I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The author Jun released a free chapter late last night - "Military System in the Edo Period (1)", just in the previous chapter.

The author recommends everyone to take a look at this free chapter. The number of words is not many, only about a thousand words.

After reading this popular science chapter, you will find that it is not so unbelievable that Ogata is like entering no man's land in the camp of the First Army.

[In Japan during the Edo period, there was basically no standing army that usually did nothing except military training]

So don't mistakenly think that the 10,000 shogunate army is an elite army that is banned by orders, can shoot down rain of locust arrows, and cavalry shake the sky and the earth.

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Because of the insufficient number of people, Kuroda temporarily formed a spear formation with only a thin layer.

Although there is only one floor, a long wall made of long spears presses towards you, and that kind of force is enough to scare the weak-hearted people's legs.

But Ogata was unmoved.

His whole body and mind is now focused on the perception of this wonderful state he is currently entering.

The sudden change in the scene in front of him made Ogata subconsciously blink twice.

Not dazzled.

It's not that the brain is muddled.

He really... saw the scenery he saw when he faced Shuntaro back then.

Only after reaching a realm above the "Non-Self Realm" can one see...or the sensed scenery.

What is currently presented to Ogata is not what he suddenly has clairvoyance and then sees with his naked eyes.

Everything was sensed by Ogata.

The clarity of this induction gave Ogata the illusion that his sight could see through the human skin.

Everyone within the field of vision - including the beating of one's internal organs, the movement of muscles, the flow of blood...

The flames of the torches used to illuminate the surroundings are now swaying in the wind...

where does the wind blow...

Where are the leaves falling...

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In this peculiar state,

Ogata's state of mind has become even more inadequate to describe it with the word "Furui Fubo".

Because the mood was too calm, Ogata even had the leisure to recall the discussion between Genichi and him, who hadn't seen each other for a while, about this state - "transparent state".

This is the realm that Genichi Kinoshita, who created the "breath of the source", can never meet.

Feel everything.

Feel yourself at one with the world.

I feel like I am possessed by a god... No, it should be said "I feel like I have become a god".

Feel like you can do anything.

Puff puff……

The muffled sound unique to bowstring vibration resounded.

The more than 30 bowmen standing behind the spearmen let go of the tight bowstrings in their hands together, and more than 30 arrows finally released from the tight bowstrings crossed a beautiful parabola and hit Ogata.

Before these archers released their arrows, Ogata, who was now in a state of integration with the world, sensed in advance from the movements of these archers' muscles that they were about to release arrows.

At the same time, from the orientation of the arrows, the strength of the archers' muscles, and the tightness of the bowstring, it is possible to perceive where these arrows will generally shoot.

Ogata pulled the reins step by step as the archers shot their arrows.

And the carrot also obeyed Ogata's control very cooperatively, and quickly jumped 2 steps to the right and rear.

As soon as the four hooves of the radish jumping to the right and rear landed, the more than 30 arrows all plunged into the ground where Ogata and radish were standing just now.

Seeing that none of the arrows hit Ogata and his horse, Kuroda's eyes suddenly widened.

These more than 30 archers are the largest number of archers that Kuroda can mobilize in a short period of time.

In ancient times, archers were a proper technical unit.

Putting an arrow on a bow may seem simple at first glance, but in fact, anyone who has drawn a bow knows that - drawing a bow is far more tiring than you think.

The samurai who can practice the bow are at least from families with no worries about food and clothing.

Under the current background where warriors are decadent and depraved, martial arts are generally neglected, and many people don't even practice swords very much. Quantity and quality declined sharply.

There are 3,000 generals in the First Army, and there are all kinds of people who are capable and qualified to serve as archers-more than 250 people, and these more than 250 archers are also good and bad.

These more than 250 archers are now distributed in various places in the barracks. These more than 30 archers are already the highest number of archers that Kuroda, as the deputy general, can mobilize in a short period of time.

The level of the more than 30 archers Kuroda brought to encircle Ogata was not very good.

But even if the level is slightly lower, it is still an archer anyway.

More than 30 archers threw arrows at such a short distance, but none of the arrows successfully hit Ogata.

Yet this wasn't actually what shocked Kuroda the most.

What shocked Kuroda the most was that he always felt as if Ogata had predicted where the arrow would shoot in advance.

Kuroda wondered if he read it wrong. He seemed to have seen Ogata first, his archer shoot arrows, control the horse step by step, and jump precisely to the place where the arrows can't hit...

Kuroda still hadn't recovered from the shock, but Omen had already started his movements.

As soon as Carrot's four hooves hit the ground, Xu Fangli tapped the horse's belly lightly with his right heel, driving the horse forward to the front left, towards the spear array in front of him.

Ogata didn't randomly find a direction to attack.

He sensed it with his current body, which seemed to be integrated with the whole world—the enemy soldiers in that direction were the weakest and had the lowest fighting spirit, so it was best to break through.

Ogata, who had found the right direction, rushed straight to the enemy soldier with the weakest strength and the worst fighting spirit without any confusion or hesitation.

Looking at Ogata who was rushing towards him, the face of the enemy soldier who was "fancy" by Ogata showed obvious fear, and he rushed forward with his companions around him. It was a beat slower.

Ogata didn't know how long his "transparent state" could last.

Therefore—he, who was in a hurry, chose the most convenient breakthrough method.

He bit Da Shitian in his mouth.

Although Da Shitian is very heavy, it is not difficult for Ogata, whose bite force is much stronger than ordinary people with the blessing of 20 points of strength, to bite Da Shitian firmly.

After biting Da Shitian into his mouth, Ogata put his hands into his arms.

Then he took out Su Ying and Kasumi Nagi.

He holds Kasumi Nagi in his right hand and Su Sakura in his left hand.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...

8 gunshots sounded.

Ogata emptied the bullets in the chambers of Kasumi and Su Ying in one breath.

These 8 bullets poured towards the spearmen blocking Ogata's front.

At such a close distance, there is no reason to miss it.

Eight gunshots fell, and the four spearmen standing in front of Ogata fell to the ground wailing.

The sudden sound of gunfire also startled the soldiers who hadn't been shot, and the originally neat gun formation suddenly became messy.

The soldiers who fell to the ground after being hit by the projectile directly created a gap in front of Ogata that was big enough for them to leave one by one.

"Don't panic! Stab the horse!" Kuroda shouted anxiously to the soldiers closest to Ogata who were not hit by bullets.

Kuroda's cry was still effective, and the soldiers closest to Ogata who recovered from Kuroda's cry immediately raised their guns and stabbed Ogata who was about to rush out along the gap.

In fact, it doesn't matter when they come back to their senses and launch an attack on Ogata.

Whenever they attack, Ogata can sense it and react first.

According to Ogata's perception—although the spearmen nearby were all attacking him, there were only three spears that could pierce him and Carrot.

The targets of these three spears are all carrots.

One came from his left side and was piercing the turnip's belly.

The other two came from his right side, and both pierced the carrot's belly.

Ogata, who had already stuffed Su Ying and Kasumi back into his arms, held the sword in his hand again.

Now that you know where you will be attacked, how can you be hit?

Ogata's left hand moved simultaneously with the right hand holding the knife. The two hands made completely different movements.

With his left hand, he grabbed the long spear stabbed from the left. Then he took the spear directly from the soldier's hand, and threw it aside at will.

Swinging the saber with his right hand, he slapped the two long spears stabbing from the right with the back of the saber. Due to Ogata's excessive strength, the two long spears were directly shot and flew out of the hands of the two soldiers.

The "transparent state" not only allows Ogata to perceive everything around him, but also perceives his own body, as if all the hidden potential in the body has been fully stimulated, and it can explode under the "transparent state" The power produced far exceeds the "selfless realm".

"The left and right hands are doing different movements" - in the "Non-Self State", it is extremely difficult to do this kind of dual-purpose, but in the "Transparent State" it can be easily done.

The offensive launched by these soldiers trying to stop Ogata was easily disintegrated by Ogata.

Seeing Ogata who had successfully rushed out of the encirclement from the gap in the spear array, Kuroda angrily ordered to the archers:

"Shoot him down! Shoot him down!"

The dense rain of arrows shot towards Ogata again.

And the scene that made Kuroda almost stare off his eyes once again appeared in front of his eyes again.

This time he saw very clearly—his archer hadn't let go of the tense bowstring in his hand, and Xu Fang steered the horse to the left ahead of time.

When the archer shot the arrow, Ogata had already dodged out of reach of the arrow.

And Ogata didn't look back at his archer the whole time.

"This guy..." Kuroda, who was full of astonishment, murmured, "Does he have eyes behind his back...!"

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What Kuroda said was neither right nor wrong.

The current Ogata does indeed have eyes behind his back—but he has far more than just eyes behind his back.

Every corner of his body is covered with eyes and ears, and his eyesight and hearing are a hundred times higher than that of ordinary people.

After rushing out of the encirclement, Ogata ran up a path with the least number of people based on his perception.

Where is the person, where is that person running now, whether there is a cold arrow shot at him... all of these, there is nothing to hide in front of Ogata.

Feel like a god who controls the whole world.

This feeling of being possessed by a god, like fragrant wine, makes Ogata can't help but immerse himself in it and be intoxicated by it.

Ogata, who was too intoxicated by it, didn't realize that he had rushed out of the barracks until a cool night wind hit his face.

In front of and around, there are no military tents and incoming soldiers.

Without the obstruction of the military tents and the stale air, the night wind blowing against our faces was extremely cool.

Ogata turned his head and looked back—the military camp was thrown farther and farther away, and his field of vision became smaller and smaller.

There was no sign of the cavalry who came to pursue him.

Ogata turned his gaze back to the front.

While feeling the cool night breeze, he whispered softly in his heart:

——Breakthrough... the blockade of the shogunate army...

I felt like a big stone fell to the ground.

At the same time as the boulder fell to the ground, the nerves that had been tense were finally relaxed.

And the moment his nerves relaxed, Ogata felt as if his brain was suddenly hit hard by some big hammer.

The state of feeling omniscient and omnipotent disappeared instantly, as if it had never existed before.

This strong gap is bigger than a person with good eyesight suddenly becoming blind.

While the "transparency state" receded, severe pain invaded every corner of the brain.

"Well……!"

Even Ogata, who had experienced many storms, still involuntarily raised his hand to cover his head in the face of the severe pain, and let out a low cry of pain.

The severe pain almost caused Ogata to fall off the horse.

He had just broken out of the blockade of the shogunate army, and he was far from completely safe.

Ogata bit the tip of his tongue, using the pain from the tip of his tongue to force himself up, and steered the carrot to continue heading southward, away from the shogunate army's barracks.

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After sending Xu Fang away from the Red Moon Fortress, Chanup stood where he was, looking at the gate in front of him, and did not leave for a long time.

"Mr Chanup!"

A young clansman standing guard on the city wall suddenly shouted to Chanup:

"I saw Kazuto who just left the city rushing towards the camp of the Kazuto army! What is he doing? Are you calling him back?"

"Don't worry about him." Chanup glanced at the young clansman expressionlessly, "Just keep doing your own things."

After that, Chanup turned his gaze back to the tall city gate in front of him.

——Mr. Mashima... I wish you good luck.

What will happen after Ogata—Chanup has completely lost sight of it.

Now Chanup, apart from silently praying for Ogata's success in his heart, there is nothing else he can do.

"Chanup!"

At this time, Retan Noe's signature loud voice suddenly sounded from behind Chanup.

Retan Noe walked up to Chanup at a speed no less than a trot.

"Chanup, I've heard all about it. You took that Kazuto named Mashima Goro to the city gate. What are you going to do? Where is that Mashima Goro?"

"Raitannoe." Chanup said softly, "Sorry, can I keep this matter a secret? When the opportunity comes later, I will tell you what Mashima-san and I plan to do."

Chanup is not an idiot, of course he knows - the details of the plan that Ogata and he secretly planned, naturally the less people know, the better.

If the Kazuto army outside the city knew through some channel that Ogata was planning to call for reinforcements and use the reinforcements to launch a surprise attack on them-then it would be a big trouble.

Retannoe raised his eyebrows, and after carefully looking at Chanup with a serious face several times, he said:

"Then leave this matter until you want to talk about it later, then tell me."

"I have something more important to tell you now! Chanup, come with me!"

"What's wrong?" Chanup asked.

"An accident happened on Upanu's side." Retannoe said in a deep voice, "The villagers in Kapasi Village all want to join the war."

"And Upanu steadfastly stopped his villagers from participating in the battle."

"Go and have a look."

Chanup frowned slightly: "...I see."

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"Village chief! Don't stop us!"

"How can we surrender to Kazuto?"

"My father fought Kazuto to the last moment in order to defend his homeland in the battle of Kunasili Menasi. I cannot lose to my father!"

Upanu, who is the head of Kapasi Village, is now surrounded by almost all the young people in their Kapasi Village.

These young villagers who are surrounding Upanu looked at Upanu with firm eyes, trying to persuade them to stop them from just now and not allow them to join the battle with Chanup Di Upanu.

"If I say no, I won't!!"

Upanu roared as loudly as he could.

Because this roar exhausted all the strength in his body, when Upanu uttered this roar again, his face was ferocious, and even his veins burst out.

Although Upanu's roar was astonishing, none of the young people around him flinched.

"Chanup is going crazy, why are you young people going crazy with him?!"

"If we fight recklessly with Heren, what chance do we have of winning?"

"Have you forgotten the Kunasili Menasi 3 years ago?"

"Have you all forgotten how your father and grandfather were tortured and killed in Kunasili Menasi three years ago?"

"I'd rather surrender and be a human dog than cut off the bloodline of the clan! I'll see you young people who have been brought up so hard to die!"

Upanu glared at the tribe around him without flinching.

Just at this time--

"Mr. Chanup! Mr. Chanup is here!"

A shout with a bit of surprise sounded.

This sudden shout made the tense atmosphere relax.

The young tribesmen standing in front of Upanu slowly separated to the two sides, making way for a path for one person to walk on.

At the end of the path, Chanup stood looking straight at Upanu with no expression.

Chanup walked slowly towards Upanu along the path that the people of the tribe gave up.

"Chanup...Thanks to your demonic words." Upanu glared at Chanup fiercely as if he wanted to swallow him alive, "The children in my village want to follow now. You go crazy together."

"Even if you inspire everyone and let everyone take up arms to fight together, so what?"

"Do you remember what I told you?"

"We are not opponents with people at all!"

"Heren's army is like a raging fire, like a towering mountain..."

Before Upanu finished speaking, Chanup interrupted loudly:

"Heren's army is like a raging fire, like a towering mountain. But my determination to defend my homeland is like an ocean of fire that can drown! My will to fight to the death is like a thunder that can flatten a mountain!"

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The last sentence of Chanup, "like the sea of ​​fire extinguished, like the thunder that cuts the mountain", this simple sentence, the author spent an unimaginable time to polish it slowly...

The author can't count how many lines in this volume have spent a lot of time to polish slowly (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)

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