Matsudaira looked at Rosh's nervous expression, his heart was as comfortable as drinking ice water in June, as a very traditional Japanese daimyo who had a repulsive attitude towards everything Western.

Although he also admits that the strong ships and cannons of the West are very powerful, he always believes that the faith in his heart is the most valuable.

"There are four such armies in my hands, Qinglong, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu...... And the white tiger in front of you!"

"These warriors were trained according to the most traditional bushido spirit, especially the White Tiger Boys' Army, and once they were selected, they were to be students at Nisshinkan and learn various skills......

"The Rixin Hall teaches pure Zhu Zi doctrine, that is, Zhu Xi's theory in the Southern Song Dynasty and martial arts, Chinese learning, mathematics, history, geography, science, and foreign Chinese...... Nisshinkan's educational policy is very strict, and even the samurai in the army are taught how to walk......"

When it comes to his pride, Matsudaira Rongbao will talk endlessly, and there are countless embarrassed glances from Minister Rosh, and after those White Tiger Boy Army began to clean up the battlefield and harvest heads, the French chief instructor Xie Duo spoke.

"Savage...... It's just a group of backward samurai in the Middle Ages, and they still harvest heads? Modern warfare is about efficiency and collective strength, and the samurai's system no longer works......"

"You have also seen the military drills in Wakamatsu Castle, the power of the dense salvo of muskets is not at all something that armor and swords can defeat, and the power of artillery is even more unimaginable, I really don't know the confidence you have from there......"

Xie Duo's taunt made Matsudaira Rongbao's face red, and he unconsciously clenched the sword on his waist, but in the end he still held back, "Yes, the performance outside Wakamatsu Castle is really shocking, the sound of cannons is like thunder, the guns are like rain, and the firepower is so dense that the gods of Hachiman will be terrified......"

"However, I insist that the 'heart' is the key to victory on the battlefield, we don't have artillery and foreign guns, but we can buy them in the future or build them, but the heart of the samurai can't be lost, and we can move forward bravely in the face of life and death, even if we are outnumbered, we have nothing to fear!"

"Remember, it is always the mind that directs the external object, not the external object that sways the human heart......"

Bah...... Xie Wan spat at the mouth and spit into the sea: "Heart? I've heard too many of these mystical things in Japan, don't you just mean bravery and loyalty? I admit that it is useful, but in the future this spirit of antiquity will become more and more useless......

"Do you know what a general mobilization for war is? Do you know what a nation's strength is? Explosives technology is becoming more and more developed, and the power of artillery is increasing exponentially, how many years does it take you to train a samurai? How many days does it take to produce a cannon?"

"When a samurai you have been carefully training for several years is killed by a cannonball made by a worker for a few hours, do you have any heart?"

"Strength is respected, this is eternal! And the war of the future is firepower! Firepower! Firepower!"

Matsudaira closed his eyes in pain, he didn't know how to refute the theories of the French instructors, war in Europe has become an exact science, but the war in East Asia still belongs to the philosophical category.

"No, no, no...... I admit that your words are very reasonable, but I still adhere to my point of view, no matter when the war develops, the heart of the brave must not be lost, absolutely must not be lost...... That's the soul of a strong country!"

At this time, the White Tiger Boys had already finished cleaning the battlefield, and after counting the heads, they were piled up in the shape of a pyramid at the main gate of Kai Town, which was the most effective means to deter the people of Kai Town.

"Leave 500 soldiers to defend Kaimachi, and the rest of the army will go out and march towards Osaka Castle...... "Semana is the actual commander, and Matsudaira Rongho is only a nominal commander, so the order is still given by him."

A new army of 10,000 people with all Western-style equipment began to march out of Kaimachi, and in the midst of countless terrifying eyes, everyone realized the end of the Shogunate Army.

"Look at this rigorous military formation, why is it so aligned? look...... There are Westerners in every team, no wonder......"

The crowd watched as the army left the city and headed northwest, and it would take 40 kilometers to reach Osaka Castle in half a day, and at this rate, it would be possible to reach Osaka Castle before it was dark.

The ninjas of the Tokugawa clan poured out of their nests, obscuring the mountains and farms on the left and right of the marching road, and the sea fleet continued northward, and the latest supplies of ammunition, food, and medicine had to be delivered to Osaka Castle as soon as possible, and the Armageddon was about to begin.

Tokugawa Yoshiki is now hiding in Osaka Castle, and Okochi Masaki knelt in front of the general, and said excitedly, "The latest news from the Kirihide Imp is that our new army has taken control of Kaimachi, and the news has not leaked, and the new army will be able to enter the battle at four o'clock in the afternoon at the latest......."

"Nani!" Tokugawa stood up excitedly, "Armageddon! Finally, by this time, how many people have died here senselessly, and how many lives have been buried in this city...... It's over, it's all over!"

"Pass the order, let the Xuanwu Suzaku of the Aizu Domain prepare 200 dead soldiers, and our Tokugawa family prepare 200 dead soldiers, and go out of the city to fight a counterattack for me in a while, and we must provoke the enemy...... We must let them attack us in a frenzy, and get their whole army moving!"

"Hai ......" Okochi kowtowed, then turned and left.

It was now past ten o'clock in the morning, the sky was cloudless, and the land was dry and hard for many days of sunny days.

The Fallen Coalition continued its usual tactics, with artillery bombardment, musket suppression, samurai ninja climbing the city, and ashigaru storming the gate...... Round after round of attacks scattered corpses on the ground.

Just when a group of ashigaru holding a giant tree were about to storm the Osaka city gate, something unexpected happened, the Osaka city gate actually opened by itself, and the giant tree that fluttered in the air suddenly rushed into the door with Ashigaru and fell to the ground, in exchange for a group of samurai swords, and soon divided their bodies.

Groups of samurai ghosts screamed and killed from the city, and the coalition soldiers who were caught off guard were taken by surprise, and no one expected that the Tokugawa army would not be turtles today.

A steady stream of samurai dispersed the weary coalition soldiers, and then a group of musketeers rushed out of Osaka Castle, assembled outside the city gates, and formed a phalanx to press up against the coalition camp.

Saigo Takamori jumped up in shock, "Nani, is the Tokugawa army going to fight with us?" hahaha...... Crazy, really crazy, that's great......"

"Takasugi Shinsaku...... Shintaro Nakaoka...... Immediately go out and form an array of muskets outside the camp...... Kayama Kuriten, Takenaka Inoue organized pikemen to protect the flanks......"

One order after another was given, and the coalition battalion rushed out of a crowd, and soon confronted the Tokugawa army in front of the position, and the white smoke from imported Western muskets was everywhere, and a retro line of shooting battles began.

Men fell, and at the same time, people kept coming in, and the sound of gunfire and the wails of the wounded were incessant, and the two sides invested 6,000 troops in this field battle.

I don't know how fierce the Tokugawa family was, but the 3,000 musketeers actually advanced while shooting under the rain of bullets, and soon the distance between the two sides was reduced to a distance of fifty meters.

There is no need to aim at such a short distance, and both sides just silently reload and fire, reload and fire again. When the bloody snort was thick, the spearmen of the birch mountain chestnut were ordered to start the assault.

This was supposed to be a tentative attack, and if it succeeded, it would form a scythe-shaped formation, so that the Tokugawa army would be attacked on both sides. If the attack is not successful, it doesn't matter, I believe that with the rich experience of Kayama Kurigen, the main formation will not collapse.

But something unexpected happened, when the Kayama Kurigen main formation approached about 15 meters, suddenly rushed out from behind the Tokugawa army, a group of recuperated samurai, a total of 400 people.

"Duck give...... Onboard, onboard...... "Four hundred samurai ran faster than wild donkeys, looking at their calm kung fu, you know that these four hundred samurai are all kendo masters."

"It's broken! Let the birch mountain chestnut source stabilize his position and retreat...... He can't stand it!" Saigo Takamori was shocked.

"Xuanwu Team...... Suzaku ...... Fight to the death!"

"Tokugawa main team...... Fight to the death!"

In the roar, the sharp sword easily cut off the bamboo spear, and the tumbling samurai cut off the calves of countless enemies with a single sword, and the spear of Kayama Liyuan was suddenly torn to pieces.

These four hundred samurai are definitely the elite of the elite, and their physical strength, swordsmanship, and battlefield experience are not comparable to Ashigaru, and they disrupted the enemy's formation with just one charge.

Soon the ashigaru began to rout, and the samurai pursued the rout, using the deserter's body as a shield to evade numerous attacks by the musketeers.

The remaining Tokugawa musketeers, in order to cooperate with the samurai's charge, moved forward again, and this time the firing distance of both sides was only thirty meters.

The only task of the musketeers now is to cover the samurai's charge, their bullets always protecting the samurai's flanks, and turning a blind eye to the rain of bullets that come their way.

"Breakthrough, our samurai have finally broken through...... Tokugawa Yoshiki put down his binoculars and said excitedly, "Rush in and tear the imperial pennant to me, as long as you destroy the military flag given by the emperor, the enemy will go crazy, and they will launch an attack on Osaka Castle with their whole army......"

"I'm going to exhaust you to death, I'm going to make you bruised, and by the moment the new army arrives on the battlefield, I think you're too tired to run, right? You're going to be tired, thirsty, hungry...... How much combat power do you have left?"

"Hahaha...... The Tokugawa family's martial arts have not been cut off, and we still have a chance!"

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