Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2938 Wang Jian vs. the Six-Nation Alliance

Chapter 2934 Wang Jian vs. the Six-Nation Alliance

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

The last time, only Yeon Gaesomun's 7,000 Joseon troops came, but this time it was Wang Mang who personally led 70,000 Joseon troops, 50,000 Joseon auxiliary troops, and 30,000 coalition forces from various ethnic groups in northern Kyushu, totaling 150,000 coalition forces. They headed straight for Inji Castle for the second time, and they would be at the gates of the city in no more than three days.

If Qin Zheng had not used a strategy to defeat Yeon Gaesomun twice and destroyed Wang Mang's army of more than 10,000, the total strength of the Chao army would now be more than 160,000.

In just over a month, Wang Mang not only occupied the northern Kyushu, but also incorporated an army of 80,000. With his power expanding so rapidly, it was even more impossible for him to give up Kyushu.

After learning of the danger in Renji City, Qin Zheng naturally summoned troops from all over Southern Kyushu to rescue it. He planned to have a decisive battle with Wang Mang at the foot of Renji City.

It’s not that Qin Zheng didn’t want to defend the city, but the cities in Yingzhou were different from those in the Central Plains. Except for a few large cities, most cities could not support more than 100,000 people to defend the city.

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

  As for the Qin army's troop deployment in this battle?

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

Now, among the 80,000 Qin troops, 50,000 are stationed on Honshu Island, 10,000 are stationed on Shikoku Island, and 20,000 are stationed in 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 at his disposal, 25,000 troops from various ethnic groups such as Tachibana, Shimazu, and Otomo, and 10,000 Wu troops led by Lu Meng, the left general of Wu, totaling a coalition force of 100,000.

It has to be said that both Qin Zheng and Wang Mang exhausted all the forces under their rule in order to defeat the other side. It is obvious that both sides have the intention of conquering the whole country in one battle.

Qin Zheng led an army of 100,000 troops against Wang Mang's army of 150,000 troops. Qin had a shortage of 50,000 troops and was at an absolute disadvantage.

As for generals, although Qin Zheng had many strong generals under his command, they were inferior to Wang Mang in both quantity and quality.

The only top general under Qin Zheng's command is Ashina Isshin, and the most capable one is the high-level general Ren Bi.

On the other hand, on Wang Mang's side, except for Yeon Gaesomun who was seriously injured and unable to participate in the battle, there were two top generals, namely Ju Ling and Heichi Changzhi, and three high-level generals, namely Tian Bu, Gongsun Mei, and Zhang Mei.

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

From this, it can be seen that this was a war with a huge gap in strength between the two sides. Whether in terms of military strength or lineup of generals, the Qin was far inferior to the Chao side, but the Qin still dared to fight a decisive battle with Wang Mang.

The reason why Qin Zheng dared to do this was that among the 20,000 reinforcements he brought, there were not only 3,000 cavalry, 3,000 heavily armored Modao soldiers, but also 5,000 crossbow soldiers. This was the confidence that Qin Zheng dared to take the risk of using the weak to defeat the strong.

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

"Ah."

Qin Zheng nodded, but just as he walked out of the door, he found that the Liu Sheng sisters were also in military uniforms, and couldn't help asking: "What are you doing?"

"Of course I will go to the battle with my husband." said Yukihime Yagyu.

Hearing this, Qin Zheng scolded: "Nonsense, the men of our Great Qin have no habit of letting women go to the battlefield."

"But why did I hear that the Qin Dynasty has an army composed entirely of women?" Liu Sheng Piaoxu said weakly.

"..."

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

"Husband, just let us go. We are stronger than your guards and can protect ourselves on the battlefield. We won't be a drag."

Hearing her sister say this, Liu Sheng Piao Xu quickly agreed: "Yes, yes."

Not only Qin Zheng benefited from dual cultivation, but also the Yagyu sisters, although their strength improvement was not as great as Qin Zheng's.

Qin Zheng was actually quite touched by the two girls' request. He had no feelings for the Yagyu sisters, but he did not expect that the two sisters were willing to follow him to the battlefield.

If the battle was favorable, Qin Zheng would naturally agree to let the two sisters follow him. But now it was an unfavorable battle, the enemy was strong and we were weak. Qin Zheng himself was not absolutely sure of protecting himself, let alone the Yagyu sisters, so naturally he would not agree.

"No, this battle is dangerous. With your strength, you are not strong enough to protect yourself."

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

"If you really want to help, then assist General Zi Cheying in moving the supplies."

Although Qin Zheng had the confidence to fight a decisive battle with Wang Mang, he also knew how dangerous the battle would be, 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 that he was worried that if he failed to win the battle, the vassal army would become disloyal and move people from major families to the state. With these hostages, at least the army on the front line would not dare to rebel.

After pacifying the Yagyu sisters, Qin Zheng took Kenshin Himura to the camp and gave a pre-war speech to the entire army to boost morale.

Ying Qian, Ying Si, Ying Shixi, Feng Jie, Ren Bi, Ashina Isshin, Tachibana Dosetsu, Naoshige Nabeshima, Suzuki Shigehide, Maeda Keiji and other generals had also arrived, but Qin Zheng's eyes were only on Lu Meng.

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

As Sun Ce launched a coup, Sun Quan fled Jianye, and the Wu Kingdom split, the Wu army in Yingzhou also split into two camps.

Lu Meng was Sun Ce's man, and Sun Ce was a staunch ally of the Qin Dynasty, so Lu Meng also supported the Qin Dynasty. As soon as Qin Zheng gave the order, he led his army to support.

"We are all allies, it's only natural." Lu Meng said in a deep voice.

Among the 100,000-strong coalition forces of the Great Qin, 15,000 are stationed in Renji City, which means that the conscripted force is 85,000. However, among them, there are 25,000 troops who are much inferior to other armies in terms of morale and equipment. This is naturally the coalition force of the Nan Jiuzhou aristocratic families.

Seeing the Southern Kyushu coalition forces lying in wait, with even their formations standing crookedly, Qin Zheng suddenly understood why Tachibana Dosetsu could not defeat Wang Mang. It was impossible for such an army to win a 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 have 80,000 more troops than his.

With a difference of twice the troop strength and huge disparity in the lineup of generals, this battle is really impossible to win.

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

After an impassioned speech, the morale of the Qin Army, the Qin Auxiliary Army, and even the Southern Kyushu Army were all boosted by Qin Zheng.

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

The 85,000-strong army, led by Qin Zheng, quickly marched towards Renji City.

A battle that will determine the ownership of Jiuzhou and the situation of Yingzhou is about to begin.

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The Qin Dynasty established five counties and thirty prefectures in Yingzhou, namely: Kanto County (six counties) and Kansai County (six counties) in the Kanto Plain, Hokuriku County (five counties) in the Echigo Plain, Saikai County (eight counties) in the western part of Honshu, and Tatesanyo County (five counties) in Kyushu.

After the outbreak of the Yingzhou War, the Qin army has been in a situation where it has been surrounded by enemies, and has been attacked by the Wei, Song, and Ming dynasties, as well as the remnants of the Japanese army such as Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Even He Qi, the right general of the Wu Kingdom, was forced to join in the siege of the Qin Dynasty.

He Qiqi was the last person to want to be an enemy of the Qin Dynasty, but his position was very awkward. He was sandwiched between Wei and Song, and had no power to fight back against the two armies.

  Therefore, if He Qi did not join in the attack on Qin, Wei and Song would join forces to destroy him first, so he would have no choice but to accept the coercion of Wei and Song and send troops to attack Qin.

The Battle of Yingzhou began, and the eight counties of Xihai County, located in the westernmost part, fell under the siege of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu. Even the Iwami Silver Mine, which was highly valued by the Qin Dynasty, was taken away. However, Wang Jian soon launched a counterattack.

Wang Jian first personally led his troops to attack the Nobi Plain to increase the Qin army's strategic space in Yingzhou, and then ordered Susanoo to attack Shikoku to tie down enemy forces in the western region. Finally, he ordered Tachibana Dosetsu to counterattack Kitakyushu.

Wang Jian's strategic layout was actually very powerful. As long as Tachibana Dosetsu could capture Kyushu, the Qin army would be able to encircle the coalition forces in Honshu from three directions: Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu, and finally destroy the Ming army in Hokkaido. The Qin army would then easily complete the unification of Yingzhou.

But unfortunately, with the arrival of Wang Mang, his defeat of Tachibana Dosetsu, the occupation of northern Kyushu, and the recapture of Shikoku Island by the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu, Wang Jian's strategic plan was completely declared a failure.

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

This is actually the future Tokyo, Japan, but now it has become the capital of Yingzhou 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 had a very good political vision. He saw the potential of Edo at a glance. When everyone thought that the capital of Yingzhou would be a big city, he chose to set the small city of Edo as the capital.

Naturally, Qin Zheng's decision was opposed by all parties, even Wang Jian opposed it. The reason was simply that Edo was a small city with insufficient population and foundation. It was difficult to develop and could not radiate to the entire Yingzhou. It was also inconvenient to rule and govern.

But even though so many people opposed it and even though Edo had so many shortcomings, Qin Zheng still made Edo the capital of his own accord, and with Edo as the center, he vigorously developed the two counties and twelve prefectures of the Kanto Plain.

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

Although Edo has various shortcomings, it is located in Tokyo Bay, with an extremely advantageous geographical location. It also has a natural harbor, which can not only transport the resources of Yingzhou out, but also receive a steady stream of supplies from the inland, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

In order to develop the Kanto Plain, Qin Zheng sent all the families of the 160,000 Qin Xie troops to the Edo area for unified resettlement.

With the arrival of military dependents, the problem of labor shortage in Edo was completely solved, and Guandong Port, the largest military and commercial port in Yingzhou, was established.

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

Under Qin Zheng's governance, the Kanto Plain underwent a dramatic change in just two years.

The original population structure of the Kanto region was one with more people in the east and west and fewer people in the central region, but now it has become concentrated in the central region. A large amount of fertile land has been opened up, grain production has greatly increased, and even the population is almost returning to the pre-war level.

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

To put it bluntly, because it was built from scratch, Guandong, the largest plain in Yingzhou, is the only territory in Yingzhou that Daqin has completely absorbed. Except that most of the population are still natives, it is basically no different from the mainland.

This was 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 in order to be prepared for any eventuality.

For the Qin Dynasty, even if the other three of the five counties in Yingzhou were lost, as long as the two counties of Guandong and Guanxi were still there, the Qin army would still have a chance to regain the territory.

Even though Wang Jian was fighting against the coalition forces of six nations alone, he still took the initiative to lead his troops to attack Nobi and capture Shishu Island, also in order to protect the safety of the two counties in Kanto.