Chapter 811 The troops are divided into two groups! The surprise attack begins! [Leopard Update 6K1]
As the strategist of the Shinsengumi, as soon as Seito finished speaking, Shannan Keisuke immediately understood what he meant.
"Tachibana-kun, this is too risky! In my opinion, tonight's 'Yamaboko Parade' should be canceled no matter what! Otherwise, wouldn't it be putting the lives of the entire town in desperate danger?"
As soon as Shannan Keisuke finished speaking, Hijikata Toshizo shrugged:
"Shannan, what a coincidence, I have the same opinion as Tachibana."
"What's the difference between canceling tonight's Yamaboko Parade and shouting at the top of your lungs to all the patriots in Kyoto: 'Pay attention! We, the Shinsengumi, are coming to arrest you.'"
"Although this is very risky... but as Tachibana just said, tonight is not only a crisis of 'destruction of Kyoto', but also a good opportunity to 'severely inflict heavy damage on the Zunbo Sect'!"
After Shannan Jingzhu listened, he frowned in deep thought.
At this time, Qingdeng spoke again:
"Looking back at the past, we are always in the 'light' and the Zunhuang faction is always in the 'dark'."
"Now, the positions of both sides have finally reversed."
"The Zunhuang faction stood in the light, while we hid in the darkness."
"Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro and others still don't know that Kotaka Shuntaro has confessed everything."
"We already know that the Zunbang faction will hold a summit meeting tonight, but the latter knows nothing about it."
"If we don't make good use of this once-in-a-lifetime intelligence gap and miss the precious opportunity to seriously inflict heavy damage on the Zunbang Faction, wouldn't it be heartbreaking?"
"It is absolutely impossible to mobilize large forces to blockade Kyoto."
"Kyoto is too big. The best we can do is block the highway leaving Beijing."
"As for those remote and strange trails, we simply can't take care of them."
"Even if we invite the help of the Aizu Army and the Satsuma Army, we will not be able to completely blockade Kyoto. We will only allow Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro and others to slip away from under our noses."
"To sum up, I still stick to my opinion."
"Gather the best people in the Shinsengu group - that is, all the captains and vice-captains - together! As a small force, we will raid the meeting site of the Zunbo faction!"
Qingdeng finished speaking.
His tone is sonorous and powerful, and his words reveal an undeniable toughness.
However, Shannan Keisuke also gave up his idea.
After thinking for a moment, he whispered:
"Having said that...if only the captain and deputy captain are dispatched, the number of people will be too small."
"Miss Sanako and Miss Mai are both nursing their babies and cannot participate in the war."
"Yamazaki-kun is not good at fighting."
"Even counting everyone here, the total combat strength is just over twenty people."
"We don't know the specific number of people on the other side or the number of experts."
"They might also carry hidden arrows, pistols and other weapons."
"In short, to surprise the meeting site of the Zunhang Sect with this number of people... I still think it is too risky."
Qingdeng smiled slightly:
“That’s just right!”
"The small number of people means flexible movement, easy hiding, and difficult to be discovered."
"Tonight's battle is all about 'strange'."
"Be fast, hide your whereabouts, and attack ruthlessly!"
"If we mobilize a hundred and eighty people, regardless of the fact that the movement will become slower, the huge noise alone will be enough to scare away Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro and others."
After listening to this, Shannan Keisuke pursed his lips.
After a while, he sighed silently and said nothing.
It seems that he has agreed with Qingdeng's statement and no longer refutes it.
However, at this moment, Hijikata suddenly poured a basin of cold water on the scene.
"The only problem now is... we have not yet confirmed the venue and time of the meeting."
"If you don't even know when and where the enemy will appear, then there's no way to start a surprise attack."
Qingdeng nodded lightly:
"We can only hope that Division 9 can find accurate and correct information as soon as possible."
"We don't have to deal with this kind of luck-testing thing for the time being."
"We just need to do our best now and wait for destiny!"
Having said this, he raised his gaze and swept it across the faces of Hijikata Toizan and others.
"After gathering all the captains and vice-captains, we will go to Kyoto in batches!"
“The meeting point is the Gion Club in Gion!”
After Aoshito finished speaking, Hijikata Toshisan, Kondo Isamu and Shannan Keisuke immediately sat upright and shouted in unison:
"yes!"
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As soon as the military order is issued, everyone rushes up and down!
It is unknown how many spies from the Zunfaction faction are closely monitoring the Zhenfufu in Otsu and the Shinsengumi camp in Mibu Township in Kyoto.
In order to maintain confidentiality to the extreme, Qingdeng tried his best.
First, everyone, including Qingden, concealed their identities, put on hats and cloaks, mounted fast horses, and headed for Kyoto in batches.
Since those people with lofty ideals have made a lot of false and real actions to confuse their judgment, then Qingdeng should treat others in his own way.
He sent a large number of manpower, either towards Kanto, Osaka, or Nagasaki, all of them covering their bodies and faces, so that the spies of the Zunbo faction could not judge what the Shinsengumi was going to do, and what the details were. It is unclear who these people are who are traveling all over the world to hide their true intentions.
In addition, he deliberately released the news that "Nioh is going to watch tonight's 'Shanboko Parade' and enjoy it with the people", creating the illusion that "Tachibana Aoden is careless and does not know that something big will happen tonight."
After Ayoto and others secretly arrived in Kyoto, they did not go to the camp in Mibu Township - where the largest number of Zunbo faction spies were located - but went straight to the Gion Club in Gion and completed the gathering there.
Naturally, it was impossible for Qingteng to bring all the elites to Kyoto, so he had to leave some people to guard Otsu in case of unexpected events.
Therefore, he asked Shannan Keisuke to stay in Otsu, and also kept Ito Koshitaro, Takeda Kanryusai and others.
Finally, the list of personnel who went to Kyoto to participate in tonight's battle is as follows——
General Tachibana Aoden.
Deputy Chief Hijikata Toshizo.
Director Isamu Kondo.
First team captain, deputy captain, Tachibanaji, Shimazaki Kui.
Second Division Captain, Vice Captain, Nagakura Shinpachi, Nakajima Noboru.
The captain and vice-captain of the third division are Saito Kazuo and Nakazawa Saduki.
The captain of the fourth division, the deputy captain, Kamo Serizawa, and Sanjuro Tani.
The captain and vice-captain of the fifth division, Nishiki Nimi, Mantaro Tani.
Captain and deputy captain of the 6th Division, Genzaburo Inoue, Chief Accountant Soma.
The deputy captain of the seventh division, Qin Nakazawa.
Captain and deputy captain of the 8th division, Heisuke Toudo, Kanichiro Yoshimura.
The captain and deputy captain of the 10th Division are Sanosuke Harada and Tadashi Matsubara.
20 people in total.
In addition to Captain Sanako of the 7th Division, Captains Tachibana Mai and Yamazaki Hao of the 9th Division, and Captains Juro Abe and Ritsaburo Nomura of the 11th Division, the captains and vice-captains of each Shinsengumi division are all participating in tonight's event. Fight!
It is no exaggeration to say that this is undoubtedly the all-star lineup of the Shinsengumi!
Since the "August 18th coup", the Shinsengumi has never conducted a military operation of this scale!
The people of Kyoto who are celebrating the Gion Festival, and the people with lofty ideals who are still kept in the dark, probably never thought that at this very moment, the strongest and most skilled warrior in the Shinsengumi... Everyone has quietly entered Beijing and gathered at the Gion Club!
Gion Club - The government agency responsible for overseeing Gion.
The club is located in front of the Jisei-in Gate, which is responsible for carrying out the affairs and rituals of the Gion Society. There are few pedestrians in this area.
Qingdeng specially chose this place as the launching point for his attack!
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It's day, evening——
Kyoto, Gion, Gion Club——
Before anyone arrived, Nagakura Shinpachi’s loud and loud voice arrived first:
"The armor is here! Everyone, line up to get the armor!"
Nagakura Shinpachi, Shimada Kui and Nakajima Noboru each carried a large wooden box and ran into the Gion Club at speed.
Hearing three muffled sounds of "boom", "boom" and "boom", they put down the big wooden box on their shoulders in no particular order.
Open the box - it's filled with shiny pieces of armor.
Chain mail, hand armor, foot armor and forehead protector were all available, all of which had just been quietly taken from the Rensheng Township camp.
Everyone lined up in an orderly manner, received their armor, and dressed neatly one by one.
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"Huh...huh...huh...huh...huh..."
The deputy captain of the 10th Division, Matsubara Tadashi, spread his legs, lowered his waist, and stood alone in an open space. He waved the large naginata in his hand like a windmill. While moving his muscles and bones, he took deep breaths repeatedly to adjust his emotions and suppress them. A racing heart.
Harada Sanosuke noticed Matsubara Tadashi's nervousness, walked over with a smile, and said:
"Matsuhara, don't be nervous!"
"This task is very easy! There is no need to use your brain! Just kill the enemy when you encounter it, it's that simple!"
"Let's chat and relax."
"Do you know where this scar on my stomach came from? When I was still a member of the Iyo Matsuyama Domain, a bastard called me a 'little official who doesn't even know the etiquette of seppuku'..."
Matsubara Tadashi suddenly showed a bitter face:
"Captain, I have heard this story thousands of times..."
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Saitoichi: "..."
Nakazawa Sadashi: "..."
The captain and deputy captain of the third division sat face to face, sharpening the blade in silence.
At this moment, Nakazawa Sada suddenly asked Saitoichi who was opposite him:
"Mr. Saito, do you think tonight's battle will go smoothly?"
Faced with this question from Nakazawa Saduki, Saitoichi did not immediately answer it, but said lightly:
"Nakazawa, don't talk when you are sharpening the blade. If you don't pay attention when sharpening the knife, you can easily hurt yourself. Besides, I don't want to see your spittle on my knife."
"Sorry...I was abrupt."
Nakazawa Sada only thought that this conversation would end there.
Unexpectedly, Saito Kazuo went on to say:
"Zhongze, you think too much."
"Whether tonight's operation goes well or not - this is not something we should think about."
"We are swordsmen who wield swords to kill the enemy."
"In this case, the only thing we have to do is to listen to Mr. Tachibana's order and wave the sword without hesitation when we encounter the enemy."
"Everything other than that is beyond our scope of consideration."
Nakazawa Sada just looked at Saito Kazuo blankly.
In his mind, this was the first time he heard Saitoichi say so many words - it's a good thing that no one heard his thoughts, otherwise that person would have sighed: In terms of reticence, you Nakazawa Sada It's not much better. Where do you have the confidence to laugh at a hundred steps at fifty steps?
About 5 seconds later, Nakazawa Sada only slowly recovered from the surprise of "Saito Ichi can actually say so many words" and nodded solemnly:
"Well, you're right."
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Serizawa Kamo and Niimi Nishiki were leaning against the corner, drinking cold water to relieve the heat and chatting incessantly.
"Serizawa, if you think about it carefully, the 'August 18th Coup' happened almost a year ago."
"This whole year, we have been doing nothing. We have no big battles to fight."
"I feel like my bones are almost rusting away."
"We can finally have a good fight this time."
As he said this, Xinjian Jin showed a look of emotion on his face.
After hearing this, Serizawa shrugged and sneered:
"Hmph! That's hard to say!"
As he spoke, he turned to look out the window at the sky that was gradually turning ink.
"It's getting darker and darker, but until now, the time and location of the meeting have not been confirmed."
"Whether we can catch all those bastards in one fell swoop is still a question."
"To put it bluntly, we may very well come up short tonight."
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"I'm back!"
Toudou Heisuke, who was sweating profusely due to the heat, immediately took off the Sojuro turban used as a disguise on his head as soon as he returned to the club.
Genzaburo Inoue came up to meet him and asked:
"How's the situation outside?"
Todo Heisuke smiled bitterly and said:
"There are more and more pedestrians on the street. There are people everywhere. It is almost impossible to walk in some places."
Genzaburo Inoue looked helpless:
"After all, today is the day of the Yamaboko Parade. Everyone is going to watch the Yamaboko."
After hearing the words "Shanboko Patrol", Toudou Heisuke immediately grimaced:
"Those lunatics from Changshu actually plan to burn down Kyoto tonight... What a crime...!"
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"Huh? Huh? Ah... strange, strange..."
Nakazawa Qin stretched her hands behind her back and tried hard to pull something - she couldn't fasten the button on the back of the chainmail armor.
His hands were groping behind him, and his whole body was about to twist into a twist.
Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded from behind him:
"Miss Nakazawa, let me help you."
Before he finished speaking, the director had already moved behind Nakazawa Qin and helped her put on her chainmail armor.
Because the height difference between the two is quite large (Souji is 1.55 meters and Nakazawa Qin is 1.73 meters), Souji had to stand on his toes slightly.
"Come on, Captain Okita?!"
Nakazawa Qin was shocked and said quickly:
"How can this be done? How can I ask you, captain, to help me put on my chain mail?"
After marrying Qing Teng, the general division was renamed "Tachibana Division".
However, the name "Okita Souji" is too loud.
Just like "Nioh Tachibana Aoden", "Tenken Okita Souji" has become the Shinsengumi's signature.
Compared to "Tachibana Division", both the enemy and ourselves are more accustomed to "Okita Souji".
Therefore, until now, most people still habitually refer to the General Secretary as "Captain Okita" and "Okita-kun".
The general manager didn't mind this.
In her opinion, whether "Tachibanaji" or "Okita Souji" refers to her, she welcomes it no matter which name is used to call her.
Faced with Nakazawa Qin's shyness, the director-general smiled:
"It's just a piece of cake. You don't have to be so formal. Okay, I'm already dressed."
While she was talking, she quickly helped him button the back of his chainmail.
"Captain Okita, thank you very much!"
Nakazawa Qin stood up straight, with a solemn look on his face, and bowed to the general manager in a formal manner to thank him.
The director-general smiled helplessly:
"I've said it all, don't be formal...Ah, Mr. Tachibana!"
At this time, the sharp-eyed Souji keenly noticed the tall figure hurriedly walking into the club - it was Aoto who had just arrived in Kyoto.
Aomori was one of the last people to go to Kyoto.
Kondo Isamu and Hijikata Toshizo followed closely beside him, one on the left and one on the right.
As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Qingdeng.
Qingdeng waved his hand:
"You remain on standby."
As he said that, he, Toshizo Hijikata and Isamu Kondo walked into the depths of the club and disappeared after a while.
Although Qingto and others said nothing, based on their demeanor and actions, everyone had vaguely guessed that the Ninth Division had not yet found out the specific time and place of the meeting!
Seeing this, Serizawa Duck twisted his mouth:
"The situation is not optimistic..."
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After entering the inner room of the club, Qingdeng and others casually found an open space and sat on the ground in the shape of "pin".
Hijikata Toshizo took out the map of Kyoto from his pocket, spread it in front of the three people's knees, and said:
"All members of the Ninth Division lurking in Kyoto have been dispatched, trying their best to find the whereabouts of Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro and others, as well as the location and time of tonight's meeting."
"But it's a pity...so far, we have not received accurate information."
"However, judging from the various information currently available, the meeting location can basically be determined to be in the northern area from Gion to Sanjo Avenue."
As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and drew the range on the map.
After Kondo Isamu looked at it, he immediately put on a solemn expression:
"Although the scope has been narrowed, the area from Gion to Sanjo Avenue is still quite large..."
As he spoke, he turned to look at the sky outside the window, and then said to Qingdeng:
"Ji Jun, it's getting dark and night has arrived... What should we do now?"
After he finished speaking, he stared at Qingdeng intently.
Hijikata Toshizo also raised his gaze and looked directly at Aoto, waiting for Aoto's instructions.
Facing the gazes of the two men, Qingden lowered his eyelids, lowered his gaze, and looked at the map in front of his knees without blinking, as if in deep thought.
He originally expected that the Ninth Division could find out the information, confirm the location and time of the meeting, or directly find out the specific whereabouts of Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro and others.
It's a pity... Judging from the current situation, his expectations are about to come true.
It is already dark now, the "Shanboko Parade" is about to begin, and the summit meeting of the Zunbo Sect must also be held soon.
Should we continue to wait for news from Division 9?
Or should I say...
Qingto fell into deep thinking - the decision he makes next will largely determine the fate of Kyoto tonight, and may even directly affect the future!
Miyabe Daizo, Katsura Kogoro, Yoshida Minoma...these people are to the Zunbo faction what Hijikata Toizo, Nagakura Shinpachi, and Saito Ichi are to the Shinsengumi.
They are the undoubted backbone of the Zunbang Sect!
If Qingteng and others can successfully attack the meeting site and wipe out all these people...the impact on the Zunbang Sect and the future will be immeasurable! It will be enough to change the direction of history!
Qingdeng's current thinking and his next decision-making are all filled with such energy!
Knowing this, Kondo Isamu and Hijikata Toshizo both held their breaths and did not dare to say anything. They wished they could eliminate their existence directly so as not to disturb Aoden.
About 10 seconds later, Qingdeng slowly raised his lowered eyelids, his eyes firm and shining.
"The matter has come to an end, we won't wait for any news from Division 9."
"Now that we have determined that the meeting location is in the northern area from Gion to Sanjo Bridge, we will directly search this entire area!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and drew on the map.
"We are divided into two groups."
"Isamu is in charge of the west of Kamogawa River, patrolling the wooden house town between Shijo Ohashi and Sanjo Ohashi."
"I will be responsible for the east side of Kamogawa. I will search all the way north along Nawate Street."
"Don't let go of all the hotels and izakayas along the road. Check them one by one!"
After hearing this, Kondo Isamu and Hijikata Toshizo suddenly became stern.
They didn't say anything more and said in unison:
"yes!"
Qingden raised his head and asked Kondo Isamu:
"Yong, how many people do you want?"
Isamu Kondo slightly curved his lips and smiled confidently:
"7 people!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hijikata Toshizo frowned.
"Seven? Are there enough people?"
Isamu Kondo replied:
"The area east of Kamogawa is very large, and Tachibana-kun needs more manpower than I do. For me, 7 people are enough!"
As he spoke, he cast a resolute look at Qingden.
Qingdeng was also looking at him, staring straight into his eyes.
After a moment, he asked slowly:
"...Yong, which 7 people do you want?"
Kondo Isamu replied without hesitation:
"I want Xiaoji and Shinpachi, the others are free to do as they please."
"Just Xiao Si and Man Xin? Don't you need anyone else?"
Isamu Kondo smiled:
"If I were a little more greedy... I actually still want Saito. But if Saito is taken away, you will only have one person left under your command who can take charge of his own business."
Qingdeng smiled and said nothing.
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Aoto, Isamu Kondo and Toshizo Hijikata walked out of the club and appeared in front of everyone.
"Everyone listen up!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone stood up like a conditioned reflex and rushed to Qingdeng.
Qingdeng glanced at the entire audience while loudly announcing the battle plan:
"We are divided into two groups!"
"Director Kondo led Tachibanaji, Nagakura Shinpachi, Inoue Genzaburo, Chief Souma, Toudo Heisuke, Yoshimura Kanichiro, and Nakazawa Qin, a total of 8 people, to search the wooden house town west of Kamogawa."
"The rest - Hijikata Toshizo, Saito Ichi, Nakazawa Sadachi, Serizawa Kamo, Tani Sanjuro, Niimi Nishiki, Tani Mantaro, Harada Sanosuke, Matsubara Tadashi, all come with me! Let's search for Kamogawa. East’s Nawote Pass!”
"above!"
"Let's start checking the equipment now.
"In 5 minutes, we will go out to fight against the thieves!"
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PS: The Gion Club where the Shinsengumi secretly gathered is now a Lawson convenience store.
I don’t know if you have noticed that the people assigned to Kondo Isamu by Aoto are all good and obedient children. As for Serizawa Kamo, Niimi Nishiki and other thorny heads, Aoto has kept them under his command.
