I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Vairocana's purplish-black blade flashed incessantly as he used simple lines to weave a dazzling "net"—a "net" specifically designed to capture lives!

With a swift stroke of the knife, a victory is assured.

Because the soldiers of the Mito army were all huddled together, he could kill multiple enemy soldiers every time he drew his sword.

His slashing speed and the running speed of his warhorse achieved a wonderful coordination.

Wherever his warhorse carried him, it spread death.

The man and the horse looked just like the eye of a tornado.

Tornadoes tear everything near their eye to shreds—and Qingdeng is no exception!

Every enemy soldier who entered its slashing range was killed or wounded without exception!

Suddenly, Qing Deng turned his head to the left—his talent "Foresight +9" activated instantly.

[Note: Foresight +9: Possesses an extremely strong ability to sense impending dangers. The level of perception increases with the severity of the danger. However, this ability will not trigger for people or things that the individual does not perceive as a threat.]

He sensed danger approaching...right to his left!

He glanced out of the corner of his left eye—an enemy soldier was using a spear to stab his warhorse.

The attack position this person chose was very clever.

Because Qing Deng holds the knife with his right hand and the reins with his left, his left side is his weak point, making it difficult for him to withstand attacks from the left.

His warhorse was galloping at top speed.

If the warhorse is attacked and falls, the resulting strong inertia will definitely cause Qingdeng to fall heavily to the ground, and even if he doesn't die, he will be seriously injured.

At this critical moment, Qingdeng quickly responded—

He twisted his left leg, letting his left foot leave the stirrup, and then suddenly kicked out, striking the shaft of the spear squarely.

Although this was a hasty attack by Qingdeng, it was not something that ordinary people could easily withstand.

The sudden counterattack caught the opponent off guard.

The opponent couldn't even hold the gun properly; his two tiger's mouths were shattered and bleeding profusely; the spear flew horizontally and landed in the crowd in the distance.

Qingdeng originally intended to send the other party to meet the King of Hell after resolving the crisis.

But his warhorse had already carried him forward, passing by his opponent.

However, he need not feel regretful about this.

Because Sagawa Kanbei had already helped him deal with this enemy soldier.

Sagawa Kanbei raised his spear, impaled his opponent on the tip, and then flung him away like trash.

After moving to the front lines, Qingdeng had suffered many surprise attacks like this.

But without exception, all those who dared to challenge Qingdeng met a tragic end of "failure and death".

Qingdeng's leading by example not only cleared out a large number of enemy soldiers, making the cavalry's attack smoother, but also greatly boosted the morale of his own side!

The Aizu cavalry's charge accelerated once more!

Qingdeng's unstoppable momentum has severely impacted both sides!

Its movements themselves contain incredible speed and precision, like thunder from the sky, carrying an aura of "inviolability" and "invincibility"!

It was as if even the laws of nature could not withstand Qing Deng's offensive, let alone flesh and blood!

Sagawa Kanbei, who was closely following Aoto, suddenly shouted angrily as if he had just thought of something:

"The King of Kings is here!! Your stubborn resistance is pointless! Get out of Edo now!!"

Kanbei Sagawa has a very loud voice.

His shouts covered most of the street.

Upon hearing this, the riots of the Mito army immediately intensified, gradually becoming uncontrollable!

The deserters panicked even more and fled with all their might.

Those who were hesitant made up their minds and joined the ranks of deserters.

Even those who were determined to fight to the death experienced considerable wavering.

"The King of Benevolence is here"—at this point, the impact of these words on the Mito army was greater than that of a thousand troops!

First came the killing of the commander-in-chief, then the "one against a thousand"... The soldiers of the Mito army were going crazy!

This person seems to never run out of energy!

After witnessing Qing Deng's invincible prowess, many in the Mito army reached a consensus: he would not stop until the enemy was completely wiped out!

Aoto alone had already tormented them like a nightmare, let alone the combination of "Niou + Aizu Iron Cavalry"!

With Qing Deng's valiant leadership, the Aizu cavalry fought with increasing ferocity.

They charged forward, roaring and attacking.

No matter how desperately the Mito army resisted and blocked them, they were always helpless against this unstoppable cavalry force.

In terms of size, a cavalry unit of about a hundred men is hardly a large force.

Compared to the three thousand-strong army, these hundred or so cavalrymen were like a thin stream, overestimating their abilities to challenge the boulder.

But the final result was that this trickle of water overturned the boulder!

More than a hundred cavalrymen routed the three thousand-strong army, who fled in disarray, abandoning their armor and weapons.

You can't beat them, you can't block them, you can't dodge them... and you just let your opponent slaughter you.

Under the repeated fierce attacks of the Aizu cavalry, the Mito army soldiers were at their wits' end.

If the ranks are too sparse, the Aizu cavalry will easily break in and deliver free kills.

If the crowd were to rally together and form a large group, they might be able to barely withstand the fierce attack of the Aizu cavalry, but it would only be a death throes—no matter how dense the crowd, it could not withstand the impact of the cavalry.

Moreover, if they stick together too tightly, they will only hinder and impede each other, eventually leading to an awkward situation where they "cannot fight" or "cannot escape".

If they can rearrange their gun formation, they might still have a chance to stop the decline.

Setting up a gun formation takes time and requires a leader to guide them.

However, both of these are exactly what the Mito army desperately needs right now.

The Aizu cavalry's lightning-fast attack left them no time to regroup.

The "power vacuum" created by Toranosuke Suzuki's death has not yet been filled.

Their only advantage, numerical superiority, could not be utilized due to the limitations imposed by the terrain.

At this point, the morale of the Mito army was completely shattered.

They were no longer able to face the fierce attack of Aoto and the Aizu cavalry behind him, and only a few scattered people were still putting up a last-ditch resistance.

They wailed, fled, and died.

Qingdeng did not stop because of their collapse.

To beat a drowning dog mercilessly, expand the victory in one fell swoop, and defeat the enemy so that they can never recover—this is Qing Deng's favorite tactic.

But then, afterimages flashed across the streets, treading over muddy paths, horrifying pools of blood, and the muddy ground.

Swords fell upon the Mito army soldiers, slaughtering them until corpses littered the fields... no, the streets were strewn with corpses.

About ten minutes later, the remnants of the Mito army were driven out of the street.

Qingdeng still had no intention of letting them go and continued the pursuit!

The battlefield shifted from the narrow street to other streets.

Warhorses are still galloping and running wildly.

Knights continue to fight and charge.

Dust and smoke obscured their figures.

Sunlight illuminates the blade's edge.

Blood mixed with sweat.

The relentless and intense battle gradually rendered Qing Deng and his men's offensive increasingly chaotic.

As the battle lines stretched further, they no longer cared about formations.

They attacked wherever the enemy was most numerous, like herding sheep, driving the Mito army out of Edo!

Those who can't keep up are left behind; those who can keep up continue to keep up.

"General Tachibana! General Tachibana!!"

Suddenly, Qing Deng heard Sagawa Kanbei shouting behind him.

He tilted his head slightly and glanced at Sagawa Kanbei out of the corner of his eye.

The other party shouted impatiently:

"General Tachibana! The enemy has been routed! Our forces are exhausted! Let us rest for a while!"

After listening, Qingdeng carefully looked at his comrades behind him.

The intense fighting had already left their expressions dominated by intense fatigue.

Many people had pale cheeks and were clearly on the verge of collapse.

The people were alright, but their warhorses were truly exhausted.

Horses are notoriously slow-moving, and the horses native to Japan are not of superior breed.

After a fierce battle, quite a few horses were foaming at the mouth and trembling.

As Sagawa Kanbei said, although the enemy was defeated, our side was also on the verge of collapse.

Aoto understood Sagawa Kanbei's concerns and knew that he was right.

However, he still refuted it without hesitation:

"No! We can't stop! We can't retreat!"

"Our army is already at its last gasp, but the enemy's situation is even worse than ours!"

"Now it's all about perseverance!"