I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

All that Inamori said is reasonable.

If the conquest of the Red Moon Fortress was affected for the sake of one Ogata Ichitosai, it would indeed be more than a loss, and a big loss.

Therefore, everyone in the camp nodded one after another to show their agreement. There are only a few young generals who are still young, do not understand the overall situation, and are full of "honor" in their heads, showing resentment.

But these young generals did not dare to say anything at this time. After all, they did not understand the air. They had already seen that most of the generals in the camp agreed with Inamori's Priority” strategy.

Even the old Nakamatsu Ping Dingxin personally spoke up just now, agreeing to Inamori's strategy.

Faced with the current situation, these young generals who hoped to pursue Ogata Ichitosai and restore their reputation first did not dare to say anything more.

"The coach." A veteran who was very close to Inamori and had half-white hair and beard said in a deep voice, "Sir Tianmu has unfortunately been killed in battle, so it is necessary for a new general to command the 1st army."

"Commander, who do you think is more appropriate for the new general of the 1st Army?"

Inamori was silent for a long while: "...this matter is not in a hurry. I will consider it slowly tomorrow."

After all, Inamori looked at Kuroda:

"Kuroda-san. Now the 1st Army will continue to be in charge of you for the time being."

As soon as Inamori's voice fell, Kuroda bowed his head to Inamori and responded loudly:

"Yes!"

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After nearly half an hour—

"It's really troublesome..." Kuroda, who was walking with Qiuyue on the way leaving the coach's camp, rubbed the back of his neck while showing a distressed expression, "I hope I can quickly hand over the command of the 1st army. For others..."

The military discussion has just ended.

After Xiang Zhongjun determined the strategy of "taking the Red Moon Fortress as the top priority", Inamori gave some simple instructions on the rest and reorganization of the 1st Army and the subsequent marching plan, and then disbanded the military discussion.

After the military meeting was over, the generals filed out of their own handsome accounts, and the well-connected Qiuyue and Kuroda went together as always.

"You guy really doesn't know the blessing in the blessing." Qiuyue walking beside him said in a half-joking tone, "Do you know how many people who are eager to make contributions want to sit in your current position?"

"I am not so eager to make meritorious deeds..." The distress on Kuroda's face changed into helplessness, "Moreover, my current ability is not enough to command an army of 3000."

"You have seen how messed up I am these days, right?"

"I just want to quickly hand over the important task of'temporary command of the 1st Army' to others as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, Kuroda let out a sigh of relief.

"Well, it shouldn't take a few days anyway, Lord Inamori will send a new general to take over the command of the 1st Army."

"Ah, sorry. I seem to be walking too fast."

After he finished speaking, Kuroda slowed down his pace with Akizuki, who was unable to even walk fast because of his injury.

"You have changed a lot now." Qiuyue smiled, "I just thought about reminding you: I can't keep up with you."

Because of the injuries on her body, Qiuyue did not wear armor, but only a commoner.

Qiuyue was injured on the part of the collarbone, so from the neck to the skin exposed outside the collar, he was covered with thick linen.

Looking at Akizuki's linen cloth exposed outside his collar, Kuroda sighed:

"How are you feeling today? Did you feel better?"

"It would be great if my injury healed so quickly." Qiuyue sighed lightly, and then raised her hand to touch her upper chest covered with sackcloth. "But today my body has indeed become more comfortable...wounds The pain from everywhere is a little lighter than yesterday...what about you? How is your palm now?"

Kuroda raised his hands, still wrapped in linen, and shook them in front of Qiuyue's eyes:

"I'm just ripped off my palm and some flesh and blood. It's not a serious injury. The wound is no longer painful. After a while, I should be able to get better."

Qiuyuezheng and Kuroda were "communicating" about each other's injuries, but at this moment, the two heard a voice with a little fear coming from a short distance in front of them:

"That'Hunter Ichidozai' is simply a monster..."

For the current Akizuki and Kuroda, "Executioner Idosesai" is an extremely sensitive word that cannot be ignored.

After hearing this voice, Qiuyue and Kuroda looked at the sound-the speaker was a young general who was not too old.

This young general is now walking side by side with several generals of similar age next to him.

These generals, Qiuyue, looked at each other, they should all be the generals of the Second Army.

Seeing these people walking in front of them seemed to be discussing Ogata Ichitosai, so Akizuki and Kuroda raised their ears at the same time, wanting to hear what they were talking about.

This group did not specifically lower the volume, so Akizuki and Kuroda could hear their conversation clearly.

"Isn't it... it's really terrible... It's like entering a man's land when attacking a camp where 3000 troops are stationed..."

"There should be no one who can beat Ogata Ichitosai in heads-ups... I think even Ishishusai Yagyu and Musashi Miyamoto, who are famous in the history of swordsmen, are not Ogata Ichitosai's opponents. NS…"

"If you think about it carefully-it feels weird. Ogata Itosai was not born in the same era as Yagyu Ishishusai and Miyamoto Musashi. If they were born in the same era, we can know who is strong and weak."

"Huh! What good is Ogata Itosai's swordsmanship no matter how superb? He has fallen into the way of Shura and is destined to be spurned by the world and future generations."

"It's a pity, such a genius swordsman can't be used by our shogunate..."

"I actually really want to compete with Ogata Ichitosai..."

"Do you want to compete with Ogata Ichitosai? Please pardon me, you may not even be able to take even Ogata Itosai's move."

"I know. Although Ogata Ichitosai has deviated from the right path, it is undeniable that his swordsmanship is extremely superb. If he could die under his sword in an upright contest with such a great swordsman, it would be a good idea. Kind of honor."

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Akizuki and Kuroda quietly listened to the "discussion" of the group of young generals in front of them about Ogata.

"...Before the military meeting began, I heard many people talking about Ogata Idosesai." Kuroda smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect to hear someone talking about Ogata Idosesai... "

Just now, before the military discussion has started, the generals who have been seated in the coach's account in advance rely on small talk to pass the time.

At that time, Kuroda had noticed that most of the topics the generals talked about were related to Ogata.

Why Yuwei Ogata is puzzled here in Ezo.

You are amazed by Ogata's amazing swordsmanship and courage.

You feel resentful that Ogata regards the dignity of the shogunate as nothing.

But no matter what is being discussed, the same feelings-the fear of Ogata-are revealed between the lines in these Ogata as the topic.

One person broke into the barracks with 3,000 troops stationed and retreated all over the body—this kind of sensational thing happened so literally, everyone was afraid of Ogata more or less.

The generals of the Second Army who had not been attacked by Ogata were less afraid of Ogata.

And the generals of the First Army who have personally experienced the "attack of Ogata Ichitosai"... In one sentence, the attitude of the generals of the First Army towards Ogata is well described-"were Ogata like a tiger".

Kuroda looked down at the palms of his hands and laughed self-deprecatingly: "As soon as I hear Ogata Ichitosai's name, it feels so hard that the pain is no longer spreading, and the wound is faintly aching...Huh? Akizuki, What's wrong with you? Why do you show such an expression."

Out of the corner of Kuroda's eyes, he noticed-Qiuyue beside him did not know when, showing a pensive appearance as if he was thinking about something.

"It's nothing..." Akizuki slowly said, "It's just... after I competed with Ogata Ichitosai, there was one thing that kept me caring..."

"I always think... Ogata Ichitosai's voice... is familiar... as if I've heard it somewhere..."

"Huh?" Kuroda's eyes widened slightly, "familiar?"

Kuroda changed to a half-joking tone:

"Haven't you ever met Ogata Ichitosai somewhere before?"

"Impossible." Qiuyue shook her head without hesitation.

"That may be because you have ever met someone whose voice is similar to Ogata Ichitosai." Kuroda reassured, "There are so many people in the world, and it is normal for two people to have similar voices."

"...Perhaps." Qiuyue nodded gently.

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"A Ting, come, drink this."

Ogata lifted Amachi who was lying on the blanket with one hand, held the bowl of medicine with one hand, and handed it to Amachi's lips.

After the rim of the bowl of medicine touched Ah Ding's lips, Ah Ding immediately opened his mouth obediently, and drank the bowl of medicine at the right temperature in one breath.

After Ah Ding drank the bowl of medicine, Okinawa let A Ding lie down again, and then raised his hand to touch A Ding's forehead-still a bit hot.

Anxiety and anxiety surfaced in the depths of Ogata's eyes—but these two emotions had just surfaced in the depths of Ogata's eyes, and they were forcibly hidden by Ogata.

"You can lie down here and have a rest," Ogata said to Amachi. "I'll go and prepare lunch with Aizan and Ahili first."

"Um..." Ah Ding replied softly.

Holding the empty bowl, Ogata got out of the hunting lodge.

As soon as I left the hunting lodge, a faint smell of meat rushed towards Ogata—not far away, Ayzan and Ahili were surrounded by the bubbling pot of Zhenggudonggudong, cooking today’s lunch. .

"I'm here to help." Ogata leaned towards Aizan and Ahili with the empty medicine bowl. "Aheli, go and cook that rabbit. I'll add firewood."

After listening to Ayzan’s translation, Yahili happily put down the wood in his hand, then drew out his mountain knife and strode towards the two fat rabbits placed on the ground next to him.

Ogata sat where Ahili had just sat, then grabbed the two long wooden branches at his feet, broke them into short wooden sticks, and put them into the fire under the pot one by one.

"Mr. Mashima..." At this moment, Ayzan glanced at the hunting lodge not far away, then lowered the volume and whispered to Ogata, "Ms. Amachi's body... is still very bad?"

Just now, after Ogata got out of the hunting lodge, Aizan keenly noticed that Ogata's expression was a bit solemn.

Ayizan is not an idiot, and naturally knows what will make Ogata's expression dignified in this situation.

"Yeah..." Ogata nodded softly, "Amachi's body temperature has been unable to drop... Honestly... I'm a little worried..."

"Mr. Mashima, don't worry, it's normal to have a fever all the time. Although I don't know the reason, after a serious injury, people will basically have a fever, and the fever will last for a while."

Aizan comforted.

"Before, there was a young man in our village. He failed in a bear hunt. The bear launched a counterattack and scratched the young man's chest."

"Fortunately, the bear was also very timid. After wounding the young man, he fled straight away."

"After the young man returned to the village with his own willpower, he quickly recovered his health under the treatment of the doctor."

"At that time, the young man had a long fever."

"We are about to return to He Yezhe now. When we get back to He Yezhe, let's ask some of He Yezhe's doctors to show Miss Ah Ding."

"Yeah..." Ogata nodded lightly. "Now it can only be like this..."

Revenge for Ah Ding-this is a few days ago.

After avenging Amachi, Ogata and the others continued to walk back to the Red Moon Fortress as originally planned.

After a few days of trekking, it was finally time to return to the long-lost Red Moon Fortress.

According to estimates-as long as nothing happens, they will be able to reach the Red Moon Fortress before this evening.

After Aizan briefly comforted Ogata, both of them stopped talking.

Ogata silently added firewood to the bottom of the pot, and Aizan concentrated on adding seasonings to the pot.

It wasn't until a long while later that Ayzan, who felt the atmosphere was too dull and wanted to liven up the atmosphere, smiled and nodded his face.

"Mr. Mashima, I've always been curious, don't you feel uncomfortable wearing this human skin mask?"

"Fortunately." Ogata smiled. "When I first started wearing it, I was really uncomfortable."

"But as long as I get used to it, I can hardly feel its existence."

A few days ago, after avenging Ah Ding, Okinawa explained to Aizan and Ahili why he had two faces.

Of course-Ogata wouldn't just tell Aizan and Ahili all the truth in such a foolish manner.

Ogata didn't tell Ayzan and Ahrita that they were "the most wanted criminals in Japanese society", but only told them that for some reason, they had to wear this human skin mask to conceal their true appearance.

At the same time, Ogata did not tell the two of his real name.

Ayzan and Ahili are both empathetic...or very smart people.

When the two of them saw Ogata's reluctance to say more about the reason why he hid his true face, they didn't break the casserole and ask the question.

Seeing that Ogata didn't say much, they didn't ask too much-they continued to maintain the distance between each other, and no one broke.

The cleverness of Aizan and Aheli made Ogata breathe a sigh of relief-if the two kept asking Ogata to reveal the reason for his hidden face, then Ogata really didn't know how to confuse him.

After Ogata and Aizan talked briefly, Ahili returned to the pot with the rabbit meat that was finally processed.

Because Amachi is still very weak, Ogata and the others specially cook some porridge for Amachi-using the rice that Ogata and Amachi have always carried with them.

Before rushing to the Ezo land, Ogata and Amachi not only purchased a variety of dry food, but also some rice-specially used to adjust the taste when eating dry food and vomiting.

But the amount of rice is not much, and after this period of consumption, the rice has almost bottomed out.

Ogata and his party simply ate lunch, and then rested for a while, then set off on their way back to the Red Moon Fortress.

In the current state of A Ting, it is natural that there is no way to ride a horse. Therefore, the way of riding a horse for four people has to be changed in the past few days-Ogata and A Ting shared radish, while Ayzan and Aheli shared grapes.

The reason for this arrangement is to allow Ah Ting to have a better rest.

Ogata sat in the back, and Amachi sat in front of Ogata. In this way, Amachi can use Ogata as the back of his chair and rest on the back of Ogata.

It's convenient for Ah Ding, but it suffers from Ayzan and Ahili...

Neither Aizan nor Ahili can ride horses, so they had to learn how to ride horses urgently...

Fortunately, Grape is a docile horse, and Ayzan also has a talent for riding.

After urgent special training, Ayzan was barely able to drive the grape trot forward.

Tiangong is beautiful-Since Ogata and his party re-started on the road, the weather has been clear, and there have been no bears, wolves, or other accidents on the road.

After covering the sky with a thin layer of black gauze, the magnificent twin walls of the Red Moon Fortress finally appeared at the end of Ogata's vision.

Ogata speeded up a little bit. After getting close to the fortress, Ayzan and Aheli shouted in Ainu to the people on the wall, "We are back" and "We are from China Village." "...

When they approached the thick wall of the city in Ogata, the figure on the wall began to shake quickly.

"Um…?"

At this moment, Ogata suddenly frowned because he noticed something unusual.

Although Ogata's eyesight is far inferior to Amachi, it is not bad either.

The group of them is not far from the wall, so Ogata can vaguely see the expressions on the faces of the guards on the wall—their faces are full of vigilance and...awe...

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In the past two days, many book friends have misunderstood... The mall my parents opened is not a mall like Wanda Plaza, but a department store mall, so the author is not a rich second-generation... Top It can only be regarded as a well-off family.

So there is no such thing as "I inherit the family business if the novel is not well written"... I am the second son of the family, so inheriting the family business is definitely not my turn, and I don't want to inherit any family business... Because I am not interested in opening a department store~~