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In the Battle of Nagoya, both sides invested nearly [-] troops. Among them, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses, with more than [-] casualties. The Prussian army suffered less casualties but almost ran out of supplies.

Garibaldi and Bittenfeldt went to the battlefield to command in person, while the other side was led by Tokugawa Yoshikatsu. They fought several rounds of encounters with Prussia in the suburbs. Although they all ended in victory for the Prussian army, this also slowed down the Prussian army's attack. speed.

However, the superior firepower of the Prussian army still ensured the combat capability of the Prussian army. In less than two days, the Prussian army successfully repulsed the defenders of Nagoya. When the Prussian army entered the city, they did not encounter much resistance.

Some people in the city have moved away, and some are still staying in Nagoya. The Prussian army consumed a lot of supplies in this battle. In just these two days, Prussia fired more than [-] artillery shells at the city's guards. The defenses outside Almost all the fortifications were reduced to rubble.

This was the first large city in the state that Prussia captured. It was of great political significance and could pose a direct threat to Kyoto from this place.

Tokugawa Iemo, who was located in the Kyoto General Palace, watched the Prussian army's encirclement network shrinking day by day, and he already had the idea of ​​accepting the contract.

Although he was tough enough, battles large and small also proved that the Prussian army was not invincible.

But so what? Even if the Prussian army can be defeated on a small scale, there is no way to force the Prussian army to make concessions. The gap between the two sides is too big, but if this contract is accepted, the country of Japan will not exist.

But in the final analysis, it is impossible for him to really fight Prussia to the end. It is not that he cannot afford to fight, but that his men cannot afford to fight. The capitulationists advocate surrendering early and strive for a better treaty, while the radicals shout never Surrender and fight to the death.

The loss of Nagoya made the surrender faction even more powerful. Tokugawa tried to communicate with Moltke and made his position clear.

He did not want his people to continue to shed blood and sacrifice, so as long as Prussia gave in and offered a better surrender condition, he could negotiate peace with Prussia.

After Mao Qi received the letter, he was shaken for a moment. The battle was so bad that it made him feel bad. He wanted to go back early. This big place is really difficult to attack. Outside Tokyo There is also Tokyo Bay, and there are a lot of mountains in it. The entire country itself is a line of defense. Every available plan has been used, and even foreign aid has been invited, but the results are still very limited.

He called Berlin and asked whether he wanted to change the content of the peace talks. After all, it was not good to say too harsh words.

Tina's response was, "Prussia cannot compromise anywhere. We have spent a lot of energy on this war. We cannot compromise no matter what. There is only one outcome of the war, the complete surrender of Japan."

After receiving Berlin's reply, Moltke also made up his mind and decided to bring victory completely back to Prussia.

He ordered the Prussian army in Mito to immediately go south to attack Tokyo, while the Prussian army in Nagoya launched an attack on Kyoto.

Then Moltke made a disgraceful act. Due to Japan's underdeveloped information technology, it was difficult to know immediately about the enemy's troop dispatching issues.

Moltke pretended to release information that he was willing to negotiate with Tokugawa and the content of the contract could be discussed, and secretly ordered the Prussian army to cross the Kiso Mountains overnight.

When Tokugawa received the news, he really thought that the Prussian army would negotiate with him. This was a very important event. His request was that Japan could open its ports to Prussia and Japan could also join the EU system. However, Japan We hope to have our own army, our own parliament, and our own constitution.

To put it bluntly, Tokugawa was asking for a high price, and he also knew that the Prussian army would not accept it. He believed that Prussia could be negotiated, so it was better to offer higher terms first and then see what Prussia thought.

Prussia's idea is very simple, that is, talk, but not completely, and delay it for a while.

The main force in Nagoya was able to cross the mountains quickly. While deceiving the Tokugawa, the Prussian troops successively captured Yonehara, Hikone, Sotsu and other places.

The troops in the north also successfully crossed the mountains and reached the Kanto Plain. In less than a week, Prussia captured several small towns one after another. Due to their small size and few defenders, Prussia quickly controlled Kyoto and Tokyo. The nearby towns isolated the two big cities.

Finally, when all the arrangements were completed, Mao Qi directly broke up the vote, stopped talking, and turned the table over.

This frightened Tokugawa. He was a little too proud and forgot that there had been less news about the Prussian army recently. He thought that Prussia was determined to end the war.

Unexpectedly, Prussia had already made arrangements and was ready to fight.

The war started again, and the main force of the Prussian army first launched a general offensive towards Tokyo. When the Prussian army crossed the mountains, it was impossible for the Japanese army to defeat the powerful Prussian army on the plains.

Soon the Prussian army captured Chiba, and then turned their guns to attack Saitama Prefecture. After being disconnected from Kyoto, Tokyo was leaderless. The generals guarding Tokyo adopted a more conservative combat method and insisted on holding Tokyo.

As a result, both Saitama Prefecture and Yokohama City were occupied by the Prussian army, and Tokyo was completely surrounded. The Prussian army began to shrink the encirclement network. The Japanese army was trapped in Tokyo and soon announced its surrender.

With the fall of Tokyo, Kyoto is even more critical. Garibaldi is familiar with mountain warfare and has defeated enemy armies in continuous mountains many times. The Japanese army has much more to gain than the Austrian army.

Coupled with Garibaldi's red shirt troops, the Prussian army quickly became familiar with mountain warfare. Even if it was attacked multiple times, the Prussian army was able to handle it with ease.

The Prussian army in the north began to march north to attack cities and villages. After capturing Tochigi City and Fukushima, the Prussian Black Eagle flag flew almost throughout northern Japan.

Prussia purged local landowners and gangsters, distributed land to farmers, and granted the Japanese people constitutional protection.

In Japan, a farming society, giving him land is better than anything else. The people of Japan began to support Prussia, and the news of the merger with Prussia spread to Kyoto.

Kyoto and Osaka were still insisting, but Tokugawa finally lost his nerve. He was deceived by Prussia. This was the most serious mistake he made.

However, in fact, the Prussian troops in Mito can already threaten Tokyo. In addition, Nagoya has been lost, and Tokyo can no longer defend it. Tokugawa's judgment only accelerated the process.

Bad news came one after another. Prussia landed on Hiroshima again. The shogunate had no available troops, so it transferred some troops from the south. The remaining troops failed to hold Hiroshima. By June, southern Honshu had basically fallen, including Okayama City and The northern part of Tottori also successfully captured Nagano and Shizuoka.

It can be said that the Japanese were given a Polish treatment. From various angles, the Japanese were already dead. Of course, just like Mustache's last Ardennes offensive, Tokugawa Iemo personally led the last army of the shogunate, which was less than seven years old. Wan's troops concentrated in the Kobe area and launched a decisive battle with the Prussian army's [-] elite troops.

Kobe is an important route to Kyoto. Prussia couldn't go around it even if it wanted to. If they didn't want to go over the mountains, they had to go through Kobe. Tokugawa Iemo saw with his own eyes the Prussian army's military uniforms, the Prussian army's firearms, and the Prussian army's cannons. Prussian battleship.

Seventy thousand Japanese soldiers fought street battles with the Prussian army. For the current Prussian army, they seemed to be able to operate with ease both in the mountains and on the plains.

Garibaldi's guidance had a wide-ranging effect, and the officers accompanying the Prussian army all mastered the knowledge of mountain warfare.

I learned how to attack and counterattack in unfavorable terrain, how to fight enemies at high places, and how to fight enemies at low places.

Compared with Garibaldi, the Prussian officers were younger and more capable of learning. This Japanese war brought them many improvements.

Japan suffered its biggest defeat since the beginning of the war in Kobe. The Japanese army suffered [-] casualties and was unable to recover. Tokugawa could only lead the remaining troops to withdraw to Kyoto.

Many landowners had their homes confiscated, and all the wealth of the Japanese daimyo was swallowed up by Prussia. The shogunate completely lost confidence. The capitulation faction also jumped out and pointed at Tokugawa Iemo, saying that if they could surrender earlier, Japan could avoid more than [-] casualties.

When the Prussian army fought consecutively and successfully, all the way to the gates of Kyoto, the people sitting in the court finally panicked. Many people lined up to welcome the Prussian army into the city. With the fall of Kyoto, the shogunate failed to live up to their promise. Fight like that until the end.

Tokugawa Iemo went to Tokyo on behalf of the shogunate to sign the armistice treaty.

The content of the treaty was more harsh than at the beginning. It announced the merger of Prussia and Japan, and the Japanese must recognize Prussia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The legislative power of the coinage was recovered, the shogunate was overthrown, and Emperor Takamei stepped down. However, considering the influence of the emperor on Japan, Prussia did not directly abolish the emperor system.

They wanted to support a new emperor, and Prussia's choice was even more shocking, even astonishing the Japanese people.

The person Prussia chose was actually Wagongiya, the sister of Emperor Takamei? In Japan, a society that favors boys over girls, Prussia elected a female emperor?

Hey, why do I seem to have seen this topic somewhere?

August: Are you okay?

Although there are still divergent opinions among the people, most of them are harmless, because who the emperor is has nothing to do with them. At most, it is something that the courtiers should think about.

The only thing that Japanese farmers know is that they have fields and can farm happily. They will not be exploited by landlords no matter how much they plant in the future. Isn't this very comfortable? No matter who the emperor is.