According to the rules of the national war, if a country took the initiative to attack and was at war with three other countries at the same time, then the leader of the country could summon five percent of the country's Imperial Guard to assist them at the cost of ten gold coins per person.
For most game regions, the number of Imperial Guards in the capital didn't exceed one million. Five percent was at most fifty thousand Imperial Guards, which was better than nothing and didn't affect the overall situation.
However, the Huaxia region was different.
The Huaxia region had ten million Imperial Guards, which meant that they could summon five hundred thousand Imperial Guards to assist them, which was enough to change the situation.
If it was a joint attack from the north and south, there was no need to summon the Imperial Guards. After all, five hundred thousand Imperial Guards would cost five million gold coins.
Ouyang Shuo didn't want to spend this money until the last moment.
Seeing that Di Chen wasn't cooperating, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to play his trump card. He wanted to see how the Silver Hand would react when the Northern Army conquered Edo alone.
Not to mention others, Di Chen's grandfather's face would probably be very ugly.
Another interesting point was that the Huaxia region had nine capital cities. Ouyang Shuo could decide which city or how many Imperial Guards to summon.
Just this point alone was enough for Ouyang Shuo to do a lot of work.
Hearing this, Bloody Romance and the others were all excited. "Let's split the money. We can't let you pay alone."
That's right, it wasn't just five hundred thousand, but five million.
Even a wealthy country like Great Xia would struggle to come up with such a sum at once. In addition to this war, Great Xia was already generous enough to provide transportation and food supplies for the adventurers.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head.
"What, are you looking down on us? I can still afford one million," Bloody Romance said unhappily.
Ouyang Shuo smiled. "That's not what I meant. I'll pay for it first. After we conquer Edo, we'll deduct it from the spoils of war. "
Edo was huge. It was impossible for them to not have any spoils of war.
"That's more like it." Bloody Romance's expression softened.
… …
On the 17th of June, Ouyang Shuo and his party landed in the western suburbs of Edo.
The next day, the northern army gathered outside the city. The vast army seemed to cover the sky. Upon closer inspection, one could see traces of exhaustion and sorrow on the faces of the soldiers.
The Kingdom War had been going on for half a month, and the North Army had paid a heavy price in order to take down the Japanese. Especially in the last three days, in order to clear the last obstacle, the Northern Army did not hesitate to sacrifice themselves and fought with great determination.
After a series of battles, less than 800,000 of the 910,000 soldiers of the 13 field legions, including some wounded soldiers, were left. They insisted on rushing to the outskirts of Edo to gather.
It wasn't that Ouyang Shuo was ruthless and didn't summon the 500,000 Imperial Army soldiers in advance.
Even with the 500,000 Imperial Guardsmen, the coalition army besieging Edo only had about 1.3 million soldiers. Against the 800,000 Imperial Guardsmen stationed in Edo, they did not have an absolute advantage.
Edo was a royal city. How could it be taken down so easily?
Not to mention the Japanese battlefield, Han City had yet to be taken down by Li Jing's troops in the Goryeo battlefield.
If they wanted to break into the city, they had to outsmart them. The five hundred thousand Imperial Guards were a trump card. Only by using it when the enemy was least expecting it would they be able to achieve the desired results.
On the morning of the 18th, Ouyang Shuo secretly met with Han Xin and briefed him on the matter of the 500,000 Imperial Guards.
When Han Xin heard that, he immediately understood. The previous mystery was solved. He said solemnly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. With this ambush, we will definitely break the enemy's city within five days."
Ouyang Shuo smiled. "I naturally trust General's ability. If we win this battle, General will be the first to do so. With such outstanding military exploits, the rank of general should also be promoted. "
Compared to Bai Qi, Huo Qubing, and the other generals, Han Xin valued "fame" more. Ouyang Shuo hinted that he was going to promote him to the rank of General. He wanted to be on the same level as the two Divine Generals, Bai Qi and Understanding. Naturally, it was a solution to the problem.
As expected, a hint of excitement flashed across Han Xin's face, but it quickly disappeared.
"I will definitely not let you down!" Han Xin made a military order.
…
After coming down, Han Xin began to arrange the troops.
Strictly speaking, Edo was considered a coastal city. Therefore, Han Xin handed the southeast side of Edo to the Royal Fleet and the Pacific Fleet.
The two fleets could use the waterway to bombard Edo, or they could send gunmen to participate in the battle.
Apart from the southeast side, Han Xin also placed a large number of troops on the other sides. What outsiders couldn't see was that Han Xin seemed to have distributed the troops around Edo, but in fact, the density of the troops was different.
Although it was just a small camouflage, the fact that Han Xin was able to do this showed how extraordinary he was.
The 800,000 field troops were mostly deployed in the north and east, and only a small number of troops were deployed in the west. Obviously, from the beginning, Han Xin had reserved space for the 500,000 Imperial Guards.
The Japanese didn't know any of this.
…
At this time, there was a row of people standing on the city wall of Edo, surrounded by bodyguards.
The person standing in the middle was naturally the Meiji Emperor, on his left was the Lord of Mikasa Castle, Keisuke Honda, and on his right was Oda Nobunaga.
The three most important people in the Japanese camp were gathered here.
"The layout is quite decent. Who are you trying to fool?!" Keisuke Honda's expression was much more relaxed than a few days ago. Although his words were sour, there was no fear in them.
Ever since he received his grandfather's reply, Keisuke Honda's heart was completely at ease. He didn't believe that the Huaxia Northern Army alone could take down Edo.
"I'm afraid the other party is in a difficult position now!" Oda Nobunaga said.
After half a month of dealing with the Japanese, this legendary Japanese figure realized how powerful Huaxia was. He was especially impressed by the Great Xia army and Han Xin, who was commanding it.
Such a powerful army was indeed not something the Japanese could compare to.
Of course, Oda Nobunaga was also very impressed by Keisuke Honda's methods. Until now, he still hadn't figured out how the Lord had convinced the Huaxia Southern Army to 'cooperate'.
Although the Huaxia Southern Army was fighting fiercely with the army led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the south of Honshu, it was actually just for show. They weren't serious at all.
Otherwise, how could the tens of thousands of troops under Toyotomi Hideyoshi's command stop the enemy?
Such methods were truly unpredictable.
The Meiji Emperor, who was standing in the middle, was expressionless as he calmly watched the vast army outside the city. After a long time, he said to Oda Nobunaga, "I'll leave the defense of Edo to you, General!"
This was supposed to be a good job, but Oda Nobunaga felt a little awkward when he heard it. Strictly speaking, Oda Nobunaga wasn't a subject of the Meiji Emperor, but a subordinate of Keisuke Honda.
The Meiji Emperor had blatantly bypassed Keisuke Honda and directly issued an order to Oda Nobunaga, which was a breach of the rules.
Logically speaking, the Meiji Emperor was a legendary monarch, and he shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake. However, the Meiji Emperor had done so, and the meaning behind it was truly thought-provoking.
Following the destruction of the Mikasa City army, the Meiji Emperor, who had been keeping a low profile, finally revealed his fangs and began to rightfully take over the leadership of Japan.
His words just now were a show of force.
Keisuke Honda's face visibly twitched when he heard it. That's right, after this battle, although Japan might be able to survive, Mikasa City's vitality would be greatly damaged, and no one knew when it would recover.
Gaia had a rule that a gaming zone could only launch a national war against another gaming zone once, and even after the end of the national war, the rule would still be in effect.
Such a setting was equivalent to a form of protection for weaker countries.
As the saying goes, heaven never bars one's way, there's always a chance of survival. As long as a weaker country could withstand it once, they would basically be able to rest easy. This was also one of the reasons why Korea was willing to participate in this chaotic war.
If not for this, the Honda family wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to make such a heavy promise to the Emperor family.
Even so, the outcome seemed to be somewhat terrible.
Keisuke Honda looked deeply at the Meiji Emperor, then turned to look at Oda Nobunaga, who had been waiting for his approval, and said with a forced smile, "Since the Emperor thinks highly of it, General, accept it."
"Hai!"
Oda Nobunaga was caught in the middle, and also felt very awkward.
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