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"Nioh not only cut off the keel of the British ship, but also destroyed its cabin with sword energy! Ah? You ask me what sword energy is? I don't know very well, but I heard that this is a unique skill unique to top masters. Powerful move! Can kill the enemy invisibly!”

"Did you know? While King Ni was killing the ship, he also personally killed several barbarian soldiers and escaped unscathed!"

"The king of kings cut off more than one dragon bone!"

"I know! The keels of three barbarian ships were destroyed by his sword!"

"Fart! There are only 6 ships!"

"Nonsense! Obviously the keels of all the Yi ships were cut off by Nioh one by one!"

"Exactly! Otherwise, how could those tyrannical Yi people retreat obediently?"

"The leader of the Western Yi, the man named John, was so frightened that he fell to the ground after seeing the dragon bone broken by King Ni, and urinated!"

"That's right! All the sailors on the Xianlin Maru saw it! That John didn't even dare to express his anger after seeing King Ni!"

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People opened up their imaginations and spoke freely, just like a carnival.

They had no taboos in fantasizing about Qingdeng’s heroic appearance, imagining how he would slash ships and defeat enemies with a smooth stroke of his sword!

After becoming a celebrity, Qingdeng finally understood how fantasy stories such as "Nuwa mended the sky" and "Houyi shot the sun" were born.

Maybe these deeds are real! However, as word of mouth spread among the people, it became more and more exaggerated.

Over time, a fact was passed down into a myth and legend.

In the past, Qingto might have felt embarrassed and at a loss what to do about these outrageous rumors that were so out of touch that they almost called him the "Eastern Superman".

But now, his mind has changed.

He gradually realized that these random and strange rumors would increase his prestige in disguised form!

Today, he is already a high-profile general.

For a big shot like him to keep himself "hot" at all times, although there will be some disadvantages, it can also bring many benefits!

Nowadays, there are no convenient information dissemination tools such as television and the Internet.

The biggest propaganda tool is word of mouth among the people.

Don’t underestimate the war of public opinion.

In the 21st century, countless deeds have confirmed the importance of public opinion warfare.

Even in ancient times, the powerful energy contained in public opinion cannot be ignored.

The most typical example is Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms era.

Everyone in the world knows Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence and righteousness, so he can enjoy it wherever he goes, the people are willing to follow him, and the righteous men are willing to be loyal to him.

Due to the immaturity of the people's wisdom, the spiritual world of the people in the feudal era was basically filled with all kinds of strange forces and gods.

You said that Qingden is the incarnation of the Nioh in the human world and is a veritable "Benevolent King". There are really many people who will believe this!

As long as these specious "heroic deeds" of Qingdeng continue to spread among the market, they will one day have the effect of "quantitative change leading to qualitative change".

Gradually, in the future, not only the Kanto area, but also the people in other regions of Japan will be in awe of Aomori's reputation!

Given time, this kind of scene is not impossible to happen one day in the future - Qingden Ceniu walked to the enemy's position and shouted "I am the benevolent king!" The enemy was shocked and unwilling to fight with him, and finally refused to attack. Collapse.

All in all, without having to do anything, countless people came to give him free publicity and help him become a "god" - why not just sit back and enjoy the success?

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No matter how turbulent the outside world is, the business matters that need to be dealt with still need to be resolved one by one.

It wasn't until the day after the British ships evacuated that Aoto finally met Hijikata Toizo for the first time in a long time.

More than a month has passed since Hijikata Toshizo went to Edo and personally presided over the recruitment work in Edo.

Hijikata Toshizo is indeed an all-round talent like Yunwen Yunwu.

Even with this extremely tedious task, he can still fulfill his mission.

Kanto's Liangjiazi is Qingdeng's basic base.

Therefore, in order to ensure the "purity" of the Shinsengumi, in this large-scale conscription, the amount allocated to Edo was 2,000 people, and to Kyoto, 1,000 people.

After layers of selection, all 2,000 recruits from Edo are finally in place!

According to subsequent statistics, tens of thousands of people came to apply!

The large base ensures the quality of applicants. The saying goes, "If you don't do it, there will be others who will!"

Regarding the new recruits of the Shinsengumi, Seito only has two requirements:

First, you must have a healthy body. It doesn't matter if you have never practiced martial arts. It would be great if you have attended private school and have a certain level of education.

Second, the family background must be clean.

The former is easy to say, but the latter is more difficult.

Currently, Japan does not have a sound household registration system, and it is difficult to investigate the family background of others.

However, in general, Qingnobo is quite satisfied with the work results of Hijikata Toshizo.

2,000 people were selected from tens of thousands of people - apart from anything else, their physical fitness alone was far superior to that of ordinary people.

Everyone who passes the assessment in the end is a winner among men.

There are many highly skilled martial arts practitioners among them.

There are even a dozen people who are recipients of the exemption.

By the way, among the two thousand recruits, about a hundred are special talents.

In order to build the Shinsengumi into an "all-round army" with no shortcomings, Qingdeng specially ordered the establishment of a "special talent channel."

As the name suggests, this "channel" does not recruit warriors, but is specifically for talents with special skills.

According to Qingdeng's requirements, it mainly recruits four types of talents - doctors, accountants, blacksmiths and architects.

Doctors save lives and heal the wounded.

Accounting coordinates supplies.

Blacksmith maintains equipment.

Architects repair fortifications.

Among them, doctors and architects are the ones Qingdeng values ​​most.

Needless to say, doctors - improve the survival rate of injuries, ensure the number of old people, and also effectively reduce the possibility of plague outbreaks.

Qingdeng was really afraid of the plague.

Recruiting more military doctors would always make him feel more at ease.

As for architects...having good architects means having quality field fortifications!

Qingdeng is very aware of his military talent - that is, he has no military talent.

He cannot come up with so many clever strategies to defeat his opponents like Han Xin, Bai Qi, Li Jing and other military gods.

It is important for a person to know himself. Since he is not a military genius, he should fight the war like an "ordinary person"!

Qingdeng's most respected general was Li Shimin, the "Khan of Heaven".

Although they are both victorious military gods, Li Shimin is not like Han Xin and Bai Qi, who always fight some magical battles that people can't understand.

Li Shimin's most common method of using troops is surprisingly simple.

To put it simply, it is just "two axes"——

First, hold on to the barriers and wear down the enemy's energy.

Second, when the time is right, the entire army attacks and takes away the enemy troops with one wave of charge.

This tactic seems very simple, but Li Shimin relied on this tactic to defeat all the invincible opponents in the world, explaining what it means to "take advantage of the world with one new move".

From Xue Ju to Liu Wuzhou, from Dou Jiande to Liu Heita, these heroes were all defeated by Li Shimin's trick.

In essence, Li Shimin has cultivated his "internal strength" to the extreme!

He is able to coordinate the supply of supplies, coordinate the relationship between the generals, direct the advancement and retreat of the armies, and collect intelligence accurately... Logistics, military morale, and intelligence are all perfect, which is why he seems so relaxed when fighting.

The two tricks of "holding the barrier" and "charging the whole army" are only the last 5% of his victory.

He had already prepared 95% of the previous content before the war started!

Li Shimin's tactics are both difficult to say and simple to say.

If you want to reach the same height as Li Shimin, you can't do it just by hard work. You need to have extremely high military talent.

However, if ordinary people fully studied Li Shimin's military thinking, they would have the opportunity to become a good general - and this was Qingdeng's goal.

Leaving aside Li Shimin's "internal strength", this is not something that can be mastered in a short while.

However, his "two-step ax" is easy to imitate.

To put it bluntly, Li Shimin's tactics of "first holding on to the barrier, then attacking with the whole army" can be condensed into Sun Wu's classic saying: Be invincible first, and wait for the enemy to be victorious.

An army that can both fight and survive, charge in the field and build a city on the spot... Who can defeat such an army?

In the previous "Iga Offensive and Defense Battle", Qingnobo had tasted the sweetness of "building a high wall".

Therefore, he made up his mind - from now on, unless encountering special circumstances, he must first build a solid field fortress in every war to ensure that his own strength will not be damaged and the enemy will not take advantage. Then take the opportunity to defeat the enemy!

Therefore, in order to successfully build an "engineering team" that suits his needs, Qingdeng attaches great importance to architects.

He does not hesitate to promise huge profits and generous rewards to attract architects who have strong skills and dare to go to the battlefield.

There was no shortage of architects in Edo—because fires broke out in various places in Edo, and houses would be damaged in one fire.

Over time, a large number of highly skilled architects were cultivated.

Due to the deteriorating economy of Edo, even doctors, architects and other professions that are not prone to unemployment are inevitably facing sharp declines in revenue.

Therefore, many doctors, accountants, blacksmiths and architects, knowing that they may be on dangerous battlefields in the future, still resolutely went to the Shinsengumi recruitment points just to make a living.

In the end, Edo recruited 18 doctors, 25 accountants, 30 blacksmiths, and 35 architects, for a total of 108 people.

In addition, because of the precedents of Sanako and Mai Kinoshita, in order to demonstrate the meritocracy of the Shinsengumi, this time's recruitment is just like the last time. There is no gender restriction, and both men and women can apply.

For this reason, many women appeared at the recruitment scene in Edo.

However, unfortunately...as of the end of the conscription, no women have passed the test.

However, this is normal.

Even in the world of low martial arts, there is still an insurmountable physical gap between men and women.

Strong girls like Souji, Sanako, and Mai Kinoshita are pure exceptions.

In fact, even among the three female heroes of the Shinsengumi, Souji is the only one who can truly be said to be "feminine and not inferior to men".

Strictly speaking, although Sanako and Mai Kinoshita's physical fitness is far superior to that of ordinary people, they cannot be called outstanding. Both of them are "skilled" warriors.

Only Souji, whose physique is different from ordinary people, can really crush all the heroes with his physical strength.

Logically speaking, after more than a month of continuous heavy work, Hijikata Toshizo should be so tired that he looks bad and looks tired.

However, when Qingdeng saw him, he looked like a normal person, full of energy and with a rosy face.

It is obvious at a glance how strong his working ability is and how strong his body is.

According to gossip - after Hijikata Toszo returned to Edo, while ensuring the quality of his work, he always maintained a "high-intensity" life of meeting a lover privately every day and going to Yoshiwara or Okaba every night.

Although Hijikata Toshizo's life style is very... wild, he turned in a job answer sheet that couldn't find any faults, so Aomori wouldn't say anything about it.

All in all, thanks to Hijikata Toshizo's outstanding talents, when Ayoto personally inquired about the recruitment matters in Edo, the task was nearing completion.

At this point, Qingdeng can finally relax a little.

For example - I can finally go back to the Trial Guard Hall.

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Wenjiu three years (1863), June 14th——

Edo, Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi Town, Test Guard Hall——

"...I really miss it."

Looking at the huge plaque in front of him with the three characters "Trial Guard Hall" written on it, Qingdeng couldn't help but feel a strange feeling like "a wanderer returning home".

Hijikata Toshizo, who was standing next to him, sneered:

"Oh, look at what you said, why do you think you haven't been back for more than ten years?"

Qingden shrugged and smiled:

"For me, it is indeed a long time since I came back... I don't know what happened to the master and his wife."

As he spoke, he reached out and pushed open the door——

"Kill ah ah ah!"

"Drink! Drink! Drink!"

"Huh! Huh! Huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Strengthen your waist and abdomen! You have to remember everything. If your waist and abdomen are weak, your hands will be weak!"

"This is the Imperial Guard Hall! Nioh's hometown! With your level, you will bring shame to Nioh in the future! Cheer up!"

"yes!"

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Before they even entered the dojo, the sound of "crackling" bamboo swords clashing with each other, as well as unfamiliar or familiar shouts, attacked Ayoto and Hijikata Touzo.

Qingdeng was about to walk towards the dojo when a very familiar figure and a slightly nostalgic fat figure suddenly broke into his field of vision.

"Eh? Tachibana-kun?"

The beautiful figure shouted first.

"Huh? Tachibana Aoden?"

The fat giant shadow followed closely behind.

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows:

"Miss Okita? Mr. Tojo?"

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Some book friends reported: The plot of Qing Tengping retreating from the British ship is really outrageous.

In this regard, I just want to say: If this is outrageous, then what does the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty and the history of the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty count?