morning. The weather was clear and cloudless.
It was a nice day, but there was a chilling atmosphere in the air.
Kyoto City.
In the huge city, the doors and windows of every house are closed. On the road there were only armies composed of samurai, ronin, soldiers, and militiamen, moving in groups.
Tall and thick city walls.
A lot of city defense materials were piled up.
The ronin are very excited. Okubo Tadamitsu has promised that as long as they have merit in the battle, they can be recommended to serve as daimyo's subordinates and become their retainers.
If you are really good, you may become a retainer of Toyotomi.
This is a huge opportunity for Ronin.
And in this war, the defenders were very, very strong.
Kyoto City.
This is a Tang Dynasty-style city with outer walls. The city has a huge amount of food reserves.
The emperor and ministers all gave a certain amount of gold as a reward.
The morale of the army is high.
Okubo Tadamitsu did not brag and showed his skills, gathering more than 21,000 people. Moreover, reinforcements from nearby daimyo were also gathering.
In the art of war, there is a saying that the right time, place and people are favorable.
At present, the only thing missing in the city of Kyoto is the weather, the right location and the right people.
How could Fuso lose this war?
The office is in a house. One of Toyotomi's sixteen generals. The Daimyo, Toshidai, and General Okubo Tadamitsu were wearing red armor, sitting on a small bench, closing their eyes and meditating.
There were more than ten subordinates sitting in front of him.
Some are his retainers, and some are officials of the yamen they serve on behalf of.
The daimyo's retainer group and the shogunate organization were two separate systems.
"Ta-ta-ta." A burst of rapid footsteps sounded, and then a fully armed warrior rushed in, knelt down on one knee and reported: "Lord Zhongguang. The vanguard of the Han army has arrived in the north of the city."
Okubo Tadamitsu opened his eyes, and the light flashed away. He stood up holding the hilt of the sword at his waist and said loudly: "For the general's dominance."
"And for the Emperor."
"Warriors. As sons of the martial arts, give up your lives."
"yes."
The warriors stood up, bowed in unison, and responded loudly. immediately. Okubo Tadamitsu led the warriors out of the yamen, mounted their horses, led the cavalry to the bottom of the north city gate, climbed the city wall, and watched the Han army's lineup.
The cold wind howled and was biting to the bone.
On the open plain ahead, there was a group of people and horses. Half of the teams were in order and were on guard facing the city gate. Half were setting up camp.
The flag is "Lu".
Okubo Tadamitsu was proficient in Chinese. Although he could not speak it, he knew the word.
Lu Buwei's Lu.
The rebel of Goguryeo, Lu Liuliang?
There was contempt in Okubo Tadamitsu's eyes, as a military commander. If the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, we should commit seppuku. However, Lu Liuliang was greedy for life and afraid of death. He forgot his old master and served the enemy. He was a shameless scum.
But soon, a solemn expression appeared on Okubo Tadamitsu's face. He sighed inwardly and said, "The Han army is really powerful."
Fuso had just experienced the turbulent times of the Warring States Period, and its people were strong and strong.
The army has extremely high combat effectiveness.
But Fuso’s system. Toyotomi Shogun, daimyo, daimyo retainer, Toyotomi Shogun's retainer, retainer's retainer, soldier.
Such an army can be put into formation, but it is indeed a mixed bag of good and bad.
Looking at the Han army outside the city, Okubo Tadamitsu seemed to see a mountain, a whole.
Two words.
Strong.
A war is imminent, so of course we cannot increase the enemy's ambition and destroy our own prestige. Okubo Tadamitsu's heart was solemn, but he didn't show it on his face.
The Han army took Lu Liuliang as the vanguard and Wu Nian and Wang Gui as the central army.
The vanguard has already reached the city, but the Chinese army is still on the way.
in the long queue. The flag with the character "Han" flutters in the wind and makes a hunting sound. Like a flying dragon, it is making waves in this land of Fusang.
Under the banner.
Wu Nian is wearing armor, holding a whip, and sitting astride a horse, looking majestic and majestic. Wang Gui was side by side with him, slightly behind.
"Da da da." A cavalryman came in the opposite direction, arrived in front of Wu Nian at high speed, and reported: "Your Majesty, General Lu has arrived at the city."
"Yeah." Wu Young said softly. Then he said to the messenger: "Let Zhang Cai and Zhuge Xun set up camp in the east and west of the city."
"We have stationed troops in the north of Kyoto City and are waiting for the opportunity."
"Yes." The ordering soldier responded with clasped fists, urged his horse, and went down to deliver the order.
Wang Gui's expression changed, he clasped his fists and asked, "Does your Majesty want to wipe out the armies of all the daimyo on the Kyoto plain?"
"Yes. Let's gather around and call for reinforcements." A refreshing smile appeared on Wu Nian's face.
Attacking the city is the last resort.
But Kyoto City must be attacked by force.
This time when they went to sea, the Han army did not bring heavy siege equipment. But there are a large number of craftsmen who have built some siege engines at the port.
I won’t talk about the quality, but at least it’s there.
When we arrived at Kyoto City, we first surrounded the city. A section of the city was left so that the great names in and around Kyoto could have a channel to communicate with news.
Spend a few days building more siege engines.
But he didn't rush to attack the city, attracting the surrounding famous names and defeating them in one fell swoop.
Along the way, Wu Nian saw many castles, big, small, and tiny. If these daimyo's castles were conquered one by one, I don't know if they would be conquered until the end of the Year of the Monkey.
Before Toyotomi Daikichi returns, the Han army must capture the entire Kyoto Plain.
If you surround the spot and call for reinforcements, it will be over once and for all.
Run the Kyoto plains and confront Toyotomi Daikichi.
As for the emperor.
What an unexpected surprise.
Wu Nian originally thought that the emperor would run away, but he did not expect that he would stay in Kyoto. Since the emperor did not run away, he would not run away next.
Next, there will be no chance of escape.
The Emperor, he wants it.
He wants the Kyoto plains.
He also wants the castles of all the great names.
In this battle.
Wang Gui also had a smile on his face and nodded lightly. Encirclement and reinforcements are the essence of the king's guerrilla tactics.
Haven't used it for a long time. This time we landed in Fusang and used encirclement points to provide reinforcements.
It’s been such a long time coming.
And it fits perfectly.
Kyoto is under siege, and the armies of the various daimyo haven’t come to protect them?
hehe.
The follow-up troops of the Han army slowly arrived at Kyoto City as planned. And surrounded Kyoto City from three directions, leaving the south of the city as the "Immortal Gate".
Then, the Han army stopped moving. Start cutting down trees and making siege engines.
Three days in a row.
At the same time, Okubo Tadamitsu in the city was also doing his best to prepare military supplies for the defense of the city. Many houses were even demolished for some stones and wood.
The army even took some stone utensils from the people.
A certain amount of public dissatisfaction arose.
The two sides are at war with each other, and the war is about to break out.
