I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Bang!

A spark flashed.

Startled by the sound of gunfire, countless birds flapped their wings and flew out of the woods behind Suehiro, scattering cries and feathers.

This was the signal that Suehiro and his men had agreed upon.

Use the gunfire as a signal! Upon hearing the gunfire, launch an attack on the camp that has been surrounded! Kill any enemy you encounter!

With a whoosh, Yamada, standing next to Suehiro, suddenly drew his family's katana from his waist.

He tensed all his muscles, exerted all his strength, pointed the tip of his katana straight at the sky, and roared angrily:

"Reject the barbarians——!!"

The members of the anti-foreign guerrilla group who were crouching in front of Suehiro all stood up at this moment, some waving their fists, others raising their weapons to the sky like Yamada.

"Hui Yi——!! Hui Yi——!! Hui Yi——!! Hui Yi——!!"

They all stiffened their necks, their faces flushed with excitement, and shouted "Expel the barbarians" over and over again.

Morale is high and spirits are high!

As the morale of the crowd reached its peak with each roar, Yamada suddenly swung his katana towards the distant camp.

"Follow me!" Yamada took the lead and jumped out from the high slope where they were lying in ambush!

The rest of the group members howled and followed closely behind Yamada, like a pack of wolves chasing their prey!

Suehiro divided his more than 200 men into six groups, which were deployed to the east, west, south, north, southwest, and northeast of the main camp, completely surrounding Anthony and his men's camp.

After Suehiro pulled the trigger, the members of the Expeditionary Force, who were lying in wait in five other locations, immediately heard the attack signal.

They received the attack signal immediately and rushed out of their respective hiding areas at the first opportunity.

Dressed in matching blood-red haori, they converged like a sea of ​​crimson blood toward a common goal—the camp, which was completely unprepared to fight back because it had not expected to be attacked on such a large scale!

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Chapter 75 Young King, this is your stage!

"What's going on?!"

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"How many enemies are attacking?!"

"N-I don't know! It's too dark! I can't see clearly!"

"There are more behind us! People wearing red haoris are coming from behind!"

"There are enemies to the east and west as well!"

"We're surrounded!"

……

The camp was in complete chaos.

Hundreds of enemies launched a night attack on them—something that caught everyone off guard and beyond everyone's expectations.

Shouting "Expel the barbarians"... it's quite obvious who these attackers are.

Inside the camp, all the guards responsible for protecting Anthony and his men, including the small room in charge of them, were in a panic.

They stood there dumbfounded, staring blankly at the "patriots who resisted the foreign invaders" who were charging in from all directions.

Hundreds of warriors charged at them from all directions... They had never seen anything like this before.

Since its establishment, the Edo Shogunate has maintained a basic level of peace in the country, despite frequent peasant rebellions.

After nearly 300 years of peace, the warriors of this country have long forgotten what "war" and "blood and fire" are.

Even though Komuro and the others were among the best samurai in terms of both status and skill, they were still stunned and speechless when they saw the "red ocean" closing in from all directions, having never heard of war before.

Komuro, who was chosen as the "chief bodyguard," must have some real skills.

He was the first among the guards to come to his senses.

Komuro is the kind of person who sweats easily, and at this moment, due to his anxiety and panic, sweat poured out of his body like a fountain, soaking his undershirt.

"Mr. Angoulême! Mr. Angoulême!"

Komuro quickly drew his sword and rushed towards Anthony's tent, which was not far from him.

Despite his current state of extreme panic, Komuro has not forgotten his duty to "protect Anthony and Elodie".

Anthony had been resting in his tent when he heard the sudden gunfire. He jumped out of bed in terror, threw on a few clothes, and rushed out of the tent.

As soon as he stepped out of the tent, roars, footsteps, terrified screams... all sorts of sounds converged into waves of sound, surging towards Anthony.

After Anthony rushed out of his tent, he happened to run into Komatsu, who had come looking for him.

"Mr. Angoulême!" Komuro shouted, "You must ride away from here! We'll cover your retreat!"

Anthony, still reeling from the strange turn of events, was as pale as his beard and hair.

After hearing Komuro's roar, Anthony's "soul" finally returned to its original position.

After regaining his senses, the first thing Anthony shouted was—

"Where is Elodie?! Where is Elodie?!" (in French)

Because of his anxiety, Anthony subconsciously shouted out his mother tongue.

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After Suehiro's gunshot startled a flock of birds, shouts of "Expel the barbarians!" erupted in quick succession, followed by a "red ocean" of soldiers bursting out from all directions outside the camp... The camp's previous silence was completely shattered.

The once peaceful camp was instantly filled with a chilling atmosphere due to these successive strange events.

Qingdeng and his group are currently located at the southernmost point of the camp.

The south... due to its terrain and location, was precisely the direction from which the Extermination Group first attacked!

After Suehiro's gunshot signaling the start of the battle rang out, Saito, who had been sitting like a statue on a large rock, immediately sprang up and ran to Aoto's side with a solemn expression.

"Heaven will punish us! Heaven will punish us!"

"Fight the barbarians——! Fight the barbarians——! Fight the barbarians——!"

……

The first group of members of the Expeditionary Force who rushed into the camp from the south roared and charged toward Qingdeng and his men.

Their anti-barbarian group pursued the most radical policy of expelling barbarians.

Not only should all barbarians who set foot on their land be killed, but those who assist barbarians, work for barbarians, and speak well of barbarians are all scum of their nation and should also be killed!

Therefore, the task force's operation tonight is not merely to kill the few barbarians led by Anthony.

Those who worked for Anthony and his men in the camp, and served as their guards, were also among their targets tonight!

Upon meeting Aoto and Saito, they naturally assumed that Aoto and Saito were both bodyguards of Anthony and Elodie.

And so... one after another, blades gleaming with cold light approached Qing and Zhai without any mercy!

Perhaps because he has already experienced several life-or-death battles, Qing Deng's mental fortitude has improved significantly compared to when he first transmigrated.

Upon hearing the gunshots and the repeated shouts of "Expel the barbarians," Qing Deng was stunned into silence.

But just as the sea of ​​red was about to surge into the camp, Qingdeng's soul returned to his body in time and regained control of it.

—The “Expel the Barbarians” faction… When did such a large-scale “Expel the Barbarians” group appear around Edo…?

—This quantity... they came prepared.

— Footsteps were heard coming from at least six directions: east, west, south, north… Were they surrounding this place from six directions…?

Hundreds of "anti-foreign patriots" launched an attack on them... Qing Deng did not believe that he held a "status" in the eyes of the "radical anti-foreign faction" that required such a large-scale military force to besiege them.

Since the target isn't Qingdeng... then the main target is quite obvious.

Qing Deng turned his head and glanced at Elodie, who was standing right next to him.

Elodie's reaction... was quite calm.

Because she was terrified.

Her face was pale, her red lips were slightly parted, and her unfocused eyes seemed to be looking at something both far away and close at hand.

The maid Leroy, who had been attending to her, was in a similar state to Elodie—frozen in place, startled by the sudden attack, seemingly unsure of what to do with her limbs.

At this moment! Two tall men rushed into the southern part of the camp, one on the left and one on the right, like crab claws, "grabbing" at Qingdeng and his group!

Facing the two tall men charging towards them, Qing Deng scanned them horizontally from left to right.

As his gaze shifted horizontally, his right hand drew the sword from his waist horizontally from left to right.

Saito, who had been closely guarding Aoto's left side, also drew his sword at the same time.

In the blink of an eye, the two tall men had already reached Qing and Zhai, and raised their knives, preparing to close their "pincers" around them.

Saito moved.

Taking advantage of his height and long arms, he launched a lightning-fast attack. Before one of the men's knives could fully descend, he struck first, cleaving his throat and disabling one of the "pincers'" claws. Then, he turned his knife around to parry the other man's downward slash.

Saito blocked the knife... leaving the area completely open.

Seizing the opportunity, Qing Deng quickly shifted his weight, swung the knife in his hand horizontally, and cut open the man's abdomen. Together with Saito, they crippled the other claw of this "pincer".

"Retreat!"

Qing Deng aimed his knife at the ground and swung it forcefully, flicking away the blood remaining on the blade. He then turned and shouted to Elodie and Leroy, who were standing just inches away from him:

"Go and meet up with Komuro and the others!"

Qing Deng had not had any prior interaction with Leroy, so he did not know whether the waitress understood Japanese.