Chapter 950 Tokugawa Iemo and Tenzouin who visited the front line in person! 【5300】
This earth-shattering loud noise was not only transmitted to Edo Castle, but also to Yotsuya Imperial Gate, which is very close to Akasaka Imperial Gate, and Kohinata Imperial Gate, which is slightly further away.
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Yotsuya Royal Gate——
"Um?"
At the moment when the explosion occurred, Seiichiro Tanani froze on the spot, immediately frowned, and turned to look to the southeast, where Akasaka Mikado was located.
Looking at the thick black smoke rising up into the sky, his brows furrowed even more tightly, as if in deep thought.
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At the same time, Kohinata Mikado—
Due to the long distance, when the sound of the explosion was heard from Akasaka Mikado to Kohinata Mikado, there was only dull movement.
Michizaburo Chiba, Jutaro Chiba and others were all focused on the battle in front of them and did not pay attention to the sudden sound. They thought the artillery array somewhere was starting to show its power again.
Only Chiba Eijiro and Chiba Sadayoshi were aware of it.
Chiba Eijiro stopped the sword in his hand and looked toward Akasaka Mikado in the distance, beyond his field of vision.
Not far away, Chiba Nobuyoshi made the same move.
Suddenly, Chiba Eijiro suddenly turned his head and looked at his old uncle:
After coughing up a lot of smoke and dust that she had accidentally inhaled, Elodie opened her eyes with difficulty.
A blurry scene entered his field of vision.
As her vision gradually recovered, she saw drifting black smoke and a gloomy sky.
The dark sky perfectly resembled her mood at the moment.
It wasn't until this moment that she slowly realized that she was lying on her back on top of a pile of ruins.
The broken bricks and tiles on her back hurt her.
——I... passed out...?
How did she faint, what happened... Elodie didn't have a clue about all the above.
She didn't even have a clear idea of how long she had been unconscious.
She felt as if she was unconscious for a second, and then felt as if she had been unconscious for a whole year.
"Uh...!"
She blinked again, mobilizing all the nerves in her brain, trying to squeeze out memories and figure out the current situation.
However, the recurring swelling and pain in her head made it impossible for her to concentrate.
She had never experienced such a severe headache in her life!
It was as if several strong men hit her on the head hundreds of times with a giant hammer.
Not only did it give her a headache, it also made her ears ring.
There was a constant "buzzing" sound deep in his ears, as if there was an entire beehive inhabiting it.
Elodie had to endure severe pain and tinnitus to sort out the mess in her mind.
Finally... I don't know if his consciousness regained consciousness or what happened, but in short, fragments of memory finally emerged from the depths of his mind——
Weird trolley...
The big wooden barrel smelled of gunpowder...
The flying rocket...
The fire almost blinds people's eyes...
Elodie's eyes widened suddenly as she remembered everything.
——Now is not the time to lie down and sleep on the floor...!
The strong sense of crisis cheered him up.
She subconsciously moved her limbs...the limbs were still there and not broken.
She faithfully fulfilled the obligations of a swordsman - no matter what situation or crisis she encountered, she would never throw away the sword easily.
She always held Yamato Mamoru firmly in her hands.
She moved the five fingers of her right hand a little, and she immediately felt Yamato Mamoru's presence.
The thick touch of the handle brought her some comfort and eased the uneasiness in her heart.
She struggled to sit up, leaned on the ground with a knife, and then conducted a rough inspection of her whole body.
The light green feather fabric was dyed gray, and the original background color could no longer be seen.
Except for the scrape on her forehead and a little bleeding, no parts of her body were missing.
After encountering such a horrific explosion, I not only survived, but also suffered only minor injuries... I am really lucky!
After checking her own condition, she raised her eyes and began to scan around.
Although she had made adequate mental preparations, the scene before her eyes still made her take a breath of cold air.
In a nutshell - the Koryomon Gate of Akasaka Gate is now in ruins!
Everything was devastated...The majestic city gate disappeared, replaced by broken walls and ruins.
Seeing this scene, Elodie was dumbfounded, her eyes blinded by intense shock.
Her sensibility has not yet accepted this tragic situation, and the emotion called "fear" is still surging in her mind, but her rationality has caught up with reality.
She knew very well that now was not the time for mother-in-law and mother-in-law!
So, she forced herself to calm down and shouted anxiously:
"Mr. Kondo! Mr. Shimada! Where are you?! Is anyone still alive?!"
No one responded...
She felt her heart sinking and asked again quickly.
At this moment, she finally heard the response she wanted:
"I...I'm here..."
Crash la la... Somewhere not far from Elodie, Kondo Shusuke struggled to hold up his upper body, and the sand, dust, and rocks covering his body fell to the ground, making a soft sound of "clop la la"
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"Elodie...are you okay?"
"I'm fine! Mr. Kondo, are you okay?"
Elodie ran to the other party's side in three steps and helped him stand up.
Kondo Shusuke grinned.
"My waist hurts so much... but fortunately I can still move."
Elodie looked at her whole body nervously.
After confirming that the other party was not seriously injured, not only conscious, but also able to stand safely, she breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, like a chain reaction, the survivors on the scene woke up one by one, and various sounds came out:
"Ugh...my head hurts...!"
"Hey! Come help! Someone is trapped here by rocks!"
"Damn...! How could this happen...!"
"What tricks did the thieves use?! Why did the imperial gate collapse?!"
"Is it a cannon?"
"No, it's impossible! Cannons can't have such terrifying destructive power!"
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Moaning, wailing, screaming, calling for help... the scene was filled with panic.
The sudden collapse of the Goryeo Gate shocked them.
On this basis, "I don't know what kind of methods the enemy has used" makes them feel even more panicked.
Before the big explosion, Elodie was standing on the edge of the royal gate, so she could see it very clearly.
The enemy did not use cannons, but a more primitive weapon: bombs!
Those wooden barrels are all large bombs! They will explode as long as they are touched by fire!
Elodie doesn't understand military technology, but she has heard that it is not difficult to make bombs.
As long as there are gunpowder, sugar and other raw materials, even a child can make a large bomb.
She was very surprised when she learned that the sugar she often eats in her mouth can be used to make bombs. Because of this, she was deeply impressed by the weapon "bomb".
There are enough bombs for 8 large trolleys... God knows how much gunpowder and sugar it takes.
In order to blow up the Akasaka Imperial Gate, the enemy forces spent a lot of money.
Fortunately, this was not a big explosion that blew the entire city gate into the sky - if it had been an explosion of this magnitude, Elodie and the others would have been wiped out long ago.
The explosion just now only destroyed the foundation of the Goryeo Gate.
As the saying goes, "A embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by an ant nest."
A large hole was blown out of the vital foundation, and the organizational structure of the Goryeo Gate was no longer sustainable, so it directly disintegrated, collapsed, and collapsed...
Because it collapsed slowly, there was a buffer, so Elodie and the others were able to save their lives.
At this time, a startled breath attracted Elodie's attention:
"Mr. Shimada! Mr. Shimada! Wake up quickly!"
Hearing this, a look of joy and sorrow immediately appeared on Elodie's cheeks.
She was happy to find Kui Shimada.
What worries her is... From the exclamation just now, Shimada Kui's current situation is not optimistic...
She ran towards the sound and immediately saw her comrades lying among the rubble.
I saw Shimada Kui closing his eyes tightly and his face was stained with blood.
No matter how the soldiers around him called him, he remained silent and showed no signs of waking up.
Only his slightly rising and falling chest still proves that the fire of life has not been extinguished.
After experiencing a brief moment of anxiety, Elodie made a decisive decision:
"Find all the injured! Send them to the rear for treatment!"
Her voice was tinged with impatience.
The Goryeo Gate of Akasaka Imperial Gate was blown down, and the defenders were seriously damaged... I wonder what Elodie and the others will face next!
Elodie now only hopes that the enemy's attack can be slowed down a bit, so as to give them some breathing space.
What a pity... what she feared most finally happened -
"Kill ah ah ah!" (Russian)
"The city gate they relied on no longer exists! If you don't go up now, then when? Come along with me! Defeat the lackeys of the shogunate!"
Rushing footsteps, excited shouts... A large group of enemy soldiers, a mixture of Russian soldiers and members of the Raiders, rushed toward them!
Now that Goryeo Gate no longer exists, it is definitely the next best thing to stand on these ruins and engage in a confrontation with the enemy.
Kondo Shusuke immediately ordered:
"Quick! Back up! Back to the Wataru Gate!"
Under the orderly command of Kondo Shusuke and Elodie, the surviving garrison soldiers took all the wounded they could find and retreated hurriedly to the third gate of Akasaka Mikado before the enemy troops could reach them.
Two city gates.
Although we retreated to the Wataru Gate in time, the real nightmare is yet to come!
The familiar long ladder, the familiar enemy troops attacking up the ladder like a swarm of ants, the familiar fierce bloody battle!
All the soldiers, including Kondo Shusuke and Elodie, have not yet recovered from the big explosion just now, and even the most basic organizational order has not been restored.
The situation is extremely bad...but the enemy has already attacked, and even if they are unable to support it, they can only respond hastily.
Elodie bit the tip of her tongue, trying to drive away the pain.
Her head was still very painful and swollen, and the "buzzing" deep in her ears did not stop. She felt that her whole body could not exert strength, it was difficult to concentrate, and her strength had declined sharply.
The battle had just begun when her left shoulder was cut by the enemy because her dodge speed was half a beat too slow.
She and Kondo Shusuke are martial arts masters, so they can barely support themselves.
On the other hand, other soldiers...
"Hey! Why are you vomiting blood?"
"Damn...it should have been the explosion just now that caused me internal injuries..."
"The shogunate's lackey! Tenchu!"
"If it weren't for my lack of effort, how could I... Gu!"
"Hahahaha! They are already vulnerable!"
A difficult battle...a one-sided battle!
Elodie still underestimated the impact of the explosion.
Their troops were damaged and their morale was shaken... Faced with the enemy's fierce offensive, their resistance gradually became shaky.
After a while, their defense began to waver, and loopholes appeared in more and more places.
No matter how bravely Kondo Shusuke and Elodie fought against the enemy, they could not reverse this decline.
When Elodie saw this, she couldn't help but clenched her teeth, secretly anxious in her heart.
She desperately wanted to do something to save the situation, but...but...
At the moment when despair began to spread in her heart——
Whoosh!
With a sharp sound of breaking through the air, an arrow cut across her field of vision.
Before she could react, the arrow accurately hit the neck of an enemy soldier, saving a sergeant who was almost killed.
This arrow is just the beginning.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Arrows flew out one after another, knocking every enemy soldier to the ground!
Elodie turned her head blankly and looked back following the arrow's trajectory - the archer was a beautiful woman wearing cyan armor.
She holds a vermilion and a bow, and her posture is both graceful and heroic, just like the reincarnation of Ba Gozen!
Elodie was very familiar with this majestic female military general - after all, she had only seen her in the Ohiro Room of Edo Castle a few days ago.
She looked at the other person in disbelief and unconsciously whispered the other person's name:
"Tianzhangyuan...Your Highness?"
Tianzhangyuan gave Elodie a gentle smile, then straightened his face again, and kept pulling the bow string in his hand, killing every enemy soldier that appeared in his field of vision.
She didn't come alone.
"Everyone! Please hold your head high and chest high! The battle is not over yet!"
Qingyue's male voice spread throughout the Duolu Gate.
A young man, fully armed and carrying a sword, stood proudly, standing on the oar gate, next to Elodie and others.
With a young face, full of nobility, and "Three-leaf Kwai" engraved on the feathers and sword... With such distinctive features, this person's identity is already obvious.
Someone recognized the young man's identity, and his face turned pale with extreme shock. After swallowing hard, he stammered and shouted:
"General, Your Highness the General!"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly changed!
To be honest, at this moment, Elodie couldn't believe her eyes.
But the scene in front of her clearly stated the facts: the great general Tokugawa Iemoge and the Great Odaisho Tenjoin came to the front line in person!
After learning that Akasaka Mikado's situation was very bad, the courageous mother and son made the same decision: Mikado will fight in person! Support the front line!
They don't understand military affairs and don't know how to deploy troops and generals.
The only thing they know is to lead by example!
The mother and son not only went to the front line in person, but also brought their personal bodyguards.
Tokugawa Iemo raised the tachi in his hand above his head, and then swung it down hard, with the tip pointing straight ahead:
"Go! Drive the enemy back to the ground!"
Instantly, the guards surrounding him swarmed up and joined the battle.
Naturally, he and the personal guards of Tianzhang Yuan are not just rotten fish and shrimps, they are all carefully selected elite warriors.
Their participation in the war immediately restored stability to the precarious defense line.
Of course, compared to the fresh troops brought by the mother and son, the morale bonus brought by "the General Zhengyi and the Grand Imperial Guard came to the front of the battlefield in person and fought side by side with the soldiers" would play a more important role in the battle situation!
In the Summer Battle of Osaka (1615), the first shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu personally commanded the army and completely destroyed the Toyotomi family.
Since then, it has been 250 years since the great general conquered the barbarians came to the front line of the battlefield in person!
Throughout the ages, the personal conquests of superiors have always been exciting.
What's more, the person in charge who personally took advantage of Yaishi is Tokugawa Iemo who has a reputation as a virtuous person and has a very high reputation among the people?
Looking at the heroic Tokugawa Iemo and looking at Tenzouin fighting the enemy bravely, the spirit of the soldiers took on a new look.
They let out loud cheers, clenched their weapons, and swung them hard at the enemy soldiers in front of them!
At this moment, two old male voices suddenly came into everyone's ears.
"Have you caught up..."
"No, Seiichiro, we are late, and the spotlight has been stolen by His Highness the Shogun and His Highness Odaisho."
Tokugawa Iemo was refreshed and looked at the two panting old men with a happy face.
"Otani-kun! Kubota-kun!"
Male Tan Seiichiro smiled slightly:
"Sir General, the rats who dared to invade Yotsuya's gate have been repulsed. We heard the terrifying explosion, so we came for reinforcements."
Kubota Kiyone took over:
"However, it seems that our trip was in vain. With your two highnesses here, we no longer need our reinforcements."
Tianzhang Courtyard smiles:
"What are you talking about? Who would think there are too many helpers? Come and support us!"
Tan Seiichiro took out the sword from his waist, and Kubota Kiyone took off the bow and arrow from his back.
The two shouted in unison:
"Follow the order!"
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"What? Tokugawa Iemo and Tenjoin Atsuhime appeared at Akasaka Mikado?"
Shuten Doji, who usually looked calm, suddenly lost his composure.
His eyes widened with disbelief.
He's not the only one like this.
Everyone around him, including Katsura Kogoro, Su Nuo, and Umibozu, were all stunned on the spot.
The messenger’s voice continued:
"It is reported that the people who came to reinforce Akasaka Mikado include not only General Zhengyi and Odaisho, but also the 'Sword Master' Seiichiro Tanani and Kiyone Kubota!"
After hearing this, Shuten Boyzi's face became a little darker:
"Damn...everything is not going well...!"
According to their pre-judgment, the winner can be determined after blowing up the Goryeo Gate of Akasaka Imperial Gate.
Unexpectedly... at this juncture, unexpected twists and turns could occur!
At this time, Su Nuo came forward and said excitedly to Shutun Tongzi:
"Shuten Doji-sama! This is a great opportunity to kill Tokugawa Iemo!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Master Umibo on the side took over the conversation excitedly:
"That's right! This guy showed up on his own initiative, which saved us a lot of time! Mr. Shutendouji, let's directly launch a general attack! Kill Tokugawa Iemo!"
After saying that, he couldn't wait to draw the nodachi on his back.
Shuten Doji was not infected by their excitement, he said coldly:
"Be patient. If there are only Tokugawa Iemo and Tenzouin, then we should indeed launch a general attack."
"But didn't you hear? At the Akasaka Imperial Gate at this moment, there are not only General Zhengyi and the Grand Imperial Palace, but also the 'Sword Master'!"
Master Umibo was anxious:
"What are you afraid of! Ichiro, the male spirit of the valley, is already in his twilight years! What is there to be afraid of?"
Shuten Doji gave him a vicious look:
"Don't underestimate the 'Sword Master'."
"Why do you think he is revered as the 'Sword Master'? We cannot afford to underestimate the 'Sword Master'."
Su Nuo pursed his lips and gradually regained his composure.
"Then...Shuten Doji-sama, what should we do now?"
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