The Battle of Osaka has now entered a situation of 'you fight yours, I'll fight mine'. In Osaka Bay, the Ryukyu Navy's bombardment has completely destroyed all the Kansai ships. The sea is full of broken boards and the bodies of sailors. , the survivors were swimming desperately to the shore.
But on land, the Tokugawa family's new army, led by Matsudaira Yongho, launched a frantic attack on the Southwest Allied Forces. Flags fell one after another, and allied forces were annihilated one after another.
Matsudaira Yongho did not dare to look back at the battle situation in the bay, let alone the chaotic Osaka Castle. He only hoped that the general could understand his painstaking efforts.
"Accelerate...accelerate the whole army...The more complete our victory is, the more benefits we will get at the negotiation table in the end..."
After getting through the initial chaos, Tokugawa Qingxi finally understood Matsudaira Yongho's good intentions. He knew that when Xiao Letian's army appeared, the Tokugawa family would no longer be able to win the battle completely, and they would not be able to win anything on the battlefield. If you want something, you have to get it from the negotiation table. Anyway, under the interference of Western powers, he, Xiao Letian, can never annex Japan. All he wants is profit.
Tokugawa Keki, who wanted to understand this, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He calmly said to his ninjas, "Pass my order. The command of the new army is completely entrusted to Matsudaira Yongho. I trust his judgment..."
"Osaka City stopped resisting and let Xiao Letian's army come in..."
"General." The surrounding warriors fell to their knees, and Dagouchi Masashi cried bitterly. "No...General, we have seen the dawn of hope. Why, why did such a divine punishment appear in the sky."
"We have to fight. We have to rely on Osaka Castle to defend against sea attacks. We can hold it, General. The defense system to the south of Osaka Castle is still intact, and it is getting dark soon. We can hold it..."
Countless weeping samurai knelt down and begged the general, but all they got was Tokugawa Yingxi shaking his head and sighing, "Look at what's on the sea. It's not a ship at all, but countless cannons. Our twelve field cannons can do that." They suppressed the coalition forces and beat them up, and as for Xiao Letian, the number of artillery pieces on his flagship was no less than forty."
"What kind of firepower is this? How can we withstand it with flesh and blood? Let the civil servants handle the rest..." The general closed his eyes in pain. "Go, pile firewood in the castle tower and pour vegetable oil on it. I'd rather I won’t be Xiao Letian’s prisoner until my death.”
"No...wuwuwu..." There was a cry of pain in the castle tower, but the general's intention was gone. "Go and execute the order. Anyone who disobeys will be expelled from the shogunate."
Such punishments were taken out, and no one dared to disobey. Soon the white flag flew in Osaka City, and Xiao Letian's army rejoiced, "Enter the city...we enter the city."
The battleship began to adjust its posture, and the docks in Osaka Castle stopped resisting. All soldiers disarmed and waited for the new troops to land. The big leather boots hit the trestle, and the Japanese soldiers' eyelids jumped with a muffled bang.
Seeing the new troops armed to the teeth swarming from the pedals, at that moment an invincible feeling surged in the hearts of all Japanese.
Shiny leather boots and patent leather big-brimmed hats, yellow-brown armed belts hung with grenades and bullets, bayonets on long Mauser rifles flashing with cold light, blue military uniforms rushing into Osaka Castle like a tide.
From ancient times to the present, uniformed soldiers can give people a strong sense of visual conflict, not to mention Xiao Letian, a time traveler. The current military uniforms of the New Army draw on many characteristics of later German military uniforms and American military uniforms. They are exquisite. The waist, lapels, ironing, straightening... When ordinary people put on such a military uniform, their temperament will obviously change.
There is no soft feeling like common people, what soldiers want is sharp edges and corners.
This is just the equipment of ordinary soldiers. The most beautiful one is the officer's uniform. The cuffs, lapels and epaulettes are all embroidered with golden silk thread. Senior officers even use precious gold thread, and even the big-brimmed hats are embroidered with gold thread. There is a glittering cap badge.
There are also a group of veterans in the crowd. Those are the brothers who were the first to hang out with Xiao Letian. Almost everyone has a few small gold and silver military medals on their chests. Such veterans in the crowd are the guarantee of morale. The famous veteran teaches through words and deeds, and the ten recruits around him will be influenced by him.
Xiao Letian's new army, oh, has now been renamed the Marine Corps. This army has been instilled with too much experience of later generations of special forces. Although it is not comparable to the powerful armies of later generations, such an army was already European in the 19th century. They are all looking at the powerful weapons.
The shogunate soldiers themselves didn't know what was going on. Facing such a crowd, they were slowly retreating, until finally they even heard a familiar accent.
"Onboard, I, Noheita, am back...Osaka Castle, today I am the conqueror."
"I am Hyoutaro. I am what the daimyo say is a pariah, but today I also have my own surname. My gender is Hyoutaro. My name is Sho Hyoutaro... It is written on the board."
It was Ryukyu's swordsmen who rushed up. These belonged to the foreign legion directly led by Xiao Letian. They were the only samurai team in the Marine Corps, other than officers, that could carry swords in combat.
They are all Japanese wild samurai, pirates and untouchables. They received endless looks at them in the first half of their lives, but today they can lead troops to surround Tokugawa and celebrate, and the shogunate trembles in front of them after two hundred years.
"Hahaha... Aren't you calling me a pariah? But I, a pariah, own fifty shi of territory in Zhili, Qing Dynasty. Did you hear that? Who the hell dares to call me a pariah?"
The arrogant roar shook the entire Osaka City, and all the soldiers of the shogunate were dumbfounded. It was not until Xiao Letian's military boots stepped onto the stone road of Osaka City that the arrogant shouts stopped.
With tears in their eyes, the Bato team members saluted the Prime Minister, then gathered around him and walked towards the castle tower with great pride. Along the way, all the Tokugawa samurai and ashigaru knelt down and worshiped on both sides of the road. This was a tribute to the strong. respect.
"Sure enough, you are a nation that fears intimidation but is not moral. If you want them to respect you, you have to trample on their land with military boots, dazzle their eyes with bayonets, and shock their hearts with killings. Otherwise, they will not respect you. .”
"Report...report to the Prime Minister that Tokugawa Keki and all the senior officials are hiding in the highest castle tower, and all the passages are piled with firewood. They want to raise a fire..."
"Oh, don't you want to be a prisoner? Let's go over and have a look..." Xiao Letian walked towards the castle tower surrounded by a group of soldiers. Along the way, the marines had controlled all the vital points of Osaka City, a famous historical city in Japan. It has been firmly controlled.
Walking to the castle tower, Xiao Letian looked up at the pale Tokugawa Yingxi and smiled slightly, "This is the first time we meet, my name is Xiao Letian, and this is the shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. You're polite, you're polite..."
Tokugawa happily bowed and saluted, "I have seen you, Prime Minister, and I admire you very much for showing me the prestige of Asia in Europe... I am really sorry that we met on the battlefield. If it were normal, I would really like to have a drink with you, The taste of Ise lobster is outstanding.”
"I didn't expect that the general can speak Chinese so well. I admire him. It's very easy to drink. Drinking while watching the beacon fire outside the city is one of the great pleasures in life."
Tokugawa Qingxi shook his head, "Forget it, I'm not Liu Chan, and I won't say anything about being happy or reluctant to miss Shu. I will never be a prisoner in this life."
"No, no, no..." Xiao Letian shook his head, "No one wants you to be a prisoner, and I, Ryukyu, are not at war with you. My army is here for peace. Yes, it is peace..."
Tokugawa Yingxi's nose was so angry that he said, "What do you mean, peace." He pointed at the burning Osaka Bay with a trembling hand, "This is your peace, this is the peace you are talking about."
"That's right." Xiao Letian shrugged, "This is peace. The two of you are killing each other in darkness. If I want to stop this war, I have to attack the winner. I saw you fighting against the Southwest Allied Forces. So I will stop you... If the Southwest Allied Forces have the upper hand when I show up, I will also stop them. This is what I call peace..."
The important ministers of the Tokugawa family were already mad. What kind of bastard logic is this? Are you lying to a three-year-old child? The general punched the railing. "Prime Minister Xiao, you are a sensible person and don't say childish words. I can tell you clearly." You, if you dare to attack me, then the whole of Japan will hate Gui, and all the powers will come to interfere, and you don’t want to get the slightest benefit in Japan."
"Raise fire." With an order, more than a dozen warriors raised burning torches, waiting for the general's order.
"Okay, okay, if you win, how about I promise not to attack the city." Xiao Letian sneered and said, "I know your plan. No matter how domineering I, Xiao Letian, I can't annex Japan, so you know I won't kill you. ...You held off my army in Osaka Castle, and then Matsudaira Yongho led the 10,000 new troops to completely defeat the coalition forces. In this way, my allies in Japan disappeared. Finally, you gave me a sum of money to buy a road trip, and I, Xiao Letian, Get lost..."
"What a calculation. It's wonderful. Japan has really produced a lot of tactical geniuses. The level of adaptability is really very high... To tell you the truth, I only brought 3,000 marines this time. Although the combat effectiveness is super "High, but the number is too small. If we defend Osaka Castle, we won't be able to pursue your new army..."
"If you abandon Osaka Castle, you will escape immediately. Moreover, the more than 10,000 troops outside can't be killed by my three thousand people. That's why you are confident, right?"
Tokugawa Qingxi's face improved a little, "Yes, it's good that you know, Prime Minister Xiao, I admire you very much, but the number of troops under your command is too small. Even if all of them are gods, how many people can you defeat?" , listen to my advice and stay here until the war is over. Our shogunate is still willing to negotiate diplomatically with you..." "Hahaha..." Xiao Letian laughed, "You think I can't do anything to you because I have a small number of people. You think I have to threaten the shogunate army by arresting you, you are a frog in the well..."
Following Xiao Letian's roar, a bright firework shot into the sky, and a few minutes later, a black shadow pressed up on the southern sky.
"Ah, what is that...a god or a devil?" The entire shogunate army in Osaka Castle was shocked.
Note: Osaka Castle has finally been conquered. If you enjoyed reading this book, please join the group 116253076 to discuss the subsequent plot. Xinjing is in it.
