Chapter 710 Ogata: Go and destroy the battleship of England! 【5400】
Although he was confused about the identity of this "old monk with goatee", Hasegawa also knew that now was not the time to ask such a question, so he could only suppress his curiosity.
After Ogata pretended not to recognize Hasegawa, his eyes shifted to... the Naoichi family standing behind Hasegawa.
Looking at Naoshu and Rushui, as well as the middle-aged woman whose facial features were very similar to Isshikika, Ogata's face finally showed the first sincere smile of joy since the attack on Mount Koya.
"Lord Ittosai..." Naoshu murmured in a voice that only he could hear clearly.
Ever since Ogata appeared, Naoshu had lowered his head and eyes as if he had seen the dazzling sunlight, and did not dare to look at Ogata for a long time.
He carefully raised his gaze, glanced at Ogata for a moment, and then quickly lowered his gaze.
He didn't dare to look at Ogata...
I dare not look at this person... who betrayed his whereabouts to the Toyotomi clan...
Ogata now has a lot to say and a lot of things he wants to say to Isshikika's family.
But the heat wave that kept churning behind him was like a reminder, causing all the gossip to flow into Ogata's throat and immediately get stuck.
"Genichi-sama." Ogata, who wanted to focus on the main thing and deal with other things slowly later, briefly nodded to Naoshu and others, then said seriously to Genichi, "This is
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Ogata pursed his lips at Xuanzheng, who was lying on Makimura's back.
Since meeting Genichi and others, Ogata has noticed and has been curious about the identity of this old man.
As soon as he finished his question, Atachi, who was standing next to him, lowered his voice, and Dai Yuanyi replied:
"This person... is the Xuan Zheng we have been looking for for a long time."
Ogata's expression immediately changed.
"Are you...that Xuan Zheng?"
He couldn't help but look at this old man from head to toe, whom he and Atachi had tried so hard to find.
Xuan Zheng's unkempt appearance... looks more like an ordinary beggar than a decent doctor.
Ogata is sizing up Xuanzheng, and Xuanzheng is also sizing up Ogata.
"Ashmi... Oh, I remembered." Xuan Zheng showed a look of sudden realization, "You are... the Ogata Ittosai, right?"
"I've seen your portrait on a wanted poster before. Your portrait on that wanted poster was really good. I immediately remembered who you were."
Having said this, Xuan Zheng looked at Yuan Yi.
"Mr. Toyotomi Genichi, are you still in the same group with Ogata Ittousai? This is really beyond my expectation..."
After finishing speaking, Xuan Zheng's eyes flashed with a thoughtful light.
Genichi ignored Xuanzheng's words and explained to Ogata attentively:
"The cave behind us is connected to an underground prison dug by the Toyotomi clan. Inside, we found Hasegawa-kun and Miss Isshikika's family members, as well as Xuanzheng. Unfortunately... we couldn't find Xiaolin.
.Xiao Lin was probably imprisoned in another place..."
Yuan briefly and comprehensively introduced their situation to Ogata.
From how they discovered that the Toyotomi clan was trying to remove the prisoners in the underground prison beneath them, to how they reunited with Ogata.
After having a rough understanding of the situation at Genichi's side, Ogata said:
"Just now, when I was attacking Xianyuan Temple according to the original plan, I saw a sudden mountain fire..."
Ogata summarized what he had just experienced in very simple sentences, and then he turned to look at the increasingly fierce fire behind him: "The Toyotomi clan...it is now clear that they want to abandon Mount Koya..."
Things like wildfires, even in the 21st century, are extremely scary. If you are not careful, wildfires can get out of control.
Even in the 21st century with such advanced technology, dealing with wildfires is extremely difficult, let alone ancient times.
In ancient times, if you wanted to extinguish a mountain fire that had already reached a certain scale, there were only two ways
1: Wait for a heavy rain and use rainwater to extinguish it
Two: When the mountain fire burns until there is nothing left to burn, the flames will naturally extinguish.
The Toyotomi clan dared to set Mount Koya on fire directly, releasing a "monster" like "mountain fire" that was simply uncontrollable. This only meant one thing that they had completely abandoned Mount Koya as their stronghold!
Combined with what Genichi just said, "It was discovered that the Toyotomi clan was transferring prisoners in the prison", Ogata was now 100% sure that the Toyotomi clan was planning to abandon Mount Koya and lead his troops to move from Mount Koya.
"I was tricked..." Yuan Yi's voice was low.
Ogata and the others... now seemed to throw out a punch with all their strength, but ended up hitting soft cotton.
Facing the incoming Ogata and others, the Toyotomi clan directly chose to avoid fighting, and released mountain fire to delay the actions of Ogata and others, directly making Ogata and others passive.
"Most of the Toyotomi clan members on Mount Koya...have probably evacuated by now..." Ogata pursed his lips, then slowly raised his eyes and looked at Xuanzheng, "Master Minamoto, what are you doing about this?"
After Xuan Zheng was rescued, did you get anything valuable out of his mouth?"
As soon as Ogata asked this question, before Genichi could reply, Xuanzheng smiled in a gloomy tone.
"Just now, I heard that Toyotomi Genichi kept saying 'Xiao Lin'. Your kidnapped companion...could it be Nobhide's sister Toyotomi Lin?"
"...You really know a lot. Not only do you know me, but you also know Xiaolin." Yuan Yi said lightly, "So what if our kidnapped companion is Xiaolin?"
As soon as Yuan Yi finished speaking, the corners of Xuan Zheng's mouth immediately pulled up in an extremely exaggerated arc.
"Hey, kid." Xuan Zheng turned his head and said to Hasegawa in a very rude tone, "Let me confirm that you have heard from the person who escorted you: 'Hurry up and take them to the coast.
' and 'You will be taken to the east,' right?"
Of course, Hasegawa was extremely displeased to be called "boy" by Xuanzheng with such an rude name.
"Yeah." Hasegawa resisted the displeasure in his heart, "I'm sure I heard these two sentences correctly."
"I see, that's it..." The smile on Xuan Zheng's face became more and more... weird, "So... do you know Kii's Misaki Village?"
"Misakimura?" The person who made this confused murmur was neither a person from the "Ogata camp" nor a person from the "Calabash House camp" but the "old monk with a goatee" who was still lying on Ogata's back.
"But... that small mountain village located southwest of Kii?"
"Oh..." Xuan Zheng cast an admiring glance at the "old monk with the goatee", "Old monk, do you know that place?"
"A long time ago, I went to that place to spread the law."
"That's right, it's that small mountain village located in the southwest of Kii." Xuanzheng showed a gloomy smile that made people feel uncomfortable. "I suggest you go to this small mountain village immediately."
"In order to facilitate the movement of the two ships, the Nikki Maru and the Hyundai Maru, Nobhide spent a lot of money to build a simple secret dock in Japan."
"And this secret shipyard is built in an inconspicuous strait adjacent to this small mountain village."
"I'm sure that the Xiaolin you are looking for must be on her way to the second ship, ready to be sent to Edo."
"You have to hurry up."
"Riki Maru and Gourd Maru are both state-of-the-art warships purchased from England, with both firepower and maneuverability."
"Currently, no ship in Japan can catch up with those two ships on the sea."
"If you fail to get to the dock before the fleet sails..."
Xuan Zheng smiled sadly.
"Then you can only watch as your little Lin is sent to Edo, and then thrown into Kanda Josui as a human pillar."
"By then, not only your Xiaolin will die miserably."
"All the people in Edo are going to die."
Ogata, Amachi, Genichi, Hasegawa, the old monk with a goatee... everyone's expressions suddenly changed as Xuanzheng said these words.
"What does the ninjutsu mean?" Ogata took the lead and approached Xuanzheng, asking urgently, "All the people in Edo are going to be destroyed. What does this mean?!"
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Mount Koya, at the foot of a very remote mountain.
"Tuk, Tuk, Tuk, Tuk..."
Toyotomi Nobuhide gently rubbed the mane of a white horse in front of him and repeatedly chanted "Tuk Tuk Tuk" with a very rhythmic frequency.
"Very good... Kang, that's it. Calm down."
The name of Ayasu Toyotomi Nobuhide's beloved horse.
Under the comfort of Toyotomi Nobuhide, Hakuba, who had become restless due to the raging wildfire, slowly became calm and his breathing gradually became gentle.
However, just when Hakuba had just regained his composure, a figure suddenly emerged from behind Toyotomi Nobuhide.
The sudden appearance of this figure made Baima, who had finally calmed down, frightened and became restless again.
"Yoshihisa." Toyotomi Nobuhide cast an angry look at the figure that suddenly jumped out from behind him, "You made me have to comfort Akane from the beginning again."
"I am so sorry."
Toyotomi Nobuhide did not dwell too much on this small mistake.
After briefly complaining to Jijiu, he asked Jijiu:
"How is my sister?"
"Miss Toyotomi has been transferred successfully." Yoshihisa responded concisely and concisely, "In a short while, Miss Toyotomi will be escorted by the motorcade and leave the boundaries of Mount Koya."
"Well done." Toyotomi Nobuhide's lips curled up in admiration.
"but……"
"But what?"
"Gao Qing...lost contact..."
Toyotomi Nobuhide comforted Hakuba's hand.
"...Takaharu must have had some kind of accident." Toyotomi Nobuhide said calmly, "Maybe he was attacked by Ogata Ittosai... or my uncle..."
"It is impossible for Ogata Ittosai to attack Mount Koya alone."
"Uncle, he must have been lurking somewhere in Mount Koya, either preparing for a flanking attack with Ogata Ittousai, or... waiting for me to follow the clues and find me waiting for him in Mount Koya when I sent a large group of troops to attack Ogata Ittousai.
Stronghold location."
"Forget it, if something happens to Gao Qing, it will happen."
"Anyway, Hasegawa and the others imprisoned in that prison...are not people who absolutely cannot be abandoned."
"As long as we can ensure that nothing happens to my sister, that's fine."
"...But..." Ji Jiu said in a deep voice at this moment, "Isn't Xuanzheng still locked up in that prison? Don't we try to take him away too?"
Toyotomi Nobuhide's hand stroking the horse's mane paused again.
"...Let him fend for himself." Nobuhide Toyotomi said slowly and calmly with an expressionless face, "Look at his appearance now...he will definitely not serve me anymore.
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"In that case, he can do whatever he likes now. Whether he will be burned to death in the wildfire, escape by luck, or be captured by Ogata Ittosai and the others, let him leave it to his fate."
"I'm too lazy to worry about him anymore."
"Toyotomi-sama." Yoshihisa frowned, "Xuanzheng knows many of my secrets..."
"Including the detailed details of the Edo War, he knows everything."
"I'm just worried... if Ogata Ittousai and others are allowed to find Xuanzheng, Xuanzheng will tell Ogata Ittousai and others too many secrets that we have been guarding..."
"Hmph." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled with a "hum" through his nostrils, "He can just say what he wants to say."
"Now that the Edo War is about to begin, I am no longer afraid of letting people know our 'secret'."
When mentioning the word "secret", Toyotomi Nobuhide specially emphasized his tone.
"I understand... Lord Toyotomi, there is one more thing I want to report to you."
"explain."
"We have found Master Xianyuan. Master, he just escaped to the foothills not far from here and successfully joined Denkuro's team."
"Oh!" Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his brows and his eyes lit up, "Master, he escaped... I haven't received any news from him for a long time. I thought something happened to him."
"Yes. But he looks a little embarrassed now, and his right foot seems to be slightly sprained from running too fast."
"It's good that people are still alive."
At this time, Toyotomi Nobuhide had successfully calmed down the white horse in front of him again.
I saw him turning onto his horse with very neat movements.
"Let's go, Yoshijiu."
Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his head and glanced at the sky above where the dark clouds were getting thicker and thicker.
"Quickly look at the sky, it's going to rain heavily soon."
"I plan to move faster and hurry up and get to the dock before it rains."
"I don't want to get soaked in the rain when I'm halfway there."
Jijiu: "Yes!"
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Koyasan, somewhere at the foot of a mountain
"Asai-senpai, why don't you take a nap?"
"Do you think I can sleep in this situation?"
"I don't feel sleepy either..."
The two carriages that Mamiya got last night were quietly parked at the foot of this inconspicuous mountain.
Asai and Shimada respectively leaned against the walls of the carriages of the two carriages.
Last night, the two of them knew that after being injured, their combat power was greatly reduced and they would no longer be able to play any role on the battlefield, so they volunteered and took on the task of driving.
Ogata's original plan was for several people who knew how to drive to take turns driving, so that everyone could take turns to rest.
However, in order to allow Ogata and others to have more time to rest, Asai and Shimada rejected the proposal of "changing the guard in turns". They each drove a car. When no one changed the guard, they just relied on
With mental strength and willpower, he stayed up all night and sent Ogata and others to the foot of Mount Koya.
After successfully transporting everyone to Mount Koya, Asai and Shimada originally thought about taking turns to take a nap, waiting for Ogata and the others to return, while replenishing their physical strength due to not sleeping all night.
But who would have thought that as soon as their eyes closed, they smelled an increasingly strong burnt smell...
When I opened my eyes, I saw that Mount Koya, which was originally covered with clear water and green trees, was surrounded by a sea of fire...
Excited by the sight in front of them and the smell in their noses, Asai and Shimada were completely sleepless.
Shimada, who still lacks determination due to his experience, has been asking Asai anxious questions since just now: What should we do now?
The fact that Mount Koya was burned down by a fire that seemed to scorch the sky was completely beyond their expectations.
Faced with Shimada's anxious questions, Asai's answer was always concise and powerful: Just wait here slowly for Mr. Genichi and others to come back.
Asai, who has seen far more storms than Shimada, has always had a very clear understanding of their current situation: At present, in addition to continuing to stick here with people and cars, and waiting for Ogata and his party to return,
There is nothing else that can be done.
Despite Asai's relief, Shimada still couldn't be as calm as Asai.
In order to keep his emotions as calm as possible, Shimada put his hands on his eyes and looked around frequently.
He simply hoped to see those familiar figures return safely.
"Senior Asai..."
"What's the matter?"
"What if...we fail to find the Lord in Mount Koya...what should we do?"
Asai didn't even hesitate and said directly:
"When the time comes, just slowly think of a solution. As long as you work hard to find a solution, there are always more solutions than difficulties."
"What if... the master can't be found... what should we do?" Shimada lowered the corners of his mouth and shrank his neck. There was worry and panic on his face that he couldn't hide.
"...Shimada, you are always pessimistic. You really need to change your mind." Asai gave Shimada a hard look with a complaining look, "Can't you think of something more positive?
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"Sorry...huh?"
Shimada's eyes narrowed suddenly, and then he put his hands on his eye sockets with a "swish" sound.
I saw him looking intently towards the woods to their northwest.
Immediately afterwards, the worry and panic that originally appeared on his face turned into ecstasy.
"Asai-senpai! Minamoto-san and Ogata-senpai are back!"
Upon hearing Shimada's words, Asai, who had been leaning against the car wall and concentrating with his eyes closed, immediately jumped up.
"Where?"
"Over there!"
Asai followed the direction pointed by Shimada's finger and as soon as he cast his sight, Asai's eyesight was much better than Shimada's, and he was immediately stunned: "Why is Hasegawa Heizo here...? What's the reason for this number of people?"
thing……?"
Before Ogata and others entered the mountain, there were only less than 10 people in total.
But when they returned now, they became a big team.
Ogata is carrying an old monk on his back...
Makimura was carrying an old man covered in dirt like a beggar...
Behind them is a large group of people headed by Hasegawa...
While Asai was still looking at the team that had inexplicably grown in size with astonishment, Genichi, who was running at the front, shouted to Asai and Shimada from a distance:
"Asai! Shimada! Get ready to go!"
Genichi's shout made Asai recover from his shock.
He didn't go to Minamoto and ask, "Where are we going now?" or any other question.
Yuan Yi asked them to prepare to leave immediately. He only needed to know this matter.
Without saying a word, Asai jumped into the "driving seat" and tightened his grip on the reins.
Although Shimada also jumped into the driving seat of the carriage he was responsible for after Asai, he did not have Asai's determination and couldn't help but asked Genichi loudly:
"Lord Gendai! Where are we going?"
Yuan opened his mouth, as if preparing to answer Shimada's question.
But just when Yuan Yi had time to open his mouth, Oufang beside him answered first:
"Go and destroy the British warships!"
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