I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan - Chapter 700

The latest website: When Toyotomi Nobuhide greeted the ninja to come forward, everyone in the table conspicuously closed their chatting mouths, making the originally very lively atmosphere immediately deserted.

Everyone is not blind, and they all saw it – at this moment, the wonderful change in the expression on Toyotomi Nobuhide’s face.

“Master Toyotomi.” Venerable Xianyuan, who was sitting in the second seat, frowned and asked Toyotomi Nobuhide, “What happened?”

Toyotomi Nobuhide did not immediately respond to Venerable Xianyuan’s question.

He lowered his eyes with a thoughtful look on his face.

It wasn’t until half an hour later that he gently put down the wine glass in his hand, then turned his head and whispered something to the Iga Ono who was still waiting beside him.

After Toyotomi Nobuhide’s lips left the man’s ear, the man’s head nodded vigorously and responded with a loud “yes”, and then left along the way he came at a galloping speed. cave.

“Go on and eat.”

Toyotomi Nobuhide grabbed the purple-handled sword beside him, and a pot of wine on the table in front of him, and stood up.

“I’m going to deal with some things, and I’ll be back later.”

After leaving this sentence, Toyotomi Nobuhide left no time for anyone to react. He left the banquet scene and the cave like a gust of wind with the pot of wine he just brought from his desk.

After leaving the secret cave built by their Toyotomi clan, Toyotomi Nobuhide walked straight to a dense forest in the northeast without stopping.

There are many reasons why Toyotomi Nobuhide chose to build their largest secret base for Toyotomi in Japan in Koyasan. .

One of the main reasons is that there are too many “undeveloped areas” in the continuous mountains of Koya Mountain.

Setting up an unknown secret base in Koyasan is a breeze.

After years of secret construction, many parts of Koyasan have been transformed into strongholds of the Toyotomi clan.

For example: Toyotomi Nobuhide and the others held the banquet in the cave just now.

Another example: the jungle that Toyotomi Nobuhide is currently entering.

Toyotomi Nobuhide went all the way to the very depths of the dense forest, and went all the way to the side of a big rock, and finally stopped. Sit on it, then close your eyes, as if resting.

Suddenly, the sound of “crunching” trampling on dead branches and leaves came from the dim path beside Toyotomi Nobuhide.

“…Yoshiku. Just now, I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard from the ninja who came to report, “Yoshiku-sama has returned and failed to kill Ogata Ichitosai, and the entire army suffered heavy casualties.”

Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at the path where the sound of trampling on dead branches and leaves was constantly heard.

I saw two figures walking towards Toyotomi Nobuhide in this dimly lit path.

The person at the head is the ninja who reported to Toyotomi Nobuhide just now.

And the person behind is Yoshihisa, who is a close friend of Toyotomi Nobuhide and who has been given full authority by Toyotomi Nobuhide to command the front-line command of the “Osaka Spring Formation and Battle of the War”.

At this moment, Ji Jiu’s expression was pale, and there was haggard and tiredness between his brows and eyes that could not be hidden.

The current Yoshihisa is more like an ordinary old man than “the confidant of Toyotomi Nobuhide”, one of the “Three Demons”, and the “current commander of Iga no Sato”.

Toyotomi Nobuhide gave him a wink at the ninja who had just come to report him and was now leading Yoshihisa, who had just returned, to see him.

The male shinobi who understood the meaning of Toyotomi Nobuhide’s eyes quickly walked away from the sight of Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa.

But after the male ninja left, Yoshihisa ran to Toyotomi Nobuhide with a sad face in three steps and two steps, and fell to the ground on his knees.

“Lord Toyotomi…I’m very sorry…”

Just as Ji Jiu had time to say “sorry”, he was interrupted by Toyotomi Nobuhide raising his hand.

“Hold on.”

“Before getting down to business—”

Toyotomi Nobuhide shoved the jug of wine that had just been delivered from the banquet into Jijiu’s arms.

“You must be tired from rushing back from Osaka non-stop.”

Having said that, Toyotomi Nobuhide glanced at Jijiu’s slightly peeling, bloodless lips.

“Drink something first and straighten out your breath.”

Yoshihisa looked at the jug in his arms, and then looked at Toyotomi Nobuhide in front of him.

The shame, tension, and tiredness that hung on Jijiu’s cheeks disappeared a lot.

“Thank you sir…”

After thanking, Ji Jiu held up the jug in his hand, and the cow drank the wine in the jug.

In the blink of an eye, he hadn’t had a good rest since last night, and Jijiu, who was already extremely thirsty, drank the jug upside down.

After Yoshihisa put down the jug in his hand, Toyotomi Nobuhide said in a tone like an order:

“I didn’t ask you to come here to hear you say ‘sorry’ to me.”

“What happened to the battle in Osaka, please tell me in detail.”

“Yes.” After drinking a jug of wine, Ji Jiu’s face became a little rosier, and his voice became a lot more angry.

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In Osaka last night, too many things really happened.

But fortunately – although Ji Jiu is old, his head and lips are very organized,

Yoshihisa summed up everything he knew to Toyotomi Nobuhide in the simplest possible sentences.

From the surprise attack on the Ryusui Temple of Honjin by Genichi and others, until he went to meet the left and right guards, he only encountered the remnants who were defeated by Ogata Ichitosai.

When Yoshihisa was speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide listened quietly with a peaceful expression.

Whether it was hearing that Lady Nao was killed in battle, the whereabouts of the left and right guards were unknown, or that the troops encircling and suppressing Ogata were defeated and lost by Ogata, Toyotomi Nobuhide did not even brow.

He was only in one place, and his expression moved slightly—when he heard Yuan Yi lead people and suddenly appeared in Longshui Temple.

“…The morale has been drained. I don’t think there is any chance of winning if we continue to fight. So I decided to gather all the remnants, evacuate Osaka, and return to Koyasan to join forces with you.”

“There are no detailed statistics yet.”

“But according to my estimate… the total number of casualties and missing persons of each unit including the Iga ninja… conservatively estimated to be no less than 300…”

After finishing all the reports, Yoshihisa buried his head low, waiting for Toyotomi Nobuhide’s reaction.

After a moment of silence, Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly said the first sentence he said after listening to Yoshihisa’s report:

“…The musketeers who participated in the operation last night totaled 1,000 people, 120 Iga ninjas, and 300 were killed, injured or missing… It’s almost a quarter of the loss…”

“Where are the surviving troops now?”

“Most of the troops are now returning to Koyasan along various secret trails.”

“Only a small number of troops are still in the outskirts of Osaka for various reasons.”

“Because I was in a hurry to come back and report the battle to you, I changed 2 fast horses in a row and rushed back before all the troops.”

“…I understand the specific situation.” Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly sat up and stood up, “Simply put—last night’s ‘Osaka Spring Formation and Battle of the War’…only half of the intended goal was accomplished.”

“Only succeeded in destroying Osaka’s administrative ability, but failed to kill Ogata Ichitosai…”

“That Ogata Ichitosai… I really like it enough to be unexpected…”

A strange smile without the slightest warmth slowly appeared on Toyotomi Nobuhide’s cheeks.

“‘Originally dying and in a coma, he suddenly woke up and became incomparably brave, just like Hachiman’s great deity descended into the world, even if he was holding a big living person, he could easily fly seven or eight miles away, using a musket If you launch a concentrated shot at him, he can easily dodge the projectile or deflect the projectile with a knife’… Those soldiers who survived the siege of Ogata Ichitosai, did they really say that?”

[Note · Hachiman Daimyojin: Japan’s Martial God]

[Note · Room: 1 room in the Edo period = 1.818 meters]

“Yes…” Ji Jiu nodded with difficulty, “I asked many soldiers who participated in the final siege of Shura and survived, and they basically said the same…”

“…” Toyotomi Nobuhide, who was silent, pressed his left elbow against his thigh, supported his head with his left palm, raised his left index finger, and tapped his left temple rhythmically.

“…Jijiu.”

“exist.”

“What do you think… Ogata Ichitosai’s situation is like?”

“…I think…” Ji Jiu hesitated, “it’s like digesting the ‘immortal power’…”

“It’s not ‘very similar’.” Toyotomi Nobuhide narrowed his eyes, “It’s exactly the same.”

“It’s exactly the same as when we absorbed the ‘power of undeath’.”

“At first, he was so weak that he couldn’t even concentrate his consciousness. After he gritted his teeth and pushed through, he was reborn and reached a state that ordinary people can’t reach.”

“Holding a big living person, flying seven or eight distances without a run-up… This is not something that ordinary people can do at all, and probably only ‘undead’ like us can do this kind of thing. .”

“But…!” Jijiu’s voice sank, “It’s impossible… Where did Ogata Ichitosai get the ‘immortal power’? Eight hundred bhikkhunis are here with us.”

“Who knows where the ‘immortal power’ that Ogata Ichitosai came from.” Toyotomi Nobuhide tapped his temple a little harder, “Anyway—it is certain that Ogata Ichitosai has successfully absorbed it. ‘The power of immortality’.”

“We really underestimated Ogata Ichitosai’s ability…”

“Ogata Ichitosai’s stuff should be put aside in advance.”

“Now let’s talk about… my uncle.”

As soon as Toyotomi Nobuhide’s words fell, the corners of Yoshihisa’s eyes twitched slightly.

“Although, when I decided to arrest Xiao Lin, I had already guessed that Uncle and Xiao Lin’s subordinates would not give up.”

“But I didn’t expect their action to be so fast, and they found our army’s main formation in Longshui Temple so quickly.”

“It seems that I not only underestimated Ogata Yidaozhai, but also underestimated the ability of Uncle and the others…”

“Jijiu, after a fight with my uncle, what do you personally think—what is my uncle’s current combat strength?”

“…In all fairness… Kinoshita Genichi is simply a monster.” Ji Jiu lowered his eyes and said slowly, “Even if I have absorbed the ‘immortal power’, I am not Kinoshita Genichi’s opponent at all. Kinoshita Genichi suppressed it.”

“Whether it is the subtlety of swordsmanship or the rich combat experience, I feel that I am beyond the reach of…”

“The only place where I can beat Genichi Kinoshita is because of the physical quality of the ‘immortal power’.”

“But my only advantage is completely useless. Every attack I hit is either dodged or blocked by Kinoshita Genichi in a peculiar way.”

“And every attack that Kinoshita Genichi strikes is at an extremely tricky angle. Basically, it’s going to a blind spot that is difficult for me to defend. Even if my head reacts, my body doesn’t have time to react.”

“Have you been completely suppressed… Then it seems that even if I meet Uncle, I can’t take it lightly.” Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly raised his head that had been supported by his left hand, “If I didn’t If it’s wrong… Uncle, he is already 65 years old this year… At such an old age, he can still have such strength. Oh, I really want to know how much strength Uncle has in his heyday.”

“According to the reports of the soldiers who survived the siege and suppression of Ogata, Uncle, he should have joined with Ogata Ichitosai now.”

“While encircling Ogata Yidaozhai, the old man with two swords who suddenly came out must be Uncle.”

“Jijiu, let me confirm – the heir you have been cultivating so carefully has indeed betrayed me, right?”

“…” Ji Jiu was silent for a long time this time.

He lowered his head low, as if to shove the whole head into his chest.

After being silent for a while, he said quietly:

“…Yes. It can be confirmed that Chu Guang has betrayed, and she has now fallen into the hands of Kinoshita Genichi and the others.”

“That’s really troublesome.” Toyotomi Nobuhide said lightly, “That Chuguang knows a lot about us.”

“For example… Xiaolin and I are probably in Koya Mountain right now…”

Having said that, Toyotomi Nobuhide’s eyes became more serious.

“That Chuguang might have already told Uncle and Ogata Ichitosai everything she knew.”

“Lord Toyotomi, I’m very sorry.” Jijiu’s voice slowly became hoarse, “It was my unknown person who led to such a vicious traitor. I am willing to suffer any punishment…”

“Punishment or something must be given to you.” Toyotomi Nobuhide said without hesitation, “But not now. Now I don’t have the leisure and leeway to slowly punish you.”

After saying that, Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly stood up from the rock.

“Get up, Jijiu. Come with me.”

After saying that, Toyotomi Nobuhide threw Haori from his upper body and strode back to the cave where the banquet was held just now.

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After Toyotomi Nobuhide and Yoshihisa returned to the cave one after the other, they saw everyone in the table cast their astonished glances at the two of them…

After Toyotomi Nobuhide left, who would dare to eat and drink recklessly, so the appearance of the banquet was almost unchanged from before Toyotomi Nobuhide left, and the food in front of everyone was almost untouched.

Facing the astonished eyes of everyone, Toyotomi Nobuhide stepped back to the main seat he had just sat on, and sat down with his knees crossed.

“Everyone.”

Toyotomi Nobuhide said aloud without any words.

“There’s a whole bunch of bad news for you right now.”

He fully informed the cadres in the field of the report Jijiu had just made to him.

The voice fell, the expression was panic, and they looked at each other, no one dared to speak.

The changes in the expressions of the few people who were discussing “Ogata’s escape” just now were even more wonderful.

After a long while, there was finally the sound of scattered discussions and the sound of gasping for air.

“real or fake…”

“Our musket unit… actually lost to Ogata Ichitosai?”

“How did he do it?”

“Lady Burning is dead, and the whereabouts of the left and right guards are unknown… This…”

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When the banquet scene gradually became noisy, Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his right hand and pressed it in the air in front of him.

“Okay, let’s be quiet first.”

“Last night’s war is already in the past. I don’t want to go into it any further now.”

“I just want to talk about ‘now’ and ‘future’.”

“At present, it has been determined that Yoshijiu’s heir Hatsumi has betrayed us. There is a high probability that he has been captured by Ogata Ichitosai and my uncle, and revealed to them a lot of information about us.”

“So, we have to respond to this immediately.”

Toyotomi Nobuhide’s voice rose slowly.

“From now on, strengthen the vigilance around Koyasan.”

“And be prepared to evacuate Koyasan with all your important items at any time.”

As soon as Toyotomi Nobuhide said these words, the banquet scene, which had been quiet, became noisy again.

“Evacuate Koyasan?” someone exclaimed.

Compared with some people who are still a bit lacking in their concentration, Master Xianyuan is much calmer.

I saw Venerable Xianyuan frowning slightly: “…Master Toyotomi, is this move to prevent Ogata Ichitosai and Kinoshita Genichi from attacking?”

“Yes.” Toyotomi Nobuhide replied happily, “Xiao Lin is currently in our hands.”

“If Chuguang really told them everything she knew… Then Uncle and the others would have a very good reason to attack Koyasan.”

“Attack Koyasan? Do they have the guts?”

As soon as Toyotomi Nobuhide’s voice fell, someone was heard shouting in a firm and powerful tone.

Everyone, including Toyotomi Nobuhide, turned their attention to the owner of the shout just now, the second-in-command of Xianyuan Temple: Huixing.

Huixing, who sat up straight, said word by word in a tone that was still full of power:

“Kaoya Mountain is a Buddhist holy place.”

“If Ogata Yoshihito and Kinoshita Genichi and the others attack Koyasan rashly, then they will be enemies of all Buddhist worshipers in the world, and they will carry an eternal infamy on their backs.”

“The infamy of ‘Buddha’s enemy’ is much more important than that of ‘Northern enemy’.”

“Offending the Edo Shogunate and offending Buddhism are two completely different things.”

“Do they have the guts to bear the infamy of ‘Buddha’s enemy’?”

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