Qingdeng divided the cavalry into two parts.

One part was commanded by Harada Sanosuke, and continued to drive the defeated remnants of the Fushimi battlefield to the north.

The other part was personally commanded by him, Nakazawa Qin and Matsubara Tadashi, and they rushed to the Yamazaki battlefield.

The battle situation in Fushimi has been completely established, and the Choshu Army will no longer be able to stir up any trouble in Fushimi.

In this case, it would be a waste to put such a large combat power of the General Division in the rear.

As a result, Qingteng sent someone to convey an order to the commander-in-chief, ordering her to follow him to reinforce the Yamazaki battlefield.

As for the subsequent tasks of cleaning up the battlefield and eliminating the remaining soldiers, it was left to Shimazaki Kui.

While on the way, Aoto learned the details of the Yamazaki battle from Nakajima's entrance.

Compared with the openness of the ups and downs of the battlefield, the Yamazaki battlefield is much narrower.

Yamazaki is bordered by Mount Tenno to the west and Kamogawa River to the east, sandwiched between a mountain and a river.

The 6,000-strong army of Choshu and the 3,500-strong coalition army of Hijikata and Satsuma - a total of nearly 10,000 troops from both sides, set up their positions in this cramped land and started a confrontation.

After observing the battlefield situation, the strategist of the Satsuma Army...that is, Ijichi Ryuemon, after receiving Saigo Kinosuke's permission, immediately rushed to the Shinsengumi's main formation, found Hijikata Toshizo, and said:

"Deputy Chief Hijikata, I have come up with a strategy to defeat the enemy. If it goes well, we will be able to defeat the enemy army in just half a day! Can you listen to me?"

Hijikata Tosei raised his eyebrows and said:

"Want to hear the details."

In this way, the two started a secret conversation in the military tent.

Ichichi Ryūemon explained his battle plan concisely and comprehensively:

In today's battle, it seems that the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, but this is just an illusion on the surface.

The biggest weakness of the Changzhou Army is undoubtedly its excessive bloat.

The army was filled with a large number of temporarily recruited ronin, peasant soldiers, and independent troops.

It looks like it has a lot of momentum, but in fact it is just strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

Therefore, Ichichi Ryuemon concluded that there must be a major problem in the command system of the Choshu Army!

Like a slow giant who cannot flexibly control his hands and feet, he moves slowly and at a snail's pace.

After seeing that the Choshu Army's camp was not in order, Ichichi Ryuemon was even more certain of his judgment.

Therefore, based on this characteristic of the Changzhou Army, he formulated the following plan:

First, deploy a regular army, and then send out a surprise army.

The regular soldiers are responsible for engaging the Changzhou Army on the frontal battlefield, fighting and retreating, luring the opponent to pursue them in depth, and forcing them to extend their front line.

As for the surprise force, they detoured to the west and lurked in Tianwang Mountain. When the time was right - that is, after the Changzhou Army had lengthened the front line and dispersed its forces - it would rush down from the mountain! Go straight to the enemy camp! Attack the Changzhou Army.

Launch a surprise attack!

The Yamazaki battlefield is very cramped, just like a corridor. If you go west, you will hit Mount Tenno, and if you go east, you will be blocked by the Kamogawa River, so you can only go north or south.

It is not difficult to imagine that when fighting in this kind of terrain, once the flank is attacked, unless the army has strong organizational power, the consequences will be disastrous!

After silently listening to Ijichi Ryuemon's battle plan, Hijikata Tobizo said quietly:

"What a coincidence, you and I thought of going together."

This is probably the so-called "heroes think alike".

After observing the terrain of the battlefield and the situation between ourselves and the enemy, Toshizo Hijikata made exactly the same judgment as Iji Chiryuemon!

Not only that, the battle plan he drew up was also very similar to the opponent's.

In the same way, regular troops are used to lure the enemy, and then surprise troops are used to win in one fell swoop.

Under the attack from both sides, the weak and the strong can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!

Although this is a plan full of variables, whether the regular soldiers can effectively contain and lure the enemy, and whether the surprise soldiers can accurately identify the timing of the attack, are all unknown. However, Hijikata Toshizo, who is naturally courageous and extremely powerful,

Happy to take the risk!

However, if you want to implement this plan, you must get the help of the Satsuma Army.

The 1,500 troops under Hijikata Tobizo alone could not carry out such a grand operation.

Hijikata Toshizo was already preparing to rush to the Satsuma Army's main camp in person to explain his battle plan to the opponent.

It was just that Ichichi Ryuuemon got the better of him.

Since both parties want to go together, is there any reason not to hit it off immediately?

In this way, the two sides quickly finalized detailed deployment and operational details.

The Satsuma Army, which has an organized firearms unit, serves as the regular soldiers.

The Shinsengumi, who possess powerful melee abilities, will serve as the surprise soldiers responsible for delivering the decisive blow.

The plan was finalized. Hijikata Toshizo immediately led Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Ichi, Serizawa Kamo, Shinami Nishiki, and their second, third, fourth and fifth squadrons to secretly cross Tenno Mountain and lurk on Tenno Mountain.

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Saigo Kinosuke and Ichichiryuemon led the Satsuma Army's 2,000 troops to form a position opposite the Choshu Army.

As soon as it gets light, the battle begins!

The Choshu Army relied on its strong strength and took the initiative to launch an offensive - this was exactly what Hijikata Toshizo, Saigo Yoshinosuke and others wanted!

The sound of cannons, gunshots, roars, shouts... resounded throughout Yamazaki and beyond.

Not long after the battle began, thanks to the meticulous maneuvers of Saigo Kinosuke and Iji Chiryuemon, the Satsuma army pretended to be defeated and retreated steadily.

Upon seeing this, the Changzhou Army was really fooled and hurriedly launched a pursuit.

It's okay if you don't pursue it, but problems will arise immediately if you do.

The originally orderly military formation suddenly became chaotic due to the busy pursuit. The entire army turned into a "long snake formation" and was scattered on the corridor-like battlefield.

Toshizo Hijikata, who was lurking on Mount Tenno, was unable to learn the detailed movements of the frontal battlefield in time.

First, there is no effective means of communication, and second, there is no convenient observation method.

Even if the ninjas of Division 9 reported information to him, the information obtained would be delayed a lot.

However, Hijikata Toshizo is worthy of being the vice-president of the Shinsengumi and a prodigy that Aitoto relies on extremely much.

He made an accurate decision based only on what he heard with his ears, the sparse information he had at hand, and his own experience and intuition: Now is the time! Attack with the entire army!

In an instant, the silent Tianwang Mountain was enveloped by roars and cries!

Hijikata Suisan took the lead and rushed to the front.

Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Ichi and Serizawa Kamo are also like fierce tigers, vying for the first place.

The 1,500 soldiers who gathered a large amount of the essence of the Shinsengumi roared down from the mountain! Like a sharp blade, they hit the soft flank of the "Long Snake"!

When Hijikata Toshizo and his men rushed down from the mountain, their momentum was so great that they were like divine soldiers descending from the sky.

Sure enough, the Changzhou army that suffered a surprise attack was immediately in chaos!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Enemy soldiers appear in the rear!"

"Light green Haori! It's the Shinsengumi!"

"Who is the leader!"

"I don't know! But I saw Nagakura Shinpachi, the captain of the second division, and Saitoichi, the captain of the third division!"

"Damn it! Come back quickly! Let's fight back!"

"Hey! Don't act randomly!"

After Hijikata Tobizo and others attacked the flank of the Choshu Army, they launched a non-stop assault in depth. Their fierce momentum was the best portrayal of the term "pig's sudden advance".

Once they seize a fighter opportunity, they will launch a lightning-fast offensive, pursue them like a mad dog, and fight until the enemy army collapses. On this point, the styles of Ayoto and Hijikata Tozo are consistent.

Under their fierce attack, the Changzhou Army was abruptly cut into two halves! They became two big lumps that couldn't care about each other!

Saigo Kinosuke's response was particularly quick.

Seeing that the surprise attack by Hijikata Tobizo and others was successful, he immediately ordered all Satsuma soldiers to switch from defense to offense and start a full-scale counterattack.

Enemies on both sides and divisions... the Changshu Army's military superiority was completely lost, and the heroic scene of "pursuing Satsuma" just now was no longer the same.

At this point, the situation is reversed!

Those rogues, peasants and soldiers who were forcibly recruited were really in a difficult position.

Apart from "strong momentum", it has no merits.

Seeing the situation of the battle taking a turn for the worse, everyone was in chaos.

There are people shouting, running around... all kinds of things.

There are powerful enemies outside and pig teammates inside...how can we remain undefeated?
To be continued...