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The unique image of a one-eyed lame man, coupled with his uncanny ability to make calculations, has led to him being said to be the "rebirth of Kansuke Yamamoto".

Yamamoto Kansuke was a famous military advisor during the Warring States Period. He was also blind in one eye and lost a leg.

"Koyo Military Review" mentions Yamamoto Kansuke many times. He was appointed for the construction of the city and was regarded by Takeda Shingen as his right-hand man. He defeated the Murakami army with the "Nichitori Strategy" and designed the "Woodpecker Strategy", which left a deep impression on people. .

However, there are many errors in the "Jiayang Military Mirror", and Yamamoto Kansuke's name does not appear in other records.

Therefore, it is really doubtful whether the figure "Kansuke Yamamoto" really existed in history.

In any case, Kansuke Yamamoto has been active in various novel rumors since "Koyō Gunkan".

Later novelists and playwrights continued to add drama to him, almost touting him as a being like Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang.

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

Ichichi Ryuemon can actually be called "the rebirth of Yamamoto Kansuke"... This shows his popularity in the Satsuma army.

As soon as Ichichi Ryuemon finished speaking, Saigo Kinosuke turned his head and looked at him with an unhappy expression:

"Ichichi, you are so rude."

"How can you speak without permission from Lord An Yi?"

Hearing this, Ichichi Ryuemon quickly lowered his head and made a gesture of shame:

"Sorry, I was rude."

Aoto took a deep look at Ijichi Ryuemon.

If we can always maintain an alliance with the Satsuma Domain, that's all.

But if there is an enmity with the Satsuma Domain in the future, then this person will be a formidable enemy that cannot be underestimated!

Therefore, Qingteng silently memorized his appearance - when the war with Satsuma begins in the future, his portrait can be spread throughout the army to avoid beheading the wrong head.

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

Qingdeng waved his hand magnanimously and said seriously:

"Ichichi-kun just said something very good."

"Changzhou's morality, righteousness, strategy, and martial arts are all inferior to mine! Is there any reason to be invincible?"

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

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

As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene naturally knew that the key content of this meeting was coming, and they all became energetic. They hurriedly leaned over and gathered around the map, holding their breath and not daring to neglect anything.

"The movement of the bandits is very clear."

Qingden said while skillfully playing with the war game on the map.

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

"That being the case, our strategy is very simple."

"Concentrate your elite combat power and destroy him all the way first! Then defeat him one by one!"

He said and placed a war game on the position marked "Fushimi".

"On the first day of the war, first eliminate the bandits in the direction of Fushimi, then circle north and drive the remaining soldiers towards Yamazaki."

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

"On the third day, gather all the combat power and completely defeat all the enemies still in Tianlong Temple!"

"Within 3 days, drive out the bandit army!"

After finishing speaking, Qingdeng raised his head, looked around the audience, and asked:

“What are your thoughts or comments?”

Silence...

Everyone looked at each other, looking at each other, but no one said anything.

In fact, this combat plan was the result of repeated discussions between Ayoto, Saigo Kinosuke, Matsudaira Yoho, Hijikata Tobizo and others.

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

Therefore, the link of "announcement of plan contents and soliciting opinions" is just a formality.

The big guys have already held a small meeting in advance, and they all agree with this combat plan. Who are you, the little guys, qualified to give your opinions?

Qingdeng did not think that these drunkards could put forward any constructive military suggestions.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

Naturally, the generals of the vassal army did not dare to make any criticisms, nor did they have the ability to complain, so they all remained silent.

Seeing that no one said anything, Qingdeng continued:

"Okay, then, I will announce the specific combat deployment now!"

"The war on Fushimi is the top priority."

"If we cannot defeat the bandit army in Fushimi's direction as scheduled, then there will be no further plans."

"Therefore, I will personally lead the 1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th divisions of the Shinsengumi, totaling 3,300 troops, to supervise the battle in Fushimi!"

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

"Sui San led the Shinsengumi's 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Divisions to join the Satsuma Army, with a total of 3,500 troops, to fight against the bandit army in the direction of Yamazaki."

"Higo-sama led the 2,000 troops of the Aizu Army to contain the bandits in the direction of Tenryuji Temple."

"The rest of the troops are on standby in the rear as reserves."

The generals of the feudal army were waiting for Qingto's words!

Stand by in the rear and serve as a reserve team - for them, this simple sentence is like music.

They all looked relieved and felt very happy.

Stay at the back, be the atmosphere team, and don't cause trouble - this is the best arrangement Qingdeng can think of for these wastes.

"Suisan, Xixiang-kun, the army you are about to face is the main force of the bandit army."

"You have a heavy burden on your shoulders, so be careful."

Hijikata Toshizo grinned:

"Just what I wanted!"

Saigo Yoshinosuke bowed slightly and said loudly:

"Lord An Yi, please rest assured! We will do our best! We will fulfill our mission!"

There are only 3,000 rebels in the direction of Tenryu Temple and Fushimi.

However, the bandit army in the direction of Yamazaki has 6,000 people, accounting for half of the total strength of the bandit army.

The troop strength assigned to Hijikata Toshizo by Seito was 1,500 men.

The strength of the Satsuma Army is 2,000.

After the two joined forces, there were only 3,500 people.

3,500 and 6,000...a significant difference in strength.

Although there must be many people in the Changzhou Army who are just making up the numbers, it is right to be more careful.

In fact, Aoto played a trick - not allowing the Satsuma army to act alone, forcing Saigo Kinnosuke and Hijikata Toizo to fight hand in hand.

The reason for this is to supervise the Satsuma Domain to prevent this "weed on the wall" from secretly causing trouble.

Just yesterday, Aoto secretly contacted Hijikata Toshizo and asked him to keep an eye on Saigo Kinosuke.

Toshizo Hijikata, who had been involved in society since he was a teenager and was used to seeing evil people, naturally understood Ayoto's intentions, so he nodded solemnly and said, "Leave it to me."

We must not only avoid being held back by those losers, but also beware of the mischief of allies who are very capable but not very loyal... Qingdeng is not that easy to be the "Legion Commander"...!

After announcing the detailed combat deployment, Qingdeng asked the question again:

“What are your thoughts or comments?”

The scene replayed, but no one made a sound.

When Qingdeng saw this, he was unambiguous and immediately rushed outside and shouted:

"Bring me the wine!"

After a while, the waiters who were standing outside walked in quickly holding several bottles of fine wine and a large number of wine glasses.

As if they had rehearsed in advance, the waiters distributed the wine glasses to everyone present in an orderly manner, and then filled each wine glass with wine.

After all the generals had received their drinks and the waiters had retired, Qingdeng stood up with a full wine glass.

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

"Everyone, the war is about to begin!"

"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, Qingdeng took the lead in raising his glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then threw the glass heavily to the ground, smashing it to pieces.

Maybe they were affected by the atmosphere, or maybe they were inspired by Qingdeng’s words. In short, everyone present looked stern.

Even the vassal generals who were greedy for life and fearful of death showed solemn expressions at this time.

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

Click, click, click, click, click, click!

The sound of breaking porcelain lingered for three days!

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The daimyo went to war in Kinai... The last time something like this happened dates back to the Osaka Summer Battle (1615) two hundred and fifty years ago.

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

The people in Ji Nei were frightened and uneasy.

People outside the region are eagerly looking forward to it.

Although the scale of the battle is not enough to be called "grand", there is no doubt that the outcome of this war will greatly affect the subsequent historical trend!

Time passes...

Finally... on August 29, Changzhou's three-pronged army arrived on the outskirts of Kyoto.

On the same day, Qingdeng led his troops out to meet him and deployed in the field.

A total of more than 20 vassal states participated in it, and the total strength of both sides was nearly 50,000. The battle was called the "Kyoto Summer Formation" by later generations - the battle began!

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The first year of Yuanzhi (1864), August 30——

Southern suburb of Kyoto, Fushimi——

The Kamogawa winds and flows, emitting a low and monotonous roar.

Strong winds mixed with heat waves roared across the earth.

In the fertile summer fields dyed green before the eyes, tents are arranged neatly, and the sunlight outlines the outline of the continuous tents. There is a post every three steps, a sentry every five steps, and the flags of different colors are blowing in the morning breeze. It's moving, and the sky is so bright!

Among them, the tallest and most conspicuous flags are undoubtedly the three-leaf sunflower pattern flag representing the shogunate, the gentian leaf pattern flag representing the Qinjin clan, and the Makoto flag representing the Shinsengumi.

Qingdeng didn't dare to say how good he was at fighting, but when it came to his ability to build a stronghold, he was still somewhat confident.

With his careful planning and the joint efforts of the Shinsengumi's civil engineering buddies (Public Recruitment Division), in just one night, a dense military camp like a hedgehog was formed!

There are strict barriers inside and outside the camp, and there are many sentries, which act as horns to each other.

If the Changzhou Army attacks by force, it will definitely be met with a bloody blow!

Be invincible first, then wait for the enemy to be victorious - Qingdeng can be said to have implemented this sentence to the extreme.

Although his genius was just bright, Qingden was fully dressed, holding Vairocana on his waist, standing majestically in the center of the formation, looking at the Changzhou Army camp in the distance.

On the surface, the commanders of these three Choshu armies were three family elders from Choshu: Fukuhara Echigo, Kuniji Shinano, and Masuda Eemon Monsuke.

But in fact, everyone knows that the real commander of the Changshu Army is a group of madmen full of radical ideas headed by Kusaka Genrui.

Based on the information we know so far, it has been confirmed that the actual commander of the Choshu army on the Fushimi side is named Kurushima Matabei.

Aoto has heard of this man's name.

This man is quite old, born in the 14th year of Bunka (1817), and is 47 years old this year.

Interestingly, whether it is the pro-shogunate faction or the Sonnōjo faction, the leaders of both sides generally show the characteristics of "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 have a Sonnōjo faction leader as old as Kurushima Matabei.

In the 12th year of Tenpo (1841), he followed Oishi Susumu to learn swordsmanship.

Oishi Susumu is the "seven-foot warrior" who was more than two meters tall and had defeated all the opponents in Edo, but was finally defeated by Otani Seiichiro. Aoto had a fight with him before going to Kyoto.

Under the guidance of Oishi Susumu, his martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.

In 1863, Kurushima Matabei was ordered to gather ronin to form a "sniper team" to go to Kyoto.

After the "August 18th Coup", he returned to Choshu Domain and formed a new unit called "Guerrilla Team" with 600 soldiers and strong combat effectiveness. It was one of the main forces of the Choshu Army.

In a nutshell, this is a ruthless man with both ability and qualifications, and should not be underestimated.

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

The tents were well arranged.

There were many sentries, and the deployment positions were quite tricky.

It was obvious that there were experts who gave instructions.

From this, it can be seen that this Choshu Army is by no means a straw bag that is not worth taking!

Suddenly, the Choshu Army tents, which were quiet just now, suddenly became noisy.

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

Although the distance was far, Qing Deng, who had amazing hearing, could vaguely hear the urging horn sound.

With the sound of horns one after another, the soldiers in the Choshu army camp ran quickly.

They gathered into a queue and ran out of the tent at a trot!

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 going out."

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

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

Since he had Vairocana, the appearance rate of Dingguishen has dropped sharply.

At the beginning, when Qing Deng wore Vairocana, he would also bring Dingguishen with him, and go out with two swords at the same time.

But gradually, because it was too troublesome and the two swords were too heavy, which always made the belt loose, Qing Deng gradually reduced the frequency of wearing Ding Gui Shen.

About half a year ago, Ding Gui Shen never appeared on Qing Deng's waist again.

It was placed on the knife rack in Qing Deng's bedroom, together with Ju Shui, who also "retired with honor".

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

He regularly applied knife oil and sharpened the blade as usual.

Having said that, no matter what, it is a huge waste to let such a precious sword idle on the knife rack.

Since Souji is currently short of a good knife, let Ding Gui Shen radiate its residual heat in his palm!

Thanks to Qing Deng's careful maintenance of Ding Gui Shen, it still maintains its sharpness and can be used as soon as it is pulled out!

Qing Deng watched the movement of the Choshu Army camp and said calmly:

"Since the enemy has moved, then we... um?"

Qing Deng raised his eyebrows.

The general beside him also changed his expression slightly.

Looking up, a rider suddenly rushed out of the Choshu Army camp.

This man rode his horse to the front of the two armies, then pulled the reins and shouted loudly:

"I am Yamamoto Tsukishi! Is there any brave man willing to fight with me?!"

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