Xianxia version of Water Margin

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The Yuan Empire now has millions of craftsmen of all kinds, and there are hundreds of thousands of craftsmen in shipbuilding alone.

There are many reasons for this.

The Yuan Empire annexed the Liao Dynasty, the Zhao Song Dynasty, the Goryeo Dynasty, Tian Hu, Wang Qing, etc., picked out all the craftsmen of their forces, gave them higher treatment and courtesy, and incorporated them all into the Ministry of Industry of the Yuan Empire to serve the Yuan Empire.

There are reasons why Jiang Hongfei vigorously developed industry and promoted the industrial revolution.

There are reasons why Jiang Hongfei vigorously developed navigation and promoted the development of shipbuilding.

There are also reasons why Jiang Hongfei improved the social status of craftsmen, increased the income of craftsmen, encouraged farmers to become craftsmen part-time, and so on...

At the same time, Jiang Hongfei asked Liu Huiniang, Bai Walhan, Tang Long, Meng Kang, etc. to develop flying shuttle looms, spinning machines, steam engines, generators, electric motors, telecommunications equipment, and encouraged the development of craftsmanship and technology in machinery manufacturing, textile industry, mining industry and other industries.

Let's put it this way, under the vigorous promotion of Jiang Hongfei, the industrial revolution of the Yuan Empire has begun.

The Yuan Empire, which had many craftsmen and a lot of industrial base, produced 500 sinking snail boats in less than two months and then handed them over to the army that was attacking Japan.

Ruan Xiaoer heard from Jiang Hongfei that Li Bao was a very capable naval commander, and this plan was proposed by Li Bao.

Although Jiang Hongfei did not interfere with Ruan Xiaoer's command, Ruan Xiaoer strongly supported Li Bao to complete this crucial task out of his belief in Jiang Hongfei's ability to judge people.

Li Bao knew very well how important it was to use the sinking snail boat to sneak attack Shikoku Island this time. It can even be said that whether they can achieve complete success in attacking Japan this time depends on this battle.

Therefore, Li Bao simply led his men to carry out this task himself, and asked Zhang Shun, the best sailor in the Yuan Empire, to complete this task with him.

In order to ensure that this task could be completed smoothly, Li Bao and Zhang Shun personally inspected every sinking snail boat, and even every soldier who participated in this mission was personally selected by them.

On this day, after everything was ready, Ruan Xiaoer sent Yang Yizhong to lead 50,000 Yuan troops to the coast of Tosa, Shikoku Island, according to the battle plan they had made in advance.

The Tosa guardian guarding Shikoku Island was shocked and guessed that the Yuan army would forcibly attack Shikoku Island from Tosa as before.

Seeing that the Yuan army was coming fiercely, the Tosa guardian did not dare to neglect it. He sent someone to inform Emperor Shirakawa that the Yuan Empire had stopped talking for some reason and changed to attacking Japan. He should make preparations early and dispatch troops to prepare for the battle.

The development of the matter was just as the Tosa guardian guessed.

After the Yuan army gathered, a large number of Yuan soldiers who spoke Korean, Japanese, or Chinese, launched a fierce attack on the Japanese defense offensive.

In an instant!

Arrows! Stones! Fireballs! Floods! Hail! Thunder and lightning! Strong winds! They smashed towards the Japanese positions in an overwhelming manner.

Seeing this momentum, the Tosa Guard knew that this battle was not easy.

Sure enough!

Next, several flying bridges appeared at the same time in Tosa where they could land, and the soldiers of the Yuan army rushed to these flying bridges and then rushed towards the Japanese positions.

Not only that, there were thousands of small boats full of Yuan soldiers!

—— They seemed to be ready for a beach landing.

Seeing the formation of the Yuan army soldiers, the Tosa Guard dared not let the Yuan army break through their defense line, otherwise Shikoku Island would be lost.

The Tosa Guard personally went to the front line to command the battle.

At the same time, a group of Japanese generals deployed troops and made full preparations.

It is worth mentioning that during the period of truce between the two sides, that is, when the Yuan Empire digested the acquired Japanese territory, the Japanese side was not idle either.

Under the call of the Japanese court to defend the country, in addition to all Japanese samurai and monk soldiers being summoned to serve as the main force of the Japanese army.

As long as the Japanese men are over the age of twelve and not more than sixty years old, they all become reserve forces and are ready to go to the battlefield at any time.

In addition, the Japanese court also organized Japanese officers at all levels to systematically learn the tactical system of the Yuan army.

At the same time, the Japanese court also updated the Japanese army with bows, arrows, armor and other weapons and equipment.

It is worth mentioning that the Japanese court also led the reserve forces to build fortresses and other defense facilities in many places where they can land.

These places where they can land include Tosa in Shikoku Island.

——More than two kilometers of stone forts were built here to prevent the Yuan army from landing. The Japanese named it "Yuankou Defense Fortress".

Let's put it this way, although the Japanese court is also trying to negotiate with the Yuan Empire, they are also ready to fight a scorched earth war until there is no man left in Japan.

Moreover, it must be said that by now, Japan has begun to adapt to some of the Yuan army's tactics and has found some ways to deal with them. The Yuan army's initial overwhelming advantage has also begun to slowly fade.

It is conceivable that if the Yuan Empire cannot destroy Japan as soon as possible and let the Japanese adapt to the Yuan army's tactics, then the Yuan Empire may have to pay a heavy price to destroy Japan.

Therefore, on the one hand, the Yuan Empire must fight quickly and cannot continue to waste time like this; on the other hand, it must also completely disintegrate Japan politically, that is, eliminate Japan's ruling class, liberate Japan's slaves, and win over Japan's civilian class.

Yang Yizhong commanded the Yuan army and the Japanese army to fight fiercely from morning to night.

During this period, Ruan Xiaowu personally commanded the navy and tried to force a beach landing several times to support Yang Yizhong's attack.

Unfortunately, the efforts of the Yuan army were all in vain. The Japanese fought very tenaciously and repelled all the attacks of the Yuan army.

It was not until dark that the soldiers of the Yuan army reluctantly retreated.

The Japanese army, who thought they had repelled the attack of the Yuan army, cheered and sang and danced. The Japanese court also sent a large number of comfort women to reward those Japanese soldiers who had made contributions!

The next day, Yang Yizhong and Ruan Xiaowu returned and continued to launch a fierce attack on Tosa.

The Japanese army followed yesterday's tactics, hiding behind the Yuan invaders' defenses and relying on long-range weapons such as bows and arrows and catapults for defense.

Seeing that the Yuan army's offensive today was even more fierce than yesterday, the Japanese generals had to transfer more Japanese troops from other places for defense.

On this day, both sides fought very hard, especially the Japanese army.

It can be seen that the Japanese army wants to replicate yesterday's victory.

Unfortunately, the trend of war sometimes does not develop according to the wishes of some people.

In the evening, when the sun was setting, Li Bao led the 50,000 Yuan army that had landed in Awa without anyone noticing in the past two days by sinking snail boats, and suddenly rushed out from behind the Japanese defense line.

This unexpected army, which the Japanese army had never expected, caught the Japanese army off guard as soon as it appeared on the battlefield. The Japanese army was immediately in chaos, and they had no idea whether to continue to resist the attack on the front battlefield or turn around and fight with the Yuan army that had already killed them.

Seeing this, Yang Yizhong and Ruan Xiaowu immediately pressed forward on all fronts and opened fire.

After the initial panic, the Tosa Guard quickly divided 30,000 Japanese troops to resist the 50,000 Yuan soldiers led by Li Bao, while continuing to resist the attack on the front battlefield.

But fighting is all about momentum.

Seeing that the Yuan army's surprise troops had already attacked the back of the Japanese army, the Yuan army immediately became very motivated.

On the other hand, the Japanese army, who could have fought back desperately, saw that they were attacked from both sides by the Yuan army, and immediately became anxious like a dog that had lost its home, and hurried like a fish that had escaped the net, and soon they were defeated.

Not long after, the large force of the Yuan army successfully landed, and used the small boats they were riding to establish a protective belt, and then continued to expand the protective belt, and then more Yuan army soldiers landed, and the protective belt became longer and stronger.

Seeing this, the Tosa guardian ordered the Japanese army to fire rockets to burn the small boat protective belt of the Yuan army.

But if Yang Yizhong missed such a great opportunity, he would not be worthy of being recorded in history.

Just as the Japanese army ignited the small boat's protective belt, hundreds of Benlei cars broke through the flaming protective belt and rushed towards the Japanese army.

The soldiers of the Yuan army all hid behind the Benlei cars that were not afraid of fire and charged at the Japanese army.

If someone from Jiang Hongfei's previous life were here, they would definitely blurt out: "Infantry-tank coordination!!!"

That's right.

This tactic is exactly the tactic that Jiang Hongfei "invented" to coordinate with the attack of the Thunder Chariot.

This Thunder Chariot is 14 feet wide, 24 feet deep, 30 feet high, with three wheels, eight horses, and one shaft. It is divided into three layers in the middle, the upper layer of chain crossbows, the middle layer of strong crossbows, and the lower layer of spears and sharp hooks. There are also four mountain-climbing wheels behind the chariot. The chariot is in front and the horses are behind. The horses drive the chariot on flat ground, and the chariot leads the horses on dangerous ground.

Three wheels and eight horses, only one shaft, the magic is only in the small wheel, which is the most flexible in turning. There are boards under the chariot and sharp feet on the wheel edges. Even an eight-foot-wide trench and a five-foot-high barrier cannot stop it. Two iron grates are dragged behind the hub to prevent enemy soldiers from throwing caltrops to prick the horse's feet. If they encounter an iron grating, they will sweep away. If the troops are withdrawn, the horse's head will be turned, and the horse can still be in front of the chariot and behind the chariot, and they can retreat back. Bows and crossbows were still pointed outside, so the enemy could not pursue them. Camping was done anywhere, and the chariots were used as enclosures. The men and horses rested inside, and the inside of the chariots was the tent, better than a copper wall and iron wall. Only the high mountains could not be climbed and the woods could not be entered, but the rest could be entered.

The front of the chariot was carved with a giant beast head, painted in five colors, and two big eyes that were directly connected to the upper layer of the chariot were used as two gun holes. The huge mouth opened, and the soldiers in the middle layer were all in the mouth, and the crossbow arrows were ejected from the mouth. The lower layer was under the chin of the giant beast, with six spears and four hooks as beards, and the hook and spear warriors inside were all wearing iron armor. The surroundings of the chariot were all made of raw cowhide, nailed with mushroom-sized nails, and padded with human hair, and the inner layer of hair was covered with cotton paper, so the Japanese weapons could not hurt it at all. There was also a small command tower on the forehead of the beast on the chariot, and a person stood inside, holding a flag, serving as the eyes and ears of the whole army.

This Thunder Chariot is a land Bi'an, which is actually a movable land fortress. The most powerful part of the chariot is the two chain crossbows on the upper level, which kill people in large numbers.

Seeing the Thunder Chariots of the Yuan army collapsing and rushing, the Japanese army's defensive fortifications are useless. Where the crossbows passed, the corpses were crushed; where the arrows and stones fell, blood rained. The feather arrows of the divine arm bow were eight feet long and shot horizontally. When they encountered people and horses, five, six, seven or eight of them passed through the ground. How could the Japanese army resist the enemy? They all abandoned their armor and weapons, cried out in pain, and fled for their lives.

In a moment, blood flowed into a river, and in an instant, corpses piled up like mountains, and the dead bodies of the Japanese army were scattered all over the mountains.

The Japanese army was defeated.

Li Shifu led 5,000 cavalry to the pass leading to Honshu Island from Shikoku Island before the defeated Japanese army, and broke through the pass when the defenders were not prepared.

Afterwards, the Western Route Army of the Left Army marched from Shikoku Island to Honshu Island...

Soon after, the Western Route Army of the Left Army landed in Hiroshima, and then marched towards Nagato and Suo from behind.

The Western Army and the Eastern Army attacked Nagato and Suo from front and back. How could the key to the Western Gate not be broken?

After a bloody battle, the gate of Honshu Island was completely opened to the Yuan army...

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At the same time,

The Japanese nobles, wealthy families, and gentry in Kyoto, Japan were all terrified when they learned that Suo, Nagato, and Shikoku Island had all been conquered by the Yuan army!

Some people suggested that Emperor Shirakawa should stop resisting and surrender unconditionally to the Yuan Empire to seek leniency.

Some people suggested that the samurai, monks, and reserve forces in the capital and Kanto regions should be transferred to Kyoto to help.

Others secretly discussed that Emperor Shirakawa, Emperor Toba, Fujiwara Shoko, and others who provoked Jiang Hongfei's anger should be captured and presented to Jiang Hongfei and Tamamonomae to quell the war.

At the same time, many Japanese ministers heard that the Yuan army was coming, and they all took their families and property and left Kyoto, or even Japan, by boat to seek refuge.

After all, the Emperor Shirakawa had been in charge of Japan for decades, so he was very skillful.

Before those who wanted to capture the Emperor Shirakawa and hand him over to Jiang Hongfei could do anything, he took the initiative to capture all of them, and then transferred all the samurai, monks and reserve forces in the capital and Kanto regions to the interior of the country, and personally commanded the Japanese army to defend the three passes in the north and to stockpile heavy troops to guard the important roads in the south.

At the same time, the Emperor Shirakawa continued to send people to negotiate peace with Jiang Hongfei.

This time, the Emperor Shirakawa did not mention any conditions. He decided to accept the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" proposed by Jiang Hongfei in its entirety, and at the same time, he no longer mentioned ceding any part of the territory, saying that as long as Jiang Hongfei left Kyoto and Kinki regions to their Japanese royal family and clans to live out their lives, it would be fine.

The Kinki region is located in the central and western part of Honshu, Japan, bordering the Chubu region to the east, the Chugoku region to the west, the Seto Inland Sea, Osaka Bay and the Pacific Ocean to the south, and the Wakasa Bay and the Sea of ​​Japan to the north, just cutting off Japan from north to south.

I ask, how could Jiang Hongfei give such a place to the Japanese royal family and clans?

The key is that as long as the Japanese royal family and clans are not completely eliminated, they are the spiritual leaders of the Japanese, and Japan has the possibility of a comeback.

What's more, the Japanese royal family and clans still have hundreds of thousands of samurai, monks and reserve forces, which seriously endanger the stability of Japan in the Yuan Empire.

The key is the key, the Long March has been completed, and only this last step is left. How could Jiang Hongfei not take this step?

No doubt.

Jiang Hongfei ignored the envoys sent by Japan to seek peace. On the contrary, Jiang Hongfei has begun to consider who will help him govern Japan after the war...

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