I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

Aizan quickly checked the traces around the entrance of the cave, and then nodded vigorously at Ogata: "There are no traces of animal habitation!"

After learning that there were no strange animals like bears or wolves living in this cave, Ogata breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not let his guard down completely.

After all—even if no animals lived in the cave, there might be something more terrifying than animals: people living in it.

Because of the dark clouds covering the sky, the light is extremely poor now. Standing at the entrance of the cave and looking into the cave, you can't see anything at all, only darkness.

Ogata did not rush directly into the cave recklessly, but first shouted to Aizan behind him:

"Throw a torch in there first!"

Aizan nodded vigorously, expressing his agreement.

Then they both got off their horses, Ogata grabbed the carrot, and Aizan pulled out a wooden stick from the purse behind him.

Both Aizan and Ahili carried a bag made of deerskin, which was not only durable, but also able to hold a lot of things.

The stick pulled out by Aizan, the Ainu call it "Sita", is a stick made of white bark, because the bark of the white bark contains a lot of oil, so it takes a long time to burn. Inu people like to use this thing as a torch.

Aizan placed Sita on the ground, and then took out 2 flint and steel from his arms.

After Aizan took out the flint, Ogata consciously stood in Aizan's upwind direction, shielding Aizan from the wind.

Click, click.

After Ayzan knocked the two stones lightly against each other with moderate strength, sparks flashed, and in the blink of an eye, the flames rushed to the top of the west tower.

Aizan threw the newly lit sita into the cave forcefully.

Snapped.

Sita hit the deepest rock wall in the cave and fell to the ground.

Then, with the fire light from the west tower, Ogata and the others could clearly see the scene inside the cave—the cave was not deep, and Ayzan threw it hard just now, and the west tower hit the deepest rock wall of the cave.

There are no animals or people living in the cave. According to Ogata's estimation, the cave can accommodate about 10 people, which is more than enough for Ogata and others who have 4 people and 2 horses.

After confirming that there was no danger in the cave, Ogata turned his head and shouted at A-Machi and Ahili behind him:

"The cave is fine! Come in!"

After finishing speaking, Ogata took the lead and strode into the cave, leading the radish.

After Ogata and others entered, the originally quiet cave immediately became lively.

Ogata and A-Machi placed the radishes and grapes closer to the entrance of the cave, tied the reins to a long and thick stone pillar, and let the radishes and grapes protect them from the wind.

Anyway, as Don horses, they have strong bodies, and this cold wind can only be regarded as a refreshing breeze for them.

After placing the radishes and grapes, Ogata and the others immediately began to clear the snow that fell on their hair, faces, and clothes.

If the snow melts, it will wet their clothes.

In such a cold weather, if the clothes get wet, it is a serious problem comparable to not being able to find food and water.

After clearing the snow off their bodies, Aizan took out some firewood from his purse and lit a bonfire.

"Come here to enjoy the fire." Aizan said to Ogata and Ading, "The weather is bad, so we must try our best to keep our bodies warm enough."

After asking Ogata and the others to warm up in Japanese, Aizan then asked Ahili to warm up in Ainu.

"In a field like this, three things matter most."

Aizan smiled and raised three fingers.

"Arranged in order of importance, these three things are: food, water, and body temperature."

"In our China village, the first thing we teach children who start to learn hunting skills is to teach them how to secure these three things in the wild."

"Without food, a person can last 30 days."

"Without water, a human can survive for 3 days."

"If you can't keep your body temperature at a normal level, based on the time unit of you and people, you can probably only last for a little more than an hour."

Aizan is good at everything, the only problem is that he is talkative and loves to talk.

Self-servingly began to introduce to Ogata and the others the "survival skills in the wild" passed down from generation to generation by the Ainu people.

While Aizan was doing science popularization for Ogata and the others, Ogata and A-Ming had already sat silently by the campfire, roasting their frozen hands.

Needless to say, how about Ogata's physical fitness, with 36 points of vitality, Ogata only felt his hands were stiff, his cheeks were a little sore from the wind, and his body was slightly chilly in the snowy day just now That's all, no other discomfort.

A-Machi's physical fitness is not as perverted as Ogata's, but she is also a female ninja who has received strict training since she was a child and can do 500 sit-ups in one go, so her physical fitness is naturally not bad.

As the Ainu people who grew up in the snow country since childhood, Aizan and Ahili are also very resistant to frost.

Sitting around the bonfire, their cheeks all turned rosy within a short while.

"It's really a terrible heavy snow..." Ahili whispered, "I always feel that the frequency of blizzards has become much higher in recent years... (Ainu language)"

Aizan translated what Ahili just said to Ogata and Acho.

After helping Ogata and the others translate Ahili's words, Aizan let out a long breath, and then said with emotion:

"Ahili is right. I also feel that the climate in recent years has been a bit abnormal. Not only have blizzards become more frequent, but the weather has also become much colder than before."

"This abnormal weather also brought bad luck to the animals."

"According to my observation, in recent years, due to abnormal weather, the number of deer has been significantly less than usual."

"Animals are wonderful, and if there is too much or too little of one animal, it tends to affect the rest of the animals."

"The reduction in deer populations has affected all kinds of animals in one way or another."

"The ones that are most directly affected are the wolves."

"Wolves rely on deer as their main food. Now that there are not as many deer as before, it is difficult for wolves to find food, so wolves are now much more irritable than before."

"Wolves are very smart and know that humans are not easy to mess with, so they rarely attack humans on their own initiative."

"But now that there is less food, the tragedies of wolves actively attacking humans have become much more than before."

After all, Aizan let out a long breath, and said with a wry smile: "I really hope that this abnormal weather will end as soon as possible!"

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At this moment-

"Have you found a suitable hiding place yet?" Matsudaira Sadanobu asked loudly towards the outside of the sedan chair.

As soon as his words fell, Tachibana's answer sounded immediately outside the sedan chair:

"My lord! Not yet!"

call--!

Matsudaira Sadanobu heard a more violent cold wind blowing outside the sedan chair.

Hearing the increasingly fierce cold wind, Matsudaira Sadanobu's frown that was already frowning became even tighter.

Sadanobu Matsudaira and his team are advancing slowly against the snowstorm.

Whether it is the red cavalry, or the elite soldiers that Inamori sent to Matsudaira Jonobu, the horses they ride are all native Japanese horses.

Japanese native horses are very short, and their shoulder height is generally only about 1 meters, which is completely incomparable with the average shoulder height of more than 2 meters.

In addition to being shorter than the Don hippopotamus, it is also better in cold resistance and physical fitness, all of which are far behind the Don hippopotamus.

Faced with this sudden strong fraternity snowstorm, the horses of the guards of Matsudaira Sadanobu lost the ability to carry people forward.So the guards of Matsudaira Sadanobu had to dismount and lead the horses forward.

Before, after discovering the large and terrifying dark cloud, Matsudaira Sadanobu immediately ordered: Find a suitable hiding place.

Although Matsudaira's response was quick, their luck was really bad.

Until the blizzard came, Matsudaira Sadanobu and the others did not find a suitable hiding place.Until now, it is still struggling to move forward in the snow field.

In order to check the current situation, Matsudaira Sadanobu opened half of the window of the sedan chair.

The moment Matsudaira Sadanobu opened the window of the sedan chair, in an instant—a large number of snowflakes rushed in with the wind.

The number of snowflakes has become a little more than before.

Looking at more and more snowflakes outside the window, Matsudaira Sadanobu's expression became more dignified.

Just when Matsudaira Sadanobu was thinking about what to do now, Tachibana's excited voice suddenly sounded from outside the car:

"My lord! I see a forest in front of me! Let's go to the forest to avoid the snow!"

Hearing Tachibana's words, Matsudaira Sadanobu was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly poked his head out of the window and looked forward.

Looking through the layers of snow curtains, I saw a large black shadow in front of me, and I could vaguely see that these shadows were composed of towering trees one after another.

Song Ping Ding Xinli nodded.

"Tell everyone! Go into the woods ahead to avoid the snow!"

Tachibana: "Yes!"

Matsudaira Sadanobu retracted his head into the sedan chair, closed the window, and let out a deep breath.

Although the most ideal hiding place is naturally a cave.But the woods are barely getting by.

It is better to stay in a place with many tree trunks and leaves to block the snow than to stay in a snow field with no shelter at all.

Tachibana quickly conveyed Matsudaira's new order to everyone.

After learning that there was finally a place suitable for hiding in the snow ahead, the effect of "looking at the plum blossoms to quench thirst" appeared-everyone cheered up, took a deep breath, and vowed to rush into the forest ahead as soon as possible, Avoid this bastard wind and snow that can't even see things clearly 3 meters away.

Tachibana was no exception, her tired body regained some strength.

"Hurry up!" Tachibana shouted to his horse while tugging at the rein, "It's almost time to rest!

Matsudaira Sadanobu and his party speeded up a little.

After a while, Matsudaira Sadanobu and the others arrived at a narrow road.

On the right side of this narrow road is a patch of rocky rocks that are difficult to pass through.

On the left is a hill that is not too steep.

In front of the path is the woods suitable for hiding.If you want to go to the forest, you have to go through this trail.

There are rocks on the right and hills on the left, so this trail can only accommodate 20 horses walking side by side-although it is wide enough, but just to be on the safe side, Tachibana chose to shout loudly to everyone around:

"Everyone be careful! Lead your horses! Be careful not to fall off the hillside on the left...Huh?"

Before finishing speaking, Tachibana frowned suddenly, then turned her head and looked behind her.

For a moment just now, Tachibana seemed to hear a strange noise coming from behind their team.

After looking intently at the rear of the team, Tachibana saw a series of thin black figures slowly emerging in the thick snow curtain.

Extremely fast.

In just a moment, Tachibana saw clearly what these uninvited guests looked like.

And the next moment when he saw the appearance of these uninvited guests, Tachibana's pupils suddenly shrank, and then, like a conditioned reflex, he said sharply:

"Enemy attack! There are wolves approaching! Everyone welcome the enemy!"

These uninvited guests who approached them from the rear of Matsudaira Sadanobu and others were a large pack of wolves.

As if in response to Tachibana's enemy attack alarm, just after Tachibana's voice fell, the wolves howled one after another, and then attacked the people and horses walking at the rear of the team.

Because of the interference from the wind and snow, Tachibana and the others didn't realize that a wolf was approaching until the wolf had already bit their ass.

These wolves that suddenly attacked are the "Ezo wolves" that are listed as the most dangerous animals in the Ezo region alongside brown bears.

Ezo wolves are medium in size, like to live in groups, and are good at running fast and long distances.

After Matsudaira Sadanobu inside the sedan chair heard Tachibana outside the sedan chair shouting "Enemy attack! There are wolves approaching! Everyone welcome the enemy!", his face changed suddenly, and then he asked Tachibana outside the sedan chair in a deep voice:

"How many wolves are attacking?"

"No, I don't know! At present, there are about 20 heads!"

Because of the snow curtain blocking it, Tachibana couldn't see how many Ezo wolves were attacking, but kept seeing Ezo wolves appearing from behind the snow curtain, and heard the screams of the guards and the neighing of horses.

"Don't panic!" Matsudaira Takanobu said loudly, "It's just a bunch of beasts! Just repel them! What are the knives in your waists for?"

Hearing Matsudaira Sadanobu's shout, Tachibana's flustered heart quickly stabilized.

Tachibana, who calmed down a little, drew his sword in his hand, and shouted loudly at the highest volume he could achieve:

"A pack of wolves is coming! Everyone defends against the enemy! Don't be afraid, there are only 2 or 30 wolves coming! Be careful not to scare the horses!"