When the Ming Dynasty went out to conquer the Wa Kingdom, there were first two cores, one of which was Kyoto City, which was modeled after the ancient Tang Dynasty Chang'an City, which had a long history.

But it's still far from Da Ming.

However, if you want to fight the Japanese country, you will inevitably be unable to bypass Kyoto.

First and foremost, you need to control Kyoto, or the emperor to be precise.

After all, the emperor was in the country, and although he had no actual power, he was also a real political core.

However, at this moment, Emperor Meisho has been abducted and trafficked to the Ming Dynasty, so it is not as important to capture Kyoto as the capture of another core, that is, Edo Castle, where the Tokugawa shogunate is located.

After all, the most prosperous and important castle in the territory of the Wa Kingdom today is Edo.

Edo was the political and military core of the Wa Kingdom, and although it was slightly inferior to Kyoto Castle in terms of political status, it also had a political influence that could not be ignored.

Anyway... Tokugawa Iemitsu is here, and this reason is actually enough.

It was also the core of the military, and before going south to fight the peasant rebels, all the Japanese samurai and armies were to be the first to assemble at Edo Castle.

Another important factor is that Edo... It was an important grain-producing area in the Wa Kingdom, and Tokugawa Iemitsu also built a large number of grain storage warehouses around Edo Castle.

....

On the sea.

The five warships of the Daming Shandong Naval Division were splitting the waves and heading towards Edo Castle like bamboos, and they were in the command room of the warship.

Zhao Yunkai was spreading out the map of the Wa Kingdom in his hand and placing it on the table.

Surrounded by other lieutenants from the warship.

"On the southern coast of the Wa Kingdom, there are not only Edo Castle, but also important cities such as Nagoya and Osaka, and the peasant uprising of the Wa Kingdom was originally the result of the capture of Nagoya... However, due to internal chaos, Nagoya was once again lost and returned to the shogunate. ”

While Zhao Yunkai explained, the officers on the side looked at Zhao Yunkai in confusion, and one of the sailor officers, Li Ze, said: "Your Excellency... What does this peasant uprising have to do with us? Aren't we all enemies? ”

Hearing Li Ze's question, Zhao Yunkai shook his head with a smile. He said: "The peasant uprising in the Wa Kingdom is not only not an enemy for us, but also a great good thing."

"A good thing? Your Excellency the Governor... Where does this begin? ”

"The peasant rebels were not able to really succeed, and they all began to show a tendency to decay in the face of the Tokugawa shogunate's attack, and... They didn't really want to overthrow the shogunate! ”

"Ahh

Everyone was surprised, not because the peasant uprising target of the Wa Kingdom was not the news of the shogunate, but because of why his own governor, Zhao Yunkai, knew about it.

After all, in any case, this kind of information, especially from within the enemy, is extremely secretive.

Zhao Yunkai looked at everyone.

Then he said with a smile: "You don't have to look at me with this expression, how did this information come about... I can't say either, but I believe that the judgment of the Jinyi guards will definitely not be wrong! ”

It turned out to be.. Jinyiwei!

At this moment, everyone's hearts are like a boulder falling to the ground.

After all, such news can greatly affect the current Ming Dynasty's determination of the attack plan of the Japanese State, once it is false or there is a discrepancy in it.

Then it is very likely to affect the course of the war, so they can't help but be careless.

"So, not only can't we attack Kyushu and Shikoku, but we have to set the primary target in Edo Castle! And there's a good chance that our final landing location will be in Edo Castle! ”

"Quite possibly?" Li Ze followed Zhao Yunkai's words with some confusion and said.

"Yes... As for the question of where to land, although the General Staff had done many deductions and calculations before, the answer was finally given to land directly in Edo Castle ... However, according to my opinion, the war in the Japanese kingdom may still change. ”

Zhao Yunkai's words made many of the sailor officers present very puzzled.

In particular, Li Ze said directly: "Your Excellency Governor.. If that's the case, we shouldn't attack Edo Castle right now! Wouldn't it be better if we could directly choose a better place to land and attack in advance, paving the way for the Heavenly Tiger Army brothers who landed later? ”

Waving his hand, although Zhao Yunkai was satisfied with Li Ze's point of view, he still spoke tirelessly: "The General Staff actually gave another possibility, Nagoya, as the area where the shogunate and the peasant rebels fought the most fiercely, often changed hands back and forth until now..."

"So we definitely can't get involved in this!"

"And Edo Castle . . . The defense is too tight, and even though there are not many troops now, once we start attacking Edo, Tokugawa Iemitsu will definitely gather all the nearby daimyo forces to Edo again! ”

The surrounding officers of the Navy Division all nodded when they heard Zhao Yunkai's words.

But Li Ze still said with some doubts: "Those Japanese daimyo are so obedient? Tokugawa Iemitsu asked them to send troops, and they sent troops? ”

"It's not that they're obedient... But now they have no choice! The lives of themselves and their families have long been entrusted to the shogunate, and Tokugawa Iemitsu's words are more effective for them than holy decrees! ”

Zhao Yunkai's words made everyone suddenly realize.

"I see... Then Governor, since we can't land directly in Edo Castle and Nagoya, it's very likely that the final landing site will be in Osaka! ”

"That's right!"

Zhao Yunkai took out the baton placed in the command room and pointed on the map.

"Look, everybody! Osaka's geographical location can be said to be very close to Edo Castle, but it is not so close... It's still a long way from Nagoya! ”

"This shows that. . . Osaka is still firmly in the hands of the shogunate. ”

"If we attack Edo, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is in a hurry, will definitely frantically shrink his forces towards Edo Castle, and the city of Osaka! It must be a place where Tokugawa Iemitsu must give up! Otherwise, he will have too many places to defend! ”

Many officers have also studied at the Naval Academy, and they still don't understand the meaning of Zhao Yunkai's words here.

Plainly.. It is to fight Edo first and let Osaka send troops.

As soon as the army arrived, the attack on Edo was stopped, and all of them moved to Osaka to begin the landing.

"Below! All of them have... The operation codename: Knock on the family light! We want to give Edo Castle a welcome gift! ”

"Yes!"