A few days ago, Aoto asked and discussed with Kondo and Okita what kind of tactics they used in the "Red and White Battle" with Chiba Sword Hall.
The Little Chiba Sword Hall has a large gathering of elites, and its talent pool is far richer than that of the Imperial Guard Hall.
On the other hand, in the Trial Defense Hall, there are only four people who can produce combat power: Kondo Isamu, Okita Souji, Hijikata Toshizo, and Inoue Genzaburo.
Okita, who has extraordinary talent in swordsmanship, is the strongest swordsman in the Trial Guard Hall, so he naturally receives the most solemn reception from the Little Chiba Sword Hall - for a long time, the Little Chiba Sword Hall has sent their disciples
The two strongest people: Chiba Jutaro and Sanako came to keep an eye on Okita.
Although Okita was strong, he could not break through the attack of Chiba brother and sister who were also unparalleled among their peers in swordsmanship talent and swordsmanship level in a short period of time.
While the strongest Okita was held back by the Chiba brothers and sisters, the others seized the opportunity to attack the rest of the people in the trial defense hall, knocking down all the other swordsmen in the trial defense hall.
After most of the swordsmen in the trial defense hall were knocked down, Okita could not save himself no matter how strong he was.
The Little Chiba Sword Hall has always relied on this "Tian Ji Horse Racing" style of tactics to deal with the Trial Guard Hall, without exception.
Faced with the "Tianji Horse Racing" of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, the Shiwei Hall could only respond to one strategy: attack without hesitation.
Because the average strength of the apprentices is not as good as that of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, if you just defend yourself, you will not be able to stop the fierce attack of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, so just stop defending and let go and attack with all your strength!
Everyone rushed forward and hugged and entangled with the people from the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
Only by launching a fierce attack at all costs can there be any chance of victory - the only two "victory battles" against the Xiaoqianba Sword Hall in the Trial Guard Hall were won in this way.
After telling Aoto how they fought against Chiba Kenkan in the past, Kondo, Okita and the others asked Aoto in a joking tone.
Ask Qingdeng, who had defeated more than 200 "radical anti-barbarian" thugs on that snowy night, and who should be very capable of commanding, to see if Qingdeng could help them come up with something other than "attack with all their might" to make them more capable.
How to defeat Little Chiba Kenkan at the "Plum Blossom Festival".
Qingdeng thought about it very seriously and hard.
But I can't think of anything.
The average strength of the apprentices of the Trial Guard Hall is far different from that of the Little Chiba Sword Hall. With the number of players on both sides being the same, Qingnobu really can’t think of anything else that can help the Trial Guard Hall defeat the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
A better way to pave the way.
but.
just now.
Just after he and Okita heard the conversation between the six contestants of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, waves of anger and displeasure poured out of Qingto's heart uncontrollably.
Qingden had just suppressed his displeasure caused by the remarks of the four middle-aged people in the audience.
Before this displeasure had completely dissipated, I heard another person... and it was a contestant from the Little Chiba Sword Hall making unpleasant remarks about their trial defense hall...
Although he knew that these people were telling the truth, Qingdeng just felt very angry.
Before this, Aoto had not even thought about defeating the Chiba Kenkan in the "Plum Blossom Festival", which had been pressuring them to compete in the trial training hall. He only planned to follow Kondo, Okita and the others to do their best in the competition.
Just try your best.
However, after hearing the unpleasant words of passers-by and the contestants of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, an idea flashed into the mind of Qingto, who was full of resentment -
Is there nothing... that can defeat the Little Chiba Sword Hall and make these people look at our Trial Guard Hall with admiration from now on?
As soon as this thought passed through Qingdeng's mind, Qingdeng suddenly felt: thoughts and ideas suddenly appeared one after another in Qingdeng's mind -
The Little Chiba Sword Hall has always sent the Chiba brothers and sisters to keep an eye on Okita; from what the six people just said, quite a few contestants in the Little Chiba Sword Hall must have despised our trial defense hall...
These thoughts and ideas keep flying and merging.
In the end, they intertwined into a concrete strategy.
A strategy that has a chance of defeating the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
"General?" Okita looked at Qingto in confusion, "What...what happened? Why do you suddenly want to be the general?"
If the porcelain bowl on the forehead of the general of a certain side is broken, then no matter how many contestants they have left, they will lose.
Therefore, whether it is the Trial Guard Hall or the Little Chiba Sword Hall, they always let the weaker person be the general, and let him stay in the safest rear area or send some people to protect him closely.
When they used the tactics of "attack with all their strength" to deal with the "Tianji Horse Racing" of Xiaoqianba Sword Hall in the past, they also let the weaker people be the generals, and protected him when everyone rushed forward to attack.
In the middle of the team, he should be closely protected.
So generally speaking, this general is the most boring and idle person on the field. While other teammates are fighting bravely, he can only stay in the rear or be protected by a group of people, and cannot go forward and fight with opponents as much as he wants.
Contest.
The general who no one else wanted to be, Aoto actually wanted to be... Okita blinked hard at Aoto again with a puzzled look on his face.
"Time is tight." Qingdeng said solemnly, "I'll try to put it as briefly as possible..."
"Oh." Chiba Nobuyoshi raised his head and looked at a young man standing behind him, "Fourth nephew, you are here."
The young man standing behind and beside Chiba Nobuyoshi is none other than Chiba Tamonshiro.
At this moment, Chiba Tamonshiro pursed his lips tightly and looked ugly.
Chiba Sadayoshi raised his hand and pointed to his side, motioning Chiba Tamonshiro to sit next to him.
Chiba Tamonshiro never dared to be disrespectful towards his uncle. As soon as Chiba Sadaki raised his hand, he hurriedly bent his knees and knelt down beside Chiba Sadaki respectfully.
"Fourth nephew, how are you? Do you realize your mistake?"
"...Yes." Chiba Tamonshiro buried his head lower, "My nephew is already wrong."
The reason why Chiba Nobuyoshi arrived late and finally entered the competition venue just now is actually a hidden secret - he had just been sternly reprimanding Chiba Tamon in a private occasion.
Shiro, so it took a lot of time.
This morning, after trying to persuade Chiba Jutaro and Sanako to no avail, and instead causing an embarrassing scene of "apologising to Aoto and the others in public", Chiba Tamonshiro who still refused to give up was quite upset - he ran to find Chiba.
Ye Dingji planned to argue directly with Chiba Dingji face to face, so that Chiba Dingji would not play such a boring time-wasting game with the Shiweiguan.
However, before Chiba Tamonshiro found Chiba Sadakichi, Chiba Jutaro and Sanako had already returned to their father's side before him.
The brother and sister told Chiba Sadayoshi exactly what Chiba Tamonshiro had just done.
Therefore, after Chiba Tamonshiro tried his best and finally found Chiba Sadikichi, he was severely reprimanded by Chiba Sadikichi before he could say anything to Chiba Sadikichi.
"Fourth nephew, we have already made a promise with Yushima Tenmangu Shrine to hold a 'red and white battle' together with the Imperial Guard Hall at the 'Plum Blossom Festival'. How can we go back on our word and change our minds when things come to a head?"
"What you are doing is too impulsive and thoughtless. No matter what, you should not have an argument with your cousin in public! How will your actions make outsiders view our Chiba family?
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"What's more, you actually said such rude words in public as 'The Imperial Guard Hall is a third-rate sword hall'!"
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Chiba Sadayoshi continued to reprimand Chiba Tamonshiro until just now, that is, after the game was about to start, and then he said, "Reflect on yourself," and ignored Chiba Tamonshiro and walked away.
"Are you really aware of your mistake?" Chiba Nobuyoshi stared straight at Chiba Tamonshiro who buried his head very low.
Chiba Tamonshiro nodded silently.
After looking at Chiba Tamonshiro for a few more times, Chiba Nobuyoshi sighed softly.
"Okay, raise your head. The game is about to start. Let's watch the game with my uncle."
"...Uncle, please forgive my nephew for speaking bluntly." Chiba Tamonshiro slowly raised his head, "This kind of game where it is clear who wins and who loses must be the winner of the Little Chiba Sword Hall. There is nothing interesting at all."
"Fourth nephew, how many times do you want me to tell you? You must never have such a contemptuous attitude toward people or things... Oh, forget it, I'm tired today, I'll do it later.
Let’s educate you!”
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The other end of the "VIP seat"——
Saito is not a member of the trial team, so he can only sit in the audience and watch the game.
At this moment, he was just like a statue, expressionless, sitting motionless on his knees.
Because Saito's motionless posture except for occasionally blinking, the rest of his body was really eye-catching, so the people sitting next to Saito kept looking at him in shock and confusion from time to time.
Looking at this man who looks like the reincarnation of a sloth.
Zhousuke, Abi and his wife were sitting next to Saito.
Abi, who objected to the swordsmanship competition at the "Plum Blossom Festival" and the Little Chiba Sword Hall until the last moment, still had a bad face.
Shusuke, on the other hand, chatted enthusiastically with Kiryu, who was sitting next to him.
"Shusuke, there are a lot of new faces in the Trial Guard Hall that I have rarely seen before, or even seen very rarely." Kiryu looked at the "main formation" of the Trial Guard Hall not far away and smiled slightly.
"Well, while there are some new faces, there are also a lot of old faces gone..." Zhouzhu smiled bitterly, "Many people either suddenly stopped coming to learn swordsmanship, or were poached by people from other sword halls.
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"Perhaps I really don't have the talent to run a sword gym." Zhou Zhu sighed, "I am already old, and my energy and body are no longer good. Now I have no hope of expanding the trial gym and carrying forward the natural spirit flow.
I’m counting on Yong.”
"I just hope that Yong can reach a height that I have never reached."
After saying that, Zhou Zhu took a porcelain bottle next to him.
"Mr. Kiryu, I brought some hot tea made by my wife herself. Do you and Miss Kinoshita want to drink some?"
Tongsheng laughed: "Did Abi make the tea himself? Then I have to taste it. The tea made by Abi himself is a treasure that must be tasted."
Hearing Kiryu's seemingly unintentional compliment, Abi, who had always had a stinking face, suddenly looked much better.
"Young Master." Kiryu looked at Mai Kinoshita, who was sitting neatly beside him, "Would you like some tea?"
Kinoshita Mai nodded obediently.
Seeing Kinoshita Mai nodding, Zhousuke took out two cups he brought with him and made Kiryu and Kinoshita Mai a cup each.
Kinoshita Mai drank the tea at the right temperature in one gulp, handed back the cup, and then continued to stare with interest at the arena where the "Red and White Battle" was about to begin.
Her two hands resting on her legs were clenched with neither light nor heavy force, and it could be seen that she was in a very happy mood now.
Kiryu, who quietly took in Kinoshita Mai's behavior, chuckled a few times.
"Young Master, your preferences have never changed."
"You've been like this since you were a child. You like to watch fighting-related games, stories about swordsmen who can defeat thousands of people on one horse, or stories about heroes who draw swords to help when there's an injustice on the road."
"Perhaps I will always like these until I die of old age." Kinoshita Mai winked at Kiryu mischievously.
"Hmm...?" At this time, Shusuke, who was watching the movement at the "main formation" of the Trial Defense Hall from a distance, suddenly murmured in confusion, "Strange... why Souji and Tachibana-kun haven't come back yet..."
Just now, Zhousuke clearly saw Qingto suddenly going out with Okita.
Zhou Zhu didn't pay attention at first, but now that he hasn't seen these two people returning, he can't help but gradually become concerned.
After hearing Shusuke's muttering, Kiryu and Mai Kinoshita stretched their necks and looked towards the "main formation" of the Imperial Guard Hall, looking for Aoto and Okita.
"Ah." Kinoshita Wu raised her hand and pointed, "They are there, they are back."
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"Tsk..." Kondo smacked his lips, raised his head and looked around, "Why haven't Souji and Tachibana-kun come back yet..."
Now there is less than ten minutes left before the game starts.
The shrine maidens of Yushima Tenmangu Shrine had already sent them headbands and porcelain bowls for competitions, but they still haven't seen Aoto and Okita come back from drinking sugar water.
When Kondo was anxiously thinking about whether to send people to find these two guys, an apprentice next to him suddenly shouted:
"Ah, little master, look, Tachibana-kun and Okita-kun are back!"
Kondo quickly turned around to look - Aoto and Okita were walking towards them quickly with serious faces, one behind the other.
"General Secretary, Mr. Tachibana!"
Kondo was just about to scold the two of them for coming back so late.
In the end, he didn’t even have time to say anything——
"Everyone! Please listen to me!"
His words were interrupted loudly by Qingden.
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In today's "Red and White Battle" between 15 people and 15 people, the Trial Guard Hall drew the "Red Square", while the Little Chiba Sword Hall drew the "White Square".
At the Little Chiba Sword Hall, everyone has put on white headbands used to distinguish friend from enemy, and tied a small porcelain bowl on their forehead.
Chiba Jutaro waved to everyone and asked them to come closer.
"I have already said everything that needs to be said."
Chiba Jutaro said loudly to the people gathered in a circle with him as the center.
"The Trial Guard Hall will definitely use their usual 'onslaught' tactics."
"So we just have to fight them the old way - actively get in there and confront them head-on!"
"Everyone, please cheer up! There is a very powerful newcomer at the Trial Guard Hall, the one you should have all heard of recently, Tachibana Aoden."
"You must have heard about his deeds, right?"
"This is a hero who can lead more than 20 warriors to kill more than 200 'radical anti-barbarian' thugs."
"So everyone, cheer up! Don't have any contempt for the current trial defense hall just because Genzaburo Inoue and Toshizo Hijikata are not here!"
As soon as Chiba Jutaro finished speaking, a young man standing opposite him curled his lips:
"Chiba-kun, there's no need to be so cautious...can the training hall be transformed instantly just because of the addition of a powerful newcomer?"
If Ayoto and Okita were here now, they would definitely recognize this young man - this young man was exactly the six contestants they met in front of the grilled squid stall and thought that today's competition would be quite easy.
one.
Upon hearing the young man's words, Chiba Jutaro's face instantly became stern.
"Sakurai, have you forgotten your master's usual teachings? Never underestimate anyone or anything at any time!"
After being scolded by Chiba Jutaro, the young man immediately shrank his neck and did not dare to say any more.
At this time, Shannan Keisuke, who was standing directly facing the "main formation" of the trial defense hall, suddenly seemed to have discovered something extraordinary. He opened his eyes slightly and shouted loudly with a look of astonishment on his face:
"Qianba-kun! Look!"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Everyone, led by Chiba Jutaro, turned their heads in confusion and looked towards the opposite side, in the direction of the Imperial Guard Hall.
As soon as the gaze was cast, everyone was like Shannan, with uncontrollable astonishment on their faces.
The swordsmen of the Trial Guard Hall did not gather into a "wedge formation" to facilitate the use of "violent attack" tactics as before.
Instead, they spread out in all directions and formed a very strange defensive formation.
Deploy 6 people on the left.
Deploy 6 people on the right.
Deployment in the middle...1 person!
Kondo stood alone in the middle, tightening the red headband on his head.
The number one enemy of their Little Chiba Kenkan: Souji Okita is staying at the "main formation" located in the rear area.
Qingden stood beside Okita.
He placed his bamboo sword on the ground in front of him, draped in a red robe that symbolized the status of the general, and looked at the position of the Little Chiba Sword Hall in the distance with an expressionless expression, looking majestic.
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Seeing the strange formation in the trial defense hall, not only the contestants in the Little Chiba Sword Hall were stunned, but also all the spectators in the auditorium.
Suddenly, the audience was in an uproar.
Even people who don't understand swordsmanship at all can see that the formation of the trial defense hall is simply weird.
Why only deploy one person in the middle? In this way, as long as the opponent concentrates on launching a fierce attack on your middle, won't your defense line be quickly torn apart?
"Hey, Zhou Zhu." Ah Bi frowned so hard that he felt like he could pinch a fly, "What's going on? Why do Yong and the others have such a weird formation? This kind of defense line that is thick on both sides and thin in the middle.
Wouldn’t it break if you poke it?”
"I, I don't know either..."
Zhou Zhu was also confused now.
He is also full of questions now.
Why such a strange formation? Why does Okita, who is an important combat force, stay in the rear? How come Tachibana-kun is the general...
Saito on the side frowned slightly.
Kinoshita Mai's red lips were slightly open, and her cheeks were filled with confusion and confusion.
On the seats at the Little Chiba Sword Hall, Chiba Nobuyoshi and Chiba Tamon Shiro showed quite a change in their expressions at this moment - their eyebrows were all twisted together.
"...What is the trial defense hall doing?" Chiba Tamon Shiro muttered.
"..." Chiba Sadaki remained silent, staring thoughtfully at the position of the trial defense hall.
There was also someone with a similar expression... and Kiryu.
Kiryu and Chiba Sadayoshi—among all the spectators in the huge auditorium, they were the only two who stared at the defense hall position with a thoughtful expression.
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At eight o'clock in the morning (2 p.m.), it came quietly.
The god of Yushima Tenmangu Shrine appears on the south side of the competition venue.
As the "first sponsor" of this competition, after loudly speaking some ordinary opening remarks and congratulations, he waved to a miko next to him who was standing in front of a taiko drum——
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The miko lady holds a drum stick, spreads her slender arms, and plays the taiko drum.
The sound of the taiko drum slowly became louder and louder.
As the taiko drums started playing, the auditorium, which had been quiet just now, suddenly became extremely noisy again.
The increasingly rapid sound of the taiko drum announced: Today's swordsmanship competition has officially begun!
However, until the drums announcing the start of the game stopped, there was no movement from both the red and white teams.
Everyone in the red side's trial defense hall stood still, completely determined to defend to the death.
A group of people from Bai Fang's Little Chiba Sword Hall gathered together and anxiously discussed strategies to deal with the enemy.
"Chiba-kun!" Someone shouted impatiently towards Chiba Jutaro, "What are you hesitating about? What is there to hesitate about? The trial defense hall only places Kondo Isamu in the middle, so let's just focus on the battle.
If you use your strength and launch a fierce attack on their center, won't you be able to win?"
"Yes, although I don't know what the Trial Guard Hall wants to do, no matter how you look at it, launching a fierce attack on their center now is definitely correct!"
Many people rose up to agree.
"..." Chiba Jutaro's frown has not relaxed since just now.
Chiba Jutaro instinctively sensed that there was something fishy about the strange formation in the Imperial Guard Hall.
Sanako, Shannan Keisuke and several others had the same idea as Chiba Jutaro.
Like Chiba Jutaro, they always felt that there must be something fishy about the formation in the Imperial Guard Hall.
But they just couldn't figure out what kind of murderous intention was hidden in this weird formation.
After thinking for a moment, Chiba Jutaro gritted his teeth——
Forget it! Let’s launch an attack first and explore their true strength!
Although he felt that there was something wrong with the formation of the Trial Guard Hall, he had to admit that no matter how he looked at it, for their little Chiba Sword Hall, the best strategy they could think of at the moment was to first target the vulnerable center of the Trial Guard Hall.
Launch an onslaught!
Therefore, Chiba Jutaro, who had made up his mind, quickly made a plan: the strong Shannan would lead three other equally strong apprentices to attack the middle of the trial defense hall.
The left and right sides of the Trial Guard Hall each sent 4 people to deal with it.
Their chief general: a newcomer named Asakura of their Little Chiba Sword Hall stayed in the "main formation".
He and Sanako stayed in the midfield.
The reason why Chiba Jutaro chose to guard the midfield with Sanako instead of going to the front line with Shannan and the others was to be wary of Okita.
The highest combat strength of the Trial Defense Hall did not stand on the front line, but stayed in the rear... This made Chiba Jutaro feel like there was a sword hanging above his head.
He and Sanako were always ready to rush forward from the midfield to intercept Okita if he made any strange movements.
"Go forward!" Chiba Jutaro shouted with great momentum.
On a rare clear winter afternoon, under the blue sky, Shannan and the others, who were divided into three groups, were shouting and sweeping across the field with great momentum, heading straight towards the position of the trial defense hall!
"Tachibana, Mr. Tachibana..." Looking at the four Shannan men who were heading straight towards Kondo, Okita was so nervous that he couldn't help but stutter a little when he spoke, "Brother Kondo, can he... be able to stop them?"
"..." Qingden didn't respond to Okita.
He only looked quietly at Kondo, who had already held the bamboo sword in front of him on the middle road.
Without having time to think about it, the attacking Xiao Qianba Sword Hall and the defensive Shiwei Hall, the troops on both sides were like waves hitting the rocks, and the two armies collided with each other!
The Little Chiba Sword Hall sent four people, led by Shannan Keisuke, to attack Kondo, who was alone guarding the middle...
Almost everyone in the audience thought that Kondo, who was one against four, would be defeated soon. Then the defense line of the trial defense hall was torn from the middle, and the trial defense hall was instantly defeated.
However, a scene that shocked everyone appeared.
The imagined scene of Kondo being quickly defeated and the defense line of the trial defense hall being torn apart did not appear.
Kondo actually blocked the attacks of the four Shannan people by himself!
"Drink ahhhh——!"
Kondo let out a cry like a wild animal's cry
Facing the four Shannan men who were attacking from four different directions, Kondo waved the bamboo sword in his hand at them without fear!
I saw Kondo like an agile bird, constantly flying right, running left, rushing forward, and leaping back.
As if he were split into two, three, or four people, he attacks, defends, and moves around quickly.
He deflected Shannan Keisuke's knife with a snap, then ducked to the side to avoid the other person's stab. Taking advantage of the gap to dodge, he struck a sword at the person standing in front of him on the left, forcing the person to become embarrassed.
The ground moved backwards.
The fierceness of Kondo's offense and the rapid switching of offense and defense are breathtaking.
The four Shannan people, who had the numerical advantage, could not get any advantage, and were forced to fight evenly with Kondo!
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——Are you affected by what Tachibana-kun said just now... I'm in really good shape now!
Kondo, with a smile on his lips, once again dodged the sword attack from Shannan and others.
Kondo also recognized Shannan Keisuke. Shannan Keisuke was one of the top masters of the Little Chiba Sword Hall. Kondo and Shannan had fought against each other many times.
In the past, when facing Shannan in a duel, Kondo could only have a slight advantage.
But now, he fights four people including Shannan alone, and can actually draw with them!
The excellent condition he is in now makes Kondo himself feel a little shocked.
After the trial defense hall put up a strange defensive formation, the audience was once again in an uproar.
"That man is so powerful. He beat four people by himself and the fight ended in a draw."
"It seems that the swordsmen of Xiao Qianba Sword Hall are not that powerful. Four of them can't beat one of them."
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Not to mention the onlookers, those who are familiar with Kondo are also looking at Kondo with surprise today, who suddenly became extraordinarily brave.
Zhousuke and Abi in the audience, as well as Okita from the "main formation" looked stunned.
Jutaro Chiba and Sanako in the midfield couldn't stop the surprise on their faces.
Only Qingdeng showed a faint smile.
Looking at the audience, only Aonto knew why Kondo was so brave now - his "lonely" talent was activated!
Kondo's heroic appearance of fighting one against four and successfully fighting them evenly, unsurprisingly boosted the morale of everyone in the trial defense hall.
In fact, Kondo was not the only one who thought, "I'm in good shape, was it because of what Aoto said just now?"
Almost all the swordsmen in the trial defense hall on the field had a similar feeling at this moment.
People who were very nervous at first became less nervous after listening to Qingdeng's "mobilization speech" just now.
People who didn’t have much motivation before now feel full of motivation.
Everyone in the Trial Guard Hall, who all felt that their current condition was excellent, was fierce and fearless and fought with the opponents in front of them without fear.
Hey, hey, hey, what's going on with these people? The swordsmen at the Little Chiba Sword Hall on the front line were all thinking to themselves in shock.
They all felt keenly: The morale in today's trial hall was so high for some reason! Everyone felt in good condition!
Originally, there were only 4 people on the left and right sides of the Little Chiba Sword Hall. Compared with the 6 people on the left and right sides of the Trial Guard Hall, the number of people was at a disadvantage.
And now, the momentum of the Little Chiba Sword Hall is gradually being overtaken by the Trial Guard Hall, which is in excellent condition and has high morale!
The number of people and the momentum were all at a disadvantage. The left and right sides of the Little Chiba Sword Hall were in the same deadlock as their middle lane.
The line of defense that was originally thought to be able to be broken through quickly, not only failed to break through, but also fell into a "quagmire" where it was impossible to advance and retreat - Chiba Jutaro's mouth opened into an "O" shape.
In the audience, some of the spectators who originally thought that Chiba Sword Hall could win quickly now all showed expressions of disbelief.
Okita stared blankly at the battlefield in front of him that was following the "script" drawn up by Aomori step by step. After a moment, he turned his blank gaze to the person standing next to him, creating the current situation.
The man in this situation.
At this time, Qingdeng was looking at the battlefield expressionlessly.
Qingto vaguely sensed that the vigor of the Little Chiba Sword Hall had been sapped by them due to the obstruction of the offensive and too many emergencies.
A voice shouted in Qingdeng's mind at this moment:
That’s it now!
"...Okita-kun."
Qingden lifted the bamboo sword that he had been holding in front of him, then turned his head and smiled at Okita.
"We're about to charge into battle!"
Okita was startled for a moment, then he grinned and gave Qingden a big smile.
The two raised their swords together and rushed out of the "main formation" side by side.
At this moment, a strong gust of wind blew by, making the sleeves of Qingden and Okita flutter.
The two men's charge was overwhelming!
Shan Nan and others on the front line were shocked.
The Chiba siblings in the midfield were also shocked.
As the general, Qingdeng personally participated in the attack... This was completely beyond their expectations!
The general is going to charge in person?! Aren't you afraid that the porcelain bowl above your head will be smashed by us in the chaos, causing your trial to be defeated directly?!
Chiba Jutaro and the others had no time to think about it - because Aoto and Okita had already passed through the gap between the left and center, advancing straight towards the midfield.
Attack and defend, change shape instantly!
Shannan quickly came to his senses and shouted with a hint of panic:
"Quick! Stop them!"
After the shouting ended, Shannan took the lead in trying to get away from the battle with Kondo and went to intercept Aoto and Okita who were almost approaching the midfield.
But his intention has been seen through by Kondo.
Kondo slashed at Shannan with his sword, forcing Shannan to continue fighting with him.
"Don't let anyone go!" Kondo shouted at his companions on the left and right, "Drag them here! Don't let anyone stop Tachibana-kun and Souji!"
"Oh, oh, oh, oh!" The swordsmen from the trial guard hall on the left and right responded to Kondo with roars full of fighting spirit.
Why are Shannan and the others so nervous?
Because this is a very simple addition problem.
Currently, the only "reserve team" behind their small Chiba sword hall is Chiba Jutaro and Sanako.
In the past, when facing Souji Okita, the Chiba brothers and sisters had to work together to attack him in a pincer attack, in order to achieve an even balance with the strongest man in the Imperial Guard Hall.
The two of them beat Okita alone, but they could only draw a tie.
And now, Okita has a helper in Qingto...
The balance of power will be broken!
The Chiba brothers and sisters also realized this, but they had no time to think about it anymore.
If they don't stop these two people, then these two people will fight to their "main formation"!
Therefore, Chiba Jutaro and Sanako had no choice but to bite the bullet and intercept Aoto and Okita.
Both the Chiba brothers and sister were stronger than Aoto, so Aoto's "solitary courage" was activated the moment the Chiba brothers stopped in front of him.
call!
call!
Two sword swing sounds sounded at the same time.
Qingto and Okita took the lead and struck out their swords at the Chiba brother and sister who were blocking them!
Aoto, Okita, Chiba Jutaro, and Sanako, the four of them kept slashing out the swords in their hands like a raging storm, and kept swinging and stabbing each other, and the sword blades kept passing each other's sides.
Whistling by.
Under the warm winter sun, people and swords kept jumping, breaking through the air, and running quickly.
Sometimes mixed with short roars and the sound of bamboo swords clashing with each other, people can clearly feel the fierce conflict between the swordsmen.
Qingto knew that even with the blessing of "lonely courage", he would not be able to fight against the Chiba brothers and sisters alone, so he was very self-aware and stuck behind Okita, letting Okita be the main attacker, while he launched the auxiliary attack, for
Okita provides support.
Obviously this is only the first time that Qingto and Okita have cooperated with each other, but for some reason, the two of them work together very well.
Facing Okita's fierce attack, the Chiba brothers and sisters were already a little exhausted, and they had to concentrate on guarding against Aoto's sneak attack.
Therefore, the Chiba brothers and sisters quickly fell into a disadvantage due to the joint efforts of Qingnobo and Okita.
Okita made a snap, and after deflecting Chiba Jutaro's sword, he raised the bamboo sword above his head and jumped slightly, as if he was going to make a powerful and heavy blow to Chiba Jutaro.
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Seeing this, Chiba Jutaro subconsciously raised the sword in his hand very quickly, preparing to catch Okita's upcoming blow.
Looking at Chiba Jutaro raising his sword, a faint smile appeared on Okita's face.
Suddenly, Okita's waist and abdomen exerted force, causing him to quickly "sink" back to the ground after jumping up slightly.
Chiba Jutaro, who was deceived by Okita's fake move just now, is still raising his sword in defense.
Chiba Jutaro's current appearance can be said to be a world wide open.
The state of the empty door wide open is the easiest state to "die" in a sword fight.
Qingden saw this opening and quickly struck out with his sword at the porcelain on Chiba Jutaro's forehead!
Click!
The porcelain bowl on Chiba Jutaro's forehead... was broken.
[Ding! Talent scanned]
[Successfully copied talent: "Strong Muscles"]
[Talent Introduction: Muscles are not easily fatigued]
