I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The thesis was revised in advance, so this chapter was also issued in advance.

Let me popularize science with everyone—the power of the big tube in reality is not so exaggerated. This article slightly exaggerates the power of the big barrel. After all, this book is half-empty, and every top expert can use one as a hundred, so I think it is reasonable to increase the power of the firearm.

As I mentioned in the previous chapter, there are many types of canisters. Some are similar to cannons, with wheels for movement, and have firepower that is not inferior to real cannons. Some are similar to rocket launchers. Lin and the others use them. The big tube is the "bazooka type big tube". In the Baidu Encyclopedia of the big tube, it has been shown what these two types of big tubes look like.

In addition to the large tube, there is actually a medium tube, which is a large tube that is much less powerful.

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From just now, the ninjas in charge of guarding the "Girl Village" have been hearing the sound of shelling.

The bursts of shelling made them all look puzzled or panicked.

But because there was no order from the superior for a long time, he didn't dare to act rashly, and only dared to continue to perform the duty of guarding the "Foul Village".

However, just now, the "Foul Village" was not peaceful.

Because Ogata and Acho killed him.

In the early hours of this morning, all the staff agreed to A-Machi's plan to "rescue 'Gu'" and after discussion, it was decided that Ogata and A-Machi would be in charge of this task.

That's why Ogata and Atachi split up with Lin and the others just after they entered Shiranui-ri.

Regarding how to get the key to the shackles, Ogata and A-Ming's plan is very simple - reckless is right.

If you see anyone who comes to stop them, kill them directly.

The ninjas who were in charge of guarding the "Girl Village" came from all over to kill Ogata and Atachi after they learned that the enemy was attacking them.

"Quick! Kill them!"

"kill!"

"These two people must not be let go!"

Ogata, who had already drawn his sword, killed all the ninjas who came within his attack range.

Ogata parried a ninja's sword with Da Zizai, then swung Da Shiten to kill him.

When a ninja standing outside of Ogata's attack range intends to use Kunai to deal with Ogata——

boom!

As soon as he took out Kunai, Ah Ding used Su Ying to headshot him.

At this time, A-Machi did not spare her ammunition, raised Su Ying, and pointed to kill those enemies who tried to attack them with shuriken and other long-range weapons.

Those who wanted to attack from a distance, before they had time to reach the distance where their long-range weapons could attack Ogata and the two of them, they were very aggrieved to be sniped and killed by Su Ying, who had a range far beyond their weapons. ...

Ogata beheaded those who approached them, and Acho sniped those who wanted to attack them from a distance.

Now there are not many ninjas guarding the "Foul Village", there are only a dozen or so in total.

With the joint efforts of Ogata and A-Machi, most of the ninjas who were originally in charge of guarding "Gu Village" were killed or injured immediately.

The ninjas who were still alive all showed fear.

And the ninjas who were still alive all noticed at this time - Ogata's face looked familiar.

"Isn't this the executioner Yidao Zhai?!" Finally a ninja uttered a horrified shout.

Ogata is not wearing that human skin mask now.

There is no need to wear it any more.

And from a certain point of view, Ogata's face can be regarded as a unique weapon.

And this "special weapon" also played a role at this time.

After being reminded by this ninja, the rest of the people turned their attention to Ogata.

Then there was a strong fear on the face.

Morale, already low to the bottom, collapsed instantly.

Some ninjas started running away.

However, some ninjas resisted their fear and continued to perform their duty of guarding the "Foul Village".

Under the division of labor and cooperation between Ogata and Atachi, the ninjas guarding "Gu Village" were almost wiped out before they could reach the house where the key to the shackles was stored.

Those ninjas who came to encircle them just now were either killed by Ogata and A-cho, or they ran away because their morale collapsed.

"It's a lot easier than I imagined..." A-Machi sighed softly, while reloading the ammunition in Su Ying's hand.

"With your Su Ying here, of course it's much easier..." Ogata smiled wryly while wiping the blood off his face.

Su Ying and Kasumi Nagi are simply bug-level weapons in this era when everyone is still fighting with swords.

A Machi who is good at using firearms and shooting is able to maximize the power of these two pistols.

Just now, when the ninjas in charge of guarding the "Foul Village" came to encircle them, more than half of them were actually shot by A-Machi with Su Sakura...

"I saw a few ninjas running away." A-Ming said.

"Let them escape." Ogata replied, "There is no time to chase them one by one."

"And let them escape, maybe there are benefits."

Speaking of which, Ogata put on a half-joking tone.

"They all recognized me just now. Letting them flee to the rear to spread the news that 'Ogata Yasushi is here' should have a blow to their morale."

"I think there might be a group of masters chasing you..." Ah-ding said.

"It's exactly what I want." Ogata smiled.

After successfully defeating the ninjas guarding the "Girl Village", Ogata and A-Machi's next journey was unimpeded.

Soon they followed the map drawn by Uncle Qing to the north of "Gu Village" and found a 2-storey house.

The house is actually not hard to find.

Because there is no second house in "Gu Village" except for this house with more than one floor.

"Let's go, Machi."

Ogata rushed into the house.

There was no one in the house - the ninjas who were originally staying in this house should have rushed out to encircle the two Ogata just now, and then were defeated by the two Ogata.

"This house is really big..." Ogata smiled wryly, "Where are the keys..."

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Shintaro, Shuntaro, and Keitaro are still staying in the wide open space dedicated to announcing something to all the ninjas in the village.

They are the generals in Shiranui, and this open space is their main battle.

Shintaro is here to constantly listen to the information from all over the place and give instructions.

"Masters!" A ninja ran towards them, "Everyone has fought the invaders in the northeast of the village!"

"After everyone found it difficult to get close to the enemy, they switched to shuriken and other weapons that can attack from a distance to deal with the enemy!"

"Now we have successfully blocked the enemy's attack!"

"Hmm! Very good!" Shintaro nodded, his tense face finally relaxed a little at this moment, "Once there is any new information, please report it to me in time!"

"Yes!" The ninja who came to report the letter echoed loudly, and then quickly left from Shintaro's field of vision.

Their main force successfully blocked the enemy-this is indeed an exciting news.

Shintaro couldn't help feeling relieved.

But he still didn't dare to relax too much.

The sound of gunfire was still coming into his ears, and the sound of gunfire was not too far away from him.

As long as the sound of gunfire has not subsided, Shintaro will always feel that there is a big stone hanging in his heart.

As soon as he watched the ninja who had just come to report the battle situation on the front line leave, another ninja rushed over.

The ninja rushed to Shintaro and the others, and said something that made Shintaro's already slightly relaxed heart tense up again.

"My lords! Enemies are attacking the 'Girl Village'! The ninjas guarding the 'Girl Village' are all wiped out!"

"All gone?!" Shintaro's pupils shrank.

"A few people escaped! He, they said... One of the people who attacked the 'Gu Village' seemed to be the 'Executioner Yidao Zhai'..."

"Executioner Yi Dao Zhai?!" Shintaro not only shrank his pupils sharply, but also opened his mouth wide.

Shuntaro, who was standing not far behind Shintaro, raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing the word "Executioner Yidaosai" from the ninja's mouth.

"Those ninjas who escaped all said that one of them was 'Executioner Yidao Sai'... and according to them, that person's strength is indeed frighteningly strong..."

Shintaro feels dizzy now.

First, a group of unknown persons carried a large canister to bombard them in Shiranui.

Now comes another executioner, Yidao Zhai...

"Damn...Damn...Why is the executioner Iktosai here...!" Shintaro covered his head and spouted all the swear words he knew.

In Shintaro's mind, the threat posed by the executioner's knife, Sai Ogata Yishi, is no less than the threat posed by those big tubes.

After all, Yidao Zhai, the executioner, is a living legend.

If the person who is attacking "Gu Village" is really Yidao Zhai, then no matter what, he can't just sit idly by.

Shintaro doesn't want Shiranui to become the second Nijo Castle.

After pursing his lips tightly and thinking for a moment, Shintaro turned his head and looked at Shuntaro behind him.

"Shuntaro, I have a new mission for you."

"Go to 'Gou Village' and kill the executioner Yidao Zhai!"

Now most of Shiranui's combat power has been sent to meet those who use the big tube.

At present, only the group of Iga ninjas are left, which can be freely transferred by Shintaro.

But the Iga ninjas are Toyotomi's retainers just like him, and they are his own people. Unless it is a last resort, Shintaro doesn't want to send them to meet those who are too dangerous.

The only one who has the ability to block a knife attack, and it doesn't matter if he dies... is Shuntaro.

"Shuntaro, you go to the 'Gu Village' now, and stop the executioner Iktosai at all costs!" Shintaro repeated his order to Shuntaro again.

Shintaro's tough tone brought displeasure to Shintaro's face.

After seeing the displeasure on Shuntaro's face, Shintaro quickly said:

"You don't want Taifu Fengchi to have a scar on her face that could ruin her appearance, do you?"

Shintaro's words made Shuntaro directly clenched his naturally hanging hands.

Shuntaro took a few deep breaths——

"……I see."

After echoing in such a deep voice, Shuntaro hurried towards "Gu Village".

Shintaro watched Shuntaro leave, pursed his lips, as if he was thinking about something.

After Shintaro was completely out of sight, Shintaro turned his head and said to Keitaro who had been waiting beside him:

"Go and supervise Shuntaro. Bring Taifu Fengchi with you."

"yes."

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The 18 large cylinders were divided into 6 groups, and they bombarded places with ninjas alternately. Lin and others guarded the periphery of the gunners to prevent the enemy from approaching the gunners. Lin and the others maintained this formation and advanced little by little.

After Shintaro gave the order to attack and Shiranui's main force came over, the advance speed of Lin and others slowed down significantly.

Although the big tube is still very powerful, a bombardment will always cause some casualties on the opposite side.

Danlin and the others gradually began to suffer casualties.

Hidden weapons are one of the best tricks of ninjas.

After discovering that it is difficult to get close to Datong, and if you finally get close, you will be killed by Lin, Jian Gong and other masters, so they changed their tactics one after another.

"Spread! Scatter! Use your shuriken to deal with them!"

"Fight them with a shuriken!"

"Take cover! Go above the roof or anywhere else!"

Jonin always act as commanders.

Some Junin gave orders to change the tactics.

Under the orders of the jōnin, the ninjas began to disperse, lurking on nearby roofs, houses, etc., launching long-range attacks with shuriken and other long-range weapons.

Normally, if Otsuru and Shuriken shoot at each other, Shuriken is definitely not an opponent.

But—there are too many ninjas in Shiranui.

Relying on the advantage of numbers, the ninjas in Shiranui barely equaled Lin and the others in terms of firepower.

With the change of tactics, the battle situation that was originally dominated by Lin and others gradually began to change.

The shurikens thrown by some low-level ninjas are okay, Lin and the others can block them with their swords.

But the shurikens thrown by some masters are a bit difficult to defend.

Although the gunners had been asked to find cover, Lin, Mamiya and others kept waving the knives in their hands, forming a thick "knife screen" to shoot down these flying shurikens and other objects one by one, but Some of the caught fish still passed through Lynn's "knife screen", bypassed the bunkers where the gunners were hiding, and hit the gunners.

After the ninjas changed their tactics and switched to using long-range weapons to deal with the enemy, some casualties began to appear on Lin's side.

At present, 3 gunners have been killed and 7 injured.

The situation of the battle slowly came to a stalemate...

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Because the ninjas guarding "Guru Village" were defeated by Ogata and A-Machi, the two searched the hut without anyone disturbing them.

Finally—a bunch of keys were found in a large box on the second floor.

Each "Goul" shackle has a number, corresponding to these keys that are also numbered.

"Finally found it." Ogata picked up the big box full of keys.

A-Machi: "Quick! Let's go."

When Ogata, who was carrying the big box, and Machi left the house in tandem——

"You are... the executioner Yi Dao Zhai?"

A very familiar voice entered Ogata's ears.

Ogata followed the voice and looked over.

Then I saw a man with a familiar face carrying two knives.

Spotting this "dual-sword man" standing not far away, Ogata and A-Machi showed completely different expressions.

Ogata looked weird.

And A-Ming's expression changed drastically, with a frightened expression on his face.

"Ayi, be careful! That person is Shuntaro!"

As a "former ninja", Machi has never spoken to Shuntaro, but he has seen Shuntaro's face by chance several times, so he naturally recognizes Shuntaro.

After finishing speaking, A-Machi raised Su Sakura in his hand.

boom!

Pull the trigger without hesitation.

Shuntaro didn't recognize any short guns.

But after Ah-cho raised Su Ying at him, he instinctively felt a great threat.

Almost at the same moment that Machi pulled the trigger, Shuntaro jumped to the side, dodging the projectile fired by Su Sakura.

Seeing that Shuntaro was able to dodge Su Sakura's projectile, A-cho's face showed a little surprise.

Just when A-Machi was about to continue shooting at Shuntaro——

"Ming, you go and rescue the 'Girls', and then go to support Miss Lin and the others."

While Ogata said so suddenly, he handed the big box in his hand to Machi.

"Then tell Ms. Lin and the others by the way—Shuntaro was held back by me, and let them concentrate on dealing with Shintaro."

Hearing Ah-cho's words, Ah-cho froze for a moment.

"...Yeah." A-Machi looked at Ogata for a while with mixed emotions, and then nodded, "I see. I wish you good luck."

A-Machi hugged the big box tightly in his arms, and ran towards the depths of "Girl Village".

After A-Machi left, Ogata turned his head and looked at Shuntaro who was not far away.

Ogata cast Shuntaro's eyes quite calmly.

And Shuntaro's gaze towards Ogata was full of various emotions.

He looked at the two blue and gold sabers on Ogata's waist—in his memory, these two sabers should be the sabers of another person named "Mashima Goro".

He also heard the conversation between Ogata and A-Machi just now—this voice is in his memory, and it is also the voice of "Mashima Goro".

A bold guess emerged in Shuntaro's mind.

This conjecture made Shuntaro's heart beat faster involuntarily.

"Change to another place." Ogata said to Shuntaro, "It seems a bit narrow here."

"...Come with me." Shuntaro said, "I know a good place."

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It's noon.

It's time for the "Gu" in "Gu Village" to have lunch.

Originally, they should have gathered in this open space as usual today, finished their lunch today, and then continued to work.

That's how it should have been.

But in the middle of distributing today's lunch, the sound of the big cannon brought something unusual to their day.

The sound of shelling from the large tube resounded throughout Shiranui.

The "Gu" living in "Gu Village" naturally heard this thunderous sound.

Most of the "ghou" have never heard the sound of the cannonball.

After the first shelling sound of the large cylinder sounded, the shelling sound of the large cylinder continued.

Not only the "Gu" were flustered, but also the ninjas who were distributing lunch to the "Gu" in the open space also had difficulty keeping calm.

Not long after, another ninja hurried over to the open space, and after whispering a few words to the ninjas who were in charge of serving food and taking care of "Gu", their expressions all changed, and then hurriedly He left in a hurry, not knowing where he went.

Even though all the ninjas around had left, none of the "Gu" dared to leave without permission, and they all continued to stay in the open space where they usually ate.

Not long after, they all heard shouts of killing that were quite close to them.

The shouts of killing made the "Gu" even more disturbed, and they began to whisper.

Discussing what is going on with these thunderclaps.

Discussing where the ninjas who left just now went.

Discussing what was going on with the shouts of killing that sounded not far from them.

Although Ah Sheng was also uneasy, he was more concerned about when the ninjas would come back to continue serving meals than thinking about what the thunder and shouts were about.

When the thunder sounded, the meal was only half delivered.

There are still half of the "scales" who haven't received their lunch today.

And Ah Sheng was one of the half of the "stains" who didn't receive lunch.

Although the steaming rice bucket was not far away, Ah Sheng didn't dare to pick up the rice without authorization.

If he went to fetch lunch without authorization, God knows how he would be punished when the ninjas came back and discovered that he had gone to fetch lunch without authorization.

While the "Goul" were waiting silently with different emotions, they suddenly saw a figure walking towards them quickly.

They stared.

It was found that this figure was a very beautiful woman.

This beautiful woman is holding a big box.

This beautiful woman was naturally Ah-Ming.

Looking at the "scum" who were gathering in the open space in front of him, waiting for lunch, A-Machi secretly said "good luck".

The "dirt" gathered together, saving her a lot of effort.

Ah-Ming carried the box full of shackle keys to the edge of the open space, opened the box, and poured out all the keys in the box.

Crash la la la...

The key fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Some of the Dirt knew what these keys were.

Looking at the keys at Ah Ding's feet, their eyes widened, their faces full of astonishment.

"We have already killed the ninjas guarding 'Gu Village'!"

"We're here to wipe out Shiranui!"

"Have you heard these thunderclaps? This is the sound of my companions fighting Shiranui!"

"These are the keys that can unlock your shackles! There are numbers on them, which correspond to the numbers on your shackles!"

"Although our weapons are very powerful, our number is still relatively small compared with the ninjas in Shiranui."

"So we need your help!"

"With your help, the odds of defeating Shiranui will greatly increase!"

"If Shiranui perishes, you will also be truly free."

"Of course, you can also choose to escape directly after opening the shackles!"

"We won't stop you."

"But if you choose to escape directly, then please be prepared for our attack on Shiranui to fail this time, and then Shiranui will send someone to capture you back!"

A-Ming didn't give too many long lectures to the "Girls".

Say exactly what needs to be said.

After finishing speaking, A-Machi silently watched the "Gouls" in front of him, waiting for their response.

After hearing these words from A-Ming, the first thought that came to A-Sheng's mind was——Really?

Ah Sheng is not the only one who has similar thoughts.

The expressions on the faces of many people showed that they all had the same thoughts as Ah Sheng.

A certain "dirt" asked everyone the question they want to ask most now:

"You...have you really killed all the people in charge of guarding 'Gu Village'?"

"If I didn't kill all the guards of the 'Gu Village', how did I bring out these keys that can be used to fetter my feet?" A-Ming asked back.

The open space, which was originally silent due to shock, now slowly stirred up in an atmosphere that was not too ostentatious, as if the magic of time suspension had been lifted.

The thunder that kept coming to his ears, the ninjas who hadn't appeared for a long time, and the key that could unlock the shackles not far away from him—all of these announced that this woman was telling the truth.

——Obtain...free body?

Ah Sheng whispered in his heart.

After murmuring, Ah Sheng felt his heartbeat——there was no change, and it didn't speed up due to excitement.

He completely scoffed at what Ah-Ming said just now.

——Destroy Shiranui? how is this possible?

The corner of Ah Sheng's mouth curled up in a mocking arc.

In his eyes, how could Shiranui with so many ninjas and such amazing fighting power be wiped out.

If they really untied their shackles to help them deal with Shiranui, they would definitely die.

If you run away directly after untying the shackles, after Shiranui kills these people who don't know what to do and dare to attack them, you may be caught back and severely punished.

Although it is possible to escape successfully, Ah Sheng is not confident in his escape skills.

So without thinking too much, Ah Sheng made his own decision - to stay here and wait for the ninjas to come back.

Ah Sheng, who stopped looking at Ah Ding, rubbed his stomach and looked at the rice bucket not far away.

——I'm so hungry... When can I come back and continue serving meals?

Just when Ah Sheng was concerned about when the ninjas would come back to continue serving meals, out of the corner of his eye he suddenly caught a glimpse of Youdao standing up beside him.

Ah Sheng turned his head away, staring blankly at the standing man beside him.

This person is exactly the gang who just came to "Foul Village" not long ago, and was beaten up two days ago for asking the ninjas if they could change their food.

There are still many marks of beating on Ah Gang's face at this time.

The look in his eyes was complicated.

There is hesitation, there is fear, there is worry.

But the overriding emotion is - determination.

Ah Gang gritted his teeth, walked quickly towards Ah Ding, found the key that could untie his shackles in the pile of keys at A Ding's feet, and quickly undid his shackles.

Ah Sheng looked in surprise at Ah Gang who had untied his shackles, with a look of disbelief.

—what is he going to do? Is he trying to escape? still……

Before Ah Sheng could finish his thoughts, Ah Bang shouted at the rest of the "Foul" who were still standing or sitting dumbfounded, with various expressions on their faces:

"I don't want to stay here anymore!"

"I don't want to worry about it later, worrying about when the ninjas from Shiranui will come to my door and bring me back!"

"Is there anyone with me?!"

The words of Ah Gang made the crowd who were already in a commotion even more violent.

Some "Gou" who had been full of hesitation just now finally gritted their teeth and stood up like the gang just now.

Like a chain reaction, more and more people stood up.

It is actually very simple to distinguish who wants to run away and who wants to fight the ninjas in Shiranui.

Those "Ku" who want to fight to the death with the ninjas in Shiranui, the depths of their pupils seem to be burning with flames.

Ah Sheng felt his mouth open into an "O" shape uncontrollably.

— Are their brains okay?

A-Ming watched more and more "Kuu" who seemed to have flames burning in the depths of their pupils get up, and a faint smile appeared on their faces.

"At the entrance of the village, there are many weapons left by the people we have killed. Come with me, and I will take you to get the weapons that are in your hands." A-cho said.

The reason why A-cho didn't tell them too many complicated truths or sensational things just now was because A-cho knew—there was no need to talk to them too much.

For those who still have the heart to resist, just a plain word can make them take up arms.

And in fact, it is true.

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Lin naturally also noticed the stalemate in the current battle situation.

If she continued to shoot each other with the big cylinder and the opponent's shuriken like this, when the ninjas were defeated, there were not many gunners left.

After a moment of contemplation, Lin decided it was time to use her other two trump cards.

In order to deal with Shiranui, Lin prepared a total of 3 trump cards this time.

Datong is just one of her trump cards.

Her other two trump cards are now standing by her side.

"Uncle, Jiulang." Lin softly called to the two people standing on her left and right sides, "Can I ask you?"

Lin has lived with her uncle since she was a child.

Mamiya was the first to follow Lin.

They have long had a unique tacit understanding with each other.

Lin Duo didn't need to say anything, and Yuan Yi and Jian Gong didn't need to ask more, they both nodded.

"I'll go to the east." Yuan, who was wearing a light blue haori today, glanced at the east, "There seem to be more people there."

"Then I'll go to the west." Mamiya, who was wearing a dark red haori, looked to the other side.

"Leave it to you." Lin said seriously, "Let me see... how 'Sword Master' Kinoshita Genichi and 'Liu Guang Hachiman' Mamiya Kuro can be worth one thousand!"

Genichi and Mamiya smiled slightly.

Then, almost at the same time, the two clenched the knives in their respective hands and shot them in different directions.

Genichi charged towards the enemy to the east.

Mamiya rushed to the enemy to the west.

The men with the two titles of "Sword Master" and "Liuguang Hachiman"——appeared.

The light blue feathers on Genichi's body and the dark red feathers on Mamiya's body fluttered in the gust of wind.

Lynn gave an order to the gunners behind her: stop shelling the enemies to the west and east.

Mamiya jumped onto the roof of a low house.

On the roof of this low house, there were two ninjas who used the roof as a cover and kept throwing shurikens at Lin and their gunners just now.

Mamiya jumped up to the roof, just in front of one of the ninjas.

This ninja is not a fledgling rookie.

After seeing Mamiya rushing towards them just now, he had put away his shuriken and pulled out his ninja sword.

Before and after Gamiya jumped up to him, he immediately aimed the tip of the ninja knife at Gamiya, intending to pierce Gamiya's chest.

However - just as he aimed the tip of the knife at Gamiya, Gamiya had already set up the posture of drawing the knife at a much faster speed than him:

The left hand is holding the Da Dao at the waist, and the right hand rests on the handle of the Da Dao, lowering the center of gravity of the body.

Then the knife flashed.

The knife light swept from the ninja's right abdomen to his left shoulder, and blood spattered.

Mamiya didn't take another look at the ninja who had been beheaded by him, turned around and rushed towards another ninja who was also lurking on the roof.

The same is true for this ninja - although he was not killed by the sword drawing technique, he was killed by Gamiya because he couldn't even react.

Yuan Yi's side is also similar.

While rushing towards the ninjas to the east, Genichi pulled out his Yangjin and Yanrong, and jumped towards the 3 gathered ninjas.

Before the three ninjas could react, they were beheaded by Genichi.

Genichi and Mamiya were like two ferocious carnivorous beasts pounced on their prey.

After entering the "army formation" formed by the ninjas in Shiranui on the east and west sides, the unilateral massacre began.

No one can stop Yuan Yi and Jian Gong's sword, and stop the two of them in their footsteps.

Many ninjas didn't even have a chance to scream, so they were cut to death by Genichi and Gamiya.

The two of them didn't waste any effort, if they could kill their opponent with one blow, they would never use a second strike.

If you can cut off the stomach that is easier to cut, you will never cut off the head that is more difficult to cut.

Genichi and Mamiya were running, jumping, and attacking.

The ninjas on the east and west are routed, broken and dying

The ninjas in Shiranui were stunned.

Their companions, who were clearly located on the east and west sides, had an absolute advantage in numbers, but they had no way to deal with the old man and the young man wearing glasses.

Close attack - before the knife hit them, he was beheaded to death first.

Long-distance attack—whether you throw a shuriken or throw a dart, you will either be dodged or bounced away by the two men with the knives in their hands.

Even if they attack in groups, these two can easily kill the incoming enemies one by one.

Give a vivid example to describe the battle between Shimomiya and Genichi—the ninjas in Shiranui are like instant milk powder.

And Yuan Yi and Mamiya are boiling water.

What does boiling water look like when it touches instant milk powder, what do the ninjas in Shiranui look like after meeting Genichi and Mamiya.

It's not just the ninjas in Shiranui who were stunned.

The gunners hired by Lin were also stunned.

Both Lin and Mucun knew the strength of Genichi and Mamiya, so they were not very surprised.

But for the gunners hired by Lin, this was the first time they had seen such a powerful person.

Because I was too shocked and focused on watching the battle between Genichi and Mamiya, even the speed of the shelling could not help but slow down...

"Don't be dazed!" Lin roared, "The shelling speed has slowed down!"

After being reprimanded by Lin, the gunners finally came to their senses one by one, and continued to concentrate on shelling the enemies except the east and west.

With the appearance of Genichi and Mamiya, the pressure on the gunners was greatly reduced.

The battle situation that had been stalemate has once again become dominated by Lin and others.

And it's that ever-expanding advantage.

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Edo, somewhere——

"Come on! Guest officer! Your dried sweet potatoes!"

The Balrog standing in front of a dry food store smiled as he finished the dried sweet potatoes handed over by the owner of the dry food store.

After deciding to let go of everything related to Shiranui, Balrog felt that his weight had become lighter.

It's so light it feels like it's about to fly.

At this time, the Balrog was wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a small cloth bag, which was filled with all kinds of necessities needed for the long journey.

He told Yuan Yi in the early hours of this morning that when he was young, he had seen a very beautiful maple forest in Kansai.

He has always wanted to visit again, but it is a pity that not long after seeing this maple leaf, he became the 12th generation Balrog, and he has worked hard for the revitalization of Shiranui for 30 years, so he has no time to visit again That maple forest.

Now he is no longer the Balrog.

He decided to leave today.

Just leave Edo today.

to Kansai.

The Balrog straightened the hat on his head,

smiling.

Walking briskly, carrying the dried sweet potatoes he just bought, he walked straight in the direction of leaving Edo.

However, just after leaving the dry food store, Balrog suddenly heard a very familiar sentence.

"Here, Yajiro, the dried sweet potatoes I bought for you."

The Balrog's expression was startled.

According to the reputation - it is a middle-aged man and a young man, the two people look very similar, they should be a pair of father and son.

After the father handed a pack of dried sweet potatoes to his son, the son took it and smiled happily.

This picture, this set of conversations, almost completely overlaps with a certain memory of the Balrog.

...

"Here, Ichitaro, the dried sweet potatoes I bought for you."

"Ah, thank you!"

...

The Balrog in this memory was just a child in his early 10s, and he was still using the name "Ichitaro" at that time.

In this memory, the person who gave him the dried sweet potatoes was the previous Balrog—that is, the 11th Balrog.

He is an abandoned baby picked up outside by the Balrog of the previous generation.

The Balrog of the previous generation has always treated him as if he was his own, and carefully cultivated him.

Although he is a strict person, he occasionally reveals a gentle side.

When he was 10 years old, he inadvertently said "I want to try dried sweet potatoes" in front of the previous Balrog.

Obviously it was just a casual remark, but the Balrog of the previous generation remembered this sentence.

After returning from a certain mission, I bought him a pack of dried sweet potatoes.

It is precisely because of this that this memory is so profound.

Because of this, dried sweet potatoes have always been a special food for the Balrog. It's obviously not a very delicious thing, but I always like to eat it.

After watching the father and son from a distance for a while, the Balrog slowly looked away.

After lowering the bamboo hat on the top of his head, he continued to walk forward.

The picture of the father giving his son dried sweet potatoes just now was like a key, opening a box containing many old memories deep in Balrog's mind.

One after another old memories emerged from my mind.

...

"Ichitaro, well done, keep working hard, it's only a matter of time before you surpass me."

"Yes! Lord Balrog, I will continue to work hard!"

"Well, remember not to be proud, the future of Shiranui depends on you young people."

This is a childhood memory... She has shown extraordinary talent since she was a child, and was carefully cultivated by the previous generation of Balrogs.

The happiest thing at that time was to hear the previous Balrog praise himself.

After every praise, the previous Balrog would pat him on the shoulder and say, "The future of Shiranui depends on you young people."

...

Balrog...or Ichitaro's slightly upturned mouth slowly flattened.

...

Memories were scattered, mixed, and reassembled into new images.

This time, the image that appeared in Ichitaro's mind was a somewhat familiar face.

"Ichitaro, I heard that Lord Balrog intends to let you succeed as the 12th generation Balrog. It is well-received that you become the Balrog. Shiranui will rely on you in the future!"

The person who said this was Ichitaro's former senior and friend.

But not long after Ichitaro became the 12th Balrog, he died in a certain mission.

Although he is a senior, he has no airs, and he has given Ichitaro a lot of help.

Ichitaro also asked him why he helped him so much. He said that he thought that Ichitaro's talents far surpassed other peers in the village, and he was the most promising person to become the next generation of Balrog, so he planned to do his best to help and train him. He, let him become an excellent leader who can lead Shiranui to grow stronger in the future.

...

Ichitaro's originally brisk pace began to slow down and sink.

...

Various memory fragments emerge and disappear.

Not long after, a new memory remained in front of my eyes, and then slowly condensed into concrete outlines.

Of course, Ichitaro recognized it quickly - this is what happened after the previous Balrog failed to negotiate with Satsuma.

The previous generation of Balrog has been committed to revitalizing Shiranui and recreating the glory of the Warring States Period.

For this reason, the Balrog of the previous generation has been thinking hard, searching for ways to revitalize Shiranui every day.

So the previous Balrog came to the male domain Satsuma, hoping to be attached to the Satsuma, just like the first Balrog led Shiranui to join the Toyotomi family two hundred years ago, with the help of the Satsuma, Shiranui was revitalized and strengthened.

But the monarchs and ministers of the Satsuma domain dismissed the ninjas, thinking that it is better to raise a fleet of ninjas than to raise a group of ninjas.

So this negotiation with the Satsuma domain ended in failure.

The Balrog of the previous generation returned to the village from the distant Satsuma domain in a state of dismay.

Ichitaro still remembers the frustration and unwillingness on the face of the previous Balrog when he first returned to the village.

...

The corners of Ichitaro's mouth that had just been flattened slowly pulled down.

...

"Ichitaro..."

Memories were broken up again, and then recomposed into a new picture - the previous Balrog was lying on the sickbed, dying of illness, and Ichitaro sat beside the bed, looking at the previous Balrog who was both his mentor and adoptive father with a sad face .

The former Balrog, who was so sick that he couldn't even see clearly, stretched out his somewhat withered hand in the direction of Ichitaro.

"From now on...you are the 12th Balrog. Shiranuiri...I will leave it to you..."

Ichitaro raised his hand without thinking, and tightly grasped the hand that the previous Balrog stretched out to him.

"Lord Balrog, leave it to me!"

...

Ichitaro's pace became slower and slower, and finally stopped directly, standing still in place.

He is now standing on a fairly busy street in Edo.

Surrounded by a steady stream of pedestrians, carriages and horses.

But now he felt as if some barrier had appeared around him, isolating these lively atmospheres.

Under the obstruction of this barrier, Ichitaro felt that the people around him, the horses and horses around him were all paper people and paper horses.

After standing there for an unknown amount of time, Ichitaro...or the Balrog, slowly raised his head.

Looking at the clear sky above his head, he murmured in a pleading tone:

"……Let me go……"

He prayed to the memory after memory that kept coming to him.