Soon, in Zhao Hongyu's position, a team of thousands of people rushed out.

The team quickly rushed into Shiliang Castle, and then began to rush down the spiraling mountain path to the second layer, which was still in the midst of fierce fighting.

At this time, at the head of the second defensive circle, Roderny and them encountered fierce resistance from the defenders. The strong will of the Japanese to resist caused Roderni and their attack to be slightly frustrated.

However, the number of defenders on the second layer is still too small after all, and the reinforcements sent by Saburo Toyoya can only come to the seventh layer of defense circle at this time.

If you want to wait for the arrival of 500 young reinforcements, it will take a little time.

But the problem is that the defenders of the second layer can't withstand it for too long now.

Although the defenders were very brave, their numbers were too small, and when facing the Portuguese mercenaries who were several times their own strength, they could only resist a little with their bravery, and then ...... Defeated.

The Portuguese mercenaries, although most of them were wearing leather armor, did not have very high defense.

But there are also many of them who are wearing full-body covered iron armor.

The Europeans' full-body covered iron armor is defenseless and needless to say.

Although it will be hindered a lot in terms of mobility, its defense is very high.

Therefore, after attacking the second level of the city, Rodelni arranged these soldiers in covered iron armor in the first row to withstand the spears of the defenders.

At the same time, he placed the second row of soldiers armed with European-style spears, the third row of great swordsmen, and the fourth row of crossbowmen.

Because the space at the head of the city is not very large, there can only be eight or nine people in a row.

Therefore, such a dense arrangement made the brave Japanese defenders have no choice.

Their swords and spears were of no use against the mercenaries who wore armor like tin buckets. There is no way to cause harm to the other party at all.

On the contrary, under the pressure of the other party step by step, the spearmen behind those iron buckets would stab a spear from time to time and lose a few men on their side.

Moreover, those crossbowmen who are hiding in the rear will also find a gap and shoot an arrow to knock down a few of their own people.

Although the Japanese defenders also had armor, the average ashigaru soldier was just a thin piece of leather armor, and this thing had no defense at all.

The kind of armor made of bamboo and iron pieces that only samurai masters could afford to wear.

Therefore, in the face of the offensive of the Portuguese mercenaries. The defenders slowly got to a disadvantage.

Roderni and their attacking momentum were only blocked at the beginning. But when Rodelny rearranged the formation, the end of the defenders came.

When it comes to physical strength, the Japanese are no match for the Europeans like cattle.

If it is more cruel than murderous...... To be honest, the murderous nature of the Europeans is not necessarily much weaker than that of the Japanese. Especially the Europeans of this era in the seventeenth century, they can be said to be very fierce.

Perhaps it is the passage of time, coupled with the increasing emphasis on morality and human rights, that the Europeans are slowly showing a moderate side. Hide their murderous nature.

But in fact, in fact, the murderous factor in the bones of Europeans is no worse than that of the Japanese people, and even much stronger.

Strictly speaking. The only people in this world who can get along best are Orientals.

The Portuguese mercenaries were so large that it looked like a hill to get there.

And the Japanese people of this era did not have the kind of milk drinking and improved genes that later generations had. So they're very short.

When the two sides fought fiercely at the head of the city, it looked as ridiculous as 'giants vs. dwarfs'.

Rodelni stood on the beacon tower at the head of the city, accompanied by eight or nine elite swordsmen in half-dressed European-style iron armor. He observed the offensive between the enemy and the enemy on some of the city walls. Soon discovered a weakness of the other party.

Honestly, if you keep going, you can defeat these defenders, but it will be a waste of time.

Roderni didn't want to waste too much time now, he still wanted to capture Shiliang Castle in one go, so that he could get his share of the reward.

A tenth of the wealth of the city, that's not a small amount.

It's not just Rodrini who thinks so, but so do the Portuguese mercenaries under his command.

So, they now have a strong will to fight.

The desire to make money and the desire for wealth made them burst out with great combat effectiveness.

After adding that they fought with the Japanese people, they found that the combat effectiveness of these Japanese people was indeed no match for them, so their confidence suddenly rose.

As long as the defenders don't use the equipment used to defend the city, then if they go head-to-head with the Japanese people, the Japanese people will definitely not take advantage of the slightest advantage.

They also have the confidence to use the knives and guns in their hands to kill each other.

"Redirect all the crossbowmen to circle the mountain road and let them shoot at the flanks of the defenders, so that we can deal with the defenders in a short time."

Roderni observed for a moment, then ordered his men at his side.

Yes, he had spotted a weakness in the defenders, and if he could exploit it, he would soon be able to end the battle here.

Once the battle here is settled, then they can quickly continue to advance towards the upper part of the city to capture the head of the third layer of defense.

According to Rodelny's observations, he found that the left flank of the defenders at the head of the city was unfortified, and if he mobilized his crossbowmen to attack the left flank of the defenders, the defenders would have no way to resist it.

At that time, the defenders will have to face arrows from the left flank circling the mountain road, as well as two flanks from their own warriors.

Under such an offensive, Rodelni did not think that the defenders would be able to hold out.

Yes, there are no battlements on this side of the inner city.

In other words, if Rodelny had been able to organize the crossbowmen to shoot at the defenders at the head of the city on the circling lane, he would have been able to inflict a lot of damage on the defenders.

However, Rodderny also knew that if he did so, he would also face a threat from the third layer of defense.

Here he attacks the defenders of the second layer, but the defenders of the third layer do the same. You can also attack them from above.

The circular defense facilities of Shira Castle had already been thought of when it was first built.

It can be predicted that whenever an enemy enters the city, they will be resisted by the defenders of their own layer and attacked by the defenders of the upper layer on the circling mountain path.

This kind of situation will continue to encounter until they attack the top floor.

It can be said that this circling mountain road and defense facilities are for the enemy who is attacking Shira Castle. It was nothing short of a nightmare and the road to hell.

However, although Rodderny also foresaw such trouble, he had to take a risk in order to settle the battle here as soon as possible and move on to the next battle.

At this time, at the head of the third layer of defense circle, those Japanese defenders ran over from the other side.

Compared to the defenders of the lower two floors, although the third layer was also shelled, their losses were relatively light.

So, some of the city's defense equipment stacked on the edge of the city. It's also relatively complete.

Arrows from the third layer kept falling on Rodelny's heads.

This forced Roderni to raise his shield aloft, which was able to withstand the rain of arrows from above.

Soon, a group of about twenty crossbowmen. Under the protection of some mercenaries holding their shields high, they quickly came to the winding mountain road, and then raised their crossbow arrows to aim at the defenders who were fighting fiercely with the mercenaries at the head of the city.

The defenders of the third layer also had such a situation in mind.

So. Of course, they won't let the mercenaries get their way.

Stones, hot oil, and some rolling logs. They were smashed down.

Fortunately, when attacking the first and second layers, Roderni and their teams have already encountered such a situation, so this time they have a little bit of preparation.

The stones smashed on the shield, and the mercenaries withstood it with the strength of the milk, and the hot oil poured on the shield and splashed along the shield to the sides, and the rolling wood smashed the people below, but it did not break the shield array.

However, the mercenaries below are also uncomfortable, and many of them have already injured their arms. At the same time, although the hot oil is blocked, it will also splash on the body, especially the heavy rolling log, which is really uncomfortable.

Shoot!

Sou! Whoosh!

The crossbowmen fired their arrows, knocking the defenders off the city.

The number of defenders on the second layer was only about 200 men, and after some fighting, many of them had been killed, plus three rounds of shelling.

This time, there were quite a few shots by the crossbowmen, so this time the defenders collapsed all at once.

After the collapse of the defenders of the second layer, the mercenaries and crossbowmen who held their shields high quickly retreated to a safe distance.

They weren't confident that they would be able to withstand the next onslaught of rocks, rolling logs, and hot oil.

After these people were withdrawn, many of them found that their arms were either painful and swollen, or their faces and necks were burned by the hot oil.

Fortunately, these are some minor injuries that will have little impact on the next attack.

After the defenders of the second layer of the city collapsed, the mercenaries fighting at the city head quickly took control of the city head.

At this time, the second team of 1,000 people sent by Zhao Hongyu also ran up along the winding mountain road.

"Your Excellency, you can't continue to walk towards the Upper Ranks, the enemies above are in trouble. If we don't have a way to deal with the defense equipment above, we will lose a lot if we continue to advance. ”

Roderni hurriedly found the commander of the thousand-man squad and gave him his own advice.

In the face of Roderny's words, the commander just smiled faintly and said, "I'll solve this problem for you, and by the way, I will open the gate from the second layer to the third layer for you, and then it's up to you." (To be continued......)