. , I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

Inamori is no stranger to Ogata.

Less than a year ago, when Ogata was about to land on Butterfly Island, he had an encounter with this military commander nicknamed "Tora Inamori".

As soon as he broke into the main formation of the shogunate army, he saw the famous "Tora Inamori". Ogata instinctively concluded that this person should be the general of the shogunate army!

Then he subconsciously swung the knife, slashed at Inamori's head, cut open Inamori's helmet, and split open Inamori's Tianling Cap.

Due to the obstruction of the helmet, the force of Ogata's slash was greatly offset. The huge incision was only from the forehead to the bridge of the nose. In fact, if the sword hit the forehead, it would not make any difference whether the incision was to the bridge of the nose or to the lips.

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After retracting Da Shitian from Daomori's head, which was only half flesh and bone connected, Daomori's body was like a soft noodle. After staggering a few steps, he collapsed heavily to the ground.

His eyes were staring at Ogata, who was covered in blood, with malice, unwillingness, malice, and fear in his eyes...

He collapsed to the ground, his body still twitching slightly. His mouth was slightly open, as if he wanted to scream something at Ogata, but all the strength in his body had faded as his pupils expanded.

He no longer had the chance to say or shout anything.

Finally, his eyes completely lost all life, and he stared blankly at the sky where all the dark clouds had dispersed and the sun was shining.

A general who was just busy stabilizing the order of the troops witnessed how Inamori was instantly killed by a single blow and collapsed in a pool of blood. He couldn't help but be shocked. He completely forgot that he was now on a fierce battlefield.

Ogata and the others were not even aware that they were so close to him.

He shouted hoarsely: "Lord Inamori! No no!"

Those who witnessed the death of their general, not only most of the shogunate generals around this general, also had a clear view of Inamori's death.

Ogata had been paying attention to the reactions of the surrounding shogunate generals. After seeing their stunned expressions, Ogata knew: he had just killed the right person.

"Skullucci!" Ogata shouted to Scrooge behind him without looking back, "cut off the head of the general I just killed, and then pick it up with a spear! Remember not to kill his head.

The helmet is off!”

"Got it!" Although Scrooge's tone was full of exhaustion, his voice was still as bright as a bell.

After giving this order to Scrooge, Ogata tapped the horse's belly with his heel again, making Carrot run again.

Ogata's attack is not over yet.

There is a more important target waiting for him to kill.

Although the target is not human.

Ogata and Radish ran straight towards the tall flag not far from Inamori.

No one can stop him anymore... to be precise, no one can stop Ogata anymore.

When Ogata rushed towards the commander's flag, all the generals along the way gave way to the left and right out of fear, leaving an unobstructed avenue.

Ogata rushed along this avenue to the commander's flag, and almost all the soldiers who originally guarded the commander's flag ran away.

A horizontal sword flash passed by, and the flagpole, which was as thick as an adult man's arm, was cut in two. The handsome flag with "three-leaf sunflower" painted on it, representing the Tokugawa shogunate, wavered twice and then fell heavily to the ground.

After the flag fell to the ground, Ogata swung the Daeshakuten downwards, shaking off all the blood attached to the blade, and then raised the sword in his palm high.

"I have captured your general! Your army has been defeated by me! You have lost!"

At the same time that Ogata shouted these words, Skulucci just happened to raise the spear with Skulucci's head high, and Skulucci obediently obeyed Ogata's instructions just now and did not remove him.

Drop Inamori's helmet.

In ancient Japan, the higher the rank of generals, the more and more complicated the decorations on their helmets. The reason for this was to enable the generals under their command to quickly find the generals on the complex and ever-changing battlefield.

This is the reason why Ogata didn't let Scrooge remove Inamori's helmet. As soon as everyone looked at the helmet, they knew that the head carried by the spear was Inamori's head.

Inamori's head, which was picked up by the spear, and the severed head were like two sledgehammers, hitting the heads of the surrounding generals hard.

Finally, some of the generals screamed and turned around to run away. Some of them didn't run a few steps before they bumped into several troops who came to support them. These troops who were coming to support cursed at the deserters who bumped into them.

After a few words, I also saw the head of Daomori, which was raised high, and the handsome flag that had disappeared.

"This formation has been breached! The general is dead!" A horrified shout echoed around.

Following this shouting, more and more people discovered the situation here.

The person who shouted this was Skulucci.

After performing well, Scrooge, like a little boy who had successfully pulled off a prank, firmly suppressed the corners of his mouth that were turning upward.

Skulucci's shout was like a flame falling into a powder keg. Many generals who had not noticed what was happening stopped what they were doing and stretched their necks to look at their troops.

They noticed the movement of the formation, and then their faces suddenly changed and turned pale.

The bad news that "this formation has been breached" and "General Inamori was killed" was like a strong wind, with this formation as the center, sweeping in all directions.

Some generals who were further away also saw the missing flags, such as Kuroda who was still slowly "gathering troops" in the 6th formation.

"No way..." Kuroda stared blankly at the main formation in the distance with no commander's flag flying.

While Kuroda was still immersed in shock, he heard some of the soldiers he was narrating screaming and wailing: "Look! The flag has fallen!"

These wailings brought Kuroda back to his senses.

Kuroda knew what it meant for an army, and an army that was already on the verge of collapse, to have the commander's flag fall.

He wanted to do something to save it, but sadly found that he couldn't do anything now.

The first formation to collapse was the first formation closest to Ogata.

Facing Ogata, who defeated them seven times in a row, their morale had already dropped to freezing point. The head of Inamori being held high and the handsome flag falling to the ground completely tore apart their last psychological defense.

They screamed and ran away in panic.

The consequences of the death of Inamori, the top commander, have emerged. The current command system of the shogunate army has completely collapsed.

Each general is now working independently, without a unified command.

Some strive to maintain order.

There are those who are shouting that they will fight Ogata to the death and make a last stand.

Some sneaked into the fleeing troops and planned to escape.

Their chaotic command only exacerbated the chaos of the troops.

The collapse of the first formation gradually affected the second and third formations...

The siege troops who were shouldering the heavy task of siegeing the city witnessed the entire process of their army being defeated. They were all stunned now.

Chanup, who had been paying attention to the bloody battle in Ogata outside the city, immediately saw the conspicuous flag fall.

While feeling ecstatic about the success of Ogata's surprise attack, Chanup raised the spear in his hand high and concentrated all the remaining strength in his body into his throat:

"The general of the Japanese army has been defeated! The Japanese army has collapsed! Push all the Japanese on the wall back!"

As soon as the words fell, Chanup took the lead and pounced on Kazuto in front of him.

The remaining warriors roared, responding to Chanup with roars followed by pounces and people's movements.

The soldiers in the siege force now have no fighting spirit.

Although their numbers were far greater than the remaining Ainu on the city wall, they had no intention of fighting anymore and were defeated. They had almost pushed the battle line to the steps of the inner city wall and retreated quickly.

These shogunate generals who were still showing their teeth and claws just now; these shogunate generals who were still proud just now; these shogunate generals who originally planned to break through the Red Moon Fortress within today, are now like headless flies.

Escape hastily.

They are no longer aggressive invaders, but just a bunch of homeless dogs eager to save their lives.

The "bushido" education they received since childhood has now been completely forgotten in their minds.

They no longer care about honor and not to run away from battle.

They just want to save their lives now.

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"Lord Kuroda! Where are we going?" A general who was riding closely behind Kuroda asked in an anxious tone to Kuroda in front of him.

"Go to the camp!" Kuroda responded, "The army is finished. We lost this battle. There are still many wounded in the camp, as well as some troops protecting the wounded, as well as a lot of baggage. We must take them all away!"

"Loose, lose?!" The general blushed, "Sir Kuroda! We did not lose..."

The general wanted to refute Kuroda, but then his voice became lower and lower because he did not believe what he was saying.

Kuroda ignored the unrecognizable general behind him and concentrated on riding towards the main camp at the rear.

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Matsudaira believed that he had not escaped.

After escaping far away from the battlefield but still barely able to see the battlefield, Matsudaira Sadanobu asked to stop.

Since just now, he has been using binoculars to view the battlefield in the distance.

Although the camera was far away and we did not see Ogata cutting down the flag, we could clearly see the shogunate's army fleeing like an avalanche.
To be continued...