Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 744 Encountering an Ambush
Osaka was the old nest of the Toyotomi family back then, and it was also one of the three strong cities in Japan.

The location of the city and the layout of the defense line were all formulated and supervised by Masaaki Kato, nicknamed Tiger Kato.

This thing was very influential in the Warring States period of Japan. During the Wanli War to Aid Korea, Kato Masaki led his army to North Korea and captured the North Korean princes Linhai Jun and Shunhe Jun.

He also served as the vanguard with Konishi to attack Jeolla-do, and successfully resisted the attack of the Ming general Yang Hao's army in Ulsan City.

Such a character who is good at defense, the Osaka Castle he built is naturally not weak.

The selected site is surrounded by Okawa in the north, Nekoma River in the east, Higashi Yokohori River in the west, and only the south is open space.

Osaka Castle is 24 miles around, surrounded by moats, and the castle tower in the city is as high as 56 meters.

The combination of city wall, moat and Shoutian Pavilion can be called impenetrable.

After the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu launched two successive wars to attack Osaka, each dispatching more than 20 troops.

It took a lot of effort to break through Osaka Castle, and since then, the Osaka Domain has been abolished and has been under the direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Now the Japanese army has heavy troops stationed in Osaka. If there is a strong attack, I don't know how many soldiers of the Ming army will be killed or injured.

The current Ming army is all trying to expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, their lives are so precious.

The Ming army would rather spend a large amount of advanced firearms, and give priority to ensuring the life of the main force of the Ming army regardless of how much material is consumed.

Daming has this condition, no matter how much money it spends, it can be earned back after taking over Japan. Japan has silver mines.

The Ming army has never been in a loss-making business since it fought the war. They did not aim to win the battle.

The purpose of the Ming Dynasty's war was to occupy the conquered places, and all war funds could be plundered from the colonies.

From Kobe to Osaka, the surrounding area is basically plains with staggered rivers, only a few undulating hills and a few dense forests.

Zhu Cihong led the troops to march in an orderly manner, and in front of them were more than 1000 Ming Xiejun leading the way.

These people chatted and laughed as they walked, and they all seemed to see a bright future for themselves.

They are too familiar with Osaka, with them leading the way, the Ming army rarely has many mistakes.

Along the way, the four little tigers and Huang Ming praised Zhu Cihong's decision to accept the Japanese traitor, it's great to have them.

In order to make them work harder, Zhu Cihong deliberately relaxed military discipline and allowed them to eat and talk during the march.

There is a premise here, which is to send multiple Japanese traitors to investigate five miles ahead, and report back immediately if something is found.

The Japanese intelligence agent was excited when he held the walkie-talkie on his mobile phone. They felt that this artifact should be a gift from heaven, and they were even more loyal to Daming in their hearts.

When the army marched to a dense forest, a Japanese traitor reported:
"Master, there are birds flying around here from time to time, I'm afraid Little Japan will set up an ambush in the surrounding dense forest."

Zhu Cilang picked up the binoculars and looked around and asked:
"How far is it from here to Osaka Castle?"

Maori seeks to report immediately:

"Reporting to the master, this place is about [-] kilometers away from Osaka Castle."

"Twenty kilometers away, the shogunate army has already ambushed here. Could it be that they have already discovered that the Ming army is not successful?"

Maori Qiuji hurriedly said:

"Master, Osaka is the home of the Tokugawa shogunate. They have 10,000+ troops, and they must have sent scouts to inquire about the news."

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, and then said:

"General Huang, in order to deal with the ambush in Osaka, we temporarily divide our forces and try our best to wipe out all the Japanese troops in front. You lead two thousand Qi's troops to go around quietly from the side and outflank. Mao Liqiu sent someone to lead the way for General Huang."

"Yes"

Huang Ming led the order to let the [-] Japanese troops lead the way, and immediately made a detour.

"Huang Dahu and Huang Xiaohu, you can touch it from the left. Maori Qiushi sent 200 people to lead the way."

"Yes"

The big tiger and the little tiger led the order and left.

Now Zhu Cihong still has Zhang Fugui, Meng Liang and the Thousand Little Tigers by his side, and there are more than 1000 Maori Ming Association troops.

Seeing that the army was being dispersed by Zhu Cihong, his four bodyguards immediately became vigilant, holding rifles in their hands and looking around vigilantly.

These four are all masters selected from Jinyiwei, and they are ordered by the emperor to protect His Highness the Crown Prince.

After everyone else left, Zhu Cihong called Mao Liqiu and said:

"Maori, lead your subordinates directly to the forest. If there are Japanese ambushing you, don't shoot at will. Just say that you escaped from Kobe. Now go to Osaka to gather."

Maori Qiuci immediately gave Zhu Cihong a deep bow:
"Master, don't worry, we'll go check it out right away."

Zhu Cihong nodded:

"Go, learn to be smart, and try to keep you safe."

"Yes, thank you for your concern, master."

Hearing that the general of the Ming army cared a little about them, Mao Liqiu was flattered and almost shed tears. When his own father died, he didn't even shed tears.

Seeing the red circles under Mao Li's eyes, he led his subordinates to the woods ahead without hesitation, Zhang Fugui smiled and said:

"Your Highness, the last general knows what kindness and power are. Look at that kid's excitement..."

In the dense forest, when the Japanese generals who came to ambush saw all this from a distance, they couldn't believe their eyes.

They originally got the news that a Ming army came to attack, but what they saw was about a thousand Japanese soldiers, and there was no sign of the Ming army.

Before coming here, the head of the Tokugawa shogunate promised them a lot of benefits, as long as they keep Osaka and repel the Ming army, women will have a lot of money.

They received information that there were more than 5000 Ming troops, and [-] brought [-] main infantry from the shogunate.

The Japanese army's Wutou Shan Nomura was also a famous general in the shogunate, but he had never encountered the Ming army.

He doesn't think the Ming army is strong, it's just that the Japanese army is incompetent. For the sake of the silver woman and the position of the shogunate, he is going all out to use the Ming army as a stepping stone for his promotion today.

Seeing that it was the Japanese army, the kid was extremely disappointed at the time.

After the first World War in Kobe, Mao Liqiu assassinated them and took the Ming army to Osaka without changing their clothes.

Thousands of people looked like a defeated army. He and the mountain villager were distant cousins. They both knew each other, but they didn't have a good relationship.

At that time, the news spread very slowly. The Ming army defeated Kobe and went straight to Osaka. Osaka knew very little about Kobe's current situation, and of course they didn't know that Maori and the others surrendered to the Ming army.

Maori Qiushi was very brave, pretending that he didn't know there were people in the woods, and walked in with his subordinates.

As soon as they walked into the woods, they were surrounded by Osaka, with black muzzles pointing at them.

An ashigaru general asked coldly:
"Who are you, what are you doing here?"

Maori looked at this man and said:

"We are the defenders of Shimonoseki. The Ming army has broken through Shimonoseki and bloodbathed Kobe, and they are chasing and killing us..."

Villager Yamano didn't want to see his cousin at first, but he only walked over when he heard that the Ming army was chasing Maori.

"Maori, look at what you look like, don't you think it will damage the image of the shogunate? I heard that you have surrendered to the Ming army, are you here to be an undercover agent?"

"The shogunate army was defeated by the Ming army and fled from Edo to Osaka. Is there any image?"

(End of this chapter)