The offices of Qinjin Fan, Dajin, Judi, and Qingdeng——

Qingdeng bowed his head in front of the case and stepped up to deal with one military matter after another.

As the general of the Shinsengumi, he currently has numerous responsibilities and important tasks that need to be handled one by one.

At this moment, this simply decorated room filled with books and scrolls is the "brain" of the Shinsengumi!

"Shen Brain +9", "Left and Right Fight", "Yuan Yang +7" and other talents are activated!

Qingdeng just relied on his own efforts to achieve the work effectiveness of an entire staff group!

Military orders are issued to the outside world through his hands in an orderly manner.

On many occasions, he even used two hands to write different command documents.

There were messengers running back and forth inside and outside the room.

Either sending new information, or conveying Qingdeng's new orders to the outside world.

At this time, a messenger knelt on one knee outside the door and shouted loudly through the door:

"Lord, the captain of the 10th division is out!"

Qing Deng nodded without raising his head:

"Well, I understand, please step back."

"yes!"

The captain of the 10th division——Harada Sanosuke.

Qingdeng kept moving his hands and continued to draft the military order document in front of him.

However, at this time, he unconsciously turned his eyes and looked at the Sekigahara map hanging on the wall beside him.

Whenever he looks at the topographic map of Sekigahara, Qingden can't help but think: If there is a creator in this world, he must have created Sekigahara according to the concept of "most suitable for field battles"!

No matter which angle you look at it, Sekigahara is perfect for field battles!

Located at the junction of two major traffic roads (Higashiyama Road, Ise Street), there is a large intersection, which is convenient for mobilizing materials and personnel.

There are open plains that are convenient for setting up battles, and there are also steep mountains that can be used to hold on.

Because it is a basin, there are mountains rising in every direction from east to west, north to south.

Mount Tenman, Mount Nangong, Mount Sasao... these towering mountains are all natural fortresses.

Even those who have never fought in a war must understand the principle of "stand high and see far".

Not to mention anything else, just setting up forts on these hills can suppress the enemy with the advantage of height!

Looking back at the first Battle of Sekigahara 260 years ago, the Western Army occupied almost all the highlands such as Nangong Mountain and Tianman Mountain in Sekihara, while the Eastern Army could only set up formations at the foot of the mountains.

Even Nangong Mountain, located on the flank of the Eastern Army, was under the control of the Western Army.

The Western Army troops deployed on Nangong Mountain could directly attack the Eastern Army's flanks with a single dive, directly threatening the Eastern Army's main formation.

If it hadn't been for Kobayakawa Hideaki, a second-year soldier, the Western Army, which had the advantage of the territory, would have had a chance to defeat the Eastern Army, and the chance of victory was still very high.

Therefore, although the cavalry had not yet recovered from the exhaustion of the "Second Great Return to China", in order to seize the advantage, Aoto could only force Harada Sanosuke to lead a part of the cavalry that could still move and rush to Sekigahara first.

For Aoto, the best battlefield start is to imitate Ishida Mitsunari back then and hold all the mountains of Sekigahara in his hands!

Especially Nangong Mountain, which is located to the east of Guanyuan. If he successfully captures Nangong Mountain, he won't know how to lose even if he wants to lose.

From Qingdeng's perspective, if Guanyuan is imagined as a huge city, then Nangong Mountain is the bastion of this city, which can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating!

In this way, no matter how many people come, Qingdeng is confident that he can defeat the thieves within half a day!

However...since Qingdeng can think of seizing the advantage, then the enemy can also realize this!

From a geographical distance perspective, Otsu is closer to Sekigahara.

But the convenience of Donghai Street cannot be underestimated.

If the Choshu Army marches non-stop along the streets of Dongkai... then it is hard to say which side will reach Sekigahara first.

Before Harada Sanosuke went into battle, Aoto told him in a serious tone: It is best to capture all the mountains in Sekigahara, and if not possible, we must capture Mount Tenman and Mount Sasao to the west!

Without Nangong Mountain, it would be difficult to win quickly.

But if there are no Mount Tenman and Mount Sasao, then this battle will be difficult to fight...

Qingden stared at the Sekigahara map for a while, then gathered his thoughts and continued to focus on the work in front of him.

About half an hour later, all the important military orders that needed to be issued were sent out, and Qingdeng was finally able to take a break.

He put down the brush in his hand and let out a breath of "huh...", and his tense nerves gradually relaxed.

At the same time as he exited the "working state", a tide of fatigue surged up and wrapped tightly around Qingdeng's body.

In fact, since returning to Otsu, Qingteng has never had a good rest and has been engaged in intense work almost all the time.

In recent days, his total sleep time will not exceed 6 hours.

Thanks to his talents such as "Sleep God", "Yuan Yang +7", "Strengthening Essence +4", etc., otherwise most people would have died suddenly long ago when faced with this terrifying intensity of work.

Just when Qingdeng was about to take a nap, familiar light footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the corridor.

Cat-like footsteps... She was the only one in the Orange House who walked like this.

Qingdeng, who instantly recognized who it was, immediately raised his head and looked toward the door.

As soon as he raised his gaze, he happened to meet A Wu who was carefully pushing out a crack in the door.

"Um...Qingdeng, I shouldn't have disturbed you, right?"

Qingden Wan'er:

"I happen to be free now. Ah Wu, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Qingdeng was not busy now, Ah Wu breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door completely, stepped inside, and sat in front of Qingdeng.

"I have nothing important to do, I just want to confirm Elodie's current situation with you."

As she spoke, she unconsciously leaned forward, looking at Qingdeng half worriedly and half expectantly.

"Qingden, is there any news about Elodie?"

When he heard the words "Elodie's current situation", Qingden's facial expression dimmed slightly.

As soon as Ah Wu finished speaking, he shook his head on the back:

"Unfortunately... I still haven't received any news from Elodie."

In an instant, the look of anticipation in Ah Wu's cheeks dissipated like melting snow.

Instead, there was intense disappointment and worry.

While she was dejected, she retracted her forward leaning upper body and murmured "That's it...".

As the saying goes, "Misfortunes often come alone in the world," this is generally true.

On the eve of the Western Expedition to the Kingdom of Tuesday, Qingteng sent Elodie to the Eighth Prince to check the account books of Thousand People Tongxin over the years in order to prepare for the next large-scale military reform.

This was just an ordinary business trip.

Before this, Qingdeng never imagined that... the safe rear area in the past would become the front line of the battlefield today!

The troops in Changzhou are aiming directly at the Eighth Prince, and the area will soon be filled with gunpowder smoke.

I thought I was sending Elodie to the safe rear, but I didn't expect that I was sending her to the front line!

Ever since Elodie joined the Shinsengumi, she has been working in the rear and is a purely civilian official.

Not to mention going to the battlefield, she has never even killed anyone!

In this case, it's no wonder that Ah Dan is so nervous.

I still haven't received any news related to Elodie, and I don't know her current situation, which only adds to my worry.

In fact, Qingdeng was also worried about Elodie, fearing that anything might happen to her.

However, in order to comfort Ah Wu, he pretended to be calm and indifferent:

"Awu, don't worry."

"Elodie is not a weak woman with no strength."

"She has studied swordsmanship with me for many years, and her swordsmanship has already reached the 'catalogue' qualification."

"With her skills, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to even get close to her, let alone hurt her."

After hearing what Qingdeng said, Ah Wu's expression finally improved a little.

At this moment, an announcement suddenly came from outside the door:

"My lord, the director of Kyoto wants to see you!"

Director of Kyoto - Shintaro Tojo.

The unexpected visitor made Qingdeng frown.

Others don't know Tojo Shintaro's true identity, but Aoden knows it clearly.
To be continued...