Edo, Edo Castle, Akasaka Mimen—
Qingdeng held Vairocana on his waist and looked at the enemy formation opposite him from afar.
The camping location chosen by Yiqiao Army is very exquisite.
They arranged the camp at a crossroad with a good view and a superior geographical environment, and "requisitioned" nearby houses.
Use private houses as residences, and then arrange light and dark posts on the streets outside the private houses.
To prevent intelligence leakage, they specially used wooden shields and curtains to build a "long wall" on the outside of the camp.
In this way, outsiders cannot see the scene inside.
Although Qingdeng had stood at a high place and looked into the distance, he still found nothing.
I could only vaguely see black shadows running quickly... There is no doubt that the opponent is preparing for today's attack!
At this time, Aoden suddenly heard footsteps coming from far to near behind him - Zuosuke Harada carried his spear and quietly moved behind Aoden.
"Mr. Juicy, how do you think the enemy will attack today?"
Qingdeng chuckled with a "ho" sound.
"How else can they attack? It's just to continue yesterday's 'pig burst' tactic and fight for perseverance with us."
Harada Zuosuke shrugged:
"Since that's the case, it's just right for me!
"I'm stupid and don't like that complicated battle."
"I like to fight head-on with the enemy! Use fists to fists, use swords to swords!"
"This kind of simple and direct battle is the most pleasing to my taste!"
Aoden smiled slightly, turned his head back and looked up and down at Hata Zuosuke.
"Sounosuke, how are your injuries?"
I saw that there was a thick linen wrapped around Harada Zuosuke's belly - this was a new injury he accidentally left yesterday.
Yesterday, an enemy soldier took advantage of his unpreparedness and launched a sneak attack from the slanting sting and scratched his left abdomen with a short gun.
Fortunately, the wound was not deep, and it only scratched the flesh and blood of the skin and did not hurt the internal organs. After applying ointment and bandaging it with a sackcloth, Zuosuke Harada became lively again.
In terms of combat effectiveness, Harada Zuosuke can only be ranked in the middle and upper reaches among the captains of the newly selected group.
But in terms of vitality, let alone the captains of the new selection group, even if they search the entire new selection group, they rarely find people who can be compared with Shuosuke Harada.
Harada Zuosuke smiled and scratched the wound on his abdomen a few times.
"This level of injury is nothing more than pain or itch between 'pain' and 'itrile'!"
"I'm the 'undead Harada'!"
"I remember that back then, I had not become a ronin in the vassal state and was still an official in the Iyumatsuyama vassal state..."
Seeing that Harada Zuosuke was about to sing his glorious deeds of "slicing the stomach without dying" that he would never talk about, Aodo immediately interrupted:
"Sounosuke, I'm no longer able to go to the front line. I'll rely on you for the next battle."
He said, looking down at his right hand.
But when he saw that his right hand was in an electric current, he couldn't stop trembling.
This situation not only happens in Qingdeng's right hand, but also in his left hand, legs and other muscles.
This is one of the sequelae caused by "muscular overwork".
After saying goodbye to Tianzhang Courtyard last night, Qingdeng returned to bed.
Although he was no longer sleepy, he still forced himself to sleep for a while.
He rested for a night and was a little more energetic, but the fatigue that tightly wrapped around him was still strong.
From this point of view, he would not have thought of recovering in just a few days or nights.
As soon as Aodo finished speaking, Harada Zuosuke grinned and showed a confident smile:
"Mr. Ju, please rest assured! Have I ever disappointed you?"
Qingdeng smiled:
"It is precisely because you have never let me down that I feel at ease to entrust this important task to you."
It is true that Harada Zuosuke has a low IQ, does not know Chinese characters, likes to be a repeater, and constantly shows off all kinds of problems such as scars on his stomach.
But for a long time, he never lost the chain on important matters, and he never delayed it if it should be broken.
In this way, he became one of Qingdeng's most trusted and trusted closest friends.
Just as Qingdeng turned around and was about to deal with other matters, suddenly, a sudden burst of shouts attracted his attention:
"Old General!Old General!"
Qingdendon stopped and turned his head to look, and saw a messenger running towards him in anger.
After rushing to Qingdeng in one breath, he quickly said without waiting for his breath to be smooth:
"General Orange! Yes, there are volunteers! There are volunteers coming to report!"
Volunteer Army - Listening to this slightly strange word, Aodo and Harada Zuosuke were both stunned.
The first person to respond was Harada Zuosuke:
"Volunteer? Are you sure?"
The messenger nodded vigorously:
"A group of volunteers appeared outside Hibiya Omen! They claimed to advance and retreat with Lord Nino!"
After hearing this, Zuo Nobuya Harada turned to see Aoden with excitement:
"Mr. Orange! Great! The volunteers came to help!"
Aodo was not as excited as Harada Zuosuke, but his subconscious clenched fists had revealed his true thoughts.
He now has nothing to lack.
Sitting in the huge Edo Castle, there is neither shortage of money, food nor equipment.
The only thing he lacks is military strength!
As long as he is given another unit of more than 500 people, he can bring Edo Castle's defense ability to a higher level!
It is really a timely help to welcome the volunteers at this critical moment!
After a brief surprise, Qingdeng stared at the messenger:
"How many people are there in this group of volunteers? Are they direct participants or ronin?"
When the messenger heard this, his expression changed and his expression became strange.
"This, this..."
Seeing the other party hesitate, Harada Zuosuke immediately frowned slightly and scolded:
"Don't waste time! You will answer whatever you ask!"
The messenger was startled and did not dare to hesitate anymore. He said quickly:
"There are 7 people in total! They are not direct participants, nor are they ronin! They are ordinary civilians!"
Harada Zuosuke was stunned:
"Ping, civilian?"
"Yes! Civilians! It's true!"
At this moment, Harada Zuosuke's facial expression changed extremely wonderfully.
A few seconds ago, his eyes were illuminated and he was filled with joy.
And now, he was like a wilted vegetable, sighing and scratching his head hard:
"Oh... I'm so happy..."
"Although these civilians are willing to help, it is admirable and touching me."
"But... what can a mere civilian be useful..."
"Besides, there are only 7 people... Such a few people are really useless..."
When he learned that the volunteers came to help, Harada Zuosuke thought that a large number of samurai came to help the war.
Just like the Yiqiao Army yesterday, it received a lot of assistance from direct leaders.
Unexpectedly, the visitors were civilians, and there were only a few 7 people...
Samurai were responsible for combat and civilians were responsible for production—this concept was deeply rooted in the Edo era.
Although the Xinxuan Group is a "mixed and matched" legion of scholars and civilians, both samurai and civilians are qualified to join the Xinxuan Group, to this day, most of the generals and soldiers in the Xinxuan Group are still samurai.
Even Zuosuke Harada, who is the veteran of the new selection group, subconsciously contempts the civilians.
At this time, Harada Zuosuke suddenly discovered that Aoto beside him entered a "weird" state.
After learning that the Volunteer Army was seven civilians, he stood there as if he was struck by lightning, without saying a word for a long time.
Seeing this, Zuosuke Harada mistakenly thought that Aoto was too disappointed, so he grabbed his hair, racked his brains, squeezed out what he had learned throughout his life, and comforted Aoto clumsyly:
"That... Mr. Juicy, please cheer up and don't be disappointed."
"Even if there are no volunteers, I have full confidence to defend Edo Castle and fight back the rebels!"
He is just talking about it.
Unexpectedly, Qingdeng suddenly spoke and interrupted his conversation:
"…Sounosuke, you've made a mistake."
Harada Zuosuke was stunned:
"Ah? What did I get wrong?"
“It is precisely because they are civilians that they have unlimited potential.”
Qingdeng said as he clenched his fists again, his eyes shining brightly, and a sudden look emerged between his cheeks:
"Yes... I'm so stupid... Why did I forget... How could I lack troops...!"
After talking to himself, his eyes fell back to the messenger.
"This group of volunteers is now at Hibiya Omen, right?"
"Yes... Huh? Lord Nino?"
After receiving the exact reply, Qingdeng did not waste even half a second, and turned around and left with an extremely fast pace.
In just a moment, his figure appeared in the distance.
Harada Zuosuke blinked, becoming more and more puzzled:
"Mr. Juicy, you are..."
"Sounosuke, I'll leave the front line to you! Don't let me down!"
After leaving this sentence simply, Qingdeng's back completely disappeared, leaving only his voice still in the air.
Harada Zuosuke and the memorial soldiers stayed there.
They blinked hard at the same time, then turned their heads and looked at each other - both of them found a strong confusion on each other's faces.
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Hibiya Mimen is not far from Akasaka Mimen.
After a while, Aoden, who was walking in a fast meteor, successfully arrived at Hibiya Omen.
As soon as he arrived at the destination, he saw 7 young men waiting outside the Imperial Gate.
All seven people were wearing shabby clothes and had dish-like faces, and they were obviously civilians.
Three of them wore swords on their waists, and four of them carried bamboo guns on their shoulders... Apart from that, there was no other equipment.
Seeing someone coming, the seven people turned their heads and looked at Qingdeng, showing confusion.
Someone seems to recognize Qingdeng.
After carefully observing Qingdeng's appearance, the man immediately widened his eyes and said in a trembling voice:
"Yes, it's Lord Nino!"
As soon as these seven people were shocked and turned into shock.
Immediately afterwards, they knelt on the ground without any distinction, lowered their waists, and did not even dare to show off their anger.
Qingdeng raised his hand:
"All up!"
He waited for the seven people to get up—they stood up tremblingly while they were thanking—and observed them carefully.
"As you see, I am the president of the army and the new general of the selected group, Shizuki Akito."
"I have heard of your affairs."
"It is said that you want to come and help as the 'volunteer army'?"
The seven people nodded in a hurry.
Qingdeng asked again:
"I'll ask you, what are your names?"
When these seven people heard this, they did not dare to neglect them and reported their names one after another.
Qingdeng silently remembers their names and then continues to ask:
"I ask you, why do you want to go to the battlefield and want to make achievements?"
Maybe I was nervous. These 7 people looked at me, and I looked at you, and I didn’t say a word for a long time.
About 10 seconds later, the person standing in front - this person just called himself "Azan".
His body was not strong. Judging from the position of the thick cocoons on his palms, Qingdeng guessed that he was an umbrella maker.
Then he saw him take a deep breath, plucking his courage, and stammeringly said:
"If you can achieve success, then that's the best."
"No, no, but we don't have such ambition!"
"We just want to follow morality! We want to help you! Repel the rebels!"
With this man's head on, the rest of the people also became brave and spoke one after another:
"That's right! We are not greedy for fame and fortune!"
"We have backbone too!"
"My Lord Nino! My name is Nantaro! I have learned swordsmanship for several years! Although my skills are not high, I can go to the battlefield!"
"Ichihashi Keihi is so bad! Lord Renwang, we are all on your side!"
Qing Deng looked at the seven people expressionlessly, listening quietly to their generous speeches.
However, if you look closely, you will find that although the amplitude is very slight, the corners of his mouth are indeed slightly raised.
Suddenly, he, who had just smiled, frowned suddenly:
"You are very brave!"
"I'm obviously a white person, but I'm yelling to go to the battlefield!"
"How can civilians like you make achievements on the battlefield!"
As soon as this statement was made, all the seven people who had just spoken with gracious words shut up, lowered their heads, and looked ashamed.
Although Qingdeng said it very bluntly and unpleasantly, he did not say it wrong.
In fact, even themselves do not think they can show off their talents on the battlefield.
The only thing they deserve is their passionateness - what is the use of having passionate blood?
Just when they were scolded by Qing Deng, this one who couldn't raise their heads-
"But, I appreciate your courage."
With the sudden resounding words, Qingdeng's facial expression became softer again.
"What's wrong with civilians?"
"There are many civilians in the new selection group."
"In terms of their ability to fight, they are not worse than warriors!"
"There are even people among them who have made great achievements in one fell swoop!"
"I'm very happy that I was lucky enough to meet 7 warriors today!"
"I welcome you very much!"
"I pay my most sincere respect to you!"
"I'll ask you, are you ready to fight side by side with me, Juiceng?"
First, I was scolded, but now I received sincere praise... The exciting experience like a roller coaster made these 7 people stunned.
After a moment, the person in charge, Azhan, swallowed hard, and then changed into a firm tone:
"Mr. Nie, we are ready! Please let us go!"
Qingdeng looked at Azan and smiled - this time his smile was no longer a light smile, but a happy smile from the heart.
"very good!"
"I, Ju Qingdeng, hereby announce that every civilian who comes to help can receive 3 taels of military salary!"
"If you are unfortunately killed, you will be able to receive a pension of 30 taels of gold in one go!"
3 taels of military pay, 30 taels of pension - After hearing these two sets of numbers, Azhan and others instantly widened their eyes, and their expressions were dominated by strong shock.
3 taels of gold... For civilians, this is already a lot of money!
As long as you save money and use it for a year or two, it will not be a problem at all.
As for 30 taels of gold, let alone.
Of course, under normal circumstances, no one would want to earn these 30 taels of gold.
The reactions of Azhan and others were all seen by Qing Deng.
"Now, let me do it!"
Qingdeng turned his body slightly and made a gesture of "Follow me".
"Go to the battlefield and defeat the warriors!"
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...
After a moment—
Edo, Edo Castle, Akasaka Mimon, Front-line Battlefield—
"Sheng Qing!"
She is the only one who will call Qingdeng by "Sheng Qing".
Qingdeng neither turned around nor looked back, and quietly waited for Tianzhangyuan to approach.
Soon, Tianzhangyuan trotted to Qingdeng's side.
"Sheng Qing, what's going on? You let civilians go to the battlefield?"
Qingdeng smiled intriguingly:
"Your Highness, just now, I have 'new power'."
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