Chapter 840 Kyoto Summer Formation and Ikkidou! 4400
The unique image of a one-eyed lame man, coupled with his uncanny ability to calculate, has led to him being said to be the "rebirth of Kansuke Yamamoto".
Yamamoto Kansuke was a famous military advisor during the Warring States Period. He was also blind in one eye and lost a leg.
"Koyo Military Review" mentions Yamamoto Kansuke many times. He was appointed for the construction of the city and was regarded as his right-hand man by Takeda Shingen. He defeated the Murakami army with the "Nichitori tactics" and designed the "Woodpecker tactics", which left a deep impression on people.
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However, there are many errors in the "Kyoyo Military Mirror", and Yamamoto Kansuke's name does not appear in other records.
Therefore, it is really doubtful whether the person "Kansuke Yamamoto" really existed in history.
In any case, starting from "Koyo Gunkan", Yamamoto Kansuke has been active in various novel rumors.
Later novelists and playwrights continued to add drama to him, almost touting him as a being like Zhang Liang or Zhuge Liang.
Over time, people even forgot that Kansuke Yamamoto might just be a fictional character, and his image as a "genius strategist" gradually became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Ichichi Ryuemon can actually be called "the rebirth of Kansuke Yamamoto"... This shows his popularity in the Satsuma army.
As soon as Ichichi Ryuemon finished speaking, Saigo Kinosuke turned his head and looked at him with an unhappy expression:
"Ichichi, you are so rude."
"How can you speak without permission from Lord An Yi?"
Hearing this, Ichichi Ryuemon quickly lowered his head and made a gesture of shame:
"Sorry, I was rude."
Aoto took a deep look at Ijichi Ryuemon.
If we can always maintain an alliance with the Satsuma Domain, then that's it.
But if there is an enmity with the Satsuma Domain in the future, then this person will be a formidable enemy that cannot be underestimated!
Therefore, Qingteng silently memorized his appearance - when he goes to war with Satsuma in the future, his portrait can be spread throughout the army to avoid beheading the wrong head.
"It doesn't matter. This meeting is not my 'one-word hall'. Everyone can speak freely."
Qingdeng waved his hand magnanimously and said seriously:
"Ichichi-kun just said something very good."
"Changzhou's Tao, righteousness, strategy, and martial arts are all inferior to mine! How can there be any reason to be invincible?"
After briefly encouraging everyone present, Qingdeng leaned forward slightly and looked down at the map.
"Now, I'm going to announce my battle plan!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene naturally knew that the key content of this meeting was coming, and they all became energetic. They hurriedly leaned over and gathered around the map, holding their breath and not daring to ignore it in the slightest.
"The movement of the bandit army is very clear."
As Qingdeng spoke, he skillfully played with the war game on the map.
"They plan to surround Kyoto from three sides: Tenryuji Temple (west), Yamazaki (southwest), and Fushimi (south)."
"That being the case, our strategy is very simple."
"Concentrate your elite combat power and destroy him all the way first! Then defeat him one by one!"
He said and placed a war game on the position marked "Fushimi".
"On the first day of the war, first eliminate the rebel army in the direction of Fushimi, then circle north and drive the remaining soldiers towards Yamazaki."
"On the second day, defeat the bandits in the direction of Yamazaki, and then continue to drive the remaining soldiers toward Tenryuji Temple."
"Wait until the third day, gather all the combat power, and completely defeat all the enemies who still exist in Tianlong Temple!"
"Within 3 days, drive out the bandit army!"
After finishing speaking, Qingdeng raised his head, looked around the audience, and asked:
"What are your thoughts or comments?"
Silence...
Everyone looked at each other, looking at each other, but no one said anything.
In fact, this combat plan was the result of repeated discussions between Ayoto, Saigo Kinosuke, Matsudaira Yōho, Hijikata Tobizo and others.
In other words, before it was officially announced to the outside world, this combat plan had already been recognized by the leaders of Qin, Hui, and Sa.
Therefore, the link of "announcement of the plan contents to the outside world and soliciting opinions" is just a formality.
The big guys have already held a small meeting in advance, and they all agree with this combat plan. Who are you, the little guys, qualified to offer your opinions?
Qingdeng did not think that these wine sacks and rice bags could provide any constructive military suggestions.
In fact, this is indeed the case.
Naturally, those generals of the vassal army did not dare to make any criticisms, nor did they have the ability to raise any objections, so they all remained silent.
Seeing that no one said anything, Qingdeng continued:
"Okay, then, I will announce the specific combat deployment now!"
"The war on Fushimi is the top priority."
"If we cannot defeat the bandit army in the direction of Fushimi as scheduled, then a series of subsequent plans will be out of the question."
"Therefore, I will personally lead the 1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th divisions of the Shinsengumi, totaling 3,300 troops, to supervise the battle in Fushimi!"
Having said this, he looked up at Hijikata Toshizo and Saigo Kinosuke.
"Sui San led the Shinsengumi's 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Divisions to join the Satsuma Army, with a total of 3,500 troops, to fight against the bandit army in the direction of Yamazaki."
"Higo-sama led the 2,000 troops of the Aizu Army to contain the rebel army in the direction of Tenryuji Temple."
"The rest of the troops are on standby in the rear as reserves."
The generals of the feudal army were waiting for Qingto’s words!
Stand by in the rear and serve as a reserve team - for them, this simple sentence is like music.
They all looked relieved and felt very happy.
Stay behind, be the atmosphere team, and don't cause trouble - this is the best arrangement Qingdeng can think of for these wastes.
"Suisan, Xixiang-kun, the army you are about to face is the main force of the bandit army."
"The burden on your shoulders is heavy, so you must be careful."
Hijikata Toshizo grinned:
“Just what I wanted!”
Saigo Yoshinosuke bowed slightly and said loudly:
"Lord An Yi, please rest assured! We will do our best! We will fulfill our mission!"
There are only 3,000 rebels in the direction of Tenryuji Temple and Fushimi.
However, the bandit army in the Yamazaki direction had a total of 6,000 people, accounting for half of the total strength of the bandit army.
The troop strength assigned to Hijikata Tozo by Seito was 1,500 men.
The strength of the Satsuma Army is 2,000 men.
After the two troops joined forces, there were only 3,500 men.
3,500 and 6,000...a significant difference in troop strength.
Although there must be many people in the Changzhou Army who are just making up the numbers, it is right to be more careful.
In fact, Aoto played a trick - he did not allow the Satsuma army to act alone and forced Saigo Kinosuke and Hijikata Toizo to fight together.
The reason for this is to supervise the Satsuma Domain to prevent this "weed on the wall" from secretly causing trouble.
Just yesterday, Aoto secretly contacted Hijikata Toshizo and asked him to keep an eye on Saigo Kinosuke.
Toshizo Hijikata, who had been involved in society since he was a teenager and was used to seeing evil people, naturally understood Ayoto's intention, so he nodded solemnly and said, "Leave it to me."
We must not only avoid being held back by those losers, but also beware of allies who are very capable but not very loyal... Qingdeng is not that easy to be a "Legion Commander"...!
After announcing the detailed combat deployment, Qingdeng asked the question again:
"What are your thoughts or comments?"
The scene reappeared without anyone making a sound.
When Qingdeng saw this, he was unambiguous and immediately rushed outside and shouted:
"Bring me the wine!"
After a while, the waiters who were standing outside walked in quickly holding several bottles of fine wine and a large number of wine glasses.
As if they had rehearsed in advance, the waiters distributed the wine glasses to everyone present in an orderly manner, and then filled each wine glass with wine. After all the generals had received the drinks and the waiters had all left, Qingdeng was holding the full cup. Wine glass, stand up.
Seeing the general standing up, everyone present did not dare to neglect and hurriedly followed suit.
"Everyone, the war is about to begin!"
"Drink this cup together today and wish you a successful start!"
"At the same time, I also wish you all good luck in martial arts!"
After saying that, Qingdeng took the lead in raising his glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then threw the glass heavily to the ground, smashing it into pieces.
Maybe they were affected by the atmosphere, or maybe they were inspired by Qingdeng's words. In short, everyone present looked stern.
Even the generals of the vassal army who were greedy for life and fearful of death showed solemn expressions at this time.
They drank the wine in their glasses one after another, and then imitated Qing Deng's example and threw the glasses heavily to the ground.
Click, click, click, click, click, click!
The sound of breaking porcelain lingered for three days!
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The daimyo went to war in Kinai... The last time something like this happened dates back to the Osaka Summer Battle (1615) 250 years ago.
Now, after 250 years, a large-scale battle between daimyo breaks out again in Kinai!
The people in Ji Nei were frightened and uneasy.
People outside the region are eagerly looking forward to it.
Although the scale of the battle is not enough to be called "grand", there is no doubt that the outcome of this war will greatly affect the subsequent historical trend!
Time passes...
Finally... on August 29, the three-pronged army from Changshu arrived on the outskirts of Kyoto.
On the same day, Qingdeng led his troops out to meet him and deployed in the field.
A total of more than 20 vassal states participated in it. The total strength of both sides was nearly 50,000. The great battle, known as the "Kyoto Summer Formation" by later generations - started the battle!
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The first year of Yuanzhi (1864), August 30——
Southern suburb of Kyoto, Fushimi——
The Kamogawa River winds and flows, emitting a low and monotonous roar.
Strong winds mixed with heat waves roared across the earth.
In the fertile summer fields that are dyed green, tents are arranged neatly. The sunlight outlines the outline of the tents. There is a guard post every three steps and a sentry post every five steps. Flags of different colors are blowing in the morning breeze.
It's moving, and the sky is so bright!
Among them, the tallest and most conspicuous flags are undoubtedly the three-leaf sunflower pattern flag representing the shogunate, the gentian leaf pattern flag representing the Qinjin clan, and the Chengji flag representing the Shinsengumi.
Qingdeng did not dare to say how good he was at fighting, but when it came to his ability to build a stronghold, he was still somewhat confident.
With his first-hand planning and the joint cooperation of the Shinsengumi's civil engineering buddies (Public Recruitment Division), in just one night, a dense military camp like a hedgehog was formed!
There are strict barriers inside and outside the camp, and there are many sentries, which serve as horns to each other.
If the Changzhou Army attacks by force, it will definitely end in a bloody blow!
Be invincible first, then wait for the enemy to be victorious - Qingdeng can be said to have implemented this sentence to the extreme.
Although his genius was just bright, Qingden was fully dressed, holding Vairocana on his waist, standing majestically in the center of the formation, looking at the Changzhou Army camp in the distance.
From a superficial perspective, the commanders of these three Choshu armies were three family elders from Choshu: Fukuhara Echigo, Kuniji Shinano and Masuda Eemon Monsuke.
But in fact, everyone knows that the real commander of the Changshu Army is a group of madmen full of radical ideas headed by Kusaka Genrui.
Based on all the information currently known, it has been determined that the actual commander of the Choshu Army on the Fushimi side is named Kurushima Matabei.
Qingdeng has heard of this man's name.
This man is quite old, born in the 14th year of Wenming (1817), and is 47 years old this year.
Interestingly, the leaders of both parties, whether they are the Samu faction or the Zunbang faction, generally show the characteristics of "younger".
Aoto is 22 years old, Matsudaira Yoshiho is 28 years old, Saigo Kinosuke is 36 years old, Kusaka Genzui is 24 years old, Takasugi Shinsaku is 25 years old, Katsura Kogoro is 31 years old...
The average age is no more than 30 years old.
It is rare to see a leader of the Zunbo faction as old as Kurushima Matabei.
In the twelfth year of Tianbao (1841), he learned swordsmanship from Oishi Jin.
Oishi Susumu - that is, the "Seven-foot-Unparalleled" who was more than two meters tall, had defeated all the unbeatable opponents in Edo, and was finally defeated by the male Tan Seiichiro. Ao had competed with him before ascending to Luo.
Under the guidance of Oishi Jin, his martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.
In the 3rd year of Bunkyu (1863), Kushima Matabei was ordered to gather ronin to form a "sniper team" and go to Luo.
After the "August 18th Coup", he returned to the Choshu Domain and formed a new force called the "guerrillas" with a strength of 600 and strong combat effectiveness. It was one of the main forces of the Choshu Army.
In a nutshell - this is a ruthless man with both ability and qualifications who should not be underestimated.
With the blessing of "Fire Eyes + 6", the detailed appearance of the Changzhou Army Camp came into Qingdeng's eyes clearly.
The tent was arranged in an orderly manner.
There are a lot of sentries, and their deployment locations are quite sophisticated.
At first glance, it seems that there is expert guidance.
It can be seen from this that this Changzhou Army is by no means a worthless idiot!
Suddenly, the Changzhou military camp, which had been quiet just now, suddenly became noisy.
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-
Despite the remote distance, Qingden, who had an amazing hearing, could vaguely hear the invigorating sound of the horn.
With the sound of horns blaring one after another, the soldiers in the Changzhou Army camp began to run quickly.
I saw them gathering into a queue and trotting out of the camp!
Qingden lowered his eyelids and thought to himself:
——It’s begun!
At this moment, the commander-in-chief’s voice sounded behind Qingden:
"Mr. Ju, the Changzhou Army is out."
As the Souji spoke, he took two steps and stood next to Qingto.
Since he has not yet found a sword that can replace Kaga Kiyomitsu, Aomori temporarily lent his Jingkishin to Souji.
Since possessing Vairocana, the appearance rate of Dingguishen has plummeted.
In the beginning, when Qingden wore Vairochana, he would also carry the Dingguishen with him, and at the same time go out with two fighting knives.
But gradually, because he found it troublesome, the two knives were too heavy and always weighed down his belt loosely, so Qingdeng gradually reduced the frequency of wearing it to bind ghosts and gods.
About half a year ago, Dingguishen never appeared on Qingdeng's waist again.
It was placed on the knife rest in Qingdeng's bedroom, together with Tang Shui, who also had "honorable retirement".
Of course, Qingdeng would not treat this "veteran minister" unfairly, who had been with him for a long time and made great contributions to him.
As before, he oiled and sharpened the blade regularly.
Having said that, no matter what, it is a huge waste to let such a precious sword sit idle on the knife holder.
Since Souji is short of good swords at the moment, let Dingguishen radiate residual heat in his palm!
Thanks to Qingdeng's careful maintenance of Dingguishen, it still maintains its sharpness as sharp as cutting iron and can be used as soon as it is pulled out!
Qingdeng said calmly while watching the movements of the Changzhou Army camp:
"Since the enemy has moved, let's... huh?"
Qingden raised his eyebrows.
The commander-in-chief beside him also changed his expression slightly.
Looking up, he suddenly saw a horse galloping out of the Changzhou military camp.
This man rode his horse to the front of the two armies, then reined in the horse and shouted loudly:
"I am Yamamoto Sezhi! Is there any warrior willing to fight with me?!"
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