Chapter 665: The Battle of Tokyo Bay
Chapter 665: The Battle of Tokyo Bay - Cavalry from Mongolia
Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is located not far from the fierce Tokyo Bay, just outside the bay, but it was not affected by the war, and although it was inevitable that people were scared, the harbor was still quiet. The Manchurian Army passed by here when they swept the Japanese Navy, but their targets were Yokosuka, Yokohama, and Tokyo in Tokyo Bay, and they did not take care of the humble Odawara.
However, after Goko'a arrived in Tokyo Bay, Odawara's rare tranquility in the war was also shattered, and thousands of Manchurian troops suddenly launched a strong attack on Odawara under the cover of more than a dozen warships. The defenders were only a few hundred Odawara, and how could they withstand the attack of such a large army, and it only resisted for less than an hour before it fell. However, the Manchurian army did not massacre the resisting Odawara, they only forcibly recruited a group of strong men to help them carry the goods, and snatched all the straw and other things, but spared the poor people in despair.
The people inevitably wondered why the Manchurians, who claimed to kill all those who resisted, would let them go, and why these people did not rob property, but robbed such useless things as straw. But at this time, everyone is eager to hide in the cracks in the ground, and who can't think of it, and ask why they didn't kill me. If someone really asked, the Manchurians would definitely kill him without hesitation.
After a busy day, the Manchurians finally finished unloading a large number of goods, and then they began to wait, as if waiting for some important person to come. The Manchurian army was uneventful, and even the recruited labor was released, and the Japanese became emboldened, and they also looked at the sea like the Manchurians, wondering curiously what these strange Manchurians were waiting for.
That night, everyone knew the answer, and dozens of ships larger than mountains came, carrying countless men and horses. After dawn, the cowering Japanese finally saw the new occupiers. They seem to be shorter than the Manchurians, and there are some differences in their appearance, but they are more stout, and they are very brave and powerful at first glance. Of course, the most shocking thing for the Japanese was not these people, but the war horses they brought, and it turned out that those straws were prepared for these horses. The Manchurian horses covered their faces, the Japanese would never guess what it was, these monsters were so big, much taller than people, where could there be such a big horse! The Manchurians began to forcibly recruit people again, they needed people to carry grass, they needed people to carry water, they wanted to feed horses. The Manchurians were very careful, and they would let the Japanese do the rough work, but the Japanese didn't want to touch such a crucial thing as feeding the horses with ingredients.
Hyotaro Kimura was caught again, and he didn't struggle like the last time, because he couldn't change anything other than one more beating. And there is no danger in going to work, you can still mix some food, there is no need to run at all. After being escorted to the place with the brigade, Kimura Hyotaro was assigned to the ranks of the choke because of his cleverness, although the work was very tiring, but it was much lighter than carrying water.
"Wu Linjun, there are too many mountains here, we must ensure that the road is correct!" Just behind Kimura, several Manchurian Army officers came over, and they discussed something as they walked, but unfortunately Kimura couldn't understand a word.
"Look at the map! I've never been to Kanagawa either! "The lazy Kimura noticed a small man who was about the same height as himself, and he didn't think that the Manchurians were not tall people.
"You're always Japanese, so you should be more familiar than we are! We grew up in the steppe, there are no such mountains! The burly officer kept shaking his hand, and Kimura noticed that the big man's arms might be thicker than his legs.
"How about a local guide?" The small officer suddenly pointed in his direction, and the frightened Kimura quickly lowered his head.
"Can they be trusted?" Wu Liji, the cavalry brigade commander from the grassland, looked at Wulin only cutely, the translator and staff officer specially assigned to him by Guo Xing'a.
"Give it a try!" Wu Lin shrugged his shoulders helplessly, Shanyu gave him a great opportunity, and told him to take advantage of it, but in the face of this arrogant Mongolian brigade commander, he was really uncomfortable.
Wu Lin only stopped talking, but stared at the Japanese coolies who were working. Finding that there were Manchurian officers staring at him, the Japanese all redoubled their efforts, for fear that if they made an omission, they would be dragged out and killed. The people who carried the water were all sweating like rain, and the only one in the martial arts who gave up on them in the first batch, these guys who worked hard were definitely not clever people. The people who were in the grass became the only option in the martial arts, and everyone was sweating, and in the cold weather, the steam above their heads could be clearly seen. But there are still some differences, some people have been sweating for a long time, and there are already frozen ice marks on their clothes, and some people have just sweated, and it is difficult to find sweat traces anywhere else except their faces.
"You, you, you...... And you, you guys come out! Wulin was the only one who called out the few slippery heads he found, these people were scared out of their sweat, they didn't do any tiring work, they were all good at stealing and playing tricks.
Suddenly, someone clicked on it, and several guys with ghosts in their hearts almost collapsed on the ground in fright, where could they stand up, but they also had a trace of doubt in their hearts. Until he was picked up by the soldiers, Kimura Hyotaro was still wondering why a Manchurian officer could speak Japanese. But no one would answer this question for him, and the rough Manchurian soldiers would only carry out the orders of the officers, and Kimura Hyotaro didn't care how he felt about it.
"Don't be afraid, you're safe, I just want to give some of you a chance to get rich!" The only thing Wu Lin knows is that these are clever people, and most of them are very good at seizing opportunities, so he wants to lure these people to do something for him.
"Thank you,...... Thank you, sir! "Although a group of people are almost not possessed, they are also really clever, and they still know how to say thank you.
"Good, good! Who of you has ever been to Tokyo? "Wulin is the only one who is very satisfied with the performance of these guys.
However, this time, the treacherous people did not cooperate, and several people did not speak out, all of them wanted others to test the water first. Wulin was the only one who knew that this would happen, and there was no way to do it. Since these treacherous people know how to save their strength, they naturally cherish their lives even more, and they will definitely hide behind when there are dangerous things, hoping that others will go to the mines.
"Whoever has been to Tokyo and knows the way to Tokyo, I will make him the lord of Odawara!" Wulin only offered extremely tempting conditions, and as for cashing in or something, he didn't care at all.
"I ...... I haven't been...... But I know...... Probably...... Direction ......" Kimura Hyotaro had been observing, and he felt that this could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but he was still scared.
"I've been to Tokyo, and I know the way to Tokyo!" An even more daring man came out, and Kimura knew him - Kano Suzuki.
Suzuki Kano is a sedan chair driver, but he is not a sedan chair man in the home of a dignitary, but a sedan chair man who is in a hurry. There were very few horses in Japan, and all the usual urgent items had to be carried by manpower, in the form of a samurai sitting in a small palanquin like a basket, and then a group of palanquin bearers carried him on a galloping horse. Kano Suzuki was one such palanquin man, who carried the samurai to many places and probably actually went to Tokyo, which was a huge threat to Hyotaro Kimura, who had only been to Kawasaki.
"Has anyone else been? One last chance! Martial Arts was the only one who put Hyotaro Kimura and Kano Suzuki aside, but he didn't seem to be satisfied with just two guides, he needed more.
"I've been!" A man named Jiro Nomura also came forward, he is a doctor who has not been to Tokyo only God knows. The others stopped talking, and they didn't know if they really hadn't been to Tokyo before, or if they still felt that it was still dangerous, so they all squinted and didn't move.
Wu Lin only turned around and muttered to Wu Liji, as if they were discussing something, but this time they spoke Chinese, and Kimura and the others couldn't understand a word. Wu Liji looked very honest and didn't talk much, and he was always the only one in Wulin who said a lot before he nodded cooperatively, as if he would nod. After several confirmations, Wu Lin only waved his hand to his own soldiers, and then there was a terrible gunshot, and the few people who were still standing with Kimura and the others just now all turned into corpses. The only thing Wulin didn't want others to know about the direction they were marching in was Tokyo, so all the insiders couldn't exist except for the three guides selected.
"You've just made the right choice, don't worry, don't worry about that!" The only thing that Wu Lin laughed at was very relaxed, but Kimura and the others, who were watching everything, couldn't laugh anyway.
"Congratulations to the three of us who have become our guides, and the people who finally led us to Tokyo will become the lord of this Odawara domain, and those who point the wrong way can only follow in the footsteps of these people, all three of them must work hard!" Wu Lin has been studying management recently, so he has arranged the necessary competition mechanism.
Kimura Hyotaro and the others, who were still glad that they had escaped alive just now, were stupid all of a sudden, it turned out that they still had a three-in-one test. The three of them don't have time to be hostile to others, and they now have to work hard to remember the way to Tokyo, and the pressure is too great to take the wrong step or die.
"Wu Linjun, is your riding skill okay? We're leaving! "Wu Liji didn't know what Wulin was doing from beginning to end, anyway, with a guide, he had to go.
"I can barely keep up! I can't compare with you, so take care of it! "The only thing in Wulin is that I have a headache when I think of riding a horse, these Mongolians seem to be born with horses, they can do everything on horseback, and they don't delay the gallop of the war horse at all, the only thing in Wulin is that he doesn't have such ability.
"It's good to run, hahaha......" Uligi always smiled so boldly.
After the departure of the 7,000 Manchurian Iron Cavalry, Kimura Hyotaro and others forgot to remember the road, and they were carried on horseback, and for the first time, they had the feeling of flying close to the ground, which made them forget everything.