Chapter 20 City
Two days later, it was noon in a village on the border of Musashi Kingdom, less than [-] kilometers away from Koizumi City.

"Trouble, it seems there is really no way around it."

Link studied the crude map carefully and found that it was an extremely thankless act to bypass Koizumi City and go directly to the cliff where the Dragon Bone Spirit was sealed.

Beginning in the seventh century AD, Japan, inspired by the concept of walled cities introduced from China at that time, was ordered by Emperor Tenchi to build a large number of fortress settlements that functioned as both military and administrative strongholds. In the following nearly a thousand years, countless large and small fortresses were built. of cities were built in Japan.

In the Warring States Period, things got even worse. There were mountain castles in the mountains, water castles in the water, flat castles in the plains, and some hybrid flat mountain castles. All regions of Japan were divided by cities. It can be said that all the wars in the entire Warring States Period ended up being nothing but It can end with a siege.

Because if you don't capture the city, there is no way to occupy the territory and pass normally.

Koizumi Castle is a water city. In the judgment of future generations, it should be named Shanshui Castle. It is located near the sea and against the mountains. It can be said that it is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It has an excellent geographical location. It is also stuck on the edge of Musashi Province. No matter whether it is in or out of the distant mountains, , the closest one is passing through Koizumi Castle.

It's not that Link can't jump into the sea to get around, or go over the mountains from the other side, but even with his foot strength, it will still take ten days and a half, not to mention that the address given by Ming Jia is to the north through Koizumi City. With such a vague location of three hundred miles away, if we deviate from Koizumi City, we don’t know when we will find it.

The main reason is that he has no flying ability, so he will naturally be restricted by the terrain.

Of course, if you are willing to spend time, you can indeed find the Dragon Bone Spirit in a detour, but why should Link go far away?Didn't he abandon modern society and come to the Warring States Period just to live freely?
"Those birds of paradise that have been following me are gone." He looked up and saw that when he passed through the bird of paradise territory in the past few days, the bird of paradise group did not attack him, but only sent his companions to monitor him in the air from a distance. He disappeared just after entering the jurisdiction of Koizumi City.

"I always feel like there's something wrong, there's an air of conspiracy..."

Link's intuition derived from multi-system bonuses felt something was wrong, "Who would target me? The demon wolf tribe, no, the demon wolf tribe doesn't have that IQ, the Bird of Paradise? The Bird of Paradise is even more brainless, is it human or Naraku?"

During the Warring States Period, humans and monsters were not so clearly separated. Creatures with intelligence, even if they were of different races, would naturally get together over time.

Link thought for a moment, and the astonishing wisdom in his head decided to let his invincible body solve the upcoming conspiracy.

After getting rid of the messy thoughts in his head, he packed up his things, lit up a bonfire, and started to grill lunch. He had long been accustomed to the prying eyes of nearby villagers, and completely turned a blind eye, just eating and drinking and sleeping.

"Da da da" It was past noon, and before he had slept enough, he heard in his dream the sound of intensive horse hooves gradually approaching.

Link turned over and sat up. The complicated anger and murderous intent suddenly dispersed the sleepiness in his head, and his nose twitched slightly, "A lot of people are approaching."

"Fire arrows!" There was a roar, and arrows like rain were shot from all directions.

"It's not easy to trim the fur into such a fit." Link wasn't angry either. He was surrounded by a human army. This was the first time in his life. Full of novelty, he knocked off the arrows around him with a wooden stick and looked around. This human army attacked him out of nowhere.

First of all, he stood on the roof of a distant village to give command. A man wearing red full-body armor was flanked by two tall warriors responsible for raising the flag. A dozen cavalry were surrounding him on guard under the house. That is, what he heard just now The sound of horse hooves came from. These knights were also wearing complete armor and holding spears in their hands.In Japan, especially during the Warring States Period, horses were rare, and war horses were even more so. If they could send out more than a dozen riders, they must be the troops stationed in Koizumi Castle.

Then there were the archers who surrounded Link at some point. There were hundreds of them. To be precise, these archers should be called ashigaru. Their armor was very simple, with only the chest and body armor protecting the chest. She wears a skirt-like skirt on her lower body, and wears an iron peeping hat on her head that is the same as a bamboo hat. There is an unknown light green blooming pattern printed on her armor, which is the crest of the Koizumi family.

However, if you look closely, you can see that most of the Ashigaru have disheveled faces and are not strong in body. A few of them use bows and arrows crookedly and are skinny.

Finally, there were dozens of warriors standing in the distance, each with their swords drawn and ready to charge. They were neatly dressed in armor and looked relatively healthy. Overall, they were considered macho men in this era.

"Iron cannon!" There was another command. With the waving of the flag, the ashigaru in charge of archery quickly retreated. Those who did not have time to retreat were kicked down by friendly forces. Then another row of ashigaru holding muskets moved forward more than a dozen times. With just a few steps, they were already less than a hundred meters away from Link, and some even reached a position of five to sixty meters.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

After the musket was fired, it did not cause any trouble to Link. The power was undeniable, and the accuracy was extremely poor. Occasionally, a few bullets hit him, but they only broke the fur coat on his body and did not leave any trace on his skin. The bottom half is white, but the smoke in the sky is quite choking.

"Throw the net!" The Ashigaru people threw the fishing net out with all their strength.

"It's boring." After the novelty wore off, Link quickly lost interest. With a wave of his hand, he tore the fishing net in front of him with all his energy. He kicked the ground with a slight accumulation of energy, and his whole body turned into a stream of light. He ruthlessly broke through the simple front established by Ashigaru.

"Haha!" A samurai with a Tsukiyo haircut and a Chinese character face shouted and slashed at Link based on his feeling.

"Ding~puh~"

The knife broke instantly, the tip of the knife bounced back, a hole was pierced between the eyebrows, and he fell to the ground on his back.

The samurai did not give in, and stepped forward bravely, trying to use the swords and bodies in their hands to interpret their bushido, but they were unable to stop Link's progress. In the blink of an eye, a dozen samurai who tried to use their arms as a chariot were hit hard. They formed into pools, making the warriors who had no time to step forward feel cold in their hands and feet and fearful in their hearts.

"Hoo~" With a strong smell of blood, Link stood opposite the man in red armor. Because he was too fast, there was no trace of flesh and blood on his body. Behind him, the fur coat of the beast with holes shot out was raised high. He smiled. He said: "Can you tell me why you want to kill me?"

Looking at the sudden appearance of the monster in front of him, the man in red armor felt cold all over. He was condescending and could clearly see that the powerful warriors who had killed hundreds of people in the past could not last more than a second before being killed. The road filled with flesh and blood showed that Due to the strength of the other party, he...may not be able to escape death.

"Die, you monster!" he roared, taking out the iron cannon from his waist as fast as he could in his life.

With a "boom" sound, the angry face turned several times and faced behind him.

(End of this chapter)

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