"The way of war is never a simple mathematical game, of course, more people have the advantage of new equipment, and even have a decisive advantage most of the time, but the battlefield is always a place of miracles, because it is only people who decide the war, and only people are the masters of the war......"

On the bow of the Roma, Xiao Letian gazed at the turquoise waters of the Seto Inland Sea and the flying seabirds, and in front of the fleet, countless Japanese fishing boats and merchant ships were gathered together to escort them to a safe area, and the fishing boats on the shore always looked at these tall warships in horror.

Three battleships captured by the French, two frigates and a cruiser were not at all a formidable weapon that could be built in Asia, and the towering towers and dense side gun doors all testify to the terrifying firepower of this battleship.

Xiao Letian's fleet did not fly any flags, and all the Japanese did not know who the owner of this fleet was, although some clever businessmen guessed some clues, but they would not tell the truth, because they knew that offending this fleet would be equivalent to cutting off their future financial routes.

Xiao Lotian took the latest information of his subordinates, and gathered Zai Chun, Pierre, Long Ye, Xiao Hexin, Cai Mao, Luo Huo, and Sima Yun around him...... Wait for the high-level generals, this is the last meeting before the big war, Kaimachi is in front of you, and the waterway will be there in half an hour.

"Let's take a good look, the plans of Tokugawa and the French have been completely exposed so far, Kaimachi has been captured by Matsudaira Rongho and the French, and now the army of 10,000 is rushing north......"

"Looking at the urgent information sent by Osaka Castle Hosaku before, Osaka Castle actually opened up to serve rice and pork meat this morning, what does this mean? This shows that Osaka Castle has begun to mobilize urgently......

"Is pork pork?" Pierre asked, recalling the information he had seen earlier, "Don't the Japanese don't like pork? I heard that they think pork is unclean!"

Of course, Japan absorbed a lot of Tang and Song culture, and the society of the Tang and Song dynasties really respected mutton and beef, and this can be regarded as an excuse that 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, and the limited food rations have to be supplied to people to eat, where is the rich grain to feed the livestock? It is not easy to have a few lean sheep and weak cattle, so Japan's marine fishing industry is very developed, and they have to go to the sea to grab food......

"But it is undeniable that the livestock farmed, especially pork, are rich in fat, so this kind of meat provides much more energy than other foods, and today the Tokugawa family actually abnormally gave the soldiers pork meat, which shows that today is the day of the decisive battle......

"If I'm not mistaken, Osaka Castle is already in operation now, and the scale must not be small!"

This is the first time Zaichun has come into contact with actual combat, the little man is now full of pre-war fanaticism, the wild bloodline of the ancestors has begun to recover, and the dream of the horizontal knife immediately crisscrossing the battlefield has been sleeping in the bloodline of the Aixin Jueluo family, just waiting for the scene to boil.

"Master, can we still catch up? Do we have a chance to participate in the war? Apprentice, I am willing to fight, you give me a chance!"

Xiao Lotian glared at him, "Stay there, how old are you, even if it is the first battle, it will not be your turn......" Jaechun was scolded and sulked.

And Xiao Lotian continued to analyze the battle situation in front of him with the generals on the map, "If I were Tokugawa Keiki, I would launch a counterattack against the coalition forces today, it is best to carry out a field raid, it is best to humiliate the generals of the coalition army, and then force them to attack the city immediately......"

"That's right, it's to storm the city, let the coalition army shed the most drop of blood and sweat under the tall walls of Osaka Castle, and consume the physical strength and morale of the coalition army...... When the reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, a group of tired soldiers faced the new army with all Western-style equipment, and the consequences were unimaginable!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and rush forward, bite the tail of the Tokugawa New Army, defeat this group of French trained New Army first, and then we will attack Osaka Castle......" Luo Huo roared.

Xiao He gave him a blank look, "Nonsense, what good are we doing this? Really the Japanese are our friends? This war must wait for both of them to shed their last drop of blood before we can ...... it."

Pierre also took over and said, "That's right, the essence of war is profit, why do we provide so much financial and weapon support to the four feudal clans in the southwest? The purpose is not to make them successful, the prime minister's purpose is to let our forces penetrate deep into Japan......

Xiao Lotian smiled and looked at the endless mountains outside: "Yes, this country is rich in samurai, and it has a very strong idea of loyalty to the monarch, what a good military source base this is! Japanese samurai are not civilized yet, they have the idea of loyalty to the sovereign, but they do not have the idea of loyalty to the country, why don't we take advantage of the opportunity?"

"As long as we can prevent the formation of Japan's national consciousness, we can keep this near-perfect professional military system, which is our endless barracks!"

At this time, Leo, a reporter accompanying the army, had just finished taking a photo, and he suddenly smiled and said, "I used to chat with the shopkeeper Fan Yao and Mr. Nobel, and I also talked about the situation of gold and silver mines in Japan...... We know that any area with complex geological structure and many volcanic earthquakes will be very rich in various mineral resources......"

"The Japanese just don't have good technology, if we bring in Prussian engineers, Japan's gold and silver mine production can definitely triple, and the prime minister must not forget this big source of wealth!"

Xiao Lotian laughed: "That's right, war is for profit, who will do things that are not beneficial? Such a beautiful Japanese archipelago, don't industrialize, it's better to protect it well, maybe you can develop tourism in the future!"

"Alright, speed up, capture Kaimachi and then go north to block Osaka Bay!"

"Yes!" the generals commanded in unison, and then returned to their respective ships, and the raid was about to begin.

Xiao Lotian stared in the direction of Osaka Castle and said thoughtfully, "Tokugawa Keiki, what method will you use to provoke the Southwest Coalition Army? Saigo Takamori can be regarded as a famous general for a while......

Xiao Letian's worries were unnecessary, the Japanese samurai had a perverted obsession with honor, and Tokugawa Yoshiki's plan to attack the Imperial Banner was the most effective tactic to provoke the coalition forces.

"Xuanwu Team...... Suzaku ...... The General's Personal Guard...... Brother Duck ...... "The four hundred top samurai pierced the butter like hot knives, and the Ashigaru main formation of Kayama Kurigen was torn open a huge gap that was a meter long, and the samurai who died rushed straight to the fence.

All the samurai wore hideous demon masks, and the ghostly screams that only hell possessed came from their throats, and the musketeers behind the fence were so frightened that they forgot to reload.

The musketeers guarding the base camp still used old front-loading guns, and the gunpowder and projectiles were separated, and they needed to be compacted to the ground before they could be fired.

That's when people really realized what Matsudaira Yoho meant by 'heart'. Tokugawa samurai with the heart of a warrior could charge bravely through a hail of bullets, while musketeers without the heart of a warrior could not shoot effectively even with the protection of a fence.

Grimaces and roars and blood-stained knives frightened the two of them, and even some people urinated out, and the rhythmic shooting of muskets was also chaotic, and one of them actually wanted to shoot with a whole strip, and of course there was only one consequence, that is, to explode.

"Broke through...... We're about to break through...... Pull down the fence ......" Dozens of ropes were thrown out, and the buckles tied to the wooden fence, and the samurai pulled back with all their strength.

"Roar...... Hah!roar...... Hah!" After three shouts in unison, the fence crashed to the ground.

"Break through the ......" The samurai rushed into the camp and overturned the guarding musketeers like chopping vegetables, and the charging crowd rushed straight for the pennant.

At this time, the musketeers behind the four hundred samurai also went crazy, they didn't care about the shots of Shintaro Nakaoka and Shinsaku Takasugi at all, they dragged their scarred bodies and rushed forward with the pace of the samurai.

"Cover...... Fire cover for the samurai...... Kill it...... Destroy the Imperial Pennant!" The three thousand musketeers have only more than 1,200 left, and the battle loss rate has exceeded half, but the morale has not been relaxed in the slightest.

"Dead soldiers! All the Tokugawa troops sent out are dead soldiers! How much gold does this have to boost morale...... Devils!"

Their target is actually the Imperial Banner...... "Quickly return to defense."

After the deep formation, Prince Renhegong Jiazhang's frightened fans fell to the ground, and four hundred evil ghosts in the distance went straight to the imperial banner, and there were only fifty monks and soldiers praying for protection under the banner, and there were also a few great priests.

The imperial pennant was given by the emperor and represented the supreme authority of the emperor, how could the Tokugawa family dare to be so rebellious! The prince's face turned white with fright.

Saigo Takamori also went crazy, "Rescue, go to the rescue!"

The entire battalion was in chaos because of one flag, and all the soldiers were no longer organized, and they were completely chaotic and charged under the flag, but the time difference was irreparable, and the four hundred samurai pioneers had already jumped onto the earth platform.

Fifty monks and soldiers, armed with Japanese naginatas, screamed and attacked the samurai, and the priests in white dresses pointed their fingers at the samurai's mouth, chanting some incantation, presumably cursing these evil spirits to hell.

How could a few monks be the opponents of this group of god-killing soldiers, after a charge, the priests and monks were all sent to hell, and a samurai of the Aizu Genwu team was the first to rush under the imperial banner.

"I ...... Aizu Genwu Team ...... Takeshi Kojima...... Chop the flag here!" The roar was like thunder, and it immediately spread throughout the battlefield.

"No, ......" The battalion of 30,000 people suddenly shouted wildly, and Saigo Takamori, Sakamoto Ryoma, and others who were charging suddenly fell to the ground, "Emperor! Emperor......

In the distance of Osaka Castle, there was a dead silence at the moment, all the shouts and cheers were gone, and the only thing in people's eyes was the flag, the Emperor's imperial pennant.

Tokugawa Keiki squeezed the binoculars with both hands, "Chop, chop, chop!"

The cold light of the Kojima Fierce Knife flashed, and the flagpole with the thickness of the arm was broken in response, and the imperial pennant fell with the flagpole.

Note: The plot has entered the climactic war stage.,It's very difficult to write.,It's very difficult.,If you're still satisfied with it, give it to the main station to read.,Please!

The Imperial Banner is a true history, as are the four samurai teams of the Aizu Domain, such as the Genmu, Suzaku, Seiryu, and Hakugo, and the army commanded by Prince Ninwanomiya.

Although the Great Qing Hidden Dragon is through the sky, all the stories here are fictional, but the taste of history is real, like a glass of old wine, the heart is pure to accompany you to taste slowly.

If you don't leave, I won't give up! If you support the pure heart, I will repay you ten copies of your creative enthusiasm! Come on, let the storm be more violent, great gods, local tyrant readers, dare not the main station come to a full order!