Edo Traveler

v8 Chapter 72: Redistribute defenses

This group of great masters are quite interested in the method of controlling the barbarian against the barbarian. Just like what we said earlier, Songping Keiyong wished that the Russians and the British would kill each other in Crimea, the Black Sea, and they would kill them all.

  Since we have no way to deal with foreigners here, it would be perfect for foreigners to kill each other by themselves. Seeing that Britain and the United States are not good at wearing a pair of trousers, everyone's mind is refreshed.

   But in the final analysis, you have to hold Shinagawa for seven days!

   how to guard it? When the time to talk about soldiers on paper arrived, Matsudaira Keunaga's soul returned. He had already prepared a map of Edo and pulled it over to explain to everyone.

   The eight forts collectively called Shinagawa Forts shielded Edo Castle, which everyone knows. So why is Edo covered by the construction of these eight forts? Because the starting point of the fort is the Shinagawa estuary, and the end of the fort is the Sumida River estuary.

   Everyone understands this now. The front is a western-style fort, with strong firepower. Except for the issue of logistics, there are actually no loopholes.

   On the shore, Shinagawa and Sumida River directly sandwiched Edo Castle. Whether it is an enemy attacked from the west or an enemy attacked from the east, they need to cross the river to fight. Approximately Edo has two natural dangers to defend against. This may be one of the reasons why Tokugawa Ieyasu chose Edo Castle as his home city.

   So, don’t look at Edo on the Kanto Plain. It seems to be defending without danger. In fact, it is not only dangerous, but also quite easy to defend. It's just that Ieyasu Tokugawa did not expect that the enemy would come from the sea, and the enemy who came from the sea would be so strong.

   Based on this status quo, Matsudaira Keunaga's opinion is that he will continue to command 1,200 recruits in the mission team who have been trained for three months, stationed in Edo Main Castle, and guarded General Tokugawa Isada.

   And Matsudaira Massunori and Chugoemon contracted all their defenses and deployed them behind the Shinagawa and Sumida Rivers. The outlying strongholds and so on, temporarily give up, and no longer compete with the US military. Stick to Shinagawa for seven days to prevent the landing of US troops, and urge the British to quickly start diplomatic mediation.

   Very good, why is your kid staying in Edo?

   But think about it, if you send this kid to the front, even if it is not a round of cannons from the US army, this kid will immediately run away. Instead of using him, it is better to stay in Edo.

   Back to Edo, the people all over the city ran away. With such an empty city, how can you support the army and consolidate the defenses of Shinagawa, Sumida River and the fort group? Just talk about the issue of eating. If you want to provide meals for thousands of officers and soldiers, you have to get hundreds of people to cook and get meals. Firewood has to be sent to Edo from Hachioji, which is far away. Could it be that the house is torn down for cooking.

   So the best way is to let the ordinary people, at least let some ordinary people return to Edo, restore a certain amount of production and life, and then support the frontline battle.

   What is it for?

   Chungemon asked Keiunaga Matsudaira, if all the people ran away, who would give us food and who would give us firewood. This soldier was injured, and the British military medical student who had studied anatomy for five years couldn't handle it. He majored in sawing thighs and sawing arms. What other medical skills were, Tadaoemon couldn't believe it.

   Can't you all come over and be a military doctor for us, right? Can’t you "invite" so many dozens of Chinese medicine and orchid medicine in Edo? No matter what his skills are, he is better than nothing.

   Questions from the soul, everyone bowed their heads and said nothing. On the starting point, the people of Edo must be the strongest in the world. Every year where fires broke out, those who ran slowly burned to death. The people who are running fast now are afraid that they have already run 30 or 40 kilometers, and they will not be able to catch up.

   Yes, Tadaoemon smiled and started to add Matsuhira Keunaga's strategy. First of all, everyone who is going to lead the soldiers, don't show up too much, throw away the colorful feathers on your body, and mix with the soldiers. And just in case, one person can no longer lead the army, two people and three people are required.

For example, Matsudaira Qixuan's team, in addition to himself, had to bring Ini Naobi and Mizuno Tadase. These two identities are the same as Matsudaira Qixuan's, but Matsudaira Qixuan accounted for the word "pro", so it was Songping Qixuan. Mainly, if Matsudaira Qixuan was killed by a sniper, Ii Naobi, the writer of the genealogy, would replace him. Such a famous minister and vassal would barely convince the army.

   On the side of Tademon, in addition to recruiting Egawa Hidetoshi's team, he also brought Suga Suga and Wakisaka Yasutaka to replace them. Lest the generals die, the armies will be chaotic and vying to retreat.

   The proposal is valid, and no one opposes it. Both Suga Sakahiro and Wakisaka Yasutaka were operated by Chuemon and entered the cabinet. At this time, they will not be repaid. When will they be repaid? Besides, they are not surrenders themselves. At most, they are the same as Ii Naobi. I will hold back first, and wait until I hold the big move, then I will fight you.

   I want not to be greedy for life and fear of death, running in front of the formation and even surrendering.

  In addition, it is Chuyouemon who cooperated with Edo-Minami Town to practice Kinmaru Kuniyoshi, telling the soldiers and civilians to return to the city as soon as possible, UU reading www.uukanshu. com supports the soldiers of the mission team and resists foreign enemies.

   At the end, the monks must be summoned with great fanfare for the funeral of the Tokugawa family celebration. It seems that it is very unlucky to have funerals during a war, but if the shogunate and the Yusanjia Yusanqing are doing funerals for Tokugawa Ikei, it shows that the shogunate is now calm and even in the mood to take care of a dead person.

   Doing this can send a safe signal to the people. You see, we lords don’t run away, we just organize a funeral for the Imperial Palace in Edo Castle. We don't run away, what are you running?

   What is needed is this kind of effect that can make the people feel at ease. Only when Edo Castle resumes its operation can the hearts of the people settle down, and the hearts of the military will not fluctuate.

  The imperial meeting is over here, and the rest of the people, all serving as ministers of funeral, went out to arrest the monk separately. The Tokugawa family settled down in Edo Castle, and the artillery couldn't make it into the city, so I felt relieved.

   Riding a fast horse, Chuyemon turned and left the city. At the same time, he ordered Amano Hachiro to assist the bee Suga Qiyu, and rushed to the Sumida River to set up the formation. Converge with Hidetoshi Egawa, demolish all bridges on the Sumida River, and expropriate all ships on and off the coast.

   The people of Edo mostly ran to the north. The ones who ran closer, should be near Ueno Kaneiji Temple now. Aren’t the five thousand shogunate’s standing guards such as Goshoinban and Gokosumi who were stationed there. They used to be prepared to respond to the Tokugawa people who had fled from Edo. Now they have not changed their orders.

   The common people can always feel at ease when they see the army guarding them. They feel that their homeland is hard to leave, and many people are watching around Kanei Temple. As long as they can be persuaded to go back, the following things will be much easier.