I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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Jie Zheng asked A Qing who was beside him anxiously.

"Yeah. I won't see it wrong." Ah Qing, who put her hands on the lintels and looked towards the northwest with her narrow eyes, said solemnly, "The red and white Wu clothes have a lot of splashes on them. Bloodstains, no shoes and socks on the feet, the bears are huge...the conditions are perfect."

At the end of A Qing's line of sight, it was A-cho who was rushing to the hotel at this time.

In the urban area where A-Ming was located, almost all the people were gone, and there were few pedestrians except A-Ming on the empty street, so A-Ming who was sprinting on this street was particularly conspicuous. Because of this, Ah Qing was able to notice this particularly conspicuous red and white figure just now.

"Have you finally found her..." Jie showed relief and joy, and then quickly jumped off the roof of the private house, "Aqing, please help us."

Ah Qing: "I know."

Under the guidance of Aqing, Jiezheng led his subordinates to chase after A-cho.

In order to avoid being discovered by A-machi, Jiezheng deliberately distanced himself from A-machi.

Ah Qing's eyesight is very good, even if the distance between the two sides is far away, she can see the location of Ah-cho clearly.

Apart from Jiu-Jitsu and marksmanship, A-cho has no other specialties. She is not very good at anti-tracking or something.

A-machi, who never noticed someone was following her in the distance, just entered the hotel under the watchful eye of A-Qing.

"Jiezheng." Ah Qing, who was crouching on a big tree, immediately reported to Jiezheng after seeing Ah-ding entering the hotel, "The woman has entered the hotel."

Jiezheng hurriedly climbed the big tree where Ah Qing was, and squatted beside Ah Qing: "Which hotel?"

Ah Qing pointed forward: "It's the hotel with the door plaque of 'Tianchi House'."

Jie is looking at the hotel that Ah Qing pointed to.

Showing his thoughts, after a moment of silence, he lowered his head and shouted to his subordinates who were waiting under the tree:

"Ready to fight!"

A Qing was startled: "Jiezheng, are you going to rush over to arrest someone?"

"Yeah." Jie Zheng nodded and jumped from the tree.

"That woman can kill Naganosuke, and her skills will not be too bad."

Ah Qing hurriedly shouted at Jie Zheng who jumped under the tree.

"That's why I think we should inform this formation first, and let this formation send some reinforcements. While we wait for this formation to respond, we will keep an eye on the woman's movements. This method is more secure."

"That's too time-consuming." Jie Zheng said solemnly, "Send orders to this formation, and then receive a response from this formation. After going back and forth, I don't know how long it will take. If the time drags on for a long time. , it is very likely that something unexpected will happen.”

"And... if you ask for reinforcements from this formation, the credit will be diluted."

Jiezheng pursed his lips at this moment, and then looked at Ah Qing with meaningful eyes.

"...I need merit now."

"Besides—I don't think it's necessary to bring in rescuers to catch that woman."

Jie Zheng showed a gentle smile to Ah Qing.

"There are 46 musketeers under my command. Counting you and me, there are 48 people in total. Even if there are companions of that woman in that inn, the number of them will definitely not be comparable to us."

"In terms of numbers, the advantage lies with me."

"Not to mention the soldiers on our side, who also have an advanced flintlock gun."

"Besieged by more than 40 musketeers - in our Toyotomi army, only a few people such as Toyotomi-sama and Yoshihisa-sama were able to retreat."

After that, Jiezheng stopped talking, and led his more than 40 subordinates to the hotel where A-Ting lived, which was only a few hundred meters away.

Ah Qing cast a puzzled look at Jiezheng's back, muttered "what's wrong with him", jumped down from the tree, and chased Jiezheng's back.

These musketeers were trained by army instructors from England who had paid a lot of money to train them in person.

There was no need for Jiezheng to give any orders. After learning that the hotel in front was to be surrounded, the more than 40 musketeers immediately dispersed and surrounded the hotel from all directions.

When A-cho discovered the strangeness outside the hotel, Jiezheng and his subordinates had already completed the encirclement of the hotel, like a gradually tightening cobweb, wrapping the hotel...

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"A, A-Machiko, Miss..."

Almost at the same time as A-Ming, they noticed A-Tzu who was making a strange noise outside the hotel. When A-Ming opened a gap in the curtains to look out, A-Tzu also hurriedly put his head close.

After taking a closer look outside... Ah Zhu immediately became stammered when he spoke.

So many people with muskets—A Zhu was the first in his life to see such a scene.

"Who are these people?"

"...Unidentified enemy." After saying these words with an ugly face, A-Ming slammed the curtains closed, and then whispered in a volume that only she could hear: "Did I just get followed... "

A-cho pulls out Sakura from the Mariana Trench.

"Azhu, don't take your luggage yet, grab your weapon and follow me. Let's go see if there are any enemies on the other side of the hotel."

A Zhu, who has never seen any storms, is now in a state of no masters, and followed A Ding out of the room with a confused expression.

The windows of their rooms face west.

A-cho remembered that there was a window facing east on the easternmost side of the corridor outside the room.

After running out of the room, A-Ding hurriedly led A-Zhu to the far east of the corridor outside the room, and followed the east-facing window at the end of the corridor to look out—to the east of the hotel, there were also a large number of Musketeer.

Seeing that there were also people in the east, A-cho went to look for the windows facing the north and south, and found that there were enemies with musketeers in either direction.

- Are you surrounded...

A-machi tightened the Sakura in her hand.

- What's wrong with me tonight... why am I always surrounded by people...

After a turnaround, A-Ming and A-Tzu returned to their room.

"Miss A-cho." A-Zhu is a little calmer now, but his face is still full of anxiety, "What should we do now...?"

A-cho, who pursed her lips tightly, did not immediately respond to A-Zhu's anxious inquiry.

Because she doesn't know what to do now...

According to her observation just now, she and Azhu were already surrounded. There were enemies in the south, south, and northwest of the hotel. There were no less than 10 enemies on each side, and everyone had a flintlock gun...

Before, she relied on strategy and luck to escape from the siege of Baixiang.

And now, the number of people surrounding her is several times that of Bai Xiang and others just now.

A-Ming asked herself - she didn't have the ability to escape completely surrounded by more than 40 musketeers, and she didn't have the ability to dodge bullets.

clap clap clap...

Footsteps are approaching.

This was the sound of footsteps as the enemies approached the hotel.

The footsteps got closer and closer, and the anxious expression on A Zhu's face became stronger and stronger.

At the critical moment—A-machi's lips that were originally tightly pursed were loosened instead.

I saw her sitting down with her knees crossed, and then she took out Hii Ying from the Mariana Trench, who had never had the time to reload.

"Azu, grab your weapon and prepare to fight." As A-cho said, he took out gunpowder and projectiles, and began to load bombs into Hii Sakura.

"Are we going to fight the enemy recklessly?" A Zhu widened his eyes.

"Of course not." A-ding's method of loading bullets is very skilled and neat. Just as she was talking, she had already stuffed projectiles into Hii Ying's gun barrel. "We definitely have no chance of winning if we fight them head-on."

"Later you hide with me on the ceiling, hide on the ceiling."

"The enemies outside are coming for us. In order to catch us, they will definitely let people into the hotel."

"This gives us a chance to break through them one by one."

"Let's wait for the opportunity to kill the enemy who rushed into the hotel. Reduce the number of enemies."

"The people who came in to arrest us were killed by us, and the rest of the enemies outside the hotel should be more or less panicked."

"At that time, let's take another opportunity to escape from here."

"But...the people who are sent into the hotel to arrest us will definitely not be few..." A Zhu hesitated, "With just the two of us, is there a way to defeat all the people who rushed into the hotel...?"

"...A-Zhu, do you know? Since I followed A-Yi and survived so many storms with A-Yi, I have come to realize a very profound truth." A-ding raised his head at this time and smiled at A-Zhou , said slowly in a half-joking tone, "'In a crisis, whether you can grasp the vitality or not depends entirely on your strength and luck'."

Bang!

As soon as Ah Ting's voice fell, the sound of the door being kicked open came from the first floor of the hotel.

It was also at this time that A-cho completed Hii Sakura's reloading.

"Azu, come with me."

Temporarily stuffing Su Ying and Hii Ying loaded with bullets back into the Mariana Trench, A-ding took a small table next to it, stepped on the table, tiptoed, lifted the ceiling above her head, and followed He went into the ceiling with the hole that was removed, and then reached out to A Zhu who was under the ceiling.

After hesitating for a while, A-Zhu gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand to grab A-Ting's outstretched arm, and with A-Ting's help, he went to the ceiling.

The staff of this hotel hadn't cleaned the upper level of the ceiling for some time.

Dust, cobwebs, everywhere.

A-Ding silently lifted the cobweb hanging over her head, and then took out the double guns that had just been placed in the Mariana Trench again.

Heartbeat - Starts to speed up uncontrollably.

While A-cho struggled to control his breathing to reduce the sound of his own breathing, he quietly listened to the sound of footsteps coming from the first floor...

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Jiezheng and Aqing are now directly west of the hotel.

Due west is the direction of the hotel's gate. Therefore, Jiezheng paid special attention to the west side of the hotel, and arranged the most troops in this direction.

After the siege of the hotel was completed, Jie Zheng waved his hand and sent a team of 16 most elite soldiers to rush into the hotel to arrest people.

Bang!

The door of the hotel was kicked open by the "Assault Squad".

Jie Zheng, who was hiding in the dark alley, looked calmly at the "raid team" who filed in through the kicked door with his hands behind his back.

The "raid team" that entered the hotel was divided into 4 groups of 4. The people in each group held guns, horned each other, and protected each other's backs.

The inn had already run out of people - which greatly facilitated the "raid team" to find people.

The "Assault Squad" was moving slowly.

Because they didn't move an inch forward, they would definitely stab the ceiling with their flintlock guns - this is what Jie Zheng ordered them to do.

If there are people hiding in the ceiling, the sound of stabbing the ceiling with a gun is bound to be very different from the sound of stabbing the empty ceiling with a gun.

This is to confirm whether there are Tibetans on the ceiling.

Hearing the "tuktuktuk" sound of the "raid team" stabbing the ceiling with guns from the first floor, A-cho subconsciously pursed his lips with a heavy heart.

Although the speed of the "raid team" is not fast, the hotel they live in is not very big. According to statistics, there are only 2 floors, and the area of ​​each floor is also very small.

After a while, A-Ming heard the footsteps of the "Assault Team" appearing at the entrance of the stairs connecting the 1st and 2nd floors.

"...Azhu." A-ding turned his head and whispered towards Azhu who was behind him, "After the enemy entered the room below us, let's jump down and attack the enemy together."

"This room is not spacious, and the terrain is good for us, not good for the enemy who uses flintlock guns."

"We have a better chance of winning if we fight in the room."

"But... Listening to the footsteps, the number of enemies is at least ten or more..." Azhu murmured, "Although the terrain is favorable for us to fight in the room, the two of us will deal with a dozen or so enemies with flintlock guns... It's too... I've never fought an enemy with a musket before..."

"It's a coincidence." A-cho smiled at Azu, "I have very little experience with enemies who use muskets as weapons."

After speaking, A-Ding held her breath and listened carefully to the footsteps of the enemy to determine the enemy's current position, and quietly loosened the ceiling board in front of her to make it easier for them to jump off later.

After the panic and fear flashed in A Zhu's eyes for a while, she gradually stabilized her mind.

With a look of "I'll give it up", he slowly pulled out the hazashi that was attached to his left waist.

The footsteps of the enemy - have appeared in the corridor outside the room.

After finding that she was surrounded again, A-Ming was also panicked and anxious, but she kept trying to calm down.

But there is a limit to forceful calmness.

When he heard the enemy's footsteps appearing outside the corridor of the room, a little nervous sweat was still pouring out of A-cho's forehead and back.

Even A-Ming was in a cold sweat, not to mention A-Zhu.

It was obviously a warm night tonight, but Ah Zhu felt that his whole body was wet and cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

The footsteps of the enemy—have already appeared outside the door of the room.

A-machi swallowed hard, moistening the throat that was dry from the tension just now.

wow…

The sound of the paper sliding door being pulled open sounded.

The footsteps of the enemy - have appeared in the room!

The incomparably clear sound of footsteps entered his ears.

The enemy with more than 10 people... is now under the tatami mat 4 steps away from A-cho and the others.

Tuk Tuk Tuk…

The "Assault Squad" was still meticulously stabbing the ceiling with their muskets.

While checking the room, including the ceiling, they slowly entered the room. The originally empty room gradually became crowded.

Tuk Tuk Tuk…!

A-cho and A-Zhu huddled in the southwest corner of the room.

From the ceiling three steps away in front of A-cho, there was a thumping sound.

Tuk Tuk Tuk!

There was a thumping sound, only 2 steps away from A-Ming.

Tuk Tuk Tuk!

The enemy... is already under A-cho!

-It's now!

A-ding gritted his teeth and clenched the guns in his hands tightly.

And A Zhu, who was squatting beside A Ding, didn't need A Ding's instructions at this time, he also gritted his teeth and clenched his knife.

But just when A-cho was about to jump out of the ceiling and fight the enemy below to the death-

"You are surrounded by us! Obediently throw away your weapons, it will be good for you and me!"

A male voice suddenly came from outside the hotel.

Hearing this male voice, A-Ming was startled for a while.

Then he subconsciously showed a happy smile.

It was an old male voice.

This is an old male voice that makes people feel overwhelmed with security after listening to it.

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Jie Zheng, who was hiding in the dark alley, looked at the hotel not far away with his hands behind his back, and quietly waited for the news of the "raid team" responsible for rushing into the hotel to arrest people.

A Qing, who was standing beside Jiezheng, showed impatience at this moment: "Why haven't you moved for so long..."

"Aqing, don't worry." Jie Zheng reassured, "After all, it will take some time to arrest someone in a hotel."

"Don't worry, that woman can't run away."

"It is us who seize the initiative on the battlefield."

The corners of Jiezheng's mouth raised a confident arc.

"We can attack and retreat. Once we find that the woman is not easy to deal with, we can temporarily avoid the battle."

"Anyway, the terrain here is wide and there are many escape routes. If we want to run, who else can stop us..."

"Yuanyi, we barely caught up..."

"Uh, yeah... uh... you're surrounded by us! Obediently throw away your weapons, it'll be good for you and me!"

Jiezheng was still proudly saying that the initiative in the battlefield was in their hands, when two old male voices sounded abruptly above his head.

Jiezheng, whose pupils shrank suddenly in fright, hurriedly looked at his head.

I saw two old men standing on the roof of the private house behind the dark alley where he was hiding.

One of the old men with a big beard and a bright head without a single hair reflected a strong light that was hard to look at directly under the illumination of the moonlight.

The other old man, although also an old man with many wrinkles on his face, has very thick hair.

The thick white hair is tied into a neat bun, and he is wearing a burgundy feather weave. He wears a pair of black full-finger gloves. He wears a hilt and a scabbard of dark red around his waist. Knives and threats.

The burgundy feather-woven hem swayed slightly in the evening breeze.

Its appearance, so unrestrained.

"Who are you?" Jiezheng asked in a hurry while leading the people around him to retreat quickly and distanced himself from the two mysterious people.

"If you don't put down your weapons obediently, you will cut down all of you." The very dashing old man said lightly.

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Although Ogata, Genichi and others in this book are all like playing with musketeers, don’t forget—in the eyes of ordinary people, muskets are still extremely powerful, and can easily knock down masters. .

(pointing to Ogata, his face full of melancholy) "It is because there are too many people like you that readers misunderstand the power of muskets.".jpg