Chapter 925 The 'High Wall' fell! Expand the results! 【6300】
Saitoichi seemed to be the incarnation of a yaksha, rushing into the enemy group with a single lunge, and wielding his blade.
Ikeda Kijinmaru Kuniju, who lives in Sheshu, bloomed with a breathtaking cold light.
He first used a cassock slash and a diagonal slash to kill the first person, then turned the blade and used the momentum to execute a reverse cassock slash to kill the second person.
Then, his center of gravity shifted to the right, and his body, hands and the knife in his palm naturally tilted to the right - with a hiss - the blade was thrown out and killed the third person on his right.
When he stepped on his heels and took the knife back to his hand, the returned blade swept the fourth person's body.
The fifth person, the sixth person, the seventh person...
Just like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, in the blink of an eye, dead bodies were lying around his feet - without exception, they were all killed with a single knife!
Facing Saito's sudden attack, the unprepared enemy soldiers immediately became confused.
"Damn! He came out of nowhere!"
"He seems to have climbed up from that cliff!"
"Impossible! There is no place for people to climb!"
"Don't care where he comes from! Kill him!"
"Don't force yourself! He is Saito Ichi, the captain of the third division! Use a knife and come over with a musket!"
"Where's the musket?! Shoot him!"
Although there is funding from the Law Execution Party, the number of weapons and ammunition reserves of the Qi Force are not so abundant that they can be squandered casually.
Therefore, in order to save guns and ammunition, the equipment of this ambush force was relatively simple, and only a few people were equipped with muskets.
They fully thought that rocks alone would be enough to cope with the Shinsengumi in rock climbing, so they only had a lot of rocks.
However, they are indeed an elite team known as the Raiders.
Although they were caught off guard, they immediately restored order and rose up to fight.
The men with muskets stepped forward quickly, holding muskets and aiming at Saito Ichi.
Seeing that the most difficult musketeer appeared, Saito calmly adjusted his breathing and tensed his nerves.
His swordsmanship style is "fast", killing the enemy directly before he can react.
Therefore, "agility" and "reaction speed" are his strengths.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The moment before flames erupted from the muzzle of the gun, he had disappeared from where he was.
He lowered his upper body, and his 1.8-meter-tall figure turned into an afterimage. He flashed and moved around, causing all the bullets fired by the musketeers to miss.
Even Saito Kazuo would find it difficult to face more than fifty well-trained enemy soldiers armed with muskets alone.
However, his original purpose was not to trap the generals in battle.
Saitoichi's sudden attack prevented the opponent from throwing stones at the bottom of the cliff.
Therefore, the other party ignored one thing: compared to Saitoichi in front of him, there were two more terrifying existences under the cliff!
Suddenly, someone suddenly heard rapid footsteps coming from behind.
He subconsciously followed the sound - the high-raised Bizen longship blocked the sun, casting a huge shadow on this man.
laugh!
The man didn't even have time to scream - he probably didn't even realize what was happening - before he was split in two by the Bizen Nagafune.
At the same time, from another direction, Dingguishen was as fast as lightning, cutting down two people in one breath.
Until then, the enemy soldiers on the top of the cliff finally woke up——
"Nioh and Tianjian are coming!"
Along with the shrill screams, all the enemy soldiers' faces changed, and their faces were as golden as paper.
Seeing that the stone rain was gradually spacing out, Qingdeng and the General Secretary immediately seized the opportunity, gathered all their strength, and attacked the top immediately!
For two people with excellent physical fitness, it is no problem to cross a rock wall of about 10 meters in one breath.
As soon as their front feet touched the ground, their back feet immediately drew out their swords and joined the battle.
"Hajime! Thank you for your hard work!"
While Aoto was wielding his sword to kill the enemy, he stretched his neck and shouted to Saito in the distance.
"..."
Facing Aoto's praise, Saitoichi remained the same, with an indifferent expression and did not say a word.
However, the corners of his mouth could be vaguely tilted up slightly.
Although everyone in the "Tsueikan faction" can be regarded as Aitobo's confidants, only Souji and Saito Kazuo are special among them.
I won’t say much about the general manager.
Saito Kazunori was his first comrade-in-arms.
Before he was even familiar with Souji and others, he and Saito Kazuo were already fighting side by side, each handing each other's back to the other's close comrade-in-arms.
Deep friendship earns absolute trust.
Whenever he thinks of any difficult and dangerous tasks, the first person he thinks of is Saito Kazuichi.
In addition, in addition to "friendship" and "trust", the two have also accumulated a tacit understanding of each other.
Just like just now, Aoto didn't say a word, just pointed to the cliff with his eyes. Saito nodded with understanding and carried out Aoto's order accurately.
Although it's a bit disgusting to say this...but he and Saitoichi can indeed communicate with each other!
Aoto even imagined that if one day in the future, he, Toshizo Hijikata, Keisuke Yamanan and Isamu Kondo were no longer around, then the only person who could continue to lead the Shinsengumi would be the calm and risk-taking Saito Kazuichi.
"Nioh" and "Heavenly Sword" have joined the battlefield.
The changes in the battle situation... do not need to be described in detail.
Everything is just as Omura Masujiro said about them: they have the ability to create advantages on local battlefields and even directly reverse the situation!
Wherever the two of them passed, it was like a typhoon passing by!
The blades of the Bizen Nagafune and Sadukigami splashed out fistfuls of blood.
Within a moment, the enemy formation was torn into pieces.
During this period, the rest of the team members below the rock wall climbed up one after another and joined the battle.
These team members were all selected by Qingden from the first and third divisions.
Although their melee combat ability cannot be said to be one against ten, but one against three or five, there is no problem at all.
At this point, the opponent completely lost the ability to fight back.
Under the fierce attack by Qingdeng and others, most of them were wiped out, and the remaining troops lost all fighting spirit and scrambled to flee backwards.
They successfully climbed to the top of the cliff with very few casualties... The soldiers were all delighted with this result.
However, before they could express their joy, Qingdeng shouted:
"It's not time to relax yet! Our battle has just begun!"
After roaring, he held the knife that was still bleeding and ran toward the front of the "rock wall" and in the direction of Shannan Keisuke.
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The closer you get to the "rock wall", the more intense the firepower from the opposite side will be.
Shannan Keisuke heard that the carriage in front of him was already overwhelmed - it was now like a honeycomb, with holes everywhere.
At this time, a soldier next to him shouted:
"Commander! Retreat! If this continues, we will all be wiped out!"
Looking up, the open space in front of the "rock wall" was in a mess.
There are holes everywhere where bullets penetrated the ground.
There are black traces left behind after grenade explosions everywhere.
There were bloodstains and corpses everywhere.
Although Shannan Keisuke and others were very brave and spared no effort to launch a fierce counterattack, the huge geographical disadvantage made them passively beaten from beginning to end.
Although the carriage can help them block some bullets, it has its limits and is not a panacea.
So far in the battle, they have suffered heavy casualties. Nearly one-third of the team members have been killed or wounded and have lost the ability to fight.
In this case, it is not surprising that this person would beg Shannan Keisuke to order a retreat.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Shannan Keisuke retorted without thinking:
"No! We can't evacuate yet! I already have a hunch - the lord is about to arrive!"
While refusing, he raised the flintlock gun in his palm again and fired at the top of the cliff.
The "lord" mentioned by Shannan Keisuke naturally refers to Qingden.
In fact, his so-called "I have a premonition" is pure nonsense.
The purpose is just to boost morale and stabilize military morale.
Seeing that their beloved commander was still holding on to the front, the surviving soldiers gritted their teeth, suppressed the fear in their hearts, and rejoined the battle.
The casualty rate exceeded one-third, but they still maintained their fighting spirit and did not flee - thanks to Shannan Keisuke commanding them.
It is no exaggeration to say that now it is all thanks to the popularity Shannan Jingzhu has accumulated in his daily life to barely maintain the morale of the army.
Suddenly, there was noisy movement on the top of the cliff:
"Move quickly! Push it over quickly!"
The next moment, Shannan Keisuke saw three dark muzzles.
These three cannons were not the big cannons used by the Shinsengumi that required the use of animal power, but small cannons that could be moved by a few adults on their shoulders.
Shannan Keisuke doesn't understand cannons, so he doesn't know the models and names of these cannons.
However, there is one thing he is very clear about when it comes to lethal weapons like cannons -
"Lie down!"
When you see the muzzle of the cannon pointing towards you, if there is a place to hide, you should hide in it immediately. If there is no place to hide, then lie down immediately. After that, just let nature take its course.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Almost at the same moment when Shannan Jingshu shouted a warning, three cannon shots were heard from the top of the cliff.
Immediately afterwards, three explosions dominated the eardrums of Shannan Keisuke and others.
They had to cover their eardrums tightly to make themselves feel better.
Fortunately, these shells all landed in deserted open space, and no one was injured except for ear pain.
However...the sudden appearance of these three small cannons caused the expressions of the soldiers to change drastically.
Looking at the three small cannons on the top of the cliff, Shannan Keisuke murmured in a deep voice:
"We waited until we got closer before we started firing...!"
Maybe it's because the gun body is smaller, so it's easier to operate.
Soon, the enemy soldiers on the top of the cliff cleared the muzzle and loaded the second shell.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three more cannon shots were fired.
This time, their accuracy rate improved a lot.
A shell fell into the open space.
A shell hit a certain carriage, and all the soldiers hiding behind it were blown out.
A shell hit the side of a certain carriage - Shannan Keisuke was hiding here.
Waves of flames and shock waves rolled towards Shannan Jingshu, kicking up countless dust.
The shell landed on Shannan Keisuke's left side. Because his body blocked the flames and shock waves, the soldiers on his right side survived.
"Chief! Chief!"
After the aftermath of the explosion dissipated, the soldier hurriedly used his hands as a fan to clear away the smoke and dust that obscured his vision, and confirmed the current situation of Shannan Keisuke.
"Don't worry...I'm fine..."
A weak voice came from the smoke.
After a while, the dust dispersed——
"Commander, you..."
Looking at Shannan Keisuke in front of them, the team members couldn't help but froze, as if something was stuck in their throats.
I saw that the left half of Shannan Keisuke's body was covered in blood, and gurgling blood dripped down his left arm, and soon there was a pool of blood on the ground.
"Don't panic...it's just a minor injury..."
As he spoke, he turned his head and looked towards the top of the cliff to observe the enemy's situation.
It was a coincidence that after he raised his sight, he happened to face the black muzzle of the gun.
The muzzle of a small cannon on the top of the cliff was pointed directly at the carriage where he was hiding.
Most likely, the shooting parameters were adjusted based on the impact point of the shell just now.
It is not difficult to imagine that the next shell will hit the carriage directly!
By then, unless he is the legendary "immortal", there will be no way for him to survive.
The shell just fired had injured his body, and he lost feeling in his left leg and was unable to move.
So he made a prompt decision and said to the soldiers beside him:
"The next artillery shell is coming... You should evacuate to other carriages quickly... Remember... You must hold on... The lord is almost here..."
The team member closest to Shannan Keisuke opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.
But the habit of "obeying the superior's orders" that he had developed for a long time made him swallow the words on his lips and changed his words:
"yes!"
The soldiers dispersed and fled behind other carriages that were still intact.
After a while, only Shannan Jingzhu was left here.
At this time, the enemy soldiers on the top of the cliff had already lit the fuse of the small cannon.
The red light on the lead wire could be clearly seen by Shannan Keisuke even from a long distance away.
"Oh……"
Shannan Keisuke covered the wound on his left shoulder, leaned against the carriage, and chuckled to himself.
"What a pity... Mr. Orange... It seems... I can't accompany you to the end... I really want to witness with my own eyes... the world you created..."
At this moment when he half-closed his eyes and was about to face death calmly——
Da da da da da da…
The tips of his ears trembled slightly, and he suddenly heard the slight sound of footsteps - a very familiar running pattern.
In an instant, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and turned his head, looking towards the top of the cliff - at this moment, a galloping figure with a knife jumped into his eyes.
As if a meteorite fell here, the top of the cliff was in chaos.
Those who take their time and take their time will be at a loss at this time.
Those who are in high spirits feel like mourning their heirs at this time.
Those who are brave will be stunned.
The coward fights with both sides.
All these changes happened because everyone heard this scream:
"'Nioh' Tachibana Aoden is coming to kill you!"
After breaking into the enemy formation, Qingdeng ignored everything else and fixed his eyes firmly on the small cannon aimed at Shannan Keisuke, and ran straight towards the artillery array.
Qingdeng swung his sword and cut down all the gunners around him - at this time, the fuse was almost burned out and there was no time to snuff it out or cut it off with a knife.
When Qingdeng saw this, he immediately raised the tip of his knife and chopped off one side of the bracket of the small cannon.
The cannon body was tilted due to imbalance. Qingden quickly stretched out his left hand, stabilized the cannon body, and turned in a circle, aiming the muzzle at the other two small cannons next to it - these three cannons were arranged in a straight line, and
The gun aimed at Shannan Keisuke is located on the far right.
At the same moment when he turned the muzzle——
boom!
The shell flew out and hit the barrel of the first gun.
Although the steel gun body is not afraid of explosions, it cannot withstand the huge impact.
As a result, the cylindrical gun barrel flew out laterally, hit the barrel of the second gun on the left, and then flew out together.
Just like this, like a domino, only one cannonball destroyed two small cannons, and destroyed the cannon formation on the top of the cliff in one go.
Qingdeng's hand is indeed beautiful.
But...this also comes at a price.
He directly used his arms to replace the gun mount... The powerful reaction force hit him like a truck!
At the same time as the cannonball was fired, he was shocked back and forth until he was three or four steps away before he could barely stabilize his body.
Qingdeng felt a numbness in his left arm, as if there was air flowing through his body, and he almost vomited out today's lunch.
Thanks to his body's talents such as "Steel Bone +4" and "Majestic Muscle +6", his skin is incomparably stronger than that of a human being.
Anyone else would have ended up with a broken arm at the very least.
At this time, the general manager and others arrived.
"Follow me! Scatter them away!"
The commander-in-chief gave a sweet shout, charged into the enemy group, and moved closer to Qingdeng's direction.
A chaotic battle began immediately!
Seeing Aoden suddenly appear on the stage at the most critical moment, Shannan Keisuke twitched his lips and showed a smile with mixed emotions.
At this critical moment, he did not waste his precious time on personal affairs.
He immediately collected his emotions, and then used his last strength to shout back:
"General attack! Break through the rock wall!"
Suddenly, there was a noisy sound in the trees behind him - a light green wave was coming up!
After lunch and more than half an hour of rest, most of the team members had regained their energy.
They lurked in the bushes, waiting silently for Shannan Jingshu's order.
Hearing Shannan Keisuke's shout, they immediately cheered up and scrambled out of the bushes. Carrying a few improvised long ladders, they rushed towards the "rock wall".
There are over a hundred members of the surprise team at the top of the cliff, the same number as Qingdeng's side.
Because their attention was focused on Shannan Keisuke and others below the "rock wall", they did not notice the crisis behind them at all, allowing Seito's side to successfully get closer.
In this way, the muskets in their hands have been difficult to use.
There is no numerical advantage, no distance advantage...the outcome of this battle is already determined!
However, the other party did not collapse immediately.
They resisted for a moment - just a moment.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
"Huh! Huh! Huh ah ah ah!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!"
The three enemy soldiers in front of Qingdeng let out three completely different strange screams.
The three of them threw away the muskets that they had no time to reload, drew out the sabers at their waists, and slashed at Qingdeng with rapid strides.
Aomori raised the Bizen Nagabune in his palm and raised it high above his head.
With a clang of "dang", a "horizontal" knife and three "vertical cutting" knives collided heavily.
The three opponents leaned forward, stuck out their heads, and almost pressed their faces against the back of the knife. Their foul-smelling breath almost hit Qingdeng's face, and they put their entire body weight on the knife, trying to overwhelm Qingdeng.
Qingdeng had not recovered from the "shock of the shelling" just now, and his left arm was still numb and he could not exert any strength.
In other words, he now relies entirely on his right hand to resist the heavy pressure from the opponent.
Even so, it was more than enough to deal with the three people in front of me.
Even with only one hand, the Bizen Nagabune in his palm is still unshakable.
No matter how hard the opponent tried, he couldn't bring down the blade of Bizen Nagafune at all.
Sooner or later, Qingdeng gathered strength in his waist. In the next moment, with his waist and abdomen as the core, his strength shot up upwards and with a clang sound, he directly deflected the knives of the three people on the opposite side.
In the next moment, he quickly adjusted the blade, aimed at the waists of the three people opposite him, and made a sweeping sweep from left to right - a sweeping slash like "autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves."
After the sword flashed, the upper and lower bodies of these three people were only slightly connected by flesh and blood.
Qingden is extremely accurate when drawing his sword.
Because he has rich experience in actual combat and has killed countless people, he has now reached the state of "a man with no eyesight"... ah, no, "a man with no eyesight".
[Note: Muwuquanniu: describes the ability to discern things and handle affairs to the point of proficiency. 】
No matter whether the person in front of him is old or young, tall or short, naked or fully clothed, Qingden can roughly judge the specific position of his bones with just one glance.
In this way, when the knife is drawn, it can avoid bones and only cut flesh, flesh and internal organs, greatly reducing the wear and tear of the blade.
Just like now, although Qing Deng's big sweep was full of momentum, it didn't cut their spines, it just opened their bellies and cut their internal organs.
That's enough.
His stomach was cut open and his internal organs were completely injured but he could still continue to fight - Qingdeng had never seen such a strange person.
After cutting down these three people, Aomori ignored their cries and turned around to look for his next opponent - all he saw was the Shinsengumi chasing down the Raiders.
Fighting hand-to-hand with about a hundred of the most skilled members of the Shinsengumi 1st and 3rd divisions... it was only natural that he would end up like this.
At this time, the general manager moved to Qingdeng's side and said urgently:
"Qingdeng, Mr. Shannan, he..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qingdeng interrupted rudely:
"Xiao Si, don't be distracted! The battle is not over yet!"
This tricky "rock wall" has finally fallen... It's time to work hard and expand the results!
At this time, the team members below the "rock wall" had climbed up one after another.
Some anxious people climbed up the rock with their hands instead of looking for a long ladder.
If we don’t pursue him now, when will we wait?
"Don't stop! Chase down the remaining enemies!"
Qingden shouted loudly and took the lead.
While he was chasing after him, he calmly turned his head to the side and glanced at the bottom of the "rock wall" with the corner of his eye - several team members scrambled to carry Shannan Keisuke, who had fainted, onto a stretcher and sent him to the rear.
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After confirming that Shannan Keisuke was out of the battlefield, he withdrew his gaze, concentrated his energy, and focused all his body and mind on the battle in front of him.
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Nangong Mountain, the top of the mountain, the main formation of the Qibing Team——
"What?! The 'high wall' has been breached?!"
Omura Masujiro stood up and looked at the messenger in front of him with disbelief.
The messenger raised his voice and made a hoarse voice:
"Yes, yes! Tachibana Aoden suddenly attacked the 'High Wall' from the rear! The 'High Wall' fell!"
Omura Masujiro's face changed color, turning green and red.
He had just boasted that "this 'high wall' can last at least two days" in Haikou, but in the blink of an eye, in less than two hours, this "high wall" in which he had great confidence collapsed.
Got it!
He remained silent for a long time.
After a while, he took a deep breath, straightened his face, and suppressed the anger in his heart:
"...Mr. Takasugi, you are right, I do underestimate Tachibana Aoden, and I underestimate the Shinsengumi too...!"
Takasugi Shinsaku didn't say anything - his face was sullen, and his mood was clearly bad.
Now is not the time to ridicule Omura Masujiro.
To be honest, although he knew in his heart that Omura Masujiro's ideas were too optimistic, he was happy to be slapped in the face.
After all, for him, the collapse of the "high wall" is undoubtedly the worst bad news!
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PS: Bao Baozi originally wanted Shannan Keisuke to die in battle, but after hesitating for a long time, he finally chose to give up - Bao Baozi really still wants to write gentle novels!