Chapter 128: Assassination of Yi Sunsin (3)
"Arirang Arirang Arirang Yo
My Lang Jun has a long way to go over the mountains and mountains
The dark night of spring is full of stars
Our parting love words are indescribable......"
The girls sang and danced, dancing to the fullest, only to see the woman in green who led the dance, her body and rhythm, sometimes leaning forward, leaning back, sometimes turning around and beating the back drum, through a series of movements such as knee squatting, half squatting, full squatting, etc., so that the whole body is naturally bent and stretched, flexible and elastic; In terms of pace, it has evolved into difficult movements such as pushing and pulling backwards and forwards, diagonal steps, kicking drums with one foot in the back, circling, jumping and turning. The movements are brisk, flexible and changeable.
"Okay—"
The wonderful performances of the girls won the applause of the on-site personnel from time to time.
"Arirang Arirang Arirang Yo
My Lang Jun has a long way to go over the mountains and mountains
When will I be able to come back after parting tonight?
Please leave your promise and I'll wait"
With the end of the melodious singing of the leading dancer, the elegant and elegant dancing posture of the girls was also frozen in a round of applause and cheers.
At the end of the performance, the girls did not leave the stage immediately, but spontaneously bowed deeply to the viewing platform together.
"Thank you girls for a great show!" Seeing the girls giving a salute, Yi Sunsin hurriedly led everyone present to stand up and express their gratitude.
At this moment, out of the crowd came an elderly man dressed as a civilian, holding a tray in both hands, and a wine jug and three wine glasses were placed in the tray.
The elder came to the side of the leading dancer, then faced the viewing platform, knelt on one leg, raised the tray to his chest, and said in a loud voice in the direction where Yi Sunsin was, "General Lee, today is a special day. On weekdays, you work day and night to protect your family and people, and today it is rare to relax. Let's take this opportunity to toast you with a few glasses of sake and express our gratitude! I don't know if you agree? ”
Li Sunsin stood up, looked at the old man kneeling on one knee in the audience, did not hesitate, and said emotionally: "Old man, please get up quickly, this wine full of affection, how can Li not be unreasonable!" ”
"Okay, let my daughter, on behalf of all the people who came to watch the ceremony, toast you with three glasses of wine! Come, girl, go up and toast! Seeing that Yi Sunsin had agreed to his request, the old man hurriedly handed over the tray in his hand to the green-clad dancer beside him.
"Yes, Daddy." The woman in green said softly, took the tray, moved the lotus step, and walked towards the viewing platform.
Led by a guard with a knife, the woman in green slowly walked to the viewing platform. She first stood in front of Yi Sunsin, about three steps away, and bowed deeply to Yi Sunsin.
"Girl excuse me!" Yi Sunsin said.
At the moment when this woman gave a salute, Ye Ruliu, who was sitting next to Shi Lang, looked at the polite woman in front of her, and couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart: "This woman seems to have met before, her body and steps and gestures are very similar to a person...... But like whom? I couldn't remember it for a while. ”
"Why doesn't this woman take off the long drum on her body and carry it up to toast on her back." Shi Lang whispered to Ye Ruliu.
Shi Lang's words further aggravated Ye Ruliu's doubts - looking at the woman's neat movements and smart eyes, in such a solemn occasion, she should not make the low-level mistakes that Brother Shi Lang said. Don't......
After the woman in green finished her salute, she raised her head and prepared to come forward to toast Yi Sunsin.
At the moment when the woman in green raised her head, Ye Ruliu keenly caught the woman's eyes, deliberately avoiding her own eyes for a moment, through this imperceptible action, Ye Ruliu instantly judged the true identity of the other party - the Japanese ninja Katen Mieko who used the disguise technique as a cover, and at the same time, she immediately understood the purpose of the other party's toast.
"Mieko Kato! There are assassins! Ye Ruliu couldn't care about her identity, and couldn't help but yell at the woman. At the same time, he protruded from his body, jumped over the table and chairs, and drew his weapon in the air and stabbed at the woman in green.
Hearing Ye Ruliu's shout, the woman couldn't help but tremble her hands, and the wine jug and glass in the tray fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Ye Ruliu's judgment was right, the woman in front of her was the Japanese ninja Mieko Kato. The purpose of her trip was to assassinate Yi Sunsin on the occasion of a toast.
Seeing that his identity had been recognized, and Ye Ruliu had killed him from the air. Mieko Kato immediately threw away the tray in her hand, raised the long drum on her chest with her free hands, and pressed the mechanism on it.
"Whoosh!" Three ninja shurikens shot out of the drum and headed straight for Yi Sunsin.
Thanks to Ye Ruliu's timely attack, although Mieko Kato pressed the mechanism, Ye Ruliu, who flew in, affected her aiming. Three shurikens were shot out and whizzed over Yi Sunsin's head. First Literary Network
Seeing that the assassination was unsuccessful, Mieko Kato did not dare to fight, first dodged Ye Ruliu's fatal blow, and then, turned around, jumped off the viewing platform, and fled to the crowd of onlookers.
Shi Lang and the others also drew their weapons at this time, and together with Yi Sunsin's men, they guarded in front of Li Sunsin.
"Guards, Protectors! Others wait to catch the assassins! The adjutant general standing on the tower ordered in a loud voice.
"My lord, you and Xie Yuan stayed with General Li. We went to capture the Japanese Assassins. Seeing that two teams of Li Sunsin's sword-bearing guards ran up from the stage, protecting Li Sunsin safely in the middle, Shi Lang greeted Luo Shiyin, and then jumped off the high platform with Shi Tianji, Ye Ruliu, and Li Ruzhu, and chased in the direction of Kato Mieko's escape.
Just as Mieko Kato jumped off the viewing platform and fled, the North Korean Navy soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order surrounded her at the scene. But these ordinary soldiers of the North Korean Navy are obviously not the opponents of the well-trained Mieko Kato. With three strikes and five divided by two, Mieko Kato knocked over the dozen or so North Korean soldiers who surrounded her to the ground, and then, after running a few steps, blended into the chaotic crowd, and ran in the direction of Yuanmen.
Although the soldiers guarding the gate had heard the order to arrest the Assassins, they could not tell who the Assassins were in the face of the crowd that had fled from inside, so they had to watch as the crowd squeezed through the gate and fled for their lives.
Fortunately, the more gorgeous green clothes worn by Mieko Kato made Shi Lang, Ye Ruliu, Shi Tianji and Li Ruzhu not lose their targets.
Seeing that Mieko Kato had shaken off the crowd and ran towards a black pine forest by the sea not far away. Shi Lang, Ye Ruliu and the other four struggled to push away the crowd and chased after them.
Following the two clear footprints left by Mieko Kato on the soft beach, Shi Lang and Ye Ruliu chased into the black pine forest.
The huge umbrella-like canopy of the black pine forest is like a giant green umbrella, covering the whole forest from the gloom. The thick humusy sandy soil on the ground and the dead branches and leaves that cover it have long obscured the footprints of Mieko Kato.
Shi Lang and the four of them had to line up, using the thick black pine trunks as cover, and cautiously searched forward to track the target.
From the gate of the North Korean naval camp, a group of sailor soldiers armed with long knives were rushing out of the gate at this time and running towards the black pine forest here.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."
Shi Lang and the other four had just touched the central area of the black pine, and from behind a few black pine trees not far in front of them, five ninja shurikens were shot out violently. The whistling secret weapon came straight to the front door of Shi Lang and the other four.
The four deftly dodged the fatal blow. Five ninja shurikens roared and nailed into the trunk of the tree behind Shi Lang and the others, making five powerful muffled sounds.
Shi Lang and the other four rushed to the other party before launching the second wave of hidden weapons, and waved their weapons to kill the opponent quickly.
The five ninja shurikens were issued by five ninjas hiding behind trees, including the sisters Mieko Kato and Yoshino. Seeing that the other party had been killed, they had to pull out the ninja knife on their bodies and jump out from behind the tree. Nine people engage in hand-to-hand combat in a dimly lit and confined black pine forest.
At this time, Mieko Kato had already taken off her performance costume and was wearing a tight-fitting ninja costume, she held the ninja knife stained with the blood of countless dead people with both hands, and fought with all her strength with Ye Ruliu, who rushed to her eyes.
"Keiko, there are North Korean troops everywhere around here, and I think you can't escape this time. You saved Brother Shi Lang's life and helped us, I don't want to see you die in this black pine forest, I advise you to take the initiative to lay down your arms. Brother Shi Lang and I will do our best to save your life. What do you think? Ye Ruliu said to Mieko Kato while fighting.
"Sister Ruliu, I appreciate your kindness. Although you and I have sisterhood, we have no sisterhood. As I said, we'll eventually see each other on the battlefield. You and I are our own masters, instead of thinking entangled, it is better to let go of our hands and feet and fight happily. How is it? "Mieko Kato obviously won't be restrained by Ye Ruliu's words.
Years of ninja life have long made the ninja spirit of killing and seeing death as home, deeply penetrated into the bone marrow of Mieko Kato. Besides, in Mieko Kato's view, if you can have the opportunity to fight with an opponent you admire, even if you die under the opponent's knife, why not die well?
"Okay, sister, then let the horse come, today you and my sister have a happy duel!" Ye Ruliu was arrogant, and stood up for the life-threatening rose thorn in his hand to prepare for the battle.
"Then you and my sisters will have a fair one-on-one duel!" After Mieko Kato finished speaking, she snorted softly and stabbed with a knife.
Ye Ruliu and Mieko Kato are both battle-hardened people. On the potholed woodland, the two of you come and go. In the shadow of the sword and sword, the delicate figures of the two flickered and moved, and the fierce battle was in full swing.
While Ye Ruliu and Mieko Kato were fighting fiercely, Shi Lang, Shi Tianji and Li Ruzhu were fighting together with Michiko Kato and other four people led by Yoshino.
Yoshino had already recognized Shi Lang wielding an embroidered spring knife in front of him. Thinking that Mieko Kato, whom he loved deeply, had become increasingly estranged from himself since he came to North Korea, especially since he met Shi Lang, how could Yoshino not have fire in his eyes. He waved the ninja knife in his hand, and he hated to kill Shi Lang with one slash. Helplessly, the tiger embroidered spring knife in Shi Lang's hand immediately made Yoshino understand that he was not the opponent of the Ming brocade guard in front of him at all. If it weren't for the ninja side's numerical advantage, I'm afraid Yoshino would have died under the opponent's embroidered spring sword.
While the fierce battle in the woods was raging, a large number of North Korean naval soldiers wielding knives and guns were rushing towards the beach north of the black pine forest.
In the fierce battle, Yoshino used the peripheral vision of his eyes to spot the North Korean soldiers who had rushed into the forest. I saw him swing a knife, jump out of the circle, and let out a whistle.
After the whistle was issued, Yoshino and two other Japanese ninjas who were fighting fiercely immediately used the art of earth escape and disappeared without a trace.
Mieko Kato was fighting fiercely with Ye Ruliu at this time, and when she heard the whistle of Yoshino's retreat, she hesitated. It is said that as a ninja, obeying orders is her only choice at this time. But in a flash, Mieko Kato did not immediately withdraw from the battle, she didn't want to be a deserter in front of Ye Ruliu easily.
It was her hesitation that caused dangerous consequences.