Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 570 Rich’s firepower covers
With the huge advantage of the weapon generation gap and the fact that the Japanese turrets were destroyed by their own people, the Qing navy captured the port of Annotsu with almost no damage.

Zhao Shiyong followed the combat strategy formulated by Jia Cong for the naval and amphibious divisions very loyally. If he could use artillery to clear the ground, he would never let the men of Daxia fight with the shorty with swords.

The battleship was right at the red line at a distance of 500 steps, pouring round after round of shells onto the dock.

There are shrapnel bombs, explosive bombs, and even the latest incendiary bombs.

The group of technological geeks in the Ministry of Industry repaid the emperor's kindness to them with the utmost enthusiasm and used the artillery technology in all kinds of ways.

All the Japanese and Western ships of all sizes docked at Annotsu Pier were torn to pieces and sunk. There were not only the debris of the ships but also a large number of broken limbs on the sea.

The sea breeze was already fishy, ​​and now it carried a strong smell of blood, making people want to vomit.

"Pass the order, advance 300 steps and flatten those mountains!"

Zhao Shiyong was a cautious person. Although the first wave of bombardment had completely destroyed the Japanese's apparent defensive forces, he still decided to wait a little longer.

Anyway, we have enough artillery shells and strong logistical support, so let's clean up the place again.

The fleet moved forward three hundred steps, the war drums sounded again, and the cannons began to spit out flames again, firing incendiary bombs into the mountains and forests outside the city of Anongjin.

The raging fire illuminated the sky red, and after several rounds of shelling, the originally dense forest was all set on fire.

Thick black smoke enveloped the sky above the city of Anongjin, making the people in the city, as well as the Japanese pirates and Western barbarians who had escaped early, panic-stricken. They covered their ears in fear, not daring to look at the shells that streaked across the sky and hit the top of the mountain.

"This is not the Whip of God, this is the giant dragon from the East, the terrifying dragon flame from the East!"

The Western Yi deserters hiding in the dark were completely frightened. They stared blankly at the overwhelming artillery shells, muttering to themselves.

The dragon's breath of flame cannot be extinguished by ordinary water.

After the fire broke out, the small town at the foot of the mountain was engulfed in burning ashes.

In this battle, eight soldiers of the Celestial Empire Navy were slightly injured, no one was seriously injured, and no one died.

The firepower coverage tactics allowed the Daxia warriors to completely crush the Japanese pirates and Western barbarians.

Of the eight lightly injured soldiers, two were stunned by the roar of the artillery, and the remaining six were even more embarrassing because they were too excited when getting off the ship, and they tripped over their left foot and broke their skin...

When the soldiers of Dengzhou Navy boarded the broken dock, the remaining soldiers and civilians in Anongjin City knelt on the dock to welcome the arrival of the royal army.

The leader was just a minor official in Anongjin, but now he has become the most powerful person in the city.

For some unknown reason, all those who used to bully people in the city were beheaded.

"The commander of the Annotsu Castle Guard, Hinata Makigo, pays homage to the general of the upper kingdom. I, your humble servant, and the more than 28,000 people in the city, respectfully welcome the king's teacher of the upper kingdom..."

"Hinata? Bitch?"

Zhao Shiyong was shocked by this person's name. There is actually someone named someone "bitch"?
Forget it, none of this matters!

He looked at the dark crowd behind the bitch. Each of them was covered in dust and skinny. It seemed that under the pressure of the Celestial Empire in the past two years, the Japanese nobles had really exploited them severely.

It's right next to the sea, but it can still make people starve to this extent.

Among these more than 28,000 people, 60% were the elderly, the weak, women and children. Zhao Shiyong winked at his subordinates, and then took over the civilian register and land register from Annonjin's hands, officially taking over the small town of Annonjin.

……

Jia Cong made some adjustments to Zhao Shiyong's request. Not only did he send him an army of 20,000 Koreans, he also relocated thousands of unmarried soldiers from Izumo City.

A ruthless man like Zhao Shiyong had more than 28,000 people when he took over Annonjin, but when he wrote the document for Jia Cong, there were only a little more than half left.

All the men with calluses on their palms and who were slightly sturdy were quietly taken to a deserted place and killed.

At this time in Anongjin, there were probably not many men whose height was taller than a horse's legs.

It is not acceptable for Yin to be strong and Yang to be weak. In order to maintain social stability and realize the prosperity of Daxia Fusang Provincial Administration as soon as possible, Jia Cong decided to regulate Yin and Yang through administrative orders.

For several days, he stayed in the study, dealing with various official documents and military reports.

The food, fodder and military equipment stored in Izumo City were being transported out in a continuous stream. If the supplies from the capital had not arrived in time, he would have been unable to withstand such a huge consumption.

However, such a huge consumption also brought him a lot of good news, such as Anongjin was successfully captured by the Celestial Empire, and more importantly, the royal army completely completed the siege of Kyoto City.

Wang Ziteng was probably the most ruthless general Jia Cong had ever seen. Liu Yi and Zhao Shiyong only killed prisoners, but Wang Ziteng dared to massacre the city.

In several small towns near Kyoto, 80% of the men, both military and civilian, who were considered by Wang Ziteng to be a threat to the Celestial Empire were killed, and the remaining 20% ​​were thrown to Iwami Silver Mine to mine for the Celestial Empire.

The women moved into the Anmin Camp, where they were screened by doctors and given different arrangements based on their levels.

Those with big buttocks, good fertility, good looks and gentle personalities were sent to Izumo City to be dealt with by Jia Cong.

The rest were settled locally, waiting for the court to distribute land and provide relief grain as third-class citizens of the Celestial Empire.

Half of the hundreds of thousands of people living near Kyoto City were slaughtered at Wang Ziteng's order. Jia Cong felt a chill as he read the cold words in the document.

"Damn it, luckily this old man is one of ours, otherwise I would have to kill him to feel at ease!"

Jia Cong had no mercy or compassion for the Japanese. If those Japanese women could not give birth to children, he would have taken them all to fill the sea.

However, there is still a small number of Japanese people who have always been loyal to the Celestial Empire. These people are one of Jia Cong's chess pieces to completely swallow up the land of Wa Island.

For example, Kato Tadayoshi did a good job. Not only did he have good skills, he was also smart.

"Uncle Eleven, you should teach Kato Tadayoshi a lesson. Tell him that I will take him with me when I return to the capital, and then I will personally ask His Majesty for a reward for him!"

Kato Tadayoshi's contribution this time was huge. He was ordered to spread the policies of the Celestial Empire near Kyoto, the decadent life of the Japanese nobles, and the wonderful life in Izumo City today.

No matter what nationality people are from, don’t they just want to have enough food and clothes?
It's only a hundred miles away. If you follow the Celestial Empire, you may not have meat for every meal, but at least you won't starve or freeze to death outside the walls of the general's mansion.

Under the guidance of Jia Shiyi, this man raised an army of 10,000 royal servants outside the city of Kyoto.

By using their Japanese identity and speaking fluent Kyoto dialect, they solved countless troubles for the Celestial Empire's army.

Tasks like removing checkpoints, eliminating strongholds, and tricking city gates into opening were basically accomplished by this vassal army.

Therefore, Wang Ziteng specifically met with Kato Tadayoshi and awarded him the second-class merit.

Jia Cong felt that people like Kato Tadayoshi could still be used.

He asked his personal soldiers to find him a Japanese noblewoman with a gentle personality and good looks as his wife, intending to bring her to the capital to receive the baptism of the Celestial Empire.

At that time, Kato Tadayoshi will be used as a model of a loyal minister of the Celestial Empire, and he will continue to publicize the benevolence of the Celestial Empire in the Japanese islands.

"It's done!"

After Jia Cong finished reviewing the last official document in his hand, he ordered the military officer and clerk to start packing up all the things in the study.

The courtyard that was temporarily used as the military supervision office was busy with people coming and going. The personal soldiers had already put on their armor and were waiting for Jia Cong's order to set off and escort him to the outskirts of Kyoto.

The royal army had completed the encirclement of Kyoto City, the outcome of the battle was decided, and Jia Cong no longer needed to serve as a reserve army.

The commander-in-chief of the central army sent Wang Ziteng's latest military order, ordering Jia Cong to set off quickly and serve in the front line.

Regardless of whether he would serve or not, Wang Ziteng had already sent someone to find out. The old sinister Shui Rong who disappeared in South Vietnam that year was now serving as the emperor in the Japanese palace.

This is Jia Cong’s “old friend”. He hasn’t seen him for several years, so he must have a good chat with him.

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Kyoto City is not small compared to other cities on the Japanese island, but compared with the capital of the Celestial Empire, it is just an ordinary landlord's mansion.

Jia Cong stood on a small hill two miles away, using a telescope to observe the city walls of Kyoto, which had been bombarded several times by artillery fire.

The last of the Japanese troops have been concentrated in the city, using the relatively solid city walls as cover and launching their final resistance.

The Celestial Empire's army did not make any substantial siege attempts. It just said one word: bomb it!
Three hundred cannons were stationed five hundred steps away, firing shells at the top of the city in a very rhythmic manner.

The smoke of gunpowder simply could not be dispersed. The brothers of the firearms battalion destroyed hundreds of gun barrels in three days, but they still enjoyed loading, firing, changing gun barrels, and reloading...

"This cannon is really a good thing. It can hit the top of their city from such a long distance. We don't need to charge into the city at all. It's really exciting, really exciting!"

Liu Yi, the addicted man, rubbed his somewhat deaf ears and walked over happily. He had just fired more than a dozen shells at Kyoto City and had satisfied his addiction to firing cannons.

As soon as he came up, he patted Jia Cong's shoulder several times, and Jia Cong grimaced and dodged the guy's clutches.

"Bombard him for a few more days. The walls of Kyoto City cannot be higher than the chests of the soldiers!"

Wang Ziteng didn't expect that this battle would be so easy. The Japanese pirates were bad, but they were not weak at all. This was the unanimous understanding of the court when the emperor and his ministers were suppressing the Japanese pirates.

But after Jia Cong's early layout and a series of operations, the Japanese warriors who could fight ten enemies at once in Jiangnan no longer had the courage to draw their swords against the royal army.

Tens of thousands of Japanese troops were chased and beaten by three thousand royal cavalry.

To be honest, Wang Ziteng almost thought that he was possessed by Jia Daishan from that year.

After nearly two months of siege and conquest, the royal army of 150,000 men killed 100,000 enemies and captured 200,000, with only a few thousand casualties on their own side.

Such a record was something that even Jia Daishan and Zhang Yue, the two pillars of the empire at that time, had never achieved.

Wang Ziteng knew very well that the reason for such a record was, firstly, the generational advantage in weapons, and secondly, the strategy of "starving the enemy" adopted by Jia Cong.

Cutting off the supply lines to Kyoto City also disrupted the spring planting in the feudal states controlled by Japan this year.

When the royal army launched a massive attack, tragic incidents of cannibalism occurred outside the capital.

The Japanese actually gathered hundreds of thousands of troops in Kyoto City. With the little food they had in stock, they were unable to feed the army.

In almost every battle, artillery fire swept the ground, and when the cavalry charged, the Japanese were either blown to pieces or were too weak to lift their swords.

Whether it was the advantage in weapons or the strategy of "starving the enemy", including the small tricks of forming a Japanese vassal army, Jia Cong was the one who made the greatest contribution.

As a military commander, Wang Ziteng's only use is to be a mascot, responsible for issuing orders, stamping seals, and deploying troops...

Wang Ziteng glanced at the military merit book in the secretary's hand and his face turned red, which was rare.

"Wu Yong, you wrote it wrong. The person at the top of the list should be General Jia. Why did you write me first? Change it quickly!"

……

Jia Cong didn't care how the military merit record was recorded.

The person he wanted to see most now was Shui Rong, and he absolutely couldn't let this guy get away this time.

"Please do me a favor, Your Majesty. After the city is captured, we must capture Shui Rong and never let him escape again."

Liu Yi burst into laughter upon hearing this. He winked at Jia Cong and whispered, "Don't worry, I have made all the arrangements. Not even a fly can fly out of Kyoto!"

Shui Rong’s life is decided by Liu Yi!

Why did he raise an army and fight with the third brother after his eldest brother committed suicide? It was all the work of Prince Beijing's Mansion!
Be it the old prince or this Shui Rong guy, they are both damn sinister people.

The third brother rebelled, and it was the Shui family who instigated him behind the scenes.

Moreover, he himself was deceived into sending border troops to attack the capital, and it was also the people planted by the Shui family under his command who deceived him.

Jia Cong was not quite aware of the hidden story behind this. Seeing that Liu Yi agreed to the matter without hesitation, he thought that Liu Yi was doing him a favor for the sake of Master She.

Little did he know that Shui Rong's life was not only wanted by Jia Cong. In fact, Liu Yi was able to obey Wang Ziteng's orders obediently. On the one hand, it was to fight a war, and on the other hand, it was to kill Shui Rong, his mortal enemy, with his own hands.

Wang Ziteng looked at the two fools with amusement, thinking to himself: How could it be your turn? Shui Rong's head is determined by me!

……

Boom boom boom boom...

As soon as day breaks, artillery outside the city will fire shells into the city at irregular intervals.

Shui Rong, who was sitting in the palace, looked haggard and no longer had the elegant demeanor he had when he first arrived.

He stayed in Japan for several years, and gradually became the prime minister of Japan from a guest official of the emperor. In the end, he even controlled most of the Japanese nobles.

Unfortunately, his secret development in Japan was ultimately no match for the powerful strength of the Central Plains dynasty.

When Liu Yi crossed the Korean Strait to Japan and conquered the Three Feudatories, Shui Rong discovered that the strength he had secretly accumulated was nothing compared to the Qing army.

He has always been avoiding war. Whether it was a battle on land or a contest at sea, Shui Rong always adopted the strategy of avoiding war.

Since we can't get advanced artillery and warships from the Central Plains, we have to buy them from the Western Barbarians at a high price.

If the food is not enough to feed hundreds of thousands of troops, then we can just plunder the Japanese people's food...

But no matter whether they formed alliances or made preparations like conscripting men from the land, in the end they were still not even a fraction of the king's army's combat power.

That abominable Jia Cong actually guessed his plan, cut off his last supply line during the New Year, and sank the fleet carrying firearms sold to him by the Western Barbarians.

That was not all. After the heavy snow, he just wanted to quickly plant the next season of crops to replenish his food and grass, but he didn't expect Jia Cong to send people to burn, kill and loot everywhere, delaying even his spring planting.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it all!"

Shui Rong read the military report that had just been delivered, which said that the food and grass were not enough to support three days, and there were signs of mutiny in the army. Shui Rong felt a bloody taste in his throat and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood...

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　I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)