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Chapter 948: The Edo heroes rise up! The swordsmen gallop across the battlefield! [5200]

He jumped off the city gate alone and plunged into the enemy group... His heroic act stunned the defenders on the Dulu Gate, and their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

The fierce fighting power that the old man displayed next made them unable to believe their eyes.

The fierce enemy soldiers who had beaten them to the point of throwing away their weapons and armor were no match for the old man!
He chopped the enemy soldiers down with just his sword, just like cutting melons and vegetables!

"Sword Saint" Seiichirō Otani...the only living Sword Saint besides the "Eternal Sword Saint" Ogata Issey whose life or death is unknown!
Although he is an octogenarian, every move and every style of his is still full of the demeanor of a sword master!
Facing the densely packed enemy soldiers before him, he raised his sword without panic or fear—and immediately unleashed precise, sharp sword moves!

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The silver blade flashed to the left, drawing the shortest route in the air and cutting open the chests of four enemy soldiers.

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The next moment, the silver blade light flew in the opposite direction to the right, cutting off the necks of two enemy soldiers.

With just two slashes, Seiichirō Otani expanded the "vacuum zone" around him by a large margin.

While the enemy soldiers were stunned by him, he moved at a rapid pace and plunged deeper into the enemy group with an indomitable momentum.

The silver blade light flashed again and again, and with every flash, new blood and flesh would splash out, and new corpses would fall to the ground!

Seiichirō Otani's attack was like a flood pouring into a sand castle - the sand castle collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye!

At first glance, there was nothing special about the old man's moves, just ordinary horizontal and vertical chops.

Only those who know something about swordsmanship can realize how terrifying he is: his swordsmanship seems to have reached the state of returning to simplicity!
He disdains to use fancy or strenuous tactics.

Using the simplest moves to kill the enemy - this is the fighting style he pursues.

From a certain perspective, he has comprehended the true meaning of swordsmanship: swordsmanship that allows the sword to hit the enemy is excellent swordsmanship!
Without exception, all of his moves hit the enemy soldiers' vital points, killing them in one blow!
So far, no enemy soldier has been able to stop him from striking again.

The area between the first city gate (Goryeo Gate) and the second city gate (Dulu Gate) is not spacious, and it is a typical example of "one man guarding the pass, ten thousand men cannot open it."

Such terrain is a nightmare for large troops, but it is also a great place for top warriors to display their skills!

Seiichirō Otani advanced with his sword in hand, and drove the enemy soldiers out of the ferry gate little by little, defeating all who came his way.

Those who were close to him witnessed the "power of the Sword Saint" and hurriedly retreated.

Those who were far away from him didn't know the details and they crowded forward.

In fact, the people in the rear are also innocent.

Because to go from Goryeo Gate (the first city gate) to Dolu Gate (the second city gate), you have to turn a right angle, and the view is blocked by the corner, so the people behind have no idea what is happening in front.

The people in front are moving backwards, and the people behind are moving forwards... Just like that, as expected, a traffic jam occurs.

For a moment, the scene became increasingly chaotic and order gradually collapsed.

Seiichirō Otani is not alone.

At this time, another old man took action——

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, sharp arrows flew out from the ferry gate!

These arrows left straight afterimages in the air and fell into the enemy group.

Not a single arrow missed the target, each arrow hit an enemy soldier, one arrow killed one person!

The one who drew the bow and arrow was none other than the martial arts master Kubota Kiyon, who was proficient in many martial arts, including Hozoin-ryu spearmanship, Tamiya-ryu iai swordsmanship, Ogasawara-ryu archery, as well as many military tactics, including Koshu-ryu military studies, Geki-ryu artillery, and Noshima-ryu water warfare!

He was seen standing at the edge of the ferry gate - the place where Seiichirō Otani had just jumped down - holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, standing proudly, looking down at the enemy group below, so majestic.

In terms of swordsmanship, Kubota Kiyone is not as good as Otani Seiichiro.

In terms of physical strength, he is too old to wield swords and guns as he wishes.

However, if he just pulls the bow and releases the arrows, he is more than capable of doing so!
At this moment, he was seen pulling out a sharp arrow from the quiver at his waist with skillful and swift movements, putting the arrow on the bow, pushing the bow with his front hand like pushing a mountain, and stroking the string with his back hand like stroking a tiger's whiskers - whoosh - another enemy soldier fell down.

He kept repeating the sequence of actions of "drawing the arrow, opening the bow, and releasing the string".

Its firing rate is incredibly fast, with an average of one arrow fired every 2 seconds.

He hardly aimed. He just glanced at the enemy's approximate position, raised his bow and shot, and every arrow hit its target!

Either hit the enemy's crown or the enemy's neck...both of which will result in immediate death.

In just a few moments, nearly ten people were shot to the ground by him.

Relying on his outstanding archery skills, he single-handedly suppressed an entire brigade of archers!

One for close combat, the other for long-range attack...the two old men cooperated with each other in perfect harmony.

With the help of Kubota Kiyone, Seiichiro Otani becomes more and more courageous as the battle progresses! He is already on the verge of pushing the enemy soldiers back!

At this time, Kubota Kiyon said to the shogunate troops behind him in a calm tone without any sadness or joy:
"Why are you still standing there? Is that all you can do?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene changed suddenly.

Just like a spark falling into an oil barrel, a raging fire called "fighting spirit" suddenly started!

"Mr. Kubota is right! Are we just going to stare blankly?"

"We were simply unprepared and the enemy caught us off guard!"

"That's right! As long as we face the battle calmly and don't be arrogant or impatient, the enemy is not scary!"

"Come on!"

"Follow the Sword Master!"

The sudden participation of the two martial arts masters and their personal leadership greatly encouraged the defenders of Yotsuya Gomon.

They regained their morale and fighting spirit, rushed down the ferry gate shouting, came to the side of Seiichirō Otani, and fought side by side with the sword saint!
In an instant, the situation reversed.

The attacking side became the Shogunate, and the retreating side became the French-American coalition.

Even with the blessing of "Decisive Battle at Yodo", the soldiers of the Fachi coalition were unable to resist the Shogunate army which was assisted by God at this time.

Faced with the fierce attack of the shogunate army, they quickly retreated.

In just a moment, they were driven out of the area between the two city gates and then out of the Goryeo Gate.

Even the long ladders leaning against the Goryeo Gate were chopped off and overturned one by one.

At this point, Goryeo Gate was recovered and returned to the control of the shogunate.

We have defended Yotsuya Gate—this gratifying result boosted the morale of the shogunate!
They waved their weapons and cheered loudly.

"Eh! Eh! Oh!" The cheers came one after another.

Seiichirō Otani stood on the gate of Goryeomon, holding his bloody sword, and stared expressionlessly at the enemy soldiers fleeing in panic outside the gate.

Suddenly, Kubota Kiyone's voice came from behind him:
"Seiichiro, your swordsmanship is still as sharp as ever."

Kubota Kiyone carried his bow and walked slowly to the side of Otani Seiichiro.

Otani Seiichirō wiped the blood off the blade and smiled:
"Qingyin, your bow and arrow are as accurate as ever."

Kubota Kiyone shrugged and changed her tone to self-deprecating:

"All I can do now is pull the bow. I can't help you with anything else."

Facing the self-deprecating Kubota Kiyone, Otani Seiichiro said calmly, as if he was used to it:
“Qingyin, don’t say that. Although this is no longer the age of swords, our old bones can still be put to use.”

After saying that, he turned sideways and raised his chin to the soldiers around him.

Following his instructions, Kubota Kiyon turned her head and raised her eyes - a large number of Shogunate soldiers gathered around them.

Many respectful and admiring glances fell on him and Seiichirō Otani.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that if these two old men had not acted in time, not only would they not have been able to recapture the Goryeo Gate, they would not even have been able to defend the Dulu Gate!

If Yotsuya Gomon were to fall, the chain reactions it would trigger would be unimaginable!
When they thought of this, the soldiers of the Shogunate army at the scene couldn't help but feel frightened.

At the same time, their respect for the two old men deepened!

The sincere love of the soldiers left Kubota Kiyone stunned.

After a while, he slightly raised the corners of his lips, revealing a smile with complicated emotions.

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The sudden appearance of the top strong man reversed the situation of the battle... Similar scenes also happened in other places in Edo!

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Edo, Koishikawa-gomon——

Koishikawa-gomon is located to the north of Edo Castle.

This place was also under fierce attack from the enemy. "Be careful! They are coming again!"

"Come on, a few more of you! I can't take it anymore!"

"Don't retreat even a single step! Drive them away!"

The soldiers of the shogunate army firmly nailed to the Goryeo Gate of Koishikawa Palace, not allowing the enemy to get even a single step beyond the line.

They were brave and their performance was commendable.

However... it is not possible to resist this "biochemical army" that has been hit by the "Decisive Battle Sediment" just by mustering up fighting spirit and showing energy and spirit.

Gradually, the shogunate's defense line showed signs of loosening.

At this extremely urgent moment, five figures rushed forward! They rushed to the battlefields where the situation was the most tense!
After seeing the specific appearance of these five figures, someone shouted excitedly:

"Get out of the way! They are the swordsmen of the Chiba family!"

Chiba Sadakichi, Chiba Shigetaro, Chiba Eijiro, Chiba Michisaburo, Chiba Tamon Shiro - the five great swordsmen of the Chiba family fought side by side. What an amazing scene!
As a renowned "swordsman family", the Chiba family's swordsmanship genes are obvious to all.

The previous generation before that, Chiba Yoshinojo, was the founder of the Hokushin Dream School.

The previous generation Chiba Yukiemon was a prodigy who practiced both medicine and swordsmanship, and he promoted the Beichen Dream Style.

The previous generation Chiba Shusaku and Chiba Sadakichi worked together to create Hokushin Ittoryu.

This generation is even more amazing! Every adult male is an outstanding swordsman at the level of a swordsman. Even Sanako, who is not a man, is recognized as a "genius female swordsman". None of them are easy to deal with.

For four consecutive generations, each generation has produced swordsmen with unparalleled swordsmanship skills... Such a prosperous kendo family is rare in the world.

Compared with their two older brothers, Eijiro and Michisaburo, Juutarou and Tamon Shiro are less famous.

But this doesn't mean they are weak.

They just can't compare to their own brother. Compared with others, they are definitely first-class swordsmen!

As expected, with the appearance of the "Five Swordsmen of Chiba", the battle situation of Kohinata Gomon suddenly changed drastically.

"Brother Duomen, the enemies on the left are now in your hands!"

"Understood. Brother Chong, I wish you good luck in martial arts."

"Well, I wish you good luck in martial arts!"

The moment the two men finished speaking, Shigetaro and Tamon Shiro both pushed their hind legs hard, shot out, and rushed towards the enemy group from the left and right!
Shigetaro chopped off the head of an enemy soldier with one blow.

Then he freed his left hand, grabbed the collar of another enemy soldier - this man wanted to launch a sneak attack on Shigetaro, but Shigetaro got there first and stopped him - and knocked him to the ground.

The next moment, the knife in his hand drew a beautiful arc in the air and returned to the best position for exerting force.

Almost at the same moment, the knife in his hand turned into an afterimage and slashed out! He first chopped down the enemy in front, then swung to the right, cutting off the waist of the enemy on the right, and then stabbed to the left, piercing the heart of the enemy on the left.

Of course, when he put away the knife, he did not forget to give one more knife to the man he had just knocked to the ground.

Shiro Tamon is a straightforward person with a bad temper, so his fighting style is also full of violence.

No matter how many enemies were around him, he was not afraid at all! He kept rushing forward! He had the momentum of "turning his body into an arrow and piercing through the enemy army"!

As he continued to charge forward, he wielded his sword with great force.

Compared with his other brothers, his swordsmanship is most in the style of Beichen Ittoryu - he focuses on hitting people's arms!

He slashed the first man's right wrist with a diagonal move, then adjusted the blade, causing the second man to lose his entire right arm. When he put the knife away, he did not forget to sweep towards the third man's right arm, making him disabled as well.

Broken arms with intact cuts fell to the ground... After weakening the enemies' strength, Shiro Tamon slowly released his killing moves, delivering a fatal blow, allowing these guys to complete their transformation from disabled people to dead people.

At the same time, on the other side, Chiba Michisaburo, one of the representatives of the younger generation of the Chiba family and the second-generation head of the Hokushin Ittoryu main family -

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He walked silently towards the enemy group in front of him, with no expression on his face.

His hands, which were tightly holding two swords, hung naturally, and the tip of the sword in his right hand dragged on the ground, making a sharp "crackling" sound.

The enemy soldiers sensed that this man was unusual and kept changing their positions. For a moment, no one dared to step forward.

They don't dare to go up, but Chiba Michisaburo is about to go up!

It happened in a flash, and he took a wrong step and appeared in front of the enemy soldiers in a blink of an eye.

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!
In a moment... just a moment, the two swords in his hands splashed out handfuls of blood mist!
Thanks to his self-created Hokushin Two-Sword Style and the blessing of his natural talent of "Left-Right Mutual Attack", Chiba Michisaburo is best at fighting one against many!

Every group that tries to suppress Chiba Michisaburo by relying on numerical superiority will suffer the consequences.

In order to quickly defeat the surrounding enemy soldiers and provide support to other battlefields, Chiba Michisaburo did not hesitate to use his special skills.

He quickly changed his stance, holding the two swords in his hands at chest height, one on the left and one on the right, and then turned his body like a windmill.

His body is the central axis of the windmill, and the two swords in his hands are the blades of the windmill.

Just one turn turned several enemy soldiers into corpses on the ground.

When it turned again, several more people fell to the ground wailing!

Facts have proved that even soldiers who have swallowed "Decisive Battle Yodang" can only be defeated by the overwhelming strength of the "Five Swordsmen of Chiba".

Among them, the ones who performed the best and killed the most enemies were Chiba Sadakichi and Chiba Eijiro.

One of them is one of the founders of Hokushin Ittoryu, and the other was once recognized as the "strongest in Edo"... The heroic figures of them swinging swords and killing enemies with ease are both fascinating and terrifying!

Chiba Sadakichi is already a middle-aged man over fifty years old.

As we all know, "out of shape" is a difficult hurdle for middle-aged people to overcome.

Chiba Sadakichi's current image... to put it bluntly, is the best annotation of the term "fat middle-aged man".

The flesh on her cheeks sagged, and her big belly could not be hidden by her loose clothes...

However, even though his body has decayed and degenerated, his limbs still remember how to wield a sword and the techniques of fighting!
Others like Juutarou, Tamon Shiro, and others were merely displaying the style of Hokushin Ittoryu.

And Chiba Sadakichi - he himself is the incarnation of Hokushin Ittoryu!

At this moment, he was facing more than a dozen enemy soldiers alone, majestically holding up his sword, adopting the Blue Eyes posture, with the tip of the sword twitching gently like a wagtail's tail.

clang! clang! clang! clang! clang! clang!
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
The sound of metal clashing to block attacks and weapons, and the friction of feet sliding on the ground...these two sounds mixed together.

Chiba Sadakichi stepped forward and moved among the enemy soldiers.

In a split second, he moved behind the enemy group.

The enemy soldiers stood there rigidly, as if petrified.

The next moment——

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!

Balls of blood mist splashed out!

A large amount of blood spurted out of the enemy soldiers' bodies, and they fell heavily to the ground after shaking for a few times.

At the same time, a pile of broken arms fell to the ground.

In just a blink of an eye, the area behind Chiba Sadakichi became a "no man's land".

He turned his back to the corpses on the ground and the blood that was still spurting out. He calmly assumed the Zanshin stance and shook off the remaining blood on the blade.

As for Chiba Eijiro...there is no need to mention him.

Chiba Eijiro, who is only in his twenties this year, is far from reaching his peak.

In other words, he is still growing! There are still endless possibilities!

Compared to the time when he duelled with Qing Deng, his strength has increased a lot.

If Chiba Sadakichi, Chiba Michisaburo and others were "fighting", then he was "slaughtering"!

The huge gap in strength made his battle like a one-sided massacre!

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A powerful enemy is attacking, and Edo is in danger... Faced with this unprecedented crisis, the heroes of Edo did not stand idly by.

"The Eight-Shaku Warrior" Oishi Susumu, "The Momoi of the Position" Momoi Shunzo, "Ito's Little Tengu" Ito Hachiro... These famous swordsmen stepped forward and spontaneously participated in this battle to guard the strategic locations in Edo.

With their unparalleled "personal martial arts", they withstood the enemy's offensive! Even the "biochemical army" that had been hit by the "decisive battle" could not shake their defense!

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PS: I always type "Du Lu Men" as "Truman"... This kind of group drama about fighting is really hard to write! (Leopard smashing keyboard.jpg) I wrote for a whole day and only managed to write about 5,000 words! (Leopard crying.jpg) Fortunately, I don't have to write so many characters in the next chapter!