I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"If you can't find it, it doesn't matter."

"Let's think about how to deal with Ogata Yidaosai who is currently lurking in Ezo after the Red Moon Fortress is leveled."

The cold light in Inamori's eyes was so strong at this moment that it seemed that when he looked at someone, he could cut that person's skin.

1: Thank you book friend Silent Kirin!

This book friend found me before and said that he liked Ogata very much, so he asked an artist to draw Ogata's character pictures.

Last night, this book friend showed me the draft, which is very good!

Now this character map is only in the draft stage, and it will take some time to be finalized.

I will ask this book friend later to see if he agrees with me to release this character map in the form of an "easter egg chapter"

2: Yesterday a book friend told me that he hoped that I would make this book longer, because he was afraid that there would be a shortage of books after the book was finished.

The author is here to share a little news with you.

The author, Jun, loves samurai-themed works very much, and I always feel that it is difficult to write only one samurai, so after discussing with the editor, I decided to write a large series of "Samurai Trilogy".

This book I Became a Swordsman in Ancient Japan, also known as: Yidao Zhai, is the first part of the trilogy.

The three works share a worldview and timeline

When I was in the fifth volume, I mentioned to you that I planned to write a samurai with the background of the end of the Edo period after the end of this book. Now this is not a "plan", but a "determined" .

The second part of the trilogy is set at the end of the Bakumatsu.

Those who have watched Rurouni Kenshin should be familiar with the era background of "Bakumatsu".

Let me reveal so much for now, the rest of the details of the second part, and what era the third part will be set in, I will keep it a secret for now, and I will tell you slowly later

The first part is the middle and late Edo period, which was peaceful for a long time.

The second part is the end of the Tokugawa period.

You can guess which era the third part will be in

The era background of the trilogy is different, so the protagonist's golden finger and the main stage where the protagonist is active are different, so you don't have to be afraid that the content of the second and third parts will be very similar to the current book.

Chapter 535 Weixu Fang Ruhu [5100 words]

All of what Inamori said made sense.

If the conquest of the Red Moon Fortress is affected for the sake of Ogata Yidaozhai, then the loss outweighs the gain, and the loss is huge.

Therefore, all the generals in the camp nodded their heads in agreement.Only a few young generals who are still young, don't understand the overall situation, and only have "reputation" in their minds show resentment.

But these young generals didn't dare to say anything more at this time. After all, they didn't understand the air. priority" strategy.

Even Nakamatsudaira Sadanobu, the old man, spoke out in person just now, expressing his approval of Inamori's strategy.

Faced with the current situation, these young generals who hoped to pursue Ogata Yidaozhai first and restore his reputation did not dare to say anything more.

"Commander." A veteran with half-white hair and beard, who was very close to Inamori, said in a deep voice at this time, "Master Sheng Tianmu has unfortunately died in battle, so it is necessary to replace a new general to lead the 1st Army."

"Coach, who do you think is the most appropriate new general of the First Army?"

Inamori was silent for a while: "...the matter is not urgent, we will think about it later tomorrow."

After all, Inamori looked at Kuroda:

"Kuroda-kun. You will continue to command the 1st Army for the time being."

As soon as Inamori finished speaking, Kuroda immediately bowed his head to Inamori and responded loudly:

"Yes!"

……

……

After nearly half an hour——

"It's so troublesome..." Kuroda, who was walking with Qiuyue on the way away from the commander's camp, rubbed the back of his neck while showing a distressed expression, "I really hope that the commander-in-chief of the 1st Army can be transferred quickly." Leave it to someone else..."

The military discussion has just ended.

After confirming the strategy of "putting the Red Moon Fortress as the top priority" to the generals, Inamori gave some simple instructions on the rest and reorganization of the 1st Army and the subsequent marching plan, and then disbanded the military council.

After the military discussion was over, the generals filed out from the commander's tent, and Qiuyue and Kuroda, who had a good relationship, walked together as usual.

"You guys really don't know how to be blessed when you are in the blessing." Qiuyue who was walking beside him said half-jokingly, "Do you know how many people who are eager to make contributions want to sit in your current position?"

"I'm not that eager to make contributions..." Kuroda's distressed face turned into helplessness, "And my current ability is not enough to command an army of 3000."

"Did you see how busy I was in the past few days?"

"I just want to quickly hand over the important task of 'temporarily commanding the 1st Army' to others as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, Kuroda heaved a sigh of relief.

"Forget it, anyway, Lord Inamori will send a new general to take over the command of the 1st Army within a few days anyway."

"Ah, sorry. I seem to be walking a little too fast."

After finishing speaking, Kuroda slowed down her pace in cooperation with Qiuyue, who couldn't even walk quickly due to her unhealed injury.

"You have changed a lot now." Qiuyue smiled, "I was just thinking about reminding you: I can't follow in your footsteps."

Because of her injuries, Qiuyue didn't wear armor, only cloth.

Qiuyue was injured at the part of her collarbone, so she was wrapped in thick linen from her neck to the skin exposed outside her collar.

Looking at Qiuyue's sackcloth protruding from his collar, Kuroda sighed:

"How are you feeling today? Do you feel better physically?"

"If only my wound healed so quickly." Qiuyue sighed lightly, then raised her hand to touch her chest covered in sackcloth, "But today's body has indeed become more comfortable... the wound The pain from everywhere is less than yesterday... How about you? How is your palm now?"

Kuroda raised his hands still wrapped in sackcloth, and shook them before Qiuyue's eyes:

"It's just that the skin of my palm and some flesh and blood were ripped off. It wasn't a serious injury at all. The wound is no longer painful. After a while, it should be completely healed."

Qiuyue and Kuroda were "communicating" about each other's injuries, but at this moment, both of them heard a voice with a little fear coming from not far in front of them:

"That 'Executioner Yidao Zhai' is simply a monster..."

For Akizuki and Kuroda now, "Executioner Yidao Zhai" is an extremely sensitive word that cannot be ignored.

After hearing the voice, Qiuyue and Kuroda both followed the voice - the speaker was a young general who was not very old.

This young general is now walking side by side with several generals of similar age beside him.

These generals, Qiuyue, all looked familiar, and they should all be generals of the Second Army.

Seeing that the people walking in front of them seemed to be discussing Ogata Yidaosai, both Qiuyue and Kuroda pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what they were talking about.

The group didn't lower their volume, so both Qiuyue and Kuroda could hear their conversation clearly.

"Isn't it... It's really terrifying... Breaking into the camp guarded by 3000 troops is like entering a land without people... Such swordsmanship is unprecedented, and there should be no one in the future..."

"There should be no one who can beat Ogata Isaisai in a one-on-one fight right now...I think even Yagyu Ishisai and Miyamoto Musashi, who are well-known swordsmen in Qingshi, are no match for Ogata Isaisai anymore. ..."

"Thinking about it—it's a pity that Ogata Issai was not born in the same era as Yagyu Ishisai and Miyamoto Musashi. If they were born in the same era, we would know who is stronger and who is weaker. "

"Hmph! What good is Ogata Yidaosai's superb swordsmanship? He has fallen into the way of Shura, and he is destined to be cast aside by the world and future generations."

"What a pity, such a talented swordsman cannot be used by our shogunate..."

"In fact, I really want to compete with Ogata Yidaosai..."

"You want to compete with Ogata Isaosai? Please forgive me, I'm afraid you won't even be able to withstand Ogata Isaisai's move."

"I know. Although Ogata Yidaosai has deviated from the right path, it is undeniable that his swordsmanship is extremely superb. If he can die under his sword in an upright contest with such a great swordsman, it would be a big deal." an honor."

……

Qiuyue and Kuroda quietly listened to the "discussion" of Ogata by the group of young generals in front of them.

"...Before the military meeting started, I heard a lot of people chatting with Xufang." Kuroda smiled wryly, "I didn't expect to hear someone chatting with Xufang after the military meeting ended. ..."

Just now, before the military discussion started, the generals who sat in the commander's tent ahead of time relied on small talk to pass the time.

At that time, Kuroda noticed that most of the topics that the generals talked about were related to Ogata.

Yuwei Ogata expressed his puzzlement here.

Someone expressed admiration for Ogata's amazing swordsmanship and courage.

There are those who feel resentful that Ogata regards the dignity of the shogunate as nothing.

But no matter what they are discussing, these topics that focus on Ogata reveal the same feeling between the lines-the fear of Ogata.

Breaking into the barracks guarded by 3000 troops alone and retreating - this sensational thing happened so realistically before their eyes, that everyone felt a little or no fear of Ogata.

The generals of the Second Army who had not been attacked by Ogata had less fear of Ogata.

And the generals of the First Army who have personally experienced the incident of "being attacked by Ogata Yidaosai"... can describe the attitude of the generals of the First Army towards Ogata very well in one sentence-"Fear Ogata like a tiger" .

Kuroda looked down at the palms of his hands, showing a self-deprecating smile: "When I hear the name of Ogata Issai now, I feel that the wound that finally stopped hurting is aching again... huh? Qiuyue , what's wrong with you? Why do you show such an expression. "

Out of the corner of Kuroda's eyes, he noticed that Qiuyue next to him showed a pensive look as if he was thinking about something at some point.

"It's nothing..." Qiuyue said slowly, "It's just... After the contest with Ogata Yidaosai, there is one thing that has always concerned me..."

"I always feel... Ogata Iktosai's voice... is very familiar... I seem to have heard it somewhere..."

"Ah?" Kuroda's eyes widened slightly, "Does that sound familiar?"

Kuroda changed his tone half-jokingly:

"Couldn't you have met Ogata Yidaosai somewhere before?"

"Impossible." Qiuyue shook her head without hesitation.

"Maybe it's because you've met someone with a voice similar to Ogata Yidaosai." Kuroda reassured, "There are so many people in the world, it's normal for two people to have similar voices."

"...Maybe." Qiuyue nodded slightly.

……

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"Machi, here, drink this."

Ogata helped A-Ming who was lying on the blanket with one hand, took the bowl of medicine with the other hand, and passed it to A-Ming's lips.

After the rim of the bowl of medicine touched A-Ming's lips, A-Ming immediately opened his mouth obediently, gulping down the bowl of medicine with the right temperature in one go.

After A-cho finished drinking the bowl of medicine, Oobi made A-cho lie down again, and then raised his hand to touch A-cho's forehead—it was still a little hot.

Anxiety and restlessness surfaced in the depths of Ogata's pupils—but as soon as these two emotions emerged in the depths of Ogata's pupils, Ogata forcibly hid them.

"Lie down here and rest for a while." Ogata said to A-Ming, "I'll go and prepare lunch with Aizan and Ahili first."

"Hmm..." Ah-Ming responded softly.

Ogata took the empty bowl and got out of the hunting lodge.

As soon as he left the hunting lodge, a faint smell of meat rushed towards Ogata - not far away, Aizan and Yahili were sitting around the bubbling pot, cooking today's meal lunch.

"I'm here to help." Ogata held the empty medicine bowl and leaned towards Aizan and Ahili, "Ahili, go and take care of that rabbit, I'll add firewood."

After listening to Aizan's translation, Ahili put down the firewood in his hand, then pulled out his machete, and strode towards the two fat rabbits placed on the ground next to him.

Ogata sat at the position where Ashley had just sat, then randomly grabbed two long wooden branches at his feet, broke them into short wooden sticks, and put them one by one into the fire under the pot.

"Mr. Mashima..." At this time, Aizan suddenly glanced at the hunting lodge not far away, then lowered his voice and whispered to Ogata, "Miss Acho's body... is still not well?"

Just now, after Ogata got out of the hunting lodge, Aizan keenly noticed that Ogata's expression was a bit serious.

Aizan is not an idiot either, he naturally knows what would make Ogata's expression solemn under the current situation.

"Hmm..." Ogata nodded lightly, "Machi's body temperature can't go down...Honestly...I'm a little worried..."

"Mr. Mashima, don't worry, it's normal to have a fever all the time. Although I don't know the reason, but after a serious injury, people will basically have a fever, and it will take a while."

Aizan comforted.

"Once upon a time, there was a young man in our village who failed in a bear hunt. The bear counterattacked and grabbed the young man's chest until it was bloody."

"Fortunately, the bear was also very timid. After injuring the young man, he ran away directly."

"After the young man returned to the village with his own willpower, under the treatment of the doctor, he quickly recovered."

"At that time, that young man also had a fever for a long time."