I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

6 days later-

Ezo land, somewhere—

Today's weather is exceptionally good, with a clear sky and sunny days.

The branches without a leaf were drenched with silky sunlight, a bird stepped on the top of the tree, and the tail was shaking constantly, and the shadow was clearly reflected on the snow under the tree.

At this moment, the little bird seemed to have heard a strange noise and turned back to look at the skyline on the west side of the snowfield.

Two sturdy horses slowly emerged from the west skyline.

There are two people sitting on the backs of these two horses.

4 people and 2 horses are galloping on this snowy field.

The bird on the tree was surprised by the sudden appearance of 4 people and 2 horses, flapping its wings, leaving the treetops, and flying towards the high sky.

These two horses are Ogata’s radish and Amachi’s grapes.

On the turnip sat Ogata and Aizan.

And on the grapes sit Ading and Ahili.

Ogata and Amachi, who are in charge of driving the horses, control the speed of the horses under the hips to a level that is neither fast nor slow.

If the horse is allowed to gallop at the fastest speed, it will not take much time for the horse to run out of energy, so now this speed is just right, allowing the horse to run for as long as possible, and the speed will not be too slow.

Ah Ting now looks like riding a horse, and compared to the previous look that couldn't even make the horse go straight forward, it was nothing like two people.

Before, she couldn't even sit firmly on horseback.

And now she was able to make Grape go forward steadily at this not slow speed.

This is all due to the fact that there was always riding a horse along the way that the villagers of Qina Village moved to the Red Moon Fortress.

Because he has been riding horses and practicing equestrianism while on the road, A Ding's equestrianism has improved rapidly.

"Ayizan." Ogata asked Ayizan, who was sitting behind him, "Help me ask Ahili: How far is it from Huxi Village?"

Aizan, who was sitting behind Ogata, nodded vigorously, and then turned his head to look sideways at Ahiri, who was sitting on the back of grapes and hugging Amachi's slender waist, who was riding a horse in front of him.

Aizan: "%￥*&&￥#*%*￥#@? (Ainu language

Yaxili looked at the surrounding environment: "￥%&*@#%￥*&&￥#*%*￥#@￥&*! (Ainu

Aizan turned his gaze back to Ogata in front of him: "Ahili said: At the current speed, it will take about one or two days to reach Huxi Village."

"Will it take another day or two..." After hearing Aizan's translation, Ah Ding twitched his lips, "Will it take such a long time..."

The reason why Ogata and their four people and two horses are now speeding in this snowy field where there is no village in front and no shop in the back is not for anything else, just to go to the village of Xicun.

Lin Ziping told Ogata that he suddenly thought of a way to prove that he was a scholar and not a spy: go to a village called Xicun, and ask the old village head of that village to get back to him, which he gave to the old village head 4 years ago. Of his 3 books written by him-this is already 6 days ago.

I asked the mayor of Chepke in China Village, and learned that Yaxili and his family care about a relative in Xicun, and maybe they knew exactly when Xicun was, so Xu made it easy to go to Yaxili non-stop.

After consulting with Ahili, Ogata learned that what the Chief Chepke said was true. Aheli and his family did have a relative in Xicun.

Aheli has an aunt who lives in Huxi Village. She has visited Huxi Village several times with her family. Therefore, Aheli knows how to go to Huxi Village.

I found someone who could take him and Amachi to Huxi Village-Ogata was naturally very happy.

Needless to say, Ogata's current status in Kina Village. The vast majority of villagers regard Ogata as a lifesaver—Ahili is no exception.

It wasn't a difficult commission for someone he respected so much, and Ahiri couldn't think of any reason for rejection.

Under Ogata's simple request, Aheli nodded and agreed to Ogata's request to "help them take them to Ximura".

It's just that—Although Ahili agreed to take Ogata and the others to Ximura, another new problem appeared in front of Ogata and the others.

That is: their language is not good.

Ahili can't speak Japanese.

And Ogata and Amachi only have some simple Ainu vocabulary.

Therefore, in order to solve the language problem, Ogata sought out Aizan who had been acting as the language translator between him and Amachi during this period of time, and had been very familiar with him.

In order to persuade Aizan to go with them, Ogata also spent a lot of effort.

After talking about his lips, Aizan finally nodded and expressed his willingness to walk with Ogata and the others.

So-4 people and 2 horses just hit the road.

Because neither Yahili nor Ayzan can ride a horse, Yahili and Ayzan ride a horse with Amachi and Ogata respectively.

The radishes and grapes are worthy of being carefully bred Don hippos. The bones are very strong, and even if two people are carried, the steps are not slow at all.

After these 6 days, Ogata and the others are basically detours, detours, and detours constantly...

Because infrastructure construction is basically no, so there are not many roads that can be taken, so Ogata and others often have to detour a long way to bypass those places that cannot be walked.

After the 6th, most of the time was spent on detours.

From the Red Moon Fortress to Huxi Village, the straight-line distance is only 10 miles (about 40 kilometers in modern times), but because of the constant detours, they have not arrived until now.

"Ah!" Aizan, who had been sitting properly behind Ogata, suddenly raised his hand over Ogata's shoulder and pointed forward, "The land in front is very flat! How about going there for a rest?"

Ogata looked in the direction that Aizan pointed out—it was indeed a flat place suitable for resting.

After reading what Aizan was pointing to, Ogata lowered his head and glanced at the radish under his crotch.

Turnip is now breathing heavily, and every step he takes, a lot of sweat will be spilled on the ground.

The condition of the grapes under the hips of Ading is similar to that of radishes.

After confirming the conditions of the two horses, Ogata nodded.

"Okay, let's take a break now."

"Yeah." Ah Ding nodded on the side.

After they rode their horses to the flat open space ahead, they tied the radishes and grapes to a big tree with many grass blades near its roots.

"Oh, take a closer look-there just happened to be a very good-growing fir tree nearby." After all, Ayzan pulled out his mountain knife, "You three, wait a moment."

After speaking, Ayizan took his mountain knife and strode towards a fir tree not far away.

"Are you going to build a hunting lodge?" Ogata asked Aizan.

"That's right!" Aizan said, "If you want to rest, it's better to stay in the hunting lodge to rest, and it will be a lot warmer."

Regarding the hunting lodge, the first Ainu people that Ogata and the others knew after they came to Ezo land-Ayaka who hadn't seen it for some days, and I don’t know if there will be a chance to see you again in the future. When Fang and the others hunted the cannibal bear together, they took Ogata and the others to live in the hunting lodge, and they learned about the hunting lodge with Ogata and the others.

Hunting lodges can also be regarded as one of the characteristic Ainu cultures. From time to time, you can see the hunting lodges left by the Ainu in the woods and wilderness of the Ezo land.

If you go hunting that day, you can bring your prey back to the village on the same day—this kind of thing is actually rare in Ainu society.

In order for the Ainu to hunt a sufficient amount of prey, or to hunt a sufficient amount of prey, it is only normal for the Ainu to spend a few days or even ten days in the wild.

So-in order to solve the problem of outdoor accommodation every night, the Ainu people invented the "hunting lodge".

There are two types of "hunting lodges": hunting lodges for a long period of time, and "temporary hunting lodges" for only one or two days.

When Ogata and Ayaka went hunting the giant cannibal bear, the hunting lodge where Ayaka and Ogata lived with Amachi was a kind of more exquisite hunting that could live for a long time. cabin.

The "temporary hunting lodge" that only stays for one or two days is not meant to be used for long stays, so the production method is quite simple and rude.

The Ainu, who are simple and rude enough to be skilled, can even build a "temporary hunting lodge" within a few minutes.

And Aizan happens to be the kind of skilled Ainu.

Although Aizan is now a middle-aged man with a big belly, as an Ainu, he was also an excellent hunter with very good skills when he was young.

Ayzan is handy for all kinds of hunting skills and survival skills in the wild.

Aizan used a mountain knife to chop down the fir tree not far away.

This fir tree was not randomly selected by Ayzan. It was the most suitable tree selected by Ayzan after careful selection to build a "temporary hunting lodge".

When the fir tree was cut down, Ayzan specifically made the tree fall into a depression in the ground next to it.

After the fir tree fell to the ground, the fallen tree trunk happened to be able to form a space with the depression on the ground. Ayzan slid into this space, flattened the snow under the tree, and then spread the leaves of the fir tree. .

After the leaves were laid, Aizan took a deep breath, then nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, it's completed! (Ainu

Aizan turned his head to stand not far away just now, waiting for him to build the hunting lodge to the three people of Ogata, Acho, and Aheli shouting loudly:

"Mr. Mashima! Miss Acho! Ahili! The hunting lodge has been built! Come in."

Ayzan built this "temporary hunting lodge" in only about 4 minutes.

The method he used just now is the most commonly used method used by the Ainu people to build temporary hunting lodges-cutting down fir trees, letting the fir trees fall into the depression of the ground, and people sleep on the trunk and the ground. In the space in between, thick leaves can be used as a roof, which not only prevents snow, but is also very breathable. Sleeping inside is warmer than sleeping outside.

On the way to Huxi Village, Ayzan often made hunting huts for everyone to rest and live in.

Both Ogata and Amachi have been familiar with Aizan's skillful house-building techniques.

When they went to the Red Moon Fortress with the villagers of China Village, Ogata and the others had seen the villagers of China Village show their magical powers and set up various types of hunting in the wild through various methods. cabin.

Although Ayzan’s house construction is fast, it is not particularly fast.

Ogata had personally seen a certain villager in China Village built a "temporary hunting lodge" that could accommodate several people in just over a minute.

Ogata, Amachi, and Yaheli entered the newly built hunting lodge in Ayzan one by one. Although it was narrower, it was more than enough to accommodate three people sitting cross-legged.

As soon as he settled down in this hunting lodge, Ah Ting immediately stretched out his hands and gently massaged his inner thighs that were aching from the saddle, while showing an impatient look towards Aizan. Said:

"Ayzan, take advantage of the time now, let's talk about the heroic epic!"

Ogata is no stranger to the scene in which Amachi pesters Aizan and asks Aizan to talk about the heroic epic passed down from generation to generation by the Ainu people.

When they rushed to the Red Moon Fortress with the villagers of Qina Village before, Ah Ding approached Aizan whenever he had time, and asked Aizan to talk about their Ainu heroic epic.

Now it's like this again-in the 6 days to Huxi Village, A Ding, as always, asked Aizan to tell the heroic epic whenever he had the opportunity.

And there are so many heroic epics in Aizan's belly. After so many days, he hasn't finished speaking.

"Miss Ading, you really like to listen to stories." Aizan smiled and stroked the lush beard on his chin, "Okay! No problem! I think about any other stories that have not been told. ..."

"If I can, I would like to hear that kind of epic with a very exciting plot." Amachi added, "It's like the story of "Yukimura Sanada assaults the enemy's main line and takes the head of Tokugawa Ieyasu"."

"Sanada Yukimura?" Aizan tilted his head, with a look of doubt on his face.

Seeing that Aizan didn't know who Sanada Yukimura was, Ah Ding cleared his throat and explained:

"Sanada Yukimura is an incredible big man among us and people. He is a famous hero among us and people. He once led a man to attack an army of tens of thousands, directly take the enemy's main line, and even defeat the enemy 2 It’s a pity that this army formation failed to take down the head of the enemy general because of bad luck and so on. The success failed."

"So amazing...?" Aizan was stunned.

"It's so awesome." Ah Ding put his hands on his hips, showing a slightly smug expression, "He is one of the people I admire most, and I love listening to Sanada Yukimura's stories."

"This Sanada Yukimura, like Mr. Majima, is also a very skilled person." Aizan looked at Ogata aside.

"Sanada Yukimura is indeed amazing." Ogata replied in a half-joking tone. "But now, people seem to pass him like a god. The real Sanada Yukimura in history is not so amazing."

"Compared with the historical facts of Sanada Yukimura, I think I should be able to stay longer and shorter."

"But if it is compared with the rumored Sanada Yukimura, then I should not be able to compare."

Sanada Yukimura, a military commander praised as "Japan's first soldier", was active at the end of the Sengoku period two hundred years ago, and he shined in the decisive battle between the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa clan.

The first shogun of the Edo shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was originally a minister of the Toyotomi clan, succeeded in usurping power. He seized the power of the country from the Toyotomi clan. Shi launched a decisive battle, slashing the roots.

This decisive battle between Toyotomi and Tokugawa was the famous "Battle of Osaka".

Sanada Yukimura was one of Toyotomi's officers at that time.

Under the command of Yukimura Sanada, the Toyotomi Army once defeated the Tokugawa Army with nothing to do.

It's a pity that at that time, Toyotomi Hideyori, the head of the Toyotomi clan, was a well-known incompetent person.

At that time, in addition to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was in charge of the Toyotomi clan, there was also his mother Shimohime - and this woman became famous in history under the name of "stupid", a famous stupid in Japanese history.

Under the various actions of these stupid pig teammates, the great situation that might have been able to win was directly destroyed.

Seeing that the general situation is gradually deteriorating, Sanada Yukumura decided to take a gamble-leading his own troops straight into the Tokugawa army's main line, taking the head of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

With the cooperation of another strong general, Katsunaga Mori, Sanada successfully defeated the first and second battalions of the Tokugawa army, and the soldiers pointed directly at the third battalion where Tokugawa Ieyasu was.

It's a pity that Tokugawa Ieyasu is a chicken thief-seeing that Yukimura Sanada is about to kill him, he broke the commander flag in embarrassment and humiliation and ran away.

One important reason why Tokugawa Ieyasu was able to succeed was because he was able to do things that he was so embarrassed and unwilling to do in the eyes of others.

Because the handsome flag was broken, Sanada and the others could not find a goal. This great assault that almost changed Japanese history failed in the end.

Sanada, exhausted and bruised, led the remnant soldiers into the Yasui Shrine to defend them. Eventually, the shrine was breached and Sanada Yukumura died in battle.

Sanada was killed, the morale of the Toyotomi army collapsed, and the Toyotomi clan was eventually destroyed by the Tokugawa clan. The world finally became the Tokugawa clan and the Edo shogunate.

The above period of history is real history.

Because Sanada Yukimura's performance in the decisive battle between Toyotomi and Tokugawa is brave, and his story is full of drama, Sanada's story has been favored by those storytellers and families for the past two hundred years.

Up to now, about Sanada Yukimura's story, I don't know how many demonic versions have been made.

It is said that Sanada killed a seven-in and seven-out in the Tokugawa army like Changshan Zhao Zilong...

It is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu almost had his abdomen cut due to despair, but he was stopped by the surname next to him...

It is said that Sanada has actually reached Tokugawa’s front, intending to kill Tokugawa Ieyasu with a short gun, and let Tokugawa Ieyasu experience what is meant by "adult, the times have changed", but because the firearms of this era are not good enough, the short guns are wrong. Understand……

Because the people of this era understand these historical stories and historical figures basically rely on storytellers, these demon-changed stories of Sanada are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Many common people believe Sanada is "Humanoid Gundam" and "Incarnation of Valkyrie".

"You really dare to talk." Amachi imitated Ogata's half-joking tone just now, "How dare you say that you can compete with the'First Soldier of Japan'. If you let outsiders hear what you just said. In other words, you might be scolded by others for being shameless and ignorant."

After talking and laughing briefly with Ogata, Amachi turned his attention to Aizan again: "Ayzan, is there a heroic epic with a hero like this as the protagonist?"

After thinking for a while, Aizan shook his head with a wry smile.

"In the heroic epic of our Ainu people, there are quite a few heroes who shine in the war." Aizan smiled bitterly, "but those heroes don't know if they really existed, not like what you just said. That Sanada Yukimura is also a real historical figure."

"Now think about it carefully-we Ainu people seem to have not seen a new epic based on real characters as the prototype for a long time."

"As far as I know, excluding foreigners like Majima-san, among us Ainu, the deeds most suitable to be adapted into epic poems are Heyezhe's Chanup."

"Is that Chanup so good?" Ah Ding asked, "There is still a chance to be adapted into a heroic epic."

"Very powerful." Ayzan nodded, "If Chanupu led the people of all tribes to go south to find a new home, and finally built the new home of'Heyezhe' after all the hardships. If it becomes a heroic epic, then this heroic epic should be an extremely rare masterpiece."

"When they went south, if there weren't for Chanupu's several times to turn the tide and the wise leadership, their group of people who went south to find a new home would have been wiped out in a certain wilderness."

"Chanup is a real strange man."

Ayzan showed emotion on his face.

"Chanup has been a very different person since he was young."

"Everyone around me who knows Chanupu praises Chanupu."

"But-no one is perfect. For Chanup, there are still some... strange rumors that are not true or false."

"Strange rumors?" Ah Ding asked back, "What rumors?"

"This is what I heard a long time ago-Chanup had a friend when he was young."

"And his friend is a very powerful killer."

"Killer?" Ah Ding raised his eyebrows sharply.

Ogata was also aroused by this topic at this time, turned his head and looked at Aizan.

"Yeah. I heard that the assassin is very skilled. Chanup and his friend have a very good relationship."

"At that time, the relationship between Chanupu and their tribe was very poor with the other tribe, and the two tribes had reached the point of immortality."

"Chanup's father unfortunately died in a battle with that tribe."

"So in order to get revenge, Chanup invited his friend, and asked his friend to help kill his father and enemy, as well as all the skilled warriors in the tribe."

"His friend agreed to Chanup's request, and he entered the tribe alone in the middle of the night, and took back the heads of Chanup's murderous enemies and all the skilled warriors in that tribe."

"Because most of the warriors in that tribe were killed by Chanup’s friend, the overall combat effectiveness of the tribe was greatly reduced, so the tribe of Chanup ultimately won the war and wiped out the tribe. Killed all the people in that tribe."

"Has that Chanup ever done such a thing?" Ah Ding's eyes opened wide in surprise.

"These are just rumors, I don't know whether they are true or not." Aizan said, "But even if this is true, I don't think it's a big deal."

"Since the two tribes have reached the point of endless death, it is natural to use any trick that can cause huge damage to the enemy."

"Invite someone to help kill someone-although this is a bit disgraceful, I think it is understandable."

"Then in the rumors you have heard, did you mention the name of Chanup's friend?" Ogata, who had been listening silently with Amachi, asked at this time.

Aizan shook his head: "No. So I personally think-these things should be made up by some people who are hostile to Chanup, and Chanup doesn't have such a friend at all."

"#￥%&*%￥#%%￥%! (Ainu

At this time, a Jiao Yi suddenly inserted into Ogata's conversation.

It was Ahili's voice.

As he didn't understand Japanese, he didn't intervene in Ogata's conversation. He just sat silently on the edge of the corner and watched the scenery outside to pass the time.

Just now, Aheli, who had been watching the scenery outside, suddenly changed his face, then turned his head and shouted at Aizan with a serious face.

After hearing Ahili's words, Ayzan's face changed suddenly, and then he quickly turned to look outside.

"...It's awful." After casting his gaze out of the hunting lodge, Aizan said solemnly, "Mr. Mashima, Miss Amachi, we have to find a cave that can avoid snow now... Blizzard coming!"

Ogata and Amachi hurriedly looked outside the hunting lodge-they saw a large cloud of extremely dense clouds appearing on the northern skyline.

The "dark cloud wall" made up of dark clouds invaded the sky above Ogata and the others...

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At this moment--

Somewhere not too far from where Ogata and the others are--

A large team of nearly a hundred people is moving forward quickly on the vast snow field.

The vast majority of people in this team are wearing armor and riding excellent horses.

These knights firmly guarded around a sedan chair. The four people who carried the sedan were strong in stature and steady steps. They lifted the sedan in a stable manner, with little shaking, and the speed was quite fast.

This team is the "expedition team" of Songping Dingxin.

And the person sitting in the sedan chair is Songping Dingxin.

They have successfully completed their inspection of the fjord yesterday.

The inspection process went smoothly, but the results of the inspection made Songping Dingxin very uncomfortable-the fjord made Songping Dingxin very disappointed.

It's not that that fjord is unsuitable for building a port.

On the contrary-that fjord is very suitable for building a port.

But the conditions around this fjord are really bad. The terrain is rugged and there are many forests. There are not many roads suitable for people to walk.

What is the use of a seaport that cannot easily send manpower and materials into the inland?

Although it is possible to spend money to repair the ground conditions around that fjord and make several good roads, the cost of this is an astronomical figure, and the gain is not worth the loss.

So Songping Dingxin has given up that fjord and plans to find another more suitable fjord.

At this moment, Songping Dingxin and others, who have completed their investigation of the fjord, are fast on their way to retreat and join the army.

"Old Master! Old Master!"

Tachibana's voice suddenly sounded outside the sedan chair.

After hearing Tachibana's voice, sitting in the sedan chair, Matsuhira Datsunobu, who was closing his eyes calmly, opened his eyes suddenly.

"What's the matter?" Songping Dingxin asked.

"The sky outside has become so strange!" Tachibana's voice was a little anxious, "A large cloud of clouds appeared in the north!"

Hearing Tachibana's words, Matsudaira frowned first ~www.wuxiahere.com~ and then quickly opened the sedan window and looked out.

After Matsuhira Dingxin cast his gaze to the northern sky, he saw that there was a "black line" on the northern skyline that was so dark that it made people feel so dark.

And what constitutes this "black line" are extremely dense dark clouds.

This "black line" made up of thick and dense dark clouds is encroaching on the sky from the north at a speed visible to the naked eye, approaching Matsubishi and the others.

Looking at the thick "black line", Matsubishi Dingxin's face sank slightly.

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Note: The "temporary hunting lodge" used by Ayzan in this chapter is not made by the author, but is based on the book "What should I do when I meet a bear?" "of.

As I said before, there are two authors of this book, one is Azuzaki who is responsible for oral narration, and the other is Ryutoyo Katayama who is responsible for recording.

The Ansaki and others who are in charge of oral narration are mixed with Ainu and lived in Ainu tribes since childhood.

Mixed races will not only be discriminated against among the people, but also among the Ainu people. Azuzaki and others have been discriminated against since they were young, and they are often called "hybrids". The hunting skills that have been passed down from generation to generation in the tribe will not be passed on. Give him such a mixed race.

Fortunately, Azuzaki and others have been stealing the hunting skills of their tribe, and finally succeeded in learning something. He became a **** hunter who hunted 60 bears in his lifetime, 40 of which were single kills. (Note: Anzaki and others have passed away in 2013 at the age of 90)

Zizaki and others are half-breed, living in an Ainu tribe since childhood, and his wife is also an Ainu, so this book "What should I do if I meet a bear?" There is also a lot of knowledge about Ainu people in popular science.

In that book, there is knowledge about popular science to hunting lodge.

Readers who are interested in Ainu people can buy this book and have a look.