"I'm glad you are safe.
Saigo also had been worried about you."
In the form of taking over escort，Yamaoka had left from Kan'eiji with messenger.
He was the commissioned officer who told with Yamaoka.
"Do Saigo had came to the forefront?"
"Yes,he will lead the mission at the forefront."
・・・・・・・・・
When they arrived at forefront of new government troops,a lot of tatami had been gathered.
"We recommend the dissolution to you guys.
Please you guys leave from Kan'eiji within two hours.
Two hours later，we will launch an attack.
I told them certainly."
He reported to saigo.
"We have gathered tatami from the house around here.
Because tatami is a valid as defense wall.
Everyone had been evacuated already.
So we were taken out tatami without permission.
After this I must apologize to them.
This is a lot of trouble."
Saigo said laughing to Yamaoka.
"Do not overdo it.
I was told so from Omura.
Minimize the damage of the government troops.
This is also a key element of this operation.
Satsuma does not fear death.
I said so to omura.
This battle will affect the future strategy.
We must indicate the overwhelming superiority of the government forces.
They won somehow with make a great sacrifice.
We should not have the impression that.
So do not overdo it.
Above all，there is no necessity to we do overdo in the current situation.
I had been described so from him."
"In other words・・・．"
"Yes，they will been destruction thoroughly for our future strategy."
Saigo said.
・・・・・・・・・
"However，just maybe their sacrifice can be suppressed less."
Saigo continued.
”Why?”
"Recovery of the treasures of the Tokugawa from Kan'eiji.
After this rumor flow，deserters from Kan'eiji seems to have continued.
Most of them have fled to the north.
Even if deserters has caught to siege of our troops.
If they do not have a weapon we have wink at it.
Because battle is not began yet and they are citizens of Edo city.
Therefore,persons who remain now in the Kan'eiji.
All of them are bigot.
There is no reason to listen to your advice."
Saigo laughed.
"In any era，the man who left holding the bag is them."
And he muttered.
・・・・・・・・・
Classical literature of the Shinsengumi Research named "Shinsengumi Shimatsuki".
Its author,Shimozawa Kan.
His grandfather was in Kan'eiji at this time.
Tatami
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