Chapter 2384 Four-Nation Alliance Attacks Tokyo
Chapter 2381: The Four-Nation Alliance Attacks Tokyo
Three days later, 70,000 Qin troops arrived outside Tokyo and set up camp ten miles outside the city.
There are obviously 100,000 troops in Tokyo, but facing the 70,000 Qin troops outside the city, they still dare not go out to fight, even if most of them are Qin Xiejun.
The city of Tokyo in this era is not Tokyo in later generations.
Tokyo, in later generations, is located near Tokyo Bay, near the Kanto Plain, and is a sea-to-sea city.
Today, Tokyo City is located in the yang country of Taiyang, and is not based on the sea.
These two cities have the same name, not the same city.
Tokyo Castle was not originally called this name, but Kiyosu Castle, which was the place where Oda Nobunaga started.
During the process of Oda Nobunaga''s business, he moved the capital many times, and the Qingzhou Castle also lost its original political status.
Until the Kinki Plain in the west and the Kanto Plain in the east, the Oo Plain became the center of the country.
Seeing this, Oda Nobunaga moved the capital back to Qingzhou City, immigrated and expanded the city.
After the establishment of the Japanese Empire, the city of Qingzhou naturally became the capital, and was later renamed Tokyo by Oda Nobunaga, meaning "the capital of Japan".
The initial Qingzhou City was not very large, only more than 20,000, and the city was not large in size, even in Japan, it was only a medium-level and upper-level level.
But after becoming the capital of Japan and being renamed Tokyo, under Oda Nobunaga''s strong governance, Tokyo has gained the tilt of national resources and began a rocket-like development speed.
In just five years, Tokyo''s population has increased by more than ten times, from 20,000 to 300,000, becoming the largest city in Japan.
Even in the Central Plains, Tokyo has not a small population, and it can also be regarded as a ranks of big cities, no less than those prefectures.
In addition to the population, Tokyo''s urban area, wall height, agriculture, commerce, etc. are all several times, or even more than ten times the past, and was able to bear the burden of the capital, which is no worse than the prefectures in the Central Plains.
When the Qin army arrived at the city of Tokyo, the generals all showed surprise when they saw this city. It’s not that they had no knowledge and had never seen a city like Tokyo.
There are many cities in the Central Plains that are taller than Tokyo, including Luoyang, Yecheng, Jinyang, Xiangyang, etc., all of which are larger and higher than Tokyo.
But after entering Japan, when I got used to the low walls of Japan and the city of Xiaoru County, and when I saw the Tokyo city, which was no less than the Central Plains, the contrast immediately came out.
After all, even if you search all over Japan, there is only one big city like Tokyo. Such a golden rooster stands out from the crowd, which is different from all the cities in Japan.
It is hard to believe that the city of Tokyo was really built by the Japanese.
"This Tokyo city seems to have the shadow of the Central Plains city, whether it is seat layout, city walls, or defense." Zhao Yun frowned.
"Zilong, be confident, it seems to be removed. This city was built in the Central Plains city, and it also uses the cement technology of Daqin." Guo Jia said with a sneer.
At present, all countries in the Central Plains have basically mastered cement technology and applied cement technology to urban defense, building fortresses, and building houses.
It is precisely because of this that the battle between the princes of the Central Plains is so difficult to fight and the number of casualties is even greater.
Of course, the attacking equipment of the princes of the Central Plains has also been upgraded, which has not widened the gap between offense and defense.
As the first Japanese force to exchange with the Central Plains, the Oda family naturally focused on many new technologies in the Central Plains and obtained cement technology from Yuan Shu early.
But the footprints of the Central Plains coalition have almost traveled across Japan, and there is no sign of cement.
So far, only Tokyo has traces of cement, and it should have been reinforced with cement in the past one or two months.
Obviously, after Oda Nobunaga obtained cement technology, he imposed a technical blockade on Japan, not even using it.
The reason why Oda Nobunaga did this was naturally to prevent other forces from using cement technology to strengthen their city''s defense after obtaining it. Then the difficulty of the Oda family''s attack on Japan would definitely double.
Based on this consideration, Oda Nobunaga launched a technical blockade on his own, but what he did not expect was that before he could unify the entire Japan, the Central Plains coalition forces rushed over across the sea.
It is obviously meaningless to continue to carry out technical blockade at this time, but even if the cement technology is announced, it is too late to strengthen the city defense.
So Oda Nobunaga continued to conceal, pretending to know nothing, but secretly used cement to strengthen Tokyo''s city defense just in case.
After listening to Guo Jia''s analysis, the generals shuddered, but they didn''t expect that there were some reflections besides the war.
Just imagine, if all the forces in Japan have cement technology and are used to strengthen, raise and thicken their own city walls, the Central Plains coalition will probably be more difficult to conquer cities and land, and the casualties will definitely be more sacrificed.
"So, Oda Nobunaga''s selfishness made Japan miss an opportunity," said Lu Bu.
"He should regret it now." Zhou Yu said with a faint smile.
Zhou Yu guessed nothing wrong. Oda Nobunaga really regrets it now. After all, the reinforcement of Tokyo City Defense was only completed not long ago.
After testing the city''s defense, Oda Nobunaga felt so regretful. If he had brought out the cement technology earlier, the offensive of the Central Plains Alliance would definitely not be as smooth as it is now.
However, according to his personality, if the Central Plains coalition does not fight, unless Japan is completely unified, he will never be able to share cement technology.
"Your Majesty, the Qin army has set up camps ten miles outside Tokyo City. It is currently sending outposts to explore the camp, and Zhou Yu is also among them." Miyamoto Musashi reported.
When Oda Nobunaga heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Let''s go and take a look on the city wall."
“Hay.”
Oda Nobunaga just went up the city tower and found Zhou Yu and others outside the city. At the same time, Zhou Yu and others also found Oda Nobunaga.
"Look, Gongjin, Oda Nobunaga appears on the top of the city wall."
Lu Bu is worthy of being an archer, and his eyes are better than eagles. At such a long distance, he discovered at a glance that in the eyes of ordinary people, Oda Nobunaga, who is smaller than an ant.
Zhou Yu looked carefully and then, and found that with his eyesight, he could not see clearly. He could only give up using his naked eyes and picked up the Qianli Mile Mile to see clearly Oda Nobunaga''s appearance.
Lu Bu frowned and said, "Aren''t Susano and Kagutu missing? How could they appear next to Oda Nobunaga?"
"Oyama Tsumi Kazushi is better than the Kiyomi. It seems that they are preparing to help Oda Nobunaga with his arm." Zhao Yun said in a deep voice.
Although Zhou Yu couldn''t see the people on the city tower clearly, his face instantly became solemn when he heard these names. He thought there were no war god-level generals in Tokyo, but he didn''t expect that there were four more ones at once.
In addition, the city has sufficient troops, abundant food and supplies, and the guardian has strong ability.
Obviously, this city is a tough guy, and Daqin''s family really can''t get rid of it.
"Forget it, let''s discuss many matters about siege after meeting with the army of Wei, Song and Wu."
Zhou Yu whispered to himself, then took everyone back to the camp.
Three days later, a total of 150,000 coalition forces of the Wei, Song and Wu Kingdom finally arrived at the city of Tokyo and completed the meeting with the Qin army.
The Western Theater Command of the Nonoi in the Song and Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu were located at the beginning. At the beginning, it had a total of 200,000 troops. After a series of wars, although the 100,000 troops of Oda Tokugawa and the other 100,000 troops were eliminated, 50,000 troops were also injured and killed, and the troops were reduced to 150,000.
In contrast, the Qin army not only arrived in Tokyo before the Three Kingdoms coalition forces, but also destroyed the 140,000 Japanese troops.
After comparison, the gap is not very big.
After the four-nation coalition forces met, the total strength reached 220,000. Although there were 40,000 more troops than the Oda family, the strength advantage was not obvious.
However, after experiencing the baptism of war between the east and west lines and the continuous victory, the combat power and morale of the Four-Nation Alliance are obviously much stronger than that of the Oda Army.
That night, Zhou Yu summoned all the generals of the Four-Nation Alliance to discuss how to attack the strong city of Tokyo.
At the meeting, Zhou Yu pointed to the hand-painted Tokyo city defense map and said, "Everyone, this governor has observed that Tokyo city is different from all cities in Japan. This is a big city built in the Central Plains city, and its defense is no worse than any prefecture in the Central Plains."
Sun Ce, Xiahou Yuan and Zhao Guangyi all knew that Zhou Yu was not a person who could lie, so he also showed seriousness and was ready to take it seriously.
Zhou Yu continued: "Tokyo is a city that is different from all cities in Japan. If you attack other cities in Japan by attacking Tokyo, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.
But if you attack Tokyo by attacking the city of Central Plains, it may have a miraculous effect. ”
When everyone heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up.
I said it earlier, they are good at this.
Although the generals of the Han coalition present captured hundreds of cities in Japan, the way they used to attack the city was completely different from when they were in the Central Plains.
The reason for this is that the city of Japan is short and thin, not even as high as their well railings, so there is no need to use so many siege equipment.
Except for a few strong cities such as Kasugayama City, most Japanese cities can be broken by using any catapult carts, well railings, ladders, and siege crossbows.
But Tokyo is different. Whether it is the size of the city, the height of the walls, or the layout of the city, they are all arranged according to the Central Plains city, and they are of the highest specifications. This naturally requires the coalition forces to take all the means of attacking.
Xiahou Yuan: "Our Wei State can take out twenty catapults, fifteen well railings, and two thousand war crossbows of various types."
Sun Ce: "Our Wu Kingdom can launch forty catapults, twenty borehole rails, and three thousand combat crossbows."
Zhao Guangyi: "The State of Song can produce fifty frames, twenty-five frames, and four thousand combat crossbows of various types."
Seeing this, Zhou Yu said calmly: "In this battle, Daqin can dispatch 130 catapults, 70 well railings, and 10,000 various types of combat crossbows."
Sun Ce, Xiahou Yuan and Zhao Guangyi subconsciously clenched their fists when they heard this.
According to statistics, the four countries will dispatch 220 catapult cars, 120 well railings, 18,000 various combat crossbows, and many other equipment to be put into the subsequent siege.
Uesugi Kenshin, Yamata Orochi and other Japanese surrendered generals showed shock on their faces when they heard that the Han coalition generals dispatched so many equipment.
In a siege, more than 200 catapult cars and tens of thousands of combat crossbows were used. This was completely common in the Central Plains, but it was the first time in Japan.
With so many equipment, even if you use materials to pile up, you can force the city gate to knock open. How could there be an unbreakable city?
As soon as he thought of this, Yamata Orochi felt full of gratitude, not only fortunate that he made the right choice, but also fortunate that he defected to Song Guozhang.
From the number of equipment dispatched by the four countries alone, we can see that among the four countries, Wei State is indeed the weakest national strength, and it can only dispatch twenty catapults. Instead, it is the Song State with the weakest military strength, and its national strength is the second strongest among the four countries.
Kenno Uesugi''s face was full of bitterness. In the offensive and defensive battle of Kasugayama City, the Qin army only dispatched 100 catapult cars and 5,000 combat crossbows, and she was already unable to resist it.
She really couldn''t imagine what kind of scene would be like for more than 200 catapults, nearly 20,000 various combat crossbows, and siege at the same time. It would be no exaggeration to say that it would destroy the world.
This siege meeting lasted for two hours, and finally decided to start siege in one day.
After arriving at the agreed period, the army of Qin, Wei, Song and Wu left the camp at the same time. The Qin army mainly attacked the East Gate, the Wei army mainly attacked the West Gate, the Song army mainly attacked the North Gate, and the Wu army mainly attacked the South Gate.
In this first siege operation, the four-national coalition forces dispatched 120,000 troops, of which as many as 40,000 soldiers were operated by siege equipment alone.
After Zhou Yu''s measurement, the Tokyo city wall is fifteen meters high and the thickness is unknown. The moat outside the city is five meters wide and at least four meters deep.
Therefore, the first few days of siege was to fill the moat in Tokyo first.
When filling in the moat, there will naturally be first and then.
The east gate that the Qin army mainly attacked was the most preferred gate that needs to be filled. The attack was Oda Nobunaga personally guarded the east gate.
Therefore, more than half of all the siege equipment of the coalition forces were transferred to the East Gate, and the other three gates were spread out equally.
When he saw 150 catapults, 80 bolts, and more than 10,000 various combat crossbows outside the east gate, even Oda Nobunaga could not help but take a breath.
He had never seen so many siege equipment, and he couldn''t help but feel a little upset.
Zhou Yu did not directly attack the city, but sent Zhao Yun to the city gate to challenge.
The reason why Lu Bu was not sent was because last time Lu Bu fought against Susanoka and the other three of them alone. If he was sent, Susanoka would definitely not dare to come out.
Seeing that Zhao Yun had provoked in front of the city gate for half an hour, there was still no movement in Tokyo. Zhou Yu knew that Oda Nobunaga did not dare to fight, so he no longer wasted time and decisively recalled Zhao Yun and began to attack the city.
(This chapter ends)