Chapter 2376: The last battle to conquer the Japanese
Chapter 2376: The final battle against Japan
[Ding dong, Yamata no Orochi’s skill ‘Yama’ has an effect of 4, Devourer is activated, and the fifth dimension is permanently 1;
Current Yamata no Orochi (Yamata Torochi): Commander 89 (1), Force 107 (-11), Intelligence 78 (1), Politics 51 (1), Charisma 68 (1);]
Strictly speaking, Oda Nobunaga is not the lord of Yamata no Orochi, and Yamata no Orochi does not recognize him as its master, so naturally it cannot be said to be a devourer.
But Yamata no Orochi betrayed his own country and his nation, which was much more serious than the Devouring Lord.
As the emperor of the Japanese Empire, Oda Nobunaga was the nominal master of the Japanese country and all Japanese people, and Yamata no Orochi's betrayal of the main country was naturally tantamount to betraying him.
Therefore, even if Yamata did not recognize Oda Nobunaga as his master, the master-devouring skill of ‘Yaki’ was still activated, but it was not a person but a country that was devoured.
The rebellion of Yamata no Orochi caused immeasurable losses to the entire Japanese nation.
The Kinki Plain is one of the three major plains in Japan. It is not only densely populated, but also has developed agriculture. It is one of the main grain-producing areas of Japan.
Now that the entire Kinki Plain has fallen, for Oda Nobunaga, not only has he lost millions of people, but he has also lost a large granary, and his war potential has been greatly weakened.
On the contrary, after the Central Plains Allied Forces occupied the Kinki Plain, they not only gained one million more people, but also owned this grain-producing land.
Before the Kinki Plains were captured, the food, grass and supplies of the Central Plains Allied Forces, except for a small amount transported from the Central Plains, were mainly captured, but sooner or later they would be exhausted.
But now, after occupying the Kinki Plain, the Central Plains Allied Forces are no longer afraid of running out of food and grass, because they will definitely end the Japanese War before then.
After the allied forces of Wei, Song and Wu occupied the Kinki Plain, they did not continue to march towards the Nobi Plain. Instead, they fell into disputes over the uneven distribution of the spoils.
In the Kinki War, the Song army gained greater benefits. Not only did they occupy three-fifths of the Kinki land, they also captured more than half of the Oda army, which made the Wei and Wu families jealous.
The generals of Wei and Wu both said that Song contributed the least in this battle, but gained the most. It was only reasonable to give up part of the benefits to Wei and Wu, and proposed that the three kingdoms should equally divide the Kinki Plain.
Although what Xia Houyuan and Sun Ce said were true, before the Yamata no Orochi surrendered, the Song State did contribute the least, but Zhao Guangyi obviously could not admit this. No matter what the two families said, they would not give up any benefit.
Seeing Zhao Guangyi's stinginess, Xia Houyuan and Sun Ce were angry and ordered to hold their troops still, as if they were going to attack the Nongwei area by themselves, in order to force Zhao Guangyi to make concessions.
Naturally, Zhao Guangyi did not dare to attack the Nobi area alone. Although the losses suffered by Oda Nobunaga in the Kinki War were heavy, they did not damage the foundation of the Oda family.
If the Song army faced off against the Oda family alone, even if they could win, they would both lose and ultimately benefit the other three families.
Zhao Guangyi would not do such a thing that would harm himself and benefit others, but it was not an option to continue in such a stalemate. On the contrary, it would delay the fight and allow Oda Nobunaga to make sufficient preparations.
Zhao Guangyi thought about it and thought that he could not go on like this, so he decided to send an envoy to the Qin army, hoping that Qin would mediate and help Song shake hands with the other two countries and make peace.
After learning the purpose of the Song envoy's visit, Zhou Yu laughed angrily and asked: "Song wants to continue to form an alliance with Wei and Wu, but is unwilling to pay any price. It wants me, the Qin Dynasty, to mediate, and the same is true."
If you are not willing to pay any price, how can such a good thing in the world be possible?"
The envoy of Song was speechless when asked by Zhou Yu.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu waved his hand to the Song envoy to go down and rest, and then said to Guo Jia speechlessly: "This Zhao Guangyi is really arrogant. He really thinks that by recruiting 100,000 Japanese troops, he can get rid of Wei and Wu, and even us."
Da Qin?
After all, the Japanese country is alone overseas, and in this foreign country, let alone the Song Dynasty, even the Qin Dynasty cannot fight alone, and the only result is defeat."
"Perhaps the surrender of Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji gave Zhao Guangyi some confidence," Guo Jia said.
Hearing this, Zhou Yu also showed annoyance on his face: "Yama no Orochi and Shuten Doji are not stupid. Even if they surrender, they should surrender to the Qin Dynasty. How could they choose the Song Dynasty? I really can't figure it out.
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After Guo Jia was silent for a moment, he said helplessly: "This may be because of you, the governor."
"Me? What does it have to do with the governor?"
Zhou Yu looked confused for a moment. He was a fan of the authorities. He really didn't know what this had to do with him.
Guo Jiaze explained: "Captain, you and Sun Bofu are sworn brothers, and the Yamata-no-Orochi killed two clan members of the Wu Kingdom. How could he dare to come to our country, Great Qin?"
Zhou Yu was startled, then smiled bitterly and said: "It turns out it's because of this, but this is a huge misunderstanding. Personal friendships belong to personal friends, and business affairs belong to public affairs. How can I, Zhou Gongjin, abandon public service for personal reasons?"
Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have a good relationship, but they belong to different camps after all, and Zhou Yu is a person who distinguishes between public and private matters, and there is no way he would use public weapons because of his personal relationship with Sun Ce.
In addition, Zhou Yu was also very greedy for the two powerful generals Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji. If they really came to join Da Qin, Zhou Yu would only welcome them, so how could he possibly murder them.
Zhou Yu and other people in the Qin army understood these principles, but Yamata no Orochi did not, and he did not dare to gamble.
Zhao Yong calculated this accurately and knew that Yamata-no-Orochi had no way to prove it, so he was able to trick Yamata-no-Orochi into surrendering to the Song army.
"Actually, even if Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji did not seek refuge with us, Da Qin, these two people are not good people and have almost no morality at all. They will betray Japan now because they are greedy for life and fear death, and they will betray Japan for the same reason in the future.
Although Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji are strong, they are just like that in Da Qin, neither above nor below in strength, so having two of them is not enough, and having two of them is not enough.
But if the absence of these two people can cause a thunder in the Song Dynasty, then it will be a sure profit for the Qin Dynasty.
"After the conquest of Japan is over, we can let the people from Heibingtai come in contact with these two people."
Zhou Yu sneered and said that he could take this opportunity to avenge Zhao Guangyi for plotting against him during the battle with Ma Hai.
Guo Jia nodded. Needless to say, Zhou Yu said that he was also going to do this. Moreover, he also saw some other information through previous observations.
Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother Zhao Guangyi is not as honest as he appears. He is also an ambitious man. This may be used to provoke internal strife among the Zhao brothers.
It can also be seen from this that Da Qin really makes a clear distinction between public and private affairs.
The Song State was not only an ally of Great Qin, but also an in-law of Great Qin, but even so, Zhou Yu and Guo Jia would never show mercy even when the Song State came.
If there is a need to unite, we will unite, if there is a need to calculate, forget it. Nothing can stop the unification of the Qin Dynasty.
Regarding the matter of helping the Song army to mediate, Zhou Yu and Guo Jia discussed it again and again and finally decided to side with Wei and Wu.
Zhao Guangyi is really stingy. Since there is no benefit at all from helping him, why should Zhou Yu help him in such a thankless way? With the deceitful words of Alliance Army Dayi, it is naturally impossible to deceive Zhou Yu successfully.
On the contrary, if you stand on the side of Wei and Wu and test the pressure on Song, once Zhao Guangyi cannot withstand the pressure, the Qin army can still benefit along with Wei and Wu.
The next day, after Zhou Yu rejected the Song envoy, he sent three groups of envoys to the main camps of the Wei, Song and Wu armies.
The envoys who went to the Wei and Wu camps stated their attitude and made it clear that Da Qin is on your side in this matter.
The envoy from the Song camp went to lobby Zhao Guangyi to make sacrifices for the sake of the coalition's righteousness and to give up benefits to the Song and Wu countries.
As for Da Qin, if Wei and Wu all benefited, then Da Qin, as the boss, would not be able to return empty-handed.
After meeting Zhou Yu's envoy, Xia Houyuan and Sun Ce were overjoyed. With the support of Da Qin, they were more confident and their attitude was firmer. If the Song army disagreed, they would send troops to rob them.
Zhao Guangyi was furious when he saw that Zhou Yu not only refused to help him, but was still with Wei and Wu. Zhao Guangyi was so angry that he tore up more than a dozen famous Japanese paintings.
When the entire Song army learned that the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei, and Wu were united and forced Song to give up their interests, they immediately exploded.
Many generals in the army demanded that they must not surrender to the Three Kingdoms. The worst possible outcome would be a war.
Of course, this kind of radical statement is not the mainstream. Most people think that it is better to take a step back and the world will be brighter.
Zhao Guangyi was not a man who acted on his own initiative, so he could not be so irrational, otherwise Zhao Kuangyin would not have allowed him to serve as the commander-in-chief.
The interests that the Song State seized in Kinki were too great, and this behavior of eating alone had already caused dissatisfaction among the three kingdoms.
Now the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei and Wu have united to force the Song family. If he still insists on refusing to give in, if something unexpected happens, Zhao Guangyi will not be able to bear this responsibility.
After much thought, Zhao Guangyi decided to bow to the Three Kingdoms and re-divided the Kinki region equally with Wei and Wu.
Only part of the capture in the Kinki area was given to the Qin army to appease the Qin army.
As for the Japanese troops captured in the Kinki area, the Song State would not hand them over, nor would the other three countries want them.
Now the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu are facing a problem, that is, the number of Japanese surrendered troops is much larger than their own troops, and this is both a good thing and a bad thing.
If the number of surrendered troops is large, the surrendered troops can be used as cannon fodder, and the surrendered troops and Japanese troops can kill each other.
But if the number of surrendering troops is too large, can the Central Plains Allied Forces alone be able to suppress these surrendering troops? If they are forced into a hurry, will they surrender and rebel again?
These are all major hidden dangers that must be faced.
Therefore, in addition to wooing the surrendered troops and reorganizing the surrendered troops, the four countries have also become extremely cautious in the recruitment of the surrendered troops, and will never let the number of surrendered troops exceed the number and reach the point where they threaten themselves.
With Zhao Guangyi's initiative to surrender, the crisis within the coalition forces was resolved, and the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Wu were once again reconciled.
After re-dividing the Kinki area and integrating all resources, the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces launched an offensive towards the Nobi area.
This time the total strength of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces reached 200,000, including 50,000 Han troops and 150,000 Japanese troops.
Oda Nobunaga, who fled back to the Noo area, was also ready for war at this time, and had gathered a total of 300,000 troops to prepare for the war.
But even with an army of 300,000, it could not bring Oda Nobunaga the slightest sense of security.
In the Battle of Kinki, Oda Nobunaga lost hundreds of thousands of troops, nearly half of whom were elites. Not to mention a large number of powerful generals, as well as the two gods of war, Yamata no Orochi and Shuten Doji.
Therefore, even though he has an army of 300,000 men and is on the defensive, he still doesn't have much confidence in the next battle.
What's more, the opponents he has to face this time are not just the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Wu, but also the Qin army that surrendered the entire Uesugi family.
After Zhou Yu integrated the resources of the Uesugi family, he immediately led an army of 120,000 to launch an offensive against Kai Kingdom, including 30,000 Qin troops, 100,000 Qin allies, and the remaining troops were all from Echigo Echichu country.
Kai Country has a basin terrain, surrounded by mountains, and is located between the Nobi Plain and the Kanto Plain.
The Qin army sent troops from Northern Shinano and directly captured the entire Shinano Kingdom, and then could directly attack Kai Kingdom.
Although the terrain in Kai's country is complex and relatively easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is sparsely populated and does not have many defenders at all.
In addition, the surrender of the Uesugi family was so sudden that Oda Nobunaga had no time to mobilize troops, so the possibility of holding on was extremely slim.
Once the Kingdom of Kai falls, the Noo region and the Kanto region will be directly cut off from the middle, and they will be in a situation where they cannot be connected from end to end.
If that time really comes, Oda Nobunaga in the Nobi area will not only have to fight alone, but will also face the two-sided attack from the Wei, Song, Wu Kingdoms in the west, and the Qin Empire in the east.
The total military strength of the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song and Wu was as much as 330,000, and their military strength was even higher than that of the Oda family, let alone elite soldiers and strong generals.
Therefore, even if he had an army of 300,000, without strong generals inside and reinforcements outside, Oda Nobunaga still didn't have much chance of winning.
Once the Nobi area cannot be defended, Oda Nobunaga will definitely die, which means that the entire Japan will be invaded by the Han.
Oda Nobunaga actually envied Uesugi Kenshin, Otomo Sorin and others, and envied them for being able to surrender to the Han army, but he could not.
Everyone in Japan can surrender, but Oda Nobunaga, as the emperor, cannot surrender. Even if he surrenders, it will not end well, not to mention his dignity does not allow surrender.
Therefore, this will be Oda Nobunaga's last battle, and it will also be Japan's last battle.
"Your Majesty, that old Tokugawa Ieyasu, uh, he led 80,000 troops from across the country to help in the war." Toyotomi Hideyoshi reported with excitement.
"What?"
Oda Nobunaga suddenly showed a look of surprise.
The original territory of the Tokugawa family had long been occupied by the Oda family, and now it lives in the mountainous area of southern Kinki. Because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it has never been completely wiped out by the Oda family.
The Tokugawa family's base is already poor, and the total number of troops in the country may not be 80,000, but now they have led an army of 80,000 to support them. This is after the extreme expansion of the army, all the troops have been sent here.
With the help of the Tokugawa family's 80,000 troops, the total strength of the Oda and Tokugawa alliance reached 380,000, and their opponent was the thirty-three coalition armies of the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu.