[Thin Sakura Ghost] Tongqi

***Hijikata Suisan, get down***

Iemo Tokugawa, No. 14 of the shogunate, is an extremely unfamiliar character or term to me.From Senior Ishikawa's mouth, it can be felt that he admires this young general very much.

From Ishikawa-senpai's words, I could tell that Iemo Tokugawa must be a wise and diligent monarch. I couldn't help being curious and asked a few more questions. I probably learned that this high-ranking man was promoted to general at a young age. The position, humble and polite attitude, is a talented young man.

With full of anticipation, set foot on the road.

On January [-]th of the fourth year of Wenjiu, the general entered Osaka. As guards, we were arranged at the back end of the team.

"Just leave that child in the garrison, won't he run away?" Mr. Okita shook his head back and forth boredly.

"You don't have to worry about it, I've already made arrangements." Hijikata Toshizo's voice sounded, I turned my gaze to him, he glanced back, and then turned to the front.

This time, almost all members of the Shinsensu Group were mobilized, leaving only a small number of team members in the camp.I raised my chin and looked forward. Among the neatly arranged warrior guards, a beautifully decorated carriage (driving cage) was steadily being carried by four people.

The sedan chairs here are not comfortable in my opinion. They are small and short, and I always feel that I can't move when I sit in them.I thought about how the shogun was the great general who conquered barbarians, and I felt that he must be riding a tall horse with a dignified appearance, but why he shrank in this small box, so that people could not see his true face.

I thought about it, but unexpectedly said it.Isamu Kondo laughed awkwardly, Toshizo Hijikata turned his head to tell me to concentrate and not to talk, Souji Okita smiled evilly while rubbing his chin like a curious baby.

I shrugged my shoulders to express my indifference, but Keisuke Shannan smiled softly and said softly: "To show respect for the court, it is probably to show the sincerity of being willing to bow down and become a minister."

"Really?" The chief played with his fingers teasingly, "Willing? My ears must have misheard."

Curiosity was picked up by the chief just like that, and when he was about to ask again, he received a blank stare from Hijikata Toishi, so he had to give up resentfully.

Looking at the sedan chair from a distance, I can't help feeling disgusted with the people inside.Senior Ishikawa told some of his stories, I don't remember clearly, but the deep love between him and his wife is imprinted in my mind.

As a political marriage, it is indeed rare to have such a harmonious and loving marriage.Not to mention the embarrassing situation between the imperial court and the shogunate for Tokugawa Ieshige's Godaisho and his relatives.

Just when I was thinking about something, a gunshot shattered my peaceful heart.

The first reaction was to draw out the knife, a few figures suddenly appeared among the people on both sides of the road, chopped down the guard several times and rushed towards the sedan chair.

"Azui!" Isamu Kondo roared, and Hijikata Toshizo simply responded and rushed into the crowd.

The surroundings suddenly became chaotic, I blocked the blade that was cutting towards me, raised my leg and kicked the man's waist and abdomen fiercely, and looked up through the gap, the general in the cage was surrounded by several guards, but But the number of assailants is quite large, and they are in a dilemma.

"Hey! There is no time to look at other places!" Shinpachi pushed me, and the place where I was standing was cut by the blade. I gritted my teeth with lingering fear, and turned sideways to avoid the oncoming attack.

"Protect the general!" Someone in the crowd shouted, I swung my knife to fight off a few ronin, and suddenly I saw Hijikata Toshizo being besieged by several people, the situation was not too good.

Damn it, don't die in a place like this, Hijikata Toshizo!I pulled out my ribs to protect my body, dodged left and right with swords and swords, and rushed in the direction of Hijikata Toshizo.

Without thinking too much, the blade turned and pierced directly into a man's chest. The force blocked by the friction of muscle tissue was so real, I drew out the knife, and the blood splattered. Stab another ronin.

My sword is not considered a sword. Considering that women's strength is not dominant, Ishikawa-senpai specially made it into a double-edged sword, and mostly uses stabbing to defeat the enemy.

"噗!" The sound of metal colliding rang in my ears, I ducked low, and saw Hijikata Toshizo withdrawing his knife and slashing at the ronin, killing him with one blow, I breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you."

"To each other." Hijikata Toshizo gave me a meaningful look, then reached out to block the ronin's sword, exerted force on his wrist, and rotated slightly, and the ronin's sword was let go with three strokes, "Don't be careless."

"Yes." I slashed at the ronin attacking from the left with my backhand. A heat wave whizzed past my cheeks. I widened my eyes and turned my head. A general's guard was stunned in place. Slowly, bright red Blood dripped from a small black spot between the eyebrows, along his cheeks and neck, and immediately stained his clothes red.

The heart stopped for a second. In this place where most people use cold weapons to fight, muskets are simply cheats!I searched, and the black muzzle of the gun had moved to the side at this time, and another gunshot rang out.

The personal guard next to the general fell down slowly, and not far away, Hijikata Toshizo was running towards Iemo Tokugawa's place, frowning tightly.

"Get down!!" I yelled, rushing forward desperately, "Get down!"

Gunshots rang out, and within sight, Toshizo Hijikata stood in front of Tokugawa Iemo with a knife.

That's too late.I opened and closed my mouth, "Get down! Get down!" I shouted, but the picture turned into a silent film strangely, quiet and silent.

I don't know how long it took me to realize it. I was sitting on the ground, and the light was almost completely blocked by the crowd.

There were a lot of people around me, I closed my eyes and squeezed them, then opened them and saw the faces of Toshizo Hijikata and Souji Okita clearly, what's going on?Is the melee over?

"Eh..." I wanted to speak, but only whimpered.

"Don't talk." Hijikata Toshisan bent his face and approached me, "Don't talk, the doctor will be here soon."

doctor?Confused, I gasped, and my chest ached sharply.What's wrong?I lowered my head, and a large puddle of blood was painted on my left chest like a red peony.

In an instant, the pain surged out, swallowing me like a monster.

"Ha..." I breathed with difficulty, and every breath was an indescribable pain.

"It'll be fine." A thick and deep voice rushed into my brain, I raised my eyes with difficulty, and a handsome man half-kneeled on the ground holding my hand, "No joke."