I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Latest URL: When Toyotomi Nobuhide greeted the ninja to come forward, all the people in the table shut their mouths for chatting very conspicuously, which made the originally very lively atmosphere immediately quiet down.

Everyone is not blind, and they all naturally saw the wonderful change of expression on Toyotomi Nobuhide's face at this moment.

"Lord Toyotomi." Sitting in the second seat, Master Xianyuan frowned and asked Toyotomi Nobuhide, "What happened?"

Toyotomi Nobuhide did not immediately respond to Master Xianyuan's questioning.

He lowered his eyes, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

It wasn't until a while later that he gently put down the wine glass in his hand, then turned his head and whispered something to the Iga man who was still waiting beside him.

After Toyotomi Nobuhide's lips left the ninja's ear, the ninja nodded his head vigorously and answered "Yes" loudly, and then left along the way he came at a fast speed cave.

"Go ahead and eat."

Toyotomi Nobuhide grabbed the purple-handled sword beside him and a jug of wine on the table in front of him, and stood up.

"I'm going to take care of some things, and I'll be back later."

After leaving these words, Toyotomi Nobuhide left no time for anyone to react, and left the banquet scene and the cave like a gust of wind, carrying the jug of wine that he had just brought from his desk.

After leaving the secret cave built by their Toyotomi family, Toyotomi Nobuhide walked straight to a certain dense forest in the northeast without stopping.

There are many reasons why Toyotomi Nobuhide chose Mount Koya to establish their Toyotomi clan's largest secret base in Japan. .

One of the main reasons is that among the continuous mountains of Koyasan, there are too many, too many "undeveloped areas" that are inaccessible.

It's easy to set up a secret base in Koyasan.

After years of secret construction, many parts of Koyasan have been transformed into strongholds of the Toyotomi clan.

For example: the cave where Nobuhide Toyotomi and the others held a banquet just now.

Another example: Toyotomi Nobuhide is currently entering this dense forest.

Toyotomi Nobuhide went all the way to the very depths of the dense forest,

He walked all the way to the side of a certain boulder before he finally stopped. He simply patted the dust on the boulder with his hand, sat down on it, closed his eyes, and acted Rejuvenation.

All of a sudden, the sound of trampling dead branches and fallen leaves came from the dim path beside Toyotomi Nobuhide.

"... Yoshihisa. Just now, I couldn't believe my ears when I heard from the ninja who came to report that "Master Yoshihisa has returned, and the suppression of Ogata Ittosai failed, and the entire army suffered heavy casualties."

Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly opened his eyes, and turned his head to look at the path where the sound of stepping on dead branches and fallen leaves was constantly heard.

In this dim path, there are 2 figures walking towards Toyotomi Nobuhide, one in front and one behind.

The leader is the ninja who reported to Toyotomi Nobuthide just now.

And the person walking behind is none other than Toyotomi Nobuhide's confidant, Yoshihisa who was given full authority by Toyotomi Nobuhide to command the front line of the "Osaka Spring Battle and the Battle of Suo".

At this moment, Ji Jiu looked pale, with haggardness and fatigue that could not be hidden no matter how hard he looked.

The current Yoshihisa is more like an ordinary old man than "Toyotomi Nobuhide's confidant", one of the "Three Demons", and "Iga no Sato's current commander".

Toyotomi Nobuhide winked at the ninja who came to report to him just now and now led Yoshihisa who had just returned to see him.

The male ninja, who understood the meaning of Toyotomi Nobuhide's eyes, quickly walked away from the sight of Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa.

After the male ninja left, Yoshihisa rushed to Toyotomi Nobuhide in three steps at a time with a sad face, and knelt down on the ground.

"Master Toyotomi... I am very sorry..."

Just when Yoshihisa had time to say "Sorry", he was interrupted by Toyotomi Nobuhide raising his hand.

"Wait."

"Before we get down to business—"

Toyotomi Nobuhide stuffed the jug of wine that had just arrived from the banquet into Yoshihisa's arms.

"You must be tired after rushing back from Osaka non-stop."

Having said that, Toyotomi Nobuhide took a special look at Yoshiku's slightly peeled and bloodless lips.

"Drink something first, and straighten out your breath."

Jijiu looked at the jug in his arms, and then at Toyotomi Nobuhide in front of him.

The shame, nervousness, and tiredness hanging on Ji Jiu's cheeks disappeared a lot.

"Thank you, my lord..."

After thanking him, Ji Jiu held up the jug in his hand, and Niu drank from the jug.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Jiu, who had not had a good rest since last night, was already extremely thirsty, and drank the flagon upside down.

After Yoshihisa put down the jug in his hand, Toyotomi Nobuhide said in a tone like an order:

"I didn't ask you to come here to hear you say 'sorry' to me."

"What happened to the battle in Osaka, please tell me in detail."

"Yes." After drinking a jug of wine, Ji Jiu's face became a little ruddy, and his voice became more moderate.

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In Osaka last night, too many things really happened.

But fortunately—Jijiu is old, but his head and lips are very organized,

Yoshihisa summarized everything he knew to Toyotomi Nobuhide in as simple a sentence as possible.

From the surprise attack by Genichi and others at Ryusui Temple in the main camp, to the time when he went to join the left and right gates, he only encountered remnants of soldiers who had been defeated by Ogata Ittosai.

When Yoshihisa was talking, Toyotomi Nobuhide listened quietly with a peaceful expression.

No matter whether it was hearing that the woman was killed in battle, the whereabouts of the left and right gates were unknown, or that the troops encircling and suppressing Ogata were defeated by Ogata, Toyotomi Nobuhide didn't even twitch his brows.

He was only in one place, and his expression moved slightly - when he heard Yuan Yi leading the people and suddenly appearing in Longshui Temple.

"...The morale has been drained. I don't think there is any chance of winning if we continue to fight. So I decided to gather all the remnants, evacuate from Osaka, and return to Koyasan to join your army."

"There are no detailed statistics yet."

"But according to my estimate...the total number of casualties and missing persons of each unit including the Iga Ninja...a conservative estimate is no less than 300 people..."

After finishing all the reports, Yoshihisa buried his head low and waited for Toyotomi Nobuhide's reaction.

After a moment of silence, Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly said the first sentence after listening to Yoshihisa's report:

"...The musketeer unit that went into last night's battle totaled 1,000 people, 120 Iga ninjas, 300 were killed, wounded, and missing... almost a quarter of them were lost..."

"Where are the surviving troops now?"

"Most of the troops are now returning to Koyasan along various secret trails."

"Only a small number of troops are still staying in the outskirts of Osaka due to various reasons."

"Because I was in a hurry to come back to report the battle situation to you, so I changed two fast horses and rushed back before all the troops."

"...I understand the specific situation." Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly sat up straight, "To put it simply - last night's 'Osaka Spring Battle and Koo Operation...only half of the planned goal was completed."

"Only succeeded in destroying Osaka's administrative ability, but failed to kill Ogata Ittosai..."

"That Ogata Istosai... really liked it so much that it was unexpected..."

On Toyotomi Nobuhide's cheeks, a weird smile without the slightest hint of warmth slowly appeared.

"'Originally dying and in a coma, he suddenly woke up and became extremely brave, just like the Yawata Great God possessed by the gods. Even if he is holding a big living person, he can easily fly seven or eight distances. With a musket If you shoot at him, he can easily dodge the projectile or deflect the projectile with a knife'... Is that what the soldiers who survived the siege of Ogata Ittosai really said?"

【Note · Hachiman Daimyojin: The God of War in Japan】

[Note · Room: 1 room in the Edo period = 1.818 meters]

"Yes..." Ji Jiu nodded his head with difficulty, "I asked many soldiers who participated in the final siege of Shura and survived, and they basically said the same..."

"..." Nobuhide Toyotomi, who fell silent, rested his left elbow on his thigh, supported his head with his left palm, raised his left index finger, and tapped his left temple rhythmically.

"...Jijiu."

"exist."

"What do you think... a situation like Ogata Iktosai's is like?"

"...I think..." Ji Jiu hesitated, "It's like digesting the 'power of immortality'..."

"It's not 'very similar'." Toyotomi Nobuhide narrowed his eyes, "It's exactly the same."

"It's exactly the same as when we absorbed the 'power of immortality'."

"At first, it was so weak that you could hardly concentrate your consciousness. After you gritted your teeth and survived, you were reborn and reached a level that ordinary people can't reach."

"Holding a big living person, flying seven or eight distances without a run-up... This is completely beyond the reach of ordinary people, and probably only 'undead' people like us can do this matter."

"But...!" Ji Jiu's voice sank, "This is impossible... Where did Ogata Yidaosai get the 'power of immortality'? Eight hundred bhikkhunis are with us."

"Who knows where that Ogata Istosai got the 'power of immortality'?" Toyotomi Nobuhide hit his temple with a little more force, "In short - it can be confirmed at present that Ogata Istosai has succeeded Absorbed the 'power of immortality'."

"We really underestimated Ogata Ittosai's ability..."

"Let's put aside Ogata Yidaosai."

"Now let's talk about... about my uncle."

As soon as Toyotomi Nobuhide finished speaking, the corners of Yoshihisa's eyes twitched slightly.

"Although, when I decided to arrest Xiaolin, I already guessed that the subordinates of Uncle and Xiaolin would not let it go."

"But I didn't expect them to act so quickly and find our army's main formation at Longshui Temple so quickly."

"It seems that I not only underestimated Ogata Yidaosai, but also underestimated the abilities of Uncle and the others..."

"Jijiu, after fighting my uncle, what do you think—what is my uncle's current combat power?"

"...In all fairness... Kinoshita Genichi is simply a monster." Yoshihisa lowered his eyes and said slowly, "Even if I have absorbed the 'power of immortality', I am not an opponent of Kinoshita Genichi at all. It was completely suppressed by Kinoshita Genichi."

"Whether it's the exquisite sword skills or the rich combat experience, I feel that I can't match it..."

"The only thing I can beat Kinoshita Genichi is the physical fitness of being 'undead'."

"But my only advantage is completely useless. Every attack I hit is either dodged or blocked by Genichi Kinoshita with a strange way of reducing force."

"And Genichi Kinoshita's every attack has an extremely tricky angle, basically heading towards a blind spot that is difficult for me to defend against. Even if my head reacts, my body has no time to react."

"Have you been completely suppressed... Then it seems that even if I meet Uncle, I can't take it lightly." Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly raised his head that had been supported by his left hand just now, "If I If there is no mistake in the calculation... Bo Gong is already 65 years old this year... At such an age, he can still have such strength. Heh, I really want to know how much strength Bo Gong has in his prime."

"According to the reports of the soldiers who survived the siege of Ogata, Bo Gong should have joined Ogata Yidaosai now."

"During the encirclement and suppression of Xufang Yidao Zhai, the old man with two swords who suddenly came out must be Uncle."

"Jijiu, let me confirm—the heir you have been cultivating carefully has indeed betrayed me, right?"

"..." Jijiu was silent for a long time this time.

He hung his head low, as if he wanted to stuff his whole head into his chest.

After being silent for a while, he said quietly:

"...Yes. It is certain that Chuguang has betrayed, and she has now fallen into the hands of Kinoshita Genichi and the others with a high probability."

"That's really troublesome." Toyotomi Nobuhide said lightly, "That Chuguang knows a lot about us."

"For example... Xiaolin and I are probably in Koya Mountain right now..."

Speaking of this, Toyotomi Nobuhide's eyes became a little more dignified.

"That Chuguang might have told Uncle, Ogata Yidaosai everything she knows by now."

"Lord Toyotomi, I'm very sorry." Ji Jiu's voice gradually became hoarse, "It's my unknown employment that caused such a vicious traitor to come out. I am willing to suffer any punishment..."

"Punishment or something will definitely be given to you." Toyotomi Nobuhide said without hesitation, "But not now. Now I don't have the leisure and leeway to punish you slowly."

After saying that, Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly stood up from the rock.

"Get up, Yoshihisa. Come with me."

After saying this, Toyotomi Nobuhide shook the haori on his upper body, and strode back to the cave where the banquet was held just now.

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After Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa returned to the cave one after the other, they saw that everyone in the banquet looked at them... or at Yoshihisa who was walking behind Toyotomi Nobuhide.

Toyotomi Nobuhide left the banquet, who would dare to eat and drink recklessly, so the appearance of the banquet was almost unchanged from before Toyotomi Nobuhide left, and the food in front of everyone was almost untouched.

Facing everyone's astonished eyes, Toyotomi Nobuhide strode back to the main seat where he was sitting just now, and sat down cross-legged, while Yoshihisa took advantage of the situation and stood respectfully beside Toyotomi Nobuhide.

"Everyone."

Toyotomi Nobuhide spoke directly without a single word on the scene.

"There is now a series of bad news for you."

He fully informed the cadres in the venue of the report that Ji Jiu had just made to him.

The voice fell, the expression was panicked, and they looked at each other in blank dismay, no one dared to speak.

The changes in the expressions of the few people who were discussing "Ogata's escape" enthusiastically just now are even more wonderful.

After a long while, there were finally sporadic discussions and gasps.

"real or fake……"

"Our musketeers... lost to Ogata Yidaosai?"

"How did he do it?"

"The woman is dead, and the whereabouts of the left and right gates are unknown... This..."

...

When the banquet scene gradually became noisy, Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his right hand and pressed it in the air in front of him.

"Okay, all be quiet first."

"The battle last night is already a thing of the past. I don't want to delve into it now."

"I just want to discuss 'now' and 'future'."

"At present, it has been confirmed that Yoshihisa's successor, Chuguang, has betrayed us. There is a high probability that he has been captured by Ogata Yidaosai and my uncle, and has confided a lot of information about us to them."

"So, we now have to respond immediately to this."

Toyotomi Nobuhide's voice slowly rose.

"From now on, strengthen the vigilance around Koyasan."

"And be prepared to evacuate Koyasan with all important items at any time."

As soon as Toyotomi Nobuhide said this, the already quiet banquet scene became noisy again.

"Evacuate Koyasan?" Someone exclaimed.

Compared with some people who are bluffing and lacking concentration, Master Xianyuan is much calmer.

Master Xianyuan frowned slightly: "...Master Toyotomi, is this move to prevent Ogata Yidaosai and Kinoshita Genichi from attacking?"

"Yes." Toyotomi Nobuhide replied happily, "Xiao Lin is currently in our hands."

"If Chuguang really told them everything she knew...then Bogong and the others would have a very good reason to attack Koyasan."

"Attack Koyasan? Do they have the guts?"

As soon as Toyotomi Nobuhide finished speaking, he heard someone yelling in a resounding, sonorous and firm tone.

Everyone, including Toyotomi Nobuhide, all turned their attention to the person who shouted just now—Xianyuan Temple's second-in-command: Huixing.

Huixing, who sat upright, spoke word by word in a tone still full of strength:

"Mt. Koya is a Buddhist holy place."

"If Ogata Itsuki and Kinoshita Genichi rashly attack Koyasan, they will be enemies of Buddhist worshipers all over the world, and they will bear an eternal infamy."

"The infamy of 'Buddha's enemy' is much, much heavier than that of 'Chao Enemy'."

"Offending the Edo shogunate and offending Buddhism are completely different things."

"Do they have the guts to bear the infamy of 'Buddha's enemies'?"

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