By coincidence, just when Kinoshita Mai finished speaking, the roar of iron cannons came from the east... The facial lines of Hijikata Toshizo, Shannan Keisuke and others became tense again.

Mai Kinoshita was not the first to bring back bad news from the Eastern Front.

Since the beginning of the war, the members of Division 9 have been sending bad information such as "the Eastern Front is tight" and "the Eastern Front is under great defensive pressure".

After a moment of silence, Hijikata Toshizo said in a faint tone:

"...Tachibana, the east side is not very optimistic."

Qingdeng nodded lightly:

"Having said that, this is what we expected early on, isn't it?"

Having said this, he let out a sigh of relief.

"There's nothing I can do...it looks like I still have to go."

After that, he stood up slowly.

When everyone saw this, they all cast surprised glances at him.

Hijikata Toshizo raised his eyebrows:

"Tangerine, are you about to go out into battle now?"

"No. This level of difficulty does not require my personal intervention."

Qingdeng smiled slightly.

"All I need is a word to control the situation in the east."

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Shinsengumi position, Eastern Front——

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Under the cover of the iron gunners, the ordinary soldiers of the rebel army took this opportunity to integrate their combat power, and while taking a short break, they formed a neat offensive formation.

In just a few moments, they would be ready to attack again.

Although when they launch a new round of offensive, in order to avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces, the iron gunners will definitely turn off their fire.

But because they got a precious opportunity to regroup, when they attack again, their momentum will definitely be heavy and ruthless!

As a result, Serizawa Kamo and others will be in a particularly disadvantageous situation.

Genzaburo Inoue took a sneak glance at the rebel army opposite, then turned his head and offered advice to Serizawa Kamo again:

"Serizawa-kun! Please quickly request support from this formation!"

"..."

Serizawa remained silent, frowning slightly, still thinking about something.

At this moment——

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

There was another dense loud noise... However, this time the roar of bullets did not come from their front, but from their rear!

Serizawa was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head back - he saw the 20 iron gunners lent to them by Matsudaira Yoshiho, each finding their "foxholes", setting up their muskets, and pulling the triggers... rows of barrages.

Sweeping towards the bandit army.

Due to the small number of people, Aizu's iron gunners could not form a "three-stage attack" array.

There are at least 60 iron gunners in the rebel army, three times as many as them.

However, they just relied on their excellent fighting skills to be evenly matched with their opponents.

Both sides went back and forth, you shot over, I shot back... The momentum was quite loud, but in the end, only a few people fell under their guns.

Rather, this is the scene that "matchlock shooting" should be.

The accuracy is extremely poor, and the quantity is very small... The effect of creating this "human body outline" is just a matter of course.

However, the timely reinforcements from the Aizu iron gunners caused confusion among the rebels and disrupted their deployment.

Even samurai who practice martial arts diligently and often work with blood are afraid of firearms, let alone "original farmers" who have only dealt with the countryside.

Looking at the reinforcements that arrived in time, Inoue Genzaburo couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and thought to himself: Great! It seems that this formation has been aware of the difficulties on our side, so it sent the Aizu iron gunners as one of its trump cards.

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Genzaburo Inoue felt happy, but Kamo Serizawa - his face was expressionless, looking neither sad nor happy.

Suddenly, someone murmured in his ears:

"I didn't expect...you guys can't hold on anymore so quickly."

At the same time, he felt a familiar breath appear beside him.

Serizawa was startled for a moment, then showed a complicated expression.

"Orange..."

Aomori appeared next to Serizawa Kamo quietly and unknowingly like a ghost.

He half-crouched in the shallow pit, looked straight at the other person, and asked in a calm tone:

"Although there are no large-scale casualties, there is no doubt that you are at a disadvantage. Since the battle situation is so unfavorable, why don't you seek help from our formation in time?"

"..."

Serizawa pursed his lips and remained silent.

Qingdeng didn't seem to expect the other party to give him a detailed reply, so he continued:

"Serizawa Duck, I know what you are thinking."

"If you ask for help from this formation and force us to send reinforcements, it may have a very negative impact on subsequent operations - you are definitely not doing it for such noble reasons."

"You just don't want to lose face, right?"

Serizawa Duck's pupils shrank.

"Other battlefields have seen successive battles and victories, but your side is in such a state of disarray that it makes you feel very embarrassed."

"However, I can also understand your difficulties."

"After all, the area you are guarding is inherently easy to attack and difficult to defend."

"I don't have many other things under my command, but I do have a lot of powerful generals who can ride a thousand horses."

"If you need it, I can transfer Hajime and his third team over now."

"With Hajime here, I guess this place will be impregnable."

After hearing Aoshino's words...especially after hearing his words, "I don't have many other things, but I do have a lot of warriors who can defeat a thousand men on horseback," Serizawa Kamo's expression suddenly changed.

His eyebrows were furrowed, his face flushed, and there were faint veins bulging up and down in his temples on both sides.

After a while, he said in a deep voice:

"...What a childish method."

"Tangerine, do you really think I don't know that you are deliberately irritating me?"

"It's such a boring way to challenge generals. Even if I take it, I'll still feel unhappy."

"But... having said that, it's better to relieve your anger than to hold back your anger."

"Okay! Tachibana, just keep your eyes open and watch! Let you see the bravery of Mito people!"

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Leopard Leopard needs to start his rehabilitation again! Not only must the update time be adjusted back to 10 a.m., but also the update speed must be restored to "7K+ per day"! As you can see, today's update time is much earlier.
Chapter completed!