novelraw Chapter 988 [Chapter 6] 2
Chapter 988 [Chapter 6] 2
On Kagoshima in March, there is a lot of rain.
The heavy rain kept falling like a hole in the sky.Sometimes it drizzles, and sometimes it pours. The land on the hillside is soaked with rainwater and becomes wet and loose. There is silt everywhere, and it will slip after a few steps.
If you try to reach out and grab the trees next to you for help when you fall, the result may be worse-someone did this a few days ago, but the roots of the small tree were full of water, and the soil was soaked for days. The incoming rain softened it a lot, and the guy from the old Satsuma clan was fat and wide, and he yanked the small tree hastily, and he lost his center of gravity and uprooted it along with the roots. , People and trees rolled all the way and fell down the hillside.
This method of non-combat attrition made Satsuma's No. [-] Brigade Commander and Commander-in-Chief Kirino Toshiki even more upset and irritable.
This is Taharazaka to the east of Takase. It is a mountainous area, not only the mountain road is steep, but also there are cliffs on both sides.Since the beginning of the war, the Satsuma army, which was not going well in the war, aimed at Kumamoto Castle, but could not attack for a long time; the advantage of the first attack was exhausted.The government army, which seemed a bit caught off guard at the beginning, quickly reacted and reorganized the conquest army. After arriving in Takase, they fought fiercely with the Satsuma army-in the end, the battle ended in Satsuma's defeat.
Therefore, the Satsuma army retreated all the way to Taharazaka. Seeing that the terrain here was easy to defend and difficult to attack, they finally cheered up and guarded the hillside, preparing to fight the government army here to the death.
However, the continuous rain came to spoil the situation - under this kind of weather, not only the visibility is poor, the mountain road is muddy and difficult to walk, even the Western weapons such as rifles and artillery used by both sides, the gunpowder is almost damp. A lot of it is unusable.
The armies of both sides seem to have fallen into a huge quagmire.In the rain, both sides fired luxuriously and willfully as if the bullets cost nothing; the bullets poured down the hillside of Taharazaka like a torrential rain.
Kirino Toshiaki angrily walked up and down in a dilapidated house that was his headquarters, with a map spread out on the table in front of him.There are a bunch of small flags on the map, the blue and red flags are almost intertwined.
Suddenly, he stopped impatiently, turned his head and shouted outside the house: "Go and call that kid Jiutiao!"
Someone outside responded quickly, and after a while, there was a burst of fast footsteps.
Contrary to this annoying, continuous spring rain, the footsteps sounded very rhythmic, giving people an impression of quickness and calmness; the footsteps stopped in front of the door quickly, and then there was a polite light Knock on the door.
Kirino Toshiaki said "Come in" impatiently, and the door was opened gently.
A young man came in.He stood by the door and gently closed the door with his backhand.Without Kirino Toshiaki's call, he stayed by the door for the time being, standing there upright, with his backlit, his face not clearly visible.
Kirino Toshiki didn't seem to have the intention of calling him to his side immediately.He was still standing by the table, staring at the spread map with an irritable expression on his face. After a while, he suddenly said:
"Those guys sent by Okubo, have any movements been spied on?"
The boy didn't answer immediately, but lowered his head and smiled softly.
This laughter seemed to make Kirino Toshiki's anger a little higher, he turned his head displeased, and stared at the boy standing by the door sternly.
"What? What's so funny?! What do you think?!"
The boy calmly raised his head and looked at Kirino Toshiaki.It was raining heavily outside, and the sky was dark.The house had to light candles early.Under the beating of the candlelight, his handsome face, which was almost indistinguishable from male and female, also appeared a little deep and unpredictable.
"Where. I just suddenly had some wonderful associations—" He slightly dragged the end of his voice, and his tone was meaningful.
"You seem to always meet an opponent with the surname 'Okubo'—now, it's Okubo Toshimichi-sama. Before, there was a formidable opponent named 'Okubo Yamato', right?"
Kirino Toshiki was taken aback. "Okubo Yamato?!..."
He thought for a moment before realizing who the boy was referring to.And the person referred to by that name has already disappeared in the tide of the times for ten years, but the headache and anger that that person brought to him at that time seemed to have not disappeared at all. It all came back to his mind in an instant.
Kirino Toshiaki frowned unhappily, feeling that this boy was indeed as annoying as the family he came from.But now, with the progress of the war, Satsuma's talent is getting less and less day by day; although this young man is annoying, his dazzling ability is enough to offset a lot of this annoying feeling.
So he coughed, and replied in a stiff tone: "... Isamu Kondo? Why did you mention him? Didn't you spy any news, so you just used the names of these ten-year-outdated news to prevaricate?"
He said it very bluntly, but fortunately, the young man seemed to have gotten used to his bad temper, and he didn't mind it, so he replied with a smile:
"No, it was because I got some news related to Kondo Yukun that I specifically mentioned him."
Kirino Toshiki hesitated for a moment.
"...What news?" He asked back with an ugly face.
In the shadow by the door, the young man seemed to twitch the corners of his lips slightly.But when he looked closely, he seemed to have no expression at all, and his tone was very calm.
"Over there, the so-called 'Shinsen Brigade' has been formed....You can guess from the name, it is the former Aizu Domain...and the members of the Shinsengumi form the main force of the army."
If you listen carefully, you will be able to hear a faint and imperceptible smile under the calm tone of the young man.However, Kirino Toshiki, who was upset at this time, did not notice this.
"If this happens, Satsuma's advantage in swordsmanship will be wiped out in an instant—after all, the members of the Shinsengumi... that's not a joke. Everyone has excellent swordsmanship that can be used against multiple enemies. ..."
The boy said slowly.
"Anyway, it's also Kondo Yukazu... Hijikata Toshizo, an elite swordsman trained strictly~"
This time, the end of his words was obviously picked up, and it was hard to tell whether it was joy or irony.When he said the two names that have been lost in the world for ten years—especially when he mentioned the latter name—there was something unclear in his tone, which made Kirino Liqiu instantly He frowned deeply.
Although I know that this young man is just because his family bet on the wrong treasure for a while, and he was too close to Lord Xixiang in the past because he was eager to curry favor with him, so when Lord Xixiang went to the field, he was also implicated, and he could no longer stand up against those courtiers. Those who continue to follow Master Xixiang are completely incomparable with the loyalty of their compatriots from Satsuma, but at this moment, he completely disregards his position and supports the shogunate that disappeared ten years ago. Toshiki Kirino felt a burst of anger at the fact that the "murder group from the countryside" actually used such an appreciative tone.
"Pay attention to your words and actions!" He warned in a cold tone, but the flustered feeling in his heart did not disappear so easily.
Reason told him that in a place like Taharazaka, if the two sides cannot decide the outcome with firearms, their own swordsmanship is a great advantage—after all, many of the troops sent by the imperial court were from civilians and poor people who did not know swordsmanship at all before. , The fighting power of these samurai is completely different from theirs; but now—the boy actually said that the imperial court has incorporated the remnants of the Aizu domain and the Shinsengumi who once stood on the rebellious position for the shogunate!Those people's swordsmanship was tempered in real blood and fire, and if they really pulled out their swords, they wouldn't be ambiguous at all!
"Apart from this, don't you have anything to say?!... What about the other brigades and formations?! I don't see what you are happy about... You know we are tied to the same boat now! Master Xixiang If this ship sinks, we will all die!..."
The boy suddenly laughed lightly.His previous smile was quite reserved, just a short laugh or two; but this time he laughed for a long time, as if the topic was really interesting.
"The first brigade, the second brigade, the newly selected brigade... Which part do you want to hear about? Oh, and also, they lost to us in swordsmanship, so they organized a 'sword drawing team'. "The young man's voice was clear, and his tone was casually raised in the daytime that seemed like night because of the heavy rain.
"The elites of the Aizu clan who survived the Boshin War... They have been waiting for such a chance for revenge for a long time." His voice suddenly became meaningful.
"Oh, by the way, even you should remember the battle at the Tathagata Hall in Aizu, right? After all, at the opening ceremony of Aizu Wakamatsu Castle, you were the representative of the army to receive it... Even the tragic Tathagata Hall In one battle, I couldn't completely extinguish the fire of the Shinsengumi—"
In the gloomy sky, the boy's cheerful tone danced in the low house.
"Now, they're back again—come back to find you, and fight to the death with the Satsuma..."
"Shut up!!" Finally, Kirino Toshiki couldn't bear the weird atmosphere created by the boy's words and tone of voice. He punched the table with his fist, shaking the pile of small flags on the map.
"I know you have been reluctant to come here... But, how do you think the Kujo family became what it is today? Have you forgotten that you are also a member of the Satsuma army? The remnants of the Shinsengumi, since If I can avenge Satsuma, I can avenge you—why don't you think about yourself?"
The boy looked a little surprised.After a pause, he blinked his eyes and smiled wryly twice.
"You don't need to remind me, I will also contribute to Satsuma's side," he unexpectedly expressed his loyalty without warning.
"After all, it's not yet Summer's time to fail," he said.
Kirino Toshiaki was furious.However, this young man has a lot of unorthodox skills, and it is said that he was well-trained by the branch of the Kujo family who was expected to inherit the Matsuden family, but failed in the last move, and he is enough to be alone; although Kirino Toshiki is angry, But his sanity has not been lost, enough for him to weigh the conclusion: Even if this guy is put in the private school established by Mr. Xixiang, he will be the best among them; Among them, his own talents are gradually withering, and this guy still has a lot of room to use—compared to this, his perverse style of painting is not so unbearable.What's more, if it wasn't for him this time, I'm afraid the information on the establishment of the "Newly Selected Brigade" and "Sword Drawn Team" by the officers and soldiers would not be so easy to obtain.He is also of great use.
Kirino Toshiaki cleared his throat and waved at him annoyedly.
"I need more detailed information...Which one of them do you think will attack us first? What is that 'Dagger Squad'? Will it bring us a lot of trouble? ——The next military meeting Before, I hope you can give me a more accurate report."
Being made such a harsh request, the boy seemed indifferent, nodded, and said "If there is nothing else, then I will take my leave first", as if planning to leave.
The moment before he opened the door, Kirino Toshiki called again behind him.
"Miss Kujo—"
The young man paused his hand on the doorknob, turned around, and raised his eyebrows.
"...No." He said, "I am no longer 'Miss Kujo'. Has Mr. Kirino forgotten my alias?"
Kirino Toshiaki's brows were knit together, his face was so ugly that it was about to drip ink.
"I haven't forgotten." He replied in a bad tone.
"Sometimes he is the adopted daughter of the Kutiao family, Miss Zezi, and sometimes he is the adopted son of the Kutiao family, Mr. Daojun - Jiutiao Zhongshun can't give birth to a reliable son by himself, and in the end he has to rely on his adopted daughter to pretend to support him... that's it Still wanting to inherit the Matsudono family?! In the end, I flattered Mr. Saigo, but the title was also taken away by that ruthless guy Okubo with an excuse—"
The young man whose identity was exposed by him—no, "Miss Noriko, the adopted daughter of the Kutiao family"—raised his brows and smiled, as if he was not at all annoyed by his bad comments about his family .
"Man, it's always good to have a little dream... Just like you, Kirino, when you entered Aizuwakamatsu Castle in a beautiful way ten years ago, I'm afraid you would never have imagined that you would be trapped outside Kumamoto Castle today. In the mud of Tawarazaka~"
Kirino Toshiki felt that a strong anger was about to break through the top of his head.
Such provocative rhetoric!There's an offense in every word!It's not at all the same as her adoptive father who wanted to kneel down and hug Mr. Xixiang's thigh!But up to now, she has already grasped a certain advantage in a calm manner, and even if he wants to punish her, he has to think a little bit; not to mention that although she occasionally pricks his lung tube, she is also first-class in her work Reliable—a few days ago, he led a small team to repel the attacking, numerically superior official army!
Toshiki Kirino decided that he might as well be more magnanimous - because Satsuma needs talents!Even talents with a more annoying personality, as long as they can bring victory to Satsuma, can be used now!It's not too late to take punishments until Satsuma finally wins—so he put on a grim face, showed her a distorted smile, and said, "Then what are you waiting for here, Mr. Daochun? "
The young girl who was dressed as a boy, but was undoubtedly a woman grinned silently, and opened the door.
"Sanlang." She said before leaving.
Kirino Toshiki: "...what?"
She frowned slightly, and turned her head to give him a bright smile that was completely out of place.
"My name," she said, "have you forgotten?—you may call me 'Sanlang' here."
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February 7:
Ah, I wrote too much again!why is that【.
Recently, JJ’s comment area seems to be constantly pumping. Whenever I want to reply, either I can’t scroll it out, or I write a long paragraph and the result is infinitely loading [crying]
Well, everyone, please reply slowly when I am free.
This chapter is basically an account of the background w
In short, the setting of this volume is the Southwest War that broke out a decade after the end of the Boshin War.
The two sides fighting in the Southwest War were the Satsuma clan of Takamori Saigo vs the government army
In short, Satsuma was defeated after more than half a year.
In this war, the government army sent an army composed of members of the Aizu domain and the Shinsengumi, the so-called "Shinsen Brigade".
In addition, in the battle of Taharazaka mentioned in this chapter, the government army sent a "sword-drawing team" mainly composed of policemen to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Satsuma army.
In fact, Xiaoyi also participated in this "knife drawing team" yo ww
Because the government army recruited many peasants to join the army, their swordsmanship was completely incompetent, but it was raining at the time, and gunpowder was useless, so they could only rely on swordsmanship.
Kirino Toshiaki who appeared in this chapter is a diehard fan of Takamori Saigo's direct line 【Hey!
In short, he was the one who captured Aizuwakamatsu Castle.He has also passed the thick line in the small line!
I don’t know if you still remember that there was an episode that mentioned that Serizawa Kamo’s surname Ibuki Ryunosuke went to the mountains to find the deputy chief and told him that Satsuma was in trouble and that he was going to form a “new selection brigade” to fight against the enemy [ .
That is the introduction of this volume, right?
In addition, the girl joined the Satsuma army here, the reason is very simple, the derailment of the plot caused the Satsuma army to lose too quickly, which does not conform to historical facts w
So the girl had no choice but to forcefully renew the life of the loser [Hey!
Because of the marching and fighting, the girl pretended to be a man here again ww
In the end, the girl said that her pseudonym is "Sanlang", do you know why? hhhh
PS. The "Okubo Yamato" mentioned in this chapter is the pseudonym of the director after he was appointed as a minister.
The deputy chief also had an alias at that time, called "Hayato Naito".
Knock on the blackboard!Everyone must remember the deputy chief's pseudonym!The future is very important!
【Next update: It should be Wednesday, which is the next day yow】
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