j***y 发帖数: 2074 | 1 Yamagata was a member of the kiheitai from its foundation, and
eventually became a commander - a position which was to be the
foundation of his rise to political power. Like the other radical
samurai with whom he enlisted, he first saw the kiheitai as a
weapon to be turned against the foreigner. But even as the 'shock'
troops started training, Choshu's relations with the Tokugawa
were deteriorating steeply. By the end of 1864 the Shogun was
threatening to send an expeditionary force against Chos |
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