I’M Really Helpless In Tokyo

Surrounded by thousands of Yoshino cherry trees with similar height and no end at a glance, there is a vast circle of moats about 4 meters deep and 30 meters wide...

Outside the moat, there are scattered earth fortifications, low walls and other defensive facilities.

Inside the moat, there are tall stone walls, closed walls, and low towers hidden in vegetation.

The only passage connecting the inside and outside of the moat is a narrow arch bridge about 5 meters wide.

Seeing the exquisite and majestic inclusive and harmonious "garden landscape" in front of them, everyone was silent for a while.

The sakura trees, the moat and the snow-capped mountains in the distance are framed by a golden trio. People can't help but imagine how beautiful this place will be when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom and the breeze is blowing.

It's a pity that all of this is now wrapped in dark snow, and under the moonless night sky, it exudes the meaning of death and destruction.

"Captain, we just detected this area before, and the detector was damaged..."

"The design of this place is a little tricky!"

After a long battle, Sen Luosi carefully observed the structure of the "garden" in front of him, and found some clues faintly.

"Although it is impossible to see the whole picture, just looking at the side in front of you, not only Tangchi Iron City, but also many cross-fire spots, which are very similar to the design of a European bastion..."

After gunpowder was on the stage of war, including Constantinople, one after another fortresses, known as the high city and deep pool, succumbed to the prostitution of cannons.

If there is a spear, there must be a shield. Soon after, the "Bastion", a city defense system that integrates the wisdom of the Europeans, came into being.

Unlike traditional fortresses, bastions have become concave polygons based on the convex polygons of traditional castles...

So that regardless of any point of the attack on the castle, the attack will be exposed to more than two crossed firepower points at the same time, and suffer multiple attacks on the stomach and back.

"Report to the deputy captain, there is a detailed topographic map here!"

As the team wiped off the snow on the roadside tour sign, a topographic map appeared in front of everyone.

"This shape is...Pentagram?!"

On the map, five evenly distributed, V-shaped moats and stone walls form a huge pentagram pattern.

In the lower right corner of the sign, the words "Inside Map of Goryokaku Park in Hakodate City" are clearly visible.

"Goryokaku Park... Goryokaku... This is Goryokaku!"

Seeing the information in this case, Sen Luosi suddenly realized, and laughed bitterly: "Hey, what a shit park, this is clearly that famous star fortress!"

Goryokaku, founded in 1864, is also known as Kameda Goyakusho Dorai and Yanano Castle. It was designed by the Tokugawa Shogunate to open Hakodate Port due to the "Kanagawa Treaty" and imitate the design of European bastions to enhance maritime defense capabilities. Western star-shaped fortress.

The irony is that Goryokaku, which cost a lot of money to build, was built and put into use only five years, and the original builder Tokugawa Shogunate completely withdrew from the stage of history after experiencing the return of the Great Government and the 1898 War.

And the last battle of Hakodate in the 1898 War ended under this bastion.

After the Goryokaku, it was only used as a training ground. After the war, it was directly converted into a pleasant civic park, and there was no chance to fulfill the mission of resisting foreign enemies in life.

"All of them, keep the formation and follow me into the city."

Sen Luosi looked up at the sky, and saw the black beam of light in the center of the vortex composed of snow clouds, which originated from the deepest point in the center of the five-pointed star-shaped Goryokaku!

"I want to see what secrets are hidden in this Goryokaku!"

He loaded the gun vigilantly, and headed toward the arch bridge leading to the main gate of Goryokaku.

According to the topographic map on the wooden plank, there are only three places that can cross the moat and enter the inner arch bridge of Goryokaku Castle.

"Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep..."

As the distance drew closer, the detectors on the players' hands suddenly screamed.

"All of them, temporarily turn off the grievance detector!"

"receive!"

After taking a look at the reading that was about to break the 7000 mark, Sun Luosi simply turned off the grievance detector directly to avoid losing another batch of valuable instruments.

"A suspicious target was sighted...all alert!"

At the end of the bridge, dozens of light green figures appeared in the sight of everyone.

They knelt on the bridge head where the black snow flies, facing the closed gate of Goryokaku, motionless.

"This is the Disaster Prevention Mobile Team directly under the Ministry of Defense of Japan. Those in front of you, please indicate your identities immediately!"

Under the black gunpoints and loud warnings of the team members, one of the men turned his head unhurriedly.

The rest of them, seemingly not caring about the arrival of Sen Luosi and his party, still knelt on the bridge head and bowed their heads towards the closed fortress gate in front of them religiously, meditating on something.

"Wait a minute, that person is..."

Seeing the man's rough face clearly through the wind and snow, Sen Luosi motioned to his subordinates to stabilize the firepower and strode towards the opponent.

"Priest Kono?!"

This person was what they couldn't find, the priest of Hakodate Hachimangu, Ichiro Kono.

When the Disaster Prevention Mobile Team first arrived in Hakodate, it also went to Hakodate Hachimangu Shrine to visit this local spirit remover who served as a liaison.

It was the other party who kindly informed the abnormality in the heavy snow and pointed out the location of the search and rescue camp, so that they could rush over with a sled and met Sosuke Araki and his party.

Presumably, the other party also noticed the anomaly of Goryokaku, so he would take someone to guard here.

"Priest Kono... It's great to find you... Who are these?"

Walking quickly towards the priest Kono, Sen Luosi saw clearly that the group of men behind him, from double ten youths to white-haired old men...

Regardless of their appearance and temperament, they are just ordinary people's men, wearing the old light green and weaving feathers uniformly.

Men's and Haori were originally called "carcass" and "tende". They were originally born because the generals in armor on the battlefield needed extra clothes to keep warm...

Later, because of its ease of putting on and taking off, it was once used as a civilian dress and casual wear in the Edo period, but in modern times it can only be seen on TV.

"What the hell is going on here... everyone is..."

The men in ancient costumes in front of the old fortress made him almost think that he had strayed into the shooting scene of Dahe drama.

"Shh..."

Kono Ichiro, who also wears a light green-colored woven feather, raised his index finger in front of his lips to signal Mori to be quiet.

"As expected of the Disaster Prevention Mobile Team, I was able to find here the first time..."

He looked back at the thicker black beam of light above his head, and bowed his head together with the men beside him with a very pious expression: "Since it's here, let's witness it together."

"witness?"

"Crack."

In the next second, the tightly closed iron door made a harsh rubbing sound, and then slowly opened on its own...

Seeing this scene, the men's eyes were excited, and the murmurs in their mouths became louder and louder.

So that, Sun Luosi finally heard the silent words in their mouths...

"Turkish Sect, welcome to Chengshan Yifeng, a great layman who enters the courtyard at the new year!"

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