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Chapter 848 appears again, [Transparent World]! [4600]

Looking closely, the facial expressions of Hijikata and others were dominated by intense fatigue.

First they secretly crossed Tianwang Mountain, then rushed down the mountain, and then pursued the enemy relentlessly.

Even a body made of steel cannot withstand a battle of this intensity.

After fighting till now, they have all become "bloody people".

The light green haori on his body was dyed dark brown by the blood, and his original color was almost unrecognizable.

Fortunately, they were just exhausted and not seriously injured, and they still had the energy to sit down and eat.

The suave Hijikata Toshizo and the respectful Saito Ichi were more elegant and ate slowly and leisurely.

Nagakura Shinpachi, Serizawa Kamo, and Niimi Nishiki have never been associated with the word "gentle and elegant".

They devoured all the food they saw in a swift and violent manner, eating as if they were seeking revenge.

Seeing that they had such a good appetite, Qing Deng felt relieved.

As long as you can still sit down and eat, then it's no big deal - this is the simple truth that Qing Deng realized after experiencing many bloody battles.

Eating is human instinct.

If you can't even eat, that would be a problem.

By the way, the general and military advisor of the Satsuma army, namely Saigo Yoshinosuke and Ijichi Ryuemon, were also here.

In order to facilitate command, the main camps of the two armies were merged into one.

Seeing Qing Deng coming, the two of them hurriedly stood up and bowed to Qing Deng respectfully.

Although Saigo Yoshinosuke was the actual ruler of Satsuma Domain, his official identity was always just a minister of Satsuma Domain.

In terms of political status alone, he naturally cannot be compared with Qing Deng, who is a local lord.

Yoshinosuke Saigo was not known for his personal strength, so naturally he would not charge into the front.

Ijichi Ryuemon is a military strategist and would never wear armor and go into battle.

Therefore, in comparison, these two looked much neater and more calm - after all, they had been staying in the rear without even breaking a sweat.

Hijikata Toshizo chewed his rice ball and said to Aoto half-jokingly:

"Ju, aren't you guys too slow? We've almost finished the fight, and you're just now arriving."

Qingdeng smiled helplessly:
"We are here at full speed."

After making a little joke, Hijikata Toshizo stuffed the last rice ball in his mouth, swallowed it whole, and moved to the tent with Aoto, Saigo Yoshinosuke and others. He introduced the current battle situation to Aoto according to the map.

There’s actually not much to say.

Kusaka Genzui led more than a thousand remaining soldiers to guard the top of Tennozan Mountain, blocking all the main roads leading into the mountain, and showing an attitude of "fighting to the death".

Hijikata Toshizo, Saigo Yoshinosuke and others were not worried that these guys could cause any more trouble.

Although the ancients said "Don't pursue a desperate enemy" and "The army that is in desperation will win", everything is subject to specific conditions.

In the face of absolute strength, no matter how pitiful the soldiers or how poor the enemies are, what can they do?

Now, attack and defend the alien.

The Choshu army became the weaker party in terms of military strength, and had just suffered a devastating defeat, so its morale was low.

In short, Hijikata Toshizo, Saigo Yoshinosuke and others no longer regarded the remaining troops on the mountain as a threat, and believed in their hearts that even if they occupied the advantageous terrain of Tianwang Mountain, they would be no more than grasshoppers in autumn - they would not be able to jump for long.

The only thing that Hijikata Toshizo, Saigo Yoshinosuke and others are worried about now is how to capture or kill Kusaka Genzui alive.

Tianwang Mountain is not some nameless hill, it covers a large area.

Even with the reinforcements brought by Qing Deng, it was impossible to completely surround Tianwang Mountain.

At most, it can only block the main road out of the mountain.

As for those remote paths that are seldom visited by people, I am unable to take care of them.

In this way, once the war breaks out, high-ranking figures such as Kusaka Genzui will most likely take advantage of the chaos to escape through a small path.

It would be fine for the others, but Kusaka Genzui must not be let off.

This man is the head of the radical faction, an important leader of the Sonjo Movement, and the current most wanted criminal of the shogunate.

If he died, the impact on the Sonjo faction would definitely be the "Ikedaya Incident"!
If we cannot take down Kusaka Genzui's head, even if we completely wipe out the enemy troops on the mountain, it can hardly be called a "complete victory."

After quietly listening to Hijikata Toshizo's concise introduction, Qing Deng nodded slightly.

Then he raised his eyes and cast a look of praise at Hijikata Toshizo and Saigo Yoshinosuke.

"Toshizo, Saigo-kun, your results far exceeded my expectations. Well done! I will definitely work for you!"

As soon as Qing Deng finished speaking, Saigo Yoshinosuke straightened his back, with an expression of neither servility nor arrogance, and said humble words such as "I don't deserve it" and "Thank you for the compliment".

Hijikata Toshizo smiled slightly and said nothing more.

He only exchanged a tacit look with Qing Deng before changing back to a serious tone and asking:
"Ju, what are you going to do next?"

"It's not difficult to defeat the bandit army."

"The difficulty lies in how to capture or kill Kusaka Genzui while defeating the enemy army."

"Personally, the latter is just as important as the former."

As soon as Hijikata Toshizo finished speaking, Qing Deng immediately said:

"Sui San, you are just worrying too much."

He reached out and patted Hijikata Toshizo on the shoulder, and continued with a smile:
"The more you seek perfection, the more likely you are to end up with nothing."

"Since there is no suitable means to catch the thief at the moment, let's do our best and leave the rest to fate."

"It would be best if we could take down Kusaka Genzui's head."

"It doesn't matter the other way around."

Qing Deng waved his hand and spoke with a firm tone and amazing momentum:
"I only want Tianwang Mountain now! I don't care about the rest!"

Having said this, he suddenly stood up and looked down at the map on the table in front of him.

"Our current military strength is nearly four times that of the enemy."

"In this case, there is no need for any battle plan!"

Qing Deng grabbed a handful of military flags and scattered them randomly on the map, all over the "Tianwang Mountain".

"There's no need to set up any feints or auxiliary attacks! Just attack as much as you can! Kill the enemy as soon as you see them. Hit them hard! Fight until our flags are planted all over Tianwang Mountain!"

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The sun in the sky passed its highest point and gradually set in the west.

After a short rest, the army at the foot of the mountain was ready to go.

If you look down from above, you can see the spectacular sight of swords and guns like a forest!

Although the remnants of the Choshu army on top of Tennozan could not fully appreciate the might of the newly elected Satsuma coalition army, they could see their neat and uniform military appearance and their high morale.

Anyone who saw it knew: the newly elected Satsuma coalition was about to launch a general offensive!
In comparison, the top of the mountain and the foot of the mountain form two completely different worlds.

I saw that the top of Tianwang Mountain seemed to be shrouded by a material cloud of sorrow.

The remnants of the Choshu army all had expressions of misery, pain, panic, and grief on their faces.

It was eerily quiet... no one spoke.

The war was imminent, but there was not even one person to speak up and boost morale.

This shows how weak his fighting spirit is.

Suddenly with a clang, Qingdeng drew out Vairocana, stepped forward like a tiger, and moved to the front of the formation.

When his figure caught the eyes of the soldiers, it immediately caused a great sensation.

"Lord Niou!"

"Oh oh oh!"

"My Lord, you must fight alongside us!"

The cheers that rose and fell dominated the entire Tianwang Mountain.

Without doing anything, just showing up greatly boosted the morale of the army - Qing Deng now undoubtedly has the ability and prestige to control people's hearts!

Qing Deng raised his head and looked up and down at Tianwang Mountain in front of him.

The altitude of Tianwang Mountain is not very high, only 270 meters.

The mountains were covered with lush, undeveloped forests, so it was needless to say that cavalry would be of no use.

Due to the limitations of the terrain, the musketeers found it difficult to form a formation and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

Therefore, next, it is the melee infantry's turn!

It is already afternoon, and it will be dark in two hours.

If it gets dark, the battle will be difficult to fight.

No matter what, we must end the battle before dark!
In order to achieve a quick victory, Qing Deng decided to continue to display his tough style of "leading by example and taking the lead"!

For Qing Deng, this was exactly what he wanted!

The enemy forces on the Fushimi battlefield collapsed too quickly.

Qing Deng felt that he hadn't even exerted his full strength yet. He had just warmed up when he cut off the head of Raishima Mataebe and destroyed his army.

Although Qing Deng said "don't force it", Hijikata Toshizo, Nagakura Shinpachi and others insisted that "we have rested" and insisted on joining the battle.

“I don’t like climbing mountains…”

Souji walked up to Qing Deng and said this with a wry smile.

Qing Deng curled his lips and said half-jokingly:

"If you feel tired, you can stay in the back. I don't mind."

"After all, you have just recovered from the wound you sustained in the battle at Ikedaya."

"Even if you stay back and rest, no one will say anything to you."

After hearing this, Zongsi immediately shook his head:
"That won't do. You and Mr. Hijikata are both fighting on the front lines. If I stay in the rear and have fun, I will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future."

Qingdeng laughed dumbly:

"In that case, you better follow closely."

After saying this, he raised the Vairocana in his hand and held it above his head.

At the same time, he took a deep breath.

"Follow me!"

While shouting loudly, he suddenly chopped off the Vairocana in his hand, then took the lead and rushed out!

His shout was like a magic.

In an instant, the foot of Tianwang Mountain was engulfed by huge heat.

Souji, Hijikata Toshizo, the soldiers of the Shinsengumi, and the soldiers of the Satsuma Domain, howled, roared, and rushed, rushing towards the top of Tennozan from all directions like a surging tide!

"They're coming up!"

"Don't be afraid! Everyone must die one day. Even if you die, you must die bravely and heroically, and live up to the name of a Choshu samurai!"

"Kill them! Fight with these shogunate lackeys!"

Accompanied by shouts of grief and indignation, the soldiers of the Choshu army immediately launched a tenacious resistance to the death.

In the blink of an eye, there was a flash of white light - a knife came slashing from Qingdeng's left.

Qing Deng twisted his body slightly, adjusted his posture, raised his left palm like lightning, and grabbed the enemy's right wrist, preventing the blade from falling.

The next moment, his right arm suddenly bounced back, and Vairocana left a purple afterimage in the air, hitting the opponent's chest and knocking him to the ground.

Suddenly, a mountain wind blew.

Along with the mountain breeze, there came a pistol that poked out from the inconspicuous grass.

Qing Deng let the wind mess up his hair and slightly narrowed his eyes - moving, changing position, raising the sword, and attacking - the four actions were completed in one go, and it was difficult to tell the order of action.

There was a half-broken pistol and a warm corpse on the ground.

Before Qing Deng could catch his breath, he suddenly heard a loud shout, and a swordsman leaped out from the strong wind and bushes, using the momentum of the attack to rush towards Qing Deng.

In an instant, the two were fighting together.

This guy is quite capable, he was able to fight Qing Deng for several rounds.

He assumed a skilled Blue Eyes stance and used strange moves.

It looks like an upward strike, but in fact it is a feint.

It seemed like he was going to split Mount Hua with all his might, but the blade unexpectedly changed direction.

Although his swordsmanship was unique and tricky, Qing Deng was able to see through his moves after just a few glances.

Qing Deng was seen to be calm and composed, countering the opponent's moves one by one. After cleverly dodging the opponent's first few swords, he suddenly lowered his center of gravity and slashed Vairocana from bottom to top.

The next moment after the purple blade light enveloped the opponent, only a little flesh and blood remained connecting the opponent's head to the body, and he collapsed to the ground without even being able to utter a groan.

Compared to the vigorous and aggressive cavalry battles,...it turns out that the flexible and free infantry battles make Qing Deng's blood boil more!

Qing Deng rushed straight to the top of the mountain, speeding over the rugged mountain terrain with ease, as if he were walking on flat ground.

The lush and dense forests provided shelter for the soldiers of the Choshu army.

There are Viet Cong everywhere...ah, no, there may be Choshu soldiers lurking everywhere, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Just like now - with a whoosh sound, another gust of wind hits Qingdeng.

The person who started this new trend was a short man who squatted on a tree trunk and used leaves to cover his body.

Because he was short and the leaves were thick, at first glance you couldn't tell there was a person hiding there.

The man looked at Qing Deng excitedly as he was getting closer and closer to him, fully confident that he could successfully launch a sneak attack, take off Qing Deng's head, and become a person who made history.

He probably never imagined that his painstaking efforts to hide the secret were completely useless.

Qing Deng spotted him early in the morning.

As soon as the man jumped down from the tree trunk, he saw a blade shining with purple light bounce up from the bottom and sweep towards his body... The falling man was cut into two halves.

——Very good! Your senses are very sharp!

Qing Deng let out a long breath, a look of joy appeared at the corners of his lips, and a slight look of surprise appeared on his cheeks.

Perhaps because of his excellent physical condition, Qing Deng feels that his senses are particularly sharp today!

He knew exactly where people were lurking and where there was murderous intent.

The vast mountains and forests, as well as the complex terrain, are all visible in his eyes!

To put it in an exaggerated way... This feeling is like having "perspective eyes"! Easily see through everything you see.

Qing Dengben didn't think much about it. He just sighed, "I'm in great shape," and continued to move towards the top of the mountain, fighting as he went along.

At this moment, suddenly... it was really very sudden! Qing Deng suddenly found that his vision had changed strangely!

Flowers, grass, trees, mud, stones, people... everything you see, whether living or dead, all emit an indescribable "airflow".

These "air currents" seem to have life, rising and falling from time to time.

Although the field of vision was filled with strange-shaped "air currents", my eyes did not feel uncomfortable or my vision was obstructed at all.

It’s more like the opposite—he feels that his vision is now particularly broad!
It's like looking down from the sky... No! It's even better than looking down from the sky!
Even if you look down, there will always be blind spots, but Qing Deng can see everything at this moment, without any blind spots.

In his eyes, the whole world seems to be "transparent"!
This perspective... rather than being an "eagle's bird's-eye view", it's more like the omniscient and omnipotent "God's perspective"!
He could even "see" Souji and others behind him!

Qing Deng had no eyes behind his back, so of course he couldn't see what Souji and the others were doing.

But the strange thing is that every one of their actions and behaviors was clearly visible to Qing Deng, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Qing Deng was not unfamiliar with this "airflow" and this perspective.

He had experienced this situation several times before.

But this time it's different.

Compared with the past, Qing Deng feels that he now sees more "air currents" and his vision is broader and clearer.

Of course, these are not the most significant changes.

The most noticeable change...is its touch.

Somehow, Qing Deng had a vague but wonderful feeling at this moment that "his palms became one with the hilt of the sword, his feet became one with the earth, and his whole body became one with the air"!

This feeling... is wonderful!

Endless power gushes out from the body!

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