After all, the thousands of warships and more than 200,000 troops gathered in Edo Castle this time represent all the direct forces that the Edo Shogunate could mobilize!
Now, all of these core forces have been completely wiped out!
Even if he manages to escape from Edo Castle, he probably won't have much strength left.
At that point, the Edo Shogunate will be completely unable to suppress some of the tozama daimyo in Japan. Those tozama daimyo who already harbored rebellious intentions will likely become restless and attempt to establish their own independent regimes!
It’s over!
The Edo Shogunate is completely finished!
For a moment, Tokugawa Kosuke felt utterly disheartened.
"Your Excellency General, look!"
One of the retainers warned, "A large army is marching this way. We'd better leave quickly!"
"Yes, Your Excellency General!"
Another retainer chimed in, "As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild! Let's leave Edo Castle, raise another large army, and face the mighty Da Gan Army!"
"Let's retreat!"
Tokugawa Kosuke sighed helplessly, then led his remaining troops and fled Edo Castle.
After Tokugawa Kosuke fled, the infantry of the Daikan Army launched an even more ferocious offensive.
With overwhelming firepower, after an hour or two of massacre, a large portion of the routed Japanese soldiers in Edo Castle were finally killed.
Seeing this, the remaining defeated Japanese soldiers had no choice but to throw down their weapons and kneel down to surrender.
After these defeated Japanese soldiers surrendered, the fire in Edo Castle continued to burn. It burned for two or three days before gradually subsiding.
The once prosperous Edo Castle was completely reduced to ashes!
Edo Castle, now a ruin, fell into the hands of the Korean Empire!
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