In the eyes of the Satsuma people, Mori Katsumoto is a charismatic leader. Looking at 1 Mao 2 Line 3 Chinese Network, he is resolute and resolute, has a clear mind, and is always energetic. However, in the eyes of the enemy, this is an extremely difficult opponent.

More than ten years ago, the shogunate was imprisoned in the Great Prison of Letters, and Mori Katsumoto was twice subjected to Zhulian, and fled all the way from Kyoto to Kagoshima, the southernmost point. However, even there, he was expelled by the feudal lord, and in shame, he jumped into the sea with his best friends, and was on the verge of death when he was rescued by a fishing boat.

In order not to fall into the pretext of murder, the shogunate deliberately exiled him to a desert island, but he did not expect that he would build grass for a house, cut down wood for a house, and set up an education, and in a few years he organized an army of several hundred people there.

At that time, the literary prison was over, and the shogunate recruited Katsumoto Mori to come back as an official in order to flaunt his generosity. Mori Shengyuan has gone through hardships and hardships, and his willpower has been tempered to be extremely strong, and after several ups and downs after re-entering the officialdom, he finally sat on the throne of the six generals responsible for guarding the imperial city.

He took advantage of his position to weave party members and seek benefits for the Satsuma Domain, which gradually made Satsuma one of the strongest feudal clans in Fuso at that time.

In fact, Mori Katsumoto was extremely dissatisfied with the shogunate's perverse behavior, and also felt that they should step down. So when the Changzhou Zhishi first found him, he agreed as soon as his brain was hot. But after calming down, he carefully analyzed the situation, and felt that the time was still not ripe, and it would be difficult to succeed with a few hot-blooded young people after all, so he stabbed the killer in the back and stabbed the Changzhou people in the back.

In this way, the two vassal states, which had already hated each other, became even more incompatible.

But what Mori Katsumoto never expected was that Kido Kojiro, the leader of Choshu, actually asked his friend Long Xiang to be the middleman, in order to eliminate old grievances and bring down the curtain together.

This move forced him to take a fresh look at the young man. Such a mind is unique not only in Choshu, but also in the whole of Fuso. So Mori Katsumoto agreed to the request for a meeting.

At this time, he looked at the young man in front of him, who was not tall, and said with a slight mockery: "I only think that the world-famous Kido Kojiro is a hero, it turns out that he is just a short man who can only escape!"

Kojiro said with a smile: "Cao Gong is short, but he has become the hegemony of Wei Wu; It can be seen that being short and running away can also achieve great things. However, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, is tall and strong, and he will advance when he fights, but in the end, Wujiang will kill himself, I don't know what the reason is?"

Mori Shengyuan smiled and said: "What a sharp mouth! Little Brother Kido, since I am willing to see you, I intend to unite with you Choshu, but I don't know where this meeting place is set?"

Kojiro looked left and right and said, "I think this carriage is good." ”

Sen Shengyuan shook his head: "Not here." There are two conditions that must be missing in the alliance of the Jossa: first, the two sides must sign an oath covenant. ”

Kojiro nodded: "It's natural, I have no objection." As the leader of the fallen curtain, he knew in his heart that the so-called "oath" was nothing more than ironclad evidence of the complicity of both sides, and as long as it was handed over to the enemy, the jade would be burned. Look at the 'Mao, Chinese, and Net, even if Sen Shengyuan doesn't say it, he must sign it.

Mori Shengyuan said: "This second, that is, Sakamoto Ryuxiang must be present." He is my brother who has died, and I Mori Katsumoto only believes in him. If he had been a surety, I would have been deceived willingly. ”

Kojiro frowned and said, "Brother Sakamoto sent me a letter a few days ago, saying that he would not be able to return to Kyoto until seven or eight days later. I'm afraid it's been too long, right?"

Sen Shengyuan hugged his arms in front of his chest and said: "I can't control that much, as long as I can't see Long Xiang, I will never negotiate." ”

Kojiro said: "Okay, I also agree to this, and we will start as soon as Brother Sakamoto arrives." I've been running for ten years for the curtain to fall, is it still a few days away?"

Sen Shengyuan nodded: "In this case, let's discuss the meeting place." I propose to do it in Okubo's mansion, he has real power in the shogunate, and even the Mibu gumi dare not investigate him!"

Kojiro waved his hand and said, "No! we can't bet on the Mibu Gumi's 'dare'." If they 'dare' for some reason, we will both face annihilation. We have to work on making the Mibu group 'unfindable'. ”

Sen Shengyuan said: "Then what do you say?"

Kojiro pondered for a moment, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth: "With ......"

At the door of the Changming Izakaya, the people of the Mibu group either supported each other, or held swords, in short, a dilapidated and miserable image. At this time, they had turned back into human form, and most of the wounds on their bodies had healed, but the fiasco was an indisputable fact.

None of them thought that the Mibu Group, which had gained the power of human wolves, would still not be the opponent of the one-armed swordsman even if they were all besieged.

Li Zhan and Sakuragi Miyuki withdrew, and walked away in front of them, even as calmly as if they were on a trip. At this time, many people had gathered around, standing in the distance and discussing, "Have you heard?

"Shhhh

"Is it? Usually so fierce to the common people, it turns out that they are just some guys who bully the weak and are afraid of the hard. ”

"Who's to say it's not? I've heard that these people are all monsters, and they're man-eating wolf demons......"

Director Shimazaki listened to these words with a blank face, and called Deputy Chief Hijikata and Sojiro.

It stands to reason that the samurai should have committed suicide by cutting his stomach after receiving such insults. But I still want to fight for a chance to wash away the stigma. ”

"The director wants to ......"

"That's right, find that old man surnamed Deng!"

A few days later, a rumor began to spread in Kyoto. Legend has it that Satsuma and Choshu, two bitter enemies who did not share the same fate, actually joined forces to overthrow the shogunate. The people of the Fallen Curtain faction throughout the country were full of excitement and rejoicing. They had been waiting for a turnaround for many years.

According to secret reports, the meeting between the two sides was set at an izakaya named Changming.

When the Fallen Men got the news, they were very worried. In order to ensure that the meeting could go ahead as scheduled, they decided to provide support with practical actions.

I saw that the front of the Nagamei izakaya was overcrowded, and countless people from all over the world with strange accents calling themselves "Kido Kojiro", "Mori Katsumoto" and "Sakamoto Ryusho" crowded at the door. But the strange thing is that the ace killer Mibu Group did not appear at all, and there were only some officials on the street who were in charge of catching thieves, yawning absentmindedly to maintain law and order.

The Chomei izakaya was just a front for Kojiro to distract the shogunate while he met elsewhere.

The plan is a good plan, but unfortunately it was seen through by the deputy chief of the earthwork at a glance. In order to mock Kojiro's shallowness, he specially ordered the commissioner not to arrest anyone and let the fallen people come and go. However, their height, appearance, and even accent have been well documented. After this incident has passed, no one will leave Kyoto alive.

On the banks of the Kamogawa River, by the small bridge.

Li Yan and the two men wearing hats waited anxiously.

On the restaurant across the river, a lantern suddenly lit up three times.

Li Yan said in a low voice: "It's here." ”

One of the diminutive men nodded.

Rustling footsteps sounded, and three people walked from the bridge. They were not the heads of the Satsuma domain, but Shimazaki, Hijikata, and Sojiro of the Mibu Gumi.

Director Shimazaki said: "Kido Kojiro, Li Ran, I advise you to give up, the people from Satsuma will not come." ”

Li Yan said: "Oh? why?"

"Katsumoto Mori is the kind of person who always stands with the winner. If you lose, he won't help you. ”

Li Yan sighed: "I don't know who was beaten in front of the izakaya last time. ”

"This time and that time. Last time we did lose. Shimazaki said expressionlessly. "But this time it's different. ”

"Are you going to win this time? It's only been a few days, do you believe it?"

Shimazaki said: "Li Jun, although Your Excellency is an enemy, I have great respect for Your Excellency's martial arts and character. It's hard to accept that our Mibui group is inferior to you, but it's an ironclad fact.

But ah, there are only two fates for a samurai: victory or death. The loser doesn't deserve to survive. Therefore, even if we risk our lives, we must maintain our dignity. He suddenly clapped his hands, and an old man in a black robe appeared behind him.

The old man said, "Hello, wow, Li Daxia." ”

For some reason, a chill suddenly appeared in Li Yan's heart. He lost his voice and said, "Deng Mojun!"

"Li Daxia has good eyesight. Old and polite. ”

Li Yan recalled all kinds of intrigues and tricks of this person, and he was angry in his heart, and shouted: "What are you going to do?"

Deng Mojun smiled: "Don't do anything." I just hate the peaceful world. It's boring in that world. In life, you have to have some fun for yourself. Isn't it?"

Li Yan said to the three members of the Misheng group: "Do you hear that?

Shimazaki shook his head and said, "I don't want to." But we can't help it, because we want to be the winners, and he can bring us the victory. ”

Deng Mo said proudly: "That's right." Listen to you, three, and I will bestow upon you unparalleled power. But after the moon sets tonight, you will die whether you win or lose. Are you sure you want to do this?"

The three nodded firmly.

Deng Mojun laughed and offered a spirit rune. Suddenly, the moonlight appeared, and the three of them began to change into human wolves.

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Then I will defeat you again." ”

Deng Mojun said: "Look at it, this time is different from last time!"

He recited the incantation, and another spiritual rune went to the sky. I saw that the moonlight gradually turned from golden to red, and finally it was as bright as blood.

The three human wolves raised their heads to the sky and howled, their bodies becoming extremely large, their muscles breaking through their fur, revealing mottled blood marks. This is beyond the scope of human wolves, and more like some unknown ancient demonic beast.

Deng Mojun said: "Proud warriors, your time for revenge has come!"

Shimazaki said: "Sojiro will kill Kido Kojiro first, and I will deal with the one-armed swordsman with Hijikata." ”

Sojiro nodded, and the red light in his eyes drew an afterimage, and he had already deceived himself into coming to the two people wearing hats. He slashed it with a knife, and with Kojiro's skills, it was impossible to block the blow.

But the knife was framed, and it was blocked by the blood-colored blade - the demon knife "Blood Sakura". Sojiro was startled and took a step back. I saw the two of them throw their hats. It turned out to be Sakuragi Miyuki and was summoned by her with a corpse soul spell to hide.