It is difficult to improve morale on the battlefield, and it requires harsh training, iron discipline and the same motivation as the commander artist, plus glory and rewards after victory, and multiple reasons to make the morale of the army soar.

But the collapse of morale is a matter of moments, as soon as the first deserter appears in the army, the number of subsequent deserters will increase geometrically.

The reason is very simple, the desire of human beings to survive is a biological instinct, and the desire to live is brought from animal nature, and what victory, glory, samurai spirit or something, that is the social consciousness cultivated after tomorrow.

Are you stupid to us! We were all born and raised by our parents, so why should we die in vain?

At this moment, the instinct of human survival overwhelmed everything, and the Southwest Coalition Army completely collapsed.

The land was full of fleeing soldiers, and although there were a few samurai who were still holding on to a stable formation, the musketeers and ashigaru were not samurai, and they didn't have that much bushido spirit in their hearts.

When those samurai cut down dozens of deserters, the remaining soldiers actually attacked in groups: "The prince has fled, why can't we flee? We are serving the emperor, but the commander-in-chief of the emperor's order has fled, why are we stupid to die?"

"Honor, have you forgotten what honor is?" the hysterical warrior slashed another deserter, blood spraying his face.

"You're a samurai, we're not, we're peasants, we're going to live!" As he spoke, a soldier's spear stabbed into the samurai's waist fiercely, and he screamed in pain.

Resisting this thing is like a virus, there is the first and there is a second, and soon the samurai who oversaw the battle will not be able to stop the crowd, and they will soon disappear into the ocean.

"Fire suppression...... Stick to them...... Let the fleeing rout charge their main formation......" Under the command of the French officer, the new army of the Tokugawa family became more and more comfortable, advancing steadily in formation on one side and constantly reloading and firing on the other.

At this point, there is no need to concentrate fire, everyone can open fire at will, as long as the fear of the enemy is maintained.

On the castle tower of Osaka Castle, Tokugawa was about to have a stroke with a smile, "Hahaha...... Wine, a fine wine for me to celebrate! Finally victory, it's not easy, and the 200-year-old martial arts of the shogunate have continued!"

Sake bottles are drunk to the mouth, flowing all over the neck, and the one-sided slaughter on the great plains in front of you is the best appetizer in the world.

The 30,000 troops of the Southwest Coalition have lost more than 7,000 troops in these days' battles, and now the 10,000 troops of the Satsuma Domain, Tosa Domain, and Hizen Domain have become lost dogs, and the remaining more than 10,000 people of the Choshu Domain are completely unable to set off the storm, and victory is within reach.

Cheers of victory were everywhere in Osaka Castle, and at that moment the defenders of Osaka Castle launched a major counteroffensive without the orders of the commander, and everyone threw themselves into battle.

The army of the Choshu Domain was almost pushed out of Ninojo alive, and at the height of their frenzies, they were already face to face, face to face, and their teeth and nails became weapons of attack.

Youpeng in Shanxian County was also at a loss at this time, and now he does not have the demeanor of a famous general in later generations, and his grasp of the timing of the battlefield is still very immature. If the Japanese prime minister and warlord leader who fought in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War in real history came here, then he would definitely choose to preserve his strength immediately after breaking his wrist.

Now don't look at the Choshu clan has been fighting very badly, but their enemy is the defenders of Osaka Castle, which means that the opponent's strength is comparable, and the Choshu army is miserable, but the morale has not collapsed.

If it is a mature and spicy politician, at this time, he should retreat with the whole army to preserve his strength if he knows that he can't win, and when he leaves the battlefield, the armies of the other three feudatories have even lost their formation, then the only one who can control the situation is Youpeng in other counties.

This is the same joke that Xiao Letian heard in his previous life, four friends met a bear in the mountains, the other three were running for their lives, and the fourth was tying his shoes.

The joke "I don't want to outrun the bears, I just want to outrun you...... is funny, but the ruthless iron and blood contained in it is a motto that politicians must learn.

Sometimes, when a huge defeat comes, many losers do not choose to work together and try to make a comeback, but instead dump each other and stab each other in the back.

It's not that they're stupid, it's a very clever political tactic, and although we collectively lose, I can't lose. This may sound a bit contradictory, but if you look at it from a different perspective, you can understand it.

If we all can't defeat the enemy together, then I might as well maintain my strength in the war, and stab my own people twice by the way, so that although I lose to the enemy, I will win my comrades.

So in the period of recuperation of the armistice that followed, should I, the half-pulled winner who had preserved most of my strength, get the biggest share of the cake? You see, although I lost to the enemy, my losses were able to be gained from my comrades-in-arms.

The most obvious example is the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in which the Kuomintang was divided into factions and fought against the Japanese, but the internal struggle and strife did not stop until the end of World War II.

The current Yama County Youpeng is still immature, the defeat has been decided, and he still did not order a retreat, and he actually issued a charge order again, "Charge, we still have a chance, as long as we fight to the death and rush into the castle tower to capture Tokugawa Keiki alive, we will be able to negotiate, and we will still be winners at that time!"

"No, my lord, retreat quickly, and leave some seeds for our Choshu Domain!" Takasugi Jinsaku next to him was much more clever than him.

"Baga! Takasugi Jin is a waste of you, you are a shame for a warrior! If you don't dare to rush up, then I'll come ......" said Yama County Youpeng drew his sword and rushed forward.

Takasugi Jinsaku grabbed his sleeve "You are the general of the domain chief's order, you are responsible for the lives of more than 10,000 brothers in the Choshu domain, since you want to charge, I will ......" After speaking, he raised his arms and shouted, "Brothers of the strange army, do you dare to rush with me again!"

"Kill!" The last remaining 200 members of the Odd Soldier who could fight dragged their tired bodies towards Osaka Castle and launched another attack.

It's a pity that the general trend has gone, no matter how hard Takasugi Shinsaku tries, he can't adapt the fate of failure, and the strange soldiers around him fell one by one, and the dying roar was like a beast, and the loyal samurai brought out by himself protected Takasugi Shinsaku with their bodies, like a dagger rushing forward against the flow of people.

More and more people died in battle, and when the Odd Soldiers rushed under the Nino Castle Gate, Takasugi Shinsaku was left with ten samurai, and each of them became a blood gourd.

"I'm sorry, I took you out of my hometown, but I didn't expect it to be brought to death, I owe each of you a life!"

"My lord, why do you say this, the samurai can be broken on the battlefield, that is the supreme glory, and our family will be proud of me!"

"We still remember the poem that the adults sang in the Battle of Ogura'" 80,000 soldiers of the Hehedong Domain, attacking in Langhua City, I Cao is about to die, and I will laugh at the neighbors when they hear the sound of cannons' How heroic the adults were at that time, why are they weak now?'"

Takasugi Shinsaku laughed loudly, "Hahaha...... That's right, I'm weak, and since you like that poem, let it be our farewell poem!

In the song, the last essence of the Wonder Soldiers is filled into the oven of war, and Takasugi Shinsaku dies at the age of 28 when he dies.

Yama Prefecture Aritomo watched Takasugi Shinsaku and countless warriors die under Osaka Castle, and at this moment his heart was full of remorse, not only because of Takasugi Shinsaku's death, but also because he had missed the best time to retreat.

Now that the Tokugawa clan's new army had approached the western wall of Osaka Castle, the soldiers of the Choshu domain had come within range of the enemy's rifles, and casualties were inevitable.

The defenders inside Osaka Castle and the reinforcements outside the castle had formed a crossfire, outflanking from both sides, and looking at the armies of the Shimazu family and the other two, they had now retreated like a tide, and even Saigo Takamori's shogun had begun to move westward.

"Saigo Takamori! Why did you even escape? Is this the end of our downfall business?" Yama County Youpeng closed his eyes in pain, "Withdraw, our Choshu Domain will also retreat......"

Listening to the rumbling artillery fire outside, Yamachiyama Youpeng suddenly opened his eyes and scolded bitterly: "Damn Xiao Letian, if it weren't for your arms embargo, how could we lose to the shogunate? Artillery! grenades! I want explosives ......."

Youpeng in Shanxian County has fallen into the thinking of a madman and can't extricate himself, he doesn't know how to reflect on it, he actually blamed the reason for the failure on Xiao Letian, which is really worthy of the reputation of a perverted nation.

"Ah......h Sneezing ...... Who is scolding me?" Xiao Letian stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the smoke rising in the distance, listening to the shouting and killing sound like the tide of the sea, and sneezed several times in a row.

"How's it going?

"Report to the Prime Minister! A light signal was sent from the land observation post that the Tokugawa New Army had broken through the defense line of the Southwest Coalition Army, and that the armies of the Satsuma Domain, Tosa Domain, and Hizen Domain had collapsed......"

"Report ...... The Choshu domain had collapsed, and the banner of Yama Prefecture Aritomo had retreated to the west, and Saigo Takamori had also retreated...... All the flags of the Southwest Coalition began to move to the west......"

"Okay, it's finally our turn to attack, attack Osaka Bay, and eat the Tokugawa family's naval ...... first."

The Ryukyu fleet set sail at full sail, and after fifteen minutes finally rounded the bend of the cape, and the chaotic Osaka Bay presented itself to Xiao Rakuten.

The Tokugawa fleet moored in Osaka Bay has more than 70 warships, but unfortunately they are all the oldest Japanese ships, and many of the cannons are bronze cannons cast during the Warring States period, so such warships are still a bit of a deterrent to pirates.

"Nani?" The sharp-eyed sailor inadvertently looked back, only to find a huge fleet around the protruding promontory, huge soft sails holding the wind, the bow piercing the waves, and countless pale blue uniformed figures on the deck shaking.

"Ah...... It is the army of the Ryukyus...... My Buddha, the navy of the Ryukyus is coming...... Xiao Lotian is here!"

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