Chapter 525: Woodpecker (15)
Time seemed to be stuck, and scene by scene passed in front of Yu Qiuping's eyes.
He clearly saw that the sword of the Akabi samurai slashed at the neck of Ryuko, who stood up for him, and blood instantly burst out from the white neck. The life that was as beautiful as a flower and bone was as fragile as a piece of paper at the moment, and the red dust of fate rolled it to the ground, trampled into the dust by the war horse behind it.
Yu Qiuping's thousand birds also stabbed directly into the chest and abdomen of the person in front of him, stabbing the person directly off the horse. His war horse, which staggered with Yu Qiuping's pipa, stepped over from the position where the dragon was originally located.
Yu Qiuping only felt that the blood in his body suddenly sank to the soles of his feet, and the feeling of cold numbness in his body was more uncomfortable than death.
The next moment, the blood flowed back, the body warmed up all of a sudden, the vision of the frame returned to smoothness, and the hearing of the ears also returned to its place in an instant at that moment.
The voice that was the first to tear through his eardrums was his own hoarse roar—
"Ryuko !!"
Ignoring the danger, Yu Qiuping turned his head to look, but he couldn't see anything except the smoke and dust raised by the horse's hooves.
At that moment, he only felt that nothing mattered about victory or death. The body seems to be a shell, and the soul has accompanied the girl to the end of the world.
He suddenly stopped fearing death, no longer fearing fighting, and shouted loudly and indomitably, calling on everyone to go hand in hand with him, not dodging or dodging, and slashing at every Takeda Akabi he encountered.
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After a chaotic fight, collision, trampling, hissing, wailing, and roaring, the two torrents that converged on the plain parted again. The two rows of the cavalry of the Yuqiu Army were swept out of seven or eight huge gaps. Everyone looked down at their bodies as if they were in a different world, and touched their chests in disbelief, convinced that they were still alive.
They all turned around in unison, only to see that Takeda Akabei had also been washed to pieces. On the Shura field where the two armies crossed, nearly a hundred corpses of the Yuqiu Army and one hundred and thirty corpses of the Red Reserve fell.
Life for life, nothing more.
Yu Qiuping looked into the distance, and in vain searched for the figure of the dragon on the blood-mottled Shura field, but found nothing, and the pain in his chest almost tore the whole person's body apart. He couldn't control the tears welling up and shouted again, "Let's do it again!" One life for another! ”
"Yes!" The cavalry of the Yuqiu Army looked at the blood-stained battlefield, each with red eyes, and responded to their Highness with a loud voice, and once again formed a dense two-column horse formation, rushing towards the Takeda Army.
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Kiso Yoshinao is a member of the Red Reserve Army, and like Hachiro Mochizuki, he is a strong warrior. However, the round of hedging just now made him tremble at the moment, and his whole body was trembling constantly. This feeling seemed to remind him of the way he looked when he first went to the battlefield more than ten years ago.
Seeing that the Yuqiu army on the opposite side rushed again, their Highness Shanxian also ordered to attack again. Kiso Yoshinao, out of the habit of obeying orders and the discipline of Akabei, reflexively rushed forward with the team, but his heart was not good in any way.
He had just survived, and it had nothing to do with his own excellent equestrianism and martial arts, it was just that he was in the back of the line. The two rows of Yuqiu troops in front of him were killed or killed one by one by a dozen Chibei colleagues in front of him. Therefore, he only quietly passed through the gap in the formation of the Yuqiu army, and there was no battle.
But he clearly saw the tragic situation of the dozen or so Chibei in front of him. A person has to face several knives from all directions, and he can't dodge at all, and even if he dodges, he will be knocked to the ground by the horses that come at him. Resolute red cavalry, you can also replace an enemy. But if you have a trace of survival in the staggered between the two horses, and try to dodge or move, you will be hacked to death in an instant, and you will not be able to kill even a person. As long as you rush to the front row, you will definitely die. It is certain to die, and there is no way to live at all.
But even if you get it, what's the point? Kiso Yoshinao clearly saw that Hachiro Mochizuki, the strongest in their army, seemed to have been washed away by a woman who was fighting for her life. As an excellent samurai in the Red Army, Kiso Yoshinao is not without the consciousness of the horse leather shroud. If you are really killed by a great master, you will have no regrets in dying. But in front of him, even if it is a doll who can ride a horse, he can die with him effortlessly, and Kiso Yoshinao is not willing to think about it. He still has a wife and children, he still has a family, he still has a future of glory and wealth, and he doesn't want to exchange his life with a novice for nothing. He has worked hard for so many years to develop a good skill, how can he die in such a place. Anyway, it's a life for a life, wouldn't it be a waste to go by yourself, it's better to let those companions who are a little worse in martial arts go to it.
Thinking of this, Kiso Yoshinao suddenly felt a wave of nausea and shame. He was an amazing Akabi samurai, and the people around him were his brothers, how could he move this kind of psychology to disgrace the samurai?
However, the emotions in his heart slowly overcame righteousness, and he continued to struggle, slowly letting his horse speed to the fullest, allowing his companions around him to pass by his side, and he followed behind them, waiting for them to crash into the iron wall of the Yuqiu army first.
There are not a few Chibei who have a similar heart, and many samurai who charge into battle on weekdays without even blinking an eye are slightly shaken in front of the steel-like walls of the Yuqiu Army at this moment, shrinking from the front row to the back row. However, when the cavalry was hedging, the slower the horse, the more dangerous it was. A low-speed knight can't even change his life.
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Kiso Yoshinao's inner struggle, and so did Anayama Noshimi.
He also has a proud equestrian and martial arts, which is why he was chosen as the commander of the cavalry for so many years. In the first round of the confrontation, he was one of the few people who hacked Chibei to death, and killed two by himself. Let a person like him who has been practicing riding for many years go to exchange with the enemy, he is really unwilling.
Moreover, he has an absolute reason to live - he has to go back to participate in the Yuan Costume Ceremony of Hu Song.
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I vaguely remember that it was at the Yuan Costume Ceremony of Yu Qiu. Oda Nobunaga personally served Yuqiu Yuan, and many important ministers of the Oda family in were present, and the scene was warm and grand.
At that time, Naoto Iyi, as the former kendo master of Yu Qiuyan, also stood on the sidelines and watched the ceremony with Kentaro Tatsumi and others. And Anayama Nobushi, still glued to Ii Naotora - standing right behind her side.
So, he clearly heard Jing Yi Naohu's somewhat humble self-talk:
"Mothers don't have much ability, and they can't give anything to Husong. It would be great if Tiger Song could also have a decent Yuan Costume ceremony. That's a samurai's life. ”
Xueshan Nobushi didn't think about it at the time, and subconsciously said: "Mrs. Jing Yi don't worry, when I make a great contribution to this expedition, I will push back the reward, and ask His Royal Highness to give Husong a magnificent yuan dress ceremony." ”
Xueshan Noshishi still remembered at the time that he was obviously not gentle and sultry at all, but it made Jing Yi Naoto's eyes red instantly, and the corners of his mouth also hooked a gentle arc. This is the first time in so many years that Nobushi Anayama has seen Naotora Ii show such a lovely expression in front of him, and I have heard the gentlest words that Naotora Ii has said to him in so many years:
"Thank you, Anayama-sama, I will remember this agreement."
In the matter of her own children, this woman, who has always been strong, still accepted her own help. She can wronged herself, but she is unwilling to wronged Husong.
So I must live, I have to go back alive and participate in the Yuan Costume Ceremony of Tiger Song with Naoto!
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Therefore, during the first formation of the hedge, Anayama Nobushi endured great humiliation and did not make it to the first row with Maeda Keiji, Kohata Kamori, and so many high-ranking samurai, but hid in the second row in embarrassment. He now remembered the surprised eyes of the people around him at that time, and the words that a stunned young recruit who didn't know anything about asking him—"Anayama-sama, do I need to give you a seat in the first row?"
It's a shame, where else is this samurai? But he wants to live, and he has a reason why he must live. So even if he hid in the second row, when the cavalry was hedging, he did not face the rushing Takeda army because of timidity and fear of death, but forced him to his subordinates on his side with a sword flower.
However, when Anayama Nobumi saw that his subordinates did not dodge or dodge, and fearlessly crashed into the Chibei cavalry and died with him, Anayama Nobushi only felt as if his conscience had been stabbed severely.
He vaguely remembered that the subordinate was already engaged, and it was still the matchmaker he personally came to the door. After this battle, he was going back to marry his beloved fiancée. He has been dreaming about it for a long time, and every day when he eats, he has to talk about the fiancée who is as beautiful as a fairy in his eyes, and looks forward to a happy life in the future.
"In another ten years, the world will almost be pacified by His Highness and the Oda Palace. At that time, I estimated that I already had two or three big fat boys, and a lovely daughter. I can retire and teach my children how to ride horses and have fun with my wife. When the children grow up, I will ask the relationship of Lord Cave Mountain to let them also be cavalry and guard our young master. and then married his daughter, and he was worthy of his ancestors in this life. ”
The subordinate who was worthy of his ancestors, just now, for the victory of the Yuqiu Army, in order to poison the paper red leaves that symbolized honor and trust, he failed his ancestors.
Cave Mountain Nobushi suddenly realized that he was not the only special one. Everyone's life is so precious. They all have precious memories and memories, colorful pasts, longing for the future, and their own ideals and persistence.
But for the sake of victory, for the sake of the Yuqiu army, for the sake of the autumn leaves, for the dignity of the samurai and the safety of their companions, the men can give up everything they have without wavering.
This is a samurai, this is a man who stands up to the sky, and this is the great samurai that Toramatsu wants to become.
What qualifications do I, a person who steals his life and betrays his companions, go to the Yuan Costume Ceremony of Tiger Song?
When Yu Qiuping ordered the formation again, Xueshan Nobushi did not hesitate to clamp the horse's belly, walked to the position of the first row, and followed the whole army to charge again. This time, he didn't dodge or dodge, and his heart was extremely resolute and stable. When he saw that directly opposite him, there was also a Akabi with a nail gun rushing towards him, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
I'm sorry, Naohu; I'm sorry, Tiger Pine; I'm sorry, Daddy. I'm sorry, Your Highness.
I'm also sorry for so many girls in the whale house that I haven't pampered yet.
He raised his head, straightened his arms, and rushed straight towards Akabi on the opposite side with his katana, calmly watching the nail gun in Akabi's hand also stab him in the chest, without dodging or dodging. With all his last strength, in the last moments of his life, he shouted out this man's last wish:
"Tiger Song! You must become a great samurai! ”