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Qinjin Fan, Dajin——

"Quick! Move quickly!"

"Stop dawdling!"

"Here, here, and there! The rice from these warehouses must be transported to Kyoto!"

"Mr. Iwasaki! Mr. Iwasaki!"

"What's the matter?"

"Mr. Iwasaki, the animal power borrowed from Osaka has arrived!"

"We've finally arrived! Send these animals to the warehouse quickly! There is an urgent shortage of animals there!"

"yes!"

…

As the war approached, Qinjin clan became more and more busy, and it was a lively scene.

There is a saying that "before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first."

The two armies have not yet clashed, but the invisible war has already begun!

In recent days, Yataro Iwasaki and Elodie have both entered a busy mode of "keeping their feet off the ground".

As the two main financial pillars of Qin Jin Clan, the two have full authority to coordinate the Shinsengumi's logistical work.

Yataro Iwasaki went to the front line to command, and Elodie sat in the financial office.

Although the large army responsible for this battle is a "joint army" composed of various vassal armies, each vassal country has to prepare its own food and grass, and the shogunate will not help provide supplies - this is also a traditional art of the shogunate. If you can, you can use different methods to harm the vassals and weaken their national power.

Therefore, Seito only needs to take care of the Shinsengumi's logistics.

The "big data" that Elodie had previously established for Qinjin Fan was put to great use this time!

You can tell at a glance how much old rice, new rice, and fodder are stored in the warehouse, and which warehouses they are stored in.

As long as you check the material reserves according to the account books, you will definitely not go wrong.

Classifying all the materials in the warehouse and accurately registering them - this seems simple, but is actually extremely difficult.

Seito can guarantee that there are only five vassal states in Japan that can do this!

Prolonged peace, institutional shortcomings...the combination of various reasons made the shogunate and the feudal lords look like a grassroots team.

After working as an official in the shogunate for so many years, Qingden was used to seeing chaos such as haphazard accounting and false accounting.

Take the previous "Ojin Book" that made Qingdeng extremely crazy as an example. The account book was full of all kinds of unreasonable figures and materials that did not exist in the warehouse.

This phenomenon caused by the "fool around and you'll get it" work mentality is very common among the shogunate and the feudal lords.

Thanks to Elodie's ability and dedication, Qin Jinfan's financial account books are very clear and clear at a glance, without any falsehoods.

Clear account books + decisive and courageous action = efficient logistics mobilization!

Under the precise scheduling of Elodie and Yataro Iwasaki, bags of rice and bundles of fodder were transported out of the warehouse in an orderly manner, loaded onto trucks, and delivered to the front line in Kyoto.

Along the way from Kyoto to Otsu, you can see convoys transporting supplies everywhere.

The astonishingly large transport fleet covered the entire avenue, stretching as far as the eye could see, attracting passers-by's admiration.

From the beginning, Qingteng built the vassal state based on the idea of ​​"fighting the Western vassals".

Qingdeng's plan for a rainy day was purely forced by the pressure of reality.

After all, Qinjin Clan is located in the very center of Japan and on the western frontier of the shogunate.

If the vassals of the Western Kingdom wanted to attack the Eastern Kingdom, the first one to bear the brunt would be Qinjin.

Unless Qin Jin is destroyed, they can't even think about taking a step into the Eastern Kingdom.

On the contrary, if the shogunate wanted to invade the Western Kingdom, Qinjin Fan would become an irreplaceable forward position and logistics hub.

Sitting in such an important strategic position, we have no choice but to take precautions before they happen.

From reclaiming new fields to introducing industry, most of Qinjin Fan's construction projects are centered around "improving war potential."

Qingdeng will focus mainly on the two major projects of "agriculture" and "industry".

In the past six months, through a series of means such as introducing agricultural talents and promulgating various policies, the agricultural level of Qinjin Fan has been greatly developed.

Those abandoned and abandoned old fields have basically resumed production.

The cultivation of new fields is also going smoothly.

In another one or two years, these new fields will be put into use.

As a time traveler, Qingdeng naturally understands the importance of industry.

As long as the industry develops, it will be no problem even if one vassal can challenge the entire Japan!

Qinjin Domain not only has a flat terrain, but is also adjacent to Lake Biwa and has a very abundant water source. It is simply the best place to develop industry.

However... although Qingdeng attaches great importance to industry, unfortunately, industry is an extremely complicated subject.

With the help of Huluwu, Qingdeng purchased many advanced equipment at very conscientious prices.

With the size of Qinjin Fan, any "industrial full category" project will definitely be a dead end.

The specialty products of Qinjin Domain are tea and porcelain - therefore, Qingdeng focused on building three types of factories based on its location advantages: tea factory, porcelain factory and gun factory.

The first two are responsible for making money, and the importance of the latter goes without saying.

As we all know, industry is not as simple as buying a few machines to develop.

No matter how powerful or advanced the equipment is, it still needs people to control it.

Today, Japan happens to lack such advanced talents who can operate industrial equipment.

As a result, we can only train talents from scratch.

Fortunately, the training of relevant talents has gone very smoothly.

Leaving aside the porcelain and tea factories, the gun factory developed most rapidly.

Although you can't make guns independently yet, you can already make gunpowder yourself!

Presumably it won't be long before these factories of Qinjin Fan will be officially put into use.

What a pity... They will definitely not be able to catch up with this war.

In this way, under Qingdeng's careful guidance, Qinjin Fan's war potential can be said to be increasing day by day!

To say that Qin Jinfan is a "war machine"... This is an exaggeration, but it is not completely false!

This war gave an initial demonstration of Qinjin Fan's war potential.

No one who sees Qinjin Fan's terrifying material reserves can remain calm physically and mentally.

Allied forces will be amazed.

The enemy will feel a chill running down their spine.

Raising troops for a thousand days is spent in a moment - Qingteng intends to test the achievements of the construction of the Qinjin clan and the training effectiveness of the Shinsengumi in this battle!

…

…

Kyoto, Nishi Honganji——

Nishi Honganji Temple is located to the west of Kamogawa and south of Rakuchu.

Because of its vast area and convenient transportation, Qingdeng recruited it as the temporary headquarters of the legion.

At this moment, in a secret room in Nishi Honganji Temple, the army commanders headed by Aoto gathered together.

There is no doubt that Qingteng is sitting in the first seat, and behind him hangs a three-leaf sunflower pattern flag, symbolizing his status as a general in the shogunate.

Saigo Kinnosuke and Matsudaira Yoshiho—the two with the highest status in the feudal army besides Aoto—were sitting on the left and right below Aoto.

Hijikata Toshizo, Shannan Keisuke, Kondo Isamu, and other commanders of the feudal kingdom took their seats in order according to their status.

Today's military meeting is a veritable summit meeting.

It was no longer a small meeting held privately by Qingteng and a few people, but a conference where each vassal army sent representatives to participate!

A meeting of this level cannot be neglected.

Everyone, including Qingdeng, was dressed up to attend.

The costumes of Aoto, Hijikata Toizan and others are naturally the light green haori that represents the Shinsengumi.

The leaders of the feudal army, such as Matsudaira Yoshiho, all wore ancestral armor and gorgeous Jinhaori.

A room full of armored generals... At first glance, it seems like we have returned to the Warring States Period three hundred years ago.

In the center of the crowd, there was a long table.

On the long table is a three-dimensional map made of clay by Shannan Keisuke and others in recent days.

Although its level of detail is certainly not comparable to modern satellite maps, it is certainly much clearer than simple flat maps.

The terrain and environment around Kyoto are in full view of everyone.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Qingdeng skipped the preamble, turned his head, and winked at Shannan Keisuke.

Shannan Jingsuke nodded understandingly and stood up:

"Gentlemen, I am Shannan Keisuke, the elder of the Qinjin clan and the chief of the Shinsengumi."

Shannan Keisuke looked around the scene and said loudly in a strong voice:

"Next, please introduce the latest trends of the bandit army."

In order to suppress Choshu and secure its status as an "official army", the shogunate officially called the Choshu Army a "thief army."

As Shannan Keisuke spoke, he took out a booklet from his arms, opened the first page, and said:

"The First Army, led by Fukuhara Echigo, totaling 3,000 people, has crossed the Seto Inland Sea and landed east of Kobe. If nothing else goes wrong, it is expected to arrive at Fushimi the day after tomorrow."

…

As Shannan Keisuke spoke, he placed war chess pieces on the map to more vividly display the movements of the Choshu Army.

These war games were made of wood by Shannan Keisuke and others when they were making this three-dimensional map. There are four types of war games: infantry, cavalry, musketeers, and artillery.

Everyone stared at the map and listened carefully.

Choshu Eastern Expedition - Although it has a very famous name, Japan is a small island country with a small area, so it is called "Eastern Expedition". In fact, it did not go anywhere. The straight-line distance from Choshu to Kyoto is only 400 meters. Come kilometers.

Therefore, the Changzhou Army advanced very quickly.

Counting from the official dispatch of troops, in less than ten days, the Changzhou army has already arrived at the gates of Kyoto!

After Changzhou sent troops, Qingteng immediately dispatched the elite of the ninth division headed by Yamazaki Hao to closely monitor and observe the detailed movements of the three armies in Changzhou.

As Yamazaki Hao and others entered the battle, pieces of information related to Changshu's movements were continuously transmitted back to Otsu.

Everything Shannan Keisuke is reporting now is the result of the work of the ninth division.

After the report, Shannan Keisuke turned around and signaled to Aoto "I'm done" with his eyes.

Qingdeng said softly:

"Keisuke, thank you for your hard work. Please sit down."

Shannan Jingsuke nodded in response, then bent down and sat back down.

Qingdeng straightened his back and scanned the audience from left to right.

Although he did not speak, his body already exuded the majestic aura of a golden sword.

Those who lacked courage would not even dare to look at Qingdeng, they would lower their heads subconsciously and look at their nose, nose and heart.

"Everyone, did you hear this clearly?"

Qingdeng's voice clearly reached the ears of everyone present.

"Three armies from Changzhou have arrived in Gyeonggi one after another."

"If nothing else happens, we will be able to see flags with 'Ichimonji Three Stars' printed on them in Fushimi, Saga Tenryuji Temple and Yamazaki the day after tomorrow."

[Note: One word three stars: the family crest of the Choshu Maori family]

"That is to say - in three days, it will be the day of battle!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little more solemn.

Saigo Kinosuke, Matsudaira Yongho, Hijikata Toizo and others were as usual, nothing unusual.

On the other hand, the other generals of the vassal army all showed panic and nervous expressions.

Some of them even turned pale and breathed rapidly.

It was no wonder that they were like this.

Although they were dressed like decent people, they had never fought in a war. They were able to become generals with armor and troops to command only because of their ancestors' meritorious service and protection.

It was really too difficult for these "newbies" who had never seen blood to directly participate in such a large-scale battle of more than 10,000 people for the first time.

Qing Deng had been paying attention to the expressions and reactions of the people on the scene.

Seeing that these feudal army generals were afraid before the battle, he couldn't help but feel disappointed, thinking in his heart:

- It's really a waste of mud...

From the surface data, this "coalition army" has a full 30,000 troops.

But in fact, the vast majority of these 30,000 people are straw bags, and the real warriors are less than one-third.

These feudal troops were basically forced by the shogunate to come to help.

They have neither the ability to defeat the enemy nor the determination to fight.

A few days ago, Qing Deng took time to inspect the soldiers and equipment of these feudal armies.

As for the equipment... basically only long spears and katana.

As for the soldiers... they have no spirit and no physique! It is really appropriate to describe them as "shrimp soldiers and crab generals"!

Qing Deng can imagine that if they are sent to the battlefield, they will definitely take revenge and fish!

Qing Deng knows these guys' little thoughts clearly.

Anyway, this is a dispute between the shogunate and Choshu, and they will not work for the shogunate!

Let them fight a tough battle, and they will definitely end up "fleeing in panic".

At most, they can only act as an atmosphere group on the battlefield to boost momentum.

Not to mention sending them to charge, Qing Deng didn't even dare to send them to look after food and grass, and didn't dare to entrust them with any important tasks or important positions.

The poor performance of these feudal army generals at the moment has made Qing Deng more determined that "these guys are useless at all".

Although the Shinsengumi had 6,000 soldiers, 1,000 of them were logistics personnel, and only 5,000 were real combat soldiers.

The Satsuma Army and the Aizu Army stationed in Kyoto were all combat soldiers who could go to the battlefield.

Among the various feudal armies, the Satsuma Army and the Aizu Army were the only exceptions.

The Aizu Army had both strong combat power and was loyal to the shogunate, and was completely trustworthy.

As for the Satsuma Army... Satsuma was one of the earliest feudal states to develop industry, and was able to manufacture guns and warships independently, so its military combat power was self-evident.

However, Qing Deng did not trust Satsuma and was always on guard against the other side.

God knows whether this "fence-sitter" will play tricks on the battlefield.

Therefore, Qing Deng would not reuse the Satsuma Army either.

In summary, the only troops under Qing Deng's command that could be of great use were the Shinsengumi (5,000 people) and the Aizu Army (2,000 people), totaling 7,000 people.

After scanning the area, Qing Deng quietly withdrew his gaze:

"Don't panic, everyone."

"Although Choshu is coming with great force, they are just a mob."

"Three armies, 12,000 people - it looks scary, but most of them are ronin and peasant soldiers who were temporarily recruited."

"I can assure you: the number of elite soldiers and generals who can fight hard battles in the Choshu army will definitely not exceed 3,000."

After hearing Qing Deng's words, the faces of the feudal army generals present suddenly improved a lot.

Suddenly, someone spoke up:

"Lord Aki is right!"

"The number of soldiers in the Choshu army who can fight will never exceed 3,000."

"In this battle, we have the upper hand!"

"Choshu violated the moral code, and we followed nature, which is a victory of morality."

"Choshu is the 'enemy of the court' appointed by the court, and we are the official army ordered to fight against the enemy, which is a victory of justice."

"Choshu has come a long way, and we are waiting for them to tire out, which is a victory of strategy."

"Choshu has few soldiers and generals, and we have soldiers like clouds and generals like rain, which is a victory of military strategy."

"If we win in morality, justice, strategy, and military strategy, how can we not defeat the enemy and return victorious?"

This sudden and flowery speech immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, including Qing Deng.

Everyone turned their heads to look - the speaker was behind Saigo Yoshinosuke.

This person was short and plain-looking.

It is worth mentioning that his left eyeball does not have a black pupil like ordinary people, but is gray and lifeless.

Obviously, this is a blind eye.

One-eyed, standing behind Saigo Yoshinosuke... Qing Deng thought for a while and soon remembered who this person was.

This person's name is Ichichi Ryuemon, with the taboo name Ji Jing and the nickname Yi Liu. He was born in Sengoku Babacho, Kagoshima Castle, Satsuma Province.

Since he was a child, he has shown extraordinary intelligence and was called "Sengoku Prodigy" by the village.

Unfortunately, he later suffered from a serious illness, which caused one of his eyes and one leg to be disabled.

When he grew up, he studied the Goden-ryu military strategy under Hokko Uzaemon and mastered the secrets.

Soon, with his outstanding talent, he became a professor of military science at the Satsuma Domain School - Zoshikan at a young age.

In 1862, he followed Shimazu Hisamitsu to Kyoto and was appointed as a military commissioner for his meritorious service, becoming a rare military strategist.

During the Satsuma-British War in 1863, he made many extraordinary plans and made great contributions, causing a lot of trouble for the British army, further proving his military talent.

After that, Saigo Yoshinosuke appointed him as a military advisor and entrusted him with important tasks.

In other words, Ijichi Ryuemon is to the Satsuma army what Guo Jia is to the Cao army! He is a resourceful and talented military strategist!

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