In Edo Castle.

Recently, the shogunate gave all the civilians too many surprises, Emperor Ming was taken captive by the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army captured Osaka, Kyoto was in danger, and the port of Edo was bombed.

On the streets, almost everything that can be bought with money has become extremely scarce, and prices are skyrocketing.

When everyone was in danger, their expressions were even more pale and numb.

The samurai of the shogunate patrolled the streets with long swords at their waists, but the leader was not as fierce as before, but a little more sorrowful between his eyebrows.

"Nakajima-kun, the army of the Ming Dynasty is coming... When the time comes, will we be able to hold Edo Castle? Osaka Castle is also strong, but it is said that the army took Osaka with a fire! ”

A samurai wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and spoke.

Nakajima shook his head, he could only say that he didn't know about this question, but he still thought about it and said.

"Takahashi-kun, you should know... These issues should be considered by the shogunate, as long as we can guarantee that we can survive the attack of the Ming army at that time. That's a pretty big thing. ”

"You don't know.. I was near Edo Port that day, and the warships of the Ming Kingdom were as large as a hill, and the shells fired could easily raze the fortified batteries to the ground. ”

"Alas. The main forces of the shogunate were in the south, and they were boasting some time ago that they had defeated how many peasant rebels they had defeated, and it would not take long to clear the island of Honshu, and now it seems that .. Even Edo Castle can't be defended. ”

... The conversation was not loud, but it just illustrated the pessimism in Edo Castle in the face of the Ming attack.

Many people secretly decided to leave Edo and flee north.

Bring more grain, more gold, silver, and softness.

It's possible to survive after all.

Edo..

At present, the largest city in the Wa Kingdom is not only its own huge scale, but also has a number of small cities around it.

Tokugawa Iemitsu knew that the final decisive battle was coming... According to the news of the spies, since the Ming Dynasty took Osaka, there has hardly been the slightest stay.

Constantly advancing to the north, but in the process there is a problem that Tokugawa Iemitsu is puzzled by... That is.

Why? Why did the army of the Ming State not have the slightest intention of guarding against the southern peasant rebels, could it be that these people did not know what an internal problem was and what an external invasion was?

An angry Tokugawa Iemitsu felt extremely hopeless.

"Where is the Ming army..."

"The Great General.. If nothing else, the Ming army should arrive in the vicinity of Edo Castle early tomorrow morning, and several small towns around it... I'm afraid the defensive role is limited. ”

The military attache on the side spoke.

Tokugawa Iemitsu closed his eyes slightly, and said with some sadness: "If it weren't for the peasant uprising, if it wasn't for the abolition of paper money, I don't know why the shogunate became like a rat overnight and was spurned by everyone." ”

The military attache was silent, and after a while he silently withdrew.

The influence of the shogunate was declining, which was visible to all. In fact, even if he controlled all the daimyos, it would be futile to coax and imprison them in Edo Castle under different names.

The peasant uprising in the south and the Ming offensive in the center broke out at the same time, and the shogunate's forces were already stretched, if not for the defense of Edo.

I am afraid that all the forces available to the shogunate now will not exceed 50,000.

Time flies slowly..

"I haven't lost them all, I still have 110,000 warriors, and this number is greater than the number of soldiers in the Ming army! There's still a chance! ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't want to wait until the Ming army surrounded Edo Castle before making a decision, and Osaka Castle was still vivid.

Since the Ming army has the means to set the whole of Osaka on fire.

That would have burned Edo to the ground.

.....

Mighty and violent!

Tokugawa Iemitsu completely abandoned his plan to defend Edo Castle, gathered all the available forces in his hands, and formed an army of nearly 100,000 men to wait quietly in a plain outside Edo Castle.

Samurai, you need to solve the battle in the way of a samurai.

Tokugawa Iemitsu himself put on his armor and rode on his horse, silently watching the Ming army that was constantly pouring out on the horizon.

He also muttered to himself, "Bless the Wakuni, bless the shogunate..."

The plains are not large, but enough for the two sides to fight.

Flags are flying all over the sky. The leader of the army was Cui Yanming, the commander of the first division of the Japanese Legion, and he was followed by almost all the troops of the Ming Dynasty.

“.. Tokugawa Iemitsu, sure enough, he prepared a big game of chess for us... I have some admiration for him! Cui Yanming rode on the horse and said silently.

Zhang Chong on the side seemed to be a little puzzled, and followed behind Cui Yanming and said: "Division commander.. Why do you admire these people in the shogunate? ”

"I admire them for their courage in the face of death and failure..."

The two sides didn't actually say that the shogunate arrived first. Later, the vanguard of the shogunate and the vanguard of the Ming army arrived successively.

It took a lot of time to set up camp and line up.

In the end, the time of the battle was extremely tacit, and the choice of the two sides was extremely tacit on the next day.

....

With a breeze, Tokugawa Iemitsu ripped the mask off his armor.

He shouted to all the military attachés around him, "We may die today, but the glory of the shogunate will forever shine on this plain, wrapping our bodies!" ”

"Maybe we don't know why we failed, but we are never weak!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes were fixed on the golden dragon banner unfurled by the Ming army opposite.

Suddenly, he made a sudden decision: "Everyone has it!" Fight! Fight! Fight! ”

"Yes! General! Fight! The military attache on the side had red eyes and shouted loudly!

until the voice is hoarse.

Until the crowd is buzzing!

The Ming army in the distance is even more passionate at this moment!

All the soldiers of the Great Tomorrow Tiger Army clenched the new rifles in their hands, and the machine gunners had serious expressions.

The two artillery divisions in the artillery position were located at the southern mountain pass, occupying a better advantageous terrain on the left and right sides, and were condescending.

"The sun and the moon are bright, and the rivers are eternal!"

"The sun and the moon never set, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

"Shroud of Horse Leather! If you don't win, you won't return the court! Kill!! ”

Zhao Yunkai's eyes emitted a burst of light and shouted loudly!

All the soldiers of the Heavenly Tiger Army behind him also shouted in unison: "If you don't win, you won't return to the court, Heavenly Tiger Army!" Kill!! ”

Compared with the soldiers of the Heavenly Tiger Army, the equipment of all the samurai in the Wa Kingdom can be said to be very backward, even the long knives that the samurai are proud of...

Not everyone has it, and there are many soldiers who hold the Pu knife or spear tightly and slowly advance towards the Ming army.