I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

In an instant, the Aizu cavalry broke through the Mito army's front line without breaking a sweat. Only a few unlucky ones were accidentally knocked to the ground by spears, while the rest were unharmed.

After breaking through the Mito army's gun emplacement, the Aizu cavalry, with undiminished momentum, continued their charge, advancing straight ahead and attacking deep into the Mito army's territory!

These narrow streets became both an obstacle and a great advantage for the Aizu cavalry.

The obstacle is that the venue is too narrow, making it impossible for the horses to run at full speed without any worries.

The advantage is that this cramped space also restricts the other side!

The shops on both sides are closed, and there are only two directions to walk in: front and back.

Ahead lay the ferocious Aizu cavalry, and the Mito soldiers had no choice but to rush backward in a chaotic mass if they wanted to escape.

The attacking side's "direction of attack" and the defending side's "direction of escape" are in the same direction... It's not hard to imagine what kind of scene that would be!

Sagawa Kanbei and the others could simply ignore everything and charge straight ahead on their horses!

If you just keep charging straight ahead, you're bound to knock over a lot of people!

The Aizu cavalry's charge was like a bulldozer! They easily plowed through crowds, carving bloody paths through them!

Before long, the cavalrymen broke through layers of obstacles, penetrated deep into the enemy ranks, and reunited with Qingdeng without any major incident.

"General Tachibana!"

Sagawa Kanbei tightened the reins, spurred the horse to a stop, and brought it to a steady halt beside Aoto.

Are you alright?

He looked Qingdeng up and down with a worried expression.

He was unaware of the brutal battle Qing Deng had just endured.

However, just by looking at the bloodstains all over his body, one can roughly guess what happened.

To challenge an army of three thousand men alone... When he learned of Qing Deng's plan, Sagawa Kanbei was so astonished that he couldn't close his mouth.

Such a crazy battle plan is probably unprecedented and will likely never be repeated!

Because they were comrades in the same camp, Sagawa Kanbei sincerely hoped that Aoto would win a great victory, on an "emotional" level.

However, influenced by "rationality," he found it hard to believe that Qingdeng could accomplish this "impossible task"!

Because he couldn't believe that Qing Deng could accomplish such a feat, Sagawa Kanbei could hardly believe his eyes when he saw Qing Deng successfully kill the enemy commander and still be alive!

In his astonishment, his gaze toward Qingdeng grew even more reverent.

Qingdeng wiped the sweat from his face and said calmly:

"I'm fine, we can talk about this later. Just give me a horse."

Sagawa Kanbei naturally knew that this was a crucial moment—whether or not the Mito army could be driven out of Edo depended on this battle!

Therefore, he said no more, nodded vigorously with a serious expression, and then turned around and called out to the person behind him.

A moment later, a cavalryman rode up to Qingdeng:

"General Tachibana, please use my horse! Although it has a fiery temper, it is indeed a fine steed!"

Qingdeng thanked him and then nimbly mounted his horse.

"Magnificent! Magnificent! Magnificent!"

The rider was right; the horse was indeed very spirited.

As soon as Qingdeng sat down, it raised its two front hooves and barked incessantly.

Seeing this, Qingdeng calmly handed the reins to his right hand and used his left hand to gently stroke its mane:

"Do do do... do do do... do do do..."

Dodo dodo dodo—In ancient Japan, this was a common onomatopoeic word used to soothe horses.

The innate talent "Riding Master"—36 times the riding talent of ordinary people—is activated immediately.

With the help of a skilled rider, Qingdeng quickly calmed the wild horse back to normal.

After the horse calmed down, Qingdeng handed the reins back to his left hand, gripped the Vairocana horse tightly with his right hand, and then kicked the horse's belly hard, shouting "Giddy up!"

In the next instant, a man and a horse galloped out! They transformed into ghostly afterimages!

His equestrian talent, 36 times that of an average person, is truly formidable.

Although it was his first time riding this horse, he quickly became adept at it.

Whether it's the control of the reins or the twisting of the waist, it forms a wonderful coordination with the warhorse under his feet, seemingly reaching the realm of "man and horse as one"!

In this way, the horse's potential is unleashed.

Qing Deng quickly arrived at the forefront of the cavalry and personally led the Aizu Iron Cavalry in pursuit of the Mito army!

He swung his Vairocana sword and slashed wildly, completely absorbed in the moment!

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Chapter 985 Turning the Tide! Defeating the Mito Army! Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu's Impotent Fury! [4700]

As is well known, "Mount & Blade" is a combat technique with a very high level of difficulty.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that you can accurately hit an enemy's body with a blade while moving at high speed is no easy feat.

After slashing someone, knowing how to quickly pull the knife back to your hand is also a challenge.

If the former is not done well, it will result in failure.

If the latter is not done well, it is easy to drop the knife, injure the wrist, or even be thrown off the horse by the reaction force.

In comparison, a "cavalry assault" was much easier.

Tuck the spear under your armpit, then tighten your waist and aim the spear tip at the enemy's body. The rest is up to your warhorse.

The only two things to be careful about are the reaction force after the impact and, if the lance breaks, remember to replace the weapon as soon as possible.

Of course, none of the aforementioned difficulties are worth mentioning for Qingdeng!

Then he saw him dragging Vairocana to his right side, intently urging his horse to gallop.

Upon arriving at the forefront of the battle, a fierce battle immediately unfolded before his eyes.

In terms of killing efficiency alone, individual combat is ultimately far inferior to a large-scale attack by an army.

Qing Deng had just fought to the death, activating his two eternal talents, "Heartless Demon Child" and "Reversal Dragon," but had only killed a little over a hundred people.

After the Aizu cavalry arrived at the battlefield, they left more than two hundred corpses on the ground in the blink of an eye! And that number is still rising rapidly!

The cavalrymen's blades swept across the enemy's body, leaving a trail of blood.

The warhorses' hooves trampled over the tattered military flags, splashing up specks of mud.

One by one... no, it should be said that wave after wave of people were knocked to the ground! Unable to rise again!

The Aizu cavalry's charge was truly the best illustration of the phrase "unstoppable momentum".

However, the opponent was not completely defeated as a result.

The Mito Army's organization was indeed commendable.

Although many have deserted and scattered like headless flies, many others have held their ground and bravely launched a counterattack.

They first wounded the horses with their spears, or directly knocked the riders off their horses.

Whenever a knight fell from his horse, the surrounding crowd would immediately swarm him and hack him to death.

At first glance, the Mito army, though at a disadvantage, still seemed to have the strength to fight.

Horses are not like oxen; the former are much more delicate.

If the terrain is even slightly complex, there is a risk of the horse "stumbling".

As the number of corpses on the ground increased, the Aizu cavalry's charge became increasingly difficult.

Many people have fallen off their horses because they tripped over corpses.

The Mito army's counterattack also caused the cavalry considerable trouble.

Because this is a narrow street with little room to maneuver, if a comrade in front falls, it will inevitably affect others behind.

This can easily create a domino effect, where if one person falls, the others behind them will also fall.

Gradually, the Aizu cavalry's charging speed inevitably decreased.

Speed ​​was the lifeline of cavalry.

Once cavalry loses speed, they become less effective than infantry.

Qing Deng immediately saw the crux of the current battle: the obstacles must be cleared as soon as possible! The speed of the Aizu cavalry must be boosted again!

With this thought in mind, he immediately raised the blade of Vairocana and threw himself into battle!

The first enemies to enter its attack range were three very slow-moving enemy soldiers.

The three men, having lost their armor and weapons, didn't even dare to turn their heads, openly exposing their backs to Qing Deng, completely unaware that death was approaching!

Qing Deng did not use any complicated techniques; he simply positioned his sword and aimed the blade at the three men's bodies.

How fast can a warhorse charge?

Before long, the feeling of resistance as the "sharp blade entered the body" reached Qing Deng's palm.

The reaction force, which was opposite to the direction of the charge, also struck Qingdeng.

Compared to Qing Deng's monstrous strength, the reaction force transmitted back along the blade was negligible.

With a slight effort, he firmly grasped Vairocana in his hand, unaffected in the slightest.

The momentum of the warhorse charging at full speed, combined with Qing Deng's perfectly chosen direction of slash, allowed him to easily tear the bodies of the three enemy soldiers to pieces.

After slaying three enemies with a single strike, he swiftly pulled the sword back to his hand and attacked the next target.

Compared to foot combat, mounted combat has very few moves available, mainly consisting of horizontal and vertical slashes.

However, this also made Qingdeng's offensive less complicated and more concise and sharp!