flstandardbreds Chapter 280: The Battle of Qieshan City
Chapter 280: The Battle of Qieshan City
"promise!"
"Pass the order down, aim the artillery at the enemy gate and fire."
Qi Jiguang immediately accepted the order and gave it.
"boom……"
"Bang bang bang..."
Following Qi Jiguang's order, the mortars that had already been loaded began to fire, making deafening noises.
Along with the sound of cannons, the gate of the mountain city instantly turned into rubble.
"Charge and crush the Qieshan City."
Qi Jiguang shouted loudly, then raised his weapon and rushed forward.
Behind him, 50,000 troops followed closely, full of murderous intent and the sound of killing shook the sky.
"Quickly shoot arrows and stop them!"
"Saito, take your men to block the gap. Don't let them rush in."
Seeing that the enemy army had blown open the city gate in an instant, Ouchi Yoshiro's face changed drastically and he shouted hurriedly.
The city wall is his support, and the consequences will be disastrous if the enemy rushes in.
Although the Imperial Guard soldiers on the city wall were terrified, they still quickly opened fire with their bows.
The retainer Saito also immediately took the order and led his men to rush to the city gate.
shhh-
Arrows rained down from the sky, and the dense arrows blocked the vision.
“Puff, puff…”
Arrows fell into the crowd, instantly causing a bloody storm.
"Raise your shields, continue the charge, and the archers will suppress the rear."
Qi Jiguang shouted loudly.
Immediately afterwards, Qi Jiguang led an army of 50,000 into Qieshan City.
At this time, the defenders led by Saito just rushed to the city gate.
In an instant, a brutal fight began.
Although Saito tried his best to stop them, the enemy was too strong, especially the enemy generals, who were simply unstoppable.
In less than half a cup of tea, the 4,000 elite soldiers led by Saito were completely wiped out.
Saito himself was stabbed to death by Lu Bu and fell in a pool of blood.
Immediately afterwards, Qi Jiguang led a large army into Qieshan City.
Although the mountain city garrison had 40,000 soldiers, their fighting capacity was not enough to face the well-trained and powerful Daqian army.
They lasted less than an hour before being completely defeated.
Ouchi Yoshiro also died in the chaos.
With the daimyo dead, the remaining soldiers naturally had no power to resist.
They wanted to surrender, but were not allowed to do so.
The main force that Ning Quan led to the expedition to Japan were composed of Xiongnu and Khitan soldiers. They were bloodthirsty by nature and their favorite thing was to kill.
Besides, Qi Jiguang had already ordered that no one should be left alive, so how could they hold back?
As a result, the entire Qieshan City fell into a Shura hell.
All the defenders were killed.
Not only that, the soldiers then launched a massacre in Qieshan City.
All men in the city who were over ten years old were killed, and all women were captured.
In just half an hour, the entire Qieshan City turned into a hell on earth, with corpses everywhere.
The bright red blood gathered into streams and flowed along the streets. The scene was horrifying.
The soldiers then attacked in different directions and launched a frenzied massacre in the villages around Qieshan City.
In just three days, hundreds of villages within the Ouchi clan's territory were massacred, with hundreds of thousands of people killed in total.
This matter was heard by other daimyos, causing an uproar.
All daimyos understood that Daqian was preparing to completely wipe out the Dongying clan.
As a result, daimyos from all over the country began to contact each other and formed an alliance to deal with Daqian.
The Miyoshi family, the Amago family and the Asai family took action earlier than them.
They had already sent out reinforcements, but while they were still on the way they received news that the mountain city had been breached.
The three major families acted decisively and quickly turned their direction to head towards the Maori family.
Because they knew that Daqian’s next target would definitely be the Mori family.
Of course, Mori Motonari knew that he was the next target, but he did not regret betraying the Ouchi family at all.
Even if it meant the death of 40,000 Ouchi clan soldiers.
As long as the Ouchi family does not fall, he can only be a retainer of the Ouchi family forever.
So he would rather take a gamble.
Anyway, the Ouchi family is gone, so other daimyo must support him.
Ning Quan entered the city on the second day after Qieshan City was captured.
Wherever the eyes went, there were bloodstains and corpses piled up like mountains.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and decay, which was nauseating.
Seeing such a tragic scene, even Ning Quan couldn't help but frown.
But he has no regrets, because this nation must die.
If they are not completely wiped out, Daqian may be the one to suffer in the future.
At the same time, Ning Quan also received information that daimyos from all over the country had formed an alliance to deal with him together.
In addition, reinforcements from the Miyoshi, Amago, and Asai families have arrived at the Mori family.
The total strength of the three allied forces was 70,000, plus the 40,000 from the Mori family, totaling 110,000.
At this moment, the Mori family is actively preparing for war.
Not only them, reinforcements from Tamba and Echizen are also about to arrive.
What made Ning Quan even more interested was that the Oda and Takeda families also sent reinforcements.
The most famous figures in Japanese history are Takeda Shingen and Oda Nobunaga.
Of course, this also includes Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who is still a retainer of Oda Nobunaga.
Ning Quan was very interested in these three people and wondered whether these three guys were supernatural beings.
"Pass the order down, repair the city gate immediately and organize the defense." Ning Quan said.
Since the enemies have united to fight against him, it would be perfect to decide the outcome in Qieshan City.
He wants to win the battle.
"Yes, sir!" Qi Jiguang clasped his fists and accepted the order.
……
Time passed slowly, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Ning Quan remained inactive and did not launch an attack on the Mori family as predicted by Mori Motonari and others.
Ning Quan’s idea was very clear, which was to wait for the allied forces to attack and then eliminate them at the foot of the city.
Ning Quan was not afraid that the coalition forces would not arrive, because the longer it delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be for the coalition forces.
At this moment, all the reinforcements have arrived at the Mori family, and the total number of coalition forces has reached 200,000.
The supply of food and fodder for so many soldiers is definitely not something that the Mori family can afford alone.
Sure enough, ten days later, the coalition forces could no longer sit still.
After discussion, the reinforcements unanimously decided to take the initiative and attack Qieshan City.
So, the 200,000-strong coalition army came out in full force and marched towards Qieshan City.
"Your Highness, the coalition forces have already set out and will arrive at Qieshan in approximately seven days."
In the City Lord's Mansion, Qi Jiguang reported to Ning Quan
"Haha! Is it finally here?"
"Pass the order down and prepare to meet the enemy."
Ning Quan sneered and said calmly:
"Yes!"
"Also, notify the large ships to be prepared!" Ning Quan added.
"Yes!"
Qi Jiguang nodded and retreated.
……
Seven days later, 200,000 allied troops arrived outside the city of Danxi, and their mighty military might covered the sky and the sun.
More than a dozen daimyos stood on their horses with swords drawn, looking very majestic, including Takeda Shingen, Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
They were surrounded by numerous retainers, each of whom looked high-spirited and arrogant.
"Yoshi! Haha, this time we must take revenge and kill the Daqian people."
"Humph! How dare a mere Daqian challenge us? You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about!"
"We will wash away the shame with their blood!"
A group of daimyos roared passionately.
They wanted to rush into Qieshan City immediately and chop off the heads of the Daqian people.