Unparalleled Double Harmony

During the Warring States Period in Japan, when talking about "Feng Lin Shan", people would naturally think of Takeda Shingen. After all, he hung these four words on his own military flag as a symbol.

The origin of these four words, I think many people know, is from "The Art of War: Military Struggle Chapter" by Sun Tzu: "It is as fast as the wind, its speed is like the forest, it invades and plunders like fire, it is motionless as a mountain, it is difficult to know as the shadow, and it moves like the shadow." "Like thunder", that is, the six metaphors of "wind", "forest", "fire", "mountain", "yin" and "thunder" constitute this complete concept.

Tonight, the members of the "Joint Assassination Team" who came to assassinate Nobunaga were wearing masks of six different colors and were divided into six teams: wind, forest, fire, mountain, yin, and thunder.

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The white devil mask represents [Wind] - the members of the Wind Team are basically ninjas. Their main duty is to clear out the security forces around the Flower Palace as quickly as possible.

The green Nuo mask represents [Lin] - Lin's team has the largest number of people, and its personnel composition is also relatively mixed, ranging from ronin to thugs to killers. Their duty is to cover the actions of other groups. Wherever they are needed, they Will go wherever to support.

The red Tengu mask represents [Fire] - the members of the Fire Team are mostly warriors and strong warriors. They are responsible for launching frontal assaults on the enemy's most heavily guarded places.

The golden Jiyue mask represents [mountain] - there is only one person wearing this mask. He is the number one expert in this joint assassination team. With him, it is equivalent to having a "trump card" in charge.

The black street mask represents [Yin] - the members of the Yin team are all magicians, street performers, and even thieves. They are not many in number, but each one possesses several unique skills and is good at attacking the enemy unprepared and winning by surprise.

The last blue dance mask represents [Thunder] - the members of the Thunder Squad are mainly low-level warriors. Most of these people come from declining aristocratic families. They all have good martial arts skills and want to stand out with this skill. Their numbers are medium, their combat power is comprehensive and solid, and they can be said to be the real main force of this assassination operation.

After seeing this, some people may be curious: Who is the planner of this operation?To be able to arrange the people from the ten forces in such an orderly manner, he must be no ordinary person.

Let’s not be too pretentious here, anyway, it’s not hard to guess... That person is Ma Shanjuzo.

It is worth mentioning that Juzo actually had some selfish motives in taking on this "action planning" responsibility... We all know that originally Juzo was supposed to be working with his three subordinates, Gengoro, Aji, and Kosuke. They came to Kyoto to participate in the mission together. However, after experiencing various accidents, Gengoro died and Ae was seriously injured. Although Xiaosuke was fine, he was still a child after all and was not suitable for such a difficult mission... Juzo must have I don’t want my subordinates to die in vain.

Therefore, he took the initiative to stand up during the preparation stage of the mission, proposed this plan called "Fenglin Huoshan", and tried to obtain on-site command of the operation.

Others thought about it: Juzo is from Takeda, and Takeda is one of the strongest among the ten forces, or maybe even none of them; in addition, Juzo's plan sounds really good, and he has a commanding position. Being both a creditor and a scapegoat, there are certain risks... After weighing many factors, everyone agreed that Juzo should lead this operation.

Na Juzang unceremoniously took over the command, and arranged for Azhi and Xiaosuke to just "alert" for movements in the city a few streets away; he himself joined the "Wind Squad" ", responsible for commanding the overall situation from a high position outside the imperial palace.

But as the saying goes, there are no coincidences. Perhaps because of the tacit understanding between jounin, the observation location chosen by Juzo tonight was the same one chosen by Xiaomei during the day.

So, just as the six teams started to act at the same time and the Flower Palace was in chaos, Juzo happened to be on a roof near the palace and faced Xiaomei Feitan.

Ping——

After a sneak attack from behind was blocked, the two of them each jumped back ten feet to regroup.

Under the moonlight, Juzo immediately saw Xiaomei's face clearly. Although Xiaomei only saw a person wearing a white mask, after the sword exchange just now, he actually guessed who the other person was.

"HO~ It's really unexpected to meet again here..." After a brief surprise, Xiaomei spoke first.

But Juzo did not speak or take any further action.

"Now that I think about it..." Xiaomei figured out a lot of things in just a few seconds, "So you and your subordinates came to Kyoto just to do this."

Juzo was silent for a few more seconds, and then he spoke in a solemn tone: "If you were me, what would you do now?"

"Well..." Xiaomei groaned, then said, "You are wearing a mask."

This sounded like an unanswered question, but Juzo instantly understood what the other person meant.

"That's right." Juzo said.

"Then I probably haven't seen your appearance." Xiaomei said.

"I didn't see it." Chongzang said.

"Then I'll leave here now, and no matter how you end up tonight, I'll forget about this conversation between us... What do you think?" Xiaomei continued, "Can you also forget that I appeared here?"

"Okay." Chongzang was also very satisfied with Xiaomei's proposal.

Obviously, neither of these two people is sure that they can defeat the other, and they have no grievances, so taking a step back now is indeed the best choice.

Some people may want to ask, does Xiaomei not care about the life or death of Sun and Huang now that she leaves?

Damn, isn’t this nonsense?Even if he wants to take care of it, he must be able to take care of it.

The previous raid on the Tou Xingzong was a chivalrous act, and at that time they were in the dark and the enemy was in the open. They had the upper hand and could advance or retreat, so it was worth fighting for it; but now they were accidentally involved. In the middle of a political assassination incident, and the two gangs in the Imperial Palace have already entered a state of fighting, if Xiaomei rushes in to rescue people now, people on both sides will regard him as an enemy, and I am afraid that Shuangxi will have to let him go Came to save him.

Therefore, Xiaomei might as well retreat now and pray that Shuanghe can survive this disaster on his own.

"Oh, by the way..." But before leaving, Xiaomei still left a message, "Sun Sang and Huang Sang are also at Oda's banquet now. I think I should tell you about this... Then, see you later. .”

After saying that, he quickly ran away without waiting for Juzo's reply, as if he was afraid that the other party would change his mind.

But Juzo's words made his heart tighten...

He was not worried that he would go back on his original promise of "I will repay the kindness of you two if I have the opportunity in the future". After all, this was just a statement; besides, loyalty has been in a dilemma since ancient times, just like when he changed his allegiance for the sake of "great justice" The object is the same, and now he can still give up "righteousness" for "loyalty"... This will not put too much psychological burden on him.

What really made Chongzang uneasy and frowning was that he had a vague feeling that dual harmony might become a variable or even a hindrance to this assassination.

And his guess came true again...

At the same moment, in the banquet hall of the Flower Palace, Shuangxie had easily helped the Oda Army gain the upper hand.

To them, even the assassins of "Thunder Squad" are just a group of elite soldiers who are more powerful than the soldiers. They are both able to fight and hold weapons with their bare hands here.The enemy that poses the greatest threat to Dual Harmony is the guy wearing the black mask. When he was about to be defeated, he simply took off his mask and tried to sprinkle a handful of lime powder on it, then cooperated with Huo Zhezi and Squirt wine and unleash a wave of fire-type AOE indoors...

Fortunately, Sun Yixie is extremely sensitive to such insidious tricks. As soon as the lime powder in the black mask made his move, Brother Sun used his small eyes that were basically immune to lime powder attacks to scan what the opponent's hands were doing, and He instantly guessed what the second half of the opponent's move would be.

It was a little late, but it was fast. At that moment, Sun Yixie lowered his center of gravity, took two steps in a row, and approached the opponent's side like lightning.

Just as the other party was pouring wine into his mouth and raising the fire stick... Sun Yixie raised his hand and slapped the fire stick into the other person's mouth.

Immediately after hearing a "whoosh" sound, a ball of fire spurted out from the assassin's tongue and went straight towards his face.

Brother Sun was still benevolent and righteous, and he didn't let the other party suffer any more. A second later, he used the "out of nothing" move in the Dragon Dog Boxing technique on the guy's chin, and used a strike that was close to an inch of force. The upward strike with the palm of the hand helped the opponent close his chin.

Although the bones of the opponent's jaw were broken at that time, the mouth was indeed closed. With the mouth closed, there was no oxygen in the mouth, and the fire was extinguished instantly.

As for the guy swallowing high-temperature wine and scalding his throat, it is a very minor issue, because before he had time to feel the pain coming from his mouth and throat, he was chopped down by the Oda Army warriors who surrounded him nearby. On the ground, he died from a knife attack.

Most of the other assassins who broke into the house met the same fate after being knocked down by Sun Huang.

What?You ask why Shuangxie is so active in helping Nobunaga defend his enemies at this moment?

Isn't this obvious?As we mentioned in the previous article, the time when these assassins came in was not long after Hosokawa Kisuke personally served Nobunaga's food; that is to say, Hosokawa was near Nobunaga's seat at the moment...the gang The assassins would kill everyone they saw, and they would approach Nobunaga all the way. If they didn't care about these two things, Hosokawa would most likely be hacked to death, and their clues to find the Jade Dragon would be lost.

Therefore, the two of them kept fighting each other - they were already at odds with these assassins, so they might as well settle the matter completely.

After getting it done, they were equivalent to selling Nobunaga a big favor, which not only resolved Nobunaga's temptation, but also allowed them to move more freely in the imperial palace.

"Ah-uh-"

As the last assassin who broke into the house roared his death scream, the sound of slashing and killing in the house finally stopped, and all that was left were the gasps of the warriors of the Oda Army who had not yet calmed down.

At this time, Huang Donglai immediately discovered something was wrong...

"The sound of fighting in the yard outside was louder than inside the house just now. Why is there no movement at all now?" Huang Donglai, the person with the best ear skills in the room, immediately became suspicious.

When Nobunaga heard this, he also showed a hint of nervousness, because he understood that the group of soldiers wearing armor, equipped with long weapons and even muskets outside the banquet hall at the moment had a combat power comparable to that of the naked soldiers in the room. The armor, the retainers who only carry katana and the number of them are not that many are much stronger.

In the previous article, we also explained that in ancient times, troops with armor and troops without armor were basically two different concepts. This gap is more obvious in Japan, a place that does not pay much attention to internal strength, or it is closer to the real universe as we know it.

Najuzo's original plan was to have the troops outside drag down the escorting soldiers of the Oda Army, and then have a small group of people break into the house within this time window to complete the assassination, instead of trying to kill the entire Oda Army inside the palace. Kill them all.

But now, when all the assassins who rushed into the house were wiped out, there was no movement outside the house, which was very strange.

"How about...Brother Huang, would you like to go out and take a look?" What Sun Yixie said was not at all what Huang Donglai had expected.

"You stay in the house to cover me and protect everyone, right?" Huang Donglai didn't even need to ask, he knew that Sun Yixie would definitely use this as an excuse... as a reason to stay in the house.

"You're right, Brother Huang, it's up to you." Sun Yixie even admitted with a cheerful face.

"Hmph..." Huang Donglai snorted coldly, and then went out through the big hole in the wall.

He said in his heart, "You surnamed Sun, please wait for death." Although he didn't say it out loud, Sun Yixie seemed to have heard it and didn't care much.

A few seconds later, Huang Donglai had passed through the wall hole, crossed the corridor, and stepped into the courtyard of the Flower Palace.

At this moment, the scene that greeted his eyes was not much different from what he had imagined, but...

The cold moon shines among the clouds, and the frosty night dew is slightly cold.

Where blood and corpses were scattered, people could be seen being slaughtered.

The man wearing a golden mask, gently holding a long and narrow samurai sword, stood alone among the messy broken limbs and corpses everywhere, as if waiting for something.

Seeing Huang Donglai approaching him, he just said coldly: "Is Nobunaga dead?"

"He's dead~" Huang Donglai replied so loudly that Nobunaga himself in the room heard him, "He's really dead. He's chopped into pieces. Even his own mother won't recognize him when he comes, so you can't Accept it and go back with peace of mind."

"Ha..." Jin Mask could naturally tell that Huang Donglai was lying. He just didn't expect that the other person was as calm as a master, but his words and deeds were so carefree, which made him smile contemptuously.

Before the laughter ended, Golden Mask swung out a slash, and an invisible slash immediately flew towards Huang Donglai's throat.

If this move hits the target, Huang Donglai will undoubtedly be dismembered.

Of course, after seeing the corpses on the ground, Huang Dongzi had already known that his opponent was someone who could use such long-distance slashes, and he must have been prepared.

The next second, Huang Donglai was seen lightly picking up a ninja sword on the ground with his feet, and quickly swung the not-so-long blade forward to meet the opponent's slash.

Shine——

After a strange sound, the ninja sword flew out to the side and landed again.

But the golden mask's slash was also neutralized without a trace.

"Oh? I didn't expect you to be such a master..." Jin Mask's tone was not only unexpected, but also a bit surprising, "Huh... That's right. The famous Oda Nobunaga has one or two people like you around him. That's what it should be." He said, finally changing his original relaxed posture and adopting a real attacking posture, "Then come and have some fun with me."