According to Aiden's plan, this Northern Expedition not only eliminated the Mito vassal, but also eliminated the four major branches of the Mito vassal - the Shoushan vassal (20,000 shi high), the Duishan vassal (20,000 shi high), the Koto vassal (10,000 shi high), and the Matsuoka vassal (10,000 shi high).
In a nutshell, everything related to Mito's vassal must not be omitted and will be eliminated!
Of course, the strength of these four major divisions is too weak and does not pose a threat at all.
The main opponent in this battle is still the Mito family.
As long as the Mito family was eliminated, the rapid demise of its branch was just a foregone conclusion.
Before the troops moved, intelligence came first. Long before the troops were sent, Qingdeng sent the soldiers of the Ninth Division and the soldiers of the New Imperial Entry Division to infiltrate the Mito Division and collect intelligence in all aspects.
It is reported that the Mito family adopted a "scorched earth battle" and concentrated all their troops and materials at the vassal hall - Mito Castle.
It is not difficult to see that they are planning to fight against the new selected group.
Very correct judgment.
As long as the monarch and ministers of Mito's vassal are still a little brainy, they will not want to fight against the new selected group.
Only by defending the city will you have a glimmer of hope.
This will save Qingdeng the trouble.
Since the other party has placed all his hopes on Mito Castle, as long as the Mito Castle is defeated, the battle will be completed!
Mito Castle is the Higashi Castle in Lianguo style, with two straits and three straits of heaven.
The so-called "Lian Guo style" refers to the design of Moon Wan, Ninobu and Sannoburi vertically parallel.
If you attack the city from the front, it will be like passing through the barriers. You must break through Sannomaru and Ninomaru to attack the Manmaru. The distance from the outside to the inside is very long and it is difficult to attack.
But relative, the defense on both sides of the mafia will be very weak.
Therefore, other auxiliary defense facilities are usually added next to the Pill.
It is true that Mito's vassal is one of the "Three Imperial Clans". After more than 200 years of operation, its vassal hall is naturally a strong city that cannot be underestimated.
Even so, Qingdeng had already figured out a plan to break the city.
If it goes well, they will only take half a day to destroy Mito Castle!
At this moment, Qingdeng sat upright on the back of the radish and moved north with the army.
Edo and Mito Fonno's "neighbor" are close to each other - for both sides, this is a "double-edged sword".
Whether it is attacking the opponent or being attacked by the opponent, it is very fast!
According to the current speed of the new selection group, if nothing unexpected happens, the whole picture of Mito Castle will be revealed in Qingdeng's eyes the morning of the next day!
At this time, Aoden saw Kondo coming.
He asked straight to the point:
"Yuang, has the reply from Mito Bon?"
Aoden did not expect Mito to surrender obediently.
However, he still left the scene and pretended to be "working tirelessly for peace."
He ordered people to write a letter of exhortation to surrender and sent it to Mito Castle, urging the monarch and ministers of Mito vassal to open the city and surrender as soon as possible.
Calculate the time and it is time for Mito's reply to come.
Kondo nodded and handed out the letter in his hand.
Qingdeng reached out to take it, and after confirming that the seal was intact, he pulled the seal with a "hiss", pulled out the letter paper inside, spread it out, and quickly read it at a glance.
Kondo waited quietly, waiting silently.
After a while, Qingdeng put down the letter paper in his hand and sneered on his face.
Kondo asked:
"How? What does the other party say?"
Qingdeng said lightly:
"As expected, they wasted our good intentions."
“They want us to revoke the request for ‘unconditional surrender’.”
"They are willing to conclude a peace agreement on the condition of 's handing over half of the territory'."
After hearing this, Kondo curled up the corner of his mouth and showed the same sneer as Aoden:
"Hmph! They think pretty well! They still want to keep half of their territory!"
Qingdeng was not surprised by the ruthlessness of the Mido monarch and ministers.
After all, for them, the conditions for surrender proposed by Qingdeng are indeed too harsh - unconditional surrender! Hand over all the territory!
I think it is a condition that they cannot accept.
Giving over all territory is equivalent to abolishing the vassal states, and there is no "Mito Basal state" in the world.
Not only is the lord unable to accept it, but even the ministers cannot do it obediently.
Without the vassal states, they will naturally lose their jobs and become ronin.
From a decent ruling class to a homeless man who has no place to live and cannot guarantee three meals - most people cannot tolerate such a gap!
In this way, "refusing to surrender unconditionally" becomes a matter of course.
In fact, before the war began, many ministers within the shogunate advised Aiden to show mercy and not to force the Mito vassal too ruthlessly, leaving a way out for Mito monarch and ministers.
Otherwise, driven by common interests, the monarch and ministers of Mido will form a united front and resist to the death, greatly increasing the difficulty of the Northern Expedition.
This proposal seemed reasonable, but Qingdeng rejected it without hesitation.
This is a war to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
To put it more seriously, this is a war of "one punch can prevent a hundred punches from coming"!
This is a war that deters the world and reshapes the prestige of the "Nanji School".
If you surrender to Mito, it is equivalent to showing timidity in front of the world!
For the sake of the future, you must never express goodwill to Mito.
The Mito family must be punished the most severely in order to warn the world to the greatest extent - this is the terror of Aoden, this is the combat effectiveness of the new selection group, and this is the outcome of opposing the "Nanji School"!
Qing Deng tear the letters in his palms away, letting the fragments fly with the wind:
"Since we are shameless, we don't have to be polite. Yong, pass the orders on. After entering Mito territory, all soldiers must strictly abide by military discipline. Anyone who violates military discipline will rectify the law on the spot!"
Kondo nodded seriously:
"yes!"
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The army was moving very smoothly, without any obstacles.
Faced with the fierce soldiers from the newly selected group, Mito monarch was completely scared and did not dare to send troops to harass him.
Even if he broke into the territory of the Mito family, he did not encounter any resistance.
It is no exaggeration to say that the new selection group is no longer much more difficult than walking in their own back garden.
It is worth mentioning that during the march, we encountered many civilians who had no time to evacuate.
Under Qingdeng's strict order, the soldiers of the newly selected group strictly abide by military discipline, without any violation, and went straight to Mito Castle with all their hearts and hearts.
Finally, as expected, the entire army arrived at Mito Castle on the morning of the third day after sending troops!
The new selection group today is no longer the young army of that time.
With a command, the corps immediately unfolded!
The camping tents are set up; the trenches are digging; the trenches are placed on the placing of supplies... Everything is in order.
The huge army is like a sophisticated machine.
Each part rotates slowly, performs its own duties, and drives the entire machine to operate.
At this time when the army was preparing for the siege, Aoden stood on a high ground, looking at Mito Castle in the distance, and from time to time, he raised his telescope and looked carefully.
The city gate was closed and there was no sign of opening.
On the oars of Mito Castle Minomaru, the flag embroidered with "Mito Mito Aoi" hung down dejectedly, lifeless.
The city guards who happened to see were all frightened and busy.
At this time, Kondo Yuki walked over quickly.
"Qingdeng, it will take at least one hour to complete the offensive preparations."
In private, Kondo always affectionately calls Aoden by his former name.
Qingdeng put down the telescope in his hand and made a thought statement:
"It will take another hour...well, since there is still some time, I will finally 'work hard' and strive to promote the 'bloodless city'."
He said, turning his head and said to the guard beside him:
"Go and get paper and pen. This time, I will write a 'stolen surrender' myself."
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Mito Bon, Mito Castle, Honmaru—
quiet……
The silence that can be heard by the falling needle covers the entire audience.
The current lord of the Mito family, Tokugawa Kyotogata, sat on the main seat.
The ministers of the Mito family were divided into two shifts and sat in sequence.
An indescribable atmosphere of frightening dispersed in the air...
Just outside, just outside Mito Castle, the newly selected three thousand army is slowly unfolding!
It won't take long before they will launch an attack!
This is the first time Mito has faced war attacks since its establishment.
And this invasion is not a minor matter, it is a disaster for the destruction of the country!
The troops were at the city, and the enemy was on the way - everyone present felt unprecedented terrifying pressure!
Unconditional surrender and surrender all territory - this condition is absolutely unacceptable for the monarch and minister of Mido.
However, "challenge Nio" and "fight against the new selection group"... no one would think that Mito's wing has a chance of winning!
In order to calm down Qingdeng's anger and to stop the war, Mido monarch and ministers performed extremely humble.
Not only was he willing to hand over half of the territory, but he also said he could provide large compensation.
They think they have released their greatest kindness.
However...their begging was like a rock sinking into the sea and he had not received any reply.
All they waited for in the end was the siege of the newly selected group!
Qingdeng's meaning has been made very clear.
Now that things have come to this point, there is no other way to choose... I can only fight to the end!
Qingdeng came to "destroy Mizudo".
Therefore, even those who are no longer insincere dare not say the word "surrender".
In the current Mito court, there are no "submission factions", only "radical pro-war factions" and "moderate pro-war factions".
Although he unified his thoughts and front lines and was determined to fight to the end, no one had any idea what to do to block the attack of the newly selected group.
Recently, Tokugawa Kyotoki has repeatedly summoned ministers to discuss countermeasures.
Even today and today, when the newly selected group has arrived, they are still holding military discussions.
This military discussion seems to never end.
No matter how many military controversies were held, no matter how long the military controversies lasted, they never came up with a reason.
It’s like the carving, the people arrived and the military discussion began, but everyone was silent and no one spoke...
This was the case in previous military discussions.
Either ends with silence or ends with chaos.
Suddenly, at this moment, someone said in a deep voice:
"...We must defend to the death! We must defend until reinforcements arrive!"
As soon as this statement was spoken, it was like a stone shaking up a thousand layers of waves, and a series of echoes were heard:
"That's right! You must hold on!"
"The city under us is a famous city in the world! It will definitely block all foreign enemies!"
"As long as the reinforcements from Fukui clan come, everything will be fine!"
If you want to say which force is currently able to lend a helping hand to the Mito family, it is Echizen's Fukui family.
The Fukui clan and the Mito clan are both hardcore members of the "Ichiqiao clan".
The remnants of the "Yiqiao faction" such as Ichihashi Keihi are now hiding in the Fukui vassal.
Other vassal states are either too weak, too far away, or are completely "fence-brokers" so that they will not stand up for the Mito vassal.
Asking for help from Fukui Bamboo - this is the only life-saving straw left by Mito monarch and ministers.
As early as when they realized that Aoden wanted to attack Mito, they sent envoys to Fukui as quickly as possible.
They do not doubt the reliability of Fukui Phan.
The only problem they are concerned about is that the Fukui sanctuary is too far away!
Kanto and Echizen are separated by the towering Hida Mountains. The terrain is towering and rugged, and the road is difficult to walk.
The envoys they sent to invite help were a question whether they had successfully arrived at the Fukui Phantom!
At this moment, although the people present were generous and not excited, the "bold words" they made were all boring and unconstructive clichés.
Everyone knows to stick to it, and they all know that they have to hold on until the arrival of the Fukui clan reinforcements, but the question is: How to defend it? How to hold on?
More than a month ago, the three thousand troops they sent to support the "Yiqiao Sect" were beaten to a great loss, and the remaining defeated soldiers, who were only over a thousand, successfully retreated to the vassal.
The soldiers were defeated and the generals were just defeated... It is the lowest period in the history of Mito family...
These people who are currently clamoring have no other words except for constantly emphasizing that "Mito Castle is a strong city" and "this city will not fall quickly".
Tokugawa's brows became tighter and tighter, as if he was already impatient with the noise of his subordinates.
But at this moment, a shout came from outside:
"Lord, lord! A new book of surrender is sent out of the city! It is a book of surrender written by King Ren himself!"
The sudden shout sucked everyone's attention.
Immediately afterwards, a minister rushed to Tokugawa Kyoto with a brand new letter and quickly walked towards Tokugawa Kyoto.
Tokugawa Kyotoki no longer cared about any etiquette and said hurriedly:
"What is written in this book of surrender? Read it quickly!"
The minister responded, then rushed tore open the envelope and pulled out the letter paper inside.
He did not read it out immediately, but scanned it quickly first.
It's enough to stop reading it. As soon as he read it, his face changed drastically, the blood between his cheeks faded, and cold sweat broke out.
The other party's reaction made Tokugawa Kyotoku feel very uneasy... He urged impatiently:
"Read it!"
When the other party heard this, he did not dare to delay and cleared his throat.
Qingdeng did not use difficult classical Chinese, but wrote this book of persuading surrender in simple and easy-to-understand plain language.
"Tokugawa Keituto, I feel deeply sorry for your stupidity."
Just a beginning, use extremely tough words.
"We could have become close friends, but you want to be my enemy, causing trouble, and even fell into today's desperate situation."
"In the name of the great general of the expedition, I hope that you will announce your surrender and return the temporarily borrowed city, territory and glory."
"Are you scared?"
"Then open the city gate, walk carefully to me, and tell me your anxiety."
"Do you want to die?"
"Then keep hiding, hiding like a mole in the dark cave until I'm pulled out."
"You want war?"
"Then, I'll fight you!"
"After an hour, my army will defeat your city with thunder! Destroy your pride!"
"So, the monarch and minister of Mito's vassal cherish this precious time and cherish my generosity and compassion."
"The shells flying like rain will break your walls."
"A sergeant as fierce as a tiger and wolf will launch a bloody massacre."
"Countless mothers will lose their beloved son."
"Countless wives will lose their husbands."
"Countless children will lose their fathers."
"At that time, all the scholars and people of Mito's family will have reason to curse your stupidity."
"While I still have patience, make the right choice."
Finally, the minister who read the book trembled and said the last signature:
"The General of the Left Guard, An Yishou, the President of the Army, the Gyeonggi Punishment, the Lord of Qinjin, and the Gyeongsuji Sein-Hsuji."
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