"Fast forward!" Ikeda Tsuneko took the lead and rushed to the front, and he wanted to surround the inner city in the shortest possible time and prevent the enemies inside the city from escaping, especially the head of the family, Shimazu Yoshihisa.

Stompe... Stompe... Ikeda Ashigaru trotted all the way, not only in a neat queue, but also not a single person was left behind.

In order to facilitate the ship to fight, each family did not have many troops, only two thousand, but naturally they were the elite of each family.

"Open the gates!" Shimazu and his entourage rushed out and rode straight north.

"Damn! Pursue! Chase! Ikeda watched as the gates of the city opened in the distance, apparently a group of high-ranking samurai fleeing.

"Oh!" The ashigaru men shouted and rushed forward.

It's a pity that two legs can't run on four legs, because the main route is by sea, and there are not many horses with the ship, and they are all generals, so there are no cavalry.

"Drive! Drive!! The Shimazu samurai who left the city disappeared as soon as they slipped away, leaving only dust.

"Damn! Surround the city! No one is allowed to run away! Ikeda Hengxing beat his chest and had to lead his army to block the Otemen Gate of the inner city.

Stompe... Stompe... Immediately afterwards, the armies from all walks of life then arrived, and the inner and outer three floors were surrounded by water.

"Young master!" The generals saluted, and Hosokawa Motokatsu also came ashore and personally commanded the siege.

"How?" Hosokawa Motokatsu looked up at the city, looking at the situation, there were not many soldiers defending the city.

"Brother! Our army has besieged the inner city, and according to the confessions of those who have been captured, the defenders of the city are less than five hundred! "Renki Motoyoshi walked over, with a low-ranking samurai in his hand, looking at his blue nose and swollen face, it seems that he has been tortured just now.

"Oh? So small in number? Is it true? Hosokawa Motokatsu was stunned, he didn't expect that the inner city, which was a residential city, would be so lax in guarding.

"It's true, this is the rear after all, and no one thought that we would raid here. This person is the commissioner of Kagoshima Town, and he just pried it out of his mouth. As he spoke, Hitogi threw the man forward, and with a pop, the samurai fell to the ground, his leg bones broken.

"Say!" Hosokawa Motokatsu looked down at him, shouted sharply, and stepped forward to pull his head up and reply.

"It's... Be... Fast... Kill quickly... Bar... No... The torture is under..."The samurai had several teeth knocked out, and he spoke intermittently, and it seemed that he couldn't stand this kind of torture.

Hosokawa Motokatsu got the answer he wanted, waved his hand, and motioned left and right to pull him down and cut him down.

"Young master! Young Lord! A dozen samurai have just escaped from the city! Under incompetence, failed to catch them! Ikeda came from the front, steaming all over, apparently from a strenuous exertion.

"Oh? Is there Shimazu Yoshihisa in it? When Hosokawa Motokatsu heard this, he immediately approached, and it was not beautiful if this big fish ran away.

"It's... I don't know, they didn't make a banner, but they must all be some important high-ranking samurai. Ikeda shook his head, for although they had high speed at sea, they lacked cavalry on land.

"Let's go! Take the inner city first! As long as you break through the city, you will know who has fled! Hosokawa Motokatsu waved his hand and led everyone to the front of the inner city.

Looking up at the inner castle in front of you, it was a standard flat castle, but because it was close to Kagoshima Bay, several ditches were dug to bring in seawater as a moat.

In front of Otemon is a stone bridge that crosses the moat and leads to the outdoors. As for the Shoju Gate, it belongs to the Water Gate, and a small boat is docked all the year round to escape to the open sea, but now the sea is full of Hosokawa sailors, so the road is impassable.

"Moat?" Hosokawa Motokatsu's face was cautious, this was the first time he had presided over a big battle in the true sense, so he naturally wanted to win and capture this place perfectly.

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates sent someone to test it, the depth of the moat is suitable, and the river is at the end of the waist, and the big ship cannot sail in." Katakura Keixuna said respectfully and began to fulfill his obligations as a military advisor.

"Since the navy cannot support, the only way to attack is by land. Who wants to be the first to start? Hosokawa Motokatsu looked left and right, all of them were relatives, foreign daimyos, and noble status. Even so, he still behaved calmly and was not stunned.

"Leave it to me! See if I don't blow it up! "Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is very arrogant, as the righteous brother of Hosokawa Nobumoto, he also watched Yuansheng grow up, so he was naturally the first to support it.

"Hehe... Miyoshi is so courageous, but this first formation is still left to the next. As a relative, he should be the first to fight. Hosokawa Haruyuki also took the initiative to ask for it, it was his own nephew.

"Young master! Two adults! The so-called killing chickens with a knife, please allow the next first attack. It is the duty of the subordinate to serve as a pilot in the subordinate. Ito Yubei saluted respectfully, and his subordinate reserve was Echizen Shoji, which took the place of Masaharu Kamikoda, who had died in battle.

"Okay, then there's Lord Lloydon." Hosokawa Motokatsu nodded, handpicked Ito Yu's soldiers, and decided to use his family's soldiers to win the first battle.

This time, the foreign ministers of each vassal were basically all foreign ministers, but only the Echizen reserve of Ito Yu's soldiers, plus the naval army, the invincible team, and the 3,000 iron cannons, were the help of the family.

"Yes! Under the command! "Ito Yubing is very excited, as long as he takes the inner city, then this first effort will not be able to run, and the old reward will not be able to run.

The others didn't object anymore, after all, they are all big names with heads and faces now, so naturally they can't compete with the people below for credit.

"Michishun Igasaki! Cover Echizen Prepared! Hosokawa Motokatsu ordered one after another, this siege cannot blindly rely on only one army, it should be a coordinated operation of far and near arms.

"Yes! Under the command! "After Igazaki Michishun received the order, he also went down to prepare.

"Echizen Preparation! Lined up! Get ready for the siege! "Ito Yubei came to the front of his army and began to come to the front of the formation as a group.

I saw that the Hosokawa army battle formation exuded a solemn atmosphere, with a row of bamboo shields in front, two rows of ashigaru carrying large wooden planks next to it, two rows of iron cannons ashigaru in the back, and then Echizen Beishigaru of the main attack.

"Cheer up! Don't be afraid! Reinforcements are coming soon! "Hisashi Kayama, who was guarding the Otemon Gate, was a retainer of the Shimazu family, and he was a retainer of the Shimazu family.

"Oh!" The ashigaru who can defend the main castle of Shimazu are naturally elite diehards, with 100 ashigaru holding iron cannons and 100 ashigaru holding spears, guarding the outermost defense line, that is, the castle defense of Sannomaru.

"My lord, the vanguard army is ready." Katakura Keixuna checked again and confirmed that it was correct.

"Well, offense." Hosokawa Motokatsu nodded slightly, although he tried his best to maintain restraint, but his face still inevitably showed an excited look.

"Attack!" Katakura shouted at the herald on the side.

Whining... The horn of the attack is blown! I want to talk about "Mortals Through the Law of Survival" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~