Chapter 2649 The wind rises in Yingzhou, and the three armies attack Ming
Chapter 2646: The wind rises in Yingzhou, and the three armies attack Ming
For the Qin Dynasty, the most easily destroyed country among the Three Kingdoms in the Central Plains was actually the Wei Kingdom, and the hardest hard bone was the Ming Kingdom.
After all, Wei State is flat and there is almost no danger to defend except for a few strong cities. The Iron Cavalry of the Great Qin can gallop at will, and many people in Wei are interested in the Great Qin.
Although Cao Cao had strong ability to govern the country, his methods were not clean and he was too useless, so not all the people of Wei supported Cao Cao.
But the Ming Dynasty was different. Zhu Di implemented Zhu Yuanzhang''s policies. Even if he had to align with the rules and compromise, it would not harm the interests of the people at the bottom.
The people of the Ming Dynasty loved Zhu Di very much. They were a family of military and civilians, and were extremely united within, so they could repel the Wei and Song coalition forces three times.
Therefore, for the Qin Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty was destroyed first, even if the three armies came out together, it would definitely last for a long time.
But it is different to destroy Wei first. As long as you break through several important strongholds of Wei, the Qin Iron Cavalry can gallop in Wei at will, divide the Wei into several pieces, divide it into them, and quickly destroy it.
Therefore, the best route of destruction for the Three Kingdoms in the Central Plains is actually to destroy Wei first, then Song, and finally Ming.
The Qin dispatched three armies of water and land to attack Ming, but it was just bait. The real purpose was to force the Wei and Song dynasties to rebel against the alliance, and then openly declare war on the allies of the past.
Once Cao Wei and Zhao Song join the war, the Qin Dynasty will also dispatch four armies to attack Wei and Song from Hulao Pass, Weijun, Nanyang and Zhangling. Three of these will target Cao Wei, striving to destroy Cao Wei in the shortest time.
As long as the Qin army can be destroyed first or forced to surrender to Cao Wei, as long as the Qin army does not make major mistakes, this battle can basically be declared victorious. It is only a matter of time before the destruction of the Song and Ming dynasties.
Of course, although the plan to destroy Sui was within this combat plan, it had little connection with the Eastern Front. It mainly depends on the reaction of the Sui State, and then the Qin Dynasty took action to take action.
However, no matter what reaction the Sui Kingdom responds, it will not affect the Qin Dynasty''s plan to destroy the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains.
"Your Majesty, the Yingzhou branch of the Black Ice Platform, I have recently found some important information. The forces of the Wei, Song and Ming dynasties in Yingzhou have been frequently contacted with Toyotomi Hideyoshi recently.
We believe that once war begins against any of the three Central Plains countries, our territory in Yingzhou is likely to be besieged by multiple parties. "Guo Jiahui reported.
"The Three Kingdoms in the Central Plains want to use Yingzhou as a breakthrough."
Ying Hao showed a look of difference. He had long guessed that Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Di would not surrender, but he did not expect that they would use Yingzhou as a breakthrough.
Even if Daqin loses all territory in Yingzhou, it will not have much impact on its overall strength.
On the contrary, even if the three Central Plains have obtained Yingzhou, they will not get much improvement in the short term unless Yingzhou is exploited, but this will obviously be unanimously opposed by the local forces in Yingzhou.
Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Di are obviously ruthless people. They know the truth that the skin is not attached to the hair. If the territory of the Central Plains cannot be kept, it will be meaningless to defend the territory of Yingzhou. For example, completely sacrificing millions of barbarians in Yingzhou in exchange for resources in order to protect the country under the iron hoof of the Qin Dynasty.
"How many troops do I have in Yingzhou now? Once the Wei, Song and Ming dynasties join forces with the local forces of Yingzhou invade, can I defend my territory in Yingzhou?" Ying Hao said.
“Your Majesty, our Qin Dynasty now has a total of 70,000 troops in Yingzhou, including 50,000 infantry and 20,000 naval troops.
In addition, Uesugi, Tachiha and other Yingzhou New Qin forces that depended on our Great Qin Dynasty, there are also 100,000 Qin military forces available, and they can continue to expand their troops at any time.
Once the coalition forces of the Wei, Song and Ming dynasties invade, with this 170,000 army, may be insufficient to make progress, but they will be sufficient to protect themselves. "Wang Menghui reported.
Among the 70,000 troops in Yingzhou, except for the 20,000 naval troops, the 50,000 infantry were not counted within the total strength of the Qin Dynasty.
After all, these 50,000 troops will be stationed in Yingzhou for a long time. They either have married and had children in the local area, or even moved their families. They will not move before they are completely assimilated into Yingzhou, so they are not counted as one.55 million troops in the Qin Dynasty.
If we include the 50,000 garrisons in Yingzhou and the 10,000 garrisons in Luzon, the total strength of Qin is actually 1.61 million, which has not included the 100,000 Qin army in Yingzhou.
Wang Meng said that he was enough to protect himself, so Ying Hao naturally didn''t have to worry too much, but Liu Bowen said at this time: "Your Majesty, in the plan of the three navy and land forces to attack the Ming Dynasty, the navy is led by General Zhou Yu.
The Grand Governor Zhou Yu led the coalition forces of the four countries to destroy Japan, and his prestige in Yingzhou was extremely high. If he led the Third Route Army to attack Ming, he would inevitably leave Yingzhou temporarily.
Once the Grand Governor Zhou Yu leaves, relying solely on the Governor of Qin Zheng may not be able to suppress the local forces in Yingzhou, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not have any other thoughts.
Therefore, Bowen believes that the candidate for the Third Route Army should be replaced by someone else, and it is safer to keep the Grand Governor Zhou Yu in charge of Yingzhou. ”
Liu Bowen''s words were just to point out, but the 150,000 Qin Navy was established for a short time and had little combat experience. Apart from Zhou Yu, the chief commander of the navy, there was no other water general qualified to directly lead the 80,000 navy troops.
So, should I change Zhou Yu?
Ying Hao couldn''t help but feel a little embarrassed.
Don’t let Zhou Yu lead the third 80,000 naval army, and you can’t find other qualified naval commanders.
But let Zhou Yu lead the army to attack Ming, Yingzhou will be unstable again.
Although Qin Zheng, the governor of Yingzhou, has a high status, he is a civil servant after all. Without Zhou Yu, he may not be able to consolidate the local forces of Yingzhou.
But after thinking about it, Ying Hao decided not to replace Zhou Yu. After all, Zhou Yu''s position in the navy cannot be replaced, but his position in Yingzhou can be replaced.
"I have decided that Zhou Yu will still lead the Third Route Army to attack the Ming Dynasty, but the position of Yingzhou Grand Governor will be replaced by Lieutenant General Wang Jian of Yongliang Army."
Wang Jian was promoted to lieutenant general so quickly because of his achievements in destroying the Japanese. He made great contributions in the battle to destroy the Japanese, and won every battle. The local forces in Yingzhou were so frightened. He was the only two who could replace Zhou Yu, serve as the governor of Yingzhou and guard Yingzhou.
As for the other person, it is naturally Wu Qi.
Wu Qi is actually more suitable than Wang Jian. He married Li Hua Daoxue''s daughter, and Yingzhou''s local forces are naturally closer to him, but Wu Qi is useful in the next battle, so naturally he cannot be allowed to go to Yingzhou.
"In addition to Wang Jian, the three generals Di Qing, Zhang Han, Zhou Yafu, and Gan Mao were also transferred to Yingzhou to serve to ensure that everything was foolproof." Although Wang Jian was a famous general in command of 102, he was a person after all, and the opponents he would face this time were the local forces in Yingzhou such as Wei, Song and Ming dynasties, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
At the same time, facing so many opponents, with Wang Jian''s ability, it may not be difficult to defend Yingzhou, but if you want to counterattack, you will inevitably be unable to achieve it.
That''s why Ying Hao sent Di Qing, Zhang Han and Zhou Yafu to Wang Jian as helpers. After all, what he wanted was never to defend Yingzhou, but to unify Yingzhou.
Di Qing commanded 96, Zhang Han commanded 97, and Zhou Yafu commanded 96. These three generals can be used as Wang Jian’s left and right hands, while Gan Mao commanded 96 with intelligence 97, and can serve as Wang Jian’s think tank.
In addition to the commander of the 96 Qin Zheng, Susano and Oyama Tsumi, the two war gods, as well as local famous Yingzhou generals such as Kenshin Uesugi and Xue Hanamichi.
With Wang Jian''s ability, it may be possible that Yingzhou can be truly unified.
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The various actions of the Qin Dynasty being dispatched troops and preparing for wars frightened the four countries of Wei, Song, Ming and Sui. After all, they all knew that the Qin Dynasty''s next goal must be among the four of them, but they did not expect that the Qin Dynasty''s appetite would be so great that it swallowed the four countries at once.
The Wei and Song dynasties sent envoys to Qin to ask about the intention of the Qin army, but they only got a normal change of defense, which was a response to fooling fools.
The relationship between the Ming and Sui countries and the Qin Dynasty was not good, and they did not dare to send envoys to the Qin Dynasty, so they all sent additional defenders to the border.
At the same time, the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to contact the Wei and Song dynasties, while the Sui Dynasty contacted the Tubo. Once it discovered that the Qin army was its own, it immediately joined forces to fight against the Qin army.
The fourth year of Shenwu, April 15th.
The 200,000 troops from the three prefectures of You, Bing and He successfully arrived in the two prefectures of Ji and Qing.
Three days later, the Qin Dynasty listed the five major crimes of King Zhu Di of Ming Dynasty, and formally declared war on the Zhu Ming Kingdom on this ground, and launched three large armies to attack the Ming Dynasty.
The first route, 150,000 troops, the chief general: the Grand Governor of Qingzhou, Su Dingfang.
There are two routes, one hundred thousand troops, the chief general: the governor of Jizhou, Zhuge Liang.
The third route, 80,000 naval troops, the chief general: the great commander-in-chief of the navy, Zhou Yu.
This time, the Qin Dynasty dispatched a total of 330,000 troops and divided into three groups to attack the Ming Dynasty, while it claimed to be a 500,000 army to the outside world.
For a moment, the whole world was in an uproar, and countless people''s eyes turned to the Central Plains.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Qin Dynasty sent troops this time not for the Ming Dynasty, but for the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains.
Before the Qin Dynasty sent troops to attack the Ming Dynasty, three major wars broke out in the Central Plains, and all of these three wars ended with Zhu Ming repelling the Wei and Song coalition forces.
But the opponent Zhu Ming faced was no longer the Wei and Song coalition forces that were dissatisfied with each other, but the overlord of the vassals and the Qin Empire, who were suppressed by the world.
After Zhu Ming''s extreme expansion of his army, the total strength of the country was only 400,000, but he still had to divide his troops to station in various cities. However, the Qin Dynasty could mobilize 330,000 troops to attack Ming by just dispatching troops from Hebei and Qingzhou.
Obviously this is a war of unequal strength.
The strength of the Qin Dynasty is much stronger than that of Zhu Ming. If Zhu Ming does not have a helper, it will be only a matter of time before the Qin Dynasty is destroyed. Will the Wei and Song dynasties watch Zhu Ming be destroyed? Obviously it is impossible.
After receiving the news that the Qin Dynasty dispatched 330,000 troops to attack the Ming Dynasty, the two countries were also very shocked. After all, based on the information they collected, the total force of the Qin Dynasty after its expansion should be more than one million, and at most it will not exceed one.2 million.
Therefore, if the Qin Dynasty attacked the Central Plains first, the first round of attacks would definitely be based on temptation, and the dispatch of troops should be around 200,000.
The think tanks of Wei and Song dynasties are indeed powerful, and neither of them is wrong. The first round of offensive of Qin was indeed mainly based on temptation.
After all, if the Qin Dynasty was serious, the chief general of the second Qin army would not be Zhuge Liang, but Bai Qi, the governor of Jizhou who has never been defeated so far.
But just temptation sent 330,000 troops, and the offensive was so fierce that it could no longer be described as temptation. This obviously exceeded the expectations of the Wei and Song dynasties, and even the Ming dynasties.
After learning the news, King Zhu Di of Ming Dynasty also knew that relying solely on the garrison in southern Qingzhou could not resist the attack of the 330,000 Qin troops. So he immediately ordered the Grand Governor Xu Da to lead a 100,000 army, as well as generals such as Niu Mowang, Niu Ruyi, Zhang Guiba, and Zhang Guihou to go north to support Wang Yanzhang and Xia Luqi who guarded the northern line, and take over all military power in the northern part of Ming Dynasty.
In addition to sending Xu Da north to take charge of the overall situation, Zhu Di himself dispatched troops in the rear to raise food and grass, and at the same time sent envoys to Xuchang and Shouchun for help from the Wei and Song dynasties.
Wei State, Xuchang.
"Lord, the Qin Dynasty will directly dispatch 330,000 troops to attack the Ming Dynasty this time, and there are only two possibilities."
The Cao Wei army''s military commander Fan Li said in a deep voice: "First, the Qin Dynasty is not ready to test it, but directly fights the three kingdoms to the death.
Second, we have miscalculated the number of troops expanding in Daqin. After the expansion of the army, the total strength of the Qin Dynasty has been far more than one million, and perhaps it really reaches one.2 million, or even one.3 million. ”
Hearing this, Cao Cao''s face suddenly shook, because no matter which one it was, it was not good news for the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains.
Of course, the Sui State was exceptional.
After learning that the Qin Dynasty had declared war on the Ming Dynasty first, the Sui Kingdom and the whole country breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, they did not think that the Qin Dynasty would go to war against the four countries of Wei, Song, Ming and Sui at the same time, but the Qin Dynasty did the opposite.
Hai Rui''s political attributes have dropped to 95
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(This chapter ends)