Tokugawa Hidetada gathered more soldiers and horses this time, he scavenged all the family funds of the Daimyo of Kanto and made up 150,000 soldiers and horses, for this expedition, half of the young and strong men of the Kanto generation were forced to join the army, and in order to avoid the loss of these peasants, the land was abandoned without cultivation, and the daimyo in various places strictly ordered the people in the territory to plant every cent of the land, which made the people miserable, from the sixty-year-old man to the drooping child were busy in the field all day long. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In addition, the food stocks of these people were also looted, and there was not enough food to replenish their physical strength after heavy physical labor all day, and many died of exhaustion in the fields while doing it, and many old and frail people chose to cut themselves off because they wanted to save a mouthful of food for their families, and the people's disgust with daimyo and war can be said to be at its peak.

Not only the Kanto generation, but also the Kansai generation, Ishida Mitsunari also tossed the people in various parts of the Kansai region in misery, and the Tsusangsu and some other guys with hidden ambitions regarded this situation as the foundation of their own beginnings, and sent people to all parts of the country in the name of missionary work to start a series, ready to rise up at any time; Zhang Xianzhong also changed into the costume of a Japanese to join the ranks of these people, and soon used his rich experience to gather a group of available manpower.

Of course, they are still some time away from launching the "One Rak", and now the eyes of the entire Wa Kingdom are focused on Osaka, and everyone is paying attention to who is the final victor of the two second generations of Toyotomi Hideyori and Tokugawa Hidetada, whether the Toyotomi family will continue to rule the Wa Kingdom with the glory of Taiko-sama, or will Tokugawa Hidetada invade Osaka and replace the Toyotomi family as the new Tianxia?

Judging from the strength alone, it seems that the Tokugawa family has the upper hand, and Tokugawa Hidetada has put together an army of 150,000 and the help of 30,000 elites of the Ming Kingdom; Toyotomi Hideyori only managed to gather less than 100,000 men, and his strength was only half of the Tokugawa family.

However, the Toyotomi family is not without advantages, as early as more than ten years ago, Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle on the original base of Ishiyama Honganji, and completed the Honmaru (main country) in about a year and a half, and in the future, it continued to build Ninomaru and Sannomaru and other annexes, as well as multiple water bori (moats) and canals and other defense facilities, as well as the world's best castle tower, plus Sanada Yukimura led the construction of "Sanada Maru", Osaka Castle's defense system is extremely perfect, There was also a large amount of grain and grass stored in the castle, enough for Toyotomi's army to last for several years, and it was not easy for the Tokugawa army to capture the castle.

Because they were afraid that the Ming Kingdom would pursue them, the daimyo of all walks of life in Kansai took out the capital at the bottom of the box and personally led a strong army to Osaka Castle to support the Toyotomi family, and the Western Army appeared a rare unity; In addition, the ability of Sanada Yukimura's father and son has also been recognized by the daimyo of the Western Army, and Ishida Mitsunari can rest assured that the task of formulating a military plan will be handed over to the two of them, and with the help of these two people, there will be no more mishandling of the situation during the Battle of Sekigahara.

On the other hand, on the side of the Eastern Army, after the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Hidetada only relied on the bloodline and the loyalty of Sakakihara Yasumasa and others to restrain the Kanto Daimyo, and they were not as united as the Western Army. In addition, Naomasa Ii also died on the wall suffered in the Battle of Sekigahara, and only Sakakihara Yasumasa was left in the "Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings", and the two sides can be said to have fallen on the same starting line in terms of military command.

One side occupies the geographical advantage, the other side occupies the advantage of troops, and the outcome of this battle is still unclear, so both the Eastern Army and the Western Army are extremely nervous, but Li You is relaxed, because the outcome of this battle is simply insignificant to him, and it is extremely beneficial for him to win on both sides.

If the Western Army wins, Li You will directly attack them, presumably the Western Army after two consecutive battles will never be the opponent of the army under his command; And if the Eastern Army wins, Tokugawa Hidetada must send the heads of those generals who participated in the Korean War, as well as a large amount of compensation, and of course, this time, even the daimyo Li You, who is on the side of the Eastern Army, does not plan to let go.

"This attack on Osaka Castle will depend on the general of the kingdom." Before the expedition, Tokugawa Hidetada came to visit Li You's army again, during the Battle of Sekigahara, the daimyo of the Eastern Army had seen the power of the cannons, and the service also proposed to Li You many times to buy, but Li You resolutely refused, and now Osaka Castle is far more solid than the Great Heng Castle, so they thought of these cannons, and wanted to borrow these to break the defense of Osaka Castle and attack the city.

But Li You thought about using Osaka Castle to consume the lives of the Eastern and Western armies, how could Osaka Castle be easily breached? However, it doesn't seem appropriate to refuse directly now, so the reason came up with an excuse that had been prepared for a long time, "This time the official plans to lead the fleet to Osaka by sea, and Hidetada's nephew will lead the army to attack first, and then help me when I arrive in Osaka." "Well, Li You now unceremoniously considers himself Tokugawa Hidetada's uncle, but Tokugawa Hidetada does not dare to be the slightest dissatisfied, "The cannon weighs a thousand catties, and it is too slow to take the land route, so it is more convenient to travel by sea." ”

Hearing such a reason, Tokugawa Hidetada was also helpless, Osaka Castle is not far from the shore of Osaka Bay, and it is indeed much more convenient to go to the Seto Inland Sea than by land, he can only tell Li You to arrive in time, Li You promised but as long as they get to the sea, they can't help it, and when the time comes, they can just find some excuses for boat leakage and occasional wind and waves.

So the Zheng army and the eastern army separated, and went to Osaka by sea, while Tokugawa Hidetada commanded his army to slowly rush from Edo to Osaka, and now it has been several months since the Battle of Sekigahara, and it is already summer, so in the history of the Wa Kingdom, this battle is called the "Osaka Summer Battle", but it is more than ten years earlier than the original history.

Li You also left the army of Zong Yoshitomo and Shimazu Yoshihiro behind, and let them set off with Tokugawa Hidetada, anyway, after the end of this battle, it should be a thorough understanding with the Wa Kingdom, so the troops in their hands should go to the Western Army to face one wave, and see how much is left by then.

After a long journey, Tokugawa Hidetada's Eastern Army finally arrived outside Osaka Castle, and Ishida Mitsunari and Sanada Yukimura in the city were ready to face the battle, and the two sides were about to fight to the death around Osaka Castle, and no one knew who would be the final victor.