Osaka has been completely occupied by the Northern Army. The entire Osaka has also been occupied by the Northern Army. The people in the city are required to stay at home and are not allowed to go out. The Central Plains paid such a high price to capture Osaka, not just to occupy Osaka.
, but needed to obtain money. After occupying Osaka, the Northern Army immediately took action. The army was divided into several areas and began to plunder the city.
As the home base of two of the most powerful island nations, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, Osaka Castle is not small in scale. Even after such a tragic war, there are still many people in the city. The army is divided into several areas. First, those big families will be attacked.
Search it up.
There are many big families from the island country gathered in Osaka City. These families are the retainers of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. When the Northern Army attacked, these families resisted the most fiercely, but now the Northern Army has less trouble.
Most of the family members have died on the battlefield.
Also because the attack launched by the Northern Army was too rapid, these families had no time to evacuate, and basically all the family wealth was left in Osaka Castle. You must know that these families have ruled the island country for many years, and the wealth accumulated over several generations is quite considerable.
, even somewhat exceeded the expectations of the Northern Army and Zeng Yi and others.
It was the moment of harvest, and Zeng Yi and the others would not let go of this opportunity. The four of them had already taken action secretly at the place where the Northern Army was conducting large-scale raids.
"Let's go, this is a magnificent house, it must be in a high position, go in and search it!"
The boss kicked open the lavishly decorated door. There were actually some people in this seemingly extraordinary family, but they were just servants and women and children. A few women were holding a few children who were waiting to be fed.
Seeing Zeng Yi and the other four people shivering, the child in their arms was crying uncontrollably, either from fear or hunger. The woman covered the child's mouth with her trembling hands, for fear of angering the four Zeng Yi people.
"Hey, don't be afraid, as long as you are obedient, we will not hurt you!" Lao San said that he would not hurt them, but coupled with his obscene smile, it made the islanders even more afraid.
The fourth child kicked the third child and said, "Whose mansion is here?"
The islanders cried and cried but no one answered. After a while, a woman trembled and said, "Sir, this is the residence of Hattori... General... Hattori Hanzo."
"Hey! We caught a big deal, Hattori Hanzo!" Hattori Hanzo's name is very big. He is the most famous one under Tokugawa Ieyasu. Zeng Yi and the others are so familiar with him because this guy is a
A jounin! Of course, this guy is not a jounin in the general sense. In terms of strength, he is really not a jounin. But this guy's commanding ability is very powerful. He is one of the Sixteen Divine Generals of Tokugawa Ieyasu, also known as
"Oni Hanzo". Many of the Iga warriors under Hanzo were Iga ninjas, so the impression spread was that Hattori Hanzo's name represented the famous ninja legion of the Tokugawa clan. He escorted Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Honnoji Incident.
At the time of the Incident at Honnoji Temple, Tokugawa Ieyasu was in Kaishi. He needed to take a shortcut back to Mikawa via Ise. During this period, he was escorted by Hattori Hanzo, Chaya Shirojiro and others. During this period, the ninja leader Hattori Hanzo played a huge role and passed by under his loyal escort.
After a long journey, Ieyasu finally returned to Mikawa safely, out of danger, and deeply trusted by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
But it is a pity that Hattori Hanzo is not in Osaka. When the Northern Army attacked Osaka, this guy was fighting with Tokugawa Ieyasu, and this mansion is not Hattori Hanzo's hometown. His real family is on the back cover.
This is just his residence in Osaka.
"Since it is Hattori Hanzo's mansion, there must be a lot of good things. Let's talk about them all before we do anything."
Although this is just Hattori Hanzo's foothold in Osaka, as one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's most important retainers, Hattori Hanzo still has a lot of good things. Zeng Yi and the others didn't even find Hattori Hanzo's treasure house, just various items.
The money looted from the room has already filled the backpack!
"Hey, it hurts to see how much money there is but I can't get rid of it!"
"The island country is indeed a silver-producing country. There is indeed a lot of silver!"
"Brothers, how about we find a place to hide a batch of money?"
The fourth child rolled his eyes at the third child: "With just the four of us, how much money can we transfer? The Northern Army may arrive at any time."
Zeng Yi also said at this time: "As a human being... you can't be too greedy. Since the backpack is full, don't waste time searching anymore. Let's evacuate first." The four of them have not left Hattori Hanzo's house yet.
At the mansion, a group of northern troops gathered around. Seeing Zeng Yi and the other four were stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of something, their expressions changed, but they didn't tell the truth, "See Mr. Ni!"
Zeng Yi couldn't see any change on his face, so he replied: "Since you are here, I will leave this place to you. This is Hattori Hanzo's mansion. Those islanders inside will be captured and closely guarded. Maybe they can be used in the future."
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When they heard Hattori Hanzo, the eyes of those northern troops lit up, "It's your lord!"
The four of them, Zeng Yi, just ransacked Hattori Hanzo's residence, and before the search was finished, they filled their backpacks. It was conservatively estimated that each of them had tens of thousands of taels of silver. This was just one family. If it expanded to the entire family,
One can imagine how many gains there are among these island nations in Osaka.
The amount of money collected can be said to be piled up like a mountain. In one day, the wealth that the one hundred thousand troops gathered from major families alone would exceed the treasures of previous dynasties obtained by the imperial court during the last trip to the Western Regions.
Seeing the mountains of wealth, the Northern Army general couldn't help but said: "This is just a harvest from one city. If we can capture the entire island country, then..."
"Haha, that's not how the accounts are settled, General. The reason why we have gained so much here is because it was once the home of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and now it is the home of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It can be said that this place is the most elite of the island country in Kyoto.
It can also be said that more than half of the wealth of the island country is here. If it were other cities, the harvest would be greatly reduced!"
The Northern Army Commander was just dreaming, but Zeng Yi poured cold water on him. He looked back at Zeng Yi, but he didn't say anything. Zeng Yi's suggestion to attack Osaka was certainly not unfounded. Taking down the entire island country would definitely bring benefits.
It will be more than what it is now, but the effort is also very huge. If you want to win the entire island country, you can't win the entire island country with an army of 100,000. In terms of cost performance, Zeng Yi's suggestion is the most cost-effective. (Unfinished)
