Vol 2 Chapter 2382: Tokyo Attack and Defense (Part 1)
Chapter 2382 Tokyo Attack and Defense (Part 1)
Chapter 2378: Tokyo Attack and Defense (Part 1)
Hokkaido, Ezo Country, Shigebetsukan Castle.
After seeing the "Message to the People of Japan" issued by Oda Nobunaga, Susano'o, after some reflection, resolutely said to everyone: "I am going to Tokyo to help Nobunaga, who of you will come with me?" ”
As soon as this statement came out, although everyone showed signs of struggle, no one stood up to object.
They came here to rescue the leader, but after searching for so long, they couldn't find even a shadow. Instead, Japan was reduced to a state of imminent subjugation.
No one doubts the relationship between Susanoo and Himiko, but continuing to search aimlessly is tantamount to sitting back and watching Japan collapse.
Not everyone can be like Yamata no Orochi, who can abandon the country and the nation without any burden. At least Susano'o, Kagutsuchi, Oyama Tsumi and Shina can't do it compared to the four ancient people.
Seeing that no one objected, Tsukuyomi was secretly anxious and advised: "Even if a few of us go, I'm afraid it won't be of much use to the overall situation."
Taiyi's immortal-like combat power has caused a great psychological shadow on Tsukuyomi. Now she doesn't dare to go against Da Qin at all, because it is no different from sending death.
The reason why she took the four Susanas away from the army was not only to rescue her sister, but also because she was afraid that the four of them would be targeted by Taichi, so the danger would be less if they left the army.
Tsukuyomi no longer has any hope in Japan. Now she just wants to save her sister and preserve the last fire for Shintoism. Naturally, she doesn't want her brothers to go to Tokyo to die.
After hearing what Tsukuyomi said, Susano'o said without thinking, "Are we going to sit back and watch Tokyo be conquered by the Han, and let Nobunaga fight alone to death?"
Susanoo shook his head and said, "I can't do it for my brother."
“I can’t just watch Japan’s collapse and live alone.” Kagutu said solemnly.
"Me too."
Oyama Tsumi and Shina Hiko said in unison, but their tone was unprecedentedly firm.
Tsukuyomi panicked when he heard this and said anxiously: "But if you go there, you are going to die."
“Men like us, why should we be afraid of death? Sitting back and watching the country fall and living in an ignoble way is truly life worse than death.” Susanoo said solemnly.
After saying that, he said no more and left without looking back, but was stopped by Tsukuyomi.
With tears in Tsukuyomi's eyes, he saved Susanoo and cried: "Onii-chan, you can't go. Naruko won't let you go. As long as you listen to Naruko this time, Naruko will listen to you in everything from now on." of."
Susano'o's heart trembled when he heard this. If he had said what his sister had said in the past, he would have happily agreed to it, but this time he couldn't.
Even the most beloved sister cannot stop Susano'o from boxing to contribute to the country and nation.
Susanoo took a deep breath, suppressed the bitterness in his heart, pushed his sister away, ignored Tsukuyomi's cry, and strode away without looking back.
Kagutsuchi, Oyama Tsumi, and Shina all followed him without saying a word.
They all knew that the death was very risky and that they had a narrow escape from death. However, for the sake of the country and the nation, they decided to go to Tokyo and fight until the last moment without any regrets.
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Heavy rain fell.
There were obviously five people when we came, but now there was only Tsukuyomi, crying in the heavy rain.
While crying, Tsukuyomi also showed a look of determination in his eyes. He stood up and prepared to catch up with his brother and the others, and follow him to Tokyo to die.
But at this moment, an old man in yellow clothes appeared behind her. He had white hair and a childish face, and had a fairy-like demeanor. He was obviously in the heavy rain, but as long as the raindrops landed near him, they would be automatically bounced away.
“Donghuang Taiyi?”
Tsukuyomi's eyes were filled with horror. She didn't expect Taichi to show up here. She hated him for killing her parents, but she was more afraid. She wanted to run away, but she was so frightened that she didn't even dare to move.
Seeing this, Taichi couldn't help but shook his head and walked forward slowly. The closer he got, the harder Tsukuyomi shivered.
"Little girl, don't be afraid. If I want to kill you, you won't be able to escape from the Shinto Palace." Taiyi said with an indifferent expression.
“You, you let me go on purpose?”
Tsukiyomi looked shocked, but mostly still puzzled as to why Taiyi let him go alone.
Taiyi did not give any explanation for this and said: "Follow me, I will take you to see your sister."
Looking at Taiyi's retreating back, Tsukuyomi suppressed the fear in his heart. After some thought, he wiped away the tears and rain on his face and chose to grit his teeth and follow.
Tsukuyomi followed Taiyi all the way, but kept a distance until he entered a cave.
This cave looks like a cave on the surface, but there is something else inside. It is not only magnificent, but also has a large number of bamboo slips.
"here it is?"
Tsukuyomi frowned, but the next moment, a familiar voice came to his ears.
“This is the inheritance place of the Onmyoji lineage.”
“Lord Seimei?”
Tsukiyomi was overjoyed when she saw that the person who came was actually Seimei, and she quickly stepped forward to ask about her sister's whereabouts.
But as soon as the words were spoken, Tsukuyomi immediately realized that her sister and Seimei were both Taichi's prisoners, so she also...
Not far away, Ye Qingmei was chewing an apple and looking at Tsukuyomi with interest.
“It’s really kawaii. It’s the type that Brother Hao likes.” Ye Qingmei chuckled and said to herself.
Ye Qingmei knew very well that after the end of the war against Japan, whether to maintain the rule of the Japanese country or to assimilate the Japanese country, there would definitely be a large-scale marriage between Han and Japanese.
In addition, in the war between Han and Japan, the total population lost by the Japanese country was probably more than one to two million, and the vast majority of them were young and strong men.
Then the post-war Japanese country will inevitably have a large number of widows and a situation where there are more women than men.
Millions of Japanese women have no one to marry, which is undoubtedly a huge waste.
The Qin Dynasty is most in need of bachelors who cannot afford wives, so they can be sacrificed to take care of the helpless Japanese women.
This can be said to be harmless. It can not only gain the support of the army, but also balance the ratio of men and women, and increase population growth. It is simply killing two birds with one stone.
As the emperor of Qin Dynasty, Ying Hao must set an example when the time comes and invite several Japanese women into the palace to set an example for the generals in the army.
Of course, not everyone is qualified to marry into the Qin royal family. They must have a high enough status. Currently, the only women in Japan with this qualification are Himiko, her sister Tsukuyomi, and Oda Nobunaga's sister Oda Ichi.
Talking back to Taichi, after he destroyed the Shinto Palace, he took Abe Seimei and Himiko to find the inheritance place of the Onmyoji lineage. After all, this was the main goal of his trip, and he finally found it in Hokkaido. place of inheritance.
Who would have thought that the true inheritance of the Onmyoji lineage is not found in Honshu Island, Kyushu and Shikoku, but in Hokkaido, which is rarely seen among people?
Deep in the cave, Himihu, who is extremely beautiful and charming, is doing exercises in lotus position to regain his strength bit by bit.
Although her and Abe Seimei's skills have been disabled by Taichi, their realm is still there, and their Dantian is not damaged. They can still recover as long as they take time, and currently she has recovered to the second-rate level.
After some breath adjustment, Himihu finished his exercise, but his eyes were extremely confused.
So what if she recovers completely? He is still no match for Taiyi, and it is impossible to escape from his clutches.
At this moment, Xiang Yu walked in.
As soon as Himihu saw Xiang Yu, his whole body tensed up, and his eyes were full of hatred and murderous intent.
Xiang Yu didn't care about Beimihu's attitude at all. After leaving a "Letter to the People of Japan", he said: "Let's take a look."
Himiko's face changed drastically after reading it. She knew that Oda Nobunaga was also forced into a desperate situation, otherwise she would never have sent this message, so she asked with a cold face: "What do you want to do?"
“You should understand that Japan has no hope, and continuing to resist will not change the outcome, but will only cause more people to die in vain.
I heard that before you became the pope, you were the queen of the Yamatai Kingdom, so the Japanese in the Nongwei area are naturally your citizens.
Now your citizens, under the bewitchment of Oda Nobunaga, have lost their minds and are using their flesh and blood like moths to a flame to resist the Qin cavalry. Their death has no meaning.
If you are willing to stand up and ask them to give up resistance, at least the casualties of the people will be greatly reduced. "
After saying that, Xiang Yu turned away and left Beimihu standing there with a gloomy face.
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At the same time as the Battle of Nobi was going on, the war situation in the northeastern region of Honshu also noticed a certain degree of change.
Taking advantage of the main forces of Takeda and Date being restrained by the Qin army, the 50,000 Ming-Japanese mixed army, led by Chang Yuchun, seized the opportunity to raid the rear areas of the two countries and won a complete victory, occupying nearly half of the two houses in one fell swoop. territory.
However, with the withdrawal of Wu Qi and Wang Jian, the main forces of Takeda and Date were liberated and returned to support the rear, and the Ming army's offensive in the northeast of Honshu also slowed down.
Due to seizing the opportunity, the Ming army not only did not lose much troops in the early battles, but instead fought more and more, and the number of troops skyrocketed to 80,000.
On the other hand, the Takeda and Date coalition forces suffered huge losses in the early stage, and their total strength dropped to 90,000. Moreover, due to their disastrous defeat at the hands of the Qin army, the morale of the army was low, so that in the subsequent battle, it was still obvious that The army retreated steadily.
Seeing that the two families were still defeated by the Ming army despite joining forces, Takeda Shingen sent envoys to Hokkaido to ask for help from the Oyizaki family in order to reverse the situation.
Hokkaido is vast and sparsely populated. Even if there is only one power, the Uyizaki family, it is still the last among the ten Japanese countries.
In the Battle of Tsushima, the navy was completely annihilated. Nobuhiro Uyizaki was already frightened, and he did not participate in the subsequent wars.
But this time is different. Hokkaido is only separated from the northeastern region of Honshu by a river.
If the Tohoku region is completely occupied, will the Uyizaki family in Hokkaido be spared? Nobuhiro Uyizaki didn't dare to gamble.
Under the lobbying of the Takeda family envoy, Nobuhiro Uyizaki decided to send 40,000 troops to support the Takeda and Date families.
Zhu Di, who stayed on Shikoku Island, naturally knew about the existence of the Uyizaki family, and had been on guard against the Uyizaki family suddenly joining the war. Therefore, he placed many spies in Hokkaido in advance and spent a lot of money to bribe the senior officials of the Uyizaki family, which was quite effective.
Just then Nobhiro Usaki was about to send troops, but the traitor inside passed the news to Zhu Di.
After receiving the news that the Uyizaki family decided to join the war, Zhu Di decisively led 20,000 naval troops north to Hokkaido, raided the Uyizaki family's navy, and sank all the Oyizaki warships.
In this single battle, the 5,000 sailors and 10,000 infantrymen that the Uyizaki family finally recovered were all lost in the sea.
After the Uygurzaki family navy was completely annihilated, there were no warships left to transport soldiers. Even if there were still ships, they would not be able to pass the level of the Ming Dynasty navy. Obviously, they would not be able to support Takeda and Date.
Without the aid of the Oyizaki family, the Takeda and Date families were unable to defeat the Ming army on their own. As casualties continued to accumulate, their strength became smaller and smaller, and they were gradually driven out of the Northeast bit by bit by the Ming army.
In the Takeda-Date coalition, there are both senior commanders like Takeda Shingen and gods of war like Otakemaru, but they still lost to the Ming army. There is naturally a reason for this.
Ming army chief Chang Yuchun's commanding ability is not much better than Takeda Shingen's, but he has three war-god-level generals, while the Japanese army only has one Otakemaru.
Even though Xia Luqi stayed on Shikoku Island and did not participate in the Northeastern Battle, the Ming army still dispatched the two gods of war, Chang Mao and Wang Yanzhang.
Takeda Shingen was obviously unable to deal with Chang Mao and Wang Yanzhang with only Otakemaru. He fought many times and was defeated repeatedly. His injuries continued to worsen, and he was finally captured alive by Wang Yanzhang.
After Otakemaru was captured, no one among Takeda Date's coalition forces could resist Chang Mao and Wang Yanzhang.
So even if Takeda Shingen's command was correct, he would still be defeated by Chang Yuchun. He would be beaten back and forth and lose his troops and generals.
According to this situation, it is only a matter of time before the Takeda and Date families are completely expelled from the Northeast region by the Ming army.
Takeda Shingen is also aware of this, so he has reserved a way out for himself. If he cannot hold on in the end, he will lead the remnants of the Takeda and Date families to retreat into the Kanto region and attach themselves to the Oda family to continue to resist.
In short, surrender is absolutely impossible.
In the northeastern part of Honshu, the Ming army relied on its own strength to fight against Takeda, Date, and Tsunei alone, and it was about to end with the victory of the Ming army.
Thousands of miles away, in the Noubi area in central Honshu, the four-nation coalition forces of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu VS the two armies of Oda and Tokugawa. The four-nation coalition forces are about to complete their rendezvous in Tokyo City.
To the west of Nobi, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu joined forces, but they still could not stop the coalition forces of Wei, Song and Wu.
The allied forces of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu not only had five gods of war, but also elites such as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the Jiefan Army, and the Tianwu Army.
On the other hand, the strongest general among the Oda and Tokugawa Allied Forces was Honda Tadakatsu, and most of the elite troops were consumed in the Kinki War. How could they possibly stop the wolf-like tiger-like Three Kingdoms Allied Forces?
On the western battlefield of Nobi, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu were defeated by the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu, losing troops and generals. The situation on the eastern battlefield was even worse.
Facing Zhou Yu's army of 120,000, Sanada Yukimura and Akechi Mitsuhide clearly had an army of 100,000, but they couldn't hold on for even a month. After losing Suruga and Tooe Kingdoms one after another, now even Mikawa Kingdom has lost most of them. , there are only 30,000 troops left in hand.
Once Mikawa Kingdom is completely lost, the Qin army can invade Owari Kingdom. At that time, Tokyo, the capital of the Japanese Empire, will be exposed to the Qin army's iron hoof.
After receiving the news that Mikawa Kingdom's first fortified city, Okazaki Castle, was captured by the Qin army, Oda Nobunaga knew that Mikawa Kingdom could not hold it, so he ordered the frontline troops to shrink their defense lines and concentrate their forces to defend Owari Kingdom. Defend the capital Tokyo with all your strength.
The attack and defense of Tokyo is about to begin.
yesterday
(End of this chapter)