Gyeonggi, Qinjinfan, Ojin--

Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong...

The sound of foot stepping on the ground is endless.

Under the sunlight, various equipment such as spears, muskets, cannons reflected a shining cold light.

Teams of soldiers wearing light onion-colored Hoino were opened out of Otsu in an orderly manner and set foot on the Tokai street leading to Edo, countless pedestrians looked at it.

In the center of the long queue, Kondo Yuki and Nagakura Shinhata can be seen.

I saw Kondo Yuki rode his horse and whip it, majestic.

He turned his eyes and glanced back and forth at the soldiers around him.

Suddenly, he opened his mouth wide and shouted:

"The righteousness is in our army! Race to Kanto! Defeat the rebels!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Nagakura Shinhata, who was following him, raised his right arm and shouted:

“Hey————”

The next moment, the soldiers shouted in unison:

“Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!!”

Morale is high and fighting spirit is high.

It has been more than a month since the end of the "Second Sekihara War".

Such a long time was enough to recover from the burnout of war by the soldiers of the newly selected group.

After realizing that the "Yiqiao faction" might launch a military coup, Aoden immediately sent an order to Otsu, asking the new elected team to come and provide assistance immediately.

Qingdeng has always seen this sudden civil war very clearly.

To win this battle, you are nothing more than grasping the following two key points.

One is to defend Edo Castle.

The second is to let the main force of the new selection group come to assist as soon as possible.

With the former, you will be invincible.

No matter how the "Ichiqiao Sect" jumps around, it will be useless to not defeat Edo Castle.

With the latter, the mere "one bridge" is not worth mentioning at all.

The reason why the "Ichiqiao faction" dared to launch a military coup now is nothing more than two once-in-a-lifetime precious opportunities: "King Nishi was seriously injured" and "the main force of the new selection group is not in Edo".

That's it, the day when the main force of the new selection group arrived in Edo was the moment when his conspiracy was crushed.

Facing the main force of the new selection group, whether it is the "Dead Soldiers Legion" of the "One Bridge Sect" or the direct sects standing on the side of the "One Bridge Sect", they are all shaking the trees, and they can be crushed to death with a little effort!

After Aoden's military order was passed to Otsu, Kondo and others did not dare to neglect them, and immediately mobilized to prepare for the expedition.

Of course, they cannot "go to help in the air."

Although the "Yiqiao Sect" is a mortal enemy, the Western vassals are also difficult existences that should not be underestimated.

Therefore, several troops must be left to defend the base camp and monitor the Western countries.

After simple negotiation, Kondo and others made the following deployment:

Team 1, Team 5 and Team 8 remain at Otsu.

The second team, the third team, the fourth team, the sixth team and the eleventh team rushed to Edo.

Kondo Ao, Nagakura Shinhara, Saito Ichi, Serizawa Ya, Inoue Genzaburo... These killer names are all on the "support list".

Just looking at these names, you can tell what style this reinforcement army will be - except for the captain of the 11th Team, Juro, everyone is a reckless man who dares to fight and rush!

Thanks to the perfect system and the new spirit of "the beginning of the corps", whether it is the battle in front of the formation or the operation behind the scenes, the new selection team's action speed is extremely fast, just like lightning!

In just two days, Kondo Yuki and others completed the mobilization and began to set off!

Just this morning, when the sky turned white, the big flag of Cheng-shaped characters flew over the East China Sea street.

Carriages filled with baggage were like beads on necklaces, and the ruts on the road were the threads that strung the beads.

The soldiers of each squad stalked with their heads and were full of energy.

According to the plan, they will go east along Donghai Street.

Within seven days, the troops arrived at Edo!

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Edo, Imatocho, the main formation of the Ichibashi Army—

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quiet.

Deadly silence!

No one spoke...even breathed very lightly.

In the true sense, "no one dares to come out of the atmosphere".

The news of "the new group was selected to go out" was almost transmitted to the two camps at the same time.

Then... nothing happened.

As this news was conveyed, the atmosphere of Yiqiao Army's main formation naturally became this field.

Although Ichihashi and others had long expected that Qingdeng would definitely order the main force of the new selection group to "go to Beijing to serve the king", they never expected that the speed would be so fast!

After learning about the specific lineup of reinforcements, they even took a deep breath.

Kondo Yu, Nagakura Shinhara, Saito Ichi, Serizawa Ya, Inoue Gensaburo... One by one, one by one!

Not only that, they also brought the artillery team (Eleventh Team) over!

Anyone with a normal mind would not want to fight head-on with this army that has a high "attack power"!

Which is stronger, the Yiqiao Army or the Xinxuan Group?

This kind of problem, even if it is just a second thought, is disrespectful to human wisdom.

Even the people with the most optimistic central attitude of the "Yiqiao Sect" will not think that they can match the main force of the new selection group!

Regardless of equipment, morale, organization, and practical experience alone, there is a huge gap between the two sides that is insurmountable.

Time passes by bit by bit...

The atmosphere in the room was so solemn...

It is very much like the depths of the sea, full of darkness and pressure... Even if the whale passes through it, it will not cause any turmoil.

In this dead silence, there was the sound of sweat dropping on the ground.

It was obvious that the temperature was very low today, and it was not surprising that it would snow when it would snow, but everyone in the room felt dry mouth and sweat.

Glazed and lowered his head, sweat dripped on his face to the ground without knowing it - most people in the room maintained this posture.

Finally... in this unbearable silence, someone finally broke the silence and produced a sound.

But I saw someone swallowing hard, moistening his dry throat, and then trying to squeeze out his smile:

"We...we still have a chance of winning!"

As soon as this was said, another person immediately echoed:

"That's right! We haven't lost yet! The main players of the new selection group have just left Otsu! As for common sense, it will take at least 7 days for them to arrive in Edo. As long as they win Edo Castle within these 7 days, we can save the situation!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, he was like nectar smearing outside the beehive, immediately attracting a large number of attacks:

"'Common sense'? How dare you use 'Common sense' to measure the new selection group?!"

"That's right, right!"

"What a brave corps of the new selection group, are you unsure?"

"Just a while ago, they rushed back to Otsu from Changzhou at an astonishing speed and successfully replicated the 'China Great Swift'. If they came to Edo at the same speed, what should we do?"

"Besides, are you taking Edo Castle as you want? If you can easily capture Edo Castle, will we still need to be sad here?"

The fierce refutations made the "war pros" feel both ashamed and inspiring.

The leader of the "pro-war faction" is Gao Lao.

Gao Lao gritted his teeth, his eyebrows were raised, and the wrinkles on his face were quickly relaxed:

"Cowards! You are all a group of cowards! The main players of the new selection group are still on the way to arrive, we still have time! There is still hope of winning!"
To be continued...