Verse 49 Staying alive (chapter lifted the ban)
On this night when gunshots, cannons, and cries resounded throughout the night, the nine ghosts knelt on the tatami with their heads drooped. He had only officially fought with the Shenzhou Army on the sea, and now he completely understood that this kind of power was not something he could compete with, whether on land or at sea.
The Fuso iron ships he was proud of floated in the strait like dead fish, and all the rudders were blown into pieces. Hatefully, these explosions not only damaged the rudder, but also blew it up along with the brackets. Even if there is a rudder, there is no way to install it.
Of course, most warships were equipped with paddle for speeding, but it was a fool's dream to row out of the strait from the Seto Inland Sea with oars. And the opponent's speed was too fast, and before he could think of a countermeasure, he was already facing a powerful and incomparable continuous attack.
On the shore were chariots towed by four horses, or those grotesque cannons, and they galloped along the ready-made road of Fuso. I don't know if it's the cannon of the "Ghost Crying Cannon" erected on the coast, although there are not many of them, but the nine ghosts who have suffered enough of the "Ghost Crying Cannon" face them, and they don't dare to move.
In the sea are the strange warships of the Shenzhou Army, which form a two-way formation, and break through the strait in a row. The Nine Demons didn't understand, why didn't those batteries on the coast shoot?
These grim facts, the Nine Ghosts Zhibao can't think about it anymore. He held his saber in his hand and rubbed it over and over again with a piece of silk. His eyes looked at the sword glowing with a cold blue light, as if admiring its beauty, and as if telling him.
"It's time to become a benevolent! The Great General......"
The Nine Demons Naobo's gaze looked a little glazed, and he stayed in his bedroom, where he was going to commit violence to Mochizuki Ayano that day. Preparing to do what every Fuso samurai would do when he fails, he will be accompanied by the man who will help him, and he will cut off his head with a knife after he has completed seppuku.
The Nine Demons wrapped the blade of the sword in white silk, and the tip of the knife rested on top of his exposed belly. He sighed softly, and as if with infinite attachment to life, he slowly turned his head and said a word to the person who "helped".
"I've heard that your sword skills are very fast, and I've heard that when a person with good sword skills cuts off his head, he can also make the severed samurai's head say something of admiration, so I hope you can do it."
"Yes, Shogun," the helper replied respectfully, slowly raising his katana and posing for beheading.
After that, he turned his head again, his face was clean, and he was ready to make the first knife of "seppuku" with all his hands.
After a soft "poof", the body of the person who helped on the side froze, and then his body fell to the ground, and after a few struggles, he obviously lost his life.
"Ah" The nine ghosts were startled, and the battle knife in his hand eased down. When it comes to suicide in defeat, to put it bluntly, the determination is just so sudden, and once this courage is released, it will be difficult to commit suicide again.
As the saying goes, "I'm not even afraid of death, am I still afraid of living?" It is a word of life, but also another manifestation of courage.
Above the wall, a group of black-clad and black-armored soldiers jumped in, their weapons pointed forward, making a slight sound, and spraying tongues of fire to solve all those who got in their way.
The Nine Ghosts didn't understand how these people could get into his residence. The situation in front of him obviously didn't allow him to think too much, and he was about to cut his stomach, but his dull eyes regained his brilliance.
"Hey!" With a bang, the war knife in his hand was raised above his head.
After another soft sound of "poof", the war knife in the hand of the Nine Ghost Zhibao sounded "呃", and the wrist shook violently, no, the war knife had already flown to the side.
This time, the angry-eyed Nine Ghost Naobo saw clearly that it was a strange weapon in the hands of those men in black, although it had the power of a musket. However, when it was launched, it was silent.
Fusang's words rang out: "Nine Ghost Zhibao?!" ”
Nine Ghosts Naobo never expected that these black-clothed and black-armored warriors who acted strangely were coming to him, and he nodded blankly.
"Why are you going to kill me? It's okay, it doesn't matter anymore anyway! With a sigh in his heart, he said softly.
"Poof!" This time, with the sound of shooting, there was no bullet, and the nine ghosts Naobao's face seemed to be bitten by a mosquito, and then his consciousness began to blur.
"You ......" Before he could finish speaking, he had already fainted.
Such infiltration is not worth mentioning for the "wolf teeth" led by Liu Hu. Everywhere was in a daze, panicked Fusang stragglers who were scurrying around like headless flies, and those Fusang people who were carrying tattered bedding rolls, they didn't know who these black-clothed people were, and they didn't dare to ask.
Soon, a small group of black-clothed and black-armored soldiers easily carried the nine ghosts who had been turned over by numbness, and walked straight towards the mooring place of the "Barracuda-class" speedboat prepared for their retreat.
When the Nine Demons Naobo was awakened by the extremely stimulating smell of "sniffing salt", he had already come to a place where he didn't know what to do.
The extremely intense light was not something that could be achieved by the brightness of any kind of lamp known to the Nine Ghosts. The eyes that had just opened felt sour, and tears kept pouring out. He wanted to reach out and wipe away a handful of tears, but as soon as he moved, in a violent soreness, the two big men seemed to no longer belong to him.
There seemed to be something in his mouth that prevented his teeth from closing, but fortunately it did not interfere with his speech.
"I ...... Where am I, what a wonderful place! Is this where people go when they die? ”
"Nine Ghosts Zhibao!" The loud shout sounded, and the eyes of the Nine Ghosts Naobao were so shaken by the strong light that he could barely open them, so he had to squint and look at the place where the sound came from.
Under the difficulty and hard to identify, the Nine Ghosts Naobao found that all he faced was a lamp with a strong light, and several figures could be faintly seen behind the lamp.
The stern voice sounded again, "Nine Ghost Zhibao, you are really cowardly!" ”
"Ahh Is it because of that? ”
The Nine Demons finally understood that he was not dead, he was just captured. At this moment, the other party's questioning undoubtedly told him what the reason for his arrest was. Nine Ghosts Naobo's heart trembled, he had heard those Dutch people say that the methods of that Shenzhou City Lord were very vicious.
He tried to kneel down to please the other man, but his hands and legs behind his back were firmly anchored to the chair. I had to scream miserably, "No, I didn't, when I saw the dagger of the city lord of Shenzhou City, I stopped in time, I didn't violate Miss Ayano, you spare me!" ”
Speaking of which, people are not very afraid of death, people are often afraid of something called "fear", especially if no one tells you what it is like, and you can only rely on imagination. Often, this kind of things that can be heard and cannot be touched are what make people really afraid.