Kinoshita Mai: "Miss Chiba?!"

Souji: "Miss Chiba, where are you taking us?"

The two girls, who were grabbed by their collars by Sanako, looked like little kittens held by the back of their necks by a female cat.

Sanako's "merciless iron claws" and her sudden dragging naturally puzzled the two girls.

Facing the two women's repeated questioning, Sanako had only one attitude - ignore.

Apart from that decisive look, there was no expression on her face, and she exuded an astonishing aura.

She just dragged the two girls hard and stepped on the floor with a "dong dong dong" sound, not knowing where they were going.

With their interesting height difference, they look like an eagle catching a chick.

Let me put it aside, Kinoshita Mai is completely capable of getting rid of Sanako's control due to Souji's outstanding ability as "the number one general of the Shinsengumi".

But... I don’t know why, facing Sanako who was full of a different kind of "deterrence", Souji had a feeling similar to "bloodline suppression" and could not think of any idea of ​​resisting the opponent.

…

At this moment, a leisurely figure appeared in front of them - Assistant Harada Sano was holding a bag of fragrant grilled squid, and his mouth was full of oil as he ate it.

After discovering Harada Sanosuke, Sanako quickly took a lunge and ran to the opponent without saying a word.

"Harada-kun!"

Harada Sanosuke hit a few hard punches.

Sanako's "flash" and her strange appearance of "dragging a girl with one hand" at this moment are hard not to shock people.

Harada Sanosuke, who almost choked, beat his chest hard, swallowed the grilled squid stuck in his esophagus with difficulty, and looked up and down at Sanako and the others with a look of surprise.

"Qian, Miss Qianye? What... is wrong with you?"

Sanako didn't respond and asked simply:

"Harada-kun, you came just in time. Do you know where Tachibana-kun is now?"

"Mr. Tachibana? He is currently watching the training of the Sixth Division and the Eighth Division at the Training Ground A."

"Training Ground No. A... Very good. This way, it will save me trouble!"

After that, Sanako took another step, continued to drag the two girls, and left like the wind.

Harada Sanosuke stood frozen on the spot, not even bothering to eat the grilled squid, staring blankly at the backs of Sanako and others getting further and further away.

"So...what is going on...?"

…

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Shinsengumi Camp, Training Ground No. A——

On the general stage, Qing Deng stood with his hands behind his back.

The captains of the 6th and 8th squads... namely Genzaburo Inoue and Heisuke Toudo, were waiting quietly on his left and right respectively.

Under the general's platform, the soldiers of the 6th and 8th divisions were arranged in two neat square formations.

Looking around, all the soldiers in the array were sweating profusely and panting.

It is not difficult to see that they have just experienced extremely intense training.

Now, Qingdeng has a territory and a more stable and broad financial source.

Money emboldens people - he officially put the plan of "forming an artillery unit" that had been shelved until now on the agenda.

Although there are currently many places to spend money, this does not prevent him from taking precautions for a rainy day.

Next, he plans to expand the size of the sixth and eighth divisions.

The two teams will be expanded from the existing 450 to 750 people, with a total of 1,500 people in the two teams.

While expanding the army, transform them into musketeers.

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd divisions are elite troops specializing in dashing and street fighting, and they are all tough men.

To have the soldiers of these three divisions stop using swords and use guns instead would be overkill.

The Fourth Division, led by the strong man Serizawa Kamo, has a strong combat capability that is not inferior to that of the First, Second, and Third Divisions. It is also not suitable for transformation into a musketeer unit.

The captain of the fifth division is Shinami Nishiki. After all, he is not a direct descendant of Aoshito (the Shoeikan faction). Aoshito has no intention of entrusting the important musketeers to outsiders.

The seventh and tenth divisions are cavalry divisions.

Division 9 is a ninja force.

Therefore, in summary, the only troops that are most suitable for transformation are the 6th and 8th divisions led by Gensaburo Inoue and Heisuke Toudou.

In today's era, "line tactics" are very popular.

The so-called "line tactics" are commonly known as "queuing to shoot".

Due to lagging performance, the current mainstream muskets have very poor hit rates.

If it was a close target, that would be fine.

But for a target 10 meters away, whether you can hit it all depends on luck.

As long as the distance is far enough, even if the two gunmen stand and shoot at each other, they may run out of bullets, but both sides will still be safe.

Therefore, in order to ensure the accuracy of their guns, the gunmen could only form a tight and neat queue, and, accompanied by the sound of high-spirited military drums, walked slowly towards the enemy's position with neat steps.

If the opponent also uses "line tactics", then the opponent will also line up in formation, step on the beat, and walk slowly.

When the distance is close, raise your guns and shoot at each other.

Whichever side's gun array cannot hold on anymore and collapses first, will lose.

This tactic seems silly, but it is the most advanced and terrifying tactic nowadays.

In the past hundred years, why have the military fronts of the Western powers been so invincible?

Not only are they invincible on the ocean, they are also invincible on land.

What stands behind "line tactics" is discipline that is extremely difficult to achieve in classical armies.

Even if he is about to hit the muzzle of the enemy's gun, even if his comrades around him have fallen, he will not retreat rashly.

This discipline alone is enough to make them invincible on the battlefield.

Whether it was the Mamluk cavalry or the "invincible" Eight Banners force, they were all defeated in the face of the "line tactics" of the Western powers. They were truly invincible in the world.

If you want to practice "line tactics", you don't need a strong body, but you need the iron discipline of "if you are told to go up the mountain of knives, you have to go up the mountain of knives; if you are told to go down to the sea of ​​​​fire, you have to go to the sea of ​​​​fire".

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Qingto was just testing the discipline of teams six and eight.

Test content includes but is not limited to: forming an array, walking in unison...

Overall, the performance of the members of the 6th and 8th divisions was not satisfactory.

Thanks to the long-term military posture training, all the soldiers are good at standing and arraying.

——Next...it's time to look for ways to purchase guns...

Qingdeng can currently think of only two channels for purchasing guns.

One is to go directly to the shogunate and ask the shogunate to help contact France.

In order to expand its influence in the Far East, France extended an olive branch to the shogunate.

It just so happened that the shogunate was also eager to introduce advanced weapons and military systems from the West.

In this way, the two parties "agreed with each other" and got closer and closer.

However... unless it is absolutely necessary, Qingdeng does not want to contact France.

The reason is that the French basically treat them as the ones they take advantage of!

They took advantage of the "Japan's lack of military industry" problem, so they raised the price of guns extremely high, and the premium was very serious.

An ordinary flintlock gun can be sold for several taels of gold, which is simply outrageous.

As for the second one, it is to find Calabash House.

No matter what, Huluwu is a business group with profound foundation.

If they said they had no contact with overseas, Qingdeng would never believe it.

Western arms dealers in the 19th century were not ordinary people with great powers!

Not to mention ordinary guns and cannons, as long as you can afford the money, they can even sell you sail warships!

All in all, this route is worth trying!

——When we meet Ah Wu’s grandma later, besides discussing the investment plan, we should also talk to her in detail about the purchase of guns...

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At this moment when Qingdeng was thinking to himself——

"Eh? Miss Chiba?"

Next to him, Genzaburo Inoue suddenly exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, Qingdeng subconsciously turned his head to look - the next moment, his expression was dominated by strong surprise.
To be continued...