Chapter 555: The battle of “traitor” [6200 words]

Katsura Yoshimasa is not alone. Almost at the same time, Inamori's expression changed drastically along with Katsura Yoshimasa's.

Daomori suddenly put down the telescope in his hand and cast an unbelievable gaze towards the Red Moon Fortress in the distance.

"what happened……?!"

The confidant standing next to Inamori asked urgently:

"Lord Inamori! What's wrong?"

Daomori ignored his cronies, and quickly raised the telescope in his hand again, concentrating on watching the battle in the distance.

However, no matter how Inamori looked, the scene in his eyes did not change at all.

These barbarians were clearly in a hurry in the morning.

But after just one noon, those barbarians completely changed.

Although the running movements of the barbarians can be seen to be a little jerky, it is obvious that their movements are already in shape.

Soldiers have always been able to fill the positions that require combat power at the most timely opportunity. Until now, there has not yet been a stronghold built on the city wall that can steadily transport troops upward.

"..." Daomori put down the telescope in his hand with a gloomy face, "There is a master who is good at defending the city in this fortress...!"

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Red Moon Fortress, inner city wall

"This person doesn't seem to be bragging..." Retannoe muttered in a low voice at a volume that only he and Chanup next to him could hear clearly, while looking at him with a look of astonishment that could not be concealed.

He looked at a not-so-tall figure standing not far from them.

Chanup was also looking at the owner of this figure at this time.

He is just tall but not outstanding in figure. He is about the same age as Chanup and Retannoe who are already middle-aged. He wears Japanese clothes that are incompatible with those around him and has Tsukiyo who is also incompatible with those around him.

The head of the old man is an old man.

But the person who shocked Inamori and Katsura Yoshida to the changes in the Red Moon Fortress was none other than this ordinary-looking old man.

The old man has been standing by the inner city wall since just now, moving his eyes and scanning the battle situation on the outer city wall.

After sweeping back and forth countless times, I finally took a breath.

"...This should be no problem." The old Kazuto turned to look at Chanupu who was standing not far away, and said in fluent and standard Ainu, "According to my observation, this army outside the city

, are holding the flags of the Northeastern vassals, and the army currently launching an offensive should be a coalition composed of the vassal armies of the Northeastern vassals."

"Except for the Sendai Clan's army, which may be more difficult to deal with with its military flag embroidered with the 'dragon bird pattern', the other domains' armies are not to be feared."

"Such a deployment should be enough to deal with the army outside the city."

Chanup turned his head and looked at the battle situation on the outer city wall that was completely different from that in the morning. The generals were blocked outside the city wall, and so far no one had successfully climbed up and established a stronghold.

"...Mr. Lin," Chanup said, "I really don't know how to thank you..."

"There's no need to say thank you." Lao He, known as "Mr. Lin," responded, "I just act based on my own beliefs."

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About an hour ago

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It would be impossible for Chanup not to be curious when he learned that Lin Ziping wanted to see him and said he "wanted to fight alongside them."

After saying "I understand" to the young man who came to deliver the message, Retannoe was left alone to help him deal with some post-war affairs, while he rushed to the prison where Lin Ziping was imprisoned.

As soon as he arrived at the prison, he was immediately greeted by two guards from the prison.

Now is the war time when every young man is extremely precious, so the person responsible for guarding Lin Ziping has been changed to a woman.

However, even though they are women, Ainu women who live a life of fishing and hunting are not easy to mess with.

"I understand the specific reasons." Chanup said, "Get out of the way first and let me go in and talk to him."

"Mr. Chanup, are you going in alone?"

"My majesty when I was young was not inferior to those heroes described in heroic epics." Chanup said in a half-joking tone, "Even when I am old now, I am confident that I can defeat 10 young people with my bare hands."

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"I can go in alone. Even if the person inside wants to do something to me, he can't succeed."

"Then you have to pay attention to your safety...The man in the prison is weird."

Chanup: "Weird?"

"I heard before that the imprisoned Kazuto is a talkative and noisy person."

"But for some reason these days, this man has been unusually quiet. He sits cross-legged every day, wondering what he is thinking."

"...I understand." Chanup nodded, "Okay, you all, please get out of the way."

Chanup quickly entered the prison, which smelled of musty and damp, and saw Lin Ziping, whom he hadn't seen in three days.

Just as the guard just said, Lin Ziping was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his hands naturally resting on his legs, his head lowered, his face full of contemplation, but he didn't know what he was thinking about.

After Chanup arrived, Lin Ziping immediately raised his eyes and looked at Chanup in front of him.

"Mr. Chanup," Lin Ziping said, "What was the result of this morning's battle?"

"The sound of the battle has actually reached here."

"Although I am old, my ears are not so old that I can't even hear such loud noises."

"We successfully defended the city wall." Chanup briefly described the situation of the battle that just ended. "We drove down all the enemy soldiers who climbed up."

Lin Ziping: "..."

After listening to Chanup's brief introduction, Lin Ziping remained silent and just lowered his head, thinking.

"I don't have that much free time," Chanup said, "so let's get to the point."

"I just heard you say you want to fight alongside us. What does this mean?"

"It's just the literal meaning." Lin Ziping raised his head again and looked firmly into Chanup's eyes, "I want to work with you to repel the Japanese army outside the city."

"I'm not a very capable person."

"But I have studied military strategy. Since I was a child, I have read all the military books. When I grew up, I even studied the military strategy of the Europeans."

"I also learned how to defend myself in this European-style fortress."

"If I come to help, I should be able to help more or less."

As soon as Lin Ziping finished speaking, Chanup's eyes immediately shone with surprise and a hint of joy.

They are just lacking such people right now...

But the light in Chanup's eyes was fleeting.

As soon as this light appeared, it dissipated instantly, and then turned into suspicion and confusion, and frowned.

"...You should...be Kazuto, right?" Chanup looked Lin Ziping up and down several times, "Whether you have any real ability or not, that doesn't matter for the moment."

"Now I want to understand first: Why do you want to fight with us to repel the Japanese army outside the city? Do you have a bloody feud with the Edo shogunate?"

"Although I have had many unpleasant memories with the Edo shogunate. For some reasons, I was imprisoned several times. I have survived until now because of good luck. It can be said that I have a grudge against the Edo shogunate. But I

It’s not because I have any grudge against the Edo Shogunate that I want to fight alongside you.”

"Why is that?" Chanupu asked, "If it's not for revenge, why do you, as a Kazuto, want to deal with your compatriots together with us Ainu people?"

Lin Ziping pursed his lips.

After a while, he continued to look directly into Chanup's eyes and said in an unhurried tone:

"...I can think about it with my buttocks, and I can figure out why the Edo shogunate has gathered such a large force this time and mobilized troops against you."

"I must have taken a fancy to this treasure land of yours."

"I don't know if you have discovered that the city you live in now is a treasure."

"It is located in a strategic location, rich in products, and it is such a strong fortress."

"I have heard before: In order to develop the Ezo land, the Edo shogunate has long coveted the land under your feet."

"At the same time, I also saw clues from various actions of the Edo shogunate: this is indeed the case."

"The Edo shogunate must have given a random excuse and then sent troops to suppress the situation."

Chanup: “…”

Chanupu remained silent and listened quietly.

After hearing Lin Ziping's words, "The Edo shogunate has long coveted the land under your feet", a touch of sadness and anger appeared on his face.
To be continued...