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Text Chapter 775: Could it be a mistake?

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    Yes, after thinking about it, Tokugawa Kayo knew that his proposal was a bit stupid.

    Before entering Osaka Castle, His Highness's fleet was all sent to Edo.

    Therefore, even if they break out of Osaka Castle now, they are bound to be pursued by the conquering army with superior strength, and then fight in the open at night.

    Although our weapons are very sharp, the lack of military strength is also very obvious.

    "If we give up the strong defense of Osaka Castle and have to engage in a night battle in the open with the expeditionary army, this is a very unfavorable choice.

    More importantly, if the battle does not take place in open areas, but in rugged and narrow areas, the disadvantage will be greater for one's own side.

    So, when Zhao Hongyu said that, Tokugawa Kayo woke up.

    "My subordinates took things for granted and didn't think about the consequences at all."

    Tokugawa Kayo bowed seriously and admitted his mistake to Zhao Hongyu.

    Zhao Hongyu waved his hand: "Actually, your idea is right. If you are an ordinary person, there is nothing wrong with thinking about breaking out when the city is surrounded. However, you should think more about other issues, then you will know how to break out.  For us, it is very disadvantageous.¡±

    Zhao Hongyu was in a good mood and decided to talk to Tokugawa Kayo.

    "We are surrounded by Osaka Castle. Although it seems very disadvantageous. But we have a solid city defense and it is very easy to defend. This will allow us to avoid excessive losses of troops. And in the past seven days, we have  Fighting, I guess you will find that our losses are very small."

    Tokugawa Kayo nodded, she admitted this.

    And I also have a new understanding of the combat effectiveness of His Highness's soldiers.

    Within seven days, the expeditionary army continued to attack, and they suffered heavy losses.

    If the daimyo from the Japanese country were stationed at Osaka Castle, there would definitely be problems like this.

    But there was no trouble at all in Osaka Castle where Zhao Hongyu was stationed.

    The enemy suffered heavy losses, but in contrast, during the seven-day defensive battle, we only injured a few people and not a single soldier died.

    This is a very magical thing.

    And, even the injured soldiers had minor scratches and still had mobility.

    Compared with the expeditionary army, the defenders of Osaka Castle basically had no losses.

    Moreover, since the time of siege, the food supply in the city has not been cut off.

    That¡¯s why the military¡¯s morale is so stable.

    The food eaten by the soldiers was not even comparable to that of some of the minor lords of Japan.

    On the other hand, what did the soldiers of the Crusade Army on the opposite side eat?

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    "Your Highness, as I said now, we have not lost any troops in the defensive battles these days. On the contrary, the expeditionary army has suffered a lot of battle losses. It can be seen that we still have a great advantage when we are stationed in Osaka Castle. Once  We have given up on Osaka Castle, and if we try to break out, we will be chased by the enemy, and in the end we will have to engage in a field battle with them."

    Tokugawa Kayo responded.

    Zhao Hongyu slowed down, looked at Tokugawa Kayo with a smile, and motioned for her to continue speaking.

    Tokugawa Kayo continued: "But we are still weak in terms of military strength. Although the expeditionary army lost so many soldiers, it still has a much greater advantage than us in terms of military strength. So we gave up the city defense of Osaka Castle and the opponent's field battle  , it is impossible for us to avoid battle losses."

    Zhao Hongyu nodded and continued what Tokugawa Kayo said: "What you said is only part of it. This is not what I consider. What I consider is the situation over in Edo. This is the most important thing."

    Yes, the reason why Zhao Hongyu entered Osaka Castle was not to fight in the field with the conquering army and to ensure his own strength as much as possible.

    His hope is also very simple, which is to ensure the military strength of his side as much as possible when there is no news about the legion heading to Edo Castle.

    ????????? If you are fighting in the field with the expeditionary army every day, it is impossible to avoid losses.

    After all, the opponent¡¯s military strength has a great advantage.

    But after entering Osaka Castle, with the thick and tall city defense, Zhao Hongyu no longer had to worry about this problem.

    You must know that Zhao Hongyu has artillery and muskets under his command. These two weapons are quite powerful in city defense battles, and are much easier to use than cold ones.

    ??Therefore, relying on artillery and muskets to defend the city and confront the crusade is the best way for Zhao Hongyu to preserve his strength.

    If Edo succeeds and Emma and the others force the shogun to sign a treaty, then the siege on their side will naturally be solved.

    Even if the Edo side fails, they can wait for Emma and the others to return to Osaka with the fleet, and then rush out of Osaka Castle on their own.

    At least, you can have a destination.

    If we break out now, where can we go after we break out?

    Without the tall city defense, Zhao Hongyu could have imagined that he would be chased by the crusade army and driven away.

    ¡°Zhao Hongyu will not do this.

    Now he can only wait and wait for news from Edo.

    kill!

    Boom!  boom!

    When Zhao Hongyu, Tokugawa Kayo and Hattori Chizuru were about to answer their questions, the sound of fighting and artillery was heard all around Osaka Castle.

    "It's really annoying. The attack of the Crusade Army has begun."

    Zhao Hongyu smiled helplessly, shrugged and made a face at the two little girls.

    Zhao Hongyu¡¯s relaxation and fun made the two little girls relax.

    I don¡¯t believe that the crusade can continue with an attack like this?

    Zhao Hongyu was very dissatisfied.

    In the camp of the Crusade Army, the Feng Shi who was responsible for attacking the east gate looked very unhappy at this time.

    Because he was already in no mood due to the battle damage reported by his subordinates.

    "Sir, we can't continue the attack. The soldiers have suffered too many casualties and they already have a lot of grievances."

    There were dozens of armored generals surrounding Feng Shi. They all looked very anxious.  Some of them started shouting at the Wind Attendant.

    "Everyone, please be quiet."

    Feng Shi frowned, and finally roared powerfully.

    When the military generals gradually calmed down, Feng Shi said to everyone with a look of helplessness: "I also want to stop the attack, but now we are in a difficult situation. You must know that we have been conducting siege warfare for seven days, but  It has no effect. If we stop the attack now, will the seven-day attack be in vain soon?"

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Out of the way, all the generals looked at Feng Shi, each with a straight face and thoughtful expression.

    "Think about it, guys, Osaka Castle is such a big place. The enemy has thousands of troops stationed in the city. Don't they want to eat or drink?" The wind attendant's eyes slowly swept across the faces of the generals.  , "It has been more than twenty days since we surrounded Osaka Castle. If you think about it, all the food in the city has been eaten. Coupled with our seven days of continuous attacks, the enemy will definitely be exhausted and hungry.  It¡¯s unbearable, maybe if we work harder, we can break through Osaka Castle, so now we absolutely cannot retreat and give the enemy a chance to rest.¡±

    Regarding this issue, Feng Shi and Ishida Hedao discussed it, and both of them came to the same conclusion.

    In other words, both of them believe that Osaka Castle fell in these days.

    Especially Ishida Aido, he himself is sure that there is not that much food in Osaka Castle.

    Therefore, those enemies who entered Osaka Castle would not be able to find so much food at all.

    At any rate, Feng Shi persuaded the generals under his command, but there was no happy look on his face.

    Regarding the attack on Osaka Castle, to be honest, Feng Shi himself was already a little shaken.

    Because despite the heavy losses these days, it seems that the enemies of Osaka Castle are not hungry at all. This is somewhat inconsistent with what Ishida Aichi said.

    Every day during the day, Feng Shi would look at the enemies on Osaka Castle through the telescope.

    He found that the faces of the enemies of Osaka Castle were all red and even shiny, and they did not look like hungry people at all.

    ??Who can still have a glowing face when they are hungry?

    This is nonsense.

    After appeasing his generals, Feng Shi took his guards to Ishida Hedao's camp.

    As soon as he saw Ishida Hedao, Feng Shi raised the questions in his heart.

    "Ishida-kun, tell me honestly, how much food is there in Osaka City?"

    Before Ishida Kaido could greet him, Feng Shi came over and spoke.

    Ishida AidoHe was stunned for a moment, but he still replied: "The food in Osaka City is three hundred koku. This is true. It is impossible for this small amount of food to feed an army of thousands of people for more than 20 days. According to my opinion  The enemy's strength is observed to be around three thousand. Why are you asking this question?"

    After Ishida Hedao finished his answer, he looked at Feng Shi blankly and asked a question.

    After listening to Ishida Hedao's words, Feng Shi let out a long breath.

    ¡°But what Ishida Aido didn¡¯t know was that his estimate of the strength of troops in Osaka Castle was still slightly wrong.

    Because Zhao Hongyu used this period of time to recruit more than a thousand Chinese soldiers, adding more troops to increase the force to more than 4,000.

    Of course, after all, Ishida Hedao didn¡¯t know that Zhao Hongyu had a plug-in.

    So, normally speaking, his judgment should still be very accurate.

    "Well, yes, according to what you said, the enemies in Osaka Castle are definitely not enough to eat for just three hundred stones. But we have been surrounding them for more than twenty days, but I found that they are still alive and well, not like they are alive at all.  The food looks like.¡±

    Feng Shi looked at Ishida Aido seriously and said to him.

    "Did you remember it wrong?"

    "It's impossible to remember it wrong, it's absolutely impossible!" Ishida Aido said categorically (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
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