I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan - Chapter 696

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“The man you caught is finally willing to speak? So fast?” Ogata turned his head to look for Makimura’s figure.

As soon as Makimura’s voice sounded, A-cho immediately pulled her hands out of Ogata’s palms.

“Yeah. It’s really not easy.” Makimura’s burly body appeared from behind the corner of the corridor by Ogata’s side, “Mamiya he used a little trick, and finally got that guy to speak.”

“Strategy? What did Mamiya do?” As Ogata stood up slowly, he patted the dust stuck to his butt.

“Well… before I say this.” Makimura walked quickly to Ogata’s body, and then patted Ogata’s shoulder with neither light nor heavy force, “Ogata bro, tell me about you first. Bar.”

“After absorbing that ‘power of undeath’, your body didn’t appear any strange, right?”

Hearing this question, which he had heard many times, Ogata smiled helplessly.

“Don’t worry, I’m fine. Except for the fact that my physical fitness and resilience have become much better than before, everything else is business as usual. Come and tell me what the **** Mamiya did to make the prisoner speak so quickly. .”

“This plan is not complicated…”

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Back in time not too long ago—

“Pfft…cough…cuckoo…”

An anxious Asai, after pouring all the water in the water bottle onto Jizheng’s face, he lifted the white cloth covering Jizheng’s face.

However, before he had time to ask anything, Jiezheng coughed, spitting saliva and snot, and said intermittently:

“I…cough…don’t say anything…cough…!”

“Damn it!” The quick-tempered Asai gritted his teeth, “This guy is really troublesome…I really want to slash him…”

“Well…” Shimada on the side nodded, “I feel the same…”

Asai was impatient, and Shimada’s face was also extremely ugly.

Jiezheng, who is too stubborn, has already exhausted the patience of the two.

“Come again.” Asai put the white cloth over Jiezheng’s face again, “I want to see how long this guy can last.”

“Asai. Stop for a moment.”

“Huh?” Asai was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the person who stopped him just now, “Mamiya? Huh? Why are you here, Makimura, don’t you two need to torture the left and right guards and the ninja?”

It was Mamiya who stopped Asai.

Mamiya stood at the corner of the corridor not far away, and beside him stood Makimura.

No wonder Asai was suspicious of Mamiya and Makimura who suddenly appeared here.

Because according to the assignment of the tasks, Mamiya and Makimura should be busy interrogating left and right guards and Aharu now.

[To tell the truth, recently I have been using Mimi to read and read books to keep up with updates, switch sources, and read aloud tones, which can be used by Android and Apple. 】

They currently count 3 prisoners-Yaoemon, Jiezheng, and Aqing.

Regarding how to torture these three people, Mamiya and others made the following arrangements—

Makimura, the most experienced torturer, tortured the left and right guards alone. The left and right guards were tied to the wooden posts with iron chains, and they couldn’t even move. Makimura alone was competent enough to torture the left and right guards.

Mamiya is solely responsible for the torture of Ah Qing.

Asai and Shimada are responsible for dealing with Jiezheng together.

The three groups were tortured in different places.

“Asai, Shimada, leave that guy alone for now.” Mamiya glanced at Jiezheng, who was still coughing and still not breathing, “You two come here first.”

Although they wondered what medicine was sold in Mamiya’s gourd, Asai and Shimada obediently got up and walked towards Mamiya.

Jiezheng and the others were tightly bound, and it was impossible for them to escape, so Mamiya and the others could temporarily abandon them with great confidence.

Mamiya led Makimura, Asai, and Shimada to a corner where there was no one, and finally stopped.

“Asai, Shimada, how’s it going?” Mamiya just stopped, and immediately asked the two of Asai, “Is there any sign that the guy you two is in charge of interrogating is going to speak?”

“No.” Asai shook his head without hesitation, “That guy’s mouth is so hard, I really want to cut him with a knife.”

“We didn’t get any results here either.” Mamiya said, “Whether it’s the left and right guards or the female ninja, their mouths are very hard and they don’t want to say anything.”

“If it goes on like this, I don’t know when it will take them to let go.”

“So—I think we should torture them in a different way.”

“Another method?” Shimada raised his eyebrows, “Is there any torture method more powerful than waterboarding.”

“It’s not to use any new means of torture, but to try to crack down on their fighting spirit.”

“The reason why they can withstand waterboarding is because of their firm will and high fighting spirit.”

“So – as long as you can manage to deal a heavy blow to their fighting spirit, the next thing will be much easier.”

With his back against the wall behind him, Mamiya spoke in a succinct manner.

“That left and right guard is a confidant of Toyotomi Nobuhide.”

“To be regarded as a trusted confidant by Toyotomi Nobuhide, and he is now looking like he would rather die than give in. It can be concluded that his loyalty to the Toyotomi family is extremely high, and it is too difficult to get him to spit out the information.”

“As for the Iga Ninja, it can be seen that she must have received relevant training, and it is equally difficult for her to let go.”

“So, let’s start with the guy you are in charge of, Asai.”

“What should I do?” Asai asked, “We’ve been waterboarding him all the time. Don’t tell me to strengthen the torture. If the torture is increased, he will drown.”

“The reason why I brought you all here is to announce to you a little trick I just thought of.” An intriguing smile appeared on Mamiya’s face, “I need you to cooperate with me a little bit later. If that plan is successful, it should be a huge blow to that guy’s fighting spirit.”

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After a while—

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——Don’t say anything…I won’t say anything…

——Toyotomi…is my hope for prosperity…

——As long as you persevere… Maybe there will be a chance of a turn… Persevere…

Jiezheng, whose breathing has been straightened, closed his eyes tightly, breathing in his heart over and over again.

However, no matter how much he cheered himself up… The words Mamiya and the others said to him before, always popped up in his mind automatically—

(Your Toyotomi’s troops in Osaka have been routed)

With these words popping up in Jiezheng’s mind, it was Yoemon, who was also a prisoner under the stairs, whom Mamiya and others took him to see.

——We Toyotomi Army… have we really been defeated…?

As soon as this thought came to mind, Jiezheng hurriedly shouted in his heart:

–no! Can’t have such a pessimistic idea!

——It’s just that Yoemon-sama was also captured! It doesn’t mean anything! Osaka’s troops must still be doing well!

——It is better to say that Yoemon-sama was captured.

——The left and right guard is a close friend of Toyotomi-sama. He was captured, and the Toyotomi army will do its best to rescue him.

——In this way, I can also have a chance to be rescued. That’s right…I gotta keep going…

A series of self-relief made Jiezheng’s flustered emotions regain his composure.

However, even if his emotions recovered, Jiezheng still felt a little pimple in his heart…

pat, pat…

At this moment, footsteps were heard at the end of the corridor beside him.

Jie Zheng turned his head and looked – it was Asai and Shimada who had returned.

After looking at Asai and Shimada who had returned, Jiezheng turned his eyes back, with a disdainful expression on his face, and didn’t look at the two again.

“Okay!” Asai said loudly, “Let’s continue! Grind your teeth for me, Shimada, you stay here, I’ll fill up the water, this time I’ll fill both buckets.”

“Yes.”

– Whatever you want.

Jieyi secretly said in his heart.

——No matter how much you torture me, I won’t let go… eh?

Jie Zheng’s eyes suddenly opened slowly.

Because he saw – not far in front of him, some glasses were escorting a fairly familiar girl.

When the glasses and the girl passed in front of Jiezheng, the girl noticed Jiezheng, stopped, and turned her head to cast a stunned look at Jiezheng.

“I…seem to have seen you. Are you from the Musketeer?”

The girl looked at Jie Zheng in astonishment.

At this moment, Jiezheng also looked at the girl in shock.

“You are… Iga’s first light?”

Jiezheng has a very good relationship with Aharu, who is Iga’s ninja, so thanks to Aharu’s relationship, Jiezheng also got to know some famous people in Iga – including Hatsune.

Hatsumi is Igari’s undoubted celebrity, and almost everyone knows it – Yoshihisa prefers Hatsumi, who he raised with his own hands, and cultivates Hatsune as his heir.

“Chuguang!” Jie Zheng said hurriedly, “You… don’t you catch it?”

He vaguely remembered that Chuguang should be responsible for staying at Longshui Temple tonight and serving as a messenger.

“Longshui Temple was attacked by surprise, all the troops left behind at Longshui Temple were wiped out, and Lord Jijiu and Lord Laofu were all killed in battle…” Chuguang showed a sad expression, “Many people, including me, were captured… “

Before Chu Guang had finished speaking, he stood behind him, escorting her glasses, and shouted loudly.

“Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and move on!”

Being yelled at by the glasses, Chu Guang quickly closed his mouth and continued to obediently let the glasses push her forward.

Jie Zheng stared at his dull eyes, staring stupidly at the figure of the first light that was about to disappear from his field of vision.

“Why are you showing such an expression?” At this time, Jie Zheng heard Asai sneer next to him, “I didn’t tell you when I took you to see the left and right guards whose hands have been cut off by us just now. Is it? All of your Toyotomi troops in Osaka were defeated by us.”

After that, Asai put the white cloth on Jiezheng’s cheek again: “Now, let’s continue to feed you water.”

…

After holding the first light to the place where Jiezheng could not see, Mamiya let out a long breath:

“Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Chuguang.”

“As long as it can cause trouble for Toyotomi and Iga, I’m happy to do it.” Hatsumi showed a meaningful smile and shrugged, “Fortunately, that guy recognized me just now, if he didn’t recognize me. , your plan is a complete failure.”

“Yeah. It’s really dangerous.” Mamiya let out a sigh of relief again. “Fortunately, he knows you. Then… just wait slowly to see if that guy’s fighting spirit will be destroyed.”

…

A steady stream of water poured on Jiezheng’s face again.

However, compared to the physical pain, the inner pain at this time made Jiezheng feel more tormented.

What Chu Guang said to him just now reverberated in Jiezheng’s mind over and over again uncontrollably.

——Longshui Temple… was actually breached…? Yoshijiu-sama and Lady Nao… are both dead…?

——In this case… why the right guard was captured alive… it makes sense…

——Osaka’s troops…are they really defeated?

——No…impossible…

——But… even Chu Guang, who stayed at Longshui Temple, was captured…

Waterboarding is a very painful punishment.

The water flowed continuously into the nose and mouth, and the trachea and lungs were stimulated to secrete a large amount of thick nasal discharge.

It takes a strong will to survive waterboarding.

Psychological defenses are a very strange thing.

As long as your will is shaken a little, the psychological defense line will collapse at a terrifying speed.

Jiezheng is now in such a situation.

Chuguang’s appearance just now, and her words just now, greatly shaken Jiezheng’s will and belief, which already had some small cracks.

At this moment, a thought was “surging” back and forth in Jiezheng’s mind–Has Osaka’s troops really been defeated?

At the moment when his will and belief are already shaken, he happens to be suffering from painful waterboarding.

The great pain of waterboarding made it difficult for Jiezheng to concentrate on thinking, and it also accelerated the collapse of Jiezheng’s psychological defense line.

Finally——Jie Zheng, whose psychological defense line collapsed, completely lost his strength to contend with waterboarding.

“I said…cough! Cough cough! I…say everything!”

Jie Zheng, whose face was covered with a white cloth, mumbled vaguely like this.

Hearing Jiezheng’s indistinct mumbling, joy flooded both Asai and Shimada’s cheeks.

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Time goes back to the present-

Ogata and A-machi followed behind Makimura to the place where Jiezheng was tortured, while quietly listening to how they used small strategies to defeat Jiezheng’s fighting spirit.

“That first light actually agreed to help you so readily?” Ogata asked rhetorically.

“Yeah.” Makimura nodded, “When Mamiya went to her, she agreed quite readily. She said: As long as it would cause trouble for Toyotomi and Iga, she would be happy to do it.”

During the conversation between Ogata and Makimura, they had come to the place where Jiezheng was being tortured.

Because waterboarding is so painful, the victims often experience stress reactions and become incontinent due to the excessive pain.

Although Jiezheng didn’t have **** incontinence, he had a good time urinating, so after getting close to Jiezheng, the unpleasant smell of urine constantly penetrated into his nostrils.

Ogata and the others were the last to arrive.

Hulu and his party, Fengmo, Azhu, and Isshiki who had just rested in a certain room have all gathered together now.

Seeing that Ogata and A-machi were coming, and after everyone finally arrived, Yuanichi first said hello to Ogata and A-machi, and then squatted down beside Jiezheng.

“Okay.” Yuan Yi said, “Tell me everything you know. Don’t miss anything.”

Jie Zheng, who looked disheartened and unlovable, lowered his head, and his tone was weak.

“I…don’t know any Kinoshita Rin…”

“I don’t know what the mission of catching Kinoshita Rin alive…”

“But I remember…Whether the 16th Division was ordered to go to Maruyama Town tonight to carry out a special secret mission…The content of the mission…It seems to be to catch someone…and then take that person to Koyasan…”

After hearing the names of “Maruyama-cho” and “Koyasan”, the Huluya group led by Genichi exchanged glances, and then turned their eyes back to Jiezheng.

“…How much do you know about the stronghold of the Toyotomi Clan in Koyasan?” Genichi asked, “No matter how talented the Toyotomi Clan led by Nobuhide is, it is impossible to assimilate the entire Koyasan Mountain into his own. Where are the strongholds of the Toyotomi clan in Koyasan? Is there a place on Koyasan that is specially used to keep people in?”

“I…haven’t been to Koyasan’s base much…Koyasan is…the most important base of Toyotomi-sama in mainland Japan…”

“It’s not that people of… level like me can come and go at will…”

“I only know…the abbot of Xianyuan Temple in Koya Mountain…Sage Xianyuan is our ally…”

“…It seems that your mouth is still very hard.” Asai silently picked up the water bottle at his feet.

“I… didn’t lie…” Jiezheng’s body trembled, “I’m really unfamiliar with Koyasan…”

“…Then let’s change the question.” Genichi’s face showed a thoughtful look, “How many troops does Xinxiu currently deploy on Koya Mountain?”

“This…I don’t know…I only know that Toyotomi-sama has deployed a large number of Iga ninjas for vigilance at various key points on Koya Mountain…”

“So, apart from the Musketeers and Iga Ninjas, does Nobuyoshi have other armed forces under his command?” Genichi continued to ask.

“I don’t know about this… I’m just a middle-level cadre in the Musket Army… I really don’t know a lot of things…”

“…That’s right.” Genichi sighed softly, then stood up slowly, “Asai, take this guy down for the time being.”

Asai responded with a sound, then walked to Jiezheng’s side, ready to drag him away.

But at this moment-

“I have a question for you.”

Speaker – Ogata.

Asai stopped dragging Jade Masa’s hand, and together with the others, they turned their eyes towards Ogata with bewildering expressions.

“A few days ago, Isshiki Naozhou and his son and daughter-in-law of the Isshiki Sword Hall were taken away by your Toyotomi army.” Ogata asked word by word, “Do you know where they were taken?”

As soon as Ogata asked this question, Isshiki, who was standing not far from Ogata, immediately froze in place.

“Isshiki…I seem to be…a little impressed…Before, Lord Lou Luo seemed to have been ordered to transfer someone…but where it was moved…I don’t know…”

“…Thank you for your answer.” Ogata said lightly, “I don’t have any other questions to ask, Asai, drag this guy away.”

Asai nodded, then dragged Jiezheng away like a dog.

After Asai came back, Shimada said solemnly:

“Maruyama-cho… that’s where the lord was taken away…”

“Well…” Mamiya nodded, “Combining with all the information we know so far… It is very likely that the lord was caught in Koya Mountain.”

“Tsk…Damn…” Makimura scratched his hair hard~www.mtlnovel.com~ exclaimed, “Being caught in such a troublesome place…”

“There is still too little information…” Yuan Yi frowned slightly, “Xinxiu’s power deployment on Koya Mountain, the location of the stronghold… there is no information at all.”

“Let’s not talk about Toyotomi Nobuhide’s troop deployment and stronghold location on Koyasan.” Mamiya silently added, “We don’t even know the topography and ground conditions of Koyasan. Even Xiangenji Temple is located anywhere in Koyasan. do not know.”

“Mamiya.” Makimura asked, “Haven’t you memorized the map of Koyasan before?”

“Don’t think of me as a god.” Mamiya gave Makimura a white look. “I don’t believe in Buddhism, and I have never been to Koyasan before. I don’t even know how many temples there are in Koyasan.”

“Is there a shop around here that sells Koyasan maps?” Shimada asked.

“The citizens of Osaka have already run away.” The corner of Asai’s mouth dropped slightly, “You have nowhere to buy it if you want.”

When the group of people in the gourd house said a word to you, and a word to me——

“……that……”

To everyone in Gourd House, a slightly unfamiliar and pleasant female voice suddenly inserted into everyone’s conversation.

After the eyes of Yuan Yi and the others flickered a few times, they looked at the owner of the female voice just now.

Under the eyes of everyone, Ichishika couldn’t help wearing a nervous color on his face. After swallowing his saliva and taking a deep breath, he calmed down the nervousness a little, and said slowly:

“I… have been to Koyasan many times…”

“Although I dare not say that I am very familiar with Koyasan.”

“But about the general topography of Mount Koya, and…the location of major temples such as Xianyuan Temple, I know well…”