Vol 2 Chapter 2938: Wang Jian's battle with the Six Nations

Chapter 2938 Wang Jian fights against the Six-Nation Alliance

Chapter 2934 Wang Jian fights against the Six-Nation Alliance

The next day, under the service of the Yagyu sisters, Qin Zheng put on his official uniform and had just arrived at the city lord's palace when he received news that Wang Mang was marching again.

Last time, only 7,000 imperial troops from Yeon Gaesomun came, but this time, Wang Mang personally led 70,000 imperial troops, 50,000 allied troops from the imperial dynasty, and 30,000 allied troops from all ethnic groups in Northern Kyushu, totaling 150,000 coalition troops. The second time they aimed directly at Renji City, they would arrive at the city in no more than three days.

If it weren't for Qin Zheng's plan to defeat Yuan Gaisuwen and defeat Wang Mang's army of more than 10,000, the total strength of the imperial army now would be more than 160,000.

In just over a month, Wang Mang not only occupied Northern Kyushu, but also recruited 80,000 troops. With his power expanding so fast, it was even more impossible for him to abandon Kyushu.

After Qin Zheng learned about the danger of Renji City, he naturally summoned troops from all over Southern Kyushu to rescue him. He planned to fight Wang Mang decisively under Renji City.

It's not that Qin Zheng doesn't want to defend the city, but the cities in Yingzhou are different from those in the Central Plains. Except for a few large cities, most cities cannot support hundreds of thousands of people defending the city.

There is such a big city in Northern Kyushu, but not in Southern Kyushu, so Qin Zheng decided to take the initiative.

As for the troop configuration of the Qin army in this battle?

Before the war, Qin had a total of 80,000 troops stationed in Yingzhou, as well as 160,000 Qin allies.

Now among the 80,000 Qin troops, 50,000 are stationed on Honshu Island, 10,000 on Shikoku Island, and 20,000 on Kyushu. They are all reinforcements brought by Qin Zheng from Honshu and Shikoku.

In addition to the 20,000 Qin troops from the mainland, Qin Zheng also had 45,000 Qin auxiliary troops to mobilize, 25,000 Tachibana, Shimazu, Otomo and other armies of various ethnic groups, as well as the Wu Kingdom's left governor Lu Meng. Ten thousand Wu troops, a total of 100,000 coalition troops.

It has to be said that both Qin Zhengfang and Wang Mangfang drained the strength of their subordinates in order to defeat each other this time. It is obvious that both sides have the intention to determine Kyushu in a battle.

Qin Zheng's 100,000 coalition forces faced off against Wang Mang's 150,000 coalition forces. They were short of 50,000 troops and were at an absolute disadvantage.

As for the generals, although Qin Zheng had many strong generals, they were not as good as Wang Mang in terms of quantity and quality.

The only peak **** general under Qin Zheng's command is Wei Ming and Isshin, and the most capable one is the high-level **** general Ren Bi.

On Wang Mang's side, apart from Yeon Gaesumun who was seriously injured and unable to participate in the battle, there were two peak divine generals, Ju Ling and Black Tooth Changji, and the high level divine generals were Tian Bu, Gongsun Mei, and Zhang Mei.

In addition, Qin Zheng's side is far inferior to Wang Mang in terms of the number of divine generals.

It can be seen from this that this is a war with a huge gap in strength between the two sides. In terms of military strength and general lineup, Great Qin is far inferior to North Korea, but Qin still dares to fight Wang Mang decisively.

The reason why Qin Zheng dared to do this was because among the 20,000 reinforcements he brought, there were not only 3,000 cavalry, 3,000 heavy-armored Mo Dao troops, but also 5,000 crossbowmen. This was the reason why Qin Zheng dared to take risks to weaken the enemy. The confidence to fight strong.

"Sir, the army has been assembled and is waiting for your order." Himura Kenshinhui reported.

"Um."

Qin Zheng nodded, but as soon as he walked out of the door, he found that the Yagyu sisters were all wearing military uniforms, and couldn't help asking: "What are you doing?"

"Of course I will go on the expedition with my husband." Yukihime Yagyu said.

After hearing this, Qin Zheng reprimanded: "Nonsense, I, the man of Great Qin, have no habit of letting women go to the battlefield."

"But how come I heard that Da Qin has a women's army composed entirely of women?" Liu Shengpiaoxu said weakly.

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Qin Zheng didn't know what to say, but he still said forcefully: "I, a Da Qin woman, will not talk back to my husband."

"Husband, just let us go. We are stronger than your personal guards. We can protect ourselves on the battlefield and will not be held back."

Hearing what his sister said, Liu Shengpiaoxu quickly echoed: "Yes, yes."

Not only did Qin Zheng benefit from the dual cultivation, but the Yagyu sisters also benefited, but their strength was not improved as much as Qin Zheng's.

Qin Zheng was actually quite moved by the two girls' request. He had no feelings for the Yagyu sisters, but he didn't expect the two sisters to be willing to follow him on the battlefield.

If the battle was going with the wind, Qin Zheng would naturally agree to the two sisters following him, but now it is a battle with the wind against the wind. The enemy is strong and we are weak. Qin Zheng himself has no absolute confidence in protecting himself, let alone the Yagyu sisters, so naturally he cannot Probably agree.

"No, this battle is dangerous, and your strength is not enough to protect yourself."

Seeing Qin Zheng's refusal again, the Yagyu sisters looked disappointed, but they were very sensible and did not continue to ask.

"If you really want to help, please assist General Zi Cheying in relocating supplies."

Although Qin Zheng had the confidence to fight Wang Mang decisively, he also knew the danger of this battle, so he naturally had to make preparations in advance. In addition to transferring supplies, Qin Zheng also moved people from major families to Honshu Island.

The reason why Qin Zheng did this was naturally because he was worried that if he failed to win a battle, the servant army would become disloyal and move people from major families to the state. With these hostages, at least the frontline army would not dare to rebel.

After appeasing the Yagyu sisters, Qin Zheng took Feimura Kenshin to the camp and gave pre-war training to the entire army to boost morale.

Generals such as Ying Qian, Ying Si, Ying Shixi, Feng Jie, Ren Bi, Ashina Isshin, Tachibana Michizuki, Nabeshima Naoshima, Suzuki Shigehide, Maeda Keiji and other generals were also present, but Qin Zheng only looked at them. It fell on Lu Meng alone.

"Captain Lu, thank you for leading your army to join the battle." Qin Zheng said seriously. Wu State had two colonies in Yingzhou. The Jiuzhou colony was guarded by Lu Meng, and the Benzhou colony was guarded by He Qi.

As Sun Ce launched a coup, Sun Quan escaped from Jianye, and after the split of Wu State, the Wu army in Yingzhou also divided into two camps.

Lu Meng was Sun Ce's man, and Sun Ce was a die-hard ally with Da Qin, so Lu Meng also supported Da Qin. He led his army to support Qin Zheng as soon as he gave the order.

"They are all allies, as they should be." Lu Meng said solemnly.

Among the 100,000 coalition forces of the Qin Dynasty, 15,000 were stationed in Renji City, which means that the levy strength was 85,000, but there were 25,000 troops among them. Both morale and equipment were much worse than other armies. And this is naturally the coalition of Southern Kyushu families.

Seeing the dormant posture of the Southern Kyushu Allied Forces, even the queues were standing crookedly, Qin Zheng suddenly understood why Tachibana Michyuki couldn't defeat Wang Mang. It was so weird that such an army could win the battle.

Qin Zheng naturally did not want to use such a weak army, but if he did not bring it, Wang Mang's army would be 80,000 more than his.

With a strength difference of twice as much and a huge gap in the general lineup, this battle would really be unwinnable.

Anyway, Qin Zheng didn't expect the 30,000 coalition troops to kill many enemies. He just wanted them to cooperate with him and wave the flag.

After an impassioned speech, the morale of both the Qin Army, the Qin Association Army, and even the Southern Kyushu Army was mobilized by Qin Zheng.

Seeing this situation, Qin Zheng drew his sword decisively and shouted: "Go to war."

Eighty-five thousand troops, led by Qin Zheng, quickly marched towards Renji City.

A battle to determine the ownership of Kyushu and the situation in Yingzhou is about to begin.

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Daqin had a total of five counties and thirty counties in Yingzhou, namely: Kantong County (six counties) and Kansai County (six counties) in the Kanto Plain, Hokuriku County (five counties) in the Echigo Plain, and the western part of Honshu Saikai County (eight counties) in Kyushu, and Tateyamayo County (five counties) in Kyushu.

After the Yingzhou War broke out, the Qin army has been in a situation where it is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and has been attacked by the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Ming, as well as Toyotomi Hideyoshi and other Japanese remnants. Even He Qi, the right governor of Wu State, was forced to join the siege. Da Qin.

He Qiqi didn't want to be the enemy of Da Qin the most, but his position was very awkward. He was surrounded by the Wei and Song families, and he had no power to fight back against the Wei and Song armies.

Therefore, if He Qi did not follow him to attack Qin, the Wei and Song families would join forces to destroy him first, and they would have no choice but to accept Wei and Song's coercion and send troops to attack Qin.

The Battle of Yingzhou began. The eight counties of Xihai County in the far west fell under the siege of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu. Even the Shijian Yinshan that Great Qin valued was taken away. However, Wang Jian soon launched a counterattack. .

Wang Jian first personally led his army to attack the Nobi Plain to increase the Qin army's strategic space in Yingzhou, and then ordered Susano'o to attack Shikoku to contain the enemy forces in the western region. Finally, he ordered Tachibana Michyuki to counterattack. Kitakyushu.

Wang Jian's strategic layout is actually very powerful. As long as Tachibana Michyuki can capture Kyushu, the Qin army can launch an encirclement against the coalition forces in Honshu from Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu, and finally destroy the Ming army in Hokkaido. The Qin Dynasty will easily Complete the unification of Yingzhou.

But unfortunately, with the arrival of Wang Mang, defeating Tachibana Michyuki, occupying Kitakyushu, and Shikoku Island being recaptured by the Wei, Song and Wu Kingdoms again, Wang Jian's strategic plan completely failed.

At the same time, Honshu, the Kanto Plain, and Edo Castle.

This is actually Tokyo, Japan in the future, but now it has become the Yingzhou administrative seat of the Qin Dynasty, and it is also Wang Jian's command post for dealing with enemies from all sides.

It has to be said that Qin Zheng's political vision is quite good. He could see the potential of Edo at a glance. When everyone thought that Yingzhou was a big city, he chose to build the small city of Edo. For governance.

Qin Zheng's decision was naturally opposed by all parties, even Wang Jian. As for the reason, it was simply that Edo was a small town with insufficient population and it was difficult to develop and unable to radiate to the entire Yingzhou. At the same time, It is inconvenient to rule and govern.

But even though there were so many people who opposed it, and even though Edo had so many shortcomings, Qin Zheng still arbitrarily set Edo as the seat of government, and vigorously developed the two counties and twelve counties of the Kanto Plain with Edo as the center.

Facts have proved that Qin Zheng's choice was right.

Although Edo has various shortcomings, it is located in Tokyo Bay and has an extremely advantageous geographical location. It also has a good natural harbor. It can not only transport Yingzhou's resources out, but also continuously receive supplies from the mainland. It can be said that it serves multiple purposes. have to.

In order to develop the Kanto Plain, Qin Zheng sent all 160,000 family members of Qin Xiejun to the Edo area for unified resettlement.

With the arrival of military dependents, the problem of labor shortage in Edo was completely solved, thus establishing the largest military and commercial dual-use port in Yingzhou, Guandong Port.

With the establishment of Guandong Port, Yingzhou's gold, silver ore, and other goods were uniformly transported back to Daqin. Every time Daqin's cargo ships arrived, they were also full of various materials, which greatly accelerated the Qin government's control of the Guandong region. development.

Under the governance of Qin Zheng, in just two years, the Guandong Plain ushered in great changes.

The Kanto region used to have a population structure with more people in the east and less in the middle, but now it has become concentrated in the central region. A large number of fertile fields have been opened up, food production has greatly increased, and even the population has almost returned to the pre-war level.

After the Yingzhou War broke out, the two counties in the Guandong region alone provided 70% of the military rations, 80% of the arrows, and 60% of other military supplies for the Qin army.

To put it bluntly, due to the construction from scratch, Guandong, the largest plain in Yingzhou, is the only territory that Great Qin has completely digested in Yingzhou. Except that most of the population is still natives, it is basically no different from the mainland. .

This is also the main reason why Wang Jian set up his headquarters here and why Qin Zheng moved all the people from the major clans in Southern Kyushu here as a precaution.

For Great Qin, even if the other three of the five counties in Yingzhou are lost, as long as the two counties of Guandong and Guanxi are still there, the Qin army will still have a chance to make a comeback.

Although Wang Jian was facing a one-on-one challenge to the six-nation coalition, he took the initiative to lead his troops into Nongwei and conquered Sizhou Island, also to protect the safety of the two counties in Kanto.