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Chapter 931 Take out [Decisive Battle Yodo]! Fight to the death with the Shinsengumi! [5600]

clang! clang! clang! clang! clang! clang! clang! clang!

The flashing sword light, the overwhelming exchanges of offense and defense... In just a blink of an eye, the confrontation between Hijikata Toshizo and Su Nuo has lasted for dozens of rounds, and there is still no winner yet.

Suddenly, Su Nuo changed his posture, lowered the two swords in his palms, and adopted the lower position.

At the same time, his sharp gaze was directed towards Hijikata Toshizo.

It is not difficult to see that he is visually measuring the distance between himself and Hijikata Toshizo.

Upon seeing this, Hijikata Toshizo immediately made a judgment: the opponent was planning to use a killer move!

Sure enough - in a matter of seconds, Su Nuo stepped forward quickly, using the momentum to lift up the two swords in his palms, biting Hijikata Shisan's waist and abdomen like a poisonous snake.

Hijikata Toshizo had no time to defend himself, so he could only hold Izumi Morikane in front of his chest and adopt a passive defense posture.

In the next breath, the steel knives met, and an eardrum-numbing clang was heard immediately.

Although he barely blocked Su Nuo's killing move, the powerful force transmitted along the blade made Hijikata Shuangsan feel numbness in his palms, and his body posture was momentarily confused as a result.

For a master, just exposing a flaw—even just for a moment—can be fatal!

Soon enough, a huge figure burst into the corner of Hijikata Tobizo's eye - Umibozu, who had been waiting quietly for the best time to attack, rushed towards him without saying a word! Aim at Hijikata Toizo's head with a knife!

There was no time for the blades to intersect - even if he had the chance to defend himself with his sword, Hijikata Toshizo did not dare to receive Umibozu's heavy slash forcefully, lest the sword would be bounced away or cut off directly.

As a last resort, Hijikata Toshizo could only change his steps, lean to the side, and barely avoid the opponent's blade.

His life was saved, but the distance between the blade and his forehead was less than half an inch...a critical moment in the true sense!

Just one Su Nuo is enough to maintain a slight advantage over Hijikata Toisho, let alone Su Nuo, Umibozu, and Ukiki all together?

With one against three, not only did they not lose immediately, but they persisted for so long... Such a record is fully worthy of the title of "Deputy Commander of the Ghost".

It's a pity...his hard work has reached its limit.

As soon as his front foot escaped Umibozu's heavy slash, Gyushiki's big naginata slashed him from the diagonal thrust with his back foot!

Just like Umibozu, Ushiki is also waiting for the best time to attack, always ready to kill Hijikata Toshizo.

He was able to resist Su Nuo's flirtatious attack first, then dodge Umibozu's slashing attack - so that his body posture was completely disordered and he couldn't even keep up with his breathing.

The fierce fighting situation made him forget to breathe... to be precise, he didn't have time to breathe.

His lungs had already made painful protests, but he had no time to pay attention.

At this moment, anyone can see that unless Hachiman Daimyojin is temporarily possessed, there is no way Hijikata Toisan can evade Ushiuki's slashing attack!

Just at the moment when the big naginata's blade was about to split Hijikata Toshizo in two, a gust of wind struck - a majestic figure rushed between Hijikata Toshizo and Ushiki.

It was none other than Team 1 Vice Captain Shimada Kui!

Ushiki is very powerful - coincidentally, the sturdy Shimada Kui is also a strong man with no shortage of strength!

He stepped firmly on his feet, gritted his teeth, and swung the knife upward.

The katana and naginata struck each other in the air.

The huge sound made people suspect that it was the collision of two giant beasts.

The collision between the two weapons lasted only a moment.

After a moment, they seemed to have been scalded by boiling water, and both of them jumped back together with their weapons, widening the distance between them.

At the same time that Shimada Kui arrived, Hijikata Toshizo caught a glimpse of a familiar petite figure from the corner of his left eye - Elodie was holding her Yamato Mamoru and standing beside him, staring as if facing a formidable enemy. Looking at Su Nuo and Master Haifang in front of him.

After neutralizing Ushiki's offensive, Shimada Kui moved to the right side of Hijikata Tobizo in three steps and two steps at a time, and said in a deep voice:

"Sorry, deputy chief, we're late."

Toshizo Hijikata was breathing heavily, greedily sucking in the fresh air, adjusting his breath, and said calmly:

"No, you came just in time."

With the arrival of Elodie and Shimada Kui, "one-on-three" became "three-on-three".

Su Nuo moved his eyes calmly, scanning the faces of Elodie and Shimada Kui with an indifferent expression:

"Are reinforcements coming..."

Niu Gui said softly with a guilty look on his face:

"Sorry, it's my incompetence... If I had struck faster just now, I would have been able to take off Hijikata Tobizo's head..."

Su Nuo said lightly:

"No need to apologize."

“Everything in the world is inherently fickle.”

"It is a sign of arrogance to pray for everything to go smoothly."

Master Umibo twitched his lips and chuckled a few times:

"As expected of Mr. Yuan Shaoyu, he always speaks with philosophical quotes."

Su Nuo frowned slightly:

"Don't make such silly wisecracks."

As he spoke, he raised the two swords in his palms again and kept talking:

"It is a pity that we could not take down the head of the 'Deputy Commander of Ghosts'."

"But dragging all the enemy's sword masters here will also benefit a lot."

Seeing Su Nuo raising his sword, Umibozu and Ukiki both grasped their weapons.

Although there was no prior agreement, the three of them rushed towards the opposite side in unison!

Hijikata Toizan and the others charged forward without giving in!

In the blink of an eye, three pairs of people were fighting.

Hijikata Toshizo played against Su Nuo.

Shimada Kui vs. Umibozu.

Elodie versus Niugui.

Through the fight just now, Hijikata Toshizo has roughly figured out the strength ranking of these three people.

Among the three, Su Nuo is the strongest, followed by Haifangzhu, and Niu Gui again.

Toshizo Hijikata intentionally adopted the classic strategy of "Tianji Horse Racing", that is, dismounted horse versus mounted horse, middle horse versus dismounted horse, mounted horse versus middle horse, to defeat Su Nuo and others one by one.

However... Su Nuo's strength is far beyond what Elodie and Shimada Kui can handle.

Let the two of them deal with Su Nuo... I'm afraid they won't be able to survive even 10 rounds, and they will be killed.

In desperation, he could only give up the idea and adopt the traditional strategy of "fighting generals against generals and soldiers against soldiers."

Shimada Kui's strength is completely enough to deal with Umibozu.

Niu Guikong has brute strength, but lacks agility and skills - Elodie, who is extremely agile, can restrain this bulky guy.

Although it was difficult for her to defeat him, she was more than enough to hold him back.

Therefore, Hijikata Toshizo safely left Umibozu and Gyuuki to Shimada Kui and Elodie to deal with, and he wholeheartedly faced the Su Nuo in front of him.

Although Su Nuo is slightly stronger than Hijikata Toshizo, this advantage is not enough to turn into a victory. It is not that easy to defeat Hijikata Toshizo.

Shimada Kui and Umibozu were equally matched, and the two fought so hard that neither could do anything to the other.

Elodie clenched the Yamato Moritai in her palm, adopted the middle position, and stared closely at the Ushiki in front of her, watching all his moves.

Although he had a young girl as his opponent, Niu Gui showed no signs of carelessness and was ready to fight.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, raised his eyebrows, and asked half confused and half determined:

"Huh? Are you... Alice d'Orléans?"

Elodie's expression changed slightly when she heard this.

However, she quickly adjusted back and said in a deep voice:

"You got the wrong person."

The moment she finished speaking, she rushed forward with her sword in hand.

What Su Nuo said is absolutely right.

Even if Hijikata Toshizo cannot be killed, dragging sword masters like them here can still yield huge benefits.

Thousands of People Unite is extremely lacking in high-end combat power.

Hijikata Toshizo, Shimada Kui, and Elodie are the only sword masters.

The three of them were held back, as if they were missing three of the sharpest spears, and the offensive ability of a thousand people was greatly reduced.

Although Shuten Doji, who is in charge of the main battle, has not been to the front line in person, he is like a hound with a keen sense of smell, sniffing out a fighter immediately!

He immediately dispatched a reserve team - 500 members of the surprise team headed by Katsura Kogoro!

The addition of this new force immediately broke the balance of power on the front line!

Thousands of people working together were equal in strength to the "Slavic Legion", so they were evenly matched and the fight was inextricable.

Suddenly there were 500 elite soldiers and generals on the opposite side who looked like wolves and tigers... Thousands of people working together were immediately at a disadvantage!

Secondly, the swordsman Katsura Kogoro's appearance instantly caused the high-end combat power comparison between the two sides to become unbalanced!

In such a situation where Hijikata Toizan and others are all tightly entangled by Su Nuo and others, no one can stand up to Katsura Kogoro!

There is no doubt about Katsura Kogoro's strength.

Long before Aoto's rise, he was a famous swordsman in Edo.

I saw him as if he was in an uninhabited place, his power was overwhelming, and no one could stop him!

A large force of twenty people or more must be sent out to stop him desperately in order to slow down his offensive.

Although the war situation is unfavorable, the fighting will of thousands of people has not been frustrated, but has become stronger!

The Natong speech delivered by Hijikata Toshizo before the war played a big role.

The fighting spirit of thousands of people has been completely aroused, and even if they are at a disadvantage, they are not willing to give in even half a step!

The two armies fought for every foot and inch of land.

A bloody battle...a real bloody battle!

Any place or position may become a place of war and subject to repeated battles!

Shuten Doji picked up the telescope and carefully examined every angle of the front line.

The face that was originally full of confidence now looked solemn.

It's night——

The French-Qich coalition, our formation——

"What? Maher's only daughter is here?"

Shuten Doji cast a surprised look at Ushiki.

Niu Gui nodded solemnly.

Shuten Doji asked:

"Niu Gui, are you sure?"

Niu Gui nodded again and changed into a decisive tone:

"I'm sure!"

"In the beginning, Ru Nu and I acted as Maher's bodyguards and accompanied him to Dajin to meet his only daughter."

"So I'm pretty sure that the blond girl I faced today is Alice D'Orléans, the only daughter of Maher!"

Today's battle lasted until nightfall and finally ended.

Although the battlefield performance of thousands of people working together was very impressive and they fought very bravely and tenaciously, spiritual power could not make up for the material gap after all.

Under the fierce attack of the French and Qi coalition forces, the battle line continued to advance eastward, and thousands of people continued to retreat with one heart...

Finally... the French and French coalition forces successfully occupied the first trench where thousands of people were united before dark!

It is true that the French-Qich coalition achieved considerable results, but from the overall perspective, they are far from a victory.

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In order to stop the French-Qich coalition forces, Hijikata Toshizo dug many trenches before the war and laid down multiple layers of defense lines.

Even if they lose the first trench, they still have the second, third, and fourth trenches... In this way, they can launch layer upon layer of resistance.

After losing the first trench, Hijikata Toshizo immediately led his soldiers to retreat to the second trench.

In other words, the Faqi coalition is still far from completely defeating the Thousands of People and completely occupying Hachioji!

By the way, until the end of today's battle, Sukuna and others have not been able to defeat Hijikata Toshizo and others.

In contrast, Hijikata Toshizo and others are also helpless against Sukuna and others.

Sukuna and Hijikata Toshizo, Umibozu and Shimada Kai, these two pairs of opponents want to kill each other, and they have tried their best, but their strength is almost the same, and it is really impossible to decide the winner.

As for Elodie, she knew very well that she was no match for Niugui with her own strength, so she kept dodging, not defeating the opponent, and not letting the opponent defeat her.

With her petite body and agile movements, she was like a fluttering butterfly. No matter how hard the cow ghost tried, he couldn't touch her clothes, which made him feel very frustrated.

Of course, there was another reason why the cow ghost couldn't do anything to Elodie, that is, he was concerned about her identity and didn't dare to kill her.

After listening to the cow ghost's report, Shuten Douji couldn't help but frown and smacked his lips a few times.

"Maer's only daughter is here... This is really troublesome..."

Sukuna interrupted:

"Shuten-doji, do you want to capture Alice alive?"

Shuten-doji answered without hesitation:

"Need I ask? Of course!"

Sukuna's face darkened:

"Capturing a person alive in the dark battlefield... Please forgive me for being blunt, this is really too much to ask."

Umibozu curled his lips:

"Even if she is Maer's only daughter, she should not be treated leniently. She is now in the enemy camp, so don't worry about her relationship with Maer, just treat her as an enemy general and kill her."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately received Shuten-doji's sharp gaze.

"That won't do. Ma'er is our ally. We killed his only daughter. How will we explain to him when we face him in the future?" Seeing that Shuten-doji had said this, everyone dared not have any other opinions and kept silent to show their obedience. Shuten-doji glanced at everyone at the scene, and then sat up slightly: "Everyone, just now, the kappa lurking in Edo reported: Tokugawa Iemochi did not abandon the city and escape, but it was just the opposite - he ordered to defend Edo to the death and personally sat in Edo Castle!" After hearing this, everyone looked shocked and surprised. Katsura Kogoro murmured: "'Besieged War'..." Sukuna pulled the corner of his mouth, smiling: "Although I hate the shogunate, I have to admit that this Tokugawa Iemochi is a man." Shuten-doji raised his right palm and pressed it in the air a few times, signaling everyone to be quiet. After everyone shut up and focused their attention on him again, Shuten-doji spoke half-jokingly:

"Think carefully, since we landed in Nobi, except for the surprise attack on Nagoya Castle and the attack on Sunpu Castle, everything else has been very unsuccessful."

"First, King Nioh rushed back to the capital at a speed beyond our expectations."

"Then the thousand men defending Hachioji were much more tenacious than we thought."

"Then the young Shogun actually had the demeanor of a 'shogun', not fleeing in a panic, but bravely defending the city."

"It seems that we may not be able to capture Edo easily."

"But now that things have come to this, we can no longer retreat."

At this point, Shuten-doji suddenly lowered his voice and his tone became solemn.

"When we decided to launch the 'Amanuma Spear', we were ready."

"Either victory or death!"

"Even if there are thorns ahead, we must break through!"

Accompanied by Shuten Douji's passionate voice, the temperature at the scene seemed to rise several degrees.

Everyone at the scene - including Katsura Kogoro, who was always on guard against Shuten Douji - was infected by his words, their eyes became firm, and their demeanor became high.

Suddenly, Shuten Douji stood up, his voice rose as he stood up, and he shouted in a commanding tone:

"From today, within five days, break through Hachioji!"

...

...

Time returns to the present -

Sekigahara, Nangong Mountain, the main camp of the special forces -

Takasugi Shinsaku lowered his head to read the letter in his hand.

The more he read the content of the letter, the deeper his brows frowned.

This letter was written by Shuten Douji.

On the first night of the Battle of Hachioji, Shuten-doji wrote this letter himself, sealed it before the ink dried, and sent it to Sekigahara by express horse.

Until today, this letter was finally delivered to Takasugi Shinsaku.

The letter first roughly described the first day of the Battle of Hachioji, and then at the end put forward a request to Takasugi Shinsaku - the resistance of a thousand people was very strong, and the Fachi coalition would take much longer than expected to completely break through Hachioji, so he hoped that Takasugi Shinsaku would delay the Shinsengumi for a few more days.

After reading Shuten-doji's letter, Takasugi Shinsaku threw the letter into the fire pit next to him with a dark face, and then concisely relayed the recent situation of the Battle of Hachioji and Shuten-doji's orders to everyone in the tent.

After hearing this, everyone was filled with righteous indignation:

"This is outrageous!"

"That Shuten-doji always looked so confident, I thought he was very capable! But this is the result? He was blocked by a mere thousand people with one heart!"

"Alright! They are our allies after all! Stop criticizing them! Let's focus on the war at hand!"

"You asked us to hold back the Shinsengumi for a few more days? What a joke! Judging from the current situation, it's a question whether we can survive tomorrow!"

Wandering, nervous, terrified... all kinds of negative emotions permeated the scene.

Their attitudes towards Shuten-doji's order to "hold back the Shinsengumi for a few more days" were surprisingly consistent - this was an impossible task!

Just as the Faqi coalition underestimated the unity of a thousand people, everyone present also underestimated the Shinsengumi!

They fully believed that relying on the combat power of the Qibing Team and the geographical advantages of Nangong Mountain, it would be more than enough to resist the Shinsengumi for 3 to 5 days.

They never expected that the Shinsengumi would push the front line across the halfway point of Nangong Mountain in just one day!

The rapid fall of the "high wall" in the southern battlefield dealt them a huge blow.

Judging from the speed of the Shinsengumi's advancement, they will be able to reach the top of the mountain tomorrow! Hit the main camp!

As someone just said, whether we can survive tomorrow is a question, so how can we talk about "delaying the Shinsengumi for a few more days"?

Anxiety leads to panic, and panic leads to blame-shifting.

I don't know who started it, but the scene gradually began to rebuke:

"Damn it! What's wrong with the 'high wall'? Didn't they say it could hold off the Shinsengumi for at least 2 days? How come it only lasted 2 hours?!"

"We have too few troops!"

"Few troops? We deployed 300 people at the 'high wall', accounting for one-fifth of the total force, which is already more than enough!"

"If even 300 people are not enough, then what are the 40 people under my command?"

"We have tried our best! It's all the fault of that Niou, he is not a human being at all!"

"A Tachibana Aoto scared you like this? Then let's not fight! Just surrender to Tachibana Aoto!"

"You haven't even seen Tachibana Aoto, stop talking nonsense!"

The combat meeting gradually turned into a quarrel meeting and a blame-shifting meeting...

Seeing this, the military advisor Omura Masujiro gradually frowned and showed impatience.

Just as he opened his mouth to stop everyone, Takasugi Shinsaku beside him spoke first:

"Be quiet!"

Instantly, the scene became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"... Omura-kun, take out the "Decisive Battle of Yodo"! Fight the Shinsengumi!"

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