Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

In order to carry out the six-way attack, the Tokugawa Army and the Suo Army chose different attack locations.

Tokugawa Koshin looked at the map and said, "Orai-kun, your Suo army will attack near Aki County, and my Tokugawa army will attack near Nagato County."

After the deployment was completed, Tokugawa Koshin immediately commanded the Tokugawa family army to march towards the attack site, and Dalei Yiwu also quickly marched towards a location near Aki County.

However, the next afternoon, the warrior responsible for delivering the letter came back empty-handed. As the attack location was highly confidential, the letter was not delivered to Dalei Yiwu, but brought misfortune to Dalei Yiwu.

In the distant Nagato County, when they received the letter, it was already the day before the war.

The daimyo of Nagato County decided to take the approach of training to delay the time and take a stroll so as not to offend either side.

Ota Castle

The 1st and 4th Regiments have successfully met in Ota Castle.

Wei Xiaobao has obtained important news from Jiangjin City. Izumo County, Bingo County and Aki County will lead their troops to Jiangjin City after the general attack and launch an uprising on the battlefield. The danger to Iwami County has been resolved.

However, no clear news had been received from Suho County and Nagato County, where the main force of the Tokugawa army's attack was located.

In order to ensure the initiative on the battlefield, Wei Xiaobao carefully analyzed the map and deduced the attack route of the Tokugawa army.

He discovered that if the Tokugawa army chose these two counties, there would be only one route of attack, which was to start from Edo, pass through Nankai Road, then to Sanyo Road, and finally arrive at Suo County.

Nagato County belongs to the Sanyin Road, so if the Tokugawa army wants to take the sea route, they must take a detour through Osumi.

The Tokugawa shogunate currently only had one Edo navy, and it was extremely risky to transport warships through Osumi. In addition, the coastline was long and the sailing ships were slow, so there was no time limit.

As a result, Suho County became the only option for the Tokugawa army.

Based on this analysis, Wei Xiaobao made a decisive decision and ordered the newly formed Iwami Brigade of the Tenchi Army to march towards Suho County.

The border between Iwami County and Suo County is 150 kilometers long, most of which is the Ishigami Mountains, with only the 30-odd kilometers near Aki County being a plain area.

Wei Xiaobao believed that the Tokugawa army would not choose to go through the plains because their goal was to recover the mines. The only road leading to Suo County was winding up along the Shiyu Mountains.

In order to effectively block the Tokugawa army, Wei Xiaobao ordered the engineering companies of the two regiments to quickly rush to the intersection of the highway to lay mines and slow down the marching speed of the Tokugawa army.

He then led two regiments towards Suho County to prepare for the upcoming battle.

The day of the general offensive finally arrived. It was the focus of everyone's attention and was tense and exciting.

When the shadow of the sundial needle accurately pointed to the center of Si time (9∽10 o'clock), the daimyo of the five counties, like conductors with tacit understanding, simultaneously issued the order to attack Iwami County.

At this moment, the daimyo of Izumo, Bingo, Aki and Nagato counties were not just launching a war, they were also demonstrating a persistent pursuit of civilization.

They strictly ordered the soldiers not to harm anyone, not to trample on crops, not to rob houses, not to molest women, not to force purchases and sales... Any soldier who violated these regulations would face severe punishment of beheading. Their goal was not only to win, but also to become a civilized army.

This insistence on discipline and civilization confused the Tokugawa shogunate who were supervising the battle. They might be used to fighting violence with violence and the strong bullying the weak, but they obviously could not understand this kind of war that used civilization and discipline as weapons.

At 10 a.m., the Tokugawa army crossed the border between the two counties in an orderly manner. The mountain road was rugged, but they remained in good order.

The light cavalry in front was responsible for exploring the way, and the infantry battalion behind was arranged into four columns, with four people in each row. The team of 4 people was stretched very long on the mountain road.

They were like a giant dragon, winding and twisting, moving slowly forward.

However, at 11 o'clock in the morning, the front team had already advanced ten kilometers, but the rear team had not yet crossed the boundary line.

Suddenly, there were continuous crackling explosions coming from the front, like thunder, which frightened the horses behind and caused panic among the people.

"What's the situation ahead?" Tokugawa Koshin was shocked and asked anxiously.

"General, we were ambushed by the enemy and suffered heavy casualties." A samurai replied hurriedly.

"Hurry up and bring reinforcements!" Tokugawa Koshin ordered immediately.

"Yes!" The leader took the order and left.

After a while, the leader came back after investigating the situation and reported: "General, all 2,000 people in our vanguard troops were killed, no one was spared." This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking Tokugawa Koshin.

"Why is this happening? How many casualties did the enemy suffer?" Tokugawa Koshin asked anxiously.

"General, the enemy is hiding in the dark and using a new type of explosive weapon that we have never encountered before. Before we figure out the enemy's situation, I think we should suspend the attack and tighten the troops to avoid being harassed by the enemy again." The leader answered truthfully.

It was truly a thrilling battle. The new weapons used by the enemy caught them off guard and caused them heavy losses.

Tokugawa Koshin nodded helplessly. He knew that the emergence of unknown new weapons had made this war no longer a simple contest of force, but a contest of intelligence full of unknowns and variables.

He must proceed with caution to avoid suffering greater losses again.

The Zhoufang Army led by Dalei Yiwu chose a path through the Shiyu Mountains and advanced towards the Aki Plain. On this road, they did not encounter any soldiers of the Iwami Army, and easily occupied a county town called Shifan, as if they had picked up a great bargain!

Speaking of Suo and Iwami counties, they were really a pair of enemies. In history, they fought fiercely for the silver mines and refused to give in to each other.

Now that the Zhoufang army has occupied Shiban, they are retaliating wildly, burning, killing and looting. The entire county has become a living hell, with wailing sounds one after another!

The poor people of Shifan County had no choice but to flee and flock to neighboring counties in order to survive.

When the news reached Ishikawa Taro, he was furious and immediately ordered the Iwami Regiment of the Imperial Guard to attack at full speed, aiming directly at Ishiban Castle, vowing to destroy the Suo Army!

At the same time, the 20,000 troops of Izumo County, led by Jing Benshuan, advanced with great force and were the first to arrive at the city of Jiangjin.

When the war supervisor sent by the Tokugawa shogunate saw this scene, he was so delighted that he praised Jing Benshuan highly, thinking that he was a good leader and a good fighter. He planned to publicize it in front of the general after returning.

At this time, the gates of Jiangjin City were wide open, with no intention of fighting.

The commander-in-chief thought that the Zhoufang army was surrounded on all sides and had no soldiers to defend, and he was feeling proud of his meritorious service in supervising the battle.

Suddenly, Jing Benquan winked at the guards behind him and said coldly: "Kidnap him!"

Before the supervising officer and his ten entourage could react, they were pinned to the ground by the guards like wolves and tigers, and tied up like a string of dumplings.