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    Seven thousand troops were stationed in Edo, which seemed like a small number.

    But for the Japanese country, a battle involving 7,000 people for a long time can be regarded as a "big war".

    So, seven thousand people is still a lot.

    At least, Ishida Hiro believes that a force of 7,000 people is enough to deal with many emergencies.

    Therefore, he didn¡¯t pay too much attention.

    I don¡¯t know if the navy at Mouri Ryuzo¡¯s side has already killed the enemy¡¯s fleet.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? If the Mouri Ryuzo side also achieved victory, then these foreigners really have no way out.

    Hehe, after defeating those foreigners, I will torture them to death one by one and let them taste the most terrifying punishment in the world.

    When Ishida Hiroshi thought of the foreigners who suddenly appeared, he felt uncontrollable anger rising in his heart.

    Because of the actions of Zhao Hongyu and others, the shogunate has been completely embarrassed.

    So, how could Ishida Hiroshi not hate him?

    He hated it so much.

    At the same time, Ishida Hiroshi did not know that the naval forces he sent out had been wiped out by those foreigners.

    Furthermore, after the enemy destroyed the navy he sent, they began to march toward Edo in a mighty manner, hoping to directly attack Edo Castle.

    This is unimaginable for Ishida Hiroyuki.

    It was impossible for him to imagine that his navy was actually defeated by the opponent, and his navy did not even destroy a single battleship of the opponent, but the opponent achieved such a result with zero casualties Such a shocking fact.

    Even Mao Lilongzao, the most powerful navy general in the Japanese country, was buried in the sea.

    If Hiroshi Ishida knew about it, he would probably be shocked.

    It¡¯s just that in that naval battle, Emma and Sarah did not leave any survivors.

    Even though some Japanese sailors fell into the sea, they were not killed by Emma and the others.

    However, Emma and the others did not reach out to rescue them.

    Therefore, in the cold sea water, the possibility of those guys surviving is very low.

    Since it is impossible for these guys to survive, how can Edo get the news?

    Therefore, after the reinforcements were dispatched, there was still a scene of singing and dancing in Edo. No one expected that the crisis was coming bit by bit.

    Edo was the political and economic center of Japan in this era.

    The entire city has a population of more than 500,000, including many foreigners.

    It can be said that this is a very big city.

    You must know that this is the seventeenth century, not the time and space of the twenty-first century.

    In such an era, a metropolis with a population of half a million is already very impressive.

    Of course, in the Ming Dynasty, there were cities with a population of more than one million, but they were on the mainland.

    But, this is an island country.

    In the entire island country, there is only one city with a population of 500,000, Edo.

    In this era of Europe, the average urban population is only 50,000 or 60,000 people.

    Even Paris, France, and London, England, only have 200,000 people.

    It can be seen that in this era, the East is much more prosperous than Europe.

    It¡¯s not surprising that those Europeans would be attracted by the ¡®prosperity¡¯ of the East after coming to the East.

    However, no one knows that an empire is slowly rising in America, and cities with a population of more than one million will spring up like mushrooms after a rain in the near future.

    Today in America, there is only one city with a population of more than one million, and that is Manhattan.

    However, as time goes by, there will definitely be more and more cities in the Song Empire.

    ¡°After all, who made Zhao Hongyu have such heaven-defying things in his body?

    His subordinates who stayed in America, and eight of whom he delegated authority to, are working hard day and night for the rise of the empire.

    Outside Edo Castle, private houses are arranged neatly one after another.

    The streets paved with gravel look very clean.

    Wooden structure houses are neatly arranged on both sides of the road, and pedestrians come and go on the street.

    The Southern Barbarians, Ming people, Koreans, some ronin warriors, and merchants in gorgeous costumes perfectly depict the most realistic ukiyo-e of this era.

    Shogun Hiroshi IshidaThe residence ¡®Tianyu Castle¡¯ is located in the center of Edo Castle.

    Furthermore, small city defense facilities were built outside Tianyu City, and all the garrison troops were stationed in these facilities.

    It can be said that Tianyu Castle in Edo is a completely impregnable castle.

    If you want to attack Tianyu City, the first thing the enemy has to face is the densely packed residential buildings built outside Tianyu City.

    God knows whether the people in these residential buildings will be suddenly attacked by intruders.

    And, here in Edo Castle, there are many ronin samurai.

    They are not easy characters to get along with.

    Ronin appeared many times in the history of Japan.

    In fact, ronin are basically bankrupt samurai.

    They were often samurai who were expelled from the territory by their lords because they made mistakes.

    Because they lost their source of income and became bankrupt, they became ronin.

    "Rogue" was originally a derogatory term in Japan.

    In later generations, Ronin slowly evolved into "Yakuza".

    "Yakuza" is the name given to the Japanese underworld in later generations.

    In fact, many people think that "Yakuza" is a glorious word, but in fact, in the Japanese country, the meaning of "Yakuza" is equivalent to the meaning of "waste".

    At the same time, you can also understand that ronin is not a good word either.

    "However, these ronin fight with each other every day, but they do have a little bit of courage.

    Therefore, it brought a lot of trouble to the security of Edo.

    ¡° Moreover, because these guys have no source of income, in order to live and fill their bellies, they are often hired to do some illegal things, or simply become some people¡¯s thugs.

    Here in Edo Castle, there are many ronin groups.

    As long as they give you money, they can work for you.

    As for morality, they don¡¯t think about it.

    Therefore, if they attack Edo, these ronin are likely to cause great damage to the invaders.

    It¡¯s very simple. The shogunate can quickly organize ronin regiments and let them fight against the invaders.

    And although these ronin are all bankrupt samurai, they basically still have some abilities, especially in combat.

    These ronin are much more elite than the Ashigaru, and some are even stronger than Hatamoto.

    A metropolis with a population of half a million can support many ronin organizations.

    ????????????????? These organizations have some shadows of ¡®gangsters¡¯, but they are not mafia after all.

    ??If we really want to give an adjective, then we can say that these ronin organizations are more like the rogue gangs of later generations of China.

    Yes, it¡¯s a gang of gangsters.

    The sun rises as usual every day, and then sets as usual.

    People living in Edo do the same things every day and are busy with their own lives.

    And the "distant" Osaka Castle, the battle that happened was just for people in Edo.

    They believe that everything that happened in Osaka Castle has nothing to do with them.

    Aren¡¯t they just some foreigners?

    Is it possible that they can still make big waves?

    No one believed that things would develop like this.

    This is too unrealistic.

    But the facts are often very different from what people think.

    After seven days of sailing, and on the third day after the shogunate dispatched the elite of the clan, a fleet of more than fifty warships appeared outside Edo, quickly heading towards Edo Port.

    The appearance of these more than fifty warships is very different from the ships seen by the Japanese in this era. There is a particularly obvious difference.

    ??????????????? Those Nanman people living in Edo or doing business in Edo felt a little familiar when they saw these battleships.

    ¡°Oh, isn¡¯t this a Dutch battleship?

    However, it is impossible to say that it is a Dutch warship.

    Because there are shadows of Dutch warships on these battleships, but the size and appearance have changed greatly.

    Especially the sides of the hulls of these warships are densely packed with artillery muzzles, which makes people feel scalp numb just by looking at them.

    ?? Wow, so many artillery pieces, this is simply a beast on the sea.

    Actually fightingThe ship can be built like this, and the artillery can be placed on the ship like this.

    This is the thought of many southern barbarians.

    The Japanese, on the other hand, were simply watching the excitement at the port.

    When people saw the flags hoisted by warships at sea, they were confused again.

    Because they have never seen that kind of flag before.

    The five-star red flag with a red background and yellow swayed in the wind on the top of the main mast of the battleship, making a "lie" sound from time to time.

    Which country¡¯s warship is this?

    However, soon, these people will no longer focus on this.

    Because when these warships were still some distance away from the port, they began to turn sideways and opened the muzzle baffles.

    Everybody, run, this is the enemy!

    The reaction of the Nanman people was the fastest. They could see the opponent's plan from the actions of the warships at sea.

    This is completely the prelude to the bombardment.

    Half of these warships turned sideways and began preparations for the bombardment.

    The remaining half of the warships rushed towards the port very quickly.

    On the decks of the battleships rushing towards the port, there were soldiers holding muskets.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    The crowds crowding on the port pier all fled in all directions.

    They have no idea or understanding at all. Where did these guys come from? Why would they launch an attack on Edo as soon as they appeared?

    Behind these fleets that suddenly appeared, there were three even larger warships.

    Among them, on the deck of a battleship in the middle, Emma and Sara each held a telescope and observed the situation on the Edo Pier.

    "Well, I didn't expect Edo Castle to be so prosperous, but it's still a lot worse than Manhattan."

    Emma looked at the pier, then changed the telescope to look in another direction, curled her lips and said to Sarah.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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