After conquering Pinganjing, Kong Zhende allowed the army to rest for a few days in Pinganjing to recover its strength.
The news coming from the surrounding sentries showed that no army was coming towards Heianjing. He was very surprised and felt that there should be at least one army approaching Heianjing.
Is it possible that Ping Qing Shengdang, a strong military man, doesn't even have a die-hard supporter?
Yes, but they all have a relatively flexible moral bottom line. When facing a strong person, they obviously need to implement another plan.
Kong Zhende thought about it and felt that since the other party didn't come, he was probably afraid of him. Maybe he shouldn't wait here with a large number of troops. It might be a good tactic to take advantage of the victory to launch an attack.
Moreover, his mission has been completed. Maybe he can be flexible and make some big moves around Heian Kyo to reduce the burden on the main army.
Having control of the sea and a way out, using flexible tactics may produce unexpected results.
According to the secret agent's description, not all Japanese imperialist countries have regular armies. There are too many regular armies and the central government cannot afford them. Therefore, it is also a recruitment system that retains elite troops and recruits more during wartime.
The central government led by Taira Kiyomori has the strongest armed group and the largest number of professional soldiers. Although there are other places, they do not have the strong strength to gather together, and it is possible to defeat them individually.
So Kong Zhende thought about it for a while and called in Qi Hetong, the commander of the 41st Division, and Fang Jueming, the instructor of the division.
The three of them discussed it and felt that the Ping army, which had the strongest professional military group, was already vulnerable, so the other local armies of Ling Zhiguo would only be even more vulnerable.
So the three decided to divide the army and use the 2,000-man brigade as a combat unit. Each brigade was led by a brigade commander, equipped with a certain number of musketeers, and equipped with a sufficient number of individual thunder cannons to attack the various orders around Heianjing. Launch an active attack.
Since the enemy's capital has been destroyed, he should be in a state of fear. Taking advantage of this opportunity to build up momentum and take the initiative to attack may have the effect of making a huge difference, causing the surrounding armies to collapse without a fight, or collapse at the first touch.
The results can be expanded quickly.
On June 13, 2017, Kong Zhende decided to leave one brigade to guard Heiankyo, and sent four brigades of troops to attack in all directions, attacking Tamba, Hanoi, Omi, and Iga countries around Heiankyo.
This somewhat risky military operation really paid off.
The kingdoms around Ping'an Jing were really frightened. The Ming army's great victory over the Ping regime knocked out the safety valve in their hearts. They were completely frightened and did not dare to face the Ming army at all.
When they learned that the Ming army was launching an attack with great fanfare, three of the four imperial states gave up resistance. The leaders took the lead in fleeing, and the unorganized troops fled in all directions, all fleeing to the north and east, trying to survive.
Only Iga Country has a large amount of temple property and temple armed forces, among which the temple armed forces of Todaiji Temple are the main ones, which is quite powerful.
Therefore, when the Ming army threatened their interests, they took the initiative to intimidate the Ming army and asked the Ming army not to infringe on their interests, otherwise they would fight to the death.
The Ming army was very annoyed. Faced with these guys who didn't know the heights of the sky, the Ming army responded with thunder cannons and muskets, destroying the outer shell of the temple armed forces with firepower. They attacked every temple they saw. The temple armed forces must surrender unconditionally, otherwise Kill them all.
Japan's temple armed forces have been expanding since the middle of the Heian period.
As the monasteries, farms and properties continued to increase, they became more and more powerful, so much so that the central court was deeply troubled and recognized that they should not be underestimated, viewing them as "one of the three unsatisfactory things in the world."
When the Ming army attacked Japan, these guys obviously couldn't understand that times had changed. After the official power of Iga country collapsed without a fight, they actually took the initiative to provoke the Ming army.
Such forces existed in the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty, and were far more powerful than them. However, under the attack of the Ming army's extremely powerful force and superior political system, they no longer existed.
Do they think they can turn the tide of the times?
Kong Zhende learned about the smoothness of the military operation around June 19. He learned that all four of his attacks had been successful, and that except for one from Iga, there was generally little resistance, and the operation was very smooth. .
If the core area is like this, can other areas still be able to withstand the main attack of the Ming army?
Kong Zhende felt that there was almost no pressure in this war. Although Japan was a special existence among the small countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty, its national power was still far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty.
That's pretty much where the war ends.
Just as Kong Zhende thought, under the powerful offensive of the Ming army, the entire Western Japan was almost powerless to fight back.
Kyushu Island, the western part of Honshu Island and Shikoku Island were completely defeated and completely collapsed. The pace of the Ming army's attack almost never stopped.
Even if it was stopped, it was because the advance was so fast that it affected the logistics and transportation. The logistics and transportation could not keep up, so they had to stop and wait for the logistics troops to give them time to catch their breath.
The attacking army felt very happy, but the logistics personnel kept scolding them, but no matter how much they scolded, they could not make the attacking army really stop attacking.
It would be fine if Japan could have a unified command, but the problem is that they do not have a unified command and cannot have a unified command, so defeat is a matter of course.
The Ming army's advance was as unstoppable as a steamroller pressing down on the road.
By June 19, when Kong Zhende's four-pronged attack was completely victorious, the troops led by Su Jue had advanced to Tosa and Awa countries, while the main force led by Xin Qiji personally had advanced to Tajima and Harima countries.
The resistance military forces in Western Japan have been basically wiped out by the Ming army, and a large amount of administrative maintenance forces are being transferred from the rear Goryeo area to the Western Japan area.
Because of the excessive speed of the advance, the Ming Army did not expect that the operation would be so smooth, so the arrival of the administrative support force was slightly delayed. For this reason, the Ming Army General Headquarters also spent a lot of thought.
First, we used the big-pie policy to stabilize people's hearts.
After the Ming Army's logistics department received Kong Zhende's report, they recruited some young Japanese men to help the army transport logistics supplies and gave them enough food, which had a very good effect.
Although these Japanese civilians do not understand Chinese, they recognize the Ming army's salted vegetable pancakes. As long as the Ming army gives them pancakes to eat so that they and their families can eat, they do not mind serving the Ming army. The Ming army transported food.
(End of chapter)
