Saigo Takamori originally wanted to live and die with the city of Tokyo, and the Meiji Emperor was very willing, but Tokugawa Yoshiki was reluctant to sacrifice his rare understanding in Tokyo in vain, so he still sent someone to rob him. After 13 days of street fighting, which was extremely cruel for the Japanese army, the city of Tokyo officially fell, and 50,000 Manchurian troops marched into Tokyo.

The last time the Manchurian army entered the city of Tokyo, the people in the city were not lightly harmed, and they even made the tragedy of 70,000 women serving the country, so the people were all extremely afraid when facing the Manchurian army. But this time, the Manchurian Army has changed its face, no longer a tiger and wolf army like a living bandit, but has become a civilized army like a humble gentleman. Not only did he not commit any crimes in the autumn, but he also had a bit of a military and civilian situation, and the Manchurian army had done everything to help the old lady cross the road.

Not only did the military discipline of the Manchurian Army improve greatly, but the Manchurian Army also did many good things that the Meiji government had not done. As soon as the Manchurian army entered the city, it opened a warehouse to release grain, relieved the poor people in the city, and at the same time opened a shelter to help orphans and widows. In addition, he hired a large number of hungry people to clean up the corpses in Tokyo and repair various facilities in the city to ensure the daily needs of the people. The Japanese people are grateful! This time is what the government should do, and there is nothing wrong with following the Manchurians, at least you can live well.

It's a pity that after the city of Tokyo stabilized, the good days of the people came to an end, and the Manchurian army drove out of the city of Tokyo, saying that it was to pursue the usurpers and rebels, and then the Koreans drove in. Not much changed at first, after all, the policy was set by the Manchurians, and the Koreans could only follow it. It's just that the military discipline of the Koreans is much worse than that of the Manchurian army, and the common people have to hide their female dependents. But after a few days, there were many different places, and the Korean soldiers were very vicious and very savage and aggressive, often beating people because the people did not bow to them. Later, there was even more trouble, as if the North Korean soldiers had eaten too much and had no place to digest it, they often beat people inexplicably, and they were holding a small wooden stick when they saw the sky, not to mention how hateful it was. So much so that the Japanese people gave the Korean soldiers who liked to carry wooden sticks a nickname "Goryeo sticks" that Goxinga was very familiar with.

Saigo Takamori and Tokugawa Yoshiki and others didn't know the ups and downs of the people in Tokyo, and they thought that the Manchurian Army had slaughtered the city in Tokyo! The two were busy arranging defenses on the line from Tokyo to Osaka, and at the same time setting up coastal defense lines on both flanks of Kyoto suitable for landing, so as to block the Manchurian army from following and pursuing, or launch a landing operation near Kyoto. Unfortunately, all their flattery was thrown to the blind man, and the Manchurian army that captured Tokyo did not pursue the emperor who fled to Kyoto, but killed Nagano like the northeast.

"The Manchurians have sinister intentions! One move, but we can't do anything about it! Upon hearing the news that the Manchurian army had killed Nagano, Saigo Takamori looked up to the sky and sighed, and Japan's future situation was even more difficult.

"Sinister?" Tokugawa Keiki really has no advantages except for being good, and he is always half a beat behind Saigo Takamori.

"After the Manchurians captured Maebashi, Nagano and other places, they could divide Japan in two, and the northeastern prefectures would fall under the siege of the Manchurians. After the events of the Wujin period, the Northeast feudal domains were in conflict with the government, and it was not until you were reinstated in recent years that they eased, but it was difficult to resolve the grievances accumulated for many years. During the Aizu War, the Manchurians came to the aid of the feudal kingdoms of Nihonmatsu, Aizu, and Sendai, and formed a good relationship in the Tohoku region. Now they have closed the line from Tokyo to Nagano, and then entered Aomori from Hokkaido, fearing that they will take over the Tohoku feudal domains without a fight. Saigo Takamori thought very clearly, the Manchurian army stationed in Hokkaido had a division and two mixed brigades, which could come across the sea at any time.

"The wounds left by the events of the Boshin period are too great for Japan. However, the Northeast feudal lords were also loyal and righteous people, and although they received assistance from the Manchurians at that time, they may not have betrayed their country to the enemy when this national crisis came! Tokugawa looked at the map, and his heart was very afraid, but he still wanted to believe in the conduct of the samurai.

Matsudaira Rongbao, who could easily make a profit by defecting to Northern Manchuria, has now been following him, and even recruited the Aizu team that had been invested in the Manchurian mercenary army in the early stage, which shows that the Northeast samurai are still loyal and patriotic. In the alliance of the Ou feudal domains of that year, Matsudaira Rongho was the leader of the alliance, and he was the one who received the most assistance from the Manchurians, and even he insisted on resisting, and others would not defect if they wanted to.

"I hope it will be as the Shogun wishes!" Saigo Takamori respects Tokugawa Keiki very much now, and of course he won't quarrel with him, but he is very bottomless in his heart.

The northeastern vassals were all trapped behind enemy lines, and even if they were loyal, what could they do in the face of the Manchurian army advancing from the north and south? All the elite troops of the Japanese army were concentrated on the front line of Kyoto to defend the emperor, and the northeastern feudal domains, not to mention equipment, could not even gather tens of thousands of regular troops, and they could not do anything except delay the footsteps of the Manchurian army with death. The samurai were not afraid of death, but what about the people of the Northeast Domain? Let them die with them?

"The Manchurian Army has a new move!" When Saigo Takamori and Tokugawa Yoshiki were worried about the war situation, Matsudaira Yoiho, who was now having the most difficult time, sent them new information.

The Japanese government is having a hard time now, it is difficult for the Meiji Emperor who is worried every day, it is difficult for the ministers who are at a loss, it is difficult for the ministers who are exhausted, it is difficult for the generals who are on the front line to meet the enemy, but the most difficult is Matsudaira Yoho. Out of some paranoia caused by TV dramas, Goxinga has always had an inexplicable liking for Matsudaira Rongbao, so North Manchurian has never given up on recruiting Matsudaira Rongbao. The battle has been fought to this point, and the Manchurian secret envoy still has not given up on the wooing of Matsudaira Rongbao, and will even reveal some information about the battle situation to him to shake Matsudaira Rongbao's confidence. Matsudaira remained loyal, but he did not completely cut off contact with the Manchurian envoys, because he found that through this channel, he could obtain a lot of important military information.

Matsudaira Rongho reported to Tokugawa Yoshiki and Emperor Meiji about obtaining information, but there were not many people who could understand him. In addition to his own group of die-hard loyalists of the Aizu Domain, only a few people such as Saigo Takamori, Tokugawa Yoshiki, and Ito Hirobumi believed him, and others, including Emperor Meiji, felt that Matsudaira Rongho was a two-faced spies. Historically, there was collusion with North Manchuria, and there was a history of confrontation with the government, and Matsudaira Rongbao could only be a situation where people were not human inside and out. However, for the sake of precious information, Matsudaira Rongbao can only endure again and again, otherwise the situation of the Japanese army will be even more difficult.

"Siege the Northeast Domains?" Tokugawa Yoshiki was eager to get a negative answer so that the Tohoku feudal domains could hold out for a while longer.

"That's not all!" Matsudaira shook his head helplessly, he knew what Tokugawa Keiki was looking forward to.

"Rong Baogong, please be more detailed!" Saigo Takamori only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and the Manchurian army had made greater moves, and the Japanese army was simply unable to cope with it.

"A division and a brigade of the Manchurian Army stationed in Hokkaido have crossed the sea and captured Aomori. They issued a letter to all the counties in the northeast, asking them to return to the right place, and work with them to clean up the source and restore the orthodoxy of the Japanese imperial family! At present, the three prefectures of Yamagata, Miyagi, and Iwate have yielded to the Manchurian army! Matsudaira Yoho verified Saigo's conjecture that the northeastern prefectures had begun to surrender to the Manchurian army.

"These scum!" Although Tokugawa Yoshiki also knew that these prefectures were desperate and had to surrender, he always had a sense of anger in his heart.

"The 5th Marine Division of the Manchurian Corps and the 1st Division of the Imperial Japanese Defense Force have landed in Kyushu and Shikoku respectively, and the counties of Kyushu and Shikoku have also surrendered to the Manchurian Army!" There's a lot of bad news for Matsudaira Rongho.

"The 1st Division of the Imperial Japanese Defense Force?" Tokugawa Yoshiki was fooled by a very strange number.

"Asano Munehide's mercenary division has been reorganized into the Fifth Division of the Manchurian Marine Corps, and these traitors are now Manchurians through and through. Tachimi Naowen and other traitors who were not naturalized in Manchuria formed the First Division of the Imperial Japanese Defense Force after adding some new traitors. The Manchurians claimed to be the upright imperial family of Japan, so in the name of goodwill they used this time, it was natural to get a Japanese army to come out, and immediately saw Shangwen and others as their cover. These two troops are actually the original Japanese mercenaries, they once massacred the cities of Kyushu and Shikoku, and the local people were very afraid of them and had to surrender! Now that the two armies have turned to Hiroshima, further movements are unclear. "Matsudaira Yoho hated these traitors to death, especially the traitor of the Sangmei Domain, Naowen Tachimi.

"These bastards!" Tokugawa Keiki was also very angry, and it was shameless to see that Shangwen was embarrassed to use the name of the Great Japanese Empire.

"After they conquered various places, didn't they divide their troops and stay behind?" Saigo Takamori was also angry, but he was more concerned with the actual things.

"North Korea sent 200,000 troops, and they couldn't fight a tough battle, so they were specifically responsible for staying behind in the rear. With these 200,000 lackeys, the main force of the Manchurian Army can all free up their hands to attack our army! "Matsudaira Rongbao now agrees with Saigo Takamori's theory of conquering Korea, this North Korean is too much of a thing.

"Any other news?" Saigo Takamori found himself once again under attack, and the Manchurians cleared the periphery of Japan, which was the rhythm of the siege of Honshu Island.

"The Manchurians are becoming more and more cunning now, and I dare not judge the truth or falsehood of other intelligence!" Matsudaira Rongbao still has reservations, he has now crossed the street and everyone has shouted and beaten him, if he is charged with passing false information, he will be finished.

"Rong Baogong should come and hear it!" Saigo Takamori understands Matsudaira Rongbo's situation very well, but now they basically have no channels to get news, and it is not a bad thing to hear about it.

"In addition to Hiroshima, Aomori, and Tokyo, the Manchurian Army has also mobilized four large armies to prepare for landing near Osaka, Matsue, Sendai, and Shizuoka to fully complete the division of Honshu Island!" The last news of Matsudaira Rongbao was absolutely powerful enough, and it shocked Saigo Takamori without saying a word.