Chapter 715 The power of immortality the realm of no self [6400]
In the sky, streaks of lightning echoed with the sound of waves, accompanied by the sound of wind and rain, like a majestic symphony.
The strong winds and heavy rains made the sea reveal its ferocious and ferocious side.
Under the extremely low clouds, the original calmness of the sea was gone, and strong winds set off waves higher than the last.
Under the gloomy sky, the undulating waves were like black dragons, roaring and rolling on the sea surface, causing countless splashes.
The water spray rose high and then fell on the decks of the Nikki Maru and Hulu Maru ships.
Toyotomi Nobuhide did not like to wear a wakizashi. He only wore his favorite sword Yoshimitsu Koshoku on weekdays.
It was the purple-handled black-sheathed sword that Toyotomi Nobuhide always wore on his left waist and rarely left his body.
This sword is one of the hidden swords owned by Hideyoshi, the ancestor of the Toyotomi clan.
About a hundred years ago, a certain generation of Toyotomi Nobuhide's ancestors spent a lot of money to retrieve the sword that their Toyotomi clan had always been proud of, Hideyoshi's ancestor. Since then, this sword has been their family heirloom.
It has been passed down from generation to generation, all the way to Toyotomi Nobuhide's generation...
Toyotomi Nobuhide has always loved this Yoshimitsu bone food.
At the beginning, when he was preparing to take away all the belongings in his family and run away to explore the path of reviving Toyotomi, Toyotomi Nobuhide immediately took away this Yoshimitsu bone food.
At this moment, Toyotomi Nobuhide was holding the Yoshimitsu bones around his waist and stood expressionlessly on the bow of the flagship Nikki Maru. He remained motionless despite the strong wind and waves.
Behind Toyotomi Nobuhide are countless sailors who are taking up their positions and performing their duties.
The sailors on the Nikki Maru and Hyakumaru ships were all high-quality talents who were able to skillfully operate the ships after Toyotomi Nobuhide paid a lot of money to have instructors from England undergo rigorous training.
"Toyotomi-sama."
At this time, his "fleet governor" Kazuho walked slowly towards Toyotomi Nobuhide from behind him.
"What are you doing here? It's very dangerous to stand here. The waves are relatively high now. Be careful not to be swept away by the waves."
"I will not be defeated by a mere wave." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled, "Right now... I am just remembering the old woman who has been confirmed dead, and Izaemon who may be dead now."
"It's been very busy since noon today."
"And now, I finally have time to cherish the memory of them both."
"Although both of them have many flaws and shortcomings... they are both veterans who have followed me for a long time."
"It's such a shame... I can't see them anymore."
Although he said "regret", Toyotomi Nobuhide's face had no expression from beginning to end, making it difficult to see clearly Toyotomi Nobuhide's true emotions.
Kazuho was startled at first, and then his expression gradually turned sad.
"Saemon...it's such a pity..."
Except for Toyotomi Nobuhide himself, no one in the entire Toyotomi clan was close to that crazy woman, including Kasuho.
Although Kazuho is not familiar with the branded woman, he has a good relationship with Zuemon.
Toyotomi Nobuhide took a deep breath slowly, and then exhaled the air he had just inhaled in one breath.
"Okay, let's talk about business now."
He turned to look at Kasu Bee behind him.
"What is the current navigation status of the ship?"
"Toyotomi-sama, our luck is a little bit bad." Kasuzu reported to Toyotomi Nobuhide with a look of regret on his face, "The wind is unwilling to cooperate with us. We are going against the wind now, and the speed is a little slow."
"It doesn't matter." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled, "As long as the ship can sail normally, it will be fine."
Although the rain and wind and waves at this time were strong, they were far from affecting the navigation of the two ships, the Nikki Maru and the Hyundai Maru.
The two ships followed Kasuho's command in an orderly manner and sailed towards the depths of the sea.
"Kazuho, I leave the navigation to you." Toyotomi Nobuhide, who was standing at the bow of the ship, admired the sea view for a while, then put his hands behind his back, "I'm going back to the cabin to rest for a while."
"Call me again when you arrive at Osaka's waters or when something special happens."
"Yes!" Kazuho, who had been looking forward to using ship cannon to blow up Osaka Castle, responded loudly.
Part of the reason why Kasu Bee was reused by Toyotomi Nobuhide was also because Kasu Bee's character of liking shells and bombing was very popular with Toyotomi Nobuhide.
Although Toyotomi Nobuhide's next goal is to launch the "Edo War", the order of doing things cannot be messed up after all.
Before heading to Edo officially, we still have to finish last night's "Osaka Spring Formation" with naval guns blasting the Osaka Castle in Osaka into ruins.
Now, Toyotomi's troops have basically withdrawn from Osaka, and the naval guns can be fired at will.
The reason why Toyotomi Nobuhide planned to use naval cannons to bomb Osaka Castle to pieces was not only because of his revenge mentality, but also because he wanted the Edo shogunate, who destroyed Toyotomi's Osaka Castle 200 years ago, to lose their Osaka Castle.
It's more because Toyotomi Nobuhide wanted to show off his muscles.
And this was the main reason why Toyotomi Nobuhide decided to use naval guns to destroy Osaka Castle.
Let the Edo shogunate and all the vassals across the country see the strength of their Toyotomi clan.
Such a majestic Osaka Castle had only one fate under the volley of his naval guns: to be torn into pieces like paper.
Osaka is adjacent to Kii. If we sail normally, we can probably reach it late tonight.
But unfortunately, the wind direction is now against the wind, and we may have to wait until tomorrow morning to reach the waters of Osaka.
However, Toyotomi Nobuhide didn't care whether he arrived at Osaka waters late today or waited until tomorrow morning to arrive at Osaka waters. It made no difference to him.
After giving the order "Leave the navigation to you" to Kazuho, Toyotomi Nobuhide was about to turn around and return to the cabin.
But at this moment
"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"
Not far away, there was the sound of vomiting that made people feel physically uncomfortable just listening to the sound.
Toyotomi Nobhide looked at the sound and then smiled.
"Kikutaro, aren't you used to riding on boats?"
Toyotomi Nobuhide strode towards the ninja he "took in" after being destroyed in Shiranui, who was lying on the side of the ship not far away, with his head sticking out of the side of the ship, vomiting.
"Toyotomi, Toyotomi-sama..."
Hearing Toyotomi Nobuhide's voice, Kikutaro, who was pale due to seasickness and felt like his stomach was turning upside down, quickly suppressed his vomiting and prepared to salute Toyotomi Nobuhide.
Toyotomi Nobuhide waved his hand to signal him to excuse himself.
"Sorry... Toyotomi-sama... I made you laugh..." Kikutaro smiled at Toyotomi Nobuhide, "I have never been on a ship..."
"It's okay, this is normal." Toyotomi Nobuhide waved his hand proudly, "The first time I took a boat, I was also very embarrassed."
Having said that, Toyotomi Nobuhide lowered his eyes and looked at Kikutaro's face with an intriguing gaze.
"... Kikutaro, you don't seem to be in a particularly good mood."
Toyotomi Nobuhide casually leaned against the railing next to him.
"What? Do you still mind my order to let you lead people to burn Mount Koya?"
"No, no, no!" Kikutaro said urgently with a hint of panic in his eyes, "I have no complaints about your order!"
Kikutaro explained hurriedly.
After looking at Kikutaro with interest for a while, Toyotomi Nobuhide said leisurely:
"Kikutaro, it's just a matter of burning Mount Koya, there is no need to feel any guilt."
"Those so-called Buddha statues are, in the final analysis, just a piece of wood."
"In all my life, I have never seen any gods or Buddhas pop out of any Buddha statue."
"I have never seen any divine punishment."
"God's punishment and so on are just here to comfort those weak people who are oppressed."
Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his hand, smiled and patted Kikutaro on the shoulder.
"Only by telling the oppressed and weak that those evildoers who have done bad things will one day be punished can the grievances and unwillingness in the hearts of the weak be healed."
"That's why there are such messy things as 'divine punishment' and 'evil people will go to hell after death, and good people will enter the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss after death.'"
After saying that, Toyotomi Nobuhide patted Kikutaro on the shoulder again, and then let his body leave the railing he had been leaning on just now.
But he just stood up straight
"Ugh vomit vomit vomit vomit!"
Not far away, there was another sound of vomiting that made people feel physically uncomfortable just listening to it.
"...Master, this is not your first time on a ship. Why do you still get seasick so easily?"
Toyotomi Nobuhide clasped his hands behind his back and smiled bitterly as he walked towards Sengen Shonin who was lying in the opposite direction to Kikutaro, vomiting towards the sea.
"I'm sorry... Toyotomi-sama." Master Xianyuan wiped his mouth with a haggard look on his face, "I made you laugh..."
"Don't stay on the deck." Toyotomi Nobuhide said, "You must be tired after escaping death in Mount Koya. Go back to the cabin as soon as possible and have a good rest."
"I was really exhausted trying to escape from Ogata Ittousai's sword... vomit vomit!" Master Sengen laughed at himself bitterly before sticking his head out of the side of the ship again.
After encountering Ogata Ittousai in front of the temple gate of Sengenji Temple, Sengenshou began... He felt that every time he thought about it for the rest of his life, he might break out in a cold sweat.
He relied on his familiarity with Mount Koya and the cover of the tribesmen who were lurking in Xianyuan Temple at that time to escape with his life, escape with his life...
Should it be said that he was lucky, or should he say that his efforts were not in vain... He successfully escaped from Ogata's sword, then successfully joined the Toyotomi clan's tribe, and successfully returned to Toyotomi Nobhide's side.
"If you still feel uncomfortable, go to the doctor and order some medicine." Toyotomi Nobuhide said, "After taking the medicine, you should feel better."
"I feel fine now...I don't need to take medicine yet...vomit!"
Master Xianyuan poked his head out of the side of the ship again.
Master Xianyuan vomited some more bile, then slowly raised his head that was sticking out of the side of the ship, and when he pulled it back, the corners of his eyes suddenly jumped.
"...Toyotomi-sama."
"Hmm? What's the matter?"
Master Xianyuan stretched out his finger and pointed towards the sea in front of him.
"There seems to be something there..."
"Something?" Toyotomi Nobuhide's brows slowly frowned, and then he quickly looked in the direction pointed by Master Xianyuan's finger.
I saw a black dot floating on the sea between the second ship and the distant coast.
This black spot seemed to be alive, floating towards the direction of the second ship at a leisurely speed.
The rain curtain is very dense now, and the dark clouds are very dense, so the light is very poor. Even Toyotomi Nobuhide, who has the "power of immortality" in his body and has far better senses than ordinary people, can't see clearly what the object floating on the sea is.
What.
At this time, the rest of the people on the ship also discovered this unknown object.
"Hey! Look, what is that?"
"It seems to be drifting towards us..."
"Is that some animal carcass floating on the sea?"
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"Fleet Governor" Kazuho also heard the news and quickly ran to the side of the ship. He took out his telescope and took a closer look at the unknown object.
However, the heavy rain also prevented Kasu Bee from seeing the true appearance of the object.
The "unidentified object" moves faster than the second ship currently traveling against the wind.
Thanks to this, the distance between Toyotomi Nobuhide and the object became shorter and shorter.
Toyotomi Nobuhide put his hands on the railing of the ship's side and looked carefully at the "unidentified object" whose shape and appearance became increasingly clear as the distance between them became closer and closer.
Finally, under the influence of the "power of immortality", Toyotomi Nobuhide, who has extraordinary eyesight, was the first to see clearly what this "unidentified object" was.
It was a large wooden board being held by several people...
Those people hugged the big wooden board and swam straight towards them...
"……sharp."
Toyotomi Nobuhide's expression suddenly sank.
"I was able to catch up here..."
"Kasu Bee!"
"exist!"
A Kasu bee not far away hurried to Toyotomi Nobuhide's side.
"Send an order to the entire fleet." Nobuhide Toyotomi pointed at the men in the distance who were holding planks and swimming straight towards them, "Prepare for bombardment!"
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"Is that the British warship..." Makimura, with his hands firmly on the wooden board, looked at the second ship that was getting closer and closer with a dazed look, "When I was looking at it from a distance on the coast, I still thought
I don’t think it’s huge, but now that I’ve looked closer...the size is truly incredible..."
"This size can only be considered average in the Europa continent." Genichi, who was lying next to Makimura, wrote lightly, "If I remember correctly, the largest warship in the Europa continent is the Spanish "Holy Trinity"
', it is even larger in size than these two ships, with 4 decks and more than 140 artillery pieces. It is undoubtedly a movable 'sea fort'."
"Mr. Gendai, how do you know so clearly? Is it possible that you have seen that ship before when you were wandering around the Europa continent?"
"I haven't seen it before. I heard these things when I traveled in England before."
"If you want to chat, let's talk slowly later." Mamiya on the side said at this time, "The waves are very big now, be careful not to let the waves hit your mouth and cause you to choke."
Mamiya didn't put both hands on the board like Genichi, Makimura and the others did. Instead, he only held the board with his left hand and a wooden post that served as a raft in his right hand. He used this wooden post with skillful techniques.
Zhu Lai fiddled with the sea water behind him, fine-tuning their direction and assisting them in their progress.
"Look!" Suddenly, Chu Guang, who was standing in the center of the board, said coldly, "There is movement on the ship!"
As soon as Hatsuko finished speaking, Genichi and others quickly raised their hands and looked towards the second ship ahead.
I saw that the neatly arranged cannon muzzles on the belly of the second ship were opened one by one.
As the muzzles of the guns unfolded, their ferocious faces were revealed one by one in the black muzzles...
"Be careful! The bombardment is coming!" After shouting like this, Yuan Yi lowered his head as low as possible.
Mamiya and others followed closely behind, lowering their heads, and at the same time squeezing out the last bit of strength in their bodies, they pushed hard on the seawater behind them and further accelerated their swimming towards the nearest battleship Hyukamaru.
As if he wanted to deliberately cooperate with Yuan Yi's words "the bombardment is coming" just now, as soon as Yuan Yi finished his warning words, the muzzles of the two ships' bellows roared at the same time.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...
The flames flickered and the smoke spread.
Because the coast where Genichi and the others were just now happened to be facing the belly of the second ship, Genichi and the others, who urgently needed to walk the shortest distance and reach the second ship as quickly as possible, had to head straight towards the second ship.
Set off from the belly of the ship.
Anyone with a little common sense knows that the two flanks facing the sailing battleship are the most dangerous positions.
Because all the artillery of the sailing battleship are neatly mounted on the two sides of the ship, if you stand directly facing the belly of the ship, the cannons loaded on the belly of the ship can be used to blast you.
The sound of cannonballs coming out of the barrel adds a new accompaniment to the symphony that is currently being staged, which is composed of thunder, waves, and wind.
Cannonballs roared one after another, hitting Yuan Yi and others.
The cannonballs flew towards Genichi and others as they stepped on giant steps, or passed over their heads and hit behind Genichi and others, or in front or on the side of Genichi and others.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...
The plumes of water were blown up as the shells fell.
The waves were stirred up, and the water columns were like ferocious dragons biting towards Genichi and the others who were holding the wooden board.
Compared with these dragons, the wooden boards under Yuan Yi and the others were as fragile as white paper that could be torn apart.
Several times, the wooden planks under them were almost overturned.
But whenever the board was about to be overturned, Yuan Yi and others would immediately put their weight on it to prevent the board from being overturned by the ferocious "dragon".
While struggling to keep the plank from being overturned, Genichi and the others continued to push hard on the water, Mamiya continued to use the "raft" to adjust the course, and everyone continued to move straight towards the second ship.
Both Nikki Maru and Hulu Maru have 70 artillery pieces.
The firepower of the barrages emitted by 140 artillery pieces makes anyone with a little knowledge of artillery feel shuddering.
The dense sound of artillery gradually suppressed the sound of wind and thunder, becoming the undoubted protagonist of this "symphony".
The black mist caused by the burning of more and more gunpowder lingered around the second ship, making the second ship even more terrifying.
Cannonballs fell one after another next to Yuan Yi and the others.
Often a wave would roll in from the east, and before they could stabilize the planks, a stronger wave would come from the south.
But even so, Yuan Yi and the others still gritted their teeth and persisted, braving the hail of artillery fire and swimming towards the second ship.
The artillery of this era was simply unable to shoot accurately and could only fire in a certain general direction.
On land, artillery cannot shoot accurately, let alone in rough waves... And it is currently raining heavily and the waves are even more turbulent at sea. Compared with ships, artillery bombardment is insignificant.
The earth is like a leaf on the sea, a source of people.
However, Toyotomi Nobhide had no hope that the artillery on their ship could accurately hit Genichi and the others.
His original intention was to use the waves caused by the cannon falling into the sea to overturn Genichi and the others into the sea.
Of course, it would be best if one can blast Yuan Yi and his group into the sky with one shot.
Standing on the side of Nikki Maru's ship, looking at Genichi and others who had been unable to lift them into the sea, Toyotomi Nobuhide was not in a hurry.
At this time, he just frowned slightly and stared at the "uninvited guest" getting closer and closer to them on the sea.
Thinking with his buttocks, he knew who these people were who suddenly appeared and swam straight towards them.
Now he only wonders how Ogata Ittosai and the others knew the location of his battleship?
After Toyotomi Nobuhide thought about this question carefully in his mind for a while, he found the answer.
"So it's you...Xuanzheng..."
A sneer appeared on Toyotomi Nobuhide's cheeks.
"Are you here to take revenge on me..."
"This kind of person who is obsessed with academic research...is really difficult to serve..."
Toyotomi Nobuhide put away his hands that were placed on the railing of the ship and put them behind his back. The sneer on his face turned into a smile. With eyes that were waiting for a good show, he looked at the people who were suffering from the intensive bombardment in his eyes.
The struggling Yuan Yi and others.
When he first saw this group of uninvited guests, Toyotomi Nobuhide was indeed a little surprised.
But after the surprise, he quickly regained his composure. He had full confidence in the two ships and the 140 artillery pieces he owned.
From such a long distance, using 140 artillery pieces to launch a bombardment will always set off a big enough wave to overturn them, or be lucky enough to hit them and blast them into pieces.
140 artillery pieces took turns to bombard them, but in the end they failed to catch them before they reached the boat. There is no reason why they were overturned into the sea!
Toyotomi Nobuhide, who believed that he was now completely invincible and sure of victory, smiled and said in a somewhat contented tone:
"Ogata Ittosai, uncle... I can understand your anxiety of wanting to settle accounts with me and get Xiaolin back."
"But... Anxiety is anxiety. You have to stay calm when formulating a strategy."
"Hold the plank and swim towards two warships that have enough shells. This is really unwise... huh?"
Toyotomi Nobuhide suddenly stopped talking to himself.
The pleasant smile that originally hung on his face slowly disappeared.
Surprise and solemnity appeared in his eyes at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As Minamoto and others swam towards the second ship persistently, the distance between them kept getting closer. Just now, Toyotomi Nobuhide finally saw clearly the faces of the people on the wooden board through the layers of rain.
An old man.
A pair of glasses.
A strong man.
A pretty girl who looks familiar.
The above 4 people are all the people on the board.
Toyotomi Nobuhide looked around, from left to right, from right to left, but he could not see the face he had seen countless times on the wanted poster on this wooden board.
A question was shouted out by Toyotomi Nobuhide in a shocked tone:
Where did Ogata Ittousai go?!
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at this moment
Huluwan, under the belly of the boat
"Ahem! Bah!"
Ogata opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of fish that he had accidentally put into his mouth when the waves hit him.
"Ha...ha...ha..." Ogata, who pressed his body against the bottom of the ship's belly to prevent himself from being swept away by the waves, panted heavily.
"Under such weather...swimming such a long distance...is a bit too much for me now..."
After teasing himself like this, Ogata raised his head and looked at the muzzles above his head that were still roaring.
In the pupils of his eyes, a special light was flashing.
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