Martial Arts Competition!【6300】
Although the volume of this sentence was not loud, it penetrated into the ears of everyone around him very clearly.
The One-Armed Party is the remnant of the anti-barbarian group.
For their so-called "great cause of repelling the foreigners", they committed murder, arson, and all kinds of evil.
They are even capable of such crazy things as abducting and selling women in order to raise funds for the so-called "anti-barbarian military".
The Huo Fu thieves spent a lot of effort before finally finding a valuable fighter opportunity to gather them and annihilate them tonight.
But even so, tonight's action was still full of surprises - suddenly a Choshu feudal warrior with two spears and excellent swordsmanship appeared, killing the seventh division invincibly, and fled.
If someone else said something like "the one-armed party is nothing more than that", the officers and soldiers of the Hufu Thieves Reform would just sneer at it.
Who are you? How do you have the qualifications to say such big words? Are you worthy?
The officers and soldiers treat people who can say such things like nothing - there is nothing wrong with this in itself. It is reasonable and reasonable.
But - the person who said this... was Qingdeng.
As a result, the situation becomes a little different.
There is a saying that goes well - the same words and actions, spoken and done by different people, can achieve extraordinary effects.
In the entire Edo... no, in the whole world, there is no one who is more qualified to be the master of this sentence than Aoto!
First of all, the grievances between Qingdeng and the Yi group, as well as the confrontation between the two sides, have been around for a long time.
The two sides engaged in direct confrontations a total of three times.
For the first time, he stopped the large group of people who came to kill the Angoulême family.
The second time, he rushed to the rescue of the Fanshu Adjustment Center which was attacked.
The third time, to rescue the Western settlement surrounded by fire - this time, Qingteng directly destroyed the anti-barbarian group and wiped out a large number of cadres and team members, including its leader Kamino.
When it comes to fighting against the anti-barbarian group, Qingdeng is an irrefutable professional veteran.
He has reasons and absolute qualifications to despise the mere remnants of the anti-barbarian group!
Secondly, the series of heroic actions performed by Qingteng just now conquered the hearts of most of the officers and soldiers present.
Break into the enemy camp alone, kill all the enemy soldiers, liberate the hostages, and escape intact - the above 16 words, 4 groups of words, each group of words is an incredible achievement that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
However, Qingden achieved all four groups of accomplishments, and accomplished them quite beautifully.
What's more, Qingto also repelled the Choshu clan warrior who was the first to enter the house from the seventh division and defeated them.
A master who was unable to do anything to the whole team of the 7th Division was repelled by Qingteng with almost no damage - this feat made Qingteng's military exploits even more prominent and valuable.
When he mentioned it again, what shocked the surrounding officers and soldiers was not only Qingdeng's handsome words - but also Qingdeng's expression.
Qingdeng half-closed his eyes, his face expressionless and indifferent.
If it weren't for the fact that Qingdeng's body was splattered with the enemy's blood, people who didn't know better might have thought that Qingdeng had just returned from fishing.
He said such shocking words with a calm face.
He looked like "I just did a trivial thing".
He looked like "this small achievement is not enough for me".
It’s still the same sentence - the same words and actions, spoken and done by different people, can achieve extraordinary results.
If someone else puts on such a calm and composed look after going through a great battle and achieving a beautiful achievement, then it would indeed be quite pretentious.
But if the master who performs this task is switched to Qingdeng, then there will be two problems.
Who is Qingdeng? What kind of storms and waves has he never seen before? Would an elephant be proud of crushing an ant to death?
Even the leader of the anti-barbarian group was killed by his sword! The few remnants of the anti-barbarian group in front of him must be like insects that can be crushed to death with his hands!
Some people with rich imaginations have even come up with this idea——
Ju Qingden looked down upon his achievements in "crushing down the barbarians and forming the remnants of the party", so it was natural for him to look down upon him!
That's right! It's just killing some "defeated generals who survived by chance"!
This small military exploit is incomparable to all the great achievements Tachibana Aoden has performed in the past!
Don't get emotional because you just did some trivial things. Isn't this a matter of Jianghexingdi?
Thinking of this, the eyes of the people around him changed again.
The gaze focused on Qingdeng became more intense in the blink of an eye.
Strong, confident, calm, unfazed by honor or disgrace... Such an image of Qingdeng stands out in front of many people's eyes.
In the eyes of some people, Qingdeng's image instantly became majestic.
For example, Aoi's subordinate Aoi, one of the Yuri of the Third Division, who is often bullied by Akabane.
Aoi, who was short in stature and was hidden among the rest of the Third Division, quietly raised his gaze and stared at Qingden with eyes full of emotion.
Qingdeng, who had collected so many fiery gazes, became an existence like the origin of this space - as if everything around him was centered on him.
It's funny... No one present at the scene knew at this moment that behind Qingdeng's calm expression, intense and surging psychological activities were unfolding.
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——Very good! The pretense was successful!
——Oh, what I just said was so cool!
——It's a pity that A Wu and Sanako are not here, otherwise I really want them to see how handsome I look now.
Qingdeng noticed the eyes of the people around him, which became more and more intense, and kept snickering in his heart.
Although he was smiling happily in his heart, Aonto still had a calm and calm expression on the surface - all thanks to the talent he copied from Tokugawa Iemo: "Emperor's Art".
The effect of this talent is to "improve the control ability of facial muscles".
At first, Qingden didn't understand why a talent that improves facial muscle control could be given such a handsome name.
Later, with a little practice, Qingdeng finally understood why.
Leaders of an organization often need to have excellent concentration. In order to better control their subordinates, even if they feel happy or angry, they should not show these emotions on their faces at will.
Therefore, Su Xun, one of the "Eight Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties", once left such a famous saying: In order to be a general, you must first cure the heart. If Mount Tai collapses in front but its color remains unchanged, and the elk rises on the left but does not blink, then it can be controlled.
The interests and harms can be waited for by the enemy.
The ability to control facial muscles is improved, which means that you can better control your expressions. With a little exercise, you can easily control your emotions and anger without expressing emotions.
This talent... is simply a tool for showing off!
It was clear that Qingdeng was laughing with joy at the moment, but he relied on this talent to forcefully control his facial expressions and maintain a calm and masterful image.
Qingdeng has never been the kind of person who likes to dress up.
So why did he suddenly act like this?
The reason is also simple - in order to gain authority over the thieves... especially in front of the members of the Third Division.
As a new "airborne leader", Qingdeng, if you want to suppress the "local snakes" as soon as possible and complete the control of the third division as soon as possible, then try to establish your majesty among your subordinates and make them respect you.
, it is quite necessary.
Aoshinobu's current reputation is indeed very high. He has won the championship in the swordsmanship competition held by the Marquis of Aizu, and has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats.
However, even if you hear about Qingdeng's great achievements a thousand or ten thousand times, it will never be better than seeing with your own eyes why Qingdeng was so successful.
Tonight's action is a great opportunity to show your strength in front of your subordinates and colleagues.
If you don't take advantage of this opportunity, wouldn't it be a waste?
Qingdeng's wonderful rescue operation has planted a "seed" in everyone's hearts.
All it takes is a little more effort to make this "seed" break out of the ground and germinate - for example, pretending to be cool without any shame... ah, no, appearing holy in front of others.
Qingdeng thought to himself: Trying to project an image of a "one-armed gangster? Humph, to me, it's no different than killing a nest of insects." I think it will definitely help me change my ways in the fire-fighting thieves.
Establish authority in front of the officers and soldiers.
Judging from the current situation, the results are very gratifying. Qingdeng's goal has been achieved - his outstanding "performance" has successfully frightened many people.
Of course - apart from wanting to establish his authority, part of the reason why Aoto suddenly pretended was to mock Kimura, who thought he had tricked Aoto.
Qingden tilted his eyes calmly, looking for Kimura.
Because the squad leader's uniform was obviously different from that of ordinary soldiers, Aoto quickly found Kimura - he happened to be standing right in front of Aoto.
When Qingto looked over, he saw Kimura showing an expression that perfectly matched his expectations - his face was the color of pig's liver, his eyes were wide open, his lips were pursed, and he had a look of indignation and disbelief.
Qingto thought to himself: That Kimura must be feeling aggrieved now, right? He wanted to trick me, but in the end he only helped me gain fame.
In fact, Qingneng had a good idea - Kimura's current mood could only be described by the word "aggrieved"?
Kimura now wanted to bite his teeth into pieces.
Since just now, Kimura has been blinking wildly and pinching the flesh of his thighs, trying to confirm whether he is still in reality.
However, no matter how many times he confirmed it, he could not change the reality that was unfolding before his eyes.
Not only did Qingdeng fail to mess up the mission as he hoped, but he also completed the mission beautifully - all by himself.
Have you become the biggest contributor to helping Qingdeng achieve new and great achievements?
Thinking of this, and seeing the respect and admiration of so many people for Qingden, Kimura suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, shortness of breath, and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Master Kimura..."
Tsuchida, who was beside Kimura, noticed his current poor state and whispered in a cautious tone.
But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he keenly noticed that it was better not to disturb Kimura now, so he shut his mouth conspicuously and quickly, not saying another word.
At this time, Qingdeng heard light and delicate footsteps beside him.
He turned around and looked - it turned out to be the girls he had rescued.
Five girls, all around 20 years old, wearing long feathery fabrics that were given to them by someone unknown, ran towards Qingto with small steps.
Although their expressions were a little haggard, without exception, their eyes were bright and energetic—the excitement of "escaping from the tiger's den and regaining a new life" burst out in their pupils.
The leading girl in green shouted:
"Tachibana-sama!"
Her lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but I don't know whether it was because she hadn't thought of the words yet, or because she was too excited. In short, she hesitated for a long time and never said a complete sentence.
Finally - she knelt on the ground with a "pop", and while performing the highest level of etiquette to Qingden: sitting down, she kept saying broken words of thanks.
The other girls knelt down and thanked Qingdeng loudly.
After a while, they all cried out. From "thank you with blunt mouth and cheeks" to "thank you with tears".
In the spirit of showing off to the end, and the enthusiastic attitude of the girls, Qingdeng was embarrassed. He quickly leaned over to help the girls up one by one, and said slowly and calmly:
"Get up quickly. Are you okay? Are you injured?"
"We are all fine." A certain girl replied, "Only Ah Hong accidentally sprained his ankle when he jumped down from the eaves."
Qingdeng nodded, then waved his hand:
"It's okay, you don't have to be polite. It's our duty to get rid of evil and protect the weak."
Qingdeng's words were not very brilliant. To others, they sounded like ordinary official words. Logically speaking, they were unlikely to cause any ripples.
However, the current situation is a little special.
At this moment, the "remaining prestige" brought about by Qingdeng's successful pretense has not dissipated.
Many people were still looking at Qingdeng with respect - this filter combined with the nothing special words Qingdeng just said, formed a special chemical reaction.
To put it simply, Qingdeng's personal image has become more majestic in the eyes of some people.
As for girls, this is even more true.
Because Qingdeng saved them, they were extremely grateful to Qingdeng.
In addition, they had just experienced a near-death escape, and their heartbeats, adrenaline and other physical reactions were still not back to normal due to lingering fears.
To put it simply: the heart is still beating hard.
Qingdeng is young and has a slender figure. Apart from the fact that he does not have the cool and popular moon hair, there is nothing to criticize about his appearance.
As a result - a special chemical reaction occurred spontaneously, the so-called "suspension bridge effect".
I saw that the girls opened their eyes wider in unison, and countless little stars named "excited" and "adored" were flying in their pupils.
Anyway, there was nothing important to do now except waiting for the "clean-up crew" to clean up the battlefield, so Qingteng just chatted casually with the girls.
From the chat, Qingdeng learned that the name of the girl in green who was the first to talk to Qingdeng was Ahe.
The other four people are named Achai, Acha, Ahong, and Achao respectively.
All five of them are from Yoshiwara.
Some people who have never been to Yoshiwara, or who do not have an in-depth understanding of Yoshiwara, often have this misunderstanding: they think that there are only wandering girls' houses in Yoshiwara, and that all the residents of Yoshihara are wandering girls.
In fact, this is not the case.
According to the rules set by the shogunate, once a woman becomes a wandering girl in Yoshihara, she will not be allowed to step out of Yoshiwara for the rest of her life unless she is redeemed.
In order to prevent wandering girls from escaping, there is a tall wooden wall around Yoshihara, and a trench nearly 4 meters wide is dug outside the wooden wall.
The huge Yoshihara, which covers an area of nearly 70,000 square meters, has only one entrance and exit connected to the outside world: a round arched gatehouse made of black paint.
The large castle with an area of nearly 70,000 square meters has only one gate that communicates with the outside world... Such characteristics destined Yoshiwara to be the most fire-prone area in Edo.
Once a fire breaks out in Yoshiwara, it will be difficult for people inside to escape and for people outside to go in and put out the fire.
The "Meiretsu Fire" that burned two-thirds of Edo into ruins 200 years ago burned Yoshiwara completely.
At that time, because the small gate could not accommodate so many people, a large number of Kyrgyzstan people were unable to get out and escape.
A large number of wandering girls were burned alive.
Some desperate wandering girls ventured over the wooden wall, then fell into the ditch outside the wall and drowned.
Because almost every house in Yoshiwara was burned down by the "Meiretsu Fire", when Edo was rebuilt after the fire, Yoshiwara's address was moved from the original Nihonbashi Kaiyacho to the current Nihontsutsumi.
Because the current Yoshihara is the Yoshiwara that was rebuilt once, in order to distinguish it from the previous Yoshiwara, people often refer to the current Yoshihara as "New Yoshiwara".
In addition to the "city wall" and "moat", Yoshiwara also has a semi-independent security department-Shirobei Club.
The reason why this department has such a strange name is because the leaders of this department all have the hereditary name of "Shirobei".
The leader of the Shirobei Club has been passed down to the ninth generation.
In other words, the person currently in charge of the Shirobei Club is "Kyudaime Shirobei": an old man who always holds a pipe in his hand.
Because the unredeemed wandering girls were not allowed to leave Yoshiwara, this became a business opportunity - a large number of merchants opened fruit and vegetable houses, teahouses, cosmetics shops and other shops in Yoshihara that specialized in the wandering girls business.
Over time, this has become a mature industrial chain with a long history.
In order to facilitate doing business, many businessmen moved to Yoshihara.
Some of the officials who served in Shirobei also rented accommodation in Yoshiwara for the convenience of going to work.
Therefore, in addition to wandering girls and wandering girls' houses, the residents of Yoshiwara also have many ordinary people and normal shops.
It has a city wall and a moat, a large area, a large number of residents, a security department and various shops... People often jokingly call Yoshihara the "city that never sleeps" because "it is brighter at night than during the day" - from a certain point of view,
This statement is not wrong. The complete administrative and economic structure of Yoshihara is indeed no different from that of a small city.
Ahe and the others are ordinary residents living in Yoshihara, and they are the daughters of a good family with an extremely innocent family background.
Ah He and the others were very close friends. When they went out to play together, they were accidentally abducted by the "one-armed party" who decided to traffic women in order to raise the so-called "anti-foreign military expenses."
If Okubo and Kurosawa had not chosen to launch the operation to "annihilate the 'One-Armed Party'" tonight, but instead postponed the plan for a day or two, then Aho and the others would be in trouble.
While chatting with the girls, Ayoto learned many interesting anecdotes about their home, Yoshiwara.
However, Qingdeng listened to the many Yoshihara matters told by Ahe and others with the mentality of listening to the story without taking it seriously.
Influenced by the education he received since childhood, and because he already had a beautiful woman living in his heart, Qingdeng had never been interested in the red light district.
Some guy who regards Yoshiwara as his happy hometown...well, it's Hijikata Toshizo, a big showman. He invited Aoto to walk with Yoshiwara countless times, but he was declined by Aoto who was not sensitive to such things.
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——Anyway, Yoshiwara and I are destined to have no fate, so I’ll just treat it as fun.
While Qingdeng was thinking this, he continued to listen carefully to Ahe and the others' details about Yoshihara.
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In the next two days, nothing worth mentioning happened.
The "one-armed party" was eradicated one by one.
Ah He and the others returned to their families safely.
Aoto achieved great success on his first day at work and was praised by Okubo and Kurosawa.
Qingdeng's heroic deeds of "breaking into the enemy camp alone, killing all the rebels with his sword, and escaping with all the hostages" quickly spread among the government and the market.
For a time, Qingdeng's reputation within the Huofu Thieves Kaiyuan skyrocketed.
On November 3, Ayoto, who had rested for a full day after the battle with the "One-Armed Party" and Takasugi Shinsaku, walked into his unit's camp in high spirits.
On this day, he was going to do something that he had been looking forward to a long time ago.
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The first year of Kuanyan (1860), November 3——
Edo, the camp and school grounds of the third division of the Fire Bandits——
Qingdeng, holding a bamboo sword in his hand, shouted energetically:
"Line up!"
Blah blah blah...
In just three blinks, the 60 soldiers of the Third Division lined up in six neat rows in front of Qingto.
"As I announced yesterday." Qingdeng continued, "Today, I will hold a martial arts competition to test your strength!"
“I don’t want to waste my precious time talking in red tape, so I’ll get straight to the point!”
"The rules of the game are very simple!"
"We are not going to use a 'catch versus kill' competition format today, it would be too troublesome."
"We will decide the outcome with 'Rikiri'!"
As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, everyone was shocked.
In Japanese swordsmanship, there are two types of "one-to-many" practice methods - "haratachi" and "rikiri".
The process of the former is very formal. You must salute before starting the fight, and then change to the next one after the winner is decided.
When Aonto singled out the heroes of the Kochiba Kenkan before, the competition format he used was a very typical "haradachi".
As for the latter process, it is relatively simple and crude.
"Rikiri" is specially designed to exercise the physical strength, willpower and reaction speed of Rikkari users.
After the fight begins, there is no winner. Regardless of whether the person being cut has been hit in the head or the chest, which is an area that would be immediately considered a loser in a general swordsmanship sparring session, the fight will continue until the end.
until the challenger voluntarily withdraws.
After the challenger retires, someone will immediately take his place.
During the process of filling the position, the new challenger does not need to salute the cutter. The highlight is a "wheel battle" that does not give the cutter any chance to rest.
"'Rikkari'..." Shirasaki murmured, "Tachibana-sama, since the competition is going to be in the form of 'Rikkari'...then who will be the Rikkari?"
Hearing this, Qingdeng raised the bamboo sword in his hand.
"Did you see the bamboo sword in my hand? I'm the Rikkari! I'll beat 60 of you with one person!"
For a moment, the school grounds were filled with gasps and gasps.
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Thanks to [book friend 20181123173810596] for the popular science!
The book friend corrected a clerical error in the previous text of this book. For details, please see the "Writer's Note" below.
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When Ainoto challenged the heroes of the Kochiba Kenkan in a one-on-one match, he used the "haratachi" rather than "tachikiri" style of competition.
The difference between the two is shown above.
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Sure enough, it's right to take a break once in a while.
I had a day off the day before yesterday, and suddenly I had a lot of new inspiration and came up with a lot of good new ideas.
I just wish I didn’t have two hands. If I could have two hands to help with typing, I would be able to present the subsequent plot to everyone as soon as possible. (Leopard Head Cries.jpg)
This chapter has been completed!