Chapter 737 Four Cities
"So this is the Japanese you brought back?" Guang Jiqi looked at the bear behind Fang Bie.
He looked like just a thin young man, not very tall, but Guang Jiqi had heard that this child could knock over two adults with his bare hands, so he looked at him with more solemn eyes.
"His name is Xiong." Fang Bie simply explained: "I don't want to participate in this war. I just want to go home alive." "Go home alive
?" Guang Jiqi looked at the bear and sighed faintly: "In this Times, it's really an unusual extravagant hope."
"Just because it is an extravagant hope, that's why he is willing to follow me back." Fang Bie simply said: "He knows a lot about the situation in Rangping City, so it is of some use for the time being."
After listening to Fang Bing's words, Guang Jiqi couldn't help but look at him: "So you didn't just bring him back to do good deeds?" "
Everyone who survives should prove his worth. There is no such thing as getting something for nothing." It's a very rare thing, and we are not high-ranking nobles." Fang Bie looked at Guang Jiqi and said matter-of-factly.
"That's what you said." Guang Jiqi nodded, then smiled: "Then what does he know?" "The
defender of Pingcheng is Governor Konishi, who is the vanguard general of this Japanese expeditionary force. "Fang Bie looked at Guang Jiqi and said calmly: "Of course, this time they stopped advancing after capturing Rangping City and focused on building defense fortifications, because Japan is not ready for a direct war with Zhou Dynasty yet, so There is no point in continuing to attack."
"For the time being, the best plan for Japan is to swallow all the current results and make peace with Zhou Dynasty."
"Make peace?" Guang Jiqi said from his nose He made a slight sneer: "Is there really a war that can stop at any time in this world?"
For example, if I capture the capital with a quick attack, and then immediately negotiate a peace with the other party without stopping, I can then safely ascend the throne and enjoy myself in the capital. Already?
Don't tell me, there are indeed such examples.
For example, the Song Dynasty.
But in fact, most wars are easy to start but very difficult to end.
For example, now, as long as Da Zhou does not exhaust his last strength, otherwise Da Zhou will not allow Japan to occupy the original land of Goryeo and sleep soundly beside his bed.
"If Japan can defend the Zhou Dynasty's attack under Rang Pingcheng, then the exhausted Zhou Dynasty can only accept the fait accompli that Goryeo has been occupied." Fang Bie added lightly.
"So are you confirming to me the importance of this battle?" Guang Jiqi's lips curled up slightly: "Then let's ask how many enemy troops there are in Rangping City now?" "About thirty thousand, after all, Japan doesn't have
any We can really transport all the 150,000 troops to this small city." Fang Bie looked at Guang Jiqi and said, "But I have to say, these Japanese people are still very good at defense." Guang Jiqi was surprised
. Bu nodded: "I have already seen a little bit."
After Fang Bie successfully cleared the bunkers that had been built outside Rangping City, Guang Jiqi also personally inspected them. The construction quality of these bunkers was quite high, especially Taking into account that this was built temporarily after Konishi Yukinagai occupied the castle, the quality of this project is even more amazing.
If there is no other help this time, Guang Jiqi's own strength alone may not be able to capture all these bunkers without sacrificing thousands of troops, let alone the Japanese defenders in the city. They see the outside If the fortress is attacked, they will definitely come out of the city to rescue them. When the time comes, they will be at odds with each other, and the Zhou army will be attacked from both sides. Even Guang Jiqi will find it difficult to resist.
Only Fang Bie's ghostly attack could break through these solid bunkers. Of course, after this battle, everyone who knew the whole battle looked at Fang Bie with awe. .
This young man has never shown any martial arts skills before, but this time, just a small test of his skills can scare countless people.
"This is just an appetizer." Fang Bie continued: "Let Pingcheng have four outer cities, southeast, northwest and northwest. The outer city must be captured first before you can get involved in the inner city. But similarly, the walls of the outer city are high and strong, and they are very It is difficult to break through directly."
Guang Jiqi supported his forehead with his hands and sighed: "Since Pingcheng is so strong, how come I heard that the Japanese only attacked for three or four days and defeated it. It was as easy as drinking soup. ."
"You need to ask those Koreans. After all, in their mouths, these Japanese are monsters with green faces and fangs that can breathe fire." Fang Bie said lightly.
After all, the performance of those Koreans in the war was so poor that Fang Bi was unable to complain.
It made him feel more and more that he had pinched a persimmon that was too soft by letting the Japanese come over, so that everything he did now seemed to be atonement for the sins he had committed.
"Thirty thousand people, four cities in the east, west, north and south, where are the supplies?" Guang Jiqi continued to ask.
"As you know, those Koreans have saved a lot of food and supplies, which can be used by them for roughly half a year." Fang Bie looked at Guang Jiqi: "Of course, half a year is the premise that we have an absolute advantage after completely sieging the city. But so far, the Japanese have more troops in Goryeo than we do, and their combat effectiveness is actually quite good." Guang
Jiqi nodded heavily: "I am still very clear about the comparison of military strength. ."
"So what can you do?"
"You are the commander-in-chief. If you ask me, I might tell you to rob the camp?" Fang Bi looked at the other party: "Of course, Wang Zhi's attack on Yingtian Mansion's city wall was arranged in advance. Explosives should be planted inside to blow up the city wall, but we probably don't have such a big hand at the moment."
Guang Jiqi was not happy when he mentioned this. This is really a pot that is not opened.
The defeat of Ying Tianfu was almost the gloomiest period of history in Guang Jiqi's life. If Fang Bu successfully assassinated Wang Zhi, then the Great Zhou Dynasty might have died by now.
Think about it, the tax-rich area south of the Yangtze River had just been captured by Japanese pirates. In the blink of an eye, the Japanese landed from Goryeo again. They almost bulldozed the entire Goryeo like melons and vegetables, and then drove all the Goryeo kings to the Zhou Dynasty.
Fang Bie still remembers what Li Song said when he saw Guang Jiqi.
Out of politeness, Guang Jiqi asked Li Song how he was living in Dazhou. Unexpectedly, Li Song burst into tears instantly: "Dazhou is my motherland. If the general had not expelled those hateful Japanese people, If you go out, then I am willing to live here until I die."
Fang Bie almost laughed at that time.
"Then the only way may be to besiege from all sides." Guang Jiqi looked at Fang Bie and said calmly.
"Besieged on all sides?" Fang Bie said doubtfully: "Our military strength is similar to that of the defenders. Even if we attack concentratedly, we may not be able to defeat them. Wouldn't it be possible to besieged on all sides and be defeated individually?" "This is the truth, but the art of war
is , It’s a trick." Guang Jiqi looked at Fang Bie and said calmly: "First of all, we have sharp weapons for siege."
Speaking of sharp weapons for siege, there is actually only one thing. Fang Bie looked at Guang Jiqi and said: " When will the cannon be delivered?"
"Ten days later, and there will also be the red-haired cannon of Flangji." Guang Jiqi said confidently: "Of course, ordinary sieges can only rely on constantly piling up heads to find loopholes. Relying on the flesh and blood millstone to consume the will and endurance of both parties."
"But with weapons like cannons, there are completely new changes between offense and defense."
"I remember you said that although the Japanese army has sophisticated firearms, they don't have enough artillery, right?"
Although Guang Jiqi brought It was a question, but the tone was affirmative.
Fang Bie nodded: "Yes, Japan's bird guns are better than China's fire guns, thanks to the participation of arms dealers like Wang Zhi, but artillery is expensive and heavy, and is not used in Japan. Not many. Oda Nobunaga, who I worked for before, can be regarded as the most elite Japanese firearms daimyo, but the number of artillery in his hands is very small, and the style is very old, which is not enough to be used as evidence." "So Japan is the only one with the best firearms
. So he likes to build bunkers for defense." Guang Jiqi smiled, and he took Fang Bing's hand and walked into the big tent. In the big tent, there was a sand table, and on the sand table, Rang Pingcheng was in the center.
"You see, our army is currently stationed in the north of Rangping City, and tomorrow, the first batch of light artillery will be set up and can bombard the city wall. This distance is beyond the shooting distance of the bird gun, and it will basically be used by us in vain. Fight, and within three days, I will set up such artillery in the three directions of Rangping City in the east, west, north, and carry out uninterrupted fire suppression on the defenders of the city wall. Ten days after arrival, we will start the general attack."
Guang Jiqi used small flags on the sand table to represent his own military strength. to things.
After all, don't try to overreach yourself in someone else's area of expertise.
"It doesn't seem like you had a plan in advance?" Fang Bie asked.
Guang Jiqi's siege strategy currently seems to have no problem in Fang Bie's opinion. He will first use small cannons to harass, wait until the cannons arrive, and then focus on attacking the city walls, besieging on four sides, feigning attacks on three sides, and finally breaking through a little. If no one leaks the secret, this siege strategy really has a good chance of success.
After all, those Japanese people are not like the Koreans, who disperse as soon as they are beaten. They can't do anything and are the first to escape.
"Of course, since I crossed the boundary river, I have been thinking about ways to defeat the enemy. But there is only one thing. I did not expect these bunkers around Pingcheng. Without your help, I may not be able to defeat this enemy so quickly. The plan is implemented."
Saying this, Guang Jiqi looked at Fang Bi: "Lei Guang has already apologized to me. He told me the entire battle process and spoke very highly of you. However, according to the military order, you Each side is responsible for nine bunkers. Whoever can complete it first will win, but now that you have killed all the people in the bunkers, it is not easy to tell the winner." Guang Jiqi said with a hint of teasing
. .
Of course, strictly speaking, since all the bunkers were destroyed by the enemy, Lei Guang would have suffered a huge loss. One thing about the military order was true, that is, he had not fulfilled his promise and would be subject to military law.
If Fang Bie originally wanted to punish Lei Guang, he only had to complete his task and watch the joke on the sidelines. But now Fang Bie not only completed his task, but also helped Lei Guang complete his task, which was almost considered a rescue. The lives of Lei Guang's 300 people - of course, not all of Lei Guang's 300 people really came back alive. After all, the bullets had no eyes and the damage was still there, but compared to the initial estimate, it was undoubtedly much lighter.
"In short, it all depends on the commander-in-chief's arrangement. I have no objection." Fang Bie looked at Guang Jiqi and said calmly.
"But you have made great achievements." Guang Jiqi looked at Fang Bie and said quietly.
"But I don't have anything to reward you, because I don't know what you lack. As for military merit, I can naturally report it to the court and give you a promotion, but you don't care about these things." "Gold and silver.
" I don't have much treasures or anything like that here, but as long as there is a war, money is never something that needs to be considered. There are so many links to enrich one's own pockets." "And you don't like money very much, even if you think about it." "As a military general
,
I What I hope most is to fight on the battlefield and win the battle, and now the world is at peace. I thought I would only live in vain for the rest of my life, but I never thought there would be such a war. It can be said that this war is the best gift in my life. "
But what do you want?" Guang Jiqi looked at Fang Bie and asked.
"What do you think?" Fang Bie looked at Guang Jiqi, smiled slightly, and said sideways.
"If I could guess it, would I still ask you?" Guang Jiqi said angrily.
Fang Bie smiled: "To put it simply, it's just to clean up everything I have done. The arrival of these Japanese troops is more or less related to me, although it will happen sooner or later, even if it is said that it will happen sooner or later. It is better to happen early than to happen late. After all, no matter what kind of illness or trouble it is, the sooner it is solved, the easier it will be." "
But humans still have to be responsible for everything they do."
"This is number one."
Fang Bie looked at Guang Jiqi continued: "And the second thing is related to Dazhou itself."
"What do you mean?" Guang Jiqi looked at Fang Bie.
"You should know that I was originally an assassin of the hive, but due to various reasons, I have now left the hive. When I went to Japan, I followed a very powerful person. She was the queen of the original hive."
"Now that she has a family, it is difficult for her to return. Therefore, my biggest goal in this war in Japan is to allow her to go home in an honest way." Guang Jiqi looked at Fang Bie, a little incredulous: "
What big shot needs a war?" Come to greet us?"
Fang Bie smiled: "Of course there is such a big shot."
"For example, she is the princess of our Zhou Dynasty?"
(End of this chapter)