Niugao did not stay too long in central Wakasa. Now that the Song army's morale was high, he would not wait for the morale to dissipate before attacking. Moreover, he did not want to give the Japanese court too much time to prepare, so he immediately led the army to Kyoto Prefecture in a mighty manner.
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The Japanese court also quickly mobilized troops to snipe the Song army. It advertised that there were 100,000 troops and appointed Fujiwara Shuda, the boss of the Ministry of War, as the commander-in-chief. Fujiwara Shuda was a general of the Fujiwara clan and had been in charge of the defense of the capital.
, but it is estimated that the actual military strength is only about 70,000 to 80,000, of which 40,000 to 50,000 are elites, and the rest are temporarily recruited. The enemies have come to the capital, and the people must join the battle, but these elites are the regular army of the imperial court.
, well-equipped, far beyond what the Genji samurai can match. After all, they are the army defending Kyoto Prefecture.
The two sides started a fierce battle at the junction of Kyoto Prefecture and Wakasa. This was a real battle, and all they fought for was hard power. Niu Gao and Zhao Jingyan thought that the other side was not prepared enough, and this attack would definitely defeat the enemy, but Song Song
What the army never expected was that their successive attacks had ended in failure.
Although Wakasa Prefecture is not big, because it is a natural port, the population here is very dense, especially in the area near Kyoto Prefecture, where the houses are densely populated. The Japanese army relied on this generation of residential areas to resist tenaciously.
During the fierce attack of the Song Army, Japan did not have the solid cities in the Central Plains. They relied on residential areas to resist the enemy. They were said to be residential areas, but in fact they were reinforced. The fronts were stone walls, and the houses were transformed into bunkers, and additional buildings were added.
A lot of defensive measures were taken, which caught the Song army a little unprepared.
Not only that, this Japanese samurai has received cruel training since he was a child, and he is very fierce in combat. In the previous battle, the Song Army only relied on strategy to win, not because of pressure from forces. After all, the living environment is different. In terms of ferocity, the Song Army was still slightly
On the other hand, this is related to the level of civilization. Ethnic groups with lower civilization are generally more ferocious.
Moreover, Japan now completely broke with the Song Dynasty and began to spare no effort to promote the Song Dynasty's invasion of Japan. This led to unprecedented unity among the people of Kyoto Prefecture, and they all volunteered to fight against the enemy. At the same time, Japan also began to mobilize reinforcements from various vassal states.
What’s more important is that if the area of Sanshu is narrow, with the sea to the west and Lake Biwa to the east, unless you take the waterway, you must pass through this residential area. But if you take the waterway, going to the sea will take a long time and you will have to take a long detour.
.And there is a lack of ports. Even if there are ports, landing battles are very difficult, so a detour is not feasible.
However, the successive defeats made the morale of the Song army seem a bit low, and the losses were also very heavy.
In addition, the Song army did not have enough supplies. Although they had already asked the Taira clan to recruit soldiers and horses in Songren Prefecture and Echizen Prefecture, there were only so many Japanese, and those in Hokuriku who could go into battle to kill the enemy were all recruited by Taira Tamasa.
There were only a few people employed, but supplies from the Japanese court were endless.
If this drags on, it will definitely be detrimental to the Song army. Although they are still attacking, the opponent's people are attacking more and more, while their own side is attacking fewer and fewer. This seems to be the same as Wanyan Zongwang's experience in Bianjing, and even
It might as well be that at least Wanyan Zongwang has already reached Kaifeng Prefecture, but they are still lingering on the border of Kyoto Prefecture. This is really unacceptable.
In the large tent of the Song Army.
An anxious state of mind gradually spread.
what to do?
Niu Gao sat on the seat with his brows furrowed. He had to break through this line of defense, but he didn't expect that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was so high. But you don't even think about it. You have already hit the capital. If they still
If you don't fight to the death, there will be no chance.
Zhao Jingyan suddenly said: "General Niu, if we really can't attack, we'd better retreat."
The only advantage they have now compared to Wanyan Zongwang's time in Kaifeng is that they have occupied the port and have enough ships to retreat from Wakasa Port at any time.
Niu Gao looked shocked and looked at Zhao Jingyan in surprise.
Before he uttered a word, Ping Wulang, who was sitting opposite Zhao Jingyan, said anxiously: "Commander, how can you retreat at this time? If you withdraw, what will we do?"
When negotiating with the Genji, they still had a glimmer of hope, which was to use the imperial court to mediate. But things are different now. The Japanese court has accused the Taira clan of treason and seeking glory. Once the Song army leaves, the Taira clan will definitely destroy them.
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Zhao Jingyan sighed: "We don't want to leave either, and we have tried our best to help you, but the current situation is very unfavorable to us. If we don't leave, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave."
Wei Ming suddenly said: "Military advisor, if we retreat, if the enemy takes advantage of the situation to counterattack, it will be difficult for us to board the ship and retreat calmly, and maybe the entire army will be annihilated."
Zhao Jingyan ignored him and asked Niu Gao: "General, what do you think?"
Niu Gao was still confused, looked at Zhao Jingyan, and said hesitantly: "Let me think about this matter again." Then he said to Ping Wulang: "General Ping, we will never abandon you. If we
If we really want to retreat, if you are willing, you can leave with us, and we, the Song Dynasty, will definitely not treat you badly."
Ping Wulang was speechless and just looked at Niu Gao blankly.
Although Niu Gao had not yet stated his intention to retreat, the news of the withdrawal immediately spread in the military camp, and the soldiers of the Song Army began to want to retreat. After all, this was an away battle. Once they encountered strong resistance, the morale of the army would easily collapse, and in a home battle,
Japan has become more united and has high morale because of its national heart.
This will undoubtedly make things worse for the Song Army, which has been unable to attack for a long time.
Early the next morning, Zhao Jingyan got up early, washed her face, and looked at her face in the mirror that made countless women ashamed. Although she was naturally beautiful, her years of running around had still affected her beautiful face, but she still
She looked more mature, and her temperament was even more charming. Suddenly, she found a white hair on her temples, which was very dazzling. She couldn't help but be stunned, and sadness filled her heart. She couldn't help but think of Li Qilai. After a while, she suddenly reached out to prepare
She pulled off the annoying white hair, but when she just pushed aside the black strands and twisted the white strands, she suddenly smiled bitterly and murmured to herself: "Compared to the dead brothers, I am
A white hair is nothing." Then her qianqian jade fingers pushed the white hair behind her ears.
At this time, a female bodyguard beside him said outside the door: "Military advisor, General Niu is here."
"Let him wait a moment."
Zhao Jingyan quickly wiped her face. When she put the facekerchief on the shelf, a self-deprecating smile suddenly appeared in her heart. Yan Fu, why are you doing this? You can be safe and happy as a Privy Council envoy.
Madam, isn't it better? Why don't you even have the time to wash your face? You are really asking for trouble.
Self-deprecating is self-deprecating, but it does not affect her self-confidence. She never regrets any of her decisions. She is very similar to Li Qi in this regard. She quickly sorted it out, and then asked her servants to invite Niu Gao in.
"You all, please step back."
After Niu Gao came in, Zhao Jingyan waved her hand and asked all the servants to leave, then extended her hand to signal: "General, please take a seat."
Niu Gao's face was full of depression, and he said "Thank you" casually, sat down, and said: "The military advisor should have guessed why I came here."
Zhao Jingyan nodded and said, "You want to ask me whether the withdrawal of troops you said yesterday was sincere."
Niu Gao said: "Is that really true?"
Zhao Jingyan did not answer but asked: "What does the general think?"
Niu Gao shook his head and said, "I don't know that. Before leaving, the Privy Council also ordered that it is up to you to decide whether to withdraw the troops or not."
You are smart, and you have put all the responsibility on me before making a decision. Zhao Jingyan smiled bitterly and said: "That's because the Privy Council knows that I will never withdraw my troops until we are in desperate situation. The general thinks that we are in desperate situation now."
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Niu Gao pondered for a moment with a solemn expression, then shook his head and said: "Not yet, but it will be soon. If it is delayed for another month, when reinforcements from the vassal countries around Japan arrive, the enemy will definitely launch a massive counterattack. Even if we want to
If we withdraw our troops, we will definitely pay a heavy price."
Zhao Jingyan said: "So the general has also seriously considered my proposal to withdraw troops. This is why the general did not come to ask me yesterday."
Niu Gao nodded and said: "I originally thought that the main force in Japan was the Genji, but I didn't expect that there is such a powerful army in Kyoto Prefecture. I don't want to live up to the expectations of the Privy Council, but the situation in front of us is becoming more and more unfavorable to us.
I also have to be responsible for the brothers, and if the military advisor has no intention of withdrawing the troops, then he should not have said that. Now the morale in the army is low because of the military advisor's words, and the brothers have no intention of fighting anymore."
Zhao Jingyan suddenly smiled and said, "Didn't the general notice that something was wrong?"
Niu Gao said: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "Actually, the number of times we have fought against the enemy is very small, and it only counts as one battle to annihilate the Genji. However, the army now guarding Kyoto Prefecture seems to be very familiar with our fighting methods, and they can always understand the purpose of our attacks.
The timing was very targeted. They knew that our firearms were powerful, so they strengthened the stone walls. They knew that our crossbows were powerful, so they had many shield soldiers in their army."
Niu Gao frowned when he heard this, thought for a while, and said: "I didn't notice this, but after hearing what the military advisor said, it is true. The enemy's attacks are too targeted, and every time we attack, their preparations
It’s very sufficient.”
At this point, he suddenly looked startled and said, "What the military advisor is saying is that there may be some secret information being leaked internally?"
Zhao Jingyan nodded and said: "It's not possible, but certain. Our people in Kyoto Prefecture have sent news. It seems that all our enemies are well aware of it. This is the main reason why we have been unable to attack for a long time."
"It doesn't make sense."
Niu Gao slapped the table angrily and said, "If I knew which birdman did this, I would have to cut him into pieces."
Zhao Jingyan sighed: "They are definitely not from us. The soldiers who come to Japan are all promoted by the Privy Council. They are absolutely trustworthy."
Niu Gao said: "That must be someone from the Ping family."
Zhao Jingyan nodded, hummed, and said, "I think so too."
Niu Gao asked again: "But we have always done everything right, and the army has always been in our own hands. How could the people of the Ping family know this?"
Zhao Jingyan shook her head and said, "No, there are still three of them who know about it."
Niu Gao was stunned and whispered: "The military advisor is talking about Hiratakero, Fujiyoshi Miki, and Iga Momokawa?"
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