amaotonovel Chapter 587 No prisoners, no surrender
Chapter 587 No prisoners, no surrender
Japan is a long and narrow island nation. The distance from the coast to the Yamatai royal city is only seventy or eighty li, which can be reached in half a day if you travel fast.
Ji Jie led over a thousand soldiers ashore and headed towards the Yamatai capital. Along the way, they encountered many refugees who had fled from the capital. From them, they learned that the Dog Slave Kingdom's army had already besieged the capital and could breach it at any moment, destroying Yamatai.
Realizing the urgency of the situation, Ji Jie dared not delay. He sent out scouts to gather information while leading his soldiers on a rapid march to the capital as quickly as possible.
Ji Jie followed the fleeing natives upstream and successfully reached the vicinity of the royal city in just three hours. He then ordered the army to rest and recover their strength, while he followed the scouts to secretly sneak down to the city to observe the enemy's situation.
Upon arriving at the city walls and taking a closer look, it became clear that the walls of Yamatai were no more than three meters high, and the area below was littered with corpses and surrounded by the soldiers of the Dog Slave Kingdom who were attacking the city.
Although the soldiers of the Dog Slave Kingdom had sharp weapons, they were too short. Standing no more than 1.5 meters tall, they were helpless against the 3-meter-high city wall. All they could do was shout at the foot of the city while cutting down trees to make weapons.
The Dog Slave Kingdom sent axes and saw blades from the Han Dynasty, and the walls of Yamatai City were not very high; they could be easily climbed with a ladder or wooden blocks. Therefore, it can be concluded that the attack on the city could be carried out before nightfall.
Ji Jie was enraged and sneered, "Damn you dog slave country! Instead of coming to the gold mine to pay homage to the Han envoy, you come to Yamatai with Han weapons to show off your power. If we don't teach you a lesson today, you'll really think that our Han Dynasty is a virtuous people who have done good deeds for nine generations?"
"How many soldiers does the Dog Slave Kingdom have, and who leads them?"
The number of Dog Slave Kingdom soldiers in front of him was at most seven or eight thousand. Ji Jie couldn't see whether there were any at the other city gates, so he could only ask the scouts.
The scout replied, "As for the current situation, I questioned the captured spy. The leader is Gogu Zhibei himself. Gogu Zhibei is like Cao Cao of the Dog Slave Kingdom. He is extremely arrogant in his daily actions. I also heard from the captured spy that Gogu Zhibei's orders to them were to destroy Yamatai as soon as possible, and then turn back to guard against the Han army. We sold so many weapons to Gogu Zhibei with IOUs. This bastard is planning to renege on his debt."
Ji Jie snorted coldly, "Then we should let him know that the debts of the Great Han are not so easy to renege on. That military flag should be the banner of that dog, Gougu Zhibei. Call the brothers and charge with me, and tell Gougu Zhibei that the might of the Great Han cannot be desecrated."
"Yes..." The scout quickly returned to the army's resting place and called for the army to come.
After assembling, Ji Jie didn't waste any words and said directly, "Brothers, you've been holding back on the ship for so many days, haven't you? We won't accept prisoners or surrenders. Kill as many as you want, vent your anger to the fullest! Charge!"
After speaking, he drew his sword and charged forward first. More than a thousand soldiers spontaneously formed a formation and followed behind Ji Jie, rushing towards the Dog Slave Kingdom's army at top speed.
Although there were only a thousand or so soldiers, their footsteps still shook the earth, instantly attracting the attention of the Yamatai Kingdom's garrison on the city walls and the Gounu Kingdom's army on the opposite side, like beacons in the darkness.
The city walls were now shrouded in gloom. Faced with the predicament of the enemy army approaching the city, Queen Himiko had no choice but to personally rush to the city walls to boost morale and take charge of the overall situation.
However, Yamatai suffered a crushing defeat in this battle, so much so that even the Queen of Yamatai lost confidence and kept cursing from the city wall: "Damn the Han Dynasty, they actually provided such sharp weapons to the dog slave country, they deserve to die."
After so many days of war, they had seized a lot of weapons from the Dog Slave Kingdom's army and learned from the prisoners the source of the weapons. They learned that the Great Han was secretly supporting the Dog Slave Kingdom. The Queen of Yamatai was so angry that she wanted to fly to the Great Han immediately to confront His Majesty the Emperor.
What business is it of you, Han Chinese, that our Japanese are fighting a civil war? What right do you, big-eared thief, have to meddle in our affairs?
The trusted minister Nan Misheng sighed, "Your Majesty, there's no point in talking about this now. Let's think about how to make peace with the Dog Slave Kingdom. I'm willing to go out of the city to see Dog Gu Zhibei. I hope to return safely before dark. If I don't return, Your Majesty should withdraw from the capital as soon as possible and actively contact the Han or Cao Wei for help."
Japan established contact with the Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Guangwu. After receiving investiture from Emperor Guangwu, the two sides never stopped exchanging information. Therefore, Yamatai knew the basic situation of the Han Dynasty even better than Gonu.
Himiya sighed, "This is the only way. Be careful."
Nanmisheng bowed and was about to leave the city when he turned around and saw a large army charging towards him. The moment he saw the army, his body began to tremble uncontrollably. Pointing at the flag, he said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, look! The Han army is coming! I recognize the big character on the flag. That's the Han character of the Great Han Dynasty."
Himiko quickly looked up, trembling with fear, and said, "Damn Han army, not only are they providing weapons to the Dog Slave Kingdom, but now they're even personally fighting for them. Why is that? Is Dog Gu Zhibei the father of the Great Han or something?"
She truly hated it. Originally, their Yamatai Kingdom had an overwhelming advantage over the Dog Slave Kingdom, but because the Han Dynasty provided weapons to the Dog Slave Kingdom, the offensive and defensive situation between the two countries was instantly reversed. Not only that, but even she, the queen, was forced to flee the capital. How could she not hate it?
Nan Misheng, however, reminded him: "No, the Han army's target seems to be the Dog Slave Kingdom's army. The Han army has come to rescue us. I guess it's probably because that idiot Dog Gu Zhibei offended the Great Han, or wasn't respectful enough to the Great Han, and now the Great Han has come to settle accounts with them."
"Is this true?" Himiko was overjoyed. After observing for a moment and confirming that the Han army's target was the Dog Slave Kingdom's army, she was completely relieved and hurriedly said, "Then should we lead our troops out of the city and join forces with the Han army to attack the Dog Slave Kingdom's soldiers from both sides?"
Nan Misheng shook his head and said, "No, the Han army can handle the Gou Nu Kingdom on its own. We don't need to get involved. Besides, the Han army cares about its reputation. If we intervene without permission, it will make them lose face. So what we need to do is not to go out of the city to fight for the Han army, but to wait for the Han army to wipe out the Gou Nu Kingdom's army and then go out of the city to greet them. Remember to kneel and bow, and try to appear as respectful as possible. At the same time, we should hold a banquet in the city to entertain the Han army. We must not anger the Han army like that idiot Gou Gu Zhibei, otherwise we will definitely become the next Gou Gu Zhibei."
Nanmisheng understood the Han Dynasty better than Himiko, and was considered a Han expert. Himiko trusted him completely, so upon hearing this, she nodded and said, "I will listen to you. I will kneel down as long as the Han army can defeat the Dog Slave Kingdom's army."
While Himiko and her minister Nanmi were discussing how to deal with the Han army, the army of the Dog Slave Kingdom outside the city also discovered the Han army and reported it to their commander, Dog Kojihi.
Having won consecutive victories and on the verge of destroying their arch-enemy Yamatai, Goguchibi had become completely arrogant. Upon learning that the Han army was attacking them, he was not afraid but instead angrily shouted, "Damn Han army, I haven't even come looking for you yet and you've already come to our door. If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll really think that my Goguchibi Kingdom is easy to bully. Men, follow me and charge! Let's wipe out this Han army and teach the Han a lesson!"
Dog Gutianchuan was so frightened that he quickly advised, "Uncle, calm down. There must be some misunderstanding here. We can't start a war with the Han."
Faced with his nephew's advice, Gougu Zhibei not only ignored it, but also turned around and slapped him hard across the face. Not satisfied with that, he kicked him in the chest and knocked him down, cursing him with exasperation: "You coward, get out of here! I don't have a nephew as weak as you."
After saying this, he rushed out of the tent, brandishing his ring-pommel sword, and rallied the soldiers to turn around and charge fearlessly toward the Han army.
Ji Jie, who was charging forward, was enraged when he saw the Dog Slave Kingdom's army daring to charge at him. He laughed in anger and said, "Hey, how dare the soldiers of the little Dwarf Kingdom charge at me? Who gave you the courage?"