I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

"Whoever relaxes first will lose!"

"These are fighter jets that we worked so hard to acquire, we absolutely cannot let them go to waste!"

"I will not stop until I have completely defeated the Mito army and made them dare not approach Edo again!"

"Anyone who can still move and wants to earn military merit, stick close to me!!"

"Even if I fall, those who can still fight must continue to pursue the Mito army!"

Having said that, he lowered his upper body, gripped the reins tightly, and expressed his stance with firm words and actions.

Since the King of Benevolence has said so, what room is there for others to refute him?

Seeing this, Sagawa Kanbei silently gritted his teeth, squeezing out the last of his strength, and followed closely behind Aoto.

Even though their numbers were decreasing, Qing Deng and his group's morale did not weaken in the slightest!

They are like a sharp arrow.

The Qingdeng was the arrowhead, the Aizu Iron Cavalry was the shaft, and their warhorses were the fletchings—with their indomitable spirit, they completely pierced through the Mito army!

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Edo, Imado-cho, the main camp of the Hitotsubashi faction—

What...are you saying...?

Yoshiki Ichihashi stared blankly at the messenger in front of him.

Not only Yoshiki Ichibashi, but also the tall guy, the fat guy, and others present all stared blankly at the messenger.

The messenger swallowed hard and said tremblingly:

"The Mito army suffered a crushing defeat after being ambushed by Tachibana Aoto! The remnants of the Mito army are heading north..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yoshinobu Hitotsubashi interrupted him:

“I heard everything you just said! No need to repeat it! I asked you, ‘What are you saying?!’”

As he questioned them, he furrowed his brows and abruptly stood up.

The messenger was terrified, his face turning pale.

He simply didn't understand what Yoshinobu Hitotsubashi's question meant.

He believed he had made himself perfectly clear, and therefore had no idea what Yoshiki Hitotsubashi meant by asking, "What are you saying?"

In his panic, he could only blankly repeat:

"The Mito army was ambushed by Tachibana Aoto and suffered a crushing defeat..."

Bang! !

The sudden loud noise interrupted the messenger's words once again.

Then, Yoshiki Ichihashi kicked out and sent the stool behind him flying.

Then, he forced out a hoarse, unwilling roar from between his clenched teeth:

"Ju-qing-deng! It's you again!!"

Not content with his shout, he drew his sword from his waist and smashed his stool to pieces.

Even so, he still didn't feel vented.

An indescribable sense of oppression permeated the room.

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Chapter 986 The "Head of State's" Wrath! [4500]

"Huff...! Huff...! Huff...!"

The warhorse beneath him emitted rough, hoarse breaths, as if it were spewing not droplets but pebbles.

Although Qingdeng didn't have to endure the hardship of "rapid travel," the violent jolting and intense fighting still took a toll on him.

Now that the battle has progressed to this point, both the "Heartless Demon Child" and the "Reversal Dragon" are nearing their limits.

He inhaled oxygen through both his mouth and nose, but even so, his oxygen intake still couldn't keep up with his consumption.

The wounds all over his body were throbbing again... It must be that "Reversal Dragon" was about to be unable to suppress this pain.

In addition to physical fatigue, their mental state was also struggling to keep up.

It felt like molten lead was being poured into his brain, making him dizzy and unable to concentrate.

Galloping forward, encountering enemies, wielding sword to kill, continuing to gallop forward, encountering enemies again, wielding sword to kill again...

His mechanical pursuit had brought him to a state of "conditioned reflex"—as long as someone entered his slashing range, he would swing his blade without hesitation!

Even when exhausted, its strikes can still tear a human body to pieces!

At this moment, another unlucky fellow was caught up by Qingdeng.

Moreover, by sheer coincidence, the opponent was positioned to Qing Deng's right—the most advantageous position for Qing Deng to swing his sword.

Even more coincidentally, a closer look reveals that the other person's attire is quite unusual.

Ordinary people cannot afford such magnificent armor.

The enemy was definitely not an ordinary soldier; he must be a general in the Mito army, and of a high rank.

Qing Deng killed many low-ranking soldiers, but he didn't kill many high-ranking officers or generals.

In the blink of an eye, the Vairocana sword, which had been hanging down naturally just moments before, was raised high, its tip pointing straight to the sky.

The shadow cast by the blade mercilessly obscured the enemy soldier's body.

The speed of the horse, the speed of the sword... they were all too fast. The combined speed of the two was simply too fast, so fast that the opponent didn't even have a chance to turn around and dodge.

The other party had no weapons, and even the sword at his waist was gone. Presumably, he had thrown away everything he could to make it easier to escape.

Thus, he had no ability to fight back.

In despair, he could only subconsciously clench his teeth and squeeze out the last bit of strength from his body.

However, it is obvious that it is indeed difficult to outrun four hooves with two legs.

In a split second, a "whoosh" sound was heard, and a purplish-black arc swept down.

Where the blade flashes, all life is extinguished.

The severed part of the opponent's body flew into the air, tumbling and rolling before falling into a pit in the distance, stirring up a cloud of dust.

After killing the enemy general, Qing Deng suddenly found that the world before him had become much clearer.

Just minutes before, there were still countless enemy soldiers in front of him.

Now, there are no enemy soldiers in sight, only the distant horizon in front of them.

Just moments ago they were slaying generals and seizing flags, but now it has suddenly become desolate... This abrupt change left Qingdeng somewhat at a loss.

"General Tachibana! General Tachibana!"

Suddenly, Sagawa Kanbei's voice came from behind him.

Qing Deng turned his head and looked back, only to see that Sagawa Kanbei was covered in blood, both men and horses were covered in blood.

It's not hard to imagine how fierce the battle must have been.

Always by Qingdeng's side, charging ahead alongside him... it's only natural that he ended up like this.

"General Tachibana! We have utterly crushed the enemy! We have utterly crushed the enemy!"

Because he was worried that Qingdeng might not hear him, he repeated it twice.

An emotion called "excitement" permeated every syllable of his voice.

"Cut through the enemy lines..." Qing Deng repeated this phrase to himself in a daze.

After a moment, he withdrew his gaze from the other person and instead scanned his surroundings.

The horse's hooves pierced the flat dirt road.

There were almost no buildings around; it was basically a vast wilderness.

Having served as the captain of the "Sadamachi Kaidoshin" and the "Firework Thief Kaisanbantai"—both positions requiring frequent travel within and outside Edo—Aoto was very familiar with the geography of Edo.

For this reason, he quickly recognized after a brief glance around that this place was in the northern suburbs of Edo, far from Edo town, and basically outside the territory of Edo.

Then, a beat later, he realized: they had fought their way from the center of Edo town all the way to the open fields north of Edo!

In other words, they successfully drove the Mito army out of Edo!

When pursuing the Mito army, Aoto's goal was clear: focus on the big ones and let the small ones go.

Ignoring the small fry, they relentlessly pursued and killed the main force of Mito's army.

In a state of extreme panic, a person's rationality will approach zero.

In reality, if they had simply broken up into smaller groups and scattered to escape on their own, they could have preserved their fighting strength to the greatest extent possible, greatly reducing the effectiveness of Qing Deng and the others' pursuit.

However, under the combined influence of panic and herd mentality, the vast majority of the Mito army soldiers remained huddled together, foolishly following the main force in their escape.

In this way, they truly resemble lost lambs, foolishly allowing themselves to be driven and slaughtered.

Thus, Qing Deng and his men's pursuit went incredibly smoothly, like a bulldozer, mercilessly crushing the Mito army!

At that moment, there were no enemy soldiers in sight.

This meant the complete collapse of the Mito army!

As Sagawa Kanbei said, they have completely annihilated the Mito army!

The main force of the Mito army was already scattered! Like a hot knife through butter, it was torn to shreds, with only a few scattered remnants remaining in other places!

Realizing that the "battle was over," Qingdeng belatedly tightened the reins and stopped the horse.