"At the same time, I also wish you all good luck in martial arts!"

After saying that, Qingdeng took the lead in raising his glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then threw the glass heavily to the ground, smashing it into pieces.

Maybe they were affected by the atmosphere, or maybe they were inspired by Qingdeng's words. In short, everyone present looked stern.

Even the generals of the vassal army who were greedy for life and fearful of death showed solemn expressions at this time.

They drank the wine in their glasses one after another, and then imitated Qing Deng's example and threw the glasses heavily to the ground.

Click, click, click, click, click, click!

The sound of breaking porcelain lingered for three days!

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The daimyo went to war in Kinai... The last time something like this happened dates back to the Osaka Summer Battle (1615) 250 years ago.

Now, after 250 years, a large-scale battle between daimyo breaks out again in Kinai!

The people in Ji Nei were frightened and uneasy.

People outside the region are eagerly looking forward to it.

Although the scale of the battle is not enough to be called "grand", there is no doubt that the outcome of this war will greatly affect the subsequent historical trend!

Time passes...

Finally... on August 29, the three-pronged army from Changshu arrived on the outskirts of Kyoto.

On the same day, Qingdeng led his troops out to meet him and deployed in the field.

A total of more than 20 vassal states participated in it. The total strength of both sides was nearly 50,000. The great battle, known as the "Kyoto Summer Formation" by later generations - started the battle!

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The first year of Yuanzhi (1864), August 30——

Southern suburb of Kyoto, Fushimi——

The Kamogawa River winds and flows, emitting a low and monotonous roar.

Strong winds mixed with heat waves roared across the earth.

In the fertile summer fields that are dyed green, tents are arranged neatly. The sunlight outlines the outline of the tents. There is a guard post every three steps and a sentry post every five steps. Flags of different colors are blowing in the morning breeze.

It's moving, and the sky is so bright!

Among them, the tallest and most conspicuous flags are undoubtedly the three-leaf sunflower pattern flag representing the shogunate, the gentian leaf pattern flag representing the Qinjin clan, and the Chengji flag representing the Shinsengumi.

Qingdeng did not dare to say how good he was at fighting, but when it came to his ability to build a stronghold, he was still somewhat confident.

With his first-hand planning and the joint cooperation of the Shinsengumi's civil engineering buddies (Public Recruitment Division), in just one night, a dense military camp like a hedgehog was formed!

There are strict barriers inside and outside the camp, and there are many sentries, which serve as horns to each other.

If the Changzhou Army attacks by force, it will definitely end in a bloody blow!

Be invincible first, then wait for the enemy to be victorious - Qingdeng can be said to have implemented this sentence to the extreme.

Although his genius was just bright, Qingden was fully dressed, holding Vairocana on his waist, standing majestically in the center of the formation, looking at the Changzhou Army camp in the distance.

From a superficial perspective, the commanders of these three Choshu armies were three family elders from Choshu: Fukuhara Echigo, Kuniji Shinano and Masuda Eemon Monsuke.

But in fact, everyone knows that the real commander of the Changshu Army is a group of madmen full of radical ideas headed by Kusaka Genrui.

Based on all the information currently known, it has been determined that the actual commander of the Choshu Army on the Fushimi side is named Kurushima Matabei.

Qingdeng has heard of this man's name.

This man is quite old, born in the 14th year of Wenming (1817), and is 47 years old this year.

Interestingly, the leaders of both parties, whether they are the Samu faction or the Zunbang faction, generally show the characteristics of "younger".

Aoto is 22 years old, Matsudaira Yoshiho is 28 years old, Saigo Kinosuke is 36 years old, Kusaka Genzui is 24 years old, Takasugi Shinsaku is 25 years old, Katsura Kogoro is 31 years old...

The average age is no more than 30 years old.

It is rare to see a leader of the Zunbo faction as old as Kurushima Matabei.

In the twelfth year of Tianbao (1841), he learned swordsmanship from Oishi Jin.

Oishi Susumu - that is, the "Seven-foot-Unparalleled" who was more than two meters tall, had defeated all the unbeatable opponents in Edo, and was finally defeated by the male Tan Seiichiro. Ao had competed with him before ascending to Luo.

Under the guidance of Oishi Jin, his martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.

In the 3rd year of Bunkyu (1863), Kushima Matabei was ordered to gather ronin to form a "sniper team" and go to Luo.

After the "August 18th Coup", he returned to the Choshu Domain and formed a new force called the "guerrillas" with a strength of 600 and strong combat effectiveness. It was one of the main forces of the Choshu Army.

In a nutshell - this is a ruthless man with both ability and qualifications who should not be underestimated.

With the blessing of "Fire Eyes + 6", the detailed appearance of the Changzhou Army Camp came into Qingdeng's eyes clearly.

The tent was arranged in an orderly manner.

There are a lot of sentries, and their deployment locations are quite sophisticated.

At first glance, it seems that there is expert guidance.

It can be seen from this that this Changzhou Army is by no means a worthless idiot!

Suddenly, the Changzhou military camp, which had been quiet just now, suddenly became noisy.

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-

Despite the remote distance, Qingden, who had an amazing hearing, could vaguely hear the invigorating sound of the horn.

With the sound of horns blaring one after another, the soldiers in the Changzhou Army camp began to run quickly.

I saw them gathering into a queue and trotting out of the camp!

Qingden lowered his eyelids and thought to himself:

——It’s begun!

At this moment, the commander-in-chief’s voice sounded behind Qingden:

"Mr. Ju, the Changzhou Army is out."

As the Souji spoke, he took two steps and stood next to Qingto.

Since he has not yet found a sword that can replace Kaga Kiyomitsu, Aomori temporarily lent his Jingkishin to Souji.

Since possessing Vairocana, the appearance rate of Dingguishen has plummeted.

In the beginning, when Qingden wore Vairochana, he would also carry the Dingguishen with him, and at the same time go out with two fighting knives.

But gradually, because he found it troublesome, the two knives were too heavy and always weighed down his belt loosely, so Qingdeng gradually reduced the frequency of wearing it to bind ghosts and gods.

About half a year ago, Dingguishen never appeared on Qingdeng's waist again.

It was placed on the knife rest in Qingdeng's bedroom, together with Tang Shui, who also had "honorable retirement".

Of course, Qingdeng would not treat this "veteran minister" unfairly, who had been with him for a long time and made great contributions to him.

As before, he oiled and sharpened the blade regularly.

Having said that, no matter what, it is a huge waste to let such a precious sword sit idle on the knife holder.

Since Souji is short of good swords at the moment, let Dingguishen radiate residual heat in his palm!

Thanks to Qingdeng's careful maintenance of Dingguishen, it still maintains its sharpness as sharp as cutting iron and can be used as soon as it is pulled out!

Qingdeng said calmly while watching the movements of the Changzhou Army camp:

"Since the enemy has moved, let's... huh?"

Qingden raised his eyebrows.

The commander-in-chief beside him also changed his expression slightly.

Looking up, he suddenly saw a horse galloping out of the Changzhou military camp.

This man rode his horse to the front of the two armies, then reined in the horse and shouted loudly:

"I am Yamamoto Sezhi! Is there any warrior willing to fight with me?!"

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