I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

On the wall of the Red Moon Fortress, due to the arrangement and scheduling of Qianup, the number of sentry posts has doubled.

The "flame" that Chanup ignited in his speech three days ago is still burning in the chests of many people.

Many people are filled with righteous indignation.

Many people are gearing up.

Many people are determined to defend their homes.

Almost all the clansmen standing guard on the city wall stared at the shogunate army outside the city with wide eyes, for fear of missing any movement in the barracks outside the city.

At this moment, a young man with better eyesight suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the south, then shouted loudly:

"Look! There is movement!"

His shout immediately drew the attention of everyone around him to the south.

What made the movement was not the army camp that blocked the only way out for their Red Moon Fortress.

It's the southern skyline.

All the clansmen standing guard on the city wall saw a nightmare-like scene outside the city: there were black "water streams" emerging from the southern skyline-this was an incalculable number of Japanese soldiers.

They are like black waves, constantly splashing from the horizon, converging with the army that completed the siege of their Red Moon Fortress 3 days ago.

"It's Kazuto's... new army..." Someone murmured there, with extremely obvious tension and a touch of fear in his tone.

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After about half an hour——

The shogunate army, the commander's camp——

"... I understand the specifics." Inamori's tone was neither sad nor happy, "Kai, that is to say—that Ogata Issai escaped?"

"Yes..." Gui Yizheng lowered his head in shame, "Master Inamori, please punish me for being incompetent..."

In the coach's tent, the generals of the first army and the second army gathered together again.

At this moment, just like that moment: the generals of the two armies reunited again, just like the last reunion, the generals of the first army all buried their heads low, while the generals of the second army turned toward the first The general of the army cast a strange look.

But this time, the heads of the generals of the First Army were buried even lower than last time.

Inamori closed his eyes and let out a long breath:

"We and Ogata Yidaosai... are really destined..."

On the night before the 3rd, Gui Yizheng was dumbfounded after being attacked suddenly by Ogata and allowing Ogata to break out of their first army's blockade smoothly.

No, to be precise, all the generals of the First Army should be dumbfounded.

They were dumbfounded by why Ogata came again.

They were dumbfounded that Ogata had rushed out of their barracks.

They were dumbfounded by Ogata's skill...

After the war, Gui Yizheng was dumbfounded when he made statistics and listened to the situation of the battle.

Listening to the reports of those generals who tried to intercept Ogata but failed—especially when listening to Kuroda’s report, Gui Yizheng had only one thought: Is this the "legend" who is still alive...

Ogata's attack this time, and the previous one, did not cause too much trauma to the First Army, but it further increased the psychological shadow area in the hearts of the soldiers...

After the war, while counting the battle damage, Gui Yizheng dispatched a fast horse to deliver the news to Inamori who led the second army behind them and had not yet reached the Red Moon Fortress.

Kuai Ma arrived at Inamori's camp late at night the day before yesterday.

After completing the meeting with the First Army this morning, Inamori immediately ordered the generals of the First Army headed by Gui Yizheng to discuss matters in the commander's tent. He wanted to ask in detail about the details of "Ogata is here again".

The narration of Gui Yizheng and others lasted for nearly half an hour—it finally ended just now.

"Lord Gui! Please punish him!" Gui Yizheng repeated loudly what he had just said.

Many generals of the Second Army looked at Gui Yizheng with gloating expressions.

"...The matter of punishment will be discussed later." Inamori said in a deep voice, "Instead of punishing you, it is better to spend time thinking about it——Why did Ogata Yidaosai find your first army again? gone."

"Could it be..." At this time, a certain general sitting opposite Gui Yizheng said, "What did you do... to annoy Ogata Yidaosai?"

Ogata Isai's last attack on the First Army was basically because of Mogami Yoshihisa who injured a female companion of Ogata Isai.

This time Ogata Yidaozhai approached the First Army again... It's hard not to make people wonder if Gui Yizheng and the others did something to offend Ogata Yidaozhai again.

"No! Absolutely not!" Gui Yizheng immediately said loudly.

After shouting loudly, Gui Yizheng turned his gaze back to Daomori.

"Master Inamori! We suspect that Ogata Ittosai is most likely just trying to escape!"

"When Ogata Yidao Zhai launched an attack on our barracks, the gate of the Red Moon Fortress was opened."

"After Ogata Yidaosai broke into our camp, he also rushed south."

"We suspect that Ogata Issai was just trying to escape."

"He stayed in the Red Moon Fortress for some reason."

"After seeing my shogunate army, I thought that staying in the Red Moon Fortress would lead to death, so I fled in a hurry."

After Gui Yizheng's words fell, many generals and soldiers in the tent nodded slightly in agreement.

But at this moment, an extremely calm voice suddenly sounded:

"But it's also possible that it's for the rescue."

Everyone in the tent turned their heads to look at the owner of the voice - Matsudaira Sadanobu who was sitting next to Inamori.

"Rescue soldiers...?" Gui Yizheng asked hesitantly.

"Is there such a possibility—" Matsudaira Sadanobu said calmly, "For some reason, Ogata Yidaosai needs to fight side by side with the barbarians in the Red Moon Fortress. The reason why he charged south three days ago , in order to go outside to bring reinforcements.”

"What kind of rescue can Ogata Yidao Zhai move?" A certain general said, "Who is willing and capable to rescue the barbarians in Red Moon Fortress?"

"I don't know about that." Matsudaira Sadanobu said frankly, "I just mentioned a possibility."

"But I don't think that possibility can be ignored."

"...Your Majesty is right." Inamori, who had been silent since just now, said in a deep voice at this moment, "Regardless of the reason why Ogata Ittosai attacked the First Army, he and the Red Moon Fortress should They're all connected."

"But no matter what kind of connection Ogata Isai has with the Red Moon Fortress, and what Ogata Isai's attack on the First Army camp is for, what we have to do remains the same—take the Go to the Red Moon Fortress!"

"As long as we take down the Red Moon Fortress as quickly as possible, even if Ogata Ittosai is going to rescue soldiers, there is nothing to fear!"

Inamori's last yell changed the atmosphere in the coach's tent. The generals of the first army who had kept their heads down all the time raised their heads one after another.

"Let's put aside the matter of Ogata Yidao Zhai for now."

"Now—let's get down to business."

Inamori shook the military equipment in his hand lightly.

"In the past three days, those barbarians have not surrendered, so their attitude is very obvious." Inamori looked around at the generals, "Since these barbarians are stubborn, let's let them recognize the reality. "

"Gui." Inamori turned his gaze to Gui Yizheng who was at the side.

Gui Yizheng, who was called on suddenly, shuddered and hurriedly answered "Yes".

"I'll give you the First Army a chance to put your merits to shame."

"After half an hour, I decided to launch a tentative attack on the Red Moon Fortress."

"This tentative attack—is your First Army's responsibility."

"Fight a beautiful battle, to prove to me that your first army is not always defeated."

After hearing Daomori's words, Gui Yizheng was stunned for a moment, and then shouted loudly with ecstasy on his face:

"yes!"

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Red Moon Fortress, on the outer city wall——

"It's amazing..." Looking at the Kazuto army outside the city, Retannoe's face darkened uncontrollably, "Boundless... How many people are there..."

"...According to my estimation, it should be more than 7,000, less than 10,000." Chanup on the side responded softly.

Retannoe: "So... the vast majority of Kazuto's troops have come..."

After the clansmen standing guard on the city wall discovered that a new Japanese army had appeared outside the city, they immediately reported the news to Chanup.

While hurrying to the city wall to check the situation, Chanup also quickly ordered: Everyone get ready for the battle.

Accompanying Chanup to the city wall to check the situation was their "second in command" of the Red Moon Fortress, Retannoe.

After the two climbed onto the city wall, their faces sank as if they had rehearsed in advance.

Not to mention them Ainu people who basically lived a life of indifference to the world, even Kazuto, in this peaceful era, had never seen such a large army of nearly ten thousand.

But—although the faces of Chanup and Retannoe both sank, there was no trace of fear on their faces.

"The army of Heren is basically here." Retannoe said slowly, "It is not surprising when the attack will be launched."

Speaking of this, Lei Tanuoye paused as if he remembered something.

Then, while showing a helpless expression, he asked Chanup in a half-joking tone:

"Qianup, since you lived in the 'Heren Land' for a period of time when you were young, did you really not learn some ways of fighting with people during that time?"

"At that time, I focused all my energy on broadening my horizons." Chanup showed a faint wry smile, "I didn't learn how to fight people."

"...Tsk." Retannoe curled his lips, "It's really annoying... The only thing we lack now is a person who knows how to defend this kind of fortress..."

In the past 3 days, the people headed by Chanup have been preparing for the battle in full swing.

In the process of preparing for the battle, they also discovered their biggest shortcoming.

That is - they lack people who know how to fight this kind of "defense battle".

The Ainu people have been living a life of fishing and hunting without knowing what the city wall is.

When it comes to fighting in the wild, they still have some experience.

But in the face of the "defense battle", they were completely blinded...

Therefore—although Chanup and the others quickly discovered their shortcoming, their timely discovery was of no use. After all, they could not conjure a person who knew how to fight "defending the city" out of thin air.

"...we've done everything we can," Chanup said softly, "and then—let's leave it to fate."

Boom boom boom...

It's like pinching it right.

As soon as Chanup's voice fell, a strange sound suddenly sounded outside the city. This sound was like the muffled sound of thunder-this was the sound of the shogunate army starting to move.

Outside the city, countless shogunate soldiers filed out of the barracks and gathered in the open space between the Red Moon Fortress and the barracks.

The sound they made when they drove out of the barracks made Chanup and Retannoe standing on the city wall feel the ground trembling slightly.

"... Retannoe."

Chanup said in a calm tone.

"Help me tell everyone—ready to fight."

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The First Army, the main formation——

The First Army, which had already lined up in the open space between the Red Moon Fortress and the barracks, was located in the center of the army formation.

Inside the formation, Gui Yi was riding his war horse, holding a troop, and looking at the Red Moon Fortress in the distance.

Looking at the Red Moon Fortress in the distance, he repeatedly returned to the appearance that he hadn't appeared after being attacked by Ogata - confident and energetic.

For the past 3 days, Gui Yizheng has been uneasy - he is worried about how Inamori will punish them who have once again humiliated them after joining forces with Inamori and the others.

Just because he has been uneasy, when he learned that Inamori was willing to give them a chance to pay off their crimes, and the method of breaking their sins was to let their first army take the lead, Gui Yizheng's mood... can be said to be so excited It's hard to describe in words.

"Lord Gui."

At this time, Kuroda's voice suddenly sounded from behind Gui Yizheng.

Kuroda walked towards Gui Yizheng quickly, and continued to shout to Gui Yizheng loudly:

"All the generals are here."

"Okay." Gui Yizheng nodded, then got off his horse and looked behind him.

Behind Gui Yizheng, all the senior generals of the First Army had gathered together and formed a small square formation—Qiuyue, who had been recuperating from her injuries, was also among them.

"Everyone." Gui Yizheng moved his gaze, letting his gaze slide over the faces of the generals in front of him one by one, "I don't need to elaborate, you should also know what this battle means to us."

All the generals had a serious face and looked like they were fighting against each other.

"This battle is a battle that can restore our face!"

Gui Yizheng suddenly raised his volume and pitch.

"This battle is a battle that can restore our honor!"

"Let the rest of the soldiers see our abilities!"

"Let the barbarians in the city see how stupid they are for trying to resist. Let them see how powerful our warriors are!"

Gui Yizheng held up the military equipment in his hand: "Hey! Hey!"

"Oh—!" All the generals, including Kuroda, shouted in unison.

Gui Yizheng: "Hey! Hey!"

Generals: "Oh—!"

It turned out that after Gui Yizheng shouted "Hey! Hey!", the generals followed up with "Oh!"

But this shout seemed to have a highly contagious virus, and it quickly "spread".

First, the soldiers near the main formation began to shout together.

Then, soldiers farther away began to follow.

Finally—all the generals of the 1st Army shouted in unison.

Gui Yizheng: "Hey! Hey!"

All the generals: "Oh!!"

Gui Yizheng: "Hey! Hey!"

All the generals: "Oh!!"

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The sound waves formed by their unison shouts pressed down on the Red Moon Fortress with overwhelming force.

Facing the wave after wave of voices, even though everyone was trying their best to suppress them, fear and panic still appeared on the faces of most people involuntarily.

After Gui Yizheng shouted until his throat was a little hoarse, he turned to face the Red Moon Fortress, and swung the military equipment in his hand down.

"Blowing off!"

"attack!!"

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Woo--! Woo--! Woo--! Woo--!

A conch horn sounded in a hurry, resounding through the sky.

The generals of the first army in a tight phalanx split into more than a dozen "trickle streams" and rushed towards the Red Moon Fortress after the sound of the conch horn.

The sound of swallowing saliva due to nervousness and panic resounded one after another on the inner and outer walls of the Red Moon Fortress.

But at this moment—

"For thousands of years, we Ainu have fought and failed repeatedly!"

Chanup's voice suddenly sounded on the inner wall.

Everyone focused their eyes on this tall and standing figure.

"If Heren is interested in our land, there is no place he cannot occupy!"

"One step forward with others, we can only take one step back! We are constantly losing land!"

"I can't remember how many hundreds of years ago we Ainu last held our land in front of Kazuto!"

"but--"

Chanup shouted with all his might.

"Even if we are defeated for a thousand years, we will not lose the courage to face the powerful enemy!"

"If we win this battle, it will be the first time in the hundreds of years that we Ainu people have successfully stopped the Japanese army! Keep our land!"

"This small piece of land under our feet is insignificant compared to our vast land that has been taken away by humans for thousands of years!"

"But it will also be our brilliant blow!!"

Chanup's shout fell, and some of the tribe members closest to Chanup shouted loudly: "Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh-!"

Then, the same "infection" as the first army just now appeared.

More and more people shouted along.

The sound waves formed by the shouts of the Ainu people on the city wall were not inferior to the First Army just now.

Amidst the waves of cheers, Chanup raised the spear in his hand and pointed it at the wolves outside the city that were rushing towards them.

"Attack!!"

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Three years of leniency.

The Edo Shogunate against the Red Moon Fortress.

Or in other words: Kazuto vs. Ainu

The offensive and defensive battle of the Red Moon Fortress - start the war!

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In this chapter, Gui Yizheng’s “Hey—! Hey—! Oh——!” should be familiar to those who have played games with the theme of the Warring States Period in Japan, or watched movies and TV works with the theme of the Warring States Period in Japan. .

At first glance, there is a sense of joy, but this is a tradition in ancient Japan when fighting.

This kind of cry is called "Success Chiho".

Before starting a battle, the general usually shouts "Hey! Hey!", and the people below say "Oh!"

Although it sounds a bit joyful, everyone will find out if you try it-this kind of shouting is quite exciting.

Used to boost morale and deter enemies.

And after the battle is won, there will be another shout like this.