walking

"At about the same time Hirakata,the enemy troops was landed in Kashiwazaki of Echigo."
After a while，there was this report.
Link of two operations，it was clear.

”Enemy troops departed from Edo Bay.
Destination unknown.”
There was also this report from spy of the Edo city.

"Our information transmission is slower than the enemy operations."
This was a threat.

Telegraph of the UK at that time.
It did even reach only up to Ceylon yet.

Traffic of the information by the steam ship was the main way of Western countries in Asia.
West Japan had become so already.
(also include the Tokugawa navy.)

But the main means of communication for them.
It was walking.

And south from Shirakawa was exist many checkpoints of new government.
Communication was not easy.


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Of course they also use ships.
However，it was in the river mainly.

If we go by ship to Edo from Ōu region.
We must go around the Boso Peninsula. (current Chiba)
This place was too dangerous place in Japan ship at the time.

”Distress of the ship occurs too.
We should make the canal to Edo from the front of the Boso Peninsula.”
Couple of decades ago、Tokugawa had this plan.
But before the start of construction this era came.
　
Also voyage of the ship too was dependent on the weather.
That uncertainties were too many to be used in a modern strategy.
　
"Modern steamboat is not the case."　
When the Japanese were using it as their enemy，they might had feel keenly for the first time.　
 

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"Above all，the enemy has the command of the seas."

Parachute troops deep into enemy territory.
This landing operation was not the case.
Landing had been performed on the safe area.
　
Kashiwazaki of Echigo.　
Its located is west of Nagaoka.
New government troops had occupied Nagaoka Castle already.
　
"But they no need to frequently port call.
They can landing anywhere."