Chapter 220: Defeat of the Rebels in Settsu (4)

Ibaraki Castle in Settsu Province was surrounded by tens of thousands of Hosokawa coalition troops with three inner and outer three floors, and Nakagawa Kiyohide stood on the city wall, although he knew that this day would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon, and Ikeda Castle didn't hold it for a day.

"Listen to the people inside! The traitor Tomomasa Ikeda has been corrected! As a retainer of the Ikeda family, Nakagawa Kiyohide not only rescued his own lord, but also supported his own army, and was actually a traitor among traitors! If you follow this kind of person, you will only be stinking for 10,000 years and will be spurned by future generations! Open the door and surrender! "As soon as the Hosokawa coalition came up, they first carried out a psychological offensive.

"Phew! Gutsless rats! There's a kind of attack.,Long-winded like a girl.,Don't listen to their nonsense.,Do your part.。 "Nakagawa Qingxiu is brave, but this mouth kung fu can't be on the table.

"How? Can there be an internal response in the city? Hosokawa Nobuyoto asked Sanada Masayuki who came back, it turned out that during this period of war of words, he asked Sanada Masayuki to try to contact the samurai in the city, after all, there were nearly 2,000 defenders in the city, and the price of a strong attack was not small.

"No, the Ibaraki clan fought in Shirai Kawara, and all the family members have died, and the retainers of the former Ibaraki clan have also been wiped out by Nakagawa Kiyohide. Now the samurai in the city are all pulled up by Nakagawa Kiyohide, and they are all a group of diehards. Sanada Masayuki shook his head, the task of rebellion could not be accomplished.

"It looks like there's only a strong attack." Hosokawa Nobumoto looked at Ibaraki Castle in the distance and thought about how to attack it.

It is a large castle with a range of 220 meters from east to west and 330 meters from north to south. It is adjacent to the Ibaraki River on the west side and the Anwei River on the east side, forming a long and narrow circular water belt that envelops the castle.

The city is only accessible to the outside by a pontoon bridge on the west side, and the gate is heavy, and the defense system on the city wall is readily available, which is really easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If it weren't for the death of the castle lord Ibaraki Shige, the Ibaraki family would have perished, and Nakagawa Kiyohide would not have easily taken this fortified castle.

"Attack!"

Knock knock! The Hosokawa coalition army marched to the sound of war drums and launched an attack on Ibaraki Castle.

"Shoot!" Zhezhi Kiyohiro led the iron artillery team to shoot across the river and suppressed the city head as usual.

Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! Two thousand iron cannons fired in unison, causing stone chips to splash on the city wall, and the assault team of the Hosokawa coalition army was on standby. Because the city is surrounded by rivers, if you want to climb the city to attack, you need to cross the river first and then climb the city.

Therefore, Hosokawa Nobumoto gave up the storming of the city, and instead focused on blasting the city gates, and broke into the city head-on.

"Blasting a group! Above! With a wave of his hand, a demolition team of demolition teams with roasting explosives in their arms stepped onto the pontoon bridge and rushed to the city gate.

"Shoot!"

Bang bang bang! The iron cannons on the head of the city were fired, and there were three hundred iron gunners in the garrison.

"Poof! Burst! Belch! "Blasting a group of dense iron cannons, killed on the pontoon.

"Damn! Demolition Group 2! Above! Tsuda slapped his thigh hard and ordered a demolition team to rush over.

"Shoot! Shoot! Destroy them! Nakagawa Kiyohide mobilized the iron artillery team and shot the demolition team running over again.

Bang bang bang! Burst! Burst! The two groups of blasting are all destroyed.

"Lord, this can't work, why don't you order the Yamato people to attack the river?" Honda Masanobu also felt that it was very tricky, the fortified city and iron artillery were very incomprehensible, if it was not for the time short, the best way was to besiege the city.

"No, the casualties will be too great, and the wealthy family will not agree. Order Shigehide Suzuki, lift me up the new big tube, and cooperate with the army to attack the city head-on! "Hosokawa Nobumoto decided to suppress the firepower, after all, the loss of blasting the city gate is far less than the loss of the storm.

"Lift the big tube! Come with me! "Shigehide Suzuki commanded 200 people, carrying a large cylinder, to the bridgehead, and bombarded at close range.

The so-called large barrel is actually a modified large iron cannon, with an increased caliber and ammunition, and naturally increased its power.

"Shoot!"

duang! duang! The power of the large barrel is not covered, and it suppresses the iron cannon at the head of the city.

"Rattan players! Cover! "Akechi Mitsuhide sent a team of rattan players, guarded the three demolition groups tightly behind the rattan cards, and slowly leaned towards the city gate.

"Shoot! Shoot! Don't let them come close! Although the firepower of the Hosokawa Iron Artillery Team was too fierce, Nakagawa Kiyohide kept urging the Iron Artillery to counterattack.

Bang! Bang bang! The defenders, who were obsessed with the order, only symbolically raised their guns and fired a perfunctory shot, not even aiming.

"Bastard! Aim and hit again! Aim..."

Boom! There was a loud bang, and the earth shook.

"City! Shing mun! Nakagawa Qingxiu was shocked into a cold sweat, and quickly looked over, the city gate was bombed and trapped in a big nest, but it was still standing firmly.

"It's okay... It's okay..."Nakagawa Kiyohide let out a sigh, but he also knew that the city gate could not withstand the second blast.

"Damn! Group 4! Advance! "The demolition team of the four gradually approached the city gate, escorted by the rattan players.

Crunch, suddenly the gates of the city opened, and seven or eight samurai rushed out.

"Kill!" The enemy samurai wielded a sword and slashed the demolition team and rattan players who were close to the city gate, and then returned to the castle again.

"Ashigaru stepped forward! Suppress the city gates! Hosokawa Fujitaka commanded Ashigaru to rush to the city gate to avoid repeating the mistake he had just made.

"Bow foot light! Archery! Nakagawa Kiyohide commanded Ashigaru to shoot and shoot Ashigaru at the city gate.

"Blast five groups! Hurry up! Ay! Come with me! Seeing that the situation was urgent, Tsuda quickly led the team to rush up, and a minute late would bring huge casualties to the ashigaru under the castle.

"Archery! Keep shooting! Get up for me! Aim for their Demoman! Shoot me! Shoot! Otherwise, we'll all be done! Nakagawa Kiyohide snatched an iron cannon fiercely, braved the dense fire of the Hosokawa iron cannon, and personally shot and sniped.

"Oh!" Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!

Seeing the courage of the main general, the defenders once again rekindled their fighting spirit and returned to the battle.

biu! biu! Burst!

The projectile whistled and flew past Tsuda Tsuda's ears, and even with the rattan guards, it still couldn't stop the dense artillery fire, and the members of the demolition team fell one after another.

"Drink!" Tsuda screamed, rushed out of the crowd with baking explosives, jumped left and right, ran in a Z-shaped trajectory, dodged lead bullets one by one, and rushed straight to the city gate.

Bang! A gunshot rang out, and Tsuda fell in response.

"My lord! My lord! Belch! Yes! The members of the demolition team 5 in the back rushed over, only to be knocked to the ground by the dense gunfire.

"Tsuda-sama! Damn it! Shoot! Shoot! Hit me hard! Suppress enemy fire! Zhezhi Kiyohiro also raised his beloved iron cannon, and with a bang, he shot a defender in the head on the spot.

Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! Hosokawa's numerical superiority and fast attack speed were reflected, and the defenders who dared to take the lead were killed one after another.

"Ahem! Cough! Tsuda on the ground moved, he was hit in the left shoulder by an iron cannon, looked up at the city gate, and the arrows rained down, gritted his teeth, got up, and rushed under the city gate.

The roast was placed on the large hollow that had just been blown up, and the fuse was lit.

Poof... The flame burned rapidly along the fuse.

"The explosives pack is settled! Back off! Hurry back! "Tsuda is corrected on the left and right ashigaru frames, and he runs wildly behind.

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