Seeing Elodie raising her sword, the two Russian soldiers became even happier.

Their contempt for Elodie was palpable.

There is a saying that the petite Elodie is holding a knife that does not match her body shape... This look is indeed a bit funny.

The two men slightly adjusted the direction of their bayonets, not aiming at Elodie's vitals, but running towards her non-lethal arms.

It seems that they want to knock Yamato Mamoru Anding out of Elodie's hands and capture her alive.

At this moment, Elodie seemed to be possessed by Qingden - her posture and posture were quite the style of a benevolent king!

She lowered her eyelids and glanced around, firmly focusing on the enemy's position.

She did not wait for the enemy to approach, but took the initiative to attack!

Soon enough, she stepped forward suddenly, her elbow suddenly popped open like a broken bowstring, and she slashed at the Russian soldier on her left hand side with her sword.

The other party's eyes widened, and his cheeks were filled with disbelief - he lacked the minimum psychological preparation for Elodie's proactive attack.

Faced with the speed of the sword that swung out its afterimage, he had no time to react. He could only watch as the silver sword light covered his entire field of vision.

Phew!

The body is broken, blood is sprayed, and bones are exposed.

After killing this person, Elodie stepped firmly on her feet and turned around to attack the enemy on her right.

Elodie's courage to take the initiative and his ability to kill one of his companions in a blink of an eye made the other party stunned.

At this moment, he no longer dared to be careless, gritted his teeth, and no longer thought about capturing Elodie, he stabbed her chest with the knife, as if to kill her.

Elodie spotted the bayonet's position, turned slightly, and dodged it effortlessly.

While dodging, she took advantage of the situation and stepped closer. The folded blade swung up from below, grazed the ground, and hit the opponent's chin.

The blade cut into the chin and split out from the Tianling Gai - the man's entire face was split into two smooth-cut halves like a shell, separated to the left and right.

"Huh...huh...huh...huh..."

Looking at the two people who died under his knife, Elodie's face changed, her cheeks turned white, and her throat trembled slightly.

Although he didn't consume much energy, he couldn't help but take a deep breath to adjust his breath.

This is the first time she has wielded a knife to kill someone.

Her immediate reaction was calmer than she expected...but also really uncomfortable.

"Kill them!" (Russian)

"Kill ah ah ah ah!"

"Just a bunch of monkeys with a height defect, go to hell!" (Russian)

"Follow Vice Chief Hijikata!"

Abruptly, the shouts of killing from all directions brought Elodie's consciousness back to reality.

She turned her head and looked around, her rapid breathing gradually returning to a steady pace.

At the same time, a determined look appeared in his eyes.

——Now is not the time to be cowardly...!

With this thought, she clenched the Yamato Shoudan in her palm again and threw herself into the battlefield again.

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Although the Slavs are not known for their height, their average height is still far higher than that of the current Japanese.

In the Edo period, even the superior samurai who had a better quality of life did not necessarily have a tall and strong body, let alone the thousands of people who were farmers.

Their daily staple food is millet, and when the harvest is not good, they have to rely on tares to satisfy their hunger.

So, naturally we can't expect them to have such great figures.

Regarding how low the average height of the Thousand People of Tongxin is... let's just say that Elodie, who is only 1.42 meters tall, will not look out of place among them.

Therefore, when the Russian soldiers launched a charge and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with thousands of people, it immediately gave people the feeling of "long-bodied people" fighting "halflings".

Looking at this group of short, child-like men, the Russian soldiers opened their mouths and revealed ferocious smiles.

Their physical advantages visible to the naked eye gave them a sense of superiority.

At the same time, their contempt for the unity of thousands of people has become stronger.

However... after the actual battle, their expressions changed belatedly.

There is no other reason - the thousands of soldiers who work together make up for their physical flaws with their superb swordsmanship!

Regardless of the other aspects of Thousands of People Unity, their martial ethos has always been something that cannot be underestimated.

Unlike those samurai masters who are keen on showing off and loving gorgeous swordsmanship, the idea of ​​martial arts practice by thousands of people is very simple: as long as they can fight!

They are only interested in those swordsmanship schools that have actual combat capabilities, and sneer at those showy schools that are not useful.

Whenever they have free time, they will hire swordsmen with real talents to teach them swordsmanship.

There are so many young people who cherish the dream of "becoming a great swordsman" and devote themselves to practicing swordsmanship.

Therefore, when it comes to the ability to fight hand-to-hand combat, a thousand people working together really have nothing to fear from these Russians!

What's more, they also have three outstanding swordsman masters, Hijikata Toshizo, Shimada Kui, and Elodie.

The first two are not only very skilled, but also have extremely rich practical experience.

I saw the white blade waving, the sword shining brightly, dimming the cold light of the bayonet.

The offensive of the "Slavic Legion" was abruptly blocked, and there was even a faint tendency to push back!

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French-Qich coalition forces, our formation——

Even without a telescope, one can clearly see that the offensive of the "Slavic Legion" is gradually slowing down and the battle situation is getting anxious.

Seeing this, Katsura Kogoro frowned and muttered:

"It's not good to attack..."

Although guns have become the absolute mainstream on the battlefield, if you want to defeat the enemy in the field, shooting alone is far from enough.

Unless the enemy's organization is extremely low, ordinary shooting alone will not be enough to defeat the enemy.

Staying in place and shooting from a long distance - anyone can do this level of fighting.

But having the courage to charge with a bayonet and fight the enemy face to face - this is not what any army can do.

I survived the musket fire of the Western Army, but was ultimately defeated by the Western Army's bayonet charge... There are countless such examples.

In a nutshell: Although guns and artillery have become the mainstream weapons nowadays, "courage" and "close combat capability" are still important indicators to measure the combat effectiveness of an army.

Obviously, Thousand People Tongxin on the opposite side is not an opponent that can be defeated just by relying on artillery rain and barrages.

If they cannot be completely defeated in close combat, then "conquering the Eighth Prince" will become a mere wishful thinking.

As soon as Katsura Kogoro finished mumbling, Shuten Doji standing next to him chuckled.

"Guijun, please be patient and don't be impatient."

"The current war situation has not yet reached the point of sighing."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, then raised his head and said loudly:

"Su Nuo! Master Haifang! Niu Gui!"

Suddenly, Su Nuo, Haifangzhu, and Niu Gui, who were waiting quietly beside them, stepped out of the queue.

"The battle situation has become tense, you go and help."

"Yes!"*3

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

After discovering that a certain Russian soldier not far away was pointing a musket at him, Toshizo Hijikata immediately dodged to the right, narrowly avoiding the bullet.

Just as he was about to go find this guy to settle accounts, two Russian soldiers suddenly rushed over and his steps were hindered.

For Toshizo Hijikata, the most difficult and dangerous situation at the moment was not the bayonets with the advantage of length in the hands of the Russian soldiers, but the unpredictable cold guns.

These Russian soldiers had extremely high military literacy, so they loaded their muskets very quickly, quietly, and then fired without warning.

These cold guns caused great harm to thousands of people.

Just what Hijikata Toizo saw with his own eyes, more than ten people died with hatred because of being shot coldly.

On the other hand, if thousands of people work together, they won't have the ability to make cold shots.
To be continued...