I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

This Ashgaru was quite tall, and the fence of the stable was slightly shorter than him.

Just when the "stable manager" was about to rush up and ask loudly which unit the Ashgaru belonged to and what he was doing here, a scene that made his pupils constrict suddenly appeared. He saw the Ashgaru suddenly remove the knife from his waist handle, and then slashed at the thin stable fence in front of him

Seeing the light of the knife flickering several times, the ashigaru cut out a gap that was not too big or small, which could almost accommodate two horses walking side by side.

The first military camp, somewhere in the camp

How is the camp now?

While Lihua was thinking this in his heart, he turned his head frequently to look at the entrance of the tent next to him, his eyes were full of unconcealable anxiety.

At this time, a calm male voice, which seemed to contain no emotion, suddenly sounded from Tachibana's side:

"Tachibana. Be safe and don't be impatient."

Hearing this voice, Tachibana was stunned, then slightly lowered her head shyly:

"I'm sorry, my lord, I made you laugh."

The person who just reminded Tachibana aloud is now sitting on a small horse tie, sitting next to Tachibana Matsudaira Sadanobu.

After learning that the camp was attacked, Matsudaira Sadanobu followed Sheng Tianmu's suggestion and quickly left the commander's tent.

After leaving the coach's tent, Matsudaira Sadanobu hid with Tachibana, his guards and others in an inconspicuous tent in the camp.

Ever since he hid in this tent, Matsudaira Sadanobu has been sitting on a pony tie, with his hands naturally resting on his lap, eyes closed and rested.

Matsudaira Sadanobu's immobile appearance formed a sharp contrast with Tachibana who was sitting next to him, with the words "I'm panicked" written on his face no different.

After hearing the reminder from Matsudaira Sadanobu just now, Tachibana cleared his throat, then straightened his back, adjusted the expression on his face, and tried to make himself look as calm as Matsudaira Sadanobu.

But for Tachibana, who is still too young and lacks experience, it is naturally impossible for him to change his personality instantly because of a reminder from Matsudaira Sadanobu.

Even though he tried his best to pretend, the look of anxiety could not dissipate in Tachibana's eyes for a long time.

"Master Lao Zhong." Tachibana asked Matsudaira Sadanobu uncontrollably, "Should we send someone to ask Lord Kansheng Tianmu: How is the situation in the camp now?"

As soon as Tachibana's voice fell, Matsudaira Sadanobu responded without thinking:

"Tachibana, don't worry. If there is any new change in the situation in the camp, Sheng Tianmu will send someone to inform us immediately."

Seeing that Matsudaira Sadanobu did not agree to send someone to Sheng Tianmu to inquire about the situation, Tachibana could only suppress the anxiety in his heart, and continued to wait silently with Matsudaira Sadanobu in this tent.

But Tachibana didn't stay silent for a long time, as if he had something to say, he frequently looked sideways at Matsudaira Sadanobu beside him.

The look of hesitation and firmness on Tachibana's face went back and forth.

In the end, it was firm that won.

"My lord." Tachibana no longer hesitated, and said cautiously to Matsudaira Sadanobu next to him, "Is there any discomfort in your body or any troubles?"

"No." Matsudaira Sadanobu replied almost without hesitation, "Why do you ask?"

"Because your face looks a little bad from the bottom"

After hiding in this camp with Matsudaira Sadanobu, Tachibana immediately noticed that Matsudaira Sadanobu had a strange expression on his face.

Outsiders may not be able to see any changes in Matsudaira Sadanobu, but Tachibana, who has been an attendant for many years and sees Matsudaira Sadanobu's face most every day, immediately recognized the unusual expression on Matsudaira Sadanobu's face.

According to Tachibana's experience, Matsudaira Sadanobu showed such an expression, either he was not feeling well, or there was something disturbing his mind.

As soon as Tachibana finished speaking, the corner of Matsudaira Sadanobu's mouth twitched slightly, and he said with a smile:

"Lihua, you worry too much."

"There's nothing wrong with my body. There's nothing bothering me."

"Probably because the light here is dim, which made you misread."

After Matsudaira Sadanobu said so, Tachibana didn't dare to say anything more or ask more questions. After agreeing, he continued to sit and wait obediently with Matsudaira Sadanobu in this tent.

Suddenly there was a loud sound of horseshoes outside the tent.

The sudden sound of horse hoofs that were extremely close to them naturally surprised everyone in the camp.

Matsudaira Sadanobu also half-opened his eyes, frowning slightly.

"Fa, what happened." Tachibana jumped up from the horse tie.

"Tachibana, stay safe and don't be impatient." Matsudaira Sadanobu reminded Tachibana again, then turned to look at a guard next to him, "Go outside and check the situation."

The guard standing next to Matsudaira Jonobu is the red cavalry, the core component of Matsudaira Jonobu's guard.

After receiving the order from Matsudaira Takanobu, the guard immediately nodded and said "yes", and then rushed out of the camp quickly, holding the knife at his waist.

Not long after, the guard came back.

"My lord, it was the soldiers in the camp who discovered a suspicious person who was leaving the camp from the south on horseback."

"The sound of horseshoes just now is the cavalry going to chase the suspicious person."

As soon as the guard's report fell, Matsudaira Sadanobu's brows that were only slightly frowned immediately frowned: "Suspicious person?"

Ogata grabbed the horse's mane and steered the horse galloping on the snow field outside the camp.

If you want to leave the camp, you must not leave on foot. It is a waste of time, and it is very easy to be discovered and then chased by the pursuers.

So if you want to leave this place, the most effective way is to snatch a horse, and then ride away.

After Ogata put on a clean set of armor, he transformed into an ordinary soldier again, frantically fishing in troubled waters in the camp again.

The stables are not difficult to find. The camp is not particularly large, and many horses neighed loudly because of fright. Ogata followed the faint neighing of the horses all the way to find the past, and then successfully found "Nan stable".

There is not much time left for Ogata.

The evening mist was about to disperse, and if the time dragged on for too long, it would inevitably make people suspicious of this solitary figure.

So Ogata didn't play any gimmicks that would take a considerable amount of time as to how to steal the horse.

Running to the stables, splitting through the wooden fences of the stables that are still hard as human bones, and then picking a random horse to escape. This is Ogata's method of stealing horses.

Simple and crude, but effective.

Before the management staff by the stables had time to react adequately, they saw an ashigaru jump out of nowhere and split the fence of the stables with a knife, and then rode a horse that split away from them with lightning speed. The nearest horse to the gap, and then fled from the gap. When the managers next to the stables reacted, Ogata had already left on his horse.

The fly in the ointment is that the horses in the stables are not equipped with saddles and other harnesses.

For the health of the horses, but also to allow the horses to have sufficient rest, the horses are only equipped with saddles and other harnesses when the horses are used, and the horses are usually separated from the harnesses.

Therefore, Ogata could only sit directly on the horse's back, and then hold the horse's mane to control the horse.

Fortunately, these horses are all well-trained war horses. Even without saddles and other harnesses, it will not have much impact on riding, but it will make the rider quite uncomfortable.

The situation was urgent, so Ogata stopped picking and choosing, and just fled the camp on his stolen "naked horse".

After discovering the horse thief Ogata, the person in charge of the stable immediately reported the matter to his superiors.

And Ogata rode his horse on a rampage in the camp, and when he rushed straight out of the camp, it also attracted the attention of many people along the way. After all, soldiers wearing ashigaru special "royal loan" basically don't have the right to ride horses.

Of course, some people mistakenly think that Ogata is a soldier who is licensed to ride a horse and deliver military orders in this emergency situation.

At this time, Ogata was not worried whether someone would find out that he was a "fake soldier".

Because the order of the camp has not yet been restored, it is difficult for the subordinates to report the news of "discovering suspicious cavalry" quickly, and then gather troops to pursue Ogata.

It wasn't until Ogata rushed out of the big camp with one man and one horse, that Ogata heard some vaguely noisy sounds from behind. This was probably the sound of the camp gathering soldiers and horses to chase Ogata.

At this time, it is obviously too late to pursue Ogata.

Compared with all the thrills of entering the camp, the process of leaving the camp was much smoother than Ogata imagined.

Ogata, who was sitting on the horseback, let out a long breath.

With a smile on your face, you feel the headwind that comes from galloping your horse.

Tachibana looked nervously at Matsudaira Sadanobu in front of him.

The guards of Matsudaira Sadanobu headed by the red cavalry, like Tachibana, cast a nervous look at Matsudaira Sadanobu in front of him.

The reason they did this was because the tent in front of them was standing above the tent they had just hidden in.

Just now, after learning that a "suspicious person" rode his horse and left the camp from the south, Matsudaira Sadanobu said to Tachibana very abruptly: "Help me to stand above the tent."

Tachibana was naturally extremely puzzled by Matsudaira Sadanobu's sudden order.

Tachibana did not dare to ask "why" to Matsudaira's order, but for the sake of Matsudaira's safety, he mustered up the courage to tell Matsudaira that "this is too dangerous" and told Matsudaira not to do this.

To Tachibana's suggestion, Matsudaira Sadanobu only responded coldly:

"Stop talking nonsense."

Seeing that Matsudaira Sadanobu seemed a little angry, Tachibana was so frightened that his legs almost went limp, so he didn't dare to say anything more, and helped Matsudaira Sadanobu to climb to the top of the tent where they were hiding.

At this moment, Matsudaira Sadanobu was just standing on the top of the camp tent.

But Tachibana and the others surrounded the tent with nervous and panicked faces, for fear that Matsudaira Sadanobu would fall from the top of the tent.

Matsudaira Sadanobu seemed not worried that he would fall from the top of the camp tent. After standing upright on the top of the tent, he took out a telescope from his arms.

This telescope was presented to him by a foreign businessman from Holland a year ago. It is not only exquisite in workmanship, but also amazing in its effectiveness. It can see farther than ordinary telescopes.

Sadanobu Matsudaira carried this telescope with him, thinking that this telescope would be useful in the investigation of the Strait, but it was a pity that he did not take out the telescope and use it once after the investigation was over.

Matsudaira Sadanobu never expected that the telescope would not come in handy for investigation work, but it would come in handy at this time.

Matsudaira Sadanobu pulled the binoculars away and looked towards the south of the camp.

After scanning back and forth a few times, Matsudaira Sadanobu finally saw a soldier in ashigaru armor riding away on a horse without any harness.

The telescope in Matsudaira Sadanobu's hand has reached its limit, and he can no longer see further.

So, Matsudaira Sadanobu narrowed his eyes, trying to see the face of the "suspicious person" clearly with his own naked eyes.

It's a pity that no matter how hard Matsudaira tried to look, he could only see a blurry shadow and couldn't see the face of the "suspicious person" clearly. He could only watch helplessly as the "suspicious person" gradually moved away from his field of vision.

After the "suspicious person" completely disappeared within Matsudaira's field of vision, Matsudaira put down the telescope in his hand.

Then there was a silent sigh.

His face is full of complex expressions that even outsiders can clearly recognize.

Chapter 532 The Bloody Man Beheaded 【6100 words】

An hour after the attack on the 1st Army camp

"My lord! My lord! What should we do now?", "My lord! Please issue an order!", "My lord! What should we do with the corpses of my lord Tianmu?", "My lord"

Kuroda's hands that Ogata forcibly tore off the skin of their palms have now undergone a simple treatment. Both palms have been treated with medicine and wrapped in thick sackcloth.

There are no painkillers in this era, Kuroda now only feels like he is holding a large wooden splinter in his hands, the pain makes Kuroda grin.

But compared to the pain in his palms, what worries Kuroda more now is the "pain" in his head.

Looking at the generals and generals who surrounded him, talking to each other, chirping, asking him for instructions, Kuroda felt like his head was about to explode.

It was already an hour ago that the camp was attacked by Ogata Yidao Zhai.

Kuroda can guarantee that this is definitely the longest hour he has ever spent in his life. Although only an hour has passed, it feels like a whole day has passed.

Kuroda felt cold sweat all over his body just thinking about the many things that happened in this hour.

In this short period of one hour, Kuroda has successively experienced three states: "blank head", "must up fighting spirit", and "exhausted".

Let's talk about the blank head first. After seeing Sheng Tianmu and Tiandao being killed by Ogata like chopping melons and vegetables, Kuroda's head immediately "buzzed" and became blank.

It is difficult to understand the situation in front of you, and it is difficult to think.

At that time, he only made the most instinctive reaction as a creature to survive.

He dragged his best friend Qiuyue, who was seriously injured, desperately away from Ogata and fled, and loudly ordered the guards who were supposed to guard the coach's tent to stop Ogata and buy him and Qiuyue some time to escape. and opportunity.

Fortunately, Kasuga, the general sent by Sheng Tianmu to mobilize the troops, finally arrived at the battlefield with archers and iron gunners.

And Ogata Ittosai seems to have no intention of fighting with Qiuyue who has lost his fighting spirit and fighting power. After seeing the archer and iron gunner appear, he retreats without a trace.

Sheng Tianmu is the general of their first army.Sheng Tianmu was killed, almost equivalent to the brains of their first army being cut off directly.

So after Sheng Tianmu was killed in battle, their first army simply lost a brain responsible for overall planning and command.

Sheng Tianmu, Tiandao died in battle, Qiuyue was seriously injured, and Kuroda directly became the highest-ranking general of the First Army.

Faced with the leaderless situation after Sheng Tianmu's death, Kuroda decided to bite the bullet and muster up his fighting spirit after a fierce ideological struggle. heavy responsibility.

After temporarily taking over Shengtianmu's position, Kuroda immediately issued two orders to send people to Mogami's hiding place, and organize people to search around

It's not hard to guess why Ogata Yidao Zhai broke into the camp so suddenly, most likely because of Mogami.

It's a pity that Kuroda was one step too late in the end.