"Some time ago, I stayed on that day for two days, and I didn't expect to come back today and still come to destroy this castle tower, it's really unpredictable!" Zheng Zhilong pointed to the free-standing five-tiered five-tier castle tower and said.

"Amakusa Shiro burned down the bridge, and Shimahara Castle Honmaru has completely become a lonely city, not only can't we get out, but it has also become very difficult for us to get in." Tadahisa Ijiin said.

"I have a way to break this pill." Wang Ying looked at the castle tower of Shimabara Castle in detail and said.

"What can General Wang do to break through this city?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"With artillery bombardment, Shimahara's army was suppressed by our army in Honmaru, Honmaru is small, and it will work wonders with artillery." Wang Yingshen said.

"But our army's artillery can't bypass the city wall of Honmaru and blast into the city......" Zheng Zhilong had just said half of his words, and a flash of inspiration, "General Wang's intention is to build a fort to bombard Honmaru." ”

"Yes. I suggest that you can send a few heavy guns from the warship to bombard the castle tower, and it will definitely be able to destroy the castle tower easily. Wang Yingshen suggested.

"According to General Wang's words, he ordered the prisoners in the city to build forts immediately, and if anyone dared to slack off, he would be killed." Zheng Zhilong ordered.

After defeating Ninomaru in Shimabara, Zheng Zhilong obtained more than 30,000 prisoners, most of whom were civilians from Shimabara Castle. The reason why Zheng Zhilong didn't slaughter these captives immediately was that he considered that there might be other uses, but he didn't expect to use them so quickly.

In a few days, Zheng Zhilong built dozens of simple forts of different sizes around the periphery of the main pill. Looking at these forts, Amakusa Shiro knew that the end of the Shimabara army was coming.

Without waiting for the heavy artillery to be erected, Zheng Zhilong couldn't wait to order the bombardment of the main pill. The area of the Honmaru was small, but more than 50,000 people were squeezed in, and Zheng Zhilong's artillery turned into a killing machine at this time, ravaging the Honmaru frantically. Zheng Zhilong's artillery bombarded intermittently for two days, but it killed and wounded thousands of people, and now the entire Honmaru can be seen everywhere with stumps and broken arms, wailing all over the ground. The morale of the defenders of Honmaru was also bombarded by the artillery to the extreme, and there was no one to clean up the stumps and severed arms.

By noon on the third day, several heavy guns had been erected.

"Bombard the castle tower, I'm going to blow it down." Zheng Zhilong pointed to the castle tower and said.

The castle tower is like a symbol of Shimabara Castle, and it is only by destroying it that the morale of the Shimabara defenders can be completely destroyed. The castle tower of Shimabara Castle is mainly made of wood, which makes it possible to completely destroy the castle tower with heavy artillery.

"Another order was given to the whole army, and when the castle tower collapsed, it was the time when our army attacked Honmaru." Zheng Zhilong then ordered.

"No."

The castle tower of Shimabara Castle was bombarded by several heavy artillery guns, and sure enough, it only lasted for more than half an hour before collapsing. At the moment when the castle tower fell, the army launched a final assault on Shimabara Castle.

Although the Shimabara Rebels are not the strongest team in Kyushu, they are the most determined team in Kyushu. Some of the leaders of the Shimabara rebels had already been determined to die, and they knew that they might fail from the time they participated in the Shimabara Uprising, and even killed their wives and daughters with their own hands to prevent their families from being humiliated in the future.

This made the Battle of Shimabara the deadliest battle of the Satsuma Domain since independence. In the Battle of Shimabara, more than 10,000 people were killed and wounded before and after the Satsuma Domain.

The capture of Shimahara also means that Yan Siqi finally completely occupied Kyushu.

In mid-March, Yan Siqi simultaneously asked Zhu Youxiao and the emperor to be crowned king of Kyushu.

When Tokugawa Iemitsu saw this table, he was almost so angry that he vomited blood. And when Zhu Youxiao saw this table, he agreed without hesitation.

"How is Wang Sai'er now?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Wang Sai'er's plan is very successful, Dongying's Emperor Taishang has been completely controlled by Wang Sai'er, but Emperor Masahito Taishang does not have any real power, and he can't do anything without the consent of the shogunate." Wang Liqian said.

"Is there a way to send Masahito and Wang Sai'er's mother and son to Kyushu?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"After Yan Siqi's uprising in Kyushu, the shogunate strengthened its control over the local area, but the ministers had dozens of people in Edo, so they should be able to do it." Wang Liqian thought for a while and said.

"If you are not completely sure, you must not take risks, this will expose Wang Sai'er, this matter is better to wait and see what happens, and wait for the right opportunity." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No."

"And who is the messenger of the king of Kyushu? Tomorrow I will prepare to receive the envoy of the King of Kyushu. Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Zheng Zhihu." Wang Liqian said.

"Yan Siqi has no children, Zheng Zhilong is his son-in-law, in their group, which enjoys high prestige, it seems that after Yan Siqi, the king of Kyushu must be Zheng Zhilong, and it is not bad to meet the Zheng family." Zhu Youxiao said.

"How is Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Chenggong?" After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he suddenly asked.

"Studying in Fujian, I just won the show this year." Wang Liqian replied.

……

On the second day, Zhu Youxiao met with Zheng Zhihu and Xu Xinsu in the Qianqing Palace.

"When are you going to ship this batch of artillery back to Kyushu?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The main reason for the minister's visit this time is for this batch of artillery, and the minister plans to start transporting this batch of artillery next month." Zheng Zhihu said.

"The sooner the better, I heard that the shogunate is building a large number of warships in preparation for an attack on Kyushu, so you should be prepared." Zhu Youxiao reminded.

"The minister understands that what the king of Kyushu lacks most now is money, and Kyushu now not only has to help the victims, but also has to prepare for war with the shogunate, so he can't take care of the shogunate for the time being." Zheng Zhihu said.

"I can lend you money." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"We have borrowed nearly eight million taels of silver dollars, how can we be embarrassed to ask Your Majesty to borrow money? What's more, if you borrow too much, you won't be able to repay it in the short term. There is another reason why the minister came this time, just to raise funds. Zheng Zhilong said.

"How are you going to raise money?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Your Majesty, please allow us to open a green building in the empire." Zheng Zhilong pleaded.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Xu Xinsu, and Xu Xinsu hurriedly said: "This matter has nothing to do with the villain. ”

"I can allow you to open a green house in the empire, but in what capacity are you going to open this green house?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The king of Kyushu naturally can't come forward, and the prince is ready to ask Xu Xin to take care of it." Zheng Zhihu replied.

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said, "I have two points to explain: first, the women in the Qinglou must have Dongying's household registration; Second, you must act according to the law, and you should not think of anything special. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! The minister will definitely do what His Majesty asks. Zheng Zhilong said.

"The villain must also be strictly restrained." Xu Xinsu also gave a salute.