Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2940: Susanoo's Third Battle with Yuanluzhi

  Chapter 2936: Susanoo's Third Battle with Yuanluzhi

Since the start of the Yingzhou Campaign, dozens of major battles have broken out, but there has only been one decisive battle, which was the one in which Tachibana Dosetsu was defeated by Wang Mang, and the upcoming Kyushu Battle will undoubtedly be the next one.

To put it bluntly, the battle between Qin Zheng and Wang Mang in Jiuzhou will directly affect the situation of the battle of Yingzhou.

If Qin Zheng wins, the Qin army will have the opportunity to completely capture Jiuzhou again, and then continue to implement Wang Jian's encirclement and annihilation plan, completing the unification of Yingzhou first in the west and then in the east.

If Wang Mang wins, the Qin army will not be completely defeated and completely withdraw from Yingzhou, but the Nine Provinces will definitely not be able to be saved. The four countries that only have a corner of the land left will also be in danger, and the future situation will be even more difficult.

To be honest, Wang Jian was not optimistic that the Qin government could win the battle for the Nine Provinces. After all, the gap in strength between the two sides was indeed quite large.

If Wang Jian were allowed to command the battle personally, he might be confident of winning, but the process would be very difficult. Unfortunately, he had no time to spare and his province could not do without him for a moment, so he had to hand over full responsibility to Qin Zheng, who was second only to him in status.

Qin Zheng's military talent naturally could not compare with Wang Jian's, but Wang Jian felt that with Qin Zheng's wisdom, since he dared to take the initiative to start a war, even if he could not win, at least they could fight to a defeat on both sides.

Therefore, Wang Jian’s expectation for the Qin government was not to ask him to win the battle, but to make the Chao army in the Nine Provinces unable to intervene in the state, so that they would not have to face another enemy army, and to reduce the pressure on the Qin army in the state as much as possible. This would be enough.

As for Benzhou, even if Wang Jian had extraordinary skills and was a master at using troops, he could only ensure the victory of one route, but the Qin army in Benzhou had to face five enemy armies.

Therefore, before the Battle of Kyushu was decided, in order to prevent being defeated one by one by the allied forces, Wang Jian decided to shrink the defense line first, strategically give up some easy-to-attack and difficult-to-defend places, and then decide whether to attack or defend after the Battle of Kyushu was decided.

However, this decision made the Yingzhou family coalition led by Oda, Tokugawa, Hojo and other families very uncomfortable.

Although the Qin Dynasty established five counties in Yingzhou, the real core was the two counties in Guandong. After all, 80% of the resources and energy were used to build and develop the Guandong Plain. As long as these two counties were not lost, the Qin Dynasty would have the capital to make a comeback.

After Qin Zheng became the governor of Yingzhou, in addition to forcibly relocating the families of Qin's auxiliary troops to the Guandong Plain for resettlement, he also relocated the core personnel of the major families to Guandong. However, due to the complex composition of the members of the major families, even if the core personnel were relocated, it did not affect their control of the area.

The current situation in Guandong of Yingzhou is very similar to that in Guanzhong of the Central Plains after the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Both are gathering places for aristocratic families. However, since this is the base camp of the Qin Dynasty, although the aristocratic families have interests in the two counties of Guandong, they are ultimately only small interests and do not involve the fundamentals.

It is unrealistic to expect tenants to protect the interests of landlords.

Therefore, in the previous counterattack, in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the coalition forces of the aristocratic families, Wang Jian promised that whoever captured the land would own it.

Later, under the leadership of Wang Jian, the Qin army invaded the Mino Plain, Shikoku Island, and even almost unified Kyushu Island. At the same time, the Yingzhou family gained a lot of territory and population. Therefore, if Wang Jian wants to shrink the defense line now, he will sacrifice a lot of the interests of the Yingzhou family.

Wang Jian was naturally well aware of this, but he himself could not take part in the matter, so he could only ask Uesugi Kenshin, Susanoo and others to appease the families whose interests had been damaged, and promise them compensation after the war.

The Yingzhou family, which has been bound by interests, naturally does not have no sense of the overall situation. It's just that they are reluctant to give up when it comes to themselves. Therefore, when they heard Wang Jian's promise of post-war compensation, they naturally had no reason to object.

  In fact, even if they continue to oppose, it will not cause much impact. After all, once the Qin Army and the Qin Auxiliary Army withdraw, if they do not withdraw, will they wait for the Allied Forces to kill them?

After arranging everything, Wang Jian summoned four powerful generals: Susanoo, Kamiyama Kenshin, Ren Bi, and Meng Yi.

The mid-level god of war, Ooyama Tsunami, was not included in this call-up because he was injured by Tono-Ryuji and has not yet recovered from his injuries.

"We received information from the spy at the Black Ice Platform that Yuan Luzhi is moving towards Kyushu."

Wang Jian looked at Susanoo, the strongest of the four, and said in a deep voice: "A decisive battle is about to break out in Kyushu. Enryuchi is heading to Kyushu Island at this time to support Wang Mang."

Susanoo was stunned at first, then asked in surprise: "His injury healed so quickly?"

In the previous battle, although Susanoo failed to kill Enronichi, he also seriously injured him. As a result, Oyamazumi, who was injured first, has not fully recovered yet, but Enronichi, who was injured later, has recovered. His recovery ability is too strong.

"Yuan Luzhi is a monster. With his physique, even if he hasn't fully recovered yet, he's almost fully recovered. By the time he reaches Jiuzhou, he'll be almost fully recovered." Meng Yi said in a deep voice.

As someone who had fought with Yuan Luzhi, although it was a group fight, he had also injured him, so Meng Yi naturally had a say.

The opponent's recovery speed is indeed amazing, and it seems that every time he is seriously injured, his strength becomes stronger. He is simply a monster.

"In Jiuzhou, Governor Qin Zheng is already at a disadvantage. If Yuan Luzhi joins Wang Mang's army, the gap will be further widened, so we must send people to support Governor Qin Zheng."

Hearing Wang Jian's words, Uesugi Kenshin said, "General, is there a possibility that Enrochi is rushing to Kyushu on the surface, but in fact he is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain? Once we transfer the experts away, the coalition forces will launch a counterattack?"

"How could that reckless man have such a brain?"

Ren Bi muttered unhappily, he had also fought with Yuan Luzhi, he considered himself a reckless man, but Yuan Luzhi was even more reckless than him, giving him a feeling of being the Yingzhou version of Li Yuanba, so naturally he didn't think that the other party could come up with a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

"But it is indeed possible. Besides, even if Tomoyasu Tomoyuki is a reckless man, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is not," Meng Yi retorted.

"All right."

Wang Jian raised his hand to interrupt the argument and said, "Our army has the advantage of the navy. The speed of waterway is faster than land. Even if it is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, we can react. But if we don't send people to support, the governor Qin Zheng will definitely lose." After speaking, Wang Jian looked at Susanoo again and asked, "General Susanoo, according to past experience, Enrochi will probably be stronger this time. If you fight Enrochi again, are you sure you can defeat him?"

Susanoo patted his chest confidently and said, "We're guaranteed to win."

"How sure are you?"

"Ten percent."

Susanoo is not bragging. He has fought with Enronchi twice. Although Enronchi was defeated each time, his opponent would become stronger after recovering from his injuries. However, he could feel that his opponent only improved his skills, but his realm could not keep up.

In short, Enryuchi's situation is very similar to Li Yuanba's. Both can exert strength beyond their own realm and belong to the type of abnormal growth.

As the Japanese god of war, Susanoo has no weaknesses. As a master of all subjects, he naturally does not think that he will be defeated by a student who excels in a single subject.

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Nobi Plain, Cheongju Castle.

This city was originally the capital of the Toyo Empire and was also the place where Oda Nobunaga made his fortune. However, after the country was destroyed, it became a place jointly ruled by the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song and Wu. Now it has become the headquarters of the Nobi war zone of the Five-Nation Alliance.

The fuse for the outbreak of the Battle of Yingzhou was that the Wei general Cao Pi joined forces with the Song army. The two countries jointly attacked and destroyed the 300 Qin troops stationed in Qingzhou City, thus setting off the massive Battle of Yingzhou.

"Second brother, good news."

Cao Zhang rushed into the city lord's mansion with a smile on his face. When he saw Cao Pi, he hurriedly said, "That old villain Wang Jian has fallen into our trap. Now is our chance."

Cao Pi, who was originally worried about the domestic war situation, couldn't help but show joy when he heard Cao Zhang's words and asked, "Did Wang Jian really transfer the man who will be the sequel to Kyushu Island?"

"The news I just received is absolutely correct."

"Great."

Cao Pi stood up excitedly. He pretended to transfer Enryuchi to Kyushu, but in fact, luring the tiger away from the mountain was a strategy he and Toyotomi Hideyoshi came up with. He had already given up hope, but he didn't expect that Wang Jian really transferred Susanoo to Kyushu.

In this case, even if the Qin army has the advantage of navy and the speed of water is faster than that of land, as long as he operates properly, he can still transfer Yuan Liuzhi back first and then launch a counterattack to capture Nobi.

Although Cao Pi was far away in Yingzhou, he was aware of the situation of Cao Wei. So even though he and his brother were doing well in Yingzhou, he was still frowning all day long. After all, once Cao Wei was destroyed, he would be the prince of a destroyed country, and his situation would definitely not be good in the future.

  Honestly speaking, Cao Pi didn't quite understand his father. He could have left a way out, but he chose to go all the way to the end. Qin and Wei were relatives by marriage, so why did they have to tear each other apart completely?

But Cao Pi did not dare to say these words to Cao Cao. After all, he was not the crown prince, and his status in his father's heart was not as high as that of his elder brother Cao Ang. Cao Ang was almost deposed from the position of crown prince because of this, let alone him, the unfavored second son.

In fact, Cao Pi was not optimistic about the future of Cao Wei. After all, the 300,000 troops on the western front were defeated, and Cao Wei did not have much wealth left in the Central Plains. The new army that could only defend the city could never be a match for the Qin army.

Under such circumstances, if Cao Wei continued to fight, regardless of whether it could repel the Qin army, even if it could, it would be annexed by Song and Ming in the future. It would be better to surrender to Qin.

Although Cao Pi was also dissatisfied with Cao Cao's actions, he could not disobey his father, and no one in Cao Wei could go against Cao Cao's will. All he could do was try his best to create a new world in Yingzhou, so that he could have a way out if Cao Wei was destroyed in the future, so as to avoid the destruction of his country and the extermination of his clan.

The current distribution of power in Yingzhou is very complicated. The seven forces of Qin, Wei, Song, Ming, Wu, Toyotomi, and Korea divide the entire four islands of Yingzhou.

In addition to occupying the largest Kanto Plain, Daqin also owns the southern part of the Nobi Plain, one-third of the Kinki Plain, Hokuriku County, a corner of Shikoku Island, and southern Kyushu. Although it occupies nearly half of the prime areas of Yingzhou, it is at a disadvantage due to fighting on multiple fronts.

Take the Nongwei Plain for example. Originally, it was jointly governed by Wei, Song, Wu and Fengchen, and Cao Wei was only stronger than Wu. However, because Wang Jian personally led a large army to attack, the original pattern was completely broken, so that now Cao Wei has become the strongest force in Nongwei.

This was also the main reason why Cao Pi designed to lure the tiger away from the mountain and wanted to seize Nan Nongwei, because once Nongwei was regained, the benefits Cao Wei would get would definitely be the greatest.

By then, even if Cao Wei in the Central Plains was destroyed, it could use the ships of its allies, Song and Ming, to transfer people from the Central Plains to Yingzhou, so that at least the country would not be completely destroyed.

"Have you figured out the specific identities of the spies that Heibingtai has planted in our army?" Cao Pi asked.

"Maybe there are still some that slip through the net, but most of them have been figured out," Cao Zhang replied.

"Okay, at least before our army launches its counterattack, we can't let Wang Jian know that Yuan Luzhi will come back."

With Cao Pi's order, a large number of Heibingtai spies lurking in the allied forces were arrested, which also made it impossible for Wang Jian in Edo to learn about Enrochi's movements through spies.

But just as Yuan Luzhi rushed back exhausted, the coalition forces of Wei, Song, Wu and Toyotomi gathered, and a 100,000-strong army rushed to Minami Nobi. But when the army really arrived at the city, all the coalition forces were dumbfounded. Not only was Wang Jian standing on the city wall, but even Susanoo was standing next to Wang Jian.

"Haha, you little Cao Pi, you little Fengchen, your plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain is too crude. You think I can fall into your trap? You must be dreaming." Wang Jian stroked his beard and laughed.