. , I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

at this moment

1st Army Camp, Commander's Camp

In the huge coach camp, there were only three figures, one old, two young, and so on.

The old man, holding military equipment in his hand, wearing a mighty battle armor and a gorgeous array of feathers, was sitting on the horse.

Of the two younger ones, one is sitting next to the old guy. They are also wearing armor and weaving. They are young generals.

The other one was kneeling on one knee in the center of the tent. He was only wearing ordinary soldier armor.

"... Thank you for your hard work." The old man waved his hand to the young soldier wearing soldier armor who was kneeling in front of them, "Go down and rest first."

"Yes!" The young soldier kneeling on one knee in the center of the camp responded loudly, saluted the old man and young man sitting in front of him, and then quickly exited the camp.

After the young man left the camp, the old man used his army uniform as a fan, fanned himself gently a few times, and said softly:

"Kuroda-kun, what do you think?"

This old man was not a mentally ill guy, so he naturally asked the young general sitting next to him.

"Lord Gui, since the road ahead is clear, I think we can move forward boldly, speed up a little, and attack the Red Moon Fortress." The young general sitting next to the old man said slowly.

This young general is none other than Kuroda, one of the "Seven Spears of Senshu".

The injuries on his palms have not yet healed, and his palms are still wrapped in thick linen.

The old man sitting next to Kuroda at this time is the new general of their first army, Yoshimasa Katsura.

Their 10,000-strong army was composed of the shogunate army and the vassal armies of the northeastern vassals. Naturally, there were many factions among the generals.

Among them, the most powerful factions are naturally the "Shogunate Faction", "Aizu Faction" and "Sendai Faction" which rank top three in terms of the number of troops sent.

Originally, the three most powerful factions each commanded an army, which just created a subtle check and balance.

However, after the leader of the "Sendai faction", Ikutenmu, was killed in battle, this created a very embarrassing situation as to who should lead the first army.

The remaining generals of the "Sendai faction", Akizuki and Kuroda, do not yet have sufficient abilities and qualifications.

The leader of the "Aizu Domain", Kamao, was already in charge of commanding the Third Army, and it would not be appropriate to let someone from the "Aizu faction" command the First Army.

The other factions are too weak, so it would be difficult for them to command the First Army.

So not long after the First Army and the Second Army merged, after multiple considerations, Inamori finally decided to let someone "sent from the shogunate" take over the First Army in order to avoid disputes.

The "Shogunate Faction" occupies an unquestionable dominant position in the entire army, so it is naturally easier for people from the "Shogunate Faction" to lead the First Army than to send people from other factions to lead the First Army.

And this Katsura Yoshimasa is the general of the "shogunate faction".

This 54-year-old veteran was born into a Hatamoto family with an annual salary of 7,000 stone. Although he is old, he is highly trusted by Inamori.

After Kuroda's observation during this period, the new general's abilities are quite outstanding.

After parachuting into their First Army, he took over all leadership and command work in a vigorous and resolute manner.

According to Kuroda's observation of Katsura Yoshimasa's command, his management ability may not be as good as that of Tenmu, but at least it is far better than him. Katsura Yoshimasa's ability is fully qualified for the post of general of the First Army.

After Katsura Yoshimasa parachuted into the First Army, Kuroda was demoted to the deputy general of the First Army, responsible for helping Katsura Yoshimasa.

Although Katsura Yoshimasa's ability was pretty good, there was something about him that made Kuroda feel very impatient.

That's because this old guy loves hanging books from bags too much.

He opened his mouth "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and closed his mouth "Wu Zi's Art of War", and from time to time a sentence from these military books popped out of his mouth.

Sure enough, after Kuroda finished speaking, Gui Yizheng nodded gently:

"Heroes see the same thing. "Sun Tzu·Nine Places" says: 'Soldier's passion dictates speed'. Since the road ahead is smooth, it is indeed necessary for us to speed up a little."

Hearing Guiyi drop his book bag again, Kuroda resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

The day after Gui Yi was parachuted in and became the general-in-chief of their First Army, their First Army separated from the Second Army again and continued to fulfill the important task of being a forward and clearing the way for the entire army.

A large army must have a unit that is responsible for spearheading the entire army, conducting reconnaissance, and paving the way for the entire army.

Moreover, the total number of the First Army and the Second Army is 8,000, and in the Ezo region, which is still in its primitive state, there are basically few roads for the 8,000-strong army to advance. Only by dividing the troops can the marching efficiency be improved, so the Third Army

It is inevitable that the First Army and the Second Army will be separated again.

After the First Army and the Second Army separated, Matsudaira Sadanobu also returned to the Second Army and acted with Inamori.

Just now, Kuroda and Katsura Yoshimasa were listening to the scout's report.

The soldier who was kneeling in front of them in the center of the camp just now was the scout who returned to the camp to report on the reconnaissance situation.

Since the "Ogata Attack" incident, under Inamori's order, the number of scouts they sent to reconnoiter the road ahead has tripled.

It's a pity that this intensive reconnaissance network has not found Ogata Ittosai until now.

Although Ogata Ittosai was not discovered, the number of scouts sent for reconnaissance increased, so the reconnaissance efficiency was much higher than before.

According to the report of the scout who just returned to camp, the road ahead was smooth, and there were no rivers that needed to be bridged or any other things.

That's why Kuroda bluntly said, "The road ahead is smooth. You can move forward boldly and with confidence, and speed up a little."

Gui Yizheng tapped the center of his right hand against his left hand: "Since you and I have the same opinion, let's make a decision immediately."

"Kuroda-kun, please help me summon the generals."

"I want to convey the order to 'speed up the march' to the generals!"

"Let's have a good rest tonight. We'll start marching faster tomorrow."

"Strive to ensure that the troops arrive at the gates of Red Moon Fortress within 4 days!"

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Red Moon Fortress

After saying "Of course", Kunoya, who was taking medicine from the huge Chinese medicine cabinet, tilted her head and cast doubtful eyes on Atachi.

"What? Is it possible that you have something important to do and can't just rest here for a month?"

Just when A-Machi was about to say something out loud, Ogata on the side suddenly raised his hand and tugged on A-Machi's sleeve, and then said to Kunoya:

"Then please treat my wife." Ogata bowed his head to Kunoya and said loudly, "If you need any reward, please feel free to ask me. Whatever reward I can give, I will

I will do my best to give.”

"There's no need for compensation or anything like that." Kunoya smiled with an unknown meaning, then shrugged, "You probably can't give me what I want."

"Since you were brought here by Aisuma, you should be Aisuma's friends."

"Aisuma has always given me a lot of care, so I won't charge you for this treatment."

"As long as you can cooperate with my treatment."

"I hate patients who don't cooperate with treatment, or who think they are smart and go against the doctor's orders."

"Okay, I'm going to re-sew your wound."

Kunoya took a variety of herbs and utensils and knelt down next to O-Machi again.

"Here's this for you, put it in your mouth. That way, you will feel more relaxed later."

Kunoya handed a clean cloth to Amachi's mouth.

"I'm going to use the Lucian wound suturing technique to suture your wound. It may be a little painful, so please bear with it."

A-Machi turned his head and looked at Ogata. Although he was hiding something, there was still a hint of worry in his eyes.

Ogata raised his hand to Omachi who cast a worried look at him.

"Atachi, the most important thing now is to make sure your injury can be cured first." Ogata said softly.

After hearing Ogata's words, Atachi pursed his lips.

After thinking for a while, he opened his teeth and bit the cloth handed by Cunoya.

"Bite tight." Kunoya put on a clean cloth like a mask, then picked up the equipment and began to re-sew A-Machi's wound.

After Kunoya began to treat Amachi's injuries, Aisuma on the side seemed to finally be unable to restrain her curiosity and asked Ogata:

"Mr. Majima, how did Miss Atachi get so seriously injured? It looks like her wound was stabbed by a spear..."

"...Before I talk about what happened after we left Heye Zhe... Esuma, please tell us what happened to Heye Zhe these days."

Ogata turned to look at Aisuma, and then said seriously:

"When I was outside the wall gate just now, I noticed that the people on the city wall were weird."

"Many people looked nervous and panicked."

"After entering Heye Zhe, the people who were watching us on the roadside were like this. They all looked at me and Amachi with nervous and panic eyes."

"It was obviously not like this before."

"During the time we left Heyezhe, what happened to Heyezhe?"

Hearing the question posed by Ogata, Isuma was stunned.

After a look of hesitation flashed in the depths of Aisuma's eyes for a while, she sighed softly:
To be continued...