On the 19th of June in the fifth year of Gaia, the capital city of Edo.
After a short rest, Han Xin commanded the northern army to launch a probing attack on Edo. This battle lasted for an entire day. The various divisions took turns to familiarize themselves with the terrain and to find the weak points of the city walls.
As a result, although the battle was very lively, there weren't many casualties on both sides. It was considered a warm-up.
"The enemy's musketeers aren't simple."
This was Han Xin's first conclusion. Oda Nobunaga's use of musketeers was indeed refreshing to Han Xin, and he felt that he had learned something. Needless to say, this was the shortcoming of Great Xia's generals.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "In that case, capture Oda Nobunaga and bring him back to Great Xia to be his instructor."
"That's exactly what I'm thinking!" Han Xin laughed.
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The next day, Han Xin got serious.
In particular, he launched the most ferocious attacks on Edo from the north and east. Cannons, catapults, mobile arrow towers, and mimic aircraft were all deployed on the battlefield by Han Xin.
The moat of Edo wasn't considered a natural moat in front of the expeditionary army.
Recently, the physics department led by Mo Zi had developed a new type of siege equipment — the trestle bridge. This bridge could be folded when not in use and could be pulled by three carriages.
When attacking a city, as long as the trestle bridge was deployed, the army could easily cross the moat.
With this siege weapon, the Great Xia army no longer needed to use soil to attack the city. Instead, they used sand and human lives to fill up the moat, which increased their efficiency by more than four to five times.
This was the power of technology.
Influenced by the times, the School of Mo kept up with the times and brought forth new ideas.
The changes in the School of Mo were just a microcosm of the transformation of the Hundred Schools of Thought in Great Xia. Every school was determined to innovate and adapt their theories to the development of the new era.
Otherwise, they would be eliminated.
It was reported that someone in Great Xia had begun to form a new school to challenge the old Hundred Schools of Thought. This was a new, interesting, and groundbreaking change.
It meant that the academic standards of Great Xia had risen to a new level.
Another day passed.
Under the fierce attack of the northern army, Edo remained unmoved like a city of steel.
As the sun set, the ground was once again covered in red.
For the soldiers who were accustomed to military life, they were already accustomed to such mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Some soldiers even sat on the corpses and wolfed them down without any scruples.
Veterans were a fortune.
Today's attack on the city was not very smooth. The defense of the city of Edo was somewhat beyond imagination. After preparing for more than half a year, it was indeed not something that could be broken in a day or two.
On top of the city wall, Keisuke Honda and Nobunaga stood side by side.
Two days later, Keisuke Honda couldn't understand the enemy outside the city. "Are they crazy?" With his style of doing things, he couldn't understand why the enemy was so stubborn.
"You know you can't do it, but you still do it. Foolish!"
Oda Nobunaga thought differently. As a general, he only had to consider the situation of the battle. He said, "My Lord, the enemy's attack should be focused on the east."
Keisuke Honda was puzzled. "Looking at the situation today, the intensity of the attacks from the north and the east are about the same. Why are you so sure that the enemy is focusing on the east?"
"It's different."
Oda Nobunaga was very confident. "The enemy's general is very cunning. Although he has made all kinds of arrangements, he still can't hide his true motives. The onslaught from the north is just a facade. "
Keisuke Honda did not pursue the matter.
In terms of actual combat, Keisuke Honda couldn't stand side by side with Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga asked, "My Lord, should we mobilize the troops from the east to reinforce the east?"
Keisuke Honda thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait for another day to confirm. It's not a big mistake to be careful." He was still a little worried.
"Understood!"
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The attack from the north was fierce and ferocious.
Especially in the east, Guo Ziyi led the Blazing Flame Army and fought very resolutely. This unit, which had made outstanding contributions on the battlefield in Japan, was once again the vanguard of the attack.
In just 20 days, the casualties of the Blazing Flame Army exceeded 60,000. On average, 3,000 soldiers died in battle every day, which was equivalent to half of the army being destroyed. Although Feng Qiuhuang's heart ached, her attitude was very firm.
Feng Qiuhuang's determination was right.
Although the Blazing Flame Army suffered heavy casualties, after experiencing this tough battle, the entire army had already started to transform. Unlike the Great Xia army, which often fought in wars, the Blazing Flame Army rarely had the opportunity to fight in battles.
This kind of tempering was exactly what the Blazing Flame Army needed.
Under the continuous attacks of the Blazing Flame Army, the defense of the east side of Edo was finally challenged. Since the afternoon, there had been a continuous stream of Blazing Flame Army soldiers successfully killing their way to the top of the city wall and tearing apart the defense line in Edo.
Although they were repelled one by one, Oda Nobunaga's heart still tightened.
If he didn't adjust the defense of the army, once a gap was torn open, Edo might really be torn apart by the enemy. Seeing this, Keisuke Honda didn't say anything else and agreed to Oda Nobunaga's plan to transfer troops.
From Oda Nobunaga's point of view, the enemy had adopted the classic Huaxia tactic of "encircling three and missing one." Other than the west side, the other three sides could be the main direction of the enemy's attack.
After two days of observation, Oda Nobunaga was sure that the enemy's real target was the east side.
That night, the troops stationed in the west side of Edo began to move to the east. At the same time, a portion of the troops from the north and south sides were also moving to the east.
Overnight, Oda Nobunaga quietly strengthened the defense of the east side.
Oda Nobunaga wasn't worried that the enemy would play any tricks. They already knew how many troops there were in the north.
Furthermore, Japan was surrounded by the sea, and it was impossible for Huaxia to transfer reinforcements in a short period of time.
Those who could come were already on the battlefield.
If the enemy wanted to create a diversion, they would have to mobilize a large number of troops, and it wouldn't escape Oda Nobunaga's eyes. If that was the case, it would be faster to mobilize troops from within the city than from outside.
If the enemy really did that, Oda Nobunaga would only be happy. It meant that he would have a chance to defeat the enemy.
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June 22nd.
Early in the morning, the Huaxia Northern Army began to get busy. The soldiers were woken up by their captain and hurriedly ate three steamed buns and a bowl of hot porridge. They began to check their weapons and equipment and gathered at the drill ground.
At seven in the morning, the four armies had already left the barracks and were in formation at the front of the city wall.
As far as the eye could see, there were swords and spears everywhere. The army was at its peak, and it had a solemn and murderous aura. The sea breeze blew past, and the military flags fluttered in the wind. Each flag represented a legion.
The phoenix of the Flame Army, the flying leopard of the Leopard Army, the tiger of the Brave Tiger Army, the black eagle of the Soaring Eagle Army, and the Tang sword and shield of the city guards. Each of them was vivid and lifelike, and they told stories of legends.
These were all troops with glorious histories.
There were also elite groups mixed in with the army. Although they had all kinds of equipment, after more than 20 days of training, they were no different from an army. They knew when to advance or retreat.
Especially the elite troops of the super guilds, they were already in formation according to the requirements of the regular army.
To the guilds, such a war was also a training. The elite troops that survived the war would display even more shocking combat power in future adventures in the Underground World.
War destroyed lives, but it also trained people.
"Wooo ~ ~ ~"
The bugle horn was blown, followed by the beating of the war drums.
"Boom! Boom! Boom, boom! "
For the millions of soldiers, another day of killing had begun.
There was no difference between the same charge. The only difference was that they did not know how many of their comrades would never make it back when they retreated at night.
When they returned to their tents, they did not know how many beds would be empty.
"See you at night!"
The soldiers greeted each other. Under the leadership of the Barracks Commander, they charged without hesitation.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The sounds of killing rose and fell from all directions.
On the city wall, Oda Nobunaga saw that the enemy had the same arrangement as the day before and felt relieved. With this arrangement, the enemy would not be able to take down Edo.
"If we hold on for another week, we will be victorious," Oda Nobunaga encouraged himself.
As the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, Oda Nobunaga was under great pressure. When he thought about how the city would be destroyed, he could not sleep at night.
The enemy's strength was truly terrifying. To be able to fight such a high-quality siege battle with only a considerable number of troops, throughout history, there were not many people who could do this.
Soldier Immortal Han Xin lived up to his name.
Of course, the soldiers of the Huaxia expeditionary force were also very motivated.
"Edo will be defended!"
Oda Nobunaga's gaze was resolute as he turned to patrol the other city walls. Wherever Oda Nobunaga went, the surrounding soldiers would look at him with admiration. It was evident that Oda Nobunaga had unparalleled prestige in the Japanese army.
This made Oda Nobunaga feel like he was treading on thin ice.
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9 am, East Barracks.
Last night, Ouyang Shuo had secretly moved from the north to this barracks. His purpose was obvious.
Seeing that the siege battle had entered a rhythm and the Japanese garrison was successfully restrained, Han Xin said respectfully, "Your Majesty, we can begin!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "Let's go outside!"
The group rode their horses to the outskirts of the barracks. Any further and they would be on the battlefield.
Ouyang Shuo stood still and opened the National War page in the status panel. He chose to summon the Imperial Army to assist.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Not Say You Have Nothing to Wear. The Huaxia region has fulfilled the requirements to summon the Imperial Army. According to the total number of Imperial Army in China, you can summon 500,000 Imperial Army to assist. Please choose the number you want to summon! Friendly reminder: Every summon will cost 10 gold coins. Please choose carefully and make sure you have enough funds. "
According to Gaia, the summoned Imperial Army would unconditionally obey the command of the leader of the National War. Once the war ended, the remaining Imperial Army would be automatically teleported back to the Monarch City.
"Summon 500,000." Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate.
"System notification: The number of summons has been confirmed. Please choose which Monarch City or which Imperial Army to summon. Friendly reminder: The capital and Jianye Monarch City do not have an Emperor stationed there. Unable to summon. "
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "Summon 500,000 Imperial Army from Dali Monarch City." Since it was a reasonable setting, Ouyang Shuo did not mind setting up a trap for the Dali Kingdom. It was to lay the groundwork for the future invasion of Dali and remove the obstacles.
"System notification: The summoning request is reasonable. 5,000,000 gold coins will be deducted automatically. Beginning summoning!"
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