novelraw Chapter 1029 [Chapter 6] 43
Chapter 1029 [Chapter 6] 43
At midnight that night, the Satsuma army quietly pulled out their camp, boarded Kawaiyue Mountain, and broke out in the direction of Sandai.Because they only choose the most difficult and steep mountains to climb and detour, even though the official army has an absolute advantage in artillery and weapons, they quickly lost the Satsuma army in the difficult dense forest.
In Liu Quan's view, the current march of the Satsuma people is not so much a retreat, a detour, or still looking for a fighter, but a purposeful march towards a certain direction or location.
They're all going south, south—
Where is the south?Kagoshima?
...Do you want to find a way to die with dignity in your hometown?
When Liu Quan finally came to this conclusion, they had trekked through the high and low mountains for more than ten days.
Finally, when everyone was in a panic, they finally arrived at the scheduled destination - Shiroyama in Kagoshima.
Although the die-hard Toshiki Kirino still said stubbornly, "Sir, I want to take our Satsuma back from those people!", but the reality is——even if there is a blue, beautiful and boundless sea below the city mountain, the willow Izumi felt that this hill was the end point of the Satsuma army.
They can no longer go down the mountain and return to the town below the mountain, let alone cross that distance to rush to the sea.The predicament they are facing now is that when they are short of soldiers and food, they can't eat too much, and they don't have a lot of daydreams; it's really a headache.
So far, their scouts have been completely damaged, so they have almost completely relied on Liu Quan's performance in terms of intelligence.Of course, Liu Quan did not disappoint their trust, and what he brought back to them was all accurate news——
"The officers and troops have already caught up. And the brigades have re-arranged. They have built barriers, dug deep ditches, and built deer villages with sharply cut bamboo poles. The weakest There are as many as three or four places." Liu Quan reported to the group of defeated generals hiding in the cave in an extremely calm tone.
"Traps, wooden nails, bamboo sticks, etc. are also set up on the ground, and the sentries patrol day and night... As for the shooting of firearms, I don't need to say more in the past few days. They can confidently say something like 'this arrangement even if the birds lie down Rats can't pass, and those Samos can only wait to die!'..."
With a bang, it was Tongye Liqiu who was so angry that he pinched a dead branch in his hand to fiddle with the firewood in the fire.
"It's useless to be so angry." Liu Quan glanced at him and reminded lightly.
At the end of the day, her hypocritical attitude towards Toshiki Kirino disappeared without a trace; instead, she just said whatever was harsh, anyway, in a few days, they would probably all die Yes, there is really no need to wrong myself now.
Perhaps sensing the subtle change in her attitude, Murata Shinpachi glanced at her and came out with a smile to smooth things over.
"Well, on the other hand, those officials are really afraid of us... They have already chased us here, but they still dare not approach us, but spend so much time on the periphery..."
Liu Quan really didn't want to complain plainly, "That's because I just need to surround and kill you at leisure, so why bother to spend so much effort"; but she also knew that this group of people was almost dying, so it was so heart-wrenching. It's better to say less, let's treat it as hospice care——
Kirino Toshiaki snorted fiercely, and didn't say anything more simply to vent his anger.
Saigo Takamori, who was sitting on the side, spoke at this moment.
"I, I still want to have another big fight with you!"
His language style has always been very plain, not at all like the spokesperson launched by the old gentry, but rather like a simple farmer-but it is precisely because of this approachable style that he has attracted many people to follow him .
At this moment, he was wearing a kimono that was so dirty that the original pattern of the fabric could hardly be seen clearly, and he was sitting cross-legged on the ground with a smile on his round face.Although he used a simple way of speaking, there was a faint sense of provocation in his rough voice, which immediately cheered up the people present.
"Me, I also want to go to Jiatu River to catch and grill eels. How about it? Let's have a big fight together?"
The meme of catching eels in Jiatu River seems to have won everyone's favor, and the people next to them suddenly became excited and shouted:
"Just do it! We follow you!"
"Go and fight those guys from the official army! Let them see that Satsuma's samurai will not lose to anyone!"
"Yes! Satsuma samurai have been working hard for this country from the past! This will not change no matter when!"
……
Liu Quan found it harsh, and couldn't help frowning.
Oops, don't want to hear all this bragging?
Then she quickly came up with a good idea.
She raised her voice, mixed in with the ghostly screams of others, and shouted in a rough voice:
"Let's catch eels together! I want to eat two!!"
This sentence was shouted particularly loudly, and the voices of the people present were silent for a moment, and then a burst of earth-shattering laughter broke out.
She peeped around, deliberately showing a bewildered look that was still out of the situation.
"Eh? Eh? What are you laughing at? Is eating two too many?"
Everyone laughed even harder.
Kirino Toshiaki was probably dissatisfied with the direction of the matter, and yelled at her, "Hey! What are you talking about!".
But before he further reprimanded Liu Quan, Xixiang Takamori, who also had a smile on his face, spoke up.
"No, not much at all!" He said loudly with a bold and simple smile, "I want to eat five!"
The sound of laughter became louder, and the people below began to shout and count in disorder.
"I can eat six!"
"I, Seven!"
"I am eight!"
"Nine articles!!"
Liu Quan: "..."
Although it is a good thing to successfully interrupt the tiresome self-promotion of these people, what is going on with this barbaric and mindless counting competition now.
Xixiang Takamori obviously liked this kind of silly and straightforward competition, he laughed and concluded:
"If this continues, I'm afraid we will catch all the eels in Jiatu River!"
Liu Quan: "..."
All right, as long as you are happy.
Although they talked about going to Jiatu River to catch eels and roast them, these remnants of the defeated generals who temporarily hid in the mountains only had wild fruits and some mountain products to eat.
Liu Quan felt that his current life was like surviving in the wilderness.And calculated according to the course of history, such days will last for more than 20 days.
Of course she is not someone who can't bear hardships at all.When the Shinsengumi marched north, they marched with everyone, and had the experience of eating and sleeping in the open; but now this kind of suffering is beyond her imagination.
Hiding in a cave, it's cold, dark and damp, and the place is small; there is no necessary sanitation to wash well, and if there is not a cleansing spell that can be used secretly, it would be like having lice in the hair.
It wasn't until this time that Liu Quan realized the benefits of playing the role of Miss Jiutiao as an intelligence espionage mission.After almost all the original scouts had died, it was only natural for her to go out to inquire about information and investigate the enemy's situation in person.And at this time, the system bacteria will considerately launch services such as the exchange of basically odorless toiletries, so that she can find a place to take a quick shower by the way-with the following dialogue mixed in during:
Liu Quan: [Are there any other services such as heating spring water in mountains or streams? ]
System bacteria: [No. 】
Liu Quan: [Then is there any service that can be exchanged for a shower room? ]
System bacteria: [No. ...you can't afford it if you have one. 】
Liu Quan: [Damn it, don't look down on us poor people!Isn't it just points, take it!After doing so many tasks, I still can't afford a place to take a shower! ]
System Bacteria: [...The shower room is something completely incompatible with the history of this world, and it is not allowed to appear here, so as not to destroy history.Didn't you notice that the toiletries you redeemed were all regular soaps? 】
Liu Quan: […]
In short, with this kind of temporary convenience in her position (fog!), she finally survived until the eve of the scheduled decisive battle.
9 month 23 day.
In fact, Liu Quan feels that there is no need to investigate the military situation now, but for the purpose of end-of-life care (?), she still works diligently (?) every day. Take a look around the front line of defense.
During this time, she and the deputy chief did not meet again.However, she knew where he was, where his brigade was deployed, and even knew that he and some other people had been selected for their bravery and extraordinary skills in combat, and were drawn to the vanguard camp to join the general offensive at the forefront.
She hid in a safe place far away, using the disillusionment spell to hide her figure, and watched his busy figure in the camp.Sometimes he makes the rounds - it feels like he's been promoted so he's got a little more responsibility? ——Sometimes he inspected the weapons and equipment, sometimes he inspected the defensive facilities such as the deer village traps and spikes, and sometimes he adjusted the different positions where the soldiers gathered for defense and were ready to attack at any time...
All of this is the same as it was ten years ago.
Just like when I was in Ezo ten years ago.
However, at that time, she was carrying a rifle and followed him no matter when and where, but she had already stood in a hostile position, lurking outside his camp, quietly waiting for the start of the battle between the two sides. That day will come.
It's still a situation where you live and die, but the two of them are no longer standing side by side on the same side.
At this time, Liu Quan suddenly realized that this situation was far more unbearable than when she was forced to return to Edo's home in order to rescue Kondo and was placed under house arrest by Kujo Daoqing.
At that time, although she knew that Kondo could not be successfully rescued, and that even if she escaped from the pursuit of the ghost beast Nissan and returned to the Shinsengumi, she would definitely be questioned by the deputy chief, she was still full of expectations for the future—— Because she knew that she hadn't betrayed Shinsengumi, that she was still on the same side as him, which made her happier than anything else, more reassuring than anything else—
But now, they stand at both ends of the balance.
Moreover, according to the historical process, at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, the official army will launch the final general attack on Chengshan.If everything develops like history, tomorrow will be the final moment of this world mission.
What will happen by then?
Had she ever had the chance to stop and say goodbye to him?Is there any chance of staying with him?
Also, can you stand in front of him, look into his eyes, and say "I've always wanted to see you" to him seriously? ...
Liu Quan's thoughts stopped abruptly.
Because she saw that the deputy chief left the camp alone, striding up the mountain path for a long distance; then, he stood still in the middle of the mountain path, as if he was not worried about any Samoans in the woods on both sides. As if in ambush, he held down the handle of the knife at his waist and slowly looked around.Then he said loudly:
"If you're around here, come out."
Liu Quan:? !
She was stunned for a moment as if she had been electrocuted, unable to react at all.
Maybe it was because he waited for a while, but didn't hear her reply; his originally firm eyes drifted slightly.
He looked around again, sighed imperceptibly, and lowered his voice a little.
"...Come out. Because I want to see you. I have something to tell you..."
Liu Quan:? !Is this person really the deputy chief? !Could it be faked by someone? !
The author has something to say:
February 10:
Sorry for the late update... I was really tired during the holidays【.
As a salted fish who just wants to be paralyzed at home, being forced to travel with the elders for four days is such a difficult experience [You are enough]
After I got home yesterday and went to a meeting almost immediately, I was going crazy.
The stable update should be restored in the future, and I would like to apologize to everyone again.
Next update: the next day, at zero o'clock on the 9th.
I have already written a part this afternoon, and then because I suddenly remembered that there is another stalk that is useless, I forcibly added a long paragraph, so that part was moved to the next chapter w