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"Mr. Shimada! The remnants have been found! Here! Come quickly!"

Under the guidance of his subordinates, Shimada Kui strode towards the bushes not far away.

Before he got close, he heard a frightened scream:

"Wait! Don't kill us! We surrender! Surrender!"

"Look! We've thrown away our weapons!"

In the bushes, two young men, no more than twenty years old, raised their arms high and looked at Shimada Kui who was getting closer. Their faces were full of panic.

Shimada Kui glanced at the two people, and then waved his hand calmly:

"Stand up! Get in line!"

After hearing this, the two men immediately stood up and stood apart, one behind the other.

Immediately afterwards, Kui Shimada turned his head and said to his subordinates:

"Same old thing! Bind their hands!"

"yes!"

After a while, the hands of the two prisoners were tied tightly behind their backs.

"Let's go! Don't wait!"

Immediately afterwards, Shimada Kui and others drove them to an open space not far away, just like herding sheep.

Only then did the two captives realize that they were not alone.

I saw a dozen or so people spread out in the open space.

Without exception, these guys all had their heads drooped and their faces were lifeless.

A few people even cry and whine, acting like a girl.

There is no doubt that they are all defeated soldiers who were captured due to failed escape attempts.

As soon as these two "newcomers" arrived, they were driven into this "big family".

The team members took out new hemp ropes and tied the waists of the "new man" and the "old man" together.

More than a dozen people strung together into a long "grape"... At first glance, it looks quite funny.

In this way, unless they work together and maintain the same pace, there is no way to escape.

If we try to escape by force, we will only hold each other back.

At this time, a certain team member snorted coldly:

"Hmph! If it falls into our hands, you are lucky!"

"Our Shinsengumi strictly prohibits prisoner abuse! So you can rest easy!"

Abuse of prisoners is strictly prohibited - this is one of the Shinsengumi's basic military rules.

Many people expressed confusion about this rule set by Qingdeng himself.

In the feudal era, the military concept of "preferential treatment of prisoners" was too advanced and too advanced for people to understand.

Qingdeng took the trouble to explain this to his subordinates.

History has proven the correctness and rationality of "preferential treatment of prisoners" countless times.

Qingdeng has always been careful to prevent the Shinsengumi from being contaminated by gangsterism.

It takes an immeasurable amount of time to grow an army into a disciplined force.

But it may only take a moment for an army to degenerate into a shameless bandit who does all kinds of evil.

As soon as the soldier who promoted the Shinsengumi's military policy of "not torturing prisoners" finished speaking, Shimada Kui held the sword at his waist, stepped forward, and shouted sharply:

"But if you dare to run away or do anything else, don't blame us for being rude!"

After that, in order to enhance the deterrence, he suddenly drew the sword out of its sheath, making a deliberate sound of drawing the sword.

The effect was remarkable - as soon as the sound of drawing a sword sounded, the prisoners seemed to be suffering from PTSD. Their bodies trembled violently several times, their shoulders subconsciously tightened, and their already pale complexions became even more ugly.

It seemed that today's one-sided and tragic battle had left a deep shadow on them.

No wonder.

After all, for the Tenchu ​​Group, even if they exhaust all the words in human language, it is difficult to describe today's battle!

After the first battle, the Shinsengumi were immediately leveled up to 2,000.

You know, the total strength of the Tianzhu Group is only 3,000 people!

Two-thirds of the people were killed...a perfect battle of annihilation.

The reason why there were such exaggerated casualties was not only the huge difference in strength between the two armies and Qingden's well-organized formation, but also the fact that the Tenchu ​​group lacked the means to counter the cavalry.

Qingdeng led the 7th and 10th divisions to harvest heads crazily.

Even if the soldiers of the Tenchu ​​Group tried their best, they could not outrun the horses.

With their strong mobility, Qingdeng and others chased him for more than ten miles in one breath!

Because the overall level of the cavalry still needs to be improved, some people kept falling behind during the pursuit.

When the pursuit reached the end, only Sanako, Harada Sanosuke and a few cavalrymen were left with Aoto!

However, even so, Qingdeng and others still pursued the remnant bandits who were more than ten times their number.

It can be described as chasing death and chasing north.

According to statistics, even the knights with the lowest level and the worst record in the 7th and 10th divisions also harvested 2 heads in this battle!

There are probably less than 100 people in the Tenchu ​​group who can survive with all their beards and tails intact.

After being reduced to such a situation, they will not be able to make any trouble in the future.

At this time, a soldier next to Shimada Kui asked him:

"Mr. Shimada, do we still want to continue searching for prisoners?"

Shimada Kui shook his head:

"No, I have just received the order. It is getting late. Stop the search and everyone returns to the military camp. Let's go."

In order to pursue and eliminate the remaining enemies, Qingdeng sent a large number of troops and launched a blanket search.

Shimada Kui doesn't know how the other teams are doing.

Anyway, he has achieved quite a lot here.

Since the expansion of the Shinsengumi, Shimada Kui has been promoted from an ordinary pawn to the deputy captain of the 1st Division, that is, the deputy to the General Division, by virtue of his talent and impeccable performance.

Being able to sit on the throne of vice-captain in a team filled with strong men... It can be said that Kui Shimada is already considered a middle-level cadre of the Shinsengumi!

The First Division is the Shinsengumi's "powerful weapon in suppressing the army".

Serving as the deputy captain in such an important unit carries a heavy responsibility.

In order to live up to the expectations of his superiors and not to lose the hard-earned position and honor, Shimada Kui always tightened the strings in his mind.

As it turns out, he lived up to his position.

Regardless of his usual performance - in fact, he did an impeccable job in this aspect.

In today's battle, he took the lead and rushed to the forefront of the first team, killing the enemy whenever he encountered it! People became bloody men, and swords became bloody swords!

When the knife broke, I picked up a new one from the ground.

Anyway, the ground was covered with dead bodies, and weapons and other things were everywhere.

At the beginning, he still had time to count how many knives he had changed.

But after a while, he changed so many knives that he was too lazy to count them.

However, he remembers the number of enemies he killed very clearly - 31 enemies!

After the battle, he meticulously led his troops to sweep away the enemy, regardless of physical and mental fatigue.

So far, he and his team have captured a total of 18 prisoners!

No matter from which angle you look at it, Shimada Kui delivered a satisfactory answer in today's battle.

After a whole day of running around, Shimada Kui just wanted to return to the military camp as soon as possible, eat a big meal, and reward himself.

When Shimada Kui and his team returned to the military camp, the camp was already a bustling scene.

After a hearty victory, is there any reason not to celebrate?

Under Qingdeng's instructions, in addition to the necessary rice, salt, and hay, the baggage team also carried sufficient "luxury goods" such as meat and tea.

They are only used at certain special times - for example, tonight is the perfect time to use them!

Qingdeng waved his hand and proudly announced to the whole army: Tonight, everyone can eat as much as they want! Drink as much as you like! Let’s have a carnival!

Before it completely darkened, the Shinsengumi soldiers couldn't wait to hold a grand celebration banquet.
To be continued...