novelraw Chapter 283
Chapter 283
Although the Battle of Ergukou ended with a complete victory for the army led by the earthwork, it was also the only victory won by the Ezo army.
The Kigunaiguchi and Matsumaeguchi, which Keisuke Ohtori was in charge of, fell one after another. In order to prevent the new government forces from cutting off the passage between Ergukou and Goryokaku, which would put Hijikata in a disadvantageous position of being alone and besieged, Ohtori issued a retreat order to Hijikata.On May [-], the earth side was forced to lead its army to withdraw back to Goryokaku.
Since then, the defeat of the Hakodate War has been almost irreversible.
On May [-], the new government forces finally launched a general attack on Hakodate.
Bad news spread to Goryokaku one after another.
More than [-] people from the new government army landed in Hanchuan, and fought fiercely with the Shinsengumi in charge of guarding...
Although everyone in the Shinsengumi fought bravely, they were outnumbered and suffered huge casualties...
The Shinsengumi was forced to retreat to Bentendaiba and continue to defend...
The passage between Goryokaku and Bentendaiba was cut off by the occupation of the new government forces...
The situation in Benten Odaiba is unknown... The situation in Hakodateyama is unknown...
There is a brigade of new government troops attacking from the west...
I am in a hurry to close the door...
Hijikata, who stayed behind in Goryokaku to dispatch and command, almost gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"...Go tell Otori-kun, the guys from the west will ask him to solve it—"
Before he finished speaking, he heard a crisp voice behind him saying: "Mr. Hijikata, please stay here and preside over the overall situation. I will go to Bentendaiba."
...It's Kiyohara Yukiha!
Tufang turned his head abruptly, saw Liu Quan had already walked to the corner, and swiftly picked up the rifle/gun leaning against the wall with one hand.There seemed to be a relaxed smile on her face, she weighed the heavy rifle/gun in her hand, raised her head and looked at him, her gaze was as calm as water.
"I'll go to Bentendaiba first." She said it again, emphasizing the word "go first".
"When the battle is tense, please take care of the overall situation. The Shinsengumi has never been afraid to take on the most important tasks, and this time is also the same. You can arrange other things here first, and I will go to Bentendaiba to see the situation first. If there is a need to ask you for help, I will come back as soon as possible. If you stay here, the Shinsengumi will have hope... If the battle is fierce over there, and you are not in Goryokaku, who will send reinforcements there? What about the Shinsengumi's help?"
She spoke extremely calmly, and her analysis sounded reasonable.
The situation in Bentendaiba is unknown, but the Shinsengumi can be said to be one of the strongest combat forces in the army of the Ezo Republic, and it must not be so easy to be defeated.But if both of them went to Bentendaiba and fell into a fierce battle and had no time to ask for help, it is very likely that in the chaos caused by the unfavorable battle reports coming from everywhere here in Goryokaku, they would not Someone thought of sending reinforcements to Bentendaiba.It would be too difficult to fall into the Shinsengumi fighting alone.
Tufang clenched his teeth tightly, so hard that the veins on his cheeks even tensed up.He stared at Liu Quan fiercely, and saw her walking towards him across the room with that spear in her hand, until she stopped very close in front of him.
Then, in front of everyone else in the room, she drew the sword from her waist.
She choked and pulled out the sword about half the length of the scabbard, with a very calm and gentle smile on her face.
"I can swear gold with you, Mr. Hijikata." Her voice was as clear and sweet as usual, with a touch of lightness in her tone.
Hijikata frowned deeply, and carved a deep vertical mark on his forehead.He stared at her hard, as if by doing so he could transmit his worry and strength to her.
A year ago, when they parted in Katsunuma, they also made such a solemn vow, right?
He saw her eyes flicker, and the smile on her face suddenly mixed with a hint of secret sweetness, as if she was happy to see him feel so worried and troubled for her own sake.
"You know, Mr. Hijikata, right? I will always support you and follow you?" She leaned forward suddenly and whispered close to his ear.
"So, don't show that expression? Didn't you agree, I'm still waiting for this year's summer festival?"
Hijikata felt that his face suddenly became hot for a moment.He glared at her awkwardly and angrily, still a little uncomfortable with her bold confession in front of everyone.In order to conceal the sudden joy and embarrassment in his heart, he quickly drew out his saber "Izumi Shou Kanesada" and intersected with the part of the blade of her long sword that was exposed outside the scabbard. When they crossed and collided, they made an extremely crisp and pleasant sound of gold and iron colliding.
"We have made an agreement." Tufang said in a low tone.
"...You, absolutely don't die."
Liu Quan didn't expect this to be the first sentence he uttered, and was taken aback for a moment.
"Eh?!"
Did not get her affirmative reply, Tu Fang immediately frowned, and said with a stern expression: "You, don't make those stupid plans - I didn't give you an order to die!"
Liu Quan was stunned, and opened his mouth slightly, as if he couldn't believe his ears at all.
"...After you go there, if there is anything wrong along the way, come back immediately." Hijikata said as if it was very difficult, maybe in "Guarding the Shinsengumi" and "I don't want to see the person I love go Sending to death" between these two things, once an irreconcilable contradiction arises, even a person with a firm will and a calm mind like him cannot easily make a choice.
"...Even... even if you haven't reached Bentendaiba, it doesn't matter. If something happens, or if there is any danger...you just run back."
Liu Quan felt that he must be dreaming.
The oni's deputy chief of the Shinsengumi, Mr. Hijikata, who has always been fighting bravely with the consciousness of martyrdom, actually... actually said the word "escape" to her? !Moreover, does he mean that if there is a danger that could endanger her life on the Shinsengumi side, let her abandon the Shinsengumi, leave the companions who have been fighting side by side, and escape first? !
"I will definitely survive and wait for your return. Therefore, you must come back alive to see me. This is the oath we made."
"So, you have to trust me and wait for me. Never die."
Liu Quan held his breath for a moment, as if his eyes were about to burst into tears.
This is the oath of the samurai.
For him who had always dreamed of being a samurai, this was the most sacred ceremony.
Did he really pin all his hopes on this ceremony and this oath, hoping with all his heart that she would come back alive and reunite with him safe and sound? !
It wasn't until this moment that she fully realized how deep his feelings for her were.
For the almost impossible main task "Living to Death", she chased this man for six full years, never hoping to get his response.So every word of his, every tiny bit of care or concern, has been regarded as the slight relief she has obtained on the long and endless road to conquer.
Even after he came to Ezo, he responded to her unexpectedly, she would occasionally feel a little uneasy, and feel that he made such a response just because she never stopped chasing her hard, because so far So far, she is the member of the Shinsengumi who has followed him for the longest time; the meaning of her existence is not to make him love, to make him have those real and deep feelings between men and women, but to make him miss the most beautiful and glorious past, and We can move forward together with confidence.
...But now she understands.
He loves Shinsengumi and values Shinsengumi.And, he loved her with the same affection and valued her.
Her chest was filled with strong feelings and the sadness of impending separation, making her choke up involuntarily for a moment.
She exhausted all her strength to hold back the tears in her eyes, looked directly at his serious and serious face, and responded word by word:
"I promise, I will definitely come back. Therefore, Mr. Hijikata will come to see me alive."
"You too... absolutely not allowed to die."
"This is the oath."
Tufang looked at her deeply, tightened his hand holding the saber, and nodded vigorously.
Gritting his teeth, Liu Quan ordered himself to be the first to take back the long sword that had clashed with Tufang's saber, put it back into his belt, and picked up the spear.
"Goodbye, Hijikata-san."
She said this, she took a last look at him, gritted her teeth resolutely, turned around and left, passed the other people in the room who were so shocked by the scene as if they had forgotten how to react, and strode out of the room.
She turned on her horse neatly outside Goryokaku, seemed to hesitate for a moment, then reined in the horse, and galloped away in the direction of the closed door.
After leaving Goryokaku for a long distance, Liu Quan suddenly reined in the horse.
Immediately, she looked around vigilantly and sharply, and after confirming that there was no one around, she even pulled out the sash left by Shannan from her waist, and slowly drew the knife out of its sheath.
The sharp blade scraped across the inside of the scabbard, making a crisp clanking sound.Holding the wakizashi, Liu Quan stared intently at its cold-glowing blade for a moment, then suddenly freed his left hand, stretched it behind his head, and grabbed all his long hair in the palm of his hand.
Then, the blade of Wakizashi in her right hand stretched out from under her hair, and slowly approached the long hair.
With a swish, Wakizashi drew a beautiful arc, and the long hair on the back of Liu Quan's head snapped off and fell to the ground!
Liu Quan shook his head.When she cut off her long hair, her hair is now almost the same length as Hijikata's.
Liu Quan cast his eyes on the tuft of black hair that fell on the ground, and suddenly smiled with the corners of his lips curled up.
After that, she sheathed her knife again, and without hesitation gave instructions to the system bacteria that hadn't appeared for a long time.
[Exchange for me a coat that is exactly the same as Hijikata-kun, can you do it? ]
The author has something to say:
February 6:
Well, it seems that this article will officially exceed 100 million words in a day or two [.
So to celebrate!Tomorrow will be a great brain hole [.
To be honest, the author has been looking forward to the day when this brain hole officially debuts for a long time! 【laugh
In short, I still want to thank the little angels for their support along the way!The author will work hard to develop new brain holes, work hard to sprinkle sugar and razor blades [being kicked away], and then work hard to show off [Huh]
Finally, love to everyone! (づ￣3￣)づ╭～