Hearing the name of the 8th Division was called by Aoshito, Toudo Heisuke immediately cheered up, stood up and walked out of the formation, said "Yes" in a loud voice and quickly left the formation.

In fact, after the indiscriminate bombardment by Squadron 11, the remaining battle time was just boring "garbage time".

Although more than 80% of the shells missed, the remaining shells were enough to destroy the Changzhou camp.

How could a camp built of wood withstand the intensive bombardment of artillery?

I saw that the huge camp turned into ruins filled with smoke.

The lookout was interrupted.

The tent was blown away.

The rejection of the horse was shattered.

This camp, which was expected to "stop the shogunate army", was abandoned in an instant.

Even from a long distance, one could smell the pungent smell of burning and hear the cries of Changzhou generals.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

For the Changzhou Army, the bigger nightmare is yet to come.

At the front of the shogunate's position, the soldiers of the eighth division, arranged in a matrix, were ready to go.

As soon as the shelling of the 11th Squadron stopped, Todo Heisuke, who was behind the matrix, immediately drew his sword out of its sheath and shouted loudly:

"go ahead!"

As soon as this order came out, the Eighth Division suddenly turned from silence to movement! Walking in uniform steps, they slowly walked towards the ruins of Changzhou Camp!

Seeing the Tokugawa army launching a ground offensive, the Choshu Army immediately launched a response.

However... they encountered a night attack last night, and just experienced an extremely brutal bombing... the morale of the Changzhou Army has dropped to freezing point.

Now, even the most important camp has been blown up, how can we resist the Tokugawa army?

"Follow me!"

"Hold Yishukou! Never let the shogunate pass by!"

"I want to fuck you! I won't accompany you anymore!"

"Kitaro! Why are you so stunned! You really don't want to risk your life here, do you?! Xiaohua is still waiting for you at home!"

Facing the Eighth Division that was attacking directly, the Changzhou Army divided into two distinct groups.

Some people fought bravely.

Others fled in panic.

The dense rain of shells not only destroyed the camp, but also brought unspeakable fear.

From just now, the fear of "not knowing when the shells will fall on their heads" has always lingered in the hearts of the Changzhou generals, giving them tremendous psychological pressure.

The whistling sound of the shells and the horrifying sound of the shells exploding only deepened their fear.

At this moment, most of the people in the Changzhou Army had their heads blown off and lost basic order.

They didn't even bother to stop the deserters, and just rushed forward to meet the Eighth Division in such a chaotic state.

There are several trenches that look like they were recently dug across the perimeter of the camp.

Because the camp had been destroyed, the Changzhou generals could only abandon the camp and move to the trenches in front of the camp, relying on the remaining fortifications to launch defense.

Probably to make up for the lack of long-range attack methods, many generals were armed with simple slings.

Don't underestimate the sling.

Because it is simple to make, extremely low cost, and has considerable lethality, "slingers" can often be seen on the battlefields of ancient Japan.

The famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi once had a dark history of "entering the battlefield with full confidence, but was knocked unconscious by a flying stone before he even saw the enemy's face."

Miyamoto Musashi remembered this matter all his life.

In his later years, he specifically told people in letters: Now I will no longer be hit by stones!

These generals, armed with bows, arrows, muskets, slings and other long-range weapons, got into the trenches one after another and poured pellets, arrows and stones at the approaching Eighth Division.

As for the generals holding long guns, knives and other melee weapons, they also got into the trenches, but because they lacked attack methods, they could only act in a hurry.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo!

The sound of firing, the sound of arrows, and the sound of stones were all heard together.

Due to the long distance, the hit rate is not ideal.

However, with so many bullets, arrows, and stones, it is possible to hit a few.

Within a few moments, some unlucky guys in the eighth division fell to the ground wailing because they were hit.

The Changshu generals fully expected that their offensive would be able to stop the advance of the Eighth Division.

Obviously, their expectations were destined to fail.

No matter how many people fall down, the soldiers in the next row will immediately take two steps to fill the gap.

No matter how the Changzhou Army attacked, the Eighth Division had no intention of stopping.

Just like that, he moved forward despite the attack. After closing to a certain distance, Toudoheisuke raised his sword and issued a new order that made the Choshu generals on the opposite side feel frightened:

"Stop! Raise the gun!"

Division 8 paused.

Then, "click", "click", "click" gun sounds sounded immediately!

There is no need to describe what happened next.

Raise the gun, aim, shoot!

In an instant, rows of barrages enveloped the Changzhou generals hiding in the trenches like dark clouds.

With just one salvo, the Changzhou people who couldn't get back up were far better than the Eighth Division soldiers who had just fallen to the ground!

Anyone can see that with this terrifying killing efficiency, at most 2 or 3 more rounds of volleys will completely collapse the Changzhou Army.

Perhaps they couldn't stand this depressing and desperate atmosphere, so the Changzhou generals who were also hiding in the trenches, holding long guns, knives and other melee weapons, became ruthless one after another.

"Damn it! Fight with them!"

I don't know who shouted such a voice. They raised their spears and struck knives, and like ants coming out of their holes, they rushed towards the Eighth Division.

Indeed, their courage is commendable.

What a pity that their heroic charge was destined to be in vain.

"Wait! Don't be impulsive! Come back quickly!"

Someone immediately spoke up to try to stop this unintended tactic.

But it's too late.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the turbulent smoke caused by the explosion of gunpowder, the Choshu generals who left the trenches and charged the Eighth Division head-on fell to the ground like mowing grass.

No matter how fast they accelerated, no matter how much they prayed, no one succeeded in getting within ten steps of the Eighth Division.

It has to be said that although the strategy of "after the artillery bombards the infantry, rush forward, and after the infantry rushes forward the artillery bombardment" has no military technology at all, it is indeed effective!

Qingdeng only sent out the Eighth Division and the Eleventh Division, and defeated the Changzhou Army on the opposite side, leaving no chance of a comeback!

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This formation——

Qingdeng looked at the battlefield where the overall situation had been decided and said calmly:

"Matsuhara-kun, Miss Nakazawa."

Matsubara Chuji (deputy captain of the 10th Division) and Nakazawa Qin (deputy captain of the 7th Division) were slightly startled, and then hurriedly stood up and went out.

"Each of you will lead 300 cavalry to pursue the remaining enemy. Don't come back to see me before you run out of horse power."

This kind of one-sided battle did not require Aoto or Harada Sanosuke to personally take action.

Therefore, Qingdeng decided to take this opportunity to train the newcomers.

Seeing Aoden entrusting them with this important task, Matsubara Chuji and Nakazawa Qin both looked excited.

The two of them solemnly accepted this task, then left the formation in three steps and two steps at a time, and each went down to order troops and lead the team.

After seeing that the Choshu Army on the opposite side was doomed to defeat, as expected, some of the feudal lords and generals in this formation - most of them came from small feudal clans with weak national power - smiled ingratiatingly and rushed to flatter Qingteng.

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Their vassal state was too weak, so in order to survive, they unconsciously developed the habit of "flattering more" and "flattering more".
To be continued...