Not far to the north of Anthony and others, 11 members of the anti-barbarian group were seen squatting on the snow, holding matchlock guns, and fired a volley at Anthony and others who were escaping.

In order for tonight's operation to end with the most satisfactory outcome, their anti-barbarian team specially obtained 12 matchlock guns that were said to be produced by the Mito Domain and were capable of long-range attacks.

One of them was in Suehiro's hand, and he used it as a starting gun.

The other 11 guns were all handed over to the team members who had been conducting shooting training for a period of time.

The matchlock, an outdated weapon that has been out of date for more than two hundred years, naturally has extremely poor shooting accuracy and shooting speed.

When a gun is fired, whether the bullet hits the target depends entirely on luck.

If more than a hundred matchlocks can be gathered together, and the musketeers line up in a tight formation and fire together, the power and accuracy will be considerable.

But the anti-barbarian group only had 11 matchlock guns... Therefore, to be honest, Suehiro and the others did not expect that the batch of matchlock guns they had made great efforts to obtain would have any great effect.

It would be best to be able to hit Anthony and the others and kill them directly.

If you miss...it doesn't matter, it can be used to build momentum.

11 hot projectiles roared towards Anthony and his party who were running towards the horses.

The hit rate of the matchlock really lived up to expectations - most of the projectiles either stuck in the snow or flew to unknown places, without hitting anyone.

However - unintentionally planting willows to create shade.

One of the projectiles flew somehow and hit a horse that Xiaoshi's subordinates had worked hard to fetch!

Hui Hui Hui Hui Hui Hui——!!

The shot horse roared in agony.

The two guards who were dragging the horse were unprepared for the incident and were knocked to the ground by the mad horse.

The projectile hit the vital part of the horse. The horse screamed in pain and flapped its hooves. After a moment, it fell on its side to the ground, its hooves twitching. It won't take long before it will probably die again.

It moved.

These horses are not war horses that have been on the battlefield.

They have never heard the sound of gunfire or been baptized by the sound of gunfire.

The three horses dragged by Komuro's men were already in extremely unstable mental states. Now one of them fell down, and the other two were also stimulated by the gunshots fired at close range. They were finally completely frightened at this time.

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The two horses that were still alive raised their front hooves high and sounded a shrill horn.

The guards dragged the two horses and held them tightly, trying to calm them down.

But in terms of strength, no one can beat a horse that can pull a cart and is in a state of madness.

The two horses successfully threw away the guards who were pulling them, spread their hooves and fled into the distance.

"What are you doing?!" Looking at the two horses that escaped, Xiao Shi roared angrily at the subordinates who failed to hold the horses.

The horses used to transport Anthony and the others to escape were gone...Xiao Shi could only feel that his fingertips and toes had become cold, and an even greater amount of sweat dripped from his face.

Anthony also felt like he had fallen into a cold lake.

The horses are gone... no one needs to explain to Anthony what this means.

Compared with Anthony and others who were in an ice cave, the morale of the rebel group increased greatly after seeing that the horses Anthony and others used to escape were gone.

Suehiro, who is solely responsible for tonight's operation, and Yamada, who serves as Suehiro's deputy, have a very clear division of labor.

After the operation began, Suehiro took a reserve team of 20 people and stayed in the "main formation", ready to lead the reserve team to attack if any emergency occurred.

Yamada, on the other hand, was responsible for personally leading the attack and serving as the "frontline commander."

Yamada is now located not far to the south of Anthony and others.

After seeing one of the three horses die and two fleeing, Yamada immediately waved the tachi in his hand excitedly.

"The horses of the Yidis are gone! They are now unable to fly!"

"Come on! Yi Di is right there! Quickly take off the heads of Yi Di and these scum who work for Yi Di!"

The blood-red "ocean" becomes more energetic.

Xiao Shi quickly turned his head and looked in all directions.

No matter which direction he glanced, he could only see blood-red feathers flying.

Xiaoshi gritted his teeth with a force that seemed to break his teeth, and then raised the knife in his hand high:

"Everyone! Come closer! Let's fight out!"

In the chaos of the barbarian group's invasion of the camp, many of Xiaoshi's subordinates had already died in the chaos.

Currently, there are only 28 subordinates left with Komuro.

After hearing Xiao Shi's call, the remaining 28 people hurriedly gathered around Xiao Shi as if they had found a backbone.

Forcibly carving out a bloody path - this was the last resort Komuro could think of.

Xiao Shi commanded his subordinates to form a cone-shaped formation, protecting Anthony, Elodie and the others in the center of the "cone", while he personally served as the tip of the "cone", leading the "cone" towards

Rush towards the west where the number of enemies seems to be the smallest!

Saito also joined the battle.

Saito could see it clearly - he, Ayoto, Anthony, Komuro and the others were now in a completely estranged relationship.

Working together with Komuro and the others, there is still a chance to break out of the siege and win a glimmer of hope!

The enemy, numbering close to 200, attacked fiercely... Saito had no way to distract himself from protecting Qingnobo in this level of melee.

In order to be able to concentrate on killing the enemy, Saito warned Aonto and Anthony in a very serious tone. After Elodie and the others stayed in the center of the safest "cone", they took the knife and joined the "cone peak" centered on the small room. "Among them.

Anthony and Osaka Joyoro have a very good friendship, and it is impossible for Osaka Joyoyo to send some useless wine bags and rice bags to protect his friends.

Regardless of their friendship with each other, Anthony and Elodie's French identity made Osaka Joyoro dare not send some trash to escort Anthony and the others to Edo.

Komuro and others who were sent by Osaka Castle to serve as bodyguards for Anthony and the others were all top-notch elites in Osaka Prefecture.

Although Komuro looks fair and fat, he is actually from a famous family: a master of the Shinto Mu-Nen-ryu, and the recipient of the Shinto Mu-Nen-ryu's Immortal School.

Although he is fat, he is extremely agile.

Shinto Muken-ryu focuses on practicality in fighting and overwhelming the opponent's momentum and power.

"Power" - this is the most striking feature of Shinto Muken-ryu.

I saw Xiaoshi swinging his sword like a wheel.

Every time the sword flashes, an enemy will be killed.

Saito, who joined the "Cone Spire" and became the winner of the No-Level Award, also fought bravely against the enemy.

"Leroy!" Anthony, whose eyes were filled with red bloodshot eyes, suddenly shouted to Leroy, "Have you seen Kiryu?! Have you seen where he is?! As long as there is Kiryu We can win here! As long as Kiryu is here, we can win! Such a few enemies are nothing to that monster Kiryu! (French)"

After asking Leroy loudly, Anthony raised his head, looked around, and opened his eyes wide, looking for Kiryu.

Leroy: "Kiryu? (French)"

Can we win as long as Kiryu is here?

What use can that old guy, who is at least 90 years old and nearly 30 years older than her master, do?

Leroy didn't understand what Anthony meant by what he just said.

But she still quickly responded to Anthony honestly:

"No!" Leroy shook his head vigorously, "Neither the lady nor I saw that Kiryu Kazuma just now! (French)"

"Tsk! Damn it! Damn it! Where did he go?! (French)"

While Anthony was spewing out all kinds of swear words in his mother tongue, he handed Elodie in his arms to Leroy beside him. After asking Leroy to protect Elodie, he hurriedly removed it from the middle of the clothes. He took out a brand new pistol with a shiny metallic luster.

Colt of America's newly developed revolver: the 0.44-inch M1847 revolver.

Anthony always carried this pistol with him, specifically for self-defense.

Anthony held the pistol tightly with both hands and aimed at an opponent not far away who was taller and more suitable as a target.

Anthony tried his best to support Komuro and the others with his small pistol.

However...his marksmanship is really poor.

After firing 4 bullets in a row, I finally hit the most conspicuous enemy.

However, although Anthony's marksmanship is poor, the pistol in his hand can still build momentum for Komuro and the others, giving the enemy a considerable shock.

With Saito and Komuro taking the lead in fighting, the "Cone" broke through several lines of defense on the west side in one go.

However... the advancement of the "cone" only ends here...

Although the guards who were sent to escort Anthony and the others to Edo were all warriors who could equal ten warriors...but they all had little fighting spirit now...

Most of them... no, it should be said that all of them secretly believed that this escort mission was just a "publicly-funded trip" that was not difficult or dangerous.

There has never been any precedent for the "anti-barbarians" to attack foreigners protected by a large number of warriors. The so-called "anti-barbarian patriots" are just a bunch of insignificant stragglers. This idea has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Because everyone felt that this escort mission was absolutely safe, they did not make any relevant psychological preparations. Therefore, facing this unexpected enemy attack at this time, facing the densely packed enemies in front of them, their fighting spirit and morale
To be continued...