Thirty thousand people is not a small number.
Except for world war-level wars, on any battlefield, 30,000 people are a large force that can affect the situation.
But facing the current situation, the strength of these 30,000 soldiers is really weak.
The Ping regime obviously didn't think that these 30,000 troops were actually nothing, because they had never really faced the Ming army even once, and they had never really understood the strength of the Ming army's regular army.
This was their huge disadvantage since the beginning of the war.
But from another perspective, this is also their limit.
Except for the fact that the necessary garrison forces cannot be used, these twenty days are obviously not enough for Taira Kiyomori to obtain more mobile forces. As for the strength of the Ming army, the defeated Settsu Kingdom garrison cannot give him A clear answer.
He began to face a difficult choice.
It was to send troops to attack the Ming army.
It is better to stick to the strategic military locations around Heianjing, face the Ming army in a defensive posture, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from various places.
After a brief thought, Taira Kiyomori decided to send troops to attack the Ming army.
Many of his subordinates expressed opposition to his decision, and his son Taira Shigemori strongly opposed it, believing that he underestimated the enemy too much. The enemy in front of him was obviously not someone to be underestimated.
Although the troops are superior, it may take a lot of casualties to stop the Ming army's attack. It can be successful the first time, but what if the Ming army replenishes its troops and tries again?
If there are no reinforcements by then, Heian Jing will be in danger.
So maintaining a defensive posture is the most correct choice.
But Taira Kiyomori's explanation made it impossible for anyone to object.
"If we cannot defeat this Ming army, perhaps there will be no reinforcements coming."
Taira Shigemori soon understood what Taira Kiyomori meant.
Everyone seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages.
Facing such a powerful enemy, if there is no incentive to win, it is tantamount to dying. Then how many retainers and local guards of the Ping family are really so loyal and rushing to defend the Ping family?
The news that the Ming army broke through the Settsu defense line should have spread out, and the surrounding areas will know about it sooner or later. So will they choose to take huge risks and come to Heiankyo to support them, or will they choose to wait and see the situation before making a judgement?
No one understands the shallow foundation of the Taira regime better than Taira Kiyomori. As the first quasi-samurai regime in Japanese history, without any precedents and without any institutional guarantees, it has been able to maintain its existence until now only because of Taira Kiyomori's personal efforts. Ability and courage.
This was not yet the shogunate era, and the emperor had not yet been completely reduced to a puppet. In order to regain the supreme power, the emperor and the abdicated emperors were always thinking about subverting the Taira Kiyomori Group and restoring their own power and status.
It was under such a tense situation that Taira Kiyomori used the Southern Song Dynasty and Goryeo refugees to consolidate the foundation of Taira's regime in these years, and consulted them on how to establish a stable system of ministers with the emperor on top. .
The refugees in the Southern Song Dynasty obviously suggested that Ping Qingsheng follow the example of famous usurpers such as Cao Pi and Sima Yan and choose to ascend to the supreme position in the world. However, they obviously did not realize that the national conditions were different and the situation was completely different.
Although Taira Kiyomori adopted some of the suggestions and began to design a system of his own, at present, the progress is obviously not at the ideal position.
The essence of the Taira regime is a strongman regime. The core of a strongman regime lies in the strongman and Taira Kiyomori himself.
Facing the attack of a powerful enemy, if Taira Kiyomori cannot demonstrate the core competitiveness of a strongman regime, then it is natural that the Taira regime will be quickly abandoned and disintegrate.
No one would want to save a strong man in distress.
Rulers of strongman regimes can only save themselves.
Taira Kiyomori, who was well aware of this, could not pin his hopes on reinforcements. At this moment, the Ming army had a sword pointed at his throat, and he had no choice.
He invited Fan Li, Zhang Zeli and others to discuss tactics against the Ming army. However, it was a pity that these fugitive officials from the Southern Song Dynasty had good political abilities and cultural standards, but were in a complete mess in terms of military affairs and were of no use at all.
And those who can successfully escape here are basically those who have never faced the Ming army head-on. People who have faced the Ming army head-on and have confrontation experience are either dead or surrendered. They arrived in Japan and were used by Taira Kiyomori. Yes, there are really not many.
The few people who had witnessed the power of the Ming army were frightened by the Ming army and did not know how to deal with it.
Ping Qingsheng asked around and was very disappointed. These Southern Song Dynasty and Goryeo refugees could not even give him an explanation for the thunderous Ming army firearms described by the soldiers who fled back, let alone those extremely powerful weapons. Big iron ball.
They are noble Jinshi masters, not stinky Qiuba, nor are they lowly skilled craftsmen who do not understand these things.
But then again, even if there were Southern Song officers who successfully escaped, they only had experience of failure and no experience of successful confrontation.
In the three Ming and Song wars, the Song army never won a single battle. They were all defeated and collapsed at the first touch. They had few experiences of direct confrontation with the Ming army. The few times they took the initiative to attack, they did not take advantage. They basically faced the Ming army's firearms. It means that the army is defeated like a mountain and there is no way to fight against it.
It can be said that Taira Kiyomori knew nothing about the Ming army.
On the contrary, the Ming army had a considerable understanding of the Japanese army under the Ping regime through the Tianwang Army organization, so Kong Zhende dared to directly attack Ping'an Jing with a small number of troops.
With no other choice, Taira Kiyomori decided to go out in person and lead the army to fight the Ming army to prove his identity as a military strongman.
In this regard, most people also expressed opposition. They firmly disagreed with the idea of Taira Kiyomori personally attacking.
His eldest son Taira Shigemori knelt in front of Taira Kiyomori and gave him advice.
"You are fifty-eight years old. You are no longer young. Running around and working on the battlefield is no longer what you should do. You should sit in the rear and become our backbone."
"Do I have a choice?"
Taira Kiyomori asked his attendants to dress him in armor—war-era armor that he had not worn for a long time.
"Of course, you have a choice."
Ping Chongsheng knelt in front of him and said, "I will go on the expedition in your place. The Ping family can do without me, but they cannot do without you."
Hearing this, Taira Kiyomori's face moved slightly and he shook his head.
"I'm fifty-eight years old, how many more years can I last? You're still young, don't say depressing words too early."
Ping Chongsheng insisted on his own ideas.
"I have never violated your will, but this time, please allow me to disobey."
Taira Kiyomori turned around and looked at his eldest son kneeling on the ground.
"Are you serious?"
"That's my only request."
Taira Shigemori made a request in a standard Dogeza posture.
Taira Kiyomori was silent for a long time, and then asked the attendant to put on Taira Shigemori's armor.
"This is the armor that has followed me on many battlefields and saved my life. Now, I give it to you. It will protect you and prevent you from harm."
Taira Shigemori was very moved. After putting on his armor, he bowed to Taira Kiyomori.
"I will do my best to achieve your goals."
"Must come back."
Ping Qingmori nodded and watched Ping Chongmori leave.
Subsequently, Taira Kiyomori ordered that the command of 30,000 mobile troops be handed over to Taira Shigemori, who would lead him to fight the Ming army.
In order to ensure the safety of his son, Taira Kiyomori divided half of his elite escort team and sent nine of his brave and capable subordinates who had been following him for many years to be commanded by Taira Shigemori.
Charge and let them charge.
Retreat and let them cut off the rear.
You must never joke with your own life.
This is a war that cannot be lost, and it is also the last ditch effort of the Taira regime.
However, Taira Kiyomori apparently did not realize that strong armor could protect against cold weapons, but it could not withstand the bombing of gunpowder.
Ping Chongsheng died, shot by Ming Army musketeers. Because the armor he wore was too bright in color and too arrogant in style, he suddenly became the target of Ming Army musketeers.
After the Japanese army collapsed on all fronts, Taira Shigemori tried to save the situation, but failed. Instead, he was attacked by Ming army musketeers and was hit by 21 rounds of lead bullets. He died of internal hemorrhage.
If he were not fully armed and wearing armor, his body would be broken into pieces.
Of the nine brave subordinates Taira Kiyomori sent to him, seven died and one committed suicide. The last one, with a dozen defeated soldiers and a dozen remnants, fought desperately to retrieve Taira Shigemori's body. They quickly rushed back to Heianjing and brought back three of them. News of the annihilation of the entire Wan Da army.
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