Vol 2 Chapter 2335: The Three Kingdoms of Qin, Song and Wu attacked Japan
Chapter 2335 The three kingdoms of Qin, Song and Wu attacked Japan
Chapter 2331: The Three Kingdoms of Qin, Song and Wu attacked Japan
“Report...The Qin army sent a letter of war and agreed to fight in the waters of Tsushima two days later.”
“Okay, these little turtles finally dare to fight.”
“Fight, whoever dares to fight is a turtle bastard.”
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As soon as the Qin army issued a battle report, the Japanese generals immediately became excited and threatened to fight the Qin army to the death.
The massacre by the Qin army not only aroused the excitement of the Japanese people, but also the generals were also indignant about it.
But they were not angry, because the Qin army did not fight them head-on at all.
Nowadays, the Qin army, who is greedy for life and afraid of death, finally avoids the war and takes the initiative to submit a letter of war. Naturally, the Japanese generals are unwilling to let the Qin army go, support the war one after another, and threaten to tear the Qin army into pieces in the future.
The reaction of the daimyo was completely different from that of the generals.
Oda Nobunaga and other daimyo were all stunned after receiving Zhou Yu's letter of challenge.
This is different from what they imagined. Shouldn't the Qin army want to fight a protracted war and weaken Japan little by little?
But it has only been a few days, why did you take the initiative to ask for a decisive battle?
Something is wrong, there must be a conspiracy here.
Although Oda Nobunaga and others hoped that the Qin army would not avoid fighting, when the Qin army really wanted to fight, they themselves became timid, fearing that they would be plotted by Zhou Yu.
But what is Zhou Yu’s conspiracy? They couldn't even think of it.
Let's fight now, I'm worried about being deceived.
Don't fight, the fighter opportunity is right in front of you, it would be a pity to give up on your own initiative.
In response to this, Oda Nobunaga and other daimyo fell into hesitation, and for a while they didn't know whether they should fight the Qin army decisively.
The great names hesitated, and the generals naturally saw this and gave advice one after another, hoping to fight to the death with the Qin army.
“My lord, we must not give up this great opportunity. If we miss it, the Qin army will continue to fight our army for a long time, and the losses will be too great.”
"That's right, my lord, the Great Qin Navy has only 40,000 troops and only 400 warships, yet they dare to challenge our army. However, our Dongying Navy has a full 70,000 troops and 900 warships of various types. No matter what, we will challenge our army. There is no reason not to fight.”
“Yes, my lord…”
The generals' comments prompted them to call for war, and their desire for war also infected Oda Nobunaga and other great names. Even without knowing Zhou Yu's conspiracy, they all felt that their military morale was useful, so they decided to accept Zhou Yu's challenge. .
"Go back and tell your governor that in two days, you and I will fight it out in the waters of Tsushima." Oda Nobunaga said coldly.
Although envoy Qin was sneering in his heart, his face remained calm. He cupped his fists and said calmly: "We will be waiting for you when the time comes."
After saying that, the Qin envoy turned around and left. His arrogant look made all the generals present angry.
Some people even jumped out and proposed to carve a letter of war on the face of the Qin envoy to suppress the arrogance of the Qin army, but the daimyo tacitly rejected it.
After the Qin envoy returned, he immediately reported the news that Japan had accepted the war letter, and that the Japanese army was excited and had high fighting spirit.
Zhou Yu was not surprised at all by this. After all, if the people who were massacred were the common people of Qin, the entire Qin army would also be furious.
"Everyone, the decisive battle with Japan will begin in two days. At that time, the 30,000 naval forces of Song and Wu will join the battle together and attack the Japanese navy together with our army. However, before they arrive on the battlefield, our army will have to We can only withstand the fierce attack of Japan's 70,000 navy troops alone," Zhou Yu said with a smile.
Yi Sunchen stood up and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about the governor. After being chased by the Japanese navy for so many days, we have almost figured out the true and false status of the Japanese army.
Not only did the warships of the Japanese navy lag behind, but the huge number of soldiers was just forcibly put together by various countries for self-protection, and there was no tacit understanding at all.
Looking at the future, even if the 30,000 Song and Wu coalition forces did not participate in the war, Da Qin's 40,000 navy troops alone could still defeat the 70,000 Japanese coalition forces. "
Qi Jiguang also stood up and said: "If we fight alone, even if we can win, our army will probably suffer a lot of casualties. But if the navy of Song and Wu are brought in to share the firepower, our army will only have to pay a lot of effort." You can win at a small cost, so why not?”
“What General Qi Jiguang said is true. Our Great Qin Navy is not without the ability to win, but in order to minimize casualties, the best strategy is to unite the Song and Wu navies.”
Zhou Yu said with a smile on his face. In his opinion, the happiest thing in the world is to fight a winning battle.
"From the intelligence collected during this period, we learned that the 70,000 Japanese naval forces have been divided into three groups. Oda Nobunaga led the Japanese navy of the Three Kingdoms. This navy has the strongest combat effectiveness and the strongest cohesion. .
Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen each led a coalition of 20,000 troops. Because these two naval forces were improvised, their combat effectiveness was definitely not as good as that of Oda Nobunaga. "
At this moment, a gleam flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes, and he said confidently: "I am 70% sure that in the decisive battle two days later, Oda Nobunaga will definitely use his 30,000 navy troops as the central force, and let Uesugi Ken Nobu and Takeda Shingen are both prestige on the left and right."
Generals such as Qi Jiguang and Yi Sunchen all nodded in agreement after thinking for a while. After all, this arrangement was indeed a safe arrangement for the Japanese country.
"General Qi Jiguang, General Yi Sunshin, if you are allowed to command the left and right wings, how many troops do you need to be able to block Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen's troops and protect the two wings of our army?" Zhou Yu asked.
Qi Jiguang didn't think twice and replied directly: "With the elite of our navy and the advanced warships, it is not difficult to block one wing of the Japanese army. If it is commanded by the last general, five thousand navy is more than enough."
Qi Jiguang's answer frightened Li Sunchen for a day. The answer in his mind was eight thousand, but Qi Jiguang only needed five thousand.
It seems that after his first voyage to the Western Ocean, Qi Jiguang made great progress in water warfare, and even surpassed him greatly.
Yi Sunchen naturally did not want to be compared with Qi Jiguang, but with only 5,000 naval troops, although he was sure that he could block a wing of the Japanese country, the casualties would definitely not be small.
Yi Sun-shin naturally would not do such a show of force, so he gave a relatively conservative figure of seven thousand.
Zhou Yu estimated that seven thousand was almost Yi Sun-shin's limit, so he said: "In this case, if we refuse to fight in two days, you two will each lead a navy to serve as the left and right wings of the big army.
Qi Jiguang led an army of 5,000 as the left wing, Yi Sun-shin led an army of 7,000 as the right wing, and the governor led the remaining army as the central army to jointly fight against the Japanese army. "
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Qi Jiguang and Yi Sunchen responded in unison.
As for Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, Huang Zhong and other generals, because they did not know how to fight in water, they could only watch the whole process without even being able to say a word, as if they were outsiders.
Two days later, in the waters of Tsushima, more than 900 Japanese warships lined up with their backs to the south, waiting for the arrival of the Qin navy.
As expected by Zhou Yu, the strength of the Japanese navy was indeed 30,000 in the center and 20,000 in the left and right wings, exactly as Zhou Yu expected.
Not long after, more than 400 Qin army warships also jumped out of the sea, came from the north, and arrived at the battlefield on time.
“Grand Governor, the Japanese navy arrived earlier than us.” Chen Daohui reported. After Zhou Yu looked up at the sky, he said to himself: "Oda Nobunaga is more impatient than I expected. He came so early. If the war starts immediately, Bo Fu and the others may not be able to join the battle in time."
After thinking for a while, Zhou Yu said: "Prepare a small boat. The governor wants to invite Oda Nobunaga to come for a while. Both sides are only allowed to have one guard, so I asked him if he dares to come to the meeting."
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Many people in Japan disagreed with Zhou Yu's request to attend the meeting, but Oda Nobunaga agreed after some consideration. After all, they knew too little about Da Qin.
It just so happens that during this period of attending the meeting, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen and others can take a good look at the Qin army's battle formation and find flaws in the Qin army's battle formation.
After receiving the news that Oda Nobunaga would attend the meeting, Zhou Yu only brought Zhao Yun to the meeting, and Oda Nobunaga only brought Miyamoto Musashi.
After the four of them boarded the ship together, no one knew what they said.
Soon, an hour passed, but the conversation between Zhou Yu and Oda Nobunaga still showed no intention of stopping.
“What on earth are the alliance leaders talking to Zhou Gongjin about? It’s been so long, why haven’t you come back yet?” Shimazu Yoshihiro said to himself with a puzzled look on his face.
But at this moment, a piece of news suddenly came, which made all the Japanese generals panic.
“Report...to the deputy leader, a large number of unidentified warships were found in the waters of Hizen Kingdom, with the number being no less than 300, and flying the flags of ‘Wu’ and ‘Song’.”
"What?"
Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen and other great names were all shocked.
Three hundred warships?
There are at least 30,000 naval troops, but they suddenly appeared at this time. These naval troops are obviously not from the Japanese country, so they can only be from the enemy.
The Qin Dynasty's military expansion is already fast enough, and it is absolutely impossible to add an additional 30,000 naval troops while ensuring combat strength.
Coupled with the flags with the names of "Wu" and "Song" hung by the fleet, it shows that the troops coming are most likely the naval armies of the Song and Wu countries.
Oh my god, the Qin army did not attack alone. It even enlisted Song and Wu as allies to jointly send troops to retaliate against Japan.
When this idea appeared, Uesugi Kenshin and other daimyo were horrified. Before, he had subconsciously thought that the enemy was only the Qin Dynasty. After all, only the Qin Dynasty among the Central Plains princes had the ability to conquer Japan. However, he never expected that Wu and Song Dynasty would also participate. Come in.
As the overlord of the Central Plains, you, Da Qin, actually brought two allies into a group fight against our Japanese island country?
With just one Great Qin, Japan has to try its best, but it still may not be able to win. Now it has two more opponents, Song and Wu. What the **** is that?
Meeting such an opponent who is obviously extremely powerful, but extremely vindictive and has no martial ethics, Japan is really going to die from heaven!
“No, I fell into a trap.”
Takeda Shingen suddenly widened his eyes and said with a look of horror: "Since the Song Wu navy has arrived in the waters of Hizen Kingdom, it will arrive in the waters of Tsushima Kingdom in two hours at most, and will launch a two-sided attack on our army together with Da Qin."
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Everyone present took a breath, this was going to destroy Japan's entire navy in one battle.
A vicious tactic.
“Hurry, call the alliance leader back immediately.” Uesugi Kenshin shouted anxiously.
“Hai.”
On a small boat.
Zhou Yu and Oda Nobunaga are still talking to each other.
After getting on the ship, Zhou Yu remembered that he did not know the Japanese language, but Oda Nobunaga spoke Chinese very fluently, and there was no obstacle to communication between the two.
Zhou Yu and Oda Nobunaga are old rivals. During the Youzhou War, Oda Nobunaga led the navy to support the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which caused great trouble to the Qin Dynasty. The two sides fought many times, but no one Can take advantage of the opponent's hands.
Now that the two old rivals finally met, the smell of gunpowder was not as strong as expected. Instead, they communicated very harmoniously, not looking like mortal enemies at all.
Zhou Yu and Oda Nobunaga both had their own agendas. One wanted to delay the meeting, and the other wanted to collect intelligence. The negotiation lasted for an hour and did not end.
Just when Oda Nobu was thinking about continuing to trick Zhou Yu, he received a signal from his own side to recruit him back.
Oda Nobunaga naturally wanted to go back, but he wanted to kill Zhou Yu before leaving. The Qin army without its leader would definitely have a sharp decline in combat effectiveness, and Japan would naturally be more certain of winning.
Oda Nobunaga calmly winked at Miyamoto Musashi, but unexpectedly Miyamoto Musashi shook his head at him.
This immediately made Oda Nobunaga realize that Miyamoto Musashi was not sure how to deal with Zhou Yu's guard, the famous Qin general Zhao Yun, so he had no choice but to give up on killing Zhou Yu.
“In that case, let’s see you on the battlefield.”
After saying these harsh words, Oda Nobunaga left decisively, while Miyamoto Musashi stared at Zhao Yun to prevent this peerless general from suddenly attacking.
The sudden departure of Oda Nobunaga also made Zhou Yu realize that the traces of the Song and Wu coalition forces may have been exposed, so after returning, he decisively issued an attack order to the entire army. He did not seek to defeat the Japanese country, but only to entangle it. It escapes.
“The whole army attacks.” Zhou Yu drew his sword and shouted.
"kill."
On the other side, after Oda Nobunaga returned to his own side, the Qin army had already taken the initiative to attack before he could learn anything, so he could only order the response while listening to the reports from his subordinates.
When he learned that the navies of the Song and Wu countries suddenly appeared in the waters of Hizen, they would most likely cooperate with the Qin army and outflank the Japanese navy, Oda Nobunaga was completely dumbfounded.
At this time, thinking about Zhou Yu's actions before, Oda Nobunaga finally realized his intention and almost vomited blood from anger.
He thought he was insidious enough, but he didn't expect that Zhou Yu, a handsome man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, was much more insidious than him.
Various previous actions, such as massacring people, avoiding fighting, creating the illusion of a protracted war, etc., were all just to attract the attention of the Japanese Navy.
This was used to mislead the Japanese allied forces into thinking that the only enemy was the Qin family, but Zhou Yu secretly hid the two trump cards of Wu and Song.
What a trick to build a plank road openly and covertly to evade Chen Cang!
(End of this chapter)
