Chapter 2343: Kyushu will be determined in one battle
After the three thousand elites led by Wu Qi were transported to the rear of the Japanese army by the navy, they immediately defeated Yingwei City with a sneak attack.
Takao Castle is located at the junction of Chikugo Country and Hita-Higo Country. If Tachibana Michyuki wants to withdraw his troops, taking Takao Castle is the fastest route, otherwise it will take three more days.
In this critical moment when every second counts, three hours are extremely precious, let alone three days.
Wu Qi speculated that even if Tachibana Michyuki knew he was there, he would still take the Eagle Tail City route, so he would forcefully capture the city.
Eagle Tail City is not a fortified city, otherwise it would not be easily broken by Wu Qi. It is impossible to rely on Eagle Tail City to stop Tachibana Michyuki's southward army.
After conquering Yingwei City, Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Qin Yong and other generals began to quickly clean up the battlefield.
After an inventory, it was found that the Qin army only suffered more than thirty casualties, but it wiped out nearly a thousand defenders in the city. It is not known how many of them were newly recruited civilians.
"General, the walls of Eagle Tail City are too short and thin. It is not an easy place to defend."
Guan Sheng frowned and said, he was very confused now and didn't understand why Wu Qi wanted to occupy this useless city.
Wu Qi smiled calmly: "Guan Sima, the purpose of seizing this city was not for defense from the beginning."
Guan Sheng was a veteran of the Qin Dynasty. He guarded Hulao Pass for many years and was named one of the 108 founding members of the country.
However, due to his brother Guan Yu's surrender and rebellion, Guan Sheng, as the younger brother, was naturally implicated. Not only was his title deprived of his title, but his official position was also changed from the title of general to the commander-in-chief of a party, and he became an ordinary person at the lowest level. Soldiers, this also made many generals who were close to Guan Sheng feel unfair to him.
Guan Sheng didn't care about it at the time. After all, he knew the truth about his brother's defection. The more wronged he suffered now, the greater the compensation he would receive when the truth came out.
Although Guan Sheng was beaten to the end and became an ordinary soldier, he was a man who had served as a general soldier after all, and he obviously did not want to remain a small soldier.
During the year after he was demoted, Guan Sheng did not do anything. Instead, he took the initiative and killed and captured many thieves who committed major crimes. He was promoted to a county military prince for his merits, and later he annihilated two gangs. The entrenched bandits were once again promoted to Army Sima, and later took the initiative to participate in the war against Japan.
Guan Sheng pointed to this battle to conquer the Japanese and made great achievements. He was reinstated to his original position, but he did not want to suffer an additional penalty due to defeat.
Therefore, Guan Sheng was greatly surprised after hearing what Wu Qi said. Not only him, but the other generals also thought that Wu Qi captured Yingwei City to do this.
According to the army that blocked Tachibana Doyuki, Wu Qi did not expect that Wu Qi had no such intention at all.
So how on earth can he stop Tachibana Michizuki?
Tachibana Michyuki's troops heading south at this time amounted to sixty or seventy thousand. With just three thousand of them, how could they withstand them without relying on geographical advantages?
Wang Jian was able to annihilate Maori Yuanchun's 30,000 army with 3,000 pathfinding vanguard troops. This was not defeated in one battle, and the Maori army was dispersed, which gave Wang Jian the opportunity to defeat them one by one.
Tachibana Michyuki was not Motoharu Moori, and there was no way he would make such a mistake.
Wu Qi could see the worries of Guan Sheng and other generals, but he had no intention of explaining, because it was unnecessary and they would know about it soon.
One day later.
Tachibana Michiyuki personally led an army of 65,000, and arrived at Yingwei Castle. He saw the banner with the word "武" hanging on the upper floor, but there was no guard. The gates below the city were wide open, as if it were an empty city.
At that scene, all the Japanese generals shouted that they should rush in directly. Only Tachibana Doyuki's face was full of solemnity after seeing the banner with the word "武".
"Wu Qi (Qi), I didn't expect that it was him who came." Tachibana Daoxue said solemnly. After all, apart from Wu Qi, the Qin army did not have any other generals named Wu.
He Li Hua Daoxue had been defeated by Wu Qi several times, knowing how difficult this person was. Now that he saw the banner with the word Wu hanging on the top of the city, his sense of vigilance suddenly reached its highest level.
"Father, it's just an empty city. Let's go straight in." said the heroic female general Tachibana Chiyo.
As soon as these words came out, the other generals also nodded, but Tachibana Daoxue said: "No, there may be fraud in this."
"Yes, Wu Qi (Qi) would never be so unwise. There must be an ambush in the city." Gao Qiao Shaoyun said solemnly.
"Immediately send someone to investigate the city." Tachibana Michyuki ordered in a deep voice.
"Hai."
An hour later.
"General Qi, not only are there no ambushes in the city, but there are not even a single commoner in the city. They have all been killed by the Qin army."
Hearing this, a trace of wavering flashed in Tachibana Michyuki's eyes: "Look around for another ten miles to see if there are any ambushes. After all, there is nothing wrong with being cautious."
"Hai."
Another hour later.
"Report... General, no trace of enemy troops has been found within a ten-mile radius of Yingwei City."
"How could it be? It shouldn't be?"
Tachibana Michyuki frowned and said to himself, "Is this general really suspicious?"
Tachibana Michyuki closed his eyes, and after some contemplation, he finally ordered: "Let the vanguard army enter the city."
"Hai."
The five thousand vanguard troops began to enter the city in an orderly manner, but just after they all entered the city, a big explosion occurred in the south of the city, and then a fire burst into the sky, followed by the west, east, and north of the city, and the entire city was instantly turned into fire. city.
After seeing this scene, the faces of generals such as Tachibana Michiyuki, Takahashi Shoun, and Kobayakawa Takai instantly turned livid, especially Tachibana Michiyuki.
He had been burned once by Wu Qi using an empty camp before, but he didn't expect that Wu Qi would use an empty city again to plot against him.
"Quickly, get all the soldiers in the city to withdraw." Tachibana Michyuki shouted with a ferocious expression, but it was obviously too late now.
In the end, of the five thousand troops that entered the city, less than three hundred escaped alive.
"How can it be repaired?"
Tachibana Michizuki hammered the ground angrily, feeling extremely aggrieved. He had been cautious enough, but he didn't expect to fall into the trap.
"Brother Daoxue, don't worry. Although our army lost 5,000 troops, we still forced the Qin army out of Yingwei City. We just have to wait for the fire to go out. Then we can continue on our way. At least we have saved 60,000 troops." Kobayakawa Takashi Jing comforted.
After a long sigh, Tachibana Michyuki ordered with a wry smile: "We can't wait for the fire to go out. Let the army immediately find water sources to extinguish the fire, and put out the fire as soon as possible."
"Hai."
At the same time, ten miles away to the south of Yingwei City, Wu Qi's three thousand army was gathering here.
Wu Qi stood on the top of the mountain, pointed at the flaming clouds in the north, and said with a smile: "The remaining fierce fire oil of the navy, about 15,000 jars, was all left by the general in Yingwei City, which is enough for Tachibana Daoxue to drink. The pot is ready.”
As soon as these words came out, the generals burst into laughter, and Guan Sheng even laughed and said: "It's not just a pot, it's enough for two days."
The houses in Japan were mostly made of wood and were easy to catch fire, but they burned quickly.
Even if the entire city of Takami Castle is set on fire, it will only burn for a day at most. However, if the Japanese army fights hard to put out the fire, half a day will be enough to put it out.
But the fire objects used by the Qin army were not ordinary things, but fierce fire oil that could not be extinguished by water, and it was 15,000 jars long, so even Wu Qi didn't know how long the fire would last.
One day later.
After tens of thousands of Japanese troops put out the fire day and night, although the fire in Yingwei Castle had weakened, it was still not extinguished, let alone extraordinary.
"Father, there's something wrong with this fire." Chiyo Tachibana said with a puzzled look on her face.
Tachibana Doyuki's face was extremely gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I fell into Wu Qi's trap. He must have used a special kindling, otherwise he wouldn't have burned to this point."
"What should we do now? Detour or continue to put out the fire?" Kobayakawa Takai hurriedly asked.
"It's too late to make a detour. Just now, this general received news that the Zhenxi Mountain City guarded by my son Zongmao has been captured by Wei General Le Yi, and the entire defenders in the city have been wiped out."
When talking about it, Tachibana Michyuki glanced at Takahashi Shaoyun on the side, gritted his teeth and said: "Zongmao was killed by Wei general Xiahou Dun."
Tachibana Munemo was just the adopted son of Tachibana Michizuki, and his biological father was really Takahashi Shoun, but he was adopted to Tachibana Michizuki.
When Takahashi Shaoyun heard the bad news, his face turned as pale as a sheet of paper, and he shouted with sadness: "My son, you left for your husband first, poof..."
In a mixture of grief and anger, Takahashi Shaoyun suddenly vomited a large mouthful of blood, but the aura on his body became more and more terrifying.
[Ding dong, Takahashi Shoun and Tachibana Munesege combined their skills to activate the 'Bond and Flesh' effect 2. If one of the father and son dies in battle, the other party will be stimulated and the basic force will be permanently +1. At the same time, the force will be increased according to the sadness and anger in the heart. The increase ranges from 1 to 8 points.
Takahashi Shaoyun: Commander 93, Force 96 (+1), Intelligence 80, Politics 68, Charisma 76;
Takahashi Shaoyun's basic force is 96 (+1), force +7, equipment +2;
At present, Takahashi Shaoyun’s force has increased to 105;]
"Brother Takahashi, you..."
Looking at Takahashi Shoun with a dead look on his face, Tachibana Michyuki opened his mouth, but didn't know how to comfort him, and there wasn't much time left for him.
"Zhenxi Mountain City has fallen, the Hizen defense line is in danger, and Zhou Yu is about to cross the Kuju Mountains. Now it is too late to make a detour. The fire in Takami City must be extinguished as soon as possible, otherwise he will be surrounded by the Qin and Wei coalition forces." Tachibana Michichi was extremely snowy. He said solemnly.
"But this fire is so evil that it can't be extinguished even with water." Kobayakawa Takai said with a distressed look on his face.
When Tachibana Michyuki heard this, his heart really moved: "Try it with sand and soil, maybe it will have a miraculous effect."
"That's all it can do." Kobayakawa Takai sighed.
Following Tachibana Michyuki's order, the Japanese army began to dig soil and sand on the spot and used the sand to extinguish the fire.
To the surprise of Tachibana Michiyuki and others, the fire-extinguishing effect of sand is much better than that of water. If the fire is used as usual, the fire can be completely extinguished in one day at most.
One day later, the fire was extinguished. The Japanese army finally crossed the Yingwei City area, stepping on the hot soil for a long time. But then they received bad news one after another.
"Report... General, Zhou Yu's army has crossed the Jiuzhou Mountains and is heading towards our army's position in large numbers."
"What? Zhou Yu came so quickly?"
Tachibana Michiyuki's face was full of shock. The marching speed was much faster than he expected. Didn't it mean that Zhou Yu was just good at fighting in large water?
"Report... The village city was captured by Wei general Le Yi, Shifukuji Castle was captured by Qin general Zhao Yun, and the Hizen defense line was completely broken through by the Qin and Wei coalition forces."
"How can it be repaired?"
Tachibana Michiyuki's expression suddenly changed, and he roared and ordered: "Quick, retreat to Nan Higo Country. If it's later, it will be too late."
"Hai."
"Report... General, there are a lot of traps on the road going south, and the road is also seriously damaged, which may affect the marching speed."
"What?"
When Tachibana Michizuki heard this, his eyes were bigger than copper bells. A figure appeared in his mind. He looked up to the sky and cursed: "Wu Qi, you are so vicious, pfft..."
"General, general..."
"Father……"
Seeing Michiyuki Tachibana vomiting blood and fainting, the generals immediately became confused. However, before the military doctor came to treat him, Michiyuki Tachibana woke up on his own and said weakly: "Give up all the luggage, no matter what the cost, even if it costs the lives of the soldiers." If you come to fill it, you must also evacuate to Nanfeihou Country."
"Hai."
Following Michiyuki Tachibana's order, the Japanese army began to ignore the traps and directly filled the traps with human lives. One or two thousand people died in just half a day. As a result, people were panicked and it actually affected the speed of their march.
At the same time, after the Qin and Wei coalition forces completely broke through the Hizen defense line, Zhao Yun led 3,000 dragon cavalry troops, and Cao Chun led 3,000 tiger and leopard cavalry troops. They had already moved forward to pursue Tachibana Doyuki.
After Zhou Yu crossed the Kyushu Mountains, he personally led nearly two thousand dragon cavalry troops, as well as generals such as Wang Jian and Lu Bu. They came one step ahead of the army to pursue them, and they were already very close to Tachibana Doyuki.
On the other side, under Wu Qi's trap to delay the offensive, the marching speed of the Japanese army was greatly affected, and it took a full half day to reach Korai Castle.
After another day of arduous march, Tachibana Michyuki's army finally arrived at Namimoto Castle. As long as they crossed Mifune Castle harder, they would be able to enter the Minami Higo Mountains, but they were destined not to reach Mifune Castle. Because Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun, and Cao Chun's cavalry have arrived.
Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun, and Cao Chun's cavalry numbered nearly 8,000. If all costs were spared, they might not be able to defeat 60,000 Japanese troops head-on.
Considering the factors of casualties, Zhou Yu and other three generals did not choose to fight the Japanese army head-on. Instead, they hung in the rear of the Japanese army and continued to harass them, so that the Japanese army could not advance or retreat, so as to buy time for the army in the rear.
Under the constant harassment of eight thousand cavalry from Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun, and Cao Chun, Tachibana Doyuki's army could not advance or retreat at all. They did not leave the city area for two consecutive days, but the Qin and Wei coalition forces at the rear had already caught up and came from the east. The Japanese army was surrounded by snow from two directions: north and south.
"General my order, the 40,000 Qin and Wei allied forces in the north and the 30,000 Qin army in the east will immediately launch a general attack on the Japanese army and defeat Kyushu in one battle." Zhou Yu ordered with a proud look on his face.
(End of chapter)
