I'm the best catcher in martial arts

early morning.

Yagyu walked towards the top of the mountain step by step with his sword.

After a night's rest, his energy and spirit had been adjusted to the best state. Every step he took, he could feel the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, and the flow of vitality.

He hadn't been this comfortable in a long time.

Fame is tiring.

Since defeating the Yagyu family, his name has spread throughout the streets of Japan and his reputation has spread far and wide. Regardless of whether he cares about it or not, some obstacles will eventually occur.

Carrying the burden of "fame", how can you wield the sword freely? In the past two or three years, Yagyu Ichiken's sword skills have not improved much, and practicing in seclusion is of little significance to him. Actual fighting is the true meaning.

In the excitement of life and death, you can realize the mystery of swordsmanship, and you can either have an epiphany and defeat a strong enemy, or be killed by a strong enemy. Winning is certainly a good thing, but you don't have to care too much about failure, because defeat means death.

Dead people don't have so many ideas!

Yagyu Isuken walked very slowly, and the road under his feet seemed not to be a mountain road, but a running light of life.

He is recalling his life.

He is the son of an ordinary farmer. He has been working in the fields since he was a child. When he was only eight years old, he seemed to see himself in his forties or sixties.

By chance, Yagyu picked up a broken samurai sword. From that moment on, he found the meaning of life, which was swordsmanship.

Japan is not the Central Plains, and there are few martial arts sects. Those who have martial arts and cultural heritage are mostly families.

Ikken Yagyu wants to learn swordsmanship, but he can only fight with his own life. After fighting for his life, he understands his own swordsmanship and seizes the resources for martial arts training.

Martial arts secrets, panaceas, magic weapons, and even the teacher who taught him how to read and write.

These are all up for grabs.

Everyone has to bet their lives on it.

Yagyu Ikken's martial arts talent is extremely high, and he can gain some insights in every decisive battle. In the beginning, the weak beat the strong every time, then there was a fair duel, and after that, the strong defeated the weak. There were very few people worthy of his attack.

He changed his surname to Yagyu, using the surname of the largest samurai family in Japan, declaring that he was completely free from the boring and sluggish background.

He found the magic sword that had been passed down in Japan for hundreds of years, conquered the magic sword with his courage and tenacity, and became the only magic sword weapon master after the first generation of weapon masters.

He challenged legendary figures from all walks of life and challenged his own limits. Until one day, someone told him that a master from the Central Plains was coming. Do you dare to challenge him?

Of course Yagyu Ichijian would dare.

He has the most determined warrior heart.

Power, money, reputation, honor and disgrace, and even all the enjoyments in this world can be given up.

When he climbed to the top of the mountain, Yagyu Ichiken's Qi had reached the peak of his life. If Shen Lian hadn't waited for him at the top of the mountain, he would have regretted it, and his Qi would gradually decline, and eventually it would decline again and be exhausted.

Of course Shen Lian is at the top of the mountain.

Sitting on the boulder facing the sun on the edge of the cliff, waiting quietly for Yagyu to strike with his sword, the silence made people wonder whether this was the White Tiger Star Lord or a Crouching Tiger Stone.

Yagyu Ichiken originally wanted to say a few words, such as asking Shen Lian how to reach the top of the mountain.

Last night, Yagyu Yijian had a good rest, but he slept at the entrance of the mountain road. He wanted to see how Shen Lian went up the mountain and take the opportunity to seize some advantages.

When he reached the top of the mountain, he knew that these calculations were meaningless. No matter how Shen Lian came to be, the next choice was to fight, only life and death.

What's the use of thinking so much?

Even if Shen Lian can fly, what does it have to do with him?

"Qiang!"

Yagyu unsheathed his sword.

Blood red blade.

Bronze handle.

The suffocating air of death.

There are flaws all over Yangyu Yijian. He is not a disciple of a major sect with a solid foundation. His understanding of martial arts is fighting, and everything is for fighting.

Why defend?

As long as my knife is faster and more ruthless than you, and I chop off your head before you pierce my heart, isn't this battle over? What’s the point of being both offensive and defensive? Why must we have both offense and defense?

Yagyu's sword was drawn out of its sheath, like a seducer from the underworld. His whole body was wrapped with the energy of hell, which made people feel chilled in their hearts.

The blade, which was moistened into red by the blood, carried the aura of the sea of ​​​​blood and slashed towards Shen Lian's throat.

quick!

ruthless!

allow!

Ikken Yagyu doesn't know how to use both offense and defense, and he doesn't know any fancy moves. He hasn't studied systematically, but his martial arts is the real Japanese swordsmanship.

Maximum simplicity, essence and purity.

Abandon all crooked moves, feints, and false moves, leaving only the most refined cassock diagonal slash, only the quickness and accuracy of swinging the sword thousands of times with practice makes perfect, and only the desperate determination and courage to move forward with all your might and sacrifice of one's life.

When Shuiyue Dazong fought with him, Jinghua Shuiyue's sword skills were completely defeated before he could use them.

Within one stroke, he was killed instantly.

If it weren't for the great light kung fu of Shuiyue Sect, he might have been killed by Yagyu's sword seven or eight years ago.

The crown of his hair exploded, his hair stood on end, and all his true energy was concentrated on the blade. This blade cut off not Shen Lian, but his own escape route.

There is no way to retreat, and we are fighting to the death.

"laugh!"

Gun flowers bloomed in Guwen.

Unnamed marksmanship·Try your hand to mend the sky!

This move originally focused on defense, and the original intention was that no matter what flaws were exposed, even if the sky collapsed, just like Empress Nuwa refining stones to mend the sky, she could use the light of her spear to protect her body's vital points and fill all her own flaws.

Although he has the ability to defend and counterattack, defense is more important than risking his life.

At this moment, this move is the most suitable.

Yagyu slashed furiously with his sword, and the sword energy seemed to be able to cut through the sky, causing the sky to drip with blood.

Shen Lian returned to defense with his spear horizontally, trying to mend the sky with his hands. No matter how condensed the sword light was, or how fierce the murderous intent was, as long as the shadow of the spear did not dissipate, it would not be able to cause any damage.

Yagyu Ichijian only felt that his whole body was tightly bound by a dragnet, and he was in a dilemma. He intended to cut off the air net with his sword, but it seemed to be cut on cotton.

Hiding in the void, the void has no power.

The most uncomfortable thing is that the so-called "empty space" hiding the existence of the spear light was cut out by Yagyu himself with a sword, and it was a method of using force to exert force.

"puff!"

Yagyu vomited blood with a sword blow and took several steps back.

Shen Lian said: "Do you want to continue?"

Liu Shengyijian stared at Shen Lian with scarlet eyes and said happily: "Of course, I can't wait to make the final kill!"

"Then why are you still talking nonsense?"

"Because I'm gathering momentum!"

The blood dripped down his arm and poured onto the magic sword in his hand. Yagyu used his own blood to activate the power of the magic sword, and then absorbed all the killing intent of the magic sword back into his body, transforming it into death. Force move.

The demon sword that killed thousands screamed sadly.

But no matter how it wailed, it could not defeat the determination of Yagyu's sword. The red light slowly faded away, revealing the original color of the katana, and then broke into thousands of pieces.

Yagyu Yijian's skin turned blood red.

His eight meridians and internal organs were all destroyed and decayed by the evil spirit of the magic sword. No matter what the final outcome of this battle was, Yagyu would definitely die with one sword strike.

He doesn't care.

He felt more relaxed than ever before.

"puff!"

Yagyu's right arm exploded into a mist of blood with a sword blow, and the flesh and blood condensed in mid-air, gathering into a bloody sword light.

This is Yagyu Ikken's final decision.

This is the last desperate blow.

Abandoning relatives, abandoning lovers, abandoning the sword in hand, and even abandoning oneself.

This is truly all-or-nothing.

This is the strongest jade stone.

The sword light came suddenly.

As fast and ruthless as ever, as simple as ever, as fierce as ever.

Shen Lian took out the gun.

Draw the gun against the sword.

This sword cannot be avoided, and Shen Lian is not willing to dodge it. In the entire Japanese martial arts world, who can make Shen Lian take half a step back? Who can let Shen Lian avoid the edge temporarily?

Unknown marksmanship·swallow thousands of miles!

The gun light exploded, tigers roared and dragons roared, and the surrounding leaves swept and fell, like millions of soldiers fighting, condensing into a torrent of gold and iron, refining the gun and moving the dragon and snake, recording the epic of the years of gold and iron, and displaying heroism to the fullest.

"boom!"

There was an explosion and smoke filled the sky.

Shen Lian walked out of the smoke slowly, Gu Wen returned to the iron box behind him, and left without looking back.

Yagyu died with one sword strike!

…

"Kill! Charge! Charge! Charge!"

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow quickly!"

When Shen Lian defeated Yagyu Ichiken, shouts of kill were heard from the bottom of the mountain. Tang Shunzhi launched an attack on the surrounding forces, catching them off guard.

Shen Lian doesn't understand the matter of marching and fighting, and he won't mess with it randomly. He just likes to charge.

Shen Lian can lead a small team, but cannot command an army.

As for material issues...

This has never been a problem.

Ming Dynasty has very abundant combat supplies.

This expedition to Japan brought a huge amount of ordnance, which was transported by transport ships newly developed by the Ministry of Industry. These transport ships were modified based on Chen Youliang's warships. They not only had a large draft, but also sailed extremely smoothly.

During the Poyang Lake water battle, Chen Youliang's warships could even race horses, which shocked Lao Zhu.

Although sea navigation is more dangerous, it only transports grain, grass and ammunition, and does not require horse racing, nor does it require chain links. In addition, Shen Wansan has discovered several safe routes, and there will be no problems with the supply line.

Even if the ammunition is consumed quickly and there is no time to replenish it, the arrows can be recovered. Is it possible that the Ming army, which is well fed, clothed and well-fed, will be afraid of failure in hand-to-hand combat?

…

night!

Tang Shunzhi is handling official business.

Opening up and expanding territory is not a simple confrontation. It not only requires defeating the enemy, but also governing the people.

The governance of Japan has nothing to do with Tang Shunzhi.

It's just that Tang Shunzhi, who was a versatile man in both civil and military affairs, couldn't restrain his pleasure and took the initiative to undertake various tasks, such as mapping maps, counting populations, and appeasing the people.

Compared with the Jin Kingdom and Oara, the recognition of the Ming Dynasty by the Japanese people fluctuated greatly. They either absolutely refused to recognize it and charged and killed those who violated the Japanese territory with their swords, or they recognized it very much and obeyed Tang Shunzhi's orders.

They did whatever Tang Shunzhi said.

The Japanese nobles are more willing to resist, because this really touches their interests. The common people don't have so many ideas, and they will listen to whoever has the big fist.

Tang Shunzhi had just sorted out the information and was about to rest for three hours when the lights in the study suddenly went out.

Forgot to mention, this is not a military tent, but the ancestral residence of a certain famous family. It is much more luxurious than the military tent. The only drawback is that the room is a bit small.

Feng Siniang and Zuo Shi thought it didn't matter, but Shen Lian, a strong man, felt very depressed.

Tang Shunzhi smiled and said: "Jia Ke has come from afar, how can he hide his head and tail? Why don't you light the lamp, and then you decide whether to kill me or cooperate with me!"

"Cooperation? What can you bring me?"

"Probably...your life!"

Before Tang Shunzhi finished speaking, the lights in the camp had been relit. Shen Lian yawned, picked up the ninja in a magical costume with one hand, and threw it to the ground.

"Which ninja are you from?"

"..."

"Don't tell me? Then kill him!"

Tang Shunzhi shouted: "Come here, push this Japanese assassin out of the camp gate and chop him down!"

The ninja hurriedly waved his hands: "Spare your life, Master Tang, spare your life. I am not here to assassinate, I am here to seek cooperation. My master is Mitsuhide Akechi. He hopes to cooperate with you to defeat Oda Nobunaga."

"Then what?"

"Of course the master will discuss the next thing with you personally. How can a villain have such qualifications?"

"Akechi Mitsuhide...hiss...I need to consider this matter for three days. If I decide to cooperate, I will march eastward in three days as a signal. If Akechi Mitsuhide wants to cooperate, please show sincerity."

"Hi!"

The ninja got the order and left quickly.

Tang Shunzhi wiped his sweat and glanced at Shen Lian: "You guy, if you dare to scare me on purpose again! I will charge you with dereliction of duty and give you twenty military sticks!"

Shen Lian smiled and said: "Old Tang, isn't it because you are too busy, so I want to find some fun for you?"

Tang Shunzhi snorted coldly: "Fun? What kind of fun is this? I just feel trouble. I have to stay up late again tonight, and you have to stay up late with me."

Shen Lian shrugged: "I'm a martial artist and I don't understand these twists and turns. If you ask me to stay up here all night, I'm just a wooden stake. What's the point?"

"I look comfortable!"

"I think you might be angrier because I can fall asleep even when I'm sitting or even standing."

"Then can you fall asleep while talking?"

Tang Shunzhi said slyly: "You know more about Japan than I do. Tell me about this matter, I feel a little weird and I can't understand it."

Shen Lian said: "This matter is actually very simple. According to the intelligence collected by my uncle, Akechi Mitsuhide has had a rebellious heart for a long time, but it is still fledgling. Now with our help, the success rate has increased dozens of times."

"Isn't he afraid that we will burn bridges by crossing rivers?"

"He is betting on our credibility."

"Do we have credibility?"

"I didn't promise him anything. You were the one who negotiated the terms with him. Even if you are not trustworthy, it must be because you are not trustworthy. I have always kept my promises."

Tang Shunzhi: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"Get out! I'm going to sleep!"

"I need to protect you personally!"

"unnecessary."

"What if a female ninja assassinates her? For example, can you control the nine-tailed enchantress? It is said that the enchantress is as beautiful as the demon witch."

"I am a scholar. What can I not control over the affairs of a scholar? That is called a romantic affair!"

Tang Shunzhi and Shen Lian were arguing about whether this was a romantic affair or immoral. The ninjas lurking outside and eavesdropping were so angry that they wanted to kill them both.

She is the nine-tailed enchantress.

She is also the adopted daughter of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Maeda Gouki! (End of chapter)