Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 99: Infiltration and Assassination (Part 2)

After making sure that the short-bearded warrior in front of him was dead, Ogata slowly laid him flat on the ground.

He shook off the blood on the wakizashi that he had used to cut the necks of the bearded samurai and the short-bearded samurai and put the sword back into the scabbard. Then he drew out the katana of the short-bearded samurai and walked slowly towards a samurai who was yawning not far in front of him with his back to him.

The two swords currently inserted on Ogata's waist are the precious swords that Kuranaga prepared for them.

As for the two swords that had been passed down from generation to generation in the Ogata family, they were temporarily stored by Ogata in Kuranaga's residence.

Although it is a precious sword, no matter how precious it is, it is still a consumable.

Therefore, it is very necessary to reduce the wear and tear of your knife as much as possible.

Obtaining food from the enemy and borrowing the enemy's knives are extremely useful methods to reduce the wear and tear of your own knives.

Ogata crouched , tightly grasping the katana of the short-bearded samurai, and approached the samurai who still had his back to him step by step.

He covered the samurai's mouth with his left hand, and then used the katana in his right hand to slash the aorta on his neck.

The system sound rang in his mind again, but Ogata didn't have the leisure to listen carefully to how much experience he had gained.

After laying the completely soundless warrior in his arms flat on the ground, Ogata gestured behind him.

As soon as Ogata put down his gesturing hand, Ichiro and others immediately flashed out from the bushes not far away.

"According to the map given by Tobisauru, we should be almost at the location of Matsudaira Gennai..." Ichiro said in a deep voice.

After Tobizaru scouted out Matsudaira Gennai's location, he not only marked his position on the map, but also drew the easiest route to sneak in.

Moreover, Tobizaru's drawing skills are quite advanced. Even someone like Ogata, who has little experience in reading maps, can easily understand the map drawn by Tobizaru.

The infiltration process was much simpler than Ogata had imagined.

The reason for this was that the guards of Matsudaira Gennai were too lax.

Almost everyone believed in their hearts that it was impossible for Matsudaira Gennai to encounter any danger, so everyone was not very concerned about the security mission.

Some were in a daze, some suddenly slipped away to relieve themselves, and some simply dozed off...

Thanks to these lax guards, Ogata and others were able to infiltrate very smoothly.

Ogata still held the sword he had just snatched from the short-bearded samurai in his hand. He hid in a dense bush with the others and continued to move forward.

There are large areas of bushes in the Wild Boar Forest, and these dense bushes provide considerable help to Ogata and others in their stealth movement.

at this time--

"stop."

Ichiro, who was walking in front, stopped and signaled everyone behind him to stop.

Ogata originally thought that there was another samurai on guard ahead.

But who would have thought that Ichiro said in a deep voice:

"…I have already met…Matsudaira Gennai…"

Hearing Ichiro's words, Ogata and the others' pupils shrank slightly at the same time.

Ogata continued to hunch over, moving forward a few steps and coming to Ichiro's side.

Use your fingers to push open a gap in the bushes ahead.

Through the gap, Ogata could clearly see that in the open space outside the bushes where they were hiding, Matsudaira Gennai was sitting on a rock drinking hot tea with a leisurely look on his face.

Just as Tobizaru said, at this time, the only people guarding Matsudaira Gennai were three samurai including Nanahara, and four young men.

"...Ichiro." Ogata said in a deep voice, "What should we do?"

As soon as Ogata finished speaking, everyone else, including Ogata, focused their attention on Ichiro.

At last night's combat meeting, Kuranaga had made it clear that Ichiro would be the commander-in-chief after the operation began, and Ogata and others would have to obey Ichiro's command after entering the wild boar forest.

Cang Yong's appointment was not groundless.

Ichiro was originally one of Kuranaga's aides. He was a rare talent who was both civil and military. It was indeed quite appropriate to give .

Ichiro remained silent as he looked at Matsudaira Gennai who was still leisurely sipping tea, and Nanahara and others beside him.

After a long while, Ichiro finally opened his mouth and said:

"...Shichiro, are you sure you can kill the other two warriors besides Nanahara as quickly as possible?"

Ogata looked at the position of the two samurai and said, "I am absolutely sure."

"Well then." Ichiro said in a deep voice, "Nanara is undoubtedly the most threatening person... so - everyone except Nanara, including me, will go deal with Nanara."

"I don't expect to kill Qiyuan, as long as I can delay him, that's enough."

"And Shichiro will be responsible for dealing with the other two samurai besides Nanahara."

"At the same time... you are also responsible for beheading Matsudaira Gennai."

"Until you succeed in beheading Matsudaira Gennai, we will hold Nanahara back for dear life."

"...I see." Ogata said softly, "Good plan."

Ichiro's plan is a variation of "Tian Ji's Horse Racing".

Ichiro and his companions, the middle horses, held back Nanahara's upper horse, while Ogata, the upper horse, took advantage of the time when Nanahara was held back to eliminate the enemy's middle and lower horses and Matsudaira Gennai.

After Ogata finished speaking, the other patriots nodded in agreement, expressing their appreciation for Ichiro's plan.

"Since everyone agrees with my plan..." Ichiro raised his left thumb from the scabbard and pushed the katana out of the scabbard , "After I count to 3, we will start..."

"Everyone except Shichiro is following me closely."

"Shichiro, just run straight towards Matsudaira Gennai. No matter what happens on our side, you don't have to worry about it."

"Qi Lang... I'll leave everything to you..."

"...I understand." Ogata tightened the katana in his hand, "Leave it to me..."

The rest of the people also pulled their katana out of their scabbards and gripped the hilts tightly with their right hands, letting their hearts beat wildly and sweat pour out.

"3..."

Ichiro started counting down and gripped the hilt of the knife tightly.

"2……"

Everyone began to put strength into their hind legs.

"1!!"

Ichiro's last "1" was shouted out directly, and the momentum of the roar seemed to have poured all his strength into this roar.

As Ichiro roared, everyone kicked their hind legs and rushed out of the bushes like an arrow.

Ichiro and others rushed towards Nanahara.

Ogata rushed straight towards Matsudaira Gennai.

After Ogata and others rushed out of the bushes, Matsudaira Gennai and Nanahara and others around him were stunned.

Then... Nanahara was the first to react.

"There's an assassin! Protect the lord!" While shouting, Nanahara drew out the katana from his waist.