In an instant, everyone in the venue was talking with different expressions.

Since it was decided to play against Xuanwu Hall, the Triwei Hall has held meetings to discuss game strategies almost every day.

However... the meeting has been going back and forth for more than half a month, and as a result, until now, no solution has been discussed.

The reason is not difficult to explain in detail - it's just because the Xuanwu Hall is too strong.

Even though most of the members of the Trial Guard Hall don't want to admit it... the overall strength of the Xuanwu Hall is indeed far superior to theirs. This is an indisputable fact.

Although the Trial Guard Hall has developed rapidly in recent months by absorbing many new apprentices, the gap between it and the Xuanwu Hall, which has a very profound foundation, is obviously impossible to close in such a short period of time.

Got it.

The difference in strength level among the people in the Trial Guard Hall is a very standard "pyramid shape".

Those who stand at the top of the tower, such as Qingden and the General Secretary, can become star-level swordsmen even if they go to famous sword halls such as the Xuanwu Hall and the Training Hall.

As for the people at the bottom of the tower... they are really the best.

The gap in strength among disciples is too large, and only a few are lucky enough to stand at the top of the pyramid, while the rest are wandering in the middle and bottom of the pyramid - this is the dilemma currently faced by the Imperial Guard Hall.

At the same time, it is precisely this dilemma that Qingdeng and the others have not yet decided what strategy to adopt to deal with the upcoming competition.

A clever woman can't make a meal without rice. The "soldiers" are not strong enough, and there are too few fighting methods to choose from.

From the convening of the first "Military Council" to the present, they have worked together to come up with many tactics...but so far, none of them has been convincing to everyone.

"How about... just use the same tactics we used to defeat the Little Chiba Sword Hall before?" Someone said timidly, "Select a small number of elites..."

"No way."

Before this person could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Qing Deng, who had designed this tactic in the first place.

"One of the keys to the success of the tactics you mentioned is surprise."

"Only when used for the first time can the best enemy-defeating effect be achieved."

"I don't think anyone at the Xuanwu Hall has ever seriously studied how the Chiba Sword Hall suffered a disastrous defeat at the Plum Blossom Festival half a year ago."

"All in all, this tactic, which has most likely been thoroughly studied by our opponents, must never be used again."

Qingdeng was about to finish his words when he heard a tall, thick man shout loudly:

"Then just don't use any tactics or strategies! Just rush forward and have a head-on confrontation with the people from Xuanwu Hall!"

"I agree!" Another strong man sitting next to this strong man agreed, "Half a year ago, when Hijikata-kun and Uncle Minamoto were not around, we were still able to beat the little Chiba Sword Hall to pieces! Now,

All the masters from my Imperial Guard Hall are here! Why should we be afraid of the Xuanwu Hall?"

"Hahaha, that's not possible."

Inoue smiled helplessly, shook his head slightly, and continued:

"You don't know how scary Chiba Michizaburo is... If Chiba Michizaburo doesn't participate, we can try to use what you call the 'direct pig sudden advance' style of play."

"Is that Chiba Dosaburo so powerful?" A young man sitting opposite Inoue tilted his head in confusion.

"This...how should I put it..." Inoue reached out and picked at his scalp, which was extra smooth due to his shaved Tsukiyo head.

While Inoue was still thinking, the director smiled and answered for him first:

"Let me tell you this - Mr. Hijikata, who is not afraid of anything, when he learned that Chiba Michizaburo was sure to come to participate in this competition, his expression changed drastically and he said in a solemn voice: 'This battle is not going to be good.

Hit it'."

"Is that Chiba Doisaburo so powerful?" Souji's easy-to-understand explanation made the person who just asked the question widen his eyes in shock.

Hijikata's personal image of being eccentric and wild, as if he didn't even know what "fear" was, has already penetrated into the hearts of the disciples of the Imperial Guard Hall.

"General Secretary, you guy..."

Hijikata glared at Souji angrily, and then said slowly as if he wanted to save face for himself:

"Don't talk about me like I'm an idiot."

"'Beyond the mountains there are mountains, higher than the mountains are the sky, and higher than the sky are the galaxies. You must not be arrogant' - I still understand this truth."

"I don't know if you have ever witnessed Chiba Michizaburo's strength."

"I've been lucky enough to meet him a few times."

There was a faint trace of reminiscence between Hijikata's brows, and his expression was solemn.

"Chiba Dosaburo's sword... has reached a level that ordinary people would never be able to achieve even if they study hard throughout their lives."

"Tsk... think about it carefully... it feels so unfair." The young man who had just asked "Is Chiba Michosaburo strong?" lowered his head at this time, "Chiba Michosaburo is a member of the Xuanwu Hall.

The owner of the stadium actually went to the game in person... This is too much to bully the small..."

"You can't say that." Inoue said softly, "The owner of the Xuanwu Hall came to the competition in person, and the owner of our trial defense hall also went to the competition in person."

"Although the old master is still the master of our swordsmanship hall in name, he has entrusted most of the operations of the swordsmanship hall to the young master since a long time ago."

"Therefore, young master, he has long been the de facto new owner of our Trial Guard Hall."

"So there is no such thing as 'the big one bullies the small', and there is no obvious difference in the level of the contestants on both sides."

"I feel like the topic has strayed!" Hijikata tapped his fingers on the floor impatiently, "Let's get back to the topic quickly! How are we going to compete in the game in seven days?"

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Everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you.

No one made a sound, and the spacious dojo was surrounded by boundless silence.

"Tachibana-kun!"

At this time, the director-general suddenly cast his eyes full of hope on Qingden.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

As soon as the Souji finished speaking, many people imitated the Souji and looked at Qingden expectantly.

Last time, it was your ingenious strategy that helped us defeat the small Chiba Sword Hall with the weak and the strong! Can you repeat such a feat again? The words and deeds of the Souji and others at this moment reveal such meaning.

It's a pity that Qingdeng let them down.

"Sorry..." Qingden smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't have any good ideas at the moment."

Qingdeng was not familiar with the Xuanwu Hall at all. He had never played against anyone from the Xuanwu Hall, and he didn't know a few people from the Xuanwu Hall.

The scarcity of information left Qingdeng's head empty.

Suddenly, Kondo, who had been silent since just now, suddenly spoke:

"Ah, speaking of... Mr. Tachibana, there is something I almost forgot to tell you. This morning, I received a very credible rumor."

After Qingto's attention was attracted by his words, Kondo, who was folding his arms in front of his chest, said in a deep voice.

"Tachibana-kun, I'm afraid the competition in seven days will be very hard for you."

"Hard work? Why?" Qingdeng asked.

"It is said that when Chiba Michisaburo was recruiting candidates to participate in this competition, a large number of masters who had not been interested in this type of swordsmanship trial before, or were not interested in sparring with our trial gym, actively signed up. You

Guess why they are like that?"

"Ha..." Qingden reacted and smiled lightly, "Is it... so that you can compete with me?"

"That's right."

Kondo nodded vigorously.

"According to what I heard: In order to test the skills of the 'Nioh', a large number of masters from the Xuanwu Hall came to the competition enthusiastically."

"So after 7 days... it is very likely that many people will attack you desperately."

Having said this, Kondo raised the corner of his mouth and showed a plain smile towards Aoden.

"You have to be mentally prepared."

After Qingdeng heard this, he smiled boldly:

"Let them just come over! I can take this opportunity to see how capable the swordsmen of Xuanwu Hall are!"

Many masters from Xuanwu Hall participate in the competition just to compete with him? This is exactly what Qingto wants!

Why wouldn't Qingden take advantage of this opportunity to copy a large number of useful talents?

"Ha ha ha ha."

The director-general turned his face to Qingteng and showed a smile with strong teasing color.

"If you, Tachibana-kun, can repeat the deeds you performed at the Little Chiba Sword Hall a while ago on the field seven days later, then the name 'Nioh' will be even more awe-inspiring."

Qingto defeated 18 disciples of Xiao Qianba Sword Hall in a row until no one dared to fight again in Xiao Qianba Sword Hall - this kind of thing that cannot be concealed has been spread for a long time.

Compared with various achievements that Aoshinobu has achieved before, his consecutive defeats against the masters of the Little Chiba Sword Hall seem a bit too insignificant.
To be continued...