Chapter 950: Tokugawa Iemochi and Tenshoin Are at the Frontline! [5300]
This earth-shattering loud noise not only spread to Edo Castle, but also to Yotsuya Gonmon, which is very close to Akasaka Gongmon, and Kohinata Gonmon, which is slightly further away.
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Yotsuya Royal Gate——
"Um?"
At the moment when the explosion occurred, Seiichiro Tanani froze on the spot, then frowned and turned to look to the southeast, where Akasaka Mikado was located.
Looking at the thick black smoke rising up into the sky, his brows furrowed even more tightly, as if in deep thought.
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At the same time, Kohinata Mikado—
Due to the long distance, when the explosion sound spread from Akasaka Mikado to Kohinata Mikado, there was only dull movement.
Michizaburo Chiba, Jutaro Chiba and others were focused on the battle in front of them and did not pay attention to the sudden sound. Quan thought that the artillery array began to show its power again.
Only Chiba Eijiro and Chiba Sadayoshi were aware of it.
Chiba Eijiro stopped the sword in his hand and looked toward Akasaka Mikado in the distance, beyond his field of vision.
Not far away, Chiba Sadayoshi made the same move.
Suddenly, Chiba Eijiro suddenly turned his head and looked at his old uncle:
"Uncle, can you allow us to 'leave' you here?"
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Akasaka Mikado——
"...Ugh...! Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough cough!"
After coughing up a lot of smoke and dust that she accidentally inhaled, Elodie opened her eyes with difficulty.
A blurry scene entered his field of vision.
As her vision gradually recovered, she saw drifting black smoke and a gloomy sky.
The dark sky was very similar to her mood at the moment.
It wasn't until this moment that she slowly realized that she was lying on her back on top of a pile of ruins.
The broken bricks and tiles on her back hurt her.
——Am I... passed out...?
How did she faint, what happened... Elodie had no clue about the above.
She didn't even have a clear idea of how long she had been unconscious.
She felt as if she had been unconscious for a second, and then as if she had been unconscious for a whole year.
"Uh...!"
She blinked again, mobilizing all the nerves in her brain, trying to squeeze out memories and figure out the current situation.
However, the recurring swelling and pain in her head made it impossible for her to concentrate.
She had never experienced such a severe headache in her life!
It was like several strong men hitting her head hundreds of times with giant hammers.
Not only did it give her a headache, it also made her ears ring.
There was a constant "buzzing" sound deep in its ears, as if there was an entire beehive inhabiting it.
Elodie had to endure severe pain and tinnitus to sort out the mess in her mind.
Finally... I don't know if his consciousness regained consciousness or what happened, but in short, fragments of memory finally emerged from the depths of his mind——
Weird trolley...
The big wooden barrel smelled of gunpowder...
The flying rocket...
The fire almost blinds people's eyes...
Elodie's eyes widened suddenly as she remembered everything.
——Now is not the time to lie down and sleep on the floor...!
The strong sense of crisis cheered him up.
She subconsciously moved her limbs...the limbs were still there and not broken.
She faithfully fulfilled the obligations of a swordsman - no matter what situation or crisis she encountered, she would never throw away the sword easily.
She always held Yamato Mamoru firmly in her hands.
She moved the five fingers of her right hand a little, and she immediately felt Yamato Mamoru's presence.
The thick touch of the handle brought her some comfort and eased the uneasiness in her heart.
She struggled to sit up, leaned on the ground with a knife, and then conducted a rough inspection of her whole body.
The light green feather fabric was dyed gray, and the original background color could no longer be seen.
Except for a scratch on her forehead and a little blood, no parts were missing from her body.
After encountering such a horrific explosion, I not only survived, but also suffered only minor injuries... I am really lucky!
After checking her own condition, she raised her eyes and began to scan around.
Although she had made appropriate mental preparations, the sight before her eyes still made her take a breath of cold air.
In a nutshell - the Koryomon Gate at Akasaka Gate is now in ruins!
Everything was devastated... The majestic city gate disappeared, replaced by broken walls and ruins.
Seeing this scene, Elodie was dumbfounded, her eyes blinded by intense shock.
Her sensibility has not yet accepted this tragic situation, and the emotion called "fear" is still attacking her mind, but her rationality has caught up with reality.
She knew very well that now was not the time for mother-in-law and mother-in-law!
So, she forced herself to calm down and shouted anxiously:
"Mr. Kondo! Mr. Shimada! Where are you?! Is anyone still alive?!"
No one responded...
She felt her heart sinking and asked again quickly.
At this moment, she finally heard the response she wanted:
"I...I'm here..."
Crash, clatter... Somewhere not far from Elodie, Kondo Shusuke struggled to raise his upper body, and the sand, dust, and rocks covering his body fell to the ground, making a soft sound of "crash, clatter," .
"Elodie...are you okay?"
"I'm fine! Mr. Kondo, are you okay?"
Elody ran to the other person in two steps and helped him up.
Kondo Shusuke grinned.
"My waist hurts so much... Fortunately, I can still move."
Elody looked at him nervously.
She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the other person was fine, not only conscious, but also able to stand safely.
At this time, as if a chain reaction had started, the survivors at the scene woke up one by one, and then all kinds of sounds were heard:
"Ouch... My head hurts so much...!"
"Hey! Come and help! Someone is trapped by the rocks here!"
"Damn it...! How could this happen...!"
"What tricks did the enemy army use?! Why did the imperial gate collapse?!"
"Is it a cannon?"
"No, it's impossible! Cannons don't have such terrible lethality!"
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Moaning, wailing, screaming, calling for help... The scene was filled with a panic atmosphere.
The sudden collapse of the Goryeo Gate left them in shock.
On this basis, "I don't know what means the enemy used" made them feel even more panic.
Before the big explosion, Elodie was standing on the edge of the gate, so she could see it very clearly.
The enemy did not use cannons, but used a more primitive weapon: bombs!
Those wooden barrels are all large bombs! As long as they are touched by flames, they will explode!
Elodie does not understand military technology, but she has heard that the method of making bombs is not difficult.
As long as there are raw materials such as gunpowder and sugar, even children can make large-yield bombs.
When she learned that the sugar she often eats in her mouth can be used to make bombs, she was very surprised-because of this, she had a deep impression of the weapon "bomb".
Filling 8 large carts with bombs... God knows how much gunpowder and sugar it takes.
In order to blow up the Akasaka Gate, the enemy has also made a huge bet.
Fortunately, this was not a huge explosion that blew up the entire city gate. If it was an explosion of this level, Elodie and the others would have been wiped out long ago.
The explosion just now only blew up the foundation of the Goryeo Gate.
As the saying goes, "A thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant hole."
The crucial foundation was blown out with a big hole, and the organizational structure of the Goryeo Gate could no longer sustain, so it directly disintegrated, collapsed, and collapsed...
Because it collapsed slowly, there was a buffer, so Elodie and the others were able to save their lives.
At this time, a cry attracted Elodie's attention:
"Mr. Shimada! Mr. Shimada! Wake up!"
Hearing this, Elodie's cheeks immediately showed a mixed look of joy and worry.
She was happy that she found Shimada Kui.
She was worried... From the cry just now, Shimada Kui's current situation was not optimistic...
She ran to the sound and immediately saw her comrades lying in the rubble.
Shimada Kai closed his eyes tightly, his face covered in blood.
No matter how the soldiers around him called him, he remained motionless, showing no signs of waking up.
Only his slightly rising and falling chest could prove that the flame of his life had not yet been extinguished.
After a brief period of anxiety, Elodie made a prompt decision:
"Find all the wounded! Send them to the rear for treatment!"
Her voice was filled with an impatient tone.
The Goryeo Gate of the Akasaka Imperial Gate was blown down, and the defenders suffered serious damage... It's easy to imagine what Elodie and his men will face next!
Elodie now only hopes that the enemy's attack will slow down a bit, so as to give them some breathing space.
What a pity... the thing she feared the most finally happened -
"Kill, kill, kill!" (Russian)
"The gate they rely on no longer exists! If not now, when? Follow me! Defeat the running dogs of the shogunate!"
The hurried footsteps, the excited shouts... a large group of enemy soldiers, a mixture of Russian soldiers and special forces soldiers, rushed towards them!
At present, the Goryeo Gate no longer exists. Standing on this ruin to fight the enemy is definitely a bad idea.
Kondo Shusuke immediately ordered:
"Quick! Retreat! Retreat to the Dulu Gate!"
Under the orderly command of Kondo Shusuke and Elodie, the surviving defenders took all the wounded they could find and retreated in a hurry, retreating to the second gate of the Akasaka Gate before the enemy arrived.
Although they retreated to the Dulu Gate in time,... the real nightmare is still behind!
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The familiar long ladder, the familiar enemy army that attacked up the ladder like an ant colony, the familiar fierce bloody battle!
All the soldiers, including Kondo Shusuke and Elodie, have not recovered from the explosion just now, and even the most basic organizational order has not been restored.
The state is extremely bad... But the enemy has already attacked, even if they can't support it, they can only fight hastily.
Elodie bit the tip of her tongue, trying to dispel the pain with pain.
Her head still hurts and swells badly, and the "buzzing" deep in her ears has not stopped. She feels that she can't use her strength, it's hard to concentrate, and her strength has declined sharply.
The battle just started, and she was cut on the left shoulder by the enemy because she was half a beat slower in dodging.
She and Kondo Shusuke are martial arts masters, so they can still barely hold on.
On the other hand, the other soldiers...
"Hey! Why are you vomiting blood?"
"Damn it... I think the explosion just now caused me to suffer internal injuries..."
"You are a lackey of the shogunate! Heaven's punishment!"
"If it weren't for my inability to exert my strength, how could it be... Gu!"
"Hahahaha! They are already vulnerable!"
A difficult battle... a one-sided battle!
Elodie still underestimated the impact of the explosion.
The troops were damaged, the morale was shaken... Facing the fierce offensive of the enemy, their resistance gradually became stretched.
After a while, their defense line began to waver, and more and more loopholes appeared.
No matter how bravely Kondo Shusuke and Elodie fought, they could not reverse this decline.
Seeing this, Elodie gritted her teeth and was secretly anxious.
She desperately wanted to do something to save the situation, but... but...
At the moment when despair began to spread in her heart--
Swoosh!
With a sharp sound of breaking through the air, an arrow cut across her field of vision horizontally.
Before she could react, the arrow accurately hit the neck of an enemy soldier, saving a sergeant who was almost killed.
This arrow was just the beginning.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Arrows flew out one after another, knocking down enemy soldiers one by one!
Elodie turned her head in a daze, and followed the trajectory of the arrows to look behind her - the one who drew the bow and shot the arrow was a beautiful woman wearing green armor.
She held a red bow, and her posture was both graceful and heroic, as if Tomoe Gozen was reincarnated!
Elodie was very familiar with this majestic female general - after all, she had just seen her in the Ohiro of Edo Castle a few days ago.
She looked at her in disbelief, and unconsciously whispered her name:
"Tenshoin... Your Highness?"
Tenshoin gave Elodie a gentle smile, then put on a stern face again, pulling the bowstring in his hand continuously, killing every enemy soldier that appeared in his sight.
She did not come alone.
"Everyone! Please hold your heads high! The battle is not over yet!"
The clear male voice spread throughout the entire Dulu Gate.
A young man, fully armed and holding a sword, stood proudly on the torrent gate, standing next to Elodie and others.
A young face, full of nobility, "Three-leaf sunflower" engraved on the battle feathers and swords... Such obvious features, this person's identity is ready to be revealed.
Someone recognized the identity of the young man, his face turned pale due to extreme shock, and after swallowing hard, he stammered and shouted:
"General, General!"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the scene changed suddenly!
To be honest, at this moment, Elodie couldn't believe her eyes.
But the scene in front of her clearly explained the facts: Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi and the Great Emperor Tianshouin came to the front line in person!
After learning that the situation of Akasaka Gomon was not good, the courageous mother and son made the same decision: Go to the front in person! Support the front line!
They don't understand military affairs, and don't know how to deploy troops.
The only thing they know is to lead by example!
Not only did the mother and son go to the front line, but they also brought their personal guards.
Tokugawa Iemochi raised the sword in his hand above his head, and then swung it down with force, with the tip of the sword pointing straight ahead:
"Go! Drive the enemy back to the ground!"
Instantly, the guards around him rushed forward and joined the battle.
He and Tenshoin's personal guards were naturally not rotten fish and shrimps, they were all carefully selected elite warriors.
Their participation in the battle immediately stabilized the precarious defense line.
Of course, compared with the new forces brought by the mother and son, the morale bonus brought by "the Shogun and the Omidaisho personally went to the front line of the battlefield and fought side by side with the soldiers" can play a more important role in the battle!
In the Summer Battle of Osaka (1615), the first Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu personally commanded the army and completely destroyed the Toyotomi family.
Since then, the feat of the Shogun personally going to the front line of the battlefield has not happened for 250 years!
Throughout the ages, it has always been exciting for the superiors to lead the army in person.
What's more, the superior who braved the arrows and stones was Tokugawa Iemochi, who was well-known for his virtue and had a high reputation among the people?
Seeing the heroic Tokugawa Iemochi and the brave Tenshoin, the soldiers' spirits were refreshed.
They cheered loudly, clenched their weapons, and swung them hard at the enemy soldiers in front of them!
At this time, two old male voices suddenly came into the ears of everyone.
"Have you caught up..."
"No, Seiichiro, we are late, and the limelight has been stolen by His Highness the Shogun and His Highness the Omi-no-dai-sho."
Tokugawa Iemochi was refreshed and looked at the two panting old men with joy.
"Otani-kun! Kubota-kun!"
Otani Seiichiro smiled slightly:
"General, the rats who dared to attack Yotani Gate have been repelled. We heard the terrifying explosion, so we rushed to reinforce."
Kubota Kiyon took over the conversation:
"But it seems that we have come in vain. With the two princes here, our reinforcements are no longer needed."
Tenshoin smiled:
"What are you talking about? Who would complain about having too many helpers? Come to support!"
Otani Seiichiro drew the sword at his waist, and Kubota Kiyon took the bow and arrows from his back.
The two shouted in unison:
"Yes, my order!"
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"What? Tokugawa Iemochi and Tenshoin Atsuhime appeared at Akasaka Gate?"
Shuten-doji, who always looks calm on weekdays, rarely lost his composure at this time.
He widened his eyes, and there was a look of disbelief in his eyes.
He was not the only one.
All the people around him, including Katsura Kogoro, Sukuna, and Umibozu, were now stunned and shocked.
The messenger continued to speak:
"It is reported that the people who came to reinforce Akasaka Gomon include not only the Shogun and the Omidaisho, but also the "Sword Saint" Otani Seiichiro and Kubota Kiyon!"
After hearing this, Shuten Doji's face became even darker:
"Damn... everything is not going well...!"
According to their previous judgment, the victory or defeat can be determined after the Koryo Gate of Akasaka Gomon is blown up.
Unexpectedly... at this critical juncture, there are still unexpected twists and turns!
At this time, Sukuna came forward and said to Shuten-doji excitedly:
"Shuten-doji! This is a great opportunity to kill Tokugawa Iemochi!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kaibozu excitedly took over the conversation:
"Yes! This guy took the initiative to show up, which saved us a lot of effort! Shuten-doji, let's launch a general attack directly! Kill Tokugawa Iemochi!"
After that, he couldn't wait to draw the wild sword on his back.
Shuten-doji was not infected by their excitement. He said coldly:
"Be patient. If there are only Tokugawa Iemochi and Tenshoin, then we should launch a general attack."
"But didn't you hear? At this moment, there are not only the Shogun and the Great Imperial Palace on the Akasaka Gate, but also the 'Sword Saint'!"
Umibozu was anxious:
"What are you afraid of! Otani Seiichiro is already in his twilight years! What is there to be afraid of?"
Shuten-doji glared at him fiercely:
"Don't underestimate the 'Sword Saint'."
"Why do you think he is called the 'Sword Saint'? We can't afford to underestimate the 'Sword Saint'."
Sukuna pursed his lips and gradually regained his composure.
"Then...Shuten-doji, what should we do now?"
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