Chapter 931 Take out [Decisive Battle with Yodo]! Fight to the death with the Shinsengumi! [5600]
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The flashing sword light, the overwhelming exchanges of offense and defense... In just a blink of an eye, the confrontation between Hijikata Toshizo and Su Nuo has lasted for dozens of rounds, and the winner has not yet been determined.
Suddenly, Su Nuo changed his posture, lowered his two swords in his palms, and adopted the lower position.
At the same time, his sharp gaze was directed towards Hijikata Toshizo.
It is not difficult to see that he is visually measuring the distance between himself and Hijikata Toshizo.
When Hijikata Toshizo saw this, he immediately made a judgment: the opponent was planning to use a killer move!
Sure enough - in a matter of seconds, Su Nuo stepped forward quickly, using the momentum to lift up the two swords in his palms, biting Hijikata Toshizo's waist and abdomen like a poisonous snake.
Hijikata Toshizo had no time to defend himself, so he could only hold Izumi Morikane in front of his chest and adopt a passive defense posture.
In the next breath, the steel knives intersected, and immediately there was an eardrum-numbing clang.
Although he barely blocked Su Nuo's killing move, the powerful force transmitted along the blade made Hijikata Shuangsan feel numbness in his palms, and his body posture became momentarily confused as a result.
For a master, exposing a flaw—even just for a moment—can be fatal!
Soon enough, a huge figure burst into the corner of Hijikata Toshizo's eye - Umibozu, who had been waiting quietly for the best time to attack, rushed up without saying a word! Aiming at Hijikata Tozo
The head is just a knife!
There was no time for the blades to intersect - even if he had the chance to defend himself with his sword, Hijikata Toshizo did not dare to receive Umibozu's heavy slash, lest the sword would be bounced away or cut off directly.
As a last resort, Hijikata Toshizo could only change his steps, lean to the side, and barely avoid the opponent's blade.
His life was saved, but the distance between the blade and his forehead was less than half an inch...a critical moment in the true sense!
Just one Su Nuo is enough to maintain a slight advantage over Hijikata Toshizo, let alone Su Nuo, Umibozu, and Ukiki all together?
With one against three, not only did they not lose immediately, but they persisted for so long... Such a record is fully worthy of the title of "Deputy Commander of the Demon".
It's a pity...his hard work has reached its limit.
As soon as his front foot escaped Umibozu's heavy slash, Gyushiki's large naginata slashed him from the diagonal thrust on his back foot!
Just like Umibozu, Ushiki is also waiting for the best time to attack, always ready to kill Hijikata Toshizo.
He resisted Su Nuo's flirtatious attack first, and then avoided Umibozu's slashing attack. As a result, his body posture was completely disordered, and he couldn't even keep up with his breathing.
The fierce fighting situation made him forget to breathe... to be precise, he didn't have time to breathe.
His lungs had long made painful protests, but he had no time to pay attention.
At this moment, anyone can see that unless Hachiman Daimyojin is temporarily possessed, there is no way Hijikata Toisan is able to escape Ushiuki's slashing attack!
Just at the moment when the big naginata's blade was about to split Hijikata Toshizo in two, a gust of wind struck - a majestic figure rushed between Hijikata Toshizo and Ushiki.
It’s none other than Squadron 1 Vice-Captain Kui Shimada!
Ushiki is very powerful - coincidentally, the sturdy Shimada Kui is also a strong man with no shortage of strength!
He stepped firmly on his feet, gritted his teeth, and swung the knife upward.
The katana and naginata struck each other in the air.
The huge sound made people suspect that it was the collision of two giant beasts.
The collision between the two weapons lasted only a moment.
After a moment, they seemed to have been scalded by boiling water, and both of them jumped back together with their weapons, widening the distance between them.
At the same time that Shimada Kui arrived, Hijikata Toshizo caught a glimpse of a familiar petite figure from the corner of his left eye - Elodie was holding her Yamato Mamoru and standing beside him, staring as if facing a formidable enemy.
Looking at Su Nuo and Master Haifang in front of him.
After neutralizing Ushiki's offensive, Shimada Kui moved to the right side of Hijikata Tobizo in three steps and two steps at a time, and said in a deep voice:
"Sorry, deputy chief, we are late."
Hijikata Toshizo was breathing heavily, greedily sucking in the fresh air, adjusting his breath, and said calmly:
"No, you came just in time."
With the arrival of Elodie and Shimada Kui, "one-on-three" became "three-on-three".
Su Nuo moved his eyes calmly, scanning the faces of Elodie and Shimada Kui with an indifferent expression:
"Are reinforcements coming..."
Niu Gui said softly with a look of shame on his face:
"Sorry, it's my incompetence... If I had struck faster just now, I would have been able to take off Hijikata Tobizo's head..."
Su Nuo said lightly:
"No need to apologize."
"Everything in the world is inherently fickle."
"It is a sign of arrogance to pray for everything to go smoothly."
Master Umibo twitched his lips and chuckled a few times:
"As expected of Mr. Yuan Shaoyue, he always speaks with philosophical quotes."
Su Nuo frowned lightly:
"Don't make such silly wisecracks."
As he spoke, he raised the two swords in his palms again and kept talking:
"It is a pity that we were not able to take down the head of the 'Deputy Chief of Ghosts'."
"But dragging all the enemy's sword masters here will also benefit a lot."
Seeing Su Nuo raising his sword, Umibozu and Ukiuki both grasped their weapons.
Although there was no prior agreement, the three of them rushed towards the opposite side in unison!
Hijikata Toshizo and others charged forward without giving in!
In the blink of an eye, three pairs of people were fighting together.
Hijikata Toshizo played against Su Nuo.
Shimada Kui vs. Umibozu.
Elodie versus Niugui.
Through the fight just now, Hijikata Toshizo has roughly figured out the strength ranking of these three people.
Among these three people, Su Nuo is the strongest, followed by Haifang Lord, and Niu Gui again.
Hijikata Toisho deliberately adopted the classic strategy of "Tianji Horse Racing", that is, dismounted horse versus mounted horse, middle horse versus dismounted horse, mounted horse versus middle horse, to defeat Su Nuo and others one by one.
However... Su Nuo's strength is very strong, far beyond what Elodie and Shimada Kui can handle.
Let the two of them deal with Su Nuo... I'm afraid they won't be able to survive even 10 rounds, and they will be brutally killed.
In desperation, he could only give up the idea and adopt the traditional strategy of "fighting generals against generals and soldiers against soldiers."
Shimada Kui's strength is completely enough to deal with Umibozu.
Niu Guikong has brute strength, but is seriously lacking in agility and skill - Elodie, who is extremely agile, can just restrain this cumbersome guy.
Although it is difficult for her to defeat him, she is more than enough to hold him back.
Therefore, Hijikata Toshizo safely left Umibozu and Gyuuki to Shimada Kui and Elodie to deal with, and he wholeheartedly faced the Su Nuo in front of him.
Although Su Nuo is slightly stronger than Hijikata Toshizo, this advantage is not enough to turn into a victory. It is not that easy to defeat Hijikata Toshizo.
Shimada Kui and Umibozu were equally matched, and the two fought so hard that neither could do anything to the other.
Elodie clenched the Yamato Moritai in her palm, adopted the middle position, and stared closely at the Ushiki in front of her, watching all his moves.
Although he had a young girl as his opponent, Niu Gui did not show any carelessness and was ready to fight.
Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he raised his eyebrows, half confused, half determined and asked:
"Hmm? Are you... Alice d'Orléans?"
When Elodie heard this, her expression changed slightly.
However, she quickly adjusted back and said in a deep voice:
"You got the wrong person."
The moment she finished speaking, she rushed forward with her sword in hand.
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What Su Nuo said is absolutely right.
Even if Hijikata Toshizo cannot be killed, dragging sword masters like them here can still yield huge benefits.
Thousands of People Working Together is extremely lacking in high-end combat capabilities.
Hijikata Toshizo, Shimada Kui, and Elodie are the only sword masters.
The three of them were held back, as if they were missing three of the sharpest spears, and the offensive ability of a thousand people was greatly reduced.
Although Shuten Doji, who is in charge of the main battle, has not been to the front line in person, he is like a hound with a keen sense of smell, sniffing out a fighter immediately!
He immediately dispatched a reserve team - 500 members of the surprise team headed by Katsura Kogoro!
The addition of this new force immediately broke the balance of power on the front line!
Thousands of people working together were equal in strength to the "Slavic Legion", so they were evenly matched and the fight was inextricable.
Suddenly there were 500 elite soldiers and generals on the opposite side who looked like wolves and tigers... Thousands of people working together were immediately at a disadvantage!
Secondly, the swordsman Katsura Kogoro's appearance instantly caused the high-end combat power comparison between the two sides to become unbalanced!
In this situation where Hijikata Toizan and others are all tightly entangled by Su Nuo and others, no one can stand up to Katsura Kogoro!
There is no doubt about Katsura Kogoro's strength.
Long before Aoto's rise, he was a famous swordsman in Edo.
I saw him as if he was in an uninhabited place, his power was overwhelming, and no one could stop him!
A large force of twenty people or more must be sent out to stop him desperately in order to slow down his offensive.
Although the war situation is unfavorable, the fighting will of thousands of people has not been frustrated, but has become stronger!
The Natong speech delivered by Hijikata Toshizo before the war played a great role.
The fighting spirit of thousands of people has been completely aroused. Even if they are at a disadvantage, they are not willing to give in even half a step!
The two armies fought for every foot and inch of land.
A bloody battle...a real bloody battle!
Any place or position may become a place of war and subject to repeated battles!
Shuten Doji picked up the telescope and carefully examined every angle of the front line.
The face that was originally full of confidence now looked solemn.
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It's night——
French-Qich coalition forces, our formation——
"What? Maher's only daughter is here?"
Shuten Doji cast a surprised look at Gyuuki.
Niu Gui nodded solemnly.
Shuten Doji asked:
"Niu Gui, are you sure?"
Niu Gui nodded again and changed into a decisive tone:
"I'm sure!"
"In the beginning, Ru Nu and I acted as Maher's bodyguards and accompanied him to Dajin to meet his only daughter."
"So I'm pretty sure that the blond girl I faced today is Alice D'Orléans, the only daughter of Maher!"
Today's battle lasted until nightfall and finally ended.
Although the battlefield performance of thousands of people working together was very impressive and they fought very bravely and tenaciously, spiritual strength could not make up for the material gap after all.
Under the fierce attack of the French and Qi coalition forces, the battle line continued to advance eastward, and thousands of people continued to retreat with one heart...
Finally... the French-Qich coalition successfully occupied the first trench where thousands of people were united before dark!
It is true that the French-Qich coalition achieved considerable results, but from the overall perspective, they are far from being called a victory.
In order to stop the French-Qich coalition forces, Hijikata Toshizo dug many trenches before the war and laid down multiple layers of defense lines.
Even if they lose the first trench, they still have the second, third, and fourth trenches... In this way, they can launch layer upon layer of resistance.
After losing the first trench, Hijikata Toshizo immediately led his soldiers to retreat to the second trench.
In other words, the French-Chinese coalition is still far away from completely defeating a thousand people working together and completely occupying the Eighth Prince!
By the way - until today's battle ended, Su Nuo and others had not been able to defeat Hijikata Toizan and others.
In contrast, Hijikata Suisan and others were helpless towards Su Nuo and others.
Su Nuo and Hijikata Toshizo, Umibozu and Shimada Kui, these two pairs of opponents all wanted to kill each other and tried their best. However, there was not much difference in strength between them, and it was impossible to decide the winner.
As for Elodie, she knew very well that based on her own strength, she was no match for Niu Gui, so she kept dodging, not defeating her opponent, nor letting her opponent defeat her.
With her petite body and agility, she was like a fluttering butterfly. No matter how hard Niu Gui tried, he couldn't get a piece of her clothes, which made him very frustrated.
Of course, another reason why Niu Gui couldn't do anything to Elodie was that he was concerned about her identity and did not dare to kill her.
After listening to Gyuuki's report, Shuten Doji couldn't help but frown slightly and smacked his lips a few times.
"Maer's only daughter is actually here... This is going to be troublesome..."
Su Nuo interjected:
"Shuten Doji-sama, do you want to capture Alice alive?"
Shuten Doji replied without thinking:
"Does this need to be said? Of course!"
Su Nuo's face darkened:
"Capturing a person alive on a dark battlefield...please forgive me, this is really a difficult task."
Master Umibo curled his lips:
"Even if she is Maher's only daughter, she should not be treated leniently. She is now affiliated with the enemy camp. Simply ignore her relationship with Maher and just treat her as an enemy general and kill her."
As soon as he finished speaking, his back immediately received Shuten Doji's sharp gaze.
"This is not okay. Maher is our ally. We killed his only daughter. How should we explain to him when we face Maher in the future?"
Seeing that Shuten Douzi had spoken for this reason, everyone did not dare to have any other opinions and kept silent to show their submission.
Shuten Doji glanced around at the crowd, then sat upright:
"Everyone, just now, the kappa lurking in Edo came to report: Tokugawa Iemoji did not abandon the city and escape, but rather the opposite - he ordered to defend Edo to the death, and personally took charge of Edo Castle!"
After everyone heard this, they all showed expressions of astonishment and astonishment.
Katsura Kogoro murmured:
"'Cage City War'..."
Su Nuo twitched the corner of his mouth, half smiling:
"Although I hate the shogunate, I have to admit that Tokugawa Iemo is a man."
Shuten Dozi raised his right palm and pressed it a few times in mid-air to signal everyone to be quiet.
After everyone closed their mouths and focused their attention on him again, Shuten Doji spoke in a half-joking tone:
"If you think about it carefully, since we landed in Noyo, except for the surprise attack on Nagoya Castle and the attack on Sunpu Castle, it has been very unsatisfactory at other times."
"First, King Ren rushed back to Gyeonggi with a speed that was beyond our expectation."
"And the thousands of people who defended the Eighth Prince are far more tenacious than we imagined."
"Then the next thing is that the young general Zheng Yi actually has the demeanor of a 'general'. He does not flee in panic, but bravely holds the city."
"It seems that we may not be able to capture Edo easily."
"But the matter has come to this, and there is no room for us to retreat."
At this point, Shuten Boy suddenly lowered his tone and his tone became solemn.
"When we decided to launch the 'Amanuma Spear', we were already aware of it."
"Victory or death!"
"Even if there are thorns ahead, we will get through it!"
Along with Shuten Doji's passionate words, the temperature at the scene seemed to rise several degrees.
Everyone at the scene - including Katsura Kogoro, who was always wary of Shuten Doji - were all affected by his words, their eyes became firm and their expressions became high-spirited.
Suddenly, Shuten Doji stood up, his voice became higher as his body stood upright, and he shouted in a commanding tone:
"Starting from today, within five days, we will break through the Eighth Prince!"
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Time returns to the present——
Sekiyuan, Nangong Mountain, the main formation of the Qibing Team——
Takasugi Shinsaku lowered his head to read the letter in his hand.
The more he read the contents of the letter, the deeper his frown deepened.
This letter was written by Shuten Doji.
On the first night of the Hachioji offensive and defense, Shuten-dōji wrote this letter himself, sealed it before the ink dried, and sent his horse to Sekigahara.
Until today, this letter was finally delivered to Takasugi Shinsaku.
The letter first briefly describes the first day of the Hachioji offensive and defensive battle, and then puts forward a request for Takasugi Shinsaku at the end - the resistance of thousands of people is very strong, and it will take much longer than expected for the French and French coalition forces to defeat Takasugi Shinsaku.
Completely breaking through Hachioji, so I hope Takasugi Shinsaku can hold off the Shinsengumi for a few more days.
After reading Shuten-Douji's letter, Takasugi Shinsaku threw the letter into the nearby fire pit with a dark face, and then briefly and concisely relayed to everyone in the tent the current situation of the Hachioji offensive and defensive battle, as well as Shuten-Douji's order.
After everyone heard this, they were all filled with indignation:
"This is really unreasonable!"
"That Shuten boy always looks confident. I thought he was so capable! But what happened? He was blocked by a mere thousand people working together!"
"Okay! They are our allies after all! Stop scolding them! Let's focus on the war in front of us!"
"They actually ask us to hold the Shinsengumi for a few more days? What a joke! Judging from the current situation, whether we can survive tomorrow is a question!"
Hesitation, nervousness, panic...all kinds of negative emotions permeated the scene.
Regarding Shuten Doji's order to "delay the Shinsengumi for a few more days", their attitudes were surprisingly consistent - this was an impossible task!
Just like the French-Child Alliance underestimated the One Thousand People, everyone here also underestimated the Shinsengumi!
They fully believed that with the strength of the Qi Force and the favorable location of Nangong Mountain, it would be more than enough to withstand the Shinsengumi for 3 to 5 days.
They never expected that it only took the Shinsengumi one day to push the front line halfway through Nangong Mountain!
The rapid collapse of the "high wall" on the southern battlefield dealt them a huge blow.
Judging from the speed of the Shinsengumi's advance, they will be able to reach the top of the mountain tomorrow! Hit the main formation!
As someone just said, whether we can survive tomorrow is a question. Why talk about "holding off the Shinsengumi for a few more days"?
Uneasiness leads to panic, and panic leads to blame-shifting.
I don’t know who started it, but the sound of reprimand gradually sounded from the scene:
"Damn it! What happened to the 'high wall'? Didn't it say it could block the Shinsengumi for at least 2 days? Why did it only last for 2 hours?!"
"We have too few troops!"
"Short of troops? We have deployed 300 people at the 'High Wall', accounting for one-fifth of the total troops. It is already enough!"
"Even 300 people are too few, so what are the 40 people under my command?"
"We have gone all out! It's all the fault of that Niou, he is not human at all!"
"A Tachibana Tachibana scared you to this point? Then let's stop fighting! Just surrender to Tachibana Tachibana!"
"You've never seen Ju Qingden, stop making sarcastic remarks!"
The combat meeting gradually turned into a quarrel meeting and a blame-shifting meeting...
Seeing this, Military Advisor Omura Masujiro gradually frowned, showing impatience.
Just when he opened his mouth and was about to stop everyone, Takasugi Shinsaku next to him spoke first:
"Everyone be quiet!"
Suddenly, the scene became audible.
"...Omura-kun, bring out the 'Decisive Battle of Yodo'! Let's fight the Shinsengumi!"
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