Vol 2 Chapter 2328: The Ming Dynasty wanted to join, but the Japanese country was frightened.

Chapter 2328 The Ming Dynasty wanted to join, but the Japanese country was frightened

Chapter 2324: The Ming Dynasty wanted to join, but the Japanese country was frightened

Even if Yin Shou, the super **** general, was not dispatched, the lineup of generals dispatched by the Wei State was still luxurious.

Not only does he have Le Yi, a famous Warring States general with over 100 commanders, but he also has two god-of-war generals, Yu Rongwang and Er Lai.

 There are also many good generals with more than 90 points in command and divine generals with more than 100 strength points.

To put it bluntly, if a general lineup like the Wei army can have an army of 100,000, without considering the navy, landing, food and grass, etc., and given enough time, they can conquer Japan alone.

 It is a pity that Wei State is too poor and it is impossible to send out an army of 100,000 to conquer the Japanese.

 Xia Houyuan, Le Yi and other Wei generals thought that the trauma of the Hebei War to Jizhou had not been completely eliminated.

 But after entering Jizhou, they realized that they were so wrong.

All we saw along the way were endless wheat fields, and farmers along the way were working hard, with happy smiles on their faces.

As for the cities he passed along the way, they have basically been repaired, and no traces of war can be seen.

 It is hard to believe that a war involving nearly a million troops broke out here a year ago.

Le Yi looked at the city behind him and sighed: "Qin's recovery after the war was too fast." He also became more pessimistic about Wei's situation.

Surrounded by Qin on three sides, Wei State's terrain is flat and there is almost no danger to defend except for a few fortified cities. Its recovery speed is not as fast as that of Qin State. What can it do to fight against Great Qin?

Le Jin was very puzzled by this, so he asked: "Brother, why is Great Qin recovering so fast?"

Le Yi sighed softly and said: "Well, Da Qin is located in the land of Jiuzhou, with tens of millions of people, and the resources it possesses are not comparable to those of our Wei State.

Moreover, Emperor Qin also invested a lot of money in post-war reconstruction, so the recovery speed was naturally fast.

Unlike our Wei State, which is extremely poor and destitute, even if it carries out major disarmament, the military expenditure saved is still not enough to govern the country. "

 This is the difference between ordinary players and players who earn money.

Da Qin’s own national strength is stronger than other countries, and it is also willing to spend money, so its recovery speed is naturally faster.

"It would be great if I, Da Wei, could be so rich." Le Jin said with envy.

Le Yi glanced at Le Jin and said nothing to attack his younger brother. However, the reality is that if the Wei State does not become stronger, once the Qin Dynasty ends its recuperation and sends troops to the Central Plains, I am afraid that it will really have no power to fight back.

 “I hope this trip to Japan will yield a big harvest.” Le Yi sighed secretly in his heart.

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 Qingbei, Beihai County, the navy camp of the Qin Army.

“Report...to the Commander-in-Chief, the 20,000 Wei troops led by Xia Houyuan have left the borders of Jizhou and have officially entered Qingzhou.”

Hearing this, Zhou Yu put down the military book in his hand and chuckled: "The Wei army's marching speed was faster than the governor expected, and it was no worse than our army. Xia Houyuan deserves to be called the 'Speed ​​General' ”

"Xia Houyuan is good at making surprise attacks and marching quickly. He is known as: five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days. In terms of marching speed alone, few famous generals can match it." Zhao Yun said.

Hearing this, Lu Bu below looked disdainful and said arrogantly: "Zilong, why should you have other people's ambitions to destroy your own prestige? Take Zilong, your dragon cavalry army as an example. The marching speed must be faster than that of the Wei army. My The same goes for Canglang Camp.

It's a pity that to deal with a mere Japanese country, we didn't need that many cavalry, and the Canglang Battalion was not mobilized. Otherwise, Xia Houyuan would have been allowed to see what a truly rapid march is. "

 The line-up of generals of Da Qin's expedition against Japan was also equally luxurious.

 The chief general of Qin: Zhou Yu

The generals accompanying the army: Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Gao Shun, Yu Jin, Zhang He, Qi Jiguang, Li Shunchen, Yue Yun, Xue Dingshan, Wang Jian, Wu Qi, Guan Sheng, Lu Junyi, Chen Tang, Chen Dao, Mi Houwang…

Total army: 50,000 infantry and cavalry (5,000 dragon cavalry, 5,000 trapped in the camp, 3,000 euphorbia soldiers, 3,000 dead soldiers first), 40,000 navy (responsible for water warfare, transporting grain and grass)

This time Great Qin dispatched as many as three famous generals who commanded over a hundred people, and also dispatched a super general and four or five gods of war.

 Such a luxurious lineup of generals, not to mention the Japanese, even the Shu and Chu may not be able to withstand it. Of course, the premise is that the troops are sufficient.

"Since the Wei army has entered Qingzhou, there is no need for the army stationed in various counties to stay any longer. Send an order to let the army to conquer Japan come to Beihai Port." Zhou Yu ordered.

Among the 50,000 Qin troops responsible for conquering the Japanese, they were all elites recruited from various places. There were no local garrison troops in Qingbei. Although they had secretly arrived in Qingbei in advance, they were not in Beihai.

 50,000 troops are not a small number. They suddenly gathered in Beihai Port. The goal is too big, and they must not be able to hide it from anyone.

 Therefore, in order to prevent the news from leaking, Zhou Yu had his armies stationed throughout Qingbei.

Now that the Wei army has arrived, the plan to conquer the Japanese is about to begin, and the Qin army will naturally gather towards Beihai.

The Qin Army's 50,000 infantry and cavalry troops, the Wei Army's 20,000 infantry and cavalry troops, and a full 70,000 troops marching towards Beihai. Naturally, it was impossible to hide such a big movement from Uesugi Kenshin.

In an inn in Beihai City, a ninja in black reported to Uesugi Kenshin: "House Governor, a large number of Qin troops are coming towards Beihai with unknown intentions."

"What?"

Uesugi Kenshin stood up suddenly, the bad premonition in his heart getting stronger.

 The Qin Army did not need so many naval forces, but after the major disarmament, it only expanded its naval forces. This is really unusual.

 Nowadays, a large number of elites suddenly appeared in Qingzhou and gathered in the North Sea. This also deepened Uesugi Kenshin's judgment.

 The situation in the Central Plains can affect the whole body. The Qin Dynasty has only been recuperating for a year and has not accumulated enough strength, so it is unlikely to send troops to the Ming Dynasty.

Since it is not the Ming Dynasty, the only target of the Qin Dynasty is the enemy of Japan.

Uesugi Kenshin's guess was correct. Da Qin's target was indeed the Japanese state, but what he didn't know was that the Qin army was not the only one to conquer Japan this time, but the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song and Wu jointly sent troops.

Uesugi Kenshin had long guessed that Great Qin would send troops to retaliate against Japan. After all, the emperor of Great Qin was a vengeful master, but she always believed that Great Qin's revenge would come after unification.

Before the Qin Dynasty was unified, he went on a cross-sea expedition to Japan. This was something Uesugi Kenshin never expected, but it happened.

“The forces in the country don’t know the news yet. Once Da Qin succeeds in a sneak attack, Japan’s vitality will definitely be severely damaged.

  No, I must return home immediately and inform all the great names of this news.

 Hurry and prepare the ship to go to sea. "Uesugi Kenshin said solemnly.

 “Hai.”

 Uesugi Kenshin was obviously frightened this time, so he decisively chose to return to Japan. The person who was also frightened was Ming King Zhu Di.

Even Uesugi Kenshin knew about the news that a large number of Qin troops were heading to Beihai, and it was naturally impossible for Zhu Di not to know about it.

After learning the news, Zhu Di subconsciously believed that the Qin army was going to attack the Ming Dynasty, so he decisively summoned his civil and military personnel to discuss countermeasures. He even prepared to cede some territory and form an alliance with Wei and Song to fight against Qin. However, the spies reported the news that the Wei army had appeared in Qingzhou, which surprised Zhu Di and the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty.

If the Qin army attacks the Central Plains, it will definitely attack Wei first. After all, Wei is the best to attack.

But now Wei Jun appears in Qingzhou, which is a bit weird.

Without Qin’s permission, the Wei army would not have been able to cross more than a thousand miles from Yanzhou to Qingzhou.

So why did Qin allow the Wei army to march at will in its own country?

In this regard, the people of the Ming Dynasty were puzzled. Even Zhu Xi's Asian father Fan Zeng could not understand the purpose of this move, but the only thing that could be certain is that Qin Wei's goal was not the Ming Dynasty.

It is absolutely impossible for the Wei State to attack the Ming State together with the Qin State. After all, once the Ming State is destroyed, it will only be a matter of time before the Wei State is destroyed by Qin.

With Cao Cao's intelligence, it would be impossible for him to dig his own grave.

So who will be the goals of Qin and Wei?

 After pondering for a long time, Fan Zeng had some guesses in his mind, but he was not sure.

It was not until the Ming Dynasty's spies in Jianghuai reported back the news that the armies of Song and Wu were also mobilizing to the seaside that Fan Zeng finally figured it out.

"Di'er, I'm afraid the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song and Wu have united, otherwise the armies of the four countries would never send troops at the same time." Fan Zeng said with a serious face.

"What?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di panicked and said anxiously: "Could it be that the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu want to join forces to destroy the Ming Dynasty?

But this shouldn't be the case. It's impossible for Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin to not understand the principle of lips dying and teeth falling cold. "

Fan Zeng shook his head and said: "No, the target of the four countries uniting to deal with it is unlikely to be me, the Ming Dynasty."

  “Why?”

"The Qin State has only rested for a year and has not fully recovered. It is absolutely impossible to send troops to the Central Plains at this time, not to mention the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu. It is impossible for them to help Qin attack our country."

“Who will be the target of the Four-Nation Alliance?”

“If my prediction is correct, it should be the Japanese state.” Fan Zeng concluded.

 “Japanese country?”

Zhu Di’s eyes widened and he said with a look of shock: “The four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song and Wu formed a coalition to conquer the Japanese country across the sea?”

“Yes, the invasion of Japanese pirates two years ago caused great losses to all coastal countries. Among them, Wu State suffered the most casualties, and Qin State was no exception.

Now that the State of Qin has expanded its navy and the State of Wu has quelled the civil strife, it is natural to retaliate against the State of Japan. "

"What about Wei and Song? They sent out troops together, what are they trying to do?" Zhu Di asked puzzledly.

Fan Zeng was silent for a while and then replied: "It should be for the wealth of the Japanese country."

Zhu Di suddenly showed a look of surprise.

 Cao Wei was already crazy about poverty and would never let go of any opportunity to make money.

Zhao Songguo would not complain that his country had too little money.

 In this case, the two countries also have the motivation to send troops.

"I have long heard that the Japanese country is rich in gold and silver, but I did not expect that this would lead to a joint crusade by the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song and Wu."

As he spoke, a gleam flashed in Zhu Di's eyes. He looked at Fan Zeng with a burning gaze and asked, "Father, can I, Ming, also take a share of the pie?"

 Cao Cao was crazy about money, and Zhu Di was not much better than him. After all, due to lack of money, the merger of the Ming and Qi countries did not go smoothly.

Zhu Tianpeng had long wanted to entrust the Qi State to Zhu Di. However, considering that the political system of the Qi State was completely different from that of the Ming State, he had not been able to complete the surrender.

After Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, in order to quickly quell Xue Ju's rebellion and win the hearts of the generals, he followed the example of the Qin Dynasty and established a pension land.

 The pension system of the Ming Dynasty was only a low-amount pension, but if there were too many casualties, it would also be an extremely huge number.

There is no pension system in Qi State, and once it is merged into the Ming State, soldiers will naturally enjoy the pension system. After all, people in a country cannot be treated differently, right?

 In the Central Plains War, the Qi army suffered a lot of casualties in order to support the Ming army, and the Ming soldiers also suffered a lot of casualties.

If it were just the pension for soldiers of one country, the Ming Dynasty could barely afford it, but if the two countries came together, they would not be able to get it out even if the Ming Dynasty's treasury was emptied.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Di has been reluctant to allow Qi and Ming to be completely merged, because he really can't come up with pension money.

 After that, Zhu Di will carry out disarmament and vigorously develop internal affairs. He also hopes to recover the wounds of the war as soon as possible and pay back the pension owed to the soldiers, and then the two countries will be officially merged into one country.

Therefore, when he learned that the Wei and Song Dynasties sent troops to attack the Japanese together with Qin and Wu because of the wealth of the Japanese islands, Zhu Di also had the idea of ​​​​defeating the Japanese together.

After hearing what Zhu Di said, Fan Zeng fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said: "The four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu will definitely send troops across the sea to attack the Japanese country in order to avenge the people who died along the coast. And I, the Ming Dynasty, died in the Japanese pirates." There are also many people who have been killed by the butcher's knife. It is of course their duty to avenge the people, and they have no reason to refuse. "

Zhu Di suddenly smiled: "Okay, send an envoy to Beihai immediately, and tell me that Ming Dynasty will also send troops together."

"No, our Ming Dynasty does not need to send troops together with the four countries. After the four countries' coalition forces defeat the Japanese navy, our Ming Dynasty can just send troops on our own. Why should we go with the four countries of Qin, Wei, Song and Wu? If we really join in, we may be plotted."

 “What Yafu said makes sense.”

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On the other side, Uesugi Kenshin was more decisive this time and returned very quickly. After she returned to Japan, it was not yet time for the Four Kingdoms to send troops, but it was not far away, so she had to race against time.

After Uesugi Kenshin returned to Japan, he did not even have time to return to his home country. He immediately conveyed the news that Daqin was mobilizing an army to cross the sea to conquer Japan and delivered it as quickly as possible to Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu and other major forces. leaders, and form an alliance to discuss how to deal with it.

 Uesugi Kenshin has not returned home for a long time. The leaders of the major forces in the Japanese country thought that he died in the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, he came back alive now. Most people were naturally disappointed.

 But after reading Uesugi Kenshin’s letter, the leaders were in disbelief at first, and then were horrified.

 They all lost their generals at the hands of the princes of the Central Plains, and they clearly knew how powerful the princes of the Central Plains were.

If the Qin Dynasty is really determined to conquer the Japanese, the local forces of Japan may not be able to stop it!