Ming Dynasty: Teaching The Prince Dragon-Slaying Skills At The Beginning

Chapter 835: Conquering Kyushu Island In Two Months, Dingguo Duke Wang Bi’S Step-By-Step Military In

It was mid-February in the 20th year of Hongwu.

A month has passed since Chu King Zhu Zhen arrived on Kyushu Island.

Within this month, the 100,000 marines led by Chu King Zhu Zhen and Dingguo Duke Bi also achieved numerous victories.

In the first half of the month, they first violently destroyed the Chikuzen Kingdom, Hizen Kingdom, and Bunzen Kingdom, and captured more than 300,000 Japanese slaves.

In the second half of the month, taking advantage of the gathering of Japanese daimyo soldiers, they carried out a sneak attack and destroyed Chikugo, Bungo, Hyuga, Ohsumi, and Satsuma, and also captured nearly 600,000 people. Japanese slaves.

At this point, the Ming navy marines had captured approximately one million Japanese slaves.

Thanks to the millions of Japanese slave laborers who worked overtime day and night to build the city, Chuzhou City's outermost perimeter was a tall, thick concrete, cement and steel wall that was two feet high and one foot thick, with a circumference of dozens to hundreds of miles.

As well as the large concrete-cement-reinforced bungalows in Chuzhou City for the residence and rest of 100,000 marines, both were built beyond the estimated time and were generally completed within a month.

Although 50,000 to 60,000 Japanese slaves died during this process, neither King Zhu Zhen of Chu nor Duke Bi of Dingguo cared much about it.

After all, they were just Japanese slaves, not the common people of the Ming Dynasty. Before they truly conquered Kyushu Island, they would not have much goodwill to reward these Japanese slaves.

The only thing that worried King Zhu Zhen of Chu and Duke Bi of Dingguo was that they were worried that the death of these Japanese slaves would cause a plague if they were buried improperly, so they also designated a corpse cremation plant.

Once a Japanese slave died, he would be transported directly to a specific crematorium for burning, disinfection and burial to prevent the spread of disease.

In order to better manage these millions of Japanese slaves, Chu King Zhu Zhen also referred to the labor suggestions given by Yan Changqing.

The one million Japanese slaves were divided into groups of a hundred people according to their gender, age, and age. Each hundred people used a 100-meter-long wire rope to tie their left feet end to end.

Under the restraints of the wire ropes, these Japanese slaves could only go one meter away at most without the cooperation of other Japanese slaves.

If you want to go within one meter without the cooperation of others, you must either find a way to shorten the wire rope or cut off one of your legs.

Even if the hundred Japanese slaves who were tied together cooperated with each other, they were bound by wire ropes and couldn't run fast or escape if they wanted to defect.

Duke Dingguo Wang Bi greatly appreciated this arrangement made by Chu King Zhu Zhen.

You must know that the marines of the Ming Dynasty have captured about one million Japanese slaves, which far exceeds the number of marines of the Ming Dynasty.

If these millions of Japanese slaves rioted collectively, even if all these Japanese slaves were unarmed, they could cause huge trouble to the Ming Dynasty's 100,000 marines.

If they all rush towards the Ming Dynasty Marines in a swarm, then unless they can [stretch and expand the battlefield space of both sides to several days or hundreds of miles in an instant.

Then with the help of this battlefield space of dozens or hundreds of miles, the Japanese slaves were annihilated one after another within the range of artillery, bows and arrows, and muskets.

Otherwise, if they suddenly rush in front of the Ming Navy marines and then all pounce on them.

So no matter how powerful the artillery of the Ming Navy's marines was, no matter how strong the armor, no matter how sharp the swords, and no matter how high the morale was, it would not be of much use.

Because more than a dozen Japanese people rushed forward together, hugging their hands, feet, heads, or waists, and then biting their hands, faces, or throats.

In such a situation where their actions are constrained, even the elite Ming Navy marines will probably suffer.

After all, the Ming Dynasty Marines' one against ten refers to the situation when the Ming Dynasty Marines can move freely, take out their own muskets, or pull out their own machetes to fight with the enemy.

Only in this way can one fight against ten, or even one against dozens.

And something like this is very likely to happen if you don't take precautions.

After all, the Ming Dynasty needed these Japanese slaves to build Chuzhou City. Before Chuzhou City was completely built, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty marines to isolate themselves from a large number of Japanese slaves.

While the Ming Marine Corps officers were supervising the work, these human slaves had plenty of opportunities to swarm on the Ming Marine Corps officers at close range for sneak attacks.

And now the left feet of these Japanese slaves are tied up with wire ropes. In this case, even if these Japanese slaves want to suddenly attack the Ming Dynasty Marines,

They may also suffer from inconvenience in movement, tripping over wire ropes, or being dragged down and tripped by the inconsistent pace of their companions, thus greatly reducing the probability of a successful sneak attack.

At the same time, it also leaves more time for the Ming Navy's marines to react and counterattack.

In addition, it was precisely because these Japanese slaves were tied with wire ropes that restricted their freedom of movement.

Coupled with the threat of being executed by hundreds of people on the spot if the Ming Dynasty marines were discovered to have escaped or rebelled, this was able to greatly suppress the Japanese slaves.

On the city wall of Chuzhou City, King Zhu Zhen of Chu glanced at the Japanese slaves below who were constructing like ants, and then looked at Duke Dingguo next to him and asked:

"Father-in-law, according to reports from spies, the 600,000 Japanese warriors gathered in the Hihou Kingdom have already begun to march towards us."

"Are we going to prepare to hold on to the city and use logistical pressure to wear them down?!!"

Prince Dingguo nodded, then shook his head and said:

"We need to hold on to the city, but we also need to lead the army to attack."

"If we just hold on to the city, as long as we persist for three months, the Japanese coalition will definitely be defeated!"

"Because apart from Higo Country's own food and supplies, I didn't plunder, take away, or burn them."

"I basically looted and took away the grain and grass supplies from several other countries. If I could, I looted and took them away. If I couldn't, I burned them on the spot."

"In other words, the current 600,000 Japanese coalition forces in Higo Kingdom are entirely dependent on the 300,000 to 500,000 Japanese people under their rule. They have no other sources of food and grass."

"And with the 300,000 to 500,000 Japanese people alone, under normal circumstances it is absolutely impossible to support the 600,000 Japanese coalition forces.

"Unless they also have high-yielding grains like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn like us."

"Based on this month's investigation, it is obvious that the Japanese do not have high-yield foods such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn."

"So in a short period of time, the 600,000 Japanese coalition forces may be able to rely on the food and grass accumulated by Higo Kingdom for support and maintenance."

"But once the time is extended to more than two months, they will inevitably fall into a difficult situation of insufficient food and grass."

"At that time, if they want to ensure the survival of the 600,000 Japanese coalition forces and the 300,000 to 500,000 Japanese people under the rule of Higo Kingdom, then they will have to dedicate at least half of the Japanese coalition forces to take charge again. Farming.”

"At that time, whether it is sending marines to attack the Japanese coalition whose number has dropped to a dozen or two hundred thousand, or letting the marines turn into countless assault teams to burn their farmland and hinder their farming. Production."

"We can basically guarantee that after three months, the Japanese in Higo Kingdom will no longer be able to resist, and we can completely capture Kyushu Island at the cost of smaller casualties."

Having said this, Prince Bi of Dingguo paused for a moment, and then said with a rather wanton expression:

"But, who am I?!!"

"I am Prince Bi, the Duke of Dingguo in the Ming Dynasty!!!"

"Other old fellows are also attacking the Japanese country with other highnesses. If they know that it will take me three or four months to capture a mere Kyushu Island, then where will I lose my face! !!"

"Three months is too long. I have to completely defeat the 600,000 Japanese coalition forces and capture Kyushu Island within one month without incurring heavy casualties on the soldiers!!!"

"Next, I will demonstrate to His Highness what it means to steal someone's home through tactics, what it means to attack the enemy only to save yourself, and what it means to lead the opponent by the nose!!!"

After saying that, King Bidang of Dingguo ordered 50,000 marines to board the naval fleet ships again and go around to the rear of Higo Kingdom to land.

Prepare to steal homes again when the 600,000 Japanese coalition forces from Higo Kingdom come to attack the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, they also took the initiative to pass on the news that they were planning to go around and steal the house to the approaching 600,000 Japanese coalition forces.

After receiving the news that the Ming army was preparing to steal homes again, the daimyo of the six Japanese kingdoms of Higo, Chikugo, Bungo, Hyuga, Ohsumi, and Satsuma, as well as the 600,000 Japanese allied forces, There was a commotion.

If the Ming army succeeds in stealing the house again, then their 600,000 anti-Ming coalition forces will become a tree without roots and water without a source.

If the Ming army cannot be completely defeated and driven out in one battle, then without the Hihou Kingdom as a source of logistical food and grass, their 600,000 anti-Ming coalition forces will soon collapse due to lack of food and grass.

Therefore, half of the 600,000 anti-Ming coalition troops who had already set out had to rush back to garrison to prevent the Ming army from stealing their homes.

However, after they rushed back, the Ming army did not continue to steal the house.

But once they wanted to organize their army to attack Chuzhou City again, the Ming army would once again show their intention to take advantage of the opportunity to steal their homes, forcing the 600,000 anti-Ming coalition forces to organize their army and return to defense again.

As the saying goes, once you make great efforts, you will be exhausted again and again.

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After turning back twice in a row, the originally high-spirited 600,000 anti-Ming coalition forces also began to decline.

At this time, a group of Japanese lords also realized that if they did not attack Chuzhou City again, the morale of the 600,000 anti-Ming coalition forces would decline to the bottom.

At the same time, they also discovered the Ming army's intention to threaten them by stealing their homes to prevent them from attacking Chuzhou City.

Seeing this, a group of Japanese lords discussed and decided that the Ming army could not use their homes to steal their homes to contain their attack.

As a result, it was decided to divide the troops into two groups. The 600,000 anti-Ming allied forces were divided into two parts. 300,000 Japanese warriors were stationed in Fehou Kingdom to prevent the Ming army from bypassing and stealing their homes. The other 300,000 Japanese warriors attacked Chuzhou City again.

After hearing the intelligence news from the spies, Duke Dingguo Wang Bi smiled. Anyway, it was the result he wanted to see.

Then, Duke Bi of Dingguo continued to give orders and taught King Zhu Zhen of Chu:

"On the battlefield, when the opponent goes in the direction you want, the outcome of the war is basically in your hands.

"So on the battlefield, Your Highness must clearly identify what the opponent's strategic intentions are, and you must not follow the opponent's strategic intentions.

"Once you follow the opponent's strategic intention, you may fall into a disadvantage and lose the upper hand; at worst, you may even be annihilated by the opponent's plan!"

Just like the current Japanese alliance, when they take the step of dividing their forces, unless a meteorite falls from the sky or a typhoon suddenly blows, the opponent's failure is doomed.

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King Chu Zhu Zhen nodded slightly, looking thoughtful.

Immediately, Duke Dingguo Wang Bi selected 100,000 Japanese slaves from the millions of Japanese slaves he had previously captured, and tied them with three wire ropes again.

All their limbs were tied together end to end, making it impossible for them to break free in a short period of time.

After that, in batches of one thousand, one thousand, etc., they were rushed to the 300,000 Japanese coalition forces in a short period of time, to force the 300,000 Japanese coalition forces, or to accept the 300,000 Japanese coalition forces.

The one hundred thousand slaves who came to join them, or kill those one hundred thousand slaves.

If the 300,000 Japanese allied forces accepted the 100,000 Japanese slaves, the iron wires tied to their limbs would not be removed in a short time.

These 100,000 slaves will become a tacit understanding of the 300,000 coalition forces, which will greatly slow down the marching speed of the coalition forces, increase the consumption of grass grooming by the coalition forces, and affect all parties involved.

surface performance.

If the 300,000 civilian coalition forces kill the 100,000 slaves, these are 100,000 slaves, not 100,000 pigs. They will struggle and escape.

After they finished killing the 100,000 Japanese slaves, the 300,000 Japanese allied forces would not be able to recover in three or two days.

No matter what choice the other party makes, it will ultimately benefit the Ming army.

So when King Bi of Dingguo knew that the 300,000 Japanese allied forces had chosen to take over the 100,000 Japanese slaves, he immediately did not hesitate at all, leaving 20,000 Ming navy marines to bear the burden.

Responsible for garrisoning Chuzhou City and guarding the rear of Chu King Zhu Zhen.

Duke Dingguo Wang Bi personally led 80,000 marines and soldiers, and rushed directly towards the 400,000 Japanese warriors and slaves.

Facing the sudden attack of 80,000 Ming troops, the 100,000 Japanese slaves who had been taken in immediately panicked, fled in all directions, and even attacked the 300,000 Japanese allied forces.

Under the internal attack of the 100,000 Japanese slaves, the 300,000 Japanese allied forces could not even maintain the most basic formation, so they were trapped by the 100,000 Japanese slaves and fled.

At this point, these 400,000 civilian coalition troops and slaves have truly become pigs to be slaughtered.

In this battle, the Ming army defeated 80,000 and 400,000!

With no more than a thousand wounded and no more than a hundred killed, more than 100,000 enemies were killed and more than 200,000 were captured.

Afterwards, Prince Jeongguk, King Bi, drove away the more than 200,000 captives and continued to attack the 300,000 Japanese coalition troops stationed in Higo Kingdom.

After more than 200,000 prisoners were killed by the 300,000 allied troops stationed in Higo Kingdom, tens of thousands of them were killed. In the end, the defense line of the 300,000 allied troops stationed in Higo Kingdom was also eliminated.

More than 100,000 civilian prisoners were overwhelmed.

After that, Duke Dingguo and Wang Bi continued to repeat the previous operation, using an organized force of 80,000 marines to chase and kill the 300,000 Japanese coalition forces and more than 100,000 Japanese who had collapsed.

captive.

In the end, more than 100,000 of the enemy were killed and more than 300,000 were captured. The Ming army suffered very little losses. It was a great victory!

At this point, Higo Kingdom was completely destroyed, and Kyushu Island was officially captured and occupied by the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, it was only mid-March of the 20th year of Hongwu.

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