After confirming that the short-bearded samurai in front of him was completely dead, Ogata slowly laid him flat on the ground.
He shook off the blood on the ribs that had been used to cut off the necks of the bearded warrior and the short-bearded warrior and put the scabbard back. Then he took out the short-bearded warrior's sword and walked slowly towards the place not far in front of him.
Mingzheng walked towards the yawning samurai with his back turned.
The two swords currently stuck in Ogata's waist are the swords Kuronaga prepared for them.
As for Ogata's two original swords, which had been passed down from generation to generation in the Ogata family, they were temporarily stored in Kuranaga's mansion by Ogata.
Although it is a treasured sword, no matter how "treasured" it is, it is still a consumable.
Therefore, it is very necessary to reduce the wear and tear of your own knife as much as possible.
Because you need food from the enemy, borrowing the enemy's knife is an extremely useful way to reduce the loss of your own knife.
Ogata crouched, clutching the sword of the short-bearded samurai, and stepped closer to the samurai who still had his back turned to him.
He used his left hand to cover the warrior's mouth, and then used his right hand's knife to slash the aorta in his neck.
The system sound sounded in his mind again, but Ogata didn't have the time to listen carefully to how much experience he had gained.
After laying the completely silent samurai in his arms on the ground, Ogata made a gesture behind him.
As soon as Ogata lowered his gesturing hand, Ichiro and others immediately ducked out of the bushes not far away.
"According to the map given by Tobiru, we should be almost at Matsudaira Gennai's location..." Ichiro said solemnly.
After Hibiru discovered the location of Matsudaira Gennai, he not only marked his location on the map, but also drew the easiest route to sneak in.
Moreover, Tobiru's drawing skills are quite superb. Even a person like Ogata, who has little experience in reading pictures, can easily understand the map drawn by Tobiru.
The process of infiltrating was far simpler than Ogata imagined.
The reason is that the guards in Matsudaira Gennai are too lax.
Almost everyone believed from the bottom of their hearts that Matsudaira Gennai would never encounter any danger, so everyone was extremely indifferent to the alert mission.
Some are in a daze, some suddenly slip aside for convenience, and some directly doze off...
Thanks to these lax guards, the infiltration of Ogata and others was extremely smooth.
Ogata still held the sword he had just snatched from the short-bearded samurai in his hand. He hid in a dense bush with the others and continued to move forward.
There are large bushes in the Wild Boar Forest, and these dense bushes have provided considerable help to Ogata and others in their stealth.
at this time--
"stop."
Ichiro, who was walking at the front, paused and signaled to everyone behind him to stop.
Ogata originally thought that there was another samurai on guard ahead.
But who knows, Ichiro said in a deep voice:
"...Already met...Matsuhira Gennai..."
Upon hearing Ichiro's words, Ogata and others' pupils involuntarily shrank slightly.
Ogata continued to maintain his bent posture, moved forward a few steps, and came to Ichiro's side.
Use your fingers to open a gap in the bushes in front of you.
Through this gap, Ogata could clearly see - in the open space outside the bush where they were hiding, Gennai Matsudaira was sitting on a stone drinking hot tea with a leisurely expression.
Just as Tobiru said - at this time, there were only 3 samurai warriors, including Nanabahara, and 4 minor surnames guarding Gennai Matsudaira.
"...Ichiro." Ogata said solemnly, "How should we act?"
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, the others, including Ogata, focused their attention on Ichiro.
In the combat meeting last night, Kuranaga had made it clear that Ichiro would be the commander-in-chief after the operation began, and Ogata and others had to obey Ichiro's command after entering the wild boar forest.
Kuronaga's appointment was not without purpose.
Ichiro was originally one of Kurunaga's staff and was a rare talent capable of both literary and military skills. It was indeed quite appropriate to hand over the frontline command to Ichiro.
Looking at Gennai Matsudaira, who was still enjoying tea leisurely, and Nanabahara and others beside him, Ichiro remained silent.
After a while, Ichiro finally opened his lips and said:
"...Shichiro, are you sure you can kill the other two samurai besides Nanabahara as quickly as possible?"
Ogata looked at the location of the two samurai: "I am absolutely sure."
"That's good." Ichiro said solemnly, "Nanahara is undoubtedly the most threatening person...so - everyone except Shichiro, including me, will deal with Nanabahara."
"I don't expect to kill Qi Yuan, as long as I can delay Qi Yuan, that's enough."
"Shichiro will be responsible for taking care of the other two samurai besides Nanabahara."
"At the same time... you are also responsible for decapitating Matsudaira Gennai."
"Before you successfully behead Matsudaira Gennai, we will definitely hold Nanabahara back."
"...I see." Ogata said softly, "It's a good plan."
Ichiro's plan is a variation of "Tian Ji Horse Racing".
Yuichiro and his group of middle horses held down Nanabahara's upper horse, and Ogata's upper horse took advantage of Nanabahara being held back to eliminate the enemy's middle and lower horses and Matsudaira Gennai.
After Ogata finished speaking, the other patriots nodded in agreement and expressed their appreciation for Ichiro's plan.
"Since everyone agrees with my plan..." Ichiro raised his left thumb on the sheath and pushed the sword out of the sheath, "After I count to 3, let's start taking action...
"
"Everyone except Shichiro is following me."
"Shichiro, just rush straight towards Matsudaira Gennai. No matter what happens on our side, you don't have to worry about it."
"Shichiro...I just leave everything...to you..."
"...I understand." Ogata tightened the knife in his hand, "Leave it to me..."
The rest of the people also pulled out their swords from the sheath, and held the handle of the sword tightly with their right hands, letting their hearts beat wildly and sweat pouring out.
"3..."
Ichiro started to count down and gripped the handle of the knife tightly.
"2……"
Everyone began to pour strength into their hind legs.
"1!!"
Ichiro's last "1" was shouted directly, with such momentum that it seemed as if all the strength in his body was poured into this roar.
Following Ichiro's roar, everyone kicked off their hind legs and rushed out of the bushes, like an arrow from a string.
Ichiro and others rushed towards Nanabahara.
Ogata rushed straight towards Matsudaira Gennai.
After Ogata and others rushed out from the bushes, Matsudaira Gennai and Nanabahara and others beside him were stunned.
Then... Qiyuan was the first to react.
"There is an assassin!! Protect the Lord!!" While shouting this loudly, Qi Yuan drew out the knife from his waist.
Ogata heard the sound of gold and iron striking against each other not far from him.
He knew - this was the sound of fighting after Ichiro and others started fighting Nanabahara.
He did not watch the battle between Ichiro and others.
His eyes were firmly locked on Matsudaira Gennai from beginning to end!
At this time, there were three samurai guarding Gennai Matsudaira.
When Nanabahara was stopped by Ichiro and others, the other two samurai drew their swords and rushed towards Ogata.
Ogata didn't stop and raised his knife horizontally.
The sword flashed once and then again.
With two simple and sharp sword strikes, these two warriors were killed.
These two samurai couldn't even slow down Ogata's steps.
After beheading these two samurai, Ogata also successfully rushed to Matsudaira Gennai.
"Go to hell!" Ogata stabbed the tip of the knife straight into the chest of Gennai Matsudaira, who still looked dazed!