After making sure that he had successfully shaken off all the pursuers, Ogata looked around and then rushed into a tent nearby.
Ogata found that he seemed to have accidentally entered the baggage storage area, and the tent he had casually rushed into seemed to be specially used to store the "Godaijusoku". Looking around, the full "Godaijusoku" occupied 80% of the space in the tent.
The so-called "Godaigusoku" literally means "borrowed armor", which is armor specially used by foot soldiers in the army.
Ashigaru - the name for the lowest-ranking infantry in ancient Japan.
Because it is the armor used by the most common soldiers in the army, the structure of "Godai Gusoku" is quite simple, with only three components - Jinga (a helmet in the style of a conical hat), breastplate, and skirt armor.
After confirming that there were no outsiders in the tent, Ogata slowly exited the "selfless state" and his chest rose and fell in a normal rhythm again.
After exiting the "selfless state", fatigue immediately surged from all parts of the body, and Ogata's breathing became rapid.
"The consumption of physical strength in the 'selfless state' is still as severe as ever..."
After sighing in a helpless tone, Ogata took out Umezen and Kasumi and reloaded the empty gun.
Umenami and Kasumi are Ogata's greatest weapons besides the "state of no self". Making sure his gun is always fully loaded is one of the habits that Ogata has always followed.
After quickly reloading Meiren and Kasumi's ammunition, Ogata stuffed the two guns in his hands back into his arms, then turned his head to look at the tent entrance and murmured in a low voice:
"Okay... Now how do we find that Mogami..."
The reason why Ogata rushed into the baggage storage tent was not only to reload his pistol, but also for another purpose - to think carefully about how to catch Mogami Yoshihisa now.
Ogata was lost in thought.
After about half a minute, Ogata slowly turned his head and looked at the large amount of armor for the soldiers stored in the tent...
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"Quick! This way! Follow me!" A foot soldier leader led 12 foot soldiers under his command and rushed towards a certain place in the camp.
Sheng Tianmu had previously issued different orders to various senior generals in the army in the commander-in-chief's tent.
Some were responsible for pacifying the soldiers in areas that had not been attacked.
Some are responsible for leading people to quell riots.
Some are responsible for leading people to intercept the attacking bandits.
The superior of this foot soldier leader was one of the generals responsible for "suppressing the riot."
He had just received a clear order from his superiors - to rush to Xiyingkou and extinguish the fire that had spread there.
He is now leading his soldiers to the assembly point. After gathering with his colleagues, they will rush to Xiyingkou to put out the fire.
In the army, above the "Ashigaru" is the "Ashigaru group leader", and an "Ashigaru group leader" is generally responsible for commanding more than ten soldiers.
The foot soldier leader rushed to the front and led the way, while paying attention to whether his subordinates behind him were keeping up.
After noticing that the soldier at the end of the group had slowed down, the leader of the foot soldiers immediately shouted at the soldier without any hesitation:
"Hey! You're slowing down...eh?"
He had just uttered half of the scolding when the remaining words got stuck in his throat and turned into a sound full of surprise.
Because until this moment, the leader of the foot soldier group realized that there seemed to be one more person under his command...
He only had 12 foot soldiers under his command, but when he looked around, he found that there were 13 foot soldiers following him...
Looking closely - the faces of 12 of the 13 foot soldiers could be clearly seen, all of them were familiar faces to the foot soldier leader.
Only the foot soldier who was running at the back, who had just been scolded by the foot soldier leader for being "slow", lowered his head. The wide brim of his military hat blocked his face, making it impossible for the foot soldier leader to see his face clearly.
He was carrying a spear, and the sword at his waist was sheathed and hilted - except that his face was buried too low, there was nothing unusual about this foot soldier from the outside.
"stop!"
The head of the foot soldiers hurriedly stopped and called his subordinates to a halt.
Just when he was about to loudly ask the suddenly appearing soldier who his unit belonged to, he saw that the soldier did not stop as he ordered.
Not only did he not stop, but he quickened his pace and rushed straight towards the head of the foot soldier group...
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In the First Army Camp, in a humble tent—
"Sir! Here, the water you requested."
A soldier knelt on one knee and handed a leather bag filled with water to Mogami who was still lying on the wooden board.
Zui Shang raised his hand to grab the water bag, but accidentally pulled the wound on his chest.
The intense
He endured the pain and borrowed the water bag.
After Zui Shang took the water bag, a soldier who was kneeling behind Zui Shang's head immediately reached out and lifted up Zui Shang's upper body slightly to make it easier for him to drink water.
After taking two big gulps of the water, Zuo Shang angrily threw the kettle aside.
When he first woke up, Mogami didn't feel much pain in his chest.
The gunshot wound in his chest made Mogami feel as if there was a ball of fire burning in his chest.
When he first woke up, Mogami could still bear it.
But now, as time goes by, Motogami continues to endure this burning torment, and it becomes increasingly unbearable for him.
Zui Shang, who was tortured by the pain and felt like he was dying , became more and more irritable.
The vague noisy sounds coming from outside the tent further aggravated Zui Shang's anxiety.
Just now, under Shengtianmu's order, Mogami was carried into this tent with his board.
This tent is located in an inconspicuous place in the camp, which is very suitable for Tibetans.
At this moment, there were 20 soldiers gathered in this tent which was neither big nor small - these were the soldiers responsible for protecting the top.
The 20 soldiers surrounded Mogami, standing guard nervously.
——Asshole…! Asshole…!
Mogami raised his hand and gently stroked his chest which was wrapped in sackcloth, while cursing loudly in his heart.
He couldn't understand why he ended up in this situation.
At this time yesterday, he was still leading his subordinates in a heroic and confident manner to carry out the task assigned to him by his uncle to track down the identity of the "mysterious swordsman".
As a result, within just one day, he was seriously injured and couldn't even stand up. Now he is hiding in a corner of the camp like a stray dog...
Although his uncle had comforted him before: the attacking enemy might not be Ogata Ittosai, but could be someone else, Mogami was not a fool.
At this time and in this place, Mogami could not think of anyone else who would do such a crazy thing, except Ogata Ittosai, who had committed the two serious crimes of patriarch homicide and attacking Nijo Castle. At this time and in this place, a man would break into a camp guarded by 3,000 soldiers, ask the soldiers to ask for reinforcements from Nakatamu, and shout that Xiyingkou was about to fall.
Ogata Ittosai - this name is like a magic word to Mogami now. Once he repeats it in his mind, he feels as if his whole body is falling into an ice cave, and the burning pain in his chest is even alleviated a lot.
After being moved to this tent like a stray dog, Mogami has been thinking about how he had offended Ogata Ittosai, who had allowed Ogata Ittosai to break into the camp and seek revenge.
Mogami thought hard, but no matter how hard he thought, he could only think of one possibility - because he had hurt the woman.
In this era, there are no such messy things as "male best friends" or "female brothers".
In this era, the relationship between men and women is either non-existent or a relationship with frequent negative distance contact.
The woman who could make Ogata Ittosai rush into the camp to seek revenge - the relationship between that woman and Ogata must be something special...
Thinking that he had most likely offended Ogata Ittosai by injuring that woman of Ogata Ittosai, Mogami felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and the cold sweat on his forehead became even more...
"Hey." The general cast an uneasy look at a soldier beside him, "Go outside and see what's going on. Go and see how the bandits who attacked the camp are doing now."
As soon as Mogami finished speaking, a deep voice sounded from beside Mogami:
"Master Zuigami, please be patient. If it is safe outside, Master Shengtianmu will send someone to inform us. At this time, it is better not to let anyone go out casually."
The owner of this deep voice is a general - he is the general person in charge of these soldiers who are responsible for protecting the safety of the upper reaches.
The uneasiness in Mogami's heart was not relieved by General Shimodaima's words - instead, he became even more uneasy and anxious.
This "unknown feeling" of having no idea what was going on outside made Mogami even more uneasy.
call!
At this moment, the sound of curtains being lifted suddenly came from Yingkou.
Hearing the voice, Mogami was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly looked towards the tent entrance with joy - he thought it was his uncle who sent someone to inform him of the current situation in the camp.
However - after seeing the person standing at the entrance of the tent, the expression on Mogami's face froze.
Standing at the entrance of the tent was a man dressed as an ashigaru.
To be more precise - it was a foot soldier with a face that looked very familiar to Zhang Mogami, who was standing at the entrance of the tent.
When Mogami was looking at the foot soldier, the foot soldier was also looking at Mogami with indifference.
"...Finally found you." said the foot soldier.
"Quick! Kill him! Kill him!"
If he screamed loudly, his chest would hurt - but Mogami couldn't care less about that now.
He was now shouting at the top of his lungs.
"He is the thief who attacked the camp! He is the thief who attacked the camp!"
Hearing Mogami's words, the soldiers in the tent who were responsible for protecting Mogami's safety were all shocked.
Some of those who reacted quickly raised their weapons and rushed towards Ogata.
Facing these soldiers rushing towards him, Ogata silently took off the handle of the Great Shakuten from his waist, slowly pulled out the Great Shakuten, and walked into the camp...
If someone stood outside the camp now, they could clearly see that the originally pure white tent cloth was now being splashed with red liquid, and the tent cloth was slowly dyed dark red from the inside out...
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"Hurry up! Come on!" Mogami shouted to the seven surviving soldiers guarding him.
Mogami shouted until his throat was hoarse, but the surviving soldiers remained unmoved - they held their weapons, trembling with fear, daring neither to advance nor to retreat.
These soldiers just saw it with their own eyes.
I saw with my own eyes how vulnerable those companions who had just rushed forward were to this "Ashigaru"...
In front of them, Ogata was holding the bleeding Daishikatsu, and at his feet lay the corpses of the soldiers who had just rushed forward.
"Get out of here," Ogata said in a neutral tone.
Ogata didn't say any vicious words, and his tone wasn't harsh either - but to Mogami and the others, it felt like a mountain pressing down on their heads, full of oppression.
Morale is such a strange thing - it can easily set off a chain reaction.
After Ogata said "Get out of here", a soldier who had lost all desire to fight immediately fled from Mogami's side and ran out of the tent as if he had been pardoned.
The soldier no longer cared about what crime he would be charged with if he abandoned Mogami and ran away - he just wanted to escape from this place, the farther the better.
When the remaining six soldiers saw that the soldier who escaped first had successfully escaped and was not chased by Ogata, their morale collapsed instantly.
They all acted like the soldier who ran away first, bypassing Ogata and fleeing hastily from beside Mogami.
In a flash, only Ogata and Mogami, who became a "lone commander", were left in the tent.
Looking at the soldiers who had abandoned him, Mogami's expression immediately changed dramatically, his already pale face turning into a sickly white.
"Finally, we meet again." Ogata walked slowly to Mogami's side and looked down at Mogami who was lying on the floor. "It took me a lot of effort to find you. Fortunately, I have good strength."
After breaking through the obstruction of Shōtenmoku and others and discovering that Mogami was no longer in the commander-in-chief's tent, Ogata thought of many ways to find Mogami.
After much thought, Ogata only thought of one method.
Although this method is simple and crude, and it tests a lot of luck, it is the only way for Ogata to have a chance of finding the best under the current circumstances.
That is - ask people slowly.
Mogami was shot in the chest yesterday. Even with the medical technology of the 21st century, there is no way to make a person with a gunshot wound in the chest come back to life overnight.
Therefore, Ogata dared to conclude that after moving Mogami to a safe place, they must have used a cart or something like a stretcher to transport Mogami away - in this way, the scope of questioning would be much smaller.
Just ask if anyone has seen anyone being pushed on a cart or carried on something.
A person being pushed by a cart or carried by something is so conspicuous that he must have been seen by some people.
In order to facilitate his actions, Ogata decided to disguise himself as an Ashigaru that could be found everywhere.
He "borrowed" a set of armor from the tent where the "Godai Gusoku" used by foot soldiers was stored, which he had accidentally broken into. Then he covered Daishakuten and Daijizai, whose scabbards and handles were both blue and gold and the colors were too conspicuous, with a layer of cloth that served as the scabbard and handle, completely transforming himself into an inconspicuous foot soldier.
Ogata, disguised as an ashigaru, moved back and forth in the camp, which was taking a long time to restore order, looking for Mogami's trace.
Ogata would either put his sword on the neck of a soldier who was accidentally left alone for various reasons, or sneak into another team and launch a surprise attack when they were not prepared. After defeating the team in one fell swoop, he would put his sword on the neck of the leader...
Ogata's luck, which often jumped back and forth between the two levels of "extremely good" and "extremely bad", just now jumped to the "extremely good" level as Ogata wished.
After Ogata caught another soldier who was accidentally left alone and asked him for clues about Mogami, the soldier nodded vigorously and said that he had seen a person being carried on a wooden board into a tent.
Under Ogata's questioning, the soldier revealed everything about the direction the man was carried and the location of the tent he was carried into.
Ogata knocked the soldier unconscious and then followed the clues the soldier gave.
There is no need to elaborate on what happened next - with good luck, Ogata finally found Mogami.
“Forgive me, forgive me!” Mogami, who had been frightened to a face as pale as snow, now begged Ogata without any image, “I apologize to you! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have hurt your companions! I apologize to you! I apologize to you!”
Mogami's current image is completely different from the one he had last night when he dared to take up his gun to challenge Ogata - having experienced the fear of "almost dying", Mogami had long thrown the "dignity of a samurai" to the back of his mind.
Ogata remained unmoved by Mogami's constant pleas for mercy.
He simply asked Mogami with a blank expression:
"…Do you know Matsudaira Gennai?"
“Eh…?” Mogami cast a puzzled look at Ogata.
As soon as he cast a puzzled look at Ogata, he saw a flash of knife light slashing down towards his forehead from top to bottom.
Blood mixed with brain matter splattered everywhere.
[Ding! Use Sakakibara Ittoryu: Waterfall to kill the enemy.]
[Gain 350 points of personal experience and 300 points of swordsmanship "Sakakibara Ittoryu" experience]
Mogami's head was split in half, and there was still surprise and fear in his eyes.
"If apologies were useful, Matsudaira Gennai wouldn't have been turned into minced meat." Ogata said lightly.