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Garibaldi took his red shirt army and Prussia's newly recruited [-] expeditionary troops on the route to Japan. The journey was very long and far, and he almost got lost in the Indian Ocean. Fortunately, he met the British The troops did not row all the way to the Antarctic.

Garibaldi inquired about the British army. When the Prussian army was fighting with Japan, the British army also suffered setbacks in the Ming Dynasty. The British and French forces did not summon as many troops as last time, and they also committed the crime of carelessness and underestimation of the enemy. Faults, and the tactical mistakes were even more horrific.

At the beginning of the war, Britain and France wanted to fight quickly and win the war within a month. The French idea was to land at Huai'an and then fight from south to north, just like the First Far East War That way, and the cycle would be relatively long, the British had other ideas. They believed that it would be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to seize control of the sea, so they came up with an even crazier landing plan, landing directly in Tianjin, and then breaking into the capital to force the Ming Dynasty to surrender.

Then both sides decided to go it alone, with the French attacking from the south and the British attacking from the north. The French landing plan was very detailed, but there was a problem. They miscalculated the landing point and the landing position was a little off, which delayed the attack time. Half a month later, the original plan was changed again. Later, their military headquarters felt that this was not feasible and launched an attack rashly. As a result, the advance was slow. The Ming army was caught off guard and the offensive came to a standstill. Fortunately, There were no major casualties.

The British army launched a landing operation against the capital of the Ming Dynasty from Jiaozhou Bay, a treaty port with Prussia. They did not miscalculate the landing point, but they were careless and underestimated the enemy. Their inertial thinking made them think that the Ming Dynasty could not produce any good weapons, and here The soldiers were the most elite warriors. They regarded death as their own. They defended the capital of the Ming Dynasty during a month of conflict, repelled several waves of British offensives, and proved that their skinny camels were bigger than horses. But you British, it is impossible for Britain to imagine that it can conquer the Ming Dynasty with these tens of thousands of people.

In short, Britain, France and Prussia are in a deadlock. These three parties are indeed effective enough. Three countries, three directions, three failed roads. It is not embarrassing to say that the Prussian army is not familiar with the terrain. The French The army is not familiar with the map, and the British army is not familiar with the Ming Dynasty. Everyone has a bright future.

However, the collapse of Britain and France had nothing to do with Garibaldi. He went to help Prussia fight the war, and soon arrived at Miyazaki in Japan. Garibaldi took a quick look and realized that Prussia had not conquered Japan yet. They have already begun to invest in factories here, especially the few officers who led them, and those desperate capitalists who came across the ocean from Prussia in search of cheap labor.

The population of Japan is really large. At present, more than ten factories have been built in Kyushu. Their current function is to make daily necessities for the Prussian army and make some money. Later, when Prussia conquers the entire Japan, we can give them to them. Opportunities for early development.

Garibaldi met Moltke at the wartime staff headquarters. The Prussian army came here to rob the house of a local big name. As part of the wartime staff plan, they had conquered the Four Kingdoms and it was relatively safe here.

"Marshal Garibaldi, long time no see."

"Marshal Moltke, you too, long time no see. This time I responded to Prussia's invitation and came to Japan to command operations."

Mao Qi laid out a map and pointed at Mito on Honshu Island. "This is our first landing point. Then our plan is to go south and capture Tokyo, an important city in Japan, but our army is not good at it." We fight in mountains, so almost all landing plans near here fail.”

Garibaldi looked at the map and said, "It is difficult to win big cities just by the Prussian army's landing operations. The Prussian army always focuses on big cities with great strategic value, such as Tokyo and Kyoto, but after all It’s a big city and it’s difficult for the army to break through, and if it’s dragged into street fighting it would be even more disadvantageous, so why not cut off the connection between Kyoto and Tokyo first.”

General Garibaldi believed that he should land in Tsu City. Although the terrain here is not good and there are high mountains in front of it, it can be directly connected to Aichi Prefecture, which is Nagoya. Nagoya is a strategically important place. It is almost directly connected to Osaka and Tokyo. If it is captured here, Kyoto will be defeated. If we want to contact Tokyo, we need to climb mountains and take a detour. The journey is long and long.

Moltke agreed with Garibaldi's idea and gave him sufficient support. The Prussian army assembled [-] troops, boarded landing craft, and headed for Tianjin.

Tokugawa Iemo was also speculating on the landing point of the Prussian army. The Prussian army often attacked important strategic points. In the eyes of the Prussians, cities had more strategic resources and many benefits. As long as one city was captured, it could have a negative impact on the enemy's morale. A serious blow.

However, in small cities, such as Mito, which are smaller in scale, have little strategic depth and are difficult to launch attacks, the Prussian army usually does not use them as landing points, and it is not a big problem to lose these places.

Of course he also guessed that Prussia would attack Nagoya. In order to protect Nagoya, he placed [-] troops on the beach. It was a pity that he put them wrongly. He placed most of these troops in Mihama Town. That is, opposite to Tsu City.

It is not difficult to understand Tokugawa's idea. From here to Nagoya, there are plains without any mountains. According to the Prussian army's habits, this is more likely to be a landing place, and because it is a plain, it is easier to return to defense.

The Prussian army obeyed Garibaldi's deployment and attacked Jin City at night. There were less than two thousand defenders here. The Prussian army defeated it effortlessly. When dawn rose the next day, the Prussian army was already here. After establishing a firm foothold, the Prussian army captured Yokkaichi and Asahi City in just three days. Tokugawa was a little shocked when he received the news. Prussia did not land at Mihama Town. Now Tokugawa had to make a choice. Want to fight?

The Prussian army's organization and weapons are very advanced. It would take at least hundreds of thousands of people to fight in the Great Plains to stop the Prussian army. Nagoya does have a lot of Japanese troops, a total of [-] people. He wants to use these troops to fight against the Prussian army. Bayonet?

Nagoya is very important. You can’t blame him for guessing the wrong landing point. He can’t accurately guess the actions of the Prussian army every time. Now that the Prussian army has landed, should he continue to defend it? But whether he defends it or not, this They are all dead ends. Doesn't he know how powerful the Prussian artillery is? The house he was in now would probably collapse if the Prussian army hit it with three or four artillery shells.

But can’t we keep it? Of course you can defend if you want. Nagoya is a big city after all. If there is street fighting, then the Prussian army will definitely not be able to use the square formations and artillery formations they are good at.

In the end, Tokugawa ordered the troops in Nagoya not to retreat and to hold on resolutely! He now wants to send troops from Nara and Shizuoka to Nagoya. Considering the traffic conditions in Japan, it is estimated that they will not be able to get through it in three or four days. It is estimated that the fight will be over by then.

But what can be done? Tokugawa could only hope that the Japanese army could really stop the Prussian army.

The code name for this operation is "Operation Downfall."