On the second day, the scouts reported that the main forces of the Shimazu family did not seem to go in the same direction but spread out into many teams, suspecting that the soldiers were going to Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga to save the field. The specifics are not yet clear.

The tie decided to ignore this and concentrate on solving the problem at hand.

Anyway, all parties have been informed that the Einsatzgruppen is cautious, and there is no radio station and cannot be remotely commanded these days, so it is useless to worry.

After a day of testing, under the cover of shooting, the two banners once attacked under Hitoyoshi Castle and almost broke through the outer pill, but in the end the white-knuckle hand-to-hand combat was blocked back.

During the battle, about 1,000 defenders appeared, of which about 50% were armored samurai, and the number of iron cannons was 300. Then, according to the usual practice, it is estimated that the total combat strength in the city should be between two thousand and three thousand.

Several generals claimed to have seen Yoshihiro Shimazu appear at the head of the castle to command. The physiognomy of the body, the volume of the voice, the shape of the armor, and the flag and horse prints all match, and he is the fierce man who is called "Mozhi Litian in the world" by the people of Kyushu, and he feels that he will not be a shadow warrior when he looks at the aura.

This aroused a certain amount of interest from the hi hand show.

It doesn't matter what the other side is for what purpose or for what reason, it suddenly changes the combat plan. Now it is enough to know that the most famous guy among the four Shimazu brothers is already the turtle in the urn!

Whether you live or die, if you take this house, you can shake the entire island of Kyushu.

So the lord of the Hete Inner Mansion ordered the servant to build a civil engineering platform, more than a thousand steps away, and watched the battle situation with a telescope, wondering what the "ghost stone Manzi" was capable of.

After a day of observation, I found that it was really extraordinary.

It must be known that in the 16th century, the military technology in Fuso was still not very developed, and "Miscellaneous Soldier Story" had not yet come out, and most people were not aware of the importance of formation and troop coordination. Many inexperienced generals were influenced by literary works such as "The Tale of the Heike Family" and "The Tale of the Taihei", and only knew how to admire personal bravery, and as a result, the scene of a brainless long live charge on the battlefield was a scene.

Daimyo such as Kai Takeda, Echigo Uesugi, and Omi Asai who are famous for their combat prowess are only the upper commanders who have a certain sense of strategy and tactics, and the soldiers at the bottom are still mainly pigs advancing by leaps and bounds, and their courage is commendable and their discipline is insufficient.

What is more embarrassing is that due to the lack of equipment technology and organization, the side that pays attention to military law and the orderly formation may not necessarily be able to defeat the side that charges regardless of the 37210000 years. This kind of example was not uncommon in the Warring States period! It should be said that it is "the limitations of the times", or that "history always spirals upwards and develops".

The feudal samurai who were advancing by leaps and bounds were gradually eliminated with the development and promotion of firearms and the gradual professionalization of the army.

Yoshihiro Shimazu has always been a brave and vicious image, and he thought it was also a "traditional samurai" style, but the troops under his command behaved very disciplined.

Outside, the guns rang out in unison, making a deafening sound of shaking the mountain, and the thick projectiles hit the rubble of the stone wall, smashing out large and small holes, shaking and falling slag, but the defenders in the city were very restrained, and they all hid behind the fortifications and did not move, as if there was no one behind the wall at all.

But when the elite soldiers of the attacking side tried to take advantage of the cover to approach, there were suddenly numerous figures behind the wall, shooting at a distance of thirty to fifty, leaning on the obstacles.

Finally, someone rushed to the front and set up a ladder to get to the city, and immediately the defenders with cold weapons appeared at the battlements like a trick, brandishing spears and broadswords to resist the invaders. The one in front was hacked to death and shot to death, and without saying a word, someone immediately followed up to replenish it, keeping no gaps.

There were also those who tried to bury explosives under the corners, and were sniped at close range by archers who poked their heads out. Condescending and only separated by a distance of about ten paces, the disadvantage of the thick and heavy arrows of Fuso has become an advantage, and the ability to penetrate the armor is extremely strong.

Taking advantage of this time, the archers outside the city will of course also volley fire, but the defenders will move quickly, and after a blow, whether they hit or not, they will immediately hide behind the wall and hide, preventing any unnecessary adventure.

After a long battle to no avail, the besieging soldiers retreated when they were hindered, and continued to bombard with large-caliber guns, at which time the soldiers in Renji City quickly retracted to avoid appearing in the field of vision.

In the process, people outside constantly flirted and provoked with insults and insults, and greeted the female family members of the defenders with foul language in various postures. Generally speaking, even if the people inside are not provoked, they should at least be able to scold each other. But today, the attacker's voice was all stoned into the sea, and there was no reaction at all.

Obviously, people have sufficient morale and strong will, so there is no need to waste saliva and physical strength with you here.

"Awesome, awesome!" Pingshou put down the binoculars and said with emotion: "Quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit, such an order is forbidden, and the courage of the soldiers no longer needs to be maintained with slogans and shouts." My family's flag does not have to be a farmer, and it is gathered for training all year round, and not every reserve team can reach this level. ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka shook his head and said: "But there are twenty or thirty thousand banners under the command of Lord Neifu, and there are only one or two thousand soldiers under the command of Shimazu Hyogo (Yoshihiro), who are considered to be well-trained, how can they be equal!" ”

Tieshou Fan Xiu smiled noncommittally, and said: "It seems that it will be very difficult to attack this Renji City head-on!" Fortunately, the opponent's troops are insufficient, and there will always be a chance to wear them down. Let's try to dig tunnels or destroy granary wells tomorrow. Otherwise, the water will attack...... Forget about this, the water surface of the Kuma River is much lower than the terrain, and the current speed is rapid, which is completely unsuitable. ”

The ministers hurriedly bowed down to express their orders.

After several years of campaigning, the army of the draw has accumulated more and more siege experience. In general, there is no convenient way to take advantage of it, only to engage in more projects, use more equipment, and give full play to the numerical advantage to slowly wear down the combat power of the defenders.

It's the same at the moment.

On the second and third days, Hirate Tsunohide witnessed his troops using various methods to manipulate the walls, and then the guns continued to provide suppression and support.

Although there was no substantial breakthrough after two days of excitement, it felt like it had a role, at least it made the defenders tired and unable to wait for work.

At night, two small-scale sneak attacks were arranged, and they did not expect to be hit in one hit, but purely to consume the enemy's mental and physical strength. Of course, there are also various vigilances on the periphery.

After roughly arranging the division of labor, it was already the time when the moon and stars were scarce, and Hisho looked up at the night sky in early summer and fell asleep peacefully.

Now that you have been instructed in the safest way, there is no need to worry too much. Of course, there will be the possibility of mistakes caused by the lack of ability under the command, but if the loss is considered in advance and several insurance mechanisms are preset, the risk can still be minimized.

At best, the efficiency is a little lower, anyway, the cost is enough, don't worry.

You can't force yourself to be a prince and marquis who has died with all his might.

Just sleep peacefully.

Unexpectedly, in the early hours of the morning, when the genius was about to be bright, Pingshou Fan Xiu was woken up by the retainers who were close to him, and then opened his eyes and found that the people around him all had serious expressions.

"Shimazu Hyogo (Yoshihiro) in Hitoyoshi Castle suddenly killed out of the city just now, and our side was a little flustered because of the lack of vigilance, and now the various teams are probably urgently assembling, hoping to block the enemy as soon as possible!"

Captain Suzuki Hidemoto recounted with a little trepidation.

After a while, Hattori Hideyasu, Tarao Mitsuhiko, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Honda Masanobu and others rushed to report what they knew.

"Yoshihiro Shimazu, this guy wants to play Lone Decapitation?" Pingshou Fan Xiu was suddenly startled, then looked at the white sky, and immediately shook his head and denied: "The 60,000 coalition troops are here, the counterattack of that little person in the city is nothing, what is really worth noting is the possibility of internal and external cooperation!" It is not necessary to deliberately concentrate on containment, so as not to overlook more important places. ”

Mitsuhiko Dorao said that he had maintained the scout rotation overnight, and had not found any traces of large-scale enemy activity for the time being, and would be more vigilant in the future.

Pingshou Fan Xiu nodded, and his mood quickly settled down after a little excitement.

I can't sleep anymore, although I'm still a little full.

He simply asked the guards to go to the front line to understand the situation, and then put on their armor and came to the tent.

It's a pity that it's gray, standing on a high platform with a telescope, and still can't see anything clearly.

It took about a quarter of an hour or two before someone returned.

It is said that the armies, without receiving orders, maintained their original garrison positions in accordance with the advance order, and did not act privately. So the formation was not chaotic at all. Although Shimazu Yoshihiro is scurrying around, he is still far from the main camp, and there is no possibility of creating a miracle.

At present, Matsukura Shigenobu and Yamauchi Kazutoyo have suffered a little blow, and they are slightly flustered, but the impact is not great.

Hearing this, he only felt that "everything was under control" and thought that it was very good. Continue to give orders for everyone to "hold their positions firmly and not need to fight".

Now the situation is inconvenient, and the enemy is allowed to run rampant for a moment.

It is estimated that it will be more than half an hour before the sky is fully bright, and at that time, it will be easy to encircle and suppress Shimazu Yoshihiro, who dares to take the initiative to break away from the city.

And yet—

After another quarter or two of hours, another returning guard came and reported: Probably because Matsukura Shigenobu and Yamauchi Kazutoyo did not pursue, Shimazu Yoshihiro had slipped to another direction and attacked the troops of Nanjo Motosu and Isshiki Yoshiki, and the momentum was getting stronger and stronger.

Before he could react to this, another person came in an instant, and it turned out to be a retainer of Wakasa Takeda Motoaki, who claimed that "he was guarding a position close to the perimeter, but he was suddenly attacked, and I don't know what was going on."

Pingshou Honxiu frowned puzzled, recited the above names, recalled the layout diagram arranged before, and suddenly became clear - Shimazu Yoshihiro went straight along the southeast direction and broke through!

It is not to engage in "decapitation" tactics, nor is it to "cooperate with the outside".

This doesn't make sense, all the main forces of the Shimazu family in front of him were evacuated, and this guy just stayed alone, is it just to delay for three days and then break through?

What the hell is going on on the other side?

In any case, it is too embarrassing for 60,000 people to be surrounded by 2,000 people and successfully break through, and we must do our best to stop it!

Although it was delayed a little, the tie Fan Xiu immediately shook his spirits and gave orders to start encirclement and suppression.