Dongfang Bufu clipped the cherry blossom around his waist and rushed towards the city gate at a gallop.

However, although he said that he had caught Sakurako, there was now a more serious problem in front of Dongfang Bufu, he knew that it was easy to take people, but if he wanted to take it out of the city, it would be a big problem.

The Japanese army has heavy troops at the city gate, and this city gate is still a road in Huashan, except here, there is no other way to go.

Well, the question now is, go or don't go.

Dongfang is not confused, a little embarrassed.

He even thought that if only he had a pair of wings, he could fly out directly, how could he hurt this kind of brain, but the key is that he didn't have wings, so he couldn't dream, he could only be down-to-earth and find a way to get out.

It's hard, it's hard! Dongfang was not confused, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Seeing that he was about to reach the city gate, Dongfang Bufu had to stop his progress, he had to think clearly before leaving.

So, he wondered, how is this good?

And as the saying goes, there is no endless way to heaven, just when Dongfang was not confused and couldn't figure out how to do it, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and an idea that was not good appeared in his mind.

And although this method may not be much better, it is also a way to do it.

In fact, this solution is also very simple, that is, he will not leave.

Not leaving? This is strange, if he doesn't leave, then how can he complete the task assigned by Huang Xu.

And the East is not confused, he has his own statement.

He doesn't leave for the time being, just wait. Then look for an opportunity and go.

And the reality is this, first, he can't get out of the city gate, and second, he doesn't have wings, so they can only wait for the city to break before going out.

He can take Sakurako to find a place to settle down in the city first, and then spread the news of Sakurako's capture out of the city, and in the end, he just has to wait for the city to be broken. And when the city was broken. It is no longer difficult to enter and exit the city gates freely.

This is perhaps the most effective approach at the moment.

After making up his mind, Huang Xu quietly retreated back from the city gate, and then found a hidden place in the city to live temporarily, and passed the news that he had captured Sakurako to Huang Xu outside the city

Huang Xu after learning the news that Sakurako has been captured alive. I can't help but be overjoyed. He immediately ordered the army to prepare for the siege.

A godsend has arrived.

And Huang Xu's order was soon reached the ears of every soldier in the army. When the soldiers heard this, they were all excited, and they shouted that they were going to fight the Japanese army.

The morale of the Taiping army seems to be very good.

And it's no wonder. The Taiping army has rested for many days, and the body has recovered, and the mental state has been adjusted to the best state, and it is time to move the muscles and bones.

Not now, but when.

So, the army packed up and arrived at Kobe Castle, preparing to attack the city.

At this time, compared with the last time, the Taiping army has a completely different mentality and physical condition, the last time it was physically and mentally exhausted, and this time it is in super good condition, so the morale of the army is quite strong, and I saw everyone grinding their fists one by one, and the battle spirit in their eyes was churning.

With Huang Xu's order, the Tenth Legion began to attack Kobe City.

The first thing that began was a round of heavy shelling.

The cannonballs fired from the cannons smashed like hail into the castle tower, smashing into the Japanese stationed at the head of the castle.

Although the Japanese army had been prepared for a long time, they still paid a lot of casualties under the dense and heavy artillery fire.

The defenders immediately asked for help from the General's Mansion and asked General Sakurako to send reinforcements.

However, at this critical moment, the people in the general's mansion failed to find their general in the mansion, and the general was gone.

The Japanese army's Kobe guard, Sakurako is gone.

Perhaps realizing the severity of the problem, the people in the general's mansion immediately panicked.

While they sent people to the barracks to inquire about the situation, they also informed some of the main generals in the army about the matter.

When the high-ranking Japanese generals stationed in Kobe heard about this, they also panicked, and they also joined the search for Sakurako.

However, they almost turned over the general's mansion and the military camp, but they still couldn't find Sakurako, so they expanded the scope of their search and secretly searched for Sakurako throughout the city.

Of course, they couldn't look for Sakurako with great fanfare, because to do so would be tantamount to telling all the Japanese troops that their heads were missing.

If this is the case, then the morale of the army will be in turmoil.

And these high-ranking Japanese soldiers stationed in Kobe are not stupid, in addition to strictly blocking the news of Sakurako's disappearance, they also issued orders to the Japanese troops on the front line in the name of Sakurako, asking them to be loyal to the emperor and fight to the end.

After this toss, the panic caused by Sakurako's disappearance among some middle and high-level people in Japan was temporarily calmed down.

In order to further stabilize the current situation, the top management of the Japanese garrison temporarily set up a four-member temporary command committee on this basis, temporarily directing the Japanese army to fight against the Taiping army on behalf of Sakurako, and at the same time, they also reported the news of Sakurako's disappearance to Tokyo.

It was the implementation of this series of effective measures that ensured that the Japanese army did not collapse immediately under the attack of the Taiping army, and they also temporarily withstood the attack of the Taiping army.

The Meiji Emperor of Tokyo was also furious when he heard that Princess Sakurako was missing, and he ordered Ito Hirobumi to immediately rush to Kobe in person to find out the cause of Sakurako's disappearance, and do his best to search for Sakurako's whereabouts.

Ito Hirobumi was also taken aback after receiving the order, he didn't dare to slack off, immediately put down the important military affairs at hand, and then rushed to Kobe to understand the situation.

Huang Xu did not know about this change in the Japanese army, and he was still urging the Taiping army to attack the city.

The Taiping Army's offensive was becoming more and more fierce, while the Japanese resistance was very difficult.

In any case, according to the current situation, if there is no accident, it is only a matter of time before the Taiping army breaks through Kobe, because the Taiping army's attack is so hot that the Japanese army's persistence becomes a kind of torment.

However, in order to survive, the Japanese army still gritted their teeth and persisted.

Huang Xu frowned and looked at the situation on the battlefield with a telescope, feeling a little unhappy.

The Japanese army did not show signs of collapse because of Sakurako's disappearance, which made Huang Xu feel very strange, the disappearance of the commander of one side had no impact on the army on the front line at all, who would believe it.

Huang Xu didn't believe it himself.

Could it be that the Japanese army's ability to withstand it has really reached the point where it is invulnerable to swords and guns, and oil and salt are not advancing?

How is it possible, absolutely impossible, Huang Xu shook his head as he thought.

He couldn't figure out why.

Perhaps, there is only one reason that can explain this phenomenon, and that is that the Japanese army did not know that Sakurako had disappeared at all.

If this is the case, then Huang Xu has to praise those generals of the Japanese army, who are indeed not surprised by changes and have the talent of a general.

The more Huang Xu thought about it, the more he felt that this was the reason.

And if this is the case, then their original plan may be in vain, and the siege may be quite laborious.

However, Huang Xu also had no doubts about the ability of the Taiping Army, even if he failed to break through the psychological fortress of the Japanese army from the inside, he also believed that these Taiping soldiers under his command would definitely be able to capture this Kobe, but it would take more time and energy, and maybe a little more blood and more lives at the cost.

And after figuring out this, Huang Xu was also relieved, he no longer blindly pinned his greatest hope on the internal collapse of the Japanese army itself, he now pays more attention to the use of siege tactics and the cooperation between various arms.

Huang Xu is confident that with their own strength, they can also capture Kobe. (To be continued......)