Chapter 914: Suppression

Shirakawa Castle.

Watanabe An observed the camp five miles away through a telescope.

This was the camp of the coalition forces of the Oda family and the Mori family.

After arriving outside Shirakawa Castle, the two coalition forces did not launch an attack except sending cavalry to scout around Shirakawa Castle.

It seemed that they were waiting for something.

This immediately made him uneasy, and at the same time, various guesses appeared in his mind.

One of the guesses was that they were waiting for support.

But the Hojo family and Ono were on the western coast three hundred miles away, and Yamano Haruno was responsible for resisting.

It must not be them.

Then the only possibility left was the worst case he expected.

They were waiting for the army of King Yan.

"Have you found the fleet of King Yan along the coast of Edo?" Putting down the telescope, he asked the cavalry general beside him.

Before going to Shirakawa Castle, he left a cavalry to be responsible for the reconnaissance of the Edo area.

"No." The cavalry general said, "But if the general's guess is right, they must be hiding somewhere."

Watanabe nodded, and the general said, "Ambush your 20,000 cavalry in the mountains and forests on both sides of the valley. The King of Yan must not have many soldiers. If they attack from the Edo direction, surprise them."

After a pause, he said, "I will give you another 80,000 infantry to fight the King of Yan head-on, so as to facilitate the surprise attack of your cavalry."

Before going to Shirakawa Castle, he had anticipated this worst-case scenario.

But he knew that it was not a wise move to stay in Edo and let the four northern feudal lords calmly go south to control the valley.

Because on the Edo Plain, they were no match for the Oda family, the Mori family and the King of Yan.

It is better to take a risky move, openly resist the coalition forces, but actually destroy the King of Yan's army in one fell swoop.

The remaining 20,000 cavalry are treasures that he is willing to use, and the 80,000 infantry sent are also his elite.

If he could destroy the Yan Wang army, the Oda family and the Mori family would be frightened, and it would be easy to defeat him when they turned around.

Once the Oda and Mori family armies escaped, he could join forces with Yamada Haruno's army, kill Hojo Kawakawa and Ono Town, and then revive the army and unify Japan again.

After that, he would wait for the Westerners to destroy the Yan Wang fleet, and the whole of Japan would be revived.

Thinking of this, his hands could not help but tremble slightly.

This was a gamble.

If he lost, he would lose everything.

If he won, he would win everything.

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At the same time, the Oda family and the Mori family camps.

Oda Yamazawa and Mori Arikatsu also used telescopes to observe Shirakawa Castle.

In their field of vision, the figure of Watanabe An was very clear.

"This telescope is really amazing, it is worthy of being the masterpiece of His Majesty the Yan Wang." Putting away the monocular telescope, Oda Yamazawa gently stroked the black metal shell of the telescope, just as he used to stroke his sword.

This telescope was a gift from Dong An, the special envoy of the King of Yan.

They had never seen this thing before.

Although they knew that Watanabe An had obtained some from the Westerners.

But because of Watanabe An's defense against the northern vassal, they could not get it at all.

In comparison, the King of Yan was very generous to them.

Moreover, he also provided them with such a powerful musket as the muzzle-loading rifle.

If it was Watanabe An, even if they paid, the other party would not sell it.

"Of course, this is our latest monocular telescope in Dasong, with a painted metal shell, and the glass lens is precisely polished by a grinder. The glass used for the lens is also the purest, which is much clearer than the rubbish that the Westerners gave to Watanabe An." Dong An said lightly.

"I see, it's amazing." Oda Yamazawa and Mori Arikatsu looked at each other.

Although they didn't understand what Dong An said, they thought it must be very powerful.

This made them more awed by the King of Yan.

Dong An smiled.

Monocular telescopes are not a new thing in Dasong.

Even the captains in the army were equipped with telescopes, the only thing missing was one for each person.

In the civilian world, telescopes of slightly inferior quality were just ordinary goods.

As long as you have money, you can buy them.

These two were just bought by him at a store in Yancheng before he set off.

They were just ordinary telescopes, which were still a little different from those used by the army.

But even so, they were much better than the old-fashioned telescopes given to Japan by the Westerners.

And after he gave the telescopes to the four feudal lords.

The four telescopes bought with only eight taels of silver were exchanged for four thousand taels of silver given by the four people.

Thinking of this, he still laughed and laughed.

However, this just proves that Dasong has an overwhelming advantage over Japan in both military and industrial aspects.

Industrial products that are common in Dasong are rare in Japan.

After the Watanabe case is resolved, the more populous and wealthy southern Japan will be controlled.

This will become a qualified market for Dasong.

"Mr. Dong An, do you still want to wait? We are confident that we can defeat Watanabe." After sighing for a while, Mao Li Yousheng pointed to Shirakawa Castle and said.

This time, in addition to the muzzle-loading rifles, Da Song sold them some smoothbore field guns.

The power of these field guns also amazed them.

"When the bastard Watanabe looked at us just now, he showed a contemptuous smile. He thought we were his losers. I can't wait to defeat him." Oda Yamazawa said angrily.

"No hurry, wait until we receive the reply from the Marine Corps, and then launch an attack on Shirakawa Castle to ensure that Watanabe can't escape this time." Dong An narrowed his eyes.

After waiting for more than a day, Dong An received a letter from Gong Ying.

In the letter, Gong Ying said that the Marines had landed in Edo and were outflanking Shirakawa Castle.

After receiving this news, Dong An ordered Oda Yamazawa and Mori Arikatsu to attack.

"Yes, Mr. Dong An, please watch the battle in the camp. This battle will be our gift to His Royal Highness the King of Yan." Oda Yamazawa licked his lips, with a hint of madness in his eyes.

Mori Arikatsu said, "Mr. Dong An, we know the intention of your arrangement this time, but our Oda family and the Mori family are definitely not cowards. This time, we will not let you down. We can defeat the Watanabe case by ourselves."

Patting his chest, Mori Arikatsu said to the generals, "It's time to show your courage. Push the field artillery forward, launch an attack, and take down Shirakawa Castle for me."

Oda Yamazawa also waved to his generals.

At this time, the whole camp seemed to come alive.

One hundred thousand soldiers came out of the camp one after another and arrived in front of Baihe City at the pass of the valley.

"Boom boom boom..."

The artillery arrived and immediately launched an artillery attack on Baihe City.

Solid bullets hit Baihe City one after another, and debris flew all over the sky.

Although the field artillery sold by Yang Feng to the four northern vassal states was obsolete.

But the range and power of these artillery were still much stronger than the old artillery of the Watanabe case.

The artillery on Baihe City could only passively take the beating when facing the coalition artillery that was out of range.