Chapter 771: Attacking Hegang
At the beginning of February, the northern part of the Wa Kingdom was still a land of ice and snow, and the climate here was only a little better than that of Black Domain City, but there was a hint of moisture in the air, which seemed a little colder than Black Domain City.
It was such bad weather that prevented the Japanese army from pursuing the victory, and had to stop the offensive in winter and go on the defensive instead. There was a reason for the weather, and there was also a reason for the lack of Japanese troops, and Fujiwara Nakamaro transferred most of the northern forces south to suppress the rebellion on the island of Shikoku.
When Wang Tianxing appeared on the territory of the Ezo people with the fleet that had just returned from the Bohai Sea, he was warmly welcomed by the Ezo people and the elder Nubo.
The place where Wang Tianxing's first stop landed was the wine field of the later generations of the Japanese Kingdom, which was also an important port city in the future of the Japanese Kingdom, and naturally became the preferred landing place for Zhen Qian's first stop.
The Ezo people assigned Zhen Qian a radius of 100 li around the sake field, which was less than 100 li from Tsurugao in Echigo Province, and was one of the most important battles between the Ezo and Wa kingdoms.
More than ten years ago, Hegang was still in the hands of the Ezo people, and now it has become a bridgehead for the Japanese to attack the Ezo people, so that the Ezo people retreated 200 miles at once, losing a large area of forest, this time Wang Tianxing came, is ready to help the Ezo people recapture Hegang.
Hegang doesn't mean anything to Zhen Qian, but the places such as Yueshan behind Hegang are too important to Zhen Qian.
The area around Wolsan is an important gold and silver mineral area in the Wa Kingdom, and it is not in the top three in the ranking of the gold and silver mines in the Wa Kingdom, but the gold and silver mines here are widely distributed, so since there is an opportunity to occupy it, why not start it earlier? Zhen Qian won't be humble and pay more hands!
"Elder Nub, this time we brought the second batch of weapons and equipment for the transaction, please accept it!"
Nu Bo watched Wang Tianxing walk down from the huge battleship, his eyelids twitched involuntarily a few times, especially when he saw the team of assistants coming down from the battleship, his heart was even more insufficient, and he didn't expect Zhen Qian to really send troops to assist him in attacking the Wa Kingdom.
The Ezo people launched a large-scale attack on the Japanese in the autumn, but they did not expect that instead of driving the Japanese army out of the occupied territory, the Japanese army advanced more than 20 miles.
But it doesn't matter now, Sakata is about to be handed over to Wang Tianxing, and the problem of the Ezo people has become the problem of Zhen Qian.
"Please General Wang come with me!"
Nubo asked people to accept the assembly of these weapons, and he personally walked to a hill with Wang Tian, pointed to the frozen river and said: "This is the wine field, ten miles on both sides of the river, all the way to the east of the mountains are your territory, we have built a camp here for you in advance, you can enter at any time!" ”
Wang Tianxing looked in the direction of Nubo's finger and found that the banks of this river were very flat, and the area was far more than the hundred-mile land mentioned, which was suitable for building a walled city, and he was very satisfied with Nubo's arrangement: "Thank you Elder Nubo, I will accept this land, then can we talk about attacking Hegang now!" ”
The Ezo society is still in the fishing and hunting period, and the requirements for the plains are far less important than the forests, and the plains are wasted in the hands of the Ezo people.
Wang Tianxing is very satisfied with the land of Sakata, this is the second stop of Zhen Qian's northward expansion, of course, Sado Island is the first stop of the northward expansion, but unfortunately the development speed of Sado Island is destined to be less convenient than Sakata here with convenient transportation and fertile land, and the gap is doomed from the geographical location and conditions.
"The Ezo people have gathered 10,000 soldiers, and they can launch an attack on Hegang at any time!"
In the history of the Ezo people and the Japanese country, the Ezo people have always been in a passive beating, which has nothing to do with the courage of the Ezo people, nor has anything to do with weapons and equipment, the main Ezo people are a loose tribal alliance, if it is not for the threat of survival by the Japanese state, the Ezo people do not even have an army, let alone unified command and arrangement, which is the main reason for the failure of the Ezo people and the Japanese war.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Ezo people have never had a hero, and they can integrate the entire Ezo tribe to form a powerful force.
Just imagine, if there can be fierce people such as Yelu Abaoji of the Khitan, Temujin of Mongolia, and Wanyan Min of the Jin Kingdom, coupled with the fierceness and courage of the Ezo people, not to mention whether they can defeat the Japanese State in the end, at least they can integrate the scattered Ezo people together, and no longer be bullied by the Japanese State, and it is not impossible to become a country.
However, the Ezo people never seem to have considered such a thing, and Nubo has a lot of wisdom, but unfortunately there is still a long way to go before he is a hero.
Similarly, no one told the Ezo people about the benefits of establishing a state, which was not in the interests of others, and even Zhen Qian would not do such a stupid thing.
A loose Ezo man is something that everyone is happy to see!
"In three days, we will assist you in attacking Hegang, and in return, the mines around Hegang, Sakata have the right of first refusal, and 30% of the profits obtained from mining can go to the Ezo people?"
"Fifty percent! Can we send someone to help you open the mine? Nub's short-haired face trembled slightly.
"Forty percent at most! You can provide mining manpower, but you must not interfere with our mining work, and we can also provide you with jobs as you build the city and teach you how to farm? Wang Tianxing insisted.
"It's a deal! We don't want you to get paid anything, all the money is paid with weapons and equipment? Nob continued to offer his terms.
"No problem!"
The Ezo people are still living in the barter stage, and their understanding of gold and silver is also limited to the fact that they can buy weapons and equipment from the outside world, even if Zhen Qian gives the Ezo people gold, silver and jewelry, the Ezo people will not want it.
Wang Tianxing and Nubo discussed the details of the attack on Hegang again, Wang Tianxing wanted to personally command the 10,000 troops of the Ezo people, but Nubo resolutely disagreed, and only asked Wang Tianxing to stop the attack of the Japanese army in Hegang, and wait until the Ezo people rushed into Hegang, even if the task was over, Wang Tianxing would not be given any chance.
When the Ezo people fought against the Japanese army, they were usually slaughtered by the Japanese army's long-range weapons before they even got close to the Japanese army.
The main reason why Nubo asked Wang Tianxing to fight was to use Wang Tianxing's powerful long-range attack power to open a channel for the Ezo people to fight head-on with the Japanese army, as long as Wang Tianxing could suppress the long-range attack of the Japanese army, once the Ezo people rushed into Hegang, with more than 2,000 Japanese troops in Hegang, they were not the opponent of 10,000 Ezo people at all.
For such a simple request of the Ezo people, Wang Tianxing naturally had no reason to refuse, and he also wanted to see with his own eyes the way the Ezo people fought and the bravery.