Zhao Jingyan frowned and nodded: "The three of them have often come to our Song Dynasty before and have also watched the military exercises of our Song Dynasty army. More importantly, in order to appease them, we have always allowed this attack to
They are involved. If one of the three of them informs the enemy, then the enemy will know our army’s combat habits and when to attack.∈♀”
"That being said, they are indeed very suspicious."
Niu Gao said thoughtfully: "But why did they do this? Taira Wuro is currently the head of the Taira clan. They have no way back. Once we fail, the Japanese court will definitely kill them, and Fujiyoshi Miki
He and Iga Mokawa are both close confidants of the Taira clan. They have always tried their best to work for the Taira clan. When they were in Laizhou, they tried their best to ask us for help. It is unlikely that they would do such a thing.
Moreover, this war is not something that happened in a day or two. If they had been informing the imperial court, how could we not have noticed it now?"
"I have thought about this issue for a long time."
Zhao Jingyan narrowed her eyes and said: "The only possibility is that the traitor may have defected before the battle."
"Defection in battle?"
Niu Gao blinked a few times and said, "The military advisor said that this traitor just rebelled."
Zhao Jingyan nodded.
Niu Gao asked again: "But what's the reason for defecting before the battle? Our situation is very good now. If that person wants to rebel, it should be when the Genji army is pressing the border, not now."
Zhao Jingyan nodded and said: "You are right. If it is based on the war situation, this is indeed not a wise move to switch sides before the battle, then there is only one answer, that is, that person has already noticed our plan."
"What?"
Niu Gao said: "How did they notice it?"
"I don't know the specifics." Zhao Jingyan shook her head and added: "But it is very likely. After all, they are from the same nation and we are outsiders. Once they become aware of our plan, they will most likely defect.
This is not difficult to understand."
Niu Gao narrowed his eyes and said, "Did the military advisor know who it was?"
Zhao Jingyan shook her head and sighed, and said: "I just noticed it and haven't started investigating yet. It may be one of them, or they may all be involved."
Niu Gao asked again: "Can you find out who the informant in Kyoto Prefecture is?"
Zhao Jingyan sighed: "Those informants are just guessing. Maybe the traitor is only in contact with the other party's army and has no direct contact with the court."
Niu Gao was suddenly startled and seemed to have thought of something. He said, "Then will our informant in Kyoto Prefecture be in danger?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "There is no danger yet. After all, this is a chess piece laid out by the Privy Council a few years ago. It is impossible for the Japanese side to predict it. Moreover, they have a very mature system. Let alone the Ping clan, neither you nor I have seen it."
They don’t even know their names, only Nambo Man knows about them, but the whole city of Kyoto Prefecture is now on alert. It’s hard for them to communicate with us now, so we can only rely on ourselves.”
Niu Gao was silent for a while, and murderous intent suddenly appeared in his eyes, "Military advisor, the Ping clan is no longer a concern. With or without their help, it will not affect the situation of the battle, and we have reached a difficult situation. If this traitor is not eliminated, it will be very difficult for us.
To win this battle, I thought why not---." At this point, he made a gesture of wiping his neck. "It's better to kill someone wrong than let it go."
"no."
Zhao Jingyan shook her head decisively and said: "Perhaps in the war, the Ping clan cannot provide us with much help, but in terms of politics, the Ping clan is still very important to us. In fact, it is not difficult to defeat the Japanese army. The difficulty lies in how to rule.
Here, after all, we are separated from the Song Dynasty by a sea, so we must protect the flag of the Ping clan."
Niu Gao said: "But we can't win this battle, so it's useless to say anything."
Zhao Jingyan narrowed her eyes and said, "We can actually use the traitor to help us win this battle."
Niu Gao was stunned for a moment, his big eyes rolled, he let out a long voice and said: "Commander, when you said you were going to withdraw your troops yesterday, did you actually tell that spy on purpose?"
Zhao Jingyan nodded with a smile and said: "Without being able to attack for a long time, the advantage is no longer on our side, and we are facing a very big dilemma. We know this, and the traitor also knows it, then he is very likely to tell the other party the news. If
What do you think of your opponent’s general?”
Niu Gao smiled evilly and said: "Then I will definitely expect that you will choose to withdraw your troops, then I will definitely secretly prepare for a large-scale counterattack and annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop."
Zhao Jingyan said: "This is our opportunity. We pretend to retreat to confuse the other party. When the other party counterattacks, we can turn around and hit the enemy hard, thus breaking down their defense line in one fell swoop. The reason why they can resist our attacks many times now
The fundamental reason for attacking is that we are not good at fighting in those residential areas. As long as they dare to come out, then our hope of victory is great."
Niu Gao said: "But Japan's military strength and combat effectiveness are not weaker than ours. Even if they come out to fight to the death, we have no hope of victory."
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "The traitor's knowledge of our army is limited to ours, but general, don't forget that our reinforcements have arrived, and they have also delivered those heartless cannons."
"Yeah, I almost forgot about this."
Niu Gao's eyes lit up and he said: "I originally wanted to save some time and use this heartless cannon to surprise the enemy when we attack Kyoto City, but now it seems that I have to use it in advance."
Zhao Jingyan said with a smile: "This heartless cannon may not play the greatest role for the cavalry, because the range of the heartless cannon is limited after all. We can only fire once for a round of cavalry charge, and the cavalry can still dodge, but
For infantry, it can have a fatal blow, and Japan is dominated by infantry. I think this is why the Privy Council rushed to send this heartless cannon here. Maybe the strength and combat effectiveness of the Japanese army are not
They are weaker than us, but our weapons have an absolute advantage, and we must seize this advantage to give the enemy a fatal blow."
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After two days of reorganization, the Song Army once again launched a fierce attack on the residential areas where the enemy was holding firm. However, just like the previous times, they were stubbornly resisted by the enemy. Moreover, the results achieved by the Song Army's attacks were smaller and smaller each time.
It's all because of low morale, which is also a difficulty faced by expeditionary armies, especially cross-sea expeditions. If everything goes smoothly, the soldiers will definitely become more confident as they fight. However, once they encounter the opponent's stubborn resistance, and they are still unable to
Achieving victory will make the homesickness in the hearts of the soldiers burst out, leading to a sharp decline in combat effectiveness. The soldiers have no fighting spirit. It is not easy to win again!
When the Jin army besieged Kaifeng Mansion, they also faced the same situation, let alone the Song army.
After Niu Gao failed to attack again, he immediately held a military meeting.
Niu Gao sat in the upper seat, sighed heavily, and said: "Generals, our army is facing huge difficulties now. It seems impossible to win this war. Our soldiers have no intention of fighting anymore.
And it is said that the opponent's reinforcements are already moving closer here. If we continue to fight, once the opponent's reinforcements arrive, let alone victory, we may even be surrounded by the enemy. I must be responsible for my brothers, so I decided to withdraw my troops."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar below.
However, the officers and soldiers of the Song Army did nothing more than that and did not say anything. Apparently they also agreed with Niu Gao's decision.
But Ping Wulang immediately stood up and said: "General Niu, if you withdraw your troops, what will happen to us Ping clan? The imperial court will definitely not let us go."
They are pure Japanese, and everything is here. Although Niu Gao has told them in advance, they do not want to be desperate. They will never want to leave Japan, and this will be the case for anyone else.
Zhao Jingyan said: "General, you have also seen our efforts. We tried our best, but we were still unable to break through the enemy's defense line. Now we are almost at the end of our rope. If we don't withdraw our troops, it will be too late. Maybe we will
The whole army will be wiped out. As for you Ping clan, we still say the same thing, if you are willing to go with us to the Song Dynasty, our emperor will never treat you badly."
"this---."
Hiratakero didn't know how to speak and seemed very hesitant.
Fujiyoshi Miki said: "Is there really no other way?"
Iga Baichuan also said: "At this point, we can still fight. Why should your army be in a hurry to retreat?"
Niu Gao simply asked: "I wonder if you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"
If there was, I would have said it long ago, why wait until now.
There was silence from Ping's side.
Niu Gao waited for a while and then said: "Everyone, I am really sorry, but we have really tried our best. I have decided that our Song army will withdraw from Japan."
Wei Ming suddenly said: "But general, the two sides are now at odds. If we suddenly retreat, the other side may launch a massive counterattack, and we have to guard against it."
Niu Gao hummed and said, "General Wei is right. We must beware of the other side's counterattack, and we still have many soldiers and horses in Song Renzhou." After that, he asked Zhao Jingyan: "Does the military advisor have any good ideas?
"
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "Don't the generals often regard the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as Sun Tzu's Art of War? Have you forgotten that in the book Zhuge Sage used the strategy of increasing the number of stoves to retreat the army?"
Niu Gao's eyes lit up and he said: "Yeah, why did I forget this move? Wanyan Xiyin of the Jin Kingdom also used this move, which almost delayed the Zhong Family Army and caused the entire Zhe Family Army to be wiped out.
From this we can see that this trick is indeed effective.”
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