I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Even Qingdeng, who possesses the talent of "photographic memory," is like this, let alone others.

Being forgotten by the gatekeeper and thus kept out of the camp was a common occurrence...

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Aoto and Yamazaki stepped into the camp one after the other.

Inside the camp, patches of light green filled the view.

The team members ran back and forth, each performing their assigned duties.

Some men, armed with rifles and knives at their waists, stood guard at their posts.

Some people carried bundles of hay and ran towards the stables.

Many more people lined up in neat rows and ran briskly towards the training ground.

Despite the large size of the camp and the large number of people, everything was well-organized and efficient.

This alone demonstrates just how strict the discipline of the Shinsengumi was.

Upon seeing Qingdeng arrive, regardless of what they were doing, the team members stopped what they were doing, stood respectfully in place, and bowed to Qingdeng.

According to the rules set by Qingdeng, once he entered the military camp, Qingdeng's primary identity would no longer be the lord of the Qinjin Domain, but the commander-in-chief of the Shinsengumi.

Thus, the feudal etiquette of "stepping aside and kneeling to greet a great man" would no longer be necessary.

If you see Qingdeng in the military camp, a slight bow or a polite greeting is enough.

The news that Niou will inspect the new recruits' training today has been circulating throughout the Shinsengumi for several days.

For this day, everyone from officers like Hijikata Toshizo and Yamanami Keisuke to ordinary soldiers made countless preparations and were ready to go.

Therefore, as soon as the sky began to lighten today, the entire camp was filled with a tense atmosphere!

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A short while later, Qingdeng arrived at the reviewing stand on the training ground.

On the platform for reviewing generals, a gathering of wise men had already arrived.

Compared to six months ago, with the expansion of the military, the number of generals in the Shinsengumi has more than doubled.

Looking up, the reviewing stand had familiar faces like Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi, and Saito Hajime, as well as many new faces of varying ages.

Everyone stood in order of rank below the main seat, awaiting Qingdeng's arrival.

After being granted a territory of 30 and having secured the support of the super-nanny, the Calabash House, Qingdeng gained a wider and more abundant source of wealth.

Unlike before, the New Chamber of Commerce is no longer the only source of revenue.

Recruiting soldiers boils down to two things: money and provisions.

Now that they had the money and the food, it became imperative to further expand the size of the Shinsengumi.

Four months ago, Qingdeng held a new round of "large-scale conscription" that was larger than ever before!

While expanding his troop strength, Aoto made certain modifications to the military system of the Shinsengumi.

First, he established a new unit designation: the Eleventh Division.

The Eleventh Division is an artillery unit.

As its name suggests, this is a unit specifically responsible for artillery warfare.

Guns and cannons are the mainstream of modern warfare.

Qing Deng specifically designated the artillerymen as a new, independent unit, demonstrating the importance he placed on them.

In other words, this team, like the 6th and 8th Divisions which have already been transformed into the Musketeers, is a key force that Aoto is paying close attention to.

Secondly, the position of "assistant to the commander" was established, and the position of "vice captain" was permanently set up in each squad.

Previously, because the size of the military was too small, there was no need to establish a large number of officers.

Therefore, each squad does not usually have a vice-captain.

As for "assistant officers," they are the adjutants of the four chief officers—the deputy chief, the chief of staff, the director, and the section chief—and their status is equivalent to that of the vice-captains of each squad.

With the announcement and commencement of the "mass conscription," countless brave young men, who had long been envious of the inspiring stories of "commoners becoming warriors" and "farmers becoming 'Grand Commandants'," came from all over the country and enthusiastically signed up to enlist.

After the "Great Conscription" ended, the Shinsengumi not only replenished itself with a batch of fresh blood, but also recruited a large number of outstanding talents, including Yamazaki Susumu.

Faced with the current lineup of officers in the Shinsengumi, Aoto could proudly declare: "All the heroes of the world are now under my control!"

The current lineup of the Shinsengumi is as follows:

First, there are the central government agencies and their logistics departments—

[Military Police Bureau]

Director: Isamu Kondo.

Assistant to the Director: Takeda Kanryuzai.

The total payment is 380 people.

[General Affairs Department] (In charge of administrative work)

Chief of Staff: Keisuke Yamanami.

Assistant to the Chief of Staff: Ito Kashitaro.

He commands 120 people.

[Finance Department] (In charge of financial work)

Head of the department: Elodie Angoulême.

Assistant to the head of the department: Kisaburo Kawai.

100 people were appointed.

[Refining Guild] (responsible for weapon forging and repair)

Refined headgear: Kitahara Harutaro.

There are 200 blacksmiths.

[General Affairs Department] (In charge of field engineering and civil engineering operations)

Pu Qingtou: Higashion Natsujiro.

It was passed on to 120 people.

[Medical Specialist] (In charge of medical affairs)

Medical Director: Nanjo Akizaburo.

There are 80 doctors.

The central government agencies and logistics departments together have a total of 1000 employees.

Next came the combat troops, namely the sword-wielding squad—

Vice-Commander: Hijikata Toshizo.

Deputy Chief Assistant: Ogata Shuntaro.

[First Division] (Elite Infantry Unit):

Captain: Tsukasa Tachibana (Okita Souji).

Vice-captain: Shimada Kai.

Troop strength: 300.

[Second Division] (Elite Infantry):

Captain: Nagakura Shinpachi.

Vice Captain: Noboru Nakajima.

Troop strength: 250.

[Third Division] (Elite Infantry):

Captain: Hajime Saito.

Vice-captain: Nakazawa Sadayoshi.

Troop strength: 250.

[Fourth Division] (Infantry Division):

Captain: Serizawa Kamo.

Vice Captain: Sanjuro Tani.

Troop strength: 550.

[Fifth Division] (Infantry Unit):

Captain: Shinmi Nishiki

Vice Captain: Tani Mantaro.

Troop strength: 450.

[Squad 6] (Musketeer Squad):

Captain: Inoue Genzaburo.

Vice Captain: Soma Sosa.

Troop strength: 1000.

[Seventh Division] (Cavalry):

Captain: Tachibana Sanako (Chiba Sanako).

Vice Captain: Nakazawa Koto

Troop strength: 400.