Chapter 297: A Blessing in Disguise
The Kaishan cannon was not the twelve-pounder cannon of the Aragonese people, and each shell was loaded with about 10 percent high-explosive charge, and the landing point was much more accurate than that of the cannons of the same era. Okayama Castle and Izumo Castle have similar regulations, and Izumo Castle did not last long in the hands of the Aragonese people, and Okayama Castle was even more unbearable.
Tian Chunguang is also an old man who has followed Hua Houwei for a long time, and he naturally likes to fiddle with cannons. Since I got the mountain artillery, I can't wait to sleep and hug it, and I can't be more familiar with the various performance indicators of the mountain cannon. The first shot hit directly on the arrow tower, directly destroying half of it; The second shot hit the corners of the city wall, and the rammed earth was blown out with one shot! A round of shelling, five cannons fired in unison, the dust dispersed, and the northeast corner of Okayama Castle had collapsed!
The cities of this era were not baptized by artillery fire, and the defenses were all against the previous siege methods, and there was little resistance at all. Nizi struggled out of the dirt bricks for a long time, stared blankly for a long time, and let out an angry roar: "I'm going to sue them!" ”
Matsune Nishimiki pulled Nizi hard for a long time: "My lord, my lord, let's come down, such a cannon, the men in Okayama City are dead, and it won't cost many cannonballs!" ”
Nizi raised her head to the sky and howled unwillingly, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and she fell to the ground softly. He has fully understood that it is not what Da Ming wants to do to him at all, it is the sinister and cunning liar of Ouchi Yoshixing, who is deliberately harming himself!
This kind of battle without the slightest challenge really can't inspire Cui Laoer's desire to fight. He waved his hand in disinterest, not even wanting to speak. Fang Yiren held an iron horn and shouted loudly: "Nizi lasts for a long time, immediately lead the sheep and surrender the city, otherwise the chickens and dogs in Okayama City will not be left!" ”
After a while, he finally woke up the lord Matsune Nishiki, and couldn't help but say worriedly: "My lord, I can't wait any longer, for the sake of the lives of the whole city, I should give up some things." ”
Nizi nodded weakly for a long time: "Okay, you go and open the treasury, these Shangguo people like these, I will go and perform my duties!" ”
Qi Qiran was panicked, Nizi desperately squeezed his smiling face for a long time, naked and topless, holding an old goat, staggering like an old man. The soldiers of the Nizi family all drooped their heads, without any energy. Behind him is a long convoy, which is all the gold, silver and jewelry pieced together by the whole city, and the loser is in charge of the enemy, where can he care about the money?
Cui Lao Er immediately came to the spirit, what is the purpose of this trip? Not money yet? Although Hua Houwei didn't say it, but when the gold and silver seas went out, which of King Wu's subordinates didn't know that the prince was worried about eating for money? As a loyal subordinate, an old subordinate who has been fighting by the side of the prince, where can Cui Lao Er not be anxious?
Nizi prostrated in front of Cui Lao Er for a long time, and begged humbly: "The villain Nizi has not known the divine power of Shangguo for a long time, and has offended Shangguo, please forgive me for the sake of ignorance and ignorance!" Okayama is willing to give gold and silver to make up for his sins, please ask the general of the kingdom to laugh! Nishisini! Please check it out with the general of the country! ”
Songgen Xiximu bowed his waist and diligently introduced Cui Lao Er one by one: "General Shangguo, here is a treasury of 1.5 million pieces of silver, and here are the gold, silver and jewelry sacrificed by various families in the city, a total of 930,000 yuan. ”
Cui Lao Er was satisfied, grinned and laughed: "Okay! On behalf of Daming, I forgive you Okayama for your offense! ”
Ouchi Yoshixing was a little worried, and quietly glanced at the bereaved people. Ouchi Yoshixing is a person with a heart, and he has already bribed Fang's widow with a lot of money. This kind of seemingly inconspicuous person, saying a sentence or two at a critical time may be the difference between life and death.
Fang Remnant understood and coughed lightly: "General Cui, they want to know how to deal with the Nizi family." ”
Cui Lao Er pretended to turn his head and asked Ouchi Yoshixing: "Ouchi City Lord, what is your opinion?" ”
What can Yoshiko Ouchi say? I had to humbly say: "The Nizi family disobeyed the order of the kingdom, and I have no opinion." ”
Pretty good at talking, huh? Cui Lao Er understood what Ouchi Yoshixing meant, Mingli said that this is the right of the kingdom, I don't dare to interject, in fact, it is to point out that the Nizi family is disobeying your orders, and it is your business to lose face. Cui Lao Er nodded: "Okay, the prince has taught us a long time ago that people cannot stand without faith, and the country will die without faith." So, Okayama can't help but punish. But you have shown enough sincerity that you cannot fail to repent. ”
Nizi has been talking to Cui Lao Er for a long time, which makes his heart flutter for a while, and a little stable for a while, and unconsciously, he has a fear of being incapable of being an enemy in Daming.
"Well, so be it. The general yamen of the Ming Dynasty was understaffed, and Okayama sent a thousand strong laborers and a thousand samurai to follow us back to the Ming Dynasty. Don't be in a hurry, this is not a slave, the strong laborer is a hired laborer, responsible for mining minerals, with a monthly salary, which is settled at the end of the year; Samurai are mercenaries, and in addition to the basic salary, they go out once, and the captured booty can be divided into three percent. Niko endures for a long time, and I personally think this seems to be an opportunity for you Okayama? ”
This is Qi Youshan, Tu Po Wolf, and Wang Fuheng have long been discussed before the departure, it is easy to eliminate the Nizi family, but the profit is too small, and the big inner family is also easy to lose the tail. In this way, not only can he exceed the tasks assigned by the prince, but he can also set up a strong rival for the Ouchi family, and the silver energy of Iwamiyama will continue to be transported back to Nanjing, so that he can completely control this so-called Chinese place.
Ouchi Yoshixing's heart sank, and his wishful thinking probably won't work. The Nizi family is considered a blessing in disguise this time, once it gets closer to the kingdom of God, can this Chinese place be unified by itself? Maybe even self-protection will be a problem at that time!
Nizi has been overjoyed for a long time! I didn't expect that not only would I be able to protect the Nizi family, but I would also be able to have such a close connection with the kingdom! What is a thousand strong laborers? Even if they all die in Daming, there will be a lot of remuneration, anyway, people will die, as long as they can bring benefits to the Nizi family, farming and mining make no difference! It would be better if a thousand samurai were hired, not only to get the money, but also to learn advanced tactics from the Ming army, and maybe those terrible firearms could be bought. After more than ten years in this way, I am afraid that the Nizi family will not only be able to dominate in China, but may even reach the Kanto! These big thick legs must be held tightly!
Ouchi Yoshixing couldn't hold his breath, and asked with an extremely sincere attitude: "General Cui, can you also let the Ouchi family participate?" There are a lot of strong laborers in Izumo Castle, and there are still a lot of samurai Ouchi families with high martial arts, so Izumo Castle asks General Cui to wash the dust tonight, and General Cui must agree! ”
Nizi was anxious for a long time: "General Cui, my Okayama City is rich in beautiful women, the general is out of the house, there must be a shortage of people to serve, please ask the general to select a group to serve the Lord of the Kingdom, it is the glory of Okayama!" ”