In order to see more clearly, I adjusted the position of the temporary shogunate, which is actually the command position of Shimazu Yoshihisa just now, because it is really good, with a wide view and smooth advance and retreat. The terrain here is slightly higher, that is, it is slightly shorter than the first commanding height on both sides of the Erchuan River. By the time I was completely settled, the first round of shelling of Takashiro was almost over!

"I can't think of it! This Yamada Takanbu is really a little interesting...... "I sat on the maza and leaned back slightly, but I didn't expect my head to touch the flagpole of the horse print. A golden judge fell from it and slammed into my helmet with a click.

After being attacked by three rounds of artillery fire, Gaocheng has basically lost the appearance of the city, whether it is the enemy tower or the battlement, it has become a pile of rubble, as if it has just experienced the baptism of an earthquake. I don't know if the castle tower still exists, because the lower half is blocked by the castle wall, but the upper half is indeed gone. However, if you look closely, you will see that the foundation of the walls is still in good condition, and I have not found a lot of flesh flying through my telescope. This illustrates the fact that the foundations of the fortifications are still there, and the enemy forces are lying in ambush below, waiting for a close fight.

"If those people in don't say surrender at this time, they can be considered strong if they don't go crazy!" I have a new concept of the Shimazu Army, and it seems that it is indeed a key force to balance the forces of Kyushu. It turned out that I just didn't want to beat him to death with a stick, but at this time, I suddenly had a kind of hope to hold it in my hand.

"These castles are indeed well repaired, just like those Kyushu people, smelly and hard!" Suddenly a voice rang out behind me, seemingly slightly resentful.

"Oh?" I looked back in surprise, it wasn't the Gamo clan, because he was arranging a siege in front of him. "Ah Xue, have you also been to Kyushu?" I asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course, our troupe has been here twice!" Asked me to ask this, Ah Xue pursed her lips slightly, although it had been a long time since the incident, she still felt unhappy when she thought about it. "The large seaports of Funai, Hakata, and Hirado are still good, and people come and go very well. But as soon as you enter the hinterland, especially in the south, you are extremely repulsive to outsiders. Our troupe has been gone for more than a month, and the income of more than a dozen towns is not as high as that of one town in other towns......" and then he began to complain.

My mind was less focused and it felt like things were getting a little tingling. Don't get me wrong! I'm not thinking about how to get angry for her, His Royal Highness the dignified stars Yuzhou is not so small. I thought about how to get the power down in Kyushu, and I couldn't work hard by myself, but in the end I asked someone else to sit in a sedan chair.

Shimazu can't be killed all at once, otherwise Kyushu will be completely controlled by Otomo in three or five years. Don't look at him now bowing his eyebrows in front of me and pretending to be a "wreck", but in fact he is not so easy to submit, at least not so easy to submit to me. I know what he is thinking at the moment: use me to defeat the hostile forces first, and then quickly take Kyushu into his own hands. When the time comes, Oda Nobunaga will fight for it again, and if Oda Nobunaga stands, he can also get a control in one aspect, then he will be on an equal footing with me!

"The Shimazu family can't be destroyed, and he must be used to balance the Otomo family! But how can I make them the eagle dogs on my chain? It's a really troublesome question...... "Maybe the afternoon sun is more vicious, and I feel a little headache."

"Your Highness!" The Gamo clan walked back briskly from below, and it looked like everything was going well.

"Has Takanobu Yamada inside done it?" I retracted my thoughts and asked him, as if the shouting and killing in front of me showed no sign of stopping.

"How can it be so fast, the terrain there makes it not easy for our numerical advantage to be played!" He came to me and sat down, picked up a cup of tea from the attendant, and drank it with a gulp. Although I didn't use a knife or gun directly, it was not easy to run up and down in this weather. "There is no big problem here, and Yamada Takanbu is trapped by tens of thousands of troops, and he can't turn it over. Now I'm concerned about the front, I don't know how it's going! ”

"Oh, is it time?" I took out my pocket watch and looked at it, and it was 2:22 p.m.

"I think it should have been there half an hour ago!" The Gamo clan looked at the winding official road to the south, and although the terrain was not low, it was still invisible. "According to the ninja's detailed exploration of this area, there is only one place where the Shimazu army will ambush. Fortunately, it's just small hills and swamps, so you don't have to worry too much about fire! ”

"It can't be ruled out that a person will be beaten back in front of him, those useless guys can't create any miracles in the world!" Thinking of the ridiculous appearance of the wealthy family in Kyushu in front of the cannon just now, I still feel a little angry in my heart.

"They were frightened by the power of the cannon, but after all, they still have some experience in traditional tactics!" Probably because everything was back on track, the Gamo clan instead defended those people. "Objectively speaking, the Chosamune Department of Shikoku, the Nabeshima Department of Kyushu, the Tachibana Department and the Takahashi Department of the Otomo System are all very high-quality troops. As long as His Highness uses it properly, it should not be difficult to check and balance Kyushu! He didn't mention the Shimazu family, because no one had explicitly suggested changing the identity of the Shimazu family's enemies before.

"Let Tachibana and Takahashi become independent from Otomo's house? What a great idea! I grabbed his "handler" and said half-jokingly: "When I go back, I have to praise you to the lord, how did you come up with such a far-sighted strategy!" ”

"If you always see things like this, I won't be able to say anything in the future!" He knew that I was a joke, the division of forces in Kyushu was not so simple to decide, this was a goal of multi-party attention and competition.

"Repay the Lord!" While we were joking, a herald Pegasus came to report. "Our troops pursuing Shimazu were ambushed in Caizuura, ten miles away, and are now in a fierce battle!"

"It's finally here!" I glanced at the Gamo clan. "What's going on now?" I asked softly.

"Because the enemy army suddenly appeared, there was a certain confusion in the formation of our army!" The herald can still speak in a calm and calm tone at this time, which shows that the former army general can still control the situation. "At present, the two divisions of our army, Otani and Keer, have withstood the pressure of the enemy from both flanks, and the marginal parts are basically stable. The people of the Central Shikoku and Kyushu Zhulu were a little flustered at first, but after retreating for a while, Changzong Ibubu, Takahashi, and Nabeshima found that the formation on both sides was stable, and they immediately reflexively killed back, which played a great role in boosting the morale of the entire middle lane. Although our army is slowly retreating, the front is at least stable. The Shimazu army was afraid of being attacked from both sides, so they didn't dare to go too far in the middle! ”

"Alright, you go down! Continue to pay close attention to the dynamics ahead...... "After I sent the heralds away, I turned to the Gamo clan and said, "If the few people of the Shimazu family are not stupid, then they should realize that it is no longer helpful to rely on 'fishing Fushino'. The reason why you can't hold back is that you have other plans, are you really ready for everything? ”

"Your Highness, just rest assured, in fact, we mastered the trend of Shimazu's 'killer feature' last night!" At this point, he finally smiled and pointed to the east. "Just five miles away on that side, there are a thousand elite cavalry of Shimazu. The reason why they have not been moved is that he is afraid that Shimazu Yoshihisa will not want to retreat with all his might. Now it is estimated that the time is almost up, and considering the cost of the heralds, the Cossack light cavalry should have launched a surprise attack on the main force of the Shimazu army from the flank and rear at this time! ”

"Oh, that's good!" I looked in the direction he was pointing. I don't know if it's because of the psychological effect, but it seems that there is something faintly abnormal there. "I wish they would come, or all my hard work under this little city will be in vain!"

"It should be ......" The Gamo clan looked at the head of the castle in Takajo, where the white-knuckle battle was already in full swing. Although the small size of the place is not conducive to the deployment of large armies, the difference between fifteen thousand to five hundred is inevitably too large, and at this time, the broken city gate is gone, and a large number of follow-up troops are pouring in. "It should be soon, if Gao Cheng really falls, they won't have a chance!"

"Repay the Lord!" Another herald came to us and replied with one leg on his head: "Our light cavalry has just launched an attack on the Shimazu Division, and the Shimazu Chronicle has collapsed as soon as it is combined!" ”

"Does the enemy have any correspondence?" By this time, my mind had completely calmed down, and I asked slowly.

"All fled to the south of Ikata Castle, but the main force has not yet collapsed!"

"Order all directions, attack with all your might!" It was as if I saw Kyushu in front of me, turned into a piece of grilled tuna on a plate.

"Your Highness, our 'guest' is here!" The Gamo clan suddenly reminded softly.

Looking in the direction he pointed just now, a cavalry of about 1,000 people was speeding towards me, and at this moment I only had about 2,000 infantry and cavalry mixed personal soldiers around me, and the timing of the surprise attack seemed to be well chosen.

"The Shimazu family's cavalry seems to be good!" I carefully distinguished, and the quality seems to be in the past. In stark contrast to the more common iron cannons, the cavalry of the various families in Kyushu is usually described as "rare".

"This is the first of its kind in Kyushu, but that's the end of it!" The Gamo clan left the approaching Shimazu cavalry and asked me, "Your Highness, can you start?" ”

"Okay!" I nodded.

"Qiben protects His Highness! The spearmen are in position, the iron cannons are ready to attack! With a few shouts from him, the flagmen rushed up and surrounded me tightly; More than 1,000 spearmen lined the road in two formations; Two hundred iron cannons were ready to fire behind the gun array.

The cavalry was a little faster, because my position was a bit uphill, so it was necessary. There were only three layers of spears, which were not enough to hold off the cavalry in a high-speed charge; Iron cannons are not worth the sun at close range; What about the flags on the ground, everything seems to be victory in sight!

Just as the cavalry was about to approach the target, a large cloud of smoke and dust suddenly rose from the ground, and the cavalry that was rushing to the front stopped......