I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Today's second update, counting the one during the day, has a total of 14,000 words updated today, which is the most updated day in the past month or so. The author has nothing to ask for, just ask for a monthly ticket (Leopard headache crying.jpg)

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From just now, Matsudaira Sadanobu felt a sense of uneasiness.

No.

It should be said that after learning that Ogata Ittosai was in this Ezo land, Matsudaira Sadanobu's mind has not been very peaceful.

The two names Ogata Itsuki and Mashima Goro are constantly intertwined in Matsudaira Sadanobu's heart...

But for some reason, the restlessness in my heart became extremely intense at this moment.

"My lord."

Sadanobu Matsudaira, who was a little dazed because of his restlessness, suddenly heard the call from Inamori beside him.

Inamori was looking at him with worried eyes now.

"What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with your body?"

"I'm fine." Matsudaira Sadanobu shook his head.

Although Matsudaira Jonobu said "it's okay", Inamori couldn't help but look up and down Matsudaira Jonobu several times with worried eyes.

But since Matsudaira Sadanobu said he was fine, it was inconvenient for Inamori—and he didn't have the guts to talk to Matsudaira Sadanobu and ask more questions.

So, he turned his head back, ready to turn his gaze back to the crumbling Red Moon Fortress.

But just as he turned his head back, Daamori suddenly caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye - there seemed to be something in the southeast, approaching them quickly.

This unknown object attracted Inamori's gaze and attention.

"what is that……?"

While murmuring, Inamori raised the binoculars in his hand and looked southeast.

The scene in the southeast is presented in the telescope.

And the blood in Inamori's body,

It also froze with this glance at the camera.

In the footage, Inamori saw nearly 70 cavalry forming a neat wedge formation,

The snowflakes raised by the horseshoes were swept into the air like a whirlwind, and this cavalry team passed through the vast snow field like a gust of wind, and the front of their charging direction was the army under his command.

The leader of this cavalry team is wearing a set of blue and gold mighty battle armor. Judging from the style, it seems to be a set of southern barbarians. There is a flag tied to the buttocks of his horse, and what seems to be written on the flag ——But the distance is too far, even with a telescope, I can't see what is written on it.

At this moment, countless questions popped up in Inamori's mind.

But the next moment these questions appeared, they were all shattered, gathered, and turned into a scream.

"Send the order to Gui Yizheng in the rear!" Inamori screamed from his throat, and cold sweat burst from his pores. "A cavalry is coming! Get him ready to attack!"

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Because Inamori believed that he could take the fortress this morning, he pulled all the troops out of the barracks. Currently, there are only some wounded and those who are responsible for taking care of the wounded and taking care of the luggage. A small number of soldiers.

The rest of the soldiers were all arrayed outside the Red Moon Fortress.

With such a huge army, it is naturally impossible for all of them to rush up to attack the fortress. After all, there is not such a big place to spread out so many troops.

Now the troops in charge of attacking the fortress are only 2,000 people from the Second Army.

The rest of the army—nearly 7,000 people—arranged into seven formations parallel to the Red Moon Fortress, with an average of 1,000 people in each formation.

For the convenience of command, Inamori called the large formation closest to the Red Moon Fortress the first formation, and the rear of the first formation was the second formation...and so on.

The task of each formation is to prepare to step forward to support the siege at any time, and after the city gate is opened, flood into the city to start a suppression war, calm down the remaining resistance forces in the city, and completely control the city.

Inamori's main formation is located in the middle of the 7 formations - between the third formation and the fourth formation.

Because the shogunate's direct descendant, the second army, who is still strong in physical strength and fighting spirit, will be the main attack for the city, the remaining 3,000 troops of the second army will form the first, second, and third formations closest to the fortress. .

As for the men and horses of the first army and the third army, they formed the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh formations arranged behind the third formation in sequence.

Among them, the 4th and 5th formations are the troops of the Third Army (Aizu Army), while the 6th and 7th formations are the troops of the First Army.

That's why Inamori sent orders to Gui Yizheng so anxiously—the first to face the cavalry team attacking obliquely from the southeast was the seventh formation at the rear.

And Gui Yizheng - at this moment - he didn't even realize that the danger behind them was approaching.

At this moment, Gui Yi was in the center of the sixth formation, looking expectantly and proudly at the distant city fortress, not even daring to blink for fear of missing the moment when the city fortress fell.

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Now, in charge of the 7th formation is a middle-aged general named "Takamaki Tomomori".

This general is from the Yonezawa clan, and he is the general of the Yonezawa clan's fan army. Because the Yonezawa clan's status and strength are not low among the Ou clans, Takamaki's status in the first army is second only to Gui Yizheng, Kuroda and other very few people.

Gao Juan was sitting on his horse with his arms folded, with an expression like someone owed him thousands of taels of gold.

Because the 7th formation he is in charge of is located at the rear of the army, so they are the farthest away from the Red Moon Fortress.

Looking around, the Red Moon Fortress is as small as a thumb.

And he didn't have a telescope, so he couldn't see the current situation of the Red Moon Fortress at all.

So besides slowly waiting for the battle report to arrive, he has no other means to inquire about the battle situation.

Send someone to ask your superiors how the battle is going? Don't be funny, Gao Juan doesn't want to offend these big guys above his head.

Gao Juan is in a bad mood right now.

It's not just because the 7th team at the bottom of the army that he is in charge of basically has no chance to play.

It is because of this expedition that Gao Juan almost... no, it should be said that he did not get any military merit at all.

Leading the army of the Yonezawa domain to participate in this war in a mighty way-but without making an inch of merit.

Now the Red Moon Fortress is about to fall, and there should be no chance for him to make contributions in the future.

This kind of unwillingness to have no chance to make further contributions is the main culprit for Gao Juan's current bad mood.

--Ugh……

Gao Juan let out a long sigh in his heart.

——Can’t there be any new enemies, so that I can build some achievements...

Gao Juan's murmur just settled in his heart.

da da da da...

--Ok?

He suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes behind him.

——Is it an illusion... No! It's getting louder!

The sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground became louder at an extremely fast speed.

Gao Juan quickly turned his head and looked back.

When Gao Juan turned his head, the sound of horseshoes had turned into a thunderous muffled sound.

When his gaze turned to the back, Gao Juan saw... perhaps the scariest scene he had ever seen in his life.

Nearly 70 cavalry formed a tight wedge-shaped formation, and rushed straight to their 7th formation from behind with overwhelming momentum.

As long as they are not deaf, they can hear the huge sound of horseshoes.

Almost all the soldiers in the 7th formation turned their heads and looked behind them—then froze like Takamaki.

Finally—— Gao Juan reacted!

"The whole army turns back! Arrange guns! Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Although I have already shouted this sentence, it is already too late.

When he shouted these words, this cavalry team - Ogata and the others had already hit the rear of the seventh formation.

It's like a stone with an egg: Ogata and the others are the stone, and the soldiers of the 7th formation are the egg.

Sakakibara Its Sword Style · Bird Thorn.

Ogata pierced through the chest of a soldier who was just in front of him with a knife, and then used all his strength to throw it heavily into the air. Cross a beautiful parabola and knock all 3 soldiers to the ground.

Ogata bit the rein in his mouth, and pulled out Da Zizai with his left hand.

No self two swords flow, circulation.

The light of the knife splashed everywhere, and every time Ogata swung the knife, one or several soldiers fell to the ground holding various parts mainly above the chest.

The cavalry galloping at high speed collided with the unprepared infantry phalanx, which was essentially the same as the flame holding the ice.

What's more-it was the Cossack cavalry who initiated the charge.

Cossack cavalry has quite a few labels on the European side.

Among them, the two most famous labels are - proficiency in riding skills and bravery in combat.

Skulucci, who followed closely behind Ogata, brandished their Cossack saber, the Chashik scimitar.

The scimitar waving formed layers of light curtains.

This light curtain has only one purpose - to harvest the lives of the soldiers covered by it.

Ogata and the others rushed into the 7th formation almost effortlessly.

The soldiers of the 7th formation, who were not prepared for Ogata's charge, showed a state of defeat at the beginning of the battle.

There are still some soldiers whose warrior spirit lives on.

These soldiers, who still had the soul of a samurai in their hearts, gritted their teeth, clenched their guns, and took the initiative to meet Ogata's charge.

But their bravery didn't help at all.

Ogata, who rushed to the front, naturally suffered the most attacks.

4 long spears, from the front of Xu Fang, stabbed at him from 4 directions.

Ogata only took a glance, and quickly judged the order in which the four spears stabbed him and the carrot.

Swinging the double knives weakened the four spears in sequence.

Two of them were a little far away from Ogata, so Ogata let them go.

As for the other 2 people, they were not so lucky-they were hit by the sword and fell to the ground almost at the same time.

These soldiers who rushed forward to serve as chariots were either hacked to death with knives, or they were knocked into the air by war horses that were taller than most of them.

Ogata and the others chiseled the 7th Formation in half from the middle while galloping through no man's land.

Gao Juan, who was in the middle of the 7th formation, was struggling to direct the soldiers to actively resist at the beginning.

But now that Ogata and the others have already broken into their army formation, no matter what they do, it will be futile.

They are all soldiers of the First Army, and they all fought bloody battles to capture the Red Moon Fortress.

They are physically and mentally exhausted and have not yet recovered, their morale and fighting will are not high.

In the face of Ogata's sudden charge, their low morale and fighting will melted away like ice and snow touching salt.

More and more soldiers chose to flee to the side, making way for them, not daring to stand in front of Ogata and the others.

Seeing that there was no way to recover, Gao Juan made a decisive decision—turned the horse's head, and took a few guards, turned and fled.

In Gao Juan's mind, there is no longer any thought about whether to make meritorious deeds or not.

He just wants to live now.

I just want to leave here quickly, rush to the sixth formation ahead, find Gui Yizheng and others who are located in the sixth formation, and tell them to prepare for defense while seeking asylum.

At this time, Gao Juan hated himself very much for wearing such a heavy armor.

If it weren't for the difficulty of putting on and taking off the armor, Gao Juan really wanted to take off all the armor on his body immediately so that his horse could run faster.

Gao Juan desperately hit the horse's belly, raising the speed of the horse under his crotch to the limit.

However—even though he had already brought the horse speed to the limit, he could still hear the sound of hooves, screams, and howls getting closer and closer behind him.

Gao Juan suppressed the fear on his body, turned his head and looked back - this group of cavalry of unknown origin is now only less than 5 steps behind him.

And this already very short distance is still shortening at an extremely fast speed.

They rushed straight ahead, and nothing could stop them.

After getting closer to each other, Gao Juan finally saw clearly—the leader of this cavalry team looks very familiar...

A flag was tied behind the horse of this very familiar man, with a very striking line of characters written on it.

Looking at the big flag, Gao Juan shouted out the words written on the flag in a daze:

"The unparalleled sword in the world... Ogata Yishi...!"

Kakashi remembered.

Thinking about why I feel that this guy looks familiar...

As soon as Gao Juan read out what was written on the banner, he saw Ogata had rushed behind his buttocks, saw the light of the knife that Ogata slashed, saw the light of the knife slashed by Ogata, Sweep to his neck...

Ogata cut off Takamaki's head with a single knife.

Afterwards, Takamaki's headless body fell from the horse's back and was submerged in the hoofs of Skulucci and the others behind Ogata.

Some soldiers who happened to be located nearby, after seeing their general being killed by Ogata, screamed in horror, and their morale dropped to freezing point in an instant.

General of the 7th formation——Takamaki Tomosei, ask for it!

Team 7 - Breakthrough!

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Team 6——

"Ahh...it's so loud." Gui Yizheng frowned, muttering, looking behind him, "What are the people in the 7th formation doing..."

Before Gui Yizheng finished speaking, the last few syllables of his "what are you doing" got stuck in his throat because his eyes turned to the 7th formation in the rear.

"What happened..." Gui Yi was looking at the chaotic 7th formation behind him, and murmured absentmindedly.

"Master Gui! Master Gui!"

At this time, a messenger from the main formation of the whole army rushed to Gui Yizheng.

"Master Inamori sends you an order—dozens of cavalry are attacking our army from the rear! First order you to defend your position! Stop the incoming enemy!"

"Stop the incoming enemy...?" Gui Yizheng turned his head again to look at the chaotic 7th formation behind him.

Just when he turned his gaze back, Gui Yizheng just saw a cavalry team piercing through the seventh formation.

They didn't stop, they walked out of the 7th formation, and continued to charge forward without stopping, pointing directly at the 6th army where Gui Yizheng was currently in.

"Stop joking..." Gui Yizheng's face turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye, "How do you want me to defend against a cavalry team at such a short distance...?!"

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This chapter originally wanted to be titled "Sword Qi Chong and Nan Dou Ping".

But this is a bit repetitive with the title of the previous chapter, so I changed it to the current one that is more concise and concise.

There is one thing to say-"The sound of the squad moves while the north wind rises, and the sword energy rushes while the south fights flat" is really imposing. King Luo Bin really deserves to be one of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty". Even if you don't know what this sentence means, just reading it once, you will feel the momentum boiling.