Kowloon wins

Chapter 473 Tune the Tiger from the Mountain ([-])

After a night of bloody fighting, more than 7000 coalition forces composed of more than a dozen daimyos were defeated by the Qing army. Fleeing away in despair, the defenders in the capital dared not open the city to respond. After this battle, no reinforcements within hundreds of miles around Kyoto dared to come to Kyoto to participate in the war. , had to send messengers to Edo for help again and again.

Edo is thousands of miles away from Kyoto. Although the shogunate general Tokugawa Yoshimune had ordered the conscripting of troops from all the surrounding states as soon as he received the emergency edict from Emperor Nakagomon to prepare for the southward rescue of Kyoto, all kinds of matters were complicated. The speed at which the army assembled could not be accelerated. Before the mobilization of combat readiness was completed on the other side of Edo, Lao Shisan had already led the main force of the Qing army to the outside of Kyoto on November 50th, [-]th year of Kangxi. More than [-] troops gathered Under the city, there are dozens of heavy artillery, and nearly a hundred light and heavy infantry artillery. The lineup can be described as extremely prosperous, but the old thirteen did not order to attack the city. Next, they raided the surrounding feudal vassals, robbed supplies, horses and livestock, and did nothing else, not even making preparations before the siege.

As soon as the old thirteen showed such a posture of doing nothing, the generals couldn't hold back anymore. The first one or two days were fine, but the left and right armies had traveled a long distance, so they had to rest for a while, but four days passed Well, the old thirteen still didn't give the order to attack the city, and the generals couldn't help becoming anxious, and all the generals asked for a battle, but the old thirteen ignored them all, and didn't even give an explanation, which made the generals at a loss. Therefore, the old Thirteen is very strict in governing the army, none of the generals is afraid of him, and they dare not go to the old Thirteen to ask for clarification. In this way, Hong Qing has become the target of the generals. , which made Hong Qing feel very dizzy.

What does the old thirteen want to do?Others can't figure out this question, but Hong Qing knows it well. Although she dare not say that everything is expected, Hong Qing still does not lack the confidence that is inseparable. It's just that the old thirteen refused to say it clearly, but Hong Qing also It's not good to talk indiscriminately, the problem is that the generals dare not disturb the old thirteen, but they are blind mushrooms at Hongqing's place, making it difficult for Hongqing to have a safe life, so he has no choice but to accept the request of the generals , Go to the old thirteen to ask clearly.

"My nephew has met Uncle Thirteen."

Although the relationship between each other is very good, Hongqing never neglected it. According to the rules, he met him outside the tent, and after the Chinese military officer informed him, he walked slowly into the big tent, and saw the old thirteen Crouching in front of a large map, holding a charcoal pencil, gesticulating and measuring, Hong Qing didn't dare to be rude, so she hurried a few steps, snatched it nearby, and respectfully greeted her.

"Well, Qing'er is here, sit down."

Hearing the sound, the old thirteen raised his head from the map, looked at Hong Qing with a peaceful expression, and didn't say much greetings, just pressed his hand to signal Hong Qing to take a seat by himself.

"Thank you, Uncle Thirteen."

After Hong Qing thanked politely, she walked slowly to the chairs, grabbed a horse stool casually, lifted the hem of her robe, and sat down on it.

"Why, you also came to urge the battle?"

Old Shisan glanced at Hong Qing, and asked with a half-smile.

"Hey, Uncle Thirteen was joking. My nephew was forced here by those bastards. They didn't dare to force you, so they all went to my nephew's place. Well, my nephew can't even sleep well. If you don't come to Thirteenth Uncle and take a walk, this matter will really never end."

Hong Qing shrugged her shoulders, smiled wryly, and explained helplessly.

"Well, you boy, don't pretend to be in front of the master. With your virtue, the master still doesn't believe that your boy will be unreasonable. After all, if you are in charge of this battle, how should you fight it?"

Hong Qing's complaints sounded similar, but the old thirteen didn't like it, he didn't make a fuss, instead he laughed and cursed angrily, and then asked Hong Qing to take Lao Di out of his mind. will come out.

"Uncle Thirteen, aren't you embarrassing others? You are the commander-in-chief. You should have the final say on how to fight this battle. My little nephew should be at his disposal, and he absolutely dare not make any compromises."

When it comes to strategic planning, Hong Qing has a blueprint in his mind, but he doesn't want to rush to talk about it, nothing else, everyone is familiar with it, and we still have to talk about the difference between the top and bottom. Hong Qing was unwilling to do it.

"If you tell me, just say it. Whether it's right or not, I will judge for myself. Say it, say it."

The old thirteen had been with Hongqing for many years, so he was aware of Hongqing's temperament, so he waved his hand, interrupted Hongqing's excuse, and asked impatiently.

"Hey, yes, Uncle Shisan said this, so my nephew will not be polite. Well, if my nephew is not mistaken, the main force of the fleet should have gone north by now, and the target should be Edo Port. , I wonder if my nephew is right?"

Now that the old thirteen had reached such a point, Hong Qing stopped talking nonsense, but smiled confidently, pointing out the key to the strategic concept that the old thirteen was planning.

"Oh, how do you see it?"

Hearing what Hong Qing said, a bright light flashed in the eyes of the old thirteen, but he didn't comment on what Hong Qing said, but asked calmly.

"Today's Tokugawa shogunate is dominant in Japan, and it cannot be easily controlled. Only by destroying its main force can we ensure our Qing's control over Japan. Today, Thirteenth Uncle is besieging Kyoto and not attacking it. Inviting Tokugawa Yoshimune to lead the main force to come to the rescue, this point must have been thought of by Tokugawa Yoshimune, but even so, he did not dare to sit back and watch Emperor Yumon fall into the hands of our army. It's a normal thing, if this is the case, his lair will be empty. As soon as our Daqingshui division arrives, we will definitely be defeated in a single battle. If the news spreads to his army, it will definitely put him in a dilemma. Once there is chaos, the battle will be fatal, once this fang is broken, Dongpu will be at your fingertips!"

Hong Qing smiled and explained in a calm manner, pointing out all the key points of this battle.

"If you want to divert the tiger away from the mountain, shouldn't you rush to the capital?"

Old Thirteen still didn't comment on what Hong Qing said, but asked in a deep voice.

"There is nothing else. Thirteenth Uncle has absolute confidence in defeating the enemy in the first battle. The reason why he did not rush to attack Kyoto is nothing more than wanting Tokugawa Yoshimune to do his best to help. It is a favorable opportunity, today, five days have passed, it is expected that Tokugawa Yoshimune's army is about to start, and it is time to attack Kyoto, so that this group of enemy troops can go faster."

Facing the step-by-step questioning of the old thirteen, Hong Qing didn't panic at all, and gave a suggestion with a smile.

"Well, let's attack and attack, send troops tomorrow, and blast his mother first!"

Old Shisan frowned and thought for a while, and finally agreed to Hong Qing's proposal.

"The Chinese sent troops, the Chinese sent troops!"

On November 50th in the [-]th year of Kangxi, at Chenshi, the sky was gloomy, the north wind was whistling, and a heavy snow was coming. It was dark and cold. On the city wall of the capital, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers on duty were waiting boredly. When the time for the changing of the guard came, I suddenly heard the sound of horns in the camp of the Qing army, and I couldn't help but feel trembling. As I was wandering, I saw groups of Qing army officers and soldiers marching forward from the camp on three sides. When he was about to come out, he was terrified at once, and yelled regardless. In just a moment, the Japanese officers and soldiers who were resting in the wall of the urn all panicked.

"Ba Ga, why are you panicking?"

In the city gate tower, Tokugawa Misei, who was sleeping soundly in his clothes, suddenly heard the commotion outside, and his drowsiness disappeared immediately. He jumped up hurriedly, ignoring his armor, and rushed out, Grabbing a sentry who was screaming wildly, he cursed angrily.

"My, my lord, the Zhi, the Chinese are coming, coming, you, look..."

Seeing that Sansei Tokugawa had arrived, the frightened sentry sentry did not dare to neglect, pointing his finger to the bottom of the city, and reported the report with trembling at the corners of his mouth.

"Baga, don't mess around, defend, the whole army goes to the city to defend!"

Hearing what the sentry said, Tokugawa Misei hurriedly followed his gestures and looked down the city, and immediately saw groups of Qing army officers and soldiers gathering in front of the camp. Pushed out from the camp, he panicked immediately, hurriedly pushed the sentry aside, and ran to the corridor next to the city gate building in three steps at a time, facing towards the urn like a headless chicken. The warriors scurrying around shouted orders.

The samurai in the urn are all private soldiers of the Tokugawa family. Seeing Sansei Tokugawa show up at this moment, they all have a backbone. The corridor rushed up to the city wall and set up a defensive formation, but saw that round shields were erected one after another, and all the crossbows were stringed, and more than forty gunners hurriedly set up the shields on the top of the city. Dozens of old-style artillery were loaded, and they were nervously guarding against the arrival of the Qing army.

"Report to Commander, the first whistle has been rectified, please give instructions!"

"Report to Commander-in-Chief, the second whistle has been rectified, please give Commander-in-Chief instructions!"

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Just as the defenders on the top of the city set up their defensive formation, the Qing army also completed the work of the whole team. The chief officers of the outposts sent messengers to the Central Army to report to the old thirteen.

"Let's begin!"

After finishing all posts, Old Thirteen didn't hesitate, and gave the order solemnly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

When the old thirteen gave such an order, the artillery who had already been prepared took the lead to show off their power, but amidst the sound of a similar roar, nearly a hundred artillery bombarded the city of Kyoto from three directions... …

(End of this chapter)