Chapter 732 The war begins! Shinsengumi vs. Tenchu group! 4600
They became the target of public criticism.
Instead, the Shinsengumi became the men of justice that everyone expected.
The so-called "drama" is nothing more than that.
Torataro Yoshimura did not believe a word of the "100,000 troops" promoted by Seito.
He is not an illiterate country boy, nor is he a bookworm who only knows how to study and lacks the ability to practice in society.
He has considerable insight into the manpower, material resources, financial resources, and time required to mobilize an army.
It is true that if Qingdeeng unites the 60 vassal states in the Gyeonggi region, it is indeed possible to explode 100,000 troops.
However, the "100,000 troops" here are mixed with a lot of water.
First of all, the vast majority of the soldiers are auxiliary soldiers who are only responsible for logistics work.
100,000 soldiers... At least half of Japan's resources must be integrated to barely assemble such a huge military strength.
Secondly, each vassal must mobilize all the warriors in its territory.
During the Edo period, the shogunate and the feudal lords did not adopt a conscription system, but implemented a strict "separation of soldiers and peasants."
In a nutshell - being a soldier is the job of the samurai, and civilians are not qualified to be soldiers.
If a war breaks out, civilians will also be recruited, but they will not go into battle. They will only be responsible for transporting baggage and serving as auxiliary troops.
Samurai are professional soldiers, serving as civil servants in peacetime and soldiers in wartime.
When the shogunate and the feudal lords issued mobilization orders, the samurai within their territories were obliged to rise up and join the battle.
The lower-ranking warriors served as infantrymen, while the higher-ranking warriors served as cavalry or commanders.
It is a very arduous task for these samurai gentlemen who are used to being civil servants to pick up swords and complete the most basic reorganization of the army...
If it is a small or weak vassal with a low profile, the workload will be slightly less.
However, for large and powerful vassals like Wakayama Domain and Hikone Domain, there is no time for three or five months to complete the mobilization for war.
It has only been a few days since the Tenchu Group raised its troops in Gojo Town. Even if the monarchs and ministers of the Gyeonggi vassals worked hard day and night, it was impossible to complete the total mobilization of the troops in such a short period of time!
Therefore, Yoshimura Torataro dared to use his own head to guarantee that the only troops Aomori could lead were the Shinsengumi troops under his command!
In recent days, in order to appease the morale of the military, he spared no effort to assure the entire army that "Ju Qingden does not have that many soldiers"——
The number of troops under Ju Qingdeng's command is only 3,000! We also have 3,000! We have the same strength! They are despicable and dirty puppet troops! We are noble and pure teachers of justice! It is the common sense of the world that evil cannot prevail against justice.
!We will definitely win!
Torataro Yoshimura’s publicity and momentum cannot be said to be without effort.
However... the effect obtained was not significant.
Everyone is not a fool.
Is the Shinsengumi a weak force? The Iga offensive and defensive battle a while ago has given a detailed answer.
"No, no, no! I still feel that I cannot be the enemy of the Shinsengumi!"
"That's right! We should try our best to avoid war! Send envoys to Kyoto to show our respectful attitude to the court! Win your majesty's forgiveness!"
"Hmph! You are just a bunch of cowards! Look what you have become? You are just a Shinsengumi! Look how scared you are!"
"You are such an idiot! If you could win by willpower alone, there wouldn't be so many sad tragedies in the world!"
"If you insist on fighting the Shinsengumi, then we will withdraw!"
"That's right!"
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Yoshimura Tontaro frowned and endured it... The comrades around him were still chirping.
Quarrels, random opinions, random thoughts...
At first glance, it doesn't look like a military meeting at all, but more like a noisy and disorderly vegetable market.
The Tenchu Group is originally a "platter force" with complex components.
One of the typical characteristics of the "platter team" is that we share the blessings and share the hardships.
When sharing benefits, everyone is very positive.
Once the situation is not right, everything will go crazy.
They cherished the dream of "serving the country", but as a result... they not only lost their status as "rebels", but now they have to fight against the prestigious Shinsengumi alone!
"Huh...? Are we fighting the Shinsengumi? Real or fake?" - The above is the current psychological portrayal of most of the soldiers of the Tenchu Group.
The elders of the Tenchu group, headed by Yoshimura Tontaro, and Totsugawa's rural warriors were the most determined militants, and they did not waver in determination due to the predicament in front of them.
Especially Yoshimura Torataro, as the president of the Tenchu Group, he cannot be easily discouraged.
His current state... at best he is determined, at worst he is a gambler.
There is no turning back! You can only bite the bullet and go all the way to the end! Never leave the gambling table until the last moment!
There is no need to doubt the fighting will of Yoshimura Tontaro and others.
It's just that...the so-called people with lofty ideals who came to join him after hearing the news are not so determined.
Those who came up with various weird ideas such as "bypassing the Shinsengumi", "wooing Tachibana Aoden", etc. were mainly these guys.
Yoshimura Tontaro had long seen that this group of people was unreliable.
So when he left Gaotori Castle, he only left his core cronies to defend the city.
However... Yoshimura Tortaro missed something.
He overestimated the limits of these guys!
Since the whole army started heading north, people have been fleeing privately.
It can range from one or two people to as many as ten or even dozens of people.
There are so many people fleeing that we don’t even know where to start.
The war hasn't even started yet, but deserters are appearing in a steady stream... This situation is already depressing.
Finally, Yoshimura Tontaro could no longer endure the noise around him.
Like an erupting volcano, he roared:
"Stop arguing!"
The sound of his voice immediately brought a long-lost silence.
Everyone present closed their mouths and looked directly at him.
Taking advantage of this moment, Yoshimura Torataro took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:
"It's so noisy and unbecoming!"
"Bypassing the Shinsengumi and wooing Tachibana Aoden...these actions are really nonsense!"
"Tachibana Aoden is Tokugawa Iemo's confidant! The two have a very close relationship!"
"Why would he betray the shogunate just because of a few words from us?"
"Our only way out now is to defeat the Shinsengumi! Then go north to join Choshu!"
"And to defeat the Shinsengumi, the only feasible way is to concentrate all the combat power and rush straight to the formation as soon as the battle begins! The formation will kill Tachibana Aoden!"
"Tachibana Aoden is the soul of the Shinsengumi."
"Tachibana Aoden is here, and the Shinsengumi is here."
"Tachibana Aoden is dead, but the Shinsengumi is dead in name only!"
"so……"
Before Yoshimura Tontaro finished speaking, he immediately suffered a fierce "backlash".
"Jinzhan Tachibana Aoden?! That's so easy for you to say!"
"That's right!"
"Hmph! I thought you had some great ideas! Your plan is no different from 'winning over Tachibana Aoden'! They are all unreasonable and boring fantasies!"
"If it was so simple to kill Tachibana Aoden, then we wouldn't have to discuss it here for so long!"
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The jeers from the crowd aroused the dissatisfaction of two of Yoshimura Torataro's closest confidants, Matsumoto Keitou and Fujimoto Teishi.
Matsumoto Kuitou scolded angrily:
"Quiet! Mr. Yoshimura hasn't finished speaking yet!"
He just didn't say anything, and once he did, it caused a larger commotion.
"Who do you think you are! How dare you come to tell us what to do!"
"That's right!"
"You have no place to speak here!"
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Not long after Yoshimura Tontaro's body became quiet, he returned to "vegetable market mode".
This is another major disadvantage of the "platter force" - the lack of a strong "core".
Seito is the sole leader of the Shinsengumi, with both ability and prestige, so he has the absolute say in the Shinsengumi.
Even the rebellious Serizawa Duck did not dare to make a mistake in front of Qingto. He could only snort a few times to show his dissatisfaction.
Yoshimura Torataro doesn't have this ability.
Before the incident, he was just an ordinary renouncer... To put it bluntly, he was a nobody.
Apart from taking the credit of "taking the lead in the uprising", he has no other merits.
Although he is the president and nominal leader of the Tenchu Group, everyone does not obey him at all.
In particular, Totsugawa's country warrior corps and Yoshimura Torataro are even more inseparable from each other.
They have a deep sense of pride in their hometown's glorious history of "whenever the imperial court is in trouble, they will definitely help."
How could they respect someone they just met a short time ago?
When things go smoothly, they will still maintain a superficial respect for Yoshimura Torataro.
But now that he is in trouble, Yoshimura Torataro can no longer control the situation, and even a single person dares to interrupt Yoshimura Torataro.
The relationship between Tontaro Yoshimura and his "allies" can be described by the classic old saying - "Husband and wife are originally birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes."
Facing this group of "allies" who were arguing again, Yoshimura Tontaro's complexion turned green and white.
After a moment, he sighed heavily, his face was full of exhaustion, and he no longer had the high spirits he had when he conquered Gaochei City.
At this moment, a messenger on a fast horse hurried towards him.
"Yoshi, Lord Yoshimura! Come forward, there is a situation ahead! Come and see! Come and come and see!"
Yoshimura Tontaro raised his eyebrows, then lightly knocked on the horse's belly and drove the horse forward.
The sudden unexpected situation forced Matsumoto Kuitou and others to stop arguing, speed up their horses, and follow closely behind Yoshimura Torataro.
——What's wrong? What happened?
All the recent troubles have made Yoshimura Torataro a little nervous.
While he was thinking this, he knocked the horse's belly again to speed up.
Before he could, the scene that caught his eye answered the question in his mind.
His eyes widened suddenly, filled with disbelief.
Matsumoto Kuitou and others who followed him also looked like this - their expressions were dominated by strong shock.
Looking up, under the blue sky, on the vast green wilderness, there stands a hill with a gentle slope.
On the hill, large flags were fluttering in the wind.
If you have good eyesight, you can see that the tallest and most conspicuous flag in the pile is a red flag with gold characters on a red background and a large Chinese character "Sincerity" written in the center.
A group of soldiers wearing light green feathers shuttled back and forth among the hills.
The paths leading to the top of the hill are covered with criss-crossing fences.
In addition, there are criss-crossing trenches dug under the hill.
Although these trenches are not very deep, and they are not coherent with each other, it is not difficult to imagine that if you charge into the hill, you will definitely be blocked by these trenches, and the originally very tight formation will inevitably become a mess.
The flag with the word "Cheng" in it, light green feathered fabric... It's clear at a glance which army the group of people stationed on it belong to.
With such a big hill right in front of you, it's hard not to see it.
Not only Yoshimura Torataro and others, but also ordinary soldiers saw this hill that was completely armed.
Suddenly, commotion broke out.
"Look! It's the Shinsengumi's castle!"
"This, what is this?!"
"Are you kidding... Since the Shinsengumi is stationed on this hill, don't we have to capture this hill to go further?"
"What can we do against this kind of fortress!"
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It is no exaggeration to say that the fortress that suddenly appeared in front of us was like a sledgehammer, hitting the hearts of everyone in the Tenchu Group.
Even Yoshimura Torataro couldn't help being stunned and speechless for a long time.
At this time, he suddenly noticed noticeable movement in the fortress in front of him.
The soldiers wearing light green feathers ran down the hill as fast as a swarm of ants.
After a while, dense phalanxes slowly took shape at the foot of the hill.
Abandon the repaired fortifications and take the initiative to walk down the hill... Anyone with a little brain can understand what this means.
In an instant, the blood on Yoshimura Torataro's face suddenly disappeared.
He raised his voice and let out a shrill scream:
"Form up! Quickly form up! The Shinsengumi are coming!"
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About half an hour ago——
Shinsengumi camp, main formation——
The Shinsengumi generals gathered together.
"Tachibana, the rebels are coming, how to deal with them?"
Hijikata Toshizo asked Ayoto directly.
Shannan Keisuke followed closely:
"Should we hold on to the city and slowly wear down the enemy's spirit?"
Qingdeng chuckled a few times "hehe".
"Safe energy? Is this necessary?"
"Honestly, there is no need to formulate a strategy to deal with an enemy of this level!"
"While their footing is not yet firm, hit them head-on. That's the right way to go!"
After saying that, he sat up slightly.
When the generals saw this, they straightened their backs one after another.
"This battle plan is very simple."
"The entire army comes down from the mountain and sets up an attack formation."
"The first and fourth divisions are on the left wing, the fifth, sixth, and eighth divisions are the center, the second and third divisions are on the right wing, and the seventh and tenth divisions are coming with me."
"When the war begins, all soldiers must attack bravely and fight bloody battles."
"You don't need to worry about other things, just keep attacking."
"Fight until the rebels are defeated."
"Fighted until the rebels fled in panic."
"The rebels were beaten until they didn't even have the courage to turn back."
"above."
Simple and clear combat instructions.
After hearing this, the general manager couldn't help but mutter:
"Since we want to take the initiative to take the offensive, why are we spending so much effort building defenses?"
Qingdeng smiled slightly:
"The reason why the fortress was built was, firstly, to further damage the morale of the rebels and make them timid before fighting, and secondly, to add an extra layer of insurance to prevent any unexpected events."
"Okay, let's go down and get ready!"
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About twenty minutes later, there were tight military formations in three general directions, divided into the "left wing", the "center army" and the "right wing" at the bottom of the hill!
Each squadron is a small square formation.
The densely packed spears were like lush woods, with their gleaming sharp tips pointed straight into the sky.
Woo——! Woo——! Woo——! Woo——!
The loud conch horn sounded throughout the wilderness.
Then...
Boom...boom...boom...boom...boom...boom...boom...
There was a dull sound of footsteps between heaven and earth.
The soldiers of the Shinsengumi marched in neat steps, like thick dark clouds before a storm, gradually pushing towards the Tenchu Group with a sense of oppression!
Light onion is a refreshing color that makes people feel comfortable when looking at it.
However... looking at the "light green army" getting closer and closer in front of them, Yoshimura Tontaro and others could not feel the slightest comfort at this moment!
Yoshimura Tontaro swallowed hard!
"Get ready to meet the enemy! Move forward! Toward..."
He hasn't finished speaking yet...
"kill!"
A sudden roar interrupted his words.
Totsugawa's warrior army ignored the surrounding friendly forces and rushed out first!
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