Chapter 853 Aomori vs. Genrui Kusaka! The showdown between the generals! [5500]
The next moment, Qingdeng violently kicked the cow's belly with his foot.
Carrot retracted its two raised front hooves and shot them out, like a spring that was suddenly released after being flattened.
The headwind blew against his face, and Qingden heard the feather fabric on his body blowing loudly.
Immediately afterwards, like a flood, the originally very tight cavalry phalanx disintegrated and turned into "turbulence", led by Qingdeng, slamming towards Tianlong Temple.
At the same time that the cavalry launched their assault, the cannons at the rear roared one after another.
The firing of many cannons merged into a continuous low roar.
The heads of Qingdeng and others were filled with speeding, roaring, and screaming sounds that were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.
"Adjust the muzzle 4 degrees upward and 2 degrees right. Move quickly! Don't wait!"
The thunderous sound of shelling dominated the surrounding space with an overwhelming sense of presence.
Juro Abe (Captain of the 11th Squadron) shouted his instructions in a clear and precise manner, while quietly squinting his eyes to observe the situation of the Satsuma Army's artillery array not far away.
The artillery array of the Satsuma Army was located 50 meters away.
Even a layman can tell at a glance what outstanding combat qualities the Satsuma Army's artillery team possesses.
All soldiers perform their duties, and each one is like a gear, operating in an orderly manner.
Their scientific and skillful operation methods make their bombardment speed frighteningly fast.
In terms of training level alone...the Satsuma Artillery Corps looms above the Shinsengumi Artillery Corps, which was founded less than a year ago!
——He is indeed a lord who can make his own guns and battleships!
Juro Abe praised secretly.
Driven by his competitive spirit, he never wanted to lose to his opponent.
As a result, he worked harder and gave orders.
Escorted by artillery, the cavalry's charge became even more overwhelming.
The Changzhou Army no longer had the will to fight, so they simply charged forward with cavalry and that was it.
The difference from yesterday was that the 7th and 10th divisions of the Shinsengumi no longer had to fight alone this time. Today they had the support of the Aizu cavalry.
"Come on!"
"Let Choshu Dog see the power of the world-famous Aizu cavalry!"
"Follow closely! Don't fall behind!"
Although the number of Aizu cavalry is not large, only 200, their horse control skills and the momentum of the charge are not inferior to the 7th and 10th divisions of the Shinsengumi.
Qingden lowered his upper body so that his chest was almost touching the cow's back to minimize the impact of wind resistance.
After a while, the Changzhou Army's camp became clearer and clearer.
The faces full of fear and panic came into Qingden's eyes clearly.
The current situation of the Changzhou Army is worse than Qingdeng expected.
A large-scale cavalry force was almost approaching, but they didn't even have a decent defense line organized.
It can be seen that his command system has collapsed into a mess.
"They're coming!"
"Shinsengumi! Just come here! I'll fight with you!"
"Quick! Pick up the spear!"
"Asshole! Where are you going?!"
"Come back! Come back quickly! If you run away now, you will only be killed! If you fight to the death, you may still survive!"
Various sounds penetrated Qingdeng's ears, which made people intuitively feel the various behaviors of all living beings when disaster strikes.
Qingdeng ignored these noises - his talent "Concentration" activated - he concentrated on it and slowly raised his long spear.
How fast is the cavalry assault?
In the blink of an eye, the two armies met!
Qingdeng waved his long spear horizontally, cutting a dark red arc in the enemy group. Wherever the spear passed, the enemy group collapsed like waves.
There were some guys who still had the fighting spirit to bravely rush forward, hoping to fight Qingdeng to the death.
In an instant, more than ten Changzhou soldiers surrounded Qingdeng in a fan-shaped formation.
Qingdeng glanced at them, his hands kept moving, and he opened the long spear in his palm again.
With a squeaking sound, the surrounding circle around him immediately opened up, as if blooming, and dozens of broken bodies flew into the sky.
Qingdeng's "personal show" did not last long.
But with just a little effort from the front and back, the large army was able to kill him!
The outcome was decided almost instantly.
The cavalry did not gather together, but dispersed in teams of ten, forming small and flexible awls, roaring and sweeping up.
I saw them charging into the Changzhou military formation head-on, with people shouting and horses neighing, and clouds of blood mist exploding.
The cavalry's blades swept across the enemy's body.
Horse hooves trampled over the broken body and broken battle flag.
In the morning fog that has not yet dissipated, there are galloping, blocking, hard fighting, fighting, escaping, and death everywhere.
The cavalry broke up the queue.
The horse's hooves crush the bones.
The blade cuts through flesh and blood.
In the flash of cold light, fresh lives were taken away one by one.
It was not that there were no brave men in the Changzhou army who launched a desperate counterattack.
However, no matter how desperately they resisted and blocked, facing this high-speed attacking cavalry army, their resistance was no different than a mantis trying to use its arms as a chariot.
Under the attack and push of the cavalry, the space for activities of the Changzhou soldiers was gradually compressed, and soon they became a "meat ball."
Everyone is entangled with each other, restraining each other, and holding each other back. They cannot let go at all. It is even more difficult to resist the fierce offensive of the cavalry army, and they can only be slaughtered by their opponents in vain.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind:
"Don't back down! Come on!"
A neatly dressed general flew out on horseback.
It is none other than Maki Izumi, an important leader of the radical faction.
This man was originally the priest of Kurume Domain's Suitengu Shrine. He is quite young and is already 51 years old this year.
The appearance of Izumi Maki did give the morale of the Choshu Army a small boost.
Maki Izumi, who was born as a priest and is not young at the same time, is not good at martial arts.
However, his courage to "put his life and death at risk" is indeed worthy of praise.
He shouted loudly, raised his knife and cut down two people one after another.
The more he fought, the more courageous he became, and suddenly he found a general who looked majestic and was obviously an important figure in the army.
Adhering to the simple idea of "shooting the man first, shoot the horse first, and catching the thief first, capture the king", Maki Izumi turned the horse's head without hesitation and went straight towards the general.
The target he found was Harada Sanosuke.
Seeing an enemy coming, and it was an enemy of a high level, Harada Sanosuke was startled for a moment, then smiled confidently.
Soon enough, the confrontation between the two began!
Just as the two men were about to pass each other, Maki Izumi aimed at the distance and thrust his spear straight.
With the blessing of the potential energy of the horse, this shot was so fast.
However, Sanosuke Harada had already disappeared from the front of his gun.
It turned out that at the same time as Maki Izumi launched his attack, Harada Sanosuke quickly lowered his body, took his right foot out of the stirrup, and hung his whole body on the left side of the horse's belly, which is the so-called "horse belly hidden man".
This is a superb skill that can only be used by those with excellent riding skills - and Sanosuke Harada happens to be one of the most talented riders in the Shinsengumi.
At the same moment as he dodged the opponent's attack, Harada Sanosuke stretched his body, raised the gun body slightly, and aimed at Maki Izumi's throat from below.
Describing Harada Sanosuke's actions in such detail makes it seem like a long time has passed.
In fact, everything happens at the click of a finger.
call out!
With a flash of cold light, the gun shot out like a dragon!
The tip of the spear hit Maki Izumi's throat, which was not protected by armor, and passed through the back of his neck.
"Gugu...!"
After letting out a few groans with no specific meaning, Maki Izumi rolled his eyes, revealing the whites of his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes, and fell limply from his horse.
Because there was no time to retract the spear, Harada Sanosuke could only let go and let the spear stay in the opponent's body.
After the two sides passed each other and Maki Izumi fell to the ground, Harada Sanosuke raised his left fist high and showed an excited smile:
"Hahaha! I have captured the enemy general!"
At this time, Matsubara Tadashi (deputy captain of the 10th Division) arrived on horseback.
"Captain, are you injured?"
Harada Sanosuke turned his head and cast a surprised look at Matsubara Chuji.
"Huh? How did you know that I just killed an enemy general?"
"Huh? I didn't ask you this..."
Coincidentally, just as Matsubara Tadashi arrived, Hijikata Toshizo also arrived.
"Sanosuke! Well done!"
The ingenious move that Harada Sanosuke just used was seen by Hijikata Toizan who was not far away.
Although Sanosuke Harada is an idiot with a weak head, you can completely trust this idiot on the battlefield. His bravery is as brave as anyone else!
"Huh? Mr. Hijikata, how do you know that I just killed an enemy general?"
Hijikata Toshizo's face was covered with black lines. He ignored Harada Sanosuke's tricks and asked urgently:
"Sanosuke, have you seen Tachibana?"
Seeing Hijikata Toshizo asking about serious matters, Harada Sanosuke also put away his playful attitude and said seriously:
"I didn't see Mr. Tachibana. The last time I saw him was about 5 minutes ago. He was rushing deep into the enemy's formation. Today, Mr. Tachibana is still as fierce as ever!"
When Hijikata Toisan heard this, he smacked his lips:
"Tsk! What are you doing! It's just a weak force that is about to be defeated. Why do you need to fight so hard? What happened to him today...?"
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Tenryuji Temple (Changzhou Army Main Formation)——
"Lord Kusaka! Maki Izumi is killed! Maki Izumi is killed!"
Hearing these words, a certain general immediately cried out in grief:
"What did you say? Mr. Maki is dead...?!"
The sudden bad news made the atmosphere in this camp even heavier.
Izumi Maki is a veteran of the radical faction.
His death in battle was undoubtedly another heavy blow to the radicals.
Last month's Ikedaya incident had already severely weakened the radicals.
The disastrous defeats yesterday and today also cost a large number of cadres, led by Maki Izumi and Kurushima Matabei.
Up to now, the radicals have fallen into the dilemma of running out of talents and having no one to use them.
All the generals in this formation looked at each other, looking at each other, and remained silent for a long time.
Kusaka Genrui sat on the horse, still expressionless and silent, as if all the noise in the outside world and the approaching sounds of fighting had nothing to do with him.
A certain general looked at Kusaka Genrui with hesitation on his face.
About half a minute later, he finally plucked up the courage, took a deep breath, and asked Kusaka Genrui:
"Mr. Kusaka, what should we do now? Please give us instructions!"
A tone similar to pleading...
As soon as these words came out, all the generals turned their heads and cast helpless and pleading glances at Kusaka Genrui.
Seeing this, Katsura Kogoro's facial expression became more complicated.
Suddenly, Gensui Kusaka, who had been like a puppet since last night and was mute, suddenly stood up, and the horse strap under his buttocks was directly pushed away.
Seeing Kusaka Genrui's sudden move, everyone at the scene cheered up and looked at Kusaka Genrui hopefully.
"...Gui."
Katsura Kogoro was startled by the unexpected roll call.
Katsura Kogoro immediately raised his gaze, and the two looked at each other.
"Gui, come and lead the team and take everyone home."
"The wounded go first, and the others go last."
As he spoke, he glanced at the other generals in the formation.
"You go too, don't stay and die."
"My head is the most valuable. If I don't take it off, the shogunate will never give up."
"I'm here to wean you off."
Hisaka Genrui's words caused the scene to fall into brief silence.
Within a moment, excitement filled the air.
"Let's go, let's go? Mr. Kusaka, are you asking us to escape?"
"No! I won't run away! I will fight with the shogunate until the last moment!"
"Mr. Kusaka, what are you talking about? How can we leave you alone?"
There was a lot of chatter and a lot of noise.
"...Stop making any noise!"
Following Genrui Kusaka's order, the scene returned to silence.
"Stop saying such innocent things."
He turned to look at the people who had just threatened to fight until the last moment, with a look of displeasure on their faces.
"Battle? Is there any 'battle' in this place? There is only one-sided massacre!"
"Stop saying such innocent words and just run for your life."
"Living is better than anything else."
"As long as you are alive, there is hope of getting back on your feet."
His rebuke made the "warriors" just lower their heads, showing pain on their faces.
Someone quickly interjected:
"In that case, Mr. Kusaka, please escape with us! You are our important leader..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by several sneers from Kusaka Genrui.
"Haha...'Important leader'? If I were a qualified leader, I would not have caused so many brothers to die tragically, nor would I have caused Changzhou to fall into this situation..."
"This Eastern Campaign was all started because of me."
"It is all because of my lack of talent and incompetence that I have suffered today's defeat."
"I have no face to return home, so just let me stay here and bear the responsibility of defeat."
Having said this, he looked at Katsura Kogoro again.
"Gui, I'll leave these guys to you."
"Let them return home safely."
"This is... my last request in this life."
Katsura Kogoro gritted his teeth and clenched his fists subconsciously.
"Kusaka, please come with us."
"Didn't you just say that? As long as you are alive, there is hope of getting back on your feet."
Hisaka Genrui laughed at himself.
"I'll spare it."
"I already... don't have the confidence to get back on track."
"The Shimonoseki War, the August 18th Coup, the Ikedaya Incident, today's Eastern Expedition... all my efforts have only resulted in increasingly tragic consequences."
"Various facts have shown that you and Gao Shan are right."
"The concept of 'overthrowing the shogunate and getting rid of the Western barbarians at all costs' that I have always adhered to is wrong."
"Just let me die here."
"This is the best destination I could have imagined."
Speaking of this, Kusaka Genrui seemed to recall something, paused, and then changed into an emotionally complicated tone:
"Besides...if I die, you and Takasugi will be relieved."
"You already have murderous intentions towards me, don't you?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and made a "beheading" gesture on his neck.
When Katsura Kogoro heard this, his pupils shrank suddenly and his expression suddenly changed.
"I...I..."
He kept saying "I" for a long time, but could not utter a complete sentence.
Suddenly, Kusaka Genrui let out a long breath, and the complicated expression on his face turned into a calm smile.
"Gui, don't blame yourself."
"I didn't mean to criticize you."
"I understand your thoughts very well."
"I am the one who should feel guilty."
"It's all because of my stubbornness that my former classmates fell apart and made it so difficult for you."
"I have always known that you are the one among us who values our friendship as classmates the most."
"I actually let you have the intention to kill me... I'm so shameless."
"Gui, I'm really sorry."
"You didn't feel sorry for me, it was me who felt sorry for you."
"As long as I die, you and Takasugi will no longer be in trouble."
"So, let me stay."
After finishing speaking, Hisaka Genzui raised his hand and patted Katsura Kogoro on the shoulder, then strode forward, passed Katsura Kogoro, and walked straight to the front line.
Looking at the back of Kusaka Genrui who was getting further away, all the generals showed bewildered expressions and turned to look at Katsura Kogoro for help.
Katsura Kogoro lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, leaving everyone with a lonely back figure.
It didn't take long, just a moment. Katsura Kogoro seemed to have made up his mind. He suddenly raised his head and turned to look at everyone:
"Have you all heard Kusaka's order?"
"From now on, you are all under my command!"
"Take all the wounded soldiers! Don't leave anyone behind! Start retreating!"
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Whether it was affected by the shells or for other reasons, the raging flames spread rapidly in Tianlong Temple, turning the place into a sea of fire in the blink of an eye.
The fierce flames licked the wood, making a "squeaking" sound as if it was about to crack at any time.
Looking at Tianlong Temple that was on fire, Qingdeng couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart - it's a pity that there is one less historical building in this world.
However, he soon let go.
Anyway, since its establishment, Tenryuji Temple has been burned 8 times, and this time is no different!
After the battle began, Qingden concentrated on charging, killing the enemy when he met him. No matter where he was or whether the friendly forces behind him were following, he just rushed towards the depths of the enemy's formation.
When he came to his senses, he had entered Tianlong Temple.
There were flames and collapsed buildings everywhere, so Qingdeng had to slow down and move forward slowly.
Fortunately, Carrot is a spiritual cow, otherwise an ordinary beast would not dare to approach Tianlong Temple which has turned into a sea of fire.
——Damn it, there are fires everywhere, and the road can no longer be discerned. Where is the main formation of Changzhou?
Just when Qingdeng was cursing secretly in his mind and looking around for the Changzhou main formation, he suddenly saw a young warrior walking out of the shadow of the flames and standing directly in front of him.
Seeing this, Qingdeng lightly reined in the reins, causing Luo Bo to stop.
"Ha, I'm really lucky. I bumped into the Shinsengumi's general as soon as I got here."
Qingdeng looked intently, tried hard to remember, and finally remembered who this person was.
"Is this the 'Number One Hero in Choshu' Hisaka Gensui?"
The sentence structure of the interrogative sentence and the tone of the affirmative sentence - Although Qingden has never met Kusaka Genrui, the appearance of the person in front of him is exactly the same as the portrait on the wanted poster.
"Exactly!"
Hisaka Genrui readily agreed, and then pulled out the sword from his waist with a "canglanglanglang" sound.
When Qingdeng saw this, he lowered his eyelids and rolled over.
Why is Gensui Kusaka, the general of the Choshu Army, here?
Why does he have a determined expression on his face?
All kinds of questions lingered in Qingdeng's mind.
However, these questions are irrelevant.
He smelled murderous intent and felt the determination to fight to the death - that was enough!
Choking - Qingden pulled out Vairocana.
The two faced each other at a distance of more than thirty meters.
Hisaka Genrui raised the tip of his sword and his blue eyes moved forward.
"Kingshin Akechi-ryu"
"Kusaka Genrui!"
Qingdeng lowered his waist and picked up the Xia Duan structure.
"Naturally Rishin flow"
"Tachibana Aoden!"
The moment they announced their homes to each other, the two stepped forward and rushed toward each other! The two knives collided heavily in the air!
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