Chapter 418 The Undead Army!

In that vast and desolate land of reeds, the smoke of war filled every inch of land.

The shogunate's army and the warriors of the Ashina side fought fiercely outside the city.

The battle was extremely tragic, and both sides paid a huge price, and no one could easily win.

However, Ashina Genichirō had unusual means.

He used all the resources of Ashina and finally succeeded in creating a dead soul banner.

This banner can not only collect dead souls, but also control corpses through dead souls to create an endless army of dead souls.

On the battlefield, no matter whether it is the enemy or us, as long as someone dies in battle, their souls will be drawn away by the dead soul banner floating in the sky.

And the bodies of those dead warriors will be transformed into dead souls and continue to serve Genichirō.

For the warriors of the Ashina side, Genichirō will also retain their personal will, so that they can still maintain their personality and dignity after death.

But for the soldiers of the shogunate, Genichirō showed no mercy. He directly wiped out their will, crushed their souls, and turned them into unconscious dead spirits.

War is the best catalyst for the law of death. Genichirō, who has the power to control the dead spirits, has made his army of dead spirits stronger and stronger as the battlefield progresses.

On the other hand, the army of the shogunate is getting smaller and smaller. In addition, his former companions have resurrected and joined the local forces, which made the momentum of the shogunate quickly collapse. They can only withdraw from Ashina and flee back to the shogunate.

Although Genichirō finally succeeded in repelling the soldiers of the shogunate, he did not stop there, but took the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the shogunate.

Under the push of the dead army, Genichirō led the warriors of Ashina to chase and kill all the way, forcing the shogunate army into a desperate situation, and they could only hide behind the tall walls of Kyoto and hold on.

On the shogunate's position in front of the city gate, a tall veteran holding a spear rode on a tall horse.

He looked at the shogunate army on the city wall with a serious face, his eyes revealed firmness and majesty, and then he let out a deafening roar:

"I am the general of Ashina, Oniwa Keibu Takamasa, that's it!"

"Old thief Tokugawa, come out and die quickly!"

The old general's name is Oni Keibu, which is not a common name, but it implies that his origin is not noble.

In fact, Oni Keibu was just an ordinary bandit at the beginning.

However, with his extraordinary courage and excellent fighting skills, he gradually emerged.

One day, Ashina Isshin found him, or more precisely, he surrendered to Ashina Isshin and eventually became the other's right-hand man in the war of stealing the country.

In this way, he turned from a bandit to a general guarding Ashina Castle.

Whether it is Ashina Isshin or Oni Keibu, they are all people of humble origins, but through their own military force, they successfully dominated one side and became the ruling class of Ashina.

In this hierarchical world, such things are absolutely not allowed. The nobles should rule the common people, and Isshin Ashina's actions are undoubtedly stealing precious treasures from the original nobles.

This is why the past war is called the War of Stealing the Country, because from the beginning, this country did not belong to Isshin Ashina.

Now, the ruler of Ashina City who is not justified seems to have come to the end of his life. Even the sword master cannot escape the erosion of the torrent of time and gradually age and decay.

Not long ago, Oni Keibu had actually died. He died of exhaustion in order to guard the gate of Ashina, but even if he died, he still maintained a posture of preparing for war, so that the shogunate army did not dare to cross the line.

However, Oni Keibu did not want to die, because he knew that once he died, the gate of Ashina City would be breached. Just when he thought he would go to hell with regret,

his disciple Ashina Genichirō resurrected him and made him a dead spirit and a tireless war machine, but he was not angry, because he could continue to dedicate his strength to Ashina and protect his people.

"No shame in life, but honor in death!"

On the battlefield, Gui Xingbu wielded his spear and rushed around. He felt that he had endless strength. He felt as if he had become young again and returned to the glorious era of the past.

Even, every time he killed an enemy, a group of blood, soul, and bones would merge into his body, constantly strengthening his body and soul.

There was a firm light in his eyes, as if burning with endless fighting spirit. He urged the undead warhorse under his crotch and jumped onto the city wall.

His figure shuttled between the enemy formations like a ghost, and blood splashed and screamed wherever he passed.

His spear was wielded like a storm, and every attack was carried with unparalleled power, knocking the enemies away or piercing them one by one.

However, although Gui Xingbu was powerful, he climbed the city wall alone with his unparalleled strength.

But he was alone after all, and seemed insignificant compared to thousands of enemies.

After all, he had only been a ghost for a short time. Although he had been strengthened, he still could not defeat thousands of enemies.

Under the tenacious resistance of the shogunate soldiers, the Oni Keibu was finally driven off the city wall, and the Ashina people were forced to temporarily retreat with thousands of corpses of the shogunate army.

Although Genichirō temporarily retreated, this attack brought a huge shock to the Tokugawa regime, and they truly felt the threat from Ashina.

Shogun Tokugawa was terrified. He immediately summoned the old ministers to discuss countermeasures, but facing the immortal army of the dead, the Tokugawa side had no countermeasures.

Even if they had amazing wisdom, they could not defeat the undead army unless they could find a way to kill the army of the dead.

In the end, the Tokugawa shogunate decided to negotiate peace and sent envoys with a large amount of treasures and beauties, as well as the most beautiful princess of the Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Senhime, to seek peace with Ashina Isshin,

saying that as long as Xuanyilang withdrew his troops, they would immediately sign a non-aggression treaty, and even be willing to offer the same wealth and beauties every year.

Although Genichirō knew that the shogunate had made a deal with his grandfather, he did not intend to withdraw his troops.

He was not a person who was easily satisfied. With the support of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, he had greater ambitions.

He wanted to completely overthrow the shogunate and become the new ruler of this land.

Genichirō had even notified several other old generals who had fought everywhere, preparing to summon more troops to capture the shogunate regime in one fell swoop.

However, just when Genichirō was about to move forward, he unexpectedly received an urgent notice from Isshin, asking him to withdraw his troops immediately and return to Ashina, and not to continue besieging Kyoto.