Chapter 294 The Four Ninjas
Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles. ----------"Xia Ke Xing" by Tang Li Bai
It is said that the Queen of Yamatai Kingdom, Beimihu, is only in her early twenties. She has a beautiful face, red lips and white teeth, and a graceful figure, a slim waist and a snowy neck. She has a bun on her head, moon beads in her ears, and a white face with pear vortices. Lian Juan sweeps her eyebrows carefully. , especially a pair of charming big eyes like autumn water, they are even more difficult to rival, and their beauty is not inferior to Zhen Mi. It is said that as long as she looks at her a few times, even an eminent monk will be moved by her heart, and countless men will fall under her pomegranate skirt.
Himihu has practiced Qing Gong and Mei Gong since he was a child, and he also has excellent dancing skills. Her dance is astonishing to those who are lucky enough to see it, and they are deeply fascinated by it. After growing up, she gained the ability to communicate with ghosts and gods, and to confuse people with her evil words, so the people of Yamatai jointly established themselves as queens. After he ascended the throne, he had as many as a thousand maids, but only one man was responsible for bringing him food and drinks and delivering messages. The residences, palaces, buildings and city gates are all guarded by soldiers, and the laws are strict.
?The beauty queen Himihu holds a triangular-rimmed mythical beast mirror in her hand and is applying her makeup. This triangular-edge mythical beast mirror is a precious gift from the Han Dynasty and represents the supreme imperial power of the Han Dynasty. The introduction of metal products rapidly improved Yamatai's smelting skills. At that time, Yamatai was no longer satisfied with the small amount of bronze mirrors imported from China and began to make them by itself. So it used Chinese mirrors as a model to create domestic "Japanese mirrors" or imitation mirrors. The influx of iron knives undoubtedly also promoted Japan's The production of ironware gave rise to the Japanese swords that later became world-famous.
Himihu was dressing up in the mirror while listening to a report from a man, the only man who could deliver meals and news to her. The man's name was extremely strange, called Bei Gou Gu Zhi Gou, which later turned out to be the official name of this character.
After listening to Beigou Guzhigu's report in silence, Beimihu accidentally looked at the beautiful makeup in the mirror, frowned his thin eyebrows, and began to think. Beimihu has always been extremely sensitive to the situation in the Central Plains. He has long sent out many spies, disguised as Han Dynasty people, and led Fang County to lurk deep.
At this moment, Himihu felt the bloody atmosphere before the war in the Central Plains. He couldn't help but put down the bronze mirror and picked up a steel knife he carried with him. The sword was like a stream of autumn water. It was a short sword given by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Its rules were very similar to the seven-star sword in Wang Yun's hand. This sword represents the highest military technology of the Han Dynasty, and it is impossible for the Yamatai Kingdom to build it. Queen Beimihu has long had the ambition to go to the Central Plains to secretly investigate how to obtain these high-tech technologies that are admired by mountains and mountains.
Beimihu made up his mind and said to Beigou Gu Zhigou: "Go find three hundred warriors with the highest martial arts skills, prepare a strong ship, and follow me to the Central Plains. I want to take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to inspect the scenery and seize iron tools. Blacksmith, even establish a political power, or set up a puppet."
Bei Gou Gu Zhi Gou was shocked, but he knew that Bei Mihu always told the truth and did not dare to disobey. The most powerful warriors of the Yamatai Kingdom are called ninjas. They are experts in special professions. They are not only outstanding in martial arts, but also come and go without a trace. "Nin" means "hiding" and "forbearing people". The simple explanation is that in ancient Japan, a kind of special warfare killers and special warfare spies were produced by special "ninjutsu training" by special institutions. They are famous in history. , such as Cai Jinjiang Ninja and others.
The official name of ninja was determined in the Edo period. Ninjas received training in ninjutsu and were mainly engaged in espionage activities. Like the Bushido of the Japanese samurai, ninjas also follow a set of specialized rules that they are proud of. Ninjas usually wear dark blue or dark purple clothing. Because they are close to the color of the night sky, wearing dark blue and dark purple can make ninjas less likely to be spotted by others. In the world of ninjas, there are four basic commandments: no abuse of ninjutsu (can only be used for official purposes), abandoning all self-respect (escape is the most important thing), one must keep one's mouth secret (even if one loses one's life), and one must never reveal one's identity (this is the most important one). fundamental).
Ninjas are divided into jonin, chunin, and genin. "Jounin", also known as "think tank nin", specializes in planning overall combat steps. "Chunin" is the leader of the actual combat. Of course, the ninjutsu must also be outstanding. "Genin", also known as "body nin", is equivalent to the special operations force and is the actual ninja who fights on the front line. There is a hierarchical relationship between the three, which can be described as distinct.
Among the three hundred warriors led by Bei Gou Gu Zhi Gou, in addition to the boatmen and handymen, there were also a hundred ninjas accompanying them. Among them, there are eighty genin, sixteen chunin, and four jounin. These four jounin all have supreme authority in the Yamatai Kingdom, but their identities are extremely secretive, and they are only loyal to Her Majesty Queen Himiko. Even the humble dog Kochigo only knows the nicknames of these four people, namely Hattori Onizou ninja, Sarutobi Yusuke ninja, Fuuma no Sato ninja, and Sanada Kudo ninja.
The Hattori Onizo ninja was good at hiding. He had a sickle with an iron chain tied to its tail hidden in his waist. During combat, he could hold the handle of the sickle and fight in close quarters. He would suddenly use the iron chain to throw the sickle out to assassinate his opponent. He was unpredictable and stable. Ranked first among the four great ninjas.
Sarutobi Yu helped the ninja, and he was able to move around Yamatai with his light skills. He moved around in the jungle and quickly entered the ape, so he was called Sarutobi. He is good at using darts, which is called "Bafangshuriken", and he can hit hundreds of times within ten feet. After throwing the Sarutobi shuriken, it rotates at high speed in the air, has a stable trajectory, and is extremely accurate at close range. It mainly relies on its sharp angle to kill the enemy, and combined with the poison, it is an extremely dangerous weapon. Sarutobi Yusuke also firmly ranks second among the four great ninjas with his Octagon shuriken.
The Fuma no Sato ninja comes from the famous ninja school Fuma no Sato. This person is usually gentle and gentle, but when he gets angry, he acts like a madman, and his strength is not inferior to that of Sarutobi. The weapon is called the Ninja Sword. It is very blunt and comes with a rope about three meters long. When climbing over the city wall, it can be used as a stepping tool and can be retrieved with the rope. The scabbard is ventilated up and down, and can be used as a snorkel underwater in times of danger. This person is usually very quiet, and he is firmly ranked third among the four great ninjas.
Sanada Kudo ninja is known for his cunning and cruelty, and he has killed countless people under his command, so he is called Kudo. Jiudu is good at blowing arrows, which are actually poisonous needles hidden in bamboo flutes. He usually dresses up as a performer, so he has to practice his flute skills. Sanada was playing a bamboo flute like fairy music for the ninth time, but who knew there was a needle hidden in his flute? Although he was ranked at the bottom of the four great ninjas, even the boss Hattori Kizo kept a distance from him.
The rest of the ninja equipment, such as slings, ninja staffs, hand armor hooks, water spiders, bows and arrows, kunai, Wenjin, Pingzuo, Wenwai, etc. are just a few. The four great ninjas received the order to protect the queen on her visit to the territory of the Han Dynasty. Some were happy, some were eager to try, and some were anxious. However, they were all fearless characters, and they all made preparations.
Himihu waited for an east wind, and finally set sail for the westward crossing. His car was a magnificent black fusiform sea-going ship. The big ship was swaying, and after dozens of days of hardship, it sailed towards the coast of Qingzhou.
Pressing Beimihu to lead the four great ninjas to the Central Plains to cause trouble is not mentioned for the time being. At this moment, our protagonist is unaware of these many changes and is still focused on the battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao.
In 198 AD, Gongsun Zan led 200,000 troops and divided them into two groups. He was the commander along the way, his son Gongsun Xu was the deputy commander, Guan Jing was the military adviser, and Tian Yu and Yan Gang were the deputy generals. He led 150,000 troops and marched south. Breaking through the weak Jizhou defenders, they went straight to Quyi, Cangzhou, where they had been waiting for a long time. On the other side, his younger brother Gongsun Fan was the commander, Tian Kai and Shan Jing were the deputy generals, and Li Shao was the military advisor. He led 50,000 troops and attacked Zhending Mansion along the official road. Several important towns in the north are guarded by veteran generals such as Zou Dan, Sun and his wife, Zhang Ji, Ji Yong, Wang Men, etc., and their troops are empty. However, Liu Guanzhang, who was known to be highly skilled in martial arts, was left alone. He only led more than 3,000 stragglers from his headquarters and settled in the deserted suburbs outside Zhangyuan County, eating food that came from the desert all day long. of sand and dust.
Gongsun Zan sent a large number of troops to Jizhou this time, determined to fight Yuan Benchu to the death. Liu Yu's army took advantage of the situation and came from western Liaoning. In May 198 AD, 100,000 soldiers from western Liaoning, mixed with Wuhuan's troops, left Hongshan in Youzhou and went south. They first attacked Rongcheng and then Lutai. In April, Wuhuan general Tadun captured Gubeikou again, and Juyongguan general Wangmen surrendered. At this point, most of the prefectures and counties in Guannei of Youzhou were captured by the Liaoxi Army. Zou Dan, the prefect of Wucheng, saw that he was in an isolated and helpless situation, so he ordered his subordinates to lead 7,000 cavalrymen to herd horses to the north of the mountain to recruit Shanbei troops to support his own defenders. He also appointed cavalry general Zhang Ji as the governor of Wuzhou, and planned to be the governor of Wuzhou. Send foreign aid to protect Youzhou. Liu Yu used Yan Rou's plan to divide his troops and patrol to capture the Eighth Army behind the mountain. He then pursued Zhang Ji to the Guangbian Army. After eight battles, Zhang Ji suffered repeated defeats and was forced to surrender. Soon, Qi Zhou attacked Ruzhou again. At this point, the war in the northern states of Youzhou was raging, and war reports were spread frequently.
In June, Liaoxi soldiers captured Pingzhou, and the governor Sun and his wife fled to Yingzhou. They had nowhere to escape, so they had to surrender to Liu Yu. Liu Yu stopped his troops and discussed with his men how to continue their advance into Youzhou. At this time, Zou Dan's troops had run out of fuel and supplies, and were unable to fight anymore. He asked for the city to surrender, but Liu Yu refused. Until September, news suddenly came that troops from Liaodong County appeared one after another around Hongshan, Liu Yu's hometown, under the banner of Gongsun Du, but it was unknown whether it was true or false. Liu Yu led his troops out of Youzhou at night, intending to return to Hongshan to defend his home base, but was blocked by Gongsun Zan and Ji Yong's soldiers. Gongsun Zan's rescue troops had already arrived, and the two sides fought a battle, each with heavy casualties and retreating troops.
At the same time, the battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao was still going on. In October, Liu Yu once again led his troops out of Youzhou at night, intending to go to Tanzhou in order to open up a passage north to Khitan. Zou Dan led an attack from Zhuozhou and defeated Liu Yu's army. General Qi Zhou fled back with only a hundred cavalry. His officers saw that the situation was over, and Gongsun Zan surrendered one after another. Liu Yu was trapped in the isolated city, unable to do anything, and could only wait for Wu Huan Tadun and others to come to rescue.
Due to Liu Yu's brazen sneak attack, Gongsun Fan planned to attack Jizhou Zhending's 50,000 troops, and all of them returned to defend Youzhou. Gongsun Zan only had the main force of 150,000 troops to capture Cangzhou. In March 198 AD, with the deliberate support of Tian Feng and Qu Yi, he bypassed Cangzhou and killed Julu, an important town in Jizhou.
The war in the Central Plains is about to begin. If you want to know what will happen next, let’s listen to the explanation in the next chapter.
