I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

After listening to Chepke's intentions, Chanup folded his arms around his chest and acted like he was thinking.

After a long while, he finally broke the silence:

"The specific reason is clear to me."

"It's not easy for you either."

Chanup sighed heavily.

"I was attacked by a white man"

"I have also heard a little about the notoriety of the white-skinned people."

"Although there are some pretty good people among the white-skinned people."

"But there are also quite a few people who are dizzy who don't want to die."

"I heard that in the north, many villages have been attacked by white men."

"Fortunately, you met a Kazuto with superb skills, and a white-skinned man with a decent heart."

A slight smile appeared on Chanup's face.

"I kind of want to see what Kazuto, who has great skills and can deal with more than 30 white-skinned men by himself, looks like."

"Chanup, to be honest, I have something I want to talk to you about this and people."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"That Kazuto has done a great favor to our village, and I want to repay this kindness as much as we can."

"That Kazuto and his wife are currently looking for 2 Kazutos."

"So I have a favor"

a few days later

A place a little far from China Village

"That deer doesn't seem to be moving." Ogata whispered to A-Machi beside him.

"Yeah." A-Machi, who was lying beside Ogata, licked his lips, and then said softly, "But it's not interesting to shoot such a fixed target that doesn't move. I still hope that deer can move."

"Ayi. You shoot that deer with plum dye."

"Mei Ran shouldn't be able to hit that far, right?"

"I'm not asking you to shoot the deer, but to frighten the deer so that it runs away."

"You want to shoot a moving target?" Ogata asked.

"Well. Shooting a moving target is more conducive to the improvement of my marksmanship. You can also practice the use of Mei Ran."

"Ok."

After that, Ogata took out a flintlock pistol with a large red dot on the barrel from his pocket.

This is Ogata's new pistol plum dye.

This gun is naturally the gun seized from Vladimir and the others.

When checking the captured weapons afterwards, only 2 flintlock pistols were found.

Although the number is less, it is just enough for each of A-cho and A-cho.

Ogata had already negotiated with the village chief Chepke, and he and Ating let him and Atin handle these pistols. As for the long-barreled muskets, they only took 5 Kentucky long rifles and only 2 horses.

So after counting all the seized weapons, Ogata generously pocketed the weapons that had been agreed to be taken away.

Skulucci not only helped Ogata and the others pick horses, but also helped them pick weapons.

He helped Ogata and the others choose five of the best-looking Kentucky long rifles.

And teach Ogata how to operate the Kentucky long rifle and the two flintlock pistols that were brought up.

According to Skulucci, the two flintlock pistols are Millikin's 2-style flintlock pistols with a caliber of 1775mm.

As the name suggests, this gun is a gun developed in 1775, and it is considered one of the latest pistols.

This pistol also shined as well as the Kentucky long rifle in their American War of Independence.

Because of the good performance of this pistol, the Cossacks began to introduce and purchase this pistol a few years ago.

However, because pistols are more self-defense weapons, their role on the battlefield is not as great as long-barrel rifles, so the Cossacks only introduced them on a small scale.

At present, only a very small number of officers of their Cossacks are qualified and able to equip such pistols.

Skulucci himself had this pistol, and none of his subordinates, including Vasili, were qualified to install the 1775 flintlock pistol.

So Skulucci dared to conclude that the two guns that Ogata and the others confiscated were definitely found on the bodies of two people of not low status.

In fact, this is indeed the case. These two guns were found from the bodies of Vladimir and Alexei.

That night, among the group of people who attacked Qina Village at night, only these two people were qualified to equip this pistol.

But Ogata didn't know Vladimir and Alexy, and he didn't care whose body the pistol was found from. He only cared whether the pistol was good or not.

There are 2 pistols in total, so Ogata and Atachi each have one, and both of them have transformed into "two-gun swordsman" and "two-gun ninja".

This new pistol, like their new horse, will most likely accompany them for a long time.

If you keep calling it "pistol" or "1775 flintlock pistol", it would be too boring.

In order to "accompany" this pistol more conveniently in the future, Ogata and Atachi each named their new pistol.

Just as he named his newly acquired horse "Grape" based on the color of its hair, A-Machi also named it after the color of the pistol.

A-cho's pistol is dark red in color, so A-cho named her pistol "Sakura".

The reason for naming it "Sakura" is to make a pair for her "Su Ying".

The new name Ogata gave to his new gun is a little more elegant, not as simple and rude as A-cho.

Ogata's new gun is also dark red all over.

But it has a large bright red dot on its barrel.

Ogata speculates that this is probably because the "original owner" of this gun accidentally stained the barrel of the gun with red paint that cannot be washed off at some point.

Ogata named his new gun after the bright red dot on the barrel.

He named his new gun "Mei Ran".

Because this red dot on the barrel is like a plum blossom falling on the ground.

Meiran and Hizakura are very different from Kasumi Nagi and Su Sakura.

The styles of Kasumi Nagi and Su Ying are very similar to the modern revolvers of the previous life.

The loading method is to open the runner, and then directly fill the ammunition inside. The loading method is very convenient, and it can shoot 4 bullets in one go.

Meiran and Feiying are flintlock pistols, and the way to load them is to stuff the bullets in along the muzzle, use the push rod to stuff the bullets into the innermost part, and then pour gunpowder into the gunpowder.

Not only is loading troublesome, but only one round can be loaded at a time.

However, there is one aspect between Ume Ran and Hi Sakura that is stronger than Kasuma Nagi and Su Sakura.

That is power.

The first time Ogata tried to shoot Umezen, he shot at a tree.

Just one blow left a small crater the size of a fist in the trunk of that tree.

In terms of the power of a single shot, it is far better than Su Ying and Kasumi Nagi.

Skulucci told Ogata and Atachi that as long as the distance is not too far, the 1775 flintlock pistol is fully capable of penetrating iron armor.

Su Ying and Kasumi Nagi are easy to load and can shoot continuously.

It is extremely inconvenient for Fei Ying and Mei Ran to shoot, but they are powerful. Even an enemy wearing armor, as long as they are not too far away, they can still give a fatal blow.

One is longer than the rate of fire, and the other is longer than the power.Both guns have their own strengths and weaknesses.

During these days, in addition to constantly training A-cho on horseback riding, Ogata also practiced using these new weapons with A-cho.

At this moment, Machi was practicing with a Kentucky long rifle.

Compared to practicing against dead things, it is definitely more effective to practice against living things.

Ah-ding's practice objects during this period are the wild animals in the mountains.

The most common wild animal is the deer.

It is afternoon.

In the morning, Ogata accompanied Machi to practice horseback riding.

After Ogata's relentless hard training, A-Machi was finally able to sit firmly on the horse's back, and walked slowly on the horse.

After teaching Ah-ding how to ride a horse in the morning, Ogata accompanied Ah-ding into the mountains to practice spearing this afternoon.

Just now, the two discovered a single deer appeared a hundred meters away.

After discovering the deer, A-Ming ignored the icy snow on the ground, lay down directly on the ground, and put the Kentucky long rifle that had already been loaded with bullets in his hand on a boulder in front of him.

Then Yu just proposed to Ogata "Let Ogata use plum dye to surprise the deer, and let Ogata also practice and get used to the use of plum dye".

They confiscated a lot of special bullets for Meiran, Scarlet Sakura, and Kentucky long rifles, enough for Ogata and the others to use some of the bullets for practice.

Ogata, who agreed to Ah-Machi's proposal, quickly took out his ume dye from his arms and pointed it at the deer.

He was not at all worried whether his gun would hit the deer.

During this period of time, he also frequently practiced using plum dye.

As for Mei Ran's effective shooting range, he already has a number. Unless he enters the "Selfless Realm", with his shooting level, whether he can accurately hit a target 10 meters away depends entirely on luck.

The deer was a hundred meters away from them, and it was impossible for Mei Ran to hit such a distant target.

Ogata raised the muzzle of the gun slightly, aimed Meiran's front sight at a position slightly higher than the deer, and then pulled the trigger.

A gunshot that was much louder than Su Ying and Kasumi Nagi rang out.

Bang!

The bullet hit a big tree about 40 meters away from the deer, leaving a big hole in the trunk of the tree.

The frightened deer spread its hooves and began to run wildly.

At the same moment when the deer started to run, A-Machi quickly moved the muzzle of the gun so that the muzzle moved with the deer.

boom!

A gunshot sounded louder than Mei Ran.

Machi pulled the trigger.

The deer fell to the ground.

"call"

After seeing the deer fall to the ground, Machi let out a sigh of relief, and slowly got up from the ground.

After getting up from the ground, Ah-Ming took off the bamboo tube hanging from his waist, opened the mouth of the bamboo tube, and poured the liquid in the bamboo tube into his mouth.

This is the spirit that Ogata and Atachi bought in the Tohoku region before they came to Ezo.

They know that Ezo is a place of extreme cold, so they specially bought a little more spirits that can effectively keep out the cold.

He took a sip of the strong wine, which made the whole mouth and throat feel hot. The wine flowed from the mouth to the esophagus, and then flowed from the esophagus to the stomach, making Ah-ding feel the warmth of the whole stomach.

"In such a severe winter, I really still have to drink this kind of warm wine." Ah-Ming showed a satisfied smile, and then took another big gulp of the spirits.

The chill that had suffocated Ah-Ming's body from lying prone in the snow for a long time was dispelled in an instant.

Compared with bitter and astringent wines, these wines that feel hot after entering the throat are more popular with A-Machi.

"You seem to be using this gun more and more smoothly." Ogata praised Ah-ding softly.

Hearing this compliment from Ogata, A-Machi subconsciously puffed out his chest proudly with a little joy and complacency.

If Ah-Ming looks like this when he is practicing horseback riding:

This is what Naomachi looked like when he was practicing marksmanship:

The gap between A-cho's talents in horseback riding and marksmanship is simply heaven and earth.

When she first started practicing with the Kentucky long rifle, it was a matter of intuition and luck to hit the target accurately.