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Chapter 922: Imitating Nightingale, the Absolute Defense Line of the "Rare Military Advisor" [5200]

The dense barrage of bullets disturbed the air.

In the blink of an eye, earth and rocks flew everywhere!

Looking at the towering rock wall in front of him and the large wave of bullets flying towards him, Qing Deng couldn't help but be stunned, and his pupils instantly shrank into pinholes.

His body reacted before his consciousness did. He bent down, rolled to the side, and hid behind an ancient tree not far away.

However...the large army behind Qing Deng did not have the same reaction speed as him.

The barrage of bullets whizzed past, and blood rained down.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

"Ugh...! Damn it! I got shot in the shoulder!"

"Scatter! Everyone, scatter! Don't gather in groups!"

In an instant, accompanied by splattering blood, more than a dozen soldiers fell to the ground wailing.

The Choshu army's offensive continued.

Suddenly, Qing Deng heard a "woooo" sound, as if something was falling.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw black objects drawing beautiful parabolas in the air and then falling straight towards their heads.

One of them happened to fall at Qing Deng's feet.

Qing Deng looked closely—it was a grenade!
In an instant...really in the instant when he saw the thing clearly, Qing Deng reached out his hand like lightning, grabbed the grenade that had fallen at his feet, and then threw it back with force.

The grenade exploded with a bang before it reached its highest point in the air.

At the same time, as if a chain reaction had occurred, the grenades that fell in other places exploded one after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The air was filled with smoke and the foul smell of gunpowder.

This time, it was the Shinsengumi that suffered the range damage of the "fragments".

Many people were injured by grenades, or injured by the explosion, or scratched by shrapnel, and lost their ability to fight.

At this time, the musketeers on the rock wall had finished reloading, and the black muzzles of their guns were once again pointed directly at the Shinsengumi below - the second wave of barrage was coming!

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Another group of soldiers were unfortunately shot.

This series of offensives by the Choshu army completely disrupted the order and formation of the Shinsengumi, and the momentum of the attack was abruptly interrupted.

The terrain here is open and there are almost no decent obstacles, so there is no way to avoid them.

Seeing this, Qing Deng did not let his obsession with "quickly conquering Nangong Mountain" blind him, and made a prompt decision:
"Back off! Back off! Take all the wounded with you and back off!!"

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Under Qingdeng's instructions, the team members retreated in an orderly manner, away from this "rock wall".

He only cared about escaping for his own life, and ignored his injured comrades who fell to the ground... Even if we ignore discipline and military regulations, and only talk about human relations and morals, Qingdeng will never allow such behavior to happen.

Therefore, Qing Deng specifically requested that all the wounded be taken away, without leaving any behind.

The resting area chosen by Qingdeng was a forest not far from the rock wall.

The location is outside the enemy's attack range, and the dense trees can effectively conceal the whereabouts of the large troops, making it impossible for the enemy on the "rock wall" to see their movements clearly. It is indeed a perfect hiding place and resting place.

In this way, the large army set up a simple camp here, rested secretly, and prepared to regroup.

It is noon now.

After a whole morning of fierce fighting, the soldiers were already starving.

It is a good opportunity for the team members to take advantage of the current rest time to have a good meal and restore their strength.

"Get out of the way! Food is coming from the rear!"

"Food?! Where's the food?!"

"No fighting! No fighting! Whoever dares to fight will have nothing to eat!"

The cooks carried baskets of hot rice balls up the mountain.

Seeing that lunch was coming, the team members were extremely anxious, but they still followed the order and lined up obediently.

After receiving the still hot rice balls, the soldiers stuffed them into their mouths impatiently and swallowed them whole without even chewing.

This shows how fierce the battle was in the morning.

At the base...that is, in Kyoto, Otsu and other places, Qingdeng was able to provide the soldiers with rich meals such as rice, miso soup, and dried meat.

However, when arriving at the front-line battlefield far away from the base, it is difficult to ensure the normal supply of materials.

Logistics is a big subject.

Even the world's top management gurus would feel overwhelmed when faced with the military's logistics problems.

The rear was full of supplies, but they could not be transported to the front line due to lack of transportation capacity and effective scheduling... This kind of thing is not uncommon even in modern times.

To be fair, the Shinsengumi’s logistical system was still in its infancy.

Under Qing Deng's instruction, Iwasaki Yataro was stationed in Otsu and was fully responsible for the supply of this battle.

It doesn't matter if people eat a little worse, as it will not cause them to lose their fighting power.

But if the guns and cannons are out of ammunition, they will be completely useless.

Therefore, the entire transport capacity of the Shinsengumi was given priority to supplying weapons and ammunition.

As for luxurious foods such as dried meat and tofu, there was really no way to afford them.

Even though Yataro Iwasaki was experienced and good at management, he was overwhelmed by the huge workload. He was so busy that he had no time to eat or sleep.

Providing hot rice balls to the soldiers on the front line - this is the limit of what Yataro Iwasaki... or the Shinsengumi's current logistics system can do.

While the cooks were distributing rice balls, another team also took action.

I saw "men in white" wearing white overalls running quickly in the camp to rescue the wounded.

"Mmmm... Doctor, save me..."

"Don't move! The more you move, the more you bleed!"

"Ahhhh! My hand! My hand!"

"Quick! Someone come and hold him down!"

"Doctor, my shoulder bone was shattered by a bullet... Will I be able to wield a knife again?"

"I don't know. I don't know medical skills, so I can't give you a definite answer."

They are affiliated with the Shinsengumi medical side.

However, they are not professional doctors. Their main responsibility is to transfer the wounded from the front line to the rear so that professional doctors can provide further treatment.

In other words, their main job is to do hard labor, and only a small number of them know simple medical skills and can stop bleeding and correct bones.

Qing Deng knew nothing about battlefield rescue, but he knew the story of the famous Nightingale.

Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing and nurse education, was the world's first real nurse.

From 1854 to 1856, the coalition forces of Britain, France, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Ottoman Empire and Tsarist Russia fought in Crimea, and the Crimean War broke out.

There is no decent battlefield rescue in the West nowadays...to be more precise, there is no such concept at all!

Due to the lack of medical staff and poor medical conditions, the wounded could hardly receive good care.

It is no exaggeration to say that once you are injured, you can only lie in bed and grit your teeth to hold on, and your life or death depends entirely on God.

This "free-range" management has resulted in a high death rate for the wounded.

The death rate of wounded soldiers among the British army alone was a horrifying 42%.

This tragic situation underwent a fundamental change with the arrival of Nightingale.

During the battle, Nightingale volunteered to serve as a field nurse and led 38 nurses to the front line to serve in the field hospital, providing the wounded with necessary daily necessities and food and providing them with careful care.

Nightingale may not be a miracle doctor who can bring people back to life, but she is indeed a technical talent who is proficient in both medicine and mathematics.

She not only greatly improved the living environment of the wounded, but also applied statistics in her work and treated the wounded with scientific methods.

Nightingale's methods and measures cannot be compared with modern professional rescue.

However, it was these crude measures that reduced the British Army's casualty death rate to 2.2% in just six months.

In fact, in many cases, the injured are often just one breath away from recovery.

As long as they are given a little encouragement and hope of survival, they can grit their teeth and survive - the human body is so amazing.

Even in the West, the science of "battlefield rescue" is just beginning.

Qingdeng did not have anyone like Nightingale who was proficient in both medicine and mathematics.

Without even a leader, it would be a fantasy for the Shinsengumi to have a mature public health system in a short period of time.

However, he could still do something like creating a good medical environment and sterilizing all medical equipment with boiling water to give the wounded a chance of survival. Therefore, Qing Deng always attached great importance to the medical field and never hesitated to invest.

This is not only out of considerations of interests, but also out of a simple sense of justice.

Qing Deng could not do such an inhumane thing as letting his subordinates who had a chance to survive to die tragically.

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While the team members were resting, Qingdeng found a high place and looked at the "rock wall" from afar.

He held the telescope and carefully looked at every corner of the "rock wall".

Yamanami Keisuke stood beside him and also observed the enemy situation through a telescope.

Suddenly, Shannan Jingzhu said softly:

"...Tachibana-kun, in my opinion, the Choshu army in front of us should be Takasugi Shinsaku's special forces."

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Qingdeng nodded lightly:

"What a coincidence, Jingzhu, you and I thought of the same thing."

Up to this point in the battle, the powerful firepower displayed by the enemy makes people wonder: Is this still Choshu’s army?
Almost everyone was equipped with a flintlock rifle and some were even equipped with grenades.

In addition to their excellent equipment, their morale and training level are also very high.

Even in hand-to-hand combat, he could fight back and forth with the Shinsengumi.

Even when they were forced to retreat due to defeat in the war, there was no sign of collapse and their advances and retreats were well-founded.

As far as Qing Deng knows, the only unit in the Choshu army that has such quality is... Takasugi Shinsaku's special forces!
Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind them:
"General! Commander-in-Chief!"

They both put down their binoculars and turned to look—the captain of the 5th Division, Niimi Nishiki, was walking towards them at a brisk pace.

Although he cannot be compared with Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi and others, Niimi Nishiki, who is proficient in Shinto Munen-ryu, is also a powerful general.

Long before he joined the Shinsengumi, he was already a well-known swordsman and was very well-known in Mito, known as the "Lion of Mito".

Just by looking at the thick bloodstains on his clothes, it is not difficult to imagine his heroic posture as he bravely killed the enemy.

After standing in front of Qing Deng, Xin Jianjin said slowly:
"General Tachibana, Commander Shannan, all those prisoners have confessed."

The "prisoners" he mentioned were the enemy soldiers captured in the chaos this morning.

Qing Deng was now in urgent need of intelligence - he didn't even know which unit of Choshu these enemy soldiers in front of him belonged to, let alone who their commander was - so he sent Xin Jianjin to interrogate the prisoners.

Qing Deng raised his chin and gestured, "Go ahead."

Niimi Jin understood what he meant and cleared his throat, then slowly told him all the information he had collected.

First of all, Qing Deng knew that he had guessed correctly.

This troop stationed at Nangong Mountain is indeed the famous special forces team.

He learned that the Kiheitai was split into two parts. The main force of 1500 people, led by Takasugi Shinsaku, came to intercept the Shinsengumi; the small force of 500 people, led by Katsura Kogoro, continued to march towards Kanto together with the "Slavic Corps".

Then he learned who designed and deployed these tricky fortifications—Omura Masujiro, the military strategist of the Special Forces.

Omura Masujiro... Qing Deng was not unfamiliar with this name - because this man had been quite famous a long time ago!
His real name was Murata Ryoan. He was born in 1825 and was originally a doctor in the Choshu domain.

His ancestors were doctors. His father, Murata Takayoshi, was a famous doctor in the village and was well versed in Dutch studies.

Influenced by his family, Masujiro Omura began to study medicine and Dutch in his teenage years.

As we all know, "abandoning medicine to pursue X" is the inevitable path for many celebrities.

In addition to practicing medicine, Omura Masujiro, out of his strong interest in military strategy, translated a large number of Dutch army and naval strategy books, thus mastering some modern military strategy knowledge.

Soon after, the "Black Ship Incident" broke out.

In order to maintain its ruling position, the shogunate ordered each feudal domain to purchase and manufacture advanced ships and guns, reform the backward military system and tactics, and strengthen Japan's maritime defense capabilities.

However, for Japan, which had been practicing "isolation" for a long time, it did not know where to start in reforming its military, and it did not know how to strengthen its coastal defense. As a result, the various feudal domains actively sought talents everywhere.

Under such circumstances, Omura Masujiro was recommended in 1853 and accepted the recruitment of Uwajima Domain Lord Date Muneshige.

After being hired, Omura Masujiro's main tasks were to translate military books, teach Western military tactics, and guide the design and construction of artillery batteries and the manufacture of warships.

While serving in the Uwajima domain, he was ordered by the domain to visit Nagasaki twice, in 1854 and 1855, where he systematically learned military knowledge and weapons technology from the Dutch.

Gradually, his outstanding military talents became more and more well-known.

In today's Japan, the number of people who are familiar with Western military affairs can probably be counted on two hands.

In other words, when Qing Deng was still a little-known person, Omura Masujiro was already a well-known military expert!
In 1860, Omura Masujiro, who was becoming famous for his military knowledge, was hired by the Choshu domain.

However, the Choshu clan believed that he was of humble origin and therefore did not give him important positions, intending only to have him translate military books and give lectures.

Since then, Qing Deng has never heard from Omura Masujiro again.

And now, through the captives, Qing Deng was able to learn the subsequent plot -

The Choshu clan was unwilling to use Omura Masujiro, but let Takasugi Shinsaku take advantage of the opportunity.

Just like the Shinsengumi, the Kiheitai is a team that does not care about background.

Takasugi Shinsaku was impressed by Omura Masujiro's talent and actively recruited him, not looking down on him because of his humble background.

No one knows exactly what happened.

In short, Omura Masujiro gladly accepted Takasugi Shinsaku's invitation and became a member of the special forces.

Takasugi Shinsaku appointed him as the chief military manager of the Kiheitai - in simple terms, he was made the military advisor of the Kiheitai, specifically responsible for improving the military system, training soldiers, and making suggestions.

"The Three Heroes of Choshu" Takasugi Shinsaku + "Rare Military Strategist" Omura Masujiro + the well-trained special forces... Faced with this luxurious lineup, Yamanami Keisuke smiled bitterly and shrugged, saying with emotion:

“No wonder we had such a hard time fighting…”

Qing Deng said nothing. After a brief thought, he said to Xin Jianjin:
"Niimi-kun, you've worked hard. Go down and have a rest first."

After letting Xin Jianjin step back and rest for a while, Qing Deng picked up the telescope again and looked at the "rock wall" that was "covered" with muskets.

The more carefully he looked at the overall picture of this "rock wall", the more solemn the expression on his face became.

The location of this "rock wall" is extremely dangerous, like a high wall across a crossroads.

If the Shinsengumi right wing army led by Qing Deng wants to attack the top of Nangong Mountain, they must pass through this "rock wall"!
It is not difficult to see that the enemy was well aware of the importance of this "rock wall" to the Shinsengumi.

Therefore, they deployed heavy troops here!
Most of the musketeers were deployed on top of the rock walls, where they had a good view and enjoyed the best of the terrain, allowing them to fire down a barrage of bullets from a high vantage point.

In order to better search and attack the Shinsengumi, they cleared a fan-shaped space in front of the rock wall.

All the large rocks were moved away and all the trees were cut down.

As a result, once the Shinsengumi attacks, they will be in a dilemma where they have no escape or hide.

In addition to muskets, they also displayed grenades in the previous confrontation.

Who knows what other weapons they will take out next?
It's not impossible to take a detour.

However, doing so would run the risk of stretching the front line and exposing the flanks.

In the mountains where communication and movement are difficult, if the army's flank is attacked, there is no time to return to the rescue and there is a risk of capsizing.

Besides, taking a detour would waste a lot of time.

This was an unacceptable price for Qing Deng, who was in a hurry to go to Kanto.

In a nutshell, Qing Deng had no other choice - he had to find a way to break through the "rock wall" in front of him!
In Qing Deng's opinion, if he wanted to be safe, the best strategy was undoubtedly to bring in the cannons! Use the cannons to bombard the "rock wall" intensively!
But... moving the heavy cannon from the top of Songwei Mountain and then transporting it to Nangong Mountain... this trip will take at least half a day!

It takes a long time and is not a good idea.

A direct frontal assault is also not feasible.

This "rock wall" is so high that hundreds of soldiers from the special forces are waiting here for battle. I wonder how many lives will be lost before they can take it down.

In this case... there is only one strategy left...

When he thought of this, Qing Deng lowered his eyelids and a complicated expression appeared on his face.

At this moment, suddenly, Shannan Jingzhu beside him chuckled a few times:
"Jujun, what are you hesitating about?"

"Your thoughts should agree with mine."

"So... give the order quickly."

"Let me lead the team to attract the enemy's attention in the front, and you lead Souji, Saito-kun and a few other elite troops to climb over the 'rock wall' from the side and launch a surprise attack!"

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