"Do you have any last words? If so, it's best to say them quickly now, otherwise you won't have this opportunity in a while."

As Shuten Doji spoke, he filled up the three wine glasses in front of him.

Master Umibo shook his head:

"I have nothing to say."

Su Nuo said softly:

"Me too."

At this time, Katsura Kogoro's voice suddenly came from the side:

"Shuten Doji, what are you doing?"

Shuten Doji turned his head and looked at Katsura Kogoro who was walking towards him following the sound.

Katsura Kogoro looked at the three of them, and then looked at the three wine glasses filled with wine in front of them.

Drinking on the battlefield... there is only one explanation Katsura Kogoro can think of.

He hesitated for a moment and looked puzzled:

"Are you... drinking Zhuangxingjiu?"

Shuten Doji shrugged:

"Yes, that's exactly it."

Katsura Kogoro asked:

"Are you planning to go out into battle?"

"Yes, that's wrong. What we are going to do next is not an ordinary 'going into battle'."

Having said this, Shuten-douji turned his head and looked at the majestic Edo Castle not far away.

"Guijun, you must have noticed it too, right?"

"The life-burning attack by the 'Sword Master' and his team caused us to lose a lot of troops, and our morale was also greatly affected."

"With this greatly reduced combat capability, even if we finally succeed in capturing Edo Castle, we don't know how long it will take."

"Both our side and the curtain side are exhausted now."

"The war situation is at this point, and the battle now is which side has more perseverance."

"We must speed up and not waste even a second."

"Once the time is extended, I really don't know how many variables will be added."

"In this case, it would be better to take advantage of the fact that most of the defenders of Edo Castle are fighting fiercely with Sannomaru and our troops, and send out small and capable troops to directly cross Sannomaru and defeat Ninomaru and Ninomaru in one fell swoop.

Honmaru!”

After hearing this, Katsura Kogoro suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment.

"Shuten Doji, you...!"

His eyes passed over the faces of Shuten Doji, Su Nuo and Umibozu in sequence.

Shuten Doji smiled slightly:

"With the power of three people, we will create the history of 'capture Edo Castle' for the first time!"

"This is our 'final plan'."

"When the war situation reaches a stalemate and the troops under our command are no longer able to make progress, we rely on our personal strength to open up the situation."

Su Nuo on the side interjected:

"Originally, we were going to add Niu Gui and Nu Nu. Unfortunately, things went against our expectations and they left us prematurely."

"..."

Katsura Kogoro pursed his lips and said nothing, looking back and forth at Shuten Doji and the others with a complicated expression.

After a while, he said in a low voice:

"... Count me in."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and caressed Muramasa on his waist.

"I guess I don't need to explain my strength."

"With my help, your chances of winning will be greatly increased."

Although this "final plan" of Shuten Doji and others is reckless, it is not impossible.

In fact, Katsura Kogoro is also aware of the anxiety of the current war situation.

Taking advantage of the fact that most of the defenders of Edo Castle were attracted to Sannomaru, they sent an elite special force to penetrate directly into the heart of Edo Castle... This might be a clever plan to reverse the situation of the war!

After explaining his determination in concise language, Katsura Kogoro took out a "Decisive Battle of Yodo" from his arms.

Looking at the red pill in his hand, a dark color appeared on his cheeks.

He always carries this "Decisive Battle" with him.

The purpose is to use it at the "most critical moment".

And now, this "most critical moment" has arrived!

Faced with Katsura Kogoro's initiative to invite him, Shuten Doji responded without hesitation - he looked up to the sky and laughed, as if he had heard some interesting joke.

"Hahahahaha!"

"Guijun, I appreciate your bravery."

"But you'd better stay here obediently."

When Katsura Kogoro heard this, he immediately frowned with a puzzled look on his face:

"Why? Do you think I will hold you back?"

Shuten Doji shook his head and explained patiently:

"Guijun, you misunderstood."

"I'm not looking down on you."

"Honestly, if conditions permit, I would be happy to fight alongside you."

"Who would think that there are too many reliable comrades by his side?"

"It's just that it's too early for you to die here."

Having said this, he turned his head and raised his chin towards Su Nuo and Haifangzhu beside him.

"Those of us, after we stormed Noo and embarked on the eastward expedition to Edo, we had no intention of returning home alive."

"To put it bluntly, our lives are not so valuable that we should never die."

"As long as we can successfully kill Tokugawa Iemo, even if it requires the sacrifice of all of us, it will be worth it."

Neither Su Nuo nor Umibozu showed any disgust at Shuten Douji's words.

They remained expressionless and silent, acquiescing to Shuten Douji's statement.

Shuten Doji's words continued:

"Anyway, Orochi-sama, Tamamoae-sama, and Otakemaru-sama are all still alive, and the Hōzū Party will not die because of our deaths."

"Although the vitality will be severely damaged, it will not completely stop."

"But you are different."

"Now, you are the last leader left in the Choshu Domain who can convince the public."

"The life and death of Shinsaku Takasugi is unknown... maybe he is dead now."

"If you even have any accidents, then Changzhou will fall into the situation where there is no head of the dragons."

"For the future, let you die late for a while, and you can get more value."

After the words, Jiutong took a half step in the front and patted Gui Kogoro's shoulder.

"Gui Jun, live well."

"I dare to be determined, the next changes in the world will be wonderful!"

"Gui Jun, I don’t know if you thought about it carefully. If the Tokugawa family is dead, what will happen to the situation in the world?"

"What do you think we have done so hard, and even paying the lives of multiple cadres at the expense, we must also conquer Tokugawa Mao?"

I did not wait for Gui Xiaogoro to respond, and Jiutao boy went down and said:

"Only by killing Tokugawa Kaimao can it evoke the ambition of‘ those guys ’!”

When it comes to the "those guys", Jiutao boy specially aggravated his tone, and his expression became intriguing.

Facing the persuasion of Jiutong Toy, Gui Xiaowan was in place, and he was strongly stretched back and forth between his cheeks.

Xu Yan, he made a decision -the hand on the handle slowly put it down.
To be continued...