I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

After learning that the shogunate army rushed into the wall for no reason and massacred them, Konnosuke made a decisive decision-opened the gate of his mansion and let the villagers hide in.

Konnosuke's mansion is the tallest and most magnificent house in Fenghe Village.

Therefore, it is also the strongest "fortress" of Fenghe Village.

"Hurry up!"

"Hurry up! We're closing!"

Several youths guarding the gate of the mansion shouted anxiously at a young girl who was rushing towards here.

Behind this girl, there are more than a dozen soldiers of the shogunate army chasing her.

At present, only this girl has not yet hid in the mansion of Konosuke.

The rest had either escaped successfully.

Or have died under the swords and guns of the shogunate army.

Under the influence of the desire to survive, the girl exploded with extraordinary footsteps, and the dozen or so soldiers couldn't catch up with the girl for a while—of course, there were also some reasons why they couldn't catch up with the girl. It's because they wear heavy armor.

After the girl rushed into Konnosuke's mansion before the soldiers caught up, the young men guarding the gate hurriedly closed the gate together.

With a bang, the gate of Konnosuke's mansion was completely closed.

The moment the gate closed, the shogunate soldiers who were chasing the girl also rushed to the gate.

There is no need for someone to command, these soldiers know what to do.

"one two Three!"

After the series of neat slogans fell, the dozen or so soldiers slammed their shoulders hard against the gate.

Squeak, squeak...

Under the impact of these dozens of soldiers, the wooden gate made an overwhelmed "squeak".

The gate was quite heavy, and the soldiers of the shogunate army couldn't break through it for a while—of course, it was only for a while.

When these dozens of soldiers hit the wall with a "boom", "boom", and "boom", the rest of the soldiers from various places in the village were slowly gathering.

More and more soldiers gathered in front of the Konnosuke mansion, and more and more soldiers joined the ranks of knocking on the door.

After a while, the 90 generals who were in charge of entering the wall to wipe out the islanders had gathered in front of Konnosuke's mansion.

They are sharpening their knives, waiting for the moment when the gate of this mansion will be knocked open; waiting for the moment when they can enter the house and wipe out the remaining villagers hiding in this mansion...

...

...

boom!

boom!

The sound of the shogunate slamming on the door continued to spread to the ears of everyone who was currently hiding in the mansion.

Although at the gate, there were a few young people pushing against the gate and trying to slow down the speed at which the gate was knocked open, but everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before the gate was knocked open.

With a sullen face, Konnosuke walked around the first floor of the mansion, counting the number of villagers who managed to escape into the mansion.

Only 71 people managed to escape into the mansion.

Among them, 22 were young and middle-aged, and the rest were old and weak women and children...

The 71 people who fled into the mansion are basically staying in every corner of the first floor.

As a result, the first floor of the mansion became extremely noisy.

The sound of "boom", "boom", and "boom" knocking on the door continued to reach everyone's ears with a specific rhythm.

The younger children were crying incessantly.

Some more determined people also wept silently.

Fiery men were yelling, hurling all the foul words they could think of at the shogunate who had suddenly and without reason massacred them.

At the same time, there are also people who are silent and don't know what they are thinking.

However—no matter how they reacted, the expressions on their faces at this moment were the same: with a color of despair.

Konnosuke can understand the people who are looking forward to despair. Even if there is no mirror in hand, Konnosuke can roughly guess what his expression is now-it must be similar to these people.

"Hey! Why are you crying?!"

Kinnosuke heard a loud roar.

Following the sound, it was an older young man who was yelling at a young man.

Konnosuke recognized these two people—a pair of brothers.

The elder brother was full of anger, while the younger brother squatted on the ground crying.

"What's there to cry about?" The younger brother asked his elder brother in a crying voice, "Aren't we going to die, why don't I cry?"

"Be a man, don't cry like a woman!"

"Anyway, everyone is going to die soon! Why do you care so much!"

The conversation between the brothers made the surrounding atmosphere even more serious.

Even the elder brother who scolded his younger brother just now had a froze expression on his face. He wanted to say something to refute his younger brother, but he couldn't think of any suitable words...

Anyone with a little sense has already recognized the fact that they are finished.

They are unarmed, and it is impossible for them to be opponents of well-equipped shogunate soldiers.

Although the soldiers of the shogunate army are now blocked by the solid wooden door, the wooden door can only protect them for a while, but not forever. It will only be a matter of time before the wooden door is broken and the shogunate army rushes in.

Faced with the current situation, even Konnosuke, who has seen many storms and waves, feels helpless.

Listening to the conversation between the two brothers, and thinking that his own life will end soon, a sense of sadness and exhaustion surged from the heart of Jinzhisuke, and then spread throughout his body.

Feeling extremely exhausted, Konnosuke let out a long sigh, leaned his back against the wall of the corridor next to him, and then slowly sat down on the ground.

The long sigh of Konnosuke dissipated in the air, and then merged into the atmosphere called "despair" that was simmering above everyone's heads...

At this moment——beside Jinnosuke, a young male voice with some jokes in his tone suddenly sounded:

"Konnosuke... If you sit on the edge of the corridor like this, it will affect the passage of people."

In the current situation where the atmosphere called "despair" is everywhere, this kind of joking words seem very special.

Konnosuke looked at the owner of the male voice in surprise - Ogata who was holding a lot of knives and showing him a faint smile.

Konnosuke looked at Ogata in astonishment, and then at Mamiya, Makimura, and Atachi behind Ogata.

These three people are also like Ogata, holding a lot of knives in their arms.

At the moment when everyone is not crying or roaring or silent, Ogata and his party holding a bunch of knives look very different.

Therefore, after Ogata and his party came down from upstairs holding a lot of knives, they immediately attracted the eyes and attention of almost all the villagers on the first floor.

Konnosuke stood up and gave way to the passage of the corridor, and asked Ogata and his party:

"You... what are you going to do?!"

"What are you doing?" Ogata tilted his head as if he had heard some strange question, "Of course I went to meet the enemy."

Ogata's words, like a stone thrown into a pond, immediately caused an uproar.

The surrounding villagers all exclaimed:

"Fight against the shogunate army?!"

"Is there something wrong with your brains?!"

"What can just a few of you do?"

"You will be killed by the shogunate immediately!"

...

Not only the surrounding villagers were criticizing Ogata and his party, but Konnosuke also cast strange glances at Ogata and his party.

"Master Ogata...are you crazy...?"

Konnosuke said in a low voice.

"There are nearly 100 soldiers of the shogunate army outside the mansion!"

"How could the four of you be their opponents!"