Vol 2 Chapter 2662: Wang Jian defeated the heroes in the state, and the Qin Dynasty declared war on

Chapter 2662 Wang Jian wins the battle against the heroes, and the Qin Dynasty declares war on the Wei and Song Dynasties

Chapter 2658: Wang Jian wins the battle against the heroes, and the Qin Dynasty declares war on the Wei and Song Dynasties

The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming were already prepared to join forces to expel the Qin forces from Yingzhou once a war broke out with Qin.

With Yingzhou as the backing, the war potential of the Three Kingdoms in the Central Plains will become stronger, and the certainty of defeating the Qin army will naturally be greater.

 So, since the Qin Dynasty declared war on the Ming Dynasty, and the Wei and Song Dynasties sided with the Ming Dynasty, the situation in Yingzhou immediately became strange.

After all, at this time, the Great Qin Governor of Yingzhou, Zhou Yu, had led his army to leave Yingzhou. Without the deterrence of Zhou Yu, a famous general of the Great Qin, many local forces in Yingzhou had other ideas. Some even openly violated the ban, and their anti-Qin intentions were clear. Reveal.

Facing these people, Qin Zheng, the governor of Yingzhou in the Great Qin Dynasty, had an extremely tough attitude, that is, he would kill one by one regardless of the reason, and would rather kill them by mistake than let them go.

These local forces in Yingzhou who intended to restore the country had just emerged, but they were strongly suppressed by the Qin government. Nearly a thousand people were arrested and publicly beheaded on Mount Fuji.

With Qin Zheng’s order, thousands of heads fell to the ground, and naturally there were many innocent people among them. The blood not only stained Mount Fuji red, but also ignited the anger of many Japanese people.

Since he became the governor of Yingzhou, Qin Zheng has always shown himself to be tolerant and elegant. However, with the collective beheading of Mount Fuji, his good image suddenly disappeared and he was regarded as a cold-blooded official by all Japanese people.

Just when many Japanese people were angry about this and thought that someone would definitely stand up to oppose the atrocities of the Qin Dynasty, more than a dozen major clans including Shangshan, Otomo, Tachibana, Hojo, Sanada, and Maori announced at the same time that they would defend the rule of the Qin Dynasty to the death and oppose all opposition. Qin's behavior was tantamount to rebellion, and all anti-Qin people were openly arrested.

Now the anti-Qin people in Da Qin's jurisdiction will not only be arrested by Da Qin, but also hunted by local forces. They have nowhere to hide and can only escape from Da Qin's jurisdiction and join other forces.

 Qin Zheng used iron-blooded methods to temporarily frighten the local forces in Yingzhou. It was not until Wang Jian took office as the governor that this anti-Qin wave was completely stopped.

Although the local forces in Yingzhou within Daqin have tied their interests with Daqin, the time that Daqin ruled in Yingzhou was still too short. These forces have not completely returned to their hearts. Naturally, they will not be loyal to Daqin. If there is a chance to restore the country, They wouldn't mind rebelling against Qin.

However, under the shock of the **** methods of the Qin government, Uesugi, Hojo and other major clans also sided with the Qin Dynasty. In addition, Wang Jian, a famous general who conquered Japan, was in charge of the Qin army. Neither the Qin army nor the Qin Alliance army would cause trouble.

This also made those local forces who had anti-Qin intentions realize that even if they raised troops to rebel, it would not have much effect, and naturally they did not dare to openly oppose Qin.

Although Qin Zheng and Wang Jian had frightened the inside, they were helpless against external forces outside the jurisdiction of Da Qin.

At this time, although the armies of the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties stationed in Yingzhou had not yet directly launched a war against Qin, the affiliated forces of the three countries continued to provoke Qin to test the strength of Qin.

Both Qin Zheng and Wang Jian knew that they must not give in at all, otherwise the other party would only push forward. Therefore, they did not hesitate to cut off the minions of the other party who dared to provoke. This move also completely intensified Ying's anger. Conflicts within the state.

 The three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Ming, together with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who inherited Oda Nobunaga's legacy, and more than ten local forces such as Takeda, Date, Imagawa, and Otomo, prepared to jointly launch an attack on the five counties of Yingzhou under Qin.

Among the four Yingzhou Islands, Honshu Island, the largest in area, was jointly occupied by the five kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, Wu, and Ming. Among them, Da Qin alone occupied nearly half of the territory.

Jiuzhou Island was divided among the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu, while the most barren islands of Shikoku and Hokkaido were owned by the Ming Kingdom.

 Da Qin had a total of five counties and thirty counties in Yingzhou.

After Qin Zheng served as the governor of Yingzhou, he established Kanto County (six counties) and Kansai County (six counties) in the Kanto Plain of Honshu, established Hokuriku County (five counties) in the Echigo Plain, and established Saikai County (six counties) in the western part of Honshu. Eight counties), and Sanyo County (five counties) was established on Kyushu Island.

 The area occupied by Da Qin in Yingzhou is the most elite area in terms of population and resources, but these five counties are not connected.

 Saikai County is in the westernmost part of Honshu, and Sanyo County is located on Kyushu Island.

Once the Great Qin and the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains fall out, the three counties of Kanto and Echigo in the core area may not be afraid of the combined forces of all parties to invade, but the two counties and thirteen counties hanging outside may not be able to withstand it. All forces were under siege.

The result was not as expected by Wang Jian and Qin Zheng. After the war with the Wei, Song, and Ming Kingdoms, the two counties of Xihai and Shanyang were attacked first by the Wei, Song, and Ming Kingdoms, as well as the local forces in Yingzhou.

Although Wang Jian and Qin Zheng had anticipated this, they had no good solution. They could only order Zhang Han to guard Xihai County and Di Qing to guard Shanyang County, and try to defend these two counties as much as possible.

At the same time, Wang Jian will also lead 50,000 infantry, 20,000 naval troops, and 100,000 Qin allies, a total of 170,000 troops, to single-handedly challenge the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming, and more than a dozen local forces in Yingzhou.

The war that broke out between the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Ming, as well as the local forces in Yingzhou, to expel the Qin Dynasty, logically speaking, has little to do with the State of Wu, but the State of Wu is also a major force in Yingzhou, and the entire force in Yingzhou is After getting involved, Wu Guo naturally cannot stay alone.

If the State of Wu sides with the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains, the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains will have a greater chance of winning. However, if it sides with Da Qin, it will not be good news for the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains.

 Therefore, the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains and the Great Qin are trying their best to win over the Wu army and want to bring Wu into their own camp.

Chin State is a little better. Even if it cannot win Wu State over, it must at least keep Wu State neutral.

But the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu were much more radical. They even forced Wu to side with them. They were even prepared to immediately annex Wu's territory in Yingzhou if Wu refused.

 Ming Kingdom’s territory in Yingzhou was mainly distributed in the eastern part of Honshu Island, as well as the two islands of Shikoku and Hokkaido. Most of them were uninhabited and barbaric lands.

 The three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Wu were in Yingzhou. Before they were harmed by them, it was considered the highlight of Yingzhou.

 But just like the situation in Da Qin, their territories are not all connected.

 The three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Wu were intertwined in Yingzhou. They were among you, and you were among me. They were also relatively close to each other.

 So, once the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming join forces to attack Wu, Wu will be at an absolute disadvantage and will not even have the power to fight back. At present, the territory of Wu State in Yingzhou has been blocked by the Wei, Song and Ming Kingdoms. Once Wu State refuses to join the Three Kingdoms camp, it will immediately be divided by the Wei, Song, Ming Kingdom and the local forces of Yingzhou.

This is also the main reason why He Qi was unable to obey Sun Quan's order and bring the Yingzhou garrison and Wu Xie army back to Wu.

The State of Wu has a total of 15,000 troops stationed in Yingzhou and 45,000 Wu Xiejun, and these 60,000 troops are commanded by the left and right governors respectively.

The right governor is He Qi, who is responsible for guarding the Wu territory of the state, while the left governor Lu Meng is responsible for guarding the Wu colony on Kyushu Island.

He Qi was from Sun Quan, but Lu Meng was from Sun Ce.

Lü Meng's luck was better than that of Sun Wu, Sun Bin and others. He was not directly beaten to the end by Sun Quan, but was exiled to Jiuzhou Island and served as the left governor of Yingzhou in Wu Kingdom.

Lü Meng, like He Qi, had received letters from Sun Ce and Sun Quan, as well as threats from the Wei, Song and Ming Kingdoms, and was also unable to bring his troops back to Wu.

 But Lu Meng made a completely opposite decision to He Qi.

He Qi was worried that Wu's territory in this state would be divided up by the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming and the local forces of Yingzhou, so he had no choice but to join the anti-Qin alliance.

 Compared to He Qi in this state, Lu Meng's situation in Jiuzhou is much safer.

 First of all, Wu’s territory in southern Jiuzhou is connected, unlike Honshu’s territory, which is one piece at a time, so even if the Wei and Song Dynasties invade, they have the ability to protect themselves.

Secondly, Japan's native forces on Kyushu Island are weak. The strongest Shimazu, Otomo and Shimazu families were also recovered by Qin and Wu respectively. There is no need to worry about the counterattack of Japan's native forces.

It is precisely because of these two points, and because Lu Meng knew that He Qi would definitely join the anti-Qin alliance, after all, he had no other way to go.

Today, the Wu State is in a state of division and has also been invaded by the Chu State. If it offends the Qin Dynasty at this time, Soochow will be completely isolated and helpless.

 Therefore, in order not to completely offend the Qin Dynasty, Lu Meng chose to stand on the side of the Qin Dynasty in the name of Sun Ce and help the Qin Dynasty fight against the anti-Qin alliance.

When the Yingzhou War broke out, an extremely dramatic scene occurred, that is, Wu's power in Yingzhou was also divided into two parts like in the mainland.

He Qi, who was based in his own state, joined the anti-Qin alliance camp on behalf of Sun Quan, while Lu Meng, who was based in Jiuzhou, joined the Great Qin camp on behalf of Sun Ce.

　　Whether it is the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains, the Great Qin, or Soochow, they all help, and no one is offended.

On Kyushu Island, Zhang Han and Lu Meng joined forces with Shimazu and Otomo to fight against the Kyushu coalition forces of the Wei and Song Dynasties, the four garrisons of the Ming Dynasty, and the Japanese coalition of local forces.

On Honshu Island, Wang Jian and Qin Zheng, together with Uesugi Kenshin, Tachibana Michyuki, and many large clans such as Mori and Hojo, faced off against the four-nation coalition of Wei, Song, Wu and Ming, and the Japanese restoration forces headed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

 For a time, the four islands of Yingzhou were in a state of war and war.

Regardless of the five kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, Ming, and Wu, or the local forces in Japan headed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, they obviously did not care about the life and death of the Yingzhou natives. Therefore, the intensity and cruelty of this battle was even greater than that of the Japanese conquest three years ago. The war is going to be even bigger, and it looks like it is going to turn Yingzhou into a wasteland.

After this battle, the number of local indigenous people in Yingzhou will probably further decrease, but this is not a bad thing for Da Qin. After all, the smaller the number of indigenous people, the faster it will be able to completely assimilate Yingzhou.

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 Sizhou, Luoyang.

“Lord, all the candidates who participated in confusing the people have been arrested by the Jinyiwei, and these people will be sentenced to a punishment ranging from one month to three months, and will be deprived of the qualifications for this imperial examination.” Guo Jiahui reported.

 The examinee deceived the people and slandered the concubine. Such crimes could be serious or minor, but he was only imprisoned for three months at most. This punishment was obviously not serious.

To the candidates, jail time is nothing. They can be deprived of the qualifications for the imperial examination. If they miss the imperial examination, they will have to wait for another three years.

You must know that many candidates from poor backgrounds have to spend their entire lives and save money to support themselves in taking a scientific examination.

 So, if you miss this imperial examination, you may never be able to take the imperial examination in your life.

 For them, losing the qualifications for the imperial examination is much more serious than being imprisoned for three months.

“How will the disciples from the aristocratic families who led this incident be punished?” Ying Hao asked.

"The eighteen disciples from the aristocratic family led by him will be sentenced to three years in prison and permanently deprived of the qualifications for the imperial examination." Guo Jia replied.

Ying Hao nodded, quite satisfied with this punishment. After all, these eighteen children from aristocratic families had made this session of civilian candidates miserable.

Just because there were a dozen of them, hundreds of candidates from poor families were deprived of the qualification to take the exam. Among them were common people who were very knowledgeable and had a high probability of passing the exam.

 The civilian candidates were originally a mixed bag, and so many of them were directly deprived of their qualifications to take the exam. Now, the number of civilians who will pass the second science examination will probably be much smaller than that of the first.

After experiencing incidents such as people parading in the streets to denounce the Wei and Song Dynasties, and officials deceiving the people, Da Qin also finalized the matter of sending troops to the Wei and Song Dynasties, and the first step was to declare war on the Wei and Song Dynasties.