Eunuch Wei, who set out from Tohara to Osaka, expressed his regret for everything he saw in front of him.

Osaka is the base of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and it is also the Japanese deputy capital before the Tokugawa Shogunate. It is very prosperous in both economy, culture, and trade. Its status in Japan is similar to that of the Songe of the Imperial Academy, but unfortunately it has become a ruin now.

The looting of Osaka is obviously not in line with the propaganda of the Imperial Army's conquest of Japan. If the shogunate uses the Osaka incident to make a big fuss, it will easily arouse hatred of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Army, and destroy the Imperial Army's conquest of Japan. Therefore, Eunuch Wei needs the Youxi Detachment to give a reasonable explanation.

After Eunuch Wei, dressed in bullfighting uniform, white cloak and white gloves, walked into the conference room, the officers of the Youxi Detachment immediately stood up and shouted loyalty.

Eunuch Wei waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and then said in a deep voice: "The emperor's personal army is the Daming Heavenly Army, an invincible army. It is a huge burning of cities and slaughtering civilians in this way. Isn't it the style of the imperial army?"

The officers of the Youxi Detachment did not dare to face the angry Eunuch Wei. After the incident of Xicheng, the officers also reflected on themselves and knew that this was a major event that violated military law, so they were afraid that the superiors would pursue it.

In the end, Wang Youxi alone took over his father-in-law's anger. The explanation he gave was that the Japanese army's extremely stupid Tadaichi Osaka Castle was extremely stupid, which led to unnecessary casualties in the battle to attack Osaka.

During this process, a considerable number of Osaka residents also participated in assisting the Japanese army in defending the city, especially in the castle town, where many wealthy families organized to fight against the Imperial Army, which increased the casualties of the Aoki Detachment. In the end, the anger of the officers and soldiers led to the first large-scale castle washing incident since the establishment of the Imperial Army.

"This is not your reason to wash the city!"

Eunuch Wei was dissatisfied with this explanation, but Wang Youxi was his own brother-in-law, so he couldn't scold him in front of everyone.

Jiang Xifeng, the chief of staff of the base camp, knew the relationship between Wang Youxi's detachment leader and Eunuch Wei, so he came out to speak for Wang Youxi.

He said: "The father-in-law didn't know anything. After the Youxi detachment landed, in order to quickly occupy Osaka to complete the established combat plan of the base camp, the detachment officers and soldiers immediately advanced to Osaka, so that the baggage troops could not follow, and the troops faced the serious problem of interruption of the supply of food. Therefore, in order to better complete the combat plan of the base camp, it is necessary to collect the troops on-site."

Jiang Xifeng said it very tactfully, but at the same time he also reminded Eunuch Wei that when the Japanese combat plan was drafted, the food and grass were solved on the spot, but your Eunuch Wei drafted it himself and informed Zhejiang and Fujian.

Therefore, the looting of Osaka is not simply because the Youxi Detachment killed innocent people indiscriminately, but because of actual military needs.

In fact, since the war started, all the Imperial Army units have implemented "on-site solution" solutions for Japanese villages and towns along the way. Even if the Imperial Army officers and soldiers have strict military disciplines, some unpleasant things will inevitably occur during the resolution process.

The reason why the Osaka incident angered Eunuch Wei was because it was too large. If the Youxi Detachment could restrain a little and the death toll was less than 10,000, perhaps the General Staff Headquarters could suppress this matter.

It is acceptable to have civilian casualties during wartime.

The main force of the Youxi Detachment and the captain of the First Infantry Regiment of the Taiwan Security Division, Ma Wenqing, also accepted the situation at the right time. He said: "Dadfather-in-law, not everyone among the Japanese is willing to seek the shogunate together... During the expropriation process, they will inevitably encounter attacks from uncooperative elements. In order to defend themselves, it is necessary to counterattack and deterrence from the Imperial Army."

Eunuch Wei was silent for a moment and signaled that his brother-in-law and third aunt and cousin would sit down.

"The number of deaths you reported is 26,000, but Osaka is an amateur city, and there are only 26,000 residents in the city!"

The one who ordered the city to be washed was his brother-in-law, and it was also a strategy proposed by his family. What can Eunuch Wei say? He just wants to know the real number of people slaughtered.

Ma Wenqing and others hesitated a little, but in the end, Wang Youxi gave the truth. He told his brother-in-law that the death toll of Osaka was about 60,000.

"It is difficult to separate the soldiers and the civilians. The master Japanese pirates are among the people, and it is difficult to distinguish them. I am afraid that the rest of the areas will follow Osaka to resist the imperial army. Then I ordered the city to be washed. If the court wants to punish me, I will take it alone. Don't make things difficult for my subordinates."

In front of his brother-in-law, Wang Youxi, the simple farmer who used to be, seemed very open-minded.

Eunuch Wei looked at his brother-in-law with a little admiration. He is an honest man. Can an honest man do something like cleaning the city?

"In the future, such incidents must be cautious."

Eunuch Wei will definitely not be able to do something like killing his brother-in-law to face the eyes and please all walks of life in Japan. He will not be able to let his sister stay widows and his nephews lose their fathers.

But there must be a reasonable reason for this matter.

Therefore, after the cocoon was peeled off, the slaughtered rich people in the castle town became the fuse and scapegoat of the Osaka incident.

The shogunate accomplices who helped the evil, the greedy vampire, and the parasites that knocked bones and marrow sucked became qualitative words for the Fugos in Osaka.

Eunuch Wei ordered all the imperial army units to inform the shogunate to control the cities, but those who resisted the imperial army would end up like Osaka, and all the people in the city were broken.

At the same time, Japanese poor people were widely mobilized to distribute wealth and residential properties that could not be taken away, setting off a vigorous "fighting the shogunate and dividing the land" campaign.

At the same time, Wei Laojiu was ordered to carry out the operation code-named "Plum". The core of the "Plum Action" was to transport a large amount of Japanese wealth, including but not limited to antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold, silver and jewelry, etc. back to Huangming.

The offensive and defensive battles on the Nara line continue.

Considering that the ships of the Ming army appeared on the Edo sea and that a Ming army had landed in Osaka, posing a threat to the flanks of the shogunate army in Nara, the Japanese army was in fact unable to capture Nara.

Therefore, the shogunate war factions headed by Hidetachi Tokugawa began to plan to retreat their troops to Kyoto to avoid the Ming army that could use maritime maneuvers.

This will enable the main force of the Ming army to be tempted to Kyoto to fight to the decisive battle.

The shogunate believed that there were emperors in Kyoto. If the Ming army attacked Kyoto, the vassal states in various places would not be able to sit idly by and watch the emperor fall into the hands of the Ming state.

Therefore, shrinking troops to seek a final battle in Kyoto is extremely beneficial to the shogunate.

The new strategic changes of the shogunate were soon passed to the desk of Eunuch Wei through the Kuma-kun agency, and the old man instructed the Imperial Army to overcome difficulties and capture Kyoto.

Tomorrow, both sides will continue to invest in the direction of Kyoto. In addition to the Guard Division, the two regiments of the Taiwan Security Division, the Taiwan Volunteer Emperors' Army, Fujian, Zhejiang Bingding, and Pidao Special Detachment, have reached more than 50,000 troops.

However, these parts were scattered on the front lines of Nara, Tsu City, and Osaka, so in order to unified command and combine various units to strengthen combat effectiveness, Eunuch Wei ordered the base camp to form a Kyoto Expeditionary Army, also known as the First Army.

The First Army consists of the Guard Division, a gang of the Taiwan Security Division, and the Taiwan Volunteer Emperors' Association.

In addition, the troops are under the unified command of the "Youxi Detachment" and the "Xuewen Detachment".
Chapter completed!