Chapter 667: Annihilation of the Southern Six Pole Mansions
Emperor Kameyama is still playing another idea - as we all know, Cheng Yue will not stay in Japan for a long time, as long as he leaves, the imperial family can still make a difference, maybe the power obtained by this is even greater than now!
What many people don't know is that Japan's Honshu Island is actually wider than England's, the terrain is more narrow and long, and there are many difficult passes in the middle, which makes Cheng Yue quite troublesome. During this period, all the generals have made some contributions, Mrs. Xu and Chen Hangyan led the mountain soldiers to make the most meritorious contributions, followed by Ali Hague and Zhang Gui, the Yuan Dynasty generals attacked the city and plundered the land, and also had a lot of gains.
Upon arrival at Hyogo, on the west side of Kyoto, Angier was able to join Cheng Yue, and the morale of the three armies was even higher.
Cheng Yue listened to Angier's account of the battle since the landing, and asked, "Hasn't Hojo Soyori been found yet?" ”
Angier said ashamedly: "The subordinates are incompetent, and after cleaning the battlefield and exploring around, there is still no news of Hojo Soyori." ”
Cheng Yue smiled: "It's okay, he's not important, the important thing is the Kamakura Shogunate." ”
Shimazu said for a long time: "Lord, the shogunate has dispatched troops from all over the country to Kamakura to defend it, and I am afraid that it will be another fierce battle at that time." ”
Cheng Yue nodded and said: "It seems that Hojo Shizong has understood that the division of troops and defense will only be broken by each of us, and now he can't take care of Kyoto, everything is focused on defending Kamakura." ”
Xia Jing said: "Lord Wang, the navy off the coast of Kamakura has arrived, right?" ”
Cheng Yue smiled slightly and said, "There are no big winds and waves on the sea these days, and they shouldn't have accidents." ”
Song Dumuda praised: "The prince's navy is indeed powerful, especially the marines, it is really amazing!" ”
Cheng Yue said: "After I go back, I will train tens of thousands of marines, and I will use them more in the future." ”
When Zhang Shijie heard this, he was so happy that Cheng Yue's affirmation of the Marine Corps made their hard work not in vain. He had something to do again.
Cheng Yue ordered: "All the armies rest for a day, and then divide the troops according to the plan, Angier leads the army to attack Kamakura, Zhang Hongfan, Instigation, Oluchi, Li Heng, and Shimazu Jiujing are the vanguard, and Ali Hague, Zhang Gui, and Wu Liangbi will then support and sweep away the army outside Kyoto for me." Where there is resistance, it is destroyed. Do you understand? ”
The generals responded in unison: "Yes!" ”
Most of the troops stationed in Kyoto were under the control of Rokpara Province, about 30,000 men. The number of Kinai samurai directly under the emperor was only about 5,000, and the equipment was not as good as that of Rokubora.
Rokubora Province is very actively preparing for the war, and Kyoto is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is a basin that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Six Poles placed most of their forces at the only entrance, and racked their brains to set up many obstacles and dig a large number of traps.
The royal family was not enthusiastic about the preparation of the Six Poles. All the troops were allocated to the Rokupola Prefecture, but the relevant rewards were delayed, and the rewards for destroying the enemy were not settled, which made the morale of the Kinai samurai even more sluggish.
The Liuboluo Mansion was indeed very dissatisfied, but it just thought that the Emperor of Guishan was stingy and overwhelmed, so he did not send anyone to blame, after all, the Liuboluo Mansion did not expect much help from the Emperor of Guishan. If 30,000 people can't stop it, what if there are 5,000 more?
Cheng Yue stayed in Hyogo and was not idle. In addition to dividing the troops and preparing for battle. He found the famous Arima Onsen and drew some drawings, which were rebuilt here by Song Dynasty craftsmen and local Japanese craftsmen, so that he could bring his wife and concubines to enjoy it after he occupied Kyoto.
What makes Arima Onsen special is that there are two types of hot springs of different natures. It is good for the body, and the environment is quiet and verdant, which makes people intoxicated without realizing it.
After the army rested, replenished its supplies and set off again. Cheng Yue stayed in Hyogo for a while. Waiting for the news that the crowd will besiege Kyoto.
What tricks the Six Poles Mansion will use to deal with Cheng Yue have all been predicted by Shimazu for a long time. He led his new army to clear the way for the army, filling in traps and clearing obstacles along the way, and reached the outside of Kyoto in just one day.
Shimazu has long looked at the castle walls of Kyoto and is full of emotion. He never expected that one day he would lead his troops to the city of Kyoto, and the emperor would be in the city!
After urgent discussions, the Hojo clan generals in the Rokubora Prefecture decided to take advantage of Shimazu's unstable foothold and use a quick attack to defeat the new annex army and win a respite for Kyoto.
As a result, the Hojo clan immediately led the whole army to attack, intending to annihilate the exhausted Shimazu Kukei.
Shimazu was both happy and worried when he saw the Rokupola Prefecture sending troops. I am happy that there is a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions in front of me, but I am worried that if I am defeated, the Shimazu clan will be looked down upon by Cheng Yue.
Yoshicho Arisaka was quite excited, for a samurai, there was nothing better than military feats.
A major battle ensued between the two sides outside the castle of Kyoto, and Shimazu's long-established new annex army was small in number but extremely high in morale. Rokupola Mansion is just the opposite, with twice as many men and horses as its opponents, but it lacks the will to fight to the death and the will to win, and it is also worried that Shimazu's reinforcements will arrive at any time, so it does not take much advantage of Shimazu's longevity.
Not long after the Japanese civil war was fought, the worries of the Six Poles became a fact, and the 8,000 elite cavalry led by the instigation capital had arrived!
Even if the forces were not superior, he didn't care, and when he saw that the enemy was stupid enough to leave the protection of the city, he knew that he could not lose the opportunity, and immediately ordered an attack!
The powerful Mongol cavalry, combined with Shimazu's long-standing Japanese troops, gained the upper hand against the 35,000 Japanese troops in Rokubora. At the beginning, the Japanese army could barely support it by virtue of its numerical superiority, but when Zhang Hongfan, Li Heng, and Oluchi arrived one after another, the Japanese army, which had lost its last advantage, was divided and surrounded by the generals, and repeatedly rushed to kill piece by piece!
This was not the worst of all, less than an hour later, Ali Hague and Zhang Gui appeared on the battlefield again, and the spearmen they led were immediately put into battle. The battlefield was filled with gunsmoke and whistling, and the speed of Japanese casualties was immediately several times faster.
The Japanese army could no longer hold out and collapsed on all fronts. Under the persuasion of Yoshicho Arisaka, more than 3,000 people surrendered to Shimazu Kusu, and turned against each other before the battle, causing the Japanese troops defending Kyoto to kill each other.
The battle lasted for a whole day, and more than 30,000 people under the headquarters of the Rokupola Prefecture were annihilated under the city of Kyoto, and all the generals of the Rokubola Prefecture were killed!
Kyoto, the capital of Japan for hundreds of years, with huge wealth and hundreds of thousands of Kyoto people, appeared in front of the generals with trepidation, and it was at your fingertips!
Zhang Hongfan remembered Cheng Yue's instructions and ordered the generals not to enter the city, and while cleaning the battlefield, he reported to Cheng Yue quickly. (To be continued.) )