I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Qingdeng released his right arm expressionlessly and asked:

What happened to your hand?

Shimada Kai blinked, looking bewildered.

"what?"

"Commander!"

At Qing Deng's call, Souji rushed over to him in three quick steps.

"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong?"

"Have you truthfully informed your subordinates of all the rules that must be followed when standing at attention?"

The commander responded loudly without hesitation:

"Of course! I explained the 'military posture requirements' recorded in the Infantry Drill Manual to the soldiers one by one this morning!"

Aoto's gaze returned to Shimada Kai:

"If that's the case, what's wrong with your hands? Why aren't they pressed tightly against your sides?"

Shimada Kai's face instantly turned bright red.

"I...I...I was pressed tightly..."

"If you're sticking close together, then why did I pull your arm away with just a gentle tug? My Infantry Manual should explain this very clearly, right? When standing at attention, even if someone pulls your hand away forcefully, even if you are pulled down, your hand must not leave your side."

"That's because...that's because..."

Shimada Kai wanted to argue, "That's because you're too strong."

But as he was about to speak, a strong sense of shame overwhelmed him.

Damn it! What am I even trying to justify?!

Lord Niou is too strong? These are just excuses!

If we go to the battlefield and are defeated by the enemy, should we blame the enemy for being too strong?

Thinking of this, Shimada Kai lowered his head obediently, his face showing shame.

"I'm sorry... it's because my cultivation is insufficient..."

Qingdeng's expression remained cold.

"If you fail to meet the training standards, you should be punished. Do you accept that?"

I'm impressed!

Qingdeng nodded, then raised his head and said loudly:

"Now, you run three laps around the training ground! After you finish, you can continue training!"

"Yes!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Shimada Kai stepped out of the ranks and headed towards the outermost edge of the training ground.

Aoto's punishment of Shimada Kai not only sent a chill down the spines of the other members of the First Division, but also attracted the attention of the members of other divisions.

Seeing that Qingdeng would use such a "sneak attack" method to check whether the military posture was standard, everyone couldn't help but feel "insecure".

In an instant, the team members of each team became extremely alert, straightening their chests and heads, their hands tightly pressed against their sides, for fear that they might follow in Shimada Kai's footsteps.

Did you learn it?

Aoto turned to the commander beside him and said:

"You should do the same as me in the future, conducting surprise inspections from time to time. Only in this way can we keep them from becoming complacent."

Upon hearing this, the commander couldn't help but give a wry smile.

"Tachibana-kun, isn't this too harsh?"

“Strict? Not at all.”

Qing Deng shrugged and chuckled.

"I'm being very gentle."

From a modern perspective, this level of training can at most be considered an "enhanced version of college student military training".

He silently added this to himself.

How to build a new electoral group?

After assuming the post of Commander of the Garrison Commander of the Capital Region, this question frequently lingered in Cheongden's mind.

It must be said that Tokugawa Iemochi's decision to entrust him with the important task of pacifying the capital region was a wise one.

Qing Deng knew nothing about naval affairs, big or small; he had never even been on a ship.

But when it comes to building up the army, he dares to guarantee that no one in the entire shogunate is more professional than him!

Because... in his past life, he was a top student at the police academy!

The time spent studying at the police academy... for Qing Deng, that was more than three years ago, a long time ago.

When he was serving as a constable in the Hokuban-sho (Northern District Office) and as a thief, he was still able to occasionally apply the criminal investigation knowledge he had learned in his previous life.

However, after being promoted to the position of attendant and servant of the Imperial Household Agency, his police skills became useless.

Qing Deng thought he would never have the chance to use his "police skills" again in his life.

However... the changes in the world are always unexpected.

He never imagined that his "police skills" would be revived in this way!

Although there are huge differences in training methods between police officers and soldiers, they still have a lot in common.

For example, emphasizing discipline.

Another example is the importance attached to logistics.

Aoto didn't expect the Shinsengumi to reach the level of a modern army.

In his view, the Shinsengumi's organizational capacity, similar to that of a modern police force, was enough to sweep across the land!

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In his previous life, Qing Deng was a top student at the police academy—I feel like many readers have forgotten this detail (cheeky.jpg).

Some readers have commented that Qing Deng's actions don't seem like those of a top police academy student. I'm puzzled by this: in the previous chapters, Qing Deng repeatedly used his criminal investigation knowledge from his previous life to escape danger. Where exactly is it that doesn't seem like he's a police academy student? Just his extraordinary courage alone makes him seem unlike an ordinary person, doesn't it? (Cowardly.jpg)

Chapter 594 Designing the Shinsengumi's Uniforms and Flag! [5000]

Qing Deng had spent some time in the shogunate's military system (fire-fighting thieves reform), so he knew all too well what the current shogunate army and the various domain armies were generally like.

In short: compared to them, the college students who have just completed their military training in the 21st century are a formidable force that should not be underestimated!

They have a very high level of education, can understand simple instructions, and can stop when told to stop, move when told to move, turn around when told to turn around, and immediately assemble into a tight square formation when told to assemble. In the eyes of modern people, this may not seem like much, but in Japan today, where "there are always better hands than bad ones," such an army is enough to make the enemy feel deeply fearful!

It's no exaggeration to say that if an army with "college student level" could be trained, it wouldn't be a problem to not only fight against the mad dog-like Choshu army and the partially modernized Satsuma army, but also to easily defeat the armies of small and medium-sized domains.

Most of the small and medium-sized vassal states were so poor that they could barely afford to eat and relied on borrowing money from merchants to make ends meet. Where would they find the spare money to maintain their military?

The weapons piled up in the warehouse were covered in dust and rusted, and the only firearms were matchlock guns passed down from the Warring States period.

In addition to their primary duties, the samurai also had to engage in side jobs such as farming, making umbrellas, and crafting wooden clogs to make a living.

What kind of fighting power could such an army have?

If they were to encounter a "college student unit" that could understand basic military commands, their courage would probably be halved before the battle even began.

Of course, an army composed only of college students is ultimately not fit for the battlefield—at least not for intense combat.

Getting college students to stand at attention or march in formation might not be a problem.

But if you really asked them to take up real weapons and fight a fierce enemy, that would definitely be far from enough.

To bring the training and organization of the new selection group to the level of a modern army... Although Qing Deng really wanted to do this, such an idea was simply unrealistic.

The reason why modern armies are so powerful is largely due to the fact that their soldiers are generally well-educated and have a strong sense of initiative. They are not only disciplined and capable of operating complex weapons, but also able to launch flexible operations independently based on the actual situation on the front lines when necessary.

Don't think this is easy.

In fact, even in modern times, the number of armies with strong initiative is probably no more than two.

Therefore, to have a fully modernized army, we must start with the basic education of the soldiers, which will take a considerable amount of time.

The urgent situation in Kyoto did not allow Aoto to undertake such a time-consuming military training program.

Therefore, he was not greedy.

He had only one requirement for the new selection group: to have a level of training and organization that was comparable to that of modern police!

If they could reach that level, let alone the Salvadoran army, the Long March, the Salt Army, and the French Exterminator, as long as their equipment level could keep up, they would be able to put up a fight even against the British and French armies that were at their peak in the 19th century!

Therefore, Qingdeng focused on two main aspects: discipline and diet. These were the most important aspects of army building and also the only way to quickly enhance the army's combat effectiveness.

Compared to "improving the soldiers' education level," "enhancing discipline" and "improving their diet" are much easier.

Qing Deng directly copied... no, borrowed from the training methods of his previous life.

The rigid standing posture, the long hours of military posture training, and the severe punishment for even the smallest mistake...

Some might think all of this is unnecessary, purely a form of torment for amusement, a foolish trick that takes pleasure in the suffering of others.

Why spend so much time training soldiers in military posture? Wouldn't it be better to use that time to train in other things? Are we going to expect our soldiers to intimidate the enemy with impeccable, handsome military posture in the future?

There is no doubt that this feeling is wrong.

The reason for subjecting the soldiers to such "torture" was to carry out a major surgery.

Yes, surgery.

The surgery was intentionally designed to be as difficult as possible.

Its design is so ingenious, so intelligent, so efficient, so cold, so impersonal.

This surgery had only one goal: to modify the body.