In addition to 100 musketeers and sufficient weapons and equipment, Boss Kiryu also brought 4 strong generals from Calabash House - "Little Dragon" Makimura Taichi, "Thunder Slash" Shimada Kanichi, and "Potake Red Tiger"

Tokawa Toranobu, "Blood Spear of Immortality" Katakura Takanobu.

All of them were faces that Qingdeng had seen before.

I remember that when Aoto went to Osaka for the first time and met with Kinoshita Rin, he learned the skills of the heroes of Calabash House.

Therefore, Qingdeng naturally would not doubt the talents of these people.

Qingdeng was moved by Huluwu's timely reinforcements, but also secretly breathed a sigh of relief - in this critical moment of time, the more powerful reinforcements, the better!

After reuniting with Kiryu's boss, Aoshinobu succinctly and concisely revealed important information such as "Changshu and the Hoshi Party have joined forces" and "the Hoshi Party has formed a 'Slavic Army'" - of course, from what channel?

After obtaining this information, he only made vague statements.

Miss Sumire had made it clear beforehand: Try to reduce the presence of the Great Salt Party as much as possible, and do not let outsiders know that this information was provided by the Great Salt Party.

Keeping a low profile - this must be one of the survival philosophies of the Great Salt Party.

Since the other party made such a request, Qingdeng would naturally respect his opinion and keep the source of the information strictly confidential.

Ever since he formed an alliance with Calabash House, Qingdeng has gradually seen through its strengths and weaknesses.

Although Calabash House has astonishing financial resources, they also have obvious shortcomings, that is, their espionage capabilities are lackluster.

Maybe it’s because of the lack of corresponding talents, or there are institutional flaws.

In short, after learning this shocking piece of information, especially after learning that Changshu was in cahoots with the Pazhu Party, Boss Kiryu couldn't hide his surprise.

Later, he expressed the same emotion as Qingdeng: "Trouble" and "thorny" are combined together, which is really terrible.

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While waiting for the army to be assembled, Aoto, Kondo Isamu, Shannan Keisuke and others repeatedly conducted war games in the commander's tent and formulated a battle plan.

Finally... this evening, the last unit - the remnants of the Sixth Division - arrived at the front line!

So far, no one from the Shinsengumi divisions has been late, and they all arrived at Sekigahara as scheduled!

On the night when the generals gathered together, Qingdeng immediately held a military meeting and conveyed to everyone the results of his recent work - careful position deployment and detailed combat plan!

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This formation, the handsome tent——

The slightly swaying candlelight lengthened the shadows of everyone present, making the interior of the tent blurry.

Qingdeng Dama was sitting in the first place with a golden sword.

The rest of the people sat on the left and right sides in front of him in order according to their status.

Boss Kiryu, who represents the power of the Calabash House, sits directly opposite Shannan Keisuke - in the past, this was the position of Hijikata Toshizo.

Sagawa Kanbei, who represented Aizu's power, sat directly opposite Kondo Isamu.

Nervous, anxious, excited, impatient...all kinds of emotions are floating in the air.

Although some people turned pale and showed negative emotions, the vast majority of people looked excited, excited, and ready to move.

There are not many newly elected groups, but there are many militants.

After a long and anxious preparation, this war destined to go down in history is finally about to begin... How can they not be excited? How can they not be proud?

Seeing everyone gathered together, Qingdeng went straight to the point without any courtesy:

"Everyone, please look at this picture!"

After hearing this, everyone leaned forward and looked at the Sekihara topographic map on the table in front of them.

The location of Mount Tenman on the Qingto finger map.

"Standing on the top of Mount Tenman and looking eastward - from this perspective, Mount Sasao to the north becomes the left wing of our army, and Mount Matsuo to the south becomes the right wing of our army."

"Our strategy is simple - deploy the main force on the left and right, and attack Nangong Mountain with a powerful pincer offensive!"

Speaking of this, Qingdeng bent down and placed the war chess on the map while saying slowly:

"The Second Division, the Fourth Division, and the Sixth Division are deployed on Mount Sasao on the left."

"The First Division, the Third Division, the Fifth Division, the Eighth Division and the reinforcements from Calabash House are deployed on Matsuo Mountain on the right wing."

"The Seventh Division, the Tenth Division and the Aizu Cavalry are staying at the Tenmanzan main formation as a reserve force."

"The Ninth Division continues to serve as a liaison force, traveling on various battlefields."

"The 11th Squadron is divided into two parts, commanded by Abe-kun (Abe Juro, captain of the 11th Squadron) and Nomura-kun (Nomura Risaburo, deputy captain of the 11th Squadron). They are deployed on the left and right wings respectively."

"Yong Lai will be the commander of the left wing."

"The troops on the right wing will be commanded by me and Keisuke."

"When the battle begins, as usual, the artillery will go first!"

"The 11th Squadron does not need to be pity on the ammunition, spare no effort to bomb Nangong Mountain!"

"Don't stop the bombardment until you receive my signal!"

"Nangong Mountain is covered with fortifications carefully laid out by the enemy."

"No matter how strong their fences and watchtowers are, they cannot withstand cannonballs."

"The longer the 11th Division's shelling lasts and the more intense the shelling, the more it will weaken the enemy's defense capabilities."

"As you all know, Nangong Mountain is a large mountain covering a very large area."

"With our small strength, if we divide our troops without scruples, it will be like a flat cake - full of loopholes."

"Therefore, when attacking, we must always maintain the concentration of our forces."

"Like a sharp needle, piercing the enemy's defense line!"

"Everyone, please look at this mound."

Having said this, Qingden winked at Shannan Keisuke beside him.

Shannan Keisuke nodded understandingly, then leaned over and took out something at his feet - a half-meter-high mound.

At a glance, this seems to be just an ordinary big dumpling.

But after looking carefully, you can find that this mound is full of large and small ravines.

This thing is more like a model of a mountain than a big dumpling!

At this moment when everyone's attention was attracted by this "mini hill", Qingdeng said calmly:

"This is my hard work in recent days."

"Based on naked eye observation and introductions from nearby villagers, I restored the general shape of Nangong Mountain with soil - the mound in front of you is the carefully reshaped 'Nangong Mountain'!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone at the scene looked shocked.

Using soil to restore the general appearance of Nangong Mountain... How much work is this?

Before everyone could recover from the shock, Qingdeng continued speaking on his own:

"Although it's still very rough, there are signs on it where you should pay attention."

"There are gentle slopes on both the north and south sides of Nangong Mountain, making it easier to advance."

"Yong, your left wing army is going to attack along this line -"

Aoto took great pains to explain to Kondo Isamu the most advantageous offensive route for the left wing.

Isamu Kondo listened carefully and nodded from time to time.

After explaining the offensive line of the left wing, Qingden began to explain the offensive line of the right wing.

The generals deployed on the right wing - the General Director, Saito and others - listened carefully and did not dare to be distracted at all.

With the blessing of talents such as "photographic memory" and "fiery eyes + 5", Qingdeng has put all the features of Nangong Mountain that he can observe with the naked eye into his mind, and he knows them by heart.

The explanation of the appearance of Nangong Mountain and the attack routes of the left and right wings lasted for about half an hour.

After the explanation, Qingdeng scanned the audience with sharp eyes:

"After the bombardment is over, all the troops on the left and right wings, except the artillery, will launch an attack!"

"The terrain on the mountain is too complex, with old trees and huge rocks everywhere."

"In such complex terrain, it is difficult for the musketeers to form formations, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced."

"However, from another perspective, personal bravery can be greatly displayed!"

"In this case, it is the turn of the swords on our waists to appear!"

Having said this, Aoden raised his hand and patted the Bizen Nagabune on his waist.

"There are trees and rocks everywhere. If you are not careful, you will collide with the enemy. The environment is perfect for us to draw our swords and attack!"

"In other words, the activity of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th divisions will largely determine the outcome and loss of this battle!"
To be continued...