The terrain of Bungo Kingdom is dominated by mountains, with many mountains and few plains. The terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The Song State was able to easily conquer the Hou Kingdom, mainly because the local forces surrendered, otherwise at least two to three thousand people would have died.
In such a mountainous and forested area, if a person hides in, it will be difficult to be discovered again.
At this time, in the dense Bungo Mountain Forest, two figures chasing each other were constantly shuttling through the forest. It was Zhao Yun and Yamata-no-Orochi.
The reason why Yamata no Orochi fled into the mountains was to use the complex terrain of the Bungo Mountains to escape Zhao Yun's pursuit, but Zhao Yun's pursuit was too tight, and he was seriously injured and could not escape.
Yamata no Orochi felt so aggrieved. If he hadn't been injured before the fight with Zhao Yun, how could he have been chased by Zhao Yun for more than a hundred miles like a lost dog?
Seeing a cliff not far ahead, Yamata no Orochi's heart suddenly tightened. He turned his head and glanced at Zhao Yun behind him, and roared: "Zhao Zilong, what kind of hatred do we have? It's worth chasing me for more than a hundred miles."
?Don’t bully others too much.”
If it were an ordinary person, Zhao Yun might not have answered, but Yamata-no-Orochi was a strong man between his brothers, so he would not and would not ignore him.
Zhao Yun: "Yama no Orochi, there is no enmity between you and me, but you have committed a capital crime by killing many people from the Qin, Song and Wu kingdoms. It is Zhao Yun's duty to hunt you down."
Yamata no Orochi was furious: "Don't I deserve to live? Do I have to be captured without mercy and let you Han people kill me?
You Han people are massacring civilians in Kyushu, why don't we Japanese people be allowed to resist?"
Hearing this, Zhao Yun suddenly fell silent. With a strong sense of justice, he even felt guilty for a moment in his heart, but it was only for a moment. Soon his heart was replaced by determination.
"The common people of Japan are all slaves of the daimyo. They have no human rights at all. Do you, Yamata no Orochi, care about the common people?"
Faced with Zhao Yun's rhetorical question, it was Yamata no Orochi's turn to remain silent this time. How could a person like him care about the lives of civilians?
As for those famous names, except for a very few, everyone else is just like him. They are all the same. No one cares about the life and death of civilians.
Seeing the expression of Yamata no Orochi, Zhao Yun's heart seemed to be opened by something, and he said happily: "The killings that the Japanese country is experiencing now are the necessary processes to achieve peace. In the future, their descendants will be grateful to the Qin Dynasty.
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"You are really hypocritical of Zhao Zilong to talk about killing in such a high-sounding way." Yamata no Orochi mocked.
"Whether it's hypocrisy or integrity, no matter what, I can't let you go. If I want to blame you, I can only blame you for being born in a Japanese country and being a Japanese." Zhao Yun said calmly.
Seeing that his words not only failed to dispel the other party's murderous intention, but actually made the other party's murderous intention stronger, Yamata no Orochi, who was already standing on the edge of the cliff, was extremely anxious.
He definitely wouldn't be able to beat him, after all, he was injured all over, and Zhao Yun was almost in peak condition.
But there is no way to escape. After all, Zhao Yun is blocking the way in front of him, and there is an endless abyss behind him.
"Zhao Zilong, you can't win with force. If it were a fair fight, you might not be my opponent." Yamata no Orochi said with a fierce expression.
Zhao Yun shook his head and said confidently: "Even if it's a fair fight, you will definitely lose."
"Don't bully others too much. If you really push me into a hurry, I won't make it easy for you even if you die."
Yamata no Orochi roared with a crazy look on his face, already having desperate thoughts in his heart, even if he died, he would drag Zhao Yun into his back.
Zhao Yun held the spear in front of him, not caring about the threat of Yamata no Orochi. He hooked his left hand and said provocatively: "As long as you still have this strength."
"you……"
Yamata no Orochi was completely angry, and was about to fight Zhao Yun, but a voice came out of his mind.
"Yamata Torochi, if you want to survive, jump from here."
Yamata no Orochi was startled for a moment, but he immediately realized that there was someone hiding in the dark, communicating with him using secret language.
"Who are you? What is your purpose? How do I know if you are lying to me?"
"..."
The man didn't answer, but just sent another message: "Jump if you want to survive." Then he ignored Yamata no Orochi again.
When Yamata no Orochi saw that the opponent was unresponsive, although he still had some doubts in his heart, he would definitely die in a battle with Zhao Yun due to serious injuries. If the man did not lie to him, this might be his only chance of survival.
"Let's take a gamble. If the bet is right, you can still live. If the bet is wrong, the worst is death. Give it a try."
After Yamata no Orochi made up his mind, he looked at Zhao Yun coldly: "Zhao Zilong, you can't kill me. The only person who can decide the Japanese's life and death is myself."
After saying this, Yamata no Orochi leaned back and actually jumped off the cliff.
Zhao Yun was shocked when he saw this. He had no idea that the other party would jump off the cliff. He quickly ran to the edge of the cliff and watched helplessly as the other party fell and disappeared from his sight little by little.
"Would you rather commit suicide than die by my gun? You are a man, what a pity." Zhao Yun said to himself with a complicated look.
When the Yamata-no-Orochi jumped off the cliff, Zhao Yun's mission was completed. He was planning to return directly, but he couldn't bear the thought of his corpse being exposed in the wilderness and eaten by jackals, so he decided to go to the bottom of the cliff to collect the corpse of the Yamata-no-Orochi.
What Zhao Yun didn't know was that Yamata-no-Orochi did not die, but was saved by a mysterious master under the cliff.
"Thank you, senior. I will be grateful for your life-saving grace in the future."
Yamata no Orochi said with a pale face and clasped his fists in thanks. Although he was saved by the expert in front of him, he still suffered a lot of impact and his injuries were more serious than before.
The mysterious man turned around, revealing a handsome face that was more beautiful than a woman, looked at Yamata no Orochi and said: "Yamata Torochi, it's only been a few years, don't you even recognize me?"
"Qing, Qingming? You are Ampei Qingming."
Yamata no Orochi was immediately frightened, staring at the opponent warily, with a hint of hatred in his eyes, and said in a serious voice: "If you hadn't attacked me in a sneak attack and injured me, how could I have lost to that Susano'o guy.
You caused me to end up like this, so why did you save me? What is your conspiracy?"
"The reason why I injured you in the first place was to prevent you from continuing to commit crimes.
I am saving your life now because Japan is facing a great crisis and needs to unite all the forces that can be united."
At this point, Abe Seimei's eyes showed a look of prayer: "Yamata no Orochi, Japan needs your power now."
Hearing what Abe Seimei said, Yamata no Orochi immediately sneered: "Do you think I care about the survival of Japan? The survival of all countries in this state has nothing to do with me."
"Even if you don't care about this, it is an indisputable fact that you have offended the three kingdoms of Qin, Song, and Wu. They will never let you go. Currently, only Japan can protect you.
You can live as long as Japan is alive. If Japan dies, you will die sooner or later."
Yamata no Orochi fell silent immediately. He knew that what Abe Seimei said was right, but he and Oda Nobunaga had a big grudge and were not willing to compromise like this.
Abe Seimei also knew that it would not be so easy to convince Yamata-no-Orochi, so he said: "Whether you are willing to contribute or not, in short, leave this place first and return to the main state. If we continue to delay, Zhao Yun will probably arrive."
Yamata no Orochi suddenly became excited. Yes, with Zhao Yun's level of caution, he would definitely come down to find his body.
"Let's go, let's go now."
………
After Zhao Yun went down to the bottom of the cliff, he searched for the body of the Yamata-no-Orochi but couldn't find it. He even came to pick up blood stains but couldn't find it. He immediately realized that the Yamata-no-Orochi was probably not dead.
"How on earth did he survive?"
Zhao Yun's brows furrowed, he held his chin with his right hand, and analyzed to himself: "Could it be that someone came to save him? Yes, that must be the case. He couldn't save himself by himself.
This Yamata-no-Orochi is really cunning, and it caught him accidentally.
Now that the trace of Yamata no Orochi has been lost, and his anti-reconnaissance ability is extremely strong, he will never leave any traces. It may not be easy to catch up with him.
But he will definitely go to Tsushima Strait, I will just go to Tsushima Strait and wait."
After saying that, Zhao Yun didn't want to stay any longer and planned to repeat his old trick and head directly to Tsushima Strait to wait for Yamata no Orochi.
After entering Fengqian Kingdom, Zhao Yun immediately contacted Xia Houyuan, hoping that the Wei army could cooperate with him to block the main road and capture the Yamata no Orochi.
After Xiahou Yuan captured Chikuzen and Bunzen two countries, he seized a large amount of wealth and grain. If they could be transported back to the country, Wei's finances would be much better in the future.
Xia Houyuan knew that the current seizures were just appetizers, and the real feast was still in Honshu, so he increasingly felt that this expedition to Japan was absolutely correct.
If the Wei army wants to continue to make great progress in this state, it must keep up with the pace of Qin, so it will naturally not refuse Zhao Yun's request, and Yamata no Orochi is also jointly wanted by the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu.
In front of a certain checkpoint, Abe Seimei pointed to the wanted poster and said: "You see, although the princes of the Central Plains are at odds with each other internally, they are in the same boat externally. If you offend any one of them, you have offended all the forces.
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Yamata no Orochi: "..."
Regarding Kyushu Island, his second hometown where he had lived in seclusion for many years, Yamata no Orochi felt that he could not stay there for even a moment.
It's too dangerous.
"If you want to swim back to Honshu from the Tsushima Strait, I advise you not to throw yourself into a trap."
Hearing Abe Seimei's words, Yamata no Orochi was extremely puzzled, and then Abe Seimei told the Yamata no Orochi exactly what happened there, where Zhao Yunzeng had captured Motoharu alive.
After Yamata no Orochi heard this, a lot of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. According to what Abe Seimei said, Zhao Yun was probably waiting for him in the Tsushima Strait at this time. If he went there, he would have fallen into a trap.
"Then what should we do? Is there any other way to leave Kyushu?" Yamata no Orochi asked anxiously.
"Of course there is, otherwise how would I have gotten here."
………
Zhao Yun waited for three days in the Tsushima Strait, but still did not wait for Yamata no Orochi to come, so he immediately realized that he might not come.
Although Zhao Yun didn't know how Yamata-no-Orochi would leave Kyushu, it was not a problem for him to just wait, so he asked Xia Houyuan to continue the wanted hunt, and then returned to Higo alone. After all, the day of the expedition to Honshu was not far away.
"Yama no Orochi, the next time we meet, it will be your death." Zhao Yun said to himself.
After this period of offensive, the entire Kyushu Island has been occupied by the Japanese Allied Forces.
Before the war started, the total population of Kyushu Island was about 1.3 million, but now there are only more than 800,000 people left, and nearly 500,000 people died in this war.
This is because most of the cities surrendered voluntarily, otherwise the total population of Kyushu would probably be even smaller.
Except for a few cities that resisted stubbornly, most of the cities chose to surrender, which also allowed the coalition forces to surrender a large number of Japanese troops.
Including the previous prisoners, the total number of surrendered troops of the coalition forces is now approximately more than 100,000, which is almost catching up with the total strength.
When Honshu is officially captured, these hundreds of thousands of Japanese surrendered troops will be the best cannon fodder for the coalition forces, and they will accompany the coalition forces to conquer Honshu.
"Everyone, Kyushu has become stable now. As our army's base in the Japanese country, we can confidently and boldly conquer this state and occupy those gold and silver mountains." Zhou Yu said with a smile on his face. He did not expect this.
of success.
The servility of ordinary Japanese people is much deeper than that of the people in the Central Plains. As long as they are given a mouthful of food, they will not resist the rule of Qin.
On the contrary, the elites are extremely resistant to the rule of the Qin Dynasty. However, they now have no money, no food, no soldiers, five powers, and no one. In addition, with the comfort of Tachibana Michizuki and Otomo Zonglin, they neither dare nor have the ability to resist the Qin Dynasty.
rule.
"The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu also stabilized their respective territories and sent news. Five days later, the four kingdoms sent troops to attack Honshu Island."
Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Wu Qi, who was almost recovered from his injuries, stood up and asked: "Grand Governor, when attacking this state, should the four-nation coalition forces join forces in one place, or should they fight separately?"
"If the four countries join forces in one place, although the army's combat power will be stronger, its attack efficiency will be lower, so the three countries will tend to fight separately."
Zhou Yu sneered. He was obviously not familiar with the Three Kingdoms' petty thinking. He just wanted to avoid joining the Qin army so that he could grab more loot. However, this was exactly what he wanted.
Before Zhou Yu went on the expedition, he had already learned from Ying Hao about the approximate locations of Iwami Silver Mountain, Sado Gold Mountain and Kai Gold Mine. If he acted together with the Three Kingdoms, it would not be conducive to Daqin's monopoly on these three largest gold and silver mountains.
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"This time to attack Honshu, we will dispatch 40,000 troops and 40,000 Japanese surrender troops. The remaining troops will be responsible for staying in Kyushu and guarding the rear."
At this point, Zhou Yu's eyes fell on Xu Huang and ordered: "Xu Huang, you command an army of 10,000 people and a surrender army of 10,000 people, and land at Ishijian Kingdom. You will be responsible for attacking Ishijian, Anyi, and Izumo.
Zhou Fang, Nagato, and the land of the Six Kingdoms of Bingo."
"No." Xu Huang loudly accepted the order.
Although Xu Huang only had 20,000 troops in his hands, 10,000 of which were surrendered, most of the six western countries he conquered were under the control of the Maori family, and Maori Yuanchun had already surrendered.
Although the Mouri family has now appointed Motoharu Motoharu's younger brother, Motoki Motoki, as the fourth new daimyo, with Motoharu Motoharu around, he will definitely be able to recruit a large number of surrender factions, so it won't be too difficult to attack the Maori family. An army of 20,000 is sufficient.