Volume 4 Chapter 168 The duel between the iron cannons
Sometimes people's ambitions can't be contained, and Otomo Zonglin was originally a relatively peaceful prince, because his strength did not allow him to make some unrealistic dreams.
However, since he had the iron cannon, his whole person has changed, he is no longer honest, he has become ambitious, especially after taking Kumamoto and Saga one after another, he has a feeling of swallowing the world.
Of course, this is just an illusion, in this world, there are more people who are more powerful than him, but he has not met it yet.
Ryuzoji Takanobu was originally a little more powerful than him, but because he had the help of iron cannons, so, in Saga Castle, the Ryuzoji clan was knocked by him and defeated.
However, at this time, Longzao Temple Longxin also has an iron cannon in his hand, although the number is not much, it is also a standard iron cannon made by the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, and the power is the same.
At the beginning, Ryuzoji Takanobu also wanted to deter Otomo Sorin, so that this kid would give up the idea of attacking Nagasaki.
However, at this time, Otomo Zonglin is already a little floating, or he doesn't know who he is, what if the Ryuzosi clan has an iron cannon, Wang Zhike said, there are a hundred iron cannons in people's hands, and he has two hundred in his hand, and, whether it is the strength of the troops or the strength of his generals, his Otomo clan is much stronger than the Ryuzoji clan, I'm afraid of a fart, rush up and do it.
He directly led the army to the outside of Nagasaki Castle, and then as if attacking Saga Castle, he gathered two hundred artillery pieces together and placed them outside the west gate of Nagasaki Castle, preparing to make a barrage attack to suppress the defenders on the city wall, and then directly attacked the city wall.
This time, he even saved the time to make siege equipment, because Saga was only more than a hundred miles away from Nagasaki, and he directly pulled all the siege equipment from Saga to Nagasaki.
He wanted to create a miracle and take Nagasaki City, which had nearly 20,000 garrisons, in a day or even half a day, and completely established his name as the "God of War in Kyushu", but unfortunately, the reality played a big joke on him.
The artillery array on his side had just been set up, and before he could start loading the shells, a huge cannon roar sounded on the city wall, and the Ryuzoji clan had already pulled all the 100 iron cannons up to the eastern city wall, and from the very beginning, Ryuzoji Takanobu gave the order to fire with all his might, aiming at the Otomo clan's artillery array, and bombarding it vigorously.
This round of artillery bombardment really stunned Otomo Zonglin, a hundred shells were smashed down, at least dozens of artillery mounts were smashed and scattered, and many foot soldiers responsible for controlling the artillery on the side were also smashed to death, and the artillery array under his command was simply smashed to pieces.
Fortunately, this iron cannon is not made of wood, as long as it does not hit the barrel of the cannon, the iron cannon will not be scrapped.
Otomo Zonglin was stunned for a moment, and then roared angrily: "Hurry up, load ammunition, and blast me back." ”
He really knew a lot about the performance of the iron cannon at this time, this loading ammunition takes time, and the more skilled he is, the faster the loading speed, he thinks that the Ryuzoji clan has just bought the artillery not long ago, and the speed of loading ammunition must not be comparable to that of his subordinates.
Indeed, the remaining more than 100 artillery pieces on his side were loaded with ammunition, and there was still no movement on the city wall, and with his roar, a burst of artillery roar sounded, and more than 100 shells suddenly rained down on the city wall.
At this time, his infantry also controlled a considerable number of iron cannons, although they fired more than a hundred cannons in a hurry, and not many of them missed, most of them smashed on the city wall.
It's a pity that he ignored one point, that is, it is impossible for people to stand there stupidly and eat cannonballs, there are more places on the city wall that can be hidden, let alone people, even if it is an iron cannon and a gun carriage, he has not bombarded one.
Just as he kept urging his men to quickly reload their ammunition, a huge cannon roar sounded on the city wall again, and hundreds of shells smashed into the artillery array of the Great Friendly Army.
At this time, dozens of artillery mounts were destroyed, and although there were not many foot soldiers who were stoned to death, most of the foot soldiers in the artillery array were already full of horror, and they were even trembling when they loaded their ammunition.
Otomo Sorin finally realized that he ordered people to fight against the Ryuzoji clan under the city walls like this because he was mentally ill!
The iron cannon can't bombard obviously, what should I do, and order Tachibana Michiyuki and Takahashi Shaoyun to directly lead the army to charge?
He looked at the dense barrels of guns on Nagasaki Castle, and finally gave up on the stupid idea.
Under normal circumstances, there is a good chance that 40,000 people would not be able to take a city garrisoned by 20,000 people, and at this time, due to the failure of the iron cannon bombardment, the morale of his men has already been affected, and if he charges at this time, he will definitely suffer heavy losses.
He was a little floating, but he wasn't stupid, he knew he would suffer a loss and still fight, he wasn't so stupid.
He only gave a slight sigh of relief, and then howled unwillingly: "Withdraw, hurry up, let the artillery array be withdrawn first." ”
The offensive and defensive battle of Nagasaki Castle ended so hastily, Otomo Sorin, and Ryuzoji Takanobu didn't expect it.
However, they all realized that iron cannons had become the key factor in determining the outcome of the war, and the battle with and without iron cannons was simply a world of difference, as evidenced by the battle between the Ryuzoji clan and the Otomo clan.
On the other hand, the Otomo clan attacked Saga Castle with only 30,000 horses, and by the time they attacked Nagasaki Castle, it had expanded to 40,000 horses, and as a result, Saga Castle was easily taken by the Otomo clan, and Nagasaki Castle was easily held by the Ryuzoji clan.
As for the reason, it is very simple, it is because the Ryuzoji clan suddenly bought a hundred iron cannons.
Otomo Zonglin was a little confused after eating this loss, the Ryuzoji clan already had an iron cannon, and Nagasaki City couldn't take it at all, what should I do?
He found Wang Zhi again and asked about countermeasures, after all, the Ming Dynasty has been fighting with iron cannons for more than a hundred years, and people must have encountered this situation.
Wang Zhi, this guy is more sinister, that's more fucked, he actually instigated Otomo Zonglin to attack the Shimazu clan!
The Ryuzoji clan has an iron cannon, it doesn't matter, the Shimazu clan doesn't, isn't it over attacking the Shimazu clan.
If you want to say what to do on the side of the Ryuzoji clan, it's very simple, when you take the Shimazu clan and your subordinates are strong, buy more iron cannons, and then directly lead the army to surround Nagasaki City and give him a siege on all sides, can the Ryuzoji clan resist it?
His suggestion is really quite fucked, in fact, if you want to defeat the Ryuzosi clan, it doesn't matter if the Ryuzosi clan has iron cannons, because whether it is the number of iron cannons or the number of men under him, the Otomo clan has an absolute advantage, and Otomo Zonglin can use the numerical advantage to attack in an all-out way, and disperse his forces to attack all the territories of the Ryuzosi clan.
At that time, the Ryuzoji clan will be uncomfortable, because they only have so many troops, if they go to rescue other places, what will Nagasaki Castle do, if they don't rescue other places, then the other territories will be occupied, and there will be only one Nagasaki Castle left, and he will not be finished as well.
Of course, he won't teach Otomo Sorin, he just wants Otomo Sorin to attack the Shimazu clan and plunge the entire Kyushu Island into a big war!