Chapter 679 The emperor’s personal army...that’s it?【4300】
As soon as Toshiro Maki finished speaking, someone put on a solemn expression and echoed in an extremely affectionate tone:
"Sir General, I don't know the status of the Shinsengumi."
"But I know that this group has a powerful combat capability that surpasses all other troops."
"We swear to be loyal to the world! We will destroy all enemies!"
This person's name is Suzuki Imaro, and he is the leader of the fourth division of the small surname group.
Immediately afterwards, another person interrupted:
"General, please rest assured!"
"Our team will never let you down!"
"Even if a million troops invade! Even if the rest of the imperial army is defeated, we have full confidence in turning the tide!"
The large division troops currently stationed in Kyoto are divided into the first division and the third division.
The person who spoke was none other than the leader of the first division of the big division—Yamaki Yunro.
Compared to Toshiro Maki and Imaro Suzuki, Yunro Yamaki made no secret of his malice toward the Shinsengumi.
If the first two are just telling the truth, then he is telling the truth!
What does it mean "even if the rest of the imperial army has been destroyed?"
The shogunate troops currently stationed in Kyoto, apart from the Daiban-gumi, are the only Shinsengumi!
Qingdeng glanced at the people who had just spoken, and then sneered silently.
Seito was not surprised by the group's remarks - he had long expected that the Shinsengumi would be ostracized by the soldiers of the "Third Division".
The "Third Division" headed by the Xiao surname group is the personal bodyguard of General Tokugawa.
In other words, they are the "emperor's personal army."
He has been honored by the world, has a high status, and enjoys preferential treatment that ordinary people can't even imagine.
They have always regarded themselves as "the samurai among samurai" and "the last and strongest bastion of the Tokugawa Shogun".
And now...a brand new army suddenly appeared.
Not only does it have a very prestigious name as the "New Selection", but anyone with a brain can see at a glance that Tokugawa Iemoge clearly favored this new unit and had high hopes for it.
In addition, this new unit also stole the show in the recent "Iga Offensive and Defense Battle", and this gave the "Third Division" a heavy blow.
The shogunate has only so many resources in total.
If one party eats one more bite, the other party will have to eat one less bite.
Will the shogunate tighten its investment in the "Third Division" and instead pour resources into the Shinsengumi? Will the "Third Division" be abolished... These questions are like the sword of Damocles, hovering
Above the heads of the "Third Division" soldiers, they were unable to eat or sleep.
Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents.
In this way, the soldiers of the "Third Division" naturally harbor great malice towards the Shinsengumi.
Facing the "enthusiastic performance" of Yamaki Yunro and others, Tokugawa Iemo remained calm and only said silently:
"Yamaki-kun, it seems that you are very confident in the combat effectiveness of your troops."
Yamaki Yunro asserted without hesitation:
"That's natural!"
"My lord general, I am by no means proud of myself!"
"In such troubled times, Fuutarou and I's blood is on fire!"
Futaro Sasaki - leader of the third division of the major division.
"From temples to the marketplace, there are always people criticizing the 'Three Bands', saying that the 'Three Bands' have become a vulnerable rabble."
"It is true that years of peaceful life have indeed caused a large number of soldiers to lose their fighting spirit and turn into zombies who eat, drink and have fun all day long."
"I, Yamaki Yunro, have no other abilities! I can only show my loyalty to the shogunate by the sun and the moon!"
"The rampant traitors and traitors, the arrogance of the Western barbarians, and the ministers who make irresponsible remarks on state affairs. Faced with all this chaos, my chest has long been filled with resentment!"
"Fuutarou feels the same way as me!"
"Full of loneliness and anger, nowhere to show it!"
"Therefore, after we led the troops to garrison in Kyoto, there was not a day when we did not encourage ourselves, and there was not a day when we did not work hard at night! There was not a day when we did not work hard and step up our troop training!"
"Through our unremitting efforts, we have successfully eliminated a large number of shortcomings in the army! We have rebuilt the morale of the army! We have changed the decadent appearance of the soldiers in the past! The combat effectiveness of the army has been greatly improved!"
"Today, Fuutarou and I's troops have a completely new look, and they will surely live up to expectations!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sasaki Futaro said loudly:
"Yes! Sir General, Yun Lang and I will definitely wipe out all invading enemies! As long as we are in Kyoto, Kyoto will become an impregnable 'undefeatable fortress'!"
Then, as if they had agreed in advance, Yamaki Yunro and Sasaki Fuutarou both squinted their eyes and cast provocative glances at Aoto.
In an instant, Tokugawa Iemo, Matsudaira Yōho, Tenzōin, and other generals of the Xiao surname group all looked shocked.
Even Qingdeng couldn't help but be startled.
Judging from the look and tone of the other party, it seems that they are not bluffing.
Since they dare to say such words, it means that they probably have something to rely on.
At this thought, Qingdeng thought to himself:
——Could it be said that...their troops do have some real abilities?
Because he had long expected that he would not be able to urinate in the same pot as the generals of the "Emperor's Own Army", Qingden had never had any contact with Yamagi Yunro and others since Shangluo.
Therefore, he himself did not know much about the actual situation of the other garrison troops stationed in Beijing.
To be honest, the series of heroic words just released by Yamaki Yunro and others are not impossible to be true.
No matter what, the big fan group has always been one of the "emperor's own troops".
No matter the attention it received or the resources it received, it was unmatched by other shogunate armies.
If Yamamoto Yuro and Sasaki Futaro are really determined to carry out "military reform", then it is indeed possible for their troops to be completely transformed in a very short period of time.
Thinking of this, Qingdeng felt a chill in his heart.
——As expected, you still can’t be careless... You still need to be more vigilant. Maybe there are indeed a few troops in the "Third Division" who can take the stage...
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Kyoto, Dabangu camp——
After entering the camp, the first thing that popped into view was a large earthen field that could accommodate thousands of soldiers and horses circling and galloping.
From a long time ago, this area has been used as a military camp for the Daban Group.
After the washing of time and the precipitation of years, the loose land has been trampled by countless feet and hooves, and has become extremely hard.
Looking around, there is almost no smooth area on the ground. It is full of large and small pits and crisscrossing tracks. Not even the most tenacious weeds can be seen.
Qingdeng and others inspected the soldiers of the Beijing-based Daban Group - that is, the first group and the third group of the Daban Group - at this training ground.
Under the leadership of Tokugawa Iemo, everyone stood still on the observation deck.
Qingdeng has already made up his mind to "no longer take it lightly" and to "increase the importance of the 'Third Division'".
So, he secretly cheered up, held his breath, squinted his eyes, and did not let go of every scene and scene he saw next.
As soon as he said it, Yamaki Yunlang stepped forward, stood on the edge of the observation deck, took a deep breath, and opened his mouth:
"start!!!"
With the help of the breeze, in just a blink of an eye, his voice spread to the distance, filling every corner of the training ground.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...
First there was a small sound.
Immediately afterwards, the sound continued to get louder and closer - a group of soldiers rushed out of the camp at the rear, ran into the training ground, and ran towards the observation tower.
Roughly speaking, there are about 200 people.
After a while, they were arranged into uneven and twisted rows under the observation deck, and then formed a square array that could only barely have a shape.
The distance from the camp to the training ground is only more than 300 meters at most.
The soldiers of the big group ran the distance of more than 300 meters and arranged themselves into a satisfactory square formation - the total time taken was: 4 minutes.
Their phalanx was already very uneven, and ended up being "shaky". At first glance, it looked like a wheat field blown by the wind.
Take a closer look - it turns out that the soldiers in the formation have been moving randomly.
Or wave your hands, shake your feet, shrug your shoulders, or stretch.
After going back and forth, the entire square array looked more messy and scattered.
At this time, Yamaki Yunlang shouted again:
"Array of geese in formation!"
Suddenly, the two big drums placed on both sides of the observation deck began to beat together.
The continuous drum sounds of "dong dong", "dong dong" and "dong dong" roared majestically and passionately, like muffled thunder, one sound higher than the other, one after another.
The drum beat was very loud and powerful. However... the actions of the soldiers below the observation tower were subtly misaligned with the drum beat.
They unfolded the battle formation bit by bit with unhurried movements.
The phalanx split into two neat halves in the middle and spread out horizontally, with one half going to the left and the other half running to the right.
About a minute later, the square formation turned into a "V"-shaped military formation.
Judging from the shape, this is indeed a classic battle formation - the Flying Geese Formation.
"Change the formation! Form a spear formation!"
Still moving slowly...the spearmen holding three guns stepped forward, inserted the bottom of the gun shaft into the ground, and pointed the tip of the gun diagonally at the sky.
"Cavalry attacks!"
Ta-ta-ta, tap-ta-ta, tap-ta-ta-ta... the rapid sound of hoofbeats sounded from behind the observation deck.
About thirty cavalrymen broke into the training ground from the left and right sides.
The battle formation they listed is a tried and tested offensive formation: the wedge formation.
To be honest, Qingdeng almost didn't recognize that this was a wedge formation...
Logically speaking, a normal wedge-shaped array should be "taper toward the head."
However, the wedge formations that Qingdeng saw were not like this. Their thicknesses were distributed very unevenly, and there was a strange phenomenon where the "tip of the wedge" was as thick as the "body of the wedge".
Not only that, the distance control between cavalry is also very problematic.
Some people were so close that each other's thighs were almost touching.
Some people were so far away that the distance between them was so large that a truck could be missed.
However, the horses under their crotches are quite good, they are tall and have quite a lot of fat on their bodies.
"Cavalry! Start attacking!"
The cavalrymen rushed towards the corner of the training ground - a large number of targets had been set up in advance.
These targets are scarecrows.
In order to be close to actual combat, these scarecrows are made into the height and shape of normal people, and their bodies are filled with hay to restore the density of the human body to the greatest extent.
The cavalrymen raised their swords high and attacked the group of "scarecrows" menacingly.
Before long, the "battle situation" came to a conclusion——
Either he failed to determine the distance between himself and the target, and swung the knife too early or too late.
Or maybe he hit the target but dropped the knife due to lack of skill.
Some people's knives fell to the ground.
More people's knives were directly embedded in the scarecrow's body and could not be pulled out...
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In this way, under the precise instructions of Yunro Yamaki, the soldiers of the Daban Group demonstrated various military formations and various tactics one by one.
The entire review lasted nearly an hour.
After the review was over, Yamaki Yuro, who had shouted so hard that his voice had become hoarse, wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned back, knelt on one knee, and shouted to Tokugawa Iemo word by word:
"General! The review is complete!"
As he spoke, he quietly raised his gaze and peeked at Qingdeng not far away.
"..."
Qingdeng said nothing, his eyes wide open, a look of disbelief on his cheeks, and his expression was dominated by strong astonishment.
Yamaki Yunro was very impressed by the appearance carved by Qingteng, and he was extremely happy.
He shouted proudly in his heart:
——Ju Qingden, how do you think? Our elite soldiers and generals scare you!
——You must be shocked to see such a powerful army for the first time, right?
——Hmph! In the final analysis, the Shinsengumi’s achievements so far are nothing more than annihilating Ise’s bandit army.
——If it were us, we could also defeat the bandit army! And the result would be even more brilliant than the Shinsengumi!
"Yamaki-kun, thank you for your hard work. Get up quickly."
As soon as Tokugawa Iemo finished speaking, Aoden couldn't wait to ask Yamaki Yunro:
"Yamaki-kun, this...is your army?"
Although he didn't know why the other party asked this, Yamaki Yunro immediately answered:
"Exactly! These are our troops! These are the first team and the third team of the big team!"
"..."
Qingdeng stopped talking.
He looked at Yamaki Yunro, and then at the soldiers below the stage.
At the same time, the look of shock on his face deepened and thickened at a speed visible to the naked eye - such changes were all seen by Yunlang Yamaki.
At this moment, Yamaki Yunro, who thought that Qingden had been shocked by the eliteness of his troops, felt extremely happy! All the pores in his body seemed to relax.
The corners of his crazily raised mouth could hardly be pressed down!
Having said that, Qingdeng is really shocked now.
The look of astonishment he showed now was absolutely not false.
It's just that... what shocked him was not the same thing as what Yamaki Yunro thought...
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"..."
Qingden felt that his mind was in a mess.
I don’t know what to say…I don’t even know what expression to show…
Just when he was sorting out his thoughts, he suddenly felt a line of sight - Tianzhangyuan looked at him quietly, casting a worried look at him.
With many years of deep friendship, Qingdeng immediately understood the meaning of his eyes:
Sheng Qing, Yamaki Yunro are not exaggerating. The strength of the big team stationed in Beijing is indeed very strong. Your new team must work harder! Don't lose it in today's "troop review"
Face!
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