I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Huluwan, near the stern——

Whoosh!

Ogata heard the sound of breaking wind that he was used to hearing after hundreds of battles from behind him on the right.

This is the sound of the wind breaking when arrows are fired.

"Makimura! There are people shooting arrows behind!"

After loudly warning Mucun next to him, Ogata took the lead in jumping to the side, and jumped towards the obstacle next to him.

The next moment he jumped away, an arrow much thicker and longer than ordinary arrows pierced deeply into the position where Ogata had just stood.

Ogata looked in the direction the arrow came from—on the horizontal sail of Hulumaru's mizzen, there was an archer holding a crossbow squatting.

The size of the crossbow in this person's hand was astonishing. Ogata, who had no research on crossbows, couldn't help being stunned after seeing the crossbow in this person's hand:

The principle of using a crossbow is to rely on the elasticity of the bowstring to shoot the arrow.

The bow strings of bows and crossbows are all made of animal tendons, not to mention soaking in water, just being damp will greatly weaken the elasticity of the bow strings.

In addition to greatly reducing the elasticity of the bowstring, the rain will also cause the tail of the arrow to be wet and affect the flight.

—A crossbow of this size...is not used to shoot people, but to shoot city walls...?

Mucun, who had just listened to Ogata's warning and jumped behind the obstacle, was also observing the archer squatting on the mizzen square sail.

"This man uses a crossbow for whaling..." Mu Cun pouted, "Using a crossbow on a rainy day... What a prodigal."

Ogata poked his head out of the obstacle where he was hiding, observing the shooter's position. .

He squatted on the lowest sail of the mizzen, the height between him and the deck was about 7 or 8 meters, and the straight-line distance from Ogata and Makimura was about 20 meters.

"Among those who are still attacking us, the shooter seems to be the only one left." Mu Cun said.

In short - although the crossbow will not be blinded when it rains like the flintlock and arquebus, it is not a wise behavior to use the crossbow in rainy days.

With a crossbow in the rain,

Not only will the power be greatly reduced, but the service life will be greatly shortened.

—A crossbow used for whaling... This crossbow is really not for shooting people...

"How to deal with that guy?" Mucun asked Ogata, "I'll cover you, and then you take the opportunity to get close, how about it?"

"No need." Ogata rejected Mucun's proposal without hesitation, "There is no need for such trouble."

After that, Ogata picked up a hard lump that Ogata didn't know the name of and what it was used for, which just fell on his feet.

"Well, it looks like it is." Ogata glanced at the surrounding area full of enemy corpses.

Although the counterattack against Ogata and the others on this ship was quite fierce, "violent counterattack" and "effective counterattack" are always two different things.

After Ogata and the others vigorously eliminated them, the only enemy that Ogata can see now is the archer squatting on the mizzen sail and shooting him and Mucun with a whale hunting crossbow.

The unknown object drew a straight line and hit the man's belly.

The archer, who could not resist this huge force, fell from the sail in an upside-down posture like a kite with a broken string.

Sagittarius saw the rain-soaked deck "flying" towards him rapidly, and then the shattering pain spread along his face and all over his body, and countless gold stars danced in front of his eyes.

After picking up the unknown object, Ogata immediately dodged out from behind the hidden obstacle with lightning speed.

Seeing Ogata suddenly rushing out from behind the obstacle, the shooter hurriedly raised his crossbow to shoot - but his movement was still Ogata's one step.

He just had time to raise the crossbow when Ogata had already thrown the unknown object in his hand.

The white blade flashed - the knife was completed.

After successfully stabbing the shooter, Ogata saw Mu Cun walking towards him with emotion on his face.

"What a simple and direct solution. Thanks to you for being able to throw that thing so far and so accurately."

Although the pain was so painful that he could hardly even cry out, he still struggled to get up quickly.

He got up hastily.

And when he just got up, he saw Ogata rushing towards him with a knife...

Crack——!

Before Ogata finished speaking, he heard a huge cracking sound comparable to thunder in the sky not far away.

Startled by the sound, Ogata and Mucun hurriedly turned their heads to look—the towering mainmast, now like a fragile reed fluttering in the wind, shook slightly and slowly moved towards the Rihui pill fell down.

"After suffering so much, I finally absorbed this 'power of immortality'." Ogata smiled, squeezed the hand that threw the unknown object just now, and said in a joking tone with a bit of self-deprecating color , "Wouldn't it be a loss if you don't make good use of this 'new body'."

"Okay, we don't seem to have any enemies here."

"Let's take a look at the relationship between Genichi and Mamiya..."

Looking at the broken mainmast and Mamiya who still hadn't retracted the sword, Ogata and Mucun instantly understood what was going on.

"It's really yours, Mamiya..." Mu Cun was startled for a moment, and then smiled and expressed the feelings he and Ogata shared at this time, "Even this 'monster' was split by you...!"

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At the root of the mainmast is the Gamiya holding the sword in the wind and rain, with the purple light shining and still maintaining the posture of drawing the sword.

The thick root of the mainmast, which was so huge that an adult might not even be able to hug it with both hands, was now cut with a flat oblique cut.

The huge shattering sound that Ogata and the others heard just now was the sound of Mamiya chopping off the main mast and breaking the main mast.

After receiving the task of "inspecting the damage of the ship" from Toyotomi Nobuhide, Kasube immediately rushed to the stern of the ship to personally inspect the cause and status of the damage of the ship.

"Master He Xufeng."

At the stern of the ship, a cadre who had been inspecting and repairing the damaged ship in the headquarters just now saluted He Xufeng when he saw He Xufeng coming, and then quickly reported to Hexufenghui:

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Hikimaru, the stern—

"What happened? What exactly was the damage to the ship?"

"Because the No. B ammunition warehouse is located at the stern, the explosion of the No. B ammunition warehouse caused a hole in the stern of the ship, implicated part of the gun positions near the stern, and caused damage to the stern rudder."

"The hole that was blown out, I have sent someone to repair it."

"Because the hole is not too big, the repair work has been basically completed, and now the seawater flowing into the ship along the hole is being removed."

"The No. B ammunition warehouse at the stern exploded due to unknown reasons."

"The cause of the explosion is still under investigation."

"The No. B ammunition warehouse is basically completely destroyed. There are currently 36 known casualties. Since the statistical work has not yet been completed, this number should increase."

"Tsk... it's so damaged, it's useless at all..."

"Now, hurry up and organize a group of people to repair the stern rudder urgently."

"Then organize a group of people to strengthen the supervision of the No. A gunpowder warehouse."

"The stern rudder is more difficult...the damage is serious, and it will take at least 1 day to repair the stern rudder."

After listening to the cadre's concise report, He Xufeng's face immediately darkened.

He rushed to the edge of the stern railing in three steps at a time, and looked down the ship—the stern rudder used to control the ship's course was now stained with the scorched black marks left by the explosion of the object.

After giving these orders one after another to the cadres, He Xufeng turned and left, and ran to the upper artillery deck below.

Like Huluwan, Rihuiwan has two artillery decks. The upper artillery deck is adjacent to No. B ammunition depot. Therefore, after the explosion of No. B ammunition depot, the upper artillery deck was mainly damaged.

He Xufeng is now preparing to check the damage on the upper artillery deck adjacent to No. B gunpowder warehouse.

"The gunpowder in No. B gunpowder warehouse can never explode for no reason. Someone must have deliberately ignited the gunpowder to cause the explosion."

"and also……"

After personally confirming the damage to the stern rudder of the eye, He Xufeng gave orders one after another quickly to the cadre beside him with a serious face.

After confirming that about a quarter of the guns on the upper artillery deck were severely damaged and one third of the gunners were killed or injured to varying degrees, He Xufeng couldn't help but twitched the corners of her mouth out of distress.

He felt sorry for both the gunners and the artillery.

He Xufeng, the "Fleet Governor", knows better than anyone how precious a person who can skillfully use naval guns in the stormy sea is.

As soon as he came to the upper artillery deck, He Xufeng smelled an extremely unpleasant smell mixed with the smell of gunpowder and blood, and saw a mess.

The casualties and damaged artillery affected by the explosion have basically been transported away, and only some gunners are still sticking to their posts.

After briefly expressing condolences to these gunners who are still sticking to their posts, He Xufeng began to carefully inspect the damage to the artillery deck, and from time to time asked those who had witnessed the explosion just now.

——Leaving aside the cannon, the stern rudder is the most troublesome thing...

——Without the stern rudder, it is impossible to complete the delicate movements of "turning the boat to the calabash pill"...

He Xufeng thought anxiously in his heart.

And each of these cannons is expensive.

The purchase price of the damaged batch of artillery may have exceeded the total annual income of some small feudal states in Japan.

——The situation is worse than I imagined... Not only the stern rudder was blown out of use, but the number of damaged artillery is far more than I imagined...

"Get out of the way! Everyone get out of the way! It's coming!"

...

He Xufeng suddenly heard that the open deck above suddenly became extremely noisy, and also heard a strange "squeak" sound.

But at this moment——

"Hey! Look! Huluwan's mainmast is down!"

"It seems to be hitting this way!"

"What?!" He Xufeng, whose pupils shrank suddenly, rushed to the edge of the nearest cannon muzzle, and looked out.

As soon as he poked his head out of the muzzle of the gun, He Xufeng saw that the main mast of Huluwan, which was about half a body behind Rihuimaru and had been moving forward parallel to Rihuimaru, broke off.

The thick, long, towering mainmast seemed to want to break free from all the shackles on its body, and tore off the ropes connected to the other two masts. Come!

When he was wondering what happened, a gunner not far away pointed out along the muzzle with a look of horror.

Gu Zhe

"The mainmast of Gourd Gourd Wan fell down!"

Boom——! !

As soon as He Xufeng finished speaking, there was a loud noise like an explosion from the upper open deck!

Huluwan's collapsed mainmast hit Rihuiwan with precision!

Looking at the mainmast that Asahi Kikimaru was upside down, Kasube's expression immediately changed wonderfully.

But the shock was the shock, and he quickly displayed the quick reaction and composure that a "fleet governor" should have.

"The impact is coming!" He Xufeng hugged the muzzle of the gun in front of him, and shouted a warning to the people around him, "Stand still!"

Although he had issued an early warning at the fastest speed just now, many people still stumbled or fell to the ground due to the lack of timely response due to the huge earthquake.

After the vibration of Rihuimaru's hull subsided a little, Kasufeng quickly poked his head out of the muzzle again.

The collapsed mainmast, like a bridge, spanned between Huluwan and Rihuiwan.

Using gravity, the top of the mainmast directly punched a big hole in Hikimaru's exposed deck near the stern.

This huge impact caused the hull of Rihuimaru to tremble violently.

A large amount of dust fell down rustlingly, and He Xufeng's head was covered with dust.

"Ogata-kun! Mucun!" Mamiya held his right arm and shouted towards Ogata and Mucun in the distance, "Come on! Let's go to another ship!"

Mamiya's yell is actually a bit superfluous—even without Mamiya's yell, Ogata and Mucun are now very consciously rushing to "Qiaoguo".

Ogata and Mucun are far away from the "bridge", while Genichi and Chuguang are closer to the "bridge".

Looking at the extra "bridge", He Xufeng clenched her teeth subconsciously: "Are you going to step on the bridge and kill me...!"

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...

Rihuimaru's crew rushed to the top of their ship's mainmast, ready to destroy this simple "bridge".

If these people are allowed to destroy, the "bridge" built by the palace with all its strength may be destroyed.

"Mamiya." Naturally, it was impossible to watch Genichi, who was on the other side of the Hikimaru crew destroying the "bridge", said sternly to Mamiya, "I'll go to the other side to build a 'bridgehead' for you to catch up with later. , I'll see you at Rihuimaru later."

Immediately after the main mast fell and hit the Rihui pill, the young and old rushed to the "bridge entrance" as quickly as possible.

The crew members on Rihui Maru, after a short period of fright, finally regained their senses at this time.

After seeing Genichi and the others gathered at the "bridge entrance" of Huluwan, no matter how stupid they were, they knew what these uninvited guests were going to do.

After Genichi and Chuguang rushed to Rihui Maru first, Mamiya stayed where he was with a knife, beware of any young people coming from Huluwan's side to destroy the "bridge".

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...

After all, without waiting for Mamiya to respond, Genichi took his knife and rushed up the "bridge" first, and rushed along the bridge to Hikimaru on the other side.

Chuguang, who arrived at the bridge entrance almost at the same time as Yuanyi, followed closely behind Yuanyi, and rushed up the bridge with Yuanyi one by one.

Huluwan's mainmast is very wide. For a master like Genichi and a female ninja like Chuguang, this terrain is no different from walking on flat ground.

At this moment, He Xufeng was lying on a cannon, and along the muzzle, slightly manipulated the angle of the cannon upwards.

The direction that the muzzle of the artillery is pointing at... is the "bridge" outside that spans the second ship.

"Huh? Why is that impossible?"

Nikkimaru, the upper artillery deck——

"Reload!" He Xufeng ordered to the gunner beside him.

"He, Master He Xufeng! It's impossible to hit such a thin target!" The gunner shouted at He Xufeng in front of him.

Hearing such a strong order from He Xufeng, the gunner did not dare to neglect any longer, and quickly loaded the shells into the muzzle with his companions.

"Reloading finished!"

After hearing the crisp "loading complete", He Xufeng put his face close to the muzzle again, confirming the firing angle.

He Xufeng grinned grimly.

"Who do you think I am? Reload me!!"

"Before taking charge of the ship, like you, I was an artilleryman trained strictly by foreign instructors! Reload!!"

Although the distance is very short, it is still obviously difficult to hit such a thin object with a naval gun.

But—although the difficulty was great, He Xufeng showed no trace of fear on her face.

Not only is there no fear - there is also a very obvious look of excitement on his cheeks and pupils.

This "bridge" is just right above the upper artillery deck where He Xufeng is now.

As long as the artillery that He Xufeng is currently micro-manipulating is adjusted to an upward angle, there is every chance that he can hit this "bridge".

Of course - just a chance...

——As Master Toyotomi's Fleet Governor, I can't let you just board our flagship like this!

Kazubee grinned grinningly and pulled the fuse of the cannon——

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- ah ah...

The corners of He Xufeng's mouth turned up slightly uncontrollably.

——It’s been a long time since I fucked...!

"Yeah." Ogata nodded vigorously, "Let's go..."

Boom!

Ogata was about to put his foot on the bridge when another deafening bang hit his eardrums.

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"Mamiya." Because it was far away from the "bridge entrance", Oo, who arrived after a long time at night, asked Mamiya, who was still holding his right arm, "Is your right arm injured?"

"Injury... it's okay." Mamiya smiled lightly, "I messed up a little bit to cut this thing off, and now my right arm is hurting badly, but I just need to rest for a while to get over it. Alright , let's catch up with Mr. Yuan and the others, Mr. Yuan and Miss Chuguang have already rushed over there first."

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"Someone is coming!"

Ogata, Mamiya, and Mucun, who were still on the gourd pill, stared blankly at the middle of the "bridge" that was now wrapped in flames.

The middle of the "bridge" is now enveloped in flames and thick black smoke.

Less than half a breath after the loud noise fell, the "bridge" surrounded by flames and black smoke began to break from the middle where the flames were burning the most while "groaning" in pain. The broken two-part "bridge" slowly slid towards the sea between the two ships...

On the windy and windy weather deck, flintlock guns cannot be used, so they are now picking up the "whaling crossbow" that can be barely used although its power will be greatly reduced in rainy days.

On the "bridge" where there is only one way to go to the end and there is no avoidance, facing long-range weapons is almost a living target-of course, this is for ordinary people.

After seeing the crew members on the Rikkimaru take up their crossbows, Genichi jumped up like a bird, and jumped over the "bridge" to the last distance of the Rikkimaru in one breath, before the archers started shooting Jump into the enemy group.

"Ready to meet the enemy! Prepare to meet the enemy!"

...

Genichi and Hatsumitsu, who chose to take the lead and open up the "bridgehead" for everyone to move forward, saw the crew on Hikkimaru's side getting agitated because of seeing them.

But just when Chuguang landed successfully——

Boom!

Genichi heard the sound of an explosion behind him...

The moment he jumped into the enemy group, blood and raindrops flew together.

Genichi's bold onslaught successfully helped Chuguang, who was following behind him, clear away the obstacles to landing.

After step-by-step along the bridge and boarding the Hikimaru, Hatsumitsu immediately took out her shuriken and began to support Genichi.

A young male voice sounded, which made Yuan stunned for a moment.

*****

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An ominous premonition welled up in Yuan Yi's heart.

He was about to turn his head to see what had happened—

"Oh? Carrying two knives, a lot of age... If you guessed correctly, you should be my uncle, right?"

Everyone should know the allusion of gourd pills. During the Warring States Period, Toyotomi Hideyoshi used gourds as horse seals and conquered the world. The tall gourd is a characteristic of the Toyotomi army.

And the allusion of Rihuimaru is the title of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi became prosperous, he swelled so much that he called himself the "son of the sun", and he even made a set of exaggerated armor. The helmet was shaped like a golden sun. Give everyone the appearance of Kangkang's armor→→

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