Chapter 156: The flag of Kumamoto Castle is flying

"Six-striped money..."

"Lord, what is that?"

"The family crest of the Sanada family, the last hero of the legendary Warring States period, is not right, Lord Ii killed three Yukimura's shadow warriors in the Osaka main camp, and was finally killed in the vanguard by Lord Ii and others when Yukimura broke through the avant-garde, isn't it....

That is also a Shadow Warrior? Is the real Yukimura still in Osaka Castle? ”

The wind and snow do not last for March, but in the Japanese country, the heavy snow usually lasts until about February of the following year, and in the midst of the scattered snowflakes in the sky, outside the tall Kumamoto Castle, stands an army of 20,000 people, each with a white snow on their hats, spears, and swords.

Miyoshi Masakasu rode out of the horse, and before coming to the castle, he shouted: "The general Sanada Yukimura under the command of Toyotomi Hideyori, the general of the Japanese conquest of Japan, has come to Kumamoto Castle, and the guards in the city have listened, and the Tokugawa shogunate has deceived and deceived the subordinates, and the subordinates have attacked and killed the lord's house. ”

Takagi Kiyoji's legs were weak, his father and others just guessed that it was true that Toyotomi Hideyori was not dead, he retreated again and again, since Toyotomi Hideyori was not dead, then the representative of the 'six-pattern money' family emblem in front of him was really the hero Sanada Yukimura at the end of the Warring States Period, the brave general.

"How is this battle fought?"

Takagi Kiyoji does not have the courage of his father Takagi Kiyohide, and he does not have the wisdom of the Ii family, and now as a Higo Guard, he is facing a sudden army of 20,000 Toyotomi at this moment, and he does not have 20,000 people in Kumamoto Castle, and now he can only put together 4,000 people to defend the city.

"My lord, I can only ask for help from the surrounding celebrities."

Takagi Kiyoji nodded again and again as if he had been woken up by cold water: "Yes, yes, quickly, immediately send a messenger out to ask for help from the daimyo of Hizen, Bunzen, and Bungo, by the way, and the daimyo of Chikuzen and Chikugo, tell them that Toyotomi Hideyoshi is not dead, the enemy is coming back, by the way, let them report to Edo, be quick." ”

"Yes..."

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"Lord Mingguo said that we don't need to attack the city?"

Shimazu Tadaro frowned, he thought that Hatano had misheard the order: "With such a heavy snowfall, if you don't attack again, the soldiers are afraid that they will not be able to hold on." ”

"My lord, there is a great price to pay for a siege of this magnitude," Hatano looked up, "I heard that they are going to attack the city with artillery, as if it were breaking our own city." ”

The snow on Sanada Yukimura's body was also very thick, but he was still stunned in place like the King of Fudomei, and it was not until Miyoshi Masayasu withdrew that he spoke: "What did the Takagi family say?" ”

The other party did not answer.

"Newspaper... General General, the artillery of the Ming army is coming. ”

Ning Guoxing personally came with the artillery battalion, and what he wanted was to put this first cannon in full swing: "Set up the Shenwu cannon and prepare for the fireworks." ”

The four Shenwu cannons were set up directly in front of Sanada Yukimura, and he had a little thought in his heart, but now he was just thinking about it.

The speed of the artillery battalion soldiers was very fast, and the four Shenwu cannons were pulled down from the carriages of the mules and horses, and the gun carriages and gun bodies were separated, and they had to be assembled one by one.

"The four doors are ready."

Ning Guoxing shouted: "Zhuyuan loading..."

"Zhuyuan is loaded..."

"Prepare for the fire..."

"Put..."

'Knock knock knock...'

In the heavy snow, there were four muffled sounds, like bursts of thunder.

'Boom, boom, boom...'

After four huge explosions, the tall gates of Kumamoto Castle were blown to pieces, and countless people died.

Ning Guoxing compared the towering castle tower, and then shouted: "The muzzle of the cannon is raised by thirty-five, and the Zhuyuan is loaded..."

The sub-gun was removed and replaced with another one, much faster than before.

"Prepare for the fire..."

"Put..."

'Knock knock knock...'

After the sound of muffled thunder, two of the shells hit the towering castle tower, and the symbol of power in Kumamoto Castle instantly burst into flames and shattered to pieces.

Kiyoji Takagi was stunned on the spot, if he was still in the castle tower at the moment, he would have become a dead soul in the flames.

"The opponent... Finally... Who is it? ”

After the city gate was opened, Ning Guoxing immediately ordered the soldiers to disassemble the cannon, and then rode his horse to Sanada Yukimura's side, and gave his hand: "General Sanada, my marquis has an order, and the rest of the matter will be handed over to you to deal with." ”

Sanada Yukimura nodded, and after giving up his hand as such, he drew his long knife: "Sanada warriors, attack..."

20,000 people rushed towards the open gate of the city, and at this moment, the defenders in the city reacted, and they had forgotten what they should do under the service of the two open flower bullets.

Kiyoji Takagi was shocked and immediately shouted, "Order, prepare to defend against the enemy..."

All the strength of Kumamoto Castle is here, and the defenders of less than 4,000 people will still have a head if they defend the castle, and now the city gates are wide open, and even the castle tower has been blown up, and now it is even more necessary to allocate a part of the strength to rescue the castle tower fire, otherwise if it spreads, even if it is burned from the beginning, it can still burn the entire castle.

The sky was filled with the smoke of gunpowder and the strong smell of burning wood, and against the heavy snow, a torrent was rushing from the city gates to the inside.

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Chen Cao's viewing distance was at least five miles, because the observation position of the Qianli Cylinder in his hand had reached its limit.

"Master Hou, when are we going to act?" Sun Chuanting walked up the hill and also lifted the thousand li.

Chen Cao shook his head slowly under the crowd of colorful brocade guards: "Don't worry, the gate of the city has been opened, and even the castle tower has been blown up. ”

Lu Xiangsheng's temperament is impatient, and since he fought with the Shimazu family in the first battle of Makihara, his self-confidence has been extremely inflated, and he wants to continue to fight with these so-called Japanese samurai.

"Master Hou, how about letting the last general take a battalion of men and horses to finish?"

Chen Cao put away the Qianli tube and stared at Lu Xiangsheng, who was covered in snow: "Why, you haven't suffered enough in the Shimazu family's military formation?" If not, why don't you ask your brother Lu Xiangtong again? ”

Zhao Xin stood aside and shook his head with a smile, Chen Cao said, "Pass the order, the army will be pulled out, let's go outside Kumamoto City to cheer for General Sanada." ”

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The drums rumbled, although the Wa Kingdom also beat the drums in the war, but that was the signal, in Chen Cao's place, the drum has been replaced by signal arrows, and now some of the drums are all from the Shimazu family.

The drums of the Ming Dynasty are naturally much more advanced than those of the Wa Kingdom, and the drums are cheering... When the drums sounded outside Kumamoto Castle in heavy snowy weather, Sanada Yukimura, who had just killed a person, looked up at Yamajo Castle and said, "The Ming army is here, and it is helping our army. ”

Miyoshi Masayasu is a model of bravery, and he is also Sanada Yukimura's personal bodyguard, at the moment he is killing the rise, and he is very unhappy to hear this order, but the so-called overall situation is important, and when he cut down the last person, he led a large group of men to destroy the gate of the mountain castle.

The Shimazu family's iron artillery team was completely wiped out in the first battle of Makihara, which is also the reason why Sanada Yukimura suffered some losses, if these iron artillery teams were not destroyed, the current attack would at least be much easier than before.

The castle tower, the key building of the mountain castle, was destroyed, and Kiyoji Takagi had been forced to retreat to the main hall of the mountain castle, and the war was fought to the extent that according to the situation in the previous Warring States period, it was when the defeated committed suicide by seppuku.

This is also the reason why a battle in the Japanese Kingdom was fought so quickly.

The noise outside had already resounded through the mountain castle, and the retainers of the Takagi family had received an order from the lord to kill all their children, and not to leave a single enemy behind.

The crying in the backyard continued, and in the main hall, Takagi Kiyoji had already prepared all the things used for seppuku, except for his henchman who left his henchman by his side as the wrong person, all the remaining retainers and samurai received the order, that is, to surrender Sanada Yukimura.

A hundred are reluctant, but that's the tradition ...

The reason why he didn't cut his stomach in advance was also because Takagi Kiyoji wanted to see the legendary hero with his own eyes and prove whether Toyotomi Hideyoshi was really back.

The front yard of the main hall is full of retainers and samurai of the Takagi family, they can only surrender now, and Sanada Yukimura does not want to kill them all, if he does so, although the hatred is resolved, but it will have an impact on the future war, so that the opponent will not surrender to you again, but choose to fight to the death.

Therefore, when Sanada Yukimura walked along the road with people, he walked straight into the main hall without saying a word.

"Your Excellency is the last hero of Azuchi-Momoyama, Yukimura-sama..."

Miyoshi Masaysu was about to have a seizure, but Yukimura waved his hand to block his words, so he took a few steps forward, looked around, and made sure that there was no one in the hall before he said: "The old man is indeed Sanada Yukimura, but the so-called hero is just an illusion fabricated by the people at that time." ”

"So, Toyotomi Hideyori really isn't dead."

"My lord is blessed by the heroic spirit of Lord Haku, so naturally he will not die in Osaka Castle."

Kiyoji Takagi felt that Sanada Yukimura was not old at all, but very energetic, maybe the person in front of him was really as legendary...

"My Takagi family is the master of each one..."

"The old man knows," Sanada Yukimura interrupted Takagi Kiyoji's words, "When Nobu-sama was still alive, Ieyasu didn't deal with Ieyasu Sekihaku, if it wasn't for Sekihaku-sama to suppress Ieyasu by force, they wouldn't be honest for twenty years, and they really just bullied my lord with no one around him...

Of course, everyone has their own ideas, maybe you are all surprised how my lord escaped the hunt back then?

The Osaka Castle Castle Tower has a secret room warehouse with a waterway for drawing water. ”

"Do you?"

"That's right," Sanada Yukimura sighed long, "That's where the old man escaped from Ieyasu with his young lord, and I have to thank Ii Naomasa for this..."

"Sure enough..."Kiyoji Takagi sighed: "Back then, my father said that Naomasa Ii had let Osaka Castle go, although I didn't say it explicitly, so it was... He's Ieyasu's confidant..."