Drop after drop of blood slipped from between her fingers and fell to the ground.
The right palm that was covering his mouth and nose was stained red.
The light green haori, which was originally only stained with the enemy's blood, was stained with her blood for the first time.
Seeing Souji suddenly coughing and vomiting blood, the enemy on the opposite side couldn't help but be stunned.
After a brief moment of silence, he curled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a grin of uncontrollable excitement.
Although he didn't know what was going on, anyone could see that the commander-in-chief was very weak!
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"
He immediately cheered up and no longer looked like a coward who was "timid of the enemy and afraid of fighting". He shouted, stepped forward, and slashed the commander-in-chief directly on the forehead with a swing of his sword.
The blade of the knife caught the wind and made a "wow" sound.
Seeing the danger approaching, Souji gritted his teeth and suppressed the remaining cough in his throat, and then relied on the fighting instinct he had accumulated over a long period of time to barely dodge sideways.
The blade landed only half an inch away from her feet, and the tip sank deeply into the mud.
The opponent was bound to win, and believed that his sword could definitely kill Souji, and then obtain the "Array-Slaying Sky Sword" which was a great achievement that could be recorded in history.
He never expected that the sickly Souji would still have such abilities...!
When the other party was furious, he hurriedly pulled out the knife and tried to pull it back to his hand.
The moment he pulled the knife out of the ground, he suddenly saw a flash of silver light - at the moment of lightning and flint, the director swung the knife horizontally, and the blade hit the opponent's right side.
The blade surface is the most vulnerable part of the blade.
If the blade is hit hard, even an unmarked sword has a chance to cut off a famous sword!
Hearing a "dang" sound, blue sparks burst into the air - Souji cut off the opponent's sword and disabled the opponent's weapon.
"Varied……"
The other party's eyes widened, his expression was dominated by strong shock, and he blurted out "What".
Before he could shout out the complete words, the petite body suddenly rushed forward and passed him - with a crack, he heard the sound of the blade cutting through the flesh.
Immediately afterwards, unbearable severe pain started from his neck and spread throughout his body.
Because everything happened so fast, it wasn't until the commander-in-chief had finished his attack that he realized belatedly that his head was only connected to his body by a little bit of skin and flesh.
At the last moment of his life, he heard the indifferent voice of "Heavenly Sword":
"Even if you are ill, it will not prevent me from killing you."
The man looked at Souji with a look of horror - this was the last emotion he showed in his life.
In the next breath, his body completely lost support and fell forward. After twitching a few times, he became completely silent.
After beheading the enemy in a thrilling manner, Souji once again leaned his sword on the ground to support his body, coughing violently out of breath.
Compared to just now, her coughing intensity has slowed down a lot - at least she no longer vomits blood.
As soon as her front legs regained their strength, her back legs immediately raised their eyes impatiently, scanning around and looking around.
Looking up, there is fighting and death everywhere.
All friendly forces within sight were fighting bloody battles.
At this time and place, the battle between the Shinsengumi and the Choshu Army has reached a fever pitch.
Everyone is fighting desperately and has no time to pay attention to other developments in the outside world.
Even though the chief's cough just now was very loud and scary, the sound was immediately drowned out by the louder shouts of killing and the sound of gold and iron clashing.
In other words, except for the enemy who had just been killed by Souji, no one noticed what was strange about her just now.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she immediately felt at ease and let out a sigh of relief.
"..."
She lowered her head and glanced at her right palm, which was stained red with blood. Her eyes were dim and her expression was complicated.
After a few moments, she clenched her right fist tightly to hide the blood stain in her palm, then turned her head and looked eastward - in front of her sight was Qingdeng, who was riding a thousand horses, regardless of life or death.
She looked at Qingdeng, looked at the surrounding comrades who were risking their lives, and murmured:
"Everyone is working hard... now is not the time to rest..."
After finishing speaking, she silently wiped the blood from her mouth, then clenched the Dingguishen in her palm again, and resolutely returned to the battlefield.
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Cut down one person and another comes.
One group was cut down and another group came.
Facing the swarm of enemies coming like a tidal wave, Qingdeng's talents have already been in a "full load" state.
The talents "Lonely +3" and "Born for Fighting +9" are activated!
[Note: Born to fight +9: The more tense and intense the battle situation, the better the physical and mental state will be. 】
Since the "Second China Return", the limb muscles that have become as stiff as stones due to being busy with government and military affairs and neglecting to exercise have gradually awakened from their slumber and become soft and full of elasticity.
Just by hearing the sound, I could tell that the swordsmen of Kagegenryu were attacking.
Qingdeng felt that the air beside him was cut by the blade, which made his hair stand on end, and goosebumps swelled up.
The confrontation between the two sides happened in an instant.
The opponent didn't even see Qingto's moves clearly, as the light green feathers flying high filled his entire field of vision.
By the time the light onion-colored Haori floated back to its original position under the influence of gravity, he had fallen to the ground, and the main artery in his neck was severed.
Another enemy rushed over.
Taking advantage of the momentum of his charge, he clenched the knife in his palm, assumed a "straight stabbing" stance, and used all his strength to slam into Qingdeng with both his body and the knife.
At the same time, another person approached Qingdeng from behind and struck him with a knife.
Faced with the attack from these two men, Qingdeng's coping methods were very simple.
He first dealt with the person behind him - with a bang - he swung his sword fiercely and the opponent's weapon bounced away.
In the next instant, he reached out his left hand like lightning, grabbed the opponent's collar, and pulled back. The opponent instantly lost his balance and fell down.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the opponent fell to the ground, Qingden lowered his body and pressed his neck hard with his left knee like a mountain bearing down on him.
The blood vessels in the neck were compressed, and the blood flow was restricted. The opponent's face suddenly turned red, his eyes bulged, and the swollen veins looked like squirming caterpillars. His arms were scratching in the air, as if searching for life-saving straws.
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After restraining the man with his knee, Qingdeng could concentrate on dealing with the remaining enemies.
Describing his series of actions in such detail, it seems like a long time has passed.
In essence, everything happens at the click of a finger.
From the time he deflected the man's weapon to the time he restrained him with his knees, less than half a second passed.
When he pulled the knife back to his hand, he happened to engage in a confrontation with the enemy in front of him.
At this time, not only the front, but also the left, the right, the back... new enemies came from every direction.
There were even a few people in the distance holding up flintlock guns. After pointing the muzzle at Qingdeng, they hurriedly pulled the trigger, completely ignoring whether their bullets might accidentally injure friendly troops.
Because Qingdeng's attack speed was too fast, he had become somewhat disconnected from the large forces in the rear, so there were many enemies.
Looking at the enemy groups attacking from all directions, Aomori lowered his eyelids and held the Bizen longship in his hands tightly.
The talent "Lonely +3" is activated again!
He leaned his upper body forward slightly, with the blade facing down and the back of the knife facing up. He lifted the knife from the lower left to the upper right, using the back of the knife to block the thrust of the enemy in front of him. Then he changed "lift" to "cut" and let the blade slash along the original path.
Next, kill the opponent directly.
Almost at the same moment, Qingdeng freed up his left hand and grabbed the bayonet thrust from the left side - of course he could not directly grab the sharp blade with his fleshy palm, but held the muzzle of the gun.
With his extraordinary finger strength and grip strength, Qingdeng's palms were like iron pincers, preventing the opponent's bayonet from moving, stabbing, or withdrawing.
Soon enough, the enemy's blade on the right reached him, only a few inches away from Qingdeng's Tianling Gai.
The enemy's bayonets from behind also reached him and were about to pierce his back.
The musketeers in the distance divided their labors and cooperated. Some were responsible for loading, some were responsible for passing the guns, and some were responsible for shooting.
Although most of the projectiles were empty, one projectile flew straight towards Qingdeng's chest.
There are dangers in all directions... If it were someone else, facing such a dangerous situation, I'm afraid there would be nothing they can do.
But for Qingdeng, he has already experienced this level of crisis countless times!
His sharp eyes like a razor blade quickly glanced around, identifying the positions of the enemies and thinking about strategies.
His rich combat experience enabled him to immediately formulate perfect countermeasures.
In an instant, his left hand, which was tightly grasping the enemy's gun on the left, jerked back - ordinary people simply could not resist Qingdeng's strange strength.
The gun was taken away from the man without even a decent struggle, and the skin on both hands was torn violently, causing him to scream in pain.
After grabbing the musket, Qingdeng did not keep it in his hand, but instead threw it to the right.
The sharp, gleaming bayonet directly hit the enemy on his right! It stabbed straight into his chest! It was completely engulfed!
The man's eyes were wide open and blood was spitting from his mouth. The knife that was only a few inches away from Qingdeng's forehead froze in the air and could no longer be slashed.
When seizing the gun with his left hand, Aomori's right hand was not idle - the talent "left and right fighting" was activated - the blade of Bizen Nagafune passed through the air and swiped diagonally at the enemy behind him.
The opponent is very tall and not smaller than Qingden, so the attack range of both sides is roughly the same.
Generally speaking, Qingteng who makes a move late in the shot cannot touch the opponent at all - of course, this is just "generally speaking".
When swinging the knife, Qingdeng once again used his old trick: quietly changing the grip, and with the blessing of talents such as "Skillful Hands +5", "Nine Bulls and Two Tigers +3", he clamped the knife tightly with his index finger and middle finger
The bottom of the handle.
In this way, the cutting range can be greatly expanded!
The small distance that was forcibly extended was just enough for the tip of the knife to slit the opponent's throat.
When he sheathed the knife, he had calculated in advance and used his hand to smash the bullet flying towards his chest.
With a crisp "pop" sound, it was like a firecracker exploding, with dazzling sparks bursting out in the air and projectile fragments flying everywhere.
Since Qingdeng can dodge bullets, it is no problem to smash the bullets flying towards him.
It's a pity that the toughness of the Bizen Nagabune is still a little weak.
Although the projectile was successfully broken into pieces, a conspicuous gap was still left on the blade.
As soon as the Bizen Nagabune returned to Seito's hand, he swung it out again without stopping, cutting down the enemy on the left to the ground.
At this point, with superb combat skills and unparalleled physical fitness, the enemies in front, behind, left and right were all killed! It took no more than 5 seconds!
Only the man pinned down by Qingdeng was still alive.
Qingdeng pressed his knee firmly on his neck, preventing him from moving and making it difficult for him to breathe.
From the beginning, he completely lost the ability to resist due to cerebral ischemia and inability to breathe. His eyes rolled up, he foamed at the mouth, and he almost lost consciousness.
Qingdeng did not forget the person beneath him - he exerted a little force, heard a "click" and sent him off.
Although the surrounding enemies have been dealt with, the musketeers in the distance are still alive.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Even Qingdeng would not fight off multiple musketeers in an open space without obstacles.
He rolled like a donkey and dodged to the right.
He dodged directly into a trench not far away.
This is a trench half a man deep, where several Changzhou Army gunners are hiding.
These people had been concentrating on dealing with the attacking Shinsengumi soldiers. When they saw Nioh coming to my side, their expressions changed. They subconsciously turned their guns and pointed them at Aomori, preparing to pull the trigger.
Their reaction speed is very fast, but Qingdeng's knife is even faster!
He lowered his upper body, like a whirlwind, and stood up to face the gun.
Step in, charge up, swing the sword, step in again, charge up again, swing the sword again - Qing Teng repeats this process with flowing movements.
I saw blood foam spurting out one after another, much like the splash of water after waves hit the rocks.
Blood sprayed, skin and flesh cracked, bones broke, and the dead enemies fell to the left and right.
In the blink of an eye, Qingdeng cleared the trench.
Continuous fierce battles without any chance of respite caused the blood and fat to stain the blade of the Bizen longship, as if it had been coated with a film and became no longer sharp.
Therefore, when Aoto climbed out of the trench, he clamped the blade of the Bizen Nagafune tightly with the crook of his left arm and wiped the blade clean with the clothes in the crook of his arm.
Even though we were only gone for a moment, the scene outside the trench was already completely different.
Under the fierce attack led by Souji and Saito Kazuo, the large force caught up with Aoto.
The Shinsengumi soldiers swarmed forward, looking for enemy soldiers everywhere and defeating them.
The few musketeers who had been shooting at Qingdeng just now were all scattered by the fierce offensive.
Looking up, there are obviously more light onion colors than other variegated colors.
There is no doubt that the enemy's defense line is crumbling!
As a result, Qingdeng immediately shouted:
"Follow me! Break through the enemy's formation!"
After roaring, he regained control of the Bizen longboat, pursued the enemy, and headed for the top of the mountain.
The members of the Shinsengumi marched forward bravely, following Qingden like wolves and tigers.
Under normal circumstances, Qingdeng might have enjoyed the feeling of fighting hand to hand and charging into battle.
But at this moment...he had no intention of thinking about sorrow and joy.
There is only one thought in his mind now: Defeat the enemy force in front of him as soon as possible! Join Hijikata Toizo who is stationed at Hachioji and rush to support Edo!
Not to mention the mother and son who were very important to him, a large number of his relatives and friends - everyone in the Imperial Guard Hall, everyone in the Chiba family, and a group of friends headed by Katsu Rintaro - all lived in Edo.
How can we sit back and watch them in danger?
In this way, Qingdeng didn't care about fatigue or hardship, and forced his body to fight!
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Nangong Mountain, the top of the mountain, the team’s main formation——
Takasugi Shinsaku held the demon sword Muramasa tightly in one hand, ready to "always fight", and held a telescope in the other hand to observe the current situation on the battlefield.
Omura Masujiro, the military advisor of the surprise force, stood beside him, also observing the battle situation with a telescope.
The northern battlefield...that is, the battlefield in charge of the Shinsengumi left-wing army, is so intense that it can be described as "bloody and bloody".
Isamu Kondo, Shinpachi Nagakura, Gensaburo Inoue, Kamo Serizawa and others are all fierce men with no shortage of bravery.
As soon as the battle began, they launched a desperate attack, causing the Changzhou Army's defense line to retreat continuously.
However, although the Shinsengumi left-wing army was steadily advancing on the front, the speed of its advance was still within the expectations of Takasugi Shinsaku and others.
On the other hand, looking at the southern battlefield...that is, the battlefield that Aoto was personally responsible for, the changes in the battle situation were completely beyond Takasugi Shinsaku and others' expectations!
Through the lens of the telescope, they could clearly see Qingdeng's heroic appearance in which the gods could block the gods and the Buddha could block the Buddhas!
No matter whether it's advanced guns or carefully deployed defense lines, they can't stop him in the slightest.
Under Aomori's personal leadership, the Shinsengumi right-wing army's offensive was truly overwhelming and unstoppable!
Suddenly, Takasugi Shinsaku slowly put down the telescope in his hand and murmured with a solemn expression:
"...We still underestimate Niou too much."
Omura Masujiro on the side answered quietly:
"This kind of desperate Saburo who doesn't care about his own life and is very good at fighting will often become a major variable on the battlefield."
Takasugi Shinsaku came back:
"The battlefield in the south is not optimistic. If it continues like this, let alone 'sustaining it for three days', whether it can last until tomorrow morning is a question."
As soon as he finished speaking, Masujiro Omura chuckled:
"Mr. Takasugi, there is no need to panic."
"It is true that with King Ni's leadership, the battle situation in the south was even more unsatisfactory than we expected."
"But don't forget, the south is the front where we have put the most effort and defended it most closely."
"According to Niou's current advancement speed...he will hit the 'high wall' soon."
"With that 'high wall' we carefully laid out, we can hold them back for at least two days no matter what!"
After hearing this, Takasugi Shinsaku said calmly with an expressionless face:
"I hope so."
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Nangong Mountain, the southern battlefield——
Amid the flying bullets and the flash of swords, the battle between the two armies had lasted for half a day.
The sun rose to the highest point in the sky, dispersing the last bit of fog in the mountains and forests.
The continuous fighting without interruption made Qingdeng almost unable to distinguish between east, west, north and south.
He swung his knife like a machine, stepped like a machine, and killed every enemy he encountered. His consciousness fell into a strange blur, and he had no time to think about other things.
At this moment... just as he was lifting a bush, his consciousness suddenly woke up.
He saw a huge rock wall standing directly in front of his sight.
Countless muskets were placed directly above the rock wall.
At the moment when Qingto showed his face——
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Projectiles are pouring in!
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