The roar of the barrel did not destroy the enemy's morale as some optimists had expected.

I think it may be because the people of Saga are familiar with iron cannons and are used to seeing all kinds of firearms.

But the shelling still played a physical role, and it was enough.

The city where the earth bridge is guarded by the heavy soldiers is well fed and well-equipped, but after all, it is a small stone, the scale is not large, there are only two layers inside and outside, there is no dangerous terrain worth mentioning around, and the foundation and wall are mostly civil structures, and there are few stones.

This time, Hiratite Xiuyi did not charge into battle, but changed to become an artillery commander, leading a large barrel reserve to deploy large killing weapons in a pre-set high platform, and continued to bombard for more than half an hour at a distance of less than 300 rooms (about 540 meters).

The craftsmen and soldiers who were in battle for the first time were busy and sweating, and the two large cylinders were fired a total of twenty-nine times.

Sixteen of them hit the gate in front of them, while the rest were either too horizontal or too high into the city, and two of them landed in the ditch under the castle.

This was enough to smash the bamboo, wood and mud gates into pieces.

When the smoke cleared, there was a gap of six or seven feet wide in the middle of the wall that was only eleven and a half rooms (about 21 meters) wide, and the broken earth debris fell into the trench, which was not deep, and played a certain role in filling it.

Bai Xiang Jiajia, Honda Masashige and others did not know the arrangement of Tieshou Tsuei, and they were all eager to try it when they saw this, they thought that the city wall had been destroyed, and the current situation was enough to storm it. Although there were a lot of iron cannons, they were easy to deal with without the cover of fortifications, and the stormtroopers only needed to withstand one round of effective attacks, which was enough to fight in hand-to-hand combat.

The generals obviously had some ideas when they watched the "close Xi people" all get promoted and raised.

Unfortunately, the military assistant Konishi Yukicho, who came to supervise and give orders, categorically stopped it, and emphasized: "According to the lord's wishes, first of all, such an artillery bombardment needs two more rounds, and secondly, the main attack will be led by the Saga people led by Okakishi, and Banner is responsible for shooting to assist in covering." ”

The meaning is conveyed in place, and since it is the meaning of the sovereign, the generals do not dare to have any complaints.

It's just that President Konishi's attitude is quite arrogant and ruthless, and it's very annoying.

Not to mention the close to Xi and the generals, there is a little inexplicable subtle estrangement psychologically......

The soldiers couldn't help but feel that the new "military assistant assistant" had a hateful face, and they missed the well-spoken Kawada chief. Even the three good generals Iwacheng Friendship also seem to be much more accommodating.

Then, the large squadron under the temporary command of Hirate Hideyi carried out the necessary clean-up and maintenance work, and continued to enter the battle.

After a few more shots, Okamishi finally arrived, saying that the five families that were "collaborators" and "suspected collaborators" had been controlled, and more than 100 stubborn and unrepentant pawns had been killed, and the main responsible persons were arrested and escorted to Nakamura Kazushi for centralized trial.

There are less than 2,000 people left, united in sincerity, with the same goal, wholeheartedly to crusade against the "scum" among the Zaga people, to draw a line with the past, and to be ready to take on the task of the main attack at any time.

At this point, Tsuchihashi Morishige in the city finally sent someone to come out with a white flag to discuss the conditions of surrender.

But the tone was still not completely soft: "The contemptible person raised troops against the Lord of the Tie Punishment Department, which is really a great rebellion, and I am willing to apologize for my crimes." However, the injustice in the process of land seizure is also the truth, please allow me to appeal before I die to find out the truth! ”

The letter was handed down layer by layer and came to the hands of the general general. Pingshou Fan Xiu swept his eyes twice, and was slightly surprised: "I remember checking before, Tsuchihashi Shouzhong's real peasant soldiers in this person's territory are only about 1,000 people, and today there are 2,800 people, regardless of the old and young, most of the men have been mobilized!" ”

Horio Yoshiharu heard this and hurriedly went to look through the information, and Honda Masanobu replied without thinking: "What the lord said is very true! There were more than 600 people in the city who were gathered by other small forces, and the Tsuchihashi clan was mobilized more than twice the normal military service. ”

"Rare, rare." Hisho praised sincerely: "In this case, the morale of the defenders can still be maintained, and Tsuchihashi Morishige is indeed a brave general." If he had died today, he would have been buried. ”

Obviously, there was no intention between words to allow this person to live.

Horio Yoshiharu's face tightened, thinking that he couldn't let Shimoma Yoriyo, Suginobo take the calculation, and Hatakeyama Takamasa heard this. The three nobles all came to intercede, and none of the adults of the Tieshou Criminal Department explicitly refused......

Honda Masanobu was calm and natural, while Hattori Hideyasu, who was standing on the side, didn't care about this at all.

Perhaps it is not known that in the process of Kiyi's land seizure, there were really some favoritism, fraud, and extortion. However, some frenzied people dared to kill and destroy the corpses, which raised the seriousness of the matter by several notches.

In order to maintain the prestige of the regime, what does it matter to have the truth?

Tsuchihashi Shou respects this person, which is really out of place.

As for the front line, according to the order of Hirate Tsunohide, the bombardment of the two large barrels lasted from the afternoon to the evening, and more than eighty shells were consumed in three rounds. On average, the interval between attacks is about five minutes, which is enough to keep the miscellaneous soldiers in charge of cleaning and cooling busy.

The earth bridge guarded the heavy Dasu Fen, there were originally only two floors inside and outside, and now the outer wall on the east side has been smashed open with a two-zhang wide opening, and the mood of the soldiers defending the city can be imagined.

But they deserved to be called the fierce and fearless Zaga party, and they did not waver in begging for mercy, but after figuring out the shooting rules of the big tube, they resolutely launched an unexpected counter-charge.

Honda Masashige, who was in charge of guarding the front of the "artillery position", did not know whether he was too relaxed or what was going on, but he was caught off guard, and hundreds of soldiers were in a mess.

The large cylinder can only be accurate within 300 steps, and it is not far from the enemy's city wall, and it is almost rushed by the assault team of thirty or fifty people of the Tsuchihashi family.

Fortunately, the temporary commander of the "artillery" was the well-known Tieshou Xiuyi, and several cronies and retainers such as Keer Caizang also happened to be at the scene. He immediately led the Lang Party to rush forward with a sword, killing several people in an instant, and slashing the most conspicuous general in the enemy's armor face to face, which stabilized the situation.

Otherwise, the consequences may be unimaginable......

Saga knew a lot about firearms technology, and even though he didn't know how to make large cylinders, he certainly knew how to destroy them and turn them into scrap metal.

In addition, the soldiers who can skillfully operate these two weapons of mass destruction are also very valuable, including the miscellaneous soldiers who clean the ashes and water and cool them, all of which are skilled jobs.

"Ghost Boy Keiji" and "Bamboo Stick Caizang" are both fierce men who are ten with one, and the other few people who follow him are also extraordinary, and six or seven people are still not losing against the thirty or fifty miscellaneous party.

Even though the soldiers of the big squad are all lightly armed and not suitable for white blades, seeing that their top boss is so brave, they can still pick up short guns and coercion to follow.

I don't have the courage to go upstream, and I always hold my thighs and hit soy sauce.

After a short time, the reserves of Bai Xiang Jiajia, Kato Kyoaki and others on both sides reacted, quickly moved closer to the center for reinforcements, and jointly pounced on the counteroffensive troops of the Tsuchihashi clan.

The so-called one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion.

went out of the city to counterattack, intending to destroy the big tube. The mission failed, it was already frustrating, and the situation was flanked and suffered heavy casualties, and the situation gradually exceeded the psychological threshold of people.

The veterans who often go out to fight as mercenaries may be fine, but the temporarily conscripted civilians have been able to hold on to the name of the Kii people until now, and they can't demand too much.

Occasionally, people began to throw away their heavy weapons and flee into the city.

Gradually, it got out of control.

Experienced people know that people who show their backs on the battlefield tend to die faster.

The generals of the Pingshou Army, taking advantage of the high morale of the soldiers, counterattacked and crossed the outer wall of the "Great Su Block" in one fell swoop, attacked the city, destroyed the withered and decayed, and killed hundreds, sweeping away the enemy as far as the eye could see.

Keiji, who was supposed to be in charge of the big team, rushed to the front, pretending to kill and forgetting his duty.

Originally, the Tsuchihashi Shouzhong arranged the guards in four strongholds, which were horns for each other.

With the city of "Dasu Yan" as the core, there is a small pillbox on the north, west and south sides, and the east side is defended by simple fortifications and 300 iron artillery.

Now the Tie Army, with the advantage of the big tube, directly crushed the position where the defenders were most concentrated, and victory was in sight.

The battle just now probably took place in the so-called "Ninomaru", which is equipped with granaries, yakura, wells, and longhouses. In addition to the stumps and severed arms all over the ground, there were many blood-stained armor and iron cannons, which showed that a large number of enemy elite living forces had been eliminated.

Looking further back, there is only one half-stone and half-wood two-story building that can be defended by Tsuchihashi Morishige with a length of 10 rooms (about 18 meters) and a width of 6 rooms (about 11 meters), so let's call it "Honmaru".

Among them, there were still defenders who used the narrow holes to attack outward, and they resisted stubbornly.

It's just a bits and pieces.

After all, they did not receive a formal order to attack, and as the sky was getting dark, the soldiers accepted it when they saw it and gradually withdrew.

Before he had time to rejoice, Konishi Yukicho stood up with an unkind expression, first saying that Honda was careless about the enemy, and then questioning Hite's departure from his post.

The two accusations are so plausible that they are impossible to refute.

It is not a big deal to say that "violating the general's order to launch an attack without permission" is not a big deal, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can control the development of the situation during the handover of the white blades.

Fortunately, everyone did not tear down the last of the enemy's fortresses in one fell swoop. Otherwise...... If you kill Tsuchihashi Shouzhong in the midst of the chaos, it is difficult to explain, and even if you catch it, it will be a troublesome matter.

It was confirmed again that the next Qiben reserves were only auxiliary attacks, and it was mainly Okamishi Masa's group to charge into battle, and Governor Konishi was willing to let people rest.

On the surface, the explanation is to give these "progressives" who have a firm stance a chance to perform.

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On the other hand, when the battle was raging, Hirate Honhide suddenly received an urgent report from Kinai, saying that there had been a new change in the Minami Omi chaos......