Nangong Mountain, top of the mountain, main formation——

A messenger rushed to Takasugi Shinsaku, knelt down on one knee in front of him, and loudly said:

"Lord Takasugi! Our army has gained an advantage on the northern front!"

"It's just...due to lack of troops, the troops on the northern front can only suppress the enemy troops, but cannot completely drive them back to the foot of the mountain!"

After hearing this, Takasugi Shinsaku nodded gently:

"very good!"

"Send an order to the troops on the northern front: maintain the current positive situation and never take it lightly!"

"It doesn't matter even if we can't repel the enemy."

"As long as we hold them back, our goal will have been achieved."

"Isamu Kondo and Kamo Serizawa are both brave and capable warriors."

"Being enemies with them, any carelessness may lead to irreparable serious consequences!"

"Go and deliver the order quickly!"

The soldier who ordered the order responded loudly, "Yes", then stepped back with a long stride, and rushed to the northern line to convey the order without stopping.

As soon as the messenger left, Omura Masujiro, who was standing next to Takasugi Shinsaku, said calmly:

"As expected, Tachibana Aoto has focused his attack on the southern front."

The Shinsengumi's key offensive direction - this is not difficult to predict.

No matter from what angle or aspect, Qingdeng has no reason not to set the southern route as the main direction of attack!

Therefore, in order to block the Shinsengumi's offensive, Takasugi Shinsaku deployed most of his troops on the southern front.

As for the northern front, he retained only the minimum number of troops.

He expected nothing more from the troops guarding the northern front.

As long as they can hold back the enemy so that they can neither approach the main formation nor support the southern front, their mission will be considered completed.

Now it seems that they did not disappoint him!

Although they had very few troops, with the support of "Decisive Battle", they not only successfully blocked the enemy's offensive! They also occupied a considerable advantage and suppressed the enemy!

There is no need to worry about the northern route for the time being.

Now, Takasugi Shinsaku, who feels the pressure has eased, can finally focus all his attention on the southern front.

Compared with the northern route, the southern route is the most important...

Judging from the currently known intelligence, Aomori placed most of the Shinsengumi's high-end combat power on the southern front.

Takasugi Shinsaku does not doubt the efficacy of "Decisive Battle of Yodo".

However, whether this kind of "external force" alone could stop the swordsmen led by Niou... To be honest, he felt unsure.

He was silent, sitting on the horse with a stiff expression, anxiously waiting for the messenger's report.

Being too anxious makes the sense of time strange.

He frequently lowered his head to check his pocket watch.

It obviously feels like a long time has passed, but in the end the minute hand has only moved a few steps.

Only in front of Katsura Kogoro and Omura Masujiro did he dare to show his negative side without any scruples.

Finally...a messenger soldier, covered in blood, stumbled and staggered into Takasugi Shinsaku's sight.

"Takasugi-sama! Takasugi-sama!"

Takasugi Shinsaku immediately perked up and asked hurriedly without caring about anything else:

"What's going on on the southern front?"

The ordering soldier fell in front of him and said quickly out of breath:

"The southern front... the southern front... the enemy forces on the southern front have been suppressed!"

"Under the fierce attack of our army, the enemy army was beaten to pieces! It almost collapsed!"

After hearing this, Takasugi Shinsaku and Omura Masujiro breathed out a sigh of relief, and joy appeared in their cheeks.

However, before they showed their smiles...

"Just, just..."

The messenger made a quick supplement.

Seeing the other party's change of subject, Takasugi Shinsaku was stunned for a moment, and then asked eagerly:

"Just what?"

The messenger showed a horrified expression that was close to tears:

"There are 4 monsters, we can't stop them no matter what!"

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…

"Those four people are coming to kill them soon! The people behind us are coming quickly!"

"The fifth gun team has been assembled!"

"Fifth Gun Team! Follow me!"

"Quick, quick! Don't be stupid! Come on!"

"Shoot! Shoot!"

"Shoot! It's so hard to get such an advanced musket. Do you just know how to charge with your bayonet?"

"Do you think I don't want to shoot! In this situation, how do you expect us to reload with peace of mind?!"

"Damn it! I can't hit them!"

"Damn! There are so many obstacles here! It's hard to shoot them!"

"The fifth gun team is completely destroyed!"

"What? Didn't they just go into battle?"

"Yes! But as soon as they entered the battle, they encountered Niou and Tianjian head-on!"

…

The soldiers of the surprise team rushed forward in a hurry to fill the vacancies in the battle line. Among them were "biological soldiers" who had eaten the "Decisive Lake" and gained powerful strength.

They are very brave and their posture is admirable.

However... the battlefield in front of them is like a bottomless pit! It is constantly devouring fresh lives!

Looking around, the front line has become a horrifying mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood!

Four figures of different sizes stood among them, their robes stained with blood, exuding a terrifying murderous aura!

In an instant, these four figures sprang out from the sea of ​​​​blood in the mountain of corpses! Take the initiative to face the new enemy group!

I saw the Bizen Nagafune in Aoto's palm drawing a sharp arc in mid-air, and shattering the bodies of the two men with just one blow.

When they waved again, their bodies became fragmented again!

Sooner or later, Qingdeng had already penetrated the depths of the enemy group! Like a small boat rushing into the center of the storm, rushing left and right, the enemy formation broke apart as if the waves were breaking!

The general manager, Nagakura Shinpachi and Saito all showed off the momentum of a lion fighting a rabbit! They spared no effort to release their sword skills, turning every enemy soldier into a corpse.

They always wanted to catch up with Qingdeng ahead and share the pressure.

However... they couldn't keep up with Qingdeng's attack speed!

In desperation, they could only follow closely behind him and deal with the remaining enemies that slipped under his sword.

The four of them were silent, running and attacking.

The enemy soldiers screamed, died, and collapsed.

There was no other figure wearing a light green haori around the four of them.

In other words - they really broke through the enemy's formation with just the strength of four people! Turning the tide of the battle!

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…

After the captain of the First Gun Corps, Matsugiya Sagara, and others were killed one after another, the heavy responsibility of commanding the troops on the southern front fell on the shoulders of the Captain of the Second Gun Corps, Matsumura Gorokuro.

To be fair, although Gorokuro Matsumura's personal ability is not necessarily that outstanding, he can become the captain of the second gun team of the surprise team, so naturally he still has some abilities.

However...the extremely noisy battlefield movements, the ever-changing battlefield situation, and the increasingly severe battle situation were like surging torrents, pouring into his mind! He was overwhelmed and dizzy!

He even had the urge to give up on himself and just abandon his position.

Like Takasugi Shinsaku, Matsumura Gorokuro was very resistant to "The Decisive Battle of Yodo".

Apart from anything else, the side effects caused by taking this drug made him stay away from it.
To be continued...