The distance between the island nation of Kyoto and Osaka is actually not too far, but after all, whether it is Toyotomi Hideyoshi or Tokugawa Ieyasu, the reason why they set up their base in Osaka is to coerce the emperor and order the princes to better control the people in the island nation of Kyoto.
The emperor. But the two of them will not get too close to the emperor. Although the emperor of the island country does not have full power, he still has some influence.
Due to the influence of the Central Plains, Luoyang and Chang'an in the Central Plains have become the capitals of the Central Plains dynasties many times in history. When Ping'an Jing was first modeled on the Central Plains cities and was divided into east and west parts, Youjing on the west side was modeled after Chang'an, so it was called "
Chang'an", Sakyo to the east was imitated from Luoyang, so it was called "Luoyang". However, Ukyo's "Chang'an" area was not developed smoothly because it was mostly swampland, and in the end the actual urban area was only Sakyo's "Luoyang". So Kyoto
Also known as "Luoyang", Heian Kyo was designated as the capital of the island country and became the political and cultural center of the island country. The "capital" was called "Kyoto" in the island country, so "Kyoto" later became the name of this city.
There are nouns.
Kyoto has also been destroyed by war, but after the development of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and others, it has now returned to the period of complete victory. And now, because Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu have successively made Osaka their home base,
Kyoto, which is not too far from Osaka, has not been disturbed by the civil war. Also because of its special status in the island country, many families who wanted to avoid the war moved directly to Kyoto. At this time, Kyoto has many big families from the island country.
, which is why Zeng Yi and the others want to capture Kyoto.
According to Zeng Yi's estimation, the gains from capturing the island nation of Kyoto will definitely be no less than those from capturing Osaka. However, it is not that easy for the Northern Army to attack Kyoto. After the Northern Army captured Osaka, Tokugawa Ieyasu
Additional troops were deployed in the cities around Osaka, and after going deep into the interior, without the support of the navy, the Northern Army's fire support was greatly restricted. If they wanted to capture Kyoto, it would be impossible to capture it.
Osaka is so simple.
There are several small cities between Osaka and Kyoto. These small cities may seem small, but they were all built before Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They are cities with a certain fortress character. Compared with ordinary cities, their defense is much better.
, plus Tokugawa Ieyasu sent more men, it was not that easy to capture several small towns.
Before the soldiers and horses were mobilized, intelligence came first. Before the Northern Army set out, the pro-military Duwei Mansion had already started hot operations. Even Zeng Yi and the four of them personally went out in order to find out the situation in several small towns.
Those small towns are just military fortresses. Apart from the soldiers of the island country, there are basically no civilians. This means that the Northern Army has little oil and water, but it has to be conquered even if there is no oil and water. After all, it is a must-see from Osaka to Kyoto.
If we don't capture this place along the way, the Northern Army will be cut off by the islanders when they reach Kyoto. When the time comes, the Northern Army's retreat will be a big problem.
As the northern army's rear area, retreat point, and port of call for the naval fleet, Osaka must ensure safety. The northern army sends troops to attack Kyoto. Osaka must also be protected, otherwise the islanders will take advantage of it and take back Osaka.
The Northern Army's retreat was cut off, so for the safety of Osaka, the Northern Army directly left 30,000 defenders in Osaka. They left so many people because they were afraid that the civilians in Osaka City were causing trouble.
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The 70,000 Northern Army embarked on the journey. The first small town they attacked did not encounter much difficulty. There were many defenders in the small town. However, facing the 70,000 elite Central Plains Northern Army, they were not at the same level. Plus,
The situation here has been figured out by the pro-military Duwei Mansion. After several rounds of attacks, the place was breached.
But in the next few small towns, it became more and more difficult for the Northern Army to fight. The Northern Army's intentions were too obvious. After Tokugawa Ieyasu discovered the Northern Army's intentions, he once again sent more men, and the Northern Army was still halfway through the march.
Harassing the Northern Army. In fact, these are nothing, they just caused some trouble for the Northern Army. But after the Northern Army captured the third fortress on the road from Osaka to Kyoto, the Northern Army received the report, and Tokugawa Ieyasu sent a large army
, broke in from the flank and recaptured the first fortress captured by the Northern Army.
The Northern Army was furious. Tokugawa Ieyasu was cutting off their retreat. The Northern Army's general immediately sent a deputy general to lead tens of thousands of troops to kill them back. As a result, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not fight the Northern Army at all.
Fight back and retreat directly.
Tokugawa Ieyasu obviously wants to fight guerrillas with the Northern Army. As long as you leave, they will immediately send troops to occupy it. When you come back, they will retreat. There is no way. When the Northern Army sees this situation, they can only let the tens of thousands of troops
garrison it as a fortress.
With the Northern Army stationed, Tokugawa Ieyasu naturally could not occupy the fortress again in a short period of time. However, this also dragged down the number of Northern Army. Every time a fortress was occupied, the Northern Army needed to leave some troops to garrison. After occupying three
Behind the fortress, the Northern Army's original 70,000-strong army only had 50,000 horses left!
The commander-in-chief of the Northern Army asked Zeng Yi with a gloomy face: "Master Ni, I wonder if the pro-military governor's office has figured out how many such fortresses there are on the road from Osaka to Kyoto?"
Zeng Yi nodded, "I've already figured it out, there are two more at the back! These were built by Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi during their reigns. The main purpose is actually to protect Kyoto, which was once plagued by war!"
"Two! At least 10,000 people are needed! There are less than 40,000 horses left!..." After a moment of silence, the Northern Army coach looked at Zeng Yi and said very seriously: "Master Ni!
Judging from your pro-military governor’s understanding of the island nation of Kyoto, can an army of 40,000 conquer the island nation of Kyoto?”
Zeng Yi pondered for a moment,
The commander-in-chief of the Northern Army asked Zeng Yi with a gloomy face: "Master Ni, I wonder if the pro-military governor's office has figured out how many such fortresses there are on the road from Osaka to Kyoto?"
Zeng Yi nodded, "I've already figured it out, there are two more at the back! These were built by Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi during their reigns. The main purpose is actually to protect Kyoto, which was once plagued by war!"
"Two! At least 10,000 people are needed! There are less than 40,000 horses left!..." After a moment of silence, the Northern Army coach looked at Zeng Yi and said very seriously: "Master Ni!
Judging from your pro-military governor’s understanding of the island nation of Kyoto, can an army of 40,000 conquer the island nation of Kyoto?”