I formed the strongest swordsman group.

Chapter 1077 The "Power" of the "Eternal Sword Saint"! [4600]

As Ogata finished speaking, a bunch of angry eyes were focused on him.

"What did you say?!"

"Stop looking down on people!"

"We will never run away!"

"So what if they break in? We will beat them back!"

To them, Ogata's well-intentioned advice was nothing more than humiliation and provocation. How could they tolerate it?

Not only did the persuasion fail to make the enemies leave, but it provoked their emotions and made them even more excited.

Looking at the faces in front of him filled with annoyance and indignation, Ogata shrugged his shoulders - he seemed to have long been accustomed to such scenes.

"I don't mean to mock you. I sincerely advise you to leave."

"That's all I have to say. It's up to you whether you want to listen or not."

"Now, get out of my way."

After saying this, Ogata naturally lowered his arms, dragged the two swords in his hands on both sides of his body, and walked straight forward neither fast nor slow.

There were clearly dozens of Ainu people blocking his way, but he looked calm, as if saying, "Ah? Are there enemies ahead? Why can't I see them?" He walked straight towards the enemy group without any hesitation.

His gait is so relaxed, as if he is strolling in the garden.

Everyone was enraged when they saw this, and their already burning anger was further fueled.

This is no longer a question of "looking down on them or not", but a question of not taking them seriously at all!

"How dare you look down on us!"

"Don't let him go!"

"Don't listen to his nonsense! He's just bluffing!"

"Shoot arrows together! Block him from all directions! Leave him nowhere to hide!"

"He's been on the run since a while ago! There's no way he can handle all of us!"

Squeak, squeak, squeak... The sounds of pulling the bowstrings suddenly made the atmosphere tense.

In addition to bows and arrows, there were more than twenty muskets.

Looking up, he saw dense arrows and gun muzzles aimed at Ogata, standing in front of him like a "thick wall".

At this distance, the shot would definitely not miss, especially since Ogata was getting closer.

In order to demonstrate their so-called bravery and to suppress the uneasiness in their hearts, they decided to eliminate Ogata to prove that they still have the ability to defend Goryokaku!
The other side is already prepared for the fight.

On the other hand, Ogata... did not respond to this and continued moving forward. His eyes, the only thing exposed, did not reveal any emotion, and even his eyebrows did not move. His hands holding the knife still hung naturally, still in a "completely defenseless" posture.

When Xilikaga sent several elite troops to contain Ogata, Ogata kept dodging left and right and rarely faced the enemy head-on.

This gave them enough confidence: This guy is not invincible! As long as there are enough people, bows and muskets, he will be afraid!
Now, with so many bows and arrows pointed at you, so many muskets pointed at you, and all your escape routes blocked, what strategies do you have?

This guy who didn't know how to live or die was about to turn into a pile of rotten flesh with arrows and blood holes all over his body - this was the fantasy in everyone's mind.

But what about the facts?

The fact is, at this moment, invisible waves were released from Ogata's body.

The indescribable "momentum" suddenly spread out in all directions with Ogata as the center!
The look of annoyance and indignation disappeared, replaced by an expression of fear and shrinking!

Everyone felt their hearts and minds were shaken, as if the entire sky had fallen down and hit them hard! Unprecedented pressure filled their hearts!
The more experienced hunters present had experienced similar feelings.

They had felt similar pressure when facing a giant bear pouncing on them... but a mere bear attack was far from comparable to the pressure they were experiencing right now!
For everyone at the moment, even if a hundred wild bears attacked them, it would probably make them feel more relaxed!
A human being walking slowly towards them actually exuded an oppressive force even more shocking than that of a bear... Such an incredible scene actually happened!
Those with strong wills can still barely maintain their sanity.

Those with weak wills are on the verge of fainting!
The bows and arrows, and muskets aimed at Ogata were put down one after another because of the listlessness of their users, like withered flowers.

Ogata destroyed this "thick wall" of arrows and gun muzzles without even moving a finger!
"Step aside."

Ogata repeated the "request" he had just made in a cold tone without any emotion.

This time, no one dared to disobey.

The moment he finished speaking, everyone who was about to be crushed by the pressure rushed to the left and right to escape.

They realized belatedly that if they stood right in front of Ogata, they would bear the heaviest pressure!

Just like that, with Ogata's order, everyone "consciously" made way, and a straight and wide road that no one dared to block appeared in front of Ogata.

Ogata kept his pace unchanged as he walked on the straight road opened up by "momentum" and passed right in front of everyone's noses.

The crowd stood on both sides, staring blankly at Ogata as he passed by them, and then staring blankly at his figure as it gradually went away...

When Ogata's figure completely disappeared, the "force" that was pressing on them finally disappeared.

It was as if I was deep under the sea one second ago, and the next second I was back on peaceful land... The water pressure around me disappeared, my chest was no longer blocked, my lungs were no longer compressed, and I could breathe freely.

From another perspective, they really looked like they had just been fished out of the deep sea - because their clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

Looking up, they all looked like they had survived a disaster, lying on the ground, breathing heavily, greedily swallowing oxygen.

After they calmed down a little, they raised their heads at the same time, looked at each other, and shared anxious looks.

What exactly happened?
What exactly did Ogata do?
No one can tell... nor do they want to go into detail...

Just thinking back to the terrifying pressure they had just endured, they couldn't help but shiver, and the cold sweat that they had just stopped with great difficulty broke out again.

Whatever the reason, their disastrous defeat is a fait accompli.

Dozens of people equipped with a large number of guns and bows and arrows were overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum! They watched the opponent leave without firing a single arrow or a single shot!

If Ogata wanted to, he could have just slaughtered them all! He would have killed them all like chopping melons and vegetables, and they couldn't even put up a decent resistance!

Under that kind of terrifying pressure, teach them how to fight back?
At this time, many people turned their heads to look in the direction where Ogata left, with conflicted expressions on their faces... After a moment, they seemed to have made up their minds and struggled to stand up.

However, they did not chase Ogata, nor did they run to the southern front line, but ran to the north away from the shogunate.

……

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Goryokaku, south wall——

"Heisuke! What are you guys dawdling about for?! Clear the way now!"

Nagakura Shinpachi complained to Fujido Heisuke not far away with an unhappy look on his face.

Fujido Heisuke replied helplessly:

"The enemy is fighting for their lives! If we attack with all our might, we will suffer heavy casualties. We have to take it slow!"

The stairwell at the lower city wall is very narrow and can only accommodate four adults walking side by side.

In this way, a small number of troops were enough to block the stairwell and prevent the shogunate from advancing.

All those who were skilled in using bows and arrows and muskets in the "Ainu Coalition" seemed to have gathered here, using their bodies as walls and shields to block the Shogunate's offensive. The rain of arrows and barrage of bullets made it difficult for the Shogunate to show up.

As a result, the melee soldiers centered around the Second Division could not get close to the stairwell at all and would die after taking two steps. Even if swordsmen such as Nagakura Shinpachi, Nakajima Noboru, and Oishi Kuwajiro went into battle, they would only have to take two more steps than ordinary people.

We can only let the long-range ones deal with the long-range ones, and the Eighth Squad will break the deadlock.

Although the resistance of the Ainu Coalition was very fierce, overall, the Eighth Division had the upper hand.

Because the shogunate had successfully occupied the southern wall, the soldiers of the Eighth Division could squat on the top of the wall and fire at the stairwell from a high position.

However, just as Fujido Heisuke said, the enemy fought desperately. No matter how hard the 8th Division fought, they could not shake the enemy's line.

When one man fell, another came up; when one team was killed, another came up... The tenacity and bravery of the "Ainu Coalition" moved the generals and soldiers of the Shogunate.

The generals led by Nagakura Shinpachi had to admit that they had indeed underestimated the Ainu people.

It now seems that their capture of Goryokaku was not entirely due to luck.

Nagakura Shinpachi was well aware of Fujido Heisuke's difficulties, but the long-lasting stalemate in the war had made his anxiety reach an uncontrollable level.

It was so hard to climb up the city wall, how could we not be able to get down?

Just as Nagakura Shinpachi was secretly thinking about whether to divide his troops to capture the east and west walls of Goryokaku and attack the city from the flanks, a gentle voice suddenly sounded behind him:
"Shinpachi, Heisuke, you seem to be having a headache."

Nagakura Shinpachi was startled and quickly turned his head to look at the person who came.

"Mr. Orange?"

Qing Deng led Elodie and walked slowly to the side of Nagakura Shinpachi.

Not far away, Toudou Heisuke discovered Qing Deng at the same time. After being stunned for a moment, he apologized with regret:
"Mr. Tachibana, I'm sorry, we let you down. We've already reached the city wall, but we're blocked outside the stairwell by the enemy."

Qing Deng shook his head slightly:

"No need to apologize. You've done a great job."

"The speed of capturing the city wall is faster than I expected."

"To be honest, I was prepared for the possibility that I would have to take action myself in the end."

After hearing this, Fujido Heisuke showed a look that was half happy and half guilty, and Nagakura Shinpachi beside him had the same expression.

They knew very well that they were able to capture the southern wall of Goryokaku as scheduled thanks to the sudden appearance of Oishi Kuwajiro.

If Oishi Kujiro had not stormed up to the top of the wall with such force that no gods or ghosts could scare him away, helping the entire army to open the "climbing point", they might still be outside the wall, at a loss.

Todo Hei helped to calm down and said quickly:

"Mr. Tachibana! Please give us a little more time! Give us another 30 minutes... No, just 20 minutes! We will open a passage directly into the city!"

Under Qing Deng's advocacy, the captains of the Shinsengumi have gradually become accustomed to the Western timekeeping method.

Qingdeng said calmly:
"I don't doubt your ability. It's just that it's getting late now."

He said this and glanced at the sky.

It is now 4 o'clock in the afternoon and the sun is setting rapidly. In more than 2 hours, deep night will fall.

"I want to stay at the Goryokaku Magistrate's Office tonight, so... everyone please leave."

After saying that, Qing Deng pulled out a belt from his arms and tied the sleeves of the haori tightly with skillful and neat movements.

Seeing that Ren Wang was about to go into battle to kill the enemy, high cheers suddenly broke out all around.

The anxious atmosphere that had risen due to the stalemate on the battle line suddenly dissipated at this moment.

Qing Deng was absolutely right, the Shinsengumi today was too dependent on Nioh.

But looking at it from another perspective, as long as Nioh takes action, the morale of the Shinsengumi will increase exponentially!

An excited atmosphere began to spread...It is worth mentioning that Nagakura Shinpachi remained rational and was not affected by it.

He quickly grabbed Qing Deng:

"Mr. Ju, please stay! The enemy's firepower is very strong! Do not trespass!"

Qingdeng smiled slightly:
"Don't panic. I won't be stupid enough to charge directly into the enemy's 'bow and spear formation'."

The enemy deployed an astonishing number of archers and musketeers in the narrow stairwell, bringing the density of arrow rain and barrage to a terrifying level.

Even Qing Deng was not sure he could get through this level of dangerous formation.

With the help of talents like "Eagle Eye +7" and "Super Speed ​​+7", he can indeed split the oncoming bullets, but to achieve this kind of magical skill, two major conditions must be met: "the enemy's barrage is not dense enough" or "the field is very open".

Otherwise, he would still be knocked to the ground because of "not enough chopping speed to reach the target" and "not enough space to dodge".

Qing Deng already had an idea on how to break through the stairwell controlled by the enemy.

"Everyone, come forward!"

Qing Deng shouted without even turning his head.

Then, four warriors quickly ran behind him.

Fujido Heisuke didn't know these two people, but Nagakura Shinpachi had seen them.

Nagakura Shinpachi widened his eyes in surprise and muttered:

"You are... the 'Seven Spears of Xianzhou'?"

These four people are none other than Koichi Date, Kinji Date, Masao Hashimoto and Fumishiro Nakamura of the "Seven Spears of Senshu".

They were seen waiting respectfully on both sides of Qing Deng, without any trace of their previous rebelliousness.

In order to express the obedience of Sendai Domain and his loyalty to Aoto, the completely defeated lord of Sendai Domain, Date Yoshikuni, actively responded to Aoto's call for a northern expedition.

Not only did he send a thousand soldiers to help in the battle, but he also ordered Koichi Date, Kinji Date, Masao Hashimoto, and Fumishiro Nakamura, four of the "Seven Spears of Senshu", to lead the team.

In addition, Date Yoshikuni also lent their Sendai domain's "great killer weapon", which was the weapon that Date Koichi and others were holding in their arms - a very large matchlock gun.

I saw that these four "giant matchlock guns" were all lit and were in a state of "ready to fire at any time".

Seeing this, Fujido Heisuke couldn't help but murmur:

“Big tube…!”

The so-called "big barrel" can be understood as a large firearm.

It can refer to artillery or to an oversized musket.

Since the introduction of firearms technology to Japan, due to various reasons such as lack of resources and limited technological level, the Japanese have developed a strange technology tree: making the matchlock gun extremely large!

There is a unified name for this very large matchlock gun: big barrel!

When a shot is fired, the bullet released is as big as a cannonball, which can basically be understood as a primitive bazooka!
In the Warring States Period, the large barrel was an absolute national treasure.

The Sendai Domain, whose atmosphere was still conservative, had not yet been influenced by advanced Western science, so it still regarded the large barrel as a treasure.

In order to support Qing Deng's Northern Expedition, the Sendai Domain provided 4 large guns at once - Nagakura Shinpachi and Todo Heisuke knew about this.

However, they all subconsciously ignored it.

The reason is simple - the tube is too backward!
Bulky, slow firing rate, poor accuracy, weak power... No matter how you think about it, this backward weapon is not suitable for the current battlefield.

Qing Deng suddenly took out the four large guns loaned by the Sendai Domain... This was really beyond the expectations of Nagakura Shinpachi and others.

While they were being surprised, Qing Deng silently gave orders to Date Koichi and others behind him:
"Follow me."

The moment he finished speaking, he took a big step forward, ran out, and rushed straight to the stairwell that had become a "meat grinder"!
Date Koichi and others followed closely behind.

Qing Deng reached to the left without looking back, took the cannon from Hashimoto Shozo on his left side, aimed at the bottom of the stairwell, aimed at the enemy formation guarding the stairwell, and pulled the trigger -

boom! !

With a loud noise, a huge solid iron ball like a cannonball pierced through the chamber and smashed into the enemy group fiercely, plowing a bloody path!
Qing Deng raised his eyebrows and muttered half-jokingly:
“This is better than a knife.”

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