"Formation, upper right, salvo!"

Bang! Bang!

The soldiers of the second thousand-man squad who rushed up stopped on the winding mountain path, and then they began to shoot at the defenders of the third layer in groups of fifty.

As muskets rang out, the defenders of the third floor were shot and fell from a great height.

When the soldiers of the Thousand Men took turns in a row, the attack of the defenders of the third layer finally slowed down.

If you don't think about it, a team of 1,000 people will have to shoot at least 20 times in a team of 50 people. With these twenty rounds of fire, it is normal for the defenders of the third layer to be suppressed.

After all, the muskets used by the guards of the Song Empire were already at the forefront of this era, and they were more than a hundred years ahead of the level of this era.

The appearance of the flintlock pistol can be said to be a very powerful weapon for the Song Empire.

At least, in conventional warfare, the destructive power of such weapons is enormous.

There will not be many armies, and what kind of advantage will they take advantage of in the confrontation of the Song Empire's army using this weapon.

The defenders of Shira Castle were fortunate enough to be the ones who were to be the ones to learn about this weapon, following the British and Dutch, and the Holy Roman Empire on the European continent.

Although this kind of appreciation is a little difficult to accept.

However, there is no way for them to avoid it.

Rumble!

There was a loud bang ahead, and the gate of the second layer of defense to the third layer of defense circle had been destroyed.

There are no more obstacles on the way to the third layer of defense.

"Viscount, now we have taken over the second layer of defense. The third layer is up to you, and if this momentum continues, maybe we can capture the entire city before dark. ”

After doing what he had to do, the commander of the thousand-man team looked at his pocket watch and said to the stunned Viscount Roderny.

Seriously. Rodelni had heard of how powerful the Song Empire's army was, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.

He had always listened to the Brits, but he thought they were making excuses for their incompetence.

But now, he completely believed everything the British said.

He also understood why the Song Empire was able to say that the British, Dutch, and Spaniards on the American side were all driven out of the Americas in just two years.

With such a strong combat power, there is no way for an ordinary army to confront it.

Soon, though, Rodderny was happy again.

The reason is simple. Because Portugal is now an ally of the Song Empire and France, isn't it good to have a strong alliance as an ally?

That's for sure.

And Rodelni knew what was going on on the continent right now.

Portugal and France are now in confrontation with the Church coalition, and although the situation has not deteriorated, it is clear that Portugal and France are still facing a very dangerous situation.

The Church Coalition was subordinate to the Habsburg princes and received financial support from the Church.

Under the combination of strong and powerful, it is definitely not something that Portugal and France can confront each other.

But now I don't think there's anything to worry about.

Because they have a very powerful ally.

Once Portugal and France could not withstand the offensive of the Church Alliance, it was a big deal to ask the Song Empire to send reinforcements.

With the combat effectiveness of the Song Empire, the Church Alliance would definitely not be an opponent.

In addition, the Song Empire was still very rich...... Hey, hey, hey.

As soon as he thought of this, Rodelny was interrupted by the Genetic Commander.

"Ugh! Oh~ Great. I'm going to organize my men right away and start attacking the third layer! ”

Rondelny, who had come to his senses, nodded at once and answered.

Nonsense, he was originally a mercenary. What I do is to conquer the city and share the worries of the employer.

Now that they have cleared the way for him, the next thing must be up to them.

As long as there was no attack from above, and that pesky pass blocked, then he felt himself and his men. It is completely possible to defeat the Japanese defenders of this castle.

Think about it, when he captures this castle, a tenth of the wealth in this castle is his own. At the same time, a tenth of them are those men. His heart couldn't help but burn up.

"Brothers, work hard, kill these dwarves!"

Roderni raised the knight's sword in his hand and let out a loud roar.

"Hey!"

A group of Portuguese mercenaries responded in unison, and then they quickly formed a team, and then began to rush towards the third layer of defense in an attack formation.

I have to say that the physical fitness of Europeans is really good, and these animals are not as big as Bai Chang.

They had fought the defenders of the first and second layers in a row, and they had also run two floors in a row to circle the inner city mountain road, but these guys didn't see the slightest bit of tiredness.

If they can maintain this state, maybe they will be able to capture Shiliang Castle before dark.

Looking at the Portuguese mercenaries who kept shouting and rushing up the winding mountain road of the inner city, the Empire's genetic commander thought to himself.

"Someone, report the situation here to Your Highness. At the same time, please ask if we need to continue to help the Portuguese mercenary group and clear the obstacles on their way. And I hope that Your Highness can mobilize the troops of the first layer and let them divide their forces and prepare to take over the positions of the third layer of defense. ”——

Dividing Line –

"Let the commander of the First Legion divide his troops, send seven hundred men to receive the third layer, and then continue to divide his forces and send four hundred men to receive the fourth layer. At the same time, tell the commander of the Second Legion to also divide a team of 700 men to prepare to receive the fifth layer, and then divide the army of 400 to receive the sixth layer. And each floor will solve the obstacles in the way of the charge for the Portuguese, anyway, let them fight hard in front. ”

After Zhao Hongyu received the request from the commander of the Second Army Corps, he immediately issued an order.

Half an hour has passed since the battle has begun.

The attack in this half hour was very smooth, so Zhao Hongyu felt that the fall of Shiliang City was only a matter of time.

Therefore. He's in a good mood right now.

Just like the commander of the Second Legion said, Zhao Hongyu personally estimated that before sunset, he could bring Shiliang City under his control.

It's about one o'clock in the afternoon, and sunset is still a few hours away.

After receiving the order, the herald quickly left the camp and returned to Shiliang City, conveying Zhao Hongyu's order.

When the commander of the defenders on the first floor received the order, he immediately divided the team of 700 men and assigned two officers to assign them tasks.

The same is true for the commander of the second tier.

At the head of the first and second floors, the soldiers of the Imperial Praetorian Guard moved one after another.

And Zhao Hongyu, who was in the camp outside the city, picked up a monocular. I began to take a closer look at the fourth floor, and some of the things that began to go up were coming.

Due to the rapid fall of the second layer, the reinforcements sent by Saburo Toyoya had just reached the fifth layer, and they had already lost the purpose and necessity of assistance.

For this reason, the reinforcements stopped and sent people back to the top for guidance.

Faced with such a situation, Saburo Toyoya also lost his way.

He couldn't have imagined that these enemies were so powerful and had very unexpected means.

In such a short period of time, two layers of defense were captured. And there hasn't been much loss yet.

The third layer is now precarious, and it is about to fall.

Then, it is obviously very unrealistic for reinforcements to reinforce the third layer now.

Come to think of it. Saburo Toyoya decided to send reinforcements to the fourth layer.

Although the three layers of defense below have been lost, as long as they hold the fourth layer to the death, then Shiliang Castle is still strong.

After all. The fact that the defensive ring of the lower three layers would fall so quickly was not unrelated to the previous enemy's artillery bombardment.

If it weren't for those three rounds of shelling, the defenders on the lower three floors. It won't be so unbearable.

You must know that the three rounds of shelling just now destroyed many defensive facilities and equipment at the head of the city. And killed and wounded a lot of defenders, so this weakened the defensive positions of the three layers below a lot.

However, the defensive ring above the third layer was not shelled.

Therefore, Saburo Toyoya felt that when the enemy attacked the fourth layer, its offensive would definitely weaken.

"Command! , put all the young and strong into the fourth layer of defenses, we have to block the enemy in the fourth layer, and we can't let them continue to rush up. ”

Oh!

The generals around Saburo Toyoya shouted in unison. Then, under the leadership of Saburo Toyoya, they rushed down the whirlpool.

Saburo Toyoya also has no choice, if he doesn't do this, then his morale will be defeated by the enemy little by little.

When an army has no morale, something unexpected will happen.

Something like surrender will happen if you don't do it well.

Saburo Toyoya didn't want to see such a thing, so he decided to personally lead the team now and inflict a heavy blow on the enemy on the fourth layer. In addition to being able to ease the enemy's offensive, this can give the enemy powerful casualties and heavy losses. He was also able to use small victories to give the defenders some confidence and courage.

Yes, Saburo Toyoya is not a fool, and he is now judging very accurately.

When Zhao Hongyu and the others captured two defensive circles in succession and began to attack the third layer, the morale of the defenders of Shiliang City had fallen to the extreme.

At the same time, the hearts of the defenders began to waver.

No, the soldiers and the young men even felt that there was no need to hold on like this.

Perhaps, surrender is also a good choice.

It seems that there are not many people who think like this, but they are beginning to have.

Because they saw that the enemy's strength was too strong, and they broke through what they thought was a very strong defensive position, and the shock to them was too great.

It's only been a long time for the enemy to break through in two places.

And it's still so easy to break through.

At this rate, it is obviously not impossible for them to break through the nine passes in one face and capture Shiliang City.

This man is afraid of cranky thoughts.

Just thinking about it like that, then the mind will be confused.

Because Zhao Hongyu and the others showed extraordinary strength, the Japanese defenders also began to doubt whether they could defend this 'city that never falls'.

From this, their faith is gone.

This is a very dangerous thing.

Just like Saburo Toyoya feared, once the defenders' morale wavered.

Then, as soon as a group of surrendered people appears, it will cause a series of reactions that will be out of control.

At that time, even if he is an immortal, he will not be able to turn the tide.

But now he still has a chance.

As long as they can win a small victory and withstand the enemy's onslaught, then these wavering people will be determined.

Because at that time, they will see that the enemy is not really very strong.

They are also flesh and blood people, and they will die on the battlefield, no different.

He had to make it visible to everyone.

I have to say that Saburo Toyoya is still a general with brains.

Although he himself was also shocked by the enemy's offensive and combat effectiveness, and his heart was in chaos.

However, at such a critical moment, he can still come up with a correct judgment and decision.

Saburo Toyoya was only shocked because he didn't understand the lethality and power of thermal weapons.

This is the gap and generation gap in the times, so Saburo Toyoya can't be blamed.

If Saburo Toyoya also received some modern education and knowledge, he understands some of the conditions and capabilities of modern thermal weapons.

Then, he won't be so shocked.

However, after all, Toyoya Saburo was only a native of the Eastern Wa Kingdom in the seventeenth century.

Therefore, it is impossible for him to know this knowledge at all.

The abnormal movement on the side of Shiliang City, Zhao Hongyu saw it clearly in the telescope.

The top floor of Toyoya Saburo took the most elite soldiers, and thousands of young people to the lower level, all of which were seen by Zhao Hongyu through the binoculars.

On the side, Emma and Sara were also holding binoculars and observing the situation in Shira Castle.

Emma just watched a hilarious, after all, she didn't understand military issues.

Therefore, she will not interject indiscriminately at such a time.

The little girl knows how to measure things, doesn't she?

However, Sara is a European noblewoman and has learned some military knowledge since she was a child, so she herself seems to have judged something about the changes in Shiliang Castle.

And at this time, before Sara could inform Zhao Hongyu of her judgment, Zhao Hongyu turned his head and opened his mouth to Hattori Chizuru on his side: "Chizuru, let Iga do it." I think that as long as the generals of Shira Castle are dealt with, the remaining defenders will not have any fighting spirit. (To be continued......)