Nagakura Shinpachi narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Heisuke, don't talk nonsense."

Toudo Heisuke lowered his head apologetically.

"sorry……"

The future of the shogunate is worrying... From a standpoint, this is something they cannot say openly.

However... anyone will feel that the word "shaky" is the most appropriate word to describe the current situation of the shogunate.

The finances are tight, the direct disciples are corrupt, the army is useless, and even the allies have their own agendas...

At this moment, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent:

Before anyone arrives, the sound has already arrived:

"Lord Nioh! The situation is different!"

A messenger stood outside the tent.

Qingdeng immediately shouted:

"Come in!"

The ordering soldier ducked into the tent, and then loudly said word by word in a clear and anxious tone:

"Lord Nioh, Lord Sagawa lead all the Aizu cavalry out of battle! Go straight to the bandit camp!"

"What?!"

Qinghe Hachilang was the first to scream.

At the same moment, shock gripped the entire audience.

Qingdeng's expression remained unchanged, and he was still sitting calmly on the main seat - only the lines on his face had become much colder and harder.

"This guy...is he here to trip me up so soon..."

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…

At this moment——

The Shinsengumi camp, somewhere outside the camp——

咴咴咴咴咴……

The carefully selected war horses roared and paved the soil with their hooves.

Sagawa Kanbei carried a 3-meter-long katana gun in his hand and rode on horseback to inspect the soldiers' equipment, showing great energy.

[Note: Katakama Gun: A branch of the Jumonji Gun, with a differentiated branch blade on one side of the gun blade]

The 20 Aizu cavalrymen lent by Matsudaira Yoshiho to Aoto were all in front of Sagawa Kanbei.

Looking at his heroic soldiers, Sagawa Kanbei's lips raised a confident and heroic smile.

"Hmph! That bullshit governor of Gyeonggi Province...that young boy who has just turned 20 years old knows nothing about fighting!"

"They're just a bunch of insignificant people, why do they need to be so cautious?"

"The bandits who have come from afar have not yet established a foothold, so it is the best time to attack them."

"As long as we launch a furious attack at this moment, we will definitely inflict heavy damage on them!"

"If you are lucky enough, you might be able to make them flee in all directions and end this war directly!"

Having said this, Sagawa Kanbei turned his head and looked coldly at the Shinsengumi camp in the distance.

The look of ridicule on his face was extremely intense.

"Not fighting when it's time to fight, and using specious words like 'intuition' and 'foreboding premonition'... Such a method of using troops cannot be called cautious! It's just cowardice!"

"Guandong people are really unreliable!"

"As expected, the important task of pacifying the capital lies with our Aizu men!"

After mocking Aoto from a distance, Sagawa Kanbei looked away and looked at the group of cavalry in front of him, raising their scythe spears high in the air, pointing directly at the sky.

"Brave men of Aizu! Follow me!"

"Let's see these thieves who don't know what to do after death! Let's also see the bunch of cowards behind us! Let's see how capable we Aizu people are!"

After saying that, Sagawa Kanbei tightened the reins and pointed his horse's head straight at the rebel position in the distance.

"Come at me!"

He swung down the scythe gun he held high.

In an instant, the war horse neighed and its hooves flapped.

The billowing smoke spread in all directions.

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…

Shinsengumi camp——

Aizen and the Shinsengumi generals stood on the observation tower built with earth, looking at the advancing cavalry that had begun to attack.

Qinghe Balang came forward and suggested:

"Tachibana-sama, do you want to try to stop them?"

Qingdeng shook his head:

"We can't catch up. Even if we ride on horseback to chase them now, it's too late."

The Souji smacked his lips vigorously:

"Tsk...! It's clear that Jun Ju has already said that no one is allowed to attack without his orders, but in the end, he still turned a deaf ear to Jun Ju's orders!"

Hijikata Toisho spread his hands.

"Who calls him a guest general? He is already disgusted with the official position held by Lord Tachibana. How can he accept Tachibana's command calmly?"

"...Forget it, let him be."

A bunch of eyes fell on Qingden who suddenly spoke.

Qingden put his left hand casually on the saber at his waist and continued with a sneer:

"Since Sagawa Kanbei insists on attacking, let's stand here and watch them quietly to see if they can produce considerable results."

"I will also take this opportunity to take a closer look at the combat effectiveness of the rebel army."

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…

The cavalry did not charge with all their might, but jogged slowly and then accelerated little by little.

Horses are animals with very low endurance.

In a long-distance race, 10 horses cannot compete with one person.

This is why when the post system was established, a post station was built at regular intervals, and horses were changed instead of people when the message was sent, because the endurance of the horses was too poor and they could not run for a long time.

If you start galloping at full speed, your horse will soon be exhausted.

Therefore, the orthodox "cavalry charge" is to first march at a neither fast nor slow speed, and then suddenly increase the speed after the distance to the frontline battlefield is shortened, and attack the enemy's position with thunderous momentum.

Sagawa Kanbei took the lead and personally served as the attack arrow.

Other cavalrymen followed closely behind him, forming a small "wedge".

In this way, this small wedge-shaped formation pressed forward towards the enemy's formation.

When the distance between the two sides was only a few hundred meters, Sagawa Kanbei winked at the subordinate on his left.

The man immediately raised the conch horn in his hand with understanding and blew it hard.

Woo——! Woo——! Woo——! Woo——! Woo——!

Amidst the exciting horn sound, the war horse began to take small steps and gradually accelerated, and the horse's hooves raised dust all over the sky! Along with it, there was also an awe-inspiring murderous intent!

As the distance between them continued to get closer, Sagawa Kanbei gradually saw the current situation of the enemy's formation - the front line had not yet arrived, but the filthy bandits were already running away.

——It’s really just a mob!

This situation made Sagawa Kanbei's self-confidence even more intense.

The scene of "the thieves were so frightened by the sudden appearance of the cavalry that they fled" not only caught Sagawa Kanbei's eyes, but also caught the eyes of other cavalrymen.

Each one of them was full of confidence, waiting to break into the enemy formation that was in chaos and kill them all!

Sagawa Kanbei waved his scythe gun vigorously and shouted in high spirits:

"The enemy army has been defeated! Kill them with nothing but armor..."

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
To be continued...