Tokugawa Yingxi in Osaka Castle never expected that the Southwest Allied Forces who had destroyed the Royal Banner would be so crazy. Although this kind of madness was what he wanted in his plan, it was not so much.
The general's plan is very simple, which is to drive the coalition forces crazy and force them to attack the city and exhaust the last drop of blood under Osaka Castle, thereby increasing the chance of the new army winning the battle. According to the news brought back by the ninja, Matsudaira Yongho's reinforcements will be sent as soon as possible. You can feel Osaka Castle only at 4pm.
It was only half past one in my heart, and there were still two and a half hours. It seemed like a short time, but everyone underestimated the madness of the warriors of the Choshu Domain. Yamagata Aritomo was now completely berserk, and all the warriors of the Choshu Domain were inspired by him. Howling.
The gate of the Second City was engulfed in flames. Bag after bag of kerosene was poured on it. The barrels of two Gatling guns were fired red, but they could not stop these crazy warriors.
Soon the wooden door was burned and began to breathe inside and outside. The ashigaru rushed forward like crazy carrying the giant wood, and knocked open the burned door in a few strokes.
Bang bang bang... There was a team of musketeers inside the door who had already been prepared. The classic three-stage strike of the Allied Ashigaru team screamed in agony. The siege wood smashed on the ground and rolled to the side while pressing the corpse.
The general of the castle tower was so nervous that he broke his rosary, and the fragrant white sandalwood beads were spinning around on the tatami. At this moment, the thing that worried him the most happened, a Gatling on the second castle wall Due to the continuous shooting, the barrel finally exploded, and the three operators were blown to pieces.
The remaining heavy machine gun was no longer able to form a crossfire. Although it could still cause huge casualties, it could no longer stop the charging crowd.
"Give me a duck... Massacre the city... Massacre the city..." The swarming warriors and musketeers of the Choshu domain began to break forward. The two castles soon formed a shooting situation. Because the distance was too narrow, the musketeers Often before two or three shots have been fired, the opponent's warriors are already close to him.
Until the end, the Ni no Castles and the two Ashigaru spears rushed together. The jungle-like spears stabbed and slapped each other, and there were also small-scale assaults by the samurai from both sides.
War has returned to what it was like in the Middle Ages, and cold weapons once again dominate the battlefield.
"Report to the Shogun... Nino Castle is in emergency, and the warriors from Choshu Domain have pressed in..." The blood-covered samurai knelt in front of Tokugawa Yingxi.
"Changzhou Domain, it turns out to be the Maori family... Could the Maori who had been defeated again and again back then be able to break through the home city of our Tokugawa family? Hahaha..." Tokugawa smiled happily like a ghost.
"His Majesty Nobunaga and His Highness Taiko defeated them time and time again, and our Tokugawa family also won many times. How come two hundred years have passed, and the small profits are riding on our heads."
Tokugawa Qingxi suddenly shouted, "After two hundred years of grace, don't the Tokugawa family have a few brave men who are willing to die?"
"Death in the service of the shogun." Following Tokugawa's roar of joy, more than a hundred samurai rushed out of the castle tower, including the Aizu Clan's Blue Dragon Corps, the Iron Guards of the North Country Date family, and even the Uesugi family. The Dragon Guard of Echigo.
These are the elite warriors provided by the great names in Kanto, Japan, to the general family. Dongguo has always been a die-hard supporter of the shogunate. These warriors can almost represent the essence of Japanese warriors in the entire Northeast.
The light of the sword cut off the spear, and the attacking samurai quickly broke up the ashigaru main formation of the coalition forces, and then fought with the Choshu clan coalition forces.
Both sides were going crazy at this moment. The general put in his last reserves. If the Second Castle was lost, he would not even be able to protect the waterway for retreat, because between the First Castle and the Second Castle is the location of the Osaka Castle Waterway Terminal.
If this area is defended, then even if the battle is lost, the general and his guards can still escape through the waterway. If this area is blocked by the enemy, then Tokugawa Keiki will really be like a rat in a cage, even if reinforcements are sent When it comes to victory, this group of defeated coalition forces will also threaten the general's life.
Both the enemy and us are well aware of the importance of the second city. Saigo Takamori has asked Shanxian Youpeng three times, and his tone has become more severe each time.
"Whether it's okay to have friends in the Yama Prefecture? If not, let the Shimazu family's samurai come in...Whether the Choshu Domain can still fight, Prince Ninwagu is watching from behind."
Yamagata Aritomo was so excited that he screamed, "Commander, please rest assured that I, Yamagata Aritomo, will personally go to the battlefield. Our Choshu Domain will definitely be able to capture Osaka Castle..."
After all, Takasugi Shinsaku was also a samurai who came out of the Choshu clan. He couldn't sit still watching his fellow villagers bleed. He asked Saigo Takamori three times in a row to fight, hoping that the surprise team could fight. Saigo Takamori thought for a while and looked again. Looking at the situation on the battlefield, I could only nod.
"Knights, follow me and charge..." The young Shinsaku Takasugi led more than 500 troops from his training and rushed straight to the gate of Ninno Castle, quickly withstanding the counterattack of the Tokugawa army.
Although the Choshu Domain has received the main attack mission on the current battlefield, the area of Osaka Castle is really not small. The other city walls also need the support of soldiers from the Satsuma Domain, Tosa Domain, and Hizen Domain, which can at least attract a group of enemy troops.
Saigo Takamori sighed, "Hey... Ishiyama Honganji, a famous city in the Warring States Period, is indeed well-deserved. Its defensive capabilities are simply terrifying... It seems that it won't work without using all our strength. Let's let our reserves come in."
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Saigo Takamori finally issued the general offensive order, and the last reserves of the coalition forces were sent to the battlefield. At this point, all the Tokugawa family's plans were completed.
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On the post road leading from Kai Town to Osaka Castle, Xie Duowan was riding a war horse and was having a meeting with the entire French officer corps. It was less than an hour away. The army was now in perfect condition. All the French officers were impressed by the hardships of the Japanese soldiers. Hardworking and praiseworthy.
"Sir, although these soldiers are a bit clumsy and the training is very tiring, they really obey orders... During such a long march, no one spoke. Even when they coughed, they covered their mouths and were careful..."
"No one questioned our order, and no one complained about being tired. A rice ball was actually their lunch today, and they didn't look dissatisfied at all."
"Oh God, how could I be dissatisfied? I saw those soldiers eating rice balls with happy smiles on their faces. I really can't imagine that such a rice ball with seaweed and pickled plums was still on the dusty marching road. How can he feel happy just by eating food?"
"Haha, you don't know what these people usually eat. It's all pig food. There are many unexplainable lumps in the wheat rice with bran added... In the eyes of these soldiers, it is edible. One bite of white rice is already a holiday.”
Listening to the discussion of the officer corps under his command, Xie Dowan curled up his lips slightly, "A barbaric and backward nation will not bring any benefits to the people. God bless Europe and let us enter the rational era of civilization in advance. The light of industry will be the first to shine in Europe." Since then, we have finally gotten rid of thousands of years of backwardness..."
"Well, gentlemen, today let us fight for the interests of France. After this victory, Japan will become our French colony, and the general will become our puppet."
"Long live France, long live His Majesty the Emperor."
The soldiers around did not understand French at all. None of them knew what these people were talking about. They even smiled stupidly at the instructors. In their hearts, these French instructors were like gods. The tactics they practiced That was something even the general praised.
"Accelerate, accelerate... You must feel the foot of Osaka Castle before four o'clock. Start trotting and start warming up now..." French officers rode horses back and forth around the infantry team, and the obedient Japanese soldiers began to trot, and the equipment on their bodies followed. Beating rhythmically together.
The bloody battle in Osaka Castle has reached a fever pitch, and the new army on the post road has begun to accelerate. On the sea, the Tokugawa navy is guarding Osaka Bay, and further south on the sea, Xiao Letian's fleet is riding the wind and waves.
Osaka Castle has become a huge whirlpool, attracting many forces from all over Japan. The result of this stop will definitely change Japan's future destiny.
People surrounding Osaka City have lost count of how many spies there are here, including ninja masters from various Japanese families, Xiao Letian's intelligence officers, spies from various Western powers... Countless pairs of eyes are staring at the battle situation in front of them.
Countless mysterious figures have also appeared on many small islands in the Seto Inland Sea, including the elites of the Xiao Letian Intelligence Bureau.
"Look...the Tokugawa navy has started to use artillery to support the city defense...Oh my God, the Southwest Allied Forces are crazy, they are trying to capture the dock..."
On a hill on the shore not far from Osaka Castle, more than a hundred CIA intelligence officers have occupied this place. All the spies who were originally hiding on this hill have been killed, and their bodies are shallow. It was buried shallowly under the big tree.
"It is now 3:45. According to previous calculations, the Tokugawa family's reinforcements should have arrived." Just as he was talking, the intelligence officer next to him suddenly shouted, "There is a signal from the other side, record it quickly..."
In this era without radio, battlefield information transmission has always been a problem, but the people in the Intelligence Agency were very smart. In addition to raising a large number of carrier pigeons to transmit information, they also invented a light signal.
At night, oil lamps wrapped with silver foil use the reflective properties of silver foil to concentrate the light out of a small window. Then there is a very simple valve on the window, which generates long and short light signals through rhythmic opening and closing. .
During the day, mirrors reflect the sun's light for signal transmission. Although it is a bit cloudy today, it does not affect the mirror connection between the fixed checkpoints. The light flashing across the bay just now is an emergency message sent to them by another group of intelligence officers. information.
"The Tokugawa reinforcements have arrived on the battlefield and will enter the battle in ten minutes... Get ready to receive the Prime Minister's fleet..." The light signal was quickly translated.
Everyone was excited and gearing up. The CIA's latest equipment could finally be put to a try.
Note: Xinjing moved today. I was really tired and drank a lot. I didn’t want to update at first, but I thought it wouldn’t be easy for everyone to wait for the update, so I just endured it and wrote a chapter for you... ...This book was first published from, be the first to see the genuine content!
