Chapter 243: Here He Comes
The news that Zhao Yun led 10,000 iron horsemen to aid Hwaseong soon spread to the ears of Tokugawa Ieyasu and other daimyos. For this reason, the daimyo reunited.
"The situation is not in our favor." Uesugi Kenshin said in a deep voice, his face a little ugly.
Other daimyo silently.
As Uesugi Kenshin said, the situation is not unfavorable for them, but very unfavorable. After three days of storming, millions of cannon fodder lost most of them, and they were about to take Huacheng, but suddenly a barbarian king Meng Shu disrupted the situation. Well, the barbarian king Meng Shu is not the point, at best, it can only set off a little storm. What's worse is that Oda Nobunaga was assassinated by two divine ninjas sent by Lu Yao in full view of everyone.
The news has not yet spread. All the daimyo present tacitly remained silent and blocked the news.
The name of the Sixth Heaven Demon King is well-known in the Wa Kingdom. For ordinary people, they don't know other daimyos, but they have basically heard of the Sixth Heaven Demon King.
The impact of Oda Nobunaga's death on the morale of the military is incalculable.
Of course, for all the daimyos here, Oda Nobunaga is just a competitor, and the strongest one is dead. Not to mention that there is less of this tough opponent, more people are secretly happy in their hearts. But Lu Yao is a nightmare in their hearts, and no one can ignore it.
The arrival of Zhao Yun announced that the forces of the First City of China had intervened in the war. Everyone expected that in the near future, that guy would also arrive with his army. This problem is more serious.
On the surface, there are elite soldiers, and in the secret, there are two shinobi who can assassinate Oda Nobunaga.
It doesn't matter if you have strength on the surface, this is exactly what everyone dreams of. We can't play with you compared to intrigue and trickery, can't we get you just now? What worries them even more is whether Oda Nobunaga's death will become the norm.
Of the various daimyos here, except for the god ninja Hattori Hanzo under the command of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who can resist it, no one can stop the assassination of the two god ninjas.
There are only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves.
There are two divine ninjas, Baidi Tianxin and Wind Demon Kojiro, and they don't have to go into battle to just face it, and dragging it can drag down their spiritual will. Even if he hadn't been assassinated, his lifespan would have to be at least twenty or thirty years shorter.
"How about giving up Hwaseong and going all out to deal with the first city of Huaxia?" Tokugawa Ieyasu hesitated and made a suggestion.
"No, in case the defenders of Huacheng take advantage of the situation to fight out of the city, it is taboo for soldiers to be attacked from both sides." Mao Liyuan shook his head again and again, his attitude was quite firm.
The other daimyo exchanged ears, all with wry smiles on their faces.
What is in front of them is a difficult choice, either to deal with the reinforcements of the first city of Huaxia with all their might, but Huacheng is not for nothing, and when the fierce battle is in full swing, they will definitely succeed in one fell swoop. After all, there are now more barbarian king Meng Huo in Huacheng, and that strong barbarian army.
Another option is to take advantage of the fact that the main force of Huaxia City has not yet arrived, and attack Huacheng at all costs. If you are lucky, you can take Huacheng before the reinforcements from the first city of Huaxia arrive. But there is also a Zhao Yun and 10,000 iron horsemen on the side.
The cavalry machine is extremely powerful. This side is waiting for it, and the posture is set up to stop it, and there is a bend over there, and all the arrangements are in vain. Looking at all the daimyos, only the Takeda Akabi team under Takeda Shingen can keep up with the rhythm. What can make the daimyo depressed is that Takeda Shingen has already led his troops and horses to gallop to the aid of Black Dragon City.
"Is there any news from Takeda-kun?" Uesugi Kenshin frowned thoughtfully.
The daimyo smiled wryly.
The reason why the three daimyo led by Takeda Shingen were sent to aid Black Dragon City was that they were interested in the mobility and strength of Takeda Red Reserve, which could assist Black Dragon City in solving the invasion of foreign enemies in the shortest possible time, and win another force to drag down the first city of Huaxia. Who would have thought that there was no news from the Black Dragon City side, but the reinforcements from the first city of Huaxia arrived first.
There was silence in the tent, and the atmosphere was very heavy.
Uesugi Kenshin and other daimyo were helpless. At the beginning, Oda Nobunaga's arrangement was not bad. But I didn't expect that the Kai Tiger Takeda Shingen, the first bow of Tokaido to take Imagawa Yoshimoto, plus the luxury combination of the Sagami Lion Hojo Shiyasu failed to solve the invasion of foreign enemies for Black Dragon City for so long.
In addition to these two options, there is naturally a third option. However, all the daimyo present had the wisdom to choose to ignore it.
Retirement.
It's a choice that no one wants to accept. In the three days of storming Hwaseong, more than three-fifths of the tens of millions of troops were killed. Although they are basically ashigaru who can only be used as cannon fodder, it also makes them feel pain. No one wants to accept this loss.
Uesugi Kenshin and other daimyo deliberated for a whole day, and various proposals were put out one after another, but it was difficult to reach a consensus. No matter which choice is made, it is bound to be unable to bypass Zhao Yun, the reinforcement of the first city in China.
Just when the daimyo were in a dilemma, Zhao Yun was not greedy for merit, and after leading the team to the outskirts of Huacheng, he stationed there, making it clear that I will only move if you move, and I will not move if you don't move.
In just two days, a huge team walked out of the dark forest, almost in front of the Japanese scouts, and set up camp in a grand manner, setting up a large company camp.
Receiving the news of the arrival of reinforcements from the first city of China, Uesugi Kenshin and other daimyo were helpless and looked at each other with a wry smile.
"Takeda Shingen, what the hell are they doing?" Maori Yuan was furious and threw the pot to Takeda Shingen and them in public.
"It's a shame." Date Masamune's case was a few shots, and the tacit cooperation with Maori Yuan shook the pot.
Uesugi Kenshin and the other daimyo glanced at each other and quickly reached a consensus. So everyone happily threw the pot to the three of Takeda Shingen.
If you can't take Hwaseong, someone will inevitably stand up and take responsibility. It just so happens that the three of Takeda Shingen are not here, who will carry this pot if they don't carry it?
"Ladies and gentlemen."
At this moment, a voice came from outside the big tent. Uesugi Kenshin and other daimyo stopped denouncing the inaction of the three Takeda Shingen and looked up one after another. Hideyoshi Hashiba walked in surrounded by Niwa Nagahide and other generals.
Hideyoshi Hashiba still didn't have much blood on his face, and he looked very haggard. He walked into the big tent and asked in a deep voice, "Have you ever sent someone to inquire about the reinforcement camp of the first city of Huaxia?" After a pause, he emphasized, "Is he really here?" ”
Uesugi Kenshin and other daimyo looked at each other, and their eyes lit up.
Everyone here is a powerful name, and no one is a fool. Just listening to what Yushiba Hideyoshi said, everyone thought about it in unison.
Is he coming?
Are the fierce men under his hands coming?
How many soldiers and horses did he bring with him this time?
"Come on, go and investigate quickly, and send more people."
Uesugi Kenshin and several other daimyo spoke out at the same time, ordering elite ninjas to be dispatched to find out. These ninjas may not be able to assassinate Lu Yao and those famous generals of the Three Kingdoms, but it is not difficult to spy on the news.
Only half a day later, the relevant information was quickly gathered in front of the daimyos. Yushiba Hideyoshi read the information, and laughed strangely like a night owl, and Shaoqing's laughter suddenly subsided, and he said hatefully: "He's here." The main generals under him also came. Ladies and gentlemen, the first city of China is very empty now. ”
Uesugi Kenshin and other daimyo looked at each other and smiled. Yes, the first city in China is very empty now.