Yes, after thinking about it, Tokugawa Kayo realized that his proposal was a bit stupid.

Before entering Osaka Castle, His Highness's fleet was all sent to Edo.

Therefore, even if they broke through Osaka Castle now, they would inevitably be pursued by a superior crusading force and fight at night in the open field.

Although their weapons are very sharp, the lack of troops is also very obvious.

If you abandon the strong defenses of Osaka Castle and have to fight a night battle in the open field with the crusading army, this is a very disadvantageous choice.

What's more, if the battle is not in the open field, but in some rough and narrow area, the disadvantage will be even greater for your side.

Therefore, when Zhao Hongyu said that, Tokugawa Kayo woke up.

"It's the subordinates who take it for granted and don't think about these consequences at all."

Tokugawa Kayo bowed very seriously and admitted his mistake to Zhao Hongyu.

Zhao Hongyu waved his hand: "Actually, your idea is also right, if it is an ordinary person, it is not wrong to think of breaking through when the city is surrounded." However, you should think more about other aspects, then you will know that the breakthrough is very disadvantageous for us. ”

Zhao Hongyu was in a good mood and decided to talk to Tokugawa Kayo.

"We're surrounded on this side of Osaka Castle, which of course looks very bad. But we have a strong defense, which is very easy to defend, which will allow us to avoid losing too many troops. And in the past seven days of fighting, I think you will also find that our losses are very small. ”

Tokugawa nodded, acknowledging it.

And there is also a new understanding of the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under the command of His Highness.

For seven days, the crusading army attacked non-stop, and they suffered heavy losses.

If the daimyo of the Wakuni country were stationed at Osaka Castle, there would have been such and such problems.

But Osaka City, where Zhao Hongyu was stationed, had no trouble at all.

The enemy's battle losses were significant. However, in the seven days of defensive battle, only a few people were wounded, and not a single soldier died.

It's a very amazing thing.

Moreover, even the wounded soldiers still have the ability to move with slight abrasions.

Compared to the crusading army, the defenders of Osaka Castle basically had no losses.

Moreover, since the siege of Ta, the food supply in the city has not been cut off.

That's why the morale of the military is so stable.

The food eaten by the soldiers was not even comparable to that of some of the small daimyo of the Wa Kingdom.

On the other hand, what did the soldiers of the crusade army on the opposite side eat.

This thing is a comparison. Immediately make a judgment.

"Your Highness, as I am saying now, we have not lost any troops in these days of defensive battles. On the contrary, the crusading army suffered a lot of battle damage, which shows that we still have a great advantage in Osaka Castle. Once we abandon Osaka Castle and try to break out of the siege, we will be pursued by the other side, and we will have to fight them in the field. ”

Kayo Tokugawa responded.

Zhao Hongyu slowed down and looked at Tokugawa Kayo with a smile on his face. Motioned for her to continue.

Tokugawa Kayo continued: "However, we are still in a weak position in terms of strength, and although the crusading army has lost so many soldiers, it still has a much greater advantage than us in terms of strength. Then it would be impossible to abandon the defense of Osaka Castle and the opponent's field battle, and we want to have no battle damage. ”

Zhao Hongyu nodded, and then Tokugawa Kayo's words continued: "What you said is only part of it. That's not what I'm thinking about. What I'm thinking about is the situation on the Edo side, and that's the most important thing. ”

Yes, the reason why Zhao Hongyu is stationed in Osaka Castle. Isn't it just to try to ensure your strength as much as possible in the field war with the crusading army?

His hope is also very simple, that is, when there is no news of the legions going to Edo Castle, he will try to ensure the military strength of his side as much as possible.

If it's a daily battle with the crusading army. Then it is impossible to avoid losses.

After all, the opposing side has a great advantage in forces.

But after entering Osaka City, with the thick and tall city defense, Zhao Hongyu didn't have to worry about this problem at all.

You must know that Zhao Hongyu has artillery and muskets under his command, and these two weapons are quite powerful in the defense of the city, which are much easier to use than cold and easy to use.

Therefore, relying on artillery and muskets to defend the city and confront the crusading army is the best strategy for Zhao Hongyu to preserve his strength.

If the Edo side succeeds and Emma forces the shogun to sign a treaty, then the siege on their side will naturally be solved.

Even if the Edo side fails, it's okay to wait for Emma and the others to return to Osaka with the fleet again, and then rush out of Osaka Castle by themselves.

At the very least, you can still have a destination.

If you break through now, where can you go after the breakout?

Losing the tall city defense, Zhao Hongyu can think of it with his ass, and when the time comes, he will be chased by the crusading army.

Zhao Hongyu will not do this.

He could only wait now, waiting for news from the Edo side.

Kill!

Rumble! Rumble!

When Zhao Hongyu, Tokugawa Kayo and Hattori Chizuru were about to answer the place of residence, the earth-shattering sounds of fighting and artillery sounded around Osaka Castle.

"It's really annoying, the raider's offensive has begun."

Zhao Hongyu smiled helplessly, shrugged his shoulders and grimaced at the two little girls.

Zhao Hongyu's lightness and funniness made the two little girls relax too.

I don't believe that an attack like this can continue?

Zhao Hongyu was very disapproving.

In the camp of the crusading army, the wind attendant who was in charge of attacking the city gate on the east side had a very unpleasant face at this time.

Because he was already in no mood for the battle damage reported by his subordinates.

"My lord, we can't continue the attack, the casualties of the soldiers are too great, and there is already a lot of resentment."

Dozens of armor-clad generals were gathered around the Wind Squire, and they all looked very anxious. Some of them began to shout at the Wind Squire.

"Everyone, be quiet."

The wind servant frowned, and roared very imposingly.

When the generals gradually quieted down, Feng Shi said to everyone helplessly: "I also want to stop attacking, but now we are already riding tigers. You know, we have been engaged in siege warfare for seven days, but it has no effect, if we stop attacking now, then these seven days of offensive will not be in vain? ”

All the generals looked at the wind servant, and they all looked thoughtful.

"Come to think of it, Osaka Castle is such a big place. The enemy's garrison in the city is in the thousands, so won't they eat or drink? The gaze of the wind servant slowly swept over the faces of the generals, "It has been more than twenty days since we surrounded Osaka Castle, and the food in the city has long been eaten. Coupled with our seven days of continuous attack, the enemy will definitely be exhausted and hungry, and maybe we can break through Osaka Castle as long as we work harder, so we must not retreat now, and it is impossible to give the enemy a chance to rest. ”

Kaze-sa and Ishida discussed this issue, and both of them came to the same conclusion.

In other words, both of them believe that the fall of Osaka Castle was in these days.

In particular, Ishida Aido himself was sure that there was not so much food in Osaka Castle at all.

Therefore, those enemies who entered Osaka Castle simply could not find so much to eat.

To put it mildly, the wind servant persuaded the generals under his command, but there was no happy look on his face.

For the attack on Osaka Castle, to be honest, the wind servant himself has been a little shaken.

Because of the huge losses these days, it seems that the enemies of Osaka Castle have not been hungry at all, which is somewhat inconsistent with what Ishida said.

Every day during the day, Kazeashi would look through the binoculars at the enemies of Osaka Castle.

He found that the enemies of Osaka Castle were all red and shiny, and even their faces were shiny, and they didn't look like hungry people at all.

Whose hungry person will still be red-faced?

That's.

After pacifying his generals, the Wind Servant took his guards to the camp of Ishida Aido.

As soon as he saw Ishida Aido, Kazeo raised the question in his heart.

"Ishida-kun, tell me honestly, how much grain is there in Osaka Castle?"

Before Ishida could say a greeting to himself, the wind attendant walked over and spoke.

Ishida hesitated for a moment, but he still replied: "There are 300 koku of grain in Osaka Castle, which is true, and this grain is simply impossible to feed an army of thousands of people for more than 20 days, and according to my observation, the enemy's strength is about 3,000 people. What do you ask this question for? ”

After Ishida finished answering, he looked at the wind attendant in a daze and asked rhetorically.

After listening to Ishida's words, the wind attendant let out a long breath.

However, what Ishida didn't know was that he still made a little mistake in his estimation of the number of troops in Osaka Castle.

Because Zhao Hongyu took advantage of this time, he made more than 1,000 Chinese soldiers, and added them to increase the strength to more than 4,000 people.

Of course, after all, Ishida Hedao didn't know that Zhao Hongyu had a plug-in.

So, normally, his judgment should still be very accurate.

"Well, yes, according to what you said, those enemies in Osaka Castle are definitely not enough to eat for 300 koku. But we've been around them for more than 20 days, but I find that they're still alive and well, and they don't look like they're without food at all. ”

The wind attendant looked at Ishida and said to him.

"Are you mistaken?"

"It's impossible to be mistaken, absolutely impossible!" , Ishida said categorically... (To be continued......)