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"General, the Japanese have run away, and Edo has been controlled by us!" On the beach in Edo Bay, Major General Zhang Shun, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps, reported to Lieutenant General Sun Hao. The 1st and 3rd Brigades of the Marine Corps, after fighting for most of the day, routed the Japanese and captured Edo Castle. In the battle, the Chinese* army destroyed more than 10,000 enemies, and its own losses were only more than 100 people. Compared to the losses of the Japanese army, this loss was almost insignificant. Of course, this has a lot to do with the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides.

"What about our casualties?" Lieutenant General Sun Hao asked. Taking Edo, this was expected by him a long time ago, and it was not unexpected.

"General, our losses are less than a hundred. It was mainly caused by a sneak attack by the Japanese in a street fight. The Japanese, hiding in the houses on both sides of the street, waited for our soldiers to pass by, and then launched a surprise attack. This caused us a lot of losses. Major General Zhang Shun said. The Japanese, with their familiarity with Edo, caused some trouble for the Chinese * army. Of course, this is not a big problem.

Lieutenant General Sun Hao nodded, there will be death if there is war, even if the weapons and equipment of the Chinese * army are much more advanced than the Japanese army, but it is almost impossible not to kill a single person. What's more, this is still fighting in an unfamiliar territory. There will always be casualties for various reasons.

Today, Edo is almost in ruins. In yesterday's battle, most of it was destroyed by the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy. After the attack of the 1st and 3rd Brigades of the Marine Corps, another half was destroyed. This center of Japanese domination has been destroyed. Of course, Edo is located at the southern tip of the Kanto Plain and is arguably one of the richest places in Japan. If it is rebuilt, it will be able to develop again.

"What about the shogun? Where did you flee to? Lieutenant General Sun Hao said. Although in the Battle of Edo, the Chinese* army annihilated more than 20,000 Japanese troops. He was also the most elite part of the shogunate's army. However, the Tokugawa shogunate was not wiped out, but only severely damaged. And they have a chance to make a comeback.

"General, according to the information we have received. The shogun, Tokugawa Iekei, had fled to the northern part of the Kanto Plain last night. Along with him, there were also the high-ranking officials of the shogunate. In addition, the shogunate's army is also gathering on the Kanto Plain. Obviously. The Tokugawa shogunate was preparing for a decisive battle with us in the Kanto Plain. Major General Zhang Shun said.

"The decisive battle on the Kanto Plain? That's good. It's time to get rid of them once and for all! Lieutenant General Sun Hao said. The army under the command of the Tokugawa shogunate was the main force of the Japanese army, and if they were eliminated, the Chinese* army would be able to easily take the whole of Japan.

"That's right, General. The Japanese carried away all the wealth in the hands of the shogunate overnight. We got out of the woods, and we got only a fraction of the wealth. The total value is less than 10 million Chinese dollars. These were all gold and silver that the Tokugawa shogunate had no time to transport. Major General Zhang Shun said.

"What? They actually took all the wealth away? Damn it! Lieutenant General Sun Hao couldn't help but curse secretly. The most crucial point of China's war against Japan was to plunder Japan's wealth. Now, Edo has been beaten. But unexpectedly, the Japanese took the first step to transport all the wealth away, leaving the Chinese* army in vain. Though. I still got tens of millions of Chinese dollars in treasure, but compared to the wealth shipped by the Japanese, this is obviously not enough. The Chinese emperor Long Yufei claimed to be able to get more than 200 million Chinese dollars in Japan.

"Order all departments to seize the time to rest and recuperate. Tomorrow we will head to the Kanto Plain. Since the Japanese wanted to fight us in a decisive battle on the Kanto Plain, we did what they wanted. Lieutenant General Sun Hao said. Of course, he also had the purpose of preventing the Japanese from transferring this wealth any longer. Japan says it's not big, but it's not too small. If the Japanese had hidden that wealth, it would not have been easy to find out.

"Yes, General!" Major General Zhang Shun nodded. Although, now the army that has arrived in Japan is only 3 Marine Brigades. And the total number of Japanese troops is likely to be as high as more than 100,000. However, Major General Zhang Shun still believed that it was not difficult to defeat the Japanese army. It is definitely easy to defeat the 100,000 Japanese troops armed to the teeth and 100,000 Japanese troops equipped with cold weapons.

On July 22, after two days of rest in Edo, the main forces of the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Brigades of the Chinese Marine Corps set out from Edo and headed straight for the Japanese assembly area in the Kanto Plain. The 5th Marine Brigade left two battalions behind to secure logistics supply lines. After all, the operation of troops on the front line, the unblocking of logistical supply lines is very important. Otherwise, the combat power of the Chinese* army will be greatly reduced.

Mt. Tsukuba, located on the Kanto Plain of Japan, is 877 meters above sea level and consists of Mt. Tsukutai and Mt. Tsukibo. After the shogun Tokugawa Iekei fled from Edo, he retreated to Mt. Tsukuba. At the same time, under his orders, all the feudal domains under the control of the shogunate also sent reinforcements to Mt. Tsukuba, intending to fight a decisive battle against the invading Chinese* army here.

The Kanto Plain is located in the south-central part of Japan's main island of Honshu, connecting mountains to the north and west, and the Pacific Ocean and Edo Bay to the east and south. It is the most abundant and densely populated region in Japan. Compared to the Kansai and Kyushu regions, it has a relatively short history of development. It was not until the end of the 12th century that the Kamakura shogunate was opened and became the center of the government, and it became more developed as a large city in the Edo period. It can be said that after losing Edo, the Tokugawa shogunate relied on the Kanto Plain, and there was still a chance to make a comeback. But if the Kanto Plain was also lost, the Tokugawa shogunate would be completely finished. This was the foundation of the Tokugawa shogunate.

The army that fled to the Kanto Plain with Tokugawa Iekei consisted of only a few thousand. However, troops loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate were gathering on the Kanto Plain, and in just two days, the army under the control of Tokugawa Iekei had expanded to 50,000 men. These troops received orders to reinforce Edo when the Chinese* army appeared in Edo Bay. However, before they could reach Edo, Tokugawa Iekei had already abandoned Edo and ordered the reinforcements to go to the Kanto Plain. Subsequently, nearly 8,000 remnants of the army led by Ozawa Naririn were defeated and retreated to Mt. Tsukuba, making the total strength of the Japanese army more than 60,000.

"General, Lord Ozawa has returned." In a tent set up at the foot of Mt. Tsukuba, a samurai prays to Tokugawa Iekei.

"Oh, let him come to me right away!" Tokugawa Iekei said. Although he had fled Edo, he was still very concerned about the Japanese army's battle with the Chinese* army in Edo.

Soon, Ozawa Naribayashi saw Tokugawa Iekei.

"General, come back from your humble duties and return to your life!" Ozawa Naribayashi knelt in front of Tokugawa Iekei.

"Ozawa-kun, how's the battle going? How many Chinese did we kill? Tokugawa Iekei hurriedly asked.

"Lord Shogun, with the help of the buildings in Edo Castle, we started a fight with the Chinese. The samurai are very brave, and even if the Chinese have advanced weapons and equipment, they still can't frighten us. After a day of heavy fighting, we had to evacuate Edo due to heavy casualties. However, in one day of fierce fighting, we also killed at least 5,000 Chinese. Ozawa said to Tokugawa Iekei. Although the figure he falsely reported was very exaggerated, Tokugawa Iekei did not doubt it, but had a happy face.

"Killed so many Chinese? That's great! Tokugawa Iekei couldn't help but dance. Although the Japanese suffered more casualties, he believed that this was a good start.

The feudal lords who rushed here were also very envious of Ozawa Chenglin's military exploits. On the way here, they had already learned how powerful the Chinese were. Ozawa Chenglin was able to kill so many Chinese, which is undoubtedly a great achievement!

"Ozawa-kun, how big are our own casualties?" Odaii asked Naoliang.

"Lord Jingyi, our own losses are relatively large, with more than 10,000 casualties." Ozawa replied.

"So many casualties?" Naoliang Ii frowned. Of course, he also seriously suspected that Ozawa Chenglin was lying about the military situation. It's just that in front of so many people, it's not easy to debunk. After all, the shogunate needed to boost their morale now.

"Lord Jingyi, you are not unaware of the strength of the Chinese. It is already not easy for us to eliminate 5,000 Chinese at the cost of more than 10,000 casualties! Ozawa Chenglin hurriedly said.

"Jing Yijun, don't be too demanding. Ozawa-kun has already expressed Xiàn very well. From now on, Ozawa-kun will be the chief Wakanian. Tokugawa Iekei said.

"General Xie!" Hearing that the viscount was appointed as the chief Wakanian, Ozawa was very satisfied. It was not in vain that he took such a big risk to stay in Edo to fight against the Chinese* army, and to lie about his exploits.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Ozawa-kun's battle in Edo has proved that the Chinese are not invincible. We are also capable of eliminating the Chinese. What's more, our troops are much larger than the Chinese. Let us fight to the death with the Chinese on the Kwantung Plain, and I believe that the final victory will definitely belong to us! Tokugawa Iekei said.

"Fight to the death with the Chinese and eliminate the Chinese!" The lords of each clan also had their confidence mobilized and shouted one after another.

The Japanese army began to assemble at the foot of Mount Tsukuba, with their backs to Mount Tsukuba, where they prepared for a final decisive battle with the Chinese* army. Moreover, with the retirement of time, more and more Japanese troops arrived, and the total strength of the Japanese army continued to rise. (To be continued......)