Chapter 702 Burn Koyasan! 【Four Thousand Three Hundred】

The latest website: The haori that Ogata is wearing at this time is exactly the haori that A-Machi bought for him before, embroidered with the crest of his Ogata family.

From last night until now, although I didn't have time to take a bath, I still had enough time to change into new clothes.

When Master Xianyuan shouted "Stop this man" to the four Iga ninjas disguised as monks beside him, Ogata pulled out the Da Shitian from his waist almost at the same moment.

Da Shitian stabbed forward, and flew one of the four ninjas flying. The ninja who was stabbed flew away from the fleeing Master Xianyuan like a shell It passed by, and then smashed heavily on a certain house pillar, shaking off a lot of dust on the house beams.

After stabbing the ninja, Ogata took advantage of the situation and turned the blade to draw an arc-shaped line to the right, cutting down the other ninja, and then drew the blade to the left in a half-arc to let the rest The other two people also turned into corpses lying on the ground without moving.

The two little sweeping monks were so frightened by the sudden change in front of them that they sat paralyzed on the ground, forgetting to scream.

Ogata, who quickly eliminated the four ninjas, quickly raised his head to look for the figure of Master Xianyuan. .

"Enemy Attack! Enemy Attack! Enemy Attack!"

Although Master Xianyuan is old, his running speed is not slow at all. After throwing off the thick cassock that hindered his movement, he turned around and turned into a corner of a certain corridor.

While running away, he shouted "enemy attack" again and again.

For Master Xianyuan, who was obviously a high-ranking person in Toyotomi's army, Ogata naturally had no reason to let him go.

I saw Xu Fang shaking the saber, shaking off the blood attached to Da Shitian's blade, while chasing after Master Xianyuan just left.

How fast is the body strengthened by the "power of immortality"?

In the blink of an eye, the figure of Master Xianyuan reappeared within Ogata's field of vision, and was pulled closer by Ogata at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Hearing the approaching footsteps behind him, Master Xianyuan looked back hastily.

Looking at Ogata's approaching face, Master Xianyuan not only lost the blood on his cheeks, but also disappeared from his lips.

Just when Master Xianyuan was almost desperate, one after another sounded like the sound of heaven to him——

Whizzing!

Bursts of sharp breaking wind hit Ogata.

Ogata, who twitched slightly from the corner of his eyes, quickly stopped his footsteps, and at the same time he stopped his feet, he hopped slightly to the side.

The next moment he dodged to the side, he saw shurikens flying past his flanks.

Looking in the direction from where the shuriken just flew - two "monks" with bare heads and shurikens in each finger of both hands were squatting on the beam not far away.

Crash la la la...

At the same time, Ogata heard the sound of heavy footsteps coming from the corridor in front left.

Seven "monks" who looked like disciples of Buddhism, but held wakizashis, shurikens and other weapons that should have nothing to do with Buddhism appeared from the corridor in front of Ogata's left.

Seeing the ninjas who came to reinforce him after hearing his "enemy attack" just now, Master Xianyuan was overjoyed, gritted his teeth, and sped up his pace a little, towards the ninjas who came to reinforce ordered:

"Stop this guy! Stop this guy at all costs!"

The ninjas who came to reinforce, formed a half-surrounded Ogata, and rushed towards Ogata.

"There shouldn't be many normal monks here in Xianyuan Temple..."

After complaining in such a low voice, Ogata quietly put the knife in front of him.

"All let the horses come here."

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Among all the people, Toyotomi Nobuhide was the first to recover from the panic.

I saw that he returned to his calm expression, and asked the ninja who came to report just now without any haste:

"...Where is Ogata Iktosai currently appearing?"

The ninja swallowed hard, moistened his dry throat, and quickly conveyed all the information he knew so far to Toyotomi Nobuhide.

"Ogata is currently at Xianyuan Temple!"

"Just now, he suddenly appeared in Xianyuan Temple! The guards of Xianyuan Temple are now fighting with Ogata! The battle situation...is very urgent! We can't stop him!"

"Besides Ogata Ittosai, have you met other people?" Toyotomi Nobuhide asked, "Have you met a very old man?"

"No! So far only Ogata has been found!"

"..." Toyotomi Nobuhide fell silent.

He lowered his head slightly, his right hand rested naturally on his right knee, and his index finger kept raising and lowering, tapping his knee rhythmically.

"My lord!" A strong man with an anxious face shouted hurriedly, "We have to send reinforcements to Xianyuan Temple as soon as possible! With the ninjas currently lurking and staying in Xianyuan Temple, it is impossible to fight Can beat that Asura!"

As soon as this person finished speaking, he received a "big reward" from Toyotomi Nobuhide - Toyotomi Nobuhide's cold gaze like a knife.

"Mutaro, calm down."

"Stop messing around."

"Let me ask you——Since Ogata Yidao Zhai is in Xianyuan Temple now, where are my uncle and the others now?"

The cadre who threatened to send reinforcements to Xianyuan Temple just now, his expression froze and he was speechless, looked at the people around him in blank dismay.

"It's impossible for Ogata to come to Koyasan alone." Toyotomi Nobuhide said in a firm tone, "Uncle and the others... must be somewhere in Koyasan now..."

Toyotomi Nobuhide kept raising and lowering his right index finger again, letting his fingers tap his knee rhythmically.

After seeing Toyotomi Nobuhide contemplating for a while, everyone finally heard his voice again.

Toyotomi Nobuhide's voice this time was an order in an unquestionable tone.

"...Jijiu, Gao Qing." Toyotomi Nobuhide turned his head to look at Yoshihisa beside him and a certain strong man not far in front of him, "You two immediately lead people to give me all the people in the cell. Ship it to Rihui Pills and Hulu Pills."

"Jijiu, it's up to you to take my sister away personally. Don't miss anything."

"If the situation requires it, Mr. Hasegawa and the others don't have to take it away, but my sister must be taken away no matter what."

"Without my sister, 'Edo Battle' wouldn't be perfect."

"The rest follow my orders." Toyotomi Nobuhide looked at the rest of the people on the scene, "We are now withdrawing from Koyasan in an orderly manner, heading to the coast, boarding the Riki Maru and Calabash Maru, and heading north to Edo."

As soon as Toyotomi Nobuhide said this, everyone in the audience was shocked.

"Master Toyotomi! Are we going to withdraw from Koyasan now? What should Ogata Ittosai do? Just ignore him like this?" The strong man who threatened to immediately support Sengenji just now widened his eyes.

"Yes. Just ignore him for now." Toyotomi Nobuhide said calmly, "The musketeers who participated in the battle of Osaka last night have not yet returned."

"At present, there are only some Iga ninjas and a very small number of musketeers staying in Koyasan."

"Based on this strength, even if I lead the team personally, even if I succeed in defeating Ogata Yidao Zhai and my uncle in the end, it will definitely be a miserable victory."

"Did I say it just now? I hate victories with heavy casualties. I only like complete victories."

"Let's stay away for now, and when the conditions are ripe, I will slowly deal with that Shura and my uncle."

"and……"

Toyotomi Nobuhide narrowed his eyes slightly.

"If my judgment is correct... Our best strategy now is to leave Koyasan as soon as possible."

"If we use all our strength to launch a counterattack against Ogata Yidaosai now, then we may be fooled by them."

"Ogata Yidaosai, who suddenly appeared in Xianyuan Temple, should be just a bait to lure us to bite."

"Tricked?" Someone tilted his head and asked in doubt.

"Why did I only see Ogata Yidaosai, but not my uncle?" Toyotomi Nobuhide asked the crowd with a somewhat impatient tone, "Now the time is urgent, I don't have time to explain to you here slowly, and I will leave later Mount Koya, I will explain to you slowly."

"Then..." Another person asked quickly at this moment, "What should we do with the materials we are currently storing in Mount Koya?"

"Yes." Another cadre echoed, "What should we do with the huge amount of supplies we are currently storing in Koyasan? Don't you want them all?"

"That's right." Toyotomi Nobuhide nodded, "I don't want them all."

"Those materials are not something that absolutely cannot be discarded."

"If you want to take them all away, it will take too much time."

"Just take the person who is currently in the cell."

"...Lord Toyotomi." Another person asked Toyotomi Nobuhide.

And the person who raised the question this time was Hannya who had just been rewarded with a precious sword by Toyotomi Nobuhide.

"If we want to leave Koyasan now...someone must be sent to hold Ogata Itsuki and buy time for our evacuation."

"Otherwise, if Ogata Yishi is allowed to act recklessly there, it would be impossible for us to leave Koyasan."

"Regarding this point, you can rest assured." Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly smiled, "I have... thought of a way to trap Ogata Yidaosai very well. A method that can seriously injure him."

After finishing speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly turned his gaze to... Kikutaro.

"Kikutaro!"

Toyotomi Nobuhide called Kikutaro's name loudly.

At this moment, Kikutaro, who was suddenly named, trembled slightly.

"If I remember correctly... There are currently 18 ninjas from Shiranui under my Toyotomi Army, including you, right?"

"Yes, yes." Since hearing the news that "Ogata has attacked", Kikutaro, who had an extremely unsightly face, smiled flatteringly at Toyotomi Nobuhide, "It's all thanks to Toyotomi-sama."

Kikutaro habitually flattered Toyotomi Nobuhide.

"After Shiranui was destroyed in Shiranui, you took in us who were homeless and had no skills other than ninjutsu."

"We will always remember your great kindness..."

Before he finished his flattery, he was mercilessly interrupted by Toyotomi Nobuhide:

"Did you just say that you want to lead the Shiranui people to join the security work on Mount Koya?"

The smile on Kikutaro's face froze.

"Yes, it is……"

He bit the bullet and nodded.

The brawny man who was fighting with Kikutaro just now had his head lowered, his face was pale, and he didn't even dare to vent his breath.

"Since you are so concerned about the safety of Mount Koya..." The smile on Toyotomi Nobuhide's face slowly revealed a rich and meaningful color, "Then I will give you a task now."

"The task content is very simple: You lead all the staff in Shiranui, and hold Ogata Isai to me, so as to buy time for me to wait for all the staff to evacuate Koyasan."

"This task is very suitable for you."

"Ogata Ittosai is one of the chief culprits in the destruction of Shiranui."

"This task is also a good opportunity for you to take revenge in disguise."

"Didn't you ask me to join you before: want to join the battle of Osaka, contribute your meager strength to the suppression of Ogata Ittosai, and personally avenge your Shiranui?"

"Now——the opportunity for you to contribute your meager strength has come."

At this time, Kikutaro... is like a water pump.

A lot of cold sweat broke out from all over Kikutaro's body.

"Master Toyo, Toyotomi..." Kikutaro, who was trembling uncontrollably, stammered while trying to squeeze out a smile, "No, no, it's not that we don't want to obey your orders..."

"It's just... I'm waiting for Shiranui... Including me, there are only 18 people..."

"What we are best at is reconnaissance, not combat."

"Let's fight Ogata Ittosai... I think we'll be wiped out soon..."

"I'm not greedy for life and afraid of death!"

"I'm just afraid...failed to hold Ogata Yidaosai beautifully...which will affect your evacuation, my lord..."

Kikutaro's defense was still not over, Toyotomi Nobuhide let out a low laugh.

"Kikutaro, where are you thinking?"

"When did we say that we would let you go head-to-head with Ogata Yidaosai with swords?"

"Huh?" Kikutaro raised his head and cast a surprised look at Toyotomi Nobuhide.

"At present, the entire Toyotomi army, except for me and Yoshihisa, no one should have been able to go through a round under Ogata Ittosai's sword." Toyotomi Nobuhide stretched out his right little finger and picked his ear, " Let you go directly to fight Ogata Yidao Zhai with swords, I'm afraid you won't be able to last even a stick of incense."

"So, if you want to delay Ogata Yidao Zhai, you have to use wisdom."

Toyotomi Nobuhide pointed to his head.

Kikutaro didn't quite understand what Toyotomi Nobuhide meant by "use wisdom".

All he knew was—he seemed to be saved.

——Yes, saved... don't we need to fight Ogata Yidaosai directly?

Kikutaro's originally tense face now showed a long-lost smile.

——Just don’t let us go to die... If we want to fight with Ogata, don’t we want our lives...

He secretly rejoiced in his heart.

And while Kikutaro was still rejoicing there——

"Kikutaro, you and all the staff in Shiranui, immediately take all the kerosene stored in the warehouse and burn Koyasan to me."

After hearing "burn Koyasan to me" here, Kikutaro's head immediately buzzed and fell into chaos.

He blinked and shook his head.

"Huh? Excuse me, my lord, just now you said..."

——Did you hear me wrong? What the hell did I just hear?

For Kikutaro, who was obviously shaken enough to ask the leader back, Toyotomi Nobuhide still smiled meaningfully, and responded with a slightly more playful tone:

"What? Kikutaro, as a ninja, your hearing shouldn't be that bad, right? Or was it because my voice was too low?"

"Big, my lord!"

"Take the kerosene and burn Koyasan to me. Within 2 sticks of incense, I want to see the boundless sea of ​​flames completely trapping Ogata Yidaosai."

Not kidding, nor misheard.

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Today the author has some personal matters to deal with, so the word count is a little less qaq