After watching Roderni leave his side and return to his fellow mercenaries, he immediately cheered the Portuguese mercenaries who were enjoying the hearty food as he said another reward from Zhao Hongyu.

One-tenth of the wealth of Shiliang City, divided equally among these soldiers, although I don't know how much there is, but it will not be too little.

Originally, you could get twenty taels of silver in one battle, which is already very good.

But unexpectedly, the generous His Highness actually gave another reward. This is so exciting, thank you to this big donor.

Of course, while saying this reward, Rodelni also lost no time in telling the mercenaries that this battle was not so easy, and it also made everyone mentally prepared.

In response to Rodelny's reminder, the mercenaries said they understood.

In war, there is no immortal.

If they were afraid of death, they wouldn't have come here.

Since they have the money to take and the rewards that have been promised, why don't they fight for it.

If Shiliang Castle is a castle with countless treasures, then a tenth of the wealth will definitely make them rich.

As for the high probability of dying in this battle?

Hehe, that's just bad luck.

None of these Portuguese mercenaries considered themselves unlucky and unlucky.

Anyway, after a new reward was issued, the morale of the Portuguese was simply bursting.

It can be said that for the sake of those wealth, they can basically bear a lot of war losses.

People, you have to give them some hope and encouragement, so that they can go further.

This has to say that Zhao Hongyu has suffered some losses, because the salary he gave to the Portuguese and this reward are actually based on the capture of Shiliang City.

It's just the Portuguese. This has not been taken into account now.

Dare to love, Zhao Hongyu's idea is to use the money of the Japanese people and spend it on the Portuguese.

came and went, it was Zhao Hongyu who took advantage, and he had no loss at all.

Hehe, a bunch of money-hungry guys, I hope there will be enough treasures in Shiliang City. Otherwise, you will suffer...... Zhao Hongyu couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart.

He looked at the Portuguese mercenaries and then turned back to Shiliang Castle.

Zhao Hongyu already has a very clear understanding of the environment here in Shiliang City, as well as the situation of the entire city.

It is precisely because of such an understanding that Zhao Hongyu will become cautious.

Not bad. The Imperial Army soldiers under his command are not afraid of death, but these genetic people are also flesh and blood, not robots.

Although he still has 150 cannons under his command, these cannons cannot be deployed effectively to Shiliang Castle due to the environment.

All these practical problems have to be pressed down by Zhao Hongyu, and he can't rush forward recklessly.

Because if he did that, he would probably put himself in a very dangerous situation, and at the same time bury the situation that had been so good.

Zhao Hongyu didn't want to be like this.

The situation on the side of the Wa Kingdom has now become like this. He still spent a lot of energy and time.

"Your Highness, is there a way to solve Shiliang City?"

Chizuru Hattori behind Zhao Hongyu had already discovered the state of this young highness, so she asked worriedly.

"There is a way. There's going to be a way, it's just that I haven't thought of it yet. Zhao Hongyu was categorical when he said this. In his opinion, there is no city in this world that cannot be conquered. That's absolutely impossible. "Do you know the Dao, there is no city in this world that will not fall, don't look at Shiliang City, which is known as the city of Kyushu. That's just because the people who have been working on it haven't found any effective way to do it. ”

Although Hattori Chizuru was not very hopeful about this attack after seeing Shiliang Castle, she still regained some confidence after listening to Zhao Hongyu's words.

After all, since she followed Zhao Hongyu, the little girl has seen a lot of big scenes.

Not to mention, as soon as they arrived in Kyushu, they immediately fought with the Kyushu coalition army in Maitreya. At that time, the number of enemies they had to face was as high as 150,000.

How many troops did they have at that time?

More than 9,000 people are less than 10,000 troops.

If it were a normal situation, then a side like oneself that was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength would definitely retreat in the face of such a strong enemy.

Because there is no hope of victory at all, there is basically no difference between fighting the other side and looking for death.

But this highness did just that, and he fought with the Kyushu coalition army.

In a battle like that, if one were to judge it, they would hardly think they would win.

Unless it's a madman.

But in the end, the army, under the command of this young highness, defeated the Kyushu coalition army. Winning what everyone thought was impossible, and that was victory.

Since that time, Hattori Chizuru's admiration and blind trust in Zhao Hongyu began to grow wildly in her heart.

You must know that in the Wa Kingdom, the strong are very worshiped and even worshipped by both men and women.

Chizuru Hattori, a little girl, will not be an exception.

Because the environment in which she grew up is like this, so her thinking must be like this.

Originally, after she saw Shiliang Castle, she thought that this military operation would definitely not be too good.

But after Zhao Hongyu said this, the little girl felt that the young highness she was protecting now would definitely find a good way to come in the end.

What others can't do, this young highness can't necessarily do.

After all, this highness had already shown her a lot of things that seemed impossible to her.

Zhao Hongyu didn't know what to say at this time, and now there was a 'brainless fan' by his side, but it was estimated that even if he knew about it, he wouldn't have much reaction and expression.

"Tell the artillerymen to pull out a few cannons, and then test the shells of Shiliang Castle. I need to know something specific. Only then can arrangements be made. ”

After Zhao Hongyu gave the order, the heralds beside him began to get busy.

Soon, several artillery pieces were pushed up from the rear and lined up in front of the army. The gunners began to reload the gunpowder and shells, adjusting the height of the guns.

Shira Castle was an important castle on the east side of the Satsuma Domain, and it can be said that it was a very important castle for the Satsuma Domain.

As long as Shira Castle can remain under the control of the Satsuma Domain's Yamaguchi family, then there will be no threat to the entire Satsuma Domain's territory.

This is because of the special geographical location of Shira Castle, and the surrounding environment of the entire Satsuma Domain is also different from the rest of Kyushu.

The Satsuma Domain has a large plain, but on the periphery it is mostly hilly and mountainous, and these outlying areas are very rugged and rugged. It is not conducive to the passage of large armies at all.

There are usually two passages from the Satsuma Domain, one of which is Iza in the north, near the Kumahonto Domain, and the other is in the Shira Castle area.

In other words, if you want to enter the Satsuma Domain, you must go through these two passages. If you want to go anywhere else, you can't do it.

It is precisely because of this that this proves the importance of Shiliang Castle, the city that does not fall.

If Zhao Hongyu can't conquer Shiliang Castle, then he wants to conquer the Satsuma Domain smoothly. Then he would have to go around the far distance from Iza to enter the Satsuma Domain.

However, if you enter the Satsuma Domain from that side, you will not only have a long way to go, but also a lot of time wasted.

And along the way, you will encounter a lot of villages, towns and small fortresses. These are also very troublesome to solve. Although Zhao Hongyu can handle it, it will still delay a lot of time after all.

God knows if the people of Kyushu will come up with any moths as time goes by.

Don't look at the 150,000 army organized by the Kyushu people has been defeated by themselves, which has caused their vitality to be greatly damaged.

But Zhao Hongyu is not sure. In the end, will these daimyo gather all their Kyushu people again and fight with themselves.

If you fall into the vast sea of the people's war, then you will really have a headache.

Therefore. Zhao Hongyu must quickly cut through the chaos and try to kill some people before the Kyushu daimyo incite all the people of Kyushu, taking advantage of the fact that they are not likely to be too dangerous to themselves in a short period of time.

At the same time, you can occupy a piece of territory in Kyushu, and as long as you have a territory, everything will be easy.

Just when the artillery on Zhao Hongyu's side was still being adjusted, in the spiral mountain road defense facilities of Shiliang City opposite, the defender of Shiliang City, Fenggu Saburo, was standing behind the battlement with a frown, looking at the position of Zhao Hongyu under the city with a worried expression.

"Fenggu Castle Commander, have you heard? The coalition of thirteen daimyos in Kyushu has been defeated in Maitreyahara. One of the several generals behind Saburo Toyoya whispered to him the news he had heard. It was these enemies under the city who defeated the Kyushu coalition army. ”

"I don't need you to say it, but what do you mean by saying these things to me?"

Saburo Toyoya responded in a somewhat unkind tone, and at the same time, his eyes were not very good, and he glanced at him very well.

Seeing Saburo Toyoya like this, the military general who spoke just now suddenly fell silent, and he saw that Lord Castle Guard was not in a very good mood, so if he continued to talk about it, it was very likely that he would hit his head.

"Please show the spirit of a samurai, and let's not be intimidated by the enemy. You must know that we are here Shiliang Castle, the city of Kyushu that does not fall, and if the enemy wants to attack, then we will definitely make them look good. ”

Saburo Toyoya admonished the generals who were following him with a serious face.

"Oh!"

A group of generals responded in unison.

However, how many people agree with Saburo Toyoya's words is another matter.

"Please take a closer look, there are not many enemies in the city. They were only five or six thousand, and there was nothing to worry about. ”

Toyoya Saburo saw that everyone's morale was a little low, although he was a little resentful in his heart, but he also knew that he couldn't be too harsh on his subordinates at this time.

After all, when the enemy starts attacking, he will have to rely on these people to defend against the enemy.

"These people want to attack Shiliang Castle, but there are definitely too few of them. Others don't know the way, don't we as the defenders of Shiliang Castle know this? ”

Not!

Yes, there is nothing wrong with what the castle keeper said.

The defense of Shiliang Castle, others don't know it, but they know it too well.

As the defenders of Shira Castle, no one knows this better than them.

At this point, the morale of many people has slowly improved.

To be honest, in fact, many of them were also frightened by the news that came here.

That's why someone just had such a performance.

Maitreya's Kyushu coalition army, a full 150,000 people were wiped out by the enemy.

That's 150,000 people!

And it is an elite army assembled by the thirteen daimyos of Kyushu.

Actually crushed by the enemy like this?

It's unimaginable.

How is that possible?

But anyone who heard the news immediately felt that it was unlikely.

It must be a joke or a rumor.

However, when Shigenobu Yamaguchi, the lord of the Satsuma Domain, was defeated, it was a sign that all this was true.

Therefore, many people will start to think about it.

What kind of enemies were those enemies who fell to the ground, and how could they have defeated the Kyushu Coalition Army, which had 150,000 troops?

And the news said that the strength of those enemies who defeated the Kyushu coalition army was less than 10,000.

This shocked everyone even more.

It's even beyond everyone's cognitive thinking.

10,000 beating 150,000?

Can I really be sure it's true?

However, it is an indisputable fact that his lord went to Maitreya with more than 20,000 elite soldiers of the Satsuma Domain, and finally retreated with only 2,000 remnants.

It can be seen that some things in this news are really like this.

Therefore, it is normal for the defenders of Shiliang Castle to be scared when the enemy they have been hearing about all this time appears.

You must know that these enemies are not many in number, but they defeated the Kyushu Coalition with more than 150,000 troops with inferior forces.

150,000 people were defeated, so how could Shiliang City, which was only a thousand defenders, be the opponent of the other party?

However, being mentioned by the castle guard of Shira Castle, the big guy seems to remember.

The castle they are stationed in is Shira Castle, which is known as the city that does not fall in Kyushu.

And, looking down from the city, it doesn't seem to be any different from the enemy.

It seems like there are only a few thousands.

If it's just such a few people to attack Shira Castle, it doesn't seem impossible to deal with.

You must know that Shiliang Castle has a defense force that can withstand the siege of an army of 100,000 people.

Historically, Shira Castle has experienced this kind of battle.

Therefore, when everyone heard what Toyoya Castle Keeper said, it made them feel so scared anymore. (To be continued......)