On March 15, 1580, Hosokawa Sentomaru led the Hosokawa army from Himeji Castle and attacked Bichu, with a total strength of more than 50,000 people!

When Mori Terumoto learned of this, he strictly ordered all parts of Beizhong to wait for help, and began to urgently mobilize in the territory.

From south to north, branch cities such as Koyama Castle, Nanshan Castle, and Fuchuan Castle were like papier-mâché in front of Hosokawa's army, and they were broken one after another.

The morale of the Hosokawa army was magnificent, and they took advantage of the situation to surround the important town of Takamatsu Castle, and the defender of Takamatsu Castle, Muneji Shimizu, through extreme mobilization and reinforcements from the Kobayakawa family, the defenders reached 5,000 people, relying on the advantage of the marshland to carry out the battle of the ridge castle.

Takamatsu Castle here is often called Bichu Takamatsu Castle to distinguish it from Sanuki Takamatsu Castle. The form of the city belongs to the ladder Guo type flat city, and the city defense mode of earthen foundation and stone wall is adopted.

This model of city building is very common, and it is a relatively old traditional craft. However, the soil around Bichu Takamatsu Castle is low and muddy, forming a natural marshland hori.

Hori, in fact, is a trench, Hori was originally a waterless empty hori, people dig Hori, the purpose is to let the enemy fall in, directly the enemy to death is the most effective way to kill the enemy, so there are also bamboo guns at the bottom of the hori, can play a role in killing and injuring the faller.

At the same time, Hori can also be used as an entrance and exit as a last resort, which is the most important facility for the mountain castle that lacks water. Later, Mizubori also appeared as another kind of defensive facility, which was created based on the concept of "isolating the enemy".

Since Mizubori is "bottomless", it can give the enemy a psychological blow. At the same time, the water in the trench can also be used for replenishment, transportation, firefighting, etc. In general, there are two types of hori: vertical and yokohori. Erection of the castle is generally used on the steep side of the mountain castle, where several long ditches are dug in which the defenders can roll down the mountain.

"Attack!" Senimaru gave the order, and the Hosokawa army launched an attack on Takamatsu Castle in Bichu.

"Archery! Archery! "Shimizu Sozhi commanded loudly, he is the elder brother of Shimizu Soji. Although Zongzhi is the eldest son, he is a concubine, so the younger brother Zongzhi inherited the position of head of the family.

Whoosh! The arrows flew and swooped down on the Hosokawa army under the castle.

"Raise your shield! Defend! Kashikawa Motozen ordered loudly, and as a first move, he tentatively launched an attack.

"Oh!" The Hanchuan team gathered together in groups of three or five, and lifted the small round shields in their hands to form small turtle shells one by one, blocking most of the arrows.

Knock knock... The sound of arrows nailing into a round shield. Poof, "Uhhh "Occasionally, I also shot a few unlucky guys.

"Onward! Besiege! "Dodging the rain of arrows, I was ready to run to the root of the city, and then began to climb the city and attack.

Poof... Poof... As a result, as soon as the Hosokawa army entered the swamp hori, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and they couldn't take a step at all, so they could only move forward with difficulty.

"T! Damn it! "Hankawa Motolin is even more unlucky, he is wearing heavy armor, and as soon as he enters the ground hori, he directly ends half of his body.

"Quick! Pull me up! Seeing that it was difficult to walk here, Hankawa Yuanlin quickly turned around and prepared to come out of the swamp.

"Hahaha! They're trapped, quick! Archery! Archery! Shoot them all! Qing Shui Zongzhi waved his hand excitedly, and the arrow immediately flew into the air.

Whoosh... Whoosh... Poof! "Uhh The Hankawa team, which was stuck in the quagmire, completely became a live target, and even the Hankawa Yuanlin didn't have time to escape, and was shot as a hedgehog on the spot.

"Damn! Order them to evacuate! "Smart Pill held a monocular, and he saw it really clearly, and it was the first time since he left the division that he had lost his troops like this.

"Retreat! Fall back! "The Hosokawa army received the order to retreat like a tidal wave, and the tentative siege was declared a failure.

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"Hmm... Let's discuss it, how should this Bizhong Takamatsu City be fought? "During the day, the siege of the city was fruitless, and Senchomaru summoned the generals for a military discussion.

"I didn't expect this Takamatsu City to have such a natural danger, but it's a pity that we don't have iron cannons or cannons, otherwise it should be much easier." Kasai Jiaqing frowned, he was usually used to using iron cannons to go smoothly, but suddenly he didn't, as if he had returned to the Stone Age, which really made people feel helpless.

"Humph! Without iron cannons and cannons, there would be no war! When my father first started, there were no more than 1,000 soldiers and no more than 100 horses, and he was still able to create the name of a peerless general in the Eastern Kingdom! Can't there be so many of us who can't take a small Takamatsu Castle! Smart Pill reprimanded dissatisfiedly, and now he seems to have become a more qualified superior.

"Yes! Your Majesty lost his words, please punish the young master! Kasai Jiaqing hurriedly knelt down and admitted his mistake, and his back couldn't help but get soaked.

"Humph! If you're a first-time offender, you'll be spared this time! If you make such negative remarks next time, watch your head! "After the events of the destruction of Takeda and the expulsion of Hojo, the prestige of Senchomaru has been strengthened day by day, and all the retainers have basically recognized his position as the future head of the family.

"The young master is happy and angry, and Lord Xiangxi is also unintentional. However, this Takamatsu Castle is indeed a bit special, and it seems that it should be summed up well. Sanada Masayuki helped Kasai Yoshikiyo at the right time, and the latter looked at it gratefully.

"Well, forget it, let's move on to this topic. In addition to the siege, the siege is nothing more than siege, fire attack, water attack, earth attack, tunnel, plague, raid, and spies to open the city. The siege took too long, so let's not consider it for the time being. Senchomaru waved his hand and turned to look at the topographic map in front of him. This is a topographic map simulated with a sand table, and its undulating layout perfectly shows the topography around Takamatsu Castle.

"Young master, it's better to use water attack." Takataka Kuroda looked at it for a while and began to express his opinion.

"Oh? Kuroda Commander, what kind of water attack method? As soon as Senchomaru heard that there was a way, he hurriedly asked.

"This... Whether it can be achieved or not still needs to be investigated on site. Your Majesty wants to go to the surrounding area early tomorrow morning to explore the terrain and measure the water level. This is because Takamatsu Castle is low-lying from the sand table alone, and there are rivers flowing through the surrounding area. Kuroda Takataka gestured back and forth with his hand to the sand table.

"Also, Takamatsu Castle is surrounded by mountains and hills, like a pot, and Takamatsu Castle is the bottom of this pot, and if it is used properly, it may be able to bring in water. As for how to achieve it, you still need to go to the site to see it. "What Kuroda Takataka said is just an assumption, and there are too many feasibility factors in it, and it is all empty talk without going to the field in person.

"Good! Then early tomorrow morning, we will go to the site to inspect it and see if it can be realized. Senimaru nodded, and sure enough, as his father said, he will always come up with a solution, and if he can't think of it himself, he will listen to other people's opinions. Once the opinions are summarized, they will naturally come up with a solution. 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!