Chapter 20: The Triple Alliance
"Check, give you five days to check, I can't find out where the goods have arrived, so I'll come to see you!" Edo Kunijun said in a cold voice to the Secretary of the Interior of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Yes!" The Secretary of the Interior said with a look of trepidation.
"Is that what you started the futures market? Do you know what a mess is going on right now? Oh, was it the guy named Katsuya Shibata who brought it up? Call him to me. ”
"My lord, this is really none of my business, it is a draft proposed by those guys from the Snow Marks and Yayoi Chamber of Commerce, I really didn't know that it would lead to such consequences, so I will take you to them!"
"My lord, according to the soldiers guarding the frontier, a group of merchants have returned to the Yayoi Kingdom with a large amount of goods!"
"My lord, judging from the known information, a large part of the goods were brought to the Snowmark Kingdom by those merchants of the Snowmark Chamber of Commerce via Showa and Heisei Countries!"
"My lord, a small part of the goods have been intercepted, mostly pills, but there are still more parts that have been transferred, and I am afraid that they cannot be recovered!"
"My lord, the Snow Scar Kingdom has mobilized a large amount of materials and transported them to the Yayoi Kingdom, it seems that the two countries are allied, and they are jointly plotting against our country and disrupting our economy."
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After receiving the information seized by the Secretary of the Interior, the Edo monarch's face was surprisingly calm, but the anger in his heart could literally burn the sky: "Hahaha, the Kingdom of Snow Marks, the Kingdom of Yayoi, such a vicious treacherous scheme, damn it, pass the order down, issue a crusade order, order Kamakura, Muromachi, and Kofun to send troops, be sure to capture the Yayoi Kingdom within a year, and secondly, turn the course and destroy the Kingdom of Snow Marks for me, King Snow Marks, King Yayoi, I want you to survive and die!" ”
Yayoi Castle.
"The king has an order to let the Grand Governor, all the commanders, and the legion commanders enter the Yayoi Palace." A eunuch summoned King Yayoi to the herald.
Yayoi Hall is the largest palace in the Yayoi Kingdom.
The Grand Governor, the four commanders, and the eleven legion commanders all entered the Yayoi Hall.
The northernmost is a throne, and in front of the throne there is a royal case, on which are placed sixteen military talismans (half of the king's talismans and half of the officers' talismans. Under normal circumstances, only when the two are combined can the troops and horses be mobilized).
King Yayoi sat on the throne and looked at the group of people in front of him with a solemn expression.
"Meet the King!" Everyone said in unison.
"Come to this palace, you should know why I summoned you here!" King Yayoi rubbed his mind in anguish, although there was a warning from Takeda Genshin, but the Edo monarchy's sudden crusade order still made him feel caught off guard.
"Takeda-kun!" King Yayoi shouted.
"The minister is here!" Takeda Genshin immediately stepped forward and said.
"In this battle, with you as the commander-in-chief, you are ordered to command the Guards Legion, an army of 800,000 troops, and quickly go to Waka City, make peace with the Waka guards, and protect the southern frontier of the kingdom!" King Yayoi said solemnly.
"Yes." Takeda Xuanxin answered, and then took a Dadu Governor Talisman and three Legion Commander Talismans handed over by the eunuch.
"Chiyo Takeda!"
"In!"
"It's up to you to go to Kii Castle and work with Takeda-kun to guard the southern frontier of the kingdom."
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The soldiers came out of the Yayoi Hall quickly, and Takeda Genshin ordered, the Guards Legion, the First Army, and the Second Army, rushed to Waka Castle at full speed, and the Third Army guarded Yayoi King Castle.
"Woo~" "Woo~" "Woo~", the sound of the horn sounded, and the sound soon spread throughout the barracks.
Hearing the trumpet, everyone of the 1st and 2nd armies quickly assembled and divided into two sides, the first army on the left and the second army on the right.
I have to say that Takeda Genshin trusted me very much, and he actually directly put the First Army under my full command, which made me quite moved.
This is the first time that I have a team under my control, and although I have been in charge of a division's team before, I only obey the instructions and direct the activities of the soldiers according to the arrangements of my superiors.
Now, I really feel how wonderful it feels to be giving orders! Think of the fact that every command of oneself determines the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people; Numerous staff officers offered advice next to the map; The war reports were reported in my hands from the scouts, although it was very hard, but I was full of passion, no wonder some people said that war is the highest career in a man's life.
Of course, it is not without reason that Takeda Genshin handed over the command of the First Army to me: now, the alliance forces of Kamakura, Muromachi, and Kofun have come to Waka Castle, and it is estimated that he is now in deep trouble, but his health is not very good, and he can't stand such a high-intensity march at all, if he arrives at Waka City, it is estimated that the daylily will be cold.
However, even if he led the first army and advanced rapidly, it would take five days to arrive, and he was afraid that he would not have time to rescue Wagajo. After all, when we got Kamakura, Muromachi, and Kofun to attack Wakayama, Wakayama had already been attacked for two days. Isn't this a slap in the face to King Yayoi?
I had no choice but to lead 100,000 cavalry, break away from the large army, and rush frantically, and finally arrived at Wakayama after half a day, here, not far from Wakayama Castle.
The speed of rushing close to the limit made the cavalry of the First Army tired enough, and I ordered them to reorganize and rest, after all, it will not be long before a fierce battle will begin, how can they do it without cultivating their spirits?
Waka Castle, now the southernmost city of the kingdom, has more than 400,000 soldiers stationed here, but how many of their enemies are 7 million, if it weren't for the 400,000 soldiers defending the city, plus Takeda Genshin just in case, the 600,000 recruits who were transferred before, plus most of the officers were the elite of the previous Rock Legion and had strong experience in defending the city, now I am afraid that it would have been conquered a long time ago.
For such an opponent, for a while, I can't think of any good way, after all, the difference in strength is too great, if I forcibly rush out to fight with the Three Kingdoms Alliance, wouldn't I go to deliver food?
After half an hour's rest, I sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the situation in all directions, of course, not including the situation in Wakata, first, because Wakajo was all people from the Three Kingdoms Alliance, sent scouts, but I was afraid that before I could find out any news, I was afraid that I would be killed by countless bows and arrows; Second, if the traces of our army are discovered by the Triple Alliance, I am afraid that they will be vigilant, and when the time comes, if they really come up with any good ideas, I am afraid that it will not be effective.
Now, my biggest advantage is that the Triple Alliance forces don't know that I am under their noses, it is easy to dodge with open guns, but it is difficult to defend against hidden arrows, as long as I am not discovered, sooner or later I can find a good opportunity and inflict heavy damage on the enemy.
Only by understanding the situation of the enemy and oneself, and being familiar with the surrounding terrain, can one find a way to achieve victory.
Soon, waves of scouts returned to Wakayama, and to my disappointment, I did not draw a solution to the enemy's victory.
At this moment, from a distance, a scout returned again.
"Kaiyu, Commander of the Legion, on the road above the river, there is a large amount of grain and grass being transported to Waka Castle!" The scout said respectfully.
Grain and grass! My eyes lit up.
The soldiers and horses did not move, the grain and grass went first, why didn't I think of it!
Seven million soldiers and horses, a day's food and drink, is also an astronomical amount, if the logistics can't keep up, even if there are more soldiers and horses, what's the use, it's not to starve to death?
"Good, good, very good!" I happily patted the scout on the shoulder, "You're very good, if you win this battle, you will be indebted!" ”
"Find some people, disguise themselves as ordinary farmers, and carefully observe the routes and terrain of the Triple Alliance army transporting grain and grass, tonight, you must have detailed information!" I ordered to Gen Yoshimitsu behind me.
"Yes!" Minamoto Yoshimitsu immediately ordered to go.
It's late at night.
With the detailed information collected by the scouts, I took 50,000 cavalry wrapped in cloth and silk to move towards the grain road where the Triple Alliance Army transported grain and grass, and at the same time dismissed about 1,000 scouts to patrol the road where the Triple Alliance Army came to rescue the grain road, and once I found that the coalition troops came to support, I immediately set fire to it, so that our army could withdraw in time.
Soon, I took 50,000 cavalry and rushed to the grain road where the Triple Alliance Army transported grain and grass, and there was an endless stream of grain men in the barracks of the Three Kingdoms Coalition Army who transported grain and grass here.
"Kill me!" I roared, and the soldiers below rode their horses without hesitation, and covered the past towards the grain bearer.
Except for a small number of soldiers, the other grain men were just ordinary people, who could resist the wolf-like cavalry, and soon, the team transporting the grain was slaughtered.
With the first batch, there is the second batch; With the second group, and the third group, against this group of unarmed and only on foot, the first army was simply a one-sided slaughter, and the speed of the first army with horses as mounts far exceeded those foodmen, so it can be said that not a single person was missed.
After slaughtering six waves of grain convoys in a row, I used a treasure bag to try to include the yuan jade in the materials, and there was still free space, which was used to store grain and grass, of course, the amount of grain and grass was very large, and the treasure bag was completely insufficient.
Seeing this scene, I immediately ordered the burning of this batch of grain and grass, and then headed in the direction of the Kamakura Kingdom.
However, with 50,000 soldiers and horses, it is still very easy not to be discovered by the Three Kingdoms Alliance.
After a quarter of an hour, I suddenly realized that my affinity for Yuan Li had dropped sharply.
Could it be that the so-called fame is related to the territory of the country, I am thoughtful. In this way, the defenders stationed in their own territory have more local advantages over the armies attacking other countries, and coupled with their familiarity with the terrain, it seems that the main battlefield of the battle is better in the Yayoi Kingdom.
After another hour, a small mountain village appeared in front of me, and I saw seventeen or eighteen soldiers in military uniforms, reprimanding in front of a group of villagers, and fifty or sixty officers and soldiers, who entered the village room and smashed it vigorously, as if looking for something.
"There is only such a little food, quickly, hand over all the food you have hidden, otherwise, this is your hiding place." A man on a steed, suspected officer, shouted