Chapter 1289 Jia Heng: The most important thing in using troops this time is stability.
Satsuma Domain, Shimadzu Family
Shimazu Mitsuji stood up, greeted Emperor Goko with a respectful expression, and saluted, "I have met Your Majesty."
No matter what, since the banner of "respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians" is to be raised, the etiquette should at least be in place.
Emperor Gomitsu had a calm look on his young and handsome face. He looked at Shimazu Mitsuhisa, pondered for a moment, and asked: "The Governor of the Shimazu family does not need to be polite. What are you doing here, the fourth son of the Tokugawa family?"
The Tokugawa shogunate had controlled Japan's national government for a long time and oppressed the royal family. Emperor Gomitsu didn't have much affection for the shogunate.
Tokugawa Tsunashige quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Han troops have landed in Japan. The Han people and the Manchu Qing Dynasty are feuding. Your Majesty, you can borrow the Han troops to expel the Jurchen Tatars."
Emperor Goguang was surprised and asked: "Where are the Han soldiers and horses now?"
Tokugawa Tsunazhong said: "Since landing at Nagato, An Yun and Zhou Feng have been captured. Now we should capture Danba. In the blink of an eye, we can sweep the entire Japan and defeat the Jurchen Tatars."
Emperor Hou Guangming was young, with a look of thought on his fair face, and said in a deep voice: "What are the conditions for Duke Wei?"
Although the emperor is too young, he has learned from his experience over the years and knows that there is no free lunch in the world.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa said: "The Duke of Wei said he would station troops in Edo and asked the emperor to station himself in Edo."
Emperor Gomitsu frowned and said, "Why are we stationing troops in Edo?"
In fact, this is still a simple cannibalization strategy that Jia Heng can think of currently, and it is also inspired by the US military stationed in Japan after World War II.
"This is the condition for sending troops." Shimazu Mitsuhisa sneered and said warmly: "I'm afraid they are also ambitious and annex our country's territory."
Emperor Gomitsu frowned and turned to look at Tokugawa Tsunashige with questioning eyes.
At this moment, Tokugawa Tsunazhong opened his mouth and said: "North Korea was once a vassal state of the Chinese dynasty. Over the past few hundred years, it has been able to maintain the wealth of the royal family. It can be seen that as long as it surrenders to China and accepts canonization, China will not swallow it up at all.
Act of."
"But now we are stationing troops in Edo. There is an old saying in China, how can we allow others to sleep soundly beside the bed?" Shimazu Mitsuhisa said with an indifferent expression.
Emperor Gomitsu sighed and asked: "Can the Shimazu Domain Lord, Issuma, and Choshu Domain Lords defeat the Jurchen Tatars with their military strength?"
These are the powerful vassals of the overthrow movement.
But in the face of the Jurchen Eight Banners cavalry, which said "the Jurchens are less than ten thousand and invincible", they could not defeat them at all. They could only wait a few hundred years to bully the corrupt Qing Dynasty.
After Shimazu Mitsuji heard this, he remained silent for a while. Apparently, he also learned about the combat power of the Jurchen Eight Banners from some battles in the Choshu Domain.
Who can resist such an army of troops?
Seeing this, Emperor Hou Guangming didn't know the details, and said: "If this is the case, then send someone to contact Duke Wei of the Han court and say that Japan is willing to send troops to unite with the Han Dynasty to attack the Jurchen Tatars."
Shimazu Mitsuhisa was silent for a moment, then he cupped his hands and said, "I sincerely comply with the Emperor's decree."
Afterwards, Tokugawa Tsusushige left the Shimazu family to rest, intending to inform the accompanying Han envoy guards.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa summoned his retainers and samurai to prepare for the war with all his strength. At the same time, he sent someone to notify the feudal lord in Choshu Domain, who was also the governor of the Mori family, to make an appointment to send troops.
As for Emperor Gōko, he returned to his harem to find his sister, Emperor Meisho.
At this moment, beside the small table by the window, Emperor Meisho was dressed in a cherry red dress, kneeling and sitting behind the small table. He was holding a book in his hand, and while lowering his eyes, he was reading the words on the book.
Enjoy it with relish.
The big characters "Three Kingdoms" can be vaguely seen on the cover, which is clearly the Three Kingdoms version written by Jia Heng.
Emperor Meisho's delicate and beautiful brows were sometimes frowned and sometimes condensed, as if he was thinking about something.
At this moment, a familiar sound of footsteps came from outside. Immediately, Emperor Goguangmei entered the chamber, met Emperor Meisho's clear and lively eyes, and his voice became a little softer unconsciously, and said: "Sister, Han Ting's
Duke Wei promised to send troops to help us expel the elite Jurchen Eight Banners."
Under the curved eyebrows of Emperor Mingzheng, his quiet, delicate eyes were as clear as water and crystal clear. He said softly: "Duke Wei? But the author of this book? Duke Jia Heng of Wei."
As he spoke, he raised the book in his hand, and there was a quiet aura in his originally quiet eyebrows.
Emperor Goguangmei nodded and said, "Sister, are you the author of this book?"
Jia Heng's Three Kingdoms has now become popular throughout the Japanese kingdom, and everyone from high-ranking officials to common warriors can't let go of the scroll.
Emperor Meisho didn't pay attention to this book before. It was also because he was on the move during this period and received some reports about the landfall of Jia Heng, the Duke of Wei, who led his troops and conquered many cities one after another, so he asked the female official to find the translation and carry out the work on a regular basis.
read.
Emperor Meisho smiled and praised: "This book is very interesting. It could not have been written by someone with a big mind and great courage."
Emperor Hou Guangming said: "It's rare for my sister to praise such a person. I heard that he is a strange man. He is talented in literature and martial arts. He is good at fighting. I don't know how he was born. Is he handsome and unmarried?"
Emperor Meisho was stunned for a moment and said: "Those who have always been heroes are not necessarily handsome in appearance. For example, Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms seems to have a short stature, but he has the ambition of heaven and earth and the opportunity to handle the universe. He is a true hero."
Emperor Goguangmei suddenly felt something in his heart and said with a smile: "Sister, if this hero can marry my sister, what would I think of it?"
In fact, he also had some ideas when he came back, using the self-respect of the Han Dynasty to suppress the vassals and form a containment pattern.
Now that the Tokugawa shogunate has fallen, although Satsuma, Choshu and other vassals respect the emperor, they may not take the imperial family seriously. If they can marry with the Han court, they may be able to suppress domestic vassals.
Emperor Meisho said calmly: "I am the emperor and I am above all living beings. How can I marry at will?"
The beauty talks about her marriage without any shyness. For the beauty, getting married because of an alliance of interests is a normal thing.
Emperor Gomitsu said: "Sister, the two feudal clans of Choshu and Satsuma also have their own plans. Once Edo is recaptured, what will happen may happen."
Emperor Meisho said softly: "Now that Japan is in danger, my brother is worried?"
"Do I want to restore the glory of the Yamato clan?" Emperor Gokoumika said in a deep voice with firm eyes.
Under the curved eyebrows of Emperor Meisho, his clear eyes seemed to be condensed, and he said: "In that case, let's wait until we get to Edo to discuss this idea."
Emperor Gomitsu said: "The Han people will probably not withdraw their troops easily this time, but this is just a good way to suppress the vassals."
Emperor Mingzheng nodded and said nothing else.
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Edo Castle, the shogunate's residence
In the hall, Azig and Obai had just finished lunch and were sitting together to discuss matters. In the past few days, the vanguard troops of the Jiangnan Navy and the Denglai Navy have arrived at Edo City, and they are initially fighting with Azig's men.
Elite soldiers and horses were handed over.
Both sides fought bloody battles, with neither victory nor defeat.
Azig said: "According to the scouts' inspection, at a rough look, the Han soldiers and horses should have about 100,000 people. They carried a lot of firecrackers, which was really difficult to deal with. In the battle of Danbo, they used artillery and muskets to attack the city, and their subordinates could attack the city at any time."
Even if he is brave and not afraid of death, he cannot resist it at all."
Under Ao Bai's thick eyebrows, his tiger eyes were piercing, flashing with wisdom, he said: "This time it is the Han navy, not the most elite cavalry of the Beijing camp, and it is not without the strength to fight.
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Azig shook his head and said: "Don't have too many extravagant hopes. If it really doesn't work, you should withdraw your troops."
When Ao Bai heard this, he was silent for a moment, with a hint of worry in his aggressive and flashing tiger eyes.
Azig sighed and said: "The Eight Banners elites we hold in our hands are half of our Qing Dynasty. If there is even the slightest mistake, the consequences will be disastrous."
Shengjing City and the Jurchens still have about 50,000 to 60,000 troops and horses at the moment. It can be said that if the troops and horses led by Azig and Aobai are lost in the Japanese country, it will really be a disaster for the Jurchens.
Obei said: "Your Majesty, are you planning to withdraw your troops now?"
Azig pondered for a moment and said: "Get ready to withdraw. If we lose our troops here, our Qing Dynasty will be finished."
This British prince with a hot temper, at this moment, showed a calmness that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
Oboi's eyes were fierce and he said: "If we can defeat the Han army and capture the Duke Wei of the Han Dynasty, it will be possible for me to eliminate powerful enemies and enter the Central Plains after the Qing Dynasty."
Azig said: "You can give it a try, but you can't force it."
Just as the two were planning a strategy to defend the city, fifteen miles away from Edo Castle——
At this moment, Jiangnan Navy and Denglai Navy are setting up camp. The tents are like white waves blooming in the sea, and they are like dandelions.
Inside the Chinese military camp, a group of generals were sitting on chairs in a row, all looking calmly at the tall and tall young man in a python suit.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Edo Castle is much stronger than the Daimyo Castle of the Japanese vassal. The Hongyi artillery bombing this time was combined with gunpowder to blow up the city wall, and then sent troops and horses to attack the city in a large scale. Only in this way can casualties be reduced and at the same time be more precise.
Riding around to prevent the Jurchens from leaving the city to meet the enemy."
At this moment, more than 40,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses are all in Edo City, relying on the fortified city to defend the city. The casualties are estimated to be quite large. If the Jurchens take advantage of the fatigue of the Han army division veterans and take the opportunity to break out of the city, Jiangnan Navy and
The Denglai Navy may not be able to stop it.
Jurchens are best at doing this kind of thing of finding a way out of desperate situations and turning defeat into victory.
At that time, once it was defeated, it would really be a defeat for the Japanese country.
Therefore, the emphasis on using troops this time is to be steady, to strike steadily and slowly to strangle the Jurchen Tatars.
At this moment, a bodyguard wearing a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring sword hanging from his waist came quickly and said with cupped hands: "Captain, the Jurchens have prepared a large number of sea ships in the sea southeast of Edo City.
The cavalry troops were guarding the surrounding area to warn the enemy, and they seemed to be trying to escape."
Jia Heng's cold eyes flashed, and he said thoughtfully: "Sea ship?"
Wei Wang Chen Ran was surprised and said: "Zi Yu, what is this?"
Jia Heng sneered and said firmly: "Ajige and Aobai are worried that the Jurchen family will be ruined here, so they plan to escape."
There is no doubt that what Azig and Obai are holding at this moment is less than half of the Jurchen Eight Banners elites. If they are all lost here, then the Jurchens are really about to die.
King Wei was startled and asked: "How does Ziyu plan to deal with it?"
Jia Heng's eyes were piercing, but his tone was extremely firm, and he said: "Send troops to hijack the ships, at least we can't let the Tatars escape easily."
King Wei nodded.
Jia Heng gave a deep drink and called out: "Jia Fang, where is Cen Hu?"
"The end will be here." At this time, the two people came out of the train, clasped their fists and said in response.
Jia Heng ordered: "You two will lead a guard of 10,000 troops and go to Edo Bay to plunder ships. We cannot allow the Jurchens to escape easily."
Even if we keep all the Eight Banners elites who invaded Japan this time, we only need to keep half.
Jia Fang looked solemn, raised her hands and said yes.
Jia Heng said, then looked at Wei Che, Shui Yu, Ye Kai, the son of Annan Hou Ye Zhen, and others, with solemn expressions, and said: "The remaining generals, mobilize heavy artillery, attack from the south city, and we must capture Edo City."
"yes."
All the generals responded in unison, and their morale was like a rainbow.
After all the generals had finished their errands, they left each other.
Wei King Chen Ran asked: "Zi Yu, why don't you wait for the reinforcements from the Satsuma clan of Japan?"
In the past few days, as he learned more about the Japanese country, King Chen Ran of Wei knew that the Japanese country was ruled by an emperor with an arch, and there were many vassals, similar to the state of the emperor of Zhou and the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Jia Heng said: "We take Edo Castle first, and then we will have more initiative when facing the Japanese state. If we wait for the Satsuma and Changshu vassal troops of the Japanese state to come over and want to completely dominate the Japanese government affairs,
It’s not easy.”
After he really takes charge of the government affairs of the Japanese country, he will gradually reduce the vassals in the Japanese country, then abolish the vassals and establish counties, and bring the Japanese country into the hands of the Han Dynasty.
With the Denglai Navy and the Jiangnan Navy stationed in the Japanese country, and allowing sea ships to patrol the entire East China Sea, the attack on North Korea and Japan was completed.
At this moment, it was already the end of the winter month in the seventeenth year of Chongping, and it was almost the twelfth lunar month. The cold wind was howling, and it was already biting the bones.
King Wei Chen Ran pondered for a moment and nodded.
Following Jia Heng's order, the troops of the Jiangnan Navy and the Denglai Navy began to mobilize quickly to lay siege to Edo City.
"Rumble..."
The sound of gunfire rumbled, and the red barbarian cannons, transported by mules and horses, rumbled towards the city wall. Smoke filled the air and the light of fire flickered.
The cannonballs landed on the city wall, causing smoke and dust to fly up. Large gaps were blown out of the crenellations of the city wall, and many of the elite soldiers of the Women's Realm were blown to pieces with bloody heads and screams.
Then, with a whooshing sound, in addition to the arrows of bows and crossbows, there were also black thunderbolts thrown to the top of Edo Castle, which exploded into pieces. Many Japanese soldiers fell to the side while screaming.
This is a battlefield of weapons crushing, hot weapons absolutely crushing cold weapons.
Although the Jurchens also unloaded more than a dozen cannons from the warships and frequently fired back with cannons, they were clearly unable to cope with the Han court's heavy artillery cluster.
Tong Tu Lai led a group of elite soldiers and hid behind a three-story turret, looking down at the Han army holding weapons and attacking the city wall.
"Don't panic, hold your heads and get down! Wait a moment and we won't fire any more firecrackers." Tong Tulai shouted loudly with a dark face.
Some elite Jurchen soldiers did as they were told and lay prone on the ground.
Sure enough, because the person is lying on the ground, the impact range of the shrapnel is smaller, and it is easier to protect the torso from injury.
After a while, the rumbling sound of cannons was heard to be much lower.
After all, the Hongyi cannons had limited shells. After bombing for a while, the Han army's Jiangnan Navy and Denglai Navy also began to attack.
In order to prevent accidents, Jia Heng personally led thousands of troops to guard the formation, just to prevent a sudden counterattack from the Jurchens.
Jurchens are brave and strong, and can definitely do this kind of thing.
In fact, in the offensive and defensive battles between the two sides, Jia Heng was not worried about the low combat effectiveness of the naval soldiers and their inability to be used. After all, their combat effectiveness was honed after experiencing the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River by Doduo and Haoge.
It's just that the Jurchen elite Eight Banners soldiers are clearly one step ahead. Now they are fighting against the enemy. They don't see the embarrassment they had just been suppressed by the Hongyi cannon. They are as fierce and powerful as before.
Jia Heng held a monocular telescope and looked at the soldiers on top of the city, frowning secretly.
This can be said to be the brave cavalry of the Qing Dynasty who entered the customs. It is indeed not that easy to deal with.
In the previous battle of Tanbo, firstly, the troops were ten times stronger than the enemy, and secondly, they relied on the strength of firearms, so they were able to achieve a complete victory.
Jia Heng turned to look at Wei Wang Chen Ran aside and said: "Your Highness, when will the latest batch of bullets that King Chu is escorting be delivered?"
During this period, more than 100,000 troops went on an expedition against Japan until the twelfth lunar month. In addition to the consumption of food and clothing, they also consumed weapons, crossbows, bullets, and armor. Naturally, these did not fall from the sky.
After the King of Chu received the errand, he brought a group of craftsmen to Jeolla Province in North Korea, where he supervised the manufacture of ordnance and transported it to the army by ship.
It can be regarded as effectively guaranteeing the frontline operations of the army.
Compared with King Wei supervising the army on the front line, King Chu's contribution was actually more practical.
Of course, the King of Wei sent Wangfu Chief Shi to facilitate the surrender of the King of Korea. After returning to Beijing, he also made a great contribution.
Chen Ran, the king of Wei, had a look of thought under his sword-shaped eyebrows, and said loudly: "Ziyu, I will send someone to ask later."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "The people in Edo City are the brave and elite Jurchens. The so-called lion fights the rabbit with all its strength. Since our army has sharp firearms, we should use firearms to win. We should use our own strengths to attack the enemy."
It’s short.”
Hey, I also took the time to give a few words to King Wei, as a way of repaying Tian Niuer for her kindness in having children.
While Jia Heng was chatting with King Chen Ran of Wei, it was already noon, and Jia Heng ordered his soldiers to withdraw their troops with gold.
"Dangdang..."
The large number of soldiers immediately retreated like a tide, leaving only hundreds of corpses under Edo City. However, the Jurchens, as the defenders of the city, suffered unexpectedly heavy casualties, with over a thousand casualties.
The day's siege battle gradually came to an end, and Jia Heng and his generals also adjusted their invasion strategy.
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Edo, among the residences of the Tokugawa shogunate——
Azige and Aobai were sipping tea around a small table. The tea was steaming on the coffee table. They sat looking at each other, with a solemn look on their faces.
It is clear that the number of casualties on this day is unacceptable.
More than a thousand people were injured every day, which looked inconspicuous. When the siege lasted for a month, the number would be 30,000.
Azig pondered for a moment and said: "The Han people's firearms are really powerful. If this continues, the casualties will be too great and we won't be able to hold on for long."
Oboi said: "Didn't Tong Tulai mention just now that letting the soldiers lie on the ground while waiting for the artillery bombardment can reduce the casualties of the soldiers?"
Azig said: "I have already given instructions and asked the troops to act according to their words. However, if this continues, we must leave the place of right and wrong as soon as possible."
At this moment, a junior high school student from the Jurchen Eight Banners and the Red Banner strode into the hall and said: "Your Majesty, Baha Dutong said that the Han army sent troops to Edo Bay to rob ships and cut us off.
The military's back road."
Azig and Obai looked at each other and saw shock on each other's faces.
Oboi frowned and looked worried, saying: "The Han people have noticed it and need to send more troops to drive them away."
Azig shook his head and said: "No matter what, Edo City cannot be defended like this. Even if it is defended, the casualties will be too high."
Ao Baiweng said angrily: "Your Majesty, how about I mobilize those who dare to die to go out and fight the Han people?"
Azig thought for a while and said: "During the daytime artillery battle, I found that they lined up their artillery guns in the southwest. Destroy their artillery guns. As long as they are hijacked and burned, the pressure on the city can be relieved."
Because during the siege, an artillery position was formed in order to intensively utilize Hongyi's artillery and form a heavy artillery cluster.
Ao Bai's majestic face showed a heroic look, and he said: "Your Majesty, I will personally lead the troops to attack the Han army's artillery array."
Azig said: "You are the commander-in-chief, you must not do anything without permission."
Going out to kill the artillery and musket formations involves taking a lot of risk, and it can even be said that there is no return.
At this time, Tong Tulai below said: "Your Majesty, the general is willing to hijack the Han army's artillery and muskets."
Azig and Obai both looked at Tong Tulai, but heard Tong Tulai say loudly: "Your Majesty, in Danbo City, the last general should have died. This time he will die for my Qing Dynasty."
Seeing this, Azig said: "Good man, come and get some wine!"
At this time, the Jurchen Primary School brought a large bowl of wine, and Azig took the bowl and gave it to Tong Tulai Zhuangxing.