Vol 2 Chapter 2379: Fall of Kinki Plains

Chapter 2379 The Fall of Kinki Plains

Chapter 2375: Fall of Kinki Plains

The Yamata no Orochi originally wanted to dedicate the fortified city and the 30,000 troops in the city to the Song Dynasty as a token of surrender, but Zhao Yong was not satisfied with this.

 Zhao Yong was defeated and captured this time, and almost survived. He finally deceived the Yamata no Orochi. With such a good opportunity to make a meritorious service right in front of him, how could he care about this mere city.

 The entire Kinki Plain was owned by the Song Dynasty.

　　What Zhao Yong meant? Yamata no Orochi could tell at a glance, but he hesitated.

If you just rebelled against the Japanese and defected to the Han, it would actually be nothing. After all, there were many Japanese who defected to the Han.

But if he helped the Song Kingdom capture the entire Kinki Plain while rebelling, this would not be as simple as rebellion, but treason, and he would definitely be despised by all Japanese people.

　　Yama no Orochi felt no burden for betraying Oda Nobunaga. After all, it was Oda Nobunaga who had sorry for him first.

 But if he betrays the entire Japanese country and the entire nation, Yamata no Orochi still has some concerns. Although he is not famous, this is his birthplace after all.

Zhao Yong saw Yamata no Orochi's concerns and was very surprised. Apparently he did not expect a person like Yamata no Orochi to care about such a benevolent and righteous thing as his family, country and race.

But this is fine. If Yamata no Orochi really doesn't care about anything and is just a wolf-hearted white-eyed snake, then Zhao Yong would not dare to accept him.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Yong continued to bewitch, and under his bewitchment, Yamata no Orochi quickly gave up his worries. After all, there is nothing wrong with turning the Japanese country into Han territory, and all Japanese people will be in the future. He is a Han Chinese, so who would say that he is a traitor?

Thinking of this, Yamata no Orochi made up his mind to betray his country for glory, so he asked: "Brother Zhao, you just told me what to do, right?"

Zhao Yong showed a victorious smile and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm just waiting for your words. Next, we need to get rid of all the generals in the city who are loyal to Oda Nobunaga."

　　Yama no Orochi showed a clear look, and immediately left to make arrangements.

Looking at the departing figure of Yamata-no-Orochi, Zhao Yong could no longer hide the pride on his lips. After Yamata-no-Orochi completely betrayed his country and nation, no force would accept him. Then he would just It can lead the Song Dynasty to the end.

I have to say that Zhao Yong worked hard for Yamata no Orochi, but he ignored one thing, and that was Yamata no Orochi's own feelings.

　　Yamata no Orochi is the kind of person who is plotted against but can endure it silently? Obviously not, and this will certainly leave a legacy for the future.

Although Oda Nobunaga handed over the command of the 30,000-strong army of Yamata no Orochi and appointed Yamata no Orochi as the nominal lord of the city, most of the backbone of the army are still loyal to him. If they join forces, it will be completely You can lift Yamata no Orochi into the air.

 So, if all these people are not dealt with, even if Yamata no Orochi wants to surrender, he will only surrender alone instead of bringing an entire army with him.

In the name of Yamata no Orochi's birthday, all the senior generals gathered to celebrate, trying to test who would be willing to follow him. Those who were not willing would naturally die.

Of course, even if Yamata no Orochi does not conduct any tests, he still knows some people who are loyal to Oda Nobunaga, such as Oda Gogoyo, Saito Roku, and generals named Oda family.

These people decided that it was impossible to rebel with him, so they could just kill them first.

 After the banquet was held as scheduled, the banquet was divided into two waves. One wave was for the generals who were sure that they would not rebel, and the other wave was for the generals who still needed to be tested.

Oda Nobunaga, Saito Six, and members of the Oda family, a total of thirty-six generals who were absolutely loyal to Oda Nobunaga. Before they could take a sip of guillotine after entering the table, most of them were surrounded by Killed by flying arrows.

After a small number of people reacted, they used the table as a shield, and then grabbed weapons to escape. Then they were killed by Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji, many of whom were super-level warriors.

After all twenty-six people were beheaded, Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji, all stained with blood, came to the table. The generals were a little confused when they saw the blood stains on their bodies, but they were shocked when they heard what they said.

"The Shinto religion was destroyed, but Oda Nobunaga hid it from the general. Japan has no hope at all, so I decided to surrender to the Han people. Who among you is willing to surrender with me? If you don't want to, I will not force it, and will give you Let you go with dry food.”

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As soon as these words came out, everyone present exploded. Some people were in disbelief, some were furious, and some people yelled at Yamata no Orochi.

For those who dare to directly offend him, they must be die-hard members of Oda Nobunaga. Naturally, Yamata no Orochi will not let go, and he will chop directly with a knife.

 After killing four people with three swords, these people became frightened and either begged for mercy or resisted, but without exception, they were all killed by Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji.

After killing all these people, Yamata no Orochi wiped the blood on his face and said in a cold voice: "The general can allow different opinions, but this is not the reason for you to offend me. If anyone dares to speak rudely, they will be role models."

When all the generals saw this, they were all frightened, and no one dared to offend the big snake.

"Make your choice. Those who are willing to follow me and surrender to the Han Dynasty will stand on the left, and those who are unwilling will stand on the right." Yamata no Orochi said with a cold face.

The generals looked at each other, but most of them were confused and confused.

 After a while, one person mustered up the courage to stand up and asked cautiously: "General Orochi, if I don't want to surrender, will you really let me go and leave?"

Without even thinking about it, Yamata no Orochi said: "I swear that I will never embarrass anyone. If I violate my oath, I will not end well."

Seeing Yamata no Orochi swearing in public, most people were relieved and stood on the right, but a third of the people stood on the left.

Seeing this, Yamata no Orochi nodded with satisfaction. After looking at Shuten Doji, he charged into the crowd with a knife and started killing, not caring at all about the oath he had just sworn.

“Yama no Orochi, your words don’t count, ah…”

"Beast, if you don't keep your word, you will not end well and die under your own oath..."

“Spare your life, I surrender, I am willing to surrender, don’t kill me...”

 The generals who were unwilling to surrender either yelled or knelt down to beg for mercy, but without exception, they were all killed by the two Yamata-no Orochi.

 The generals who agreed to surrender were all frightened to death after seeing this scene. They stood frozen in place and did not dare to move. They were afraid that after killing these people, Yamata no Orochi would turn the butcher knife on themselves. Under the slaughter of the two gods of war, Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji, these average generals were only first-class generals and were not the enemy of Ichigo at all, and they were all killed quickly.

After killing all these people, Yamata no Orochi looked at the remaining people, smiled ferociously and said: "From now on, we are all brothers. If I, Yamata no Orochi, are prosperous, you will be rich."

 “Follow the general to the death.”

The generals who were lucky enough to escape the disaster all shouted bravely, for fear that if they were slower, they would be hacked to death by the Yamata no Orochi.

After killing all of Oda Nobunaga's confidants, Yamata no Orochi also started the next plan, which was to hand over the city and army to the Song army, and he led a small number of troops to pretend that the city had been breached and fled to Ishiyama Gobo Castle. Oda Nobunaga.

Ishiyama Gobo Castle has a population of 100,000. It is not only the largest city in the Kinki Plain, but also the first fortified city. It is located in the heart of the Kinki Plain. To acquire this city is equivalent to acquiring the entire Kinki Plain.

The allied forces of the Wei, Song and Wu Kingdoms once attacked here, but due to many reasons such as attacks on the grain roads in the rear and pressure from other places, they were forced to retreat and failed to capture the city.

Zhao Yong asked the Yamata no Orochi to pretend to be defeated and retreat into the city. Naturally, he wanted to collapse it from the inside. After all, all fortresses are fragile inside.

 After receiving the news that Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji were defeated and only managed to escape with 3,000 remnant troops, Oda Nobunaga almost vomited blood in anger.

It's not that Oda Nobunaga feels sorry for the 30,000 troops, but because the city guarded by Yamata no Orochi has an extremely important geographical location. Now that the city has fallen and the gate is wide open, Ishiyama Gobo Castle will face the frontline of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces. .

At the same time, Oda Nobunaga also had some doubts. After all, the number of defenders in the city was not small, and there were two top generals, Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji. How could it fall without any warning?

Yama no Orochi also gave a perfect explanation for this. There was a traitor in the city. One of the four gate guards opened the city and wanted the Song army to surrender, which led to the fall of the whole city.

After learning the news, Oda Nobunaga angrily ordered on the spot to kill the general's nine tribes. After investigation, he found that he was alone, so he had no choice but to give up.

Oda Nobunaga originally wanted to scold Yamata no Orochi, but when he thought that he would have to rely on his bravery next, and if he scolded him away, he would still be the one to suffer, so he gave up.

Although Oda Nobunaga had suspicions, he did not go too deep. This also made Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji relieved. However, there was one person who did not let go of their suspicions. He was Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Zhao Guangyi was naturally overjoyed when he learned that Zhao Yong had not only returned, but also brought back 27,000 surrendered troops and a fortified city.

But Zhao Yong's next plan stunned him. He didn't expect that this cousin was so eloquent and could do so many things after being captured. He even came to take advantage of Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Douji and said they had surrendered. .

Zhao Yong had already planned everything, and also sent out Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji. The arrow had to be fired when the arrow was on the string. Zhao Guangyi could only cooperate with his full strength, so he summoned an army to attack Shishan Yufang City, preparing to cooperate with the eight. Qi no Orochi should be in harmony with the outside.

This time Zhao Guangyi did not rule the Wei and Wu armies. He wanted to monopolize Shishan Yufang City. Naturally, he could not let them share the credit. However, the Song Kingdom alone was somewhat unable to do so. After all, there were many Japanese troops in Shishan Yufang City. , the Song Army alone may not be able to eat it in one bite.

Zhao Guangyi thought about it again and again, and finally decided to bluff. He used the banner of the Three Kingdoms Alliance and pretended to have an army of 150,000, but in fact there were only 90,000 Song troops, most of whom were surrendered by the Japanese.

Zhao Guangyi made another bet. He bet that after the Yamata no Orochi opened the city gate, the defenders in the city did not dare to resist too much, but chose to withdraw.

  Zhao Guangyi has always had bad luck, but this time he made the right bet.

 At the appointed time, Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji soldiers divided into two groups, one went to kidnap Oda Nobunaga, and the other went to falsely open the city gate.

Shuten Doji went to open the city gate, but Yamata no Orochi failed to capture Oda Nobunaga.

 Toyotomi Hideyoshi was already on guard against the Yamata-no-orochi, so how could he let the Yamata-no-Orochi meet Nobunaga alone?

Yamata no Orochi saw that the time was approaching and he was about to be exposed, but he failed to kidnap Oda Nobunaga, so he became a little anxious, so he forced his way into the palace. As a result, although he broke in, he still didn't see Oda Nobunaga. long.

After Oda Nobunaga escaped from the palace through a secret passage, he also realized that Yamata-no-Orochi might have rebelled, and immediately prepared to mobilize the army to capture Yamata-no-Orochi and the troops he brought back.

 But before Oda Nobunaga's order could be conveyed, he received the news that the city gate was opened by Shuten Doji, and his face turned pale with fright.

In an instant, Oda Nobunaga thought a lot in his mind, but in the end he decided to lead his troops to withdraw from the city, even if they would be overtaken by the enemy and suffer heavy casualties.

Oda Nobunaga didn't know Zhao Guangyi's truth and thought that all the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms were coming. In addition, the two strongest gods of war had rebelled. Those who continued to resist would only die. It was better to withdraw in time and wait for someone useful to continue resisting. .

This time Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not object to Oda Nobunaga's order, because he also felt that withdrawal was the most appropriate.

In this way, Oda Nobunaga took the initiative to give up the largest city in the Kinki Plain, Ishiyama Gobo Castle, despite the enemy's strength and weakness.

Zhao Guangyi easily broke into the city without much damage, and easily occupied this strong city. He then continued to pursue and kill, and finally achieved a record of killing 20,000 enemies and capturing 50,000 prisoners. It can be said to be a complete victory. .

Sun Ce and Xia Houyuan, the leading generals of the Wu and Wei armies, were a little confused after receiving the news of the sudden advance of the Song army, and they did not understand the purpose of Zhao Guangyi's move.

Does Zhao Guangyi still want to gnaw down the hard bone of Yamata no Orochi alone? This is obviously impossible.

But the next development of the situation far exceeded their expectations. Not only did the Song army really break through the city, but they also continued to attack Shishan Yufang City.

Sun Ce and Xia Houyuan were not stupid. They could tell at a glance that there must be an insider. In order to seize the benefits, they quickly dispatched their army to follow, but they were still a step too late. When they arrived, the Song army had already occupied Shishan Yufang City and learned about the Yamata no Orochi wine. The news of Tun Tongzi surrendering to the Song Dynasty.

Xia Houyuan was envious and jealous, and Sun Ce just hated him. But now was obviously not the time to settle accounts, and seizing territory was the top priority, so they led their troops to attack everywhere and seize the territory.

After Oda Nobunaga successfully escaped, it was discovered after an inventory that only 10,000 of the 80,000-strong army had escaped. After learning that only the Song army had come, he beat his chest angrily, but to no avail.

Now that Ishiyama Gobo Castle has been lost, there is no point in continuing to defend the remaining cities in Kinki. Therefore, Oda Nobunaga decisively ordered the defenders of each city to retreat to Omi, Iga and Ise countries for defense. Prevent the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces from attacking the Nongwei Plain.

The Japanese army's active retreat made the coalition's offensive in Kinki smoother. They encountered little resistance and completely occupied the entire Kinki Plain.

Since then, the Kinki Plain has completely fallen and was divided among the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu.

 (End of this chapter)