Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

After working together with Kondo, Shinpachi, and Harada to solve this big wave of Rakshasa, everyone found that everyone was covered in blood, tattered clothes, covered in dust, and painted on their bodies. In an emergency situation, morale is also quite low.

Saito, Harada, and Shinbato strongly advocated that this battle should not continue - if it continues, it will be the rhythm of complete annihilation.However, Kondo still adheres to his stubborn Shidao spirit, and believes that since they want to serve the shogunate, and the shogunate gives money and guns to support them, and they have high hopes for their Shinsengumi, then they should sacrifice their lives here to serve the country instead of As the three team leaders proposed to retreat temporarily, Xu Tu came to Japan.

Shinpachi is very angry.Even Harada couldn't stop him this time.

"Mr. Kondo, where are you talking about the six hundred reinforcements from Aizu?! My team is almost wiped out, and if we continue fighting, we won't even have time to perform seppuku—look at what attacks those shamans are using We!! Foreign guns! Artillery! Trained precision shooting!"

Shinpachi displayed his rare eloquence, as if he had been suppressed for a long time, and now he finally broke out violently uncontrollably.

"Where is our side?! Where did that bastard Yucheng go?! Originally, there were few artillery pieces, and now the gunners don't know how to use them at all! They just stand there blankly waiting for the other side to shoot them over and take them all away. The cannons were blown up to the sky! There are also those hunters who kept saying that they wanted to serve the country, but they ran away when the cannons fired! There are still people who are busy running away and fall into the shell crater and break their legs! Look at this kind of Scene! This is not an era where you can win with just Shidou and a sword!!"

Kondo blinked a little as if he couldn't react.After a while, he seemed to have finally digested Shinpachi's rare long-winded speech, but he felt a little unbelievable. He stared at Shinpachi for a while, and then cast his eyes sadly at the other Shinsengumi around him. reliable cadre.

He looked at Harada, Harada frowned, and scratched his nose with his hands uncomfortably, as if he was saying, "Well, I think what Shinpachi said makes sense, how about trying it?".

He turned his gaze away in disappointment, and looked at Saito again.Yes, Saito has always been Ah Sui's most loyal follower, and he has a faint sense of ancient warrior style, he will understand his thoughts.

However, Saito just stood there silently, lowering his eyes slightly, pressing his right hand on the handle of the Taidao that had been re-sheathed around his waist, and seemed to have suffered countless injuries on the blade due to fighting for too long, with a vague disapproval in his posture mean.

He finally felt a burst of disappointment, thinking why these brothers who had followed him for so many years suddenly could not understand his thoughts and spirit, so he looked hopefully at Kiyohara Yukiha standing next to Saito——he now felt Compared with Saito, this girl is Ah Sui's most loyal follower; he firmly believes that if Ah Sui is here, he will be able to understand him, so even if Ah Sui is not there, this girl will act in accordance with Ah Sui's ideas yes, isn't it? !

However, the girl who looked as embarrassed as the other big men stood there and looked back at his face calmly, and said without hesitation: "Mr. Kondo, please retreat. Because Mr. I was given such a task, when the most dangerous moment comes, Yijun and I will protect you and retreat to the rear safely."

Kondo felt a thunderbolt and couldn't believe it.

……What is she saying? !

Is she saying that even Ah Sui has lost confidence in this war and is not optimistic about him? !

This fact seems to have knocked down Kondo, who is clearly at a huge disadvantage, but still adhering to the characteristics of his confidence in his own strength, and intends to fight to the end here.

Later, Kondo and other cadres returned to Edo with the very few subordinates who survived the fierce battle.The Battle of Kofu ended in failure.

However, worse things are yet to come.

During the Battle of Kofu—no, it should be said that from before and after the earlier Battle of Toba Fushimi, Shinpachi and Kondo had some differences in ideas and concepts, and the delay in giving orders to retreat during the Battle of Kofu The reality of causing more unnecessary casualties to the team members brought the anger and resentment accumulated by the straight-tempered Shinpachi to the highest point.

Then it exploded.

After leaving the sentence "From now on, I will fight in my own way", Shinpachi resolutely withdrew from the Shinsengumi.

His good friend Harada went up and down with him, and left together at the same time.

This explosive news hit Kondo, Hijikata, and Hirasuke who decided to stay in the team as a Rakshasa.

Liu Quan was also very surprised, but he quickly regained his energy and devoted himself to more arduous team tasks.

At times like these, there isn't so much free time to be sentimental or depressed.

Especially now after Kofu's defeat, the situation in Edo is almost clear--the Mamoru Anfang is almost facing Kondo and Hijikata with an attitude of "what, what, you can come back from there alive" Yes, the request for an audience with the two of them was also refused.

Some of the big figures of the shogunate who stayed in Edo basically belonged to the main peace faction. The main figures of the main war faction, such as Aizu Gong Matsudaira Rongbao and his younger brother, Kuwana feudal lord Matsudaira Sadaka, and some officials who used to appreciate the Shinsengumi Almost all of them have been cleared out of Edo.

In this case, Kondo and Hijikata were called vassals, and they also had the titles of the daimyo and the master of the flag, but they did not receive any support in Edo.After Kofu's defeat, the temporarily recruited soldiers also left the team and fled automatically, even ignoring the rules in the game that "those who leave the team without authorization must have their seppuku" formulated by the Hijikata.

Now both Shinpachi and Harada have left again.The cadres of the newly selected group are in a state of extreme shortage, and the heavy work almost overwhelms the earthwork.Although Saito and Liu Quan tried their best to share the burden for him, some official duties and negotiations had to be handled by him as the deputy chief.He was so busy that he couldn't even eat, he often worked all night, and the conversation with Liu Quan was reduced to "Qing Yuan, how is that matter going", "Qing Yuan, I will leave this matter to you, please "And so on to the extremely concise official answer.

One bad news after another.

Soon, the Shinsengumi was forced to move to Ruyama, a small town on the Shimotai plateau along the Edogawa River.

This place is not far from Edo, but in Edo city, I have been squeezed out, and some big figures have even expressly hinted, "Don't do unnecessary things anymore, especially don't act without authorization to destroy the tacit agreement we have finally reached with the other party." After that, Kondo and Hijikata, who still wanted to recruit soldiers and train troops according to Western methods, had to make another plan.

Liushan is a small place not too far from Edo, yet secluded and low-key.Here, the Shinsengumi restarted their Western-style drills.Although the cadres are still working very hard, everyone's expressions have always been dignified; however, judging from the training of the soldiers, it seems that the spirit of "reviving the former prestige of the Shinsengumi and doing a good job as a scholar" has been rekindled. heavy duty" hope.

However, one night, Shannan, who was a Rakshasa, came back from a patrol, and his face was extremely ugly.

Then everyone knew what happened that night.

Shannan Heisuke met a group of Rakshasa they had never seen before while patrolling, and soon realized that this was the new type of Rakshasa created by Chizuru's father Tsunamichi Yukimura for the new government army. Perhaps Kondo and others encountered it in Kofu. Rakshasa who can move freely in broad daylight are also them.

However, after a few rounds of fighting, the opponent suddenly froze, and then let out a scream, and the whole person was reduced to ashes without warning!

Tianwu Jiushou then appeared and told Shannan Hepingzhu a huge secret - the power of Rakshasa, including amazing resilience, extraordinary arm strength and agility, is the power hidden in their own bodies; After becoming a Rakshasa, I wantonly draw these powers, and the consequence is that after these powers are quickly consumed, life will disappear.

In other words, Rakshasa trades a shortened life in exchange for a substantial increase in strength.

Although Liu Quan already knew about it, others didn't seem to know about it.At the impromptu meeting held in the deputy chief's room, everyone looked solemn and ugly.

However, now everyone has no other way to go, so they can only rush down along this road that has been chosen without hesitation.

After everyone left, Liu Quan, who was the acting team leader of the first group, walked last, but hesitated for a moment when he was about to step out of the room.

Tu Fang, who was still kneeling behind her, said:? ? ?

Liu Quan paused at the door, then turned to look at Tu Fang.

Tu Fang was still holding the unfinished cup of tea in his hand, looking up at her slightly as if in a daze, with question marks all over his face.

That kind of expression that doesn't often appear on the deputy chief's face made him look a little bit cute that didn't fit his image for a moment, and for some reason he suddenly knocked down Liu Quan.

She said softly: "...That day, it was really nice to stop Mr. Hijikata in time."

Hijikata: "...What are you talking about, you?"

Liu Quan: "I'm talking about when I was on the outskirts of Diancheng... Ignoring the deputy chief's order and rushing there desperately, just in time to stop Mr. Tukata from drinking water..."

Tufang was slightly startled, and after a moment he smiled.

"Ah, that's what you said."

The deputy chief put down his teacup and stood up.

"Although it seems unfair to those companions who have become Rakshasa...but I have to say, you really dare to do it."

There seemed to be a faint smile in the deputy chief's voice.

"With a wave of my hand, I was hit so hard on my shoulder that had already suffered a gunshot wound... For a moment, I felt that no matter how severe the knife wound I had suffered before, it didn't hurt like this... I wondered if this guy was planning to kill me. , the ruthlessness of the attack is no less than that of the general of the West Ghost—”

Rarely, the deputy chief's tone carried an obvious hint of light-hearted jokes.

"If it happened again, I would still do it like this." Liu Quan interrupted him without warning.

"One day if you don't give up this dangerous idea of ​​'in order to make yourself infinitely powerful, it doesn't matter even if you become a Rakshasa', I will not give up this kind of attack method that is as ruthless as the general of Xigui." She Looking directly into Hijikata's eyes, he said each word.

"Also, next time I will definitely attack harder than the one in Diancheng. It doesn't matter if I knock you out. Bleeding or aggravating your injuries...as long as I can stop you, I will do anything." She Speak clearly, with an unusually serious tone.

Tufang seemed to be stunned, and looked at her with slightly wide eyes.After a while, his expression softened, showing a "I can't help it" smile.

"Oh, I really admire you. You are exactly like my sister in this regard."

Liu Quan: ...! ! !Who wants to be your sister! Turn the table! !Deputy Chief, your character is several years older than me, right? You are already a 30-year-old man, have you not forgotten? !It’s not that I haven’t received a good person card before, and I even received a sister card in this life—that is, the other party said something like “In my heart, you are like a little sister”—but when I received Sister card, this is really the first time! !I thought that even if I want to receive my sister card, I will receive it from Xiaoyi. After all, he is the next year, okay? !Deputy Chief, your boyfriend power is really negative, right?negative? !

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February 4:

Sorry for being late again. . .I've also been a little bit Cavan lately. . .

Tomorrow will release a super huge turning point [No