Xinshun 1730

Chapter 422
The smoke and dust from the fire became the best road sign.

After the team of more than 300 people entered the city, they joined Wu Fangrui's 33 riders and rushed towards the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

The surprise attack seems to rely on speed, but in fact it relies on organized versus chaotic unorganized, and Wu Fangrui is very accurate on this point.

Toki Yoritoshi, the governor of the Kyoto Office, has not yet understood the seriousness of the matter until this time.He had never fought a war, and the reason why he was appointed as the governor of Kyoto was mainly because he showed his ability in promoting sweet potatoes and disaster relief during the famine.

It's just that a well-grown sweet potato may not be able to fight.

A place that had been in peace for more than a hundred years suddenly encountered such chaos, and the entire capital completely lost its organization.

Two grenades were also thrown near the palace, and the gate was closed tightly. It was not known what happened inside.

When he led the people to the Hayu Gate, the guards in the city closed the gate tightly.

Fortunately, Guan Baiyi and Jianxiang knew that something had happened, and wanted to know whether someone was making trouble or if the shogunate was going to make some big moves, so he had to go to Ha Yumen to see the situation first.

Toki Yoritoshi described how the Dashun army entered the city and set fire to the city. Guan Bai asked three questions in a row, but Toki Yoritoshi's answer perfectly reproduced the allusion of asking three questions.

"Where does the enemy come from?"

"I don't know."

"What did the enemy do?"

"I don't know."

"How many enemies are there? Is the whole army here? Is the backup coming?"

"I don't know either."

Yiyi Jianxiang held back his anger, and sighed: "A gentleman's plan is always carried out from the beginning to the end, and then he enters it. Now you don't know how to enter, how to make a strategy? Since the war in the Tang Dynasty, it has been erratic, and it is still unknown. Why is it that he invaded the capital today?"

"General Zhengyi opened his residence in Edo, separated by mountains and rivers. You are the governor of Kyoto, isn't it your responsibility?"

Under normal circumstances, Ichijo Kaneka would not have said such serious things to Kyoto Sojidai.

He and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are both officials to Guanbai, but the meanings of these two Guanbai are completely different.

While he was talking, a samurai ran over with a terrified expression and told Toki Yorimoro a terrible news.In the north, the movement of the Tang army has been discovered. There are quite a few of them, at least a few hundred.

Toki Yori Minoru heard that he wanted to meet the Emperor. He had an official position. According to the rules, those without official positions were not allowed to meet the Emperor.So ten years ago, when the Vietnamese sent elephants, they had to give the elephants the official rank of "cong four" before they could enter.

Fortunately, Toki Yori Minoru also has a formal official position in the imperial court, not just the Kyoto Shogunate of the shogunate.

Ichijo Kaneka and Toki Yoritoshi made an exception and passed the Kenrei Gate. After meeting Zhaoren, the gunshots outside became more intense.

"Your Majesty, Tang's army has already killed them. The Imperial Palace is not well defended. Please move to Ertiao City, Your Majesty."

Ertiao Castle is not far from the Imperial Palace, only a few hundred feet away.However, the defensive function of Nijo Castle is much stronger than that of the Imperial Palace. At least there are castle structures and trenches there.

Toki Yorimoro didn't know how many Dashun troops had come, but he guessed that the number would not be too many.

As the head of the Kyoto shogunate, he naturally understood that under such circumstances, if the Dashun army raided the imperial palace and captured the emperor and a large number of ministers, things would be troublesome.

Nijo Castle is the residence of the shogun in Kyoto. In normal times, it is not allowed to enter Nijo Castle without authorization.

But the situation is urgent, and I don't care much at this time, so I can only rely on there as a basis to resist and see the situation.

If there were many troops of the Dashun Army, they would not be so silent, and the number would certainly not be too many.The defense of the Imperial Palace was really poor. If more than a hundred people rebelled, they might be captured. At this time, it was so chaotic that it was impossible to evacuate the capital.

However, when Zhaoren heard this, he felt a little angry.

Although he supports the shogunate, he knows in his heart that he has no soldiers, no power, and no popular support for the emperor to govern. In the era of the shogunate, the common people could spend money to buy tickets to watch the emperor meet with ministers. Many people watched it as a show. Even if you support the emperor, it is nothing more than changing the shogunate from the Kwantung Army to the Kansai Army, there is no difference.

However, letting him go to Erjo City is something he cannot bear.

In any case, he is the emperor, only courtiers come to see the emperor, but no emperor goes to see his courtiers.

Nijo Castle is the residence of the Tokugawa Clan in Kyoto. Emperor Mizuo went to Nijo Castle to see Tokugawa Iemitsu after Tokugawa Iemitsu persecuted him, which was regarded as a great shame by the royal family.

How could it be possible to endure such humiliation now?
No matter how it is a tool, it must have a last bit of dignity.Zhaoren said angrily: "Qu Li said: The monarch will die to the country, the doctor will die to the people, and the soldiers will die. Shouldn't the Tang Houshou have to lead the warriors to resist? Now the number of Tang's troops is unknown. I don't know where it came from, but a dozen spies rushed in and set fire, so am I going to leave the imperial palace?"

"If Tang's troops don't come much, does it make any difference whether to retreat to Ertiao City?"

"If Tang's troops come in large numbers and even have cannons, can Ertiao City be defended?"

"The fall of Kochi Castle, do you still think that Tang's army can't capture Erjo Castle?"

"Besides, I will stand firm in the imperial palace, and you can gather warriors in Erjo Castle, so that there is a chance of victory."

"If everyone is trapped in Erjo Castle, the order cannot leave Erjo Castle, and the samurai in the city don't know what to do. Isn't this a stupid choice?"

It is not good for Zhaoren to directly say that he is going to Nijo Castle, which means that he lost even the last bit of dignity of the emperor, but used the content of the art of war to warn Toki Yoritoshi that it is an unwise choice to retreat to Nijo Castle.

When the Dashun army attacked Erjo Castle, the inside and outside would be cut off, the news would be blocked, and the shogunate would guard the emperor like a bastard, and no one would be able to gather the samurai in the city except the governor of Kyoto.

After reprimanding Toki Yoritoshi, Toki Yoritoshi also felt that there was some truth.

The number of Dashun Army must not be many, otherwise there would be no news.

The inner city of the Imperial Palace has a city wall. Although it does not have trenches and moats like Erjo Castle, it can also be defended for a while by relying on the city wall.

As long as I can gather enough samurai in the city, the safety of Kyoto is no problem.If I and the emperor and ministers all retreated to Nijo Castle, it would mean that the connection with the outside world was cut off. I am afraid that a few hundred people from Dashun can control the capital.

Of course, the most important thing is the phrase "the king dies in Sheji".

Having such awareness is enough.

He fell silent, and finally apologized and stood up, determined to leave the Imperial Palace to command the battle.

After leaving the Imperial Palace, he organized the four or five hundred warriors gathered nearby, and the troops of the Dashun Army in the distance had already rushed to the vicinity of the Qianyu Gate.

The samurai in front resisted steadily, but it was meaningless.

Wu Fangrui commanded the Marine Corps of the Navy very easily. These are all units carved out of the same mold as the Qingzhou Army. The training is very strict, but the tactical system is different from the Qingzhou Army.

The stragglers who used Minie bombs in front dispersed and did not form a line formation, but stood in a few rows sparsely.

In fact, with enough training and discipline, regardless of the impact of cavalry, even with a smooth-bore flintlock, this kind of skirmisher is more effective in killing and wounding. The smoke in the eyes can also make the opponent's shooting less easy to hit.

Dozens of warriors yelled loudly and rushed forward. Even though they were wearing armor, the armor pieces couldn't stop the high-speed and spinning lead bullets.

The stragglers in front relied on their personal skills to keep moving forward.

This tactic and new firearms were used on a large scale for the first time. Under the rhythm of drums, after the skirmishers scattered the Japanese warriors in front, the grenadiers behind took up the flintlock guns with bayonets inserted. rushed over.

The tactics are as simple as that, disperse, impact, and force to retreat, and more than 30 cavalry take advantage of the situation to attack to prevent assembly.

Toki Yoritoshi overestimated the combat effectiveness of these samurai, and also miscalculated the difference in weapons. The more than 400 samurai soon couldn't hold on, and ran back and fled.

The gate of the Imperial Palace was closed tightly to the point of hand-to-hand combat. At this time, there was no way to open the door to allow the warriors to retreat into the Imperial Palace, lest the Dashun army rush in.

"retreat!"

Seeing that the street fighting was unstoppable, Toki Yorimino had no choice but to retreat to Nijo Castle first, hold on there, continue to gather troops, or attack from behind when the Dashun Army attacked the Imperial Palace.

In the current situation, the overwhelmed warriors might use their blood and courage to attack indiscriminately, but without organization, that would be Dashun's unilateral massacre.

By retreating into Nijo Castle, you can still control Kyoto, give orders, and let the samurai gather.

The Dashun Army did not pursue Ertiao City, but assembled near Hayumen, cut off the connection between Erjocheng and the Imperial Palace in the south, and began to attack Hayumen in the east.

In the Kyoto Imperial Palace, there are not many guards. In theory, the attendants and guards may not all be on duty, and more often they are just an official position.

There is no too tall city wall, just a wooden gate, which was quickly captured, and the retreating Japanese fled towards the inner city.

The inner city still has walls that can be relied on to resist. As long as Dashun cannot attack Jianlimen and enter the inner city, it can still defend.

If the Dashun army had a large number of people and even had cannons, such a small town would certainly not be able to defend it.Kyoto's military strength is empty, and it is meaningless to do anything.

If the Dashun Army had a small number of people, they might be able to hold out for a while against the walls of the inner city.As long as Toki Yoritoshi can gather enough troops, the Dashun army may still be able to win if they are trapped in the imperial garden.

The navy soldiers who invaded the Royal Garden of the Japanese King's Palace were very excited. Although many soldiers followed Liu Yu in the Ryukyu School of Purges and went to the Zhongshan Palace in Ryukyu, after all, Ryukyu is a small country, and I still feel a little bit invincible in my heart. a feeling of.

This time, they really stepped into the royal palace of Japan, which was at war between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty. It was the first time for many people to see such courtyards and terraces. It was really fresh.

Hayu Gate is not far from Jianli Gate in the inner city, only a few tens of feet away.The stragglers in front had dispersed, took up suitable positions, and shot down the Japanese guarding the city wall one by one with miniature bullets.Some people don't even know how much gunpowder was used to feed them. They were trained by the navy to lie on the mast and shoot the officers on the deck of the enemy ship.

The city wall is not high, nor is it as thick as the inner city of the capital. The engineers and soldiers are already dismantling the wood of some buildings to prepare for attacking the city wall.

(End of this chapter)