The scorching sun caused the temperature to rise sharply.

The flagship Liaodong was on the sea south of the original city, and Yang Chengying walked out of the cabin with an oil umbrella, picked up the telescope and looked north.

He knew that a rebel might have a bow and arrow, but in such a case, the chances of a rebel hitting him were slim.

Through the bright lenses, you can see the shogunate army in the distance lined up in several columns, with the cavalry on either side of the line and the infantry in the middle.

The shogunate army came from the north, and at the front of the battle formation were several white horses, and the generals on the horses wore various types of armor, which looked quite interesting.

They chased the ragged people, slashing their swords or spears to kill the slower.

Because he was ordered to kill all men, women, and children, no one will be spared.

So, there was no case of a soldier running away with a woman on his shoulder.

Blood soaked the land that nourished them as they grew up.

The shouts, the wails, filled the battlefield.

"This old man, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, is quite smart."

Zheng Zhifeng, who was standing behind him, was a little admired.

He was referring to the fact that when the eldest brother, Zheng Zhilong, blocked the sea, Matsudaira Nobutsuna did not command the shogunate army to attack immediately. Instead, they waited until the rebels were out of supplies and dizzy with hunger, and then launched a swift attack.

This time, the shogunate made a big effort, and all the feudal states on the island of Kyushu came to participate in the war.

"Don't be in a hurry to sigh, wait a little longer."

Yang Chengying saw the castle through the telescope.

The original castle is a residential city built by the former ruler Arima Guijun, and the city defense structure is complete. Although abandoned for many years, the external structure is still intact.

Moreover, Yang Chengying found that when the flag was hung on the city tower, someone should be staying there as a temporary general general, and it is estimated that it is not simple.

And so it is.

Although the shogunate army surrounded Hara Castle, they found themselves unable to attack it.

I tried several times, but I was beaten back by the people in the city.

"Let's go, go back to lunch."

Yang Chengying put down the somewhat heavy binoculars and turned around and entered the cabin.

As the flagship, the Liaodong has a command room, a kitchen, and a canteen.

When Yang Chengying arrived at the cafeteria, he was just in time to eat cold skin.

The ice was given by the Satsuma Domain.

"Is the cold skin delicious?"

Yang Chengying looked at Deyin, who was eating, and asked gently.

Deyin didn't dare to eat it first before, but after getting along with Yang Chengying for a long time, he ate it first with his approval.

Hearing Yang Chengying's question, she raised her head and replied, "It's much worse than the taste of my hometown, but it's better than nothing."

"Take a walk on the deck after eating and take a look outside."

Yang Chengying said and gave her the telescope.

Deyin was stunned for a moment and asked, "I gave the telescope to the concubine, why did the king go?"

"It's hot, I'll find a river with no one and take a bath."

Yang Chengying said, "Wait for me to step on it well, tell you, and let you take the girls to take a good bath."

"Well, it's so hot these days that I can't sleep well at night."

Deyin nodded, after coming out for so long, she no longer had the timidity she used to have.

She followed Yang Chengying along the way, and she saw enough of many scenery. All kinds of things to eat, play and see.

While eating, Zu Zepei walked down.

"Lord, Matsudaira Nobutsuna is asking to see you on the shore."

"He wants to see me? Oh, why?"

"It's said to be a matter of discussion."

"Invite him."

After Yang Chengying finished speaking, he quickly stripped off the cold skin in the bowl, wiped his mouth, and got up to go to the outer deck.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna came over in a small boat and boarded the flagship with a rope.

"If you don't command the army to continue fighting, why did you come to me?"

Yang Chengying asked knowingly.

"Something, think

Please ask King Zhou for help." Matsudaira Nobutsuna's face flushed.

In his opinion, the matter of borrowing the navy is shameful enough, but he did not expect that there is something more humiliating than this to ask him to speak.

"You just have to speak, anyway, all the expenses are paid by the shogunate." Yang Chengying said.

"That's right, the original castle was originally the residence of a feudal lord, and the castle was so strong that it was difficult to conquer."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said, "I hope you can use the ship's cannons to bombard the original castle."

Yang Chengying pretended to think for a while, and then said, "I have to take a closer look, otherwise I will waste ammunition."

"It's fine." Nobutsuna Matsudaira thinks it's feasible.

"The guards disembark."

Yang Chengying glanced at Zu Zepei, and Zu Zepei ordered. Look at the book

Except for the guards guarding the boat, the rest of the guards dismounted, took the boat to the shore, and then assembled in a group.

More than 100 guards, all shoulder-resistant to the pistol, wore a goose feather knife at their waist, and a leather case was tied around the waist on the other side, which contained a bayonet.

They used a firing pistol equipped with a bayonet.

Waiting for the guards to leave, Yang Chengying was about to get off the boat, and Deyin came with a telescope.

"You play with it on the boat, I don't need this guy when I'm close."

Yang Chengying said with a smile and immediately got off the boat.

Deyin held the binoculars and watched Yang Chengying get on the tall horse and lead the guards to leave.

My own man is really majestic!

The arrival of this small but strong contingent caused a brief commotion in the shogunate army.

Compared with their uniformity, the shogunate army, as an official army, looks like a rebel army.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna pointed to the tall castle wall not far away and said, "This is the original castle. The walls are surrounded by water on all sides, and they are so high. Several attacks, all failed."

This doesn't need to be said by Matsudaira Nobutsuna, Yang Chengying can also see it.

He also saw that there were many corpses of Shogunate soldiers floating on the moat.

It's embarrassing.

"It's not difficult to conquer this original city, there is a cannon in my camp that can easily conquer the fortress."

Yang Chengying said confidently, "There is one thing, what we agreed at the beginning, our army could not land on the shore, how could this cannon be transported."

"It's not that hard."

As soon as he heard that it could be easily conquered, Matsudaira Nobutsuna immediately said, "As long as the king is willing to deploy the cannon, I will bear all the consequences."

"Since that's the case, then let's make a note and save the shogunate from blaming, I'm just a little prince, and I can't afford it."

"You can write a note."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna immediately signed the note in public in his handsome account.

"Give me some more of the best horses I'm going to use to pull the cannon."

"No problem."

Yang Chengying took the note and went back to adjust the gun.

Tachibana Somao, who was fighting with the army, said in a deep voice, "General, what this Ming man said may not be reliable. It's a joke that there is no cannon in this world that can easily break through the city."

"If you want to say that Yang Chengying is cunning and cunning, that's for sure. But he's not the kind of guy who talks big and says there is a way."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said with certainty.

Except for the Shimazu family, the Zong family, and the Matsuura family, who were familiar with Yang Chengying, they didn't believe that they could easily break through such a high wall.

Especially Arima Naochun, here is his old collar.

He threatened, "This is a castle that my father has worked hard to build for generations, and it will never be easily blasted open by Yang Chengying."

"Lord Hinoe, this is not the time to say these things."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna's face sank.

was so scared that Arima Naochun didn't dare to let go of his fart.