In cold weather, you need to pay special attention to keeping your palms warm to ensure that your palms will not freeze and you can draw your weapon at any time.

"Fighting in the snow... is quite interesting. It's a pity that I don't have my shamisen at hand, otherwise I really want to play a song in this wind and snow."

As soon as Takasugi Shinsaku's self-deprecating sigh came to an end, a strange shout suddenly came from the top of the mountain.

Shinsaku Takasugi and Masujiro Omura immediately raised their telescopes like a conditioned reflex and looked towards the top of the mountain.

Figures of people surged... The Shinsengumi team members wearing light green feathers worked together to erect a flag, which was erected next to the Chengji flag.

There is no family crest on this flag, and there is no other content. It only has eight characters -

There is the glory of death, but no shame of life.

…

…

Nangong Mountain, the top of the mountain, the Shinsengumi main formation——

Qingdeng stood upright on the edge of the cliff, holding a torch in his hand. While heating his palms with the torch, he looked at the Qi Corps camp in the distance.

At this time, Kondo rushed to his side and said quickly:

"All teams are ready."

Qingdeng nodded lightly:

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

After that, he threw the torch in his palm to his feet, then took off the water bottle from his waist, poured it on the torch, and extinguished the flames.

Just last night, Qingdeng summoned all captains and deputy captains who were still able to move and informed them of today's battle plan.

The main content of the plan can be summarized in one sentence: Attack! Attack! Attack again! Attack with all your strength! No matter what happens, no matter what situation arises, Nangong Mountain must be completely captured within half a day! Sekigahara must be captured

!

At this point, there is no need to distinguish between left and right, and there is no need to engage in any tactics.

Directly order the entire army to rush down like a mountain torrent and destroy the enemy camp! Completely defeat the surprise team!

Just when Qingteng was about to turn around and leave, the commander-in-chief's voice suddenly came from beside him:

"Qingden!"

Qingdeng was stunned, stopped, and followed the sound.

She saw the general secretary wearing a light green haori, holding the Jingguishen that Qingneng lent her in her right hand, and hurriedly walked towards Qingnian.

Ainoto had a clear order: the general, Shinpachi Nagakura, and Ichi Saito, who were injured in yesterday's battle, should all retreat to the rear to recuperate, and no objections would be allowed.

Before Qingteng could say, "Soji, why are you here? Go back and rest quickly." Souji smiled and threw the Dingguishen in his hand.

"then!"

Ding Guishen spun and flew into the air, drew a beautiful parabola, and landed impartially on Qingdeng's head, and was caught by Qingdeng in his hand.

The director-general put his hands on his hips and said with a smile:

"You must have a headache now that you don't have a good knife, right?"

"If you take an unmarked sword into battle again, the enemy may cut off the blade like yesterday and you may be in danger."

"Anyway, I can't go to the front line now, so I'll just give it back to you!"

After Qingdeng heard this, he lowered his head subconsciously and looked straight at the Dingguishen in his hand.

Holding the knife tightly for a long time, he felt the familiar touch and weight in his palm, and he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of nostalgia.

With a "clop" sound, he suddenly pushed the knife out of the scabbard, revealing the red copper tenon used to clamp the scabbard, and then pulled out the blade little by little, making a clanging sound.

Although the Ding Gui Shen is a unique sword, no matter how powerful the sword is, it is still a consumable.

After many hard battles, fierce battles, and bloody battles, the blade of Dingguishen has long been scarred.

If it hadn't been sent for repair regularly, it would have broken long ago.

It's just that grinding the blade is like peeling an onion, it gets thinner every time you sharpen it.

Sharpened again and again, sharpened again... Now, the blade is so thin that there is only a layer of iron left, and it cannot be further sharpened.

If it is seriously damaged again, even if you hire famous craftsmen from all over the world, you will not be able to repair it.

In other words, the "deadline" for determining ghosts and gods is approaching...

Qingden stared at the blade in his hand with mixed emotions, and then put it back into the sheath with force.

"Xiao Si, thank you!"

He turned his head and thanked the director with a smile.

"Go back and rest quickly. Recuperate in the rear and wait quietly for our news!"

Souji nodded vigorously "Yes", then turned his eyes and looked at Isamu Kondo next to Aoto:

"Brother Kondo, you have to fight hard!"

Isamu Kondo grinned:

"Whoa whoa!"

After bidding farewell to the general manager, the two of them walked down the cliff one after another.

Abruptly, Qingden said to Isamu Kondo behind him:

"Yong, give me the order - put up that flag!"

…

…

Except for the 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th divisions, the soldiers of the other divisions all gathered in a flat open space not far from the top of the mountain.

There is glory in death, but there is no glory in life - looking at the flag standing on the top of the mountain, the soldiers all showed nervous expressions.

On the first day they joined the Shinsengumi, they learned the meaning of this flag.

After raising this flag, all soldiers in the army must be determined to die!

Either win or die!

Just when they were nervously waiting for the order to attack, someone shouted:

"Look! It's the lord!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Everyone turned their heads and looked back - Qingdeng's figure suddenly appeared on the cliff behind the assembly area.

Qingden held the Dingguishen on his waist and looked down at each squadron.

Obviously he didn't do anything, he just showed his face, but it raised the atmosphere of the scene several degrees.

The team members all looked at Qingdeng with fanatical expressions, and their original nervousness turned into eagerness to try.

Qingdeng calmly looked around the audience and said:

"At this point, I have nothing else to say."

With the blessing of the talent "Cloud-Cracking Stone +3", his sonorous voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

"The only thing I want to say is: Defeat the enemy! Today, I will add the footnote to the history books that 'The Shinsengumi achieved complete victory in the Second Sekigahara Battle'!"

After finishing speaking, the mountains roared with thunder!

…

…

The cheers of the Shinsengumi continued for a long time.

Takasugi Shinsaku naturally knew what the banner "Glory in death, disgrace in life" meant.

"...Mr. Omura, I'll leave the rest to you."

As he spoke, he slowly pulled out Muramasa from his waist.

While drawing the knife, he took out a red pill from nowhere.

Omura Masujiro stared straight at this red pill...that is, "The Decisive Battle of Yodo", and sighed:

"Mr. Takasugi, do you really have to die?"

"Based on your current state, if you take another pill of 'Decisive Lake', you will definitely die!"

Takasugi Shinsaku smiled calmly:

"I am the only person in our army who can hope to hold back Tachibana Aoden."

"So, I have to go!"

"I am a patient suffering from a bloody cough."

"You have to die anyway, why not die in a more meaningful and valuable place."
To be continued...