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Chapter 840: Kyoto Summer Battle and One Rider's Battle! [4400]

His unique image of a one-eyed, lame man, coupled with his extraordinary ability to calculate, made him be regarded as the "reincarnation of Yamamoto Kansuke".

Yamamoto Kansuke was a famous military strategist in the Warring States Period. He was also blind in one eye and had a disabled leg.

"Kōyō Gunkan" mentions Yamamoto Kansuke many times. He was appointed because of the construction of the castle and was regarded as his right-hand man by Takeda Shingen. He defeated the Murakami army with the "Nichtori Tactics" and designed the "Woodpecker Tactics", which left a deep impression on people.

However, the book "Kōyō Gunkan" contains many errors, and Yamamoto Kansuke's name does not appear in other records.

Therefore, it is doubtful whether such a person as "Yamamoto Kansuke" really existed in history.

In any case, starting with "Kōyō Gunkan", Yamamoto Kansuke has been active in various novel rumors.

Novelists and playwrights of later generations kept adding to his story, almost praising him to the level of Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang.

Over time, people even forgot that Yamamoto Kansuke might just be a fictional character, and his image as a "genius military strategist" gradually became deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Ijichi Ryuemon can actually be called "the reincarnation of Yamamoto Kansuke"... This shows how popular he is in the Satsuma army.

As soon as Ijichi Ryuemon finished speaking, Saigo Yoshinosuke turned his head and looked at him with an unhappy expression:
"Ichichi, you are so rude."

"How can you speak without the permission of Lord Aki?"

Upon hearing this, Ijichi Ryuemon lowered his head hastily, ashamed:
"Sorry, I was rude."

Qing Deng looked deeply at Ijichi Ryuemon.

It would be fine if we could maintain an alliance with the Satsuma Domain.

But if we become enemies with the Satsuma Domain in the future, this person will be a formidable enemy that cannot be underestimated!
Therefore, Qing Deng silently memorized his appearance - when he went to war with Satsuma in the future, he could distribute his portrait throughout the army to avoid chopping off the wrong head.

"It doesn't matter. This meeting is not my one-man show. Everyone can speak freely."

Qing Deng waved his hand generously and said seriously:

"Ichichi-kun just said it very well."

"Changzhou's morality, justice, strategy, and martial arts are all inferior to ours! How can we not be defeated?"

After briefly encouraging everyone present, Qing Deng leaned forward slightly and looked down at the map.

"Now, I'm going to announce my battle plan!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone on the scene naturally knew that the key content of this meeting had arrived. They all became alert and hurriedly leaned forward, gathered around the map, holding their breath, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

"The enemy's movements are clear."

Qing Deng said as he skillfully fiddled with the war chess on the map.

"They plan to surround Kyoto from three sides: Tenryuji (west), Yamazaki (southwest), and Fushimi (south)."

"In this case, our tactics are very simple."

"Concentrate our elite forces and destroy him along one route first! Then defeat him one by one!"

As he spoke, he placed a chess piece on the spot marked "Fushimi".

"On the first day of the war, we will first eliminate the enemy troops in the Fushimi direction, then detour northwards and drive the remaining troops towards Yamazaki."

"On the second day, we will defeat the bandit army in the direction of Yamazaki, and then continue to drive the remaining troops towards the direction of Tenryuji."

“On the third day, gather all our forces and completely defeat all the enemies lingering in Tianlong Temple!”

"Drive out the enemy troops within three days!"

After he finished speaking, Qing Deng raised his head, looked around the room, and asked:
"What are your thoughts or opinions?"

Silence...

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

In fact, this battle plan was the result of repeated discussions between Qing Deng and Yoshinosuke Saigo, Yoshiyasu Matsudaira, Toshizo Hijikata and others.

In other words, before it was officially announced to the public, this battle plan had already been recognized by the leaders of the Qin, Hui, and Sa clans.

Therefore, the step of "announce the plan contents to the public and solicit opinions" is just a formality.

The big guys have already held a small meeting in advance and they all agree with this battle plan. What qualifications do you little guys have to make suggestions?

Qing Deng didn't think these good-for-nothings could come up with any constructive military suggestions.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

Naturally, those vassal army generals did not dare to make any complaints, nor did they have the ability to do so, so they all remained silent.

Seeing that no one spoke, Qing Deng continued:
"Okay, then, I will announce the specific combat deployment now!"

"The battle in Fushimi is of utmost priority."

"If we fail to defeat the enemy troops in the Fushimi direction as planned, then the subsequent series of plans will be out of the question."

"Therefore, I will personally lead the Shinsengumi's 3300st, th, th, th, th, and th squads, a total of men, to supervise the battle in Fushimi!"

Having said this, he looked up at Hijikata Toshizo and Saigo Yoshinosuke.

"Toshizo led the Shinsengumi's 3500nd, rd, th, and th squads to join forces with the Satsuma army, totaling men, to fight against the bandit army in the direction of Yamazaki."

"Higo-sama will lead the 2000 troops of the Aizu Army to contain the bandit troops in the direction of Tenryuji."

"The rest of the troops will stay in the rear as a reserve."

The generals of the feudal army were waiting for Qing Deng to say this!
Stand by in the rear as a reserve force - to them, this simple sentence was like music to their hearts.

They all looked relieved and felt very fortunate.

Stay at the back, act as the atmosphere group and don't make trouble - this is the best arrangement Qing Deng could think of for these pieces of trash.

"Toshizo, Saigo-kun, the troops you are about to face are the main force of the enemy army."

"You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, so please be careful and cautious."

Hijikata Toshizo grinned:

"Exactly what I want!"

Saigo Yoshinosuke bowed slightly and said loudly:
"Master Amai, please rest assured! We will do our best and live up to our mission!"

There were only 3000 bandit troops in the direction of Tenryuji and Fushimi.

However, the bandit troops in the direction of Yamazaki had as many as 6000 people, accounting for half of the total bandit forces.

The number of troops that Qing Deng allocated to Hijikata Toshizo was 1500.

The Satsuma army had 2000 men.

When the two armies joined together, there were only 3500 men left.

3500 and 6000... a significant difference in military strength.

Although there are definitely many people in the Choshu army who are there just to make up the numbers, it is always better to be more careful.

In fact, Qing Deng was being petty - he did not allow the Satsuma army to act alone, and forced Saigo Yoshinosuke and Hijikata Toshizo to fight together.

The reason for doing this was to supervise the Satsuma domain to prevent this "fence-sitter" from causing trouble secretly.

Just yesterday, Qing Deng secretly contacted Hijikata Toshizo and asked him to keep a close eye on Saigo Yoshinosuke.

Hijikata Toshizo, who had been in society since he was a teenager and was accustomed to the viciousness of human nature, naturally understood Qing Deng's intention, so he nodded solemnly and said, "Leave it to me."

Not only must he avoid those good-for-nothings who hold him back, but he must also be wary of allies who are very capable but not very loyal... It's not easy for Qing Deng to be the "Leader of the Army"...!
After announcing the detailed combat deployment, Qing Deng asked the question again:
"What are your thoughts or opinions?"

The scene replayed itself and no one spoke.

Seeing this, Qing Deng did not hesitate and shouted outside:

"Bring me the wine!"

In a short while, the waiters who had been waiting outside walked in quickly, holding several bottles of fine wine and a large number of wine glasses.

The waiters distributed the wine glasses to everyone in an orderly manner, just as if they had rehearsed beforehand, and then filled each glass with wine. After all the generals had received their wine and the waiters had all left, Qing Deng stood up, holding the full wine glass.

Seeing the general standing up, everyone present did not dare to delay and hurriedly followed suit.

"Everyone, the battle is about to begin!"

"Let's drink this cup together today, and wish you a successful start!"

"At the same time, I also wish you all good luck in martial arts!"

After saying that, Qing Deng raised his glass first, drank it all in one gulp, then threw the glass heavily to the ground, breaking it into pieces.

Perhaps it was the influence of the atmosphere, or perhaps it was the inspiration from Qing Deng's words, in any case, everyone at the scene had a grim look on their faces.

Even those cowardly generals of the feudal army showed solemn expressions at this time.

They drank up the wine in their glasses one after another, and then imitated Qing Deng's actions and threw the glasses heavily to the ground.

Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack!
The sound of porcelain breaking lingers in the air for three days!

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The daimyo went to war in Kinai... The last time this happened was the Summer Campaign of Osaka (1615), two hundred and fifty years ago.

Now, after a lapse of 250 years, a large-scale battle between daimyo broke out again in Kinai!

The people in the capital were in a panic.

People outside the capital are looking forward to it.

Although the scale of the battle is not large enough to be called "grand", there is no doubt that the outcome of this war will greatly affect the subsequent course of history!
time flies……

Finally... on August 8, Choshu's three armies all arrived at the outskirts of Kyoto.

On the same day, Qing Deng led his troops out to meet the enemy and deployed their battle array in the wild.

A total of more than 5 feudal states participated in the battle, with a total force of nearly on both sides. The battle, which was later called the "Kyoto Summer Battle", has begun!
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The first year of Yuanzhi (1864), June 8th——

Fushimi, southern suburb of Kyoto——

The Kamo River meanders along, making a low, monotonous roar.

Strong winds mixed with heat waves roared across the earth.

On the fertile summer fields that were dyed a solid green in front of the eyes, tents were arranged neatly, and the sunlight outlined the continuous contours of the tents. There was a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. Large flags of various colors fluttered in the morning breeze, reaching up to the sky!
Among them, the tallest and most conspicuous flags are the three-leaf sunflower flag representing the shogunate, the gentian leaf flag representing the Qinjin domain, and the "majority" flag representing the Shinsengumi.

Qing Deng didn't dare to say how good he was at fighting, but when it came to his ability to set up camp, he still had some confidence.

Under his direct coordination and the concerted efforts of the Shinsengumi's civil engineering brothers (the General Recruitment Office), a hedgehog-like tight military camp was formed in just one night!
The camp is heavily guarded inside and outside, with numerous sentries standing in solid formation to support each other.

If the Choshu army attacks by force, they will surely suffer a bloody defeat!
First make yourself invincible, then wait for the enemy to be defeated - Qing Deng has carried this sentence to the extreme.

Although it was just dawn, Qing Deng was already dressed neatly, holding Vairocana on his waist, standing majestically in the center of the camp, looking at the Choshu army camp in the distance.

From the surface, the commanders of these three Choshu armies were three family elders of Choshu: Fukuhara Echigo, Kuniji Shinano and Masuda Uemonsuke.

But in fact, everyone knows that the real commander of the Choshu army is a group of lunatics headed by Kusaka Genzui who are full of radical ideas.

Based on the information currently known, it has been confirmed that the actual commander of the Choshu army on the Fushimi side was named Kurushima Matabei.

Qing Deng had heard of this man's name.

This man is quite old. He was born in the 1817th year of the Cultural Revolution (47) and is years old this year.

Interestingly, the leaders of both the pro-shogunate and the Sonnōng Ōhaku factions generally tend to be younger.

Aoto is 22 years old, Matsudaira Yoshiyasu is 28 years old, Saigo Yoshinosuke is 36 years old, Kusaka Genzui is 24 years old, Takasugi Shinsaku is 25 years old, Katsura Kogoro is 31 years old...

The average age is no more than 30 years old.

It is rare to find a leader of the Sonjo faction as old as Kurushima Matabei.

In 1841, he studied swordsmanship with Oishi Susumu.

Oishi Susumu - the "seven-foot warrior" who was more than two meters tall, who was once invincible in Edo, but was finally defeated by Otani Seiichirō, and who Aoki had competed with before going to Kyoto.

Under Oishi Susumu's guidance, his martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.

In 3, Kurushima Matabei was ordered to gather ronin to form a "sniper team" and go to Kyoto.

After the "August 600th Coup", he returned to Choshu Domain and formed a new force called "Guerrilla Force" with soldiers and strong combat effectiveness. It was one of the main forces of the Choshu Army.

In a nutshell - this is a ruthless person who has both ability and qualifications and should not be underestimated.

With the help of "Fire Eyes +6", the detailed appearance of the Choshu Army Camp came clearly into Qing Deng's sight.

The tents were neatly arranged.

There are a lot of sentry posts, and their deployment locations are quite tricky.

You can tell at a glance that it was given by an expert.

From this we can see that this Choshu army is by no means a worthless bunch of weaklings!

All of a sudden, the Changzhou military camp, which had been quiet just a moment ago, became noisy.

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo

Despite the remote distance, Qing Deng, who had amazing hearing, could vaguely hear the urging sound of the horn.

Accompanied by the sound of trumpets one after another, the soldiers in the Choshu army camp ran quickly.

I saw them gathering into a line and trotting out of the tent!

Qing Deng lowered his eyelids and thought to himself:
——It’s started!
At this moment, Souji's voice sounded behind Qing Deng:
"Tachibana-kun, the Choshu army is out in battle."

As Souji spoke, he took two quick steps and stood beside Qing Deng.

Because a sword that could replace Kaga Kiyomizu's had not yet been found, Qing Deng temporarily lent his Dingguishen to Souji.

Ever since Vairocana came into being, the appearance rate of the fixed ghosts and gods has dropped sharply.

At the beginning, when Qingdeng wore the Vairocana, he would also bring the Ding Guishen with him, and carry two katana with him when he went out.

But gradually, because it was troublesome and the two swords were too heavy, they always made the belt loose, so Qingdeng gradually reduced the frequency of wearing the Ding Guishen belt.

About half a year ago, Ding Guishen never appeared around Qingdeng's waist again.

It was placed on the knife rack in Qingdeng's bedroom, together with the orange juice which had also "honorably retired".

Of course, Qingdeng would not treat badly this "old minister" who had been with him for a long time and made great contributions to him.

As always, he regularly oiled and sharpened the blade.

Having said that, no matter how you look at it, letting such a precious sword sit idle on the sword rack is ultimately a huge waste.

Since Souji is in need of a good sword right now, let Ding Guishen radiate his residual heat in his palm!
Thanks to Qing Deng's careful maintenance of Ding Guishen, it still remains sharp enough to cut through iron and mud, and can be used with just a pull!
Qing Deng observed the movements of the Changzhou Army camp and said calmly:

"Since the enemy has already moved, then we... eh?"

Qingden raised his eyebrows.

The expression of Souji beside him also changed slightly.

Looking up, I saw a rider suddenly galloping out from the Changzhou military camp.

This man rode his horse to the front of the two armies, then pulled the reins to rein in his horse and shouted loudly:
"I am Yamamoto Tsukinobu! Is there any brave man willing to fight with me?!"

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