The soldiers were well-trained and were in position according to the pre-battle deployment, and the main attack was the 1st Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division, and the soldiers were approaching the city, and the muskets were already aimed at the men on the city walls. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The muskets used copper-cased bullets and had a range of three or four hundred meters, while the Japanese who defended the city relied on cold weapons, such as bows and arrows, or a small number of old-fashioned artillery.

Apparently, the old guns deployed at the head of the city were being prepared, loaded with gunpowder, plugged in the arquebus, and placed solid or flowering shells.

"Boom!"

Some of the guns on the city walls were fired, but many of the soldiers laughed, because the old guns did not have enough range and were not accurate.

"Haha, it's a laugh to death, and you actually defend the city with such artillery."

"Little Japan, wait a minute, let me show you what artillery is."

Many soldiers laughed out loud for a while, Japan attaches great importance to cold weapons, firearms are very backward, artillery is naturally the kind of old-fashioned front-loading cast cannon, very bulky, short range, poor power, and the rate of fire is very low, most of the day before a cannon can be fired.

Zhang Feng was holding a telescope, and when he saw the scene just now, he couldn't help but smile, and then with a turn of his eyes, Zhang Feng saw that the soldiers of the artillery regiment had finally arrived.

The artillery regiment directly under the 1st Infantry Division has a total of three artillery battalions, each battalion has 12 70-mm guns, although it is still a front-loading gun for the time being, but the artillery has a large diameter and a long firing range, and it is still a rifled artillery, which is a relatively advanced artillery.

"Hurry, everyone, hurry up!"

The commander of the artillery regiment saw that Edo Castle was in sight, and even heard the sound of the Japanese firing on the city wall, and couldn't help shouting loudly, and the soldiers of the artillery regiment moved noticeably faster.

Artillery was deployed in an open area outside the castle, with 12 guns in a row, a total of 36 guns in three neat rows, and the muzzles were prepared for the direction of Edo Castle.

The soldiers of the artillery regiment prepared quickly and skillfully, and it did not take long, everything was ready, the commander of the artillery regiment personally commanded, and 36 guns began to shell Edo Castle.

That's artillery.

As the cannons were fired, shells whistled out one by one, and many shells exploded at the head of the city, and many Japanese on the city wall were killed or even blown away.

"Prepare to attack!"

The officers of the regiments and battalions of the 1st Infantry Brigade drew their sabers and pointed at Edo Castle, shouting loudly, and the soldiers loaded their bullets and pressed them with muskets.

Under the cover of artillery fire, it was strange that the Japanese on the city wall could fire artillery, and the soldiers approached the city wall and aimed at the city wall to shoot, and a dense number of gunfire rang out.

"Company commander, send a few people to blow up the city gate for me!" One of the colonels shouted loudly, pointing to the closed gates ahead.

"Yes!" A captain replied in a loud voice, and immediately arranged for several soldiers to hold several large **bags, each **bag contained ten catties of black powder.

"Fire cover!"

Seeing these soldiers rushing forward with ** bags, the colonel who had ordered just now shouted, and a large number of soldiers shot at the wall with muskets.

There were some Japanese, exposed with bows and arrows ready to shoot at the city, only as soon as they appeared, they were immediately killed, these soldiers successfully arrived at the foot of the city wall, arrived at the closed city gate, and put a few ** bags at the city gate.

As soon as the fuse was pulled, there was green smoke emitting from the "Boom", and one of the soldiers shouted loudly: "Go!" The fighters walked away quickly.

A few seconds later, there was a loud "boom", and several ** bags exploded at the same time, and in the violent explosion, the thick city gate was blown to shreds, and sawdust flew sideways.

Under normal circumstances, in the face of siege, the defender of the city will generally pile up a large amount of earth, stone and other things behind the city gate, blocking the entire city gate, even if the city gate is damaged, people from outside cannot enter.

However, the Japanese defending the city were obviously ill-prepared and did not have time to block the doorway, which was blown to pieces and opened.

Without waiting for the smoke to dissipate, the commanders of the regiments and battalions of the 1st Infantry Brigade, which served as the main attacker, shouted loudly, "Brothers, rush!" ”

"Rush!"

A large number of soldiers, armed with muskets, rushed over, and through this wide doorway, they easily rushed over, and Edo Castle was broken!

The soldiers of the artillery regiment stopped the shelling, and everyone watched with joy as their comrades rushed into the city, and soon a dense burst of gunfire rang out in the city.

On the hillside.

Zhang Feng put down the binoculars, just now, Zhang Feng saw this scene clearly, Zhang Feng waved happily: "Let's go, let's go into the city too!" ”

Originally, the plan was to break the city before dark, but everything went well, more than an hour earlier than planned, and now it was two or three hours before dark.

Everyone was also happy, following behind Zhang Feng, hugging Zhang Feng, everyone walked down the hill and walked towards Edo Castle in the distance.

Tokugawa shogunate.

Now, there is no singing and dancing here, but it is full of tension and depression, and Tokugawa Iemitsu walks up and down the hall with a face that does not look good at all. Next to him, a large group of generals and retainers, these people lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to come out.

After a long time, Tokugawa Iemitsu asked in a deep voice, "Has the order been delivered, and when will our army arrive?" ”

A military general said: "General, the order has been delivered, and it is estimated that our first batch of troops will be able to come over tonight." ”

Hearing this, Tokugawa Iemitsu's face was only a little better, there were 20,000 or 30,000 defenders in Edo Castle, and now they have basically gone to the city wall to defend the city, so many people, there must be no problem in guarding until dark.

In addition, this is Edo, the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate, and there are several large military camps in the surrounding area, and more than 100,000 troops are stationed, and these 100,000 troops, plus 20,000 or 30,000 defenders in the castle, Tokugawa Iemitsu is sure of a battle.

Those who can be stationed in the military camp near Edo must be elite, Tokugawa Iemitsu is well aware of the combat effectiveness of these elite armies, and his own army of more than 100,000 people, Tokugawa Iemitsu is sure that he can defeat Zhang Feng's 20,000 or 30,000 people.

In addition, Tokugawa Iemitsu has already sent an order that the armies of several nearby daimyo go to Edo to support, if you add the armies of these daimyos, it is hundreds of thousands of troops, even if Zhang Feng's firearms are very powerful, Tokugawa Iemitsu is sure to wipe out all Zhang Feng's men and horses.

During this period, Japan had millions of troops in the whole country, and the troops were strong, Zhang Feng naturally knew this, but no matter how many troops you have, they are now scattered all over Japan, and it takes time to mobilize these troops, and it takes even more time to rush over, so Zhang Feng is not worried.

"General!"

A Japanese military general, covered in injuries and a miserable appearance, stumbled into the hall, in the whole hall, there are a large number of military generals, a large number of retainers, everyone is discussing, suddenly, all of them looked at the Japanese general.

There are even some people who can't help but feel nervous when they see this person so miserable and so much blood on his body, how tragic this must be to be like this.

Tokugawa Iemitsu frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly: "What's the matter?" ”

The man said sadly: "Your Excellency General, the city has been broken, we can't hold it at all, their firearms are too powerful, the warriors have suffered heavy casualties, almost dying, they are coming here." ”

What the!

Many people were so shocked that they couldn't believe that there was a fortified city to defend, and there were 20,000 or 30,000 people, how could the city be destroyed so quickly.

It's impossible!

Tokugawa Iemitsu's face changed, and he asked sharply, "Is it really the city broken?" ”

The military general nodded, "Your Excellency General, it's true, they are coming here, the warriors are still blocking, but it is estimated that it won't be long to stop, General, you go quickly, while they haven't completed the siege of Edo yet, hurry up." ”

Run away?

Suddenly, Tokugawa Iemitsu said sharply: "Yaga, go and block it, mobilize all the warriors to stop it, our army will come before dark." ”

As soon as Tokugawa Iemitsu's voice fell, someone broke in again, and the person who came was also covered in blood, and said in a sad and loud voice: "Your Excellency the general, it's too late, and the warriors can't resist it at all." ”

Outside, there was already a faint sound of gunfire, and when they heard this gunshot, many people's faces changed greatly, and Tokugawa Iemitsu was the same, his face changed, and his heart became sad and angry.

I never thought that I needed to run away, and I still ran away in such a hurry, and the Tokugawa family's wealth accumulation for several generations was too late to take it away.

"Bang, bang, bang"

The gunfire gradually became clear, and a group of samurai, some of whom still had blood on their bodies, the leading samurai shouted: "General, go quickly, they are coming." ”

At this time, Tokugawa Iemitsu knew that if he didn't leave, he really wouldn't be able to leave. So, he waved his hand helplessly: "Go!" ”

Under the cover of a large group of samurai, these people began to flee, including Tokugawa Iemitsu, as well as some members of the Tokugawa family, as well as a large number of military commanders, retainers of the Tokugawa family, and so on.

As for a large number of things, they can't be taken away at all, it's completely too late in time, at this moment, Tokugawa Iemitsu is so angry in his heart that he wants to die, but he has no choice but to watch his wealth for several generations fall into Zhang Feng's hands.

"I'll come back for revenge, I'm going to mobilize a large army to fight back." Tokugawa Iemitsu thought fiercely in his heart.

Tokugawa Iemitsu fled in a hurry.

Zhang Feng had already entered the city, and walked forward with a large group of officers, followed by a large group of guards, and it could be seen that there were many corpses of Japanese samurai on the street, and the doors of the shops on both sides were closed, and the figures of the soldiers could be seen everywhere, as well as the constant sound of gunfire in the ears.

"Commander-in-chief, go this way, this is the seat of the Tokugawa family." There was a colonel officer who reminded him, pointing to a large street on the right.

"Let's go and have a look at the Tokugawa house." Zhang Feng waved his hand.

In the city, the soldiers have been clearing the remnants of the enemy, it is estimated that they will all be cleared before dark, and soon after, Zhang Feng and others came to the front of the Tokugawa house, which is a large complex of buildings, luxurious and magnificent, however, there is no Japanese samurai figure, only the soldiers who come in and out.

Today's two watches, the first one is sent! To be continued.

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