I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"When are you going to go to find Scruucci?" Tom asked.

"To find Skulucci, naturally, the sooner the better." Ogata replied, "So——I plan to set off tonight, and break through the blockade of the shogunate army outside the city under the cover of night."

Speaking of this, Ogata paused as if he suddenly remembered something.

After pausing for a moment, he smiled slightly at A-Ming in front of him again.

"There hasn't been a lot of good things happening lately, but I seem to be having some luck now."

"Why do you say that?" Ash asked.

"First of all—tonight also happens to be a beautiful night: the moonlight is not bright tonight, which is just convenient for me to move."

"Secondly—I might have a helper to help me break through the blockade of the shogunate army outside the city."

"Helper?" Ah-Ming slightly opened his eyes.

"Mr. Chanup, he told me just now: there happens to be a very skilled person next to him, and he might be able to break through the blockade of the shogunate army with me."

"A person with great skill? Who?" A-cho asked impatiently.

"Mr. Chanup, he didn't say anything." The smile on Ogata's face showed a little more helplessness at this time, "He said whether that person is willing to help me is still unknown. He has to talk to that person first. talk to people."

"Mr. Chanup is probably discussing the matter with that person right now."

"What..." Ah-Ming pouted, "I haven't settled anything yet... Where did you get the confidence to say that you are 'good luck'..."

Having said that, A-Machi sighed lightly.

"Whether the companion that Mr. Chanup mentioned will help you is still unknown—but I happen to have two 'partners' who will definitely agree to help you."

"Ayi, take my Su Ying and Fei Ying with you."

"Will you lend me your short gun?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

"I look like I am now, and I won't be able to use it in a short time." A-Ming smiled wryly and stretched out his hand to touch his upper chest, which was wrapped in thick linen. Let me lend it to you for the time being."

"Bring two more short guns on me,

Certainly better than nothing. "

The relationship between Ogata and A-Machi has long since ceased to be a polite and coy relationship.

He didn't make any excuses, and nodded solemnly after thinking for a moment.

"……I see."

After finishing speaking, Ogata unwrapped a large package that was placed next to A-Ming-this large package contained various belongings of him and A-Ming. A Machi's Su Ying and Fei Ying are in this big package.

Ogata opened the big package, and after pushing aside a pile of sundries, he saw A-Machi's gun and ammunition among the sundries.

"……Ok?"

But after discovering the two sidearms of A-Machi, Ogata let out a low "huh?" sound that only he could hear clearly.

Ogata saw it—under the two pistols of Ah-Ming, there was a piece of "cloth" that was very familiar and neatly folded.

The moment Ogata saw this piece of "cloth", he instantly heard what this piece of "cloth" was - a flag.

A banner given to him by Jiro Nishino, who wrote the kabuki script based on his story, after his performance was a hit.

Looking at the neatly folded flag, Ogata pursed his lips as if thinking about something.

After a while, Ogata picked up the flag and stuffed it into his arms, before he went to get A-Ming's pistol.

Because Ogata is now facing away from A-Machi, A-Machi didn't see that Ogata took other things besides her gun.

Ogata put the 2 pistols of A-Machi into his arms, and after taking enough bullets, he returned to A-Machi's side.

"What time are you leaving tonight?"

"The time I agreed with Chanup...is half an hour later." Ogata responded softly.

"Then there is not much time left..." As Machi said, he raised his left hand again and wrapped Ogata's right palm:

"Ayi... I wish you good luck in martial arts."

"No matter what happens, the preservation of life must be the top priority."

"Yeah." Ogata nodded vigorously, "You too."

"In the future, if you have a chance, you can look outside the city more."

Ogata put on a half-joking tone.

"Maybe at that moment of the day, you will be able to see me back outside the city."

"Then I'm looking forward to it." A-Machi imitated the tone of Ogata's joke just now.

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Ogata held the knife and walked quickly to the outside of the clinic.

But when he was about to pass through the gate of the clinic and leave the clinic, Ogata's figure suddenly stopped.

But——Ogata's figure only paused for a moment.

After this small pause, Ogata resumed his stance of striding forward, and quickly disappeared from A-cho's field of vision.

Not long after Ogata left, Kunoya, who had been smoking silently outside the clinic, leaving a private space for Ogata and Atachi, came back with a bong.

"Little girl." Kunoya asked, "Where is your husband going?"

"My husband..." Ah Ding forced a smile on Kunoya, "Going to add his own rich and colorful touch to the history books of later generations."

"Oh?" Kunoya raised her eyebrows, and then laughed a few times, "Although I didn't quite understand what you were talking about, since your husband is doing such a great thing, you shouldn't show a happier expression ?"

"Your expression now looks more like you just finished arguing with your husband."

"Haha..." A-Ming laughed a few times, "I originally... wanted to tell my husband: 'Don't do such a dangerous thing'..."

"But I don't know why... After opening my mouth, I couldn't say anything except 'I wish you prosperity in martial arts'..."

"...I just boiled a pot of warm water here, let me pour some water for you."

"I'm not thirsty..."

"Drink some." Kunoya pointed to her eyes, "Your body is still very weak. If your body loses water, you have to drink water in time."

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After leaving Kunoya's clinic, Su conveniently inserted Da Shitian back to his left waist, and rushed back to Chanup's house, which was still brightly lit, at a speed no less than a gallop.

"Mr Chanup, I'm back."

Ogata greeted loudly, opened the curtain, and entered Chanup's house not long after he left.

"Mr. Mashima..."

As soon as Ogata returned to Chanup's home, he saw Chanup sitting cross-legged in the middle of the living room alone. Hearing Chanup's tone of tiredness, he said to Ogata:

"I'm sorry... I couldn't convince that person..."

Ogata raised his eyebrows: "Is he unwilling?"

Chanup let out a long sigh.

"He said that forcibly breaking through the blockade of the shogunate army outside the city is nothing more than death..."

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Back in time not long ago——

"...All in all, that's it." Chanup said seriously, "Mr. Mashima intends to forcibly break through the blockade of the shogunate army outside the city and leave here."

"As for why this is so, please allow me to keep it a secret."

"Don't you want to leave here too? In that case, you should leave with Mr. Mashima."

"If two people act together, breaking through the blockade of the shogunate army will..."

Before Chanup finished speaking, Tang Shen sneered several times in succession.

"Huh? Chanup, are you joking?"

"I'm not going to do this kind of death thing."

Tang Shen's hand, which had stopped to groom his sled dog because he was concentrating on listening to Chanup's speech, moved again.

"There are so many generals of the shogunate army outside the city, do you want to break through their blockade with only two people?"

"I don't do this kind of death thing."

"Chanup, you go back."

"Don't worry about my business anymore."

"About how to save my life and how to get out of here - I have my own plan."

Looking at Tang Shen who answered so decisively and resolutely, Chanup squeezed his naturally hanging fists, and was about to say something more——

"Chanup, stop talking, go back quickly."

Tang Shen seemed to predict that Chanup would continue to persuade him, so he spoke first, leaving no chance for Chanup to persuade him.

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Back in time to the present——

Hearing Chanup's words just now, "He said that forcibly breaking through the blockade of the shogunate army outside the city is nothing more than sending him to death...", Ogata smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Since that person is unwilling to help me... that's all."

Ogata put away the self-deprecating smile on his face, and then said in a sonorous and forceful manner:

"I can break through the blockade outside the city by myself."

Chanup looked at Ogata in front of him——Ogata's words just now were like a big statement that would only make people laugh for other people.

But for some reason—if Ogata said this sentence, Chanup didn't have any urge to laugh.

"...Mr. Mashima." Chanup said slowly, "If you are ready, come with me."

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Ogata took his radish, followed behind Chanup, and walked towards the south gate of the Red Moon Fortress at an unhurried pace.

Along the way, the duo of Ogata and Chanup was naturally extremely eye-catching. Almost everyone who passed by Ogata and the others focused their puzzled and curious eyes on Ogata and the others.

There were a few very brave people who bravely stepped forward and asked Chanup what he was going to do.

Facing the inquiries from these people, Chanup just smiled, casually said some perfunctory words, and dismissed them all.

Soon, Ogata and the others passed through the inner city wall and came to the gate of the outer city wall.

Ogata raised his head and looked at the tall city gate in front of him - through this gate, he could leave the Red Moon Fortress.

You can go to the battlefield.

"...Mr. Mashima." At this moment, Chanup suddenly asked Ogata beside him in a tentative tone, "Have you really made up your mind...?"

Ogata smiled: "Mr. Chanup. At this point, you still ask me if I have made up my mind. Isn't it too boring?"

After saying that, Ogata got on his horse.

"...Sorry." Chanup smiled apologetically at Ogata, "You're right. I was the one to be abrupt."

"Mashima-kun, I wish you prosperity in martial arts."

"I also wish you good luck in martial arts." Ogata said solemnly, "Until I come back, you must hold on to this fortress."

"We will do our best." Chanup said with a serious face, "Either we will defend until the blood runs out, or we will defend until the wolves outside the city recede."

Looking at the serious Chanup, Ogata couldn't help showing a smile.

"Mr. Chanup, order to open the city gate."

Chanup nodded, then raised his head, and shouted to the clansmen standing on the city wall who were in charge of guarding and managing the gate:

"Open the gates! (Ainu)"

Although the people in charge of managing the city gate didn't know what happened or why Chanup suddenly ordered the gate to be opened, the prestige that Chanup had rooted in everyone's hearts over the years That, so not long after Chanup's voice fell, the door made a "creaking" sound.

While waiting for the door to slowly open, Ogata suddenly remembered something, turned his head quickly, and said to Chanup:

"Almost forgot about it..."

"Mr. Chanup, do you still remember that Lin Ziping?"

Chanup: "Lin Ziping? Of course I remember, what's wrong?"

"Actually, it's like this—" Ogata said in a calm tone.

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Outside the Red Moon Fortress, the first army camp——

"There is movement in the Red Moon Fortress! There is movement in the Red Moon Fortress!"

"The city gate seems to be opened!"

Even when it was dark, the sentries that Gui Yizheng deployed to monitor all movements of the Red Moon Fortress were still performing their duties conscientiously.

The opening of such a tall city gate - such an obvious movement, naturally cannot escape the surveillance of these sentries.

"Is there another messenger group coming?"

"I don't know! It's too dark! I can't see clearly!"

However—although they quickly noticed that the gate of the Red Moon Fortress was opened, but because of their dark vision, they did not see clearly who came out of the fortress after the gate was opened.

Tonight is a cloudy day, and the moonlight is obscured by thick clouds. Seeing the city gate opened is already the limit.

"Go and inform Mr. Gui first! You go to the commander's camp now and tell Mr. Gui that the gate of the Red Moon Fortress has been opened, but no one can be seen coming out of the fortress!"

"yes!"

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Ogata rode a radish and headed towards the shogunate barracks in the distance ahead, illuminated by torches like daylight, at an unhurried speed.

Thousands of troops camped horizontally, blocking the way for the residents of the Red Moon Fortress to leave.

Their camp is like a big net, tightly enveloping the Red Moon Fortress.

call……

The breeze was blowing.

Tonight is a breezy night.

Ogata felt the breeze blowing from time to time without obvious chill, and took a deep breath.

Ogata felt that his mood was very strange now.

In fact——ever since drawing up this battle plan, Ogata's heartbeat has been fast.

Ogata didn't quite understand why his heart was beating so fast.

Maybe it's because of worry.

Maybe it's because of nervousness.

Maybe it's because of fear...

But the strange thing is - after riding his horse away from the Red Moon Fortress, one man and one horse ran towards the barracks in the distance like a reclining behemoth, Ogata's heartbeat slowed down.

The mood gradually calmed down.

Heart rate returns to normal.

Ogata didn't understand why—in short, he felt very calm now.

Ogata was no stranger to this tranquility.

In the Hirose Clan, when facing the hundreds of people in front of him, he pulled out the saber at his waist.

In Kyoto, when striding towards Nijo Castle.

His heart was as it was at this moment—so calm that Ogata was surprised.

——Speaking of... I don't seem to know who the person Mr. Chanup said might be able to help me, but he refused to go with me in the end... Mr. Chanup has never told me that What is the name of the person...

——Forget it, anyway, I'm not very interested in that person.

Because the mood was too calm, Ogata even muttered some witty words silently in his heart.

Ogata took a deep breath.

The right heel taps the horse's belly lightly, driving the horse under the crotch to speed up.

The right hand climbs up the root of the left ear.

He peeled off the human skin mask on his face.

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It's another day of being a broadcast anchor... I'm almost fed up with this extremely inefficient method of coding... At the same time, I can type 6000 words, while the voice can only type 4000 words... Most of the time I use To correct the typos typed by the artificial mentally retarded... The phonetic code words can't recognize "Ogata" at all, and "Xufang" is typed every time...

Fortunately, my right hand rests for a while, and I should be able to start working again...

I’m really disabled now (Leopard Head Crying.jpg), for the author’s sake, let’s vote more for this book (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)

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