I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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I saw a famous book friend remind me yesterday, and I suddenly remembered that I didn’t seem to tell you: In the real Edo period, there was actually more than one old man.

In real life, there are usually 45 people in the middle school, just like Ruonianji.

In the historical facts, Matsudaira Sadanobu is deeply trusted by the general and has power over the world, so the other veterans who served the same term as him have no sense of existence.

For the sake of the plot, this book was changed to "the only one among the old masters is Matsudaira Sadanobu".

I would like to remind everyone not to mistake the setting of this book for historical facts

Chapter 547 Waiting for you to defend the city to absorb firepower, I will lead the cavalry to attack the flanks! 【4600 words】

"Mr. Chanup?" Seeing that Chanup seemed to be in a daze, Ogata softly called Chanup's name.

Chanup, who recovered from Ogata's soft call, quickly said:

"Sorry, I'm a little distracted."

Chanup coughed softly a few times, then said seriously:

"Mr. Mashima, let's just assume that you can really break through the blockade of the shogunate army."

"If you really broke through the blockade of the shogunate army, and then successfully found your friend, then what do you want your friend to help us? Help us repel the shogunate army outside the city together?"

As soon as Chanup spoke, Xufang immediately said in a serious tone:

"of course."

"Mr. Chanup, you should also know that if you stick to this fortress like this, your chances of winning are extremely low."

Chanup took a deep breath and remained silent.

"Your numbers are too small. Without foreign aid, the only way to repel the shogunate army outside the city is to wait until their supplies are exhausted."

"Please forgive me for saying something harsh. Your number is too small. It is very likely that you will kill everyone, and you won't be able to survive the day when the supplies of the shogunate army are exhausted."

"So my plan is very simple."

Ogata shifted his gaze back to the map in front of him.

"You stick to this fortress and resist the attack of the shogunate army."

"After I invited my friend and the cavalry team under my friend's command, I launched a surprise attack while the shogunate army was focusing on the attack on the fortress, and attacked the weakly defended flank of the shogunate army. Make a quick attack and defeat the shogunate army in one go."

Ogata, who was focusing his gaze on the map, saw from the corner of his eye that Chanup, who was sitting opposite him, had his eyes widened and his mouth opened so that it felt like he could put a fist in it.

Ogata kept silent for a while, giving Chanup, who was still in shock, some buffer time.

After all, Chanup is a person who is used to wind and waves, and he quickly recovered:

He didn't question what Ogata said just now.

Instead, he frowned and cast his gaze on the map laid between him and Ogata.

"Mr. Mashima," Chanup said, "how long will it take you to get your friend's cavalry?"

Ogata said:

"I found a person who is familiar with the area drawn by this map today, and asked him about the details of this map in detail."

"According to what the man said, there were no bears, wolves or other beasts along the way from the Red Moon Fortress to where my friend is now."

"Because the terrain is not complicated, it is rare for a sudden avalanche to block the road."

"I have estimated that, as long as there are no accidents, it will take about 7 days to ride a horse from the Red Moon Fortress to my friend's place."

"A round trip is 14 days."

"14 days," Chanup said softly, "Counting the time it takes you to persuade your friends to help and the time it takes to reorganize the troops, it will take almost half a month."

"Half a month is such a long time, I am afraid that the follow-up troops of the shogunate will all be here."

"Even if you invite your friend's cavalry to attack the [-] army with less than a hundred cavalry, can it really defeat the [-] army?"

"can."

Ogata's answer was brief but decisive.

"The difference in combat power between the elite cavalry with less than a hundred men and the ten thousand army is actually not so disparate that there is no chance of winning."

"My friend's cavalry team is small in number but powerful. The horses used are much better than those of the shogunate army."

"Although the number of the shogunate army is large, after all, this 200-strong army is not a master of hundreds of battles who experienced the baptism of the Warring States Period [-] years ago. Whether it is combat power or fighting will, it is not unshakable."

"The flanks of the army are the weakest places except the rear."

"As long as you lead an elite cavalry and attack the flank unexpectedly, you can go into no man's land."

"The high speed and destructive power of the cavalry can make it difficult for the army to organize an effective defense. Even if the number is less than a hundred, it can still defeat the shogunate army."

"When the morale of the shogunate army collapses, it is the moment when we win."

Chanup has been listening attentively.

After Ogata finished speaking, he remained silent for a long time.

Ogata was not in a hurry, waiting for Chanup to react.

"It does sound like a strategy that has a much higher chance of winning than simply defending the city." Chanup said slowly after a moment of silence, "But the problem is that you can be 100% sure that your friend is on the map right now. Is it the place where the watch is locked?"

"Let's just assume that your friend will be there. So Mashima-san, how are you going to convince your friend to help us?"

"Although your strategy has a better chance of winning than defending the fortress, it is also extremely dangerous. Even if you succeed in repelling the shogunate army in a surprise attack, your friend's cavalry team will definitely suffer heavy casualties."

"How do you convince your friend to do such an extremely dangerous favor?"

"No matter how you think about it, it's extremely difficult to convince your friends."

"I know it's hard." Ogata said softly, "But I can only give it a try."

"What are you going to do if your friend won't help you?" Chanup asked.

"Mr. Chanup, you don't need to ask such a question with an obvious answer." After saying this in a joking tone, Ogata said each word, "Would my friend come to help?" It's just the difference between a cavalry team attacking the shogunate army, or a single person attacking the shogunate army."

Chanup looked at Ogata in a daze.

"Mr. Mashima." Chanup looked at Ogata in front of him as if he wanted to see through Ogata's body, "I doubt more and more whether you are a well-known hero in Kazutoji "

After finishing speaking, Chanup took a deep breath.

After slowly exhaling the deeply inhaled air,

"Mr. Mashima, are you really sure you want to do such a dangerous thing? You are Kazuto, you can actually try to surrender to the shogunate army outside the city"

"Do you mean to open the city gate and let my wife and I walk slowly to the military camp outside the city to surrender to the shogunate?" Ogata's tone was full of jokes, "Then how should I report to the shogunate?" Can someone from the army explain why we two Japanese are in this Ainu fortress?"

"In order to check our identities, I'm afraid it will really toss me and my wife."

At the end, Ogata silently added in his heart:

If the members of the shogunate army saw a Kazuto whose age, figure, and voice were very similar to Ogata Ittosai appearing in front of them, God knows what they would do.

Chanup pursed his lips:

"Mr. Mashima, I understand."

Chanup bowed to Ogata in front of him with a serious face and sat down with a big gift from Kazuto.

"Please be sure to give us a helping hand!"

Ogata bowed in return:

"I will give it my all."

"Mr. Mashima is so courageous, so I can't be too petty." Chanup straightened his back again, "Mr. Mashima, if you see your friend later, please tell your friend: If you want to Come to help us, and I will give half, two-thirds of our property to He Yezhe afterwards."

"And promise him: If he encounters anything in the future and needs help, we, Heyezhe, will do our best to help whatever we can help."

"In this way, your bargaining chip to successfully persuade your friend should be a little bigger."

"Two-thirds of the belongings?" Ogata exclaimed in a low voice.

"Money is just something outside the body." Chanup said, "If we can't keep our home, the money will only be given to the pack of wolves outside the city."

"I understand." Ogata nodded solemnly, "I am very grateful. With these two guarantees from you, I am more confident in convincing my friend to help."

"I should be the one who should be grateful." Chanup shook his head, "You are willing to fight side by side with us at this critical moment. To be honest, I am so moved that I don't know how to thank you."

"It's just for me and my wife who can't move." Ogata said lightly, "There is no need to thank me. You and I are only on the same front because of the same interests."

"It's the first time I've heard of the term "Same Front". Haha, this term is quite appropriate."

After finishing speaking, Chanup raised the bong in his hand and took a strong puff.

Slowly spit out several big eye circles, and turned his gaze back to the map.

"I sorted out your plan carefully. There are four major difficulties in your plan."

"One: Can you successfully break through the current blockade of the shogunate army outside the city and find your friends?"

"Two: Can you invite your friends to help?"

"Three: After you invite your friend's cavalry, can you defeat the shogunate army?"

"And the last four: Can we hold on to the fort until you and your reinforcements arrive?"

Chanup smiled wryly: "None of these four difficulties is easy to solve. Any mistake in any of these four difficulties will lead to the failure of the entire plan."

Ogata also followed with a wry smile.

"Although it is difficult, we can only bite the bullet."

Chanup took another drag on his cigarette.

"Mr. Mashima. I actually have a helper here who might be able to help you break through the blockade of the shogunate army outside the city."

Crimson Moon Fortress, Kunoya's Clinic

"I'm back." Ogata shouted "I'm back" as he walked quickly into the clinic.

As soon as he returned to the clinic, Kunoya's teasing voice reached Ogata's ears:

"Young man, you are finally back. After saying goodbye to you at the old place just now, I thought you would definitely come back soon."

"I didn't expect you to come back so fast."

"Let me tell you an interesting thing. During the time you haven't come back, your wife has seen the gate of the clinic hundreds of times."

"I'm a little worried about whether your wife's neck will be sprained from frequently turning her head to look at the door."

As soon as Kunoya's voice fell, A-Ming immediately looked like a child who was exposed after doing bad things, and yelled at Kunoya with a slightly red face:

"He didn't say what he was doing, and he never came back. I'm worried about this. Isn't it a normal thing?"

Ogata smiled at what Kunoya and Ating said just now, and then said to Kunoya seriously:

"Kunoya, I'm sorry, can you please leave the clinic for a while? I have something to say to my wife in private."

Kunoya didn't say anything more about Ogata's "request to leave".

After shrugging with a smile, Kunoya said in a joking tone:

"I feel like my clinic is almost becoming your private home."

After joking, Kunoya strode out of the clinic.

When leaving the clinic, Kunoya couldn't wait to take out her bong and stuff tobacco into it.

After watching Kunoya leave, Ogata pulled out the big Shiten from his waist, held it with his right hand, and then knelt down beside A-cho.

"Machi, listen to me quietly."

Ogata took several deep breaths.

After working hard and making sufficient psychological preparations, Ogata slowly explained his plan to form an alliance with Chanup and his bold plan of "Chanup defends the city to absorb firepower, and he leads the cavalry to attack on the flank". , Informed Machi one by one.

A-Machi lay on his back on the floor, quietly listening to Ogata's narration.

Until Ogata finished speaking, A-Machi remained silent, staring straight at the roof above, the expression on her face made Ogata elusive.

While Ogata was anxiously waiting for A-Machi's response

"Although the odds of your plan are higher than simply defending the fortress, it's not that high."

"If your plan can succeed, it can be described as a miracle."

Suddenly, the silent atmosphere in the room was broken by a whisper from A-Machi.