On the sixth day of October in the thirty-seventh year of the Emperor Ming Dynasty, Chen Zheng.

The guns of the fourth, fifth, and sixth fleets of the Ming Navy were all dismantled and transported to the outside of Kyoto.

At the moment of Chenzheng, Xue Ke, who was at the artillery camp position, dropped the command knife in his hand: "Open the cannon!" ”

In an instant, 2,000 artillery pieces roared at the same time, and thousands of shells roared into the Japanese positions outside Kyoto City, and the Kyoto Castle behind them trembled under such shelling.

Countless gravel and dirt flew into the sky on the Japanese positions covered by indiscriminate artillery fire, and the defending Japanese soldiers were also blown out of the so-called anti-artillery holes under such bombardment, and torn to pieces in the bare air.

The barricades were blown open, the deer barricades were blown apart, and the positions were shattered.

The so-called outer defense line of Kyoto, which has been constructed by Ashikaga Yoshinori for months and has poured all his effort and hope, is as fragile as paper in front of thousands of heavy artillery pieces and tens of thousands of shells.

The shelling continued until a base of shells was exhausted.

"Put in two guards and attack."

Xue Ke didn't delay much longer, and in the first wave of advancement, 20,000 people were thrown out.

20,000 South Burmese who were already proficient in communicating in Chinese, wearing the armor of the Minglian of the unified system, holding the flickering Yanling knife in their hands, shouted the slogan of overwhelming the mountains and seas, and rushed to the Japanese position in Kyoto.

Even though thousands of Japanese generals shouted from the broken positions to organize formations, there were not even thousands of organized crossbowmen.

There is no long-range military strike.

The real fatal thing was that in order to defend against artillery bombardment, the Japanese army dug ravines and anti-artillery holes, and there was no way to build walls and camp lines, and these defensive measures that were useless in the face of thermal weapons were abandoned by Ashikaga Yoshinori.

Therefore, in the face of traditional cold weapon warfare, the Japanese army and the army of the Ming Union handed over in the form of cold weapons at the beginning.

The dizzy and scattered Japanese defense forces that were completely bombed, how could they still have time to organize a strict array to deal with it, the only thing they could do was to draw their knives, howl, and crash into the turbulent waves of the Ming army with a straggler.

Although the short Japanese army was similar in physique to the South Burmese who were also short, the Japanese army was weak in strength, and it was not at all the opponent of the South Burmese who were incorporated into the Ming alliance military system early and fed all day long, especially in the cold weapon combat that attached importance to the coordination of military formations, and the scattered Japanese troops were completely in a situation of being slaughtered.

Such a tragic battle situation made Ashikaga Yoshitochi in the rear close his eyes in pain.

"Your Excellency General, the army of the Ming thief has broken through the first line of defense, and if we don't send reinforcements, the first line of defense will fall."

On the periphery of Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshitsu prepared three lines to increase the depth and slow down the advance of the Ming army, so as to give the rear time to encourage the reinforcements of various parts of Gyeonggi and the daimyo everywhere.

But the importance of the first line of defense is indeed the highest.

Once the first line of defense is occupied by the Ming army, then, the artillery array of the Ming army can be three hundred zhang again, and the muzzle of the gun will be directly aimed at the city of Kyoto behind him!

The so-called Heiankyo is all made of wood.

Even if a single shell falls into it, the city can be completely burned!

"Let Araki-kun hold it! Tell him he has to hold on! Otherwise, seppuku. ”

But no matter how fierce and fierce the scolding in his mouth was, Ashikaga Yoshinori knew that these alone were not enough to make Araki Okawa stick to it, and after jumping and scolding, he still waved his hand.

"Send 20,000 troops to support Araki-kun and stabilize the position."

Ashikaga Yoshimori sent reinforcements here, but Xue Ke was not in a hurry, and when the front army of the assault sent back heralds to report the resistance, Xue Ke decisively issued an order to withdraw the troops.

After more than an hour of fighting, the artillery array can continue to roar!

"Ben Shuai wants to see how many lives can be filled into this line of defense by Ashikaga Yoshimochi guy!"

Shells have no feelings, so they don't care whether they are killed, whether they are people, animals, or flowers and plants.

Before the 20,000 Japanese troops who came up to support them had time to celebrate their defeat of the Ming army and recapture the first line of defense, as soon as it was dark, I looked up and saw in horror countless shells whizzing down.

The sound of bombardment resounded in the sky again.

Under this round of bombing, more Japanese soldiers died.

After another whole base was played, Xue Ke called in more troops.

"Inform the Siamese army that all five guards are thrown in, and the commander will step on that position today, and if he can't do it, don't come back."

The Siamese commander who received the order was also brave: "Return to the marshal, two hours, the last general only needs two hours, either see the great Minglian flag floating on the enemy formation, or see the head of the last general!" ”

The 50,000 Siamese troops launched a near-desperate charge.

The Japanese army defending Kyoto will not retreat, and the Siamese army attacking Kyoto will not retreat!

Both the offensive and defensive sides are playing with their lives, but the defenders are clearly far from enough.

Some wars cannot be won by bravery and fighting spirit alone.

A Japanese soldier who had broken an arm under artillery fire, endured severe pain and held a long knife in his hand, still wanting to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but his knife only left a knife mark on the solid armor, and then he was cut off half of his body by the Siamese soldiers in front of the enemy.

The mantis arm is a car, and it is vulnerable.

At the third moment of the first month, the first line of defense, which Ashikaga Yoshiji had high hopes for, was declared lost!

The Siamese army occupied this position, cheering proudly, and then solemnly planted the bright red banner with the sun, moon, dragon and phoenix as the main pattern.

The great Meiren flag began to flutter, and not far away, there was a trembling Heiankyo and a desperate Ashikaga Yoshimori.

When he saw this flag, Ashikaga Yoshinori knew that this so-called Great Patriotic War was coming to an end.

"Has His Majesty the Emperor left?" In the place of death, Ashikaga Yoshinori sighed, but first asked about Shihito's situation.

Kyoto can be lost, but the emperor must not die.

Otherwise, Japan can really be said to be ruined.

"Your Majesty said that if Kyoto is destroyed, no matter how big Japan is, there will be no place to stand, and Your Majesty is determined to live and die with Kyoto."

At this moment, Ashikaga Yoshitomo's heart was full of mixed tastes.

As the actual ruler of Japan, Ashikaga Yoshinori certainly did not want to die, so he gave the chance to live to Minohito, hoping that Minoru could leave Kyoto, while he stayed in Kyoto and called for more people to fight the war.

But now, Shiren is reluctant to go, and he is also a king with backbone.

"Then transfer my guards to the palace."

Ashikaga Yoshimochi explained in a deep voice: "Protect Your Majesty, once the city is broken, you must take Your Majesty out of Kyoto, which is the last thing we do for Your Majesty." ”

"Let's send my army." The confidant general dissuaded: "Your guards should stay here and protect Your Excellency the General." ”

The corners of Ashikaga Yoshimori's mouth twitched, and the expression on his face didn't know whether to cry or laugh, but he barely squeezed out his voice: "Then send them all, when the Ming army breaks through the city, I think it will be the end of the Battle of Kyoto, and no amount of guards will be able to protect me." ”

At this moment, Ashikaga Yoshinori no longer had illusions about the outcome of the war, and all that remained was sorrow and endless confusion.