Chapter 200 199. Japanese characteristic combat ideas

As the chief guard of the Hirata clan, Gensai Nogami came to inspect the ronin's level in person, so naturally he would not be alone.

Five or six Tsukiyo-tai samurai, who were about the same height as Inosuke and similar in attire, stood behind Nogami Gensai. They held their hands on the hilts of their swords and looked at the large group of messy ronin in the courtyard with cold expressions.

These people are all retainers and subordinates of the Hirata clan. They even grew up together. Although their relationship is somewhat divided by military hierarchy, they are still very easy-going with each other.

At this time, facing Inosuke who had tied his sleeves with rope, these people smacked their lips in unison.

"Hey, Inosuke is too serious, right? He was taught by Genzai-sama from childhood!"

"With his level of one-on-one, I think he won't have much problem dealing with those guys even if he holds the sword with one hand the whole time."

"That's right. They're just a bunch of ronin who don't even know how to swing a sword."

Nogami Inosuke's skills seem to be well-known among the Hirata clan. He is a distant relative of Nogami Gensai. Because of his talent, he was brought up to train him in swordsmanship since he was a child. To this day, he has even become the chamberlain of the young master of the Hirata clan.

During this time, due to manpower shortage, he was called out to manage Ronin, who was not too busy for the time being.

So even though Nogami Gensai listened to all the words behind him, he did not scold the people behind him.

The courageous and intimidating "Yiya" strange cry rang out, which was an iconic move of the Ronin when they were fighting.

But then, the crisp sound of the blades intersecting echoed in the small courtyard.

The intersection of two pieces of steel is harsh and crisp, with a spark of sparks.

The ronin who chopped off the long sword indiscriminately attacked directly, while Nogami Inosuke raised his wrist slightly with an expressionless expression.

The katana in his hand just changed its angle and completely blocked the opponent's attack route.

Logically speaking, the result of this confrontation is that the Ronin returns without success at most. But.

"Huh?.This sound is wrong!"

Originally thinking that this battle was nothing to see, Lan En, who was standing at the end leaning against the wall with his eyes closed to calm down, suddenly opened his eyes at the sound of the collision of blades.

He focused his gaze on the two people on the field.

The confrontation lasted only a moment, but Ronin, who had been the attacker just now, became as if he was the one who was hit after a blade collision.

The man's hand holding the knife was greatly swung away, and the protection of the front of his body by the knife was completely destroyed!

The next moment, Inosuke did not cut off the blade. Instead, while raising the knife, he smashed it with the end of the handle.

After a muffled sound that was neither light nor heavy, the first ronin to come onto the scene was knocked directly into the crowd of ronin behind him, holding his shoulder.

Suddenly there was a burst of noise, and the group of ronin who originally didn't think much of Inosuke, a well-behaved 'little brat', now looked at him in confusion.

The young samurai was not affected, his wrist shook, and he shook off the non-existent blood on the blade according to the swordsmanship regulations, and sheathed the sword.

"Two moves, failed. Please leave Pingtianzhuang before sunset."

Just like his crisp swordsmanship just now, Inosuke's judgment was not sloppy.

The ronin who was hit in the shoulder had a trace of anger on his face covered with black spots.

But before he could speak, Inosuke's calm eyes were already staring at him.

"If you dare to say even half a word more, I will kill you."

This calm tone was not a threat, but a message.

The classes of ronin and samurai are very different. If the samurai explains the rules and goes offside, it is natural for him to be cut down.

Ronin's face was distorted for a moment, and then he knelt down towards Inosuke with his hands on his shoulders and made a solemn apology gesture before leaving.

In troubled times, incompetent people must learn to abandon their dignity, otherwise even the slightest hope of survival will disappear.

Nogami Gensai, the samurai he brought, and the remaining ronin all watched the loser leave as a matter of course.

The same goes for Lan En.

Mercenaries! Do you still expect to make money by being a mercenary?

Compared to these boring ronin, Nogami Inosuke's swordsmanship interests Lan En more.

"It's pretty awesome to be able to break down the enemy's posture just by blocking!"

The arsenal of swordsmanship that the Emperor's Children remembered was immense.

But swordsmanship is a technique divided into usage skills and viewing skills.

Needless to say about viewing skills, just look good.

According to Lan En’s observation, most of the usage techniques are similar to the fighting concepts of [Bear School Swordsmanship].

That is, European swordsmanship.

For example, this is the first time that Lan En, an Oriental, has seen the killing skills in the Eastern culture circle that Inosuke wields with his own eyes.

It's novel and at the same time a bit intimate.

In the courtyard, the sound of "ding-ding-ding-ding" of forging iron can be heard all the time.

The fighting style in the world before Lan En was very different. In ancient Japan, due to the lack of armor technology and materials and other factors, the average level of their armor was not high.

When Lan En fought in the past, the sounds of armors wrestling, clashing, and colliding with each other were dull and thick.

But here, people whose protection is not up to par but still have to face sharp blades are generally more aggressive in their fighting style.

Because in their opinion, the best way to protect themselves is to let their enemies die!

If you send the blade into the opponent's body one step ahead of the enemy, you will live! You will win! If not, you will die!

The hysteria of the Japanese made their fighting ideas more decisive.

The sound of the collision between blades is sharper and more cruel than the confrontation between armors!

If you listen to it for a long time, it may even feel harsh.

During this period, more and more ronin were being brushed off by Inosuke.

As for Nogami Inosuke, despite having fought for more than 50 consecutive games, his breathing was not disrupted, his body temperature remained stable, and the stability of his posture even increased.

Under Lan En's careful observation, not only did he not enter a state of physical exhaustion, on the contrary, it was as if he had completed his warm-up!

This kind of physical strength does not look like what a person of his stature should have.

Fighting is the most physically demanding sport, even if it involves ravaging the weak.

Although the lives of the samurai in Hiradaso are much better than those of civilians, their overall appearance is still so thin that the outline of their bones can be seen.

After all, even though he eats well, he also consumes more in training and fighting.

As the sun gradually sets towards the west and the color changes to the setting sun, there are less than thirty people left on the field who have passed Inosuke's ten moves.

It's time for Lan En, who is at the end of the queue, to play.

"Ashina's samurai are really different."

While making a pun, Lan En walked towards the field.

"The [Wei Mingliu] practiced by Wei Mingzhong is the lineage of Master Yishin's swordsmanship. This is an invincible swordsmanship!"

Nogami Inosuke only thought that the other party was complimenting his swordsmanship, so he bowed slightly in greeting, and then took up his posture again.

Lan En tilted his head, noncommittal.

"Can I give you one of your swords? Your swordsmanship is very inclined to cutting, right? My sword will be too much of an advantage for you to cut against you."

Inosuke was stunned for a moment, then stood up straight and bowed to Gensai Nogami behind him.

"Sir, his sword may be a famous sword, but it really shouldn't be used in sparring. It would be such a waste."

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