Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2385 Four-Power Allied Forces Attack Tokyo

Chapter 2381: The Allied Forces of the Four Nations Attack Tokyo

Three days later, [-] Qin troops arrived outside Tokyo and set up camp ten miles outside the city.

There are [-] troops in Tokyo, but facing the [-] Qin troops outside the city, they still dare not go out to fight, even though most of them are Qin Xiejun.

The Tokyo city of this era is not the Tokyo of later generations.

Later generations of Tokyo, located in the Kanto Plain, near Tokyo Bay, is a city by the sea,
Today's Tokyo City is located in the Owari country of the Nobi Plain and does not rely on the sea.

These two cities just have the same name, they are not the same city.

Tokyo City was originally not called this name, but Qingzhou City, which is the place where Oda Nobunaga started.

During the process of Oda Nobunaga's entrepreneurship, he moved the capital many times, and Qingzhou City also lost its original political status.

After conquering the Kinki Plain in the west and the Kanto Plain in the east, the Nobi Plain became the center of the country again.

Seeing this, Oda Nobunaga moved the capital back to Qingzhou City, immigrated on a large scale, and expanded the city.

After the establishment of the Dongying Empire, Qingzhou City naturally became the capital, and was later renamed Tokyo by Oda Nobunaga, which means "the capital of Dongying".

The original Qingzhou City had a small population of just over 2, and the scale of the city was not too large, even in Japan, it was only at the upper-middle level.

But after it became the capital of Japan and was renamed Tokyo, under the vigorous governance of Oda Nobunaga, Tokyo got the inclination of national resources and started a rocket-like development speed.

In just five years, the population of Tokyo has increased more than ten times, from 30 to [-], making it the most populous city in Japan.

Even if it is placed in the Central Plains, the population of Tokyo is not small, and it can also be regarded as a big city, no less than those state governments.

In addition to the population, Tokyo's urban area, city wall height, agriculture, commerce, etc., are all several times, or even ten times more than before.

When the Qin army arrived under the city of Tokyo, the generals all showed surprise when they saw the city. It was not that they were ignorant and had never seen a city like Tokyo.

There are many cities in the Central Plains that are taller than Tokyo. Luoyang, Yecheng, Jinyang, Xiangyang, etc. are all bigger and taller than Tokyo.

But after entering the Wa country, when I got used to the low city walls of the Wa country, and the city as small as a county town, and then saw Tokyo City, which was not inferior to the state government in the Central Plains, the contrast immediately came out.

After all, even if you search the entire Wa country, there is only one big city like Tokyo, which is so independent and outstanding, which is different from all the cities in the Wa country.

It's hard to believe that the city of Tokyo was really built by the Japanese.

"This Tokyo city, whether it's the layout of the seats, the walls, or the defenses, seems to have the shadow of a city in the Central Plains." Zhao Yun frowned.

"Zilong, be more confident. Remove the ashes. This city was built after my city in the Central Plains, and it also uses my Daqin's cement technology." Guo Jia said with a sneer.

At present, all countries in the Central Plains have basically mastered cement technology, and applied cement technology to city defense, building fortresses, and housing construction.

It is precisely because of this that the battle between the princes of the Central Plains is so difficult, and there are more casualties.

Of course, the offensive equipment of the princes of the Central Plains has also been upgraded, so that the gap between offense and defense is not widened.

As the first Japanese power to communicate 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.

However, the footprints of the Central Plains Allied Forces have almost covered the entire Wa Kingdom, and there is no trace of cement.

So far, only one city in Tokyo has traces of cement, and it should have been reinforced with cement in the last one or two months.

Obviously, after Oda Nobunaga obtained the cement technology, he imposed a technical blockade on the interior of the country, and he didn't even use it for his own family.

The reason why Oda Nobunaga did this is naturally to prevent other forces from using cement technology to strengthen the defense of their city after obtaining it. Then the difficulty of the Oda family's attacking the Wa Kingdom will definitely be doubled.

Based on this consideration, Oda Nobunaga launched a technical blockade against himself, but what he didn't expect was that before he could unify the entire Wa Kingdom, the Allied Forces of the Central Plains would fight across the sea.

It is obviously meaningless to continue the 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 hide, pretending not to know anything, but secretly used cement to strengthen Tokyo's city defense, just in case.

After listening to Guo Jia's analysis, all the generals shuddered. They didn't expect that besides the war, there would be such reflective things.

Just think about it, if all the forces in Japan have cement technology and use it to strengthen, heighten and thicken their own city walls, it will be more difficult for the Central Plains Allied Forces to attack the city and land, and the casualties will definitely be more .

"So, Oda Nobunaga's selfishness made Wa Kingdom miss an opportunity." Lu Bu said.

"He should regret it now." Zhou Yu said with a faint smile.

Zhou Yu's guess was right. Oda Nobunaga really regretted it now. After all, the reinforcement of Tokyo city defense was completed not long ago.

After testing the defense of the city, Oda Nobunaga regretted it in his heart. If he had brought out the cement technology earlier, the offensive of the Central Plains Allied Forces would definitely not be as smooth as it is now.

However, according to his personality, if the Central Plains coalition forces do not fight over, unless Japan is completely unified, it is absolutely impossible for him to share the cement technology.

"Your Majesty, the Qin army has set up camp ten miles outside Tokyo, and is currently sending outposts to visit the camp, and Zhou Yu is among them." Miyamoto Musashi reported.

When Oda Nobunaga heard the words, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Go, go to the city wall and have a look."

"Hay."

Oda Nobunaga just went up the tower, and found Zhou Yu and others outside the city, and at the same time Zhou Yu and others also found Oda Nobunaga.

"Look, Gongjin, Oda Nobunaga has appeared at the top of the city."

Lu Bu deserves to be a good archer, his eyes are better than an eagle's. From such a long distance, he found Oda Nobunaga who was smaller than an ant in the eyes of ordinary people.

Zhou Yu looked and looked carefully, and found that he couldn't see clearly with his eyesight. He could only give up using the naked eye and pick up the binoculars to see the appearance of Oda Nobunaga clearly.

Lu Bu frowned and said, "Aren't Susanoo and Kagudo missing? Why did they appear beside Oda Nobunaga?"

"Oyama Tsumi and Shina Biko are also here, it seems that they are ready to help Oda Nobunaga." Zhao Yun said in a deep voice.

Although Zhou Yu couldn't see clearly the people on the tower, when he heard these names, his face instantly became solemn.

He thought that there were no God of War generals in Tokyo, but he didn't expect that there would be four more at once.

In addition, there are sufficient troops in the city, abundant food and grass, and strong guards.

Obviously, this city is a tough bone, and the Daqin family alone really can't chew it down.

"Forget it, let's wait until we join forces with the armies of Wei, Song, and Wu before discussing many matters concerning the siege of the city."

Zhou Yu whispered to himself, and then led everyone back to the camp.

Three days later, a total of 15 allied troops from Wei, Song and Wu finally arrived at the city of Tokyo and joined forces with the Qin army.

The Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Wu are located in the Western War Zone of Nobuo. At the beginning, they had a total of 20 troops. After a series of wars, although the two 15 troops of Oda and Tokugawa were wiped out, they also suffered [-] casualties. dropped to [-] people.

On the other hand, the Qin army arrived in Tokyo one step before the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, and the 12 Qin army also wiped out 14 Japanese troops.

After comparison, the gap is not generally large.

After the Allied Forces of the Four Nations joined forces, the total force reached 22. Although they had [-] more troops than the Oda family, the advantage in force was not obvious.

However, after experiencing the baptism of war on the east and west fronts, as well as continuous victories, the combat power and morale of the Allied Forces of the Four Nations are obviously much stronger than those of the Oda Army.

That night, Zhou Yu summoned all the generals of the Allied Forces of the Four Nations to discuss how to attack the fortified city of Tokyo.

At the meeting, Zhou Yu pointed to the defense map of Tokyo City that he had hand-painted, and said: "Everyone, the governor has already observed that Tokyo City is different from all the cities in the Wa Kingdom. It is worse than any state seat in the Central Plains."

Sun Ce, Xia Houyuan, and Zhao Guangyi all knew that Zhou Yu was not someone who would tell lies, so they all showed serious expressions and were ready to take it seriously.

Zhou Yu continued: "Tokyo is a city that is different from all the cities of the Wa Kingdom. If we use the method of attacking other cities of the Wa Kingdom to attack Tokyo, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.

But if you attack Tokyo in the same way as you attack the cities of the Central Plains, it may have a miraculous effect instead. "

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.

Let me tell you, they are good at this.

Although the generals of the Han coalition army present broke through hundreds of cities in the Wa Kingdom, the methods they used to attack the cities were completely different from those in the Central Plains.

The reason for this is that the cities of the Wa Kingdom are short and thin, not even as high as their wells, so there is no need to use so many siege equipment.

Except for a few strong cities such as Chunri Mountain City, most of the Japanese cities can be breached by using any of the catapults, well rails, ladders, and siege crossbows.

But Tokyo is different. Whether it is the size of the city, the height of the city wall, or the deployment of defenses, they are all arranged according to the city of the Central Plains, and they are of the highest standard.

Xia Houyuan: "My country of Wei can take out twenty catapults, fifteen well rails, and two thousand war crossbows of all kinds."

Sun Ce: "My country of Wu can produce forty catapults, twenty well rails, and three thousand crossbows of various types."

Zhao Guangyi: "The Song Dynasty can produce fifty crossbows, 25 well rails, and four thousand war crossbows of various types."

Seeing this, Zhou Yu said calmly, "Daqin can dispatch 130 catapults, [-] well rails, and [-] crossbows in this battle."

Sun Ce, Xia Houyuan, and Zhao Guangyi subconsciously clenched their fists when they heard the words.

According to statistics, the four countries will dispatch 220 catapults, 120 well rails, [-] crossbows of various types, and many other equipment to be used in the subsequent siege battle.

Uesugi Kenshin, Yamata no Orochi and other generals who surrendered from the Japanese kingdom showed shock on their faces when they heard that the Han coalition forces would deploy so many weapons.

In a siege battle, more than 200 catapults and tens of thousands of crossbows were used. This is completely common in the Central Plains, but it is the first time in the Wa Kingdom.

With so many equipment, even if it is piled up with materials, it can forcefully knock open the gate of the city. How can there be an impenetrable city?

Thinking of this, Yamata no Orochi was full of rejoicing. He was not only glad that he had made the right choice, but also that he was right to turn to Song Guo.

From the number of equipment dispatched by the four countries alone, it can be seen that Wei is indeed the weakest country among the four countries. It can only dispatch twenty catapults. It is the second strongest among the four countries.

Uesugi Kenshin's face was full of bitterness. The Qin army only dispatched a hundred catapults and five thousand war crossbows in the attack and defense of Kasuga Mountain Castle, and she was already overwhelmed.

She really couldn't imagine what kind of scene it would be if more than [-] catapults and nearly [-] crossbows of various types attacked the city at the same time.

The siege meeting lasted for two hours, and finally decided to start the siege a day later.

After reaching the appointed time, the armies 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 Allied Forces of the Four Nations dispatched 12 troops, of which there were as many as [-] soldiers operating siege equipment.

According to Zhou Yu's measurements, the city wall of Tokyo is 15 meters high and its thickness is unknown, while the moat outside the city is five meters wide and at least four meters deep.

Therefore, the siege in the first few days was to fill up Tokyo's moat first.

To fill up the moat, naturally there are first and last.

The east gate that the Qin army mainly attacked was the one that needed to be filled first, and the one that was attacked was guarded by Oda Nobunaga himself.

Therefore, more than half of all the siege equipment of the coalition forces was transferred to the east gate, and the other three gates shared the remaining half equally.

When he saw 150 catapults, 1 well rails, and more than [-] various war crossbows outside the east gate, even Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but gasp.

He had never seen so many siege equipment before, and he couldn't help but feel a little drummed.

Zhou Yu did not directly attack the city, but first sent Zhao Yun to challenge in front of the city gate.

The reason why Lu Bu was not sent was because last time Lu Bu singled out the three of Susanoo, if he was sent, Susano would definitely not dare to come out.

Seeing Zhao Yun provoking in front of the city gate for half an hour, there was still no movement in Tokyo. Zhou Yu knew that Oda Nobunaga didn't dare to fight for generals, so he didn't waste any more time, decisively called Zhao Yun back and started attacking the city.

(End of this chapter)