After forming a formation in the open space of the dock, the Changxing army slowly advanced towards the main castle of Kagoshima.

Liu Xitian, the commander of the artillery team, got off the boat and came to Zhang Dou, "Big handsome! The artillery asks to break the enemy in the first battle! ”

Zhang Dou looked at Liu Xitian and said, "There is no blade on your cannon, what should I do if the Japanese invaders rush up?" ”

"Handsome! The final general will have absolute certainty of winning the first battle, and he can't win and come to see him! Liu Xitian has a new idea after fighting South Satsuma City, and today is the time to verify his idea, for which he is willing to make a military order.

The artillerymen pushed the guns hard, and the heavy guns pressed the dirt into two deep ruts on the ground.

Liu Xitian stripped off his shirt and used all his strength to push the artillery. As a veteran gunner of the Changxing Army, he was in charge of the entire artillery team.

"Brothers, keep it up! Don't let the brothers in the back look down, our artillery can also fire the cannon against the enemy's head! Push hard! His voice was deep and deep, like a bell striking the heart of every artilleryman.

In the past, they were often ridiculed by foot soldiers, especially spearmen and shieldmen. Saying that they can only hide behind and shoot cannons, and that without their protection is nothing.

Liu Xitian's words made the spirit of the artillery uplifted, yes! Why should the artillery hide in the rear, this time they are in the lead.

All spear and shield men, sword and shield men, and musketeers have to stand aside, and the first formation depends on their artillery.

The shore was ten miles from the city, and the artillerymen had a great time walking through the land with their heavy guns. Every step forward required them to sweat their own sweat, and all the artillerymen who had walked less than two miles stripped off their shirts, revealing their tendons and flesh one by one, and struggling to push the artillery.

They kept pushing the artillery three miles away from the city before stopping, where all the artillery could reach the city.

Shimazu Nakayoko had a headache when he saw the Akito push the artillery under the castle, and this was almost not accurate from the artillery in the castle. It is indeed difficult to hit a target three miles away, and if the Akito artillery is allowed to bombard indiscriminately against his large array, no matter how much ashigaru there is, it will collapse.

Just as he hesitated, Akito's artillery began to fire. First, a cannon fired a cannonball, which was noticeably high, and smashed over the walls and into the houses of the city.

Exclamations came from inside the city, and the houses had already disintegrated the moment they were hit by the shells, turning them into a pile of broken wood.

Shimazu Nakayoko can't wait, the Ming people's artillery can easily hit the city, which means that their range is far above their own castle head, and if they don't fire and wait for the Ming people to debug the artillery, these big barrels will become targets.

"Order a large barrel to shoot, send five thousand feet to drive away the Ming gunners, you can't let them fire easily!" Shimazu Nakayoko gave the order to open fire, and the five huge cylinders at the head of the city also fired a volley at Liu Xitian's artillery position.

Looking at the seriously deflected shell, Liu Xitian pursed his lips. At this level of shelling, in their artillery team is the existence of pushing artillery. You can't let such a gunner operate a gun at all, it's a waste of shells.

"Target the artillery at the head of the city! Break it for me first! Liu Xitian ignored the Japanese ashigaru who was forced up, and his first target was the Japanese artillery on the head of the city.

Although the accuracy of the Japanese artillery is not very good, if it is hit by such a garbage gunner, it is too worthless to die.

As long as they knocked out the artillery of the Japanese people, they could easily shoot at the enemy. Even if he doesn't use a pawn, Liu Xitian is confident that he will blast the Japanese into slag.

After the correction of the first cannon, the second shelling all the artillery was aimed at the head of the city. In the sound of "Fire!" Fifty artillery pieces made their own voices.

The sound of fifty guns was earth-shattering, and even Ashigaru, who was approaching, was frightened by the sound. If it weren't for the elite samurai pressing the formation, they would all want to turn around and run immediately.

The cannonballs came overwhelmingly with a whistling sound, and the attendants who heard the whistling sound knocked Shimazu down at once, and several samurai also stood in front of Shimazu Naka with shields to block the attack of the rubble.

The second round of artillery of the Changxing army hit the city wall accurately, and almost all of them hit the city wall. The entire walls of the city shook in this round of attacks, and for a time the sound of shells at the head of the city was incessant. Bricks, stones, and clods of earth were splashed everywhere, and many of the bosses of the city were to be knocked down.

For a while, there were heavy casualties in the city, "Protect the head of the family!" A group of samurai stared at the cannonballs and rushed to Shimazu in front of him, pulling him up and running down the castle.

Shimazu Nakayoko was also experiencing shelling for the first time, and the scene of the ground shaking and shaking scared him a lot. He had always been pampered, his little face was pale, and his legs were shaking.

At this moment, he has to thank the foot equipment on his body, if it is not for the cover of this armor, the scene of him peeing his pants will be seen by everyone.

A samurai wields a sword and kills two fleeing gunners in succession. He carried the bloody human head and shouted at the remaining gunners: "Fight back with a big barrel, and if you escape, you will be beheaded!"

Before he could finish his sentence, the whole person turned into a pile of minced meat and flew around the city. A cannonball hit him, and the inertia of the cannonball tore him to pieces.

The remaining Japanese gunners were frightened, turned and ran down the city.

No sooner had they left than a shell hit here. The heavy barrel was deformed by the cannonballs and flew into the air, smashing the bricks and stones of the city as it landed.

The two gunners, who had no time to escape, were stoned to death on the spot, and the large barrel rolled down the city again, falling into the moat and picking up a large splash.

When the first round of artillery bombardment by the Changxing army ended, the city was in shambles. The masonry shattered in many places, and the battlements in many places were blown off by shells. Even the gatehouse was smashed to a corner, and the gunners inside ran out in a panic.

Those who stood at the head of the city were even more killed and wounded, and they were directly beaten to pieces by the shells.

Those who were grazed by the shells were also missing arms and legs, lying on the ground and wailing. Many more were injured by the flying masonry, and many were bleeding from their heads.

The five large barrels on the head of the city were destroyed in one round, and they could no longer pose a threat to the Ming artillery.

The ashigaru under the castle all stared at the miserable state of the castle in a daze. Just one round of shelling can have such an effect, and how many more rounds will not be able to collapse the city walls? Can you really hold the city? Every ashigaru muttered in his heart!

The five thousand ashigaru who were pressing towards the Ming people subconsciously stopped, and they also saw the tragic situation at the head of the city. Many people stopped, and only then did they realize how powerful Akito was, and some people's legs kept shaking.

Screams rang out from the ranks, and a tall samurai walked out with a human head in his hand.

"If you don't listen to orders, you won't be able to kill them! There are escapees, kill! Nonsense, those who disturb the morale of the army, kill! "The three killing words make all the ashigaru calm down, they are the lives of cannon fodder. There may still be a way to live when you step forward, and you will definitely die if you retreat.

The ashigaru men were forced by the samurai to rush towards the Akito artillery again, and this time instead of walking slowly, they rushed forward with a shout.

"Swap shots! Let the Wako taste the power of Eternal Island's casting buckshot! Our artillery raised their eyebrows today, so that the guys in the back are optimistic, our artillery can also be bayonets! Liu Xitian ordered loudly, and the gunners nervously cleared their chambers and prepared their medicine packs for firing.