In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

“But you…” Yamanami Keisuke hesitated.

"I'm fine. Now, take Tokugawa Iemochi's head and leave quickly. Also, take Izo's Tenchu ​​Squad with you. Don't let my efforts be in vain."

“Izang and I... will wait a bit before we go,” Zuocun said firmly.

Tokugawa Iemochi's head is of utmost importance and cannot be mishandled.

“…I understand.” Yamanami Keisuke nodded. “Izo, stay with me for a moment.”

"alright."

The two walked out side by side.

Kanna knelt before Samura's bed.

"Shina... I'm sorry, I..." Zuocun looked at his daughter with a hint of guilt.

"Mr. Samura, please stop talking." Kanna looked at Samura with a hint of anger. "If you don't want me to worry again, please be more careful next time."

Zuo Cun paused for a moment, then smiled.

"I understand."

Before lunch, Yamanami Keisuke led two teams, carrying the head of Tokugawa Iemochi, and set off.

Zang stayed with Zuo Cun for two days until Zuo Cun was free to move around, and then the two of them set off again.

Now, all we need to do is evade the search.

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Chapter 407 A Ridiculous War

The main battlefield.

Takasugi Shinsaku is leading his army in a fierce battle against the combined forces of the shogunate.

Because the powerful Satsuma Domain, one of the top domains, did not participate in the war, the shogunate had little chance of gaining an advantage on the battlefield.

"Damn it, where did these traitors get so many guns!"

The commander on the shogunate's side said in a fit of exasperation.

His name was Tokugawa Yoshinobu.

He couldn't understand why the Choshu Domain's army was so powerful. Although its numbers were less than half of the shogunate's army, it had rich combat experience and advanced weaponry, and it managed to suppress the shogunate army.

"What about the navy? What is Katsu Kaishu doing now?" Tokugawa Yoshinobu asked, sounding like an enraged lion.

"Lord Katsu Kaishu... is currently in a standoff with the Choshu Domain's navy..." the armored subordinate reported, sweating profusely.

"A standoff? Why aren't you firing?" Tokugawa Yoshinobu asked, suppressing his anger.

"Because... the number of warships possessed by the Choshu Domain's navy is not much less than the fleet led by Lord Katsu Kaishu..." the subordinate reported through gritted teeth.

Tokugawa Yoshinobu felt a flame burning in his chest.

He knew where these weapons and equipment came from.

Do those scum foreigners prefer to make money off these traitors rather than the shogunate?

What was Tokugawa Iemochi, the shogun, really thinking?

What on earth is he thinking?!

"get out."

Tokugawa Yoshinobu still retained a sliver of reason, knowing that none of this was the fault of his subordinate.

The subordinate bowed slightly, left the room, and closed the door.

Immediately afterwards, roars and smashing sounds came from inside the door, which frightened the subordinate into quickly leaving.

......

After the members of the Shinsengumi recovered enough from their injuries to get out of bed, they were all taken into custody.

Failing to protect the general is a serious crime.

After the interrogation, Okita Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Hajime, and Harada Sanosuke were released, leaving only the culprit who had been in command that night.

Inoue Genzaburo, captain of the sixth division of the Shinsengumi.

After the body of Tokugawa Iemochi is recovered, Inoue Genzaburo will commit seppuku at the shogun's grave as an apology.

Before this, Inoue Genzaburo would be imprisoned.

Okita Souji sat silently in the Shinsengumi's camp.

One figure after another flashed through my mind.

Everyone at Shieikan, everyone in the Shinsengumi, and the children of Mibu Village.

as well as......

Anno Saemura.

She stroked the hilt of Kashuu Kiyomitsu's sword.

Inoue Genzaburo's heart was shattered.

The murderer is not only Samura, but also her, Saito and Nagakura.

"Cough-cough-"

Okita Souji suddenly coughed violently.

Blood appeared in her palm.

She suddenly felt irritable.

No matter how good or intimate the relationship was before, when facing each other with knives, they are opponents, and all that's needed is to swing the knife.

This is her heartbeat.

But...

...In short, I will consider you an enemy, Zuocun.

"Cough cough—cough cough cough—"

......

September.

The discussion among the Chinese people finally came to an end.

With Tokugawa Iemochi dead, it is necessary to consider a new general.

However, Tokugawa Iemochi had no children, or if he did, they were too young.

The position of general cannot be left vacant.

After discussion, everyone agreed on a candidate.

That was Tokugawa Yoshinobu, who was on the front lines fighting against the Choshu Domain.

Among the Tokugawa family, Yoshinobu was considered to be in the best physical condition, and he was also skilled in both literature and martial arts, earning him a very good reputation.

However, after the selection was made, another problem stood in the way of the elderly Chinese.

The general is fighting at the front, and you run over and tell them the king is dead and you're now the king, leaving them with this mess.

This is not a wise move; it undermines morale.

But what happened next was completely unexpected by the Chinese.

......

Tokugawa Yoshinobu stared blankly at the head of Tokugawa Iemochi that Takasugi Shinsaku was holding.

What exactly happened during the two months I was away from Kyoto?

"So, Tokugawa-kun, what are your thoughts?" Takasugi Shinsaku asked, looking at Tokugawa Yoshinobu with a provocative smile.

Tokugawa Yoshinobu forced himself to calm down.

"Traitor, don't think you can just take any person's head and claim it's the general's. You can't fool me!"

Although he said this, Tokugawa Yoshinobu's tone was clearly filled with... uncertainty.

"Whether it's true or not, I believe we'll know soon enough." Takasugi Shinsaku smiled. "I wonder what you'll think then."

Takasugi Shinsaku isn't here to fight today; he's simply here to annoy Tokugawa Yoshinobu.

He was eager to see how this famous military general would feel and what choices he would make after hearing that his home had been robbed.

"retreat!"

Tokugawa Yoshinobu gritted his teeth as he looked at Takasugi Shinsaku riding on horseback.

"Go and ask the capital for me."

"What exactly happened?"

"What exactly happened while I was away?!"

The next day, at the base.

"So, the one that the bandit leader, Takasugi, has really is..."

He felt like his heart was about to stop beating.

What a mess this is.

He couldn't win by leading his own troops. The Choshu Domain soldiers, relying on their small numbers and agile movements, leaped and bounded like monkeys. With their superior equipment and geographical advantages, they overwhelmed the shogunate's allied forces, and the navy couldn't gain any advantage either.

Just as he was starting to see some progress and preparing to officially begin the battle with the enemy, the leader on the other side suddenly held up his own leader's head and said to him, "Look, look, your general's head."

The key point is that after verification, it really is the general's head.

Along with the bad news came the old Chinese order.

End the battle as soon as possible, do everything possible to retrieve the head of Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi, and then return to Edo to accept the appointment as Shogun.

"Go, send an envoy to that group of people from the Choshu Domain."