Cutting 1719

Chapter 647

Xueqing Cangjiu was naturally dissatisfied with the matter of not being able to effectively order the Southwest Allied Forces, but there was nothing he could do about it. He could not resolve this kind of matter through Da Chu, after all, he was a dog of Da Chu , How can you let the master help you to show your prestige?

In desperation, Xueqing Cangjiu had no choice but to win over the Tosa and Hizen clans on the one hand, using Da Chu's tiger skin to imply that they stood with him, and on the other hand, to keep suppressing the Changzhou clan, and the two sides were noisy, all the way The speed of the march was naturally extremely slow, and it was impossible to reach Kyoto at the scheduled time.

Of course, the performance of the Southwestern Allied Forces was not good, and the performance of the shogunate army at this time was even worse. The reason is still that the battle fought by Tokugawa Yoshimune in Edo was too poor, and the losses were heavy. The key is It seems that it is difficult to continue to stick to Edo
On the ninth day of November in the 13th year of innovation, the 12th Division and No.[-] Division of the Chu Army landed in Edo under the supervision of Qian Ying, and set up a war against Japan on the spot. And planned to lead troops to directly capture Edo within three days.

As for the original so-called peace talks, it has naturally become a joke now. After all, the old Nakamizaki Mizumaki could not give the conditions that Dachu wanted. This person saw that the war was inevitable, so he chose to return to Edo and demand Choose to live and die with Edo, so far, the negotiations between the two parties have completely broken down.

"Boom--"

At ten o'clock in the morning on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the [-] cannons on the artillery positions of the Chu army opened fire in unison. The target was naturally Edo Castle which was under strict defense. Like grand fireworks, the violent roar accompanied by flames ignited Edo Castle.

The raging flames burned the buildings in the city, making crackling sounds, and the smoky Edo Castle was like a cauldron boiling water at this time. Countless people rushed to the streets, and they spontaneously carried basins and buckets to fight the fire. At this chaotic moment, the Chu army finally launched an attack on Edo.

Thousands of soldiers of the Chu Army, carrying muskets on their backs, pushed hundreds of shield chariots, large and small, to attack Edo Castle. Iron pieces, they are all detachable shield vehicles transported from the Fujian Ordnance Factory. They only need to be assembled before the war. They are very convenient to use and have excellent protection capabilities. Soldiers rely on shield vehicles to shoot.

Edo Castle has two moats, the Inner Moat and the Outer Moat. The Bridge River was formed by dredging the original silted river and excavating new channels since the Edo period, while the Outer Moat from the Akasaka Gate to the Sumida River was formed during the Edo Period and before the Edo period. The waterway of the Shiodome River, the Shiodome River not only undertakes the water flow of the outer moat, but also undertakes the natural water flow in the Akasaka area on the west side of the outer moat, and has built two moat defense systems.

Therefore, for the Chu army, if they want to attack, they need to gradually penetrate from the southwest end of the root of Edo Maejima, and break through from the direction of Hibiya into the river. Since it is winter at this time, the water level in this place is relatively shallow. The army threw the sandbags on the shield car into the Waihao one after another, and built several temporary passages.

After passing through the outer moats, only the double bridge moats, clam moats, and bellflower moats in the inner moats of Edo City remained in front of the Chu army. The same method was adopted for these inner moats, and dozens of shield cars were even pushed forward. After the inner trench, he came to help the Chu army pass through. The whole process was smooth and smooth, and there were no obstacles at all.

When these hundreds of shield vehicles appeared in front of the defenders of Edo Castle, they were surprised to find that they had nothing to do with them. There were only a dozen or so gates on the city wall, and they were all fixed, so they couldn't be effective at all. The firepower, and the only few Guobeng that can fire, were basically destroyed by the artillery of the Chu army before.

As for the iron cannons in the hands of the defenders, they are useless in front of the iron-covered shield car. Even if the lead bullet can be accurately shot on the shield car, it will only make a dent in the iron sheet above, which cannot cause a real attack at all. Damage - the only thing that can really have a certain effect on the shield car is the rolling stone on the top of the city.

The soldiers of the Chu army pushed the shield carts towards the bottom of Edo City step by step. They hardly suffered any injuries, and they pushed the shield carts under the city wall safely. Then, when the defenders began to throw stones down, The soldiers of the Chu army took out their engineering shovels and started digging under the city wall.

"Not good! Chu Kou is going to use explosives to attack the city!"

Tadano Mizuno, who was in charge of commanding the battle on the top of the city, showed a look of panic on his face. He quickly realized the problem. After all, this method of warfare has been around for several years, and it is no longer a secret. Even the Japanese Basically already know.

But knowing it doesn't mean being able to deal with it. Apart from defeating the Chu army head-on, it is impossible to stop it.

The problem is, in order to prevent the Chu army from attacking Edo from the city gate, Tokugawa Yoshimune had ordered the soldiers to block the city gate with wood and stones before the war, and wanted to clear a way to attack, but he didn't know how to do it. How long, with this time, the other party would have blown up the city wall long ago.

After all, Edo Castle is not the kind of strong city in China. It is too easy to blow up. There is no need to dig a big hole. The amount of engineering required is very small, and it is naturally quick to dig.

Tokugawa Yoshimune naturally understood in his heart, his face suddenly became very pale, and he kept shouting: "Hurry up and defend the city! Hurry up and hit them with stones, if we can't drive them away, we will be completely finished!"

"Hi, General."

The ashigaru people hurriedly passed on the news to each other, and they all accelerated the speed of throwing stones. They saw huge boulders falling down and hitting the iron shield car, making a huge impact sound. However, they found out after the dust cleared. , These stones only knocked down three shield vehicles, and the harvest is not much.

Under the cover of the shield car, the soldiers of the Chu army under the city wall swung their engineering picks with both hands and began to dig the soil under the corner of the wall. Although it was winter now and the soil was slightly hard, in front of this special engineering pick, it was natural It was a big hole, and the soil was quickly pulled out from under the city wall.

As time passed, Yoshimune Tokugawa, Tadano Mizuno and others felt more and more desperate, because they almost watched the Chu army dig a big hole under the city wall and began to bury gunpowder. Once all the landfills are completed, the entire city wall may collapse.

"General, please evacuate here quickly."

The expression on Tadano Mizuno's face was very difficult, and he whispered: "General, please make an early plan and retreat to Kyoto to make full preparations."

"Kyoto?"

Tokugawa Yoshimune raised his head and let out a long sigh. He patted Mizuno Tadyuki on the shoulder lightly, and said softly: "Mizuno, I will take your wife and family to Kyoto, Edo, I will trouble you."

"General, I will do my duty faithfully, and I will not hesitate to die."

A trace of solemnity flashed across Mizuno Tadano's face. After sending Tokugawa Yoshimune away, he then withdrew the soldiers from the city wall. Since the Chu army had already adopted the tactics of attacking the city from the ground, it was impossible for him to continue to hold on. The city wall, so I can only change my thinking.

He wants to turn the entire Edo city into a huge battlefield, cram all the soldiers into the narrow streets of Edo, and then use the huge millstone of Edo to fight the Chu army to the death!

As for how many Edo people will die in this process, this is not something Tadano Mizuno will consider.

"For the sake of the Tokugawa family, please understand me, please."

In front of thousands of shogunate soldiers and samurai, Mizuno Tadashi's face was flushed, his shoulders trembled slightly, and the whole person seemed not to be afraid, but to fall into a kind of hysterical madness.

"Hi!"

All the shogunate soldiers also fell into this kind of frenzy. They wore white cloth strips on their heads, long samurai swords on their waists, and iron cannons in their hands. At this time, there are still many places burning in the entire Edo city, and the air is full of a burnt smell.

"Boom—"

At four o'clock in the afternoon, with a deafening roar, everyone inside and outside Edo City all set their eyes on the Edo City Wall. It turned over directly under the ground, and collapsed into one piece in an instant, and a huge gap appeared.

Soon, bursts of cheers came from outside the city, and the sound of long live was endless. All the soldiers of the Chu army looked at the picture in front of them with joy-when the outer shell of the walnut was removed, what was left inside was Sweet and delicious walnuts, and now Edo is a fragrant and crispy walnuts.

As for the Edo people in the city, they were completely in fear. Regardless of the threat of artillery fire, they approached the Imperial Palace one after another, thinking that they could gain a certain sense of security. However, in this war, the Imperial Palace has always been Under the care of the Chu army, it became a key attack area.

Hundreds of rockets were poured into the city, and the raging flames instantly ignited a large area around the Imperial Palace. Although many soldiers and people fought the fire, the fire could not be extinguished. At this moment, everyone was a little embarrassed. Soon someone went to report Mizuno Tadyuki.

"You don't need to fight the fire, just demolish all the houses near the Imperial Palace. As long as the fire doesn't spread to the Imperial Palace, there will be no problem."

Mizuno Tadyuki issued this order very coldly. For him, the most important thing at present is to fight this urban street battle well, and the life and death of other people is not in his consideration at all.

"They want to fight in the streets. It seems that there are still smart people"

Qian Ying raised the binoculars in his hand, and easily saw many shogunate soldiers rushing towards the city, and his expression turned a little unhappy.

In fact, this battle must be fought beautifully, and it really cannot be fought in street fighting. After all, for the current Chu army, they are better at large-scale battles on the frontal battlefield. Once they fight street fighting in the narrow Edo city, it is tantamount to giving up. With their own advantages, they entered a bloody and brutal strangulation battle with the Japanese.

The Chief of Staff of the Governor's Mansion, Deng Ziyi, also looked a bit ugly. While smoking a cigarette, he looked at the topographic map of Edo Castle in front of him, and his brows could not help but frown.

In fact, in the General Staff of the Privy Council, there is some relevant training for street fighting. Judging from the current relevant conclusions, the Chu army cannot really effectively suppress the enemy in street fighting, and it may not be very good to deal with the Japanese army. result.

Seeing that the faces of the two were not looking good, Qiu Ze immediately understood the root of the problem, and then said softly, "Do you want to fight again?"

"Need not."

Qian Ying shook her head, "The last round can't change the situation of street fighting. On the contrary, the Navy doesn't have a lot of ammunition at present. In order to be careful during the period, don't waste it if you can. As for street fighting, although it is very cruel, our army has also carried out it. Street fighting training, the combat power will never be weaker than the Japanese."

Deng Zi also lightly puffed out the smoke ring, holding the cigarette between his middle finger and forefinger, and said in a low voice: "Grand Governor, we still need to send people to test the water first, first send three battalions to beat them, and see how good they are. "

"Selling newspapers and selling newspapers! Our army has won a great victory at sea in Edo! Destroyed hundreds of Japanese warships!"

In Nanjing City, due to the lag of news, the newspapers waving in the hands of the newsboys are actually previous news. Naturally, the news that the Seventh Division and the No.12 Division besieged Edo has not come back, but this will not Affect the enthusiasm of the people in Nanjing.

"Good job, Japanese people defy my Great Chu Heavenly Soldiers, they are simply seeking their own death!"

"That's right, the navy of our Great Chu now has a really long face, it's much better than the bastard navy in the past."

"Hey, you don't know, they used to be the navy of the green battalion, and later turned to the light to become our navy!"

"Cough. This is just a moment of quick talk. Anyway, those soldiers who fought for the country are all heroes of our Great Chu!"

"That's right, brother, shall we go drink?"

The discussion of the people further boosted the atmosphere of the whole Great Chu at this time. For them, even though Japan is just a small fart country hanging overseas, as long as they don’t obey the will of Great Chu, they will die. ——Except for a few Confucian scholars who are still murmuring that they shouldn't be fighting, but that doesn't matter after all.

The reason is very simple. In the past ten years, the people did not pay too much in the war. On the contrary, the rate of return was quite astonishing. Due to the [-]% winning rate of all the wars in Dachu, the people have begun to gradually Enjoyed more benefits from the war, such as the reduction of corvee again.

According to the current "Corvette Law" related to Dachu, the corvee that any adult needs to serve can be converted into corvee money, instead of personally serving the corvee — the corvee money is used to hire overseas laborers, including prisoners of war, so that These people came to replace the people of Dachu and participated in the extremely arduous engineering construction and road construction.

In addition to the reduction in this aspect, a large number of resources obtained from overseas have also come to the inland, such as a series of resources such as pepper, sea fish, whale oil, iron ore, copper ore, and recent developments. Pushed the life of ordinary people to develop rapidly, and everyone knows that Da Chu took this step because he won all the big wars that should be won, so that he can drive away the Russians and the Dutch, and become the essence of the entire East Asia. the master.

Now that Japan dares to resist Dachu, it is natural that they have to teach them a lesson, otherwise how can they satisfy the people of the country?
(End of this chapter)