Dongwa is an island country, and the central mountainous area is covered with dense forests. If the people of Dongwa fled here, the Hetao army would not be able to pursue them. Firstly, it is easy to be damaged in the dense forest, and secondly, it is too time-consuming. Hetao does not have that much time to fight with the opponent.
After hiding and seeking for up to three months, they must return to China for the next war. Therefore, Dugu and others' idea is very simple, which is to collect as much tung oil ignition materials as possible, and then burn all the forests.
Under the leadership of Dugu, an army of more than 200,000 people slowly marched towards Namba City. Along the way, the Hetao army followed the original order and completely destroyed everything they saw that could be used for production.
All the houses were set on fire; all the livestock were used as supplies for the army; all the food that could not be taken away was burned; the fishing boats and docks were all destroyed in the process of passing by;
All the iron and bronze vessels for life were also loaded onto the ship and then thrown into the deep sea.
The fields they passed along the way were sprinkled with lime powder or sea salt robbed on the spot by the Hetao army, causing them to lose their proper fertility and making it impossible to continue farming in the future. All the crops in the fields were destroyed, especially the
Seeds of rice, vegetables, fruits, etc. were all looted.
As for the forests they passed through, Hetao did not let them go. First they drove the Eastern Japanese natives to cut down the forests, then poured tung oil on them and set them on fire. At least there was a sea of fire for dozens of miles.
The strategy of Hetao is very simple, just four words: kill them all. Of course, the time this time is limited, and the mountainous area in the central part of the Eastern Japan is relatively complex, so it is impossible to completely exterminate them. However, according to the approach of Hetao,
Even if some of the Eastern Japanese natives fled to the mountains to survive, even if it took a hundred or two hundred years for them to recover after the Hetao army withdrew, they would not even be able to survive after leaving the forest.
Go down.
As for what happens next, the Dragon Legion will give these remaining Eastern Japanese natives a surprise.
During this process, the Korean soldiers enthusiastically served as the vanguard. Not only the 50,000 Korean regular troops, but also the Korean sailors on the transport ships spontaneously organized a team of tens of thousands to follow the Hetao army.
No matter what hard and dirty work it is, they are the first to do it. The only requirement is that they hope to follow the Hetao army and kill some fish that slip through the net.
Dugu felt a little embarrassed at first. After all, the two sides were just friendly forces, and the other party had no obligation to serve the Hetao lords. But when Dugu was a little polite, the self-proclaimed rebels became particularly frightened, thinking that the Hetao marshal was going to kill them.
After waiting for the others to drive them away, they became more and more flattering. Dugu had no choice but to accept their sincerity on behalf of Hetao. So, during the march, the life of the Hetao army became more and more comfortable.
Three days later, the vanguard of the Hetao army slowly approached Namba City. At this time, the first battle after the Hetao North Road army attacked the city finally took place.
Guiman Jinjiro was an old subordinate who was convinced by Dekang, the leader of the Eastern Japanese Kingdom. He was extremely loyal to Dekang. When he knew that the Hetao army was coming, Guiman Jinjiro withdrew all his troops into Namba City, but outside the city.
A thousand soldiers were deployed on a mountain ridge, ready to test the combat effectiveness of the Hetao.
The vanguard in Hetao is 20,000 Korean soldiers led by Fu Qiuhong. Although Dongbo occupies a favorable location, Korea has an absolute military advantage, and morale is at its peak. By the time the headquarters of the Hetao army arrives, Dongbo's 1,000 soldiers
All of them had been killed in battle. However, Fu Qiuhong was still shrewd and deliberately asked the generals who were captured alive to give confessions one by one, and then beheaded them all.
"Commander, there were originally only 150,000 Japanese in Namba City and only 10,000 soldiers. However, the number of Japanese who have fled these days has exceeded 50,000. Guiman Jinjiro organized a team of about 30,000, with a total strength of 40,000.
Up and down." Fu Qiuhong said.
"Forty thousand?" Zhou Jilong pinched his chin and said with disdain: "Forty thousand Japanese are nothing more than native chickens and dogs in the eyes of this general."
Long Zhishan said angrily: "Don't be complacent. The Eastern Japanese are not soft persimmons. When they fought on Yuzhou Road, the combat effectiveness of the Eastern Japanese Army led by Watanabe Shitama was even higher than that of the Holy Sect of Paradise. It doesn't matter if you underestimate the enemy.
But if he unfortunately dies in battle, it will be a disgrace to our Hetao army."
Dugu simply ignored the quarrel between his two subordinates. He considered it carefully and said: "The combat effectiveness of the Eastern Japanese Army cannot be underestimated. However, from Yuzhou Road to Yangzhou Road and then to Huaishui Shouzhou, seventy-seven of their elite troops have been exhausted.
Eighty-eight. Although there are still 200,000 troops now, the combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to that of the past. As for these Japanese who have temporarily joined the army, there is nothing to fear. But it is always right to be careful."
"Come here, the army is slowly surrounding Namba. Don't give the opponent any chance. Even a bird can't let him fly out!"
Half an hour later, Dugu led the generals of the Hetao army to the first big city they saw after landing in Dongwo.
When they saw Namba City in front of them, Dugu and the others couldn't help but take a breath of air.
"General Fu, are you sure this is Namba City, one of the five largest cities in Eastern Japan?" Dugu's fingers were trembling.
Fu Zhutao and Fu Qiuhong didn't know who Dugu was calling, so they looked at each other. After all, Fu Zhutao was the commander of the Eastern Japanese soldiers, so they opened their mouths and said: "Come back to the commander, the last general has never been to Eastern Japanese, but this is different from the Eastern Japanese soldiers."
The Namba Castle where people confessed is just the same, and the location is just right, so I guess it’s the right one.”
Zhou Jilong felt that he had a bit of a toothache, and almost bared his teeth and said: "Oh my god, this is one of the five largest cities in the East Japan? Even our original mountain village in Yizhou is much more majestic than it!"
Long Zhishan rarely agreed with Zhou Jilong's opinion, and Dugu, who was still a little wary at first, immediately relaxed. Looking at the subordinates with contempt on their faces, Dugu just wanted to scold him with a straight face, but his mouth stopped.
Zhang himself grinned.
Indeed, this is one of the five largest cities in Eastern Japan, the largest city in the central and northern regions of Eastern Japan, and the largest port in northern Eastern Japan. It is really ridiculous.
The city wall of Namba City is only about two feet, and it is actually a civil structure. The side length of the city wall is less than five miles. If placed on the mainland of China, it would be the size of an ordinary county town. And even for a county town, the city wall should be three feet long.
There is enough, and at least it is made of green bricks covered with earth. Unlike here, it is actually a civil structure.
"Commander, how are we going to fight this battle?" Zhou Jilong said eagerly.
Dugu originally had a murderous look on his face, but after thinking about it for a moment, the smile on his face gradually turned obscene: "Surround three and one is missing. Leave them a way to survive in the south. Dogs will jump over the wall when they are anxious. Don't push too hard."
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Long Zhishan said quickly: "Commander, there is no need for this at all. Our troops are so strong that we can easily wipe them out!" Fu Qiuhong and Fu Zhutao also had the same expression. Behind them, Li Chengzhi, the leader of the Goryeo rebel army, looked around.
Anxiety was written on his face.
"Bastard!" Dugu slapped Long Zhishan's back with a whip and shouted angrily: "You dare to object to what I say. Do you want to rebel? Ah!"
Fu Zhutao and others suddenly trembled with fright. At this time, they remembered that the general in front of them was Dugu Yuming, a rogue general who was famous throughout the Chinese continent. This man was not only decisive in killing, but also moody. If he was angered,
, it’s definitely not a good thing.
Jiang Chenzhou, Zhu Xigao, Li Xiao and Qiu Qianping took two steps back at the same time. They knew very well that Dugu was not really angry, but who knew what Uncle Dugu was thinking now. If he had made a little more movement when cracking the whip, he would
The others can only be regarded as having bad luck. However, Long Zhishan and Zhou Jilong didn't care. They both said with smiles: "Commander, isn't this the general's doubt?"
Getting angry was not Dugu's purpose. He put away his riding whip and Dugu snorted: "Don't forget the purpose of our coming to Dongwo. This so-called big city in front of us can be taken by this commander with just one charge.
Next. However, there were so many people in the city, and they all were killed in Reclamation.
Is this? This is too wasteful. I was thinking, as we go south, we might as well drive all the Japanese south, and then meet with the Blood Commander and the others outside Nara Castle. At this time, don't say anything.
There are also two to three million Japanese in our encirclement..."
Zhou Jilong slapped his head and laughed loudly: "The commander-in-chief is indeed wise, why didn't we think of it? We will use the bones of the Japanese to build a large-scale bone temple on Dongwa Island!"
Long Zhishan and others quickly flattered him, and even Jiang Shenzhou and others' faces were filled with admiration.
Licking his tongue, Jiang Chenzhou said with some melancholy: "It's a pity that the number of people in Dongbo is too small. There are only two to three million people. The scale of the construction is probably only as big as the Holy Palace of Niantian."
Zhu Xigao patted his shoulder cheerfully and comforted: "Don't worry, there are only so many people here in Dongwa, but there are quite a few like Jinhua Mitsukoshi and the Northeastern Three Kingdoms. Hey, what do you think if we add the three thousand people from the Northeastern Three Kingdoms?
If tens of thousands of people were all killed and piled together, how big should the Bone Palace be, at least bigger than the Holy Capital of Heaven?"
Fu Zhutao and the three of them looked at each other, their eyes full of fear. Just now they thought that Dugu was going to spare some time and let the Japanese go, but they didn't know that there was a more vicious trick behind them. Although they could keep their eyelids shut when killing people.
They didn't even blink, but when they thought of the blood and cruelty of the Loop, their scalps suddenly went numb.
"It seems that His Royal Highness the King and the eldest princess insist on forming an alliance with Hetao, which is indeed a good choice." The three of them looked at each other, with the same meaning in their eyes.
The three of them shuddered when they thought that Goryeo once defrauded the city gate of Shanhaiguan, resulting in the tragic death of nearly 4,000 people in the sixteen states of Qingfengyouyun. If the national master and others had not insisted on forming an alliance with Hetao from the beginning, then the tragedy of Dongbo would have
Nine times out of ten, it will fall on Goryeo. Although Dongwa was powerful at the time, at least it did not penetrate deep into Goryeo. However, the Hetao was different. These people would easily destroy their country and exterminate their clans. And with Goryeo's national power, it was impossible to fight against the opponent. Fortunately,
, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Under the command of the wise and powerful Marshal Dugu, 240,000 allied troops besieged Namba City on three sides, which was only two feet tall and had less than 40,000 defenders.
The city wall of Namba City is really too short. The attacking Hetao Allied Forces only need to pile some random debris under the city wall, and then they can rush up to the city wall with a single jump. Although the Japanese soldiers in the city resisted very bravely, their combat effectiveness and
The troops were at an absolute disadvantage and were soon attacked by the coalition forces on the city wall.
Dugu watched with great interest. He picked up his Yan Ling Saber and led his soldiers to rush forward. With a loud shout, all the energy in his body was poured into the Yan Ling Saber. The blade, which was originally as bright as autumn water, suddenly seemed to flash.
The light was dozens of times brighter, and a ball of white light was seen flashing across. Before a Japanese soldier on the tower could dodge, he was split into two halves.
Then, Dugu sadly discovered that the sword he had poured into his whole body not only split the soldier in half, but also opened a huge gap in the civil structure wall under his feet.
In the dust, Dugu had to retreat.
"The commander is so heroic! With one strike, he actually shattered the opponent's city wall!" Song Zhong hurriedly stepped forward and flattered him.
"Bah!" Dugu spat and said fiercely: "Come here, charge me! Damn it, even a city wall is so weak, and it is still called the five largest cities in Eastern Japan! What are you doing, not charging yet?
?Do you want me to beat the drum to cheer you up?"
The battle ended quickly, and Hetao easily captured the largest city in the northern part of Eastern Japan at an extremely small cost.
The combat effectiveness of the Dongwa soldiers was not strong to begin with, and most of them were young men who had just been captured, so their will to fight was quite weak, and everyone on the Hetao side was eager for revenge, so there was no suspense in the battle. Guiwanjin Erlang was stunned when he saw this.
Miao, led three thousand soldiers to retreat to the Damingfu in Namba City, preparing to use the Damingfu to resist.
Dugu had no intention of amusing himself with these barbarians who, in his view, were still in the developmental stage. As soon as the fire went down, the entire Daming Mansion was plunged into a sea of flames, and then archers were all over the place. As soon as he saw someone rushing out, he would immediately
A volley of arrows was fired. An hour later, the fire gradually became smaller, but by this time there was no other sound in the house except the beep-bop-bang sound of burning wood.
Guiwanjin Erlang died unjustly. If he had led the three thousand soldiers under his command to resist desperately, he would have at least been able to earn some coffin money. However, he unwisely retreated into the Daming Mansion, which was an all-wood structure, and then
He was burned alive together with the three thousand soldiers under his command.
In the afternoon, the fighting in Namba Castle was basically over. Except for sporadic screams from a few places, the organized resistance of the Japanese was almost nonexistent. The entire city was littered with Japanese corpses.
Blood flowed all over the ground, and then slowly flowed along the slightly sloping streets towards the harbor outside the city, forming a slow river of blood.
Dugu's eyebrows suddenly wrinkled because he saw the bodies of many naked women on both sides of the street.
"Commander, this was definitely not done by our people. These must have been the work of Goryeo soldiers!" Li Xiao had been following Dugu. When he saw Dugu's serious expression, he quickly explained.
Dugu nodded. He believed that this was definitely not what the soldiers from Hetao did. The soldiers from Hetao had fought in the north and south for so many years. Although they killed millions, there had never been any rape on the battlefield. In addition to the strict military law, it was because the soldiers from Hetao treated
Respect for human nature. Just like what Feng Jing said, killing each other is for revenge and to leave a stable environment for future generations. But rape, this is the depravity of human nature. There is no other way to vent your own anger.
Animal desire has no meaning at all. It can only make one's mind continue to deteriorate, and eventually become no different than an animal.
However, Goryeo has no such concerns. In their view, this is also part of their revenge. The most important thing is that Goryeo does not have as strict military discipline as Hetao. Their soldiers have no corresponding thoughts except for their strong desire for revenge.
When you are on an expedition, you will inevitably find something to vent your excess energy. However, in this way, not only will the reputation of the Hetao army be ruined, but the morale of the army may also be affected.
"Come here, tell Fu Zhutao and Fu Qiuhong to manage their soldiers well. If they feel that they are not capable, then I don't mind helping them discipline them!" Dugu said angrily.
Just as the soldier turned around, Dugu suddenly shouted: "Slow down!"
After all, Goryeo is only his friendly army, not a direct subordinate of the Hetao, nor an army like the Bloody Plateau that is almost equivalent to the soldiers of the Hetao. If he is so direct, I am afraid it will have a certain impact on the relationship between the two parties.
Thinking of this, Dugu said to Li Xiao: "Li Xiao, it's up to you to handle this matter. You have to decide how to speak to Fu Zhutao and others. However, if they insist on not allowing it, then tell them clearly.
, I will give them two choices, either to go back to Korea, or I will assign them some military judges."
Li Xiao is also a senior general in Hetao, and he handles things relatively smoothly. With him coming forward, he can not only give the opponent enough face, but also express his own attitude.
Li Xiao took the order and left. Dugu fell into silence. After all, Gao Li was not a subordinate of Hetao. Although the two sides were quite consistent in their stance on annihilating the Dong Japanese, the two sides were not without conflicts. Thinking of Xuan Ji's original plan
When he dragged Goryeo along with him during the Haixi strategy, Dugu had a headache. With Goryeo's temperament, who knows if it will hold back his own army?