Chapter 286 Lever-action rifle in left hand, knife in right hand, double armpit
Gun, unparalleled in the world!【6000】
Push back a little bit in time——
Kimura was in a happy mood and smiled happily.
Starting from this morning... Correction. To be more precise, from the moment he was frightened to the ground by Aoto's lightning-fast sword, all kinds of unpleasant emotions that have been accumulated in Kimura's heart have finally come to an end.
At this point, most of the bait is gone.
——On your first mission, you accidentally caused casualties to the hostages being held hostage... Hum, Tachibana Aoden! You'd better pray to Okubo and Kurosawa that they won't blame you for this in the future!
From the beginning, Kimura did not think that Qingnobo would be able to annihilate the remaining members of the "One-Armed Party" in the house and at the same time rescue all the girls who were held hostage.
It was precisely because Kimura firmly believed that Qingnobo could not have this ability that he pretended to give him such a difficult task.
The whole process of "throwing the blame" went smoothly beyond Kimura's expectation.
Kimura originally thought that Qingto would resist verbally. Unexpectedly, the other party would actually nod in agreement almost without thinking!
This made Kimura feel surprised and extremely excited - this Tachibana Aoden actually took the initiative to take advantage of the fire! What a fool!
Since Qingto is so "cooperative", Kimura is also happy to push the boat forward.
When Aoto asked Kimura to give him "the greatest degree of autonomy," Kimura nodded happily.
At this time, Kimura had a completely "sit back and watch the show" mentality.
He couldn't wait to see what kind of expression that disgusting and humble-born Tachibana Aoden would look like after he failed in his mission.
In addition to being full of expectations, Kimura was also secretly praying - hoping that Qingto would be unlucky because he failed to successfully rescue the hostages.
For example: I was criticized by Okubo Tadashi and Kurosawa Atsushi.
Another example: the family members of the victims came to the door and asked for an explanation.
Even if none of the above-mentioned things happened in the end, it doesn't matter. If you can destroy Ju Qingden's reputation of "extraordinarily powerful and victorious in every battle", it can be considered a profit!
No matter which direction the final result goes, Qingnobo will definitely be unlucky - thinking of this, Kimura can hardly restrain the corners of his mouth from turning up.
As for another path that Kimura had never imagined, that is, Aomori successfully "grabbed it with both hands", not only killing the remaining enemies who were still huddled in the room and resisting, but also rescuing the hostages safe and sound, completing the task beautifully...
...You are kidding! Is Qingden really a benevolent king? How could such an outrageous thing happen?
"Tsk...what on earth is that Tachibana Aoden doing..."
At this time, Tsuchida, who was standing next to Kimura, suddenly muttered.
"It's been so long, why is the Third Division still standing still?"
"Tsuchida." Kimura squinted his eyes, glanced at Tsuchida, and said seriously and calmly, "Don't be impatient. Since we have entrusted Tachibana with the important task of wiping out the remaining enemies and rescuing the hostages, we only need to wait quietly for the final result.
That’s it.”
"Hehehehe." Tsuchida skillfully put on a flattering smile, nodded and bowed, "Mr. Kimura, you are right, you are right! It was me who messed up my sense of proportion!"
Although Tsuchida Shicai's mumbling was of no value...but his words reminded Kimura - yes, why is the Third Division so quiet? What on earth is Tachibana Aomori doing? Why hasn't he taken action yet?
While Kimura was thinking this, he raised his head to look in the direction of the members of the Third Division.
As soon as he cast his gaze——
"Officials and soldiers who were angry with thieves and reformed broke in!"
"How many officers and soldiers broke in?"
"No, I don't know!"
"Calm down, everyone! Don't get into trouble!"
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Suddenly, the house in front of me suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, shouts, and wailing!
"What's going on?!" Kimura was shocked.
"Is this... Tachibana Aoden led his men to attack?" Tsuchida also changed his expression.
"Impossible!" Kimura said, "The Third Division has been there all this time without moving. How could..."
Kimura's voice suddenly paused.
Because he suddenly realized something that after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly felt a chill running down his spine - it seemed that he had not seen Qingdeng's figure since just now...
At this moment, a guess emerged in Kimura's mind.
"...Go and call me all the troops from Division Three!" Kimura turned to a subordinate and shouted, "Go quickly!"
After a while, the ranks and strength of the third division arrived in front of Kimura and lined up.
"Where is your captain... Tachibana Aoden?" Kimura asked quickly without any greeting.
Kimura is the captain of the squad, and his rank is so high that he can kill people. How can they dare to disobey the command of the squad captain?
Akabane, Shirasaki and others, with different expressions, looked at each other for a while, and then started talking to each other, describing in detail the general story of "Qingnobo's disappearance".
Akabane and the others didn't quite know where Qingden had gone, so they could only tell the truth about what they saw and heard.
After learning that Aoto had actually issued an order like "Just stay here and leave the rest to me," Kimura's expression suddenly became strange and incomprehensible.
At this moment, someone next to Kimura suddenly raised his hand and pointed upward, shouting:
"Look! Someone jumped out of the window!"
Kimura looked up and saw one girl after another, jumping up to the eaves of the first floor along a certain window, and then sliding down to the ground along the eaves - it was the girls who were held hostage.
At this moment, Kimura finally could no longer maintain his composure.
At almost the same moment, all the strange noises coming from the house gradually stopped.
In the blink of an eye, the only sound that reached everyone's ears was the clanging of gold and iron.
"Kimura-sama...?" Tsuchida looked at Kimura with a look of confusion on what to do.
"..." Kimura's expression changed rapidly for a moment, then he gritted his teeth and said, "Aoi! Take your people into the house! See what's going on inside!"
"yes!"
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Time returns to the present——
Qingdeng has not yet seen the combat qualities of the first, second, and eighth ranks, so he will not comment on them yet.
Judging from what he has observed so far...that is, the performances of the fifth, seventh, and third divisions under his command tonight, Qingden has discovered that these troops have an astonishing commonality - just
You can bully the weak, but you can't take on big responsibilities, deal with big enemies, or fight big battles.
The scenes Qingden saw just now and now are the most profound explanations of this concept.
With their superior numbers and advanced equipment, the hard-edged members of the 7th Division were like wolves and tigers when they rushed into the house, killing Takato Todo who was unexpectedly surprised by the surprise attack by the fire-fighting thief Kai.
Long and others were pissed off.
Whether it's the neat "break down, attack" actions or the ability of teamwork to never act alone, they are all remarkable.
The result - after encountering Takasugi Shinsaku, he quickly shrunk his eggs. Takasugi Shinsaku only killed less than 10 people. The order and morale of the seventh division suddenly collapsed like an avalanche.
Although Takasugi Shinsaku is indeed very strong, the members of the seventh team always have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers and equipment.
If we unite as one and resist the enemy bravely, there is no need to fear Takasugi Shinsaku's blade.
Qingdeng never expected that in less than an hour, the members of the Hufu Thief Kai team would give him a warning: "Do you think this is our limit? Wrong! We can still be worse.
A bit!” farce!
Now, the scene before Qingdeng's eyes made him shocked again.
Although a group of officers and soldiers inside and outside the house, under the urging and orders of Kimura and Tsuchida, began to pursue the fleeing Takasugi Shinsaku, the pursuit of the officers and soldiers... can be said to have demonstrated what procrastination is, what it means to be afraid, and what "soldiers" are.
Youzi’s fishing”.
They were afraid of Takasugi Shinsaku's revolver and did not dare to advance, but they were also afraid of Kimura's military orders and did not dare to retreat.
Ever since, driven by this contradictory psychology, a strange scene like this appeared——
The officers and soldiers skillfully put on a show of "We are working hard to pursue him!", but in fact, they kept a very subtle distance of about 100 meters from Takasugi Shinsaku, and they only dared to shoot Takasugi Shinsaku from a distance with their matchlocks.
Don't dare to get any closer.
The rate of fire and hit rate of the matchlock gun are notoriously suffocating. Whether it can hit a target 20 meters away depends not on skill, but on luck.
Shooting from such a long distance...is no different than wasting bullets.
Takasugi Shinsaku seemed to have expected that the officers and soldiers of Huofu Thief Kai would not dare to pursue him.
He took advantage of the break to escape, turned his head, and showed a mocking smile to the officers and soldiers who were following him from a distance.
When Qingdeng saw this, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
What should I say...
All I can say is - it's a funny scene.
Why did the officers and soldiers who fought against thieves "bully the weak and fear the strong" and why they were "fearful of Western guns as much as tigers"... The reasons are not difficult to guess.
Although due to his job, the Huofu Thieves have been dealing with powerful and vicious criminals all year round... But no matter how strong and vicious the criminals are, how strong and vicious can they be?
In essence, most of the arrests carried out by Huo Fu Thieves are dimensionality reduction strikes.
Huofu Thieves are an army, with a stable organizational structure, sophisticated armor, war horses that can be used for maneuvering, bows and arrows, and muskets.
What do criminals have? If they only have barely usable armor, they can reach the sky!
Therefore, there are only a few criminals and gangs who can stand up to the Huo Fu thieves.
In other words - most of the battles that Huofu Thieves fight are downwind battles that are not very dangerous. They rarely encounter headwind battles that can cause heavy casualties. They lack the experience to fight difficult and tough battles.
He is used to fighting in a smooth and easy way, but suddenly he encounters a tough problem that is not easy to deal with, so he shows his true character of brittle but not strong crotch stretching.
As for why he is "fearful of Western guns like a tiger"...this is easier to explain.
To this day, whether among the people, the shogunate or the vassals, there are still many "die-hard" members who believe that Western muskets, artillery, and armored battleships are crude and vulgar techniques.
However, this country has been in existence for 6 years, and people with a clear head have already understood it - their samurai swords, their matchlock guns, in the face of advanced Western rifles, ship cannons, and embroidery needles
, fireworks are no different.
Surprisingly enough, the Edo shogunate is actually one of the most liberal-minded forces in Japan.
As early as 1841, Tadakuni Mizuno, the then senior lieutenant, authorized a gunner named Takashima Akiho, who was proficient in Western artillery, to preside over the shogunate's armaments reform and focus on Westernizing the shogunate's armaments.
However, not long after, this military reform was aborted due to the loss of power and overthrow of Mizuno Tadakuni. Takashima Akiho was also arrested and imprisoned because he was slandered by the die-hards.
When the time came to 1853, after the "Black Ship Arrival" incident, the Edo shogunate, who was greatly frightened by the military power of the United States, once again began to reform the military system, and promulgated and implemented a series of policies and measures to this end.
For example: establishing a martial arts institute and a Tibetan book transfer institute, recruiting capable people who are proficient in Western practice...etc.
Aoto's old friend - the "principal" of the Hoshu Tiao Institute, a close confidant of Tokugawa Iemo, and Katsurin Taro, who was about to be sent by Tokugawa Iemo to study the navy, rode on this talent to rise to great heights.
When Ii Naomi took power, he always implemented the policy of "founding the country".
Tokugawa Iemo was also very open-minded and his political stance was also inclined to "founding the country".
Under the authorization of the Edo shogunate, the Military Academy established a comprehensive westernized "pilot force".
All members of this unit wear blue military uniforms that are a mixture of Japanese and Western styles, wear Japanese hats with pointed peaks on their heads, and use the latest Western rifles: Enfield muzzle-loading rifles.
However, due to financial constraints, obstruction by die-hards, endless party disputes between the "Nanki Faction" and "Ichitsubashi Faction", and a series of practical reasons such as Satsuma and Choshu that were ready to move, which involved the energy of the shogunate, this pilot project
The army has obviously been established for several years, but as a result, it is still "under trial" and the reform experience has not been widely spread to the entire shogunate army.
This is why units such as the Fire Bandits Kai and the Iron Cannon Group are still equipped with outdated matchlock guns like a medieval army.
"Military reform" is never a military issue - it is a political issue.
Therefore, thanks to the demonstration given by the "pilot unit" of the Jiangwu Institute, the officers and soldiers of the Huo Fu Thieves Reform were all experienced in the world.
Their eyes and ears are not blocked, and they all know clearly how powerful Western firearms are.
That's why they were frightened out of their wits by Takasugi Shinsaku's two spears at this time and stopped moving forward.
Whether they are "incapable of fighting tough battles" or "fearful of Western firearms like tigers", they all point to a common point - the training level of Huo Fu Thief Kai is worrying!
No matter how you say it, Takasugi Shinsaku is a suspicious person who seems to have a close relationship with the anti-barbarian group. Even if it is just from the perspective of "completely annihilating the anti-barbarian group", Ayoto will not just let Takasugi Shinsaku go.
Escape far away.
So he quickly ran out of the house - climbed over the window, slid along the eaves to the ground, and chased after Takasugi Shinsaku's back with his knife.
boom!
In the thick darkness ahead, a scorching bullet suddenly flew out and hit the ground at Qingdeng's feet.
As soon as the gunfire rang out, Qingdeng immediately dodged into a narrow alley next to him at the speed of a conditioned reflex.
Qingdeng is still self-aware - he does not feel that he now has the eyesight and skill to accurately dodge revolver bullets.
This kind of pursuit that requires hiding in obstacles from time to time to prevent being hit by bullets, how effective it is... can be imagined.
Qingdeng watched helplessly as the distance between himself and Takasugi Shinsaku grew further and further away.
In the end - after Takasugi Shinsaku turned at a certain intersection, all the officers and soldiers, including Aoto, completely lost track of him.
Aoto stood at the place where Takasugi Shinsaku's figure disappeared...that is, in the center of the intersection. He looked around, smacked his lips unhappily and unwillingly, and thought to himself:
——As expected, we still have to find a way to complete the gun!
At this moment, in Qingdeng's heart, the desire to have the whole gun close to him was unprecedentedly high.
He has had enough of the frustration of being suppressed by technology.
——You must have at least a pistol... If you can get a lever-action rifle, that would be great!
If Qingdeng remembers correctly, the original lever-action rifle: the Henry M1860 lever rifle, has already been released.
Lever-action rifle - Anyone who often watches American western movies should be very familiar with this kind of gun.
Before this gun appeared, most rifles at that time were mainly single-shot loading, and only one bullet could be loaded into the chamber at a time. However, the built-in tubular magazine of the lever-action rifle could load more than ten bullets at a time.
Shoot bullets.
It has fast loading speed and high ammunition capacity. The largest magazine can hold more than a dozen rounds of bullets. You only need to pull the pull ring under the trigger once to load, saving time and effort. It also has fast shooting speed and high power. In the western part of the United States,
In the pioneer days, it was a favorite of cowboys, outlaws and even peace officers.
Thinking back to his past life, Qingdeng had seen on the Internet a kind of expert who could load a lever-action rifle with one hand.
This technique of reloading a lever-action rifle with only one hand has a proper name: spinning cocking.
The specific operation method is as follows: use your fingers to hold the pull ring under the trigger, swing the gun hard, so that the gun body is pulled by the pull ring, rotate 360 degrees around the finger holding the pull ring, and then return to the original position to complete loading.
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Although this loading method has disadvantages such as "requiring a lot of finger strength" and "easy to misfire", it has one advantage that is hard to refuse, that is, it can free one hand.
If he could own a lever-action rifle... Qingdeng could imagine what an exciting scene it would be - he would be able to carry a gun in one hand and a knife in the other! He could do both long-range and close-combat!
A Henry M1860 lever-action rifle in the left hand, a Gunslinger in the right hand, and a Colt large-caliber revolver under each arm - perfect!
By then, who can beat me?
If your swordsmanship is no match for your opponent, use the gun. If the first shot fails, use another shot.
Take a big step towards becoming unparalleled in the world in an instant!
It's a pity... this kind of beautiful scene can only be imagined in my mind.
Not to mention lever-action rifles, Qingden now doesn't even have the means to purchase a revolver.
——Forget it...what should be there will always be there. What shouldn't be there, no matter how hard you force it, it's useless.
After sighing with regret, Qingdeng sheathed the sword and turned back.
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As soon as Qing Tengfang returned, he saw soldiers from an unknown division clearing the battlefield in a furious manner.
Groups divided into different units perform their own duties.
People were moving corpses, counting the dead and injured, checking whether there were any fish that had slipped through the net... it was a chaotic scene.
"Ah! Master Tachibana is back!"
In the noisy procession, I don't know who shouted so loudly.
Immediately afterwards, a bunch of eyes focused on Qingdeng from all directions.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the air suddenly changed.
Although Qingdeng did not take the initiative to pay attention to the people around him, subtle whispers still penetrated his ears:
"Hey, look, he has almost no injuries at all."
"The new captain of the third team is too strong... Not only did he win a great victory, but he also escaped unscathed..."
"Of course, after all, he is the 'Benevolent King'."
"By the way...why does he have to act alone? If we bring all the members of the third division to attack together, it should be easier, right?"
"Nonsense, you still need to ask? Of course it's because the members of the third team are too weak, no one can help, and bringing them along will only get in the way, so Tachibana-sama chose to act alone."
"Oh! That's it..."
Qingdeng keenly felt several glances coming from far away, and he instantly became more respectful.
It’s no wonder the team members reacted this way.
Sneaking into the house single-handedly, rescuing all the hostages, and bringing down all the traitors in the house - this kind of story is almost the same as the jokes spoken by novelists and storytellers, it happened just now, it happened just now
In front of their eyes!
Almost everyone was looking at Qingdeng with respect.
They were like welcoming a general returning in triumph! When facing Qingdeng, their waists were unconsciously bent.
All the people who stood in front of Qingdeng were like waves of wheat falling over them! They all consciously stepped aside to make way for Qingdeng to open a wide avenue.
When Qingdeng saw this, he stopped where he was, as if he thought of something, he blinked and looked around him.
Then, he half-closed his eyes, raised his chin slightly, ignored the sights and gossip of others, and walked forward with his head held high and calmly.
"Tachibana-sama!"
At this time, there were bursts of rapid footsteps, approaching from far away.
Looking up, it turned out to be his subordinates: the ranks and strength of the third division.
After they quickly rushed to Qingteng, the leader Shirasaki looked at Qingteng with surprised eyes and asked hesitantly:
"Are you...are you injured?"
Qingden glanced at Shirasaki calmly and wrote lightly:
"The one-armed party is nothing more than that."
His mood, appearance, and behavior are no different from normal.
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