Tennis Shinsengumi's Blood Dance Sakura

Tezuka threw the last piece of firewood into the fireplace, and the flame that was about to go out was ignited again.It's another winter, how many years has it been since time travel?He can't remember clearly, but what he vaguely remembers is that in the winter of that year, everyone enjoyed the snow together at the residence of Mibu Village. The snow was so heavy that night, and everyone had a snowball fight until late at night; When he was assassinated at that time, Fuji himself sucked the poisonous blood from the wound for him, the scar was still there, but the person was no longer there; there was also the bell that year and Atobe greeted New Year’s Eve on the roof, and on that day the war broke out. The cannon was fired.

Tezuka pulled out the sword at his waist, and then looked at it carefully with the faint light of the fire. The scene of that morning is still vivid in his memory, but time has slipped away for more than four months, and this sword has stained the hearts of countless people. Blood, are you okay?

Not long after Tezuka left the Aizu Domain, the Aizu Domain, which had persisted for more than a month, finally surrendered. The members of the White Tigers fought to the last moment, Jomo committed seppuku, and Matsudaira Yoho was imprisoned.Echizen, Xiao Jin also lost contact.Although the Aizu Domain failed, the stubborn resistance of the soldiers left behind the reputation of the Aizu Soul and was praised. Perhaps it is this spirit of indomitable struggle to the end that is the most precious thing of the entire nation.

Atobe, as long as you are alive, as long as you are alive, I can fight on!

Shortly after the surrender of the Aizu domain, Takehiro Natsumoto packed up the remnants of the shogunate and set off for Hokkaido.Tezuka joined Natsumoto Takehiro from the Sendai Domain.The cold sea, the desolate scenery, and the hazy sky are Tezuka's first impression of Hokkaido.With an absolutely superior force, they captured this place that already belonged to the new government.Under the mediation of Takeyoshi Xiamoto, the governments of various countries acquiesced to their existence.The Ezo Republic was established. After voting, Takehiro Xiamoto became the president, and Tezuka was elected as the army commander.As the last remnant of the shogunate, a country that stood side by side with the new government was finally established, but Tezuka couldn't be happier.The current battle is far from their original ideal, and he can no longer explain why they are fighting now.To preserve this newly formed country?Xiamoto Wuyang and Ohtori Keisuke are obviously different from Atobe. They are politicians who weigh gains and losses. They fight when they think it is possible to fight, and surrender when they think it is impossible to fight. Justice has always been on their balance. Never had any location.But, Atobe, if you are alive, I still have a reason to fight.

"Report, Deputy Commander." A member's knock on the door interrupted Tezuka's train of thought, and Tezuka sheathed his sword and stood up.

"Come in."

"Vice Chief, President Chaburn invites you to go to the meeting."

"A meeting?" Tezuka asked.He was already not interested in those empty meetings, and he also told Xia Ben that he didn't need to attend the meeting, and if he was going to fight, just let him know.Although he was tired of killing, in order to reduce the death of soldiers, he still chose to go into battle himself.

"Yes. President Chaburn asks you to come over anyway."

"I see." Tezuka grabbed his military uniform and put it on, and followed the team members to the meeting room.But in the corridor, I accidentally ran into Renzu. After Yonezawa Fan surrendered, Renzu also came here.Because each other has lost their teammate, the two people who should be in the same sympathy are trying to avoid meeting each other, because every time they meet, they can't help but want to remember the past, any name is a stab in each other's heart.Maybe the best way to live now is to forget, forget who you used to be, maybe you will be happier.

"Tezuka." Shinozu greeted, it seemed that he had just come out of the meeting room, looking impatient.

"What's wrong?" Tezuka asked.

"Those bastards have been discussing the issue of insufficient funds. Otori advocates using the name of war donations to collect protection money from the citizens of Quanbakodate City. I don't know what those people are thinking."

Tezuka nodded, and pushed open the door of the conference room. Discussing this matter is no longer a matter of a day or two. Once a decision is made, the burden on the people will increase. To increase their burden, politicians are politicians!After sitting in the corner and listening for more than ten minutes, Tezuka finally couldn't help but shoot up.

"Earth Fang?!" Everyone looked at this taciturn warrior in astonishment.

"I would like to ask everyone, why do we want to establish the Ezo Republic? Is it just to push yourself to the position of president?"

"Of course not, because we are the shogunate!"

"It doesn't matter what we are, it really does matter what we do. Contributions to war are nothing more than setting up a pretentious name to search for the people. What is the difference between what we do and the fatuous rule of the shogunate, and what is the difference between the meiji government's militarism?" What's the difference? Doing so will only repeat the mistakes of the shogunate and put ourselves on the road to perdition. I thought that we established a new government because we have different beliefs from the Meiji government, which is why I have fought to this day. If If everyone insists on acting recklessly, then from now on I will resign from my post in the army." After saying these words, Tezuka walked out of the meeting room.The decision-making power is not in his hands, and there is only so much he can do.This proposal was eventually shelved under Tezuka's strong opposition.

The Ezo Republic had just settled down, and the new government army's conquest came immediately.Originally, the military strength in the hands of Xia Benwuyang was enough to compete with the new government army. Whether it was a naval battle or a forced landing operation by the new government army, it was impossible to achieve it under the premise of their powerful navy.In this way, it is possible to buy enough time for them to gain a foothold and seek further development.This is also the reason why Xia Ben first established the country in this remote place, but because of the weather, they lost two important warships in the event of a storm, which greatly reduced their naval strength and was no longer enough to compete with the new government forces .

"This time the new government troops dispatched ironclad ships." Xia Ben said.This was already the most advanced warship at that time, named after the wooden hull covered with iron armor. Although it was about the same size as the warship they had in hand, its power was three times higher.

"Ironclad?" Tezuka asked.

"That's right, you haven't seen the earthwork before?" Da Niao said.

Tezuka suddenly fell into deep thought. How long ago did that happen? Atobe once said to him very excitedly, "Tezuka, the shogunate just bought an ironclad ship from the United States. When it arrives, our naval strength will increase. It has been increased several times, and Changzhou will not be feared at all.” However, when the ironclad ship was transported to Japan, the shogunate had already surrendered, and the U.S. military, who was watching from left and right, finally sold the ship to the new government. This is really ironic.Atobe seems to be making wedding clothes for others.The ears are still full of people's discussions, everyone's fear of the ironclad ship is evident, and they can't think of a better strategy except to sit and wait.

"Let's take it back!" Tezuka's deep voice broke out from the discussion.

"What did you say?"

"Take it, it's that simple." Tezuka repeated, "The ironclad ship will stop at Miyako Bay, and bring him there."

"We can't beat it at all, how can we take it back?" Tezuka's whimsical tactics undoubtedly aroused doubts.

"Send us to an ironclad ship and then take control and take it for ourselves. All the Navy has to do is send us to the ship and then drive the ship back. Is that okay?"

Under the premise that the discussion was fruitless, Xia Ben finally accepted this bold decision.Three warships were dispatched to carry out this task.

The fleet set off under the cover of night. Tezuka stood at the bow and looked at the light at the stern. It was the only light in the vast night. , the wind is as cold as a knife.This action has the meaning of putting everything in one basket. If it fails, this last flame of hope will be extinguished.

"Tezuka, will it succeed?" Shinozu came behind him at some point, determined to act together, and finally persuaded Xia Ben to board the warship.

"Yes!" Tezuka held the sword at his waist, thinking of Atobe's optimistic and confident face, Tezuka couldn't help showing a smile. "However, if we can't complete the task, bear with it, don't worry about our retreat as soon as possible."

"What do you mean? Could it be that you are timid before you take action?"

"No, the strength of our fleet is not as good as that of the iron-clad ships. Maybe it will end in annihilation."

"No matter what, this is the last hope, let's go for it! Let Atobe know that this ship is turning around and hitting us now, maybe it will die of anger."

"Yeah, then take him and give him as a gift!" Tezuka said in his heart.

The boarding operation started at dawn.Tezuka and his warships were originally flying the US flag and approached the ironclad ship, but at the last moment they revealed their identities. The two ships collided, and the sides of the two ships collided. According to the predetermined plan, Tezuka was the first to jump onto the opponent's deck. , Covering the well-chosen teammates jumping off one by one, the chaotic new government army was overwhelmed for a while, and they quickly gained the upper hand.

"Control the weapons." Tezuka ordered, "Leave this to me." Only by controlling the weapons on the ironclad ship as soon as possible can they succeed, otherwise the two warships escorting them will be repelled, and they will become a turtle in the urn.The team members quickly dispersed, looking for their own targets, the enemy's corpses quickly piled up, blood stained the deck.At the same time their warships began firing at the ironclad, shells roaring overhead.However, there were more and more enemies on the deck, and they failed to block the exit of the ironclad ship immediately, and the consequences were out of control.The team members who hit the crowd with a small number kept falling under the enemy's guns. Should they retreat or continue?Since it is already a desperate battle, we can only fight until the last moment.Atobe, if you fail, let my blood stain this warship you hoped for!

The wind suddenly changed direction, and Tezuka was startled, no, it wasn't the wind, it was the aura, the aura that floated from the iron-clad ship was different from ordinary people, it was the aura of ghosts that Tezuka was all too familiar with.

"Sanada!" A figure in a black military uniform suddenly jumped onto the deck at the entrance and exit of the ironclad ship, "What a fate!" Tezuka smiled wryly, unexpectedly meeting Sanada here again.

"I've been waiting here for you, Tezuka." Sanada took two steps closer and looked at Tezuka with calm and confident eyes.The man who holds all the initiative is only short of the final victory to complete his life goal, which is to defeat Tezuka.

"You knew I would come?" Tezuka asked, it seemed that everything was in the opponent's plan, so if the fight continued, the team members would just die in vain. "Retreat!" Tezuka Baojian raised his head above his head and gave everyone the order to retreat.At the same time, Sanada also waved his hand and stopped killing the enemy.He already has the chance to win, and these lives are no longer in his sights. Maybe they can be left behind to promote the power of the Meiji government's navy among the remnants of the shogunate. Why not do it!

Watching the team members climb out of the ironclad ship through the rope, and signaled to Shinozu to retreat, Tezuka turned his head and looked at Sanada. He has no plans to go back today.

"I have a gift for you." Sanada said, knotted the sword at his waist, and threw it to Tezuka.

Tezuka took the sword suspiciously and pulled it out. The broken cherry blossom petal pattern on the old sword immediately came into view. This is the only sword. Atobe hung him by his waist that morning.This blow made Tezuka almost unable to stand, and the last ray of light in his heart was also extinguished.

"About him..."

Sanada nodded, "You know I won't show mercy to him, this is also the best respect for him!"

☆, the end of life