As the Japanese ships were forced to turn slightly, the ships of the Ming fleet at the turning point finally no longer had to withstand intensive fire attacks. Although they would still be hit by a few shots during the turning process, at most they would be like the Nanzhili.

Although he was slightly injured, his basic combat power was still maintained.

"General, all fifteen of our ships have completed their turn. Among them, four ships in Nanzhili, Guangdong, Sichuan, and Shandong were slightly damaged, two ships in Huguang and Shaanxi were moderately damaged, and Jiangxi was seriously damaged."

"Order Jiangxi to withdraw from the battle line, and the other ships will follow the flagship and seize the new round of T-prefixes!"

"As you command!"

By this time, the battlefield status of both sides was basically equal, and the distance between each other had been shortened to less than 1,200 meters - this is the most suitable combat distance for a sail warship with a 150-gun cannon!

The battle suddenly became fierce. The frequent shelling from both sides made the sound of a single cannonball completely inaudible to the people on the sea. Countless continuous shellings finally formed a sound of thunder over the sea!

The huge sound of thunder spread so far that it could be clearly heard even in Osaka Castle, which is more than 20 miles away.

"Hahaha, Sanada-kun, how are you? I told you that our fleet will arrive soon. With this sound now, there is no doubt that they are dealing with the Tokugawa navy outside Osaka Bay!"

"Hi! Yan Sang is indeed a man of his word!"

"So, hurry up and tell Lord Ohno that since the Tokugawa army is attacking the city from three sides, the castle tower next to the east wall should not be defended, and the castle tower in the castle tower should be left to Hideyori Kō's gold as soon as possible.

It's up to us to transport it to the port area. We just need to hold on to the port area then!"

"Yan Sang, you don't know yet? That His Highness is still reluctant to give up Osaka City. He still has a sweet dream of fighting back and winning!"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of North Korea gave him a bad reputation in China and North Korea. But I have to say that he is really a very charming guy. When Toyotomi Hideyori appeared fully clothed on the castle tower of Osaka Castle

, and after raising the Gomitsu family crest of the Toyotomi family and Hideyoshi's horse seal Sensen gourd high, the morale of the more than 30,000 defenders in Osaka Castle suddenly rose to the extreme!

Then the Tokugawa Genealogy Daimyo who was the first to enter the city from the south gate, Honda Tadamasa's second son Honda Tadashi, suffered a tragedy - the 3,000 Honda troops he led were quickly besieged by the beaten Osaka army.

Not to mention the collapse. He himself had not evacuated in time, and his head was demanded by Toyotomi's Otani University.

But that's it. No matter how hard you fight with 35,000 people, facing the Tokugawa army of 150,000 to 60,000 people who are coming like a wave, the Toyotomi army's serious shortage of troops will slowly fade away.

's appeared.

Especially after Tokugawa Ieyasu followed Tokugawa Yoshinao's suggestion and ordered the troops in the north and east of the city to climb the wall and attack, Osaka was completely unable to defend more strongholds.

So Yan Siqi suggested to Toyotomi Hideyori to concentrate the main force, resist one by one, and then retreat to the harbor area to defend with all his strength, waiting for reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty.

Toyotomi Hideyori agreed with this suggestion, and Yodohime did not express any objection at first.

As a result, when the rumbling sound of cannons came from the sea, Yodohime started to get nervous again. If the Ming Dynasty's fleet won the naval battle, would the Tokugawa family take the initiative to retreat? In this way, wouldn't Osaka Castle be defended?

Yan Siqi was furious at this idiotic idea. Under his prodding, the generals in the city who had long been alienated from Yodoji led their respective armies towards the harbor area.

But Toyotomi Hideyori refused to leave - he repeatedly begged Yodohime to leave the castle tower with him, but Yodohime refused!

Now it's troublesome.

So Sanada Yukimura and others had to divide their limited forces to defend the castle tower.

In short, at this time, fierce street fighting has begun in Osaka Castle. On the surface, although the war is still in an anxious state, everyone knows in their hearts that as long as this kind of fighting lasts for more than one day, Osaka will be defeated in the end.

square.

At this time, outside Osaka Castle.

"Father, we have just received a report from the seaside observation post. The battle situation of our fleet is not optimistic."

"Oh? Can you explain it in more detail?"

"Hey." Bend slightly, Tokugawa Yoshinao said, "In this battle, Sado Mamoru disobeyed my prior arrangements and did not cooperate with Yagyu Kanbei's command. He rushed forward alone and suffered heavy losses. In the end, Todo, who was greatly weakened,

The fleet was defeated by the old fleet of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the new fleet, the current battle situation is that our Echigo (1,200-ton class) has been sunk, Kai and Yamato have been severely damaged. Four Edo-class ships have been sunk. Among the opponent's large ships, one has been sunk.

They were sunk and two of them withdrew from the battle. One of the enemy's second-level battleships that came around to the rear of our army was sunk and three were seriously damaged.

In short, in my opinion, our navy can last for up to two hours at this time, and then it will all have to withdraw from the battle. There will be a clear road between the Ming fleet and Osaka Castle. And at present, Osaka Castle

Judging from the progress of the street fighting, within two hours, we will not be able to control the harbor area of ​​Osaka Castle. Therefore, Toyotomi Hideyori is likely to escape and Ming will have an excellent excuse to interfere with our Japan in the future!"

"Yes." He stood up, habitually put his right thumb into his mouth, and after biting his nails for a while, Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled slightly, "Takechiyo, is Katagiri Sagemoto here?"

"Ah? Ah~~Father is brilliant!"

The so-called Katagiri Kagemoto was a fierce general under Toyotomi Hideyoshi when he was alive. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Bunji faction of the Toyotomi family was wiped out, and Katagiri Kagemoto became the chief patriarch of the Toyotomi family.

In order to survive the Toyotomi family, the old man traveled back and forth and exhausted his energy. But when he met a strange person in power like Yodohime, he worked hard, especially to persuade Yodohime to go to Edo to be a hostage, and the Toyotomi family accepted the transfer of the title.

Yodohime thought he had ulterior motives and actually wanted to kill him. As a last resort, he had no choice but to escape from Osaka Castle and become an official for Tokugawa Ieyasu.

At this time, sending Katagiri Chigen to Osaka Castle would of course require negotiation.

And this kind of negotiation, haha

"Are you saying that His Highness Edo promised that as long as our Toyotomi family accepts the transfer of title, we will no longer be held accountable for the two wars in the past six months?"

"Hi, Your Highness, Your Excellency the Right Minister. His Highness Kōkō's intention is very clear. As long as the Toyotomi family accepts the transfer, all the previous unpleasantness will be misunderstandings. Even Your Excellency the Right Minister, there is no need to break up with Chiki."

"Okay." The face covered with thick white powder shook rapidly, and bursts of powder fell. "I will say that His Highness Edo is a kind person and will not kill all the orphans of His Highness Taikaku."

Absolutely! I agree to this!"

"Mother!"

"Hideyori, my Shimaru." The middle-aged woman stood up, walked to Toyotomi Hideyori, and hugged her son directly in front of the public. "Why did you leave Japan and become a bereaved dog? Mother?

I have tried my best to keep Osaka Castle. In this way, I can be considered worthy of Your Highness. Let’s transfer the title and become a peaceful ordinary feudal lord. It is not impossible.”

"Mother, oh, okay." Helplessly breaking free from Yodohime's arms, Toyotomi Hideyori said, "Kaimoto!"

"Your Excellency, Right Minister."

"Go and tell His Highness Edo that I agree to his request. Ask him to immediately order the Tokugawa troops who entered the city to withdraw and stop the fighting in the city."

"Well, Your Excellency, this matter is not difficult. But Your Highness also said, please pass the order to let the Ming fleet on the sea retreat."

"Hehehe." After a chuckle, Toyotomi Hideyori said, "The Ming Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven. How can I mobilize its fleet?"

Huh? Such Hideyori-kun is completely different from when I was in Osaka Castle. What happened during this time?

Without waiting for Katagiri Kamoto to think more deeply, Toyotomi Hideyori said in a decisive tone: "Please Katagiri, please reply to His Highness Edo as soon as possible. Osaka's resistance will not stop until the Tokugawa army withdraws from the city!"
Chapter completed!