A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 193 The Battle of Norada (End)
"Damn it, why is the enemy so difficult to deal with? And where are the reinforcements?"

Rokkaku Yoshihide never thought that he would be at a disadvantage when his own army had an absolute advantage in numbers, and he was even so eager for reinforcements to arrive.

It's obviously [-] vs. [-], so it's me who has the advantage?
However, it didn't take long for the first and second formations to collapse one after another, and the main formation also suffered great damage.

Although the enemy also suffered losses, the losses were extremely small. Now the two sides are probably three thousand versus three thousand.

They were obviously several warriors that he had never heard of before, but they showed extraordinary bravery!
"Damn it, is it possible that our prestigious Rokkaku family will be defeated by a descendant of a rich man from Kitaomi?"

Rokkaku Yoshiken cursed angrily, but this still could not change his current situation. Even he couldn't help but secretly think about whether he should take advantage of the current stalemate to retreat first and wait for the next day to organize his troops. Fight again?

It's a pity that his capable subordinates have either been defeated or killed or captured on the spot. He doesn't even have anyone to discuss with him now.

While hesitating, he suddenly heard cheers in the distance like a landslide and tsunami, and he immediately looked over.

A new force of about a thousand people suddenly joined the battlefield and launched an attack on his formation.

Unlike the many Asai troops who used conspiracies and tricks to attack from the side, this Asai army directly hit them head-on.

The leader was a young general, holding a water-colored spear in his right hand and a long sword in his left hand. He looked across the battlefield, straight into an uninhabited area, and raised his spear continuously. Whether they were samurai or ashigaru, they all died unexpectedly. It was easy to break through. Several layers of ashigaru's gun formations were deployed, attracting a large number of troops behind them to attack from the gap.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the opponent was about to break in, so the cheers of the Asai Army became louder and louder.

Rokkaku Yoshihide suddenly felt horrified: "Why do the Asai family have so many powerful generals? Who is this person?"

The few warriors he had never heard of before had caused great damage to the family. Now a new warrior appeared, and he looked even more brave. Why did God favor the Asai family so much?

"Listening to the shouting, it seems to be the enemy general Asai Nagamasa himself!"

"what!"

Rokkaku Yoshihide couldn't help but whisper: "As a general, do you dare to go out to fight in person?"

As the daimyo of the Asai family, the opponent personally faced the rain of arrows, charged and fought, and showed such bravery. No wonder these ashigaru seemed to be going crazy!
Seeing that his position was quickly breached, although he was panicking, Rokkaku Yoshihide turned from anger to joy: "As the head of a family, you are so reckless. You are asking for your own death!"

He turned to look at the white-haired veteran beside him who had been silent all this time: "Sir Shigemasa, I leave it to you to take the life of this Asai kid!"

"Yes, my lord, leave it to me, Shigemasa Yoshida!"

The white-haired veteran readily agreed, and then took out the longbow on his back.

Unlike the current large bows in Nibon, which are often as tall as a person, the longbow in his hand is much smaller, but its workmanship is obviously several times more refined, because it is not made in Nibon itself, but in Nibon. A treasure bow from Cathay!
Asai Nagamasa, who was constantly charging in the formation and breaking through the enemy's formation, suddenly felt a hint of danger. He immediately looked around and found a white-haired veteran with a bow and arrow aimed at him.

When he looked at the other party, the other party shouted loudly and shot directly.

From the screaming sound of the air being torn apart, it can be seen that the power of this arrow is quite powerful, and its range is far beyond that of ordinary bows and arrows. Even if they have noticed it in advance, few people can really avoid it.

Unfortunately, he chose the wrong object!
"Just in time!"

Asai Nagamasa immediately laughed and did not dodge or evade. Even in the shocked eyes of everyone around him, he actually reached out and grabbed it!

"What, what?"

The next moment, Rokkaku Yoshihide and Yoshida Shigemasa in the distance were shocked at the same time. Not only did the other party dare to catch the arrow, but more importantly, the other party actually caught it!
Without the help of any magic, with pure strength and agility, Asai Nagamasa caught this obviously extraordinary sharp arrow!
Asai Nagamasa flipped his hand back, took out a long bow that he didn't use often, and also nocked an arrow on the bow, aiming at the white-haired enemy general.

"Haha, it's rude to come back without reciprocating, so you can take a shot from me!"

Yoshida Shigemasa suddenly felt something bad. He subconsciously wanted to dodge, but it was too late. With a "swish" sound, he was hit by an arrow in the shoulder. Blood flowed profusely and his entire arm hung down involuntarily.

But he still couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. If he hadn't dodged at the last moment, it wouldn't have been just his arm that was pierced now, but his chest and even his heart!

But now his shoulder is seriously injured, and for a warrior like him who uses bows and arrows as weapons, the impact is really too great.

Seeing that his most important back-up man failed to succeed, and was even seriously injured by the opponent, Rokkaku Yoshihide was instantly frightened, and his original courage was instantly wiped out.

Looking at Asai Nagamasa stepping forward more and more courageously, the surrounding ashigaru were as excited as if they had drunk alcohol, but their own ashigaru were demoralized one by one and almost collapsed at the slightest sign of wind. Rokkaku Yoshihide didn't care to resist anymore. He turned his horse's head and began to escape with the seriously injured Yoshida Shigemasa under the protection of many trusted samurai.

Although the [-]-strong army was destroyed in this defeat and the entire Rokkaku family was severely damaged, there were still [-] troops in Feitian City, so he still had a chance!

Asai Nagamasa in the distance saw Rokkaku Yoshihide trying to run away on horseback, and of course he refused to give up.

Although in his own opinion Rokkaku Yoshihide is not a good general, but whether he has a backbone is still very important to the current Rokkaku family. He has captured the young master of the Rokkaku family. Once he can successfully kill the other party, he will be one step away from complete unification. It is only a matter of time in the north and south Omi areas!
He immediately swept across with his spear, cutting off several ashigaru heads in an instant, and then pointed the spear directly at the opponent: "I, Asai Nagamasa, are here, Rokkaku Yoshihide, don't try to escape!"

Many samurai and ashigaru of the Rokkaku family turned around and immediately saw the figure of Rokkaku Yoshihide quickly disappearing. Now, whether they were samurai who still had some courage or the ashigaru who had been frightened for a long time, one by one All of them completely lost their will to resist.

Even the general of our army has already fled first, so what's the point of continuing this battle?
They shouted one after another, turned around and started to run away. The originally strong defense almost collapsed on the spot.

Shima Sakon, who was in charge of commanding the front line, was immediately overjoyed: "Go ahead and capture Rokkaku Yoshihide alive!"

Asai Nagamasa also shouted loudly at the right time: "Whether he is a samurai or an ashigaru, as long as he kills or captures Rokkaku Yoshihide alive, I will immediately make him an infantry general of my family with a salary of five hundred koku!"

Strange to say, the entire battlefield was obviously huge, but his words seemed to be blown by the wind and instantly reached the ears of almost everyone.

Upon hearing his words, not only the ordinary ashigaru, but also many samurai, including the Hoigo Ieka, became more motivated. The look in the eyes of Rokkaku Yoshiken was almost to the point of bursting into anger.

Although Kitaomi is large, with a total of more than [-] stone heights, most of them are occupied by the Asai family, who are daimyo, and the rest are occupied by three veterans such as "Umi Akame" and Isono Umasa. As it was divided layer by layer by many retainers, the stronger the warrior, the less land he occupied.

Therefore, among the many retainers, wealthy families, local servants, and even those shrines and temples, there are only a few dozen households that actually own more than [-] koku of land.

Moreover, most of them were cultivated with sweat by their families after decades of hard work, or fought over with blood, and then passed down to the present.

How could this be compared to the land now being rewarded by the lord for meritorious service?How could they not be excited about this?
After a brief pause, Asai Nagamasa continued: "If a samurai from the Rokkaku family succeeds, I can forget the blame and grant him the same five hundred stones!"

As soon as these words came out, although not many people planned to fight for the five hundred stones in person, the morale of all the Hexagonal Army who heard these words was further reduced.

Rokkaku Yoshihide, on the other hand, ran faster. Although he believed that his head was definitely worth more than just five hundred stones, or even ten times more, he did not want to test the loyalty of others at this time.

Not to mention, as a daimyo, the war horse under Rokkaku Yoshiken's crotch is indeed a BMW. In addition, there are at least a thousand Ashigaru in front of him like headless flies blocking the way. Even Nagamasa Asai There is no way to get close to each other quickly.

He suddenly couldn't help but frown. He had originally planned to use pure force to win this battle with dignity, but now it seemed that he still had to use magic to successfully kill Rokkaku Yixian.
At this moment, a black figure suddenly jumped out of the forest in the distance. Before anyone could get close, a series of hidden weapons were thrown at Rokkaku Yixian, who was fleeing in embarrassment. At the same time, he couldn't help shouting loudly. He shouted: "On the order of Lord Nagamasa, the Asai people are here to take your life!"

"Damn it, are you a ninja from the Asai family? What a despicable method!"

Having said that, Rokkaku Yoshihide was not too panicked. After all, he was also a battle-hardened samurai who could also slash people with a sword. Moreover, there was only one person on the other side, but there were still hundreds of people on his side!

So there was no need for Rokkaku Yoshihide to take action at all. His trusted warriors had already stood in front of him, easily deflecting those darts. Even some warriors with fast horses had already raised their swords to chop at the opponent, deliberately trying to Show yourself in front of your lord.

But seeing that the long sword had reached his head, the ninja did not look afraid at all. Instead, he smiled and said: "Rokkaku Yoshiken, from the beginning, my target was not you!"

He thought that he might never have a chance to take revenge, but he didn't expect that after just a few hours, he would be able to carry out the act of revenge himself.

Brother, your death will not be in vain. This man who insulted you will definitely be buried with you!

Asai Nagamasa in the distance suddenly felt confused.

The most outstanding ninja under his command is only Ning Ning, but of course he is reluctant to let the little kunoichi assassinate the enemy general, and he has not issued such an assassination order. He is not exhaustive, and he is not that easy. Know which direction Rokkaku Yoshihyun will escape from.

What's more important is that he doesn't have any Asai members under his command, and he hasn't had time to give them a formal name yet!

A flash of blood suddenly appeared, and the ninja suddenly appeared and was instantly severely injured by the impatient samurai. However, Rokkaku Yoshihide, who was galloping, also screamed in surprise. Many samurai quickly turned their heads to look over and found that their lord had stumbled and fell directly to the ground.

"Hey, what's up? That's our secret poison!" The ninja who had been subdued and even had two long knives pressed against his neck seemed to have no fear at this moment.

Next to him, Yoshida Shigemasa snorted: "So your original goal was to get my lord's horse!"

"Damn, kill him!"

"Unforgivable!"

The surrounding samurai shouted angrily, but Rokkaku Yoshiken endured the pain and got up from the ground again.

Hearing the enemy troops getting closer and closer behind him, he felt much calmer. He just looked at the bloody ninja with cold eyes: "Cut off his hands and feet, cut off his ears and nose, I will let him drown in my own blood." Among them!"

Several sword flashes flashed, and even a professionally trained ninja couldn't help but make a sound of pain. Rokkaku Yoshihide, who had climbed onto another horse, immediately felt relieved and spat into the opponent's face: "Let's go back to Guanyinji City with me. We need to regroup and fight against the Asai family again!"

But to his surprise, many warriors froze in place, as if they did not hear his order, and instead looked into the air.

Even in the critical situation, Rokkaku Yoshiken couldn't help his curiosity and looked over with the many warriors. Then he found that the stars in the sky were like rain, emitting a slightly dazzling golden-green light, even in the daytime Still clearly visible.

"It's a meteor shower!"

In the Asai military formation, many samurai and ashigaru also saw this scene, and the movements of their hands could not help but slow down a bit. Such scenes are really too rare, and there are few such scenes recorded in the entire history of Nippon. Second-rate.

Of course Asai Nagamasa also noticed this, but he frowned slightly.

When he was in Kyoto before, Asai Nagamasa learned from Momochi Santafu that there were meteors falling from the sky a few months ago, which led to the gradual emergence of Beastmen. The meteors probably contained spiritual stones.

The scene before him also confirmed his suspicion. Apart from spiritual stones or dimensional stones, there was probably nothing that could emit such light.

But, is that direction Mino?
Now it's a little troublesome, if it falls into Saito Dosan's hands, it won't be so easy to be taken out again.

However, it is a good destination, at least better than being taken away by ordinary people.

Spiritual stones are the aggregation of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. There is no good or evil in them. Even those green stones, which are called dimension stones by the Agote Chamber of Commerce, they only carry energy with some negative characteristics. There is neither good nor evil.

Those who are powerful enough can use their power to freely decide whether to do good or evil.

For example, Asai Nagamasa himself, he has obtained spiritual stones more than once, but he has not used them to do evil, but has been on the road to conquer monsters.

But if it falls next to those weak humans or animals, these powerful forces beyond their control will only create more tragedies.

Humans will turn into ghosts, and animals will turn into demons.

Rather than that, it would be better to have it in the hands of Saito Douzan. Although I don't know what he is doing by collecting spiritual stones, it doesn't seem like he is doing evil.

However, no matter what, it was time for him to find an opportunity to meet this "Meinong Viper" again.The last time I met the other party, I was a little embarrassed as a fledgling. Now that my strength has increased countless times, it's time to explore the other party's strength again!

While thinking about it, Asai Nagamasa once again beheaded a samurai who blocked the road. That will happen in the future. His current task is to behead Rokkaku Yoshiken.

I don’t know how much gain the sword spirit in it will gain after the fragments of his consciousness are also absorbed by the Thunder Blade-Xiaolong Jingguang?I just killed dozens of enemies, and now the fight inside is also very fierce!
The Asai Army warriors who were marshalling their troops to pursue the enemy also noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky. Shima Sakon immediately laughed three times: "This is even God congratulating my Asai family and burying the Rokkaku family! Asai Nagamasa" Your Excellency is victorious!"

The wooden Yuri who was dozens of meters away also immediately raised his spear and shouted in response: "Master Asai Nagamasa is victorious!"

Many of the Asai family's family members were in disbelief for a moment. They had no idea that the Rokkaku family, which had suppressed their family for decades, would be defeated so easily by their lord.

But after hearing Shima Sakon's call, they responded immediately: "Wansheng!"

More and more samurai and ashigaru raised their weapons in unison: "Wan Sheng!"

Listening to the same voice echoing throughout the battlefield, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but laugh. The military morale is available. After this battle, with these veterans as the core, the Asai family's army will surely expand rapidly.

Glancing into the distance, he realized that after only a slight delay, the Rokkaku Yoshihide on the fast horse had disappeared. He was not good at fighting, but he was very good at escaping.

Suddenly, an unprecedented powerful force came from the void. It was somewhat like the power he had gained after killing monsters before, but the total amount was undoubtedly several times greater, and it seemed to be more pure. .

For a moment, even though he was as powerful as him, all the muscles and bones in his body, and even his soul, were trembling.

Of course, it was not only because this power was too strong, but also because of the mysterious and mysterious aura mixed in the energy, which made him involuntarily have a hint of understanding in his heart, which was the real source of his power.

It was not simply some special gift from the Blood God Khorne as he had thought before. His power was more like a re-mutation and strengthening based on the Blood God's laws.

Not just carnage and death, but war and victory.

The killings and deaths carried out by his own hands, or the wars and victories led by him, will bring him great power!

And he also clearly feels that as his strength continues to improve in the future, the things covered by these laws will be broader.

After he won the victory under Zuohe Mountain Castle, he had a vague feeling in his heart, but perhaps because the war at that time was not intense enough, or the scene was not grand enough, he could not fully understand it.

Until now, tens of thousands of people fighting against each other have completely broken through the shackles of a certain secret.

The real God of Death and War?What a precious gift that cannot be described in words.

After a few breaths, he forcibly calmed down his excitement and joy, looked up at the sky where meteors still streaked across from time to time, and prayed silently in his heart.

"If there is truly an infinitely powerful person above the gods, if this is what you expect, then I, Asai Nagamasa, swear here today that I will do my best to resist the invasion of this world by the four gods of chaos!"

The whole world seemed to have paused, but nothing seemed to have happened. The breeze was still blowing, and the cheers and shouts in his ears seemed to have never been interrupted. However, Asai Nagamasa seemed to have completely let go of the huge stone in his heart. .

From today on, he will no longer regard himself as a superior visitor from another world. He belongs to this world called Ma Qisi!
Looking at Rokkaku Yoshihide in the distance again, he had already disappeared, but Asai Nagamasa no longer paid attention to him at this time.

Forget it, let’s spare his life for now.

If you can defeat him here once, you can defeat him a second or third time!

He immediately raised his white shotgun and declared loudly: "From today on, I, the Asai family, will be the real overlord of Omi!"

"Hey hey, roar!"

"Hey hey, roar!"

Many Asai family samurai and ashigaru all responded involuntarily, and their morale reached its true peak for a while.

In contrast, the morale of the defeated troops of the Rokkaku family was further reduced. I don’t know which samurai or ashigaru dropped their weapons first. In short, after a few breaths, the entire battlefield made a "ding-ding-ding-ding" sound, wasn't it? There was a battle, but the sound of weapons falling to the ground. Many people chose to kneel down and surrender.

Asai Nagamasa glanced at the entire battlefield again: "Give me the order. Those who surrender will not be killed. Prepare to end this war!"

Although it looks very miserable, the casualty rate of the Hexagonal Army is not high. There are at least tens of thousands of prisoners this time. After bringing them all back to Xiaogu City, there will be people who can build roads and dig ditches. After a period of time, after ensuring loyalty, recruits can be recruited.

Although he didn't know why the Asai Army suddenly stopped moving forward, Rokkaku Yoshihide had no time to think about it. Now he just wanted to return to his hometown Guanyinji City as soon as possible. As long as he got there, he would be safe!

Naturally, a group of samurai followed in a hurry, leaving only one ninja who was completely unable to move due to serious injuries and whose life was on the verge of ending.

Although they fled in a hurry, they still carried out the orders from their lord completely. Now the ninja had indeed had his hands and feet cut off, his ears and nose cut off, and he was soaked in his own blood.

If nothing goes wrong, after dozens of breaths, he will suffocate due to lack of oxygen, and after half a quarter of an hour at most, he will drown.

Of course, that's assuming he didn't die of severe haemorrhage before then.

At this time, the air next to him suddenly fluctuated like water, and then it was like a door was opened, and an old, withered, and extremely ugly walking monk holding a Zen staff walked out.

He looked up at the meteor shower in mid-air, scanned the entire battlefield, and then looked at the ninja at his feet. He couldn't help but give high-fives in praise.

"Originally I just noticed that another alienated spiritual stone fell from the sky, but I didn't expect such a coincidence that there would be so much blood and death here, as well as such strong resentment and unwillingness."

The walking monk turned the ninja over with his Zen staff. He didn't know whether it was out of pity or for something else, but he actually asked the other person: "Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"

Due to a large amount of blood loss and suffocation, the ninja's consciousness had long been blurred. There was only one name in his mouth, and that was Rokkaku Yoshihide.

Although the other party's voice was softer than the sound of a mosquito flapping its wings, the walking monk could still easily hear it clearly.

He couldn't help but smile immediately: "An enemy? Or a benefactor?"

"But it doesn't matter. I will kill him for you, and as a price, your soul will belong to me and turn into a ghost of resentment. Go and show your power to the army in front of you and the entire world."

"Although this little bit of resentment is not enough, who gives you good luck? Let these spiritual stones and the souls of the dead come to bless you!"

The walking monk shouted low, and powerful mana surged out. A large part of the meteors that had not completely landed in mid-air immediately turned here uncontrollably, turned into golden-green stones, and fell on the ninja. In the blink of an eye, He was completely wrapped up in a moment.

At the same time, just like a whale sucking water, the resentment, unwillingness, fear, and resentment that cannot be seen by the naked eye but actually exist are also converging on the ninja.

It was clearly the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, but everyone on the battlefield couldn't help but feel a bone-chilling cold, as if there was ice sticking to their backs.

After a few breaths, a powerful spell was formed.

The original mutilated ninja disappeared and was replaced by a creature that was over six meters tall, with muscles all over his body, eyes full of anger and murderous flames, and a pair of bright green ghost horns on his head.

Is it a monster, or a ghost?

But in fact, this is not important anymore. What is important is that when it appears in this world, it will definitely set off a storm of killing and death!
After taking one more look at the resentful ghost in front of him, the traveling monk took another look at the general holding a water-colored spear in the distance: "Are you the new governor of the Asai family? Haha, maybe you will be a very useful chess piece."

"I only need to see blood and death, hatred and resentment, and you seem to be able to greatly speed up my progress."

"Of course, it depends on whether you can escape with your life from this resentful ghost."

"Although its resentment is still not enough, so it is a little weaker, but it is almost enough to deal with some mortals. So, go ahead and kill for me."

After laughing a few more times, the walking monk stretched out his Zen staff, cut the space in front of him, and wanted to leave.

Asai Nagamasa in the distance was also shocked. He felt a strong evil aura. At the same time, he also noticed the tall monster several meters tall, as well as the unique walking monk next to it, who had appeared in other people's words several times. Among them, there were people he could not meet.

But now it seems, who is the other party?

The powerful dark spiritual power rising into the sky almost dyed the clouds in the sky black. He must be an extremely powerful demon king or evil god, so powerful that he can even control space magic!

And in just the blink of an eye, the other party seemed to create an extremely powerful monster out of thin air!
He immediately shouted: "I am Asai Nagamasa, whoever comes here dares to leave his name!"

The walking monk seemed a little surprised, but then he shook his head with a sneer: "Ah, what an ignorant and reckless warrior."

"However, it doesn't hurt to tell you my name. This body is called Guoxin Lay Buddhist!"

After saying this, Master Guoxin had already passed through the door and disappeared.

A deep roar suddenly came from Asai Nagamasa's body: "Master, it's him, I recognize his appearance!"

If it hadn't been for that guy, it wouldn't have degenerated into a monster, and its power would have been greatly weakened, forcing it to become a guardian spirit.

Although it seems that it is good to stay with the master during this period of time. The master himself is a powerful onmyoji, and there are many guardian spirits living in his body. When he has nothing to do, he can still interact with that proud... The female birds bicker, but that doesn't mean they can forget their hatred for that hateful guy!

Asai Nagamasa suddenly realized that it was indeed him, Guoxin layman.

The one who caused the tragedy in Jusan Sakura Village, and the mysterious man who caused gods like Hashihime and guardian spirits like Yanhu to turn into monsters.

No, whether he is a human being or not still has to be put in huge quotation marks.

You must know that even the original Great Onmyoji Abe Seimei never mastered the magic that can corrupt the gods. At least there is no relevant record in his inheritance.

But this inexplicable appearance of Guo Xin layman was able to do this, and from what Qiao Ji and Yan Hu had said before, doing so did not seem to consume much of the opponent's strength.

How could such a terrifying existence be still a mortal?
And he keeps saying that the name of his body is Guoxin Layman, which means he has other bodies of his own?
Is it a monster or an evil god?But no matter what the other party is, it has nothing to do with kindness or justice.

The death and resentment on the entire battlefield just now, as well as the souls of the dead on both sides, seemed to have been collected by the other side. Coupled with the spiritual stones that the other side grabbed from the sky, a demon full of resentment was like this. In a short period of time, a powerful ghost ghost was born.

So when facing the opponent just now, he did not show any special power, and even restrained his own magic power with all his strength to avoid being noticed by the opponent.

This little bit of caution may be able to play some special role the next time you meet the other party.
The ghost of resentment that was originally standing there, after Master Guoxin left, seemed to have received some special order. It suddenly raised its head, roared to the sky, and then its eyes fell directly on Asai Nagamasa. It began to charge towards him with long strides.

At this time, many samurai and ashigaru noticed its existence, and they panicked immediately.

"Ah, what kind of monster is that?"

"Cheat, cheat, right?"

"Is that a ghost?"

(End of this chapter)