This wine is the wine Qingdeng specially prepared for today.

Originally, his original plan was to let the expedition ceremony end just like that after drinking the Zhuangxing wine with the General Secretary and others.

But after wearing armor and arriving at the troop garrison site at Zojoji Temple, and looking at the Shinsengumi's matrix, his mind changed - he had something to say to the soldiers no matter what!

"Everyone! I'm very happy!"

Qingdeng's voice was clearly transmitted to the ears of every soldier in the audience with the blessing of his talents "Cloud-Cracking Stone +2" and "Orioles' Cry".

Spectators with excellent hearing outside the venue were also lucky enough to hear Qingdeng’s voice.

"After a brutal selection process, a total of 120 brothers stood out and became the first members of this new army."

"Congratulations."

"Your outstanding performance has won my recognition."

"At the same time, I also won the ticket to the cruel battlefield."

At this point, Qing Deng suddenly changed the subject, and his tone became serious and heavy.

"As you know, what we are going to next is a city filled with sorrow and a battlefield filled with blood."

"Our westward march, our expedition, is to put down the rebellious officials and traitors who are causing trouble everywhere!"

"But they are like rats, running around and we can't catch them."

"At the same time, they are like a plague, coming out from time to time and killing people."

"No one can tell how long this battle will last."

"It's even more difficult to say how many sacrifices this battle will cost."

"Everyone here - including me - is very likely to die in the near future."

"What awaits us is such a fierce and cruel battlefield."

"But this is really a great blessing for me!"

Speaking of this, Qingden paused.

After brewing his emotions, he spoke again:

"If it is a sin to desire victory and glory, then there is no doubt that I will be the most sinful person in the world!"

"Today is February 1st, an ordinary day."

"It is not a joyful holiday, nor is it a significant anniversary."

"But, from today on, this day will be engraved in history forever!"

"Anyone who has gone through this ordeal in Shangluo and survived and returned home safely will straighten his back, stand upright, and feel sincerely proud from the bottom of his heart whenever he hears people mention this day!

I feel excited when I hear the name 'Shinsengumi'!"

"Whoever can survive the series of hard battles and fierce battles ahead and enjoy his old age will have a banquet every year on the eve of this day, saying: 'Tomorrow is February 1st.

!', and then he rolled up his sleeves, exposed the scars, and said: 'These wounds were all caused by me when I followed the Shinsengumi in the northern and southern wars'!"

"The old man is always forgetful, but even if everything is forgotten, he will still remember - and bring some gifts - the great expedition of that day, and the heroic deeds performed in the days that followed!"

"By then, our names will be as familiar to him as common words."

"'Nioh' Tachibana Aoto, 'Chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau' Kondo Isamu, 'Deputy Commander of the Battō Team' Hijikata Toshizo, 'General Affairs Division Chief' Yamanan Keisuke, 'First Division Captain' Okita Souji."

"These names will be recalled again when they raise a full cup and drink, and then retell and recall them over and over again, and they will remain on people's tea tables and banquets forever!"

"The good old man will pass this story on to his son, and his son will pass it on to his grandson from this day forward until the end of the world!"

"At this time, the martial arts disciples who are sleeping on the soft tatami, the farmers who only want to wander in the fields! Those businessmen who only have small profits in their eyes! They all feel down because they are not standing here.

It’s bad luck!”

"Because from now on, whenever anyone who followed Nioh to Luo on February 1st speaks, they will feel that they are so lacking in heroism and ashamed of themselves!"

"From today! From this moment on! 'February 1st' - this originally very ordinary day - will have a whole new meaning for human beings."

"This is the day when the Shinsengumi sets off! This is the day when 121 warriors go to Luo to fight against the enemy!"

"This day will never pass easily, and we who fought bravely on this day will always be remembered by people!"

"We will fight bloody!"

"We will never be defeated!"

"We will defeat all enemies!"

"We will get through this!"

"We, the few, we, the lucky few, our team, which shares a common honor, will fight for a glorious victory and achieve unprecedented and great achievements!"

"Today, let us celebrate February 1st!"

After saying that, Qingdeng raised his wine glass high.

Seeing this, the general manager and others in the audience also raised the wine glasses in their hands in no particular order.

"Partners! Brothers!"

"The joys of peace have vanished."

"It's like the morning fog has cleared, and the dream of spring has ended."

"But our hearts still burn with desire!"

"Even if there are thousands of obstacles weighing down like a mountain."

"We can't wait,"

"Always waiting for the call of honor!"

"We suffer the torture of expectations,"

"Waiting for the sacred moment,"

"Like a young lover,"

"Looking forward to the exact moment of the tryst!"

"While we're both still burning with passion."

"The heart that is dedicated to honor is still beating."

"Let us dedicate our passion to our own righteousness!"

"Partners, brothers, believe it!"

"The morning star that illuminates our path has risen!"

"The future is in our hands!"

"We will write our names one by one in the history of three thousand people!"

After shouting the last word as loudly as he could, Qingdeng took a swig from the glass.

The general manager and others in the audience toasted and drank together.

After the drink was finished, Qingdeng slammed the empty wine glass in his hand to the ground.

Click!

Then—click! click! click! click! click!—under the stage, the sound of smashing glasses one after another resounded both inside and outside.

Choking!

Qingden pulled out Vairochana from his waist, stood up to the sky, and pointed the sword at the sky.

"Shangluo!"

The next moment, the mountains roared and the tsunami roared.

The Shinsengumi soldiers under the high platform raised their fists and swords high, and their voices shook the sky!

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Bao Baozi searched for information for a long time yesterday, but he still couldn't find out what the expedition ceremony was like in the Edo period, so Bao Baozi focused the plot of this chapter on Aoto's speech and his interaction with Tokugawa Iemo.

Just took it all in one stroke.

Those who read a lot should be able to tell where the content of Qingdeng’s speech is taken from (it is not Patton’s speech, I guess the content of Patton’s speech is also taken from that great writer)
Chapter completed!