I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Immediately afterwards, he felt a strange sense of weightlessness—the sedan bearers worked together to lift the sedan chair, supporting the body of the chair, and swayed as they headed toward the Imperial Palace.

"call……"

Taking advantage of the fact that no one could hear him now, Sanjo Mimi breathed a sigh of relief.

Even with a thick layer of white powder, it was difficult to conceal the thick, dark lines on her cheeks.

To be honest, he's been in a bad mood lately.

Damn it! How did the country become like this?!

Although the recent "meeting between the emperor and the shogunate" ended in a farcical manner, it at least successfully advanced the process of the "respect and expel" movement, forcing the shogunate to agree to "start expelling the barbarians on May 10th".

He originally thought that Changzhou could strike a heavy blow against the Western barbarians on the Xiaguan battlefield and fire the first shot in the war to expel the barbarians.

But I never expected... Changzhou would be so useless!

As a powerful vassal state that dominated the West, it couldn't even manage the mere United States and France!

—Hmph! This is all because the shogunate and other feudal states stood idly by!

Sanjo Mimi thought to herself while clenching her teeth in resentment.

He absolutely refused to believe that a mighty divine nation would be helpless against the barbaric Westerners.

This is all because the shogunate and other feudal states only thought about protecting themselves!

If we are of one mind, why should we worry about not destroying the Western barbarians?

So be it!

Sanjo Mimi snorted coldly.

—Once the Emperor is abducted to Choshu, he can issue edicts to the outside world at will.

Faced with a deluge of imperial edicts, the shogunate and the various domains no longer had any choice but to back down!

—By then, everything will be alright!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.

However, at this moment, the sedan chair, which had been moving steadily forward, suddenly stopped.

—What's going on? Have we arrived at the Imperial Palace?

Sanjo Mimi blinked blankly for a moment, then frowned deeply.

--wrong!

He had walked this route from his home to the Imperial Palace thousands of times.

At this point, we should still be some distance from the Imperial Palace.

"What's going on? Why aren't you leaving?"

Although confused, he maintained the "demeanor" of a nobleman, and asked in a high-pitched, eunuch-like tone.

"Mr. San-Sanjo!"

A terrified response came from outside the sedan chair.

"Something's wrong! There are a lot of troops outside the Imperial Palace!"

Upon hearing this, Sanjo Mitsumi's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinholes.

He didn't even bother to have a servant open the door for him.

He hurriedly pushed open the sedan door and slipped out with a "gurgling" sound.

Looking up, the usually quiet Imperial Gate was now bustling with activity.

Hundreds of fully armed soldiers formed a thick human wall, firmly sealing off the imperial gate.

In the midst of the formation, two large flags—the "Aizu Mitsuba" symbolizing Aizu and the "Maru Cross" symbolizing Satsuma—fluttered in the wind.

"You bunch of traitors! Listen up!"

Sanjo Mitsumi followed the sound and looked towards it.

Matsudaira Katamori, while holding aloft the imperial edict secretly issued to him by the Emperor, continued:

"We have received His Majesty's decree!"

"Expel all those who control the court from the government! Leave no one alive!"

"The letter in my hand is His Majesty's imperial edict!"

"You all must leave at once!"

"Otherwise, we'll have no choice but to resort to arms!"

With each sentence Matsudaira Katamori uttered, Sanjo Sanemitsu's face grew paler—even though his face was already quite pale.

At that moment, Sanjo Mimi suddenly heard a strange noise behind her.

Turning around, I saw another army.

However, the flag that this army was flying was the flag of Changzhou!

The Choshu army is here!

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Chapter 726 Conquering the Enemy of Korea! [4100]

As expected, Sakai-machi-Mikado, with its most open terrain and most favorable conditions for troop deployment, has indeed become a "hotspot."

Click, click, click, click, click...

The nail plates rubbed together, and footsteps made a sound.

One after another, fully armed soldiers emerged from the distant street corners, surged onto the street, and rushed straight towards the Imperial Palace, gradually merging into one.

Before long, a huge flag came into view.

The white flag bears the crest of the Mori family of Choshu, featuring a single character and three stars!

The scene instantly became "lively" with the arrival of the Choshu army.

"Look! It's people from Changzhou! People from Changzhou are here!"

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

"Archers, advance!"

……

"It's the Mitsuba and Marujushi! It's the Aizu Army and the Satsuma Army!"

"What?! What's Samo doing here?!"

Have Aizu and Satsuma joined forces?

"Nonsense! Isn't it obvious?!"

"Where's the Shinsengumi?! Have you seen the Shinsengumi?!"

"no!"

"Form ranks! Form ranks!"

……

The flat open space outside the Sakai-machi gate was filled with the glint of swords!

Matsudaira Katamori calmly watched the Choshu army finally appear, showing no fear whatsoever.

He took a deep breath and shouted loudly:

"Changzhou has been relieved of his post as the gatekeeper! You all should leave immediately!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a roar erupted from the Changzhou army ranks:

"This is the territory protected by my Choshu Domain! Get out of the way!"

Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough...

The sounds of swords being drawn, echoing from the Choshu army ranks, further heightened the tense atmosphere on the scene.

Matsudaira Katamori calmly waved his hand.

Click! Click! Click! Click! Click...

The arquebusiers of Aizu raised their muskets.

At the same time, the Satsuma army, which was defending the Sakai-machi gate alongside the Aizu army, also launched an operation.

Saigo Kichinosuke raised the military pennant in his hand.

Click! Click! Click! Click! Click...

Another whole row of muskets.

The Satsuma soldiers followed closely behind the Aizu soldiers and deployed their muskets.

The dark muzzles of guns were pointed directly at the Changzhou Army!

The "arms display" by the Hui-Salih coalition is not over yet!

Suddenly, the sound of wheels turning, rolling and turning, approaching from afar, reached the ears of the people of Changzhou.

Looking in the direction of the sound, four cannons appeared behind the Huisa allied forces!

More than ten soldiers pushed the four cannons and lined up in front of the battle.

These four cannons are heavy, old, and dilapidated, but a cannon is a cannon.

One shot will definitely carve bloody paths through the Changzhou army's ranks!

Cannons are deadly weapons on the battlefield—even those obsessed with the idea that "with this Heavenly Sword, foreigners are nothing but excrement" have to admit this fact.

The title of "God of War" is well-deserved.