Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2346 Attacking Wu Qi

Chapter 2342: Attacking Wu Qi

The news that the [-] troops of the Mori family were wiped out by Wang Jian's [-] Qin army, and even the daimyo was captured alive, was reported back to Chikugo by Ryuzoji Takanobu who escaped by chance.

After Bungo's disastrous defeat, Ryuzoji Takanobu and Mori Gohosho were responsible for escorting Mori Motoharu to the Kanmon Strait.

In order to resist the pursuit of the Qin army, Ryuzoji Takanobu led the remaining cavalry, leaving behind Maori Yuanchun, and confronted Chen Dao who was chasing up.

Ryuzoji Takanobu: Commander 93, Force 98 (+2), Intelligence 82, Politics 65, Charm 74;

Ryuzoji Takanobu, Otomo Zonglin, and Shimadzu Yoshihiro are collectively known as the "Three Heroes of Kyushu", and they are famous brave generals in Kyushu.

Although Ryuzoji Takanobu did not play the slightest role in the Bungo War, it was because the opponent was too strong.

Facing the charge of a peerless commander like Wang Jian and two war-god-level fierce generals, even Oda Nobunaga would kneel down when he came, let alone Ryuzoji Takanobu, but this does not mean that he is an incompetent general .

But this time after the end of Yuanchun for Maori, Ryuzoji Takanobu was determined to die, and even planned to die with the chasing general Qin, but he didn't expect Yue Yun and Mi Houwang to go directly to the Tsushima Strait, and only Chen Dao was chasing him This is an opponent between him and his brother.

Chen Dao's force is 99 (+2), and Longzhuosi Longxin's force is 98 (+2). There is only a little difference in force between the two, so this battle is naturally fought.

The two fought for [-] rounds, and Chen Daocai finally gained the upper hand. Just when he was about to win, Ryuzoji Takanobu saw that his soldiers were about to be killed by the Qin army, so he decisively chose to escape. Escape from the mountains.

In the end, Ryuzoji Takanobu was lucky enough to escape, but Mao Li Yuanchun was captured alive.

The commander of the Mori family in Chikugo, Takakage Kobayakawa, who is as famous as Mori Motonharu, almost fainted directly after learning the news that his brother was defeated and captured.

Takakage Kobayakawa, formerly known as Takakage Mori, was the third son of Motozuru Mori, but was adopted by the Takehara Kobayakawa clan as an adopted son, and this was done in order for him to inherit the Kobayakawa family.

If Mori Moto had not died, Mori Motoharu would have been adopted by the Yoshikawa family as an adopted son, and renamed Yoshikawa Motoharu, and eventually inherited the Yoshikawa family.

It's just that Mao Liyuan died in the Central Plains before he had time to adopt, so Mao Liyuan naturally didn't need to change his surname.

Mori Motoharu was not adopted, so he became the new daimyo of the Mori family after Mori Mototaka died, but Kobayakawa Takakage had already been adopted, so strictly speaking, he lost the qualification to inherit the Mori family.

After all, Kobayakawa Takakage is the son of Mori Motozuru, the younger brother of Mori Ryumoto and Mori Motonharu, and the Mori family has lost three famous names in two years and is on the verge of subjugation. How can he not be worried about this.

Not only Kobayakawa Takakage, Otomo's head general Tachibana Michiyuki, and the famous general Takahashi Shaoyun, also felt hopeless when they heard the news that Mori Motoharu was defeated and captured.

After all, if Mori Motoharu couldn't stop Zhou Yu, then Zhou Yu's [-] troops would detour to the back and attack directly from the back of Chikugo Kingdom.

Although the combined army of the Otomo family and the Maori family had [-] troops in Chikuhou, far more powerful than the Qin Wei coalition army, Lihua Daoxue had to admit that he was still no match for the [-] Qin Wei coalition army.

After learning about Zhou Yu's division of troops, Tachibana Daoxue thought about defeating the [-] enemy troops on the opposite side before Zhou Yu detoured back to Bungo Country, but all of them failed without exception.

The Qin-Wei Allied Forces produced a large number of capable men, not only brave generals such as Zhao Yun and Elai, wise generals such as Wu Qi and Le Yi, but also think tanks such as Guo Jia.

Tachibana Doxue planned three counterattacks, but each time the opponent was ahead of him.

For the first time, Lihua Daoxue led an army of [-] people, preparing to attack a camp with [-] Qin troops at night, and the Qin general of this camp was Wu Qi, who was not well-known.

But after entering the camp, Tachibana Doxue found out that it was an empty camp, and then a fire was ignited and turned into a fire camp. Of the 500 Japanese troops burned, only less than [-] people returned alive.

The second time, Lihua Daoxue was going to surround the point to fight for reinforcements. He first sent troops to surround the new camp set up by Wu Qi, and then ambushed to support the Qin army.

But what Lihua Daoxue didn't expect was that the Qin army didn't send troops to support, so he decided to forcibly break into Wu Qi's camp, but he didn't expect that this camp was harder to fight than the city.

Lihua Daoxue stormed for three consecutive days and lost more than 4000 troops, but still couldn't break through the camp. Seeing that the Qin army's reinforcements really came, he had no choice but to withdraw.

Suffering big losses at Wu Qi's hands twice in a row, Tachibana Daoxue also realized how powerful Wu Qi is, so for the third time, he decided to pick a soft persimmon and send troops against Wei Jun.

For the third time, Tachibana Daoxue and Takahashi Shaoyun each led [-] elite troops to ambush Le Yi's [-] army, but they were spotted by Le Yi. After a fierce battle, they were defeated by the [-] Wei army and suffered heavy losses.

Lihua Daoxue's three counterattacks not only failed to achieve any results, but he also paid a huge price, which made him think that someone around him was an undercover agent of the enemy army.

But the fact is that he had a temporary idea, and no one knew about it except him.

Lihua Daoxue finally understood that although there are many troops on his side, it is just that there are too many people, and the Qin Wei coalition army is not only strong, but also Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, he is really no match for him alone.

Lihua Daoxue was afraid of being plotted by the Qin Wei coalition forces, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to provoke the coalition forces anymore. After all, even if he fought, he couldn't beat him. He could only hope that Mao Li Yuanchun could block Zhou Yu's army next time.

But what Lihua Daoxue never expected was that Mao Li Yuanchun, the hero he regarded as his great enemy, would lose much worse than him. He was defeated by Wang Jian without even facing Zhou Yu's main force. The three thousand Pathfinders were killed.

Why did the Maori family choose Mori Motoharu as the new daimyo?

The former Mori Motoharu was indeed fierce, and his ability to command the army was not weaker than Tachibana Doxue. Together with Ryuzoji Takanobu, Kobayakawa Takai and others, he once defeated Tachibana Dosetsu, worthy of the name of a famous general.

But it was such a famous general who possessed more than ten times the strength of the enemy, but was wiped out by three thousand pioneers. This made Lihua Daoxue both shocked and puzzled.

During the civil war, you Maori Yuanchun was awesome, why did you become so weak when facing foreign enemies?It seems that I overestimated him, but you made me miserable.

Tachibana Daoxue scolded Maori Yuanchun's teammates, but the matter has come to this point, no matter how much he scolds, it will not help, so he can only find a way to remedy it.

The largest plain area in Kyushu is in the Hizen, Chikugo and Bungo countries.

Tachibana Daoxue also relied on the city, the mountains and rivers, and the [-] army to barely block the Qin and Wei coalition forces in the west.

But now Zhou Yu's [-] army has detoured from Hizen Country to Bungo Country. As long as they cross the Jiuzhong Mountain Range, it will be a flat plain, and they will attack from both sides directly from the rear.

Thinking of this, Tachibana Doxue suddenly shuddered, so he quickly summoned Takahashi Shaoyun, Kobayakawa Takai and other generals to discuss what to do.

"Bonghou was defeated. The [-] Maori army was wiped out. The daimyo Mouri Yuanchun was captured. Zhou Yu's army will soon come from behind."

Lihua Daoxue looked at the generals below, and said with a serious face: "Let's talk about it, what should we do next?"

The generals looked at each other in blank dismay, but they didn't say a word.

If he heard this news before, the generals of the Otomo family would definitely laugh at the Maori family. After all, the Otomo family and the Maori family are mortal enemies, but now both of them have a common enemy, which is the Qin Wei coalition army.

The entire army of the Maori family was annihilated, and Daimyo was captured alive. The end of the Otomo family will not be too far away. Under the sorrow of the rabbit and the fox, naturally they will not laugh at the Maori family.

Seeing that no one spoke, Tachibana Daoxue's face became a little ugly.

But at this moment, Kobayakawa Takai stood up and said very seriously: "If you stay and continue to defend, you will only be attacked by the Qin and Wei coalition forces, and there is a great possibility that the entire army will be wiped out.

Therefore, it is better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible, abandon the Chikugo country and the North Higo country, retreat into the Nan Higo country, and continue to resist by relying on the mountains. "

[Ding dong, Kobayakawa Takai's skill 'Conspiracy' effect 1 activates, intelligence +3;

Takakage Kobayakawa: Commander 94, Force 80, Intelligence 95, Politics 90, Charm 77;

At present, Kobayakawa Takai's intelligence has risen to 98;]

It has to be said that Takai Kobayakawa deserves to be the son of Mori Motonari. Both father and son have the same skills, and both have the "consultant".

Kobayakawa Takai's vision is still very precise, knowing that if he continues to resist, it will only end in annihilation of the entire army, so he directly proposed to withdraw the army.

At present, for the Otomo Maori coalition forces, withdrawal is indeed the only way. After all, if they are really caught between two sides, it will only be a doomed situation.

But it was such a correct decision, but it was unanimously opposed by the generals of Otomo's family, and some even jumped out to scold Kobayakawa Takai for his ulterior motives.

Why did the generals of Dayou family unanimously oppose?
the reason is simple.

Sixteen castles including Village Castle, Sefukuji Castle, Jinxiyama Castle, Takao Castle, Yamashita Castle, and Nubon Castle, and even Yanagawa Castle, the capital of the Otomo family, are all located in Chikugo and Kitahigo.

These cities are all located in the plains of Yimapingchuan, and there is almost no danger to defend, and the walls of Dongying are generally low, and it is absolutely impossible to block the catapults and siege crossbows of the Qin army.

Once the troops were withdrawn, it meant that the Otomo family would abandon these areas and lose [-]% of their land and population.

Maybe they will never come back again in the future, and can only live in the poor Nanfeihou country. What is the difference between this and a subjugated country?
It is obviously impossible for Otomo and his family to accept this.

Lihua Daoxue originally wanted to retreat, after all, he really couldn't beat him, but when he saw so many people objecting, he also hesitated.

"Think about it, now that Zhou Yu's army has not crossed the Nine Layers Mountain Range, we still have a chance to retreat, but once Zhou Yu crosses the Nine Layers Mountain Range, the next step will be a flat river, and we will not be able to withdraw even if we want to " Kobayakawa Ryui said.

As soon as this remark came out, all the generals who were scolding just now fell silent.

Seeing this, Takai Kobayakawa continued: "The army of the Otomo and Mori families in Chikugo is already the last force in Kitakyushu. Once there are too many casualties, or if they are wiped out by the Qin Wei coalition forces, Kitakyushu will have nothing to resist Qin Wei. Allied strength.

Oda Kamizen and other daimyos in Honshu will never sit back and watch the Central Plains coalition forces occupy Kyushu, and will definitely form a coalition force to recover Kyushu.

But if our army loses too much, even if the Honshu coalition forces defeat the Central Plains Army, Kyushu will not be ours in the future, but will be divided up by the states of Honshu.

At present, for us, preserving our strength and waiting for the help of our own army is the best way to fight against the Qin Wei coalition forces.

Emperor Qin Yinghao once said a word: If the land is lost, all people will be lost; if people are lost, all land will be preserved.

You wait and think about it. "

Kobayakawa Takai's words were as deafening as thunder to the generals of Otomo's family.

Yes, they have always thought that the only enemy is the Han Chinese coalition forces, but they have ignored the fact that the states in this state are not good things.

If the casualties are too large, it is impossible for the coalition forces of this state to return the territory to them after recovering Kyushu.

Seeing that no one objected, Lihua Daoxue couldn't help but feel relieved, and ordered: "In this case, the general will give up the Chikugo Kingdom and Beifeihou Kingdom, and the whole army will retreat to the Nanfeihou Kingdom."

"Hay."

Since Tachibana Daoxue has decided to save people and lose land, he must carry it through to the end. He immediately sent a message to Otomo Qingying in Yanagawa Castle, asking him to transfer food, grass, ordnance and other materials to the Nanfeihou Kingdom, as well as the families of the generals in the army. .

Haruyo Otomo came to the throne not long ago. He said he was a daimyo, but the real power of Otomo's family was basically in the hands of Michiyuki Tachibana. He also had the support of Michiyuki Tachibana to sit on the daimyo's position, so naturally it was impossible to oppose Michiyuki Tachibana decision.

According to Tachibana Dosetsu's instructions, Otomo Haruki transferred as much supplies as possible from the North Higo Country to the South Higo Country, and transferred the high-level officials and his own family to the country, but he himself stayed in Yanagawa City. , Swear to live and die with the country.

At the same time, Tachibana Daoxue kept his adopted son, Tachibana Zongshige led an army of [-] to stay behind, and he himself led an army of [-] to retreat.

But what Lihua Daoxue didn't expect was that Wu Qi and Guo Jia had already guessed that he would take the opportunity to retreat, so they made preparations in advance.

Zhao Yun decided to use Guo Jia's plan to let Qi Jiguang's fleet secretly transport [-] elite soldiers through the waterway to the Chikugo Kingdom and Beifeihou Kingdom, where they set up a barrier to prevent Lihua Daoxue from withdrawing, and the leader of the army was Wu Qi.

Before Wu Qi led an army of [-] to guard the camp, Lihua Daoxue's tens of thousands of troops were unable to attack, so in terms of defense, no one under Zhao Yun's command was stronger than Wu Qi.

Wu Qi is also a bold man with a high level of art. He really dared to lead an army of [-] people, broke away from the main force, went straight into the belly of Dayou's house, and broke through Yingwei City by sneak attack.

When Lihua Daoxue retreated to Yanagawa City, the capital, he wanted to persuade Otomo Qingying to go with him, but Otomo Qingying made up his mind that he would rather die than give up the capital, and asked Lihua Daoxue to make his younger brother Otomo Kinzhen after his death. For the new daimyo.

Seeing that Otomo Qingying could not be persuaded, Tachibana Daoxue could only respect his decision, but at this time there was news that Yingwei City had been breached by the Qin army.

If Tachibana Daoxue wants to retreat to Nanfeihou Country, the closest route is to go to Yingwei City. If he takes a detour, he will need to walk for three more days. With these three days of effort, Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun might catch up.

Lihua Daoxue was shocked when he received the news, and quickly led his army straight to Yingwei City, wanting to regain the main road to the south, but he didn't know that his opponent this time was still Wu Qi.

(End of this chapter)