I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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Grandfather Jiang struggled hard, and now he was so scared that his face was full of tears.

Because a very dirty cloth was tied to his mouth, grandfather Jiang couldn't utter a half-formed sentence, so he could only make a whimper that made people unable to understand the specific meaning.

Since just now, grandfather Jiang has been in a state of confusion.

First, I was taken to a small camp, and not long after I was pushed into a camp, I saw the middle-aged man who was rescued by Ogata Ichisai yesterday in that camp. Then he was asked by the middle-aged "Yesterday Was the samurai I saw Ogata Ichitosai", then he was taken back to the place where he was detained.

And then... In the past few moments, 3 samurai with armor and armor appeared in front of him.

Three of them appeared before and after Grandfather Jiang’s eyes, without saying anything-two of them controlled him from left to right, while the other took out a dirty cloth strip and tied Grandfather Jiang’s mouth tightly to prevent Grandfather Jiang. say.

No matter how stupid his grandfather Jiang was, he realized what had happened.

He struggled hard-but couldn't break free of the control of these three soldiers.

He wants to mourn, want to ask why he wants to kill him, the information he has provided so far about Ogata Ichitosai is true-but because of the cloth strips tied to his mouth, except for "uuuuu" There was no sound except the whimper.

The three soldiers didn't talk nonsense with grandfather Jiang Duo from beginning to end.

He directly pushed his grandfather Jiang onto an empty space, and then kicked him on his back knee, forcing him to kneel down again, and then one of the soldiers quickly drew the knife from his waist.

Swinging the knife, the light of the knife swept across Grandfather Jiang’s neck, and a good head fell to the ground, dyeing the white snow underneath...

From when these three soldiers appeared in front of Grandfather Jiang, and then when Grandfather Jiang’s head was chopped off-less than 2 minutes passed from beginning to end...

Grandfather Jiang, who was still worrying about whether he could survive smoothly and get the golden sand back, only took less than 2 minutes before he separated... and until his death, Grandfather Jiang didn't know why the butcher knife came down so suddenly. ...

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Songping Dingxin’s camp ——

"Master Laozhong, please forgive me for my dereliction of duty." In the camp, Tachibana knelt before Songping Dingxin with a face of shame.

Because I was too tired yesterday and went to bed very late, Tachibana had a beautiful sleep last night that was so heavy that it might not even be awakened by an earthquake.

Matsudaira knew that Tachibana must have accumulated a lot of fatigue yesterday, so he didn't send anyone to wake Tachibana and let Tachibana fall asleep.

Tachibana slept until she just woke up.

After waking up, I asked others about the current time, and after learning that Songping Dingxin had already woke up, Tachibana quickly finished dressing with a face of shame, and then rushed to Matsuping Dingxin's camp to apologize to Songping Dingxin for his dereliction of duty.

"Okay." Matsubishi said softly, "Get up quickly. I didn't let other people wake you up. It was really hard for you yesterday, so it should be better to sleep longer."

After letting Tachibana get up quickly, Matsubishi assured his face and asked seriously:

"Now go down and check if the people who went out to find me yesterday have come back."

"Because of yesterday's accident, we have delayed a lot of time now. We can't waste time like this anymore."

"As soon as everyone arrives, we will immediately rejoin the road and join Inamori and the others."

"Yes!" Tachibana shouted, and then walked out of Songping Dingxin's camp.

After walking quickly out of Matsupira Dingxin's camp, Tachibana couldn't help stopping, and glanced back at Songping Dingxin's camp.

"The old man seems to be in a bad mood today..." Tachibana muttered in a low volume that only she could hear.

It has been a long time since Tachibana followed Matsuhira. Over the years, Tachibana has been following Matsuhira Dingxin, perhaps more than Matsuping Dingxin's wife and children.

Tachibana knows all the small habits in Matsuba Dingxin's life all the time because he has been with him.

Just when he entered the camp to find Songping Dingxin, Tachibana quickly realized that Songping Dingxin seemed to be in a bad mood today. Once Matsudaira is in a bad mood, even if he exudes such aura.

Although I wondered why Songping Dingxin was in a bad mood today, Tachibana did not have the courage and qualifications to ask why Songping Dingxin was so, so she could only temporarily hide this question in her heart, and then quickly left from the camp gate of Songping Dingxin, and went to deal with it. Matsubishi has just given him a new task.

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Red Moon Fortress (Heyezhe)——

The Red Moon Fortress is quite lively today.

Because today is the day when the hunting festival is held twice a year.

The hunting festival was held in a spacious open area in the Red Moon Fortress.

This open space is large enough to accommodate most of the residents of the Red Moon Fortress.

The recreational activities of the Ainu society are much scarce compared with the human society. In the Ainu society, there are not too many fun games, and there are almost no entertainment venues.

Therefore, most of the residents of the Red Moon Fortress welcome the hunting festival, which can pass the time and have fun, and the activity itself is of great significance.

The hunting festival had not yet begun, and the open space was already full of spectators.

Some people who can't find a place to sit because they are late can only sigh, then find something that can be stepped on, stand tall, and take advantage of the height to watch the hunting festival.

Only the high-levels of the Red Moon Fortress can sit on the northernmost part of the open space. As the leader of the hunting festival, Chanup naturally sits in the middle. Sitting on the left and right were other people headed by "second in command" Retannoe.

After all, the hunting festival is a newly created event in the Red Moon Fortress, so unlike the "Bear Spirit Festival", there are too many red tapes with a long history.

After Chanup told everyone some very formulaic opening remarks, the hunting festival began.

The whole process of the hunting festival is very simple. The young people will shoot arrows one by one. First, shoot a wooden stake only 5 meters away. After hitting, they will shoot a wooden stake 7 meters away. After hitting, they will shoot another 10 meters away. Stakes...Just like this, the process of "shooting further stakes after hitting" was repeated.

According to statistics, there are 15 wooden stakes, each of which is very thick and long. It takes an adult man to hug the stakes. The farthest stake is 50 meters.

Since the hunting festival was officially held, few people have been able to shoot all of these 15 stakes at different distances.

Since Chanup announced the start, one after another young people took their bows and arrows to the field.

Because the purpose of the hunting festival is to let the heroic spirits who sacrificed halfway to find a new home to see that their offspring are thriving, so Chanup and the others stipulated: all the ages in the Red Moon Fortress are 13 years old and All 14-year-olds have to participate in the hunting festival.

And Chanup's eldest son, Otunpuyi, who happened to have just passed his 13th birthday, is now holding his bow and arrow, sitting in a corner of the open space with suspicion, waiting for him to play.

Because he kept his head down, he didn't realize that his sister, Esuma, was sitting not far away, always casting encouraging eyes at him.

Esuma looked at her younger brother with encouragement, and prayed in her heart, hoping that the younger brother who participated in the hunting festival for the first time would have a beautiful performance.

This year 15-year-old Aisuma has passed the age of participating in the hunting festival. She cannot participate in the hunting festival again this year, so she can only sit in the "audience seat" as she does now.

"Ah, Esuma, it's Otunpuyi's turn to play." Puccina, who was sitting next to Esuma, hurriedly tossed Esuma's clothes.

Puccina, who has angered Esuma for interfering with Esuma's private life, has apologized to Esuma a few days ago. Esuma was the kind of person who came and went quickly. After Puccina apologized, Esuma readily accepted Puccina's apology, and the two reconciled.

Puccina, who was also past the age of participating in the hunting festival, is now sitting side by side with Esuma in the "audience stand".

"Yeah! I saw it!" Esuma looked at Otunpuyi intently at Otunpuyi, who was walking slowly with a bow and arrow.

Also beginning to concentrate, and the father of their siblings-Chanup.

After standing still in front of the "5-meter pile", Otunpuyi took a deep breath. Then set your posture and set the arrow on the string.

Looking at Otunpuyi's posture, Esuma's brows immediately frowned.

At first glance, Otunpuyi's posture is quite standard, but at a closer look-there are still quite a few errors.

After the arrow aimed straight at the "5-meter pile" ahead, Otunpuyi suddenly let go of the tight bowstring in his hand.

Whoosh!

The arrow hit the "5-meter pile".

Although it was hit, Esuma's brows frowned even tighter.

As a good hunter, Esuma could accurately see-this arrow was barely hit. Just a little bit higher to hit the target.

After successfully hitting the "5-meter pile", the tension and fear on Otunpuyi's face were slightly reduced, and then he took out a new arrow and aimed at the "7-meter pile".

After repeating the bow-drawing and aiming movements, Otunpuyi let go of the bowstring.

Whoosh!

Didn't hit...

A bit of anxiety flashed across Otunpuyi's face, and he quickly drew a new arrow.

Whoosh!

Still missed...

He kept drawing new bowstrings and pulling the bow continuously.

But he missed the stake which was only 7 meters away from him.

Assuma and Chanup's brows wrinkled and tightened.

More and more people in the "audience hall" began to whisper. Some people looked at Otunpuyi with a little more ridicule.

Before Otunpuyi played, the worst performers hit the "5-meter pile" and the "7-meter pile."

Otunpuyi drew an arrow to shoot at the "7m pile" for the 12th time-unfortunately, this time it was still unsuccessful.

Instead of making the 13th attempt, he lowered his bow in frustration and walked out of the court.

Looking at the younger brother who had just given up, Asoma and Chanup sighed almost at the same time...

After Otunpuyi directly gave up and left the field, the whispers in the "audience hall" were even louder and louder.

The mocking eyes cast at Otunpuyi were also a little bit more.

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Ezo land, Kan Yedong——

Kan Yedong is the name of the lake.

Kanyedong (Tanbaton): In Ainu, it means "a long lake".

The local Ainu people named this lake "Kanyedong" because of its elongated shape.

Kanyedong is an ordinary lake that can be seen everywhere in Ezo. It is a quiet lake where only animals come to visit it on weekdays.

But Kan Yedong has many more "guests" in these days.

At this moment, Kan Yedong is surrounded by dense military camps around the lake.

This densely arranged camp makes people involuntarily think of the allusion of Liu Xuande's "Eight Baili Camp" in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

These camps were placed by the generals of the First Army led by Sheng Tianmu.

The Kanyedong Lake, where only animals usually visit, is now due to the gathering of 3000 troops of the First Army. It has changed from the tranquility of the past, and the camp is endless and vigorous.

Because the first army was mainly composed of 1,800 generals from the Sendai clan, the flags embroidered with the "bamboo bird pattern" of the Sendai clan accounted for an overwhelming majority of the military flags planted in the camp.

"Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink!"

Akizuki, who was one of the "Seven Guns of Senshu" who had fought with Ogata once in Kinno-cho, is currently naked, with only a clean white cloth for wiping sweat hanging from his neck, training in a corner of the camp. With his own marksmanship.

The barrel of the gun was like a heavy gun with a thick bowl, and Qiuyue shook it like an arm.

The taller body, strong muscles, and slightly dark skin make him look like a black tower.

When Qiuyue practiced to be selfless, a voice that was quite familiar to Qiuyue suddenly came from behind him:

"Qiuyue, you are really hardworking. You started practicing guns early in the morning."

It is the voice of Kuroda, one of the "Seven Guns of Xianzhou" and also Qiuyue's friend.

Qiuyue slowly put away the heavy gun in his hand, released his posture, and turned to look at Kuroda, who was slowly approaching him from behind.

"In the barracks, there is neither swimming nor drinking." Qiuyue responded to Kuroda in a half-joking tone, "What else can you do besides practicing guns?"

"If I were you, I would take this time to sleep." Kuroda shrugged, "I can't sleep comfortably when I practice guns."

"Kuroda, you should also practice gun skills." Qiuyue frowned, "I think you seem to be a bit too slack recently. If you continue like this, your gun will become blunt."

Kuroda didn't care about Akizuki's remarks, only smiled and shrugged, and then put on a serious face.

"Well, let's stop here for the gossip. Let's talk about business."

"Business?" Qiuyue took off the sweat towel hung on her neck and wiped the sweat beads all over her upper body.

"I'm actually here to give you a notice. Master Sheng Tianmu just announced the call, asking all generals in the army to be in the coach's camp."

"I guess it might be a military operation."

"After all, we are not far from the Red Moon Fortress now."

Kuroda's words fell, and Akizuki's pupils shrank slightly.

"Master Sheng Tianmu is calling us? I see."

Qiuyue accelerated the speed of wiping sweat, while wiping sweat, while holding his gun, quickly walked towards the camp where he lived next to him.

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Kan Yedong, the first army camp, the coach's big account——

The coach’s big tent is set on a high **** with a good view.

Wearing only armor and no helmet, Akizuki and Kuroda, whose heads were shaved so bright as the moon were exposed, quickly climbed this high **** and got into the coach's tent one after another.

In the middle of the coach's camp, there is a huge sand table.

On the sand table, the terrain around the Red Moon Fortress was reproduced with mud and sand.

On the northwest corner of the sand table is a small wooden box-this represents the Red Moon Fortress.

Not far to the south of this small wooden box, there are 10 white chess pieces of Go-this represents 10,000 shogunate troops.

Each chess piece represents 1,000 people, and the 3 chess pieces representing the first army are now closest to the wooden box representing the Red Moon Fortress.

Behind the first army are 5 pawns representing the second army and 2 pawns representing the third army.

Sheng Tianmu, the commander-in-chief of the First Army, sat at the northernmost end of the sand table.

The generals who have arrived in the account, according to their status, sit on the east and west sides of the sand table in order.

Seeing Qiuyue and Kuroda are coming, Shengtianmu nodded to them.

And Qiuyue and the two also nodded towards the Tianmu in response. Then he sat down to the position closest to the Shengtianmu that had been prepared for the two of them.

Not long after the two of them sat in Qiuyue, the other generals who had not yet arrived also rushed to the coach's account one after another - including the other two "Xianzhou Seven Guns".

Looking at these two comrades who were almost the last two arriving, whether Akizuki or Kuroda, frowned involuntarily.

Sheng Tianmu scanned the generals in front of him, and after confirming that the current senior generals of the First Army had arrived, he nodded gently:

"It seems that everyone is here, so-the meeting will begin."

This is a military meeting of military strategy after consultation, so naturally there will not be any lengthy opening remarks and too much boring nonsense.

After announcing the start, Sheng Tianmu cleared his throat directly and said loudly:

"The reason why you suddenly summoned the kings is not for other reasons, but because Lord Inamori sent me the latest order."

After hearing the name "Inamori", most of the people present couldn't help but look horrified.

Inamori is the general of their army and is solely responsible for the crusade against the Red Moon Fortress.

The general commander sent the latest order-which made them have to cheer up.

"Our First Army is now stationed here."

Sheng Tianmu raised the army fan in his right hand and pointed at the three chess pieces on the sand table in front of him that represented their first army.

Army distribution fan: It can be roughly understood as a kind of baton in ancient Japan.

"In the deep mountains 2 miles northwest of our military station (about 7.8 kilometers in modern times), there is an Ezo settlement."

Sheng Tianmu moved his army fan to the northwest and onto a pile of mud that symbolized the mountains.

"This Ezo settlement is called'Takedong Village'."

"It's a village that has an excellent relationship with the Red Moon Fortress."

For this crusade against the Red Moon Fortress, the Shogunate had already thoroughly studied the Red Moon Fortress through various means.

What kind of terrain is around the Red Moon Fortress, which villages have a good relationship with the Red Moon Fortress, and it is possible to assist the Red Moon Fortress...... These things, the shogunate has long been well aware of.

"This village is very likely to assist the Red Moon Fortress and become an enemy of our army."

"This village has a large population, and there are nearly 100 strong men who can draw a bow on the battlefield."

"If this village chooses to help the Red Moon Fortress, although their number will not cause much damage to our army, it will also cause us some trouble."

Qiuyue nodded her head to show her approval when she heard the words of Shengtianmu.

If all the people in this village who can get weapons rely on their familiarity with the nearby terrain and guerrilla and harass them, it will not cause much damage to their army, but it will make them feel very sick.

"As for how to deal with this village that is very likely to cause us trouble, the instructions given by Lord Inamori have been successfully delivered to me just now."

While talking, Sheng Tianmu took out a neatly folded piece of letter paper from his arms, and then unfolded it to show the contents of the paper to all the generals in front of him.

I saw only two simple Chinese characters written on the letter paper: Tucun.

"Quack, quack, quack!"

Sheng Tianmu just showed you this letter with the two Chinese characters "Tu Cun" written on it, and a ugly laugh like a duck cry suddenly sounded.

Everyone focused their attention on the military commander who made a bad laugh.

This military commander, like Sheng Tianmu, Akizuki, and Kuroda, wears the same style of black and red armor.

The armor of the same style as Shengtianmu and the others-the identity of this military commander, has already been revealed.

"Heaven." Sheng Tianmu warned the general with a calm tone that is neither salty nor indifferent. "On the military discussion, stay serious."

This military commander who is emitting a terrible laugh like a duck cry is the same "Xianzhou Seven Guns" Tian Dao Kaoru.

The name "Kaoru" looks like a name only given to women at first glance, but in Japan it is a neutral name that can be taken by both men and women.

After hearing the warning from Shengtianmu, Tiandao slowly put away his unpleasant "duck smile".

"Please forgive me, Lord Tianmu was born. I'm just so happy."

Although he said "please forgive me", there was no hint of guilt in Tiandao's tone.

"This period of time is really boring. Either we are on the road, or we are boring to dig my nose in the camp."

"After so long, I can finally fight. I'm so happy."

After all, Tiandao showed a look of intoxication as if he had drunk some fine wine.

"And this battle is still my favorite field battle... Lord Tianmu! Please entrust me with the task of leveling the village! I only need 200...no! 100 people will be able to level the village to the ground! "

As soon as Tiandao's voice fell, a general sitting not far from Tiandao immediately said anxiously:

"My lord! Please leave this task to us Yonezawa Clan!"

"No! Your lord! Please let the Morioka clan..."

"We Tsuruoka Clan..."

"The Kubota Clan..."

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After Tiandao opened his head, the originally quiet coach's big account instantly became noisy.

Almost every general is asking Sheng Tianmu to fight, asking Sheng Tianmu to give them the task of razing the village.

The task of "leveling the village" is actually a "siege war" in disguise.

In ancient wars, one of the main purposes of siege of cities was to ensure the smooth flow of logistics routes and to avoid attacks on the "butt".

If you bypass the city directly, the defenders in the city are most likely to sneak out of the city, stick to the "butt" of your army, and then kick your "butt" when you are not prepared.

Attacks in the rear—this is extremely dangerous, whether in ancient times or in modern times.

The reason why Inamori asked the First Army to razor the village was because of this consideration. Pull out this "city" on the marching road to avoid the subsequent "butt attack" and smooth logistics roads.

Although this task is equivalent to a siege, it is undoubtedly much less difficult than a "siege."

The Ainu settlements have neither cities nor great equipment—what else can be done better than this.

A feat of such a good fishing is right in front of us, and no one wants to give up.

But there are a few exceptions. A few people have been silent. They did not like other people like wild dogs rushing to eat. They asked Sheng Tianmu to hand over this task to them. Akizuki and Kuroda happened to be these few. Part of the exception.

"It's all quiet!" Sheng Tianmu frowned and roared with his loud voice.

Hearing the roar of Shengtianmu, the noisy camp slowly returned to its original quietness.

"Noisy, so decent!"

After loudly rebuking the generals in the camp, Shengtianmu let out a sigh of relief and thought while touching the already half-black and half-white beard on his chin.

After a long while, Sheng Tianmu cast his gaze on a general who was sitting not far away, wearing red and black armor like him.

"Top. This village is left to you to solve."

Hearing the name of Shengtianmen, the young military commander named "Shangshang" was taken aback for a moment, and then the color of joy appeared on his face at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Most Yoshihisa-the name of this military commander.

At the same time, like Sheng Tianmu and Qiuyue, he has the title of "Xianzhou Seven Spears".

Sheng Tianmu, Qiuyue, Kuroda, Tiandao, and the most-the above five people are the five "Xianzhou Seven Guns" who participated in the "Red Moon Fortress Crusade".

"I'll give you 180 infantrymen and 20 cavalrymen." Shengtianmu said, "please level that village beautifully for me."

"Yes!" The most excited look.

"I sent a scout to check the situation of the village last night." Sheng Tianmu said, "The people in that village live in the mountains, so far we haven't discovered the existence of our army."

"So while they haven't found our army yet, the soldiers are very fast, and they will be caught off guard. Let's set off this afternoon!"

"Yes! Lord, please rest assured! I will fulfill my mission! The savage barbarians can stop the front of our army! I only need one charge to level the village!"

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Note: "Kanyedong" in this chapter is a real area. For the writing of this volume, the author Jun specially studied a map of Hokkaido (Ezo).

In Hokkaido (Ezo Land), there is a big river named Yubari River. Its main stream forms two lakes. The local Ainu people named the lake close to the upper reaches "タンネトン" (Chinese transliteration: Kanyedong) , Which means "a long lake".

In modern times, after the Japanese government completely controlled Hokkaido (Ezo Land), it named that area "Naganuma Town" according to the paraphrase method.

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The author saw the live-action version of "Rurouni Kenshin: Remembrance" the day before yesterday.

The live-action version of "Rurouni Kenshin: Remembrance" already has resources. You can go to Kangkang.

Compared with the previous ones ~www.readwn.com~, this one is filled with a sad atmosphere from beginning to end, and the play is a little bit less, and it feels a bit uncomfortable, but I think it can be regarded as flawed.

For this movie, apart from not having enough plays, my biggest regret is that Xinsengumi's plays are really less...

And the movie doesn’t explain why Okita Souji and Kenshin Himura cough up blood when they cut each other. This makes it easy for those who don’t know about Soji Okita’s life to think that Souji Okita is a vegetable chicken and be taken by Kenshin Okita. The heart beats to vomit blood... (Note: Okita Soji was a famous genius swordsman in the last years of the Edo Shogunate, but he contracted tuberculosis at a young age and died of illness at the age of 26)

By the way-why does this movie want Souji Okita to shave the head of the moon? ! So ugly! !

I found many works in Japan that mention Okita Soji's sakurai themes, and they like to let Okita Soji shave Tsukidai's head.

"Shinsengumi! ", "The Legend of Ryoma", "Rurouni Kenshin: Remembrance", "Mibu Yoshihime"... and the upcoming "Burn it!" featuring Mukata Suizo as the protagonist. "Sword", the director Okita in these movies all shaved Tsukidai's head... Every time I saw the director Okita in the show appearing in the bright "Mediterranean", I feel complicated...

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