Chapter 470 The bloody battle begins! Qingdeng vs. the main force of the Qingshui clan
Team!【6000】
Aomori turned his head and glanced at Ebina next to him.
The nimble posture of leaning down but not affecting the movement, the light steps that make no sound when walking... It seems that he is not bragging. With such performance, he can still bear the title of "veteran".
Ebina is much more reliable than he expected... Thinking of this, Aomori felt relieved.
The two of them cautiously advanced deeper into the factory.
The smell of herbs floating in the air became stronger and stronger.
Abruptly, Qingto, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and raised his hand to signal Ebina behind him to stop.
It turned out that someone was patrolling.
In the corridor in front of the two of them, three warriors with swords at their waists were patrolling back and forth with lanterns.
When it comes to "infiltrating", Aoto, who once worked as a chivalrous Phantom Thief with Mai Kinoshita, and later received rigorous training from the Shin-Oiwaban, is professional and experienced in this area.
After a while, Qingden spotted the opening, led Ebina around the guards, and continued to move forward.
The further forward and closer to the depths of the workshop, the more guards the two of them encountered.
The security is so tight that the mansion of a rich man is nothing more than that.
It was unusual for a mere medicinal herb workshop to have such strict security measures... No matter how you thought about it, it was abnormal - they both frowned when they thought of Ayoto and Ebina who were going together.
Finally... after many near misses along the way, the two of them finally reached the deepest part of the workshop.
"arrive……"
Ebina muttered.
"This should be the place where medicine is made..."
What caught their eyes was a spacious place that looked like a modern assembly line factory.
The huge space of more than 300 square meters is divided by square tables, each square table is covered with a heavy canvas.
With the development of commodity economy and social productivity, in some handicraft factories, factory owners with funds and raw materials hired free workers to produce for the needs of the market. This is how the germination of capitalism in Japan emerged.
Although the commercial level of Edo is not as good as Osaka, the "commercial capital" with unparalleled geographical convenience, it is the ruling center of the Tokugawa family and its economic strength cannot be underestimated.
Handicraft workshops of considerable scale, with hundreds of employees, abounded in Edo.
If we don't find out what's hidden under those canvases, then this place is just an ordinary workshop with many guards, and there's no way to prove that it is the production site of Phantom Lake.
After confirming that no one was around, Aomori and Ebina looked at each other, then quietly walked to the square table closest to them.
Qingdeng casually opened the canvas in front of him - the moment the canvas fell to the ground, his pupils suddenly shrank.
Ebina leaned his head forward - in an instant, his expression suddenly changed: "This is...?!"
Under the canvas, there were dried flowers.
The main root is nearly conical and vertical. The stem is upright, unbranched, hairless, and white powdery. The leaves are alternate, ovate or long ovate, the apex is acuminate to blunt, the base is heart-shaped, and the edges are irregular wavy serrations on both sides.
Hairless, white powdery, with obvious veins and slightly raised leaves; the lower leaves have short stalks, and the upper leaves are stalkless and hold the stem.
These flowers are so beautiful and gorgeous - anyone would think so, before knowing the names of these flowers... before knowing the functions of these flowers...
At this moment, both Qingto and Ebina felt a chill all over their bodies, and every cell in their bodies was knocked awake in turn...
Ebina was about to speak, but Qingden took the lead and said the names of these flowers word by word:
"poppy……!"
These extremely gorgeous flowers are exactly the raw material for making Huancui Lake - poppy!
Ebina walked away from Qingnobo in three steps and quickly lifted up the canvases of the other square tables with his quick eyes and hands.
Except for a few tables with unknown common herbs, most of the tables were covered with poppies that were either still fresh or dried.
Tens of thousands of poppies! Such a sight made Qingden feel a little dizzy.
"Finally found it...!"
Qingdeng took a deep breath and tried to calm the emotional waves in his heart.
"As long as we report this place to the shogunate, we will cause the Fanzhu Party to suffer a lot."
Ebina walked back to Aoto and said softly.
Qingdeng nodded:
"Well, yes."
Although most of the meat eaters of the Edo shogunate were a despicable bunch, they were not fools either.
After all, Japan has been a country for so many years.
They have basically seen and heard about the trendy new gadgets and the most advanced knowledge nowadays.
They must know what poppy is, and they must also know how terrible it is for private forces to hoard such a large amount of poppy.
Otherwise, Tianzhang Academy would not have shown such a terrifying expression when it learned that the raw material for making Huanfu Lake was poppy.
Next, all you need to do is convey the address and details of this medicinal material workshop to Tianzhang Hospital.
There is no need for Qingnobo to worry about the following matters - the shogunate... no, it should be said that Tokugawa Iesada and Tenjoin will take action on their own.
The reason why Tokugawa Iedada and Tenhoin remained as calm as possible even though they knew that there was a problem with the Hosuke Party and that the Shimizu clan and the Hosuke Party were colluding with each other was because they had no evidence at hand.
To act rashly without any evidence is to violate the taboo of military strategists - to act without a name.
Being unknown will only cause people's hearts to wander, and will give a hand to those crazy dogs...that is, to the "Ichitsubashi Sect".
Tokugawa Iedada and Tenjoin stepped out with their left foot first when leaving the house, and were criticized as "immovable etiquette" by the mad dogs of the "Ichitsubashi School".
If these two mother and son, without giving a suitable reason, arbitrarily use the already extremely scarce human and material resources... God knows how crazy they will be criticized in the future.
However, on the other hand, as long as the teacher is famous, all the above problems can be solved.
A legal and compliant, well-founded "anti-terrorism operation" personally led by General Zhengyi and Oitai... Even if the "Ichitsubashi Faction" intends to obstruct it, there is no way to comment on it.
In any case, the Edo Shogunate is still the most powerful force in Japan, bar none.
If the Hōzū Party and the Great Salt Party had the strength to confront the Edo shogunate head-on, then why would they need to live a secretive and secretive life?
Although the actions of Tokugawa Iedada and Tenshouin will not bring about the annihilation of the Hoshu Party, it will definitely bring them huge troubles, at least it will make it difficult for them to spread the illusion again.
Thinking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but let out a long breath.
Since the fire in the Kodenma Town prison house, we have spent countless time and experience, witnessed countless cruelties and deaths, and finally found the most powerful evidence that can prove that the Punishment Party produces and sells dangerous drugs!
This humble medicinal materials workshop will become a turning point in this protracted confrontation that fundamentally changes!
"Your Majesty Niou, let's go."
Ebi Mingdao.
"Gotta hurry up..."
At this time, Qingdeng seemed to sense something and was startled.
Ebina, who noticed the strangeness, quickly stopped talking and asked instead:
"His Majesty Nioh, what's wrong?"
Qingdeng raised his head in silence, glanced around him, and after a while he said calmly:
"They're coming."
Whoa whoosh whoosh!
Dong Dong Dong Dong!
Boom boom boom!
Suddenly, noisy sounds from all directions poured into the ears of Aomori and Ebina like a torrential rain!
The sound of legs moving, the sound of stepping on the wooden corridor, the sound of swords and guns clashing...
In the blink of an eye, the inside and outside of the factory became extremely noisy, much like the Kanda vegetable market in the early morning.
Within a moment, figures one after another broke into Aoto and Ebina's field of vision.
This group of "uninvited guests" quickly spread out their formation, surrounded Ayoto and Ebina, and were ready.
Ebina frowned, turned his body sideways, and stood back to back with Aoto.
Qingdeng didn't have any extreme reaction. He moved his eyes as usual to observe the situation.
The number of incoming enemies was not large, about a hundred people.
However, Qingdeng found many familiar faces among them.
All the elite soldiers and generals of the Qingshui clan are here!
"Ju Qingden, you are indeed here."
A middle-aged male voice without sadness or joy.
Qingdeng followed the sound and saw a tall middle-aged man with his hands behind his back, separated from the crowd, and stood at the front of the battle formation.
"You're fine, Eiichi Shimizu."
Qingdeng responded with an indifferent sneer.
"Ju Qingden, I didn't expect you to actually find your way here... I really have you. Even though you are an enemy, I have to respect you."
"Don't do this. Being praised by you makes me feel more uncomfortable than hearing someone slander me as a womanizer."
Saying that, Qingden shrugged.
"Where is Rakshasa? Where is Rakshasa? Isn't he here?"
"You don't need to know anything about this."
"So... did you expect that I would definitely come here, so you deliberately laid an ambush here?"
"This is the wise consideration of Lord Rakshasa."
Qingshui Eiichi said calmly.
"Lord Rakshasa saw through your purpose of arresting our cadres everywhere, so he made multiple preparations."
"First, we pretended to gather a large number of troops in Qingshui Residence. On the one hand, we protected other cadres, and on the other hand, we made you mistakenly think that we concentrated all our combat power in Qingshui Residence."
"Then, I will give the important task of 'If King Ni comes to visit, shoot him to death with random arrows' to Phoenix House Yataro, and lend him a group of archery masters with excellent bow skills."
"Finally, I will secretly lurk most of the elite soldiers and generals here, waiting for you to come."
"It would be best if you died in a daze in Phoenix Yataro's mansion."
"Even if Phoenix House Yataro's sneak attack fails, we still have a real killer move waiting for you here."
"Even if you didn't do anything in the end, didn't go anywhere, and didn't attack Shimizu Residence, nor go to Phoenix House Yataro's residence or this factory, that doesn't matter."
"I declared war on you in public, but you refused to fight - this will be enough to damage your reputation."
"Whether you fight or flee, we all benefit from it."
After Qingdeng heard this, he sneered.
"My dear, have you prepared such a grand 'welcome ceremony' just for me? You are really thoughtful. Not only did you lay an ambush in that fat pig's mansion, but you also spared no effort to set up traps here."
"After all, the opponent is you."
Qingshui Rong had a serious face.
"With a benevolent king as your opponent, no matter how cautious you are, you can't be too cautious."
Qingdeng sneered again.
"Is this really okay? This is the factory where you make the phantom deposits. Aren't you afraid that I will break out of the siege and convey the secrets of this factory to the outside world?"
"Don't worry, you have no chance to escape."
After saying that, Qingshui Rongyi waved his hand.
Suddenly, the sound of "choking, rang, rang, rang" was drawn out of the sword, and the "squeaking" sound of string pulling came one after another!
"Ju Qingden, what I just said, 'I am in awe of you,' is absolutely not false in the slightest."
"Your extraordinary performance recently has truly amazed me."
"I can't count how many of my subordinates have died at your hands."
"In addition to inflicting heavy casualties on us, you also successfully found the production location of the Phantom Lake."
Speaking of this, a faint look of regret appeared on Shimizu Eiichi's face.
"What a pity. If possible, I sincerely hope you can become our companion."
"Forget it...it's too late to talk about this now."
Qing Shuirong put away the regret on his face bit by bit and returned to his indifferent look with a serious smile.
"Ju Qingden, please sleep here forever!"
In an instant, gazes and murderous auras were locked on Qingdeng!
The formation formed by Shimizu Eiichi's men was a very typical battle formation: the melee fighters were in front and the long-range attackers were behind.
It is not difficult to see from the standard and smooth bow-holding movements of the archers: they are all veterans who are well versed in the art of archery.
Their breathless and concentrated expression leaves no doubt that as long as Qingdeng makes any suspicious move, they will immediately shoot him into a hornet's nest!
Even if Aoto was lucky enough to escape the fire of the archers, there would still be "Blood Tiger" Sakurai Shitaro and others watching around.
They are like bloodthirsty beasts, always ready to engage in a life-and-death bloody fight with Qingdeng. They may not be able to kill Qingdeng, but they can provide the archers with opportunities to aim and fire cold arrows.
On Qingdeng's side...except for an uncle who was over forty years old, he had no other companions.
No matter from which angle you look at it, Qingdeng is already in a desperate situation and cannot escape.
However...even so, he still looked calm and calm.
Perhaps Aoshito's current performance was too calm, which made many people, including Shimizu Eiichi, feel wary.
"'Sleep here'..."
Suddenly, Qingdeng said softly.
"If you can do it, just come and give it a try!"
Like boiling water suddenly overflowing, Qingdeng choked and pulled out the sword from its sheath.
"You have set a trap...and I did not come unprepared!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The moment Qingto finished speaking, dozens of kunai penetrated the window and shot into the factory from the outside world! Broken window frames and window paper sprayed all over the floor like shotguns!
"Ahhhhhh!"
"Oooh ooh ooh ooh!"
"Uh! Uh-huh!"
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen enemies collapsed to the ground, or screamed in pain while covering the spot hit by the kunai, or simply died.
Immediately afterwards, the windows, which were already riddled with holes, were damaged again.
This time, it was no longer Kunai who broke the windows, but real people one after another.
The first person to burst in was Sanako.
Then came the Souji, Ichinose, Ebina, Saashige, Yae, Mr. Amakura Owl, and other banshis from the New Oniwa Ban... a total of more than thirty people.
As soon as they arrived, they stepped forward to kill without hesitation!
Whether it was the "way of appearance" or the "time of appearance", Sanako and others fell from the sky, which naturally caused confusion among the Yakuza led by Shimizu Eiichi.
Shimizu Eiichi is worthy of being the commander-in-chief of the Shimizu clan. His determination and character are unparalleled.
He quickly regained his composure... However, his expression failed to return to normal.
He lowered his face, turned his head sideways, and cast a sharp gaze at Qingden who was not far away, as if he wanted to penetrate his body.
"Ju Qingden...it's really not that easy to kill you..."
"Ebina, are you okay?"
Ichinose and Akutsu rushed to Ebina.
"Well, I'm fine. You guys arrived in time."
At the same time, the area around Qingneng also became lively - Sanako, Souji and the two sisters were leaning against him.
"Junior! Let's do it!"
"Mr. Tachibana, the number of enemies is much smaller than we expected."
"Sa Zhong, don't be careless. There are many outstanding martial arts masters among the enemies."
At this time, Qingshui Rongyi raised his head and shouted:
"Don't panic! Calm down!"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if magic had been cast, and the commotion among the Yakuzas suddenly eased a lot.
Just one sentence can make everyone regain their composure... Shimizu Eiichi's prestige is evident.
With the arrival of Sanako and others, the factory fell into unprecedented chaos.
The light of swords, the shadow of guns, the sound of bows... a chaotic battle in which everyone shows off their special abilities!
Qingden's "Indoor Combat Technique" teacher...that is, Mr. Amakura Owl took the lead. Holding a kunai in his left hand and a wakizashi in his right hand, he opened his bow from left to right and killed three people in a row with a snap of his fingers.
Under the leadership of Uncle Tiancang Xiao, the warriors of the new Yutingban joined the battle one after another and fought bravely.
Rakshasa and Shimizu Eiichi know very well that ordinary people can't do anything to Qingden, so the Yakuza gathered here at this moment are not ordinary Yakuza, they are almost the most capable group of people in the Qingshui clan.
However... in terms of their skills alone, the new batch of imperial warriors brought by Mr. Tiancang Xiao and the Erzhong sisters are not inferior to the powerful soldiers and brave generals of the Qingshui clan!
Why are the Second Sisters, Lord Amakura Owl, and the elite warriors of the New Imperial Banner here?
This is all due to the generosity of Tianzhang Yuan.
About 20 minutes ago, Qingdeng hurried back to Yuegong Shrine as fast as he could and conveyed the news that "the Great Salt Party has issued an invitation for cooperation" to Tianzhangyuan.
To be fair, Aomori did not resist Ebina's invitation to cooperate.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The Great Salt Party and the Fazhu Party are not fighting each other, and they also want to eliminate Huanfudian - and this is enough reason for the two parties to cooperate!
In terms of positions, Tianzhang Yuan and the Great Salt Party have an ever-lasting relationship.
After all, one side is the Grand Odaisho of the Edo shogunate, and the other side is the "anti-shogunate group" determined to overthrow the shogunate.
Qingdeng originally thought that Tianzhang Academy would hesitate because of this.
But who would have expected that she actually nodded without hesitation.
"I understand. Sheng Qing, I will now hand over all the combat power I can mobilize to you, please."
The battle plan of Qingdeng and others is very simple.
Since Ebina and others were ambushed after breaking into Phoenix House Yataro's residence, the possibility that Rakshasa also laid a trap in Genfusyo's production workshop cannot be ruled out.
As a result, after a short discussion, everyone reached an agreement - Aoto and Ebina would personally act as bait and sneak into the factory first. If the situation was different, Sanako and others who were waiting outside would immediately rush to support.
Qingden only gave a vague explanation as to the identity of the reinforcements that suddenly arrived, headed by Mr. Tiancang Xiao and the Second Sister.
Even Sanako and Souji had no chance of knowing about the existence of the new Goteiban, let alone Ebina and others who were just temporary allies?
Fortunately, Sanako, Souji, Ebina and others were not idiots who couldn't read the air. Seeing that Aoto was unwilling to talk in detail, they stopped asking further questions and only regarded Aoto and others as Aoto's.
friend.
However, after discovering that the two sisters seemed to be very attached to Aoto, and that Aoto had a good relationship with the legal lolita pair, Sanako and Souji both cast very intriguing glances at Aoto...
The chaotic war has begun, the survival of Huanfudian, the future of the Fanzhu Party and the Qingshui clan, the life and death of Qingdeng... everything will be decided tonight!
Seitō held Echizen and Hitachi Shoujianzhong in his hand, took a stance, and leaped towards an enemy not far away, like a hungry tiger attacking a sheep.
With one slash, the blade spurted out a rainbow of blood, then the brains splattered and the stumps flew out.
In the next breath, Aomori stepped forward and galloped forward, waving Echizenzumi Hitachi Mori Kaneshige as fast as a wheel. In the blink of an eye, four Yakuza let out dying wails.
Soon after, a big, muscular man stopped Aoto - it was "Ghost Nagano" Nagano Binjiro!
Nagano Binjiro did not waste any time. The moment he faced Aoden directly, he slashed with his sword.
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Trivia: Qingdeng doesn’t like people saying he is lecherous, because it will make him feel guilty... Ah, no, forget it, I didn’t say anything. (Leopard’s Pretending to Be Foolish.jpg)
