It is true that the performance of the Musketeers is still very impressive.

After half a year of arduous training, today's Sixth and Eighth Squadrons are no longer the half-assed teams they once were, even loading ammunition took a long time.

Under the orderly command of Genzaburo Inoue and Heisuke Toudo, the soldiers of the 6th and 8th divisions lined up in a neat queue and advanced slowly, like a solid wall.

"Raise the gun——"

As soon as this order was given, there was a loud clang of "click" and "click".

"aim--"

The gun body was suddenly flattened, causing "click" and "click" sounds to be heard one after another again.

"put!"

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

The muzzle spits out tongues of fire.

The thick and terrifying barrage roared through the atmosphere, smashing all the targets in the distance to pieces.

Even from a distance, I can still feel the indescribable sense of oppression!

Although due to the limitations of the equipment, the hit rate is still not worthy of praise, but... as long as you take a look at it in person, you can feel sincerely: the hit rate is completely unimportant.

No matter how elite the troops are, they may not be able to maintain their morale under such a terrifying barrage!

…

Today's entire martial arts performance lasted about an hour.

When the martial arts performance is over, the generals return to the general stage.

Looking up, everyone's facial expressions were very strange, they were all silent, and there was silence, so that the scene was filled with an indescribable atmosphere.

The reason is quite simple - whether they are old people like Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi, or newcomers like Nakazawa Qin and Chief Souma who have just joined the army, they are all fascinated by the scene of this martial arts performance.

The effect is shocking!

Everyone understood that today's military exercise was not only to test the training results of the new recruits, but also to get a thorough understanding of the Shinsengumi's current combat strength, so as to prepare for the "Changzhou Expedition" in the near future.

Therefore, everyone is working hard and is ready to show their talents in today's martial arts performance.

The infantry's overwhelming momentum, the cavalry's unstoppable power, the musketeers' overwhelming power, the artillery's overwhelming power... These scenes are all like a giant hammer that hits everyone's heart!

Especially the overwhelming destructive power displayed by the gunners is even more breathtaking.

Coincidentally, everyone had the same thought: So our Shinsengumi...are we already so strong?!

By now, the backward thinking of "theory that firearms are useless" has completely disappeared within the Shinsengumi.

After all... as long as anyone with a normal mind and a little conscience, after witnessing the terrifying power of guns and guns, would not dare to say nonsense like "As long as you show the courage of a samurai, you can defeat guns and gunfire."

"Everyone, your performance today is very good, I am very satisfied!"

Qingdeng's sudden voice attracted the attention of the generals.

The generals looked up and saw Qing Deng with a calm smile and a gentle expression.

"To be honest, your performance today far exceeded my expectations. I am very happy."

After hearing the words "I'm very happy", Yoshimura Kanichiro, Abe Juro and other people showed excited expressions, as if they had received a huge award.

They all came from a lower class background, and thanks to Qingdeng's appreciation, they are able to reach their current high status.

In this way, we cannot understand their gratitude and respect for Qingdeng.

Qingdeng’s words continued:

"You must have heard about it by now, right? The 'Changzhou Expedition' is about to begin, and our Shinsengumi will fight as a vanguard army!"

"Making great achievements is just around the corner!"

"I hope you will continue to work hard! Don't slack off!"

"Maintain current morale and further improve combat effectiveness!"

"When we conquered Changzhou, we used overwhelming and absolute military exploits to write our names one by one in the history of history!"

Simple but effective motivation - the generals' cheeks gradually became filled with impassioned colors.

As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, a huge "Yes!" from the back immediately surrounded him.

In fact, after watching today's martial arts performance, Qingdeng also felt excited.

What he just said was all the truth and not lies.

The Shinsengumi's current combat strength is indeed far beyond their expectations.

Apart from being shocked, he was also very excited.

Qingden is not a butcher.

To put it bluntly, he is not keen on war.

He has experienced several wars and witnessed the cruelty of war with his own eyes - as long as a person with a conscience sees the scene of corpses strewn in the fields and the smell of corpses, they will not easily mention the word "war" on their lips.

But... after watching today's martial arts performance, although Qingdeng was still cautious about "war", he couldn't help but look forward to the "Changzhou Expedition" half a year later.

He couldn't wait to start the war as soon as possible, not only for the people of Changzhou to see, but also for everyone in the world to see.

Look how capable their Shinsengumi are!

At this thought, Qingdeng felt his heart beat a few more times in his chest.

…

Now that the martial arts performance is over, there is no reason for the generals to get together anymore.

Qingdeng waved his hand and ordered the group to disperse.

When the generals retreated -

"Eh?! Who are you?!"

This time, it was Nakazawa Qin’s voice.

"It's me. Deputy Captain of Division 9, Yamazaki Hao."

"Yamazaki... Hao... Oh, yes... you are Yamazaki Hao... I'm sorry, I..."

Before Nakazawa Qin finished speaking, Yamazaki Hao consciously answered:

"It doesn't matter, it's my own problem. It's because I look too inconspicuous."

The generals glanced at this little incident and then continued to do what they were supposed to do - anyway, they were quite used to it and didn't notice anything strange.

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