Matsudaira Yongho looked at Roche's nervous expression and felt as comfortable as drinking ice water in June. As a very traditional Japanese daimyo, he had a repulsive attitude towards everything Western.
Although he also admitted that the Western ships and artillery were powerful, he always firmly believed that the faith in his heart was the most valuable.
"I have four such armies in total, Qinglong, Suzaku, Xuanwu... and the White Tiger in front of me."
"These warriors are trained according to the most traditional Bushido spirit. Among them, the White Tiger Youth Army is the most elite. Once they are selected, they will go to the Nissin Hall to be students and learn various skills..."
"Nisshinkan teaches pure Zhu Xi's theory, that is, Zhu Xi's theory of the Southern Song Dynasty, as well as martial arts, Chinese learning, mathematics, history, geography, science, and foreign languages... The educational policy of Nisshinkan is very strict, even the warriors in the army are walking All postures must be taught..."
When he mentioned his pride, Matsudaira Yongho would talk endlessly, and countless minister Roche looked at him with embarrassment. After the White Tiger Youth Army began to clean up the battlefield and harvest the heads, French Chief Instructor Xie Dovan spoke.
"Barbaric... they are just a group of backward warriors in the Middle Ages, and they actually harvest people's heads. Modern warfare is about efficiency and collective strength. The samurai style no longer works..."
"You have also seen the military drills in Wakamatsu Castle. The power of the intensive volleys of muskets cannot be defeated by armor and swords. The power of the artillery is even more unimaginable. I really don't know where you get your confidence..."
Xie Dowan's ridicule made Matsudaira Yongho's face turn red. He unconsciously tightened the sword at his waist, but in the end he held it back. "Yes, the performance outside Wakamatsu City was really shocking, and the sound of cannons was like thunder." , the gunshots were like rain, and the firepower was so intensive that even the great god Hachiman would be frightened..."
"However, I insist that 'heart' is the key to victory on the battlefield. We don't have artillery and foreign guns, but we can buy them or build them in the future. But the heart of a warrior cannot be lost. In the face of life and death, we can move forward bravely regardless of life and death, even if we are outnumbered. Have nothing to fear.”
"Please remember, it is always the heart that directs external objects, rather than external objects swaying people's hearts..."
Bah... Xie Duowan spat into the sea. "Xin, I have heard too many such mysterious things in Japan. Don't you just talk about bravery and loyalty? I admit that it is useful, but in the future this ancient spirit It becomes increasingly useless..."
"Do you know what war mobilization is? Do you know what national strength is? Explosive technology is becoming more and more developed, and the power of artillery is increasing exponentially. How many years does it take to train a warrior, and how many days does it take to produce a cannon? .”
"When the samurai you have carefully trained for several years is killed by a cannonball that a worker spent a few hours making, do you still care about it?"
"Strength is the most important thing, that's eternal, and the future of war will be firepower, firepower, firepower."
Matsudaira Yongho closed his eyes in pain. He didn't know how to refute the French instructor's theory. War in Europe has become a precise science, but war in East Asia still belongs to the category of philosophy.
"No, no, no... I admit that what you said makes sense, but I still insist on my point of view. No matter how far the war develops, the heart of a brave man cannot be lost. It must not be lost... That is the soul of a strong country."
The White Tiger Youth Team had already finished cleaning the battlefield. After counting the heads, they piled them up into a pyramid-shaped jingguan at the main entrance of Kai Town. This was the most effective way to intimidate the people of Kai Town.
"Five hundred soldiers were left to guard Kai Machi, and the rest of the army was dispatched to march towards Osaka Castle..." Xie Doman was the actual commander, while Matsudaira Yongho was only a nominal commander, so he still gave the order.
A total of 10,000 new troops, all equipped with Western-style equipment, began to file out of Kai-machi. Under countless terrifying eyes, everyone realized the end of the overthrown army.
"Look at this rigorous military formation. Why are they marching so uniformly? Look... the Westerners. There are Western instructors in every team. No wonder..."
The crowd was talking and watching as the army left the city and walked northwest. The forty kilometers were almost half a day away. At this speed, they could reach Osaka Castle before dark.
The Tokugawa family's ninjas came out in full force, covering the mountains and farms on the left and right of the march. The large sea fleet continued to move north. The latest supplies of ammunition, food, and medicine must be delivered to Osaka Castle as soon as possible. The decisive battle was about to begin.
Tokugawa Yoshiki is now hiding in Osaka Castle. Okawachi Kneeling in front of the general, he said excitedly, "Kirigakure kid sent the latest news. Our new army has taken control of Kaimachi. The news has not been leaked. No later than 4 p.m. Click on the new army to join the battle..."
"Nani." Tokugawa stood up excitedly, "The decisive battle, finally, how many people have died here needlessly, how many lives have been buried in this city... Let it end, let everything end. .”
"Give me the order and ask Genbu Suzaku of the Aizu clan to prepare two hundred dead soldiers. Our Tokugawa family will prepare two hundred dead soldiers. They will leave the city and fight a counterattack for me. We must anger the enemy... we must make them attack us crazily." Attack and get their whole army moving.”
"Hai..." Dagouchi kowtowed and turned around to leave.
It's past ten o'clock in the morning, the sky is cloudless, and the sunny days for many days have made the earth dry and hard. This is really a good day for warriors to die.
The overthrown coalition forces still continued their usual tactics, artillery bombing, gun suppression, samurai and ninjas climbing the city, ashigaru attacking the gate... round after round of attacks scattered corpses on the ground.
Just when a group of ashigaru were carrying giant trees and preparing to attack the Osaka Castle gate, something unexpected happened. The Osaka Castle gate actually opened on its own. The huge tree suddenly rushed into the door with the ashigaru and fell to the ground. A group of samurai came and slashed at them with swords, and soon they were cut into pieces.
Groups of samurai screamed and came out of the city. The coalition soldiers who were caught off guard were caught off guard. No one expected that the Tokugawa Army would not be a turtle today.
A steady stream of samurai killed the tired coalition soldiers, and then a group of musketeers rushed out of Osaka City, gathered outside the city gate, formed a phalanx, and pressed against the coalition camp.
Saigo Takashi jumped up in shock, "Nani, are the Tokugawa Army going to fight with us? Hahaha... Madman, really madman, great..."
"Takasugi Shinsaku...Nakaoka Shintaro...immediately went into battle and formed a musket shooting array outside the camp...Kayama Rigen and Takenaka Inoue organized spear teams to protect the flanks..."
Orders were issued one after another, and a crowd of people rushed out of the coalition camp, and soon they faced off with the Tokugawa army in front of the position. The imported Western muskets sent white smoke everywhere, and a retro queuing and shooting battle began.
People kept falling, and at the same time, people kept adding in. The sound of gunshots like fried beans and the wails of the wounded were endless. Both sides invested a total of 6,000 troops in this field battle.
I don’t know how fierce the Tokugawa soldiers are, but the three thousand musketeers actually advanced while shooting under the rain of bullets. Soon the distance between the two sides was reduced to fifty meters.
There was no need to aim at such a short distance. Both sides just loaded and fired silently, then reloaded and fired again. When the smell of blood choked people's breath, the main spearmen of Huashan Rigen received the order and began to attack.
This was originally a tentative attack. If it succeeded, it would form a sickle-shaped formation, and the Tokugawa Army would be attacked from both sides. It doesn't matter if the attack fails. I believe that with Kayama Rigen's rich experience, this formation will not collapse.
But something unexpected happened. When the Kayama Rigen main formation approached about 15 meters, a group of recharged samurai, a total of four hundred people, suddenly rushed out from behind the Tokugawa army.
"Give me the duck...onboard, onboard..." The four hundred warriors ran faster than wild donkeys. Judging from their steady hand skills, you knew that these four hundred warriors were all masters of swordsmanship.
"It's broken. Let Kashan Riyuan stabilize his position and retreat...he can't withstand it." Saigo Takasaki was shocked.
"Team Xuanwu...Team Suzaku...fight to the death."
"The Tokugawa team... fight to the death."
In the roar, the sharp tachi easily cut off the bamboo spear, and the rolling samurai cut off the calves of countless enemies with one strike. The spear formation of Rigen Kayama was immediately torn into holes.
These four hundred samurai are definitely the elite among the elite. Their physical strength, swordsmanship, and battlefield experience are not comparable to those of Ashigaru. Just one charge disrupted the enemy's formation.
Soon the Ashigaru began to rout, and these samurai followed the rout and used the bodies of deserters as shields to avoid countless musketeer attacks.
In order to cooperate with the samurai's charge, the remaining Tokugawa musketeers moved forward again. Now the shooting distance between the two sides was only thirty meters.
The only task of the musketeers now is to cover the warriors charging into the formation. Their rain of bullets will always protect the wings of the warriors, and they will turn a blind eye to the rain of bullets fired at them.
"Breakthrough, our samurai finally broke through..." Tokugawa Yingxi put down the telescope and said excitedly, "Charge in and tear the imperial flag to pieces. As long as the military flag given by the emperor is destroyed, the enemy will go crazy, and they will The entire army will be mobilized to launch an attack on Osaka Castle..."
"I will tire you to death. I will make you covered with bruises. By the time the new army arrives on the battlefield, I think you will be too tired to run. You will be very tired, very thirsty, very hungry... How much fighting power do you have left?"
"Hahaha... The Tokugawa family's military fortune has not been cut off, and we still have a chance."
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