Vol 2 Chapter 2650: The wind rises in Yingzhou, and the three armies attack the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 2650 The wind rises in Yingzhou and the three armies attack the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 2646: The wind rises in Yingzhou, and the three armies attack the Ming Dynasty

For the Qin Dynasty, the easiest country to destroy among the three kingdoms of the Central Plains was Wei, while the hardest nut to crack was the Ming Kingdom.

 After all, the Wei State has a vast plain, and apart from a few fortified cities, there is almost no danger to defend. The Qin cavalry can gallop freely, and many people in the Wei State have their hearts set on the Great Qin.

Although Cao Cao had strong ability to govern the country, his methods were not very clean and too unscrupulous, so not all people in Wei State supported Cao Cao.

 But the Ming Dynasty was different. Zhu Di implemented Zhu Yuanzhang's policies. Even if he had to compromise with the Qi faction, he did not harm the interests of the people at the bottom.

The people of the Ming Dynasty loved Zhu Di very much. They could be said to be a family of soldiers and civilians, and they were extremely united internally, so they were able to defeat the three Wei and Song coalition armies.

Therefore, for Da Qin, if Ming was destroyed first, even if all three armies were to come out together, it would definitely take a long time.

But it is different to destroy Wei first. As long as a few important strongholds of the Wei State are broken, the Qin cavalry can gallop freely in the Wei State, divide the Wei State into several pieces, separate them, and quickly destroy them. country.

Therefore, the best route for the destruction of the Three Kingdoms in the Central Plains is actually to destroy Wei first, then Song, and finally Ming.

The Qin army sent out three armies, land and water, to attack the Ming Dynasty. It was just a bait. The real purpose was to force Wei and Song to rebel, and then openly declare war on Zeng Jin's allies.

Once Cao Wei and Zhao Song join the war, Da Qin will also dispatch four armies from four directions: Hulao Pass, Weijun, Nanyang, and Zhangling to attack Wei and Song. Three of these armies are targeting Cao Wei, trying to defeat Cao Wei in the shortest possible time. Destroy Cao Wei first.

As long as Cao Wei can be destroyed first or forced to surrender, as long as the Qin army does not make any big mistakes, this battle can basically be declared a victory. It is only a matter of time before the Song and Ming countries are destroyed.

Of course, although the plan to destroy the Sui Dynasty is included in this battle plan, it has little connection with the Eastern Front. It mainly depends on the reaction of the Sui State, and then the Qin Dynasty will strike later.

However, no matter what kind of reaction the Sui State made, it would not affect Qin's plan to destroy the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains.

“Your Majesty, the Black Ice Platform Yingzhou branch has recently obtained some important information. The forces of the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties in Yingzhou have been in frequent contact with Toyotomi Hideyoshi recently.

Wei Chen speculated that if a war breaks out against any of the three Central Plains countries, our country's territory in Yingzhou is likely to be besieged by many parties. ” Guo Jiahui reported.

“The Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains want to use Yingzhou as a breakthrough point.”

Ying Hao showed a different look. He had already guessed that Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhu Di would not be captured without hesitation, but he did not expect that they would use Yingzhou as a breakthrough.

Even if Da Qin loses all its territory in Yingzhou, it will not have much impact on its overall strength.

On the other hand, even if the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains get Yingzhou, they will not get much improvement in the short term unless Yingzhou is squeezed out, but this will obviously be unanimously opposed by the local forces in Yingzhou.

Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Di are obviously ruthless people, and they know very well that if the territory of the Central Plains cannot be defended, then there is no point in defending the territory of Yingzhou. For example, if the territory of Yingzhou is completely sacrificed, Millions of barbarians were exchanged for resources in order to protect the country under the iron heel of Qin.

"How many troops does Great Qin have in Yingzhou now? If the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming unite with the local forces of Yingzhou to invade, will they be able to defend the territory of Yingzhou?" Ying Hao said.

“Your Majesty, I, the Qin Dynasty, currently have a total of 70,000 troops stationed in Yingzhou, including 50,000 infantry and 20,000 navy.

In addition, Uesugi, Tachibana and other new Qin forces in Yingzhou who are attached to our Great Qin also have 100,000 Qin allies available, and they can continue to expand their troops at any time.

Once the allied forces of Wei, Song and Ming invade, with an army of 170,000, it may not be enough to make progress, but it will be enough to protect ourselves. "Wang Menghui reported.

Among the 70,000 garrison troops in Yingzhou, except for the 20,000 naval troops, the 50,000 infantry troops were not included in the Qin Dynasty's total strength of 1.55 million.

After all, these 50,000 troops will be stationed in Yingzhou for a long time. Either they have married and had children there, or their families have moved there and will not move until they are completely assimilated to Yingzhou, so they are not counted as one hundred in the mainland of Great Qin. Among the 550,000 troops.

If you include the 50,000 garrison in Yingzhou and the 10,000 garrison in Luzon, the total military strength of Qin is actually 1.61 million, and this does not include the 100,000 Qin Alliance troops in Yingzhou.

Wang Meng said that self-preservation is enough, so Ying Hao naturally does not need to worry too much, but Liu Bowen said at this time: "Your Majesty, in the plan of the three armies of water and land to attack Ming, the water army will be led by Governor Zhou Yu.

Governor Zhou Yu led the four-nation coalition to destroy the Japanese state, and his prestige in Yingzhou was extremely high. If he led the third route army to attack Ming Dynasty, he would inevitably leave Yingzhou temporarily.

 Once Governor Zhou Yu leaves, relying solely on the Qin Zheng governor may not be able to suppress the local forces in Yingzhou, and there is no guarantee that they will not have other thoughts.

 Therefore, Bowen believed that the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army should be replaced by someone else, and that it would be safer to leave Governor Zhou Yu to continue to be in charge of Yingzhou. "

Liu Bowen's words are to the point, but after all, the 150,000-thousand-thousand Qin Navy Navy was just established and has little combat experience. Except for Zhou Yu, the navy commander, there is no other naval general who is qualified to directly lead the 80,000-thousand-thousand navy. military.

 So, should Zhou Yu be replaced?

Ying Hao couldn't help but feel a bit in a dilemma.

 Let Zhou Yu not be allowed to lead the 80,000-strong navy in the third route. There is no other qualified navy commander.

 Let Zhou Yu lead the army to defeat the Ming Dynasty, because Yingzhou will be unstable again.

Although the status of Qin Zheng, the governor of Yingzhou, is high, he is still a civil official. Without Zhou Yu, he may not be able to control the local forces in Yingzhou alone.

But Ying Hao thought about it and decided not to replace Zhou Yu. After all, Zhou Yu's position in the Navy cannot be replaced, but his position in Yingzhou can be replaced.

“I have decided that Zhou Yu will still lead the Third Route Army to attack the Ming Dynasty, but the position of Governor of Yingzhou will be changed to Lieutenant General Wang Jian of the Yongliang Army.”

Wang Jian was able to be promoted to lieutenant general so quickly mainly because of his contribution to destroying the Japanese. He played a great role in destroying the Japanese. He was victorious in every battle and frightened the local forces in Yingzhou. He was also the only one who could succeed Zhou Yu and serve as the Yingzhou general. The governor of the state and the people who guard Yingzhou.

 As for the other person, it is naturally Wu Qi.

Wu Qi is actually more suitable than Wang Jian. He married Tachibana Daoxue's daughter, and the local forces in Yingzhou will naturally be closer to him. However, Wu Qi will still be useful in the next war, so naturally he cannot be allowed to go to Yingzhou. "In addition to Wang Jian, the three generals Di Qing, Zhang Han, Zhou Yafu, and Gan Mao were also transferred to Yingzhou to ensure nothing goes wrong."

Although Wang Jian is a famous general who commands 102, he is still one person after all, and the opponents he will face this time will be the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming, as well as local forces in Yingzhou such as Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Facing so many opponents at the same time, with Wang Jian's ability, it may not be difficult to defend Yingzhou, but if he wants to counterattack, he will inevitably be unable to do so.

That's why Ying Hao sent three generals, Di Qing, Zhang Han, and Zhou Yafu, to Wang Jian as helpers. After all, what he wanted was never to defend Yingzhou, but to unify Yingzhou.

Di Qing has 96, Zhang Han has 97, and Zhou Yafu has 96. These three generals can serve as Wang Jian's right-hand man, while Gan Mao, with 96 intelligence and 97 intelligence, can serve as Wang Jian's think tank.

Coupled with the commander-in-chief 96 Qin Zheng, the two war gods Susanoo and Oyama Tsumi, as well as local famous generals in Yingzhou such as Uesugi Kenshin and Tachibana Michyuki.

With Wang Jian’s ability, he might be able to unify Yingzhou.

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The various actions of Great Qin in mobilizing its troops and reinforcing its troops have frightened the four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming, and Sui. After all, they all knew that Great Qin's next target must be among the four of them, but they did not expect it. Da Qin's appetite will be so great that it can swallow up four of their countries at once.

 Wei and Song Dynasty sent envoys to Qin one after another to inquire about Qin's intention to mobilize troops, but all they got was a normal defense change, which was a fool-proof response.

The relationship between the Ming and Sui countries was not good with Da Qin, and they did not dare to send envoys to Da Qin anymore, so they both sent additional garrison troops to the border.

At the same time, the Ming State sent envoys to contact Wei and Song, while the Sui State contacted Tubo. Once they found out that the Qin army was targeting them, they immediately united to fight against the Qin army.

 In the fourth year of Shenwu, it was April 15th.

The 200,000 troops from the You, Bing, and He prefectures of the Qin Dynasty successfully arrived at the Hebei and Qing prefectures.

Three days later, the Qin Dynasty listed the five major crimes of Ming King Zhu Di, used this as a reason to formally declare war on the Zhu Ming Kingdom, and launched three waterway armies to attack the Ming Dynasty.

 The first route, an army of 150,000, led by: Su Dingfang, the Governor of Qingzhou.

 There are two more routes, an army of 100,000, led by Zhuge Liang, the governor of Jizhou.

 The third route, 80,000 naval troops, led by: Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Zhou Yu.

The Qin Dynasty dispatched a total of 330,000 troops this time, divided into three groups to attack the Ming Dynasty, and announced to the outside world that it had an army of 500,000 troops.

 For a time, the whole world exploded, and countless people turned their attention to the Central Plains.

 After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Da Qin sent troops this time not for the Ming Kingdom, but for the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains.

Before the Qin Dynasty sent troops to attack the Ming Dynasty, three wars had broken out in the Central Plains, and all three wars ended with Zhu Ming repelling the Wei and Song coalition forces.

But this time, the opponent Zhu Ming faced was no longer the Wei and Song coalition forces who were at odds with each other, but the overlord of the princes, the Qin Empire, who overwhelmed all the powers in the world.

After Zhu Ming expanded his army to the extreme, the total military strength in the country was only 400,000, but he still had to divide his troops to garrison various cities in various places. However, the Qin Dynasty only mobilized the troops of Hebei and Qingzhou to mobilize an army of 330,000 to attack the Ming Dynasty.

 Obviously this is a war of unequal strength.

Great Qin is much stronger than Zhu Ming. If Zhu Ming had no helpers, it would only be a matter of time before he was destroyed by Great Qin. Will Wei and Song watch as Zhu Ming was destroyed? It's obviously impossible.

The Wei and Song Dynasties were also shocked after receiving the news that Qin had dispatched 330,000 troops to attack Ming Dynasty. After all, based on the intelligence they collected, it was estimated that the total strength of Qin's army after its expansion should be more than one million. The maximum will not exceed 1.2 million.

Therefore, if the Qin Dynasty attacks the Central Plains first, then the first round of attacks will definitely be based on probing, and the number of troops dispatched should be around 200,000.

The think tanks of Wei and Song were indeed powerful, and both countries guessed correctly that Qin's first round of offensive was indeed based on testing.

After all, if the Qin Dynasty is serious about it, the commander-in-chief of the second Qin army will not be Zhuge Liang, but Bai Qi, the governor of Jizhou who has never been defeated so far.

But just as a test, they sent out 330,000 troops. The offensive was so fierce that it can no longer be described as a test. This was obviously beyond the expectations of the Wei, Song, and even the Ming Dynasty.

After learning the news, King Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty also knew that the garrison in the south of Qingzhou alone could not stop the attack of the 330,000 Qin army, so he immediately ordered the Ming Dynasty Governor Xu Da to lead an army of 100,000 troops and Niu Mowang. , Niu Ruyi, Zhang Guiba, Zhang Guihou and other generals went north to support Wang Yanzhang, Xia Luqi and other generals guarding the northern line, and took over all military power in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to sending Xu Da north to take charge of the overall situation, Zhu Di himself also dispatched troops in the rear, raised grain and grass, and sent envoys to Xuchang and Shouchun to seek help from the Wei and Song Dynasties.

 Wei State, Xuchang.

“My lord, the Qin Dynasty will directly dispatch an army of 330,000 to attack the Ming Dynasty. There are only two possibilities.”

Fan Li, the military commander of Cao Wei, had a solemn look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "First, Da Qin is not ready to test it, but will directly fight to the death with our three kingdoms.

 Second, we misestimated the size of Da Qin's military expansion. The total military strength of Da Qin after this expansion is far more than one million, and may actually reach 1.2 million, or even 1.3 million. "

Hearing this, Cao Cao's face suddenly froze, because no matter which one it was, it was not good news for the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains.

 Of course, the exception was the Sui State.

After learning that Qin had declared war on the Ming Dynasty, the entire Sui Kingdom breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, they did not think that the Qin Dynasty would declare war on the four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming, and Sui at the same time, but the Qin Dynasty did the opposite.

Hai Rui’s political attribute has dropped to 95