Qingteng picked up the file Kurosawa pushed and unfolded it, reading at a glance.
The official who wrote this dossier was very strong in writing and used only very concise sentences to explain the background of the task clearly.
The general contents of the dossier are as follows:
The "Secret Agents" under the command of Huofu Thief Kai recently made a new discovery in tracking the remnants of the anti-barbarian group - they traced the traces of the "One-Armed Party" in Cheng Town.
The vitality of the anti-barbarian group is unexpectedly tenacious.
Although most of the members, headed by leader Kamino, were killed or injured that night more than 4 months ago, there are still a handful of die-hards who are still alive.
However, the remaining remnant parties not only failed to unite and join forces, but also went their separate ways and fought independently due to different ideas.
The so-called "One-Armed Party" is the official name for one of the remnants of the party that broke away from the collapsed group to suppress the barbarians.
They were stubborn and stubborn. Under the banner of "they will definitely inherit the legacy of their classmates and complete the great cause of 'eliminating the barbarians'", they vowed not to surrender. To this day, they are still causing a bloody storm in various parts of Edo, doing "executing" His specialty is "killing national traitors".
Because their leader was a one-armed man with only one arm, the government used the term "One-Armed Party" to refer to the group of lunatics led by him.
The anti-barbarian group is a group of outright terrorists with extreme ideas. If we don't kill them all, God knows what troubles they will make in the future.
In recent months, the fire thieves, the joint executive office and the eight states directors, have carried out carpet searches over and over again in Edo.
Most of the members of the anti-barbarian group were middle- and lower-level warriors from all over the world.
They are full of passionate fighting spirit to expel the barbarians and national thieves, make achievements, and make wives and children...but other than that, they have no other advantages.
Due to class restrictions, even middle- and lower-level samurai in rich or large vassals directly under the shogun found it difficult to receive a good education.
Therefore, middle- and lower-level warriors...especially those from remote and poor areas are generally synonymous with "rough" and "barbaric" in the eyes of the people.
Before being defeated by Seito, the reason why the anti-barbarian group was able to explode with such strong fighting power was that they successively organized "intercepting and killing Western merchants (Anthony and Elodie)", "attacking the Tibetan Book Transfer Center and burning Edo Castle". ", "overthrowing the Western settlements" and other ruthless tasks all depended on Kamino's ability.
Although Kamino is a madman, he has to admit that he is indeed an outstanding talent with great management and command abilities who can integrate the mixed members of the anti-barbarian team.
Qingdeng is now also a manager with an entire team under his command, so he has a better understanding of how difficult it is to manage others, and how powerful managers who can manage an entire large team with complex members are. Clear perception.
To put it simply, Kamino is a gigantic pillar to the Yiguo Group, which can completely support the building called the "Yiyi Group" with the power of "one pillar".
However, this great pillar has fallen forever.
The anti-barbarian group that lost Kamino... To put it simply and straightforwardly, they were just a plate of loose sand that could be broken into pieces.
After the anti-barbarian group was destroyed, the remaining remaining parties did not stick together and actually went their separate ways because of "inconsistent ideas." This is the best evidence that the anti-barbarian group has no capable people who can win people's hearts and is at the end of its rope. .
Under the joint attack of three public security organs with different functions, namely, the Huofu Thief Kai, the "Three Chapters" of the Enforcement Institute, and the Eight Prefecture Directors, the scattered remnants of the anti-barbarian group were uncovered and annihilated one by one.
However, there has been a delay in bringing to justice the "one-armed party" that has done the most harm and has killed many people and caused a lot of damage.
The leader of the "One-Armed Party" is surprisingly quite capable.
The various groups of agencies led by the Fire Fighting Thieves spent countless manpower, material resources, and energy, but every time they were about to catch the "One-Armed Party", they missed the glorious victory of "rooting them out."
Fortunately, there is a gap in every hundred secrets.
The "one-armed party" finally showed its flaws last week!
Seven days ago, a secret agent of the Huofu Thief Kai discovered that a certain Japanese confectionery shop in Cheng Town was very strange, with a large number of strange people often coming in and out of it with suspicious behavior.
After detailed investigation, it was finally confirmed——
This group of strange and suspicious people is the "One-Armed Party"!
And that Japanese confectionery shop is their stronghold!
By the way, the "Secret Agents" reformed by Huo Fu Thieves are not a professional spy force - they are just a group of "temporary workers."
The thieves spent a lot of money to bribe the staff of bathhouses, teahouses, izakayas and other crowded places, so that they could pay close attention to some suspicious people and suspicious deeds after work.
If you find any clues, report them immediately to the government office where the thieves are responsible.
If the value of the information turned in is high, there will be heavy rewards.
Therefore, in Edo, any bathhouse uncle, bathing lady, tea house young girl, or izakaya proprietress who talks to you enthusiastically may be an agent of the Hufu Thief Gai behind his back.
Now that it has been determined that the Japanese confectionery shop is the stronghold of the "One-Armed Party", the next thing will be easier to handle.
After reading the file, Qingteng raised his head and heard Kurosawa say:
"The 'One-Armed Party' is very cunning, and according to past intelligence, they have a large number of people, nearly 40 people, many of whom are highly skilled."
"With only one squad sent out, we may not be able to completely wipe them out."
"This opportunity is the best opportunity to completely eradicate the 'one-armed party'."
"If you miss this opportunity, you won't know how long it will take to get such a good opportunity next time."
"So Okubo-kun and I decided: send out all the troops we can! Try to use overwhelming force superiority to uproot the 'One-Armed Party' in one fell swoop! Get rid of this group of lunatics who are more annoying than the flies in the latrine in one fell swoop! "
Send out all the troops that can be dispatched—hearing these words, Qingdeng felt an ominous premonition in his heart for no reason.
"Kurosawa-sama, Okubo-sama."
Qingden said.
"Please forgive me for being presumptuous - besides Xianguan's third division, what other troops need to participate in tonight's operation?"
"Well……"
Hearing this question, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Kurosawa's face - this change in his expression made the ominous premonition in Qingden's heart suddenly become stronger.
Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng’s ominous premonition was confirmed——
"Team 5 and Team 7." Tadashi Okubo, who sat side by side with Kurosawa and had been silent since Aoto entered the meeting hall, calmly answered for Kurosawa.
The Fifth Division and the Seventh Division—this is the team of Suma Kimura and his henchman Tsuchida Masaichi...
On the first day of his new job as a thief, he had to go on a mission with his colleagues who were incompatible with him... Qingdeng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows again and lowered his eyelids slightly.
"Other divisions currently have other tasks, and it is not convenient to send them to participate in tonight's operation." Kurosawa added, "The only troops suitable for dispatch at the moment are the third division, the fifth division, and the seventh division."
Having said this, Kurosawa paused thoughtfully.
"...Tachibana-kun. Regarding...what happened between you and Kimura-kun this morning, Okubo-kun and I have heard about it."
What Kurosawa meant was of course the incident where Kimura came to pick a fight with Aoto, and then Aoto pulled out the Dingkishin and launched a strong counterattack.
"I know that the current relationship between you and Kimura-kun is a bit delicate. I also understand your behavior of using strong methods to warn Kimura-kun not to provoke you again in the future."
"After all... I know Kimura-kun's character very well. He is arrogant and looks down on children from poor families."
"He is full of prejudice against you and has spoken harshly to you in public several times - I am fully aware of these things."
"But, after all, you are colleagues who will work together for a long time in the future."
"The relationship is so tense that it's not good for either party."
"Okubo-kun and I have just summoned Kimura-kun and given him a stern warning. We asked him to put away his boring 'family discrimination' in the future and not to do anything to hurt the feelings of his colleagues."
"Tachibana-kun, I will give you the same words now - you are not allowed to do anything to hurt the feelings of your colleagues in the future!"
"Drawing a knife and pointing it at your colleagues in the council chamber - this kind of thing must never be done again in the future!"
When he said this, Kurosawa took a particularly harsh tone.
"...Yes, I understand." Qingdeng lowered his head and responded softly with an expressionless face.
After hearing Aotobu say "I understand" so readily, and perhaps because Aotobu showed a good attitude towards admitting his mistakes, Kurosawa let out a long breath, relaxed his facial lines, and returned to a calm tone of voice.
"Well, that's good if you understand."
"Okay, let's get back to business."
"Concerning tonight's action, Okubo-kun and I only have two requests."
"Point 1: Be sure to complete the task satisfactorily."
"Point 2: Be sure to work together with Kimura-kun and Tsuchida-kun, and do not bring personal feelings into work."
Kurosawa seemed to have thought of something good and smiled slightly.
"Heh, tonight might be a good time for you and Kimura-kun to get in touch and repair their relationship."
"You and Kimura-kun can have a nice chat tonight."
"I have always believed that as long as people communicate well, most conflicts and troubles can be solved."
As soon as Kurosawa finished speaking, Qingden couldn't help but laugh silently in his heart.
Repairing the relationship with Kimura Suma... This kind of thing seems impossible!
Although he sneered at Kurosawa's argument just now, Aonto remained calm on the surface.
"yes!"
Qingdeng saluted and said loudly in a powerful voice:
"I am determined to take the lead tonight!"
He only mentioned that he would work hard and never mentioned repairing his relationship with Kimura Suma.
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That night--
Edo, the suburbs, the headquarters of the fifth division, the school grounds——
"Are you all wearing protective gear?"
"Those who haven't put on protective gear yet, move quickly! In 2 more days of burning incense, we're about to set off!"
"Check the weapons! Is the bow string tightened? Is the matchlock of the iron cannon dry?"
…
All kinds of shouts resounded over the Fifth Division's station one after another.
Because the station of the fifth division was relatively close to the wagashi shop located in Cheng Town and used as a stronghold by the "One-Armed Party", under the instructions of Kurosawa and Okubo, the station of the fifth division was designated as A gathering place for all troops.
At this moment, soldiers from each army were putting on armor and picking up weapons in an orderly manner on the spacious campus.
The equipment modified by Huo Fu Thieves is much better than that of "Three Chapters" at the Enforcement Station.
Let’s not talk about being able to freely use bows, arrows, muskets and other large-scale killing weapons. The forehead protector, chain mail, breastplate, arm armor, leg armor and other protective equipment are all available, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.
This was the first time in Qingdeng's life that he had such luxurious weapons.
"It's so heavy..."
Qingden, who was wearing a breastplate for the first time, took a deep breath and lifted the breastplate up like a bra.
At this time, a soldier from the fifth division came over: "Sir Tachibana! Mr. Kimura summons you to come to our formation for discussion!"
"Well, I'll go right away." Qingden nodded lightly.
The military meeting has begun... Qingteng walked towards the main formation with three steps and two steps at a time.
In fact, the so-called main formation is just in the shade of a big tree in the northeast corner of the school grounds.
At present, both Kimura and Tsuchida have arrived in the formation.
Kimura glanced at Qingteng, who was walking towards him, and remained calm. Not only did he not say hello to Qingteng, he even snorted coldly.
Qingto also ignored Kimura.
The two of them just maintained the tacit understanding of "no one pays attention to the other".
"Okay." Kimura said calmly, "Everyone is here, let's start the meeting. I will only explain the battle plan and the work you are each responsible for, and keep your ears straight."
It was said that he was "coming here to discuss matters", but in fact it was just Kimura giving orders unilaterally, assigning tasks decided early in the morning to Ayoto and Tsuchida one by one.
Three squadrons were dispatched at once... It is impossible for such a large-scale operation not to have a "frontline commander" responsible for coordinating the entire army.
As for the one who is still alive, the person entrusted by Kurosawa and Okubo to be "solely responsible for tonight's operation"... is Kimura Suma.
This is not difficult to understand.
Tsuchida's qualifications and experience in performing tasks are not as good as Kimura.
Not to mention Qingdeng - which leader would hand over such an important task to a newcomer on his first day at work?
Therefore, it is reasonable and blameless to appoint Kimura, an experienced veteran, as the "frontline commander."
As the "frontline commander", Kimura has far more power than Aonto in tonight's actions.
All matters, big or small, are decided by Kimura.
Qingto only has the power to make comments and has no power to interfere with Kimura's decision.
Therefore, no matter what arrangements Kimura made, Qingto could only accept them quietly and had no right to refute.
"The Japanese confectionery shop where the traitors of the 'One-Armed Party' are entrenched is a longhouse."
Kimura knelt down and spread out a simple map of Cheng Town on the ground. Aoto and Tsuchida stood on the left and right of Kimura, staring at the map together.
The so-called "Nagaya" is a very common house style in the Edo period.
To put it simply, it is a "townhouse" - your east wall is my west wall; your south wall is my north wall.
The walls of an entire row or even a circle of houses are connected to each other.
The main reason why such a house layout was created was because there were too many people.
Since Yuanhe and Yanwu, more than two hundred years of peace have caused Japan's population to grow explosively.
In terms of land area alone, Japan is not actually a small country. In the modern 21st century, Japan's land area is larger than most European countries.
But the problem is: Japan has very little land suitable for habitation. Nearly 80% of the country is made up of mountains and hills, and only a handful of places, including the Kanto Plain and Nobi Plain, are suitable for living.
Therefore, in order to accommodate this exploding population, those in power and the people had to make the most of the scarce land - and this is how longhouses came into being.
By placing houses closer together, more land is freed up to build new homes and house more people.
This is why in large cities and towns such as Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka, whenever a fire breaks out, a large number of houses will be damaged.
"To the west of the wagashi shop is a tea shop, to the east is a grilled eel shop, and to the south is a steamed bun shop. Only the north side faces the street."
"We only need to blockade the north side of the Japanese confectionery shop, and we can trap all the traitors of the 'One-Armed Party' to death."
"It's just that they might break through the wall and escape into the surrounding houses."
"So, to be on the safe side, I decided to completely surround the entire longhouse where this wagashi shop is located!"
"This longhouse is a long structure with a total of 32 rooms. If you want to surround it, at least two divisions of troops will be needed."
"The Third Division and my Fifth Division will be responsible for surrounding the long house; the Seventh Division will be responsible for the assault, rushing into the house to arrest the traitors of the 'One-Armed Party'. Do you have any objections?"
As soon as Kimura finished speaking, Tsuchida showed a flattering and excited expression and said hurriedly:
"no disagreement!"
Kimura nodded slightly, then turned to look at Qingdeng.
"Ju, why don't you say anything? What's wrong? Are you dissatisfied with my arrangement?"
"..." Qingden stared at the map in silence. Even when Kimura asked him, it took him a long while before he slowly raised his head.
"Sending only one team to attack...will the number of people be too small?"
Qingden's tone was calm.
"I have had a lot of dealings with the anti-barbarian group."
"Although they are all a bunch of crazy people with broken heads, it is undeniable that many of them have a strong will to fight and good skills."
"I suffered a lot because of it."
"According to past intelligence, the total number of the 'One-Armed Party' is close to 40 people. In terms of strength, it is similar to one of our squadrons."
"We may not necessarily be able to gain the upper hand by just sending a squad to fight them head-on."
"What's more, they still occupy the 'position' of fighting in their stronghold."
"With all due respect - at least two squads must be sent to attack to be safe."
Kimura and Tsuchida listened quietly to Qingnobo's opinions.
The two of them looked at each other in understanding.
Then--
"Hahahaha!"*2
They both looked up to the sky and laughed.
After laughing to his heart's content, Kimura curled his lips at Qingto.
"Tachibana, it seems that you don't understand the combat power of our Huo Fu Thieves Kai at all. But it's no wonder, after all, you were just a 'Three Times' Tongxin before, and you have never been a public servant in the Huo Fu Thieves Kai."
"I have dealt with the 'one-armed party' many times. They are just a bunch of remnants and homeless dogs. What should we be afraid of? We can send out a random squad and we can defeat them inside and out. Kill them all in the field!"
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After so many days of "sleeping more than ten hours a day" to recuperate, the author feels that his body is about to recover! The author suspects that he does not have Yang at all, but just a common cold, otherwise the symptoms would not be so mild!
All in all - it's gratifying, it was a false alarm, but no success~~
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