I formed the strongest swordsman group

The opening hours are very short - this is one of the characteristics of cherry blossoms.

Counting from the day of blooming, it only takes about a month for the dazzling and beautiful cherry blossoms to fall into mud and become dust.

Qingteng said that he would return to Beijing before the cherry blossoms withered... which meant that he would completely defeat the bandit army within a month!

In essence, for this expedition, the Shinsengumi generals were mentally prepared for a protracted war.

The gap in military strength between the two sides is really too large.

If Tong Wulang had not exaggerated just now, the total strength of the bandit army would be around 12,000 people - this number should be accurate.

The camp that almost filled the entire Ueno Basin... Such a large camp would be suspicious if it didn't have an army of this level.

In order to make up for the difference in military strength by taking advantage of the geographical advantages, they spent so much effort building forts, digging trenches and building cities in these days.

This tactic of "killing the enemy's energy and increasing my spirit" has always been very time-consuming, and it is not surprising that it could take months or even years.

A typical case is the battle between Qin and Chu in the pre-Qin period of China.

Wang Jian led 600,000 troops to attack Chu. He adopted the strategy of defending himself, avoiding decisive battles, recharging his strength, and waiting for opportunities to attack. He spent a whole year fighting the Chu army and defeated the Chu army.

If they want to defeat a bandit army that is a hundred times their size within a month... it is absolutely impossible to just rely on "Eagle-Stopping", and they must take the initiative to attack!

Abandoning the field fortifications that were finally completed and dispatching... Such a combat plan is insufficient to describe it with words such as "bold" and "crazy".

However... although everyone present was shocked by Qingdeng's bold words, they couldn't help but feel excited.

Led by Hijikata Toshizo and Kondo Isamu, everyone stood up and filed out.

Strange to say, somehow, at this moment, everyone has the same idea in their mind——

"Nioh" Tachibana Aoden is definitely preparing to leave a mark in the history of Huanghuangqing!

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After everyone retreated, the noisy handsome tent suddenly became quiet.

Qingteng stood up slowly, then moved the low table that had been placed in the corner of the handsome tent alone, and set it up in the middle of the tent. Then he drew the "Topographic Map of Ueno Basin" that he had exhausted his painting skills. "Spread it on the table and pick up an inconspicuous wooden box.

Then, he bent down, supported the left and right ends of the low table with both hands, and stared straight at the map on the table.

After a moment, he reached out and opened the wooden box he had just brought - the box was filled with shogi pieces.

Compared with Go, which has a single color, and Chinese chess, which has fewer types of chess pieces, Shogi, with each chess piece having a vivid name, is more suitable for war games.

He picked out the shogi pieces from the box one by one and placed them everywhere on the map.

"King General" represents himself.

"Infantry" stands for ordinary soldiers.

"Guima" represents cavalry.

"Speed ​​chariot" represents archers.

The "incense cart" represents the musketeers.

"Golden General" and "Silver General" represent Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Kazuo... that is, the "hero unit" that can single-handedly influence the situation of the battle.

After placing the chess pieces, Qing Deng straightened up and folded his arms in front of his chest. His eyes without sadness or joy flowed back and forth on the "chess board", and he raised his hand to move the chess pieces from time to time.

Each chess piece... no, one team after another of soldiers galloping on the ink line! On this map and in Qingdeng's mind, an invisible but fierce fight begins!

time flies……

With the blessing of the talents "Gathering God" and "God Brain +9", Qingdeng has forgotten time.

Unconsciously, the light around him gradually dimmed.

A ray of sunset passed through the gap in the tent and hit his hand.

The chess pieces that were originally neatly arranged on the map were now in a mess.

"Golden Generals" and "Silver Generals" are scattered everywhere.

The "infantry", "speeding chariot" and "incense chariot" are also in disarray.

The only unit that is still intact is "Keima".

Abruptly, Qingdeng slowly raised his gaze, his eyes firmly fixed on a particularly steep hillside not far from the bandit camp.

Immediately afterwards, he placed the "Gui Ma", a "Silver General", and the chess piece that represented himself - the "King General" - on the slope... At the same time, another ray of twilight entered the account. Inside, it shines on it impartially.

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Ueno Basin, bandit camp, main formation——

Although it was a hastily established army, the rebel army's main camp was meaningful and stylish.

The guards responsible for guarding the commander's tent, the fence to block the enemy's advance, the commander's flag representing the "soul of the entire army"... everything that should be available is available.

In the commander's tent, the generals of the rebel army were sitting on the left and right sides - they were said to be generals, but in fact, as of a month ago, they were all disciples of Renjuro Shibasaki.

After raising the flag of rebellion, Shibazaki Renjuro began to "conquer the world" and made the disciples who followed him into generals in the army.

What he did was not considered nepotism.

It would be too much to ask poor peasants who are illiterate and untrained to lead the soldiers in battle.

Shibasaki Renjuro's sword hall is a very typical "comprehensive dojo". He teaches both martial arts and knowledge.

Although Renjuro Shibasaki could not be called a great scholar, he still had the ability to teach people to recognize Chinese characters and enable them to read the Four Books and Five Classics as well as ancient and modern collections of Japanese songs.

Therefore, Shibasaki Renjuro's apprentices not only practice martial arts, but also generally have a high level of education.

Possessing both civil and military skills... Such qualities are so rare in the barren countryside that "you can't even find them with a lantern".

In other words, except for Shibazaki Renjuro's disciples, there are no other suitable candidates for the position of general in the bandit army.

At this moment, there was silence and solemnity inside and outside the rebel army's main formation.

I saw that every one of the generals in the handsome tent was watching with their eyes, nose and heart, and they didn't even dare to express their anger.

A few people even broke out in a cold sweat, and their complexions were washed white by the cold sweat that kept oozing out.

An extremely heavy atmosphere continued to accumulate in the handsome tent.

The person who created this atmosphere was the strong man sitting on the main seat with a golden sword.

The person who can take the main seat in this tent... is naturally the commander-in-chief of the rebel army - Shibasaki Renjuro!

The age of this wild man who started the fierce war in the Gyeonggi region is probably between 30 and 35 years old.

He has a very tall build, with thick arms, and the joints at his wrists and elbows protrude like dead wood. At first glance, he has the physique of a martial artist.

The broad forehead is very eye-catching, the skin is as dark as charcoal, and there are traces of resentment between the brows.

After an unknown amount of time passed like this... Shibasaki Renjuro finally broke the silence in the handsome tent with an indifferent tone.

"Just two people, riding their horses in a swaggering manner, walked around the camp of our army."

"But we couldn't do anything against each other, and instead we lost a lot of people."

"This is such a shame and humiliation... I really... don't know what to say to you..."

After Shibazaki Renjuro finished speaking, an even more eerie silence surrounded the surroundings.

At this moment, someone took courage and whispered intermittently and cautiously:

"Well, one of those two people... is the 'Nioh'... Since there is a 'Nioh' here... there's nothing we can do about it, right...?"

As soon as these words came out, Shibazaki Renjuro's sharp gaze was immediately attracted.

"Ah? Sato-kun, what did you say? You mean: Because the opponent has a 'Nioh', there is no need to fight this battle. You can just admit defeat and surrender, is that right?"

"No, no...I didn't mean that...I just...just...yes..."

Under Shibasaki Renjuro's gaze and verbal attack, the man suddenly acted like a quail, his voice became lower and lower, and his head was lowered as if it was about to fall to the ground.

As apprentices of Shibazaki Renjuro, they knew very well how bad their master's temper was.

There is no such thing as "education law" in this era.

In front of the master, the apprentice has no human rights at all.

It is your blessing to meet a reasonable, gentle and considerate master.

The masters that most people meet... basically regard their apprentices as wallets, punching bags, free labor, and even objects of sexual desire.

For the ill-tempered Renjuro Shibasaki, beating his disciples directly is a normal part of daily life, not to mention verbal abuse.

Everyone present was ready to witness the scene of "Shibasaki Renjuro jumping up in a rage and giving that mean-mouthed guy a few slaps."

However, Shibazaki Renjuro did not do this.

After pondering for a while, he took a deep breath, as if to suppress the anger in his heart.

Then, he turned his head and looked at the young man sitting on his left.

"Mr. Settsu, what do you think? Tachibana Aoden is so arrogant, do we need to take any countermeasures?"

There is probably no one else who can be called "Mr. Settsu" by Renjuro Shibasaki!

I saw this young man... Settsu Yorimitsu was about 25 years old. He had no beard on his chin, neither fat nor thin, and his skin was so fair that one suspected that he had never been in the sun in his life and had not shaved his head. Dai Tou's black hair is very thick, and he exudes a polite aura.

His face... to put it simply: shocking!

His face is very upright and handsome, with long curved eyebrows, a straight and high nose bridge, and bright eyes that seem to have bright stars lodged in them... Putting on men's clothes, this person is a first-class handsome man; putting on women's clothes , this person will make countless women feel ashamed.

It is no exaggeration to say that a weak-minded man might be charmed by him after meeting this person for the first time.

There are two main reasons why Settsu Yorimitsu became Shibasaki Renjuro's military advisor.

Firstly, it was because of his boldness and generosity.

Directly donate all your wealth... No one dares to fail to give face to an angel investor like him.

Secondly, his talent is truly convincing.

Shibasaki Renjuro admired Settsu Yorimitsu's rich knowledge and extraordinary courage.

Therefore, he respected the other party very much, always addressed him as "sir" and praised him as "my Kong Ming".

Shibasaki Renjuro was asking for advice... Settsu Yorimitsu immediately pursed his thin lips, thinking.

After a while, his graceful mouth moved slightly and he said slowly:

"...Mr. Shibasaki, we don't need to panic."

"As the dignified envoy of Gyeonggi Province and in charge of an army alone, Ju Qingden would go to the front line regardless of his own safety - this is an accident that none of us expected."

"Although he succeeded, we did not suffer huge losses."

"Looking down from here, Ju Qingdeng's purpose is just to get a closer look at our camp and examine our reality with his own eyes."

"Now that the deal is done, what we should do now is to take warning and greatly increase the vigilance inside and outside the camp."

"As long as we learn lessons and build our army's camp into a 'hedgehog' capable of both offense and defense, and give him ten more courages, he will never dare to take risks alone again!"

Shibazaki Renjuro nodded gently while listening carefully.

"...Well, Mr. Settsu, you are right."

After saying that, he took a deep breath and immediately said to the generals in front of him:

"That's all, since Mr. Settsu has said so, then... today's accident will be forgotten by me!"

"But! Don't do it again!"

"From today on, no more scouts from the Shogun army are allowed to approach the base camp!"

"If I find out that today's accident happens again... Huh! Think about the consequences for yourselves!"

After giving this order in a ruthless tone, Shibazaki Renjuro turned his head again and looked at Settsu Yorimitsu.

"Mr. Settsu, if it is as you said, the shogunate army built a fort in the Ueno Basin of Iga, blocking our only way."

"It seems that the shogunate is planning to defend this place."

"I wonder if you have any good ideas to defeat the enemy?"

As soon as Shibazaki Renjuro finished speaking, Settsu Yorimitsu smiled slightly:

"Of course! To be honest, I have carefully observed the surrounding terrain today. I am already confident about how to defeat the army in front of me!"

"If the plan goes well... we can definitely get to Luo before the cherry blossoms wither!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present, including Shibasaki Renjuro, became energetic. Their eyes lit up, and their bodies subconsciously leaned towards the direction of Settsu Yorimitsu.

Settsu Yoriguang lowered his eyelids, and his eyes burst out thoughtfully under his long eyelashes.

"But... in order to achieve a complete victory, please give me a little more time! I must do a few more deductions on the map!"

"Today at 4 o'clock in the evening (8 o'clock in the evening), please gather here. I will inform you of my battle plan!"

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That night--

Ueno Basin, Shinsengumi camp, main camp——

There is still a little time before the agreed 8 o'clock, but the Shinsengumi generals have gathered in the commander's tent.

"Now that everyone is here... let's get started!"

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Yesterday, a book friend said that Qingden was the "Orange Ke Arthur", so Bao Baozi stole this joke today (Baohan.jpg)

PS: To collect information, Leopard Leopard has been playing "Fate Samurai Remnant" recently. Saber's voice in it fits my fantasy of Souji's voice! (Leopard Hi.jpg) Yui Masayuki in it also fits my fantasy of Sanako’s appearance! (leopard super hi.jpg)