Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! Sawdust flew on Tada Castle, and Hosokawa iron cannons were like a crusher, flattening the wooden walls bit by bit.

Tada Castle was the residence of Tada Shigekuni, and the branch castles in front of it were uprooted by the Hosokawa army, and small wealthy families like them simply did not have the money to build a magnificent castle tower and stone castle walls. Even the city where he lives is a simple house and a wooden gate.

"Shoot! Hit me hard! Hosokawa Nobumoto looked at Tada Castle in front of him and said that it was a city that had lifted him, and since he had broken through the Ten Fortified Castles, he had no longer looked down on this kind of castle.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Countless projectiles flew past the ears, and from time to time someone fell to the ground with a painful wail.

Tada Shigekuni hid behind a wooden wall, listening to the sound of crackling in his ears, and his heart was about to break.

"How... How so... Didn't you say that you had an offensive and defensive alliance? Why are there no reinforcements? Tada Shigekuni shrunk his neck and kept wailing, no one dared to come to his rescue, no one dared to fight a field battle with Hosokawa Iron Cannon, he could only be trapped here and wait for death.

"Hasn't anyone come to his rescue yet?" Hosokawa Nobumoto looked at the sky, and it was already sunset.

"Hehe... Lord, your iron artillery team is simply too sharp, and your subordinates have miscalculated their own power, so it seems that ... It is impossible for an enemy to come to the field. Kuroda Takataka was full of guilt on his face, and his strategy of encircling and sending reinforcements did not play out.

"It's not your fault, you're far away in Harima, and you've only heard the rumors of the family's iron cannon defeating Takeda Akabi, and you must think that the rumors have a lot of water, which is a bit exaggerated, right?" Hosokawa Nobumoto didn't blame him, no one could have imagined in this era the shocking scene of three thousand iron cannons firing at once.

"It's... It's a mistake on the part of his subordinates..."Kuroda Takataka did discount and discount this rumor, and now it seems that it should be doubled.

"Hahaha! It's really rare to hear the word mistake from your mouth, hahaha! Sorry, sorry, this rumor is true. "Hosokawa Nobugen is a little carried away, he likes to see these people with great wisdom eat deflated, he used to love to see Honda Masanobu, and now there is another Kuroda Takataka.

"My lord, since my family has such a sharp weapon, there is no need to waste time here, let's quell the rebellion with lightning speed." Takataka Kuroda quickly adjusted, according to what kind of situation, what kind of strategy to implement.

"Well, good! Send the order to go down, conquer Tada Castle, and occupy the entire territory of Kawabe-gun! Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded approvingly and gave the order for a general attack.

"Oh!" The Hosokawa army roared in unison and rushed towards the already crumbling Tada Castle, and the defenders of the city looked at the army like a tide in amazement, and they were all stunned by the iron cannon blow they had just suffered.

Not only them, but even Tada Shigekuni was stunned, and he was still squatting there holding his head and muttering to himself, until... Voices of killing are heard getting closer, and... A glittering sword that greeted him...

Soon, the iron hooves of the Hosokawa army trampled all over Kawabe-gun and Arima-gun, and the Tada family and Arima family perished, and the Settsu country returned to the hands of the Hosokawa clan again.

As the New Year approached, the Hosokawa army returned to the garrison and waited for the next year to fight again.

"Hmm..."In Dinghai City, Hosokawa Nobumoto was thinking about how to deal with the big and small wealthy families in the territory. The rebellion of the wealthy clan of Settsu Province has taught him one thing, that is, he should never expect all the wealthy clans to be of the same mind as him, they are just grass on the wall that only cares about immediate interests. I only need to grasp a few big wealthy families or big names, and then let them manage the wealthy families below, and share them one by one. Otherwise, as soon as such a brainless little wealthy family rebels, he will have to spend a lot of time to conquer himself? Not only is it costly, it is labor-intensive, but it is also wasteful.

"Hmm... One country, one city... No way! Now is not the time, only if you really master the world, you can do it. Hosokawa Nobugen thought of the Tokugawa shogunate in later generations, and shook his head to deny this idea, after all, he was far from reaching the strength to control the world.

"Let's divide the system, and we'll talk about the rest later." Hosokawa Nobumoto pinched his brows, it is safer to abide by the old rules, after all, this is recognized by everyone, and unauthorized innovation may cause a backlash.

New year! In the second year of Tensho (1574), Devon City celebrated the New Year with joy.

Hosokawa Nobumoto widely sent invitation stickers, inviting all the daimyo and wealthy families to come to participate, and it is understandable that Niko Motohisa and Mimura Motoqin could not participate because of the war, but the people from the northern and southern Oda families did not come, so it was a little deserted.

But Hosokawa Nobugen doesn't care, I don't know who will live and who will die next year, I heard that there have been frequent frictions between the North and South Oda recently, and there have been repeated armed conflicts, and he is afraid that he will come and maybe use a knife to cut people on the spot.

"See the lord (Lord-sama)! Happy New Year to the lord (Lord Yakata)! Everyone saluted together to congratulate the New Year.

"Everyone, please rise up, and I wish you all a Happy New Year!" Hosokawa Nobumoto calmly lifted himself and glanced around.

The left column is his Hosokawa family's ministers and retainers, headed by Hosokawa Shinyuki, sitting in order.

In the right column are visiting daimyos, including Matsunaga Hide, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Mibuchi Fujiei, Hosokawa Motoken, Tsutsui Junkei, Niwa Nagahide, Ikeda Tsuneko, and other people who were formerly affiliated with the Oda lineage, but there is no Tokugawa Ieyasu.

This year, there has been no change in the skills of the Hosokawa family, and the general leader Shi Gao is still 800,000 stones, but the people around him have changed significantly.

Ikeda Hengxing took Ishiyama Honganji Temple, and the total number of kokus reached 120,000 koku; Hosokawa Shinyuki reinstated Awa Guardian, with a total of 180,000 stones; The wealthy clans of Sanuki Province are ostensibly independent, but in fact they are all vassals of the Hosokawa family, with a total of 120,000 koku.

Hosokawa Fujitaka obtained 90,000 stone from the two counties of Amada and Helu in Tanba Province, plus the old leader of Tango Kingdom, with a total of 200,000 stones; Mibuchi Fujiei received 86,000 koku from Taki County and Funai County in Tanba Province, plus the two counties of Setzu Island and Shimasa in the former domain, with a total of 166,000 koku; Hosokawa Motoken received 90,000 koku from the two counties of Settsu Arima and Kawabe, plus the two counties of Settsu Noshi and Toshima, with a total of 132,000 koku.

In just one year, these people who followed Hosokawa Nobumoto have all benefited, which made the hearts of other people who were still hesitant itch, especially Niwa Nagahide.

"Well, everyone, thank you for coming, I have prepared a delicious meal for you today! Eat and drink well, everyone! Cheers! Hosokawa Nobumoto held up a goblet containing Western wine. For this style of work, none of the people below dared to object, and they raised their glasses one after another to celebrate the victory and celebrate the New Year!