To be honest, even today, Aoto is still not used to the Bizen Nagabune in his hands.
Whether it is toughness or sharpness, it is far inferior to Vairochana.
Of course, no matter what, this knife is a good thing after all.
Use it to cut meat, break bones, kill enemies and break formations, it will definitely be more than enough!
In the rain of dripping blood, Qingdeng turned around with lightning speed as soon as his feet landed on the ground and attacked the next enemy soldier.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Looking at Qingden approaching at a rapid speed, the opponent shouted to eliminate fear and pulled the trigger in his hand.
Bang!
Hot bullets pierced the chamber.
With the blessing of the talent "Eagle Eye +5", the trajectory of the projectile's flight was clearly visible to Qingden's eyes.
Qingdeng glanced at the position and flight direction of the projectile, then looked away, and continued running forward without warning or hiding - the projectile missed the target and flew into the sky.
The opponent fired at the wrong time.
He should wait until Qingden was closer before shooting.
When he just pulled the trigger, Qingden was twenty meters away - there was no way to guarantee a hit rate at such a distance, so it was natural for him to miss.
Slow rate of fire and complicated reloading are the biggest drawbacks of today's muskets.
Even experienced gunners have to spend about ten seconds to reload after firing a round. Such a long preparation time is obviously not conducive to street fighting, siege warfare, etc. where you need to face the enemy.
of battle.
Therefore, in order to make up for this shortcoming of the musket, people invented the bayonet.
When the bullets are out and there is no time to reload, you can use the bayonet to attack the enemy and use the musket as a spear.
The Changzhou Army currently defending Nangong Mountain is not only equipped with a large number of muskets, but also has a bayonet installed on the front end of each musket.
The distance of twenty meters - for Qingdeng, this is just a distance that can be reached by raising his feet.
Seeing that the attack missed and Qingdeng was already in front of him, the opponent immediately tightened his grip on the gun, shouted, straightened the gun, and stabbed Qingdeng in the chest.
Whether it's the forward stabbing action or the technique of pushing on the ground to use force, there is an air of proficiency in all of them.
You can tell at a glance that he has received relevant professional training.
However, if you think about it, you can't even defeat Qingden with long-range shooting, and it's even less likely to hurt him in close combat.
Compared to dodging bullets, Qingden has more experience dodging stabs!
I saw him twist slightly and move aside with ease.
The opponent holds the gun body tightly with both hands and stabs forward - with this action, the arms will naturally be raised and the armpits are freed.
Qingdeng seized on this flaw, lowered his body, and went straight towards the opponent's left armpit.
The moment he passed by, he stabilized the long boat in front of him, pressed the sword against the opponent's side, and then used the momentum of running forward to pull the sword to the tip in one breath!
Standard and superb cut in half.
After the sword flashed, only a little skin and flesh were left connecting the opponent's upper and lower bodies.
With his superb swordsmanship and extraordinary physical strength, Qingdeng was able to kill the good karma objects with a swipe that surpassed the lethality of the big karma objects!
Qingdeng didn't even look at the opponent who was taking in and out of breath, and threw him behind him. While vigorously shaking off the blood stains remaining on the blade, he continued to run forward, heading towards the mountain!
Unexpectedly, he had just taken a few steps——
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The surrounding space was filled with gunshots one after another.
The "big net" woven by the flight trajectory of the projectiles looms over Qingdeng's head.
Because of the blessing of the talent "Unknown Prophet +9", Qingden does not have to pay attention to every projectile flying towards him.
If any projectile really posed a threat to him, he would immediately sense it and respond immediately.
In other words, he knew which bullets he had to dodge without using his eyes, and which bullets he could ignore without any fuss.
However, no matter how capable he is, he cannot move freely through a real hail of bullets.
The current wave of barrages forced him to temporarily avoid the edge.
Fortunately, there are ancient trees and boulders everywhere, and there is no shortage of obstacles.
Soon enough, Qingdeng Mao lowered his waist, rolled to the left, and hid behind the boulder next to him.
While rolling, he quickly swept his gaze to observe the battlefield.
As far as he could see, there were several fortresses made of sand, earth and rocks.
Behind each fort, there are hidden musketeers ranging from two to five people.
Seeing someone (Qingdeng) approaching, they uniformly adjusted their guns, aimed at Qingdeng, and poured out firepower.
At this time, someone recognized Qingdeng:
"It's 'Nioh' Tachibana Aoden!"
"What? Niou is out of battle?!"
"What's so strange about this! He's always been like this!"
"Quick! Kill him! As long as we kill King Ni, we will win half of this battle!"
"No matter how capable he is, he is still a human being! He will still die if he gets a bullet!"
Seeing Niou here, not only was he not frightened, but he fought bravely to take the lead... Based on this alone, this Changzhou Army can be regarded as a strong force with high fighting spirit.
Just when Qingdeng was secretly thinking about how to break through the blockade in front of him... the large troops from the rear arrived!
"shooting!"
Toudo Heisuke shouted loudly.
The next moment, behind him, countless muskets were deployed!
Accompanied by the sound of "click" and "click", the members of the Eighth Division set up their guns and pulled the trigger——
In an instant, the space between the two armies was ravaged.
Wherever the barrage passed, branches broke and mud and sand flew.
The traces of destruction are being carved at an alarming speed.
The barrage fired by the Eighth Division did not hit any enemy, but it did destroy the enemy's morale.
The gunmen on the opposite side hunkered down and hid their entire bodies in the fortress, not daring to show their heads.
Taking advantage of the moment when the enemy troops were briefly suppressed, two figures - Souji and Saito Ichi - rushed out from the eighth division!
"Sorry, let me lend you my shoulder!"
After saying that, the chief executive jumped up, stepped on the shoulders of the person in front of him, and used his strength to jump up high like an onion on dry land.
Souji, who is so explosive, can jump so fast?
In just the blink of an eye, she landed directly on top of the enemy's formation.
Under her body, there was an enemy.
Just like Qing Teng just now, she held the Dingguishen in her palms tightly with both hands, aimed at the enemy, and used the momentum of the fall to slash the sword down hard.
This man had just fired a shot and had no time to reload, so he could only subconsciously raise the gun body in an attempt to block the chief's slashing blow - the result is needless to say.
Click, puff...the sound of the gun body being cut off and the sound of the limbs cracking sounded almost at the same time.
At the same time, Saitoichi in the other direction was also unwilling to be outdone.
Compared to Seito and Souji, Saito Kazuichi's actions are much more steady.
He did not adopt a particularly flamboyant style of play such as "jumping" or "frontally attacking".
Instead, he silently circled around and took advantage of the enemy's attention being attracted by the Eighth Division soldiers in front of him to sneak attack on the enemy's position from the slant.
By the time the enemy found him, he had already killed two of them.
Looking at the two men who were both killed, the enemy formation burst into exclamations:
"It's Souji Okita, captain of the first team, and Saitoichi, captain of the third team!"
Tachibana Aoden and Okita Souji—two of the most famous swordsmen in the Shinsengumi are here!
At the same time, facing the "Nioh" and the "Sword of Heaven"... In an instant, solemn air floated into the Changshu Army's position.
In contrast, the morale of the Shinsengumi was greatly boosted.
Looking at Seito and Souji standing together on the front line, the Shinsengumi soldiers in the rear cheered continuously.
Although the outside world was noisy, Qingdeng couldn't hear it at all.
To be precise, I heard it but ignored it.
After the large troops from the rear arrived and provided strong cover, he ducked out from behind the boulder where he was hiding, and cooperated with Souji and Saito Ichi to kill every enemy within reach of his blade and clear every building in front of him.
fortress.
All his thoughts were focused on the battle, leaving him no time to care.
Within a moment, under their joint attack, the enemy's blockade collapsed.
The enemy troops defending this place were dying and retreating.
Qingdeng took advantage of the situation and led his team to pursue him.
However... as soon as the front foot broke through this blockade, the back foot encountered a new, tighter blockade.
This time the blockade not only had fortresses, but also criss-crossed trenches.
Countless flintlock guns were placed above these forts and trenches, like a huge trap, waiting for prey to be baited.
And now, the prey has arrived.
As soon as Qingdeng and others entered the shooting range, the loud gunshots immediately dominated the eardrums of everyone present.
Some soldiers were unable to dodge and fell to the ground, wailing everywhere, and their light green feather fabrics were dyed dark red.
The barrages this time were very intensive, and just one barrage killed more than ten Shinsengumi members.
Before the other party fired, Qingdeng had already sensed the danger and hid in a safe area in time - behind a big tree.
Coincidentally, he and the General Secretary hid in the same place.
Fortunately, the tree trunk was thick enough and Souji was petite, so it was more than enough to hide the two of them.
Listening to the continuous gunshots outside, Souji leaned against Qingto and said half-jokingly:
"So what did our previous shelling explode?"
Qingdeng smiled bitterly but did not respond.
After seeing that the number of fortifications hit by artillery shells was far less than expected, Qingdeng had already made corresponding psychological preparations.
The area of Nangong Mountain is really too big.
Even if the cannon is used until it is scrapped, it will not be able to achieve true "carpet bombing".
Such a result is only natural.
"Xiao Si, help me get it."
Aoto said as he handed the Bizen Nagabune in his hand to Souji, and then took out a hand mirror from his arms.
This hand mirror was specially prepared by him for this battle.
He pinched the corner of the hand mirror, pointed it outside the tree trunk, pointed the side with the mirror at the enemy's position, and used the reflection of the mirror to observe the enemy's situation.
Souji leaned over and stared at the picture in the mirror together.
After taking a few glances, she asked bluntly:
"Qingdeng, what do you think? Do you want to attack?"
Qingdeng shook his head without thinking:
"No, the enemy's defense is very tight. Look, the enemy's left and right wings have formed a crossfire, making it impossible to avoid. It's too dangerous to attack forcefully."
Having said this, he paused for a moment, and then changed into a solemn tone:
"This defense line is really well laid out... there are capable people in the enemy army..."
Bang!
At this time, a projectile flew past the tree trunk where the two men were hiding, leaving a trail of hot and black marks, interrupting their discussion.
The director glanced at the bullet mark less than an inch away from her and said helplessly:
"Then what should we do? We can't be here?"
Qingdeng thought briefly:
"...Just use 'that'."
It would be too futile to attack a fortress-like mountain with light weapons such as swords and muskets.
Therefore, Qingdeng specially prepared a big killer weapon.
He raised his head and scanned his eyes, looking for Toudo Heisuke.
Soon, he found the other party - the other party was not far from him, hiding behind a big rock.
"Heisuke!"
When he heard Qingdeng's roll call, he immediately followed the sound.
"Throw a bomb!"
After hearing this order, Toudo Heisuke immediately nodded vigorously and understood, then turned his head and shouted to the soldiers behind:
"Grenade ready!"
Within a moment, more than a dozen soldiers carried large and heavy dark objects and swarmed to the front line.
Under the cover of the rest of the team, they gathered all their strength and threw it hard - these dark objects drew beautiful parabolas in mid-air and fell into the enemy's position without hesitation.
Next breath——
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions replaced gunshots!
What followed was a shrill scream.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"
"I-my finger is broken...!"
"Attention everyone! It's grenades! Don't let these grenades fall in!"
Those black objects thrown by the members of Division 8 just now were grenades!
Hand grenades have a long history.
It can be traced back to the time of Leo III of the Byzantine Empire, when soldiers threw ceramic containers filled with Greek fire to attack their enemies.
Today's hand grenades are very large and heavy, which greatly tests the physical fitness of soldiers.
The use of grenades declined significantly in the early 18th century, which can be attributed to the increased effectiveness of mass infantry line tactics and flint technology.
However, the need for elite assault troops remained.
Is there any reason not to introduce such a powerful weapon with a wide range of uses?
Therefore, as early as the beginning of the formation of the artillery force, Qingdeng ordered a batch of grenades and trained a group of strong "grenadiers" for use in attacking fortresses.
People in the world generally have misunderstandings about the power of grenades, believing that they rely on "explosion" to kill the enemy.
In fact, grenades mainly rely on "fragmentation" to cause range damage.
Its explosive power is not very powerful, far from being comparable to that of artillery shells.
Thinking of relying on grenades to blow up solid fortifications is purely fanciful.
Of course, it is impossible for a fragile human body to block a grenade.
No matter how weak the power of the grenade is, it will definitely be more than enough to blow you to pieces and break your limbs.
The round of grenade throwing just now caused chaos in the enemy formation!
Amidst the smoke that spread everywhere, the soldiers of the Changzhou Army were caught off guard.
Some people were injured by the fragments and were wailing.
Some people were seriously injured because they were close to the explosion point, and they no longer had the strength to scream.
Naturally, Qingdeng would not let go of such a great opportunity.
"Follow me!!"
While shouting loudly, he and the director rushed out of the hiding place.
Qingdeng's shout was like a signal.
In the blink of an eye, the members of the Shinsengumi who had been hiding one after another came out one after another.
The musketeers of the eighth division, as well as the swordsmen of the first division, the third division, and the fifth division, pressed forward in a swarm!
Although they are brave, the Changzhou Army on the opposite side is not easy to mess with either.
Although they have not yet recovered from the grenade attack just now, they are ready to fight.
"Fight them!"
"Come on! Don't lose to the Shinsengumi!"
"Sword-playing is our forte!"
Miso, miso, miso, miso, miso, miso, miso...
There was a loud sound of drawing swords.
Those who fired fired their guns, and those who drew their swords drew their swords.
In the fierce mountain wind, a fierce battle that can be called a "death struggle" is going on.
Accompanied by shouts and howls, the two armies collided fiercely.
At this point, there is no longer a distinction between "front line" and "rear area" here and now.
There are enemy troops everywhere and friendly troops everywhere.
No matter which direction you look, you can see enemy and friendly forces.
The officers and soldiers of the two armies were fighting fiercely, going back and forth with swords and swords, fighting inextricably, like two pythons twisted together.
Here shoot the opponent through the chest with a musket.
There they used a knife to chop off other people's foreheads.
Some people ran out of bullets and were not good at using bayonets, so they directly held the musket upside down, held the muzzle tightly, used it as a fire stick, and used the handle to hit the opponent.
Someone's knife was curled, the blade was stained with blood and no longer sharp. I couldn't find any other weapons for the time being, so I just threw the knife away, raised my fist, and used the most primitive weapon to let the people of Changzhou feel the bravery of the Kanto men.
The cold light flickered, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and there were interspersed with the sound of gunshots that appeared and disappeared.
Being here, one can't help but think: This is the most "simple" war.
There are no tactics, no formations, no skills, all depends on personal bravery to win!
Obviously, close combat is beneficial to the Shinsengumi.
Let’s not talk about the swordsmen of the 1st, 3rd, and 5th divisions who specialize in close combat.
Just the few "Humanoid Gundams" headed by Qingto are enough to overwhelm the Choshu Army!
Letting the battle situation evolve into "being approached by the Shinsengumi" was undoubtedly a fatal mistake made by the Choshu Army.
Aomori, who was in the center of the battlefield, held the Bizen Nagasaki tightly, watching all directions and listening in all directions.
He picked up the empty musket, pointed the bright bayonet at Qingdeng's face, straightened his waist and stabbed him.
Almost at the same moment, Qingden struck back with his sword.
The two men's swords and guns were indistinguishable.
Although the attacks were launched at the same time, Qingden's attack speed was obviously faster, and much faster.
The opponent's unarmored body split into two like a shell just by this attack, and it was obviously hopeless.
But before this person fell to the ground, another person had already launched an offensive against Qingdeng.
This man was not holding a musket, but a dagger - maybe he thought the musket without bullets was too much of a hindrance, so he just switched to the dagger he had been practicing since he was a child.
He did not attack alone. He was probably concerned about Qingdeng's combat effectiveness, so he brought along three companions. One of them used a bayonet and the other two used knives.
The four formed a fan-shaped formation and attacked Qingdeng together.
Faced with this kind of "being beaten" scene that he had long been accustomed to, Qingdeng calmly raised the knife——
He stepped forward, stretched out his arms, and the Bizen longship drew a shining sword in mid-air.
The next moment, two strings of blood arrows flew out.
A moment later, two more strings of bloody arrows were sprinkled all over the ground.
The appearance of each string of bloody arrows represents another corpse on the ground.
In just two seconds, Qingdeng directly opened the enemy's encirclement network with his tyrannical strength that no one could defeat!
At this time, another person rushed forward to act as Qingdeng's opponent.
I saw this man quickly approaching Qingdeng, steadying his gun, aiming at Qingdeng's chest, and pulling the trigger.
With a bang, the projectile shot out of the chamber.
A mere bullet, without any external interference, had absolutely no reason to hit Qingdeng.
He focused on the trajectory of the projectile, took half a step to the right, moved his body slightly, and made the opponent's shot miss.
Seeing that his "close shooting" was ineffective, the opponent gritted his teeth and showed an angry look on his face. He immediately replaced the gun with a knife, threw away the flintlock gun in his hand, and then pulled out the saber from his waist.
At the moment when he was ready to swing his sword, something unexpected happened.
The enemy artillery array on the top of the mountain was still firing, bombarding the Shinsengumi soldiers at the foot of the mountain who had not yet entered the mountain.
At this time, a certain cannonball landed not far from Qingdeng and others.
The aftermath of the explosion was transmitted, making the ground beneath your feet look like a roiling sea.
The man was unsteady on his feet and almost fell down when he stumbled.
Qingden was also affected.
However, for him, "accidentally falling down" is impossible.
Since possessing the talent "Cat Turn +4", Qingden has never experienced what it feels like to "accidentally fall down".
He quickly stepped on his heels, and his body swayed slightly before regaining stability.
This place is a life-and-death battlefield, not a dojo where martial ethics and etiquette are emphasized.
Qingdeng will not be merciful, let alone give his enemy a chance to breathe.
Accumulating strength, moving strength, twisting the waist, raising the arms, swinging the sword, and making moves - this series of actions are all performed at the same time.
He swung the sword from the upper right section, and the blade splashed down like a silver thread - an impeccable cassock cut.
The man let out a low groan, "Uh huh..." and then fell limply to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut off, becoming a new corpse on the ground.
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Qingdeng is charging into the battle, and the General Secretary is also fighting the enemy bravely.
Wherever there are many enemies, she will go.
All the sword skills of Tenri Shinryu have become a unique skill in her hands to defeat the enemy and destroy the courage of the enemy.
I saw her taking a step forward, swinging her knife from the lower left to the upper right, knocking over the enemy in front of her.
Then, she turned to the left and swung her sword to deflect his slashes - the defensive posture concealed a counterattack - and the next moment, she pulled the sword back to her hand and swung it diagonally, making it impossible for the opponent to get up again.
When she sheathed her sword, she chopped down the enemy behind her.
Three stabbings were done before and after, killing three people.
The enemy's blood was stained on her light green feather fabric.
Dots of blood splashed between his cheeks, making his skin look even whiter.
"..."
She looked cold and silent. She shook the knife and shook off the remaining blood on the knife. She turned to look at the enemy not far away who came to challenge her.
The opponent clenched his sword tightly, and in the middle of his momentum, looking at Qingden who was as brave as a "valkyrie", he swallowed hard, with a faint look of fear in his eyes.
For a moment, he neither dared to move forward nor to escape.
Seeing that the opponent was not attacking, the General Secretary took the initiative to take the offensive.
She raised her feet forward and closed the distance.
As soon as she took a step... suddenly! Her originally calm expression suddenly changed!
The cough made her bend down and almost fall to the ground.
She subconsciously held the knife with her left hand, leaned on the ground with the knife to support her body, and covered her mouth and nose with her right hand.
A trace of blood trickled down between the fingers of his right hand...
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After yesterday's rest, Leopard and Leopard regained their vitality! (Jin Bao)
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Yesterday, in order to collect inspiration, Bao Baozi watched the 2017 historical movie "The Battle of Sekigahara".
While watching this movie, Qingdeng suddenly remembered an unpopular joke.
You may not know that Hijikata Toshizo and Ishida Mitsunari have a wonderful fate.
[Everyone who plays Hijikata Tobizo will play Ishida Mitsunari].
Actor Koji Yamamoto plays Toshizo Hijikata in the Taiga drama "Shinsengumi".
Because Yamamoto Koshi acted so well and his image as Hijikata Toisho is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, in the Japanese film and television industry, Yamamoto Koshi is to Hijikata Tozo just like Tang Guoqiang is to the emperors of various dynasties.
He has played the role of Hijikata Toshizo in many works, and he is almost considered a "Hijikata Toshizo professional".
For example, in the recent spoof movie "If Tokugawa Ieyasu Became Prime Minister", Yamamoto Koji once again starred as Hijikata Toshizo, who formed the Shinsengumi in 21st century Japan to raid nightclubs and so on.
He, a "Hijikata-year-old professional", once played the role of Ishida Mitsunari in the Taiga drama "Sanada Maru".
No coincidence.
Actor Junichi Okada played the male protagonist Mitsunari Ishida in the movie "Battle of Sekigahara", and then played the male protagonist Toshizo Hijikata in the movie "Burn the Sword".
The two most famous Hijikata Toshizo both played Ishida Mitsunari, so there is a joke that "everyone who plays Hijikata Toshizo will play Ishida Mitsunari".
It is really hilarious that these two historical figures who are separated by more than 200 years have such a humorous connection.