"It's not. . . Brigadier you don't know, Osaka Castle is one of the three important capitals of the Japanese Kingdom, and the architectural style is the same... But there is still a big gap in scale. ”

After Xue Meng's introduction, Zhang Chong seemed to be relieved and said again: "Actually, it's okay.. Even if he's a turtle shell... We can also lift the lid of his king's eight! ”

"Third Company Commander! Do you say!? ”

"Yes! Brigade.. As long as I have enough artillery, I can lift the lid on this group of Japanese people! ”

...

In this expedition to the Wa Kingdom, the overall command distribution of the Ming army is still relatively special, because the geographical environment of the Wa State is relatively special and belongs to the island country.

Therefore, the assistance of the naval division warships is very important for the smooth capture of the Japanese state.

In the end, Zhu Youzhen still decided to let Zhao Yunkai grasp it with both hands.

The command of the Heavenly Tiger Army was also given to Zhao Yunkai.

...

Although due to the fact that the baggage transport of the artillery division was not fast ..

However, with the coordinated help of one infantry division, the officers and men of the two divisions managed to reach the outside of Osaka without any problems.

After meeting with Zhang Chong, the division commander Cui Yanming said: "I see a lot of cavalry and horse corpses not far away, you kid... Do you know how troublesome it is for our artillery transports? You still have so many war horses? ”

Zhang Chong touched his head and said with a smile: "Isn't this the training in the drill manual... The country is mountainous, and infantry and cavalry are often easy to come into contact with, so it is necessary to prioritize limiting the opponent's ability to move in the shortest possible time! ”

"Gotcha! It's all in vain.. Tell us about the current situation in Osaka Castle! ”

"Yes! Teachers! ”

Immediately, Zhang Chong and Xue Meng, a staff officer on the side, began to report to Cui Yanming about what they had roughly observed in a short period of time.

"That is to say. Now all the troops in Osaka Castle are cowering in the castle and can't come out? ”

"Report to the Divisional Commander! Indeed it is! ”

Cui Yanming's expression kept changing, in fact, for taking Osaka Castle in one day, it was not so much the courage given to him by an artillery division... It is better to say that the new type of shells that were equipped with this time in the artillery division were given to him.

The new type of white phosphorus arson bomb developed by the Daming Weapons Research Institute has been fully deployed in the artillery units attacking the Japanese State under the expedited production of the General Ordnance Bureau.

Cui Yanming knew this, and saw him speak: "The task given to me by the Governor is to ask me to take Osaka Castle within one day, since these Japanese people can't come out... Let's give him a good lunch! ”

"Huh? Teachers.. What's lunch.. How do you know we've just eaten a little bit of dry food that we take with us! ”

Zhang Chong thought that he was allowing them to eat on the spot, so he hurriedly said.

Cui Yanming, who had a black line on his face, changed his expression, looked at Zhang Chong very strangely and said, "You kid.. Can you not just think about opening a meal, move your troops out of the way and make room for the artillery division! I'm going to prepare a gunpowder meal for Osaka! ”

"Yes! Teachers! Zhang Chong understood! ”

....

The island nation has a lot of water, many earthquakes, and many volcanoes.

Earthquakes and natural disasters have been frequent, so not only in the countryside, but also in the city, all buildings are made of wood and stone.

The lighter and more convenient structure allows them to minimize damage in the event of an earthquake.

But there is also another hidden danger.

That is, it is easy to catch fire...

The artillery division moved quickly, and directly transformed the position prepared by Zhang Chong in advance, and then deployed all the artillery pieces.

The commander of the artillery division looked at Cui Yanming on the side, who instantly understood what the other party meant.

So he smiled and said, "Next... It's up to you guys! ”

"Good.. Lao Cui, you can leave it to us! ”

Take Osaka Castle in one day..

No one said what kind of Osaka Castle it was...

A scorched earth, theoretically possible!

"All artillery! A reload of arson bombs! ”

"Yes!"

The artillerymen moved in unison, and they opened the ammunition box behind them with a brush, and found an arson bomb to fill the artillery.

"Ready.. Fire!! ”

Without the slightest politeness, an artillery division with a total of 160 guns opened fire in unison.

In an instant, the entire artillery position emitted a deafening sound, and the powerful air wave caused a large amount of dust to stir up on the ground in an instant, and many artillerymen could hardly even open their eyes.

The design and structure of the white phosphorus arson shell is fundamentally different from the shell loaded in a normal gun, first of all, it does not cause damage to the place through the shell itself.

Instead, it relies on the white phosphorus in it to ignite other buildings and cause damage.

Therefore, after the white phosphorus bomb is fired, its general state is more like a firework bomb.

Inside Osaka Castle, many samurai heard a loud and even more shocking sound outside the city, and everyone knew that this was another cannon shot by the Ming army outside the city... Although there are some doubts as to why this time the shelling was so loud.

But they did not dodge, because all the previous shelling by the Ming army was aimed at the city wall.

The city was not affected!

But this time... But it's different...

A soldier of the Wa Kingdom rubbed his eyes and said to his companion beside him, "Oda-kun, have you seen it? Someone seems to be setting off fireworks in the sky, huh? ”

"Yes! Look good..."

Just when the two of them were intoxicated, the face of the other military attache next to him suddenly changed, because he saw that those brilliant fireworks in the sky seemed to be constantly flying towards the city.

And it's extremely fast, constantly falling.

"Not good! It was the shelling of the Ming army! ”

"Huh?? Shelling? ”

The samurai obviously couldn't understand the meaning of the military attaché's words, and they were still watching the fireworks in the sky. But as those fireworks get brighter and brighter, and keep falling...

The entire city of Osaka seems to be shrouded in it.

Mars dotted.. But the moment it fell on the bungalow, it stirred up a burst of fire.

A raging fire ignited in Osaka Castle.

"Come on! Fire.. Fight the fire! The city is on fire! ”

The soldiers of the Japanese Kingdom, who were in a panic, shouted loudly.

This voice also reached the ears of Tokugawa Nen, who was preparing to run away, and he didn't fail to see the brilliant fireworks in the sky... It's just that I don't know what it is.

After hearing the voice, Tokugawa understood it.

The Ming army outside the city wanted to use this strange fireworks to burn the entire Osaka Castle.

He looked panicked, and hurriedly urged the driver who was driving the car, and said loudly: "Hurry up and find someone to open the west gate, and hurry up..." I'm going out of town!! ”