Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

So after discussing with Zhang Rong, Zhao Chen and Zhang Rong lured these people to Shuicheng, and told them that there were no silver mines, many fields, and many servants.

The so-called slaves are local Japanese.

So a large group of people chose to stay in Shuicheng at the end of October.

The development of the situation obviously exceeded the expectations of the Japanese authorities.

The power of the Song people grew rapidly in Dazaifu.

In November, the [-] imperial troops supported by the Military and Political Council set off from Liaodong and arrived in Shi Jianguo.

The leader of this forbidden army is Han Shizhong's former confidant Zhang Qing.

"At the end, I will see Shuai Han!"

"Zhang Qing, long time no see!" Han Shizhong excitedly held Zhang Qing's hand.

"The last general has always missed Han Shuai very much!"

"I miss you too!"

"By the way, Han Shuai, I'll show you some good stuff at the end."

"What good stuff?"

"You'll find out sooner or later."

Immediately, Han Shizhong saw the fourth-generation artillery of the Song Dynasty.

A larger and more powerful artillery, said to have a range of 800 meters to 1000 meters.

Zhang Qing tested a few rounds in front of Han Shizhong on the spot, and the range has indeed exceeded 800 meters!

Han Shizhong was shocked.

"The last general only received this batch of weapons more than a month ago. It is said that they are new weapons configured by the capital!"

"In addition, five hundred gunners were also deployed. I heard that it is the third generation of gunners, with a range of 60 meters."

Han Shizhong couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, he said: "The imperial court is developing faster and faster in terms of weapons."

"That's a good thing!"

"I hope it's a good thing."

Han Shizhong looked at the sky to the west, and he could feel the ambition of His Majesty the Emperor.

In December of the 13th year of Jingkang, Fujiwara Tadada led people to test the new Japanese artillery in Kyoto Prefecture.

He said: "We bought these two hundred cannons at a high price from Quanzhou Port, and I also asked someone to buy the casting method of the cannons. Now I have ordered people to step up the casting of the cannons. By next spring, we will let them The Song army in Dazaifu is completely annihilated!"

On the last day of December in the 13th year of Jingkang, it was snowing heavily in Tokyo.

The fire in Wende Hall was burning brightly, and the latest information sent from Japan was placed in front of Zhao Ning.

"The Japanese are recruiting an army with great fanfare in Kyoto Prefecture. They claim to have 20 troops. They want to fight my master Wang in Dazaifu!" Zhao Ning said calmly, staring at Japan on the map.

"The veteran thought that we should continue to increase the number of troops in Japan." Cai Mao jumped out again.

"No, now Han Shizhong already has [-] forbidden soldiers who are capable of conscripting and fighting well, and all of them are equipped with the latest weapons. Even the Hebei and Anbei Protectorate Mansions haven't been equipped with fourth-generation artillery yet. Give it to Han Shizhong first."

It was Fan Zhixu, deputy military and political envoy who spoke.

He continued: "With the latest artillery, his soldiers and horses are the most elite Dragon Guards, and the number of logistics soldiers and civilians can fully keep up. According to the statistics of the minister during this period, the logistics has filled at least 3 people. people."

"Why are there so many in a short period of time?" Lu Yihao asked.

"Many common people heard that Japan has gold and silver, and they went to sea one after another."

"I see."

"If there is a real fight, Han Shizhong is not fighting alone with the eight thousand forbidden troops." Fan Zhixu said, "I feel that this kind of force configuration is enough."

"The Japanese are going to dispatch an army of 20!" Cai Mao said.

Fan Zhixu said: "That's the bluff of the Japanese. They are so high-profile, they just want the imperial court to send people to peace talks, and make a gesture of forcing death, let us compromise!"

"If not?" Cai Mao asked again.

"Right now, there are no extra troops to adjust anywhere." Fan Zhixu said.

"There are still two Zhejiang provinces."

"The troops in the two Zhejiang provinces are the Xiang Army, which maintains local law and order."

"Ask Mr. Zong, he knows the situation better than us," Cai Mao said.

Zhao Ning said: "Just ask Mr. Zong. If he says to increase the number of troops, he will increase the number of troops. If he says not to increase the number of troops, he will not increase the number of troops."

Obviously, adding troops to Japan is not just a matter of war, but also involves the issue of the Liao King's troops in Japan.

If the King of Liao defeated Japan this time and his prestige was even higher, would he regain the crown prince?

Out of all the ministers present, how many of you are willing to restore King Liao?

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Jiangning Mansion.

Hu Yin met Zong Ze.

"Mr. Zong, the official sent me to say hello to you. These are all brought by the official. There are ginseng from the year before last, gold, silver and jade, pearls from the Western Regions, and agate from the South China Sea. Of course, there are also A letter written to you by the official himself."

"Sit down, sit down."

This year, Zong Ze was already 80 years old, his hair and beard had already turned gray, and even his eyes seemed to have become somewhat cloudy.

But his complexion is still very good.

"I'm fine, and the officials are concerned."

"The officials have been thinking about you."

"I know in my heart that you come to Jiangning every year, and you bring so much property every time you come. I was originally a poor scholar, and I started from humble beginnings."

"You are the pillar of the country in times of crisis!" Hu Yin's tone was full of respect.

"It's all in the past." Zong Ze waved his hand, showing a friendly smile, "It's not worth mentioning."

It can be seen that Zong Ze has lived a relaxed and comfortable life in Jiangning for the elderly these years, without any worries on his mind.

At the time of the national crisis, none of the princes dared to speak out, but this old scholar resolutely went north.

When everything was stable, he did not take pride in his achievements, but retreated bravely, and never interfered in the government.

Hu Yin said: "The Guochao is now planning to go to war with Japan."

"The old man has heard a little bit."

Chapter 1285 The Decisive Battle of Songri Dazaifu ([-]rd update)

"Currently, Han Shuai has [-] forbidden troops. The officials want to ask you, do you still need reinforcements from Han Shuai?"

Zong Ze was silent for a moment, then said: "This old man has [-] troops here, and we can mobilize [-] to set off from Hangzhou Mansion to Japan to ensure the stability of the war."

Hu Yin did not expect Zong Ze to give an answer so quickly, he said: "Mr. Zong is righteous."

Hu Yin chatted with Zong Ze for a while before getting up to leave.

Before leaving, Hu Yin hesitated and reminded: "Mr. Zong, to be honest, the increase of troops in Japan is not just about increasing troops."

Zong Ze sighed, and said: "How could this old man not know that what is inconvenient for the officials to do, the old man will decide for him. What is the most important? Winning or losing on the front line is the most important thing. How can it affect the winning or losing on the front line because of the political disputes?" .”

"The Zongxiang is fair and righteous."

In the 14th year of Jingkang, Cai Mao should be the happiest.

The Zhao family wanted to reinforce Japan, but due to the criticisms of several ministers and the Military and Political Council, it was not good to have an unpleasant quarrel with the ministers, and the military equipment on the northern front was indeed tense.

At this time, giving the decision-making power directly to the old man in the southeast will not only achieve the goal, but also resolve the dispute in the court.

Most importantly, he did not indicate his preference for which prince.

At the beginning of February, just in case, Han Shizhong transferred Zhang Qing's [-] forbidden troops to Dazaifu, and he stayed in Shijian country with [-] forbidden troops.

As soon as Zhang Qing's [-] imperial troops arrived at Dazaifu, the news came that the main force of the Japanese army had entered Dazaifu.

By mid-February, countless pieces of information were telling Song Jun that the main force of the Japanese army had arrived.

All silver mining in Iwami country was suspended, and everyone withdrew into Tadara Castle, which is now Iwami Castle.

During the nearly one year here, Han Shizhong has done a lot of things.

First, several brick kilns were built, many bricks were burned, Iwami Castle was expanded, and the defense of Iwami Castle was strengthened.

Second, support agriculture in large quantities, and hoard a lot of grain in Iwami Castle.

Third, train the militia, enhance the overall combat effectiveness, and prepare for war.

On February [-], a hundred small warships stopped at the northern port of Iwami densely.

These warships made several tentative landings at first, but were repelled by Han Shizhong's coastal defense.

After three days, we found a place slightly out of the way as a landing point.

This army was personally commanded by Zuo Minister Yuan Youren. The regular army had a strength of [-], all of whom were civilian warriors, and there were [-] logistics farmers.

Beginning on February [-], after a large number of Japanese troops landed, they began to advance towards Iwami Castle.

Traces of Japanese warriors can be seen everywhere in the mountains, forests, trails, and plains, as well as a large number of Japanese farmers, mules, horses, etc. carrying goods.

3 people marched forward in mighty force.

Han Shizhong did not act immediately, because he had just received another news that there might be a larger Japanese army that was about to arrive at Dazaifu in the west.

According to normal inference, Dazaifu is the decisive battlefield of this war, not the barren Iwami.

After all, the Japanese are not stupid. As long as Dazaifu can be taken back and the main force retreats to Iwami, Iwami's Song army will be alone and helpless.

On February 22, the Minamoto Japanese army advanced into Iwami Castle, basically encountering no resistance along the way.

The momentum of the Japanese army was like a rainbow. It can be said that they were so arrogant at that time that even the wild dogs on the roadside would be caught and slapped a few times to show their military might.

Until Ishijian City, Yuan Youren sent an envoy to persuade Han Shizhong to surrender, but was pricked into a honeycomb by the Song Army's arrow rain.

The two sides lost room for final negotiations, and the Japanese army began to attack the city on a large scale that day.

It can be said that the Japanese army had a lot of siege equipment, and they were basically learned from the Central Plains.

Such as ladders, cave carts, goose carts.

But when the Japanese really started to attack the city, they were a little dumbfounded.

Because Han Shizhong repaired the city wall to a height of more than eight meters!

The Japanese, who was originally short, looked up at the three-story city wall, and then looked at the ladders, and was suddenly at a loss.

As a result, a very dramatic scene appeared on the battlefield of Iwami: the Japanese, who were excitedly preparing to attack the city, suddenly stopped and started building siege equipment again.

This matter dragged on for another three days before the Japanese began to attack the city.

Don't forget that Song Jun was once the best at defending the city.

Those densely packed Japanese soldiers, braving the dense arrow rain, died a group, finally climbed up, and were sprayed by the fierce fire oil tank, like ants being roasted by the fire, they fell one after another.

In just one morning, Yuan Youren killed nearly 600 people. This was undoubtedly a big blow to the imposing Japanese army when they first came.

Yuan Youren didn't give up, and continued to attack the city for the next three days. As a result, every Japanese soldier who had just climbed to the top of the city was killed immediately.

After this lasted for three days, Yuan Youren was forced to adopt the tactics of besieging the city and cutting off the Song army's water source and food road.

And Yuan Youren wrote a letter to another main force.

Of course, the letter did not say that Yuan Youren's attack on the city was miserable, but that Yuan Youren had completely controlled the situation in Ishi Jian, and he only waited for the main force to come back after winning the battle at Dazaifu and take Ishijian's Song army together. Squeeze to death!

On February 28, the situation in the water city became very tense, and all ships docked at Hakata Port were evacuated.

The other route was led by Taizheng Minister Fujiwara Tadamichi himself, and many military generals such as Hira Tadamori and Fujiwara Tadakiyo were under his command.

The total strength of this route reached 5000, known as 20, and landed near Hakata Port.

At this point, the Song and Japan all-out war broke out.

On February 29, Yoricho Fujiwara in Ono City received the news that the main army had landed. He danced excitedly, and began to actively prepare troops and horses in Ono City, preparing to encircle the Song army with the main force.

On the first day of March, 10 Japanese troops, plus [-] logistics personnel, totaled nearly [-] people, rolling towards Shuicheng like a mighty torrent.

Standing at the top of the city, Zhao Chen quickly saw the outline of the main force of the Japanese army.

At a glance, it seems that the entire Fukuoka Plain has been occupied by the Japanese army.