With Aomori and Souji joining the battle, the situation on the battlefield instantly changed 180 degrees.
Under the fierce attack of the two men, the red side, which had the upper hand, had its rainbow-like momentum abruptly interrupted.
The morale of White's soldiers was greatly boosted.
"Tachibana-kun and Okita-kun are taking action! Press back! Press back!"
They shouted, ran wildly, and bravely took the lead.
The advance of the "red wave" has stopped.
In contrast, the "white wave" began to gradually occupy space.
…
"Hijikata-kun!"
Shannan Keisuke wiped the sweat from his cheeks and shouted to Hijikata Toizo next to him.
"Tachibana-kun and Okita-kun are out in battle!"
When Hijikata Toisan heard this, he immediately stopped what he was doing and followed Shannan Keisuke's gaze.
After seeing Seito and Souji standing on the front line, he grinned, showing an interesting expression that seemed both annoyed and happy.
"Hmph, as expected of them, the two of them turned the tide of the war around."
Nagakura Shinpachi on the side said in a deep voice:
"Hijikata-kun, Mr. Tachibana and Okita-kun have all appeared, should we take action?"
Hijikata Suisan nodded.
"Well, let's go!"
…
Click! Click! Click...
Find the target, swing the sword, find the next target, swing the sword again... Qingden just keeps repeating this sequence of steps.
No one can keep up with the speed of his sword.
His sword is truly "one swing, one kill" - every time he swings it, there will be a pile of broken porcelain shards on the ground.
He couldn't remember how many pieces of porcelain bowls he had broken. Anyway, whenever he saw a person with a red cloth band on his head, he would just swing his sword towards the porcelain bowl on his forehead.
At this time, he suddenly heard the sound of the sword behind him.
He turned his head slightly and glanced behind him with the corner of his eye - he saw a bamboo sword rushing towards him unexpectedly!
At this critical moment, he swung his sword to fight back without hesitation.
Snapped!
The bamboo swords intersected and made a dull sound.
"Well……!"
Inoue Genzaburo couldn't bear the huge force transmitted along the sword body. He hugged the bamboo sword that was knocked back and staggered back a few steps.
Without any time to breathe, the second bamboo sword struck Qingdeng.
Qingdeng suddenly dodged and hid in a safe area...or rather, a relatively safe area at this moment.
The next second, two bamboo swords struck at him - Saitoichi and Nagakura Shinpachi blocked Aoden's retreat from the left and right.
At the same time, Hijikata Toshizo, who just missed his attack, and Inoue Genzaburo, who had recovered his strength, cooperated with Nagakura and Saito's offensive and pounced on Aoto again.
Qingden's sharp eyes swept across the faces of Hijikata and others along the edge of his sword.
Soon after, people saw Qingdeng's body flashing flexibly.
Once he hid, then he hid again - he retreated beyond the attack range of Hijikata and the others.
One flash, then another - the bamboo sword in his palm flashed twice.
The first sword forced Hijikata Toizo and Saito Kazuo back.
The second sword forced Nagakura Shinpachi and Inoue Genzaburo back.
Taking advantage of this gap, he retreated towards the direction of the General Secretary and opened up the space between him and Hijikata and the others.
The general manager on the other side was also in a similar situation.
Shannan Keisuke, Toudo Heisuke and Harada Sanosuke formed a simple but effective "anti-General Division encirclement network".
The strongest Shannan Keisuke is responsible for the frontal battle.
Heisuke Toudo, who is slightly less powerful, is responsible for assisting.
Harada Sanosuke, who used a short gun as a weapon and had the widest attack range, was responsible for standing on the outermost perimeter and poking the general manager from time to time to interfere with his actions.
Main attack, auxiliary attack, support - all three are available.
The General Secretary is not good at using one against many.
When one is against many, the information the brain needs to receive and process will increase geometrically.
And Souji happens to be the type of person who is not very smart and is not good at calculations - she has always made mistakes in addition and subtraction within 100 until now.
Therefore, once she is caught in a chaotic battle surrounded by enemies, her brain will often have no time to analyze the battle situation, which will affect the display of her own strength.
But...if the difference in strength between the enemy and ourselves is too great, that would be a different matter.
The director took a deep breath and started to move in the middle——
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Only three muffled sounds were heard.
The first sound was the sound of Shannan Keisuke's attack being blocked.
The second sound was the sound of Toudo Heisuke's bamboo sword being bounced away.
The third sound was the sound of the tip of Harada Sanosuke's spear being deflected.
Souji was not willing to fight, and she immediately jumped out of the "anti-souji encirclement network" that was currently in a state of chaos.
As if it was agreed upon in advance, the Souji also retreated in the direction of Qingto.
After they met, they quickly turned around in a tacit understanding and looked for their respective backs - their waists and spines were tightly touching each other.
Even though both of them were wearing clothes, Qingdeng could still feel the familiar body temperature on his skin, which made him feel extremely at ease.
"Xiao Si, you smell so good."
Aomori joked seriously at a volume that only he and Souji could hear clearly.
The general manager said coquettishly:
"Tachibana-kun, there is a competition going on now."
"You smell so good at this game."
The general manager stopped answering.
However, there was a faint blush on her cheeks, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.
Hijikata and the others, who were unaware of the young couple's flirting, pressed towards them.
Hijikata and Shannan Keisuke led Nagakura, Saito, Inoue, Toudo, and Harada to surround Ayoto and Souji from different directions.
"Two versus seven...it really turned out like this."
As he spoke, the corners of Qingdeng's mouth curved with excitement.
"Everyone has become much stronger!"
His words did not mean any flattery, but came from his sincere feelings.
Everyone in the Trial Guard Hall... including Isamu Kondo who is currently sitting on the high platform, are countless times stronger than when Qingto first met them.
This is normal.
Although the martial arts talents of Kondo, Hijikata and others are not as good as his and Souji's, they are still extremely talented people!
Hijikata grinned:
"Thank you for the compliment. However, we will not show mercy because of your compliment."
At this time, Nagakura Shinpachi, who had the loudest voice, raised his head, took a deep breath, opened his throat and shouted:
"Now! Hurry up and take down General Bai's head!!"
"Ohhhhhhhh-!"
The menacing roar swept through the Red Square formation like a whirlwind.
They bypassed Seito and Souji, who were surrounded by Hijikata and others, and moved forward in a swarm.
Without Qingden and Souji taking the lead, White's offensive momentum suddenly stopped.
Facing the red soldiers who were coming to kill them, they rushed to attack them.
Each other's high-level combat capabilities are confronting each other.
Therefore, those who currently have the strength to launch a counterattack only have their own backbone combat strength left.
Without Aoshito and Souji, whose cavalry can equal a thousand, and Hijikata and others who can equal a hundred, the battle line is no longer pushing and pulling as fast as before, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the red side has a slight advantage.
Judging from the current situation, as long as the red side soldiers are given enough time, they have a high probability of attacking the white side's main formation and taking off Sato Hikoro's "head".
Qingdeng saw this and nodded gently:
"I see... Hold me and Okita-kun, and then hand over the important task of removing the general's head to other team members..."
Shannan Jingsuke said softly:
"In terms of backbone combat strength, our side has the upper hand. Therefore, as long as we hold you and the DG down and restrict your actions, we will have the greatest chance of winning."
When the chief executive heard this, he smiled playfully.
"But is this really good? Are you the only seven people responsible for holding me and Tachibana-kun?"
Hijikata curled his lips:
"Besides the seven of us, who else here has the ability to hold you back?"
Qingdeng laughed dumbly:
"The success of your plan depends entirely on whether you can effectively hold back Okita-kun and me, doesn't it? Do you really have this confidence?"
Nagakura Shinpachi said loudly in an eager tone:
"If you don't try it, how will you know if it works?"
A charming smile appeared on Qingdeng's cheeks.
"If you can do it, just come and give it a try."
After saying that, he and the director looked at each other and smiled.
Next breath——
boom!
The two of them released their "power" in unison!
The two "potentials" came together, pressing down on Hijikata and the others like Mount Tai falling from the top!
Except for Hijikata and Saito who were still standing upright, the others involuntarily took a step or even several steps back.
Two swordsmen who have reached the realm of "power" release "power" together... How rare is this scene? How spectacular?
Suddenly, the faces of Hijikata and others changed color.
At the same time, exclamations came one after another from the audience.
Ordinary people who don't know why don't know what "power" is, but they can feel that the aura of Ayoto and Souji has changed and become intimidating.
As the saying goes, "laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the door."
For those knowledgeable people such as Kondo Shusuke, Kiryu boss, and the Chiba family, it was even more shocking to them that Aoto and Souji could exert such a heavy "power" at such a young age.
"Hoohohoho~~"
Kondo Shusuke touched his bare chin and smiled "hahahaha", his already small eyes narrowed even more.
Chiba Sadayoshi and Chiba Dosaburo both began to ponder, thoughtfully.
Chiba Jutaro raised his eyebrows with surprise on his face and muttered something:
"The 'power' between Mr. Tachibana and Souji has become stronger again..."
Sanako stared straight at the Souji on the field.
Although he tried hard to hide it, his eyes still showed strong envy.
Boss Kiryu's focus was on another place - at the same time as Aoto released his "momentum", his chest rose and fell in a strange rhythm.
Seeing this, a faint smile of relief appeared on Boss Kiryu's old face.
…
Hijikata and the others put on fighting postures one after another, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Qingdeng stabilized the bamboo sword in his hand, and Xia Duan started to move.
"Naturally Rishin flow"
"Tachibana Aoden!"
The chief general raised the sword in his palm towards "Ping Qingyan".
"Naturally Rishin flow"
"Okita Souji!"
The next moment, Qingden kicked the dust with his feet and ran straight towards Genzaburo Inoue who was nearest to him!
At the same moment, Souji jumped up without any help and rushed straight towards Toudou Heisuke!
This is a "two versus seven" battle with extremely unequal numbers.
As a result, it was Seito and Souji, who were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, who launched the offensive.
However, anyone who sees the wolf-like and tiger-like appearance of Ayoto and Souji will have the illusion that those attacking Hijikata and the others are not two swordsmen, but thousands of troops.
Thousands of horses!
In an instant, Aoto stepped in front of Inoue Genzaburo and slashed the opponent's bamboo sword with his sword.
Genzaburo Inoue, who had no time to dodge, had to fight with his sword.
"Guard +3", "Gathering God", "Tiger's Arm +3", "Nine Bulls and Two Tigers", "Elephant's Core +3", "Bear's Waist +3"...the power of this talent,
It was instantly condensed in the body of Qingden's bamboo sword, and then exploded at the moment when it intersected with Inoue's bamboo sword!
Snapped--!
Although the reaction force transmitted back along the sword was extremely astonishing, Qingdeng's body remained motionless, his feet firmly planted on the ground like a knot between a dragon and a snake.
On the other hand, Inoue - he retreated violently backwards as if he had been hit by a large truck, plowing two wide and deep ravines on the ground with his feet.
The bamboo sword in his hand was like a live fish just fished out of the sea, "beating" crazily, as if it would "jump out" from his palm at any time.
Aoto neither gave Inoue Genzaburo a chance to breathe nor gave others a chance to interfere.
He jumped like an onion on dry ground and caught up with Gensaburo Inoue, who was about to stabilize his body.
How could Genzaburo Inoue, whose fingers were severely swollen and whose arms were almost unconscious, be able to cope with Ayoto's pursuit?
Click!
The porcelain bowl on Genzaburo Inoue's forehead shattered.
Gensaburo Inoue, who possesses the Natural Rishin-ryu style and has more than ten years of training experience, could not get through more than two rounds in the hands of Aoto!
On the other side, Souji was fighting with Toudo Heisuke and Nagakura Shinpachi.
Souji is petite, with a slender waist, and not much flesh on her body except for bears and peaches. Uninformed people often mistake her for a "skilled" swordsman.
But in fact, although Souji's swordsmanship skills are superb, her explosive body is her strength!
Rather than using exquisite skills to defeat her opponents with an elegant fighting style of "four or two moves a thousand pounds", she prefers a violent fighting style of "one effort to defeat ten".
She aimed at Toudou Heisuke's porcelain bowl and struck a sword horizontally.
Toudo Heisuke leaned sideways, with his left shoulder forward, and tried his best to deflect Souji's bamboo sword - Judging from his painful expression that even the lines of his facial features were distorted, he defended Souji's move very well.
Hard work.
At this time, Nagakura Shinpachi, who was standing by, strode forward, showing high fighting spirit.
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
He struck hard at Souji's body with both his man and his sword, but Souji jumped slightly to the side and dodged the blow.
As Souji jumped away, Nagakura Shinpachi's vision broadened.
Then... in this suddenly wide field of vision, Nagakura Shinpachi felt a fighting spirit even higher than his own, and saw the tall and tall figure that was rapidly enlarging.
After dealing with Genzaburo Inoue, Aoto turned around to support Souji.
Aomori is here - this scene and this situation made Nagakura Shinpachi's facial expression instantly become extremely serious and solemn beyond measure.
He immediately put the bamboo sword close to his chest, assuming a mid-level stance that could both attack and defend, with the highest error tolerance, and his strong body suddenly disappeared into the shadow of the bamboo sword.
On the side, Shannan Keisuke, Saito and others stepped forward to support Nagakura, but they were all intercepted by the general manager.
In the blink of an eye, Qingden stepped in front of Nagakura and swept his bamboo sword as flexible as a whip towards him.
Just like Genzaburo Inoue just now, Nagakura had no time to dodge and could only stand his bamboo sword straight in the path of the Aoto Bamboo Sword - bang - the two bamboo swords both let out overwhelmed groans.
Although Nagakura, who was known for his strength, was not directly knocked away like Inoue, he only managed to absorb Ayoto's slash after taking two full steps back.
Qingdeng struck at Yongcang with his sword again.
Nagakura gritted his teeth and stepped back, trying to avoid Qingden's blow.
However...it's still half a beat too late.
Click!
Nagakura Shinpachi, defeated!
At the same time, the General Secretary also achieved impressive results.
She single-handedly stopped Hijikata, Shannan, Saito, Harada and Toudo, and gave Aoto the chance to kill Nagakura alone.
While fighting one against five, she sent Toudo off the field——
Saito Kazuo and Shannan Keisuke launched a pincer attack on the General Directorate from the left and right.
The blade of the sword sounded, and the wind pressure rose.
The director dodged and avoided.
The moment she dodged, her petite body stepped forward as if gliding, passing between the swords of Saitoichi and Shannan Keisuke, and bullying Toudo Heisuke who was behind.
Click!
Todo stood there in a daze.
The porcelain bowl on his forehead was shattered all over the floor.
Toudo Heisuke, defeated!
After taking care of Nagakura, Ayoto quickly returned to Souji.
Hijikata, Shannan, Saito and Harada, who were still "surviving", were fighting with the two.
The figures of the six people were sometimes quiet and sometimes moving quickly.
Their bamboo swords turned into blurry afterimages under the warm winter sun.
"Ah... Tachibana and Souji joining forces are really in trouble...!"
Hijikata let out an unhappy sigh.
Since the beginning of the battle, they have tried more than once to separate Qingdeng and Souji
But their efforts, without exception, all failed.
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"
Harada Sanosuke screamed strangely and launched a knightly charge towards Aoden.
Qingdeng lowered his sword, pointed it downward, and tilted his body.
At this time, Shannan Keisuke seemed to have discovered something, his face was full of horror and surprise, and he hurriedly shouted:
"Harada-kun! Wait! Come back quickly!"
However... it's too late.
The two of them immediately ran together.
The gun thrust forward.
The sword swings upward.
Wooden spears and bamboo swords clashed in the air.
Immediately afterwards, the two of them passed each other.
At this time, Harada's pupils suddenly contracted.
Behind Qingdeng... there is a chief executive!
Aomori's broad back could perfectly hide the petite Souji, which prevented Harada from discovering this fatal trap in time.
Their "double act" tactic immediately bore fruit.
The Souji's bamboo sword slashed at Harada Sanosuke, who was unable to hold back his momentum.
Click!
Harada Sanosuke, defeated!
At this point, less than two minutes have passed, and "two versus seven" has become "two versus three."
Qingto and Souji glanced at each other quickly.
There was obviously no verbal communication, just a glance, but the two parties understood each other and changed their positions.
The two were at odds with each other - Aoto faced Hijikata and Saito behind Souji; Souji faced off against Shannan behind Aoto.
Qing Deng used flowing movements to unleash a strike as sharp as thunder.
In the blink of an eye, his sword was in front of Hijikata and Saito.
The two barely managed to get out of Qingdeng's attack range.
As soon as he gained a foothold, Qingdeng launched a new offensive.
When Aoto attacked for the second time, Saito used superb footwork to twist and dodge, and then took advantage of the momentum to step forward and slash Aoto's shoulder.
At the same time, Hijikata raised his sword above his head and cooperated with Saito to deliver a powerful blow.
Aoto blinked his eyes fiercely a few times, locked the position of Saito and Hijikata's bamboo swords, then spread his legs and slashed the bamboo sword from the upper right to the lower left - cassock slash - which shattered Saito's slash.
Immediately afterwards, he changed the direction of the blade and flicked Hijikata's bamboo sword away.
In this way, Hijikata and Saito's bamboo swords were still far away from Aoto, but their offensives were broken up in no particular order - Aoto's sword speed and reaction speed were really amazingly fast.
The fighting between the two sides almost never stopped.
As soon as the bamboo swords clashed, there was a loud noise that made people suspect that their bamboo swords must have been broken.
Ayoto's offensive gradually gained momentum, and Hijikata and Saito were gradually suppressed.
Saito tried to turn defense into offense and reverse the situation of the battle.
I saw him change his posture, from the original stable posture - the middle posture - to the upper posture that is convenient for attacking.
Just as he raised the bamboo sword to the "upper section", a hole appeared in the "middle" of his body for a moment... This fleeting flaw was clearly reflected in Qingdeng's eyes!
Qingdeng saw it correctly, stepped forward without hesitation, and slashed horizontally with his sword.
Saito's pupils shrank slightly, and he instinctively swung his sword to fight back, trying to suppress Qingto's slash.
At first glance, the timing of the two sword attacks seems to be the same, but after the collision, Aoto was unscathed, while Saito——
Click!
Only a smooth red cloth band remained on his forehead.
Saitoichi, defeated!
At almost the same time that Saito was defeated, Souji and Shannan Keisuke on the other side also decided the winner.
The director-general knew Shannan Keisuke's strength, and she was unwilling to fight with him, so she didn't waste any words - she directly leaned forward and pointed her bamboo sword at Shannan's eyes.
"Naturally Rishin-ryu, the ultimate meaning——"
This move and these words caused Shan Nan's expression to change instantly.
He immediately stabilized the bamboo sword in his hand, assumed a defensive posture, and was ready to meet Souji's unique skill - Ping Qingyan's three-stage sudden attack!
laugh!
The bamboo sword pierced the air, like a white rainbow penetrating the sun, and struck Shan Nan's body straight.
Shannan's eyes couldn't keep up with Souji's sword speed, so he could only swing the sword based on instinct.
Snapped!
Perhaps it was a blind cat that encountered a dead mouse, but he successfully blocked the Souji's bamboo sword.
But just by blocking Souji's "first thrust", his center of gravity and body posture were irreparably disrupted.
In the blink of an eye, the director withdrew the bamboo sword thrust out and returned to his plain posture.
laugh!
The second sudden attack is coming!
This time, Shannan really had no ability to defend or dodge.
Click!
Shannan Jingzhu, defeated!
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PS: The posture Souji is best at is the Ping Qingyan posture~~ In fact, the detailed description of the battle in this chapter has already clarified the ranking of strengths in the "Group of Seven". It is clear at a glance who is the strongest and who is the weakest.
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