It is worth mentioning that Shimada Kui and Elodie are not far away.

Just like Hijikata Toshizo, they both waved their swords unyieldingly and fought against the enemy regardless of their own safety!

Kui Shimada is a veteran, an expert in swordsmanship, and the deputy captain of the First Division. Apart from Hijikata Toshizo, he has killed the most enemies.

As for Elodie, her performance in the past few days has been amazing, and she doesn't look like a newcomer on the battlefield at all.

Brave and decisive... one can't help but praise her: she is worthy of being Tachibana Aoden's disciple!

Whenever she goes into battle with a sword, and whenever her valiant and heroic appearance is reflected in the eyes of the soldiers, the morale of the soldiers will be greatly stimulated: Even such a half-grown girl goes into battle to fight, what reason do we have to retreat?

Although his aura was not yet completely stable, the current war situation was urgent and he had no choice but to take a rest.

Just when Hijikata Toshizo re-clasped Izumi Mamoru Kanesada in his palm and prepared to continue to join the battle, a loud shout rang out from in front of him:

"Found it! It's Hijikata Tobizo, deputy chief of the Shinsengumi!"

"Hurry! Kill him! Mr. Gui said that whoever takes his head will receive a reward of five thousand taels!"

"It's this guy in the long black trench coat! The boss said that if you kill him, you will get a reward that will last a lifetime!" (Russian)

"Ula! He is mine!" (Russian)

"Get out of the way! This reward belongs to me!" (Russian)

A large group of enemy soldiers - about two or thirty people - rushed towards Hijikata Toshizo.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man... A large amount of money is enough to transform human beings into greedy and fearless beasts.

Hijikata Toshizo cannot understand Russian.

However, he heard the word "five thousand taels of gold" clearly.

In the Edo period, five thousand taels of gold was an absolute huge amount of money!

As long as you don't squander it extravagantly, this amount of money can completely support a whole family to live a comfortable life.

Looking at this group of menacing enemy soldiers, Hijikata Toshizo twitched the corners of his lips and mocked mercilessly:

"Five thousand taels of gold? Doesn't it look down on me, Hijikata Suisan, too much?"

Having said that, he fearlessly raised the Izumi Mori Kanesada in his hand and got into a good posture.

If he is in full strength and the enemy is only equipped with cold weapons, then he will naturally not be afraid of only two or thirty people.

However... at this moment, after experiencing rounds of fierce battles, his physical strength has bottomed out, his lungs are swollen and aching, and the muscles in his limbs are wailing.

It is not difficult to imagine how difficult it is to fight against a group of enemies with a mixture of cold and hot weapons in such a state... This is a very difficult battle.

Hijikata Toshizo no longer has the time to think so much.

Soon after, nearly ten musketeers stepped forward and squatted down, steadying their flintlock rifles in their hands, and aimed at Hijikata Toshizo.

Seeing this, Hijikata Toshizo rolled to the left.

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

All those bullets hit the spot where he was standing just now.

Taking advantage of the moment when the musketeers had run out of bullets and had no time to reload, Hijikata Toshizo took the initiative and attacked the enemy group proactively.

"Be careful! He's going towards you!"

"Cut him! Catch him!"

"Uhhhhhhhhh!"

Hijikata Toshizo launched a storm-like offensive, the knife in his palm cutting out streaks of cold silver light in mid-air, and the enemies fell to the left and right one by one.

He effortlessly cut down ten enemy soldiers to the ground.

The eleventh man didn't know whether he was good at hand-to-hand combat or something else, but he threw away the knife in his hand, opened his arms like a bear, and pounced forward.

Hijikata Toshizo would not give this guy a chance to get close.

He calmly took half a step back, opened the distance slightly, and struck the opponent's neck with the knife in his hand like lightning.

The feeling of cutting is very good.

The opponent's head is connected to the only half of the body's neck.

With such serious injuries, the man's remaining life can only be measured in seconds.

Unexpectedly... He actually relied on his last breath, and his forward momentum was not reduced. He threw himself on Hijikata Toshizo, wrapped his arms around his waist, and hung on Hijikata Toshizo's waist like a koala.

——After doing all this, he finally breathed his last.

His desperate "hug" indeed had an extraordinary effect.

With a big living person hanging on his waist, no one can move freely.

The twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth men keenly spotted this fighter opportunity and attacked Hijikata Toshizo from different directions.

Facts have proved that they underestimated Hijikata Toshizo after all.

The majestic "Deputy Commander of Ghosts" is definitely not something that these little pawns can handle easily!

He swung the Izumi Mamoru Kanesada in his hand like a windmill, deflecting all the incoming katana and bayonets.

The next moment, he pulled Izumi Mamoru Kanesada back to his hand and chopped down all three of them.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his knee and pushed the guy hanging on his waist out, successfully averting the crisis.

However, as soon as the shock subsided, another shock arose again.

Click...

Suddenly, he heard the unique metallic sound of holding a musket.

Diagonally behind him, a Russian soldier squatted on the ground, raised the flintlock gun in his hand with practiced movements, and aimed the black muzzle directly at his body.

What a coincidence, all kinds of "accidents" happened to Hijikata Toshizo at this very moment.

It just so happened that my physical strength was exhausted and my reaction speed was slowed down.

It just so happens that the current posture is not conducive to dodging.

Just when he was pushing back against the enemy flying at his waist, his old strength was exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated.

It is precisely these many accidents that have created the current horror!

Bang!

Poof!

The projectile flew out immediately, and the sound of the projectile entering the body was immediately heard.

This scorching bullet pierced the atmosphere and hit Hijikata Tozo's waist and abdomen without any hesitation!

Instantly, Hijikata Toshizo felt heart-rending pain centered on the wound, instantly spreading throughout his body.

The pain penetrated to the bone marrow, but he could not scream. All the strength in his body seemed to be leaking out from the wound.

After his body swayed a few times, he fell to the ground on his back, and the vast sky filled his field of vision.

Looking at the blue sky and the dazzling red sun, he somehow suddenly recalled the strange dream he had a while ago: He stayed where he was, his friends all left him, and he struggled to catch up.

But he couldn't catch up no matter what.

Then, he thought of many people.

Familiar faces flashed before his eyes.

I thought of my honest and reliable brother Isamu Kondo.

I thought of my cute and lively sister Okita Souji.

He thought of his brother-in-law Hikoro Sato who had always taken good care of him.

He thought of Shusuke Kondo, who treated him like a son.

Finally...he thought of Qingdeng.

Compared with others, his relationship with Qingdeng is the most complicated.

For him, Qingdeng was not only his close friend, but also his confidant master; not only was he a brother-in-law with whom he lived in harmony, but also a comrade-in-arms who treated him with sincerity.

Recalling these faces, Hijikata Toshizo's face showed no trace of fear of death, and a calm smile appeared on his cheeks.

"Is this my...'final'..."

Describing Hijikata Toshizo's heart in such detail, it seems like a long time has passed.

In fact, everything happens in seconds.

Seeing Hijikata Toshizo fall, the surrounding enemy groups immediately erupted in excited shouts.

They couldn't wait to rush to Hijikata Toshizo, fearing that they would be half a step behind others.

In their eyes, Hijikata Toshizo was no longer a formidable opponent at this time, but a piece of fat meat, a lamb to be slaughtered, and a huge military achievement that symbolized glory and wealth!

Toshizo Hijikata subconsciously wanted to stand up and resist, but he could no longer control his body and could only watch helplessly as enemies approached from all directions.

Regarding this situation and this ending, he did not show any trace of unwillingness or anger, and slowly closed his eyes with an expressionless face.
To be continued...