Qingdeng saluted and said loudly in a powerful voice:

"I am determined to take the lead tonight!"

He only mentioned that he would definitely work hard and never mentioned repairing his relationship with Kimura Suma.

…

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That night--

Edo, suburbs, headquarters of the fifth division, school grounds——

"Are you all wearing protective gear?"

"Those who haven't put on protective gear yet, move quickly! In two more days of burning incense, we're about to set off!"

"Check the weapon! Is the bow string tightened? Is the matchlock of the iron cannon dry?"

…

All kinds of shouts resounded one after another in the sky above the Fifth Division station.

Because the station of the fifth division was relatively close to the wagashi shop located in Cheng Town and used as a stronghold by the "One-Armed Party", under the instructions of Kurosawa and Okubo, the station of the fifth division was designated as

A gathering place for all troops.

At this moment, soldiers from each army were putting on armor and taking weapons in an orderly manner on the spacious campus.

The equipment modified by Huo Fu Thief is much better than that of "Three Times" at the Enforcement Station.

He can freely use bows and arrows, let alone big guns such as muskets. He has forehead protectors, chain mail, breastplates, arm armors, leg armors and other protective gear. It can be said that he is armed to the teeth.

This was the first time in Qingdeng's life that he had such luxurious weapons.

"It's so heavy..."

Qingden, who was wearing a breastplate for the first time, took a deep breath and lifted the breastplate up as if lifting a bra.

At this time, a soldier from the fifth division came over: "Sir Tachibana! Mr. Kimura has summoned you to this formation for discussion!"

"Well, I'll go right away." Qingdeng nodded lightly.

The military meeting has begun... Qingteng walked towards the main formation with three steps and two steps at a time.

In fact, the so-called main formation is just in the shade of a big tree in the northeast corner of the school grounds.

At present, both Kimura and Tsuchida have arrived in this formation.

Kimura glanced at Qingto, who was walking towards him, and remained calm. Not only did he not say hello to Qingto, he even snorted coldly.

Qingto also ignored Kimura.

The two of them just maintained the tacit understanding of "no one pays attention to the other".

"Okay." Kimura said calmly, "Everyone is here, let's start the meeting. I will only explain the battle plan and the work you are each responsible for, and keep your ears straight."

It was said that he was "coming here to discuss matters", but in fact it was just Kimura giving orders unilaterally, assigning tasks decided early in the morning to Ayoto and Tsuchida one by one.

Three divisions were dispatched at once... It is impossible for such a large-scale operation not to have a "frontline commander" responsible for coordinating the entire army.

As for the one who is still alive, the person who has been entrusted by Kurosawa and Okubo with "full responsibility for tonight's operation"...is Kimura Suma.

This is not difficult to understand.

Tsuchida's qualifications and experience in performing tasks are not as good as Kimura's.

Not to mention Qingdeng - which leader would hand over such an important task to a newcomer on his first day at work?

Therefore, it is reasonable and blameless to appoint Kimura, an experienced veteran, as the "frontline commander."

As the "frontline commander", Kimura has far more power than Aoto in tonight's actions.

All matters, big or small, are decided by Kimura.

Qingneng only has the power to offer opinions and has no power to interfere with Kimura's decision.

Therefore, no matter what arrangements Kimura made, Qingto could only accept them quietly and had no right to refute.

"The Japanese confectionery shop where the traitors of the 'One-Armed Party' are entrenched is a longhouse."

Kimura knelt down and spread out a simple map of Cheng Town on the ground. Aoto and Tsuchida stood on the left and right of Kimura, staring at the map together.

The so-called "Nagaya" is a very common house style in the Edo period.

To put it simply, it is a "townhouse" - your east wall is my west wall; your south wall is my north wall.

The walls of an entire row or even a circle of houses are connected to each other.

The main reason why such a house layout was created was because there were too many people.

Since the Yuan and Yanwu eras, more than two hundred years of peace have caused Japan's population to grow explosively.

In terms of land area alone, Japan is actually not a small country. In the modern 21st century, Japan's land area is larger than most European countries.

But the problem is: Japan has very little land suitable for habitation. Nearly 80% of the land is mountains and hills, and only a handful of places, including the Kanto Plain and Nobi Plain, are suitable for habitation.

Therefore, in order to accommodate this exploding population, those in power and the people had to make the most of the scarce land - and this is how longhouses came into being.

By placing houses closer together, more land can be freed up to build new houses and house more people.

This is why in large cities and towns like Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka, whenever a fire breaks out, a large number of houses will be damaged.

"To the west of the wagashi shop is a tea shop, to the east is a grilled eel shop, and to the south is a steamed bun shop. Only the north side faces the street."

"We only need to blockade the north side of the Japanese confectionery shop, and we can trap all the traitors of the 'One-Armed Party' to death."

"It's just that they might break through the wall and escape into the surrounding houses."

"So, to be on the safe side, I decided to completely surround the entire longhouse where this wagashi shop is located!"

"This longhouse is a long structure with a total of 32 rooms. To surround it, at least two squadrons of troops would be needed."

"The Third Division and my Fifth Division will be responsible for surrounding the long house; the Seventh Division will be responsible for the assault, rushing into the house to arrest the traitors of the 'One-Armed Party'. Do you have any objections?"

As soon as Kimura finished speaking, Tsuchida showed a flattering and excited expression and said hurriedly:

"no disagreement!"

Kimura nodded slightly, then turned to look at Qingteng.

"Ju, why don't you speak? What's wrong? Are you dissatisfied with my arrangement?"

"..." Qingden stared at the map in silence. Even when Kimura asked him, it took him a long while before he slowly raised his head.

"Sending only one team to attack...will the number of people be too small?"

Qingdeng's tone was calm.

"I have had a lot of dealings with the anti-barbarian group."

"Although they are all a bunch of crazy people with broken heads, it is undeniable that many of them have a strong will to fight and good skills."

"I suffered a lot because of it."

"According to past intelligence, the total number of the 'One-Armed Party' is close to 40 people. In terms of military strength, it is similar to one of our squadrons."

"We may not necessarily be able to gain the upper hand by just sending a squad to fight them head-on."

"What's more, they still occupy the 'geographical advantage' of fighting in their stronghold."

"With all due respect - at least two squads must be sent to attack to be safe."

Kimura and Tsuchida listened quietly to Qingnobo's opinions.

The two of them looked at each other in tacit understanding.

Then--

"Hahahaha!"*2

They both looked up to the sky and laughed.

After laughing to his heart's content, Kimura curled his lips at Qingto.

"Tachibana, it seems that you don't understand the combat power of our Huo Fu Thieves Kai at all. But it's no wonder, after all, you were just a 'three times' Tongxin before, and you have never been a public servant in the Huo Fu Thieves Kai."

"I have dealt with the 'One-Armed Party' many times. They are just a bunch of remnants that are just living on their feet. What's there to be afraid of? We can send out a random squad and we can defeat them both inside and outside."

Kill them all in the field!"

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After so many days of "sleeping more than ten hours a day" to recuperate, the author feels that his body is about to recover! The author suspects that he does not have Yang at all, but just a common cold, otherwise the symptoms would not be possible

So light!

All in all - it's gratifying, it was a false alarm, but no success~~
Chapter completed!