I formed the strongest swordsman group

The next moment, Qing Deng kicked the cow's belly with his foot.

Luobo retracted his two raised front hooves and shot out, like a spring that was suddenly released after being flattened.

The headwind hit him head-on, and Qing Deng heard the feathers on his body being blown and rustling.

Then, like a flood, the originally very tight cavalry formations scattered and disintegrated, turning into a stream of "turbulence", and under Qing Deng's leadership, they hit Tianlong Temple heavily.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

At the same time as the cavalry launched the assault, the cannons in the rear roared one after another.

The firing of many cannons merged into a continuous low roar.

The heads of Qing Deng and others were filled with galloping, roaring, and shouting that were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

"Move the muzzle up 4 degrees, right 2 degrees, hurry up! Don't dawdle!"

The thunderous sound of the artillery dominated the surrounding space with an overwhelming presence.

Abe Juro (captain of the 11th Division) shouted orders in a clear voice, while observing the situation of the Satsuma Army's artillery formation not far away.

The Satsuma Army's artillery formation was set up 50 meters away.

Even if you are a layman, you can see at a glance how outstanding the combat quality of the Satsuma Army's artillery team is.

All the soldiers performed their duties, and each one was like a gear, operating in an orderly manner.

The scientific and skilled operation method made their artillery speed frighteningly fast.

In terms of training level alone... the Satsuma Artillery Team was slightly better than the Shinsengumi Artillery Team, which was established less than a year ago!

——It is worthy of being a powerful clan that can independently produce guns and warships!

Abe Juro secretly praised.

Driven by his desire to win, he was unwilling to lose to the other side.

So, he worked harder to command and issue orders.

Under the escort of the cannons, the cavalry's charge was even more powerful.

The Choshu army had no intention of fighting, and the cavalry would just charge in.

Unlike yesterday, the 7th and 10th divisions of the Shinsengumi did not have to fight alone this time, and today they had the help of the Aizu cavalry.

"Go!"

"Let the Choshu dogs see the power of the world-famous Aizu cavalry!"

"Follow closely! Don't fall behind!"

Although the number of Aizu cavalry was not large, only 200 people, their horse-riding skills and momentum during the charge were not inferior to the 7th and 10th divisions of the Shinsengumi.

Qing Deng lowered his upper body, his chest almost touching the back of the cow, trying to minimize the impact of wind resistance.

In a moment, the Choshu army's camp became clearer.

Those faces full of fear and panic were clearly reflected in Qing Deng's eyes.

The current situation of the Choshu army was worse than Qing Deng expected.

The large-scale cavalry team was about to kill them, but they didn't even organize a decent defense line.

It can be seen that their command system has collapsed.

"They are coming!"

"Shinsengumi! Just let the horses come! I will fight you!"

"Quick! Hold up the spears!"

"Asshole! Where are you going?!"

"Come back! Come back quickly! If you run away now, you will only be slaughtered! Fight to the death, and you may survive!"

All kinds of voices entered Qing Deng's ears, making people intuitively feel the various states of life when disaster strikes.

Qing Deng ignored these noises-the talent "Concentration" was activated-concentrated and slowly raised the long spear.

How fast is the speed of the cavalry charge?

In a blink of an eye, the two armies met!

Qing Deng swung his long spear horizontally, cutting a dark red arc in the enemy group. Wherever the spear tip passed, the enemy group collapsed like waves breaking.

Some guys who still had fighting spirits bravely rushed forward, wanting to fight Qing Deng to the death.

In an instant, more than ten Changzhou soldiers surrounded Qing Deng in a fan-shaped formation.

Qing Deng glanced at them, and his hands did not stop moving, and he swung the long spear in his hand again.

With a sound of swoosh, the encirclement around him opened immediately, as if blooming, and dozens of broken bodies flew into the sky.

Qing Deng's "personal show" did not last too long.

However, the main force arrived just before him!

The victory or defeat was almost decided in an instant.

The cavalry did not gather together, but dispersed in teams of ten, forming small and flexible cones, whistling and sweeping up.

They charged head-on into the Choshu army formation, accompanied by shouts and neighs from the horses, and clouds of blood mist exploded.

The blades of the cavalry swept across the enemy's body.

The horses' hooves trampled over the remains and broken battle flags.

In the morning mist that had not yet dissipated, there were galloping, blocking, fighting, tangling, fleeing, and death everywhere.

The cavalry broke the ranks.

The horses' hooves crushed bones.

The blades cut through flesh and blood.

In the flash of cold light, fresh lives were taken away.

There were brave men in the Choshu army who launched a desperate counterattack.

However, no matter how desperately they resisted and blocked, facing this high-speed cavalry army, their resistance was no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Under the attack and pushing of the cavalry, the movement space of the Choshu soldiers was gradually compressed, and soon they became a pile of "meat balls".

Each of them was entangled with each other, hindering each other, and holding each other back. They could not move freely, and it was even more difficult to resist the fierce attack of the cavalry army. They could only let the opponent slaughter them in vain.

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the back:

"Don't retreat! Go!"

A general dressed in uniform galloped out.

It was the important leader of the radical faction - Maki Izumi.

This man was originally a priest of Kurume Domain Suitengu Shrine. He is not young and is already 51 years old this year.

The appearance of Maki Izumi did give a small boost to the morale of the Choshu army.

Maki Izumi, who was born as a priest and is not young at the same time, is not good at martial arts.

However, his courage of "putting life and death aside" is indeed worthy of praise.

He shouted loudly, raised his sword and fell, and actually chopped down two people one after another.

He became more and more courageous as the battle went on, and suddenly found a general who looked mighty and was obviously an important figure in the army.

Adhering to the simple idea of ​​"shooting the horse first when shooting a person, and capturing the king first when capturing a thief", Maki Izumi turned his horse's head without hesitation and killed the general directly.

The target he was looking for was Harada Sanosuke.

Seeing an enemy coming, and an enemy who looked not low in level, Harada Sanosuke was startled at first, and then showed a confident smile.

In a flash, the two men's confrontation began!

When the two men and their horses were about to pass each other, Maki Izumi saw the gap and thrust his spear straight.

With the help of the horse's potential energy, the spear was very fast.

However, Harada Sanosuke had disappeared from the front of his spear.

It turned out that at the same time when Maki Izumi launched the attack, Harada Sanosuke quickly lowered his body, his right foot slipped out of the stirrup, and the whole person hung on the left side of the horse's belly, which is the so-called "hiding a person on the horse's belly".

This is a superb skill that only people with great riding skills can use - and Harada Sanosuke happened to be one of the most talented riders in the Shinsengumi.

At the same moment when he dodged the opponent's attack, Harada Sanosuke stretched his body, slightly raised the gun body, and aimed at Maki Izumi's throat from below.

It seems that a long time has passed to describe Harada Sanosuke's actions in this way.

In fact, everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Whoosh!

A flash of cold light, the spear came out like a dragon!

The tip of the spear hit Maki Izumi's throat, which was not protected by armor, and came out from the back of his neck.

"Gugu...!"

After making a few meaningless groans, Maki Izumi rolled his eyes, revealing bloodshot whites, and fell off the horse's back.

Because he didn't have time to retract the spear, Harada Sanosuke had to let go and let the spear remain in the opponent's body.

After the two sides passed each other and Maki Izumi fell to the ground, Harada Sanosuke raised his left fist high and smiled excitedly:

"Hahaha! The enemy general has been taken by me!"

At this time, Matsubara Tadashi (vice-captain of the 10th Division) rode over.

"Captain, are you injured?"

Harada Sanosuke turned his head and cast a surprised look at Matsubara Tadashi.

"Huh? How do you know I just killed an enemy general?"

"Huh? I didn't ask you that..."

It was a coincidence that just as Matsubara Tadashi arrived, Hijikata Toshizo also arrived.

"Sanosuke! Well done!"

The exquisite moves that Harada Sanosuke just performed were seen by Hijikata Toshizo who was not far away.

Although Harada Sanosuke is a fool with a dull mind, you can trust this fool on the battlefield. His bravery is not inferior to anyone!

"Huh? Mr. Hijikata, how do you know I just killed an enemy general?"

Hijikata Toshizo's face was full of black lines. He ignored Harada Sanosuke's jokes and asked anxiously:

"Sanosuke, have you seen Tachibana?"

Seeing that Hijikata Toshizo was asking about serious matters, Harada Sanosuke also put away his playful mentality and said seriously:

"I didn't see Mr. Tachibana. The last time I saw him was about 5 minutes ago. He was rushing deep into the enemy camp. Today, Mr. Tachibana is still as fierce as ever!"

Hijikata Toshizo smacked his lips upon hearing this:

"Tsk! What's going on! It's just a weak brigade that's about to be defeated, why fight so hard, what happened to him today...?"

...

...

Tenryuji Temple (Choshu Army Main Camp)——

"Lord Hisasaka! Maki Izumi is dead! Maki Izumi is dead!"

Hearing this, a certain general immediately cried out:

"What did you say? Maki-san is dead...?!"

The sudden bad news made the atmosphere in the main camp even heavier.

Maki Izumi is a veteran of the radicals.

His death is undoubtedly another heavy blow to the radicals.

The Ikedaya incident last month had already severely damaged the radicals.

The tragic defeats of yesterday and today have also buried a large number of cadres headed by Maki Izumi and Kurushima Matabei.

Until now, the radicals have fallen into a dilemma of talent decline and no one available.

The generals in the main camp looked at each other in bewilderment, staring at each other for a long time without saying a word.

Kusaka Genrui sat upright on the stool, still expressionless and silent, as if all the noise outside and the sound of fighting getting closer and closer had nothing to do with him.

A certain general looked at Kusaka Genrui, his face showing hesitation.

About half a minute later, he finally plucked up the courage, took a deep breath, and asked Kusaka Genrui:

"Mr. Kusaka, what should we do now? Please give us instructions!"

A tone that was almost pleading...

As soon as these words came out, the generals turned their heads and cast helpless, begging eyes at Kusaka Genrui.

Seeing this, Katsura Kogoro on the side had a more complicated expression on his face.

Suddenly, Kusaka Genrui, who had been like a puppet and a mute since last night, stood up suddenly, and the stool under his buttocks was directly knocked away.

Seeing Kusaka Genzui suddenly take action, everyone at the scene perked up and looked at Kusaka Genzui with hope.

"...Katsura."

The unexpected roll call made Katsura Kogoro startled.

Katsura Kogoro immediately raised his eyes, and the two looked at each other.

"Katsura, you lead the team and take everyone home."

"The wounded go first, and the rest go later."

As he spoke, he swept his eyes and looked at the other generals in the main camp.

"You go too, don't stay and die."

"My head is the most valuable. If you don't take my head, the shogunate will never give up."

"I'll cover you."

Kusaka Genzui's words made the scene fall into a brief silence.

In a moment, the excitement was floating in the air.

"Go, go? Lord Kusaka, are you asking us to escape?"

"No! I won't escape! I will fight the shogunate to the last moment!"

"Mr. Kusaka, what nonsense are you talking about! How can we leave you alone?"

Everyone was talking and arguing.

"... Stop arguing!"

With Kusaka Genzui's order, the scene returned to silence.

"Stop saying such naive things."

He turned his head and looked at the people who had just threatened to fight to the last moment, with an unhappy face.

"Fight? Is there any 'fight' in this place? There is only one-sided slaughter!"

"Stop saying such naive things, just run for your life."

"Being alive is better than anything else."

"As long as you are alive, there is still hope of reviving."

His rebuke made the "war factions" just now bow their heads, with painful expressions on their faces.

Someone quickly interrupted:

"In this case, Mr. Kusaka, you should also run away with us! You are our important leader..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Kusaka Genzui's sneers.

"Hehe...'Important leader'? If I were a qualified leader, I wouldn't have caused so many brothers to die tragically, and I wouldn't have let Choshu fall into such a state..."

"This Eastern Expedition was all because of me."

"It's all because of my incompetence that I suffered today's defeat."

"I have no face to return home, so let me stay here and bear the responsibility for the defeat."

At this point, he looked at Katsura Kogoro again.

"Katsura, these guys are in your hands."

"Let them return home safely."

"This is... my last request in this life."

Katsura Kogoro gritted his teeth and subconsciously clenched his fists.

"Kusaka, you come with us too."

"Didn't you say it just now? As long as you are alive, there is still hope of reviving."

Kusaka Genzui laughed at himself.

"I'll forget it."

"I already... don't have the confidence to revive."

"The Shimonoseki War, the August 18th coup, the Ikedaya incident, today's Eastern Expedition... all my efforts have only resulted in increasingly tragic consequences."

"All the facts have shown that you and Takasugi are right."

"The idea that I have always insisted on, 'overthrowing the shogunate at all costs and expelling the Western barbarians', is wrong."

"Let me die here."

"This is the best destination I can think of."

At this point, Kusaka Genzui seemed to recall something, paused, and then changed to a complex tone:

"Besides... if I die, it should be a relief for you and Takasugi."

"You have already made up your mind to kill me, haven't you?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and made a "beheading" gesture at his neck.

When Katsura Kogoro heard this, his pupils shrank suddenly and his expression changed suddenly.

"I... I..."

He said "I" for a long time, but he couldn't say a complete sentence.

Suddenly, Kusaka Genzui let out a long breath, and the complex expression on his face turned into a calm smile.

"Katsura, don't blame yourself."

"I don't mean to criticize you."

"I know your thoughts very well."

"I should be the one who feels guilty."

"It's all my fault that I am stubborn and have caused the disintegration of our former classmates, which has put you in such a difficult situation."

"I have always known that you are the one who values ​​our former classmates the most."

"I actually let you develop murderous intentions towards me... I am so outrageous."

"Katsura, I am really sorry."

"You are not sorry for me, I am sorry for you."

"As long as I die, you and Takasugi will no longer feel embarrassed."

"So, let me stay."

After speaking, Kusaka Genzui raised his hand and patted Katsura Kogoro on the shoulder, then strode forward, passed by Katsura Kogoro, and walked straight to the front line.

Looking at the back of Kusaka Genzui who was walking away, all the generals showed a bewildered look, and turned their heads to look at Katsura Kogoro for help.

Katsura Kogoro lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, leaving everyone with a lonely back.

It didn't take long, just a moment, Katsura Kogoro seemed to have made up his mind, raised his head suddenly, turned around and looked at everyone:

"You all heard Kusaka's order, right?"

"From now on, you are all under my command!"

"Take all the wounded! Don't miss a single person! Start retreating!"

...

...

I don't know if it was affected by the shells or for other reasons, the raging flames spread rapidly in Tenryuji, turning the place into a sea of ​​fire in the blink of an eye.

The raging flames licked the wood, making a "squeaking" sound as if it would break at any time.

Looking at Tianlong Temple that was on fire, Qingdeng couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart - it's a pity that there is one less historical building in this world.

However, he soon relaxed.

Anyway, since its establishment, Tenryuji Temple has been burned 8 times, and this time is no different!

After the battle began, Qingden concentrated on charging, killing the enemy when he met him. No matter where he was or whether the friendly forces behind him were following, he just rushed towards the depths of the enemy's formation.

When he came to his senses, he had entered Tianlong Temple.

There were flames and collapsed buildings everywhere, and Qingdeng had to slow down and move forward slowly.

Fortunately, Carrot is a spiritual cow, otherwise an ordinary beast would not dare to approach Tianlong Temple, which has turned into a sea of ​​fire.

——Damn it, there are fires everywhere, and the road can no longer be discerned. Where is the main formation of Changzhou?

Just when Qingden was cursing secretly in his heart and looking around for the Changzhou main formation, he suddenly saw a young warrior walking out of the shadow of the flames and standing directly in front of him.

Seeing this, Qingdeng lightly reined in the reins, causing Luo Bo to stop.

"Ha, I'm really lucky. I bumped into the Shinsengumi's general as soon as I got here."

Qingden watched intently, tried to remember, and finally remembered who this person was.

"Is this the 'Number One Hero in Choshu' Hisaka Genrui?"

The sentence structure of the interrogative sentence and the tone of the affirmative sentence - although Qingden has never met Kusaka Genrui, the appearance of the person in front of him is exactly the same as the portrait on the wanted poster.

"Exactly!"

Hisaka Genrui readily agreed, and then pulled out the sword from his waist with a "canglanglanglang" sound.

When Qingdeng saw this, he lowered his eyelids and rolled over.

Why is Kusaka Genrui, a general of the Choshu Army, here?

Why does he have a determined expression on his face?

All kinds of questions lingered in Qingdeng's mind.

However, these questions are irrelevant.

He smelled murderous intent and felt the determination to fight to the death - that was enough!

Choking - Qingden pulled out Vairocana.

The two faced each other at a distance of more than thirty meters.

Kusaka Genrui raised the tip of his sword, his blue eyes rising.

"Kingshin Akechi-ryu"

"Kusaka Genrui!"

Qingdeng lowered his waist and picked up the Xia Duan structure.

"Naturally Rishin flow"

"Tachibana Aoden!"

The moment they announced their homes to each other, the two of them stepped forward and rushed towards each other! The two knives collided heavily in the air!

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