In the camp tent, the shouting of killing and shaking the sky, the Changzhou army was like a hungry wolf pounced on food, and cut down when it saw people. These five hundred people are not ordinary people, they are the best disciples in the country's sword dojos, and their martial arts are simply not comparable to ordinary soldiers. Coupled with the echo of the valley, the screams and the sound of swords clashing together. No one could tell how many people had come to attack.

Just as the Changzhou army was rushing left and right, suddenly a team of men and horses blocked the way. The leader of the group was dressed in large armor, and his helmet had two golden horn-like ornaments, which looked extremely imposing. He didn't say much, opened his bow and arrows, and shot them like beads, and the three Changzhou samurai fell down in response, and they were all shot in the chest.

Kojiro's face changed, and he ordered: "The whole army retreats!"

But the Changzhou samurai was red-eyed, where would he retreat. The general of the enemy army sneered, Pegasus came, the halberd in his hand danced, and the people of Choshu fell like harvested wheat. When Kojiro saw it, he reflexively killed back, pointed at the general and shouted: "I'll be your opponent!"

The general didn't answer, and came to kill him. Kojiro parried with a katana, only to hear the sound of boring, sparks flew everywhere, Kojiro's tiger mouth cracked, and blood flowed endlessly. The general swung his halberd again, and went straight to the skim of Kojiro's sword. He could have killed his opponent this time, but instead of doing so, he teased Kojiro like a cat catching a mouse.

Kojiro let out a long sigh and pulled out a short knife to prepare for disembowelment. But I only heard one person shouting: "Wait!", and in the firelight, I saw Li Yan standing with a knife.

Kojiro said loudly: "Li Jun, my destiny has ended, leave me alone! You must find the whereabouts of that adult." Only he can save Fuso and save the world! His name is-" Speaking of this, the general suddenly twisted his eyebrows, and the halberd in his hand ran towards Kojiro's neck with a cold light.

But suddenly, the murderous aura arose, and the general hurriedly returned to the guard, and his face was scratched by something sharp, revealing a wound. Looking at Li Chuan again, he walked to Kojiro's side unhurriedly, helped him up and said, "It's quite inconvenient for me to be alone, and I have to help me." "He treats the enemy as if he were nothing.

The general was furious, and he stabbed when he was distracted. But another murderous aura struck. Thanks to his extremely high martial arts, he made an iron plate bridge on his horse, and lay down backwards with his body flat, barely avoiding it.

Rao was so, his helmet was split in half, and his majesty was gone. Only then did the general realize the horror of the enemy, dismounted, and skimmed his spear. He also pressed his hand on the waist knife and said to Li Yan: "Hey, come over and fight!"

Li Yan thought that he could cut the general off the horse with a single sword, but he didn't expect to be dodged by him, and he couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart. It must be known that Li Yan has met many masters, but there are almost no who can take his knife.

The samurai in front of him was full of spirit, his body was dignified, and he was undoubtedly a master. In order to show respect, Li Zhan also put on a posture to stand opposite him.

After a moment, the general opened his eyes, his body shifted forward in an instant, and the katana in his hand swung violently.

This move is called "Iai" in Fuso kendo, and after one blow, the victory and defeat are immediately divided, and there is no delay. Just as the general's katana was about to touch Li Yan, it suddenly stopped.

Li Yan turned to Kojiro and said, "Let's go." ”

Kojiro was puzzled: "This ...... Can you go?"

Li Yan nodded.

But the armor on the general's chest suddenly shattered, and a large blood streak bloomed, and the blood flew high like a fountain, staining the ground red. And he himself fell down with a thud and died.

As for how Li Yan came out with the knife, no one could see clearly.

Seeing that Li Remnant was so brave that he did not dare to approach, Li Remnant led everyone to break through the siege.

Back in Ogijo, Kojiro asked in shock, "Li Jun, what kind of trick was that, how did you defeat him?"

Li Yan said: "It's just an ordinary knife." ”

Kojiro was silent for a long time and said, "It seems that there are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky." I still don't know much. Li Jun, do you know who you defeated?"

Li Yan shook his head.

Kojiro said: "This person's name is Tennoji Suma, and he is the proud general of the shogunate, and the soldiers call him the god of war." When he was young, he relied on a single move to kill all over the Kyushu Dojo, and no one was invincible. I didn't expect to be slashed by you today. Li Jun, if nothing happens, you will be famous all over the world starting tomorrow!"

Li Yan shook his head and said: "I'd rather not be this name, as long as the people in the world can live a peaceful and stable life." Besides, the knife is not a big deal, it's just that there are a lot of killings. If you want to talk about stability and stability, you have to rely on reading to do it. ”

Kojiro said: "Li Jun is too humble, thanks to you today's big victory." To tell you the truth, I have a whole set of strategies to deal with the shogunate army, but fortunately I won today, and if I am defeated, I will not be able to use it later. ”

Li Yan asked, "What kind of trick?"

Kogoro spread out a map and said: "Today's defeat of the shogunate, Tokugawa Keikatsu will inevitably be angry and lose his mind, and look forward to saving face with a big victory." We can arrange for a small force to lure us tomorrow, and Tokugawa Keikatsu will inevitably pursue it. Wait until we get him here......"

He pointed his finger at the woods marked on the map: "We will attack him with fire, and burn him without return!"

Li Yan said: "Okay, I hope I can succeed in the battle tomorrow." ”

At dawn the next day, only the drums and horns could be heard, and the shogunate army marched to a distance of thirty miles from Ogijo. Tokugawa Keikatsu lost hundreds of people for no reason last night, and he lost his confidant and favorite general, and he was furious.

He saw the white castle tower of Ogijo from afar, and said hatefully: "When our army enters it, we will definitely cut off the heads of Kogoro, Takasugi, Nogi, and the one-armed swordsman and hang them on them!" Those names are all leaders of the Choshu Zhishi.

At this time, the spies came to report: "General, there is a group of men and horses blocking the road ahead!"

Tokugawa Keikatsu's eyes lit up and asked, "Who is the leader?"

The spy replied, "That person is very young, it seems to be Lin Junfu. "It turns out that this Lin Junfu is a classmate of Kojiro, although he is young, he has gone to the Central Plains many times to study literature. Because of his deep admiration for Chinese customs, he abandoned Fusang's original name and changed it to a Han name.

Tokugawa Keikatsu touched the beard on his chin, and said in his heart that he couldn't catch Kojiro, so it was okay to catch a follower first, so he threw the Ling Qi: "Attack!"

But the four heralds beside him also said in unison, "Attack!" and then the order changed from four to ten, ten to hundred, and finally to ten million. The momentum was like a mountain roaring and a tsunami coming to the ground.

And just after a cup of tea, the spies flew to the Chinese army to report: "General Qiqi, the Changzhou army will collapse at the first touch, and Lin Junfu will leave without a fight." ”

Tokugawa Keikatsu snorted coldly: "Such a wretch dares to fight against the shogunate army?

The order fell like a mountain, and the entire army of the shogunate pulled out the camp and chased forward.

After traveling about twenty miles to the west, an old forest appeared in front of me. Tokugawa Keikatsu wondered in his heart: "The terrain here is dangerous, could it be that there is an ambush?"

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a sound of a beating, and a group of military horses came out from the east side, totaling more than 1,000 people, and attacked the flank of the shogunate army.

Tokugawa Keikatsu said in a deep voice: "Immediately return to defense!" The army moved according to the order, and after a while, the spies came to report again: "The one who led the troops was the Takasugi torture horse known as 'Ma Mian', and after fighting with our army, he collapsed and fled into the forest!"

Tokugawa Qingsheng said with a smile: "This is the so-called surprise attack, really smile and be generous!" After saying that, a little doubt also disappeared, and he waved his hand: "Continue to chase, and today we will wipe out these thieves in chaos!"

And the army went into the woods. This forest is very wooded, and it is shaded from the sun and the sun. The soldiers walked in it, all of them trembling.

Some of the veteran and serious generals felt that this was wrong, and immediately admonished: "General, what if the enemy sets up an ambush here, what should our army do? Besides, there are many people here, and if we attack ...... by fire?"

At this time, the cannon horn in the forest was in the sky, startling a burst of birds. Tokugawa Keikatsu was shocked and looked up. I saw a short samurai riding out on a white horse, pointing at the shogunate army and smiling: "Where is the old man Tokugawa Keikatsu? I'm Kido Kojiro, do you dare to fight with me?"

It must be known that the name "Kido Kojiro" is the most hated by the shogunate, and the people of the Tokugawa family are eager to cramp and peel Kojiro's skin, and crush his bones and scatter ashes to calm his anger.

Tokugawa Keikatsu saw him red-eyed, and he didn't care about any ambush, so he drew his saber and shouted: "The whole army charges, capture the national thief alive!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison and rushed over. But Kojiro disappeared in a blink of an eye, leaving only a faint mist in the forest.

Suddenly, some of the sergeants slipped and fell to the ground. When they stood up, they saw that their hands and feet were covered with a black, viscous liquid. Someone who understood said, "This ...... It's oil ......"

Before the words fell, only a boom was heard, and several huge fire kites fell from the sky, and countless rockets shot towards the shogunate army like ten thousand golden snakes. The oil under their feet was instantly ignited and burst into flames.

The fire ignited not only the oil, but also the trees. Suddenly, the sun was blazing, the heat wave was rolling, and the shogunate soldiers struggled and wailed in this scorching hell. Tokugawa Qingsheng was shocked, and the surrounding retainers protected him and said: "Your Highness, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, it is important to flee for his life!"

Tokugawa Yoshikatsu let out a long sigh and broke through with everyone. But as soon as he walked to the edge of the forest, a group of men and horses were killed, and shouted: "Qingsheng old thief, do you recognize me?"

Tokugawa Keikatsu saw that it was Kotaro who had fled earlier, and he was bitter in his heart. Fortunately, the retainers were extremely loyal to him, and they fought to the death with their swords, so they could barely resist Kojiro.

Tokugawa Yoshikatsu fled to the west alone. Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from Ogijo, Qingsheng's heart settled down a little. He had been roasted by the fire for a long time, and he was tired and tired, when he saw a stream of water, and he stepped forward and scooped some water with both hands to drink.

As he drank, he suddenly wept bitterly. Although victory and defeat are common in soldiers, this battle was also fought too badly. Especially those retainers, they all loyally followed him for half their lives, but they didn't expect to die well.

Even now, hard-hearted people will cry.

At this time, I suddenly heard someone behind me say, "Tokugawa Keikatsu, I was ordered to arrest you." ”

Qingsheng was startled, and when he looked up, it turned out to be the one-armed swordsman who raided the barracks yesterday.