I formed the strongest swordsman group

Saitoichi seemed to be the incarnation of Yaksha, rushing into the enemy group with a single lunge, and wielding his blade.

Ikeda Kijinmaru Kuniju, who lives in Sheshu, shines with a breathtaking cold light.

He first used a cassock slash and an oblique slash to kill the first person, then turned the blade and used the momentum to execute a reverse cassock slash to kill the second person.

Then, his center of gravity shifted to the right, and his body, hands, and the knife in his palm naturally tilted to the right - with a hiss -, the thrown blade killed the third person on his right.

When he stepped on his heels and took the knife back to his hand, the returned blade swept across the body of the fourth person.

The fifth person, the sixth person, the seventh person...

Just like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, in the blink of an eye, dead bodies were lying around his feet - without exception, they were all killed with a single knife!

Facing Saito's sudden attack, the unprepared enemy soldiers were immediately thrown into confusion.

"Damn! He came out of nowhere!"

"He seems to have climbed up from that cliff!"

"Impossible! That's not a place where people can climb!"

"Don't care where he comes from! Kill him!"

"Don't force yourself! He is Captain Saito Ichi of the Third Division! Use a knife, and come over here with a musket!"

"Where's the musket?! Shoot him quickly!"

Although funded by the Law Execution Party, the number of weapons and ammunition reserves of the Qi Force are not so abundant that they can be squandered casually.

Therefore, in order to save guns and ammunition, the equipment of this ambush was relatively simple, and only a few people were equipped with muskets.

They fully thought that rocks alone would be enough to cope with the Shinsengumi in rock climbing, so they only had a lot of rocks.

However, they are indeed an elite team known as the Raiders.

Although they were caught off guard, they immediately restored order and rose up to fight.

The men with muskets stepped forward quickly, holding muskets and aiming at Saitoichi.

Seeing that the most difficult musketeer appeared, Saito calmly adjusted his breathing and tensed his nerves.

His swordsmanship style is "fast", killing the enemy directly before he can react.

Therefore, "agility" and "reaction speed" are his strengths.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The moment before the gun sprayed out flames, he had disappeared from where he was.

He lowered his upper body, and his 1.8-meter-tall figure turned into an afterimage. He flashed and moved around, causing all the bullets fired by the musketeers to miss.

Even Saito Kazuo would find it difficult to face more than fifty well-trained enemy soldiers who are also equipped with muskets.

However, his original purpose was not to trap the generals in battle.

Saitoichi's sudden attack prevented the opponent from throwing stones at the bottom of the cliff.

Therefore, the other party ignored one thing: compared to Saito Ichi in front of him, there were two more terrifying existences under the cliff!

Suddenly, someone suddenly heard rapid footsteps coming from behind.

He subconsciously followed the sound - the high-raised Bizen longship blocked the sun, and a huge shadow was cast on this man.

laugh!

The man didn't even have time to scream - he probably didn't even realize what was happening - before he was cut in two by the Bizen Nagafune.

At the same time, in another direction, Dingguishen was as fast as lightning, cutting down two people in one breath.

Until then, the enemy soldiers on the top of the cliff finally woke up——

"Nioh and Tianjian are coming!"

Along with the shrill screams, all the enemy soldiers' faces changed, and their faces were as golden as paper.

Seeing that the stone rain was gradually spacing out, Qingdeng and the General Secretary immediately seized the opportunity, gathered all their strength, and attacked the top immediately!

For two people with excellent physical fitness, it is no problem to cross a rock wall of about 10 meters in one breath.

As soon as their front feet touched the ground, their back feet immediately drew out their swords and joined the battle.

"Hajime! Thank you for your hard work!"

While Aoto was wielding his sword to kill the enemy, he stretched his neck and shouted to Saito in the distance.

"..."

Facing Aoden's praise, Saitoichi remained the same, with an indifferent expression and did not say a word.

However, the corners of his mouth could be vaguely tilted up.

Although everyone in the "Tsueikan Faction" can be regarded as Aitobo's confidants, only Souji and Saito Kazuo are special among them.

I won’t say much about the general manager.

Saito Kazunori was his first comrade.

When he was not familiar with Souji and others, he and Saito Kazu were already close comrades who fought side by side and gave each other's back.

Deep friendship brings absolute trust.

Whenever he thinks of any difficult and dangerous tasks, the first person he thinks of is Saito Kazuo.

In addition, in addition to "friendship" and "trust", the two have also accumulated a tacit understanding of each other.

Just like just now, Aoto didn't say a word and just pointed to the cliff with his eyes. Saito nodded with understanding and carried out Aoto's order accurately.

Although it's a bit disgusting to say this...but he and Saitoichi can indeed communicate with each other!

Aoto even imagined that if one day in the future, he, Toshizo Hijikata, Keisuke Yamanan, and Isamu Kondo were no longer around, then the only person who could continue to lead the Shinsengumi would be the calm and risk-taking Saito Kazuichi.

"Nioh" and "Heavenly Sword" have joined the battlefield.

The changes in the battle situation... do not need to be described in detail.

Everything is just as Omura Masujiro said about them: they have the ability to create advantages on local battlefields and even directly reverse the situation!

Wherever the two of them passed, it was like a typhoon!

The blades of the Bizen Nagafune and Dingkijin poured out fistfuls of blood.

Within a moment, the enemy formation was torn apart.

During this period, the rest of the soldiers below the rock wall climbed up and joined the battle.

These soldiers were selected by Qing Deng from the first and third squads.

Although their close combat ability cannot be said to be one against ten, they can fight three or five at one, which is no problem at all.

At this point, the opponent completely lost the ability to fight back.

Under the fierce attack of Qing Deng and others, most of them were annihilated, and the remaining troops lost their fighting spirit and rushed back.

They successfully climbed to the top of the cliff with only a few casualties... For this victory, the soldiers were all excited.

However, before they could show their joy, Qing Deng shouted:

"It's not time to relax yet! Our battle has just begun!"

After shouting, he held the knife that was still dripping with blood and ran towards the front of the "rock wall" and the direction where Yamanami Keisuke was.

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The closer you get to the "rock wall", the more fierce the firepower on the opposite side.

Yamanami Keisuke heard that the carriage in front of him was already overloaded - it was now like a beehive, with holes everywhere.

At this time, a soldier beside him shouted:

"Captain! Retreat! If this continues, we will all be wiped out!"

Looking up, the open space in front of the "rock wall" was already a mess.

There were holes everywhere where bullets penetrated the ground.

There were black marks left by the explosion of grenades everywhere.

There were bloodstains and corpses everywhere.

Although Yamanami Keisuke and others were very brave and spared no effort to launch a fierce counterattack, the huge disadvantage in terms of terrain made them passively beaten from beginning to end.

Although the carriage could help them block some bullets, it had its limits and was not omnipotent.

Up to now, they have suffered heavy casualties, and nearly one-third of the soldiers were dead or injured and lost their combat capability.

In this case, it is no wonder that this person would beg Yamanami Keisuke to order a retreat.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Yamanami Keisuke retorted without hesitation:

"No! We can't retreat yet! I have a premonition - the lord is coming soon!"

While refusing, he once again raised the flintlock in his hand and fired at the top of the cliff.

The "lord" mentioned by Yamanami Keisuke was naturally Qing Deng.

In fact, his so-called "I have a premonition" was pure nonsense.

It was just to boost morale and stabilize the army's morale.

Seeing that the beloved general was still holding the front line, the surviving soldiers gritted their teeth, suppressed their fear, and re-entered the battle.

The casualty rate exceeded one-third, but they were still able to maintain their fighting spirit and did not flee - it was thanks to Yamanami Keisuke who commanded them.

It is no exaggeration to say that now it is all thanks to the popularity accumulated by Yamanami Keisuke that the army can barely maintain morale.

Suddenly, there was a noisy movement from the top of the cliff:

"Hurry up! Push it over here!"

The next moment, Yamanami Keisuke saw three black gun barrels.

These three guns were not the big guns used by the Shinsengumi that needed to be pulled by animal power, but small guns that could be carried by several adults.

Yannan Keisuke didn't understand cannons, so he didn't know the models and names of these cannons.

However, for cannons, there was one thing he was very clear about -

"Lie down!"

Seeing the gun barrel facing you, if there is a place to hide, hide in it immediately, if there is no place to hide, lie down immediately, and leave it to fate.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Almost at the same moment when Yamanami Keisuke shouted the warning, three gunshots came from the top of the cliff.

Immediately afterwards, three explosions dominated the eardrums of Yamanami Keisuke and others.

They had to cover their eardrums tightly to make themselves feel better.

Fortunately, all these shells fell on an empty field, and no one was killed or injured except for the pain in their ears.

However... the sudden appearance of the three small cannons made the soldiers' faces change drastically.

Looking at the three small cannons on the top of the cliff, Yamanami Keisuke murmured in a deep voice:

"They waited until we were closer before firing...!"

Perhaps it was because the cannon was smaller, so it was easier to operate.

Soon, the enemy soldiers on the top of the cliff cleaned the muzzle and loaded the second shell.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three more cannons fired.

This time, their accuracy was much higher.

A shell fell into the open field.

A shell hit a certain carriage, and all the soldiers hiding behind it were blown away.

A shell hit the side of a certain carriage - Yamanami Keisuke was hiding here.

Flames and shock waves rolled towards Yamanami Keisuke, rolling up countless dust.

The shell landed on the left side of Yamanami Keisuke, but because his body blocked the flames and shock waves, the soldier on his right was spared.

"General! General!"

After the aftermath of the explosion disappeared, the soldier hurriedly used his hands as a fan to clear the smoke and dust that blocked his vision and confirmed the current situation of Yamanami Keisuke.

"Don't worry... I'm fine..."

A weak voice came from the smoke and dust.

After a while, the dust dissipated——

"General, you..."

Looking at Yamanami Keisuke in front of him, the soldier couldn't help but be stunned, as if something was stuck in his throat.

I saw that Yamanami Keisuke's left half was covered with blood, and blood was dripping down his left arm, and soon a pool of blood accumulated on the ground.

"Don't panic... It's just a minor injury..."

He turned his head and looked at the top of the cliff to observe the enemy.

Coincidentally, after he raised his sight, he happened to face the black muzzle of the gun.

The muzzle of a small cannon on the top of the cliff was aimed directly at the carriage where he was hiding.

Most likely, the shooting parameters were adjusted based on the impact point of the shell just now.

It is not difficult to imagine that the next shell will hit the carriage directly!

By then, unless he is the legendary "immortal", there will be no reason to survive.

The shell fired just now had injured his body, and he lost feeling in his left leg and was unable to move.

So he made a prompt decision and said to the soldiers beside him:

"The next shell is coming... You should retreat to other carriages... Remember... you must hold on... the lord is almost here..."

The team member closest to Shannan Keisuke opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

But the habit of "obeying the superior's orders" that he had developed for a long time made him swallow the words on his lips and changed his words:

"yes!"

The soldiers scattered and fled behind other still intact carriages.

After a while, only Shannan Jingshu was left here.

At this time, the enemy soldiers on the top of the cliff had already lit the fuse of the small cannon.

The red light on the lead wire could be clearly seen by Shannan Keisuke even from a long distance away.

"Oh……"

Shannan Keisuke covered the wound on his left shoulder, leaned against the carriage, and chuckled to himself.

"What a pity... Mr. Orange... It seems... I can't accompany you to the end... I really want to witness with my own eyes... the world you created..."

At this moment when he half-closed his eyes and was about to face death calmly——

Da da da da da da…

The tips of his ears trembled slightly, and he suddenly heard the slight sound of footsteps - a very familiar running pattern.

In an instant, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and turned his head, looking towards the top of the cliff - at this moment, a galloping figure with a knife jumped into his eyes.

As if a meteorite fell here, the top of the cliff was in chaos.

Those who take their time will be at a loss.

Those who are in high spirits feel like mourning their heirs.

The bold ones will be stunned.

The coward fights with both sides.

All these changes happened because everyone heard this scream:

"'Nioh' Tachibana Aoden is coming to kill you!"

After breaking into the enemy formation, Qingdeng ignored everything else and fixed his eyes firmly on the small cannon aimed at Shannan Keisuke, and ran straight towards the artillery array.

Qingdeng swung his sword and cut down all the gunners around him - at this time, the fuse was almost burned out and there was no time to snuff it out or cut it off with a knife.

Upon seeing this, Qingdeng immediately raised the tip of his knife and chopped off one side of the cannon's bracket.

The cannon body was tilted due to imbalance. Qingden quickly reached out his left hand, stabilized the cannon body, and turned it around, aiming the muzzle at the other two small cannons next to it - these three cannons were arranged in a straight line, and The gun aimed at Shannan Keisuke is located on the far right.

At the same moment when he turned the muzzle——

boom!

The shell flew out and hit the barrel of the first gun.

Although the steel gun body is not afraid of explosions, it cannot withstand the huge impact.

As a result, the barrel-shaped gun barrel flew out laterally, hit the barrel of the second gun on the left, and then flew out together.

Just like this, like dominoes, only one cannonball eliminated two small cannons, and destroyed the artillery array on the top of the cliff in one go.

Qingdeng's hand is indeed beautiful.

But...this also comes at a price.

He directly used his arms to replace the gun mount... The powerful reaction force hit him like a truck!

At the same time as the cannonball was fired, he was shocked back and forth. He had to retreat three or four steps before he could barely stabilize his body.

Qingden felt a numbness in his left arm, as if there was air flowing through his body, and he almost vomited out today's lunch.

Thanks to his body's talents such as "Steel Bone +4" and "Majestic Muscle +6", his skin is incomparably stronger than that of a human being.

Anyone else would have ended up with a broken arm at the very least.

At this time, the general secretary and others arrived.

"Follow me! Scatter them away!"

The commander-in-chief gave a sweet shout, attacked the enemy group, and moved closer to Qingdeng's direction.

A chaotic battle began immediately!

Seeing Aoden suddenly appear on the stage at the most critical moment, Shannan Keisuke twitched his lips and showed a smile with mixed emotions.

At this critical moment, he did not waste his precious time on personal affairs.

He immediately gathered his emotions, and then used his last strength to shout back:

"General attack! Break through the rock wall!"

Suddenly, there was a noisy sound in the trees behind him - a light green wave was coming!

After lunch and more than half an hour of rest, most of the team members had regained their energy.

They lurked in the bushes, waiting silently for Shannan Jingshu's order.

Hearing Shannan Keisuke's shout, they immediately cheered up and scrambled out of the bushes. Carrying a few improvised long ladders, they rushed towards the "rock wall" in a hurry.

There are over a hundred members of the surprise team at the top of the cliff, and their number is equal to Qingdeng's side.

Because their attention was focused on Shannan Keisuke and others below the "rock wall", they did not notice the crisis behind them at all, allowing Aomori's side to successfully get closer.

In this way, the muskets in their hands have been difficult to use.

There is no numerical advantage, no distance advantage...the outcome of this battle is already determined!

However, the other party did not collapse immediately.

They resisted for a moment—just a moment.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Humph! Humph! Humph!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!"

The three enemy soldiers in front of Qingdeng let out three completely different strange screams.

The three of them threw away their muskets, which they had not had time to reload, drew their sabers from their waists, and strode towards Qing Deng.

Qing Deng raised the Bizen Osafune in his hand and raised it above his head.

With a clanging sound of "clang", a "horizontal" sword and three "vertical" swords collided heavily.

The three opponents leaned forward, stuck their heads out, and their faces were almost touching the backs of the swords. Their foul breath almost sprayed on Qing Deng's face, and they put their whole body weight on the swords, trying to overwhelm Qing Deng.

Qing Deng had not yet recovered from the "bomb shock" just now, and his left arm was still numb and unable to use strength.

In other words, he now relied entirely on his right hand to resist the pressure from the opposite side.

Even so, it was more than enough to deal with the three people in front of him.

Even with only one hand, the Bizen Osafune in his hand was still unshakable.

No matter how hard the opponent tried, he couldn't push down the blade of Bizen Osafune.

In a flash, Qing Deng gathered strength at his waist. The next moment, the strength surged upward with his waist and abdomen as the core - with a clang, he directly deflected the swords of the three people on the opposite side.

In the next moment, he quickly adjusted the blade, aimed at the waist of the three people on the opposite side, and swept the knife from left to right - like a big horizontal slash like "autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves".

After the flash of the knife, the upper and lower bodies of the three people were only connected by a little flesh and blood.

Qing Deng's knife was very accurate.

Because of his rich practical experience and countless beheadings, he has now reached the state of not seeing the whole cow...ah, no, "not seeing the whole person".

[Note·Not seeing the whole cow: describes the ability to see through things and handle affairs to the point of being proficient and proficient. 】

No matter whether the person in front of him is old or young, tall or short, naked or tightly dressed, Qing Deng can roughly determine the specific location of his bones at a glance.

In this way, when he draws his sword, he can avoid bones and only cut flesh and internal organs, greatly reducing the wear of the blade.

For example, now, although Qing Deng's big sweep is full of momentum, it did not cut their spines, but only cut open their stomachs and cut their internal organs.

That's enough.

The stomach was cut, the internal organs were injured badly, but he could still continue to fight - Qing Deng had never seen such a strange person.

After chopping down these three people, Qing Deng ignored their wailing and turned to look for the next opponent - all he saw was the scene of the Shinsengumi chasing and chopping the Kiheitai.

Fighting hand-to-hand with the best hundred soldiers in the Shinsengumi's first and third squads... it was only natural that he ended up like this.

At this time, Zongsi moved to Qingdeng and said urgently:

"Qingdeng, Mr. Shannan..."

Before she finished speaking, Qingdeng interrupted rudely:

"Xiaosi, don't be distracted! The battle is not over yet!"

This tricky "rock wall" finally fell... It's time to make a concerted effort to expand the results of the battle!

At this time, the soldiers below the "rock wall" have climbed up one after another.

Some impatient people did not find a long ladder, but climbed up directly with their hands.

If we don't chase now, when will we?

"Don't stop! Chase and annihilate the remaining enemies!"

Qingdeng shouted loudly and led the way.

While chasing, he turned his head calmly and glanced at the bottom of the "rock wall" with the corner of his eyes-several soldiers hurriedly carried the unconscious Shannan Keisuke on a stretcher and sent him to the rear.

After confirming that Shannan Keisuke had left the battlefield, he retracted his sight, concentrated his energy, and focused his whole body and mind on the battle in front of him.

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Nangong Mountain, the top of the mountain, the main camp of the special forces——

“What?! The ‘high wall’ was breached?!”

Omura Masujiro stood up and looked at the messenger in front of him with disbelief.

The messenger strained his throat and made a hoarse voice:

“Yes, yes! Tachibana Aoto attacked the ‘high wall’ from the rear! The ‘high wall’ fell!”

Omura Masujiro’s face changed color, turning blue and red.

He had just boasted that “this ‘high wall’ could hold out for at least two days”, but in the blink of an eye, in less than two hours, this “high wall” that he had great confidence in fell!

He was silent for a long time.

After a long while, he took a deep breath, put on a stern face, and suppressed his anger:

"...Mr. Takasugi, you are right, I really underestimated Tachibana Aoto and the Shinsengumi...!"

Takasugi Shinsaku said nothing - he had a gloomy face, and his mood was visibly bad.

Now was not the time to mock Omura Masujiro.

To be honest, although he knew in his heart that Omura Masujiro's idea was too optimistic, he was happy to be slapped in the face.

After all, for him, the fall of the "high wall" was undoubtedly the worst bad news!

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PS: Baobaozi originally wanted Yamanami Keisuke to die in battle, but after hesitating for a long time, he finally chose to give up - Baobaozi really still wanted to write a gentle novel!