Now is the most critical moment of a normal battle. Xiao Letian is lying on the wall of Ninomaru. He is also shocked by this killing, especially when he knows that the current commander-in-chief of the new army of the Tokugawa family is Matsudaira Yongho, he is even more shocked. Added three points of admiration.
In real history, Matsudaira Yoshiho was the most tragic figure in the Boshin War. His Aizu domain was the area with the strongest resistance in the entire battle. The deeds of the White Tigers are lamented by those who are familiar with that period of history.
When the war has forced teenage children to go to the battlefield, the cruelty of the war cannot be described with the words tragic.
"Can anyone tell me whether Matsudaira Yongho brought out his White Tigers this time?" Xiao Letian put down his telescope and asked suddenly.
Xiao Letian has been surrounded by several intelligence liaison officers to provide services to him for a long time. They quickly gave the answer: "Yes, Prime Minister, our intelligence officers in Kai Town have already interrogated clearly. The White Tigers are the vanguard of Matsudaira Yongho. They achieved the first success in the surprise attack on Kai Town."
Xiao Letian sighed, "It is indeed a tragic song. History does have its own inertia. No matter how hard I try to change it, many things that should happen will still happen..."
It's no secret that the Prime Minister often says strange things. Every time when the Prime Minister says strange things, people's first choice is to remain silent, because they know that every strange thing the Prime Minister says has deep meaning.
Except for those brothers who were the first to follow Xiao Letian, no one else dared to ask the meaning of these words, because this was Xiao Letian's rebellion. Several secretaries were once expelled from the Prime Minister's Mansion by Xiao Letian because of their talkativeness. And he will live under the surveillance of the intelligence agency for the rest of his life.
"Breakthrough, Matsudaira Yongho's samurai have broken through..." Following the roar of the people around him, Xiao Letian quickly raised his telescope. In his lens, the White Tiger Youth Team was launching an attack on the samurai of the Southwest Allied Forces.
Xiao Letian has never seen such a young man who dared to fight. There was no fear on all the young faces. There was no trace of pity in their eyes as they cut the enemy's throat with the sword.
Moreover, these children seemed to be immune to pain. Xiao Letian saw with his own eyes a warrior from the Youth League who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old. His stomach had been cut open and his intestines were leaking out.
But the crazy boy stuffed his intestines back, covered the wound with his left hand, and fought again with a knife in his right hand. His bravery made the adult samurai on the opposite side retreat.
Xiao Letian seemed to hear those young people shouting, "No one has died since ancient times, and his loyalty will be remembered by history." These are a group of children who regard loyalty as their lifelong mission. Although many people in later generations are attacking these children's foolish loyalty, Xiao Letian Lotte knew that it was not Yu Zhong, they just didn't meet a good leader.
"Whether it is an enemy or a friend, this spirit is precious, bravery, loyalty, sacrifice... Some people may say that this kind of behavior is stupid. It is true that many people in this world are sacrificing and devoting themselves to the wrong path, but Just because they took the wrong road doesn't mean that they were wrong to keep walking..."
Xiao Hexin felt enlightened as he listened to the Prime Minister's mutterings. He was the first person to follow Xiao Letian. He was Xiao Letian's personal bodyguard when he was at Taibai Ding. He understood Xiao Letian's heart very well.
"The Prime Minister is right. Whether Japan is China's enemy or friend, no matter what their status is, some of the unique spirits of this nation are worthy of respect... Just like you said, those children are not stupid. On the contrary, they are all beautiful pieces of real gold, but it’s a pity that the people leading the way are so bad that the gold is wasted on the wrong path.”
Xiao Hexin stared at the battlefield with sharp eyes and whispered, "How about I go to the castle tower? I am a lame. They can't be afraid of even a lame..."
Xiao Letian didn't say anything, which clearly meant acquiescence. Xiao Hexin turned around and walked towards the inner city with a cane and went straight to the castle tower.
Xiao Hexin climbed up the stairs one after another and came to the stairwell where the two sides were confronting each other. The Tokugawa samurai on the opposite side waved a torch and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Back off, no one can get close, back off..."
Xiao Hexin sneered and walked over, "My name is Xiao Hexin. I think your Tokugawa family should have heard of my name. I am the lame general under the Prime Minister of Ryukyu..."
"Have you seen this leg of mine? It was injured on the battlefield in Europe. What's wrong? Are you even afraid of me, a cripple?"
Just when the samurai was at a loss, Tokugawa's joyful voice sounded in the castle tower, "I know your name, Xiao Letian's most famous wise general... Goro, please make way for the guests to come in."
Xiao Hexin walked up to the castle tower, and the Tokugawa ministers around him looked at him warily. Even though he looked like a cripple, his gold cap badge and collar badge proved his high reputation in the Ryukyu military, and his He has a strong aura of a superior person, and at this moment, he is like a lone tiger among wolves, full of disdain.
"My legs and feet are inconvenient. I'm afraid I can't sit cross-legged on the tatami. Give me a chair..."
"Baga, why don't you kneel down when you see the general..." There was a sound of a sword being unsheathed in Canglanglang.
"Tch, what about the general? When I saw the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, none of them knelt down. Even the kings of Prussia in Europe gave me a toast. Why should I kneel down? You're a small country..."
Ridicule, extreme sarcasm, the faces of everyone in the castle tower turned red. Do you know what the most effective sarcasm is? In fact, it is very simple. As long as you tell the truth, it will naturally be the most effective.
The Tokugawa shogunate knew what Xiao Letian's army had done in Europe and Beijing. They knew that what Xiao Hexin said was true, but this kind of irrefutable truth was the most painful.
Tokugawa Yingxi took a deep breath to calm down, "Bring chairs to General Xiao, and bring chairs to us too..."
"No need. Time is running out. I'll just stand and say it. I came here with the Prime Minister's hope for peace. I suggest that the General immediately order Matsudaira Yongho to stop the war. This senseless killing should not continue. ”
"It makes no sense." Okawauchi Masashi asked sternly, "This is a battle for the unification of Japan. We must not allow these rebellious groups of the four southwest vassals to betray the shogunate..."
"But you can no longer win. The Ryukyu Navy and Marine Corps are the final winners."
"No, no, no, you are not. You are just passers-by from Japan. Although I admit that Prime Minister Xiao's army is very powerful, your numbers are too small and you will not be able to annex Japan at all."
"What you want is nothing more than profits. I can tell you clearly that as long as you stop the bombardment and just sit back and watch, our Tokugawa shogunate will definitely give you more benefits than the four southwest lords."
Xiao Hexin sneered, "You can represent the general."
"Yes, he can. Of course what Mr. Dahe said can represent my opinion." Tokugawa Kexi still had to support his ministers at the critical moment.
At this time, there was another intensive sound of artillery from the sea south of the castle tower, and the shells streaked across the sky and flew towards the battlefield.
Amidst the rumbling explosions, no one knew how many new troops had become cannon fodder. Xiao Hexin used the power of the artillery to shout, "Benefits, you mention the benefits to our Prime Minister, what benefits can your barren land in Japan provide? You guys... The annual financial revenue is not as good as that of one of our Lotte companies..."
"Not only that, you also waste a lot of wealth on the civil war. You continue to fight and fight desperately. You think that you can finally unify Japan by eliminating the four southwestern vassals. I am afraid that in the end, your vitality will be severely damaged and Japan will lose its last drop of blood. , but the cheaper ones are those Western powers."
"You ignorant and shallow people, do you know how much start-up capital is needed for a country to carry out preliminary industrialization? Do you know how much money it takes to train a shipbuilder, engineer, and scientist of your own nation, even with the same weight of gold? It’s not enough either…”
"With your little family background in Japan, how many times can you still struggle and wake up... My Prime Minister once said that Asia is Asia for Asians, and every internal conflict we have is a perfect opportunity for Western civilization to penetrate. , the worse we fight, the happier they will be, you don’t understand such a simple truth.”
Xiao Hexin is simply possessed by Su Qin and Zhang Yi at this moment. His unparalleled eloquence has stunned everyone around him. Since the Japanese have talked about interests, let me explain to you what interests are. The survival and development rights of the country and the nation are Maximum benefit.
The investment in a modern shipyard is only two to three million taels of silver. Be it a large steel plant, a chemical plant, a military factory, or a precision machinery bureau, each one of them adds up to more than a hundred million taels of silver.
No one has ever settled this account for the Japanese. There is no country in the world that will really look at the prosperity of Japan. If you really pass on a sentence and pretend to pass on half a book, what Xiao Hexin showed these people today is the most core country. issues of national interest.
"Let the war cease. The Prime Minister is kind and does not want too many of you to die. Don't think that the French are really kind-hearted. I can tell you a top-secret piece of information..."
Xiao Hexin pretended to be mysterious and said, "In three years, there will be a war in France. By then, I am afraid that the French Emperor's life will not be saved. You actually want to get on this ship now, you are stupid."
"Nani." Everyone in the castle tower exclaimed. At this time, the light of the artillery on Osaka Bay was faintly cast into the castle tower, and the sky was getting darker and darker.
At this time, Xiao Letian's calm voice suddenly came from the stairs: "Yes, France is now facing serious internal and external troubles. After Napoleon III came to the throne, a series of aggressive military campaigns allowed France to occupy many colonies, but the benefits of the colonies were not transferred to France. In the hands of ordinary people..."
"The gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider and wider, and the resentment of the people at the bottom is also increasing. At this time, as long as there is a big defeat, I am afraid there will be chaos in the country. The previous disastrous defeat in Ryukyu was probably even described as a draw in the French newspapers..."
"Think about it calmly. France is not your Japan's reliance at all. On the contrary, sooner or later, your current alliance with them will become an excuse for the enemy to liquidate you."
"When that time comes, what will Japan use to protect itself? With such a broken body after losing both sides, I really don't know how many such armies Japan can still train with its current family resources." This book was first published from, No. Watch genuine content at once!
