"...You are sick, Okita." Zuo Cun stretched out his hand, hesitating whether to touch Okita's head, "Sorry, I didn't know for so long."
"I don't blame you." Souji Okita smiled and shook his head, "After all, you are too far away."
"I..." Zuo Cun didn't know what to say for a moment.
He withdrew his hand.
"This is not to blame, Samura." Souji Okita said with a smile, "I just feel that after you learned that I was sick, you came to see me immediately, and I am very happy."
"What happened to Inoue..." Zuo Cun mentioned a name that shouldn't be mentioned.
He will not actively avoid this problem.
"Senior Brother Inoue, there is no need for you to apologize to me, let alone to Senior Brother Inoue." Souji Okita stretched out his hand and touched Zuo Cun's head, and Zuo Cun's body suddenly stiffened.
"Everyone moves forward along their own path without hesitation. In the process of advancement, paths will intersect and ideas will collide."
"It will also cause conflict."
"You just chose your own path. If you hesitate on your own path because of us, it will be an insult to yourself, us, and the Shinsengumi."
"A samurai...isn't he a kind of person who would rather accept death than accept insult?" Souji Okita looked at the sky and withdrew his hand, "I'm just a pity that Senior Brother Inoue is not dead.
In a duel with others, that's all."
Samura's eyes focused on Okita Souji's hand: "Your hand——"
Okita Souji's hands were trembling.
"Cough cough - cough cough -" Souji Okita suddenly covered his mouth and coughed.
"I'll take you to the doctor..."
"No need, Samura." Souji Okita interrupted Samura.
Snow fell on the eaves without making any sound.
"It can't be cured." Souji Okita shook his head.
There was a long silence.
"The war is about to begin." Zuo Cun said these words with difficulty.
"Without a doubt...I will go up against Kondo and the others."
"Then, if we really meet, please follow your own path." Okita Souji lifted a strand of hair from his forehead, "Just like I hope Kondo can also follow his own path."
"Both of you, please don't make a decision that will embarrass yourselves and make you regret."
"......I see."
...
Mid-January.
Emperor Meiji issued an edict, the "Grand Order for the Restoration of Imperial Government," ordering the Tokugawa shogunate to hand over the real power that should have been handed over long ago.
Tokugawa was delighted and unsurprisingly denied the legality of the "Grand Order to Restore Imperial Government".
War broke out.
Emperor Meiji immediately issued an order, defining the shogunate as an "enemy of the court" and informing the world.
The four southwest lords, who had long been unable to bear it, immediately gathered their troops and headed northeast. The advance troops who had been lurking around Kyoto for a long time also took action instantly.
The advance force of five thousand people formed a force at a very fast speed and launched an attack on the Toba and Fushimi areas outside Kyoto occupied by the shogunate.
The Tokugawa shogunate had long expected that this day would happen, and did not choose to sit still and wait for death.
The feudal soldiers of the Aizu and Kuwana feudal clans quickly gathered an army of about 15,000 men and started fighting in the Toba and Fushimi areas.
However, the numerical advantage did not bring Tokugawa Kexi the results he wanted.
The armies of Choshu Domain and Satsuma Domain were almost all equipped with guns, and their firepower completely suppressed Aizu Domain and Kuwana Domain.
Zuocun agreed to Xixiang Shenglong's request and participated in this battle.
Samura undoubtedly bumped into a member of the Shinsengumi.
but.
After a confrontation with a knife, no matter how close the relationship was before, it only needs to be slashed.
Besides, this is a battlefield——
Under the powerful firepower of the Sacho Allied Forces, the shogunate army retreated steadily. After suffering a tragic blow, the shogunate chose to retreat to Osaka by water.
"After capturing Toba Fushimi, we must immediately march to Osaka." Saigo Moritaka looked at Junichiro Kido and said seriously, "Now that the surrounding sea areas are in the hands of the Tokugawa Shogunate, we must
Just strive for a big victory."
"Osaka is the top priority. This place is the military base of the Tokugawa Shogunate. As long as we can capture Osaka, our goal this time will be achieved."
In the Battle of Toba Fushimi, the shogunate army could be called a disastrous defeat, which gave Saigo Moritaka hope of a great victory.
At this time, Prince Ninwaji Miya Kacho, who was ordered to become the general to conquer the shogunate, also arrived carrying the banner and sword given by the Meiji Emperor.
The morale of the army that overthrew the shogunate was so high that they officially called themselves the "Tianhuang Army", which represented that they were a righteous existence that represented the imperial court in conquering the shogunate.
Zuo Cun, on the other hand, was sitting alone on a large rock on the top of a hill outside the military camp, looking at the bustling military camp.
I just feel like I'm full of ridiculousness.
Toba Fushimi, the shogunate army was severely damaged, and the next step was Osaka.
Samura sighed towards Miss Okita who was still staying in Osaka.
He stood up and jumped high into the sky.
We have to get Miss Okita out. The place in Osaka is already dangerous.