After the bloody battle, Osaka Castle was full of blood, and most of the castle town had been burned, and the merchants and people who had been hiding at home with a fluke mentality also abandoned all their delusions and escaped by night, and the castle town became a dead city.

Only the tall Osaka Castle was still full of people, and the walls of the castle were covered with the corpses of the soldiers and ninjas of the fallen army, many of which were still fresh, and blood was dripping down.

The harbor has always been under the control of the shogunate's navy, with large bags of rice, medicines, kelp, and mutes...... There are also weapons and ammunition, and the new recruits are constantly replenished through the Seto Inland Sea.

Tokugawa Yoshiki, who was hidden in Osaka Castle, knew that if Osaka Castle was lost, it would mean that Kansai would be lost, and without the castle to monitor the emperor, the army would definitely cooperate with the emperor to control the entire Gyeonggi land, and then half of southern Japan would be lost.

Both sides knew the importance of Osaka Castle and knew that this battle was a great battle that would determine the fortunes of the country, and its importance definitely exceeded that of the Battle of Sekigahara.

Tokugawa Yoshiki had already taken out all the money he had for 200 years, and the defenders of Osaka Castle ate and drank all the best food, with dried plums and kombu tofu soup, which were good dishes even on the table of the daimyo, and today they were all served to these soldiers.

Not only that, but the ashigaru captains and high-ranking samurai who are surrounding the fire are distributing rewards to their subordinates according to their military exploits, such as exchanging an enemy's head for a Ryukyu dragon-patterned silver coin, and even Japanese silver ingots minted during the Warring States period.

Every time a silver coin was handed out, there were bursts of cheers, and the ashigaru who ate the rice balls took the silver coin and kowtowed desperately on the ground to thank him, and at that moment they all had the heart to die for the Tokugawa family.

Silver coins were hidden in the pockets of their clothes, and almost all poor soldiers had a pocket for money, which was sewn for them by their mothers and wives, and contained not only money but also all kinds of peace charms.

What if you have money and sell your life, the survival of low-level untouchables is so difficult, don't think about tomorrow in a muddy life, and grasp the immediate benefits is true.

The soldiers at the bottom were given enough silver coins, while the high-ranking samurai generals used the gold from the Tokugawa family's treasury. Generations of golden sand, pressed into flakes of gold plates, became a reward for the high-ranking generals to fight the enemy bravely, and the castle tower was full of cheers.

Soon the ninjas of the Choshu Domain hidden on the roof were discovered, and the misty imp rushed to the eaves with the ninjas of the Tokugawa family, and began to chase and kill, and after a while, three of the four ninjas were slaughtered, and the remaining one escaped back to the coalition camp with serious injuries.

"Nani? Okochi is actually using gold and silver to boost morale? There are even dragon silver coins from the Ryukyus? All the gold in the treasury has been taken out?"

The injured ninja gasped and said, "That's right, the old man said to the Tokugawa generals in pain that this is a last battle, and it will be the end of the Tokugawa family to lose the south Japan, so he has asked the shogun to use the family funds saved by the Tokugawa family for more than 200 years......"

"Edo Castle's secret treasury has been opened...... They're going to fight hard!"

"Increase, increase the troops!" jumped out of the field support captain Shintaro Nakaoka, and the fanatical samurai drew his sword and shouted in the command tent.

And Sakamoto Ryoma was relatively calm, "Please be cautious, you must be cautious, Osaka Castle is a famous city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack in the Warring States, and our naval army has not completely controlled the Seto Inland Sea, and the enemy's reinforcements will be endless!"

But Sakamoto Ryoma's voice was exchanged for the white eyes of other people, and the distrust in it made Ryoma-kun's heart ache.

Saigo Takamori is also a famous Japanese general, in history he dared to confront the emperor's army, this kind of person is very determined, but also very stubborn.

"I didn't find the slightest loosening of the enemy's morale during the continuous fighting, and the supplies in the city were still very sufficient, and even ordinary ashigaru could eat bonito flowers, which shows that the Tokugawa family is really moving their roots. ”

"It's a pity that the artillery we ordered from the Ryukyus was not in place, if there were enough of them...... Forget it, after all, we can't rely on others forever, everything has to rely on ourselves, I decided, activate the reserves!"

"Saigo-sama, please think twice!" Ryoma-kun stood up and fell to his knees, but no one listened to his opinion.

When he walked out of the military tent, everyone ignored him, and even Shintaro Nakaoka hit him hard, Ryomajun knew that everyone regarded him as a traitor, to be honest, if it wasn't for Xiao Letian behind his back, if it wasn't for the prime minister's face, he wouldn't be qualified to attend the meeting.

"Why didn't anyone listen to me? Before the sea control power was in my hands, I blindly threw myself into the army, which is too imprudent...... It's not easy for the four feudal clans in the southwest to accumulate this bit of family foundation, how can it be easily cut off?"

Even more worrying about Ryoma-kun was that something happened the next morning, when a group of elite cavalry warriors suddenly appeared from the west side of the battlefield, escorting a large group of white-clothed priests and the emperor's holy decree.

Prince Yoshiaki Ninwanomiya was appointed by the emperor as the general of the expedition and nominally commanded all the coalition forces, of course, it was Saigo Takamori who had the final say on how the war was actually fought, but this kind of ceremonial appointment was too morale-inspiring, and the reverence of ordinary people for the emperor was the source of morale.

What's more, Prince Yoshiaki of Ninwagong also brought with him a 'Nishiki Imperial Banner', which was designed by Iwakura's advisor Tamamatsu to correspond to the golden sun and silver moon phases, but it has also been used as a "official" flag against the enemy since the Middle Ages. At that time, with the help of Okubo and Shinagawa Yajiro, pennant fabrics and patterns were sent, sewn at Choshu Yamaguchi, and secretly sent to Kyoto.

At the moment when the flag was raised, the coalition forces thundered with joy, and the emperor actually took out the flag seal of the crusade against the enemy, which showed that the emperor had regarded the Tokugawa family as a rebel.

Encouraged by the banners, the coalition forces launched a decisive charge towards Osaka Castle, and the battlefield was filled with the roar of 'Emperor Truckloaded'. The samurai with a sword in his mouth climbed the castle walls with his hands and feet, and even the ninja gave up hiding and chose to appear on the battlefield to rush and kill.

When one group died, another group rushed up, and the army of the Tokugawa family struggled to resist the enemy's attack, and many soldiers were even exhausted.

Looking at the gate of the castle again, Ashigaru's body had already piled up into a mountain, and in order to resist the attack of the crazy coalition army, the Tokugawa family even poured black powder down and set fire to the array, at that time the boiling oil and boiling water in the city were no longer available.

After a one-day conquest of Osaka Castle, Osaka Castle fell three times, and finally Okochi used gold to recruit dead soldiers, and then launched a suicide attack on the coalition forces with explosives wrapped in his body, which saved the safety of the city.

At the end of the day, Osaka Castle was killed and killed, and countless people were disabled, and the thick bloody atmosphere was disgusting, and in the end, both sides were so tired that they didn't even have the energy to collect the corpses.

Prince Ninwanomiya was shocked by such a tragic war, and finally he took out the right granted by the emperor and ordered, "Increase the troops, you must increase the troops, even if the blood is exhausted if you continue to fight like this, you will not be able to win!"

The Prince's order was supported by ninety percent of his generals, and the reserves in the rear began to assemble on the battlefield, and the reinforcements of the four feudal clans in the southwest also moved north, thus the Tokugawa family's strategic deception was completed.

At this time, the Tokugawa family's navy, which had been hiding in Kumano Beach, began to set sail, and on the deck, the French minister Roche and the French instructor who had just arrived had already converged.

"Your Excellency, at present, the number of coalition troops under Osaka Castle has exceeded 30,000, all of them are the most elite legions, as long as we eat this cake in one bite, there will only be new soldiers and old and weak left in the four feudal clans in the southwest, your strategy is too successful!"

Rosh had just enjoyed the beautiful service provided by the Shimazu family in the cabin, and now he was refreshed and full of energy: "Well, we don't have time to consume these barbarians for a long time, and we will finish the battle This is a Chinese proverb, I think it makes a lot of sense!"

"It's time for them to understand what modern warfare is, we can't deal with Xiao Letian, can't we still deal with the little Japanese? Do you really think that buying some weapons is a new type of army? Dream on...... Full speed ahead and get ready to land in Kaimachi!"

Under the orders of Minister Rosh, the fleet marched fully armed to the Seto Inland Sea, scattering several fishing boats along the way, and the merchant ships from afar fled in all directions.

Rosh didn't know that among these fleeing merchant ships was Xiao Letian's fine work, and in the information of the foggy imp, the four feudal clans had already offended Xiao Lotian and refused Xiao Letian's request to send troops to support him three times.

The French know Xiao Letian's pride very well, and they also know that there are things in the philosophy of the Chinese, and of course the face cannot be pasted to the ass, so they conclude that the possibility of Xiao Letian's military intervention is very low.

What's more, they didn't believe that Xiao Letian had such a quick military mobilization capability, and fighting a war was not a joke, and it would take more than ten days just to prepare supplies, right? And then what about military mobilization? It is estimated that after Xiao Letian's army arrived in Japan, the war would have ended long ago.

However, Rosh never expected that Xiao Letian's army preparation was completely established in accordance with the standards of the rapid reaction force of later generations, and the treasury had been storing materials that could sustain a high-intensity war for three months, and the reaction speed of really wanting to fight a war even exceeded that of the United Kingdom.

The spy ship soon found Xiao Letian's fleet, and all the intelligence proved the previous judgment that Osaka Castle was a trap in order to attract all the main forces of the Fallen Clan.

Japan is not China, and every daimyo has thousands of professional soldiers under him, but in fact, most of them are peasant soldiers, and the 30,000 elites made up by the four feudal clans are already a collection of all professional soldiers.

If these 30,000 troops were eaten by the French in one bite, there would be no more professional soldiers in southern Japan.

"Forward...... Fleet acceleration ...... Behind the enemy's ass, it's harvest season again...... When the last drop of blood is drained from the four feudatories, it will be the time for our new army to make meritorious contributions......" "Lao Tzu's 2,000 new army will change the history of Japan this year!"

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