Kowloon wins

Chapter 466 An Easy Journey ([-])

"Order: All ships of the navy are on guard in place, and each troop carrier docks one by one and lands!"

Although he had some doubts about the things in Osaka Castle, the old thirteen didn't take it seriously. Nothing else, in the face of the powerful combat power of the Qing army, all the plots of the Japanese country were just paper tigers. Ambush, hit it!In view of this, Old Thirteen didn't think too long, raised his brows, and gave the order loudly.

With the order of the old thirteen, the huge war machine of the Qing army immediately started to run at full capacity. First, the navy warships swam back and forth on the sea in three battle lines, and rows of black guns pointed directly at Osaka City. Then, more than forty troop carriers began to approach the pier one by one. As soon as the three frontmost troop carriers docked, dozens of rope ladders were lowered from the side of the ship. Going down the rope ladder, they deployed their defenses around the pier according to the drill code. Not long after, more than [-] officers and soldiers had already landed.

"The whole army gathers!"

The deputy commander of the army, Akiyama, who personally led the vanguard to land, did not wait for the arrival of the follow-up troop carrier, shouted and ordered the vanguard to line up on the spot, and then led the troops to advance towards Osaka Castle, crossing the defense line of the Marine Corps, and entered cautiously along the way. In Osaka Castle.

"General Qiu, there is no trace of the enemy in the city. According to the Japanese who have not escaped in the city, after our naval guns fired last night, the enemy army in the city was completely dispersed. Most of the residents in the city have fled to the direction of Kyoto. At this time, only the old, weak and sick The remnants are still there."

Akiyama's prudence was obviously in vain. Just as he led his troops forward cautiously, Wang Kuan, who had entered the city to investigate earlier, had already escorted several old Japanese people back from the city, and reported the news he had learned to Akiyama. .

"Send a signal to the fleet, and the ministries will immediately seize all the key points!"

Hearing that Osaka was already an empty city, Akiyama, who had hoped to make his first contribution, couldn't help feeling disappointed, but there was nothing wrong with it. He could only shake his head with a wry smile, and gave the order helplessly.

"Run away? Huh."

After listening to the news sent back from the front, the old Shisan who has always been standing on the tall bridge of the "Zhenwu" couldn't help laughing at it, and really didn't know what to say for a while.

"Uncle Thirteen, it's not surprising that the bandits are afraid of the power of our army, so they abandon the city and flee. Now we must prevent the Japanese chieftains from acting like this. My nephew please order a part of the cavalry to go to Kyoto first to prevent the enemy from fleeing!"

Hong Qing, who had already rushed to the flagship from the "Zhenyuan" by boat, also did not expect the defenders of Osaka Castle to escape without a trace. However, thinking of the performance of the famous "Osaka Division" during World War II , I was relieved, but at the same time, I couldn't help worrying that Emperor Nakagomon in Kyoto would do the same thing. If Emperor Nakagomon slipped away, the surprise attack strategy of the Qing army would definitely be hit. There are a lot of discounts, and the war that can end in a year will drag on for an extremely long time, and this is obviously not a situation that Hong Qing likes to see, so she hurriedly stood up from the side and suggested loudly said a word.

"Well, let Doron go."

Since the year before last, the old thirteen has been hanging out with Hong Qing a lot. He knows that Hong Qing is not only superior in martial arts, but also brave. It is obviously a good choice for Hong Qing to lead his troops to the capital, but Considering Hongqing's identity, the old thirteen did not dare to let him take risks, nothing else, even though he already knew that the Wa Kingdom actually did not have much military strength in Kyoto, it was only more than 360 warriors, and they were all of them. It is owned by the family, and it is difficult to have a unified command. The problem is that the Qing army can only draw more than [-] cavalry - according to the establishment, this new army has [-] cavalry, but there are not so many cavalry There are only [-] horses on board the warship, and a hundred horses were damaged due to various reasons along the way, and now there are only [-] horses left that can still go into battle. Such a small force requires a long-distance raid The risk to be taken in the belly of the Japanese country is not too small, so the old thirteen is really worried.

"Thirteenth Uncle Mingjian, the battle situation this time may be relatively complicated, and it is necessary to have the ability to make a decisive decision. Although Duolong is brave, he does not have enough flexibility. If he leads his troops to go, there may be danger of mistakes. It is more appropriate for my nephew to go. .”

Just looking at the old thirteen's expression, Hong Qing knew exactly what the old thirteen was worried about, but Hong Qing didn't intend to appreciate it, and spoke earnestly again.

"Alright, Qing'er has to be careful when going here. Safety is the top priority. My uncle ordered Qiu Shan to lead his troops to leave immediately. Maybe it can cooperate with you."

Seeing that Hong Qing was so persistent, the old thirteen couldn't stop him any longer, and after thinking about it with a slight frown, he was still not at ease and planned to send the Akiyama's troops who had already landed first.

"That's very good. The little nephew will go to mobilize the cavalry first. It would be good to start a moment earlier."

Hearing that the old thirteen agreed to her request, Hong Qing was very excited, and hurriedly saluted, and then left in a hurry. After a while, a standard bearer appeared on the flagship's tall mainmast. Keeping waving flags, they pulled out the two largest troop carriers that were originally in the middle of the troop carrier group, and slowly leaned against the pier. Immediately after hearing a piercing sound of friction, they leaned against each other. A huge door appeared on one side of the wharf, and the door panel slowly fell on the ground of the wharf, forming a slope. After a while, a cavalryman led a horse and filed out of the boat, stepping on the ground. The slope descends to the shore.

"set off!"

The cavalrymen who had just landed were a little confused, whether they were humans or horses, no one else, after more than two months of bumpy seas, these land animals were obviously not used to it, so what? However, these cavalry will not be used so early. According to the predetermined battle plan, with the strong combat power of the Qing army, although it is a certainty to win Osaka, after all, it will take a battle, and the cavalry will be able to win. It takes one or two days to adjust, but the plan can't keep up with the rapid changes. With the soldiers and civilians in Osaka City fleeing without a fight, the cavalry has to make an early appearance. The combat effectiveness of the cavalry was doubtful, but Hong Qing didn't care about that much anymore. He got on his horse, waved his hand, shouted, and galloped towards the opened south gate of Osaka City.

"Da da……"

After Hongqing's order was given, the 350 cavalrymen dared not neglect, and rode their horses one after another, but the speed was not fast, and the pace was not even orderly. It is less than [-]% of the usual...

"My lord, please open the city."

"I beg you, show kindness and let me enter the city."

"Kaicheng, quickly open the city, the Chinese people are coming, please."

……

At the moment of Shen Shi, it was almost dusk, under the tall city of Kyoto, nearly ten thousand people with their children and children, either driving a carriage, or carrying large and small bags of ants gathered under the city, looking up at the soldiers on the tower, Pleading bitterly, these people are exactly the people in Osaka who fled overnight yesterday. Even though Kyoto is actually only more than [-] miles away from Osaka, the road is wide and easy to walk, but all the people brought their families with them. How could the speed of the march be so fast? Most of the people who fled to Kyoto arrived at the city of Kyoto after walking for nearly a day. It is a pity that the gates of the city of Kyoto have already been closed, except for the first group of people who were able to enter the city. Outside, the rest were all blocked outside the city, and those who had a place to go had already turned around to go elsewhere, and those who are still howling below the city at this moment are all ordinary people who have nowhere to go, there is no doubt that such These ants-like civilians are of no use to the dignitaries in the city. No matter how miserable the civilians are, the dignitaries in the city will definitely not be moved by them.

In a grove less than three miles away from the capital city, hundreds of Qing cavalry were resting sitting or lying on the ground, but Hong Qing did not relax, but saw him standing expressionlessly under a big tree , looked at the city of Kyoto with a solemn expression, seemingly calm, but in fact there were ups and downs in his heart-it took a full two and a half hours to ride a horse for a distance of only more than [-] miles. Turtle Climbing is almost the same. Although he has reached the ground now, it is hard to say whether Emperor Nakagomon is still in the city. If he really escapes, the surprise attack strategy will be in vain. This battle is obviously going to be fought After a long time, if there is a slight mistake, the consequences will not be easy to play, Hong Qing can't help but worry about gains and losses.

"Report, report to Qing Baylor that the four gates of the capital are closed, and my subordinates captured a few Japanese citizens who escaped from Osaka Castle, and questioned them carefully. It is believed that the Japanese King is still in the city."

Just when Hong Qing was restless, she saw that a sentry sent out to investigate earlier had hurried in from outside the forest, bowed to Hong Qing, and hastily made a report.

Huh, it's good to be in the city!
That scout is a master transferred by Hong Qing from the former "Eight Banners Company" Dongying Fleet. He is extremely skilled in martial arts and has a great talent for languages. He speaks fluent Japanese and has a standard Kyoto accent. , the news that came out was undoubtedly reliable, and Hong Qing's tense heartstrings immediately relaxed a little bit, but he still didn't dare to be careless, nothing else, the two thousand troops under Akiyama's troops were about to arrive, The problem is that the accompanying artillery and other heavy weapons are still in Osaka. It is hard to say whether they have been unloaded or not. As for the main force of the old thirteenth, if they want to rush to the city of Kyoto, it may not be possible within three days. , more than 350 cavalry and [-] infantry lacking heavy weapons are the ultimate strength that Hongqing can have in the past few days. There is more than enough defense but not enough attack, and it is even impossible to surround the entire Kyoto city. How to guard against Emperor Nakagomon The possible absconding has become a thorny problem before Hong Qing...

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