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Seeing Elodie raising her knife, the two Russian soldiers became even happier.

Their contempt for Elodie was palpable.

One thing is that the petite Elodie is holding a knife that does not match her body shape... This look is indeed a bit funny.

The two men slightly adjusted the direction of their bayonets, not aiming at Elodie's vitals, but running towards her non-lethal arms.

It seemed that they wanted to knock Yamato Mamoru out of Elodie's hands and capture her alive.

At this moment, Elodie seemed to be possessed by Qingden - her posture and attitude were quite like a benevolent king!

She lowered her eyelids and glanced around, firmly locking the enemy's position.

She did not wait for the enemy to approach, but took the initiative to attack!

Soon enough, she stepped forward suddenly, her elbow suddenly popped open like a broken bowstring, and she slashed the Russian soldier on her left hand side with her sword.

The other party's eyes widened, and his cheeks were filled with disbelief - he lacked the minimum psychological preparation for Elodie's proactive attack.

Faced with the speed of the sword that swung out the afterimage, he had no time to react. He could only watch as the silver sword light covered his entire field of vision.

Phew!

The body is broken, blood is sprayed, and bones are exposed.

After slashing this person, Elodie stood firm and turned around to attack the enemy on the right.

Elodie's courage to take the initiative and his ability to kill one of his companions in a blink of an eye made the other party stunned.

At this moment, he no longer dared to be careless. He gritted his teeth and no longer thought about capturing Elodie. He stabbed her chest with the knife, as if to kill her.

Elodie spotted the bayonet's position, twisted slightly, and dodged it effortlessly.

While dodging, she stepped closer and swung the blade back from below, grazing the ground and hitting the opponent's chin.

The blade cut into the chin and split out from the Tianling Gai - the man's entire face was split into two smooth-cut halves like a shell, separated to the left and right.

"Huh...huh...huh...huh..."

Looking at the two people who died under his knife, Elodie's expression changed, her cheeks turned white, and her throat moved slightly.

Although he didn't consume much energy, he couldn't help but take a deep breath to adjust his breath.

This was her first time killing someone with a knife.

Her immediate reaction was calmer than she expected...but also really uncomfortable.

"Kill them!" (Russian)

"Kill ah ah ah ah!"

"Just a bunch of monkeys with a height defect, go to hell!" (Russian)

"Follow Deputy Chief Hijikata!"

Suddenly, the shouts of killing from all directions brought Elodie's consciousness back to reality.

She turned her head and looked around, her rapid breathing gradually returning to a steady pace.

At the same time, a determined look appeared in his eyes.

——Now is not the time to be cowardly...!

With this thought in mind, she clenched the Yamato Shoudan in her palm again and threw herself into the battlefield again.

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Although the Slavs are not known for their height, their average height is still far higher than that of the current Japanese.

In the Edo period, even the superior samurai who had a better quality of life did not necessarily have a tall and strong body, let alone the thousands of people who were farmers.

Their daily staple food is millet, and when the harvest is not good, they have to rely on tares to satisfy their hunger.

So, naturally we can't expect them to have such great figures.

Regarding how low the average height of the Thousand People of Tongxin is... let's just say that Elodie, who is only 1.42 meters tall, does not look out of place among them.

Therefore, when the Russian soldiers launched a charge and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with thousands of people, it immediately gave people the feeling of "long-bodied people" fighting "halflings".

Looking at this group of short, child-like men, the Russian soldiers opened their mouths and revealed ferocious smiles.

Their physical advantages visible to the naked eye gave them a sense of superiority.

At the same time, their disdain for the unity of a thousand people grew stronger.

However... after the actual battle, their expressions changed belatedly.

There is no other reason - the thousands of soldiers who work together make up for their physical defects with their superb swordsmanship!

Regardless of the other aspects of Thousands of People Unity, their martial ethos has always been something that cannot be underestimated.

Unlike those samurai masters who are keen on showing off and loving gorgeous swordsmanship, the idea of ​​martial arts practice by thousands of people is very simple: as long as they can fight!

They are only interested in those swordsmanship schools that have actual combat capabilities, and sneer at those showy schools that are not useful.

Whenever they have free time, they will hire swordsmen with real talents to teach swordsmanship.

There are so many young people who cherish the dream of "becoming a great swordsman" and devote themselves to practicing swordsmanship.

Therefore, when it comes to the ability to fight hand-to-hand combat, a thousand people working together really have nothing to fear from these Russians!

What's more, they also have three outstanding swordsman masters, Hijikata Toshizo, Shimada Kui, and Elodie.

The first two are not only very skilled, but also have extremely rich practical experience.

I saw the white blade waving, the sword shining brightly, dimming the cold light of the bayonet.

The offensive of the "Slavic Legion" was abruptly blocked, and there was even a faint tendency to push back!

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The French-Qich coalition, our formation——

Even without a telescope to take a closer look, one can clearly see that the offensive of the "Slavic Legion" is gradually slowing down and the battle situation is getting anxious.

When Katsura Kogoro saw this, he couldn't help but frown and muttered:

"It's not good to attack..."

Although guns have become the absolute mainstream on the battlefield, if you want to defeat the enemy in the field, shooting alone is far from enough.

Unless the enemy's organization is extremely low, ordinary shooting alone will not be enough to defeat the enemy.

Staying in place and shooting from a long distance - anyone can do this level of fighting.

But having the courage to charge with a bayonet and fight the enemy face to face - this is not what any army can do.

I survived the musket fire of the Western army, but was ultimately defeated by the bayonet charge of the Western army... There are so many examples like this.

In a nutshell: Although guns are now the mainstream weapons, "courage" and "close combat capability" are still important indicators for measuring the combat effectiveness of an army.

Obviously, Thousand People Tongxin on the opposite side is not an opponent that can be defeated just by relying on artillery rain and barrages.

If they cannot be completely defeated in close combat, "conquering the Eighth Prince" will become a luxury.

As soon as Katsura Kogoro finished mumbling, Shuten Doji standing next to him chuckled.

"Guijun, please be patient and don't be impatient."

"The current war situation has not yet reached the point of sighing."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, then raised his head and said loudly:

"Su Nuo! Master Haibo! Niu Gui!"

Suddenly, Su Nuo, Haifangzhu, and Niu Gui, who were waiting beside them, stepped out of the queue.

"The battle situation has become tense. Go and help."

"Yes!"*3

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Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

After discovering that a certain Russian soldier not far away was pointing a musket at him, Toshizo Hijikata immediately dodged to the right, narrowly avoiding the bullet.

Just as he was about to go find this guy to settle accounts, two Russian soldiers suddenly rushed over and his steps were blocked.

For Toshizo Hijikata, the most difficult and dangerous situation at the moment was not the bayonets with the advantage of length in the hands of the Russian soldiers, but the unpredictable cold guns.

These Russian soldiers had extremely high military literacy, so they loaded their muskets very quickly, quietly, and then fired without warning.

These cold shots caused great harm to thousands of people.

Just what Hijikata Toizo saw with his own eyes, more than ten people died with hatred because of being shot coldly.

On the other hand, if thousands of people work together, they won't have the ability to make cold shots.

Their mediocre training level simply could not reload with confidence in such an extremely chaotic environment.

Many of them even threw the muskets somewhere because they thought they were in the way and hindered them from wielding their knives.

Just when Hijikata Toshizo was concentrating on thinking about a way to break the situation——

call!

He suddenly heard the fierce wind coming from behind him!

In an instant, like a conditioned reflex, he turned back like a top with his left foot as the axis, and the bent blade slashed backwards——

clang! !

The terrifying sound of gold and iron clashing spread everywhere!

Izumi Mamokane, Hijikata Toshisan, held the two tachi steadily.

"Izumi Mamoru Kanesada...the sword is good."

Su Nuo glanced at Izumi Mamoru Kanesada in Hijikata Toshisan's hand, and then asked in a cold tone:

"Are you Hijikata Toshizo?"

Hijikata Toshizo snorted coldly:

"Who are you?"

"The person who takes your head."

The moment he finished speaking, Su Nuo used a fierce force to deflect Hijikata Toshizo's sword, then stepped forward, closed the distance in one breath, and stabbed Hijikata Toshizo's chest with both swords in his palms.

Hijikata Toshizo nimbly stepped to the right and dodged.

Suddenly, he felt the light on the right dim. Umibozu raised his Odachi high and adopted a large upper position, aimed at Hijikata Toshizo's body, and used a "power splitting Huashan" strike.

His momentum was so strong that there was no doubt that if the sword struck him, Hijikata Toshizo would definitely be "cut in two".

At this critical moment, Toshizo Hijikata showed off his demeanor as the "Deputy Commander of the Demon".

In terms of fighting style, like Saito Ichi, he is also a "speed swordsman" who emphasizes agility and reaction speed.

He stepped like a whirlwind and advanced in front of Umibozu in one breath - in this way, the opponent's sword could not cut him.

With the move of "not retreating but advancing", he could not help but turn danger into danger, and he also created an opportunity to counterattack!

While getting close to the opponent, he changed his posture and adopted the blue-eyes formation.

In a matter of seconds, Izumi Mamoru Kanesada's blade cut a fleeting gap in mid-air and swiped towards Umibozu's chest.

Master Umibo's pupils shrank. He originally wanted to take the Odachi back to his chest and forcefully receive the blow.

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But there was one person who blocked Hijikata Tobizo's slashing attack for him.

clang! !

The large naginata protruding from the slanted stab was like a solid wall, firmly catching Izumi Mamoru Kanesada's blade without wavering.

Ushiuki holding this naginata stepped on his feet and took a deep breath——

"Haaahhhhh!"

Green worm-like veins burst out from his arms, and powerful force ejected from the blade, pushing Hijikata Toshisan's company away with their swords.

Hijikata Toizan tightly grasped Izumi Mori Kanesada in his palm to prevent it from letting go. He tried his best to resist Ushiki's huge strength. His legs dragged two long marks on the ground and dragged him for 5 or 6 meters before stopping.

When he stabilized his body and looked forward, Su Nuo, Haifangzhu, and Niu Gui had already met.

The three of them stood in a row and stared at Hijikata Toshizo coldly.

Just based on the brief confrontation just now, Hijikata Toshizo has concluded: these three people are by no means just ordinary people!

“…You don’t have the accent of Choshu, you are not from Choshu. As far as I know, Choshu has joined forces with the Fazhu Party. Are you from the Fazhu Party?”

Although Hijikata Toshizo used the sentence structure of a question, his tone was affirmative.

Sukuna sneered:

“So what?”

Obviously, they had no intention of talking nonsense with Hijikata Toshizo.

As soon as Sukuna finished speaking, his figure turned into a blurry afterimage, and in just a moment he rushed to Hijikata Toshizo.

Hijikata Toshizo lowered his waist, grasped Izumi-no-kami Kanesada in his palm, and took the fight calmly.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The two fought in a group.

The continuous sound of metal hitting each other showed the intensity of the battle.

Hijikata Toshizo had seen people using two katanas before.

This was the first time he had seen someone who could use two swords.

The two swords in Sukuna's hands looked like the two front legs of a mantis, giving off a creepy aura.

This unprecedented tricky sword technique caused a lot of trouble for Hijikata Toshizo.

Of course, if it was just Sukuna, he wouldn't be afraid.

But there were also Umibozu and Ushiki...

These two stood aside, always paying attention to the battle between Hijikata Toshizo and Sukuna, ready to step forward to help at any time, just waiting for Hijikata Toshizo to show a flaw...

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...

"...Shuten-doji, I really don't understand."

Katsura Kogoro said suddenly while looking at the front battlefield in the distance.

Shuten-doji put his hands behind his back and asked indifferently:

"Hmm? What's the matter that you don't understand?"

Katsura Kogoro asked directly:

"Shuten-doji, why don't you let Otakemaru participate in this battle?"

"You are the general of the army, so you have to stay in the main camp and can't leave casually to prevent uncontrollable variables from happening - I can understand this."

"If Otakemaru is here, you can send Otakemaru to support the front line while you stay in the main camp."

"Although I don't know how capable Otakemaru is, , but since he can become your recognized 'strongest combat force', he must be more than enough to deal with Hijikata Toshizo and his ilk. "

"I really don't understand, in such a crucial battle, your 'highest combat force', your strongest trump card is actually absent? "

"What about the promise of 'betting everything'?"

"What about the promise of 'using all the combat forces of the Fazhu Party in this battle'?"

"If Otakemaru is here, we might be able to break through Hachioji today."

Katsura Kogoro has always been very dissatisfied with Otakemaru's absence.

After successfully landing in Nobi, Yamata no Orochi and the Frenchman named Mael left on a steam battleship.

Katsura Kogoro can still understand their absence.

Yamata no Orochi is ill and relies solely on drugs to prolong his life. If he, a sickly person, moves with the army, it might hinder the war.

As for Mael, it goes without saying that he is a pure civil servant, and it is too much for him to participate in the battle.

In contrast, Katsura Kogoro could not understand Otakemaru's absence!

When Yamata no Orochi and Mael left by boat, Otakemaru and his sister also left.

At that time, Katsura Kogoro was shocked and couldn't help thinking darkly: Could it be that the Fazhu Party wanted to preserve its strength?

They said nice things, such as "use all the fighting power of the Fazhu Party in this battle", but in fact they hid their strongest fighting power!

We in Choshu really bet everything!

Katsura Kogoro became more and more angry, and finally couldn't help but question Shuten Douji at this moment.

After listening to Katsura Kogoro's questions, Shuten Douji laughed:

"Katsura-kun, you misunderstood!"

"You have a small error in understanding Otakemaru's position and identity in our Fazhu Party."

"How should I put it..."

Shuten Douji paused and thought.

After a while, he slowly said:

"In short, Otakemaru is a very special existence."

"Although he is also a member of the Law-killing Party, he is different from us. He will not obey Yamata no Orochi's orders."

After hearing this, Katsura Kogoro was stunned:

"Isn't he the adopted son of Yamata no Orochi?"

"Even biological sons may not obey their biological fathers, let alone adopted sons?"

Shuten-doji choked Katsura Kogoro with just this one sentence.

He continued:

"Otakemaru was born deaf, so his 'world' is very different from our 'world'."

"To put it bluntly, his way of thinking is very different from that of ordinary people and cannot be measured by common sense."

"Anyway, I don't understand what he thinks about every day. Maybe only Lord Orochi and his sister can understand what he thinks."

"However, there is one thing I am very sure of: he is not interested in overthrowing the shogunate."

"Almost every cadre of the Law-Slaying Party - including me - has a blood feud with the shogunate."

"As long as we can overthrow the Edo shogunate, we are willing to pay any price."

"But Otakemaru is different."

"He has no hatred for the shogunate."

"He has a characteristic, that is, he never does anything he is not interested in."

"As long as he is not interested in anything, he will never get involved."

"Even if Lord Orochi and his sister personally begged him, he would not be moved."

"Unfortunately, overthrowing the shogunate is one of the things he is not interested in."

"Therefore, he will naturally not participate in this battle."

"So, it's not that we intentionally hide our strength, but we really can't command him."

"This guy has always been a lazy guy, wandering around every day, living in his own world, and I don't know what he is thinking."

"In my impression, the only mission he has taken the initiative to accept is...'Find Ogata Issei'."

Find Ogata Issei - a sudden strange remark made Katsura Kogoro stunned.

"Ogata Issei? Is it the Ogata Issei I know?"

Shuten Douji shrugged:

"Is there another Ogata Issei in the world?"

"Is Ogata Issei still alive?"

"Of course he is still alive, he is an 'immortal'."

"...Huh?"

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