"I want to go out...I want to go out...I can't stay here..."

Hijikata Toshizo patiently advised:

"Calm down, there's nothing scary about this shell. It will be over soon. As long as we hide here, we will be safe."

His words restored clarity to the other person's eyes - however, this was only temporary.

In just a moment, he returned to his original state, stared at his cloudy eyes again, and reached out to push the earth without saying a word.

I wonder if the mere militia is the role of the deputy commander of the ghost?

When talking about the "powerful swordsmen of the Shinsengumi", people will always mention Aoto, Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Ichi and others.

Therefore, some people always forget that before displaying his military talents, Hijikata Toshizo showed himself as a brave and capable "thorny evil boy"!

Hijikata Toshizo stepped back, effortlessly dodged the opponent's hand, and then knocked him to the ground with a neat move.

"I told you, calm down."

"No! Let me out! I want to get out! Leave me alone!"

This man was spitting at the mouth and flapping his limbs vigorously, like a fish that landed on the beach, showing his madness.

In desperation, Hijikata Toizan punched him with his backhand and knocked him unconscious, using pure physical means to silence the opponent.

It's really too hard to let these militiamen who lack actual combat experience and military literacy face a powerful enemy like wolves and tigers...

At this thought, Hijikata Toshizo couldn't help but frown.

At this time, the sound of gunfire outside suddenly stopped.

The moment the world returned to silence, Hijikata Toshizo immediately gave an order:

"The artillery rain has stopped! The enemy is about to attack! Everyone get out! Hold on to the trenches!"

The soldiers, who had long been fed up with the darkness and confinement, couldn't wait to file out.

After a baptism of bombardment, the world outside the pit has changed.

There are burning flames everywhere, flying dust everywhere, and large and small potholes everywhere.

Fortunately, this level of shelling was not enough to fill the trenches.

Thousands of soldiers with one heart and one mind were in their respective positions, guarding key points in the trenches.

Looking to the west, I saw a large group of musketeers forming two long lines of tight and neat lines, walking slowly towards them with neat steps.

Without exception, these people all have Caucasian faces - they are the "Slavic Legion" secretly formed by the French Communist Party!

Hijikata Toshizo shouted loudly:

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Click, click, click, click, click, click...

The sound of gunshots rang out one after another.

A flintlock gun stretched forward and was placed on the trench, aiming directly at the approaching "Slav Legion".

"Calm down! Don't shoot until you receive my order!"

Hijikata Toizan stared at the enemy on the opposite side, carefully calculating the distance.

The chilling tension filled every corner inside and outside the trenches.

Although Hijikata Toizan earnestly said "Don't shoot without authorization", but...the soldiers under his command are not robots without thoughts and feelings, and will obey your orders 100%.

Suddenly, someone was too nervous and accidentally pulled the trigger——

Bang!

The harsh gunfire broke the silence and triggered a series of chain reactions!

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

Suddenly, gunfire broke out! Gunpowder smoke filled the air!

The soldiers were already very nervous, and their whole bodies were tense.

Suddenly there was a gunshot next to them... They were frightened and immediately subconsciously pulled the trigger!

The barrage swept past... but because the distance was too far, it failed to cause effective damage to the enemy troops. Only a few people were shot and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Hijikata Toshizo gritted his teeth:

"Oops...! Hurry up and reload!"

Even without Hijikata Toshizo's instructions, the soldiers knew that something was wrong, so they hurriedly put away their muskets and reloaded their ammunition anxiously.

Taking advantage of this moment, the enemy troops advanced recklessly, closing the distance in one go.

"Stop! Raise your guns!" (Russian)

The enemy troops stopped...this time it was their side who raised their guns and fired loudly.

Thousands of guns were pointed at the trenches.

"Shoot!" (Russian)

The next moment, a storm of barrages covered the trenches!

The shortening of the distance, coupled with considerable military prowess... the combination of the two caused blood to rain!

"Uhhhhhhhhhhh...!"

"It hurts! I was shot!"

"Don't move! Don't let the mud get on your wound!"

Also flying together were screams.

Hijikata Toisho drank:

"Don't panic! Keep your eyes open! The enemy's shooting is not so terrible! We have trench protection! There are not so many people who have been shot! Fight back quickly!"

Hijikata Toshizo's voice slightly dispersed the chaos.

The soldiers stabilized the loaded muskets in their hands and pulled the triggers one after another.

Meanwhile, Elodie begins her battle.

She selected a group of people in advance to form a "medical team", responsible for transporting the wounded on the battlefield and taking them to the rear for treatment.

Timely transfer of the wounded will, firstly, allow those who have a chance to survive, and secondly, the wails and screams of the wounded will affect morale, so transferring them early is conducive to the battle.

Despite the unfavorable start, under the orderly command of Hijikata Toshizo, thousands of people worked together to gradually launch a counterattack.

In this way, one barrage after another filled the space between the two armies.

Anyone with long eyes can see which side has the advantage.

No matter how many people fall on the side of the "Slavic Legion", the people in the back row will immediately step forward to fill the empty seats, without panic and in good order.

On the other hand, thousands of people working together... to describe it as "overwhelmed" is not an exaggeration.

Faced with the suppression of the "Slavic Legion", the soldiers with thousands of people gradually panicked, and the order was obviously disordered.

The huge gap in military literacy cannot be made up by Hijikata Toshisan's roar.

At this moment——

"Charge!" (Russian)

An astonishing shout came from the enemy camp.

Hijikata Toshizo does not understand Russian.

But based on the current situation, he guessed the meaning of this Russian sentence.

Sure enough, the originally well-organized enemy formation suddenly spread out like a flood that broke a bank, and then rushed forward!

"Ula!"

Accompanied by shouts of unknown meaning, the "Slavic Legion" launched a charge!

In the blink of an eye, they rushed to the front of thousands of people - fierce hand-to-hand combat immediately began!

This group of Slavs are not only good at shooting, but their ability in close combat should not be underestimated.

In an instant, the white blade turned into a red bloody blade.

Just when a certain guy smiled ferociously and was about to plunge the bayonet in his palm into the chest of a young man——

Phew!

A black shadow shot out from the diagonal stab like a ghost, and the knife in its palm struck from the upper part, as fast as thunder, and struck the guy's neck.

In the next breath, blood spurted out, and the sound of flesh and bones being cut and the sound of the good man's head flying out sideways were heard simultaneously.

The young man stared blankly at the people who came to save him, and kept mumbling:

"Deputy, deputy chief..."

Hijikata Toizo shook the Izumi Mamoru in his hand, and while shaking off the remaining blood on the blade, he stretched out his hand towards the young man.
To be continued...