The strongest Marquis in history

After the Japanese army landed at the ferry, they rushed all the way, and soon returned to the imperial capital of the Japanese country.

As soon as Akabane Tsunaaki returned, he directly issued an order to mobilize troops to surround the arsenal left by Philip, seize the equipment, and then take control of these arsenals.

After everything was properly arranged, Tsunasa Akabane and Hoshihide Uesugi went straight into the palace.

Today's Emperor Shotoku is even older.

He has experienced too many things in his life.First, he was a puppet all his life, and was suppressed by Abe Kiyomasa. Later, with the help of Qi State, he wiped out Abe Kiyomasa's shogunate power, and then rectified the place.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. In the short time he was in power, the army of the Haixi Empire came, defeated the confidence of the Wa Kingdom, and grasped the lifeline of the Wa Kingdom.Now the Haixi Empire is coercing all the troops of the Wa Kingdom to attack the Qi Kingdom.

This is where Emperor Shotoku was very helpless.

Wa country, too miserable.

Emperor Shotoku rubbed his tired cheeks, and asked slowly: "How is your trip going, tell me about it?"

Uesugi Xingxiu said: "Father, we have suffered a lot during this trip. After this war, we have returned to Qi State, and Qi State will also station troops in our Wa State. The general situation is like this..."

Uesugi Xingxiu began to explain the situation, starting from leaving Wa Kingdom, arriving at the Hercynian Ferry and landing, and then going to Wa Kingdom to die countless times. In the end, Uesugi Xingxiu secretly sent Kawada Longguang to contact Wang Qi, and signed a treaty to ambush the Haixi Empire together, and finally After defeating the Haixi Empire and killing Philip, the army finally withdrew.

After hearing this, Emperor Shotoku frowned and said: "You killed Philip in the end, which means that our Wa country has shouldered all the responsibilities. The Haixi Empire will send troops, first to attack our Wa country. Next, we will fight with the Haixi Empire. The First World War is not good for us. Because we are worried about the attack of the Haixi Empire, we can only let Qi's army garrison, and we cannot deal with Qi's garrison."

Akabane Tsunade said: "Your Majesty, there is no way to do this. This is Wang Qi's plan."

Emperor Shotoku sighed: "After all, the strength is still weak."

Akabane Tsunaxian said: "Your Majesty, weakness is a crime. The only thing we can do now is to develop ourselves. I have arranged for people to seize the arsenal arranged by the Haixi Empire in our country. Next, we will quickly manufacture weapons so that we All Japanese soldiers are equipped with rifles and cannons."

"As long as the weapons are reformed and the army is trained again, everything will develop in the end. As long as we are not weaker than Qi in terms of weapons, even if Qi has great masters, we will not be afraid."

"In the past, because there were no weapons such as rifles and cannons. Once the great master of Qi came, we would not have any ability to resist, and we would definitely lose."

"On the contrary, today, because of the rifles and cannons, the situation is reversed, so it is different. When the great master comes, we can't stop the rifles and cannons, so we can hold on. Thinking in a different direction, this is actually an opportunity."

"At least our current situation will not be worse than in previous years. As for the Qi garrison, for the time being, it has an advantage, at least it can help us resist the attack of the Haixi Empire."

Emperor Shotoku said, "That's the truth."

Akabane Tsunasuke continued: "What we have to do now is to accumulate strength. When the strength of Qi State defeats the next Haixi Empire's army to invade, we can plan to launch a counterattack and destroy Wang Qi's stationed in our Wa State. troops."

"Then, deploy troops at each ferry to guard against death. As long as we go all out and rely on the power of cannons and rifles, there will be no problem in self-protection. This is the minister's plan for the next step."

Emperor Shotoku praised: "Not bad, not bad, your analysis is very good. Akabane-kun, please arrange it well."

"Yes!"

Akabane Tsunaaki replied solemnly.

Emperor Shotoku looked at Uesugi Hoshihide, and said in a deep voice, "Prince, have you gained anything from this trip to Qi?"

Uesugi Xingxiu said: "Father, my son has really opened his eyes. On the one hand, he has seen how powerful Qi is; on the other hand, he has also seen how powerful Wang Qi is, vicious and cunning, extremely powerful."

"Third, because I have seen the prosperity of Qi, my son wants to revitalize the country. I don't want to reach the level of Qi in my lifetime. I only hope that in my lifetime, my country can go out, take more territory, and become a more powerful country. strong country."

Uesugi Xingxiu said: "I hope that the Wa country will no longer be oppressed."

Emperor Shotoku said: "It's great that you can have this awareness. Next, you will be in charge of the generals who will be in charge of the garrison of the Qi State. This is your experience. It is better to suffer a loss early than later. If you suffer a loss at this time, you can still make up for it. When you become the queen of heaven, if you suffer a loss again, it will harm the interests of the country."

Uesugi Xingxiu said: "I understand."

Emperor Shotoku was a little tired. He waved his hands and said, "Okay, let's all go down. You can handle the government affairs at court, and you don't need to ask for instructions."

"Yes!"

Uesugi Hoshihide and Akabane Tsunaaki answered in unison.

After the two bowed and saluted, they turned and walked out of the hall.

The weather in the last ten days of May is already quite hot in the country of Wa, and the hot light shines down and shines on people's bodies, which is quite hot.

Uesugi Xingxiu blocked the light in front of his eyes for a while, and suddenly said: "Teacher, I found that the father is too old."

Akabane Tsunaxian said: "Since the eradication of Abe Kiyomasa, His Majesty the Emperor has been aging rapidly. In fact, His Majesty the Emperor has been supporting his tired and sick body with one breath. A good environment. Therefore, His Royal Highness must work hard, and must not disappoint the Emperor's painstaking efforts."

Uesugi Hoshihide nodded solemnly, his heart was a little heavy, more fighting spirit.

He will definitely work hard.

It will definitely change the situation of the Wa country.

He will pay back the humiliation that Wa suffered in the Haixi Empire and the shame that Wa suffered in Qi.

Chapter 842 Deadlock

Youzhou, Beiping County in the north.

Xu Wu County.

This is one of the defense lines to the east of Youbeiping County.

Now the army led by Nie Feng has been stationed in Xuwu County, and has not taken the initiative to attack for the time being, mainly focusing on defense.The Xianbei people who attacked did not attack for the time being, and they stationed troops outside Xuwu County.

On the tower at the moment, Nie Feng led the troops to sit in the town, and he was patrolling the tower.After Nie Feng made his rounds, he went back to rest in his room on the tower.

During this period, Nie Feng has been trying to break the current situation.

Only by breaking the deadlock can the problem of Xianbei people be completely solved.

The problem Nie Feng is facing right now is to start a war within the territory of Qi State like You Beiping, so Nie Feng has no problem.Whether it's defense or offense, Nie Feng has full confidence.

The problem is that it is difficult for Nie Feng to completely wipe out the invading Xianbei people, and even kill them on the Xianbei grassland.The Xianbei grassland is vast and too vast, and it is difficult for the army to hunt and kill on the grassland to play a role.

If Xianbei didn't have rifles and cannons, Nie Feng, relying on the strength of his army, could go to the grassland and drive the Xianbei people to fight.But on the grassland, the situation is a little more complicated. Once the opponent deploys artillery and soldiers to ambush, the army will suffer great losses.So Nie Feng never counterattacked, but thought about how to wipe out the Xianbei people in one go.

It's just that Nie Feng hasn't found a solution for a long time. After all, if they go out, the Xianbei people may escape if they lose the battle.Without killing them, Xianbei people gathered around again, like brown sugar, they couldn't be shaken off.

When Nie Feng was resting in the room, a tall figure stepped in.

The person who came was named Lin Yuze.

He is Nie Feng's military adviser, around 40 years old, and the head of the Political Work Department arranged by the Political Work Department to go to the Youzhou Army.

Lin Yuze saw Nie Feng, sat down and said, "General, look at your frowning face, what's the matter, are you still troubled because you can't completely defeat Xianbei?"

Nie Feng said: "Old Lin, the war is not only happening in Youzhou, but also in Bingzhou and Yangzhou. The three-way battlefield, with continuous attacks, if His Majesty and General Li Sheng both win, but we have not made any progress. You say, Am I distressed? Are you distressed? We must find a way to change the current situation, and we can't always be in such a stalemate to destroy each other."

Lin Yuze thought for a while, and said: "General Nie, I have already made a suggestion about the extermination of the Xianbei army. I think we can abandon Xu Wu County and continue to retreat, and even retreat to Yuyang County in the rear. "

"Only by luring the enemy to go deep can we have a chance to annihilate the Xianbei people. Otherwise, when fighting in the wild, especially the Xianbei side, they will not confront us head-on at all, and just withdraw their troops."

"Under this premise, it is very difficult to destroy the opponent, almost impossible to accomplish. The opponent's current style of play is very disgusting. Once we enter, they retreat. As soon as we retreat, they follow like mad dogs."

In the war, Qi has the upper hand.

However, Xianbei is also cunning, and does not go head-to-head at all.

Nie Feng said: "Although our situation is said to be the first, it is actually a bit unfavorable. We can't, wait for your Majesty to come to help, and let's encircle and suppress the Xianbei people together. Lao Lin, we must find a way. As for your suggestion, lure the enemy deep, definitely No, once the Xianbei people are allowed to enter the hinterland of Qi, countless people will be slaughtered."

Lin Yuze said: "Since we don't choose to lure the enemy to go deep, the best way is to continue to guard. In short, we will use defense as offense now. If the Xianbei people don't move, we won't move either."

"We have enough food, grass, and equipment to guard for a long time. Now that the weather is getting hotter, and the Xianbei people have been fighting in the wild, it is difficult for them to support for a long time."

"Furthermore, an order has been issued before to let the people everywhere hide their food and fortify the walls and clear the fields. So even if the Xianbei people are in Xuwu County, it is impossible for them to last long."

Nie Feng was a little dissatisfied. He didn't like this strategy of using defense as an offense.

The strength of Qi State is enough to crush the Xianbei people.

But this battle was led by the nose by the Xianbei people, which is really unpleasant.

Nie Feng took a deep breath, the expression in his eyes gradually became firmer, and he said, "Old Lin, I decided to take the initiative."

Lin Yuze said: "How to take the initiative?"

Nie Feng said: "We mobilized the army and headed directly to the direction of Danhan Mountain in the Xianbei King's Court. Your Majesty once said that Kou can go, so can I. Since the Xianbei people can come, why can't we go."

"As soon as we attack, the Xianbei people will retreat, so it is not easy to wipe out this group of Xianbei people. But this time, our focus is not on the Xianbei people outside, but going straight to the Xianbei royal court."

"This time, on the way, it is very likely that we will be blocked. As long as we are fully prepared, we will be able to support our battles along the way, and we can win."

"On the one hand, when our army is on its way, even if the other party wants to attack and harass us, the guards on both sides of the army are properly arranged to deal with everything. On the other hand, after we are dispatched, we can also mobilize these Xianbei people."

"They either attacked Xuwu County, or came to stop us. Even if they want to attack Xuwu County, the Xianbei people have always been weak in attacking the city. As long as a few soldiers guard the county, it is enough to hold the city."

"As for them wanting to attack us, they will hit us by themselves, which is just what I want, and I can win the opportunity to annihilate the opponent. Of course, if they retreat to the Danhan Mountain King's Court, we will continue to attack and approach Danhan Mountain."

"Tuoba Chen, the king of Xianbei, doesn't even care about his own hostage son, he insists on attacking us. Let me see how he resists this battle? Lao Lin, I know you want to be safe, and you have always opposed my sending troops."

"Now, I don't want to stick to it anymore. I am the chief general in the army, and I have the final say on how to use troops on the battlefield."

Originally, Nie Feng and Lin Yuze had a discussion, and Lin Yuze suggested sticking to the defense and taking the defense as the offense, so as not to affect the war in Yangzhou in the south because of the Youzhou battlefield.As long as Youzhou defends, the situation in Qi will not collapse.

Nie Feng didn't send troops all the time, but after thinking about it, Nie Feng was still unwilling.Why are the Xianbei people raging outside, they let the Xianbei people garrison troops, but they don't counterattack?

Nie Feng wanted to fight back.

Lin Yuze looked at Nie Feng and said, "General, have you really considered it?"

Nie Feng said: "I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I have been thinking about it before. Why do we have to use defense as offense, why should we worry that our defeat will lead to the defeat of the whole situation? This kind of thinking is not confident , I don’t believe that I can change everything, and I don’t believe that I can win this battle.”

"Looking at the battle situation, why are we afraid of the Xianbei people? In the past, when His Majesty led troops to fight, more than a thousand people dared to enter the royal court of Xianbei. Xianbei's blood flowed like rivers, and Xianbei dared not fight again."

"Now, we are timid and timid. Under such circumstances, there is no such thing as the style of Qi in the past. Therefore, we must fight now, that is, to destroy the arrogance of the Xianbei people. To kill."

Nie Feng's words became more and more forceful.

His self-confidence is gradually revealed.Before that, he was a little timid in fighting battles. After all, it was the first time that he really sat alone and controlled an army.

Therefore, he seeks stability in everything.

Just like this, Lin Yuze proposed a strategy of using defense instead of offense, and Nie Feng agreed after considering it.

It's just that the more Nie Feng thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Now he spoke eloquently, expressed his thoughts, and expressed his expectations, but his heart suddenly became smoother, and his thoughts were no longer hindered.

That's what he's going to do.

As a military adviser, Lin Yuze is not the chief officer of the army. The real command of the army is still in charge of Nie Feng.

Nie Feng made his decision, and Lin Yuze could only obey.

Lin Yuze was silent for a while, and said, "General, have you really thought it through?"

Nie Feng said firmly: "Think carefully, if we don't take any action, I will be ashamed of your majesty's trust. I am a general of the garrison side, and I am the first major area of ​​the Qi State. But when will the Qi State army So wimpy, so timid."

When Lin Yuze heard Nie Feng's words, he had always insisted on seeking stability. Now that he heard Nie Feng's words, Lin Yuze nodded and said, "Okay, I'll follow General Nie's orders. Let's send troops. The specific arrangements need to be discussed carefully. With a detailed plan and full consideration of the marching situation, it is conducive to dispatching troops."

Nie Feng nodded and said: "That's what I mean, we have to discuss it carefully. This is what I planned for this battle..."

At the moment, Nie Feng explained the detailed arrangements one by one.

Since he had a plan, he naturally considered it.Now that Lin Yuze agreed, Nie Feng explained the plan one by one. After the whole plan was finished, Nie Feng said: "Military Master, do you think there is anything else that needs to be added?"

Lin Yuze said after listening: "No, General Nie's plan is very reasonable, and has considered all aspects, I completely agree."

Lin Yuze was actually a little surprised.

In his eyes, Nie Feng is actually a bit rough, he is a soldier who looks like a gentleman.Looking at it now, it is rough and fine, which is not simple.

Lin Yuze admitted that he had underestimated Nie Feng's ability.

With a smile on his face, Nie Feng said: "Since you agree, Lao Lin, the matter is settled like this. I will gather the troops to gather and give a lecture to the soldiers. We will prepare to send troops tomorrow morning."

"it is good!"

Lin Yuze nodded and answered.

"Report!"

At this moment, another soldier hurried in and reported: "General, there is news from His Majesty the South."

"Bring it quickly."

Nie Feng became excited when he heard it.

He took the letter from the soldier's hand, opened it and checked it quickly.After reading the letter, Nie Feng waved the soldiers back, looked at Lin Yuze, and said, "Old Lin, His Majesty arranged for someone to send an urgent message [-] miles ahead, saying that the battle in Yangzhou is over."

Lin Yuze was shocked and said, "This is just the beginning, but it's already over?"

Nie Feng said: "It's not that you don't know the speed of His Majesty. He uses troops extremely powerfully. The army led by His Majesty in this battle completely wiped out the army of the Haixi Empire. Now, His Majesty has gone north to Youzhou."

"Your Majesty can easily win against [-] Japanese and [-] enemies of the Haixi Empire. Here, we can't delay any longer, and continue to delay. When His Majesty arrives, we still haven't finished anything."

"Your Majesty still has some time to arrive in Youzhou. During this period, we will work hard to reverse the situation and completely change the current situation. As long as things go well, we will be able to win a big victory when Your Majesty arrives."