Osaka

It is bordered by Kobe to the west and Nara to the east.

If you keep heading north, it won't take long to reach Kyoto, where the Emperor of Wakoku is located.

It can be said that Osaka's geographical location is very important.

At this time, Osaka was stationed with a group of troops who did not have a good impression of the Japanese state.

And a few days ago, this army defeated the crusading army of Osaka Castle, and the news spread like wings, and soon spread to Kyoto.

The nobles and eunuchs who lived in Kyoto were of course terrified when they got the news.

However, they did not have many troops at hand, so they had to keep sending messages to the shogun in Edo, hoping that he would send troops against the foreigners.

Of course, the shogunate did not disappoint Kyoto, and the shogun's side immediately issued an order to let the daimyo of Tajima and Shan Bo around Kyoto join forces and start sending troops to fight against those foreigners.

This is how the panic in Kyoto has slowly stabilized.

However, it will take time for the military situation of both Danma and Shan Bo to rectify, so they will not pose much threat to Zhao Hongyu in a short period of time.

Regarding the arrangements and strategies of the Japanese shogunate, Zhao Hongyu and they still don't know anything about it.

However, even if he knows the truth, he is not afraid, Zhao Hongyu is fully confident that he can achieve his goal with the help of the anti-heaven cheat.

He didn't dare to think about occupying all of Japan, but he could still do it by hurting the Japanese people and making the shogunate submit.

"Your Highness, in the past few days, the forces of Tajima and Danbo have been frequently mobilized, and my subordinates suspect that the shogunate may have ordered the daimyo of these two places to crusade against us, so Your Highness, you must be prepared."

In Zhao Hongyu's temporary camp, Hattori Chizuru told Zhao Hongyu the news reported by his subordinates.

After Hattori Chizuru took refuge in Zhao Hongyu, the Iga ninja scattered all over the country had begun to gather in Osaka.

In four days, more than 80 elite Iga ninja soldiers had joined the camp and became the direct subordinates of Hattori Chizuru and Tokugawa Kayo.

Zhao Hongyu appointed Tokugawa Yoshiyo as the general of the chamberlain. At the same time, he is also the leader of the ninja army, not without his consideration.

After all, Tokugawa Kayo's name can still be used, and at the same time, Iga Ninja was originally a subordinate of the Tokugawa family.

Therefore, if Tokugawa Yoshika is the leader of the ninja army and manages those ninjas, no one will raise objections.

And it also seems that Zhao Hongyu has no interest in ninjas, so he will not let everyone misunderstand.

In fact, Zhao Hongyu didn't want to control the ninja in his own hands and let himself be in charge himself.

It's just that considering that Tokugawa Kayo and the others have just taken refuge in them, if they do it themselves, it will look ugly.

At the same time, it also made the Tokugawa people have a bad impression of themselves.

Anyway, they have now taken refuge in themselves, and in the future, they will slowly control the ninja in their own hands little by little, and it will be a long time in the future.

I have to say. Zhao Hongyu considered it very comprehensively.

This method is also very safe.

And Hattori Chizuru, who exists as the deputy general of Tokugawa Kayo, is also responsible for Zhao Hongyu's safety.

Considering that the shogunate might send ninjas to assassinate him, Zhao Hongyu now has to rely on the Iga-ryu people to ensure his safety.

Although Zhao Hongyu has a cheating device against the sky, something in this time and space has been changed slightly, and a ninja with special abilities has appeared, which is something he didn't expect.

And ninjas who are proficient in fighting and disguise are existences that have to be guarded against.

Even if Zhao Hongyu has a strong armed force, it will make ninjas pervasive.

"Oh. In this way, what we will face in the future is that Tajima still has a single wave of crusading troops? ”

Zhao Hongyu put down the ancient book "Spring and Autumn" in his hand that he didn't know where Lu Dao got it, and then asked softly.

Hattori Chizuru bowed his head: "Oh! Yes, according to the spying of our ninja army, it will be the armies of these two places that we will face in the future. Please also know your highness. ”

Zhao Hongyu nodded, his face became serious, but there was no look of fear or fear.

"Is there any news from Edo?"

Zhao Hongyu asked.

Since the ninjas who fought Iga-ryu slowly gathered, Hattori Chizuru immediately sent some ninjas out of the country. began to inquire for Zhao Hongyu.

Therefore, during this period of time, although Zhao Hongyu was stationed here, he did not leave Osaka. But he still has a very clear understanding of the surrounding situation.

"The news from Osaka has not yet come back, after all, where is the old nest of Koga Ryu, the people I sent have to be cautious, and I ask Your Highness for your forgiveness." , Hattori Chizuru first confessed and explained some reasons.

In this regard, Zhao Hongyu is very considerate.

He also knew that Edo was heavily guarded, and it was definitely not comparable to Osaka.

So, I didn't feel very angry that there was no news coming back from Osaka Castle to find something.

Hattori Chizuru couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhao Hongyu was not angry.

Hehe, it's really a wise choice to take refuge in this highness, his temper and personality are really too good to say.

It's such a blessing to work under such a lord.

The little girl lowered her head and sighed again, feeling satisfied with her and Tokugawa Kayo's choice.

You must know that when she first took refuge in Zhao Hongyu, Hattori Chizuru was not only prepared for Tokugawa Kayo to sacrifice her body, but even she had the consciousness that even she and the girls in the Iga Ten had to dedicate themselves.

But since she took refuge in this young highness from the Song Empire, she found that in fact, this young highness was not as unbearable as she imagined.

Even he didn't have the bad character of the daimyo she had seen before, and his character was really much stronger than those daimyos.

From Zhao Hongyu's body, Hattori Chizuru can feel something completely different from the people of this era, although she doesn't understand what these things are, but she can feel it.

Thinking about it, Hattori Chizuru's little face slowly turned red.

God knows where this little girl thinks about things.

Hattori Chizuru secretly glanced at Zhao Hongyu, and found that Zhao Hongyu was looking at her curiously, and his heart was shocked when he looked very puzzled, and he hurriedly scolded himself for the rest of his life. Recovered from a state of crankiness.

Zhao Hongyu was a little crying and laughing.

I don't know what happened to Chizuru Hattori just now, why did her little face become so red all of a sudden.

When Zhao Hongyu saw Hattori Chizuru's little face turn red, of course he was very puzzled, but he didn't want to ask about this matter.

After all, it is likely that this will involve the girl's private privacy.

Chizuru Hattori, who recovered, lowered his head a little lower, and his eyes were dodgy.

"Your Highness, I have news about Osaka Castle here."

Chizuru Hattori felt that Zhao Hongyu's eyes were on her, and she just had to find a topic.

"Tell me about it."

"After Ishida Aido was defeated by us, he immediately retreated to Osaka Castle and closed the gates of Osaka Castle. It seems that we are afraid that we will lead our troops to attack Osaka Castle. Chizuru Hattori said 'oh' and said the news about Osaka Castle." At the same time, Ishida Aido also gathered all the villagers near Osaka Castle into Osaka Castle, and at the same time armed all the men in the castle to form a militia of 2,000 people. ”

Hehe!

After listening to Hattori Chizuru's news about Osaka Castle, Zhao Hongyu laughed.

Yes, what this guy did in Ishida is really ridiculous.

At the beginning, he led 5,000 men to attack him, but he was defeated by himself, do you think that now he relies on Osaka Castle and the militia of 2,000 people? Will you be able to resist yourself?

It's just ridiculous.

If it weren't for the fact that he had no interest in Osaka Castle, he would have followed Ishida Aido's defeated army to attack Osaka Castle that night, and he would not have been given a chance at all.

Even if he is now cowering in Osaka City, if Zhao Hongyu wants to get Osaka City. That's also very easy.

You must know that in Zhao Hongyu's camp now, there are thirty-six 24-pounder guns unloaded from the battleship.

This thing is a siege weapon!

As long as you swing the cannon like that, a few salvos down. Osaka Castle will definitely surrender.

It's just that Zhao Hongyu has no interest in Osaka City, so Ishida Hedao picked up a bargain.

Who made Zhao Hongyu's ultimate goal on the Kyushu side.

The battle with the shogunate is just to let them know how powerful they are, and this is not the ultimate goal.

"Oh. There's no intention of coming out of Osaka Castle right now, is there? ”

Zhao Hongyu asked after laughing.

Hattori Chizuru hurriedly replied: "According to the ninja's news, Ishida Aido doesn't want to go out of the city at all. He had already been overcome by the battle with His Highness a few days ago, and now he is very scared every day, for fear that you will come to Osaka Castle with a large army. ”

Subsequently, Hattori Chizuru told Zhao Hongyu about the Iga ninjas who had infiltrated Osaka Castle and observed everything about Ishida Aido.

And Zhao Hongyu couldn't help but shake his head after listening to the current situation of Ishida Hedao.

Oops, I'm really sorry for Ishida Aimichi, this guy was actually broken by himself, which made him have a great fear of himself.

Come to think of it, it's really my own fault.

However, this matter is just a thought, what does the life or death of your Ishida Aido have to do with me.

You're scared to pee your pants every day.

In Zhao Hongyu's heart, in fact, he is still very satisfied with being able to make Ishida Hedao have a psychological shadow.

"Chizuru, you have to be careful lately, I guess the attack from the shogunate has been in the past few days. And I think they're going to send ninjas to assassinate them before the army comes. ”

Zhao Hongyu slowly put away the casual expression on his face, and said to Hattori Chizuru after becoming serious. (To be continued......)