The three of them were held back, as if they were missing three of the sharpest spears, and the offensive ability of a thousand people was greatly reduced.

Although Shuten Doji, who is in charge of the main battle, has not been to the front line in person, he is like a hound with a keen sense of smell, sniffing out a fighter immediately!

He immediately dispatched a reserve team - 500 members of the surprise team headed by Katsura Kogoro!

The addition of this new force immediately broke the balance of power on the front line!

Thousands of people working together were equal in strength to the "Slavic Legion", so they were evenly matched and the fight was inextricable.

Suddenly there were 500 elite soldiers and generals on the opposite side who looked like wolves and tigers... Thousands of people working together were immediately at a disadvantage!

Secondly, the swordsman Katsura Kogoro's appearance instantly caused the high-end combat power comparison between the two sides to become unbalanced!

In this situation where Hijikata Toizan and others are all tightly entangled by Su Nuo and others, no one can stand up to Katsura Kogoro!

There is no doubt about Katsura Kogoro's strength.

Long before Aoto's rise, he was a famous swordsman in Edo.

I saw him as if he was in an uninhabited place, his power was overwhelming, and no one could stop him!

A large force of twenty people or more must be sent out to stop him desperately in order to slow down his offensive.

Although the war situation is unfavorable, the fighting will of thousands of people has not been frustrated, but has become stronger!

The Natong speech delivered by Hijikata Toshizo before the war played a great role.

The fighting spirit of thousands of people has been completely aroused. Even if they are at a disadvantage, they are not willing to give in even half a step!

The two armies fought for every foot and inch of land.

A bloody battle...a real bloody battle!

Any place or position may become a place of war and subject to repeated battles!

Shuten Doji picked up the telescope and carefully examined every angle of the front line.

The face that was originally full of confidence now looked solemn.

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It's night——

French-Qich coalition forces, our formation——

"What? Maher's only daughter is here?"

Shuten Doji cast a surprised look at Gyuuki.

Niu Gui nodded solemnly.

Shuten Doji asked:

"Niu Gui, are you sure?"

Niu Gui nodded again and changed into a decisive tone:

"I'm sure!"

"In the beginning, Ru Nu and I acted as Maher's bodyguards and accompanied him to Dajin to meet his only daughter."

"So I'm pretty sure that the blond girl I faced today is Alice D'Orléans, the only daughter of Maher!"

Today's battle lasted until nightfall and finally ended.

Although the battlefield performance of thousands of people working together was very impressive and they fought very bravely and tenaciously, spiritual strength could not make up for the material gap after all.

Under the fierce attack of the French and Qi coalition forces, the battle line continued to advance eastward, and thousands of people continued to retreat with one heart...

Finally... the French-Qich coalition successfully occupied the first trench where thousands of people were united before dark!

It is true that the French-Qich coalition achieved considerable results, but from the overall perspective, they are far from being called a victory.

In order to stop the French-Qich coalition forces, Hijikata Toshizo dug many trenches before the war and laid down multiple layers of defense lines.

Even if they lose the first trench, they still have the second, third, and fourth trenches... In this way, they can launch layer upon layer of resistance.

After losing the first trench, Hijikata Toshizo immediately led his soldiers to retreat to the second trench.

In other words, the French-Chinese coalition is still far away from completely defeating a thousand people working together and completely occupying the Eighth Prince!

By the way - until today's battle ended, Su Nuo and others had not been able to defeat Hijikata Toizan and others.

In contrast, Hijikata Suisan and others were helpless towards Su Nuo and others.

Su Nuo and Hijikata Toshizo, Umibozu and Shimada Kui, these two pairs of opponents all wanted to kill each other and tried their best. However, there was not much difference in strength between them, and it was impossible to decide the winner.

As for Elodie, she knew very well that based on her own strength, she was no match for Niu Gui, so she kept dodging, not defeating her opponent, nor letting her opponent defeat her.

With her petite body and agility, she was like a fluttering butterfly. No matter how hard Niu Gui tried, he couldn't get a piece of her clothes, which made him very frustrated.

Of course, another reason why Niu Gui couldn't do anything to Elodie was that he was concerned about her identity and did not dare to kill her.

After listening to Gyuuki's report, Shuten Doji couldn't help but frown slightly and smacked his lips a few times.

"Maer's only daughter is actually here... This is going to be troublesome..."

Su Nuo interjected:

"Shuten Doji-sama, do you want to capture Alice alive?"

Shuten Doji replied without thinking:

"Does this need to be said? Of course!"

Su Nuo's face darkened:

"Capturing a person alive on a dark battlefield...please forgive me, this is really a difficult task."

Master Umibo curled his lips:

"Even if she is Maher's only daughter, she should not be treated leniently. She is now affiliated with the enemy camp. Simply ignore her relationship with Maher and just treat her as an enemy general and kill her."

As soon as he finished speaking, his back immediately received Shuten Doji's sharp gaze.

"This is not okay. Maher is our ally. We killed his only daughter. How should we explain to him when we face Maher in the future?"

Seeing that Shuten Douzi had spoken for this reason, everyone did not dare to have any other opinions and kept silent to show their submission.

Shuten Doji glanced around at the crowd, then sat upright:

"Everyone, just now, the kappa lurking in Edo came to report: Tokugawa Iemoji did not abandon the city and escape, but rather the opposite - he ordered to defend Edo to the death, and personally took charge of Edo Castle!"

After everyone heard this, they all showed expressions of astonishment and astonishment.

Katsura Kogoro murmured:

"'Cage City War'..."

Su Nuo twitched the corner of his mouth, half smiling:

"Although I hate the shogunate, I have to admit that Tokugawa Iemo is a man."

Shuten Dozi raised his right palm and pressed it a few times in mid-air to signal everyone to be quiet.

After everyone closed their mouths and focused their attention on him again, Shuten Doji spoke in a half-joking tone:

"If you think about it carefully, since we landed in Noyo, except for the surprise attack on Nagoya Castle and the attack on Sunpu Castle, it has been very unsatisfactory at other times."

"First, King Ren rushed back to Gyeonggi with a speed that was beyond our expectation."

"And the thousands of people who defended the Eighth Prince are far more tenacious than we imagined."

"Then the next thing is that the young general Zheng Yi actually has the demeanor of a 'general'. He does not flee in panic, but bravely holds the city."

"It seems that we may not be able to capture Edo easily."

"But the matter has come to this, and there is no room for us to retreat."

At this point, Shuten Boy suddenly lowered his tone and his tone became solemn.

"When we decided to launch the 'Amanuma Spear', we were already aware of it."

"Victory or death!"

"Even if there are thorns ahead, we will get through it!"

Along with Shuten Doji's passionate words, the temperature at the scene seemed to rise several degrees.

Everyone at the scene - including Katsura Kogoro, who was always wary of Shuten Doji - were all affected by his words, their eyes became firm and their expressions became high-spirited.

Suddenly, Shuten Doji stood up, his voice became higher as his body stood upright, and he shouted in a commanding tone:

"Starting from today, within five days, we will break through the Eighth Prince!"

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Time returns to the present——

Sekiyuan, Nangong Mountain, the main formation of the Qibing Team——
To be continued...