I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

After splitting the uppermost head in half with a knife, Ogata squatted down and rubbed the remaining blood, fat and brain plasma on the Dashaten blade with the hakama of the uppermost body.

Wiping the blade, and after retracting the knife into its sheath, after seeing a leather water bag next to the top, I washed the cheeks that were now stained with a lot of blood with the water in the water bag.

When he was beheading the top guards who had just gathered, the space was too narrow, so Ogata wanted to avoid the blood splashed on his body and there was nowhere to hide, so a lot of blood was splashed on his face and armor.

After washing his face quickly, Ogata let out a sigh: "Okay... it's time to leave here..."

The difficulty of leaving the camp safely is, to some extent, more difficult than breaking into the camp.

But Ogata had already planned how to leave here.

His plan to leave the camp was also quite simple and rude.

But before officially leaving the camp, Ogata has one more thing to do.

Ogata glanced at the **** armor he was wearing now, and then looked at the soldier who had fallen not far from his feet and hadn't got too much blood on his armor.

"I need to change the armor first..." Ogata murmured, as he began to take off the armor on his body.

As he took off the armor on his body with a skilled movement, Ogata suddenly thought-he had never served in the army, but he seemed to have accumulated quite a wealth of experience in wearing armor without knowing it...

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There are two stables in the camp of the First Army, one is located to the south of the camp, and the other is located to the north of the camp.

At this moment, whether it is the "South Stables" in the south or the "North Stables" in the north, the horses are in a state of instability, constantly scratching their hoofs and neighing.

This kind of temporary stables is naturally not made with any particularly complicated craftsmanship, let alone a stall for each horse.

Bring the horses together and surround them with a thin wooden fence-this is how the stables are made for temporary use on the marching road.

The horses used in the army are not very tall, so the wooden fence used to circle the horses does not need to be too tall.

Due to various reasons such as inconvenient transportation, Japan has not introduced excellent horse breeds from overseas. Until now, whether it is civilian horses or military horses, Japan has used domestic horses.

The most notable characteristics of horses native to Japan are their shortness and weakness.

The average shoulder height is only 1.2 meters, and the total height may not be as tall as a person.

With such a thin body, the strength is naturally not much greater.

Among the various types of horses in Japan, the best horse breed is the Kiso horse-although the Kiso horse is actually just a tall one from the dwarf, the average shoulder height of the Kiso horse is only 125cm-135cm.

In the Warring States period two hundred years ago, the powerful princes of the Takeda family who once shocked the country used Kiso horses to fight horses and formed the famous "Takeda Cavalry".

Two hundred years later, the Edo shogunate, which ruled the country, also mainly used the Kiso horse, which was superior compared to other horse breeds in the region, as a war horse for the army.

Now the horses stored in the stables in the first barracks are all Muzeng horses.

Horses are generally poor, so horses that can be used for combat are extremely scarce, directly limiting the development of cavalry, and causing Japanese cavalry to be an extremely expensive unit.

The first army has 3000 generals. The real cavalry and the cavalry responsible for rushing on the battlefield have only 150 horses.

Located in two stables on the north and south sides, there are only 200 horses each-these 400 horses are all the existing horses of the First Army.

The area of ​​the 3,000-person camp is not very large.

The camp was attacked, and most of the area in the camp was in chaos. The noise of the soldiers and the burning of flames were all transmitted to the stables. This noisy sound and the heavy smoke that kept drifting to the stables made the present The horses in the "South Stables" and "North Stables" are the culprits of the extremely unstable mood.

This noisy, noisy sound and the smoke emitted when the flames burned shocked many horses in the stables.

The horses in the stables are frightened on a large scale-it's no small matter.

Whether it’s the “South Stables” or the “North Stables”, the persons in charge of these two stables are now shuttled back and forth in their respective stables, directing their subordinates to appease the emotionally unstable horses.

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The first barracks, the "South Stables" to the south—

咴咴咴—!

Kick Kick Kick Kick Kick—!

"Allow the horses to calm down! Hey! You guys! Don't be lazy! Go and comfort the horses!"

The generals in charge of the "South Stables" patrolled the stables vigorously, while instructing the people under his command to appease the horses that are still very unstable.

"Hey, it is said that our camp has been attacked by a large group of Ezo. Is this true?"

In the South Stables, two young men calmed the horses while lowering the volume, whispering to each other.

"It should be...it can cause our camp to be chaotic now, except for a large group of hostile Ezos attacking us, there should be no other possibility."

"Then those Ezo who sneaked into our camp were beaten back?"

"I don't know this. But I guess the Ezos who attacked our camp were beaten back. It should only be a matter of time. Although Ezos can take advantage of us by sneak attacks, they are too poorly equipped for us and we are beaten back. It's just a matter of time."

"Hey! You two! What are you whispering over there!"

At this time, a sharp scream sounded from behind the two young men.

Upon hearing this rant, the two young men immediately looked like thieves who had been caught stealing, turning their heads with a guilty face, and looked at the host who was standing not far behind them—they. The head of the "South Stables".

Although there are no ten thousand horses in the stable, there is no "ten thousand horses mingling", but the neighing of nearly a hundred horses is enough to make people feel that the eardrum is about to break.

The "horse-in-charge", who was almost blasted by the noise of these horses, was in a very bad mood.

When patrolling around and the command staff comforted the horses, they just saw that the two subordinates were not concentrating on comforting the horses there, but were whispering there.

His anger rushed up all at once, and he scolded unceremoniously.

"Give me your attention! Don't let me see you whispering there!"

The two soldiers who had just whispered to each other quickly nodded and bowed, repeatedly saying that they would not commit another crime.

After Haosheng scolded the two soldiers, the "person in charge of the stables" continued to patrol around.

However, it didn't take long for the "man in charge of the stables" to see another scene that made him angry again-he saw a foot light who didn't know he belonged to, with a long spear in his hand and double knives tied to his waist. The sheath and the sheath, standing carelessly in the corner of the stable, seemed to be looking at the wooden stable fence in front of him, not knowing what they were doing.

This light-footed body is still tall, and the fence of the stables is slightly shorter than him.

Just when the "man in charge of the stables" was about to rush up to ask this Zuqing to which army he belongs to and what he was doing when he came here, a scene that made his pupils shrank suddenly appeared-he saw Zuqing suddenly took a knife from his waist. , And then slammed his knife towards the thin stable fence in front of him...

I saw the light of the knife flashing several times, and this famous person cut out a gap that is not too big or small, and can almost accommodate two horses walking side by side...

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The first barracks, somewhere in the camp—

—How is Yingzhai now...

Tachibana whispered like this in her heart, and she turned her head to look at the entrance of the camp next to her, her eyes full of uncontrollable anxiety.

At this moment-Tachibana's side suddenly sounded a calm male voice that didn't seem to contain any emotional color:

"Tachibana. Be restful and restless."

Hearing this sound, Tachibana was startled, then lowered her head slightly embarrassedly:

"Yes... I'm sorry, Master Zhong, I made you laugh..."

The person who had just reminded Tachibana, is now sitting on a pony tie, and Matsudaira is sitting next to Tachibana.

After learning that the Yingzhai had been attacked, Songping firmly believed that he quickly left the coach's account according to the suggestion of the purpose of life.

After leaving the coach’s big tent, Matsubaru, Tachibana and his own guards, hid in an inconspicuous tent in the camp.

Since hiding in this camp, Songping Dingxin has been sitting on a pony tie, putting his hands on his legs naturally, closing his eyes and resting.

Matsuhira Dingxin's immobile appearance was in sharp contrast to Tachibana, who was sitting next to him with the words "I'm panicked" on his face.

After hearing the reminder Matsuhira Datsunobu just now, Tachibana cleared her throat, then straightened her waist, adjusted the expression on her face, trying to make herself look as calm as Matsuhira Datsunobu.

But Tachibana, who is still too young and lacks experience, naturally cannot change her personality instantly because of a reminder from Matsuba Matshin.

Despite trying his best to disguise, the anxious color still couldn't dissipate in Tachibana's eyes for a long time.

"Old Master." Tachibana couldn't help but asked Songping Dingxin, "Should we send someone to ask Master Tianmu: How is the situation in Yingzhai now?"

As soon as Tachibana's voice fell, Matsudaira Matshinbu responded without thinking:

"Tachibana, don't worry. If there are any new changes in the camp, Sheng Tianmu will send someone to notify us immediately."

Seeing that Matsuhira Dingxin did not agree to send someone to Shengtianmu to inquire about the situation, Tachibana could only suppress the anxiety in her heart, and continued to wait silently with Matsuhira Dingxin in this camp.

But Tachibana didn't remain silent for long, as if she had something to say, she frequently looked at Matsudaira who was beside her.

The color of hesitation and determination on Tachibana's face saw back and forth.

In the end—it was determined to win.

"Old Master." Tachibana no longer hesitated on her face, and said with a cautious tone to Matsuba Matsuba next to him, "Are there any discomforts or troubles in your body?"

"No." Matsuhira Dingxin replied almost without hesitation, "Why ask?"

"Because looking down at your face seems a bit bad..."

After hiding in this camp with Matsuhira Datsunobu, Tachibana immediately discovered—Matsuhira Dingxin’s face was strange...

Outsiders may not see any changes in Matsuhira Dingxin, but as a servant of Matsuhira Dingxin for many years, the face that I see most every day is the Tachibana of Matsuhira Dingxin's face. He immediately recognized the unusual look on Matsuhei Dingxin's face.

According to Tachibana's experience-Matsudaira Matsuki showed such an expression, either because of his physical discomfort or something that disturbed his mind.

As soon as Tachibana's voice fell, Matsubishi Dingxin's mouth twitched slightly and smiled:

"Tachibana, you worry too much."

"There is nothing uncomfortable in my body. There is nothing to worry about."

"It's probably because the light here is dim, which makes you wrong."

Matsuhira Dingxin said so, Tachibana didn't dare to say more or ask more, and after a reconciliation, she continued to sit and wait in the camp with Matsuhira Dingxin obediently.

Suddenly-noisy horse hooves sounded outside the tent.

The sudden sound of horseshoes that were so close to them naturally surprised everyone in the camp.

Matsupira Dingxin also half opened his eyes, frowning slightly.

"Fa, something happened." Tachibana bounced directly from Mazha.

"Tachibana, stay calm and restless." Matsudaira reminded Tachibana once again, turning his head to look at a guard next to him, "Go outside to see the situation."

This guard standing next to Songping Dingxin is the core component of Songping Dingxin's guard-the red cavalry.

After receiving this order from Songping Dingxin, the guard immediately nodded in response to "Yes", then leaned on the knife at his waist and rushed out of the camp.

It didn't take long for the guard to return.

"My lord. It was the soldiers in the camp who spotted a suspicious person who was riding a horse and leaving the camp from the south."

"The sound of the horse's hoof just now was that the cavalry went to chase the suspicious person."

As soon as the guard's report fell, Matsudai Dingxin's brows that had only been slightly frowned immediately frowned: "Suspicious person?"

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Ogata grabbed the horse's mane and drove the horse galloping on the snowy field outside the camp.

If you want to leave the camp, you will definitely not be able to leave on foot. It is a waste of time, and it is extremely easy to be spotted and overtaken by chasers.

So if you want to leave this place, the most effective way is to grab a horse, and then ride the horse to escape.

After putting on a set of clean armor, Ogata once again transformed into an ordinary soldier, and once again frantically fished in troubled waters in the camp.

The stables are not hard to find—the camp is not too big. Many horses are constantly neighing because of fright. Ogata directly followed the neighing sound of this rumorous horse all the way to find it, and then found it smoothly. South Stables".

There is not much time left for Ogata.

Xi Ha is about to disperse, and if the time is too long, it will inevitably make people suspicious of this shadow alone.

Therefore, Ogata didn't play any tricks that would take a lot of time on how to steal horses.

He ran to the stables, split open the wooden stables with no one's bones, and then picked a horse to escape—this was Ogata’s method of stealing horses.

Simple and rude, but effective.

Before the management staff at the stables had had time to react adequately, they saw a foot light jumping out of nowhere and slashed open the fence of the stables, and then rode a horse away from him in a thunderous manner. The nearest horse in the gap, and then fled from the gap-when the management staff next to the stables reacted, Ogata had already rode away.

The fly in the ointment is that the horses in the stables are not equipped with saddles and other harnesses.

For the health of the horses and for the horses to have sufficient rest, saddles and other harnesses are only used when the horses are used, and horses and harnesses are usually separated.

Therefore, Ogata can only sit directly on the horse's back, and then grasp the horse's mane to control the horse.

Fortunately, these horses are all rigorously trained war horses. Even if they don’t use saddles and other harnesses, they will not have much impact on the riding, but they will only make the rider quite uncomfortable.

The situation was urgent, Ogata didn't pick and choose, so he escaped camp on a stolen "naked horse".

After discovering the horse thief Ogata, the person in charge of the stable immediately reported the matter to his head.

When Ogata rode a horse in the camp and rushed out of the camp, he also attracted the attention of many people along the way. After all, soldiers who wore the special "Gossacks" basically had no right to ride horses.

Of course—some people mistakenly think that Ogata is a soldier who is authorized to ride horses and pass military orders in this emergency situation.

Ogata was not worried at this time whether anyone would discover that he was a "fake soldier".

Because the order of the camp has not been restored, it is difficult for people of lower levels to report the discovery of "suspicious cavalry" quickly, and then gather forces to pursue Ogata.

It wasn't until Ogata rushed out of this camp by himself, that Ogata heard a little noisy sound coming from behind—this was probably the sound of the camp gathering troops and horses to chase Ogata.

At this time, it was obviously too late to chase Ogata.

Compared with the thrills of entering the camp, the process of leaving the camp was much smoother than Ogata imagined.

Sitting on horseback, Ogata exhaled.

With a smile on his face, he felt the headwind coming from the horse galloping.

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Tachibana looked nervously at Matsubaruto in front of him.

The guards of Matsubishi Matshinbu, headed by the red cavalry, now, like Tachibana, cast nervous glances at Matsudari Matshinbu in front of him.

The reason why they are like this is because the camp in front of them is standing above the camp where they just hid.

Just now, after learning that a "suspicious person" had left the camp from the south, Songping Dingxin suddenly said to Tachibana, "Help me stand above the camp."

Naturally, Tachibana was extremely puzzled by Matsuba Matshinbu's sudden order.

Tachibana did not dare to ask "Why" to Matsuhira Dingxin's order, but for the sake of Matsuhira Dingxin's safety, he still mustered up the courage to bluntly said to Matsupira Dingxin that "this is too dangerous" and told him not to do so.

To Tachibana's suggestion, Matsuhira Dingxin only responded coldly:

"Stop talking nonsense."

Seeing Matsuhira Dingxin seemed to be a little angry, Tachibana was so frightened that his legs almost weakened, so she didn't dare to say anything anymore, supporting Matsuhira Dingxin to climb to the top of the camp where they were hiding.

At this moment, Songping Dingxin was standing on the top of the camp so carelessly.

But Tachibana and others surrounded the camp with a nervous and panic expression, for fear that Matsuhira would fall from the top of the camp.

As if he was not worried that he would fall from the top of the camp, Songping Dingxin took out a telescope from his arms after standing upright on the top of the camp.

This telescope was dedicated to him a year ago by a foreign businessman from the Netherlands. It is not only exquisitely crafted, but also amazingly useful, allowing it to see farther than ordinary telescopes.

Matsudai Dingxin carried this telescope with him. He thought it would be useful in this investigation of the strait, but unfortunately, he didn't use it once until the end of the investigation.

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Songping Dingxin opened the telescope and looked to the south of the camp.

After scanning back and forth for a few laps, Matsuhira Dingxin finally saw that a soldier in light armor was riding on a horse without any harness, and was walking away.

The telescope in Songping Dingxin's hand has reached its limit, and it is no longer possible to see farther.

Therefore, Matsudaira narrowed his eyes, trying to see the face of the "suspicious person" with his naked eyes.

It's a pity-No matter how hard you try to see, Matsudaira can only see a vague shadow, can't see the face of the "suspicious person", and can only watch the "suspicious person" gradually move away from his field of vision...

After the "suspicious person" completely disappeared from Matsupira Dingxin's field of vision, Matsupira Dingxin put down the telescope in his hand.

Then he let out a silent sigh.

His face is covered with complex expressions that even outsiders can clearly recognize.