He only brought two and a half teams (second team, eighth team, half eleventh team) to recover Wulingguo... Many people expressed their objections to this, believing that this amount of troops was too small.

In addition, many people opposed Qingdeng's personal expedition.

They believe that at the moment when the Western Kingdom is uncertain, Qingdeng cannot leave the capital without permission.

If there is a choice, Qingdeng will naturally be happy to be idle and let others serve.

However, although he has a lot of talents, there are too few leaders who can stand on his own.

So far, only Tu Fangsheng San can match this review.

If Tuyasui San was not injured, Qingdeng could feel at ease to entrust him with the important task of "recovering Goreiguo".

Unfortunately, his body has not yet recovered, his daily activities are still acceptable, and his vigorous activities are not good.

It was really hard for him to drag his body to go on an expedition.

Although Tu Fangsan took the initiative to ask for the fight and said confidently that he had no problems, Qingdeng still declined his volunteer for safety reasons.

Moreover, Qingdeng cares about the "Immortal Body" mentioned in the report.

He has seen with his own eyes how domineering the "power of immortality" is.

Severe injuries that cut arteries and cleave hand tendons can recover as soon as they were before.

If the enemy's extraordinary vitality is really related to "force of immortality"... then he would better travel it himself!

Since Qingdeng decided to fight in person, in order to ensure the stability of the capital, he naturally could not take away too many troops.

After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to only bring the second team, the eighth team and the half of the 11th team, with a total force of about a thousand people.

Although the troops are small, they are enough.

Putting aside the mysterious "Immortal Body", there is nothing to worry about in land warfare.

Qingdeng and Tuya Sui San's idea was consistent. Even if the Ainu people were equipped with the most advanced equipment, their combat effectiveness would not be much stronger.

Equipment is certainly one of the important factors that determine the victory or defeat of a war, but without corresponding military qualities, it would be useless.

It is obviously a well-equipped army, but it is embarrassing on the battlefield... Such an example really requires as much as you can.

The civilization level of the Ainu people is still in the tribal era. If they say they can play with guns and cannons, Qingdeng will definitely not believe it!

The Wuling Guo is built near the sea, and the naval gun can easily hit.

With the firepower of the Navy and half of the 11th team, it is enough to recover Goreun.

What really made Qingdeng worried was the naval battle.

The naval power that the "South Shogunate" currently possesses is really lacking. There are only three steam warships that can be used for combat.

Tourist balls, displacement of 600 tons, and 6 artillery pieces.

Xianlin Wan, displacement of 300 tons and 12 artillery pieces.

Fujimaru, displacement of 1,000 tons, 6 artillery pieces.

Among them, Fujishan Maruno steam-powered gunboat, Sightseeing Marun and Hayrin Marun are old-fashed steam paddle frigates (three-masted sailboats, auxiliary steam-powered).

In addition to these three main battleships, there are dozens of ships and ships - the old sailboats - and it is definitely not a good idea to expect such a boat to fight the steam battleship, but it is more than enough to transport supplies just.

What type of enemy warships are and how many artillery cannons are available, it is still unknown.

The only information I know at present is that the enemy's naval guns are extremely powerful, and they beat Wuling Guo's defenders to throw away their armor... It can be seen that the enemy's warships are by no means backward ship types!

Land warfare can rely on mental power to slightly make up for the gap in combat power, but naval warfare will not work.

No matter how high your fighting spirit is, it is impossible to make the warship swim faster and have more firepower.

If the ship type is too backward, it will not even be qualified to hit the enemy ship.

How to win the naval battle... Qingdeng has no idea for the time being, so he can only take one step at a time, and then make a judgment after arriving at the frontline battlefield and collecting more information.

Although the "Northern Expedition Legion" has not yet reached the front line, the battle to recover Wulingguo has begun!

After contacting Katsura Taro and requesting the dispatch of the shogunate navy, Aoden's first thing was to send an order to the Ouha's vassals, asking them to fulfill the oath they had signed earlier, give people, pay money, and feed!

The reason why Qingdeng signed an oath with the Aoyu vassals was to stabilize the rear so that he could concentrate all his efforts to deal with the Western countries.

Unexpectedly, this alliance became a powerful endorsement of "destroying the Hokkien and recovering the Wulingguo".

Qingdeng sincerely felt glad for his early recovery of Ao Yu.

The Aoyu family members were adjacent to the Essay land, and there was no reason not to mobilize baggage and troops nearby.

Influenced by folk customs and geographical location, the Aoyu family members are notoriously closed and conservative.

Most of the vassal states did not consider introducing advanced Western systems and weapons, nor did they develop industrial strength, and they were still using grandfather's melee guns.

Even if all the Aoyu vassals were tied together, their industrial strength was not as good as that of a fat former vassal.

Qingdeng did not expect the Aoyu family to provide advanced equipment, but only planned to make them a "blood-added bag" to provide most of the supplies such as food and grass, salt and other supplies.

The equipment is poor and the system is backward... Even if you think about it, you will know what level the army of the Ouyu family will be.

Therefore, Qingdeng also did not have any expectations for the reinforcements of the Ouyu family, and only planned to classify them as "auxiliary soldiers". Although they were useless, they could strengthen their momentum and do miscellaneous work.

Qingdeng's request to "assist in regaining Goreno" was reasonable, and there was an earlier swearing to endorse it. Even if the Ouyu family felt in trouble, they could not refuse.

For a moment, the huge Aoyu was like an old machine that was slowly activated. The vassals sent reinforcements of varying sizes and supplies according to their size, like hundreds of rivers entering the sea, continuously converging to the northern battlefield!

At the same time, the "Northern Expedition Legion" was ready to attack.

Because the troops were small in size, mobilization and assembly were completed in just half a day.

On July 12, the "Northern Expedition Army" with a total strength of more than 1,000 people was ready to go. The accompanying generals include Shinhara Nagakura, Heisuke Fujido, Tori Nakajima (Deputy Captain of the Second Division), Kanichiro Yoshimura (Deputy Captain of the Eighth Division), and Tashisaburo Nomura (Deputy Captain of the Eleventh Division).

On July 13, the "Northern Expedition Army" officially marched towards Osaka! Prepare to take a boat to Gorenoku!

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July 13, early morning—

The "Northern Expedition Legion" has begun, and Qingdeng can finally take a break.

I am very busy when I am busy, and I am very leisurely when I am free - Qingdeng is now in a very leisurely state.

Thanks to this, he was finally able to free up his hands to consider the matters related to "Immortality".

In recent days, he has collected more and more detailed information.

It is reported that the enemy's "immortality" is not truly immortal.

There are indeed some people in the enemy who have extraordinary vitality and will not die even if they suffer fatal injuries.

However, after persisting for a while, these guys would die straight and erect on the ground as if they were exhausted. Their death was very terrifying, with blood flowing from their orifices, which was very scary.

Not a monster that cannot be killed... Qingdeng breathed a sigh of relief, but he still cared about it.

If it is really a "force of immortality", then no matter how cautious it is, it is not an exaggeration.

To be on the safe side, he thought it was necessary to collect intelligence.

If anyone around Qingdeng knows the best of "power of immortality"... then do you need to think more about it?

He decided to meet Okata and hear his opinion before officially leaving for the northern battlefield.

So he simply greeted Sanako and others, left a sentence "I'm going out and I'll be back soon", and rushed to Kyoto with great speed.

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Kyoto, Okatsuki's House -

When the familiar shop came into his eyes from afar, Qingdeng was shocked to find that there was a note "closing" on the door of the store.

——Mr. Okata went out?

His heart sank, he quickly placed the horses and rushed towards the store.

He pulled the door-the door was not locked.

With a light push, the bright light poured in, and countless light dust flew up and down like dancing.

As soon as he stepped in, he heard a familiar female voice:

"Sorry, we're closed!"

The sound came from the second floor.

"Miss Town, it's me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a string of light foot sounds descending along the stairs to the first floor.

After a moment, Ahmachi walked out of the stairs and looked up and down with a look of surprise.

"Huh? Jujun, why are you here?"

"Miss Town, I have something to do to find Mr. Ogata. Is Mr. Ogata here?"

When Ahmachi heard this, his expression changed slightly.
To be continued...