Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2329 Edo League, Gambling National War

Chapter 2324: Edo League, Gambling National War

All the countries in Japan are in awe of the Central Plains, and they think that the Central Plains is the kingdom of heaven, but why do they dare to plunder the Celestial Empire?

The biggest reason is actually to contend with the growing Oda family.

The expansion speed of the Oda family was really too fast, and after Oda Nobunaga occupied most of Honshu Island, he dared to directly proclaim himself emperor, titled 'Emperor', just like the lord of Japan.

It is naturally difficult for the major forces in Japan to accept this, but all of their alliances can only barely compete with the Oda family.

After several wars, the casualties of all major forces were extremely heavy, but the power of the Oda family was not weakened too much, on the contrary, the recovery speed was faster than that of other countries.

The major powers in Japan can only quickly recover from the war damage and grow stronger through looting, otherwise they will be annexed by the Oda family sooner or later.

All the countries in Japan know that plundering the Celestial Dynasty will definitely be retaliated against, but they are already on the verge of national subjugation, so how can they care about the Celestial Dynasty's revenge?
After I die, who cares about the flood?

Besides, even if the Celestial Dynasty wanted to take revenge, it would not be so easy.

The leaders of the major forces in Japan, like Kenshin Uesugi, believed that it was absolutely impossible for the Great Qin to conquer Japan across the sea before it unified China. After all, this would delay the unification of the Great Qin.

It is precisely because of this that these forces dare to pretend to be pirates and send troops to plunder the coastal areas of the Celestial Dynasty.

The leaders of the major powers in Dongying thought very well, thinking that after the looting of Shenzhou, even if Daqin would send troops to retaliate, it would be more than ten years later, and they might not even live to that time.

But what they never expected, the second year after the looting, Daqin's revenge came.

It is not that the leaders of the countries in Japan have not thought about it, thinking that this may be fake news, but the source of the news is Uesugi Kenshin, the governor of the Uesugi family.

Uesugi Kenshin has a noble character and is a person that even his opponents admire. He will never release false news to deceive all the forces in Japan on such a big issue. This will not benefit Uesugi Kenshin or the Uesugi family. .

Therefore, this news must be true, the revenge of the Celestial Dynasty really came, it came so quickly and suddenly, people were caught off guard.

Uesugi Kenshin's message made the leaders of the countries in Japan realize that the Qin army would come to kill them soon, but they knew nothing about the specific strength of the Qin army, the direction of the main attack, and even the scale of the war.

This is very frightening. After all, the enemy who knows the depth is not terrible, but the unknown enemy is terrible, let alone the unknown enemy like Daqin who is much stronger than Dongpu?

Not long after Uesugi Kenshin's message was sent out, the leaders of Japan's countries reached an agreement and decided to hold an alliance in Edo Castle to discuss how to deal with the invasion of Daqin.

Edo Castle, which is later known as Tokyo, is located in the Kanto Plain. It used to be the territory of the Tokugawa family. Later, the Tokugawa family was defeated by the Oda family, and this land naturally fell into the hands of the Oda family.

The location of the alliance this time will be set in Edo. Obviously, the heads of state also know in their hearts that if they want to repel the invasion of the behemoth Daqin, it is still necessary to focus on the strongest Oda family.

Of course, they also have the idea of ​​​​making the Oda family and Daqin lose both, so that the future of Dongying will still be theirs.

Based on this consideration, the leaders of the major forces in Japan agreed to join the alliance, and then went to Edo by boat.

The Dongying daimyo who went to Edo this time:
Kenshin Uesugi, governor of the Uesugi family

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Shingen Takeda

Takamoto Mori

Masamune Date

Hojo Ujiyasu

Yoshimoto Imagawa

Yoshihisa Shimadzu

Otomo Zonglin

Nobuhiro Osakizaki

The previous governors of the Mori family and the Hojo family, Mori Moto and Hojo Tsunasari, both died in the process of plundering the Celestial Dynasty, and were succeeded by Hojo Shiyasu and Mori Takamoto.

As for Hojo Shiyasu, Imagawa Yoshimoto, and others, they were all born from different races.

The leaders of all the forces in Japan gathered in the small city of Edo, which was a unique event in Japan.

As the host, Oda Nobunaga, wished to kill all these people directly, but before repelling the threat of Daqin, it is naturally impossible for him to do such a stupid thing, so he entertained everyone with the courtesy of the king.

In the second year of Shenwu, on March [-], the Edo League officially started.

After the meeting started, there was no direct discussion on the matter of resisting the Qin Dynasty. Nobuhiro Oyezaki, the governor of the Oysteraki family in Hokkaido, took the lead in launching an attack on the Tokugawa, Takeda, and Mori forces, asking why they sent troops to plunder China?He even proposed to hand them over to appease Daqin's anger.

In Oyezaki Nobuhiro's view, if there is a grievance and a debtor, then it is Tokugawa, Takeda and other forces that offend Daqin, then let them take responsibility themselves, and let the entire Dongying bear Daqin's anger for them. It doesn't make sense.

As soon as Nobuhiro Osakizaki said this, the faces of all the daimyos present became extremely ugly. After all, most of the forces present participated in the dispatch of troops. If they were all handed over, would this alliance be a fart?

Tokugawa Ieyasu Takeda Xuanxin and others naturally knew that Qin Jun was recruited by them, but they were obviously unwilling to take this responsibility.

If you want to blame, you have to blame Oda Nobunaga for not leaving us a way out, otherwise how could we take the risk of sending troops to the Celestial Dynasty to plunder?

Besides, it's not that you Oda Nobunaga didn't offend Daqin. During the Youzhou war, you directly dispatched the navy to help Manqing, and you also offended Daqin to death.

Daqin's expedition to the Wa country this time may not be because of you Oda Nobunaga, why should we blame all the faults on us?

Tokugawa Ieyasu, Takeda Genshin and other daimyos who sent troops have successively refuted Nobuhiro Osakizaki, and kept making excuses for themselves.

The two sides insisted on their own opinions and began to quarrel, even after arguing for an hour, they still haven't gotten to the point.

After the quarrel, even Oda Nobunaga stood up, scolded Oyezaki Nobuhiro for his short-sightedness, and promised that he would never hand over anyone present, thus ending the debate about who was right and who was wrong.

Oda Nobunaga personally participated in the Youzhou War, and also suffered at the hands of Zhou Yu, so he knows how powerful Daqin is.

Although Oda Nobunaga did not understand why Daqin would retaliate against Dongying before the unification, but if Daqin really made up his mind to conquer the Japanese, he must be sure of victory, and Dongying's local forces may not be able to resist.

Therefore, for Dongying today, the most important thing is unity. If there is still internal fighting at this time, then Dongying will definitely not be able to resist the invasion of Great Qin.

Oda Nobunaga's guarantee made Tokugawa Ieyasu and other daimyos who sent troops to Shenzhou breathe a sigh of relief. After all, this kind of time has come, and they naturally don't want to engage in internal strife. Oda Nobunaga's attitude makes them very satisfied.

Soon, halfway through the meeting, Oda Nobunaga saw everyone, and you said nothing, but there was still no point. He immediately raised his hand to interrupt everyone's next words, and said loudly:
"Everyone, Daqin is an extremely powerful country, and Ying Hao is a rare wise ruler since ancient times. Since he dared to cross the sea to conquer our Dongpu, it means that he must have the certainty of victory.

Dongpu has reached the juncture of national subjugation and genocide, and it is definitely not the time to be blindly optimistic. "

As soon as Oda Nobunaga said this, everyone present couldn't help being silent.

After a long time, Uesugi Kenshin stood up and said: "Master Oda is right. Although we had our own disagreements before, in terms of national justice, we should let go of our prejudices and be consistent with the outside world."

Uesugi Kenshin did not call Oda Nobunaga the emperor, or the emperor, and obviously did not recognize his status as emperor.

Not only Uesugi Kenshin, but all the forces in Dongying except the Oda family do not recognize the identity of Emperor Oda Nobunaga, even if the Oda family is the overlord of Dongying,

On the contrary, foreign forces such as Manchu and Wang Mang recognized the status of Oda Nobunaga.

When Uesugi Kenshin spoke, Takeda, Tokugawa and other forces that also supported the alliance took advantage of the situation and agreed to let go of their prejudices and hold an alliance to fight against Qin.

So far, the Edo League has officially entered the topic.

Although all major forces agree to the alliance, it is obviously not a short-term matter to integrate so many forces and form a coalition to fight against Qin.

But the key point is that Daqin's navy is about to attack, but they don't know anything about the strength of Daqin's troops, or even the direction of the main attack.

There is not much time left for Japan. Even if the leaders of Japan want to deploy more defenses, it is too late, and they don't know where to transfer their troops.

"So, for me in Dongpu, the most urgent task is to find out the strength of the Qin army and where the Qin army will attack from." Oda Nobunaga said in a deep voice.

Takeda Shingen, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Imagawa Yoshimoto and other famous names also nodded in agreement. After all, they don’t even know the main attack direction of Daqin, and the area of ​​the four islands of Dongying is not small, so they can’t all be fortified like a headless chicken, right?

"I don't know the specific strength of the Qin army, but I think the main attack direction of the Qin army should be Kyushu Island." Kenshin Uesugi pondered.

As soon as this remark came out, the three major forces in Kyushu, the three daimyos of Maoli, Otomo, and Shimadzu, suddenly changed their expressions.

Mori Takamoto asked quickly: "Why did Uesugi-sama so conclude that Daqin will focus on Kyushu as the main attack direction?"

Uesugi Kenshin replied: "If Daqin is the candidate to conquer the Japanese, it must be Zhou Yu, the governor of the Qingzhou Navy, and I have been lurking beside Zhou Yu for two years, and I think I still know Zhou Yu a little bit.

Zhou Yu is the No. 1 general in the Great Qin Water War, and his method of using troops is good at combining righteousness and strangeness. "

As he said that, Uesugi Kenshin took out Zhou Yu's portrait, pointed to the portrait and said to everyone: "Based on what I know about Zhou Yu, if he conquers the Japanese, he will definitely pick out the weak points first, and use this as a breakthrough point to make a breakthrough first. stable base.

Honshu is the essence of Dongying, and it is also the most powerful place. With Zhou Yu's shrewdness, he would not use this as a breakthrough point, so the only options Zhou Yu can choose are Kyushu and Shikoku.

Most of the four countries are mountainous, with narrow land and few people, which is not conducive to the deployment of large armies, and it is not conducive to logistics transportation. It is even less likely for the Qin army to attack the four countries.

Therefore, I conclude that Zhou Yu's main attack direction must be Kyushu. "

After listening to Kenshin Uesugi's analysis, the daimyos of Honshu Island and Shikoku Island were secretly relieved, while the daimyos of Kyushu Island all looked extremely ugly.

The Qin army is about to attack, and the main attack direction is likely to be Kyushu, but they are not prepared at all. How can they resist it?

"This is just your personal speculation, what if it's not?"

Otomo Zonglin said unwillingly, he also knew that Kenshin Uesugi's words were very likely, but he just had a fluke in his heart, and he didn't want to believe that Daqin would mainly attack Kyushu.

Seeing this, Uesugi Kenshin just wanted to refute, but was stopped by Oda Nobunaga.

"Although what Uesugi Daimyo said is just a personal guess, it is the only information I can rely on so far.

Therefore, you all have the guts to gamble on the luck of the country, betting on whether Daqin's main attack direction is Kyushu. "

Oda Nobunaga looked at everyone with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice: "If the bet is right, in the face of the Qin army's invasion, at least I, Dongying, will not be passively beaten.

But if the bet is wrong..."

Oda Nobunaga didn't say anything about the latter, but everyone knew that the situation would definitely be worse then.

The three local daimyos in Kyushu swallowed their saliva unconsciously after hearing the news. After thinking for a long time, they all decided to believe in Uesugi Kenshin and decided to gamble with the fortune of the country. After all, the most likely direction of the Qin army's main attack is indeed Kyushu. .

"Since you all have the courage, we should also accompany you."

Tokugawa Ieyasu, Takeda Shingen and others echoed in succession.

Seeing this, Oda Nobunaga said, "In this case, let's use Kyushu as the first defense zone."

"However, it is too late to deploy troops now."

Mao Li Takamoto said worriedly, after all, Daqin will soon send troops, and when the reinforcements from various countries arrive in Kyushu, Daqin may occupy Kyushu Island.

Oda Nobunaga said: "It must be too late to dispatch infantry to help Kyushu, but I can gather the navy first, wait for work in Kyushu, and fight a naval battle with the Qin army.

If they win by luck, the Qin army will naturally not be able to land from Kyushu, and the crisis will be resolved by then. "

"But what if you lose?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked.

"Then after the Qin army landed, I tried my best to drive the Qin army into the sea." Oda Nobunaga said firmly.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, obviously agreeing with Oda Nobunaga's statement.

Fight the water battle with Daqin first, if you can't win, it's not too late to fight the land battle.

"Everyone, this battle with Daqin is a national war, and if we lose, the price will be unbearable for us.

Therefore, I hope that all of you here can abandon the past, concentrate your strength, and unite with the outside world, first win the water battle with the Qin army, and complete your merits in one battle.

The warships of the Qin Army are much more advanced than ours. If we cannot win by quality, the only way to win is by quantity.

Therefore, if you want to defeat Qin's navy, you must concentrate all the navy in Dongpu.

My Oda family is willing to dispatch [-] sailors to aid Kyushu. "

After hearing Oda Nobunaga's words, Uesugi Kenshin immediately said: "The Uesugi family is willing to dispatch four thousand sailors to help Kyushu."

"The Takeda family is willing to send four thousand sailors."

"The Tokugawa family is willing to send five thousand sailors."

"The Jinchuan family is willing to send five thousand sailors."

"Hojo Family Wish..."

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(End of this chapter)