Edo, Edo Castle, Akasaka Mimen—

Qingdeng held Vairocana on his waist and looked at the enemy formation opposite him from afar.

The camping location chosen by Yiqiao Army is very exquisite.

They arranged the camp at a crossroad with a good view and a superior geographical environment, and "requisitioned" nearby houses.

Use private houses as residences, and then arrange light and dark posts on the streets outside the private houses.

To prevent intelligence leakage, they specially used wooden shields and curtains to build a "long wall" on the outside of the camp.

In this way, outsiders cannot see the scene inside.

Although Qingdeng had stood at a high place and looked into the distance, he still found nothing.

I could only vaguely see black shadows running quickly... There is no doubt that the opponent is preparing for today's attack!

At this time, Aoden suddenly heard footsteps coming from far to near behind him - Zuosuke Harada carried his spear and quietly moved behind Aoden.

"Mr. Juicy, how do you think the enemy will attack today?"

Qingdeng chuckled with a "ho" sound.

"How else can they attack? It's just to continue yesterday's 'pig burst' tactic and fight for perseverance with us."

Harada Zuosuke shrugged:

"Since that's the case, it's just right for me!

"I'm stupid and don't like that complicated battle."

"I like to fight head-on with the enemy! Use fists to fists, use swords to swords!"

"This kind of simple and direct battle is the most pleasing to my taste!"

Aoden smiled slightly, turned his head back and looked up and down at Hata Zuosuke.

"Sounosuke, how are your injuries?"

I saw that there was a thick linen wrapped around Harada Zuosuke's belly - this was a new injury he accidentally left yesterday.

Yesterday, an enemy soldier took advantage of his unpreparedness and launched a sneak attack from the slanting sting and scratched his left abdomen with a short gun.

Fortunately, the wound was not deep, and it only scratched the flesh and blood of the skin and did not hurt the internal organs. After applying ointment and bandaging it with a sackcloth, Zuosuke Harada became lively again.

In terms of combat effectiveness, Harada Zuosuke can only be ranked in the middle and upper reaches among the captains of the newly selected group.

But in terms of vitality, let alone the captains of the new selection group, even if they search the entire new selection group, they rarely find people who can be compared with Shuosuke Harada.

Harada Zuosuke smiled and scratched the wound on his abdomen a few times.

"This level of injury is nothing more than pain or itch between 'pain' and 'itrile'!"

"I'm the 'undead Harada'!"

"I remember that back then, I had not become a ronin in the vassal state and was still an official in the Iyumatsuyama vassal state..."

Seeing that Harada Zuosuke was about to sing his glorious deeds of "slicing the stomach without dying" that he would never talk about, Aodo immediately interrupted:

"Sounosuke, I'm no longer able to go to the front line. I'll rely on you for the next battle."

He said, looking down at his right hand.

But when he saw that his right hand was in an electric current, he couldn't stop trembling.

This situation not only happens in Qingdeng's right hand, but also in his left hand, legs and other muscles.

This is one of the sequelae caused by "muscular overwork".

After saying goodbye to Tianzhang Courtyard last night, Qingdeng returned to bed.

Although he was no longer sleepy, he still forced himself to sleep for a while.

He rested for a night and was a little more energetic, but the fatigue that tightly wrapped around him was still strong.

From this point of view, he would not have thought of recovering in just a few days or nights.

As soon as Aodo finished speaking, Harada Zuosuke grinned and showed a confident smile:

"Mr. Ju, please rest assured! Have I ever disappointed you?"

Qingdeng smiled:

"It is precisely because you have never let me down that I feel at ease to entrust this important task to you."

It is true that Harada Zuosuke has a low IQ, does not know Chinese characters, likes to be a repeater, and constantly shows off all kinds of problems such as scars on his stomach.

But for a long time, he never lost the chain on important matters, and he never delayed it if it should be broken.

In this way, he became one of Qingdeng's most trusted and trusted closest friends.

Just as Qingdeng turned around and was about to deal with other matters, suddenly, a sudden burst of shouts attracted his attention:

"Old General!Old General!"

Qingdendon stopped and turned his head to look, and saw a messenger running towards him in anger.

After rushing to Qingdeng in one breath, he quickly said without waiting for his breath to be smooth:

"General Orange! Yes, there are volunteers! There are volunteers coming to report!"

Volunteer Army - Listening to this slightly strange word, Aodo and Harada Zuosuke were both stunned.

The first person to respond was Harada Zuosuke:

"Volunteer? Are you sure?"

The messenger nodded vigorously:

"A group of volunteers appeared outside Hibiya Omen! They claimed to advance and retreat with Lord Nino!"

After hearing this, Zuo Nobuya Harada turned to see Aoden with excitement:

"Mr. Orange! Great! The volunteers came to help!"

Aodo was not as excited as Harada Zuosuke, but his subconscious clenched fists had revealed his true thoughts.

He now has nothing to lack.

Sitting in the huge Edo Castle, there is neither shortage of money, food nor equipment.

The only thing he lacks is military strength!

As long as he is given another unit of more than 500 people, he can bring Edo Castle's defense ability to a higher level!

It is really a timely help to welcome the volunteers at this critical moment!

After a brief surprise, Qingdeng stared at the messenger:

"How many people are there in this group of volunteers? Are they direct participants or ronin?"

When the messenger heard this, his expression changed and his expression became strange.

"This, this..."

Seeing the other party hesitate, Harada Zuosuke immediately frowned slightly and scolded:

"Don't waste time! You will answer whatever you ask!"

The messenger was startled and did not dare to hesitate anymore. He said quickly:

"There are 7 people in total! They are not direct participants, nor are they ronin! They are ordinary civilians!"

Harada Zuosuke was stunned:

"Ping, civilian?"

"Yes! Civilians! It's true!"

At this moment, Harada Zuosuke's facial expression changed extremely wonderfully.

A few seconds ago, his eyes were illuminated and he was filled with joy.

And now, he was like a wilted vegetable, sighing and scratching his head hard:

"Oh... I'm so happy..."

"Although these civilians are willing to help, it is admirable and touching me."

"But... what can a mere civilian be useful..."

"Besides, there are only 7 people... Such a few people are really useless..."

When he learned that the volunteers came to help, Harada Zuosuke thought that a large number of samurai came to help the war.

Just like the Yiqiao Army yesterday, it received a lot of assistance from direct leaders.

Unexpectedly, the visitors were civilians, and there were only a few 7 people...

Samurai were responsible for combat and civilians were responsible for production—this concept was deeply rooted in the Edo era.

Although the Xinxuan Group is a "mixed and matched" legion of scholars and civilians, both samurai and civilians are qualified to join the Xinxuan Group, to this day, most of the generals and soldiers in the Xinxuan Group are still samurai.

Even Zuosuke Harada, who is the veteran of the new selection group, subconsciously contempts the civilians.
To be continued...