I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

I Became a Swordsman in Ancient Japan Volume 1 Life of a Samurai from Scratch Chapter 426 Shiranui Collapse [5400 words] "Don't retreat! Don't retreat!"

"No one is allowed to retreat! Those who retreat will be killed!"

"Priority is to kill all those people with big canisters first!"

After Genichi and Mamiya entered the battle, the originally stalemate battle situation gradually became dominated by Lin and others, and this advantage continued to expand.

As an "ancient version of the bazooka", the power of the large cylinder naturally does not need to be elaborated.

Once bombarded, the splash damage alone can injure a large number of people.

Facing Lin and others with 18 large barrels, the only way for the ninjas in Shiranui to fight back is to use long-range weapons such as kunai to fight back.

With the superiority in numbers and excellent kunai throwing skills, the ninjas could have had a tie in this "confrontation between the big cylinder and the kunai".

But after Genichi and Mamiya came out and messed up their "army formation", their only advantage began to gradually lose.

With the loss of their only advantage, the ninjas naturally began to fall into a disadvantage.

But even if they fell into a disadvantage, the ninjas in Shiranui were still fighting fiercely.

"What a tenacious will to fight..." Lin couldn't help muttering.

The performance of these ninjas made Lin have to praise "the ninjas in Shiranui".

Facing such a powerful weapon like Datong, and being attacked by Genichi and Mamiya, two surprise soldiers, it is already very remarkable to be able to hit this point.

But praise is nothing but praise, Lin will not show mercy to them in the slightest.

The fierce counterattack of the ninjas is still useful.

Lin and the others have always had casualties on their side.

Needless to say, the gunners here.

Mucun and the others also started to get hurt.

Mucun's left arm was accidentally stabbed by a kunai just now.

Shimada's right leg was scratched by a ninja who managed to get close to them just now.

Only Lin and Asai are still safe and sound.

Just as Lin was thinking about whether there was any other way to give these ninjas another head-on blow, causing their morale and fighting spirit to decline further, Lin suddenly heard a loud noise from far to near.

Lin followed the reputation.

I saw a group of ragged people with various weapons in their hands, appearing from the southeast, and went straight to kill the ninjas in Shiranui who were confronting Lin and the others.

This group of people who came out suddenly not only stunned Lin and the others, but also stunned the ninjas in Shiranui.

Until the group of ragged people approached, a ninja finally recognized them.

"It's 'Gu'! The 'Gu' have also rebelled!"

As if in response to the ninja's scream, the group of ragged people...or "grunge" let out a roar in unison.

While roaring, he pounced on the ninja closest to them.

Most of the "ghou" were originally ninjas.

Even though they have neglected their cultivation due to all kinds of hard work and tiring work for many years, their muscles still remember the feeling of swinging a knife and throwing a kunai.

"Miss Lin!" When Lin was looking at the "Gu" who joined the battlefield with surprise, she suddenly heard the voice of A-Ming from behind her.

Following the sound and looking back, Lin saw Ah Ding who was walking quickly towards her.

"We released the 'Gug'." A-Ming smiled, "There are many more people who are willing to join us than expected."

"Thank you for your hard work. It was a great help. Huh? Why didn't you see Ogata Yidaosai?"

"We met Shuntaro just now.

"A-Machi said in a slightly serious tone, "A-Yi, he went to deal with Shuntaro. "

"Shuntaro?" Lin's face flashed with astonishment.

"Yeah." Ah-Ming nodded, "The two of them should be fighting by now."

"Did Shuntaro be held back by Ogata Issai..."

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With the help and cover of Shintaro, the Iga ninjas have been lurking in Shiranui.

The sound of the big cannon not only alarmed the ninjas in Shiranui, but also alarmed the ninjas in Iga.

Hannosuke and the others only obeyed the orders of Shintaro, who was also Toyotomi's retainer but was above them.

For Shintaro, compared to the ninjas in Shiranui, the Iga ninjas who are also Toyotomi's retainers must be closer, and he is unwilling to let the Iga ninjas be dispatched until necessary.

So Shintaro has only kept the Iga ninjas on standby.

Although he has not received Shintaro's order to "support the front line", in order to better understand the latest trends and information on the battlefield, at the request of Shintaro, Hannosuke has always sent his subordinates to lurk in the distance of the battlefield, pay attention , Observing the battlefield.

Originally, there was no need for Hannosuke to do things like go to the frontline battlefield to observe the situation himself. After all, Hannosuke was the leader of their Iga ninja, both in name and in substance.

And now, Hannosuke couldn't sit still.

When he heard the gunfire that seemed to be getting closer, Hannosuke had already begun to vaguely feel that something was wrong.

Just now, there were some other sounds from the direction of the battlefield—it seemed to be the noise of people.

Listening to the noise, both Shintaro and Hannosuke were startled, and a bad idea emerged in their hearts: Could it be the enemy's reinforcements coming?

Shintaro, Hannosuke and their lords—that is, the descendants of Toyotomi, have always placed high hopes on regaining control of Shiranui. A few years ago, they sent Shintaro, Keitaro and others to sneak into Shiranui, doing it early Prepare.

If Shiranui just disappeared like this, and the preparations for several years were in vain, their lord would definitely be furious.

Neither Shintaro nor Hannosuke will have any good fruit by then.

So Hannosuke also doesn't want Shiranui to be ruined by these people who use big tubes.

Hannosuke, who couldn't sit still any longer, rushed to the front line with Shintaro's permission, ready to see with his own eyes what happened and where the sudden noise came from.

After quickly arriving at the front line, Hannosuke found two subordinates who were lurking not far from the battlefield and secretly observing the changes on the battlefield.

"What happened? Did the enemy's reinforcements arrive at the horse?" Hannosuke approached his two subordinates from behind and asked them anxiously.

"Hannosuke-sama." One of the two people was crying, "It seems that the 'Ku' from 'Ku Village' have been released, and now the 'Ku' are helping to attack the group of people in Shiranui. Deal with the ninjas in Shiranui."

"'Kuu'?" Hannosuke's pupils narrowed slightly, and he hurried forward, looking at the battlefield not far away.

After casting his eyes on the battlefield, Hannosuke really saw many people in ragged clothes holding various weapons.

The weapons in their hands are various, including ninja swords, shurikens, and chain sickles, and very few people even only hold a stone, or are directly empty-handed.

Compared with the variety of weapons they use, their fighting spirit is more eye-catching.

They roared and attacked all the ninjas in their field of vision crazily. The resentment they had been accumulating in their hearts all turned into their strength and fighting spirit at this moment.

Because of "Gu"'s participation in the battle, the situation on the battlefield changed suddenly.

The group of people who attacked Shiranui now had weapons like Otsutsu for long-distance attacks, as well as highly motivated "Gu" who were responsible for hand-to-hand combat with the ninjas.

The ninjas in Shiranui began to retreat at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Just when Hannosuke's face turned livid, he suddenly spotted a fighting figure on the battlefield.

Is an old samurai.

This old samurai should be about the same age as him, both over 60 years old.

He looked so old on the outside, but the posture of this old warrior was not old at all.

Running on the battlefield, beheading ninjas like chopping melons and vegetables.

Hannosuke was stunned when he saw the old samurai.

After being dazed, Hannosuke felt the blood all over his body rushing to his head.

He recognized the old warrior.

Although it had been 40 years since he had seen the old samurai, Hannosuke could still recognize him.

Because Hannosuke recognized his sword skills, recognized his saber, and recognized his eyes that were exactly the same as when he was young, almost unchanged...

"Genichi...!!" Hannosuke clenched his teeth, squeezing out the name from between his teeth.

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With the assistance of "Gu", the only numerical advantage they currently had in Shiranui no longer existed.

The morale and fighting spirit of the ninjas declined at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although those Jnin who were responsible for acting as commanders tried their best to maintain order, they still couldn't save the decline.

Originally, their only means of resistance in the face of Datong was to throw shurikens.

Now that it has gradually become impossible to use shuriken to fight against, facing the large cylinder with amazing range and power, despair will start to breed.

Finally—the fugitives began to appear.

A ninja seemed to be unable to bear this kind of technologically unequal battle any longer, and turned around and ran back.

Once there are fugitives on the battlefield, it is easy to have a chain reaction.

And sure enough—after the first escaped, the fugitives followed.

In order to control the order, some jounin swung their knives and killed several ninjas who fled, but it didn't help.

After keenly discovering that the ninjas in Shiranui were in a state of fleeing, Lin hurriedly ordered the gunners to increase their firepower, and there was no need to save shells.

Following Lin's order, the speed at which the ninjas collapsed further accelerated.

The morale and fighting spirit of the ninjas in Shiranui are now like a river embankment that is about to collapse. First, cracks appear, and then the cracks increase bit by bit, until finally it completely collapses, and the river pours out.

The ninjas began to flee in a large area, and even some jonin began to escape.

With a mentality of "revenge", the "Gu" began to pursue.

The ninjas had already begun to flee, lost their will to fight, and no longer posed any threat, so Lin did not order to chase down the fleeing ninjas with the "Goul".

After all, compared to these ninjas who are no longer a threat and can be dealt with by the "ghou", there is an opponent who is more valuable and needs to be dealt with - Shintaro.

It is a truth that has remained unchanged since ancient times to capture the thief first. If the leader of Shiranui is not killed, this battle with Shiranui cannot be called a victory.

Lin and the others had already learned that the Balrog in Shiranui was no longer there, and only Shuntaro and Shintaro remained in the "Four Heavenly Kings". And these two people are the current leaders of Shiranui.

I just learned from A-Machi that Shuntaro has been held back by Ogata.

In other words, there is only one Shintaro left now.

Both Shintaro and Shintaro are the top ninjas in the world. They have the ability to turn the tide of the battle. If they are not eliminated, no one will feel at ease and think that they have won this battle. .

"Sheng Rokuro." Lin turned her head and said to the two people, "You two stay and take care of the injured gunners."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at the others: "Others follow me!"

Since the start of the war, the gunners hired by Ah Ding have suffered a lot of casualties.

Eight of the 36 gunners were killed and 20 wounded. Among the 20 injured patients, 10 suffered serious injuries and were temporarily unable to move freely or use a large cylinder.

So Lin now only has 18 gunners and 9 canisters left.

Lin plans to rely on the remaining 9 big tubes to solve Shintaro.

One of the important reasons why Lin decided to use Datong to deal with Shiranui was that she wanted to use Datong to counter Shiranui's "Yasha state".

Although she has never seen what the "Yasha state" is like, Lin can instinctively feel the threat of the "Yasha state" just by hearing Ogata's description.

That's why she planned to use Datong's prestige—no matter how powerful a person who enters the "Yasha Realm" is, they are still mortals, and it is impossible to withstand Datong's bombardment.

Shimada's strength is weak, and he has been injured, so Lin decided to let Shimada stay and take care of the injured gunners.

Shimada is not an unreasonable person, knowing that now that he is injured, if he goes with Lin and the others, he might just drag back, so he nodded vigorously and shouted loudly "I understand".

Lin led five people including Genichi, Mamiya, Mucun, Asai, and Atachi, as well as the remaining 18 gunners, to go deeper into Shiranui, looking for Shintaro.

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Shintaro has just learned the news that the ninjas in Shiranui have collapsed.

When he heard the news, Shintaro's expression can really be described as "like eating shit".

He clenched his fists tightly, as if trying to scratch the skin of his palms.

A few hours ago, he was still proud of the fact that he finally didn't have to pretend to be that "honest man Shintaro" and that he finally got Shiranui in his pocket.

After a few hours, Shiranui was destroyed by a person carrying a big tube who came from nowhere.

In order to obey the lord's order and control Shiranui, Shintaro lurked in Shiranui 6 years ago, took great pains to kill all the way from an unknown ordinary ninja to the throne of "Four Heavenly Kings".

For the goal of "controlling Shiranui", I endured and prepared for a full 6 years.

Finally, the first step of controlling Shiranui was formally started last night.

Before he started to show his skills, a group of uninvited guests with large barrels came suddenly and beat Shiranui to pieces.

The moment he learned that the ninjas had begun to flee, Shintaro knew that there was no way to recover.

Unless some miracle happened, it would be impossible for a group of people whose morale and fighting spirit had been so low to start fleeing to go back and continue fighting the enemy.

Not long after Shintaro received the news that the ninjas had begun to flee, he saw Hannosuke, who had gone to the battlefield to check the situation in person, returned.

"...Hannosuke, it's time to retreat. Send an order to your subordinates and start retreating immediately." Shintaro said in a deep voice, "Shiranui is hopeless, there is no need to stay here anymore, and suffer the punishment of the lord. It’s better than staying here and being bombarded by big tubes.”

Although his heart was full of resentment and resentment, Shintaro quickly found the best solution for Toyotomi's retainer like him now - walking is the best policy.

Letting Shiranui return to Toyotomi's command is an important part of their lord's plan to "overthrow the shogunate".

They failed to keep Shiranui, and after returning to their lord, they would definitely be scolded by their lord, and then received a bunch of punishment.

But it is better to be scolded by the lord and receive a bunch of punishments than to stay here and be buried with Shiranui.

After Shintaro issued the retreat order to Hannosuke, he began to meditate, thinking about whether there is still enough time to find Keitaro and convey the "retreat" order to him.

Before the battle started, Shintaro asked Keitaro to supervise Shuntaro.

Now Shintaro doesn't even know where Keitaro and Shuntaro are, he only knows that they are in the direction of "Gu Village".

Just when Shintaro was thinking about whether to spend time looking for Keitaro, Hannosuke suddenly said:

"Shintaro, go by yourself. We Iga stay here."

"Huh?" Shintaro cast a surprised look at Hannosuke.

Before Shintaro could ask a question, Hannosuke stepped forward and continued:

"I saw Genichi Kinoshita just now. Genichi Kinoshita is here now."

"Genichi Kinoshita...?" Shintaro repeated the name, and after going through the name in his mind, he heard who this person was—one of the culprits who led to the destruction of Iga no Sato.

After remembering who Kinoshita Genichi was, Shintaro instantly understood what Hannosuke wanted to do.

"...Do you want to deal with that Genichi Kinoshita?" Shintaro said in a deep voice.

"That's right." Hannosuke replied without thinking.

"Even if it is against my retreat order?"

"That's right." Hannosuke nodded again.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, you should be clear about the consequences of disobeying the superior's order at Toyotomi's house, right? Even if you succeed in killing Kinoshita Genichi, after you..."

Before Shintaro finished speaking, he was interrupted by Hannosuke:

"It doesn't matter."

"As long as Kinoshita Genichi can be killed, everything doesn't matter."

"Even if I want to commit suicide after killing Kinoshita Genichi, I am willing."

Although Hannosuke's tone was calm, there was incomparable firmness hidden in the calm.

"The reason why I joined Toyotomi's command was just to use Toyotomi's strength to strengthen myself, and to use Toyotomi's strength to find Kinoshita Genichi."

"Now that I have found Genichi, there is no need for me to continue working for Toyotomi."

Saying that, Hannosuke turned around.

"Escape by yourself, Shintaro, how you want to report our disobedience to the lord in the future is up to you."

Hannosuke left like the wind without any hesitation.

Shintaro watched Hannosuke leave as if he was looking at a pig.

He didn't bother to persuade Hannosuke to obey the order obediently.

Because he knew that facing a person who had not forgotten his hatred even after 40 years, no matter what he said, it was impossible for him to give up the opportunity of revenge that was already in front of him.

After turning his gaze away from Hannosuke who had disappeared from his field of vision, Shintaro took his 3 cronies with him and left in another direction.

Like him, these three of his confidants were all sent by Toyotomi to sneak into Shiranui.

—Okay... Where is Keitaro now?

Shintaro thought to himself.

He finally decided to take some time to find Keitaro and let Keitaro leave with him.

After all, in this long and painful latent career, Keitaro is one of the few friends who can show his "true self" in front of him.