Chapter 17: Chapter 3: Prince Yamato (5)

With a "second bang", Qi Guanyan pulled out his long knife and observed carefully. I saw that the blade of this knife was narrow and long, and there was also a decorating between the blade and the handle. The blade is long, the back is short, slightly curved, and there is a counterblade but no blood groove. The handle of the knife is nearly half of the blade, and it is a two-handed knife, which is a long knife with slashing as the main attack.

"No wonder these Yamato samurai came straight at them with long knives in their hands. "The steward looks at this knife way.

"Why did Guan Aiqing say this?" the emperor said.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that slashing is the most effective form of attack in melee combat. The steward said.

"What Lord Guan said is extremely true," Kong Fang said, "This Yamato katana is an improved version of my Chaopu sword. After the first emperor conquered Yamato, he took pity on him for having my human blood, exempted him from responsibility, and allowed him to send an envoy to our court to study. In terms of martial arts, the Yamato clan was born with brute strength, but their comprehension was extremely low, and they could only learn the slashing and a little archery in melee skills. Therefore, the emperor gave a simple knife, which means graduation saught. Later, the Yamato craftsmen transformed the Pu knife to supplement it with the unique brute force of the Yamato clan, and the slashing technique was brought into full play. In battle, Yamato samurai fought hand-to-hand combat, often splitting their opponents in two with a single sword. Therefore, Yamato's tactic is to charge at any cost, get close to the opponent, and then slash vigorously. ”

"As everyone knows, assassination is the essence of a move to defeat the enemy. The nerd said disdainfully.

"How can the Yamato samurai be brave with the first warrior of my dynasty, the general of the Breaker?" Kong Fang said with a smile.

"Kong Lao is really knowledgeable. The Emperor sighed.

"The Holy Lord," Kong Fang said, "old decay is just a matter of living longer and experiencing more." ”

"Elder Guo, did you find anything?" the emperor asked when he saw Qi Guanyan turning the long knife over and over thoughtfully.

"The minister found that there were three interlocking rings on the left side of the gauntlet ornament, and under this ornament there was a chrysanthemum ornament, and on the other side was the kitchen knife ornament of the Frontier Refined by the Ordnance Institute of our Dynasty. Qi Guanyan said.

"In this way," Kong Fang said, "the owner of this knife must be the Great Prince of Yamato!"

"How so?" said the crowd.

"The year after the first emperor canonized Emperor Yamato Tenmu, Emperor Tenmu sent his second son Ieyasu to our dynasty to make a proton, and brought drawings, and asked the emperor to make this knife for him. The three-ring ornament means that Yamato is the product of the fusion of humans and beasts, and it is the family emblem given by the emperor to the Yamato clan, and this knife is the only one in the world. This chrysanthemum ornament should be a family crest, and it should have been added later......" Kong Fang pondered.

"What is a family crest?" Qi Guanyan said puzzled.

"Yamato impermanence, its clan father and daughter, mother and son, brother and sister, and even passers-by can all make peace, so the bloodline is confused, the blood is not related, there is no ancestor, the concept and consciousness of the family, only the form of the family. As mentioned earlier, Yamato has no military system, and to distinguish between friend and foe on the battlefield, there should be signs. The Yamato clan fought as a family unit, and each warrior represented a family, hence the name family crest. In the last battle of Emperor Tenmu to unify Yamato, there were more than 10,000 kinds of family crests on the battlefield, which is why there is a saying that Yamato is of all races. Kong Fang said with a smile.

That night, Qi Guanyan warmly invited Kong Fang, first, to thank him for saving his life, and secondly, to clarify the things ordered by the emperor, divide their labor, and clarify their responsibilities. After a few pleasantries, the two decided to split up. One route was led by Qi Guanyan to organize and hold a title ceremony, and the birthday of the Queen Mother could not be delayed, and it must be implemented together. One route was led by Kong Fang to find out the list of the victims, sympathize with their families and other affairs, and then return to their homes to rest.

Early the next morning, Kong Fang's messenger informed the steward to order 500 cavalry, 1,000 infantry, 1,500 forbidden troops, and 50 carts of atractylodes, soaphorn, wormwood, sesame oil, and vinegar, and stationed them in Phoenix Mountain. When the army marched out of the city, it was already the middle of the day.

The army went about fifteen miles west of the imperial city, and there was a faint smell of rancid smell in the air. Kong Fang suddenly said, "Not good!" As soon as the words fell, a group of villagers stumbled out of the roadside.