My Daming New Empire

They, including myself, are all poor worms trying to survive in the tide of the times.In front of the giant dragon Daming, no one has the ability to resist this tide.

Even though he thought so, facing the current enemy, he didn't have the slightest thought of resigning himself to fate.Killing one is enough money, killing two is profitable.

At this time, he saw Hayata Zaemon, who was covered in blood all over his body. The two of them were separated by a space of less than twenty meters, and they were looking at each other.

In the past years, the Kadogawa family, which raised a group of pirates, had cooperated with Hayata Zaemon many times, and the two had known each other for a long time.

In each other's eyes, they could both see that deep sorrow.

Immediately, the two laughed again and rushed towards each other.

The fierce battle broke out in an instant. There were less than one hundred members of the Kadokawa family in this yard, and most of them were still exhausted or injured.

Therefore, a fierce war means a quick end.

When the Ming soldiers appeared at the entrance of the courtyard, almost none of the Menchuan family could stand up.

Hayata Zaemon's Japanese sword penetrated deeply into Kadokawa Daisaku's abdomen. Looking at his former partner, he said in a low voice: "You go first, I will come to fight with you after I kill the grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty Accompanied!"

Kadokawa Daisaku's face was distorted due to the pain, but a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.He lowered his head and said, "Please, Hayata-kun."

Hayata Zaemon no longer hesitated, and directly pulled out the knife that had been inserted into Kadokawa Daisaku's abdomen sideways, causing his intestines to fall out.

Afterwards, Hayata Zaemon turned sideways and came to Kadokawa Daisaku's side, and the Japanese sword cut along the back of Kadokawa Daisaku's exposed neck.

The sharp blade slashed in along the gap between the spine and the head, making Dazuo Kadokawa's head fly out obliquely, and landed heavily on the bluestone ground

Zhao Yongliang appeared at the door and said loudly: "Send a team of 50 people back to report to Taisun, collect everyone's heads, build a Jingguan by the Yodogawa River, and the rest will clean up the battlefield and the supplies of the Menchuan family. ..."

Feng Baoqi led the captured fleet down the river slowly, and when they arrived at Shen Shichuan, they also received orders from Taisun.

A larger force of marines was ordered to take over the ships, and to them, accustomed to the handling of large sea-going ships, the riverboats seemed like toys to them.

The 2000 people who sealed the treasure did not return directly to Osaka, but stayed in Kami Shibukawa to assist Habayashi in searching for all the remnants of the Kadogawa family in Kami Shibukawa.

At the same time, they also have to guard against daimyos from other surrounding areas who take advantage of the fire to loot.

On the flagship of the navy, Zhu Zhanji and Zheng He, Yi Xin and Zhu Zhen, the commanders-in-chief of the other two major fleets, and Liu Sheng are planning the next move.

The capture of four or five hundred riverboats made Daming's army no longer lack transportation.Without the constraints of transportation, the next step can also be accelerated.

"Since the army has obtained four or five hundred riverboats, and these boats, together with our original flat-bottomed sand boats, are enough to transport [-] soldiers to Kyoto, then we should not stay in Osaka for a long time to face this tough bone head-on."

"Director Zheng's words are wrong. My purpose of this war is to frighten Japan and destroy the existing management system. Osaka is the material distribution center of Japan and the only free port of Japan. The importance of occupying this place, Even if it's not as good as the capital, it's not much inferior. What's more, the rear is not stable, so why attack? Isn't this putting our army in danger?"

"Marquis Anyuan, precisely because Osaka is a free port monopolized by the samurai group, the armed forces here are superior to other places. A head-to-head confrontation will only put my Ming army in danger. Now we have ships, which can advance and retreat. The Japanese Even if you want to intercept us, it is not an easy task."

Watching the dispute between Zheng He and Liu Sheng, Zhu Zhanji had a smile on his face.The strategic goals of the two of them are the same, but the way of war is indeed different.

One wants to swallow Osaka completely and gain military exploits, while the other doesn't want to do more evil and go straight to Huanglong.

From the perspective of tactical security, Zhu Zhanji actually agrees with Liu Sheng's opinion. It is necessary to clear Osaka so that he can attack Kyoto without any scruples.

But he also wanted to maintain Zheng He's status. Zheng He played a very important role in his transformation of the navy.

In today's Ming Dynasty, there are indeed too few generals who can see the world with their eyes open and have a macro-strategic vision.

He raised his hand, stopped the dispute between the two and said, "The tactics of the two are not wrong. There is no need to argue on this point. It is imminent for Da Ming to start the next action plan. There are many troops out there. Staying for a day consumes a lot of food. However, safety and loss cannot be ignored for the sake of consumption. Therefore, I have decided to burn Osaka!"

The others cheered up, only Zheng He clasped his fists and begged, "Your Highness..."

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and said: "Director Zheng doesn't need to say any more, he loves people with kindness, he is the one who loves me, Daming. I still say the same old saying, kindness to the enemy is cruelty to one's own people, for the life of my Daming athlete , even if the enemy dies ten times or a hundred times, I won't bear it. I don't like to discuss this matter again, and execute the order!"

Zheng He sighed and looked up to find supporters among the generals, but found that everyone agreed with Zhu Zhanji's opinion.Even Huang Yuan, who he thought was compassionate, had an eager expression on his face.

He could only say: "The humble leader!"

Now that Zhu Zhanji has given the order, the current tactics can only be arranged around the strategy he determined.

Although Zheng He believes in Buddhism and has a compassionate heart, as the deputy commander, he also has to fight for the fate of the 10,000+ army.

As a commander-in-chief, his compassion can only be put aside at this time.

In fact, various tactics were roughly determined when the army set off, including the strategy of burning Osaka.

These plans only need to be slightly modified according to today's realities, and they can be applied.

Although he knew that this plan would take the lives of countless people and make more people homeless, Zheng He quickly adjusted his mentality, and each order was conveyed to every one in Osaka through the messenger. occupied area.

Later in the day, these hundreds of riverboats left a small part of the supplies for the Hanmonchuan family, and the rest were all driven to Nangang Island, not far from the outer city of Osaka, and scattered.

Later in the day, Ming's soldiers gradually died down, and all the soldiers cut off the heads of the dead enemies, and then began to retreat in an organized manner.

These heads are military achievements, and they are also used by Taisun to order the construction of the Beijing Temple on the banks of the Yodo River.

The warriors of Japan looked at the retreating Ming soldiers and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Although I don't know what the result will be tomorrow, but at least today, they survived.

The easterly wind in May crossed Wakayama and brought a drizzle to Osaka.Although the rain is not heavy, it is very dense, and it can moisten the clothes of the soldiers without knowing it.

"Your Highness, this is God's will! Do you want to change our plan to set fire tonight?"

Looking at the sudden light rain, Zhu Zhanji was still unmoved, and sneered: "I only believe in one sentence, man will conquer the sky! Although it is raining, but this rain can't save the Japanese in Osaka! It can't stop our army's attack Tactical arrangement, order to go on, the original plan to carry out the task!"

Although this kind of rain is annoying, but there is fire oil, and water can't put out the fire.Moreover, most of the houses of the Japanese people are wooden houses, and they live in densely packed houses. As long as a fire is lit in the upwind place, no matter how heavy the rain is, there is nothing they can do.

If the mission is not performed today because of the rain, the soldiers will feel that this is God helping Dongpu, which will have a great impact on morale.

Liu Sheng has been studying the map of Osaka since the afternoon. Zhu Zhanji entrusted him with the task of setting fire tonight, and also sent all five hundred fire dragon troops under his command.

These 500 people seem to be a lot, but if you want to ignite a fire that cannot be extinguished in a city, these 500 people are still too few.

He equipped each Fire Dragon Army with eight soldiers from the Shenji Battalion, distributed two barrels of kerosene, and then set fire to the designated location, trying to burn down the outer city with one fire.

When only the inner city is left, only a few explosives are needed to blow up the city wall and destroy the Japanese defense system.Without the cooperation of the outer city, it is impossible for them to be Daming's opponents.

Looking at the dark city in front of him, Liu Sheng showed a sinister smile. It won't be long before this city will become extremely bright, leaving behind the last bright fireworks.

Soon after dinner, small boats followed the river, and the soldiers of the Fire Dragon Army began to invade every designated place.

At the time of Haishi, after scattered gunshots, the fire began to burn one by one, and the houses that had been lit with kerosene started to burn. At first, it was just one fire point, but soon, these fire points began to connect and become It became a line, and finally turned into a large piece.

In the entire city, the number of civilians was already very small, but there were still quite a few, and they ran out of the burning houses crying one by one.

Standing on the tall deck, Zhu Zhanji looked at the burning city with a smile.

This city, which was listed as the three major capitals of Japan along with Kyoto and Edo in later generations, will completely disappear from today, and even if it is rebuilt in the future, it will not be the former Osaka.