I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

"Spare me! Do you want me to chop off my best friend's head with my own hands? Do you want me to spend every night of the rest of my life in nightmares?"

The two's rambling conversation eased the tense atmosphere considerably.

Keisuke Yamanami's facial expression returned to a calm smile.

"Don't worry, Tachibana-kun."

"Right now, I have absolutely no intention of leaving the team."

"So you don't need to worry that I will specifically ask you to be my second."

Upon hearing this, the gloomy mood that had been lingering between Qing Deng's brows immediately dissipated.

"...King, if I may ask, what happened to make you give up the idea of ​​'leaving the team'?"

Yamanami Keisuke chuckled a few times:

"This is all thanks to Harada-kun."

"Sanosuke?"

Harada Sanosuke's sudden appearance caught Aoto off guard.

Yamanami Keisuke continued, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings:

"Thanks to Harada Sanosuke's advice, I was able to see the light after all the clouds had parted, as if a huge burden had been lifted off my shoulders."

At this point, he suddenly sat up straight and looked directly at Qingdeng with a serious expression.

"My eyes can no longer distinguish between 'righteousness' and 'evil'."

"I can no longer tell which ideas are right and which paths are wrong."

"However, there is one thing I am certain of, and that is that you, Tachibana-kun, have the power to change the world!"

"If it were you, perhaps my dream could truly come true."

"Therefore, I have made up my mind—I will trust you wholeheartedly and follow you!"

"I will obey your decisions and carry out your orders."

"I've staked everything I have on you."

"I bet you're the one who can make my dreams come true."

"I bet you're the one who can bring peace to the world."

"Since we've placed such a big bet, I can't afford to fall behind halfway."

"Whether the road beneath our feet leads to paradise or the deepest hell, I will accompany you to the very end!"

The usually gentle and refined Yamanami Keisuke used a rare, loud tone at this moment.

Qingdeng stared blankly at the other person for a long while before half-jokingly saying:

"Although I don't know exactly what Sanosuke said to you, it seems he said something quite serious..."

"So, why are you suddenly pouring your heart out to me, what are you trying to do?"

"Don't tell me it's because the upcoming battle is very dangerous and you might die, so you want to tell me all the things you've kept hidden in your heart while you can still speak."

Yamanami Keisuke smiled:

“I don’t deny that.”

Looking at the completely unperturbed Yamanami Keisuke, Aoto first smiled helplessly, then adopted a tone that was half serious and half joking:

"Kei-suke, you just said you would trust me wholeheartedly and stick with me... If that's the case, then you can't fall behind."

"If you drop out halfway through, how can you stay with me until the end?"

As he spoke, he casually picked up a rice ball and handed it to the other person.

"If you want to stay with me until the end, then quickly fill your stomach, get some rest, and then crush the enemy and achieve a complete victory!"

“I don’t want a partner who doesn’t even have the confidence to win without getting hurt.”

He and Yamanami Keisuke locked eyes.

Therefore, he can clearly observe the changes in the other person's expression.

A variety of emotions could be seen flowing across his cheeks.

A moment later, these emotions transformed into a mixture of helplessness and relief, feeling "I'm defeated by you" and "I really can't do anything with you."

"learn!"

He reached out and forcefully took the rice ball.

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Half an hour later—

"Rock Wall"

The members of the special forces team were on high alert, keeping a close watch on everything that was happening below the "rock wall".

A series of gazes swept back and forth below the "rock wall".

There was no sound of speaking, let alone laughter.

A suffocating tension filled the air.

Suddenly, someone shouted:

"They're here! Over there!"

Instantly, all eyes on the "rock wall" turned to the same place—the bushes directly in front of the "rock wall".

Roll...roll...roll...

Accompanied by the sound of wheels turning from afar, one vehicle after another emerged from the bushes.

These carriages were propelled not by livestock, but by people.

The Shinsengumi members were seen hiding at the back of the carriage, pushing it forward.

"Hide well! Don't expose your bodies!"

Keisuke Yamanami craned his neck and loudly reminded the teammates around him.

Using the carriage as cover—that was Qing Deng's idea.

Charging headlong into the enemy's musket formation without any cover would be an absolute suicide mission; as many men as you send in, you will die.

To deal with this predicament, Qingdeng thought of the train carriage.

By hiding behind the carriage, you can greatly increase the difficulty for the enemy to shoot.

Moreover, one can hide behind the carriage while pushing it toward the "rock wall".

In this way, it can both defend and move, making it a powerful tool that achieves two goals at once!

Therefore, Qingdeng mobilized all available carriages within half an hour and provided them to Shannan Jingzhu and his men.

Upon seeing the Shinsengumi arrive, the Kiheitai soldiers guarding the "rock wall" immediately launched an attack.

"shooting!"

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the blink of an eye, gunshots rang out.

A hail of bullets rained down, the vast majority of which struck the ground, with only a few hitting the train carriages.

Qingdeng's "carriage tactic" worked.

The bullets were far from penetrating enough to pierce through the train carriage.

After the enemy's first wave of attacks ended, Yamanami Keisuke immediately shouted:

"Take it back at them!"

Then, he set an example by sticking half of his head out of the carriage and steadying the flintlock pistol in his hand.

In this situation, swords and knives are no longer of any use.

Even Yamanami Keisuke, who was not used to Western things, had no choice but to pick up a flintlock pistol and engage in a firefight with the enemy.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Another wave of comments erupted. However, this time the comments were fired by the Shinsengumi.

The bullets struck the rock face, sending countless fragments of rock flying.

Immediately afterwards, the enemy launched a counterattack...

For a moment, the scene was one of flying sand and stones!

The ancients created the idiom "flying sand and rolling stones" to describe a strong, swift wind.

This idiom can be applied to the current battle without any sense of incongruity!

The two sides engaged in a fierce exchange of fire. A literal hail of bullets.

While firing, Yamanami Keisuke did not forget to direct his men to push the cart toward the "rock wall," making it appear as if they were "preparing to attack the rock wall."

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Chapter 924 Qingdeng's First Best Friend [5800]

"Don't stop! Keep pushing!"

Urged on by Keisuke Yamanami, the strong and capable team members, who were specifically responsible for pushing the carriages, mustered their strength and pushed the carriages slowly forward despite the dense barrage of bullets.

After the distance between the two sides closed a little more, Yamanami Keisuke roared: