"After a brief rest, they abandoned Sunpu Castle the day before yesterday and continued to march eastward towards Edo."

Before Qingdeng finished speaking, Shannan Keisuke could not help but froze on the spot, his expression dominated by strong shock.

Fortunately, he is the chief of the Shinsengumi and the patriarch of the Qinjin clan. He has a strong heart because of going through countless ups and downs.

In just a few breaths, he stabilized his mind and muttered:

"...Their goal is very clear, they are here to capture Edo and eliminate the shogunate!"

Hijikata Toshizo curled his lips, his cheeks filled with disdain.

"Nagoya Castle aside, what happened to Sunpu Castle?"

"Siting in such a fortified city, and knowing in advance that the Changzhou Army was about to attack, how come it didn't last even half a day?"

"What a waste!"

Isamu Kondo smiled bitterly to smooth things over:

"There's nothing you can do about it. It's not like you don't know about the lax military preparedness of the shogunate."

"Since the opening of Edo, Sunpu Castle has not experienced war."

"It is inevitable that if you have not heard of war for a long time, your fighting power will be reduced."

"Honestly, the fact that the defenders of Sunfu Castle dared to go into battle instead of simply abandoning the city and fleeing has exceeded my expectations."

"You really can't be too demanding on others."

Shannan Keisuke took over:

"It only took such a short time to march from Nagoya Castle in Owari to Sunfu Castle in Suruga... The speed of the Choshu Army cannot be underestimated...!"

The venomous Hijikata Suisan added at the right moment:

"A traffic road that is too good can sometimes have the opposite effect..."

The "excellent traffic roads" he refers to naturally refer to Donghai Street.

The difference between the "Five Streets" headed by Donghai Street and other roads of the same era is like the difference between expressways and ordinary roads.

The size of the Choshu Army, which went straight to Edo, was not large.

According to currently known information, its size will not exceed 5,000 people.

Smaller scale means flexibility.

On this basis, coupled with the extremely superior road conditions of Donghai Street... it is not surprising that the Changzhou Army can march at such a fast speed.

If you open the map, it is not difficult to find that the current Changshu Army is very close to Edo!

Further east from Sunpu Castle is Sagami Province, Musashi Province... and further east from Musashi Province is Edo!

Isamu Kondo sighed:

"There is no need to delay..."

"Their good days are over!"

Qingden's sudden shout attracted the attention of Hijikata Toizan and others.

"What are we gathered here for?"

"Now, all troops have successfully returned to Dajin."

"Now that the personnel are here, we can finally hold a formal military meeting!"

As he spoke, he turned his eyes and let his gaze pass over the faces of the three people in front of him one by one.

"Suisan, go summon the generals of deputy captain and above!"

"I will hold the first military meeting of this war!"

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Donghai Street, somewhere——

Click! Click! Click! Click! Click!

Muskets, chainmail and other metal equipment collided with each other, making crisp and harsh sounds.

Looking around, a huge military column of thousands of people was slowly marching forward on the streets of Donghai.

The strange army with two thousand soldiers, the "Slavic Legion" with two thousand soldiers, a total of four thousand soldiers and horses - they marched towards Kanto with their heads high and their chests high, their eyebrows dancing, and their momentum was like a rainbow!

They successively conquered the two cities of Nagoya and Sunfu, and were invincible, with no single enemy... So, it is no wonder that their morale was high.

If you look down from above, this army attacking Edo really looks like a spear piercing the heart of the shogunate!

"Amanuma Spear" - the code name of this battle was taken from this.

In that legendary mythological era, Izanagi and Izanami, on the orders of the God of Farewell, stirred up the chaos of the earthly world with the Amanuma Spear. A drop of water dripping from the tip of the spear became the Yuneng Gero Island, completing the project.

Creation.

And now, the Pazhu Party and the Choshu Domain are also going to use their "Amanuma Spear" to create a new world!

At this moment, at the main formation of the Chinese army, Shuten Boy was riding majestically on a tall horse.

What's interesting is that he is not wearing the popular chain mail that is easier to move around, but is wearing a large set of dark red armor in the style of the Heian period.

The spade-shaped front stand on the front of the helmet is raised high, reflecting little bits of light under the sunlight.

The large armor... not to mention the current era, even in the Warring States Period three hundred years ago, this was already an outdated armor.

The armor that was popular during the Warring States Period was full-length armor. Its typical feature was that the breastplate had a slight arc, which could effectively reduce the lethality of bullets.

The distinguishing feature of the large armor is that it is boxy and box-like. The breastplate, back armor and shoulder armor are all flat and cannot prevent bullets at all.

In a word, this armor is not suitable for the current battlefield environment at all.

Regarding why Shuten-douji wore such outdated and bulky armor, Katsura Kogoro once found an opportunity to specifically ask the person involved.

Yes, the other party responded like this:

"There's no special reason, it's just personal preference. Don't you think I look very brave wearing this armor?"

But a normal army can only have one head.

The nominal general of this "United Legion" is none other than Shuten Doji.

Let Shuten Douji be the boss... Katsura Kogoro and others of the "Changshu Clan" were quite critical of this.

However, no matter how dissatisfied they are, they can only endure it and avoid relapse.

After all, the "Amanuma Spear" was planned by the Fa Zhu Party, and the three warships used to carry the troops were also obtained by them with great efforts. They took great credit and let someone be the general of the "United Legion".

Plan to suppress Changzhou.

Just when Shuten Doji was sitting on the horse, looking high-spiritedly at the eastern horizon, a deep male voice came from beside him:

"Shuten Doji-sama, urgent letter!"

I saw a kappa riding a fast horse, panting and handing out the letter in his hand.

"Kappa, thank you for your hard work."

Shuten Doji reached out to take it, pulled out the letter, and read it quickly.

After a while, he seemed to have seen something interesting. He raised his brows slightly, his eyes flashed with excitement, and he grinned to the left and right, almost to the ears.

"...Kappa, help me send an order to the entire army - stop advancing and rest on the spot!"

Katsura Kogoro happened to be next to Shuten Doji at this time.

Hearing Shuten Doji's order to stop the march, he immediately asked:

"Shuten Doji, what happened?"

Shuten Doji closed the corners of his raised lips, pursed his lips and smiled. He slowly put down the letter in his hand and turned to look at the west behind him. At this moment, the excitement in his eyes became even more intense.

"The Shinsengumi...Nioh is here!"

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Qinjin Fan, Dajin, Judi, military conference room——

General, three commanders (deputy commander, director, general commander), three assistants (deputy commander assistant, director assistant, general commander assistant), captain of each team, deputy captain of each team... the senior members of the newly-selected group

The generals are all here!

Qingdeng Da Ma Jin Dao sat on the main seat, and the rest of the people took their seats in order in front of him according to their status.

Some of them were so busy that they had just arrived in Dajin and were called to a meeting without even having time to change their clothes.

Although their faces were stained with fatigue, they all cheered up and stared at the map in front of them attentively.

They saw a detailed map in front of them, which mapped the topography from Gyeonggi to Edo, as well as the important locations of various places.

"...The above is the current battle situation."
To be continued...