"Don't stop! Keep pushing!"

Under the urging of Shannan Keisuke, the strong team members responsible for pushing the carriage mustered up their strength and pushed the carriage forward slowly despite the dense barrage.

After the distance between the two sides became closer, Shannan Keisuke yelled:

"Grenade!"

In an instant, grenades leapt out from behind the carriage.

Because the "rock wall" is very high, only a small part of it successfully fell to the top of the "rock wall".

But even so, it was enough to cause chaos to the enemy.

Along with a series of explosions, smoke and screams floated from the "rock wall".

As if intending to retaliate, the next moment, grenades fell one after another from the top of the "rock wall".

Throw it from top to bottom... there is no problem of "not being able to throw it if you don't have enough strength".

Therefore, all the grenades thrown by the Raiders landed around the carriage.

A grenade happened to fall at Shannan Keisuke's feet.

He picked it up with quick eyes and hands, and then threw it back hard - with a bang, the grenade turned into a fleeting spark in the air two seconds after it was released.

"Don't be afraid! These grenades won't explode so quickly! If a grenade falls at your feet, just throw it back! If you don't have time to throw it back, lie down!"

Shannan Keisuke raised his voice and shouted a warning as loudly as he could.

However, as soon as his words left his mouth, they were drowned out by the noisy gunshots and explosions.

How to deal with grenades - this is one of the "compulsory subjects" of the Shinsengumi.

Logically speaking, even without Shannan Keisuke's reminder, the soldiers would have been able to deal with these grenades that were falling directly.

But... "peacetime" and "wartime" are two completely different situations.

There are no problems in normal times, but when wartime comes, things fall apart - people like this are everywhere.

In fact, this really cannot be blamed on others.

This is the first time for the Shinsengumi team members to fight such a bloody battle with hot weapons.

Looking back at the previous battles, they were basically one-sided crushing. Have you ever tried to shoot at the enemy with a musket and throw grenades at such a close distance?

The sound of gunshots and explosions filled the ears - the psychological pressure this brought to people was far greater than the clanging of swords.

In such an environment, you will feel at a loss, feel dizzy, your mind will go blank, and you will forget all your usual training content. This is completely normal and human nature.

In order to avoid this situation, Shannan Keisuke specially selected veterans with actual combat experience when selecting soldiers to participate in the war.

Even so, some people were still confused.

Shannan Keisuke raised his eyes and saw that several people were stunned and unresponsive. When he saw the grenade dropped at their feet, they neither threw it back nor lay down, so that they were injured. He couldn't help but feel angry and anxious.

The carriage can stop bullets, but not grenade explosions.

A grenade happened to fall into a certain carriage, and there was a "bang" sound. Although the carriage was not blown to pieces, its structure was damaged. It kept making "squeaking" and "squeaking" sounds, as if it would fall apart at any time.

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"Don't stop! Keep going!"

After roaring, Shannan Keisuke stretched out his upper body, steadied the flintlock gun in his hand, faced the dense muzzle on the "rock wall" and the countless grenades flying in the air, and pulled the trigger hard.

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The side of the "rock wall", somewhere in the corner——

The gunshots one after another, the explosions one after another...even though they were far away, they still reached the ears of Qingdeng and others.

The general manager followed the sound worriedly:

"...The fighting over there has begun."

"Xiao Si, don't be distracted."

Qingden said without sadness or joy.

"Keisuke is fulfilling his duties. Now, it's our turn."

The commander-in-chief's face was stern and he nodded vigorously.

As he finished speaking, Qingdeng raised his head to look at the towering "rock wall" nearly 20 meters high in front of him.

One of the keys to conquering this "rock wall" lies in the mobility of the "Qi Soldier".

Bringing too many people will make the team look bloated and affect the speed.

Therefore, Aoto selected the most skilled swordsmen from the 1st and 3rd divisions, and ordered Souji, Saitoichi and Niimi Nishiki to accompany them, totaling a hundred people.

It is no exaggeration to say that basically all of the strongest swordsmen of the Shinsengumi Right Wing Army are here!

After Qingden took a few cursory glances at the "rock wall", he turned to look at Souji and the others behind him.

"The enemy's general is the 'Three Heroes of Choshu' Takasugi Shinsaku, and his military advisor is the famous 'rare military advisor' Omura Masujiro."

"Based on their abilities, there is no way they wouldn't have thought that we would adopt the strategy of 'attacking the east and attacking the west'."

"It's hard for me to imagine that they wouldn't push back on this."

"In other words, I don't think our surprise attack will go well."

"So, please cheer me up and be more careful."

After that, Qingdeng said no more, faced the "rock wall" again, grabbed the protruding stones on the "rock wall" with both hands, and climbed up using his hands and feet.

Everyone followed closely behind.

The group of people clung to the rock wall like ants, moving in an orderly manner.

Although this "rock wall" is very tall, fortunately there are many protrusions that can be grasped.

Even Qingden and others who have never learned rock climbing can climb smoothly.

The General Secretary and others all kept in mind Qingteng's instructions, kept an eye on all directions, listened in all directions, and always paid attention to all movements.

At first, everything was very peaceful and there was no enemy in sight.

But when they climbed to a height of 10 meters, that is, in the middle of the "rock wall"... a sudden change occurred!

The first person to discover the abnormality was Qingdeng.

I saw the tips of his ears trembling slightly, and then he raised his head and looked up - large and small dotted shadows were falling towards them like raindrops!

"Rockfall! Take cover!"

What a coincidence. At this moment, there was no protruding stone above Qingdeng's head.

In other words, these falling rocks will hit Qingdeng’s head straight!

At this critical moment, Qingdeng caught a glimpse of a thin crack not far away from the corner of his right eye.

There is a large, very strong stone protruding from the top of this small gap, which can completely resist falling rocks.

It's just that... this thin slit is less than half an inch wide and can barely accommodate half a finger.

This doesn't look like a place to grab.

Despite this, Qingdeng's body has already taken action one step ahead of his awareness!

I saw him accumulating strength in his waist and suddenly jumping to the right.

At the moment when he moved under the slit, he stretched out his right arm and clasped the slit tightly with his index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

In this way, all the weight of his body rests on these three fingers!

The talents "Skilled Hands +6" and "Nine Bulls and Two Tigers +3" are activated!

Although he was a little reluctant, and the joints of his three fingers turned white from the excessive exertion, he managed to hide in a safe area before the rain of stones fell, and escaped the wave of stone rain with no risk.

The soldiers brought by Qingdeng are indeed carefully selected elite soldiers and strong generals.

After hearing Qingdeng's warning, they immediately fled in all directions like a conditioned reflex.

Thanks to Qingdeng's timely warning, only two unlucky people died.

One was that the stone hit his Tianling Cap, blood mixed with brain matter overflowed from the wound, and he died on the spot.

The other was hit in the hand, lost his balance, fell down, and fell heavily to the ground.

This wave of rockfall is just the beginning.

Piles after piles of stones fell from the top of the "rock wall", making a clattering sound, and there seemed to be no end.

Above the "rock wall", more than fifty members of the team were shouting excitedly:

"Mr. Omura is right! The Shinsengumi really came up from this place!"

"Smash! Smash them hard! Smash them to death! There are so many rocks!"

"You pigs and dogs of the Shinsengumi! Go to hell!"
To be continued...