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Chapter 750: Annihilate the Tosa Loyalists! Hold a grand feast! [4800]

As soon as the noisy footsteps sounded, everyone in the room trembled violently like a frightened bird, their faces lost all color, and their cheeks were filled with fear.

After hearing the words "We are the Shinsengumi! We are conducting an official investigation," they could no longer remain calm.

"Shinsengumi! Damn it! The Shinsengumi is here!"

"How did the Shinsengumi know about this place?!"

"This is the secret base of our Tosa Loyalist Party! There is no way outsiders would know about this place!"

"Damn it! What are you still standing there for? Draw your swords! Get ready for battle!"

Screaming, wailing, roaring...it was chaos.

After Yamauchi Dodo labeled the Tosa Kinno Party as traitors, these people, like Choshu, became rats crossing the street and were hated by everyone.

Tosa Domain Residence...also known as the "Tosa Office in Beijing", they definitely can't stay there any longer.

The Tosa Loyalists fled the feudal residence overnight, dispersed, and hid in various secret strongholds they had previously set up, waiting for the next order from Takechi Hanpeita.

There are two main reasons why I don't leave Kyoto.

For one thing, they have nowhere to go.

There must be heavy troops deployed at various checkpoints of Tosa Domain by now, waiting to capture them.

I can never go back to my hometown.

Secondly...like Kusaka Genzui, they are reluctant to give up their "sunk costs".

They expended countless efforts and paid a great price before they finally succeeded in entering Kyoto in the name of "the righteous army to serve the king."

The "one feudal domain loyal to the king" that Takechi Hanpeita had been dreaming of finally showed signs of happening.

The result... is just a retreat?

Just flee Kyoto without saying a word?

This can no longer be considered a return to the period before liberation overnight, but a complete fall to rock bottom!

This is how they make a choice!

They officially learned about Yamauchi Dojo's backstabbing against them last night.

From last night until now, the entire Tosa Loyalist Party has been in a semi-paralyzed state.

From Takechi Hanpeita to the most ordinary grassroots staff, everyone was stunned by this sudden and huge change and completely lost their composure.

A similar situation happened a while ago.

After the success of the "August 18th Coup", Choshu was expelled and the Sonjo Movement suffered a major setback.

The Tosa Kinno Party, which also belonged to the Sonjo camp, was suddenly thrown into great chaos.

In fact, the relationship between Choshu and Tosa Kinno-tō was not very harmonious.

Although it cannot be said that they share honor and disgrace, it can also be said that they are in appearance but not in spirit.

It is said that "heresy is more hateful than paganism."

Facts have proven that party strife is fucking everywhere!

Although they are both members of the Zunrang camp, their core demands are completely inconsistent and can even be said to be conflicting.

Choshu’s claim was that “Choshu must be the leader of the Sonnōjo movement.”

As for the Tosa Loyalist Party... Takechi Hanpeita's political proposition was "one domain loyal to the king." In other words, his demands were the same as Choshu's, except that the subject was changed.

Both sides want to be the boss.

After the Choshu forces were driven out of Kyoto, a fierce quarrel broke out among the Tosa Kinno Party.

  Some people think: This is Choshu people’s business, what does it have to do with us Tosa people?

The clever monkey will sit on the tree and watch the two tigers fight quietly. When both are defeated, he will wait for an opportunity to fish in troubled waters!

On the other hand, quite a number of people believed that Choshu should be supported immediately!

  Even if there are conflicts with Choshu, its power cannot be denied!

Choshu is the core force of the Sonnang camp! If Choshu falls, Tosa will also suffer!

The two sides quarreled so fiercely that they almost beat each other's brains into dog brains.

In the end, the former prevailed.

Everyone can understand the ideas put forward by the "war faction".

No matter how naive a person is, he would not think that the Tosa Loyalists would be safe and sound after the fall of Choshu.

The main reason why the "war faction" was suppressed was because... the military force of the Tosa Kinno Party was too weak and it had no ability to support Choshu!

The Tosa Kinno-tō was not a military organization where not everyone was good at fighting.

Its main members were local samurai from Tosa Domain.

Due to the restrictions of social class, the quality of the Tosa samurai was uneven.

There are many illiterate people who cannot read a single word and those who cannot even hold a knife properly.

After all the efforts were put together, there were only about a hundred soldiers in the entire organization who could fight.

With just this small number of troops, whether they were deployed into the Kyoto battlefield or the Yamato battlefield, they would be like instant milk powder poured into boiling water - "dissolving" instantly.

In the end, Takechi Hanpeita personally made the decision: everyone stand by and wait for the situation to change.

On the other hand, Takechi Hanpeita's order was just an evasion in disguise.

They dare not fight nor flee, and do not solve the problem at all. They just act like an ostrich and try to postpone the problem.

However, even if Takechi Hanpeita tried to do something, it would not change the situation.

Their strength is too weak, and there is really no other choice but to act like an ostrich.

Just like that, they waited and waited...

In the end, he was stabbed in the back by Yamauchi Dodo.

  Finally, today, at this time, the Shinsengumi arrived!

Since they have become officially designated traitors, in other words, whether it is the officials of the Bugyosho or the soldiers of the Shinsengumi, they all have the righteousness to wipe them out!

The Tosa government requested the shogunate to assist them in arresting the Tosa Loyalists - this possibility does exist!

All in all, even if you think with your butt, you know that the sudden visit of the Shinsengumi must be up to no good!

Suddenly, the sounds of swords being drawn, "clang", "clang", "clang", were heard everywhere.

At the same time, a loud noise was heard from the other side of the gate. Soldiers wearing light green feather robes broke through the gate and entered one after another.

The Shinsengumi already had the power to "execute first and report later and grant special powers", but they did not have such a thing as a "search warrant".

The Tosa Loyalists who were trying to flee and the Shinsengumi who rushed in met in the narrow corridor.

  A fierce battle is about to begin!

"Surrender and avoid death!"

"We would rather die than surrender!"

"kill!"

"Look at the knife!"

"go to hell!"

The shouts of killing shook the sky and blood splattered everywhere.

The outcome of this encounter was determined from the beginning.

As expected, as soon as the war started, the Tosa Loyalists were completely suppressed! In the blink of an eye, they were completely defeated!

Whether in terms of numbers, equipment, or training level, the Shinsengumi had an overwhelming advantage.

There is no need to say more about the number of people and equipment.

The Shinsengumi surrounded the area with an overwhelming force.

In addition to the attack team that broke into the house, there were a large number of people waiting outside.

The "three-piece set" of chain mail, arm armor and leg armor has become the standard equipment of the Shinsengumi, and each person has a set.

In a battle with cold weapons, as long as one does not encounter top-level masters, it is just normal for a fully armed "armored soldier" to fight against five "unarmored soldiers" without armor at the same time.

Of course, what made the Tosa Loyalists feel most desperate was the training level of the Shinsengumi.

Since the establishment of the army, "Yuanyang Zhen" has always been one of the Shinsengumi's daily training items.

In large-scale troop operations, the "Mandarin Duck Formation" is useless.

Qi Jiguang, who invented the "Mandarin Duck Formation", never used this formation again after he was transferred to defend against the Mongols outside the Great Wall.

When fighting a large-scale battle in the wild, the best strategy is to form a large formation and set up a strong stronghold.

The true power of the "Mandarin Duck Formation" can only be exerted in places with narrow terrain, especially in areas with dense hills and sparse plains, or in cramped areas such as corridors and rooms!

The reason why Qing Deng made "Yuanyang Zhen" one of the compulsory training items of the Shinsengumi was to prepare for street fighting.

Looking across Japan, there are very few habitable lands.

Tens of millions of people are crammed into an area the size of a sesame seed, resulting in extremely high population densities in major cities and towns.

The stacked, maze-like houses can directly kill people with trypophobia.

Kyoto is an ancient city with a long history.

After thousands of years of washing, a large amount of "shit mountain code" has accumulated.

There are paths and alleys everywhere that lead to nowhere, just like the capillaries in the human body.

If you are not familiar with Kyoto's topography, you will definitely get lost when you first come here.

In this way, the "Mandarin Duck Formation" comes in handy!

Imagine this - there's a full team of 5 in front of you.

The shieldman is in the front, followed by the gunman, and behind that is the team leader in charge of commanding the battle, with two swordsmen on the left and right.

And you only have a katana in your hand.

Even if I want to fight back, I don’t know where to start!

The spearman's spear tip follows you wherever you go.

Even if you manage to dodge the spearman's attack, you will crash into the shieldman's shield.

Do you want to launch a sneak attack from the side? The two swordsmen responsible for guarding the left and right wings are not for show!

The so-called "one-sidedness" is nothing more than this.

From the beginning to the end of the battle, it took less than 5 minutes, and all the Tosa Loyalists in the house were eliminated. There were some who slipped through the net and tried to jump out of the window to escape.

As a result, as soon as they jumped out of the windowsill, they were stopped by the thick and dense encirclement net outside the house.

Most of the Tosa Loyalists were captured before they even had the chance to get close to their opponents.

Relying on the overwhelming difference in numbers, equipment, and training, the Shinsengumi wiped out this stronghold without any damage and cleared out the Tosa Loyalists in the area.

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Similar scenes were happening all over Kyoto.

Teams of soldiers wearing light green feather robes marched through the streets of Kyoto, heading straight for the secret strongholds of the Tosa Kinno Party!

  Their goal is very clear, and their actions are very swift! They are really resolute and vigorous!

So decisive, so resolute, as if they already knew the exact locations of the various strongholds of the Tosa Loyalists!

The decisive battle between the Shinsengumi and the Tosa Kin'o-tō - the two major organizations, has just begun.

Of course, rather than calling it a "decisive battle", it would be more accurate to call it "pursuit and annihilation".

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"Teacher Takechi! Run away! Run away!"

Takechi Hanpeita hid in a small temple outside Luowai.

  Just now, he encountered what his accomplices in other bases were experiencing—the Shinsengumi suddenly arrived and surrounded them!

At this moment, the number of Shinsengumi soldiers surrounding the small temple is at least two hundred!

And there were only 18 people around Takechi Hanpeita...

  18 vs. 200, the advantage is on him!

Anyone who knows a little bit of math knows that this is a battle that is bound to be lost.

"Teacher Takechi! If you don't run away now it will be too late!"

"Teacher Takechi, please rest assured! We will definitely fight our way out for you!"

"We can't lose Takechi-sensei!"

Everyone in the temple urged Takechi Hanpeitai to escape quickly.

However… Takechi Hanpeita seemed to have lost his soul. He stood there in a daze, his expression dull, his eyes lifeless, and he kept muttering:

"Impossible... How is it possible... How could the Shinsengumi find this place..."

His current state was completely different from his previous high-spirited appearance.

No wonder he has changed so much.

After all…the blow he suffered was not ordinary severe.

First, the imperial court turned to the pro-shogunate faction, and the Sonnōng movement fell into an unprecedented low point.

Then, he was stabbed in the back by the former feudal lord, Yamaguchi Dodo, and the organization he had built with all his efforts was destroyed overnight.

A lifelong ideal was shattered.

Nowadays, you may even lose your own life.

However, Takechi Hanpeita is not an ordinary person after all.

Although he was shocked and depressed, he did not lose his rationality after all.

"wrong……"

"There's no way the Shinsengumi will find this place!"

  He frowned, fixed his eyes, gnashed his teeth and continued:

“There’s a traitor…!”

"It must be a leak from an insider...!"

Apart from the "insider leak", Takechi Hanpeita really couldn't think of any other reason to explain the "unexpected arrival" of the Shinsengumi.

Under normal circumstances, everyone present might have actively responded to Takechi Hanpeita and cursed this unknown traitor together.

What a pity! At this moment when every second counts, even the most calm person will find it difficult to remain calm.

"Teacher Takechi! No more dawdling! Come with me!"

A large hand reached out from the side and grabbed Takechi Hanpeita's left wrist.

This person was none other than Okada Izo, another famous killer who was as famous as Kawakami Hikosai.

  Okada Izo drew his sword and said loudly:

"Teacher Takechi, please don't worry!"

"I, Okada Izo, will definitely help you escape!"

"Even if it means risking my life, I will do it!"

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In fact, today's "Tosa Kinno Party Annihilation Campaign" is a top-secret operation within the Shinsengumi.

Only a very small number of people knew about this battle.

The vast majority of people know nothing about this.

For example, Kiyokawa Hachiro was completely unaware of this.

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Kyoto, Mibu Township, Shinsengumi camp——

"Mr. Qinghe, Lord Renwang orders you to go to the meeting room immediately!"

Kiyokawa Hachiro responded weakly:

"Yeah...I see...I'll be there right away."

As he spoke, he stood up softly, picked up the sword on the knife rack beside him, left the room like a float, and walked towards the meeting room.

In recent days, the pain and pressure that Kiyokawa Hachiro has been enduring are exactly the same as those of Hisaka Genzui, Takechi Hanpeita and the like.

A deep sense of confusion enveloped him, leaving him completely at a loss as to what to do next.

He just formed an alliance with the Tosa Loyalist Party a while ago.

He cherished this precious "friendship" with Takechi Hanpeita, and was thinking about "cooperating with the Tosa Kinno Party from inside and outside to do something big! Completely seize the Shinsengumi."

Unexpectedly... this is not the end of the beginning, but the beginning of the end.

From that day on August 8, everything changed.

Both Choshu and Tosa Kinno-tsang met with disasters one after another, and both are now in danger of collapse.

Qinghe Hachiro, who always boasted about himself and maintained strong self-confidence, felt for the first time an indescribable sense of powerlessness and frustration...

His grand plan of "seizing the Shinsengumi and making it the vanguard of the Sonjo Movement" seems to have become an unattainable goal...

——What should we do… Should we stay dormant for a while? Or… should we find other external help?

——But, apart from Choshu and Tosa Kinno-tō, what other foreign aid can we rely on?

Qinghe Hachiro frowned, his mind filled with all kinds of thoughts.

Before he knew it, he had arrived at the door of the meeting room.

"I'm Qinghe!"

  Qing Deng's voice came from behind the door:

"come in!"

Qinghe Hachiro pushed the door open and walked in.

As soon as he entered, his whole body felt as if it were pierced by steel spikes, and he froze in place.

I saw that quite a few people had already come into the meeting room.

Qing Deng sat in the main seat.

Hijikata Toshizo and Kondo Isami sat on his left and right respectively.

Next up are Nagakura Shinpachi and Inoue Genzaburo.

Qing Deng had no expression on his face.

Hijikata Toshizo gave Kiyokawa Hachiro a meaningful look.

Kondo Isami had a stern look on his face.

Inoue Genzaburo moved the five fingers of his right hand.

Nagakura Shinpachi directly pressed his hand on the sword.

A heavy air flowed through the room.

No matter how stupid Qinghe Hachiro is, he can clearly feel that the atmosphere is wrong!

"...Qinghe-kun, when I think about it carefully, I still have to thank you."

Suddenly, Qing Deng spoke in a dark voice.

"You have done a lot of practical things since joining our army."

“Although I haven’t made any significant achievements, I have also accumulated a lot of hard work.”

"You have lived up to the title of 'Advisor'."

"What a pity... If you can straighten your mind, you can be a capable general."

  The moment Qing Deng finished speaking, Nagakura Shinpachi and Inoue Genzaburo pounced on Qinghe Hachiro like two fierce tigers!

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