.One hundred and seventy-eight, a lot of preparations

One hundred and seventy-eight, a lot of preparations

Although relying on a series of coincidences and good luck (though they were all obtained at the cost of a hundred times the bad luck), and the extreme disregard of the opponent, the three Eastern Expedition Army of the Kyoto court had been easily eliminated by Feili at this time, but the comparison of the forces between the two sides was still extremely different.

The Northern Army, with the Satsuma Shimazu family army as the main body, had as many as 25,000 people, and also had a large number of Western-style guns and artillery, and its equipment level was not worse than that of the Giant Bear Legion. Fortunately, according to the position assigned by the Satsuma Shimazu Noscience (from a minister of Taizheng, inherited from Echigo, Echigo, who was able to become the prefect of the Three Kingdoms, the governor of Hokkido, and served as the general of the Fukuo Prefecture, and also in charge of the barbarians of the Hokkido tribes), they took the Hokkido road, passed Kaga, and entered the Exo line of the Echigo line, and even if they wanted to turn around and go south to attack Edo, they had to circle a very amazing circle.

Moreover, the road was full of rugged mountain roads, and winter was about to begin. In the wind and snow of Echigo, the famous ice cave, he dragged bronze artillery and supplies to shovel snow all the way... Even if the vassals along the way gave up all resistance and took the initiative to provide food and fodder, Shimazu Nori could not finish it in two or three months. However, all the soldiers of the Satsuma Army could not last for such a long time...

——Through this time, the former Imperial Guards officers and soldiers captured and surrendered, Fili just got accurate news from General Robert and his teleportation mages: When the Kyoto coup was frustrated and had to use the super-simplified version of the magic portal to transport rescue soldiers from the Satsuma clan, all Satsuma soldiers unknowingly suffered a fatal dose of space radiation from the vassal lord Shimazu Atsushi. Then they dragged until now, and there was no cure. Even the legendary resurrection spell could not work, and even the gods had no choice. At present, there was still about two or three months to survive... and the poor Shimazu Atsushi was still kept in the dark...

Therefore, in the eyes of Major General Feri Taylor, these Samoan players who are known as brave and good at fighting are basically equivalent to a group of dead people, and can be completely eliminated from the list of expected enemies.

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In addition, the retreat of the Tukan cavalry and the Dragon Witch Cult forces was also confirmed by the newly surrendered people - although the Dragon Witch Cult envoy Aikelinn wanted to deceive General Robert into being the commander of the Central Army and the governor of Dongshan Road to die for him. However, his troops under him were temporarily allocated or even borrowed, so confidentiality was naturally very problematic, and many clues were accidentally revealed... This made General Robert more determined to escape with the money - but he still couldn't escape in the end.

Therefore, this powerful combat power, and more importantly, the terrifying foreign aid with a strong backstage is not necessary to consider for the time being - Feili doesn't need to think about any way to deal with it, they will leave themselves, because this island country has been completely destroyed, and what can be destroyed has almost been destroyed, and there is really not much to continue to waste... The good luck in this world can only be exchanged for the price of a hundred times the bad luck.

In this way, Major General Fili Taylor and his giant bear army really need to fight, now only the southern army led by the imperial court officials - simply put, this is an extremely terrifying group of mobs.

On this most important march route, Emperor Hitoko arranged for his most beloved minister Fujiwara Meguru to serve as the governor of Tokaido and the nominal commander of the three armies. The entire army is known as a group of 100,000, but it is estimated that it can also gather 40,000 troops. Although the court does not have a direct army, most of the people around the capital are after robbing all the surrounding towns of the capital, but they still have shortcomings. They also want to go to the wealthy land of Tokaido to plunder the various "King Yijun" who made a fortune...

Of course, most of these guys are bandits and bandits, and they are of the kind with very poor unorganized and undisciplined equipment. Although their combat effectiveness is very suspicious, there are so many people after all. And based on historical experience, there will definitely be many wealthy families leading troops to serve on the way to march... Considering that there is also a "Chiru Group" who fought for them in Kanto and launched a peasant uprising, it is absolutely not surprising that when this crusade army truly enters the Kanto Plain, even if it can snowball to more than 100,000 people.

In addition, the court was left with the last remaining troops near Kyoto, with the "first hero" of the Chakushu clan and the chief of the "Shock Army" of the "Shock Army", Hitsuki Soichiro, the newly-appointed Kyoto guard and prosecutor, who was fully responsible, and he claimed to be the personal soldier of His Majesty the Emperor, so his combat effectiveness and equipment level were quite appropriate. But the problem was that Hitsuki Soichiro had only more than 1,000 people under his command, and he had to divide his troops to monitor the old shogunate party in Osaka Castle. Therefore, before launching a large-scale counterattack and entering Gyeonggi, this team does not need to be considered for the time being.

According to this calculation, the next strategic plan seems to be very clear - before the enemy reaches Kamakura, as many troops as possible should be gathered to take the initiative to fight and fight the imperial court's southern army in the field. If you lose, everything will be over, and if you win, you will be overturned in an instant... The so-called "I will only go all the way with you for a few roads" actually means that the enemy that really needs to be dealt with is only one road in total.

But the problem is that there are too few troops that Feili can call in the battle.

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When they first arrived in Edo, the Xiangrui was stuffed with about 5,000 soldiers and 2,000 elves and female prisoners of war. Later, a group of local poor roninmen were recruited and the bodyguards were enlisted, which slightly expanded the total force to nearly 6,000.

During the subsequent Edo Castle fire and the floating city hit Yokohama, some soldiers of the Giant Bear Legion participated in the battle, which was slightly damaged. However, in Kafai, more than 900 experienced former Naseril Empire Guards were recruited in Kafai, and their troops increased instead of decline, reaching more than 6,500. Including the remaining 1,500 Edo Town Management Team, hundreds of armed expatriates temporarily recruited by the Zena Minister, and some private guards from various major business associations, the total strength was about 9,000. This is the total military force of our side in Kanto, which is currently in Kanto, which is a world of difference from the Kyoto court, which currently has tens of thousands of troops and can continue to proliferate automatically.

Even these pitiful thin troops cannot be pulled out to fight the field battle - Feili needs to arrange some people to stay on the Xiangrui and assist the Lich Engineer Owo, the Lich Engineer, to carry out emergency repair work. Mitsui Ryuki must also leave at least a few hundred urban management team members to guard the new capital Kamakura, and prepare a mobile corps to stay in the rear to prevent the peeping of many surrounding forces... Therefore, when the war with the Southern Road Army of the imperial court is really starting, there is a tragic scene of one-to-ten or even one-to-twenty. Even if the other party is a mob with unorganized and undisciplined equipment, as long as they are willing to ignore the casualties and rely on the more people to defeat the tricks, this battle will probably be a bit unsustainable.

Therefore, Feili must seize the time to expand his troops and pull up an army of at least tens of thousands in order to have the capital to confront the enemy.

Fortunately, although the East Army (referring to the unestablished Kamakura court) is at the end of its reach, there is no need to worry about the source of troops.

——Because since the outbreak of the civil war, a large number of hard-core dog-legged leaders from the Far East colonial authorities of the Naserel Empire led the way, namely, "filthy" and "non-human" classes, came from the west continuously to avoid the crazy massacre of the samurai warriors.

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In the Japanese Islands before the founding of the country, the social class was extremely rigid and rigid, and the status of each person was fixed by hereditary and could not be changed easily. In this strict hierarchy, in addition to the four major classes of "scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants", there are two more lowly social groups, "filthy" and "non-human", which can generally be collectively called untouchables.

Among them, "filthy" means a dirty person. It is stipulated that it is hereditary to engage in the slaughtering and leather industry that are very despised in this country, as well as other "lower karma" such as gravediggers and scavengers. Another type of "non-human" is even worse. It is simply not treated as a person at all, and basically cannot engage in any legitimate jobs. It can only rely on acting and begging to survive.

These untouchables are generally not allowed to change their identities. They are not only extremely poor for generations, but also subject to various discrimination and persecution in society. They are trapped in a place of harsh environment, and they struggle to survive in extreme poverty and discrimination. They are not allowed to migrate or own real estate. On the one hand, they have to bear heavy taxes and labor service, but on the other hand, they are basically not treated as human beings and can be plundered or even killed. When warriors occasionally create a new knife and want to measure their sharpness, they will directly break into the residence of untouchables and kill several untouchables at will, and they are regarded as a test knife... either by knocking on bones and sucking marrow, or by tragic massacre, and their treatment is even worse than that of slaves.

Such a group of low-level persecutors with strong antisocial sentiments were originally a huge powder keg buried within the country. They hit it off with the Far East Fleet of the Naserel Empire, which was alone in a foreign country, lacking foundation, and fearing that they would not be able to open up the situation. In just a few years after Admiral Perry invaded the country, thousands of "filthy" and "non-human" took the initiative to surrender, resolutely engaged in the promising business of leading the way and foreigners, which was in sharp contrast with the "patriots" who were filled with Yamato's soul...

——For this generation of cold country, oppression and killing their own tribesmen, those "filthy" and "non-human" minds have always only deep hatred and no love. Since there is an opportunity to change one's status, what's the point of carrying a little bit of stolen country? Even if it's better to charge for foreigners as cannon fodder than to bully and kill them like pigs and dogs.

In order to suppress the turbulent expulsion of the barbarians, Admiral Perry also generously reciprocates, announcing that all the "foul-many" and "non-human" settlements that had joined their native vassals, or those who had helped the Far East Fleet, would be protected by the Far East Army and enjoyed the treatment of extraterritorial legal power. Injuring these people was the same as hurting the Far East Army. Later, he even distributed a large number of surplus or eliminated flintlock guns, old-style artillery and other standard equipment to help them resist the revenge of the expulsion of the barbarians in various places... This deeply laid a nail in the society of the Japanese island country, completely differentiating the situation of unity and foreign countries.

Therefore, with the help of the muskets, cannons and the power of the foreign occupying forces, these "filthy" and "non-human" quickly jumped from inferior untouchables who could step on one step, and became the domineering privileged class in one fell swoop. The warriors not only could no longer test the swords and ask for punishment from the untouchables at will, but were in danger of being pushed by the other party to seek revenge. And all the untouchables were firmly tied to the chariots of foreign colonists and becoming the most iron-core leading party-they knew very well how they had achieved such a revolutionary change at the moment.

After the shogunate was controlled by the Osaka merchant group and began to recruit a large number of "foul-many" and "non-human" formed a city management team, trying hard to suppress the old samurai who were not obeying the rule of the chaebol, the "foul-human" and "non-human" in various places became more and more domineering, and they actually began to oppress samurai from all over the world, snatch their territory and industries, and thus caused a series of bloody storms.

This is also in line with the wishes of the chaebols - the main job of the city management team is to suppress the violence of ronin and samurai, suppress the status of samurai, weaken their traditional authority, and ultimately achieve the goal of eliminating the entire samurai class. For this reason, they are even secretly encouraging them to take more ruthless measures and continue to storm and crack down on them, so as to try to eliminate these "social burdens" that do not cause production...

The traditional noble class was trampled into the mud, while the lowly people since ancient times soared into the sky... This naturally made all the warriors who regarded themselves very highly indignant, and they always wanted to clear out the untouchables who sold their country and seek honor, but they could never beat them: first of all, it was because the untouchables were backed by foreigners, and the governments manipulated by the chaebol also helped them bully the samurai. Secondly, it was physical problems - because Japan believed in Buddhism, was taboo to kill, and even prohibited eating most meat, the more noble people were, the more malnourished, weak, and had a short lifespan.

In the past, only nobles and nobles were like this, but as the country went through peace, warriors from all over the country also slaughtered their bows and horses, and became arty, learning various etiquette from the nobles in Kyoto, making their physique worse and worse. The untouchables engaged in slaughtering and lived in poverty, so they often ate meat regardless of the ban, and the nutritional conditions were relatively good. It was passed down from generation to generation and were generally tall and strong. In the past, they only suffered from no way out, so they could only grit their teeth and endured **, exploitation and killing. Now, the samurai did not cause trouble, and they were still thinking about revenge. In the face of lime bottles, maces, shotguns and field cannons, all kinds of kendos are ruined.

However, wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. In the past, the warriors and the entire society oppressed the untouchables in every possible way, forcing these people to live in pain and despair for life, and finally aroused a rebound and forced them to the side of foreign colonists. Now, the untouchables who turned over rode over the heads of the samurai as they were majestic, and even shouted and killed them wantonly... Over time, they finally aroused a terrible reaction.

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This war of anti-shog was nominally an attempt by Emperor Renko to achieve "return of the king's horse and return the great power" and "all the regimes belong to the court." But in fact, it was a strong rebound against the emerging chaebol regime and foreign colonial forces as the traditional ruler, under the banner of "supporting the emperor" under the banner of "protecting the emperor" (of course, only His Majesty the Emperor, who claims to be the "peerless holy king", would never think so, and he thought that he could monopolize the power after victory).

Therefore, the "filthy" and "non-human" armed untouchables in various places always cooperated with the shogunate to fight the rebellion and tried their best to kill all the samurai warriors. When the Kyoto Incident was successful and the imperial court publicly announced the fall of the curtain, the untouchables in the Gyeonggi area were naturally in trouble. According to the first latest policy independently issued by the court after the great Emperor Renxiao announced the fall of the curtain, all those who had "filthy" and "non-human" untouchables or lived with these traitors will automatically violate the death penalty and should be given humanitarian destruction as soon as possible.

As a result, samurai groups from all over the country quickly responded to the call of imperial imperial edicts, and joined forces to unite a large army to suppress the "filthy" and "non-human" settlements in the surrounding areas of Kyoto. During this period, the corresponding prisoner policy was strictly implemented. Basically, every time a place of untouchable settlement was found, they would kill one place, grab one place, burn one place, and three lights everywhere. From an old man in the eighty to a three-year-old child, they would not leave half a living mouth, and countless ancient villages that had lasted thousands of years were destroyed... thus triggering a large-scale refugee wave.

At present, there are tens of thousands of refugees who fled from Kinki to Kanto, including at least half of which are young and strong men - because most of the women, children and elderly people died in the crisis-related escape route - and there are also "foul" and "non-human" settlements in the east, which can also bring together at least tens of thousands of young and strong men to resist the imperial siege.

Since they have been busy fighting with rural samurai in recent years, robbing land and women, these people are strong and brave and good at fighting. More importantly, they are absolutely reliable and guaranteed in their loyalty. If the shogunate in the past and the new Kamakura court were unfortunately defeated and destroyed, the only outcome of these guys who have been quite proud in recent years may be that they will be slaughtered...

Therefore, even for the sake of their wife, children, and the "filthy" and "non-human" can only fight to the end with their lives. There is no way to consider surrendering and nowhere to escape. Either victory or extermination - it can be basically regarded as the use of NPC soldiers in the game at will.
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