Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Chapter 281

Being caught by the deputy chief, Liu Quan was a little embarrassed, he couldn't help touching his nose, pretending he wasn't embarrassed.

"Uh... I'm just... just..." She stammered, as if suddenly, the original [Word Killing] skill that was enough to sweep the world had never been installed on her body.

Seeing her blushing, clumsy expression that wanted to explain, Hijikata twitched the corners of his lips slightly.

"The people in Changzhou... are far ahead of us. Although I really don't want to admit it..." His tone became a bit fierce, "I have to say, that guy Shinsaku Takasugi... is really talented. .Look what an army he left behind to give us headaches!"

Liu Quan was surprised that he could mention and evaluate one of his greatest opponents in such a candid tone.

"Is...is that so?!"

She only had time to respond, when she heard the earth-shattering bombardment behind them.

The shells fell on the mountain road not far in front of the fortress they built, causing a burst of vegetation and rocks to splash.

Tufang's expression changed, and he hurried to the front of the fortress, looking out.

He quickly turned around and said with a stern expression: "The opponent is using the cover of shelling, and probably wants to repeat the trick he used to capture Mount Tengu just now - attack us from the rear. First team, you immediately go to the fort in the rear for reinforcements." , don’t be stingy with the ammunition, be sure to defeat the enemy’s attack!”

What he expected was right.It didn't take long before fierce gunshots came from the fortress behind.

Boxes of ammunition were consumed as if they were free of money, and the menacing offensive of the new government army slowed down more and more, and finally almost stagnated. They only exchanged fire with the troops led by the earth side at a distance, and did not dare to fight again. Hastily stepped forward to attack.

As if God didn't think this was messy enough, it started to rain heavily at night.In this kind of rain, the fierce gun battle continued until after the dawn of the next day, when the gunfire on the battlefield finally faded away, and it finally paid off: the new government troops had temporarily retreated.

At this time, the ammunition of the army led by the earth side was almost exhausted. Everyone worked hard all day and night, and continued to fight in the rain all night. Everyone's face was dirty and exhausted.

The earth side decided to rush back to Goryokaku to report the battle situation, and at the same time continue to request reinforcements and ammunition supplements.Leaving other cadres to sit in Ergukou, he also assigned a defensive formation and plan, and he and Liu Quan galloped back to Goryokaku on horseback.

After coming down from the battlefield where the gunpowder smoke had not cleared, he followed the deputy commander all the way back to Goryokaku. When Hijikata went to report the situation of the battle to other big figures in Ezo, Liu Quan finally had the opportunity to covertly and quickly ran to take a bath.

Although it was said that Liu Quan was only a small surname and assistant of the earthworker, when the battle was tight, he had to go into battle, carrying a rifle/gun, and followed the earthworker.

To be honest, Liu Quan gained a new understanding of his death-defying style this time when he joined the deputy chief.

The deputy commander not only often runs to the front line, but also likes to stand on the front line to command. If it weren't for him, he might still have a little sense, and it seems that he will jump out in the next minute to lead the charge and meet the enemy head-to-head... It's really not reassuring.

In this battle, if Liu Quan hadn't shot and killed the enemy soldiers who were eager to do meritorious service in front of the battle and planned to shoot at Hikata, who was obviously the enemy's general, on several occasions, I am afraid that Hijikata would have been injured.

In a fierce battle, he can't just rely on his good luck BUFF to go on a rampage without protection... While wiping his dripping hair, Liu Quan planned to have a good talk with him after the earthworker came back from the meeting Talk about this issue.

But she didn't expect at all that when she pushed open the door of Tufang's room, what greeted her in the room was Tufang's unusually stern expression and a cold order.

"It's still too late...you should leave Hakodate."

Liu Quan's right hand, which was still brushing his hair leisurely, froze slightly.

"……What did you say?!"

Tufang frowned tightly, and as expected stared at her face again, repeating what he said just now.

"I said, it's still too late to leave now....You leave Hakodate. I'll go and talk to the merchant ships bound for Russia or England. Don't worry, I will help you with everything."

Liu Quan felt that he must have heard wrong.After a while, the brain digested all the information in these few short sentences of the earthwork, and felt unbelievable.

And the deputy chief actually continued to speak.

"Fake, if you don't have a more suitable place to go... You can also go to Hinojuku to meet my sister Shin and brother-in-law Hikogoro... Didn't you say before that when the Shinsengumi went to Kofu last time and passed through Tama, Should I go and meet them... Now you have this chance, they are all very good people and will take good care of you..."

Liu Quan:! ! !

As if she finally understood what the deputy chief was saying, she laughed angrily, and simply tore off the towel covering her wet long hair, and held it tightly in her right hand.

... To tell the truth, she really wanted to slap the towel on the deputy chief's face, to see if he could wake up after some beatings! !

"...In what capacity do you want me to go to your sister's family, Deputy Chief? In what name can I abandon you on the battlefield with peace of mind and accept the care of your sister and brother-in-law? She hypocritically showed her eight teeth, and asked with a smirk in a slippery tone.

Earthwork: "..."

Sure enough, when her [Language Killing] skill was not offline, the deputy chief was never her opponent.However, she was not happy at all for choking the deputy chief easily.

No, not so much unhappy as very, very angry.And very strangely, the angrier she was today, the sweeter the smile on her face.The voice also seemed to be soaked in poisonous honey, both intoxicating and cold, with a hint of sarcasm.

"Ah... Speaking of which, what are you planning to do after sending me away safely? Let me guess—and then, are you still planning to die heroically here without letting me know? , Deputy Chief?!"

Her laughter suddenly changed, and her facial features were almost twisted together in anger.

Hijikata's expression instantly became extremely distressed.The earnest eyes he stared at her were also stained with a touch of pain, as if he was not surprised by her rebound, but he was very troubled and wanted to order her to accept it obediently, but he didn't know how to make her obey this kind of fleeing It's like an absurd order.

"Are you treating all the members of the Shinsengumi so considerately, Deputy Chief?!" For some reason, tears of anger burst out of Liu Quan's eyes without warning, and her voice raised an octave involuntarily. .

"Why don't you give me death orders anymore, deputy commander?! I have served as a soldier in the death squad? I have already done it from the moment I joined the Shinsengumi. Have you come to such an awareness?"

"...That time is of course different from now!" Tufang suddenly roared out.The terror of being the deputy commander of Oni in the Shinsengumi seemed to return to him in an instant.

"The last battle, we will definitely lose... How can I just watch the woman I like die here!" He shouted loudly, the voice was so loud that Liu Quan's ears were buzzing.

Hearing what he didn't expect at all, Liu Quan's eyes widened in surprise for a moment.

A moment later, she suddenly burst into tears, threw away the towel in her hand, rushed in front of him, and slammed her head into his arms.

Her sudden attack caught him off guard, and he subconsciously stretched out his arms to catch her, but the features on his face were almost wrinkled together, his face was gloomy like the sky before the rainstorm.

"...Do you understand what I'm talking about! So stay away from Hakodate now and run to a safe place!"

"...I want to stay by your side." Liu Quan simply blocked his persuasive words with one sentence.

... What an unrepentant attitude!As a team member of the Shinsengumi... No, even if she is a cadre, it's okay to still be the acting team leader of the first team... But just like this, she repeatedly contradicts the deputy chief—er, in fact, she is already the director— —It was truly an unprecedented and extremely brave move.

"I appreciate you thinking of me. But I never want you to leave me like this."

Knowing that this kind of moment and the deputy chief's yelling are useless, and a roundabout and soft method must be adopted, she lowered her voice, and her voice became clear and gentle.

"It's the same as your mood... It's impossible for me to watch you die here, but I ran away in fear of death, and lived in other places safely... So, can you please stop doing this so casually?" Push me away? Haven't you tried this kind of thing before? It's useless, because I won't follow any wrong order. Even if that order comes from you."

Tufang seemed to be stunned, and didn't answer her for a while.

Liu Quan added another sentence.

"Please don't let me leave again. I wouldn't do this kind of thing even if I cut my belly."

Hijikata narrowed his eyes as if troubled, and laughed while sighing.

"Really... don't keep yelling about seppuku all day long? Have you been led by Harada?"

His tone finally took on a touch of relief, and the tone that had become heavy from thinking about the arduous battle over the past few months disappeared.

"There's really nothing I can do about you...you really are a nosy guy."

Liu Quan also relaxed, and looked at him with a smile.

"Hey...the eyes are really complicated." She stared at his eyes carefully and asked with a smile, "Are you worried about me?"

Tufang turned his eyes away, and replied stiffly as if he was struggling: "...Of course."

"Since you are worried about me, you should stay by my side and stare at me? Isn't this something that ordinary people would think of?" Liu Quan said jokingly, "So Mr. Hijikata is really not an ordinary person. If you are worried about me, the more you want to let me alone to fend for myself—"

Returning from the battlefield full of chaos and gunpowder smoke to Goryokaku, which has not yet been affected by the flames of war, her half-wet long hair that has just been washed in front of her is scattered behind her, and there is a faint wonderful fragrance of Western soap.All of this suddenly gave him a vague sense of trance, as if the fierce, cruel, and extremely difficult battle they had just experienced was like a dream.

But then she uttered a sobering line.

"Please look at me squarely, and then fight side by side with me—just like you promised the chief minister. To live. To live together."

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