His eyes rolled slightly, and he said while looking: "No, no, those little dwarfs have all run, they can really run, such a blink of an eye, they are gone." ”

He lowered his head and said dejectedly, "There is no more food for us." ”

"Ran away?" The excitement on the faces of the surrounding halberd soldiers disappeared, and Qi Qi asked in disbelief.

"Hmm!"

Seeing Qiuqiu nodding, everyone suddenly burst into angry scolding, fuck, why are these little dwarfs so can't help fighting? Where is this? Why did you run away?

Dong Sanlin looked deflated and slapped his thigh: "When the fuck is it our turn to go up?" If we don't kill a few Japanese robbers, won't we come to Fusang for nothing? ”

The crowd nodded their heads.

They are no longer novices, when they encircled and suppressed a cottage in Qingzhou Mansion, they went to execute it by hundreds of households, and there were 137 people up and down the cottage, and they were all killed. When they first killed someone, they would vomit, they would feel unwell, and they would have all kinds of normal signs, but now, after they have blood on their hands, what they hope in their hearts is to fight together and kill!

Because in Wu Yijun, the more people you kill, the more heads you have, the more benefits you get, and you can get promotions and salaries.

It's a very just group.

But now, their dreams are clearly shattered.

Goto Baiju closed her eyes in pain, and let go of her hands weakly, she knew that she had lost this time! Not only did he lose, but he lost miserably, and he probably won't be able to turn over again!

"No, no, I'm not reconciled!" Goto Baiju opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes were full of madness and heat, and his eyes were blood-red: "I'm Goto Baiju!" The governor of the Goto clan, the most outstanding woman in Kyushu Island! I'm not going to fail, I'm not going to fail! ”

She screamed: "Xuanbingwei, Xuanbingwei, give death orders to the people in front, let them fight to the death and not retreat, take all the cavalry, let's go!" ”

Xuanbei's face was full of astonishment and didn't dare to be confident, Goto Baiju glared at him, and said word by word: "Did you hear it, Xuanbei, I, Goto Baiju, the family governor of the Goto clan, I order you!" ”

"Did you hear that?" Seeing that Xuanbei was still stunned, Goto Baiju slapped him in the face, and at that moment, five red fingerprints appeared on Xuanbei's face.

He looked at Goto Baiju in a daze, and a light mixed with pain, disbelief, and shock flashed in his eyes, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "Yes, Lord!" ”

Thunder God Tachibana Michiyuki and his daughter Chiyo stared at Wu Yijun in the distance, and when they saw the dozens of cannons firing in unison, their faces were full of horror that could not be concealed.

After a long time, Chiyo said slowly: "Their cannons are lighter than ours, more convenient than ours, and ten times more powerful than ours!" These Ming people ......, it's really terrible! ”

"But the range is a big problem, it's all small buckshots, it won't be very far!" Thor hit the nail on the head and said, with appreciation on his face: "However, it's really a weapon of the country, haha, Chiyo, give the order, don't let that great writer of the Ming Kingdom underestimate us!" ”

"Yes, Father!" A flash of excitement flashed in Chiyo's eyes, and he responded, and the folding fan in his hand moved a few times.

With her movements, among the cavalry arrays of the Tachibana family that were entangled with the cavalry of the Goto clan, a group of cavalry suddenly appeared, this group of cavalry was about hundreds of people, not many, but it was extremely elite. Helmets, cloaks, armor, everything, and even the mounts were equipped with heavy horse armor, which looked like steel cans, armed to the teeth.

And as these heavily armed horse armored cavalry rushed out, the cavalry of the Tachibana family, who had an absolute advantage, also suddenly exerted their strength, but it was just a charge, and the cavalry of the Goto clan was killed and unarmoured. And those horse armored cavalry played a huge role, they were like the sharpest sharp knives, fiercely stabbing into the array of the Goto cavalry. The swords and spears of the Goto clan's cavalry had no effect on their heavy armor at all, and could only leave a scratch on it, at most a little bit, while the long horse pistols imported by the cavalry of the Tachibana clan from the Ming Dynasty were able to pierce the flashy pill and kill the knights inside.

Battles without suspense.

In an instant, the cavalry of the Goto clan was completely killed.

And almost at the same time, the officers of the Tachibana family, who had received the order, also commanded the Ashigaru, who had been killed and almost collapsed, to retreat back and dodge.

The elite of the Goto clan only felt that there was a sudden emptiness in front of them.

Originally, those inexhaustible ashigaru were suddenly empty, and their eyes suddenly opened up.

In front of him, there is a wide open space of more than 500 steps, at the end of the clearing, there is a two-zhang square cart, with a platform on it, which looks like a palace, seeing this cart, the soldiers of the Goto clan were stunned at first, and then they were extremely excited! Their pupils were bloodshot, their mouths uttered frantic screams, and they brandished their weapons and rushed forward in great strides.

Every soldier in Fusang will know the big car, which is the governor of the family, and only the highest general is qualified to ride.

In other words, the thunder god Tachibana Michiyuki is just ahead, five hundred steps away!

All the soldiers of the Goto clan had only one thought at this time, rush forward and kill him!

With such a meritorious service, I am afraid that I will be sealed a territory of 1,000 stones!

The soldiers of the Goto clan rushed forward like a tide, but they didn't notice what was standing in their way.

It was a huge crossbow, and in front of the soldiers was something like a large wooden bed, more than three meters wide and more than four meters long, all made of stout wooden nails. In the middle is a stout main shaft, two thigh-thick secondary shafts on both sides, from front to back, on which are fixed seven large bows more than one person long, the bowstrings are tightly broken, and the lower part is connected with complex brackets, and there are winch ropes and other things on both sides.

On the bow, there was a huge crossbow arrow, one and a half meters long, the arm was thick, and the whole body was black and swarthy, obviously covered with iron, but the strange thing was that the arrow was a round iron ball without a blade.

This is the bed crossbow, the pinnacle of the crossbow arrow weapon, is to rely on the combined force of several bows to shoot an arrow, often dozens of people to turn the wheel axle can be opened, the firing range can reach 500 zhang, before the appearance of artillery, it is the pinnacle of ancient Chinese long-range weapons.

These bed crossbows were naturally smuggled by the Tachibana family from Zhang Yanchang.

Tachibana Michiyuki smiled: "Give these remnants of the Goto clan some color and take a look!" ”

At Chiyo's order, the soldiers stirred the axles, and more than 100 bed crossbows jumped tightly on the string.

The folding fan pointed forward, and a huge buzzing sound resounded throughout the battlefield, and countless thick crossbow arrows flew into the sky, forming a black cloud, because the arrows were iron balls, because of the weight of the arrows, these crossbow arrows showed a parabolic shape in the air, and fell heavily.

In this era when there were only direct-fire guns, these bed crossbows played the effect of curved guns!

The war is over!

On April 5, the 51st year of the —————— dividing line, ———— Zhengde, it had been three days since the bloody battle outside Caiyun City, which was called the Battle of the Last Battle of the Goto Clan by some Fuso historians who liked to exaggerate in later generations.

Wu Yijun intervened, and the Tachibana family suddenly showed a powerful machine purchased from the Ming Dynasty, and the dense rain of bullets was like an artillery cluster strike in later generations, completely stunned the Goto clan. The Goto clan's army fled, and Goto Genbei took the remnants of hundreds of cavalry to protect Goto Hakuju all the way to the east and southeast, and fled to the territory of Ryuzoji Takanobu.

Wu Yi's army had few cavalry and couldn't catch up, so he had to give up and let it escape.

However, Lian Zining didn't take it to heart, in this era, women are men's accessories after all, how much wind and waves can a woman who has lost her family and country set off?

Then it was to clean up the battlefield and reorganize the team, there was nothing to rectify for Wu Yijun, no one died, but a little ammunition was consumed. The only damage may be that an artilleryman was a little nervous, clumsy and clumsy and injured his foot by a stone that pressed the muzzle.

Although the Tachibana family over there suffered heavy losses, they were also jubilant, after all, the ones who died were all ashigaru, and Ashigaru was like a pig and dog in the eyes of these aristocratic daimyos, and if they died, they died.

The iron gunners and the gunners, who were the main firepower exporters, were not damaged at all, and the cavalry only lost dozens of horses, so for the Tachibana family, this final battle with the Goto clan could be called a complete victory.

Hizen Port has been occupied by Lian Zining, and Thor does not say a word about it, but only appoints Takahashi Shaoyun, a retainer of the pen, to lead 10,000 troops to take over the other territories of the Goto clan, and then return to China with other army divisions. and warmly invited Lian Zining to join him, Lian Zining naturally would not push back, and the next step was to join forces to attack the temple family.

He also concluded that Tachibana Thunder God would not secretly calculate himself, after all, he had a big plan, and what he sought was the status of the overlord of Kyushu, and it was the best choice to cooperate with him to defeat the Terauchi family, and it was the best choice to capture Iwami Ginzan, and he would not be so short-sighted if he could become a generation of heroes.

Along the way, Lian Zining also saw the scenery of Fusang in this era, all the way to the green mountains and green waters, farmland all over, picturesque, although not very atmospheric, but quite exquisite, the scenery is indeed considerable. But along the way, the towns I saw were quite withered, and the people were poorly dressed, with yellow faces and thin muscles, which were far worse than the territory of the Goto clan. Obviously, it is Tachibana Thunder God who has been reckless in military force over the years, so that the people's livelihood in the subject country has withered, although it cannot be said that the people are not happy, but it is not much worse.

After three days, the army crossed the shallow strait between Kyushu and Honshu Island, and finally arrived at Tachibanayama Castle.

Tachibanayama Castle is located in Nagato Province, the southernmost tip of Honshu Island, backed by green mountains and a coastal plain more than 100 miles wide, and further south is the turquoise sea surrounded by the three large islands of Kyushu, Honshu, and Shikoku, which is later known as the Seto Inland Sea. And now this sea area is called the Nagato Sea, also known as the Tachibana Inland Sea, and of course, this name is named after the Tachibana Thunder God.

This also shows its ambition.

Wu Yijun set up camp ten miles outside the mountain city, and just after it was settled, Tachibana Chiyo also came to Lian Zining's camp.

"Lord Lian, my father invited you to go to Tachibana Mountain Castle, and after coming to Fuso, you haven't been warmly entertained, which is really a faux pas for us as landlords." Tachibana Chiyo pursed her lips and said politely.

Although he is already familiar with Lian Zining, when doing business, this Princess Chikuzen Baimei is still serious.

Lian Zining laughed and raised his eyebrows: "Lord Lihua, when Lian Mou took advantage of the invitation of the Wudao clan to suddenly attack and capture the mountain city of Wudao, it is obvious that Fusang has already spread the notoriety of the country, and the daimyo all say that Lian Zining from the country is a big villain, and he can't be invited to his house as a guest, why, aren't you afraid?" ”

A smile flashed in Chiyo's eyes, but he still pursed his lips and said with a straight face: "Don't be afraid, the mountain castle of our Tachibana family is as solid as gold, even if you have 100,000 elite soldiers, you will definitely not be able to defeat it." ”

"Oh?" Lian Zining thought that this girl was bragging hard, and joked: "Then I want to try it at that time!" ”

When he arrived at Tachibana Mountain Castle, Lian Zining knew about Yuan, and it turned out that Chiyo did not boast.

Nagato Province is bordered by Iwami Province to the northeast and Zhou Province to the southeast. To the south is the Kanmon Strait, and on the other side are Bunzen and Chikuzen provinces. The central part of the country is the westernmost part of the Chinese mountains, and the Abu River, the Kiya River, the Atsuto River, and the Atsusa River flow through it, forming a relatively large plain area. In particular, there is a vast Uno Plain near the coast of the Shubunda between the two rivers of Houdong and Atsusa. As a result, there are three parts in the country: the Seto Inland Sea side, the Moto Sea side, and the valley part. Except for the two foreign countries of Iwami and Zhoufang in the east, the rest of the directions are surrounded by the sea, and it has been a place of developed maritime transportation from ancient times to the present. Due to these unique conditions, trade with Kitakyushu, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Setouchi was flourishing by sea. There is even trade with the Korean Peninsula and Chinese mainland.

Nagato has developed industry and agriculture, and Shigao is nominally 130,000 koku, but in fact it is more than 300,000 koku. The vast coastal plains are full of villages, and the towns are much richer than those in Kyushu. Moreover, a small Nagato country, which is only equivalent to half the size of half a county in later generations, has a population of more than 500,000 people, and it is densely populated. It has a bit of the atmosphere of the Celestial Empire in later generations.

The capital of Nagato Province is called Aoki Castle, which is located on the north shore of the Kanmon Strait, and is a very prosperous seaport, although it is not as good as Hizen Port.

Aoki Castle is separated from Kitakyushu by a strip of water, and is the most important strategic base from Honshu to Kyushu, whether it is an attack on Honshu from Kyushu or an attack on Kyushu. However, since it was occupied by the Tachibana family, it has experienced a long period of peace and has become a prosperous national capital city - only from the perspective of Fuso, of course. Zi Ah Lian Zining's eyes, this is similar to the difference between Le * Ling * County.

Tachibana Yamajo Castle, although it is called a mountain castle, was not built on a very high mountain.

At the center of Aoki Castle is Tachibanayama Castle.

Although it is not very wide, it is a fairly clean street, and the houses on both sides are white stone or wood, typical of the Heian period.

In the center of the city, there is a hill more than 100 meters high, what the hill used to look like, Lian Zining can no longer see it, but now, the entire hill has been carved into the style of a big pyramid, but this pyramid has only three layers.

It was as if three large platforms were stacked together, each platform was almost more than 30 meters high, and all around it were sharpened straight and straight mountain walls, which could not be climbed at all, and it was extremely steep. The first platform at the bottom is the largest, with a side length of about 500 meters, and the top two are slightly smaller. The first, second and third floors of the platform face the middle of the south, and there is a step passage more than three zhang wide, which leads straight down from top to bottom. On the platform, layers of halls stretch up, from the first floor to the third floor, it looks extremely gorgeous and magnificent, from the ground has been paved to the sky 100 meters high, from a distance, like a heavenly palace.

At the edge of each platform, a tall and thick city wall has been built, and the female wall of the city tower and arrow tower is readily available, and the defense system is very perfect, and there are soldiers patrolling continuously.

Standing at the bottom of Tachibana Mountain Castle and looking up, Lian Zining couldn't help but take a breath of cool air, there was only a ten-meter-wide step passage up and down, that is to say, if you want to storm Tachibana Mountain Castle, you can only continue to send troops to rush up from this step passage. The defenders of the city only need a small number of troops to hold this place, so there is enough time and rotation of troops, and the physical and mental strength of the defenders can always be guaranteed. On the besieging side, it can only be filled with any will, and the advantage of numbers cannot be brought into play at all.

No wonder Chiyo said that even if an army of 100,000 came, it would be useless, and in front of this mountain city, there was no difference between 100,000 and 1,000.

Because only a small amount of troops can be invested.

"How? Even my lord, we and Fusang have something that the Ming Dynasty did not have! This kind of fortified city, even if you Wu Yijun can do anything about it? At this time, suddenly a Daming official with a Cantonese accent came, the voice was very heavy and muddy, but the volume was not answered, it sounded like it was squeezed out of the chest, as if there was something wrong with the speaker's throat.

Lian Zining couldn't help frowning, what he said was true, but he was inevitably too unpleasant, and there was a strong sense of provocation in his words.

Following the sound, I saw that about ten paces away, a group of samurai surrounded a young man, who was only ten ** years old, with a fleshy face, a stout body, like a bear, and a black and messy beard. He was wearing a gorgeous golden chain mail, obviously a figure of considerable status, and when he saw Lian Zining looking over, he grinned at him. With a slight movement in his hand, he pulled out the katana at his waist, revealing the shiny blade. As he moved, the samurai behind him also leaned forward slightly, pulling out the katana at his waist.

The provocation could not be more obvious.

(To be continued)