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Chapter 1055: Qing Deng and Ogata's Journey [4200]

Although Ogata hid it well, Qing Deng still sensed a hint of murderous intent from him.

"...Mr. Ogata, how much do you know about the Fazhu Party?"

Ogata shook his head slightly:
"To be honest, I don't know much about the French Punishment Party."

"After the name change, this organization that once had a great affinity with me has become completely unrecognizable."

"I am a ronin. I have no other skills except killing people. I rely on the gourd house to collect intelligence."

"Therefore, considering your close relationship with Calabash House, you must have known all the information I know."

"If I can find the headquarters of the Fazhu Party, I can rush over directly and crush this completely corrupt secret society into dust."

"It's a pity that the Fazhu Party is extremely cunning."

"Huluwu invested a lot of resources and spent more than 20 years, but still failed to find the headquarters of the Fazhu Party."

"According to my guess, the Fazhu Party is most likely a starfish-shaped organizational structure, completely decentralized, with each base serving as both a branch and a headquarters, so there is no such thing as a 'headquarters'."

"What's interesting is that before I found the Fazhu Party, they came looking for me first."

"A few years ago, I received accurate intelligence that the Fazhu Party sent a large number of people to search for the 'Eternal Sword Saint' and even found Kyoto at one point."

"I have to say that the intelligence gathering capabilities of the Fazhu Party are indeed amazing."

Qing Deng couldn't help but interrupt when he heard this:
"Mr. Ogata, I think this has nothing to do with the intelligence gathering capabilities of the Fazhu Party. It's simply because your level of seclusion is too poor!"

"To be honest, I've been wanting to complain for a long time."

"'Ogata Ittosai is still alive', 'Ogata Ittosai is living in seclusion in Kyoto', 'Ogata Ittosai is immortal'... these rumors are all true! Your seclusion is really lonely!"

"I've never seen a hermit like you who can reveal all the important information he has obtained while in seclusion!"

After Qing Deng's complaints, Ogata laughed helplessly:

"Hahaha... I don't understand why..."

"I think I've been very low-key, rarely revealing my real name, and moving every once in a while, but there are still rumors that are incredibly accurate that spread... Oh, it's really puzzling."

Qing Deng held back this complaint for a long time.

After finally letting it all out, he heaved a sigh of relief and then asked:
"The Fazhu Party is looking for the 'Eternal Sword Saint'... This news sounds very intriguing. Mr. Ogata, why do you think the Fazhu Party would spare no effort to find you?"

Ogata shrugged.

"Who knows?"

"Perhaps he learned from the old files within the organization that Ogata Ittosai had a connection with the Law Enforcement Group, so he wanted to establish a relationship with me in the hope of gaining my assistance."

"Or... he covets my 'power of immortality' and wants to take it for himself."

"No matter what, I won't let them succeed."

"No matter how long it takes, I will completely wipe out the Fazhu Party."

"If Hua were still alive, she would absolutely support me 100% in destroying this corrupt evil organization."

Ogata finished.

Qing Deng blinked with a strange expression.

He just came to chat with Ogata and ask him why he looked so worried.

Unexpectedly, by accident, I learned some extremely explosive secrets!
A girl who has a complicated relationship with the "Eternal Sword Saint"... If this matter were to spread, it would definitely arouse the public's strong curiosity!
The general public loves stories like this.

If this matter were to be spread, it is not difficult to imagine that there would be many more messy unofficial histories and anecdotes such as "Ogata's Love History" and "Ogata's Secret History" in the market.

Although Ogata concealed the details of his past with the other party, Qing Deng could guess with his butt that the reason why Ogata could not forget it until now was that he and the woman named "Ishikika" must have had an extraordinary past!

Driven by his growing curiosity, he wanted to ask further questions.

However... this was Ogata's private matter after all, so it was inconvenient for him to ask more questions and he could only suppress his excessive curiosity.

Because they were talking about a heavy topic, the atmosphere in the room was quite depressing.

In order to ease the current atmosphere, Qing Deng half-jokingly said:

"Even the 'Eternal Sword Saint' hates the Law Execution Party. I really have more and more allies. In the battle against the Law Execution Party, I'm afraid there is no stronger ally than you."

Ogata burst out laughing:

"Don't have too high expectations of me, Ju-kun."

"I am just a wanderer, and there is very little I can do."

"It is with the support of my family and friends, including Ah-Ming, Hana, and Genichi, that I have been able to get to where I am today."

"I am not strong enough to solve all the troubles in the world."

"Besides... in order to take care of Atachi's feelings, I will try my best to avoid any dangerous actions that will make her worry."

When Qing Deng heard this, he couldn't help but recall the person he met a few days ago, Ating.

When he rushed to Kyoto to visit Ogata in order to gather intelligence, he saw Atachi with a strange look on his face.

At that moment, he keenly noticed that her mood was slightly negative.

Due to his status, he did not ask more questions at the time - his relationship with Ating was not good enough to ask such private questions.

At this moment, Ogata changed his tone to a quiet one:

"I've felt more than once that it's really hard for Ah Ting to have a husband like me."

"I got into all kinds of trouble time and time again, which made Ah Ting worried."

"There were several times when she almost thought she would never see me again."

"Although she never said it openly, I know that what she hates most is me coming back to the stage again."

"She cherishes the peaceful time now and doesn't want the hard days of displacement to return to us."

"However, even though she was reluctant, she never stopped me."

"Whenever I was forced to wear a sword again due to circumstances, she would never stop me and would always send me out with a smile."

"She understands my difficulties, so she never makes things difficult for me."

"I know she's afraid that I'll be distracted, so she tries to appear strong and calm in front of me."

"This makes me feel even more guilty."

After hearing this, Qing Deng couldn't help but nod slightly, expressing his approval with his expression and actions.

He didn't want to make his loved ones worry, but he had no choice... He could empathize with this situation!
Ogata closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and after calming himself down a little, he sneered, "Ha."

"So, I have accumulated a lot of anger now."

"I was forced to temporarily part with A-Ting, and she became worried about me again... Someone needs to give an 'explanation' for this."

"If it is really the 'immortal power' that is causing this, then I want to see where the 'source' is and who is the initiator - he had better pray to the gods with the most sincere emotions so that I will never find him."

After saying that, he gently tapped the sword guard of Dashitian on his waist, making a clanging sound.

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Goryokaku is a fortress built on the sea, located near Hakodate Port, 2.5 kilometers from the east and west coasts.

One of the core purposes of building Goryokaku was to defend Hakodate Port and block enemy forces coming from the sea.

Once the fleet approached Hakodate Port, it would immediately be attacked by the Goryokaku defenders.

First land at Hakodate Port, build a forward base in Hakodate, and then slowly retake Goryokaku - this plan is totally unfeasible.

There was no way the punitive army could slowly establish a forward base in Hakodate Port under the fierce artillery fire from Goryokaku.

What's more, as long as the three enemy warships are still there, there is a danger of having their supply lines cut off at any time.

In other words, this will be a beach landing battle - the first battle will be the decisive battle! Either we lose the battle, or we take over Hakodate Port and Goryokaku in one go and win the war!
When the fleet sets sail for Hakodate, it will be the moment of the decisive battle!

Therefore, before officially launching the general offensive, it was necessary to establish a pre-offensive "springboard" on Honshu Oshima.

And "Aomori" is an excellent place.

Aomori - located at the northernmost tip of Honshu Oshima, it faces Ezo across the Tsugaru Strait to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the Sea of ​​Japan to the west.

Such a superior geographical location makes it suitable as an outpost on the northern battlefield.

Under Qing Deng's order, the expeditionary army will gather troops and supplies in Aomori, and then use Aomori as a springboard to launch a cross-sea operation and recapture Goryokaku in one go!

After more than ten days of sailing, the fleet carrying the "Northern Expedition Corps" successfully arrived in Aomori.

The reinforcements and supplies from Sendai, Shirakawa, Morioka and other feudal states had already arrived in Aomori.

Looking up, a huge military camp is "stretching out" like a blooming lotus. It is currently still in the shape of a "bud" and will soon turn into a blooming "flower".

Faced with Qingdeng's overwhelming power, the Oshu clans did not dare to play any tricks and fulfilled Qingdeng's requirements of "providing people, money and food" in quality and quantity.

The reinforcements from the other feudal domains that had not yet arrived in Aomori were rushing to the city at an overtime rate.

It is estimated that it will take more than half a month to gather the baggage and troops and complete all preparations for the cross-sea attack.

No matter what kind of war it is, "food first" and "intelligence first" are absolute truths.

It is no exaggeration to say that Qingdeng is now completely in the dark.

He had no idea about how many troops the enemy had or where their equipment came from... these important information that directly affected the outcome of the war.

Therefore, Qing Deng had made careful arrangements on how to spend more than half a month of pre-war preparations.

……

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Aomori, the expeditionary army's main base camp, the main camp -

"What? Qing Deng, you want to go deep into the heart of Ezo?"

Katsurintaro widened his eyes and looked at Qing Deng in shock.

Qingden Wan'er:

"Hmm? Rintaro? Don't you know? Going to the front lines to gather intelligence is my specialty, Tachibana Aoto."

When he was reading history in the past, Qing Deng always felt puzzled about those bold men who dared to go deep into the front line with just a few guards to find out the strength of the enemy.

Now, after personally fighting in several battles, he finally understood these big guys - going to the front lines to gather intelligence is indeed efficient!

The battlefield changes rapidly, and whoever can grasp intelligence faster and more accurately will have an unshakable advantage.

God knows how long it will take for the spies to bring back the information from the front line.

What's more, the information sent back by the spies may not be true.

Qing Deng has performed similar "extreme operations" many times and is quite experienced.

However, his action this time was much bolder—he would go directly into the heart of Ezo! Into the territory of the Ainu people!
Since the goal is to collect intelligence on the enemy, it would naturally be most efficient to infiltrate the enemy.

Qing Deng didn't believe that all Ainu people had risen up in rebellion.

There will always be “centrist” Ainu, and “moderate” Ainu.

By establishing contact with these two groups of Ainu people, we may be able to find out the origin, number and purpose of this group of rioters.

Katsurintaro frowned slightly and expressed his concerns in a deep voice:

"The Ezo people are a foreign race. Dealing with them may not be that easy."

Qing Deng was prepared for Katsurintaro's questioning and said calmly:

"Don't worry. Since I dare to go deep into the heart of Ezo, I must have something to rely on."

Facing everyone's curious gazes, Qing Deng raised his hand and pointed at Ogata beside him.

"This warrior's name is Majima Kazuma. He once lived in Ezo for a period of time. He is familiar with Ezo customs and has many friends in several Ezo tribes."

"I plan to ask Kazuma Majima to accompany me, and he will serve as my translator and guide."

"My main destination this time is the tribes he is familiar with."

"With him here, we don't have to worry about language barriers, getting lost, or not understanding Ezo customs."

As soon as Qing Deng finished speaking, Xu Fang nodded slightly and simply greeted everyone.

Everyone looked at Qing Deng, then at Ogata, and then looked at each other, exchanging surprised glances.

Generals from the Shinsengumi, such as Nagakura Shinpachi and Fujido Heisuke, were all aware of Aoto's vigorous and decisive style and his stubborn temper, so they quickly recovered and accepted this fact.

After pondering for a moment, Fujido Heisuke said in a serious tone:

"Mr. Tachibana, the Ezo people are barbarians and do not accept the rule of the king. You must bring more guards."

Qing Deng waved his hand calmly:
"No need, it's fine as long as I have Majima Kazuma with me."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present changed their expressions.

Nagakura Shinpachi spoke first:

"Just the two of you? Mr. Tachibana, it's too risky for just the two of you! Please bring a few more guards!"

Qing Deng couldn't help but laugh secretly when he heard this: "Niwang" and "Shura" are traveling together, what kind of danger could they encounter?
He would like to see with his own eyes the one who could pose a threat to him and Ogata!
The reason why he limited the number of people to just him and Ogata was, firstly, that it was convenient to act with a small number of people; secondly, if there were outsiders present, it would make communication between him and Ogata troublesome.

Everyone didn't know the true background of "Majima Kazuma", they just thought Qing Deng was too arrogant. He dared to go straight into the heart of Ezo with a translator who had suffered from smallpox and looked frail!

Although they argued their case, their arguments were of no avail.

As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Qing Deng has unlimited power!
He rejected everyone's request without hesitation and gave a strong order:

"Have Xianlin Maru prepared to set sail! Set off in half an hour!"

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