Natsumi found a box of leftover English biscuits, took out a piece and ate two bites, her mouth was too dry to swallow at all, she had to fetch water first.

Putting down the biscuits, she picked up two kettles and wanted to go to the water room of the field hospital to fetch water.

"Madame, do you want to fetch water?" Kamiya Kira came back, she was holding a long knife in her hand, this knife was shorter than the usual katana, just suitable for her petite body, just now the quartermaster found this knife and asked her to go over to get it, then she saw Natsumi carrying a kettle, and immediately greeted her.

"I've drunk all the water, hehe." Natsumi smiled a little embarrassedly.

"You need to rest, let me do it!" Kira Kamiya said, strapped the knife to his back, and stepped forward to take the kettle.

Maybe it's because of the time when she was nursing the child, Natsumi felt that her body had become lazy, and when she saw that Kamiya Kira wanted to help her fetch water, she didn't refuse, and when Kamiya Kira went to fetch water, Natsumi returned to the crib and sat on the chair to rest.

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire was heard in the distance, startling Natsumi.

She stood up and looked out the window, but saw nothing, she didn't understand what was happening, and she felt a panic in her heart.

What she is looking forward to most now is that her husband Yusaku Uehara can be by her side.

But she didn't know that at this moment, a fierce battle was already unfolding in the city.

"Did the enemy's infiltration force infiltrate the city?"

Toshiaki Kirino looked in the direction where the gunshots came from and said in a deep voice.

"That's the direction of the ammunition depot, I'll go and see." Lin Yiqing said, turning his head to a samurai and giving an order. The samurai bowed and retreated. Go and gather the Wonder Soldiers.

"The underground passages of Kumamoto Castle are tightly guarded by our army. How did the enemy get in? Toshiaki Kirino asked with some annoyance.

"The strength of our army has dropped too much, and it is inevitable that there will be negligence in defense, and I heard that the enemy army has also formed a special infiltration force similar to our army's strange team, called the 'knife drawing team' or 'special attack team', maybe this time, it is these people who have touched in." Lin Yiqing said, taking the sniper rifle handed over by Kaori Mochizuki, "So I'll go over and take a look." Wipe them out. ”

"I'll go too." Kirino Toshiaki looked at Lin Yiqing's bloodshot eyes, his face showed a trace of exhaustion, and he wanted to share the burden for him, so he proposed, "I'll take the guards over to help you." ”

"No, the camp needs to be guarded as well, so it's better for you to stay here." Lin Yiqing knew that Kirino Toshiaki asked to accompany him because he was too tired, and showed him a comforting smile.

"Hanpeng, Kumamoto Castle's food, grass and ammunition are enough to hold on for two years. We will do our best to stay in Kumamoto and wait for the situation to change. Can't you? Toshiaki Kirino asked, "Is there only one way to go into exile?" ”

"Theoretically, it can hold out for two years, but according to my estimates, the current situation of our army can only hold out for three months at most." Lin Yiqing shook his head and said, "The army that has been tired after a long battle, and there are many old and young women and children, it is difficult to resist the joint attack of the Lucia army and the official army, so what is the benefit of letting these many people be buried together with Kumamoto Castle?" Rather than sit back and wait, it is better to retreat to the Ryukyus and Amami Islands in order to do it again in the future. ”

Listening to Lin Yiqing's answer, Kirino Toshiaki sighed.

He knew in his heart that Lin Yiqing's plan was correct, and the reason why he said that was just unwilling.

After Lin Yiqing finished preparation, he took the strange soldiers to the direction where the ammunition depot was, watching Lin Yiqing's back disappear, Kirino Toshiaki showed a relieved and bitter smile.

"If you can do this, protect Chiho, and I won't have any more concerns!" He said in a voice that he could only hear.

In the distance, the gunfire became more and more intense.

"That's the enemy's ammunition depot."

One of the sword drawers pointed to a castle not far away and whispered to Nobuo Yamaguchi.

"Everyone, prepare." Nobuo Yamaguchi nodded and gave orders to his subordinates behind him.

After a while, the swordsmen disguised as the men walked towards the gate of the castle.

"Who?" The sentry on the opposite side immediately spotted them and asked loudly.

"My own people! Own! One of the sword-drawing team members replied in pure Satsuma colloquialism, "We came to carry the shells on the orders of General Murata Shinhachi!" ”

"Password!" The sentry shouted.

"We have a warrant from General Shinhachi Murata!" Hearing the other party ask for the password, the knife drawing team member was a little panicked, and said calmly, according to the prepared in advance, raised a piece of paper in his hand.

"We are here on the orders of General Murata, and we have been outside all the time, how can we know your password here!" Nobuo Yamaguchi shouted, "The general's warrant is here!" Can't you check it out? ”

"Stand there and don't move!" The sentry shouted.

Nobuo Yamaguchi waved his hand, and the group pushing the cart stopped, at this time they were not far from the gate, Nobuo Yamaguchi noticed that there were only two sentries at the door, the yard was empty, and there were not many people, and he was secretly glad for a while.

A sentry came running quickly, he looked at Nobuo Yamaguchi, who was dressed in a Satsuma officer's uniform with a samurai sword pinned to his feet, and asked, "Where is General Murata's warrant?" Show it to me. ”

Nobuo Yamaguchi nodded to the sword-drawer, who stepped forward quickly and handed the white paper to the sentry.

The sentry took the "warrant" and just glanced at it, and the knife drawer had already stabbed the opponent into the lower abdomen with a dagger like lightning.

Around the same time, another knife drawer jerked his hand, and a throwing knife shot out into the chest of the other sentry.

The sentry who had struck with a dagger made a quick move and slammed his knife away, and the sentry stared at him with wide eyes, and his body slowly slumped. Another sentry, who had been stabbed in the chest, also shook and fell backwards.

The sword-drawing team members took their weapons from the trolley, the two knife-drawing team members pushed open the door, and the follow-up team members rushed in quickly.

However, at this moment, a sentry who fell to the ground suddenly used all his strength and shouted loudly: "The thieves are coming!" ――”

The sentry shouted unstoppable. Nobuo Yamaguchi had already rushed in stride. Draw the Emperor's saber. A single blow slashed the dying sentry's head.

"Quick!" Nobuo Yamaguchi put away his knife and waved his hand anxiously, and the rest of the sword drawing team swarmed in.

Suddenly, a dark red flame flashed through a window in the middle of the castle, followed by white smoke.

Seeing the light of fire and white smoke, Nobuo Yamaguchi's face immediately changed.

"Lie down!" He shouted.

But it was too late, at this very moment. A barrage of Gatling gun bullets swept in, and more than a dozen members of the knife drawing team were shot on the spot, screaming and falling to the ground.

Seeing his subordinates being shot and falling to the ground, and the howls of pain one after another, Nobuo Yamaguchi couldn't help but curse in his heart.

He never imagined that the enemy would use a Gatling gun to guard the gate of the ammunition depot!

The swordsmen who fell to the ground in time fired at each other with rifles and pistols, but how could the firepower of rifles and pistols compare to Gatling guns? The flames swept over, and Nobuo Yamaguchi and the others couldn't raise their heads at all.

Nobuo Yamaguchi stared at the fire-breathing window, waiting for the moment to attack.

He and several of his swordsmen were carrying government imitation Satsuma Army thunder bullets - what the government called "grenades" - after the enemy's Gatling gun had emptied the cartridge. When the cartridge is replaced, run forward. Blow up enemy machine guns with grenades, then rush into the castle to destroy ammunition depots. Because the Gatling gun has a fast rate of fire, it doesn't take long for a cartridge to be empty.

However, Nobuo Yamaguchi's plan failed, and the enemy's Gatling gun stopped firing after a while, and Yamaguchi seemed to be able to see the machine gunner inside scrambling to change the cartridges, and before he could give the order, the two knife drawers had already jumped up, each holding a grenade and lunging towards the enemy's machine gun position.

The grenades used by the government army are on the same principle as the Satsuma army's thunder bombs, which are thrown by hand, but the government army feels that the round bombs like the thunder bombs are inconvenient to throw, and the power is small, so they use their imitation grenades in order to increase the amount of charge, made into a barrel, and equipped with a wooden handle at the bottom of the cartridge to facilitate throwing.

Just as the two knife drawers raised the grenade that had drawn the line of fire and were about to throw it, two shots came from nowhere, hitting them in the chest, and they both stumbled and fell to the ground.

Seeing the two of them charging at the enemy, several other members of the sword drawing team also got up and prepared to follow, but they didn't expect the two to knock each other down with rifles at once, Nobuo Yamaguchi saw the smoke from the wooden handle of the grenade in the hands of the two, and for a while he couldn't help but fly out of the sky, and shouted: "Lie down!" ”

But it was too late, and just as he shouted, two fires flashed one after another, and with two deafening loud bangs, the few members of the knife drawing team who had not had time to lie down were instantly swept aside by the wave of shrapnel and smoke.

Nobuo Yamaguchi felt a heat wave coming to his face, and the black smoke choked his breath, and at this time the yard was full of black smoke, and he couldn't see anything clearly, but a clear "sudden" sound sounded again, which made Nobuo Yamaguchi's heart sink.

In a few moments, the opposing machine gunner had finished replacing the cartridge, and the Gatling gun roared again, and two more knife drawers were shot and let out a miserable cry.

"Retreat!" Nobuo Yamaguchi knew that this attack on the Satsuma Army's ammunition depot had already failed, and he was now thinking about retreating instead of completing the mission.

The uninjured swordsmen threw two more grenades, and under the cover of the smoke, they exited the gate and entered the street, just as a burst of gunfire rang out.

Nobuo Yamaguchi hid under a tree, observed the surrounding situation, and couldn't help but cry out in his heart.

Not far from the street, a group of Satsuma soldiers appeared, and they were holding rifles and shooting in this direction.

"Spread out, everyone! Break out separately! Nobuo Yamaguchi yelled, then let go of his steps and rushed into a narrow alley next to him.

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□□□□□□□□□□□□ (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, and your support. That's what motivates me the most......)

PS: Discuss cooperation with a Taiwanese publisher. They asked me to send a fax. I said, Miss, please, what age is it, the mainland's communication technology has really thrown off 10,000 streets in Taiwan, fax machines have not been used for decades, and many VIP mailboxes have their own Email fax function, you are so old-fashioned. The Taiwanese sister was silent for a while and said, "Send me the Facebook attachment." Now it was my turn to be silent.

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