Aoto, Kanazawa Chusuke, Mizushima Rensaburo, they just performed extremely brilliantly during the less than 10% time they had to "slash people with knives."

The other time...more than 90% of the "boring time" was controlled by my grandson and he did it to the best of his ability!

Thanks to my grandson's command, the troops marched so smoothly.

Thanks to my grandson's management, the troops were able to be so orderly when they entered Suchang and Daohe Village.

Thanks to my grandson's arrangements and the distribution of food, drinking water and equipment, everything is so stable.

It can be said that the expeditionary army can operate so efficiently because of the ability of my grandson.

Without the coordination of my grandson, it would have been impossible for the expeditionary army to complete preparations for the attack on Xiangma Zhong within just a few days after arriving at the front line.

With my grandson's "wisdom", the "bravery" of Qingden and others can be exerted to the greatest extent, and they can defeat the Xiangma crowd so quickly - as long as this causal relationship is clarified, you can understand my grandson

Why is his contribution in this Western Expedition second only to Qingdeng?

"The Art of War" is the "method of management".

Whoever can manage the troops under his command better, whoever can manage the troops under his command with ease, will gain an unshakable and huge advantage on the battlefield!

Looking at ancient times and modern times, East and West, those military gods who can leave their names in history are all outstanding managers who can manage the army with ease.

The current Qingdeng is also a manager. He has 60 soldiers under his command.

Therefore, he understands how troublesome it is to manage a large number of people and an organization.

So-and-so made trouble again, so-and-so disobeyed discipline again, so-and-so couldn't complete the task on time and in quantity... The endless chores gnawed away at time and energy like termites.

Whether in his previous life or in this life, Qingden has never tried to manage a team or organization with more than 10 people.

How to manage an organization efficiently--although Qingdeng's knowledge in this area cannot be said to be completely ignorant, it can also be said to be like smoke.

This kind of knowledge cannot be obtained in books or classes, so even if you want to take extra tutoring, you can't find a suitable channel.

Therefore, after discovering that my grandson was actually a master of management who could manage even the most complex organization in the world, such as the military, Qingdeng's eyes immediately lit up.

Such a great "tutoring" opportunity, if I don't take advantage of it...ah, no! If I don't study hard with my grandson, wouldn't it be a waste?

Ever since, with the humble mentality of "seeing the wise and thinking of others", Ayoto has been "sticking" to my grandson and learning from my grandson since the army left Edo.

My grandson's attitude is quite enthusiastic.

When he saw Qingdeng coming to ask for advice, he said very generously: "If you don't understand anything, just come and ask me~~"

There is no trace of teachers or elders.

On the one hand, he studies with an open mind, and on the other hand, he provides candid guidance. In addition, with the blessings of talents such as "ghost heart", "photographic memory", and "Yuan Yang +1", Qingdeng's learning progress can be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds - the kidney qi is strong and sufficient.

, so that Qingdeng’s physical and mental state and learning state have always been very good.

However, no matter how hard you study, no matter how rapid your learning progress is, it is impossible to become a master of organizational management and a military god in less than a month.

However, it can be considered as something gained.

Qingdeng dare not say that he has become a management expert now, but at least his knowledge in this area is no longer blank.

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The next few days became more leisurely.

No more major cases were encountered.

No major incidents occurred again.

Everyday life is dull and regular.

I get up at 2 o'clock in the morning to practice martial arts. At that time, I go to work in the government office where the thieves were reformed. I supervise my subordinates to carry out military training and deal with various complicated and trivial military affairs that cannot be ignored. I get off work on time and continue to the dojo of the trial defense hall.

Practicing martial arts, taking a bath, sleeping... the cycle starts over and over again.

On his days off when he didn't have to work, Aomori would go around like a spinning top in four places: Senshiya, Little Chiba Sword Hall, the Residence, and Tsukinomiya Shrine.

Sometimes, I would teach Elodie at the residence in the morning and learn some French by the way; in the afternoon, I would sneak to the Tsukigiya Shrine and practice cloud-ryu ninjutsu and archery under the step-by-step instruction of Tenzouin and others.

Sometimes, in the morning, I visit Radish at the Little Chiba Sword Hall, and chat with Sanako about various conversations that seem to have some content but also seem to have no content; in the afternoon, I go to Chishiya to practice drawing swords.

During the break, when Kiryu's boss is not paying attention, he has a brief affection with Kinoshita Mai. The content includes but is not limited to: playing with Kinoshita Mai's little hand, hugging Kinoshita Mai's shoulders, holding Kinoshita Mai and chatting with her.

Kinoshita Mai, who has a soft-girl personality, is far less strong and competitive than Sanako... To put it bluntly and vulgarly, she is easy to bully.

In the face of Qingto's active offensive, Kinoshita Mai often... no, not "always"! It's simply difficult to control herself!

Therefore, so far, the relationship between Aoto and Mai Kinoshita has progressed at a rapid pace.

We no longer have to pay special attention to the distance between each other when walking side by side.

Regarding this, I will not mention it for now. I will talk about it in detail later.

Qingdeng's official life has become much more comfortable recently.

Looking at the entire Third Division team, no one dares to challenge Qingdeng's majesty, no one dares to make a mistake in front of Qingdeng.

After Akabane's death, the remaining "anti-Aoto elements"...such as Shirasaki Heijiro, changed their temperament as if they were a different person.

He is now obedient to Qingdeng. Whatever Qingdeng asks him to do, he does it silently without saying a word or complaining at all.

Whether Shirasaki and others are completely convinced by him and whether they will never confront him again from now on - Qingden doesn't know, and he doesn't want to know.

As long as they stop stroking his whiskers.

He doesn't care about anything else.

Akabane's death crystallized the absolute authority that Qingteng said, "If you dare to bring bad luck on me, you will not be able to take advantage of me."

As for Aoshinobu taking the lead in the charge, commanding the soldiers to pursue the road and take Yokokura Keinosuke's head, it proved to all members of the third division: Aoshinobu is capable of leading everyone to achieve great feats together.

, get rich!

The Third Division, which had achieved "the merit of beheading the commander", received a special commendation from the shogunate. During those days, the atmosphere inside and outside the Third Division's headquarters was filled with joy.

That's how human nature is.

As long as you have a stick in one hand and a carrot in the other, you won't have to worry about winning back people's hearts.

A qualified "boss" must be someone who can distribute the "cake" well.

All in all, Qingteng has now fully established himself in the Third Division, and is no longer the "airborne leader" who can't even command anyone.

As for the captain of the 5th division, Kimura Suma, the 6th division captain, Hosaka Genzo, and the 7th division captain, Tsuchida Masaichi, these three division captains who have no dealings with Aoto suddenly stopped recently and no longer come to see Aoto.

happy.

Why did this group of people suddenly become quiet?

Qingdeng was too lazy to care.

Now that they have become peaceful, Qingden is also happy to be quiet and not disturb this delicate "balance".

Ah, by the way, the sincere flag that was improvised to boost morale when chasing Keinosuke Yokokura. Aonto thought it was of great significance, so he kept it at home.

When you get older, you can take out this flag and tell your children and grandchildren about the glorious history of this flag.

As for whether anything worth mentioning happened during this period of time... that's right.

Souji's sister...Ms. Okita Hikaru is going home.

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In the first year of Wanyan (1860), December 15th, night——

Edo, Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi Town, Imperial Guard Hall——

Nagakura: "Oh! Uncle Yuan! Don't lose!"

Kondo: "Ah Sui! Hold on! It's almost over!"

Hijikata Totsuzo and Inoue Genzaburo, who were sitting opposite each other, each held a two-pack bottle of sake and raised their heads to drink. [1 bottle = 180ml]

Kondo, Nagakura, Harada and others stood aside to cheer for the objects they supported, and the atmosphere was extremely heated.

Director General: "Uncle Yuan! Cheer up! Don't lose!"

No matter how loud and hard Nagakura and Souji shouted, they still couldn't save Inoue's eyes from becoming increasingly blurry and chaotic.

finally--

"Pah ha...! I can't stand it anymore... I can't stand it anymore... I can't drink anymore..."

Inoue placed the half-empty bottle of wine next to his legs, then groaned in pain and staggered to the ground. He raised the white flag and surrendered.

As for the earthwork——

"Ha...~~enjoyed!"

He let out a long breath, then burped loudly while showing everyone the empty wine bottle in his hand.

"Oh! That's awesome! Sui! You win again!" Kondo laughed loudly and slapped Hijikata on the back hard.

"Hmph, it's a piece of cake!" Hijikata touched his nose proudly.
To be continued...