I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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"Ok?"

Just after following the binoculars and sweeping his gaze at the outer city wall of the Red Moon Fortress, Gui Yizheng subconsciously let out an "hmm" sound full of doubts.

The scene on the outer city wall was almost unchanged from this morning.

But for some reason, Gui Yizheng just felt that the atmosphere on the outer city wall, it should be said that the atmosphere in the entire Red Moon Fortress has become a little different from this morning

While Gui Yizheng was still puzzled by the change in the atmosphere of the Red Moon Fortress, the soldiers in charge of attacking the city had already started to attack each other with the barbarians of the Red Moon Fortress.

With the projectiles and arrows strafing, after the long ladder was built on the outer city wall, the soldiers are now as early as they are, and they are attacking the outer city wall along the long ladder.

It was also at this time that Gui Yizheng's complexion began to change at a speed visible to the naked eye.

First raised his eyebrows.

Then surprise appeared on his face.

Surprise then turned to shock.

Immediately afterwards, the shock began to be mixed with puzzlement.

In the end, Gui Yizheng, who couldn't hide his shock, jumped up from the saddle and screamed loudly:

"What the hell did those barbarians do?!"

Some book friends may have forgotten, so the author is here to help you review the components of this ten thousand army.

In this battle, the Edo shogunate sent 5000 troops by itself, and these 5000 people were the direct troops of the Edo shogunate.The Northeast vassals sent a total of 5000 troops, a total of 1.

First Army: 3000 people.It is composed of vassal armies from various vassal states headed by Sendai Fan.Proper collateral troops.

Second Army: 5000 people.The 5000 people dispatched by the shogunate themselves were all in the Second Army.Therefore, the second army is a proper direct line army.

Third Army: 2000 people.The third army that held the line was all troops from the Aizu Domain who were loyal to the shogunate and able to fight.Aizu is one of the vassal states most trusted and relied on by the shogunate.It is a quasi-directed lineage.

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Chapter 555 "Battle with Rape" [6200 words]

Gui Yizheng is not alone, Inamori and Gui Yizheng's complexion changed almost at the same time.

Inamori suddenly put down the binoculars in his hand, and cast an unbelievable gaze at the Red Moon Fortress in the distance.

"what happened?!"

The confidant standing beside Inamori asked urgently:

"Master Inamori! What's wrong?"

Inamori ignored his confidant, but hurriedly raised the binoculars in his hand again, and watched the battle situation in the distance intently.

However, no matter how Inamori looked at him, there was no change in the scene in his eyes.

These barbarians were clearly in a hurry in the morning.

But after only one noon, those barbarians completely changed.

Although a little jerky can be seen from the running movements of those barbarians, it can be clearly seen that their mobilization is already in shape.

Soldiers have always been able to fill positions that require combat power in the most timely manner. Until now, there has not been a stronghold on the city wall that can stably transport troops upward.

"" Inamori put down the binoculars with a gloomy face, "There is a master who is good at defending the city in this fortress!"

Red Moon Fortress, inner wall

"This man doesn't seem to be bragging." Retannoe muttered in a low voice at a volume that only he and Chanup beside him could hear clearly, while looking at him with unconcealable astonishment. A not-so-tall figure stood not far from them.

Chanup was also looking at the owner of this figure at this time.

He is only tall and not prominent, and his age is comparable to that of Chanup and Raitannoe, who have reached middle age. The head is elderly and old.

But the instigator who shocked Daomori and Gui Yizheng over the changes in the Red Moon Fortress was this ordinary-looking old man.

The old man had been standing by the inner city wall from just now, moving his eyes, scanning the battle situation on the outer city wall.

After sweeping back and forth countless times, he finally nodded gently.

"This should be no problem." The old man turned his head to look at Chanup who was standing not far away, and said in fluent and standard Ainu, "According to my observation of the army outside the city, the They are all the flags of the Northeast feudal clans, and the army that is launching an offensive now should be a coalition army composed of the feudal armies of the Northeast feudal clans."

"Except for the Sendai Fan army holding the flag embroidered with dragon and bird patterns, which may be more difficult to deal with, the other Fan Fan troops are not to be feared."

"Such a deployment should be enough to deal with the troops outside the city."

Chanup turned his head to look at the battle situation on the outer city wall, which was completely different from that in the morning, and the soldiers were firmly blocked outside the city wall. So far, no one has successfully climbed up and established a stronghold.

"Mr. Lin," Chanup said, "I don't know how to thank you."

"There is no need to thank you." Lao Heren called "Mr. Lin" responded, "I am only acting according to my own beliefs."

about an hour ago

When I learned that Lin Ziping expressed his desire to see him and said "I want to fight side by side with them", it would be impossible to say that Chanup was not curious.

After saying "I see" to the young man who came to deliver the letter, Retannoe was left alone to help him deal with some post-war affairs, and he rushed to the prison where Lin Ziping was held by himself.

As soon as he arrived at the prison, the two guards of the prison immediately greeted him.

Now is the time of war when every young man is extremely precious, so the person in charge of guarding Lin Ziping has been changed to a woman.

But even though they are women, Ainu women who live a life of fishing and hunting are not easy to mess with.

"I understand the specific reasons." Chanup said, "Get out of the way first, let me go in and have a chat with him."

"Mr Chanup, are you going in alone?"

"When I was young, my majesty was not inferior to those heroes depicted in those heroic epics." Chanup said in a half-joking tone, "Even now I am old, I am confident that I can beat 10 young people with my bare hands. "

"I can go in by myself, even if the person inside wants to do something to me, it is impossible to succeed."

"Then you have to pay attention to the strange person in the security cell."

Chanup: "Strange?"

"I heard that Kazuto, who was locked up before, is a very talkative and noisy person."

"But for some reason these days, this person is surprisingly quiet. He just sits cross-legged every day, thinking about something."

"I see." Chanup nodded, "Okay, you all get out of the way."

Chanup quickly entered the musty and damp-smelling prison, and saw Lin Ziping, whom he hadn't seen for three days.

Just like what the guard said just now, Lin Ziping was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with his hands on his lap naturally, his head lowered, his face full of contemplation, but he was thinking about something.

After Chanup came, Lin Ziping immediately raised his eyes and looked at Chanup in front of him.

"Mr. Chanup." Lin Ziping said, "What was the result of the battle this morning?"

"The sound of the battle actually came here."

"Although I am old, my ears are not so old that I can't even hear such a loud sound."

"We successfully defended the city wall." Chanup succinctly described the situation of the just-concluded battle, "All the enemy soldiers who climbed up were driven down by us."

Lin Ziping: ""

After listening to Chanup's brief introduction, Lin Ziping remained silent, only lowered his head, as if thinking.

"I'm not that free," Chanup said, "so let's get down to business."

"I've just heard you say you want to fight with us. What does that mean?"

"It's just a literal meaning." Lin Ziping raised his head again, looking firmly into Chanup's eyes, "I want to fight back the Heren army outside the city with you."

"I'm not a very capable person."

"But I have studied military strategy for the time being. I have read all military books since I was a child, and when I grew up, I even studied the military strategy of the Europeans."

"I also learned how to defend in this European-style fortress."

"If I come to help, I should be able to help more or less."

As soon as Lin Ziping finished speaking, Chanup's eyes burst out with surprise and joy.

They just need someone like this right now.

But the light in Chanup's eyes was fleeting.

As soon as this light appeared, it dissipated in an instant, and then turned into a frown of suspicion and puzzlement.

"You should be Heren, right?" Qianup looked Lin Ziping up and down several times, "It doesn't matter whether you have real skills or not."

"I want to figure it out first: why do you want to join us in repelling the peace army outside the city? Do you have a blood feud with the Edo shogunate?"

"Although I have had many unpleasant memories with the Edo Shogunate. For some reason, I was imprisoned several times. I have survived until now because of good luck. It can be regarded as an enmity with the Edo Shogunate. But I It's not because I have enmity with the Edo Shogunate that I want to fight side by side with you."

"Why is that?" Chanup asked, "Since it's not for revenge, why do you, as a Japanese, want to join us Ainu against your compatriots?"

Lin Ziping pursed his lips.

After a while, he continued to look directly into Chanup's eyes, and said in an unhurried tone:

"I use my ass to think about it, and I can figure out why the Edo shogunate has gathered such a large-scale army this time. What is the reason for mobilizing troops against you?"

"I must have taken a fancy to this treasure land of yours."

"I don't know if you have discovered that the fortress you live in is a treasure."

"It is located in a dangerous location, rich in products, and it is such a strong fortress."

"I've heard it before: In order to develop the Ezo land, the Edo shogunate has long coveted the land under your feet."

"At the same time, I also saw clues from the various actions of the Edo shogunate: there is indeed such a thing."

"The Edo shogunate must have just made up a random reason, and then mobilized troops to suppress the border."

Chanup: ""

Chanup has been silent, listening quietly.

After hearing Lin Ziping's sentence "The Edo shogunate has long coveted the land under your feet", a touch of grief and indignation appeared on his face.

But what Lin Ziping said next, the grief and indignation on Chanup's face gradually turned into surprise.

"Mr. Chanup, I will not hide from you."

Lin Ziping smiled.

"In fact, I am very much in favor of the development of Ezo Land."

"In my design, the Edo shogunate should vigorously develop the Ezo region and reform the military system, build a defense line in the Ezo region, and prevent Lucia, whose ambition has been revealed, from going south."

"But I cannot accept the Edo shogunate's use of the army to seize land."

"The development of Ezo should be peaceful coexistence with you Ainu people, and we should work together to develop it."

"That's the right path to take."

"Instead of taking land from the Ainu in such a brutal way."

Speaking of this, Lin Ziping paused, as if he was thinking about it.

After a while, he seemed to have already brewed enough emotions, and he said in a sonorous and forceful way:

"Weapons are used to protect oneself. The army is used to protect the country. The army must not be used for such robbery."

"I'm still a little hard to understand." Chanup said in a deep voice, "It's for this reason that you plan to confront your own compatriots with swords."

"If you are facing Kazuto with a sword, from Kazuto's point of view, you are a big traitor."

"Perhaps a traitor." Lin Ziping let out a few more self-deprecating laughs, "But even if I will be crowned a traitor, I don't want to sit back and watch the Edo Shogunate win this unjust battle."

At this time, Lin Ziping suddenly showed memories, and the conversation was cut off. After a while, he changed into a calm tone and said slowly:

"Although it seems to be bragging to say this, after reading countless history books and traveling around, I did discover some characteristics of us and people."

Chanup: "Characteristics?"

"How should I say it? I don't know if you can understand. Simply put, we and others are a nation with very poor self-control."

"What can be obtained through hard work with the tongue can often be obtained easily with the army."

"Such as population, such as money, such as land, such as fame."

"So war is like a jar of fine wine, which can easily intoxicate people."