Of all the empire's frontier wars, the Battle of Japan was the most well-prepared.
This stems from Zuo Mengeng’s obsession.
There are even many people within the empire who don't understand why Zuo Menggeng cares so much about that barren island on the sea?
After finally being reborn, Zuo Menggeng could not forgive himself if he did not destroy this country of beasts for China.
The advantage of being well prepared is that once you take action, you will be in trouble.
Kyushu Island was captured, Shikoku Island was captured, and Hokkaido does not belong to Japan.
Now, even the Choshu clan has been destroyed.
Looking at Japan, the forces that can resist are already very weak.
The most important thing is that the remaining Japanese feudal lords cannot get the support of the Japanese people.
The Japanese people hate them far more than the outsider empire.
At least when the empire comes, it will provide food, and there will be no taxation or corvee, allowing the people to quickly settle down and live a stable life.
This is already the minimum requirement of Japanese people.
But only the empire can do it.
North Korea, Ryukyu, and Xiayi Island all stored massive amounts of food in preparation for the pacification of Japan.
Following the National Defense Force, food was delivered to every Japanese citizen. All they could do was to be grateful to the empire and then transform into the most loyal citizens.
In order to annex Japan, the empire trained more than 6,000 officials.
Together with the more than 2,000 officials here in Shimabara, it is enough to ensure that the empire's will is penetrated into every village in Japan.
Don't underestimate this.
Often, confusion stems from information asymmetry.
Especially in this era, the countryside is remote and closed, and it is difficult to understand the situation outside.
When the ignorant people know nothing, they can only listen to the powerful people in the village to confuse right and wrong.
And these powerful people are undoubtedly the landlords and warrior class who have vested interests.
Of course, they are enemies of the empire and are unwilling to lose their inherent interests. They will definitely incite people's hearts and cause trouble for the empire.
However, the officials of the empire went deep into the countryside and, backed by the powerful national defense force, could provide the policies and benefits of the empire to every ordinary Japanese people.
On one side are the vicious landowners and warriors who have oppressed the country for many years, and on the other side are the empires that have brought food and stability.
No matter how stupid the Japanese people are, they know how to choose after experiencing it for themselves.
The landowners and warriors lost the support of ordinary people and became rootless duckweeds, and one can imagine their fate.
Vigorous land reform soon began in the empire's occupied areas, which greatly rejuvenated the vitality of the Japanese people.
With the support of the Empire and the Wehrmacht, they exposed the crimes of landowners and samurai one after another, and then saw these people brought to justice with their own eyes.
After the property of the local landlords and warriors was evenly distributed to the people, the vast countryside quickly came to life.
Facts have proved that liberating the working people is always the most correct thing.
After gaining freedom and survival, the Japanese people burst out with great strength, and they enthusiastically helped the National Defense Forces fight.
This immediately enabled the National Defense Forces to have no worries about its logistical supplies and advance faster.
At the same time, civil strife broke out within Japan's old forces.
The escaping Mouri Tsunamoto abandoned everything, even Emperor Gomizuo.
Emperor Gomizuo regained his power with the support of the Gaito Daimyo and moved to the Choshu Domain.
As a result, the National Defense Forces came and Emperor Gomizuo had no choice but to run away.
But when the tree fell and the monkeys scattered, Mouri Tsunamoto had too much time to take care of himself, and he didn't have much respect for him as the emperor, so he simply abandoned it.
Without the support of the daimyo, Emperor Gomizuo's situation was little better than that of a beggar.
The group of them staggered along, panicking like bereaved dogs. They quickly ran out of food and fell into extreme exhaustion and hunger.
"Your Majesty, there is a village ahead, let's go in and ask for something to eat?"
The attendant was so hungry that he couldn't stand it anymore and made a suggestion.
Emperor Gomizuo, now over seventy years old, couldn't bear it even more. Hearing this, he immediately agreed.
The group turned and walked into the village.
This village is very big, with many people, but very numb.
They all stood on the roadside, watching the approaching group of people, without fear, curiosity, or movement.
This scene made the officials very angry.
"Baga, His Majesty the Emperor is here, why don't you kneel down to welcome him? Quickly take out your best food and present it to His Majesty the Emperor."
No one responded.
The official became disgraced and angry, brandishing his whip and hitting the nearest person.
The whip hit him, but the man didn't cry out in pain, but looked stunned.
Because he found that the whip didn't hurt at all.
In his memory, the whips of the nobles were very fierce and could often beat people to death.
When did the nobles become so weak?
When he saw the shaky appearance of this group of people again, the man suddenly had a bold and impulsive idea.
He bent down, picked up a stone, and threw it at the official.
Officials who were used to being arrogant and domineering never imagined that a pariah would dare to fight back. He couldn't avoid it and was directly hit in the face by a stone.
It was originally just a fist-sized stone, but it was so close that even though it was hit, it would only result in a bloody head injury.
But something unexpected happened.
The official fell down on his back, convulsed all over, and could not get up again.
This suddenly made all the villagers excited. They looked for stones and threw them at Emperor Gomizuo and others.
Suddenly, stones fell like raindrops, causing many people to be knocked down on the spot.
Emperor Gomizuo did not escape the disaster either.
He was sitting in a sedan chair with a bigger goal, so the biggest rocks were waving towards him.
His bones were broken and his tendons were broken. He fell from the sedan chair and lay paralyzed on the ground, twisting and wailing like a wild dog with a broken spine.
The villagers were stunned and couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Is this the lofty and majestic Emperor?
Why is it so ugly?
This is sometimes the case. Once the person in power loses his halo, he will look even more miserable.
The misery of Emperor Gomizuo did not arouse the pity of the villagers, but the long-term oppression made them more cruel.
People gathered from all directions and buried Emperor Gomizuo under rocks amid his desperate pleas.
Edo.
The news from Sendai finally came.
The entire Tokugawa shogunate was shaken by this, and many people felt fear.
The loss of Sendai means that Edo has lost its northern barrier. Maybe it won't be long before the National Defense Forces come over.
Tokugawa Iemitsu woke up from his coma without saying a word, but looked at the ministers, hoping that someone would come up with an idea.
"Da'ao, the Date family is no longer reliable."
News of Date Masamune's surrender also came, but Date Hidemune was still commanding the army.