Chapter 2392: The conquest of Japan ended, killing 2.6 million people
Speaking of Zhu Di, since he led the army to invade the Japanese country, he has really won many battles and everything has been smooth sailing, as if he had received divine help.
They first occupied Shikoku Island, then attacked the northeastern region of Honshu, and now they have their sights set on Hokkaido.
Takeda, Date, and Oyezaki joined forces, but they were still no match for the Ming army.
Today, the Ming Kingdom occupies a large area in the Japanese Kingdom and has a large population, second only to the Qin Dynasty and larger than the Wei, Song, and Wu Kingdoms.
Of course, most areas are barren lands, and both output and mining are far inferior to places like Kinki Noo.
Under Fan Zeng's reminder, Zhu Di was wary of the Four Nations Allied Forces from the beginning, and did not have any interaction with the Four Nations Allied Forces at all. It was always you who beat you and I beat mine, and he took the opportunity to make a fortune in silence to the extreme.
But the Ming army's strategy was so smooth, largely because it took advantage of the coalition forces.
If the Allied Forces of the Four Nations had not contained most of the Japanese forces, how could the Ming army have captured so many bases and populations?
It is certain that the Ming army took advantage of the Four Kingdoms Allied Forces, especially after the death of Oda Nobunaga.
After receiving the news that Tokyo had been conquered and Oda Nobunaga was killed in battle, the three forces of Takeda, Date, and Uyizaki all realized that Japan was in doom and that there would only be death if they resisted, so they surrendered to the Ming army one after another.
It is possible for the Ming army to make these forces surrender with its own strength alone, so this is not as simple as taking advantage, but taking a big advantage and snatching away the fruits of victory that should belong to the coalition forces.
If it was just to take advantage, it would actually be nothing. After all, the Ming army also contributed, restraining part of the Japanese forces and sharing part of the pressure for the coalition forces.
But in the current situation of uneven distribution of spoils, the Ming Dynasty is not within the Four Kingdoms Alliance, but it has gained more benefits than three of the Four Kingdoms. This will naturally arouse the jealousy and covetousness of the alliance.
The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu came here for money. Although the current income has greatly exceeded expectations, it is obvious that no one will complain that the money is small.
But the Japanese country has basically been divided up, and the only territories left that can be conquered are Kanto, Tohoku, and Hokkaido.
Da Qin had already set its sights on the Kanto region. In order to completely occupy Kanto, it even voluntarily gave up most of Kinki's interests in order to compensate the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu.
The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu were blocked by Qin on their eastward march. They could not prevent Qin from occupying Guandong, and they did not dare to fall out with Qin. Therefore, taking advantage of it and recognizing Qin's rule over Guandong was the best way.
The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu were unable to conquer Guandong, but if they wanted to continue to benefit, the only way was to seize the territory of the Ming Kingdom.
Anyway, the Ming army is not in the alliance, and there is no burden on the Ming army.
In addition, the Ming army did take advantage of the coalition forces and snatched the fruits of victory that should have belonged to the coalition forces.
But the Ming Kingdom is not a Japanese country after all. Once a war really breaks out, it is likely to trigger a chain reaction. In the end, the snipe and the clam will fight for the benefit of the Qin fisherman.
Sun Ce, Xia Houyuan, and Zhao Guangyi did not want to see this, so even if they were extremely dissatisfied with Zhu Di, they still restrained themselves and did not take the initiative to trouble the Ming army yet.
Zhou Yu now wants to take this opportunity to provoke conflicts between the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, Wu and the Ming army, causing a war to break out among the four kingdoms, thereby consuming the national power of the four kingdoms and making it impossible for them to rest in peace.
"Military advisor, the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu are all on guard against our great Qin. If we propose to attack the Ming army, I am afraid it will arouse the vigilance of the three kingdoms." Zhou Yu said with a serious face.
"That's right, we, the Qin Dynasty, cannot take this lead, but we can guide it and let Wei or Song propose a joint effort to force Ming to cede territory to compensate for the losses of various countries in Japan.
This method is gentle and will not cause the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu to immediately conflict with the Ming army. Once the Ming army refuses, the conflicts between the four countries will intensify. "Guo Jia said with a faint smile, his face full of himself, obviously he already had the pearl of wisdom in his hand.
"But what if Zhu Di agrees to cede his territory in Japan?" Zhou Yu asked.
Guo Jiaze shook his head and said: "Zhu Di's purpose in conquering the Japanese was to establish his prestige. If he cedes territory as soon as we force him, then where is the majesty he has worked so hard for?
Zhu Di would never give in easily, and the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Wu would not give up if they did not get any benefits. This was a conspiracy. "
"High, really high."
Zhou Yu was overjoyed and felt completely relieved.
When Guo Jia does things, he can rest assured.
Sure enough, at the four-nation meeting the next day, Zhao Guangyi proposed in public that the Ming army was able to capture so much territory in the Japanese country because the coalition forces contained the main force of the Japanese army. The four countries could jointly issue war threats to the Ming army and force the Ming army to separate. Some chassis to compensate the coalition forces.
Zhao Guangyi felt that Zhu Di did not dare to go to war with the four countries, so as long as he issued a threat of war, Zhu Di's son would definitely be obedient and cede territory and pay compensation, and war would not really break out.
As soon as this proposal came out, it was recognized by Wei and Wu, and Zhou Yu also joined in. After all, whether it succeeds or fails, there is no harm to Da Qin.
Then, the four countries jointly sent envoys to force Zhu Di to cede territory and give benefits to the coalition forces.
When things developed to this point, everything went as Guo Jia expected and went extremely smoothly, but there was still a variable, and this variable was Yao Guangxiao.
Zhu Di was immediately furious when he learned the purpose of the coalition envoy's visit. He did not think that he had taken advantage of the coalition forces. After all, he had conquered those territories himself.
But now the four-nation coalition forces came together to force him to cede territory and even threatened war. How could Zhu Di agree to such banditry?
Zhu Di's trip was mainly to establish his authority and win the hearts of the generals of the Qi army, so that the two countries of Ming and Qi could truly unite.
The generals of the Qi army are all staring at him now. If he gives in so easily, wouldn't all your previous efforts be in vain?
Zhu Di is also a tough person. He knows that if a war breaks out, the strength of the Ming army in Japan will never be an opponent of the four-nation coalition, but it is absolutely impossible to use this to force him to surrender.
Just when Zhu Di was about to sternly refuse, military advisor Yao Guangxiao persuaded him.
Yao Guangxiao made it clear that now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, it is irrational to go head-to-head. If you can protect big profits by giving up small gains, then there is no harm in giving up small gains.
As for after the Ming Dynasty bows its head, will the coalition forces make further progress?
Yao Guangxiao thinks not. In the previous three wars in the Central Plains, the Ming Dynasty has shown its determination not to be afraid of war, which really pushed the Ming army into a panic. Once a war really breaks out, it will not be a good thing for the Wei, Song, and Wu Kingdoms. .
As for whether Zhu Di's prestige will plummet after he bows his head, and what will the generals of the Qi army think of Zhu Di?
Yao Guangxiao felt that between the survival of the country and winning people's support, he could wait until the country was stabilized before convincing these generals. At worst, it would take more time.
Yao Guangxiao's persuasion inspired Zhu Di, and he finally decided to give up some of his interests in exchange for peace. With Yao Guangxiao as his envoy, he negotiated with the four-nation coalition and presented his power to them.
After a long journey, Yao Guangxiao finally arrived in Tokyo. But when he looked up, it was broad daylight, but what he saw was an extremely gloomy scene.
Yao Guangxiao knew that Tokyo was the capital of the Japanese country and the most prosperous city in the Japanese country, but what he saw now was a ruin, and he couldn't even find a single living person.
The bones are white and the air is so dense that cold sweat breaks out down one's spine.
Yao Guangxiao knew Feng Shui well. He could tell at a glance that the yin energy in this land was so heavy because it was caused by killings.
Just how big of a killing would it take to change the appearance of the entire area? It's really unimaginable.
Yao Guangxiao's arrival and his willingness to give up benefits surprised both Zhou Yu and Guo Jia. However, Zhu Di's concession was too small, and it would be even less for the four countries to share equally. It is obviously impossible to satisfy the appetites of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu.
"Is this the sincerity of King Ming? He, Zhu Di, is sending the beggars away, right?" Zhao Guangyi said with a gloomy look.
As soon as this statement came out, people from the Wei, Song and Wu kingdoms started making noises. They were obviously dissatisfied with the conditions of the Ming army and wanted to use this to test Yao Guangxiao's pressure.
Seeing this, Yao Guangxiao retorted with neither humility nor arrogance, stating clearly that the results achieved by the Ming Army were achieved through the sacrifices of the soldiers, and that the Ming Army was never afraid of war.
When Zhou Yu and Guo Jia heard this, their hearts blossomed with joy. The tougher the Ming army's attitude became, the more Qin could provoke them.
Unexpectedly, after being tough, Yao Guangxiao made a 180-degree turn and refuted the unreasonableness of the coalition's demands one by one, and the Ming army's compensation was completely reasonable. Using both soft and hard tactics, he defeated Wei, Song, and Wu. One party was caught off guard.
In addition, Yao Guangxiao was also good at deflecting conflicts. He knew that the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Wu did not want to go to war with the Ming army, and were afraid of benefiting the Qin fisherman, but there were some things that he could not bring up in public, so after the meeting, he approached him alone Zhao Guangyi et al.
Under Yao Guangxiao's lobbying, the attitudes of Zhao Guangyi, Xia Houyuan, and Sun Ce have relaxed a lot, and they are no longer as tough as before.
Seeing this, Guo Jia guessed that the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu might have reached a consensus with the Ming army in private, and that forcing Zhu Di to give in would be a shame.
However, Guo Jia didn't care. This plan failed. He proposed another plan to let the Ming Dynasty also join the alliance, and asked Zhu Di to come in person to participate in the alliance and the division of power in the Japanese country.
This plan is another conspiracy. Now that most of the Japanese countries are under the rule of the Four Kingdoms Alliance, it is obviously not that easy for the Ming Dynasty to survive alone.
Once the Ming Dynasty also joins the alliance, Zhu Di will definitely come to join the alliance in person. As long as Zhu Di can be lured over, the initiative will be with Guo Jia.
The value of Zhu Di alone is greater than that of the entire Ming army of Japan. As long as he can be killed, the Forbidden City in the Wei and Song Dynasties will definitely attack the Ming Dynasty in the coming year, and the Fourth Central Plains War will definitely break out.
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Just as Guo Jia and Yao Guangxiao were competing with each other, the news of Japan's success had also spread back to Luoyang.
[Ding dong, the Japanese Conquest War is officially over, and the inventory begins...
The Japanese Conquest War lasted for three and a half months, starting from the Battle of Tsushima and ending with Nobuhiro Uyizaki's surrender to the Ming Dynasty, including:
In the naval battle at Tsushima, 45,000 enemies were killed, 15,000 were captured, and 9,000 were lost;
In the great victory of Bungo, 30,000 enemies were killed and 1,000 were lost;
A great victory was achieved in Hihou, killing 50,000 enemies, capturing 10,000, and losing 3,000 to himself;
Battle in Southern Kyushu, kill the enemy...
The Great War in the West...
The Echigo War...
The attack and defense of Kasugayama Castle...
Kinki War...
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In the Battle of Nongwei, 200,000 enemies were killed, 100,000 were lost, and 30,000 were captured;
In the Battle of Guandong, we killed 150,000 enemies and lost 15,000 ourselves;
In the attack and defense of Tokyo, 220,000 enemies were killed, 160,000 were lost, and 40,000 were captured.
According to statistics, a total of 860,000 enemies were wiped out and 480,000 self-inflicted losses (including 60,000 Han people) were killed in the war against Japanese invaders. After deducting casualties, a total of 4,800 summoning points were awarded.
Since this battle was not a battle between the Qin Army and one country, but was jointly initiated by the four countries, the Qin Army accounted for 60% of the credit, and the rewards were also distributed based on 60%, with a total reward of 2880 summoning points.
The host currently has a total of 10075 summoning points. 】
According to system statistics, during the Battle of Japan, the coalition forces killed a total of 860,000 Japanese troops, while their own casualties also reached 480,000.
But among the 480,000 casualties, only 60,000 were Han Chinese, accounting for half of the allied forces conquering Japan. The remaining 420,000 were all Japanese surrender troops.
To put it bluntly, without these Japanese traitors, it would have been impossible to conquer the Japanese country with more than one million soldiers with only 120,000 Han coalition forces.
In addition, the Han people did not cause the most killings in Japan. On the contrary, the Japanese killed more Japanese.
"As expected, no matter which country or clan, traitors are the most hated beings."
Ying Hao said with a sigh on his face, randomly turned on the world map function, and clicked on the location of the Japanese island.
【Japanese Kingdom
Monarch: None
Territory: Kyushu (Qin, Wei, Song and Wu), Shikoku (Ming), Honshu (Qin, Wei, Song, Wu and Ming), Hokkaido (Ming);
National status: Occupied by the five kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, Wu and Ming
Total population: 3.73 million
National military strength: 580,000 (Qin Xiejun 180,000, Song Xiejun 100,000, Wei Xiejun 90,000, Wu Xiejun 90,000, Ming Xiejun 120,000;)
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From this report, Ying Hao could see a lot of information.
In this battle, the Japanese army lost 1.34 million people, and more than 1.1 million civilians died. The total loss of the population was probably 2.6 million people.
The Han people only sent out 120,000 troops to conquer the Japanese, but they caused 2.6 million casualties to the Japanese. On average, each soldier killed 21.6 Japanese.
Of course, 60% of the Japanese deaths were caused by the Japanese themselves, and only 40% were caused by the Han people. However, this is still a terrifying number. Evenly divided, there are still eight people per soldier.
Under the scourge of the five kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, Wu and Ming, the Japanese country, which originally had a population of 6.3 million, lost 1.34 million troops and more than 1.1 million civilians, leaving only 3.73 million people.
Although the Japanese country still has a population of more than 3.7 million, most of them are old, young, women and children. The total number of young and strong is probably less than 400,000.
To put it bluntly, this battle by the Han Allied Forces completely stopped the rise of Japan. Without external intervention, the population of Japan will probably be in negative growth in the next few decades.
(End of chapter)
