I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Before officially sending the army into battle, two things must be prepared-sufficient luggage, which can already occupy the righteous reason for the war.

As long as these two things are prepared, the war has been won by half.

—Matsuhira Dingxin/When reading history books, I sent it out with feelings, and took notes at hand

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Songping Dingxin walked ahead with his hands on his back.

In front of him, is a small official responsible for leading the way.

Behind him, two people followed.

One of them is Tachibana.

He is holding Matsuhira Dingxin's saber, Nagasone Tiger Toru, following Matsuhira Dingxin, following the same step.

The other person was Inamori, a general of the shogunate and general general of the entire army.

Even the loose official clothes can hardly conceal Inamori's extremely majestic figure.

At this moment, Songping believed that their group was walking in a cell in Songqian Castle.

The dampness that made people feel uncomfortable and the unpleasant smell of musty, feces and urine, and...the smell of blood came to the face.

In the feudal era, the treatment of prisoners and the construction of cells were naturally extremely poor.

In Japan during the Edo period, the samurai class and those with special occupations such as doctors were eligible to live in better-paid prisons.

Ordinary people can only live in a cell that is more disgusting than a pigsty that no one will come in to clean once after a year.

Songping believes that they are now wandering in such a cell.

Tachibana, who was relatively young and had never seen any strong winds and waves, frowned and held her breath.

Only when he was about to suffocate, did he gently take a breath of this extremely unpleasant air.

As for Matsuba Matsuri and Inamori, their faces were as usual, and the unpleasant air that filled them seemed unable to affect them at all.

"Old Master Zhong, here it is."

The little official who was leading the way stopped, turned around, and while doing a ‘please’ gesture towards a cell next to him, he continued to say to Matsuba Matshin who was behind him:

"The prisoner in this cell is the perpetrator of the riot-Maca Nao."

Matsuhira Dingxin stood in front of this cell, looking at the unkempt and blood-stained guy who shrank in the corner of the cell.

This person in the cell is the planner of the riot that was captured by Shengtianmu-Maca Nao.

A "guest" came at the door of the cell, but Maca Nao did not look up, and continued to lock it in the corner motionless.

"Is this person alive?" Songping Dingxin asked.

"Still alive." The little official hurriedly replied.

These days, Maca has tried most of the torture instruments and methods used in Japan in the Edo period.

When "trying" the first type of torture, Maca Nao confessed everything she had because she endured this inhuman pain.

But the government naturally wouldn't let him go so simply.

With the idea of ​​"He might be lying" and "He might be hiding something", they continued to use one after another torture instrument after another and another method of torture on Maca Nao.

To this day, although Maca Nao is still alive, they have been tortured so as to be inhumane, and they are still half dead.

He heard his cell door come to help the "guest".

But now he doesn't even have the strength and mood to look up.

In addition to the Maca riots, the government also captured many people who also participated in the riots.

They also had the same trouble with Maca. They shouted in the torture room these days that their vocal cords were about to split.

After launching rounds of torture against the group of people headed by Maca Nao, it can be concluded that those who participated in the riots were all naturalized Ezos who were extremely dissatisfied with Kazuto.

Inamori, who was standing behind Matsuhira Dingxin, was watching the Maca trouble in the cell with Matsuhira Dingxin.

Looking at the Maca in the cell, Inamori's eyes were full of contempt and disdain.

Since the riots were suppressed, Inamori and Matsudaira have discussed the gang of rioters in private.

The result of their discussion is that this is a bunch of guys who can't do anything at all.

Throughout the whole process after the initiation of the riot, there was an atmosphere of "lack of ability" and "lack of vision" everywhere.

There are more than 300 people involved in the riots. This number is not too high, but it is not too small.

If they plan well beforehand, they might be able to change the ending.

If the goal is to "retaliate against the people and carry out an indiscriminate massacre", then after the battle begins, a "quick attack" must be played.

After the rapid massacre, he immediately rushed to escape from Songqian City before the government's army arrived.

If the goal is to "attack the Matsumae clan's house", then from the beginning, too much time should not be spent on slaughtering civilians.

If you look closely at the whole operation of Maca's harassment of them, as well as the information they confided after their arrest, it is not difficult to see that-Maca harassed them and the gang wanted both.

He wanted revenge against Kazuhiro, and he wanted to attack Matsumae Clan's clan residence.

This behavior of "not focusing on one goal" has already laid the groundwork for defeat.

By the way-after being captured and tortured, Maca Nao quickly sold the officials in the vassal mansion who were closely related to him.

Maca confessed: As a fugitive wanted criminal, the reason why he has not been arrested is because he bought these officials and let them secretly assist him.

At the same time, he also confessed: these officials told him that Matsuba Dingxin is now in Matsumae, and a large part of the reason why he chose to start at this time was to capture or kill Matsuba Dingxin alive.

After Maca had sold out all of his good partners, the government immediately sent people to arrest these officials.

Only one person committed suicide with an amputated stomach because of a guilty conscience before he was arrested.

Another major reason why Maca’s uprising failed so quickly was because the officials who were stubborn with him did not provide him with enough information.

These officials only know that Songping's letter is here.

I don't know that the 10,000 coalition forces of the Shogunate and the Tohoku domains were also here.

I do not know that Matsumae Castle is now stationed with elite troops such as the "Aizu congregation" and the "Sendai congregation".

The 10,000 coalition forces of the shogunate and the Tohoku feudal clan are currently gathering in the Matsumae clan, and the shogunate has decided to use troops against the Red Moon Fortress-these two matters are top secrets.

In order to maintain confidentiality, Songping Dingxin has been strictly controlling public opinion.

For the entire Matsumae Clan, only the Matsumae Clan lord and a few high-ranking officials knew the specific details.

None of the middle- and lower-level officials knew that a large-scale battle was about to break out in Ezo land.

I don’t know that Songqian City is now an elite group of Macarons, so silly to raise troops when the government is the most powerful...

After learning that Maca Nao was still alive, Matsubishi Dingxin nodded gently.

The reason why he came to see Maca riot now was just on a whim—he suddenly wanted to see this guy who helped them a lot invisibly.

After swiping a few more glances at Maca, who was almost dysfunctional, Matsuba Dingxin retracted his gaze and walked outside the cell.

After leaving the cell, Matsudaira dismissed the path that led them just now, and only walked with Tachibana and Inamori on the way back to their room.

While walking on the way back to the house, Matsubaru Dingxin suddenly asked Inamori behind him nonchalantly:

"I suddenly became a little curious."

"If the thugs were told that their riots did not cause us any harm, but they also helped us a lot, what expressions and feelings would it be."

When saying this, Songping Dingxin's face had a faint smile.

Hearing these words from Matsudaira, Inamori was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said with a smile:

"I guess they will be so angry they want to hit the wall."

At the beginning, when he learned that there was a riot in the naturalized Ezo in the city, Matsuba Dingxin once whispered: "This is a good opportunity."

This sentence is actually a pun.

It refers to a good opportunity to test the abilities of the generals of the Aizu and Sendai clan, Shimogami and Ikutenme.

It also refers to an excellent reason to start a war with the Red Moon Fortress.

Anyone with a little bit of military knowledge knows that there must be ample reasons for the war before the war begins.

No matter what the reason is, there must be a reason that can tell all the generals-why we are fighting.

Matsuhira Dingxin was thinking of breaking out a reason to start a war with the Red Moon Fortress.

Anyway, just break the reason for the war—this kind of thing can be regarded as one of the old traditions of their Edo shogunate.

Two hundred years ago, when the Edo Shogunate was just opened, the first general Tokugawa Ieyasu broke out a very outrageous reason to start a decisive battle against the Toyotomi family.

At that time, Ieyasu Tokugawa had seized power from the Toyotomi family through politics, war and other means.

The family of King's Landing Kingdom changed from Toyotomi clan to Tokugawa clan, and Tokugawa Ieyasu also successfully established the Edo Shogunate in Edo. The Toyotomi clan became a vassal who could only rule over Osaka.

Although the Toyotomi clan is not in power, the prestige is still there. Just ascending a call, there will be countless warriors and princes who desire fame or be favored by the Toyotomi clan to respond. Toyotomi was the only vassal who could pose a threat to the Edo shogunate at the time.

Tokugawa Ieyasu, who regarded Toyotomi as a thorny one, has been looking for opportunities to eradicate Toyotomi.

Finally, more than ten years after the establishment of the Edo Shogunate, he waited for the opportunity.

At that time, Toyotomi Hideyori, the head of the Toyotomi clan, repaired the Kyoto Fanghiro Temple that collapsed due to the earthquake, and placed a huge Sanskrit bell in the main hall with densely engraved bells.

There is such a sentence in Zhong Ming-"The monarch and his ministers are rich and happy, the country is healthy and healthy".

Just because of this Zhong Ming, the battle between Toyotomi and Tokugawa revived.

Tokugawa Ieyasu believes that the second half of this sentence: "National Health", separating the words "Ieyasu" is cursing him to die.

Therefore, based on this, the "Battle of Osaka" was launched, and troops were sent to attack the castle of Toyotomi clan, Osaka, and finally succeeded in destroying the Toyotomi clan.

All fools know-Tokugawa Ieyasu's reason for starting a war is completely unreasonable.

But this is the reason for the war. No matter how nonsense, it’s okay. In short, there is a reason—even if the times change, this is an eternal truth.

In modern times, there has also been a country that has practiced this truth: This country took a test tube that might contain washing powder, said that it was a chemical weapon developed secretly by a country, and then attacked that country on this ground.

Matsubishi Dingxin wanted to emulate their first-generation generals, and just break into a plausible reason to go to war with the Red Moon Fortress.

But now—the Maca who suddenly started making trouble, sent an excellent reason for the war to Dingxin Songping.

From the day before yesterday, Songping Dingxin began to lay out.

He asked the officials of the Matsumae Domain to inform Jeon Song Mae Castle and Jeon Song Mae Domain that after investigation, the instigators of this riot that killed and injured countless civilians were the Ezos of the Red Moon Fortress.

The Ezos of the Red Moon Fortress had always hated Heren, so they secretly planned the massacre.

Matsumae Castle has been in a state of indignation for the past two days since he informed the whole city of the "investigation results" of their government office the day before.

Quite a few civilians died in that riot.

Some people who were extremely angry even blocked the clan's mansion directly, asking the government to avenge them.

In addition to the anger of the ordinary people of the Matsumae clan, the generals of the shogunate coalition forces were also angry.

Because while telling the people of the Matsumae Clan the "truth", Matsudaira also asked Inamori to tell the "truth" of the generals in the army.

There is no shortage of hot-blooded men in the army.

After learning that the Ezo at the Red Moon Fortress had done such an indignant thing, many generals clamored for the Red Moon Fortress to be repaid with blood and blood.

This is the desired effect of Songping Dingxin.

There is no better reason for war than "revenge."

The truth of the matter does not need to be announced to the public at all.

It is enough to announce to the public what they, the rulers, want the public to know.

Songping Dingxin and his party returned to his room without knowing it.

After returning to the room, Matsuhira Dingxin turned around, looked at Inamori, and said word by word:

"The time is now very ripe."

Yesterday, Matsudaira had a final pre-war military discussion with the generals headed by Inamori.

After repeated confirmations, it has been determined:

The generals of the troops are ready to go.

The baggage has been deployed on the northern border of the Matsumae clan.

The reason for the war has been very strong, and the morale of the generals who are eager for revenge is high.

The time has come to send troops.

"Inamori, tell the whole army."

Songping Dingxin said word by word.

"The whole army is out!"

"Take peace of the Red Moon Fortress!"

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Matsumae Clan, an ordinary village near the northern border—

Holding his bow and arrows, Yu Tian walked back to the village with a dejected face.

Yutian is an ordinary farmer in this ordinary village.

As soon as the cold winter comes, they will pick up bows and arrows and try to feed small animals to subsidize the family.

There are no big beasts such as bears and wolves around the village, only small animals such as rabbits and squirrels that are easy to bully.

It's just that Yutian's hunting skills are really poor.

10 times into the mountain, maybe 10 times will return without success.

Today is also a day of return without success. After running around in the mountains for most of the day, Yada walked exhaustedly on the road back to the village with nothing.

Walking on the road back to the village with ease, he has already seen the shadow of the village houses.

At this moment, he suddenly heard strange noises coming from the distance beside him.

As a native of Matsumae clan, Yu Tian is not unfamiliar with this sound—it is the sound of dog sledding running on the snow.

Follow the prestige-as expected, a dog sled was running at high speed in the direction beside him in the distance.

And the person sitting on the sleigh is still someone Tian knows.

"Old Tang Shen..." After recognizing the person sitting on the sled, Yu Tian waved his hands in the direction of the sled, "Hey! Old Tang Shen!"

Sitting on the sleigh is an old man.

When Yoda recognized the old man, the old man also recognized him.

"Hey!" The old man waved his hands vigorously at Yutian, "Yoda, it's been a long time."

Six very strong sled dogs are pulling the sled.

The limbs of these six sled dogs are covered with strong muscles, and they are well-trained and professionally tamed dogs at first glance.

The old man's name is Tang Shen. It is an ordinary pet merchant in Matsumae Castle.

If Ogata and Amachi were present, they would be able to recognize quickly—this old man was the owner of the pet stall that had previously told them precious information.

In order to supplement the quantity of goods, Yushen often drove a dog sled away from the Matsumae clan, all the way north, and entered the Ezo territory to hunt animals.

This route to the village where Tian lives is the route that Yushen takes most often.

And Tian and Tang Shen also have a lot of fate, and often meet Tang Shen occasionally.

So after going back and forth, Yutian gradually got acquainted with the pet dealer.

Yutian has always felt that Tang Shenren is a God-man as his name suggests.

In order to catch high-quality animals, Yushen often drives a sled into Ezo's territory alone.

You know, the relationship with Ren and Ezo has always been awkward.

Although there are Ezos who are not hostile to the Japanese, there are also many Ezos who regard the Japanese as enemies.

Facing such an environment, Yushen dared to go in and out alone in the realm controlled by Ezo, and has never encountered any danger so far, and can retreat with his whole body every time-just with such courage, Yu Tian felt that Tang Shenren, as the name suggests, is a Godman.

In exchange, Yu Tian himself, and given him a hundred courage, he did not dare to go north and enter the realm controlled by Ezo.

After Yushen drove a sled and parked in front of and behind Yutian, he asked Yushen Tian as:

"Old Tang Shen, are you going north to hunt pets again?"

"Yeah." Tang Shen said, "an old customer came a few days ago and bought all my pets in one go, so I have to hunt for new pets and purchase goods."

The thick and long walking stick that Tangshen never left his hand was placed between Tangshen's legs.

The sleigh that Tang Shen rides is a special big sleigh.

At the back of the sled, a large cloth bag was tied up.

Yutian knows that there are hunting tools and cages inside this big cloth bag, which are specially used to house the animals caught.

"Old Tang Shen, I really envy you." Yu Tian sighed, "If only my hunting skills could be half as powerful as yours."

After all, Yu Tian showed Tang Shen his empty hands.

"Look, I went hunting in the mountains today, and I found nothing again..."

What Yutian said just now was not a compliment.

Tang Shen's hunting skills are obvious to all. Every time I can see Tang Shen returning with a rewarding experience.

"Haha." Tang Shen smiled, "The reason why I can catch so many high-quality prey every time is actually because I have a unique hunting method."

"It is because of my unique method that I can return with a full load every time."

"A unique hunting method?" Yutian subconsciously poked his neck toward Tang Shen, "What method is it? Can you teach me?"

"I can't teach you this way." Tang Shen continued to smile, "I'm probably the only one who can use this method."

"Can't you teach me..." A faint frustration appeared on Yutian's face.

"I'll teach you when I have the opportunity in the future! Okay, let's stop talking. Go ahead!"

After that, Tang Shen shouted "Go" at the 6 sled dogs in front of him.

Afterwards, the six sled dogs that had been lying on the ground to rest immediately stood up, pulled the sled, carrying Tangshen, and ran straight north.

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Ezo land, somewhere—

"Mashima, Amachi." A middle-aged man rushed towards Ogata and the others while yelling at the two of them, "It's time to rest."

The middle-aged man's name is "Ayizan".

He is Chepke's queen Japanese translator.

During this time, he who knew Japanese was sent to act as Ogata's portable translator and personal butler.

"Is it time to rest again..." Ogata murmured, turning over and jumping off the turnip.

In their team, there are many old and weak women and children, as well as some seriously injured who can only lie on sledges, so they are not moving fast, and they need to stop and rest frequently.

After Ogata got off the radish's horse, Amachi on the side also rolled off the grape's back like an amnesty, feeling the strange sense of stability and peace of mind with his feet connected to the ground.

After Ah Ting landed, Ogata cast a complimenting glance at Ah Ting:

"A Ding, your equestrian skills have improved very fast recently, and now you can ride very steadily."

"Thanks for the compliment, although I don't feel happy at all..."

During this period of time, because of riding horses every day, Ah Ding's equestrian skills improved at a speed visible to the naked eye.

She is now able to make the horses under her hips carry her forward very steadily.

But she can ride a horse for a distance, and she still has a long way to go...

"How long will we have to walk to reach the Red Moon Fortress?" Ah Ding swept away the snow on a big rock not far away, and then sat down on it.

Ogata and the others bid farewell to Skulucci and others, and set off for the Red Moon Fortress—this was something that happened some time ago.

They have been trekking for quite some time.

"I don't know. You have to ask Chief Chepke about this, but I guess it should be soon."

"Mashima Goro, Amachi."

As soon as Ogata got off his horse, he heard someone calling him and Amachi in rather substandard Japanese.

This voice is also the voice that Ogata is familiar with now—the voice of the chief of Chepke.

Not far away, Chepke walked towards Ogata and the others at an unhurried speed.

During this time, Chepke would often come to them personally.

Because they were not familiar with the surrounding area, Ogata didn't know how far they were from the Red Moon Fortress.

"Mashima Goro, Amachi. How did you sleep well last night? (Ainu Chepke asked.

Aizan, who happened to be there, hurriedly translated.

It is morning, and the time is about 10 o'clock in the morning.

"Well, it's not bad." Ogata nodded. "Chief Chepke, your face looks pretty good today."

"Well, because I slept very well last night. It's a rare good night. (Ainu Chepke sighed.

"Mr. Chepke, you came right in time. I want to ask-how long will it take to arrive at Heyzhe?"

"Um... coming soon," Chepke said, "It will probably take another four or five days. (Ainu

"Four or five days..." Ogata let out a sigh, "That is indeed coming soon."

Speaking of this, Ogata paused.

Then he whispered in a half-joking tone:

"I really hope that after arriving at Heyezhe, the Ainu people I met are all kind people."

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At this moment, somewhere—

"Well, did your team find those gold diggers who escaped?"

An Ainu girl with a red headscarf on her head and a big red costume asked a few Ainu who also wore big red costumes in front of her.

Because of her young age, the girl has no piercing lines on her face. She has a straight face and a heroic air between her eyebrows. She is a heroic woman.

"did not find."

"Tsk..." The girl curled her lips, "It's really fast to escape, where did you escape..."

"Esuma." At this time, a man standing behind the girl said to the girl, "Everyone is a little tired, should you take a break?"

Asuma—the girl's name.

Esuma looked around-there were a dozen people in the subordinates following her.

Counting this small force that had just joined them, there were nearly 20 people in total.

There was fatigue on almost everyone's face.

After pondering for a moment, Esuma nodded:

"Well, everyone should take a break. You, you, and a few of you are in charge of vigilance."

As soon as Aizuma's voice fell, a small cheer sounded around him.

Except for the person in charge of the vigilance who was named by Esuma just now, the others immediately looked for a boulder or tree to lean on.

Esuma didn't look for rocks or trees to lean on, but just sat directly on the ground.

"Aisuma, what should you do if you can't find the few gold diggers who escaped?"

Asked a teenager sitting not far from Esuma.

"What else..." Esuma shrugged, "If you can't find them, then you can only go back to Heyezhe."

"I'm really not reconciled..." another teenager said, "If you can't find the few gold diggers who ran away...I really can't swallow that breath."

"Okay." Esuma comforted, "If you can't find the few gold thieves who escaped, then forget it."

"Anyway, most of them were beaten to death by us, and it's a big victory that we can go back and brag about."

Esuma took off the leather kettle on her waist, and after taking a sip of water, she spoke to the people around her as if she had remembered something:

"Speaking of which-do you know that you will move into Heyezhe soon and become our companion's Kina Village?"

"Ah, I know. It is said that the village was attacked by the white-skinned people, right?" a famous young man immediately responded, "Although the white-skinned people were successfully repelled, they were afraid that they would be retaliated by the white-skinned people later. , Caiju village moved to our Heyezhe."

"Well, I also know about this." Another young man said, "It is said that a lot of people were killed and injured in that village. I heard that a Japanese who happened to be in that village at the time rescued the village."

"Yes." Esuma nodded. "But do you know how many white-skinned people that Kazuto cut down after reaching out to Qina Village?"

The people around shook their heads blankly.

"That Kazuto seems to be called Mashima Goro, I heard—" Esuma lowered her voice, "On the night Kina Village was attacked, he killed 40 white-skinned people alone."

"Forty?"

"real or fake?"

"Aisuma, did you remember correctly?"

Exclamation sounded from all around.

"I remember correctly." Esuma shook her head, "I heard the news from a reliable source."

"That night, hundreds of white-skinned people attacked Kina Village."

"Then the Kazuto named Goro Mashima stepped forward with two knives in his hand and chopped from the north of the village to the east of the village."

"Along the way, the knife fell with the hand, the knife fell with the hand, the knife fell with the hand, and the blood ran into a river. Until the white-skinned man was killed by them, his eyes did not blink.

"If you haven't blinked for so long, will your eyes be dry?" said a teenager sitting not far away.

"Huh?" Esuma looked at the boy.

He cast his eyes as if saying to him, "Little brother, what's the matter with you".

The young man who was staring uncomfortably with Esuma's eyes whispered:

"I'm just a little curious..."

Esuma: (╬▔ware▔) "Don't pay attention to these weird places!"

Teenager: "Yes..."

After regaining her gaze from the young man, Esuma coughed softly a few times, and then continued:

"Let's go on to say-in short, that Goro Mashima is a very powerful swordsman. The villagers of Kina Village were saved because of him."

"If there is a chance, I really want to see with my own eyes how such a master usually lives, how to temper his body and skills."

"I heard that Naheren might come to Heyezhe with the villagers of Qina Village."

"If you see that Goro Mashima then, remember not to waste the opportunity to get in touch with the swordsman among the people."

"If you really meet that Goro Majima, remember to look well and learn. Learn how these extremely powerful people live normally. As long as you learn from him, you may be able to achieve his strength."

After Esuma finished speaking, the people around nodded with serious faces.

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After a while—

Among the teams that came to hunt down the gold thief—

"Hey, have you heard of the story of Kazuto who saved Kina Village?"

"I haven't heard of it."

"I heard that his name was Mashima Goro. At that time, more than a hundred white-skinned people attacked Kina Village. Then the Japanese man held two knives in his hand, and the knives were up and down, and he killed more than 60 people alone. A white-skinned man."

"More than 60?!"

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After another while—

"Hey, do you know Goro Mashima?"

"I know, I saved the Kazuo who is about to move into our Heyezhe village soon, what's wrong?"

"That Goro Mashima seems to be a super powerful swordsman. That night, nearly 200 white-skinned people attacked China Village. Then, Goro Majima cut down more than 80 people on his own. The remaining white-skinned people all frightened."

"Huh? More than 80? In Heren's terms, this is already a great swordsman, right?"

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After another while—

"Hey, it is said that Goro Majima who saved Kina Village is a great swordsman who is very famous among others."

"Famous among Japanese people? Really or not? Why do such characters appear here?"

"You don't understand it! People are practicing! It is said that this kind of practice method of traveling around is very popular among Japanese people! That Goro Mashima is to practice, UU reading www.uukanshu.com makes his swordsmanship better Further, I came here."

"That's it... I'm already so strong, but I'm still cultivating down to earth... I think he is a person worth admiring."

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After another while-

"Hey, do you know? There were hundreds of people who attacked the white-skinned people in Jina Village. In the face of these hundreds of white-skinned people, the Kazuto named Goro Mashima directly held a pair of knives in his hand and rushed straight at the white-skinned people. The team of Piren went all the way up and down, killing hundreds of people, and finally killed the White Piren directly."

"Hundreds of people?!"

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