Chapter 574: The Bowl-shaped City Under Bombardment
Boom! Boom! The cannon roared, and the huge lead bullet whistled and flew towards the bowl-shaped city, and the city was splashed with wood and stones, and the screams continued.
"Fire! Hahaha! Let them cower in the city, and let them taste the power of the Franco's cannon! Hosokawa Nobumoto looked at the bowl-shaped castle covered in artillery fire and exclaimed.
He specially ordered people to go to Mito Port in Tokiro Province, unloaded four cannons from an ironclad ship, and with the help of the Satake family and the Yuki family, safely transported them from Shimono Province and erected them directly on this mountain mountain.
Cheshan is just a small hill next to the bowl castle, and it has no military value at all, so it has never been taken seriously.
However, since the Hosokawa army surrounded Hagata Castle, its fate changed. When Hosokawa Nobumoto climbed the mountain, he found that it was only 1,600 meters away from the bowl castle, and the effective range of the Franc cannon had reached a maximum of 2,000 yards, about 1,830 meters.
The Franc cannon is also known as the collapse of the country, its weight is thousands of pounds, it is inconvenient to travel far, and the shells are also very troublesome to carry. Therefore, Hosokawa Nobumoto is generally used for coastal strikes, after all, ships are easy to carry and can also store ammunition.
But this bowl-shaped city is indeed too difficult to overcome, its front of the big gate only a five-person wide Zhengxi Bridge can pass, its widest part of the river is more than 2.5 kilometers, not to mention any iron cannons, bows and arrows long-range strikes, even the Franco cannon can't reach.
The north hand gate can be attacked, but it is halfway up the mountainside, and the mountain road down the mountainside is comparable to the hairpin bend of Akinayama, not to mention the attack, just walking up is tired enough, and from time to time there is a falling rock, which is really a hard bone.
Hosokawa Nobumoto was naturally unwilling to withdraw his troops like this, in that case, he would be laughed at by others, and this is why the Franc machine bombarded the bowl-shaped city.
Boom! Boom! A few more cannon shots, and huge buckshot whistled towards the bowl-shaped city. The advantage of setting up artillery on this mountain is that it can penetrate the city, forming an all-round coverage strike range, so that the enemy has nowhere to hide!
Click! Another house was hit, and a big hole was broken in the roof, and it was estimated that it was smashed inside.
Click! "Uhh The shell landed on the ground and bounced a few times, and the flesh and blood were blurry everywhere it passed.
"Hahaha! Again! Again! Boom! Dare to yell at me! Rumble! "Hosokawa Nobumoto bombarded the bowl castle as if he didn't want money.
A rain of bullets and a loud bang, not only the people in the city were desperate, but the Ueno Xinzhen clan who was watching the battle next to them was also pounding in their hearts.
"Lord, there is a great chaos in the city, do you want to attack the city?" Honda Masanobu saw that it was almost over, and the city had been bombarded by artillery and was crying for his father and mother, and the defenders had no intention of fighting at all, and just wanted to find a safe place to get in.
It's terrible, they've never seen this before, could it be that the gods are angry?
"No, you don't! Keep banging! I'd like to see how long he can last! "Hosokawa Nobugen doesn't plan to attack now, just play a big one, and bomb him in the dark! Just let those newly descended wealthy families take a look and shock their hearts.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! As if to confirm Hosokawa's anger, each shelling can cause a large number of casualties or destruction.
"Wow! Mother, I'm afraid! Five-year-old Tokokumaru shivered with fright and hid in his mother's arms, the only child of the Hojo clan.
"Don't be afraid... Unafraid... There's a mother, there's a mother. Fujita Hime comforted softly, she was the main lady of the Hojo clan.
Boom! Thundered! Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the entire castle tower shook.
"Ahh Fujita Hime closed her eyes in fright, hugged Tokoku Maru tightly, and protected her in her arms, surrounded by scattered rubble.
"Daifuku Gozen! Daifuku Gozen! Are you alright? With a bang, the door opened, and a maid nervously ran in to check on her mother and son.
"Ah Fang, what happened just now? Isn't it an earthquake? Fujita-hime's voice was trembling, and it was terrible just now.
"No, it's not, it's the castle tower that was hit by a cannon." Ah Fang was also outside just now, lying on the ground in fright, not daring to move.
"What! Can you hit this far! Fujita-hime's eyes widened in horror, Honmaru is next to Arakawa, and it is the farthest place from the carmountain. It's not even safe here, and Fujita really can't think of where to hide people.
"Newspaper... Lord! The castle tower was hit just now! "In Ninomaru, the Hojo clan is still here to pacify the city soldiers, but I don't think my hometown has been shot.
"Madame! Is Dongkoku Maru okay! "The Hojo clan is most worried about his wife and children right now, but he has seen the power of this cannonball, and he really dies when he touches it.
"The lord has no worries, and the young lord and the great fortune are safe and sound."
"That's good, that's good." The Hojo clan is a lot relieved, it doesn't matter if he is injured or not, the key is that his wife and children can't be fine, Dongguo Maru is his only blood.
"My lord, be careful! Shelling! "The samurai quickly pounced on the Hojo clan.
Click! "Uhhh Thundered! "Wow!" This blow hits Ninomaru!
"Phew! Bah! The Hojo clan spat out the dust in his mouth, stood up and turned his head to look. It was miserable, some fell to the ground and rolled, some trembled and looked for their broken arms on the ground, and the intestines and internal organs were all messed up, and they didn't know which one belonged to whom.
"Watch out for shelling!" Boom boom! Shells fell into the city one after another, like a catastrophe, and there were panicked people everywhere, but no one knew where to flee.
"Hey... Send someone to... He said that I was willing to exchange my life for the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city. "The Hojo clan knows that there is no point in holding on to it, just this cannon... can disintegrate everything.
"My lord! Lord! The retainers fell to their knees, not knowing what to say.
"Go ahead... Go earlier, reduce casualties earlier. The Hojo clan waved weakly, turned and walked towards the castle tower, in this last moment, he still wanted to spend more time with his family.
"What? Hojo clan state, please surrender? "Hosokawa Nobumoto was still on the rise, when he heard that a beggar envoy had been sent from the city.
"Yes, my lord, the Hojo clan is willing to commit suicide by seppuku in exchange for the lives of the soldiers and civilians of the city." Honda Masanobu said respectfully.
"Hmph, it's this kind of trick again! Go, tell him that I don't want him to die, as long as he goes and does something for me! After that, his stay has nothing to do with me! "Hosokawa Nobumoto didn't want to leave behind any more touching stories that had been sung through the ages, and that story only needed to be left alone.
"Yes! Your Majesty understands! "Honda is well aware of this, and as an envoy of the Hosokawa family, he went into the city to convey Hosokawa Nobumoto's instructions. Still struggling with the latest chapter you can't find? Amway One or search for Hot/Degree/Net/Article "Remember to remove "/"Otherwise you won't be able to search", here is a young lady to help you find books and accompany you to chat!