I formed the strongest swordsman group

Going back in time a little bit——

Kimura, who was in a good mood, smiled happily.

As of this morning...Correction. To be more precise, from the moment Qingdeng's lightning-fast sword made him fall to the ground in fright, most of the unpleasant emotions that had been accumulated in Kimura's heart disappeared at this moment.

——When performing a mission for the first time, he inadvertently caused casualties to the hostages who were held hostage... Hehe, orange green! You'd better pray that Okubo and Kurosawa won't blame you for this in the future!

From the very beginning, Kimura didn't think that Qingdeng would be able to rescue all the girls who were taken hostage while annihilating the remaining members of the "One-armed Party" in the house.

It was also because Kimura firmly believed that Qingdeng would not have this ability, so he pretended to entrust him with such a difficult task.

The whole process of "throwing the pot" went smoothly beyond Kimura's expectations.

Kimura originally thought that Qingdeng would speak out to resist. Unexpectedly, the other party would nod and agree almost without thinking!

This made Kimura feel extraordinarily happy besides being surprised - this Ju Qingdeng actually took the initiative to take the chestnut out of the fire! What a fool!

Since Qingdeng is so "cooperative", Kimura is also willing to push the boat along.

When Qingdeng asked Kimura to give him "the greatest degree of autonomy", Kimura nodded happily.

At this time, Kimura is completely in the mentality of "waiting and watching the show".

He couldn't wait to see what kind of expression that humble and annoying Ju Qingdeng would show after the mission failed.

In addition to being full of expectations, Kimura also secretly hoped that Qingdeng would be unlucky because he failed to rescue the hostages.

For example: being blamed by Okubo Tadashi and Kurosawa Atsuyuki.

Another example: the family members of the victims came to the door to ask for an explanation.

Even if none of the above-mentioned things happened in the end, it didn't matter. It would be considered a profit to destroy Ju Qingdeng's reputation of "extraordinary ability, victorious in every battle"!

No matter which direction the final result develops, Qingdeng will definitely be unlucky - thinking of this, Kimura can hardly restrain the corners of his mouth from turning up.

As for the other way that Kimura has never imagined, that is, Qingdeng successfully "caught with two hands", not only killed the remnant enemies who were still huddled in the house, but also rescued the hostages safe and sound, and completed the task beautifully... …joke! Is Qingdeng really a benevolent king? How could such an outrageous thing happen!

"Tsk... What the hell is that Ju Qingdeng doing..."

At this time, Tsuchida, who was standing beside Kimura, suddenly muttered.

"It's been such a long time, why is the third squad still standing still?"

"Tsuchida." Kimura squinted at Tsuchida, and said solemnly and indifferently, "Be safe and don't be impatient. Since Tachibana has been entrusted with the task of clearing out the remnants of the enemy and rescuing the hostages, we just need to wait quietly for the final result." That's it."

"Hey hey." Tsuchida skillfully put on a flattering smile, nodded and bowed his head, "Master Kimura, what you said is right, what you said is right! I've lost my sense of proportion!"

Although Tsuchida Shicai's murmur was not very nutritious...but his words also reminded Kimura—yes, why is the third team so quiet? What the hell is Ju Qingdeng doing? Why hasn't he acted yet?

While thinking this way, Kimura raised his head to look in the direction of the soldiers of the third team.

As soon as I cast my gaze over——

"The officers and soldiers of Huo Fu Thief Kai broke in!"

"How many officers and soldiers broke in?"

"No, I don't know!"

"Calm down! Don't mess around!"

...

Suddenly, footsteps, shouts, and wailings sounded one after another in the room ahead!

"What's going on?!" Kimura was shocked.

"This is...Ju Qingdeng and he led the attack?" Tsuchida also changed his face.

"Impossible!" Kimura said, "The third team has been stuck there without moving, how can..."

Kimura's voice suddenly stopped.

Because he suddenly realized something that made his spine chill after thinking about it carefully - he seemed to have never seen Qingdeng's figure since just now...

At this moment, a conjecture emerged in Kimura's mind.

"... Go and call me all the members and powers of the third team!" Kimura turned his head and shouted to a subordinate next to him, "Go!"

After a while, all the members and powers of the third team were lined up in front of Kimura.

"Where did your captain...Ju Qingdeng go?" Kimura asked quickly without any greetings.

Kimura is the captain of the fan, and the higher the official ranks, the more people are crushed to death. How can they dare to disobey the command of the captain?

Akabane, Shirasaki and others with different expressions looked at each other for a while, and then they talked in detail about the general process of "Qingdeng's disappearance".

Akabane and the others don't quite know where Qingdeng went, so they can only tell the truth about what they saw and heard.

After learning that Qingdeng had actually issued an order like "you just stay here and leave the rest to me", Kimura's expression suddenly became strange and inexplicable.

At this moment, someone beside Kimura suddenly raised his hand and pointed upwards, shouting:

"Look! Someone jumped out of the window!"

Kimura looked up, and saw one girl after another, jumping from a certain window to the eaves of the first floor, and then sliding down the eaves to the ground—it was the girls who were taken hostage.

At this moment, Kimura finally couldn't keep his composure anymore.

Almost at the same moment, the various noises coming from the house gradually stopped.

In the blink of an eye, the only sound heard by everyone was the clang of gold and iron colliding.

"Master Kimura...?" Tsuchida looked at Kimura with a face of not knowing what to do.

"..." Kimura's expression changed quickly and uncertainly for a moment, then he gritted his teeth, "Aoi! You bring your people into the house! See what's going on inside!"

"yes!"

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Back in time to the present——

Qingdeng has not seen the combat quality of the first, second, and eighth teams, so he will not comment on them for the time being.

Judging from what I have observed so far...that is, the performances of the fifth, seventh, and the third division under his command tonight, Qingdeng has already discovered that these troops have an amazing commonality—— If you can bully the weak, you can't take on big responsibilities at all, and you can't deal with big enemies and big battles.

The scenes that Qing Deng saw just now and now are the most profound interpretation of this point of view.

Relying on their superior numbers and advanced equipment, the tenacious members of the Seventh Division rushed into the house like wolves and tigers, killing Fujido Takashi who was unexpectedly attacked by Huofu Bandit Kai. Long and the others fucked up.

Whether it's the neat "break the door, assault" action, or the teamwork ability that never acts alone, it's all remarkable.

As a result - after encountering the hard stubble of Shinsaku Takasugi, Shinsaku Takasugi quickly shrank his eggs, and Shinsaku Takasugi only beheaded less than 10 people, and the order and morale of the Seventh Division suddenly collapsed like an avalanche.

Although Takasugi Shinsaku is indeed very strong, the members of the 7th squad always have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers and equipment.

If you unite as one and fight against the enemy bravely, you don't need to be afraid of Takasugi Shinsaku's blade at all.

Qingdeng never expected——in less than an hour, the team members of Huofu Thief Kai gave him a "Do you think this is our limit? Wrong! We can do worse!" A little!" Farce!

Now, the scene before Qingdeng's eyes made him startled again.

Although a group of officers and soldiers inside and outside the house, under the urging and order of Kimura and Tsuchida, began to pursue Shinsaku Takasugi who fled, but the pursuit of the officers and soldiers... It can be said that they have clarified what is procrastination, what is shrinking, and what is meant by "soldiers" Oily fish".

They were afraid of Shinsaku Takasugi's revolver and did not dare to advance, but they were also afraid of the military order issued by Kimura and did not dare to retreat.

So, driven by this kind of self-contradictory psychology, such a strange scene appeared——

The officers and soldiers skillfully put on an appearance of "we are working hard to pursue it!", but in fact, they kept a very subtle distance of about 100 meters from Takasugi Shinsaku, and only dared to shoot Takasugi Shinsaku with matchlock guns from a distance. Don't dare to get any closer.

The rate of fire and hit rate of the matchlock gun are notoriously suffocating. Whether you can hit a target 20 meters away depends not on your skills, but on your luck.

Shooting from that distance...was like wasting bullets.

Takasugi Shinsaku seemed to have expected that the officers and soldiers of Huofu Bandit Kai would not dare to pursue him.

Taking advantage of the gap in his escape, he turned his head and smiled mockingly at the officers and soldiers who were following him far away.

Seeing this, the corners of Qingdeng's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly.

How should I put it...

All I can say is - what a comical sight.

Why do the officers and soldiers of Huofu Thief Kai "bully the weak and fear the hard", why they "fear the Western guns like tigers"...the reason is not difficult to infer.

Although due to their functions, Huofu Thief has been dealing with powerful and vicious criminals all year round...but no matter how strong and vicious the criminals are, how strong and vicious can they be?

In essence, most of the arrests of Huofu Thief Gai are dimensionality reduction strikes.

Huofu Bandit Gai is an army with a stable organizational structure, excellent armor, horses that can be used for mobility, bows and firearms.

What do criminals have? A barely usable armor is enough!

Therefore, there are very few criminals and gangs who can confront Huofu Thief Gai.

That is to say—the battles that Huofu Thief Kai fights on weekdays are mostly downwind battles without any major dangers, and rarely encounter the kind of headwind battles that will cause heavy casualties, and lack the experience of fighting difficult and tough battles.

Accustomed to the smooth and easy fighting, suddenly encountering a hard stubble that is not easy to provoke, he naturally showed his true qualities of being brittle but not firm.

As for why they are "afraid of Western guns like a tiger"... This is easier to explain.

To this day, whether it is among the people, the shogunate and the vassals, there are still many "diehard" members who think that Western guns, artillery, and iron-clad warships are vulgar and obscene tricks.

However, it has been 6 years since the founding of this country, and people with a clear mind have already seen it clearly—their samurai swords, their matchlock guns, in front of the advanced Western rifles, ship guns, and embroidery needles. , Fireworks and firecrackers are no different.

Surprisingly, the Edo shogunate is actually one of the most enlightened forces in Japan at present.

As early as 1841, Mizuno Tadakuni, then a senior middle-aged man, authorized a gunner named Takashima Akiho who was proficient in Western artillery to preside over the arms reform of the shogunate, focusing on Westernizing the shogunate's armaments.

However, it didn't take long for this military reform to be aborted due to Mizuno Tadakuni's loss of power and downfall. Takashima Qiuho was also arrested and imprisoned for being slandered by diehards.

The time came to 1853. After the "Black Ship Arrival" incident, the Edo shogunate, which was terrified of the military power of the United States, once again set out to reform the military system, and promulgated and implemented a series of policies and measures for this purpose.

For example: establishment of training institutes and study institutes of Tibetan scriptures, employing capable people who are proficient in Western practice... and so on.

Qingdeng's old friend, the "Principal" of the Book Institute, Tokugawa Ieshiro's confidant, and Katsu Rintaro, who will soon be sent by Tokugawa Ieshige to study the navy, took advantage of this wind to rise to the top.

When Naobi Ii was in power, he had been implementing the policy of "founding the country".

And Tokugawa Iemo is also very open-minded, and his political stance is also inclined to "founding the country."

Under the authorization of the Edo shogunate, the Kobuso set up a fully westernized "pilot unit".

All members of the unit are dressed in Japanese-Western blue military uniforms, wearing nikuyama hats with pointed heads, and using the latest Western rifles: Enfield front-loading rifles.

However, due to a series of practical reasons such as financial distress, obstruction by diehards, endless party struggles between the "Nanji faction" and "Yitobashi faction", and the imminent Satsuma and Changzhou vassal states involving the energy of the shogunate, this pilot team The army has obviously been established for several years, but it is still "in pilot" until now, and the reform experience has not been widely spread to the entire army of the shogunate.

This is why units such as Huofu Thief Kai and Xianshou Iron Cannon Group are still equipped with old-fashioned matchlock guns like a medieval army.

"Military reform" was never a military issue—it was a political one.

Therefore, thanks to the demonstration made by the "pilot unit" of the Jiangwu Institute, the officers and soldiers of Huo Fu Thief Kai have all seen the world.

Their eyes and ears are not blocked, and they all clearly know how powerful Western firearms are.

That's why they were scared out of their wits by Shinsaku Takasugi's two guns at this time, and stopped moving forward.

Whether it is "unable to fight tough battles" or "fear of Western guns like a tiger", they all point to one common point-the training level of Huofu Thief Kai is worrying!

No matter how you say it, Shinsaku Takasugi is a suspicious person who seems to have a close relationship with the Kobari group. Even if it is only from the perspective of "completely eradicating the Kobari group", Qingdeng will not just let Takasugi Shinsaku this big fish far away.

So he rushed out of the house quickly - over the window, slid along the eaves to the ground, and chased after Takasugi Shinsaku's back with a knife.

boom!

In the thick ink-like darkness ahead, a scorching bullet suddenly flew out and hit the ground at Qingdeng's feet.

As soon as the gunshot rang out, Qing Deng immediately flew into a narrow alley next to him with a reflexive speed.

Qingdeng still has self-knowledge - he doesn't think that he now has the vision and skill to accurately dodge revolver bullets.

This kind of pursuit that needs to hide in obstacles from time to time to avoid being hit by bullets, how effective it is... one can imagine.

Qingdeng watched helplessly as the distance between himself and Shinsaku Takasugi grew further and further away.

In the end—after Takasugi Shinsaku turned a certain intersection, all the officers and soldiers, including Qingdeng, completely lost track of him.

Qingdeng stood at the place where Takasugi Shinsaku's figure disappeared...that is, in the middle of the intersection, looked around, smacked his lips displeased and unwilling, and thought to himself:

——Sure enough, I still have to find a way to complete the gun!

At this moment, in Qingdeng's heart, the desire to bring a gun to his body is unprecedentedly high.

He has had enough of the aggrieved feeling of being suppressed by technology.

— at least a pistol... If you can get a lever-action rifle, that would be great!

If Qingdeng remembers correctly, the original lever-action rifle: the Henry M1860 lever-action rifle, has already been released today.

Lever-Action Rifle - Anyone who watches American Westerns will be familiar with this gun.

Before the appearance of this gun, most of the rifles at that time were mainly single-shot loading, and only one bullet could be loaded into the gun chamber at a time. However, the built-in tubular bomb bay of the lever rifle can be loaded with more than ten rounds of bullets at a time.

The loading speed is fast and the ammunition capacity is high. The largest magazine can hold more than a dozen bullets. You only need to pull the pull ring under the trigger once to reload, saving time and effort, and the shooting speed is fast and powerful. In the western United States When pioneering, it was a favorite of cowboys, outlaws and even sheriffs.

Thinking back to his previous life, Qingdeng had seen that kind of gun-wielding man on the Internet who could load a lever-action rifle with one hand.

This technique of reloading a lever-action rifle with only one hand has a proper term: spinning cocking.

The specific operation method is as follows: Hold the pull ring under the trigger with your fingers, shake the gun vigorously, so that the gun body is pulled by the pull ring, and the fingers around the pull ring rotate 360 ​​degrees and return to the original position to complete the loading. .

Although this loading method has disadvantages such as "requires a lot of finger strength" and "easy to escape", it has an irresistible advantage, that is, it can free one hand.

If he could own a lever-action rifle...Qingdeng could even imagine what an exciting scene it would be - he would be able to hold a gun in one hand and grab a knife in the other! Both long-range attack and close combat!

The left-handed Henry M1860 lever-action rifle, the right-handed ghost, and a Colt large-caliber revolver under each armpit—perfect!

At that time, who can beat himself?

If the swordsmanship is not as good as that of the opponent, he will shoot, and if the first shot fails, he will make another shot.

In an instant, he took a big step towards Wushuang in the world!

It's a pity... such a beautiful scene can only be imagined in my mind.

Not to mention lever-action rifles, Qingdeng doesn't even have a channel to buy a revolver now.

— Forget it... there will always be what should be. It shouldn't be there, no matter how much you force it, it's useless.

After sighing with regret, Qingdeng put the saber back into its sheath, turned around and turned back.

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...

As soon as Qingdengfang came back, he saw the soldiers of an unknown team cleaning up the battlefield in a hurry.

The teams divided into different units perform their own duties.

Those who moved the corpses, those who counted the dead and injured, those who checked the house to see if there were any fish that slipped through the net... It was a chaotic scene.

"Ah! Master Tachibana is back!"

In the chaotic ranks, I don't know who yelled such a voice.

Immediately afterwards, bunches of eyes focused on Qingdeng from all directions.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the air suddenly changed.

Although Qingdeng didn't take the initiative to pay attention to the people around him, a soft whisper still entered his ears:

"Hey, look, he has almost no injuries at all."

"The new captain of the third team is too strong...not only won a big victory, but also retreated..."

"Of course, he is the 'King Ni' after all."

"By the way...why did he act alone? It should be easier to fight if he brings all the members of the third team to attack together?"

"Nonsense, do you need to ask? Of course, because the members of the third team are too weak, no one can help, and bringing them will only get in the way, so Master Ju chooses to act alone."

"Oh! So that's how it is..."

Qingdeng keenly felt several gazes cast from afar, and instantly became more respectful.

It's no wonder the soldiers reacted this way.

Single-handedly sneaked into the house, rescued all the hostages, and brought down all the traitors in the house-this kind of story is almost the same as the jokes of novelists and storytellers, it happened just now, just happened Before their eyes!

Almost all the people are now looking at Qingdeng with respectful eyes.

They are like welcoming a general who has returned in triumph! When facing Qingdeng, his waist bent down unconsciously.

All the people who stand in front of Qingdeng are like falling wheat waves! They all consciously stepped aside to make way for Qing Deng.

Seeing this, Qingdeng stopped on the spot, as if thinking of something, while blinking his eyes, he looked around his surroundings.

Afterwards, he half-closed his eyes, raised his chin slightly, ignored the sight and gossip of others, and walked forward with his head held high.

"Master Tangerine!"

At this time, there were bursts of hurried footsteps, from far to near.

Looking up, it turned out to be his subordinates: the ranks and strengths of the third team.

After they rushed to Qingdeng quickly, Bai Qi, the leader, looked at Qingdeng with surprised eyes, and asked Chichi:

"Are...are you injured?"

Qingdeng glanced at Shirasaki indifferently, and wrote lightly:

"One-armed, that's all."

Meaning, color and behavior are not different from normal.

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