The Battle of Koshu Town ended quickly because of the overwhelming advantage of the new government.
In the Battle of Koshu Town, the Shinsengumi, who were responsible for guarding this place and caused a lot of trouble to the new government forces during the Battle of Kuwana and the Battle of Toba Fushimi, were defeated.
Shinsengumi chief Isamu Kondo was captured alive, and the remaining two or three big cats and kittens barely escaped.
Samura walked into the cell where Isamu Kondo was being held.
No one stopped him.
He opened the cell and walked in with a bottle of wine.
Kondo was lying in the corner, facing the wall, and was not too surprised when he heard someone coming in.
"If you are asking for information, please forgive me for not being able to comment."
"I'm not here to torture you." Zuo Cun sat across from Kondo Isamu, his voice hoarse, "I'm just here to have a drink with you."
Kondo Isamu raised his head.
Samura looks a little decadent, but he is still much better than Isamu Kondo.
"...You just walked in? Chatting with me, a prisoner?"
Kondo Isamu asked expressionlessly.
"Don't tell me you don't want to drink." Zuo Cun unplugged the bottle and threw a wine bowl in front of Isamu Kondo.
"...Of course I want to!" Kondo Isamu turned over and sat up, grabbed the wine bowl, stretched it out in front of Zuo Cun, "Pour the wine!"
The two people looked into each other's eyes and smiled in unison.
Zuo Cun poured wine for the two of them, and the rims of the bowls collided with each other, making a crisp sound.
The two people's movements were almost synchronized. They raised their heads and drank all the wine in the wine bowl.
The two of them didn't speak, just drank like this.
One bowl, two bowls, three bowls...
After drinking one bottle, Zuo Cun ran out and moved a box.
One bottle, two bottles, three bottles...
I don't know if it was sweat or tears, but they fell from the faces of the two people on the floor of the prison.
"Do you know why I came to you, Kondo, do you know why I wanted to drink with you?"
Zuocun lowered his head, and water kept dripping on the ground.
Kondo looked at Zuo Cun, his face flushed and speechless.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to do it. It's not a fight now, it's not a battle... But I have to kill you, I have to kill you..."
Kondo drank another bowl of wine and burped, remaining indifferent to Zuo Cun's words.
"If you are captured alive, I know how you will be tortured and humiliated. Your head will even be hung up in public..."
"I can't accept it, I can't accept it!"
Zuocun poured himself a bowl of wine and drank it.
Kondo Isamu burst out laughing.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha----"
"At the end of my life, I never thought I would have to accept your charity!"
He took off his shirt, exposing his neck.
"Come and chop!"
Zuo Cun stood up in silence.
The crane feather is unsheathed.
"Goodbye, Kondo."
Zheng——
...
Samura buried Kondo's body on the outskirts of Koshu Town.
Xixiang Shenglong didn't ask too much about this matter.
Samura added the last handful of soil to Kondo's grave and felt that his eyes were dry.
He turned back to the military camp and found Saigo Moritaka.
"Next, no matter how I act, I hope... you won't interfere."
Xixiang Shenglong looked at the man who was almost destroyed and nodded silently.
Zuocun turned and left.
"After this action, I will cease my activities."
He looked at Saigo Moritaka: "...Don't let Ryoma down."
Zuo Cun walked out of the room and jumped up high.
His target... was Edo.
Zuo Cun's departure did not bring any changes.
After the Battle of Koshu and Shinshu, the bones of the shogunate's main war faction were finally smashed to pieces by the new government forces.
On March 14, after intense negotiations, the new government entered into negotiations with the remaining forces of the shogunate.
Eventually, both sides reached an agreement.
Edo Castle was opened without blood.
The shogunate handed over all warships and weapons to the new government forces unconditionally. At the same time, it also decided the fate of the leader of the shogunate, General Tokugawa Keki.
Tokugawa Keiki will be sent to Mito for "seclusion".
In fact, it is house arrest.
Sitting in the carriage heading to Mito Domain, Tokugawa Kexi's eyes were distracted and he didn't know where he was looking.
"it's over......"
"The Tokugawa family...is over..."
He sat in his seat and covered his face with his hands.
"Two hundred and sixty years of glory, two hundred and sixty years of glory——"
He shouted at the top of his lungs.
"It's all over..."
The voice returned to softness, and Tokugawa lay down on his seat happily.
Give up Edo Castle and send all weapons and equipment.
The Tokugawa Shogunate has perished.
Even as the head of the Tokugawa family, he has already lost his position. The new head of the Tokugawa family is called Tokugawa Ketatsu.
He is just an abandoned tool now.
"Yeah...the shogunate is over."
Zheng——
The carriage that Tokugawa was riding in suddenly sank and seemed to fall to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a scream came from outside.
There are people and horses.
"What's wrong? What happened?!" Tokugawa Yingxi was startled and stood up in a panic. However, he suddenly felt the hairs on his body rising and squatted down subconsciously.
Zheng——
The carriage was cut in half.
Samura kicked the chopped upper half away and looked at Tokugawa Keki who was squatting on the ground.
Tokugawa Qingxi raised his head and looked at Zuo Cun.
"...Are you here to assassinate me?" Tokugawa's voice was filled with uncontrollable fear.
Zuo Cun shrugged expressionlessly: "Isn't this obvious?"
Tokugawa Yingxi looked around.
All the dozens of his casual escorts were missing, including the six horses pulling the three carts.
The only living people left were him and Annuo Zuomura in front of him.
Tokugawa happily sat down in his seat.
"It's useless for you to kill me now. I am neither the shogunate general nor the head of the Tokugawa family. I am just a discarded object who is about to be placed under house arrest."
"...Are you abandoned..." Zuo Cun's eyes dimmed for a moment.
"I know, but...I still want to kill you." Zuo Cun's hand climbed up to the handle of Zhi Yu's knife.
"Kill." Tokugawa Yingxi lay down on his seat, and there was a hint of relief in his tone, "Take away the last thing I have."
"The demon-slayer samurai who assassinated the former shogun Tokugawa Iemo—Haguki Zamura Ano."
"Come and take the last of my belongings."
"...Ah, that's nature."
Zheng——
Tokugawa's happy head rolled to the ground, his eyes widening with anger.
Samura picked up Tokugawa Qingxi's head and looked at the lifeless head.
"..."
"puff--"
"Pfft!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!"
Zuo Cun couldn't help but laugh.
It's ridiculous, it turns out your bones are not much harder than other people's.
How ridiculous...
Samura held Tokugawa Iemo's head in his hands and came to the coast.
"Ryoma——"
With a shout, Samura kicked Tokugawa Keki's head into the sea.
