"The way of war has never been a simple mathematical game. Of course, having more people and new equipment will have an advantage, and even have a decisive advantage most of the time. But the battlefield is always a place where miracles happen, because the only thing that determines the war is People, and only people, are the masters of war..."
On the bow of the Roma, Xiao Letian stared at the blue water of the Seto Inland Sea and the flying seabirds. Directly in front of the fleet, countless Japanese fishing boats and merchant ships were gathered together and escorted to a safe area. The fishing boats on the shore always had frightened eyes. Throw yourself at these tall warships.
Three battleships captured from the French, two frigates and a cruiser. These are not powerful weapons that can be made in Asia at all. The towering shipbuildings and densely packed side gunports all prove that this ship The terrifying firepower of the battleship.
Xiao Letian's fleet did not fly any flags. None of the Japanese knew who the owner of this fleet was. Although some smart businessmen guessed some clues, they would not tell the truth because they knew they would offend this fleet. The fleet is equivalent to cutting off its future financial resources.
Xiao Letian took the latest intelligence from his men, and was surrounded by senior generals such as Zai Chun, Pierre, Long Ye, Xiao Hexin, Cai Mao, Luo Huo, Sima Yun... etc. This was the last meeting before the war. Kaimachi is just ahead, and we'll be there by water in half an hour.
"Take a closer look. The plan of Tokugawa and the French has been completely exposed by now. Kaicho has been captured by Matsudaira Yoshiho and the French. Now an army of 10,000 is rapidly heading north..."
"Looking at the emergency information sent by Osaka Castle Shosaku before, this morning Osaka Castle actually opened the supply of rice and pork meat. What does this mean? This means that Osaka Castle has begun emergency mobilization..."
"Pork meat, is it pork?" Pierre asked in confusion, recalling the information he had seen before. "Don't the Japanese not like to eat pork? I heard that they think pork is unclean."
"Shit, they are just too poor to afford it. You don't need grain to raise pigs. How much grain can Japan produce in a year? Of course, Japan has absorbed a lot of culture from the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the society during the Tang and Song Dynasties really respected mutton and beef. This It’s an excuse the Japanese can find…”
"It is precisely because of the scarcity of food that the breeding industry in Japan has not been developed since ancient times. The limited rations have to be supplied to people. Where can there be rich food to raise livestock? It is not easy to have a few thin sheep and weak cattle. , so Japan’s marine fishing industry is very developed, and they must grab food from the sea..."
"But it is undeniable that farmed livestock, especially pork, are rich in fat, so this meat provides much more energy than other foods. Today, the Tokugawa family actually gave the soldiers pork meat, which shows that today is the decisive battle. day……"
"If I'm not wrong, Osaka Castle has started fighting now and the scale will definitely not be small."
This is Zai Chun's first contact with actual combat. The little man is now filled with the enthusiasm before the war. The wild blood of his ancestors has begun to revive. The dream of flying across the battlefield with a horizontal sword has been sleeping in the blood of the Aixinjueluo family. Just waiting for the scene to get excited.
"Master, can we still catch up? Do we have a chance to participate in the war? Disciple, I am willing to fight. Please give me a chance."
Xiao Letian glared at him, "Just stay there. How old are you? Even if it's the first battle, it won't be your turn..." Zai Chun was scolded and hid away to sulk.
Xiao Letian continued to analyze the battle situation in front of him with the generals on the map, "If I were Tokugawa Yoshiki, I would launch a counterattack against the coalition forces today. It would be best to conduct a field raid, and it would be best to severely humiliate the coalition generals. , and then force them to attack the city immediately..."
"Yes, it is to attack the city and let the coalition forces shed the last drop of blood and the last drop of sweat under the tall walls of Osaka Castle, consuming the physical strength and morale of the coalition forces... When the reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, a group of tired soldiers The new army equipped with all Western-style equipment will have disastrous consequences."
"Then what are we waiting for? We rush forward quickly, bite the tail of the new Tokugawa army, and first defeat this new army trained by the French, and then we attack Osaka Castle..." Luo Huo roared.
Xiao Hexin rolled his eyes at him, "Nonsense, what's the benefit of doing this to us? We really regard the Japanese as our friends. This war must wait until the last drop of blood is shed by both sides before we can take action..."
Pierre also took up the conversation and said, "Yes, the essence of war is profit. Why do we provide so much financial and weapon support to the four southwest vassals? The purpose is not to make them succeed. The purpose of the prime minister is to let our influence deepen." To Japan…”
Xiao Letian looked at the endless mountains outside with a smile, "Yes, this country is rich in samurai, and they have a very strong idea of loyalty to their lord. What a good military base this is. The Japanese samurai are not yet civilized. They have the idea of loyalty to their lord." , but without the idea of loyalty to the country, why don’t we take advantage of this opportunity.”
"As long as we can prevent the formation of Japan's national concept, we can preserve this almost perfect professional military system. This is our endless supply of large military camps."
At this time, the army reporter Leo had just finished taking a photo. He suddenly smiled and said, "I had chatted with shopkeeper Fan Lian and Mr. Nobel before, and also talked about the situation of gold and silver mines in Japan... We know that all geology Areas with complex structures and many volcanoes and earthquakes will be very rich in various mineral resources..."
"The Japanese just don't have good technology. If we introduce Prussian engineers, Japan's gold and silver mine output will definitely triple. Prime Minister, don't forget this huge source of wealth."
Xiao Letian laughed loudly, "Yes, war is for profit. Who would do anything that is not beneficial? Such a beautiful Japanese archipelago should not be industrialized. It is better to protect it well. Maybe it can develop tourism in the future." "
"Okay, speed up the advance, capture Kaimachi, and then move the entire army north to block Osaka Bay."
"Yes." All the generals accepted the order in unison, and then returned to their respective battleships. The raid was about to begin.
Xiao Letian stared at the direction of Osaka Castle and said thoughtfully, "Tokugawa Kexi, how will you use to anger the Southwest Allied Forces? Saigo Takamori is considered a famous general..."
It seems that there is destiny in the world. Xiao Letian's worries are unnecessary. Japanese samurai have a perverted obsession with honor. Tokugawa Qingxi's Royal Banner sneak attack plan is the most effective tactic to anger the coalition forces.
"Team Genbu...Team Suzaku...The Shogun's Guards...Brother Duck..." The four hundred top samurai were like hot knives piercing butter, and the Ashigaru Honjin Formation of Kagama Rigen was torn open into a huge meter-long strip. Through the gap, the desperate warrior rushed towards the fence.
All the warriors wore ferocious ghost masks, and their throats made ghostly screams that could only be heard in hell. The musketeers behind the fence were so frightened that they even forgot to reload their ammunition.
The musketeers guarding the base camp still use old muzzle-loading guns. The gunpowder and projectiles are separate and require tight compaction before they can be fired.
At this time, people really realized what Matsudaira Yōho said about "heart". Tokugawa samurai with a warrior's heart could bravely charge against the rain of bullets, while those musketeers without a warrior's heart could not even be protected by fences. Shoot effectively.
The grimaces, roars, and bloody tachi scared the two of them into fighting. Some even peed. The rhythmic shooting of the muskets was also chaotic. One of them was stupid and wanted to shoot with a gun. Of course, there was only one consequence. That's the explosion.
"Breakthrough... We are about to break through... Pull down the fence..." Dozens of ropes were thrown out and the rope buckles tied the wooden fence, and the warriors pulled back with all their strength.
"Ho ho... ha, ho ho... ha." After three shouts, the fence fell to the ground.
"The board has broken through..." The samurai rushed into the camp and knocked down the guarding musketeers like chopping vegetables. The charging crowd rushed towards the imperial banner.
At this time, the musketeers behind the four hundred samurai were also crazy. They didn't care at all about the shooting of Shintaro Nakaoka and Shinsaku Takasugi. They dragged their scarred bodies and rushed forward following the pace of the samurai.
"Cover...provide fire cover for the warriors...go in...destroy the royal banner." There are only more than 1,200 musketeers left among the three thousand musketeers. The battle loss rate has exceeded half, but their morale has not slackened at all.
"Dead soldiers, all the Tokugawa troops sent are dead soldiers. How much gold does this cost to boost morale... evil ghosts."
"Yu Jinqi, their target is actually Yu Jinqi..." Return to defense quickly.
After deep in the main formation, Prince Renhe Gong Jiazhang dropped his fan on the ground in fear. Four hundred evil spirits in the distance went straight to the royal banner, but under the banner there were only fifty monk soldiers praying for protection, and there were a few more Great priest.
The Royal Banner was given by the Emperor and represented the Emperor's supreme authority. How could the Tokugawa family dare to be so rebellious? The prince turned pale with fright.
Saigo Takamori also went crazy, "Rescue, all go to rescue and protect the flag given by the emperor."
The entire camp was in chaos because of a flag. All the soldiers had no structure and charged under the flag in complete chaos. However, the time difference could not be made up. The four hundred warrior vanguards had already jumped onto the platform.
Fifty monk soldiers held Japan's unique naginata and attacked the samurai with shouts. The priests in white robes pointed their fingers at the samurai and recited some unknown incantation. They should be cursing these evil spirits to go to hell. .
How could several monk soldiers be the opponents of this group of murderous gods? After a charge, the priests and monk soldiers were all sent to hell. A samurai from the Aizu Xuanwu Team was the first to rush under the imperial banner.
"I...Aizu Genbu Team...Kojima Take...cut the flag here." The roar was like thunder, and it immediately spread throughout the battlefield.
"No..." The 30,000-person camp suddenly shouted loudly. Saigo Takamori, Sakamoto Ryoma and others who were charging suddenly fell to the ground. "Emperor, Emperor..."
In the distant Osaka Castle, there was deathly silence at the moment. All the shouts and cheers were gone. People only had that flag in their eyes, the emperor's royal banner.
Tokugawa Yingxi held the telescope tightly with both hands and said, "Cut, chop, chop."
The cold light of Xiaodao's fierce sword flashed across the sky, and the thick-armed flagpole broke in response, and the imperial banner fell with a bang.
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