Chapter 2369: Defeated Takeda, beheaded Date, forced to surrender Uesugi
Chapter 2369: Defeat Takeda, kill Date, and force Uesugi to surrender
What is fighting with cold weapons? Isn’t it the commanding ability of the general, the bravery of the fierce generals, and the overall quality of the soldiers?
In terms of the commander's commanding ability, the chief generals of the three coalition forces of Uesugi, Takeda, and Date, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Genshin, and Date Masamune, were no match for Zhou Yu, Wu Qi, and Wang Jian.
In terms of the quality of the soldiers, after the Qin army incorporated a large number of Japanese troops, although its overall combat strength has declined, it is still not something that the three coalition forces can fight against.
The only place where the three coalition forces could compete with the Qin army was that they had Susano'o and other five god-of-war generals, but four of them left without saying goodbye and quietly.
After the three coalition forces lost these four God-of-War-level generals, naturally no one could contain Huang Zhong, Mi Houwang, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and other Qin generals. Once they wreaked havoc on the battlefield, the result would naturally be
The army was defeated like a mountain.
The first to attack was Wu Qi.
Although Takeda Shingen concealed the news of Oyama Tsumi's departure, Wu Qi still noticed the clues, so he decided to order Dianwei to challenge him and test whether Oyama Tsumi was there.
Takeda Shingen's response was almost perfect, but it strengthened Wu Qi's judgment. After all, if Oyama Tsumi was here, he would definitely show up even if he was alive or injured.
Wu Qi seized on this and made a big fuss, spreading rumors that both Uesugi and Date armies had been defeated, and Oyama Tsumi had become a deserter because of this, in order to undermine the morale of the Takeda army.
Naturally, the Takeda family army did not believe it, but Oyama Tsumi did not show up, which naturally increased the soldiers' suspicion.
Takeda Shingen saw that this was not the solution, so he ordered someone to pretend to be Oyama Tsumi, hoping to dispel the soldiers' suspicion, but he did not expect that it would be self-defeating.
The counterfeit's acting skills were so poor that he was not like Oyama Tsumi at all, and he was spotted by others at a glance. This aggravated the soldiers' suspicion and caused moral turmoil in the Takeda Army.
Wu Qi saw that the Takeda army was in turmoil, their morale was slipping, and fighter planes had appeared, so on a dark and stormy night, he decisively led Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and other generals, as well as more than 4,000 elite troops in the army, to conduct a night attack.
After two hours of fierce fighting, more than half of Takeda's twenty-four generals were killed or wounded, all six Okinashi were killed, all Takeda three bombs were killed, and all Sanada's seven Kagewu were killed...
The death of a large number of famous generals caused the morale of the already turbulent Takeda army to become even lower, and they were defeated in one fell swoop under Wu Qi's fierce attack.
The army had been defeated, and even Takeda Shingen was unable to make a comeback. He was forced to abandon the camp and flee north in order to make a comeback. Anyway, this was not the first experience for him.
Wu Qi took advantage of the victory and pursued the enemy, killing and capturing a large number of Japanese soldiers along the way. He achieved a cumulative record of killing 15,000 Japanese soldiers and capturing 10,000 Japanese soldiers.
Takeda Shingen had an army of 30,000 when he went on the expedition, but only less than 2,000 fled back. It can be said that he returned with a disastrous defeat.
But Wu Qi was still not prepared to let him go. He actually led four thousand Qin troops and tens of thousands of surrender troops, crossed the mountains in one fell swoop, invaded the Takeda family territory, and conquered eight cities in a row.
Takeda Shingen also did not expect that Wu Qi, who had less than 20,000 troops, would dare to attack directly at his doorstep, so he recruited troops again to resist Wu Qi's invasion.
Wu Qi on the northern front, with 5,000 Qin troops, not only defeated Takeda Shingen and nearly wiped out his entire army, but also captured tens of thousands of surrendered troops and captured eight cities. Such a record was truly brilliant.
Wang Jian on the eastern front also accelerated his plan after receiving the news of Wu Qi's victory.
Wu Qi had already invaded Takeda's house. If he was still in the mountains, grinding away with Date Masamune, wouldn't he be outclassed by Wu Qi?
Different from the back and forth between Takeda Shingen and Wu Qi, Date Masamune, who had an absolute military advantage with 40,000 troops, was beaten by Wang Jian's 5,000 troops throughout the whole process, even if Shina Hiko came to support him.
any effect.
This also shows the importance of commander-in-chief.
Takeda Shingen, who is known as the "first general of the Warring States Period" and "the first strategist of the Warring States Period", has a commanding attribute of 98 points, which is higher than Japan's "Military God" Uesugi Kenshin, and is comparable to the military strategist "Second Sage" Wu Qi.
Although the comparison is still far behind, he obviously has the qualifications to compete with Wu Qi.
Although Date Masamune was also a hero of the Japanese Kingdom, his commander attribute was as high as 96 points, which was still far behind Takeda Shingen, let alone Wang Jian, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period in the Central Plains.
The gap between Date Masamune and Wang Jian was too big. The gap of 7 points in commander showed that the two were not in the same rank at all. Therefore, even if Wang Jian only had 5,000 troops in his hands, he could still fool Date around.
Before every battle, Date Masamune was full of confidence, but he always ended up with a disastrous defeat.
After consecutive defeats, Date Masamune's 40,000-strong army was reduced to only 25,000. He became fearful of Wang Jian and even wanted to withdraw his troops.
But if the Date family really withdraws their troops, the pressure on Uesugi Kenshin will be even greater.
After weighing the pros and cons, Date Masamune did not withdraw in the end, but he did not dare to fight Wang Jian anymore, so he decided to shrink the front and garrison in place.
For Date Masamune, as long as he did not continue to lose troops and generals and held back Wang Jian's partial force, it was already the greatest victory.
Date Masamune was obviously frightened by Wang Jian, so he made such a cowardly move when he used his troops to gain an advantage. However, it was also a mistake, which made many of Wang Jian's plans useless.
No matter how the Qin army yelled and scolded, the Date army just couldn't defend, which gave Wang Jian a huge headache. After all, he only had a total of 5,000 troops.
If Date Masamune was determined not to go to war, it would be impossible for Wang Jian to use five thousand troops to storm the Date family's defense line, right?
Date Masamune was afraid of being beaten, so he gave in, and this fear was aggravated after Shinato Hiko left.
Without Shinato Hiko, Date Masamune was even more afraid to go into battle, so he just hung up his no-war card and refused to go out.
What has to be said is that although Date Masamune was cowardly, his decision was right. If he had not been cowardly, the Date Army would not have been able to persist until now, and would have definitely been defeated by Wang Jian before the Takeda Army.
Of course, faced with such an unsolvable problem, Wang Jian also tried hard to think of a way to solve the problem, and he really came up with it.
Date Masamune was afraid of Wang Jian to the core. As long as Wang Jian was still there, he would never dare to fight.
So after much thought, Wang Jian decided to try a trick of cheating death to induce Date Masamune to fight.
If Wang Jian was no longer around, would Date Masamune still be afraid?
Although Wang Jian is not sure, there is no loss if he gives it a try. What if it works?
In order to make his fake death show his family life realistic, Wang Jian also personally participated in the storming, and during the storming, he was "accidentally" hit by a Japanese arrow.
Of course, just like this, there is no way to fool Date Masamune.
Although Date Masamune's military prowess was not high, he was a talented person with high command, intelligence and political integrity.
Date Masamune: Commander 96, Force 88, Intelligence 92, Politics 90, Charisma 89;
During the fight with Date Masamune, Wang Jian also realized that the other party was not a fool, and it was obviously not easy for such a smart man to be fooled.
Therefore, after Wang Jian "accidentally" hit the arrow, the next operation was the top priority.
Wang Jian left everything in the Qin army as it was, and found a soldier who looked similar to him, put on his armor, pretended to be an injured adopted son, and patrolled the entire army on his behalf.
You will definitely not be able to deceive your own people by doing this, but this is precisely Wang Jian's purpose. Only in this way can Date Masamune be fooled.
After all, after Wang Jian was hit by an arrow, if the Qin army immediately cried in mourning and hoisted a white flag, Date Masamune would doubt the authenticity.
Only the Qin army continued to remain as it was, but there was something unusual in the calmness. Date Masamune would figure it out on his own that Wang Jianzhong Liuya died unexpectedly, and he would seize this opportunity to take the initiative to pursue.
People are always willing to imagine what they believe, and this is no surprise to Ida.
Wang Jian cast too great a shadow on Date Masamune. After realizing that Wang Jian died unexpectedly, Date Masamune naturally would not let go of this opportunity to wash away his shame. However, he still went ahead and did not fight during the day, but chose to fight at night.
It’s another dark and windy night.
Date Masamune led 15,000 troops out of the camp, preparing to attack the Qin camp and annihilate Wang Jian's troops.
But after actually attacking the Qin camp, Date Masamune found that the camp was empty. With his intelligence attribute of 92 points, he didn't understand after seeing this scene. He must have fallen into Wang Jian's trick again.
"quick……"
Before the word "withdraw" could be uttered, a fire broke out in the camp, and 80% of the Japanese troops were killed in the flames.
Although Date Masamune led a small number of troops to escape, he was ambushed by Wang Jian on his way back to camp and unfortunately died from random arrows.
Wang Jian originally wanted to capture Date Masamune alive, and use him to deceive the Date family's camp and force the Date family's city guards to surrender.
But now that Date Masamune is dead, the plan to force the Date family to surrender will naturally have to be abandoned. However, Date Masamune's body can still be used.
Wang Jian asked the soldiers to change into the clothes of the Japanese army, and asked the prisoners of war who had surrendered to the Japanese army to carry the body of Date Masamune back to the camp, claiming that they had encountered an ambush by the Qin army, and the family leader was seriously injured and must be treated as soon as possible.
The guard who stayed at the camp was Ida Shishi, one of the Three Ida Heroes. When he saw that the person lying on the stretcher was indeed the head of the family, he was shocked. Without much thought, he opened the camp door and took the initiative to let Wang Jian in.
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The gates of the camp were all opened wide, and what followed was a one-sided massacre of Japanese troops.
What's more, as soon as Wang Jian entered the camp, he announced the death of Date Masamune, which caused the morale of the Date army to plummet and they were unable to fight against the fierce Qin army.
After an hour of fighting, nearly 4,000 Japanese troops were killed, and another 6,000 Japanese troops completely lost their will to fight and surrendered to Wang Jian's Qin army.
In this way, Wang Jian led his 5,000-strong army and not only annihilated the invading 40,000-strong Date family army, but also beheaded the head of the Date family, Date Masamune.
Except for Date Masamune, all the Four Date Kings were killed in battle, sixteen of Date's twenty-four generals were killed in battle, all seven of Date's generals were killed in battle, and two of Date's Three Great Heroes were killed...
After this battle, the Date family lost more than half of their elites, which can be said to have severely damaged their vitality.
After Wang Jian won the victory, he immediately began to reorganize the surrendering army, and then made the same decision as Wu Qi, which was to lead his army to invade the territory of the Date family.
After learning that the head of the family had died in battle and the entire 40,000-strong army had been destroyed, the ministers in the Date family were shocked, but they quickly elected a new daimyo. He was Date Masamune's legitimate son (second son) Date Tadashi.
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Date Tadatsumune had just become a daimyo when he received the news that Wang Jian was leading his army. Naturally, he was frightened and turned pale. After hastily setting up a tomb for his father, he began to recruit troops to fight against the Qin Dynasty.
Both the Takeda family and the Date family were recruiting troops and at the same time moving a large number of troops to the front line, which in turn created a void in the rear.
What neither family expected was that just when they were on the front line against Qin and fighting bloody battles with the Qin army, they were attacked by the Ming army in the rear.
At this time, Zhu Di had occupied most of Shikoku Island after going through eight battles and annihilating nearly 100,000 coalition forces from the Imagawa Hojo family.
Afterwards, Zhu Di used coercion and inducement to force Imagawa Yoshimoto and Hojo Ujiyasu to surrender, completing the unification of Shikoku Island.
After occupying the four countries, Zhu Di set his sights on the richer Honshu Island. After tallying the results of the war, he transported the captured wealth back to the Ming Dynasty while dispatching troops and generals to prepare for landing on Honshu Island.
After receiving the news that the Takeda and Date families were defeated by two partial divisions of the Qin army, and that the troops of both families were transferred to the front line, Zhu Di decisively decided to attack the Takeda and Date families first.
Home is definitely the easiest.
This time Zhu Di did not lead the army in person, but ordered Chang Yuchun to be the chief general and Wang Yanzhang to be the deputy general, leading an army of 20,000 and 30,000 surrendered troops from the Imagawa Hojo family, a total of 50,000 troops. After landing on Honshu Island, the troops
Attack the Takeda Date family in two groups.
Most of the troops of the Takeda Date family were on the front line against the Qin army. The rear was already empty of troops and had no defense against the Ming army. How could it possibly stop the Ming army's invasion?
In just seven days, the two families lost one-third of their territory, which frightened the top leaders of both families. They all thought that the Ming army who was raiding the rear was an ally of the Qin army. There was definitely a conflict between them.
It was agreed upon that one would contain the main force of the two families, while the other would raid the empty rear areas.
But even so, the two families had no choice. If they did not defeat the Qin army on the front line, they would not dare to send troops back to support the rear.
Qin generals Wu Qi and Wang Jian have never lost a battle since they landed in Japan. With the two families' remnant soldiers defeated, it is simply impossible to defeat them.
But if Wu Qi and Wang Jian were ignored and the troops were withdrawn directly, once the Qin army pursued them, it would lead to a complete rout.
Regardless of whether they withdraw their troops or not, it seems to be a desperate situation for the Takeda Date family.
Just when the two families were about to become completely desperate and even wanted to surrender, they found that the Qin army on the front line suddenly withdrew.
Although we don’t know why the Qin army withdrew, but since they withdrew, the threat on the front line is no longer there.
The Takeda and Date families quickly transferred their frontline troops to the rear to resist the onslaught of the Ming army. Their opponent also changed from the Qin army to the Ming army.