment of silence.
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Located about 8 kilometers northeast of Osaka——
"How's it going? Have the people who were sent to Osaka to check the situation come back?" Baba asked the deputy general in front of him anxiously.
"No." The deputy general grimaced and shook his head vigorously, "He hasn't returned yet."
"Why haven't you come back yet..." Ba Chang's mouth curled up in an impatient arc, holding the knife at his waist, he continued to circle in circles with an anxious look on his face.
After learning that there was something wrong in Mount Koya, Matsudaira Sadanobu immediately ordered Osaka Castle to replace Hota Masajun and secretly assemble all the troops in Osaka and surrounding areas.
This order has been implemented for quite some time.
Matsudaira Sadanobu's intended goal was to assemble an army of at least a thousand men.
However, due to various reasons such as the weakening of the shogunate's administrative capabilities and the depletion of armaments, only half of Matsudaira Sadanobu's planned goal has been achieved - only 500 people have been mobilized.
The garrison of these 500 mobilized generals is located in an inconspicuous forest area about 8 kilometers northeast of Osaka.
The person who is temporarily assuming the important responsibility of commanding these 500 generals is the middle-aged man who is currently running in circles anxiously - Baba Tomitaro.
The current task of the racecourse is to command these 500 generals and wait silently for the completion of mobilization and assembly of the remaining troops.
The station of these 500 generals is 8 kilometers away from Osaka. From such a long distance, the racecourse and the others can't even see the shadow of Osaka.
However - even though they couldn't see Osaka's shadow, they could still see the faint light of the fire.
Since nightfall, Baba and others have seen orange-red lights flashing in the direction of Osaka.
This orange-red light looks particularly dazzling against the backdrop of the night and moonlight.
As Japan's current number one commercial capital, the density of housing in Osaka is still higher than that of Kyoto, and even worse than that of Edo.
In the Edo period, there was an equation that was close to the truth——
The denser the city, the more likely it is to be burned to the ground by fire.
The "Tenmei Fire" occurred during the Tenmei period a few years ago and burned down 80% of the buildings in Kyoto.
The "Meiretsu Fire" occurred during the Meiretsu period more than a hundred years ago, turning two-thirds of Edo into ruins.
Osaka is very lucky. Unlike Kyoto and Edo, it did not suffer from major fires that reduced most of the city to rubble.
But it’s just that I haven’t encountered it yet.
After seeing those orange-red rays of light, a terrifying conjecture emerged uncontrollably in Babang's mind - has Osaka also encountered a major disaster like the "Tenming Fire" and the "Meiryu Fire"?
Fire?
This conjecture caused the horseman to break out in cold sweat, and the cold sweat seeping out from every pore on his body directly wetted his clothes.
He made a prompt decision—sending some of his men to Osaka immediately to find his superiors and inquire about the situation.
On his side, he is ready to lead the entire army to Osaka to participate in disaster relief at any time.
Baba is a native of Osaka. When he thinks about the fire raging in his hometown, he can't suppress his anxiety.
If it weren't for the fact that he had the responsibility of managing the army and couldn't leave the station at will, Baba would have really wanted to go to Osaka in person to see what was going on in his beloved hometown.
"Master Baba!"
At this time, another lieutenant of the racecourse quickly ran toward the racecourse with a frightened face.
"What's wrong?" Baba stopped circling, "Have the people sent to Osaka to check the situation come back?"
"No, no!" the deputy general replied concisely and urgently, "it's Mr. Lao Zhong who is here! Mr. Lao Zhong is outside Yingkou now!"
"What?!" Baba, whose pupils shrank slightly, was so shocked by the deputy general's words that he took two steps back.
Then, Ba Chang's body made an action that was no different from a conditioned reflex - he spread his legs and ran towards Yingkou.
After the camp entrance of the military camp appeared within the sight of the racecourse, what appeared in front of the racecourse together with the camp entrance was a middle-aged man standing outside the camp entrance with his hands behind his back.
"Master Lao Zhong!" Master Baochang knelt down in front of the middle-aged man with neat movements and greeted the middle-aged man loudly.
The identity of this middle-aged man who can be shouted "Old Chinese Master" in a very respectful tone by the racecourse is naturally obvious.
"Baba, get up." The middle-aged man...or Matsudaira Sadanobu leaned over and helped Baba up.
Matsudaira Sadanobu's current appearance is a bit embarrassed.
To be precise - it was Matsudaira Sadanobu and the others around him, all looking a little embarrassed.
To the left of Matsudaira Sadanobu is his nickname Tachibana, who is almost inseparable from him.
To the right of Matsudaira Sadanobu is Osaka Castle Dai: Hota Mashun.
Behind the three of them stood five warriors dressed as guards.
Everyone's clothes were stained with a lot of mud.
Everyone's brows and eyes were filled with more or less tiredness and panic - except Matsudaira Sadanobu.
Although there was a little fatigue in Matsudaira Sadanobu's brows and eyes, there was no trace of panic.
His expression was calm, calm and calm, as if even if the mountain in front of him collapsed, it would be difficult for the expression on his face to change at all.
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The author has some personal matters to deal with today, so the word count is a little less. I will try to write more tomorrow (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)