With its back to the coast, Nagano Castle has no walls and only two harbors, and at this time there were eight seagoing ships, five of which were warships.

But it was no longer possible to go to sea, and in the sea to the north, wolf smoke rose from the lookout tower, indicating that there was a fleet of Xia Kingdom wandering on the sea.

In the other three directions of the east, south, and west, the fields and hills within a range of nearly 100 miles gradually filled with beacon smoke, and a large number of routs were chased by the rushing cavalry, stabbed to death from behind with spears, or shot to the ground with crossbows, and the corpses and wounded soldiers were paved all the way towards the walls of Nagano.

On the morning of the 17th day, the banner of the Emperor Xia appeared in the western wilderness, and 60,000 land soldiers completed the strategy of rapid attack on the invasion of the four countries, and in one fell swoop destroyed almost all the threats on the island of Shikoku, including the Japanese people who were both soldiers and farmers.

On a midsummer morning, the mighty front of the army spread out in three directions of Nagano.

The Japanese soldiers outside the city dismantled the barracks and all entered the city to wait for reinforcements, but at the moment, there was still no sign that reinforcements would come.

The Japanese soldiers who retreated to the city were nervous one by one, and in just five days, most of the Sikoku Island was swept away by the soldiers and horses of the Xia State.

Listening to the rumors outside, many people in the villages, including their wives and children, were all killed by the soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom, and none of them were spared, even if they surrendered on the battlefield, they would be cut off by the soldiers of the Xia State and inserted on the stakes as the scenery of the island.

The other party is completely different from the previous annihilation of the country, and this time he came with the will to destroy the clan.

There is no way out, whether it is the Japanese people in Nagano Castle or the Japanese soldiers on the city wall, they are also gritting their teeth at this moment, making preparations for their lives, and they are working together to frantically build the equipment to defend the city.

The wood dismantled from the barracks and people's houses was all nailed with long nails or spear heads; Buckets of dung water were also carried under the city walls and poured into cauldrons to boil.

The Japanese women in the city even volunteered to go to the barracks to relieve the pressure of the Japanese soldiers, and naturally there were also stout women who were ready to stand by to go up the city wall and defend the city like men.

The children in the city, except for those under the age of seven, were led by the old soldiers, mastering weapons and practicing formations in the open area of the city.

Young children and the elderly with limited mobility help carry stones and wood.

During these five days, the whole of Nagano was mobilized almost from top to bottom.

They knew that the Xia people outside the city were not only good at field warfare, but also not a short board in attacking the city, and at the moment they could only take advantage of the gap between the soldiers and horses sweeping and besieging them, Date Masamune would use everything that could be used in the city, and make all preparations before the other party launched an attack on the city.

During this time, he sent all the war ninjas, but unfortunately there was very little news back, indicating that the effect was very small, and the only thing that could break the situation was that Yunguo Island sent reinforcements and warships to provide support from both sides.

Xia Guo's combat effectiveness, he knew it in his heart, but the moment he suddenly landed and killed, it was unexpected.

However, on the morning of that day, he took Date Sanjie, the three closest retainers to him, and rushed to the city wall when he heard the news, and in the bright morning sun, he saw that the banner of the Xia Emperor had appeared in the Xia army to the west.

"Feudal Lord......"

As the preparation of the guard, Katakura Jinggang, looking at the array of patches of pieces, he felt a little uncomfortable breathing, once upon a time, when they fought a war, the scale of 10,000 people, they needed to mobilize the garrisons of all cities before they gathered.

But when I got here, I thought that 50,000 Japanese soldiers on Shikoku Island was already an astronomical number, but when I stood on the city wall and looked at the more than 60,000 soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom outside, they were still elite in a hundred battles, and the hand holding the handle of the knife trembled slightly.

"The soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom outside the city...... 60,000 ......"

"The Emperor of Xia is also here." Mamoru Yasubo's voice was deep.

"Can we hold Nagano Castle?" Iwami Tsunayuan wiped his thick beard and frowned: "I'm not sure in my heart, all the war ninjas outside have all died in battle, and no news has come back." ”

Date Masamune, who was in front of the three of them, pressed his only remaining left hand on the wall battlement, and smiled: "If you can compete with famous Chinese generals and ministers, if you can't fight, you won't lose, you should die again!" ”

Itami took a deep breath, and his words trembled a little: "Lord, we can't die...... It's hard to live again, and I still want to kill to the west and see the scenery over there! ”

Tsunamoto Oni Garden also laughed easily.

"Then drag down the army of the Xia people, the food in the city, we can hold out for more than half a month, there are so many of them, plus the loss of grain on the way, the cost will definitely be more than ours, and it will not be good ......."

He immediately lowered his voice, "There are still many people in Nagano Castle, and there is not enough food, so they will be used as military rations. ”

"Domain lord, the soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom are still coming here, and they are going to attack the city now?!" Katakura Keixuna suddenly raised his hand and pointed out of the city.

Date Masamune looked over, the torrent of armor flowed slowly, the sun shone down, and the cold reflection of the metal reflected a piece of coldness.

Woowoooooo

The dense military array spread out in his field of vision, and on the huge black banner, he could clearly see the sinuous white dragon shape, writhing in the wind as if it was alive, becoming lifelike, teeth and claws.

Below it, there are countless footsteps slowly moving on the ground, stepping on the sound of 'boom boom' walking.

In the opposite direction, a large array of cavalry, smoke and dust swept into the sky under the churning iron hooves.

The figures of people, horses, and banners stretched left and right, and the smoke and dust rolled in, filling the field of vision of everyone on the city wall.

Farther behind, Date Masamune held his breath and looked over the city walls, seeing that the tower-like structure was seven or eight feet tall and had been quickly assembled and erected by craftsmen.

"What's that?!"

This is a siege machine that they have never seen, at least in their world, it has never been seen, after all, the city walls at that time were not high, they were all low earthen walls, after arriving in this world, Date Masamune was worried that people from other countries were tall, so he chose to build a five-zhang city wall, but the opposite side ...... They took out siege engines that were taller than their walls.

How the fuck is this fighting?!

At this moment, in the array of soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom on the field, the drums of war gradually sounded.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The neat, passionate drumming sounded over the field, and the drumstick-wielding soldier stood shirtless on the wagon, while the mighty military formation in front of him spread out from front to side, and the neat footsteps splashed dust and smoke filled the figures moving forward.

Under the banner of the Son of Heaven, who was inspired and flying in the wind, there were herald cavalry who came and went frequently, carrying orders one by one to convey all the arrays that were advancing at this time, and the generals in the formation conveyed the orders to the lower levels with shouts.

The march of 23,000 people in the west exuded the majesty of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and under the banner of the Son of Heaven, an ancestral locomotive pulled by nine war horses followed the army forward under the guard of the Shenji Battalion and the Tiger Guard Battalion.

Su Chen was wearing a dull bright light armor, a white cloak, and stood on it with the Xia Wang Sword, closing his eyes and recuperating.

On both sides of the ancestral chariot, there is Xu Chu on horseback, and Dian Wei who rides a dense long-haired war elephant, and there are Lu Bu, Xiang Yu, Jia Xu, Pei Min, Liu Sheng and other civil and military forces on the outside.

Su Chen hadn't been there for a long time like this, even when he fought the Central Plains Wei Kingdom, he didn't come to the battlefield of the siege, let alone the two battles in the northwest.

But there are some things he wants to do with his own hands, such as Nagano Castle right now.

While thinking about it, the Tang army array in front of him stopped,

"Your Majesty, the array of Qin Shubao and Wei Chigong in front has stopped, and it is a stone's throw away from the war." Xu Chu approached on horseback, but his eyes looked at the city wall in the distance, and he couldn't help but complain angrily: "What a short city wall, these Japanese people have a really big face, Your Majesty doesn't say anything about it, and let three hundred battle soldiers besiege it, and the Tuoba Kui of Liang State has no such treatment." ”

"Say less." Dian Wei glanced condescendingly at him on the huge long-haired war elephant.

"It's amazing to have such a tall mount, and I'll let Your Majesty find it next time!"

On the ancestral locomotive, the sun shone on the indifferent face.

Su Chen opened his eyes, looked at the city in the distance, and the Japanese people walking on the city wall, the white cloak was caressing in the wind, and he said softly: "A strong army can destroy the country, but what I want is not to destroy the country, but to kill all the Japanese people on this island and eradicate this problem forever. ”

There was a run ahead, followed by contact with Wu Zixun, who hurried back and came to the car and arched his hands.

"Your Majesty, the Lord General in front will ask Your Majesty, do you want to attack the city now?"

"Slow down, let the iron cannon bombard a few rounds first, and let Zhang Liao and Zhang Yi of the other east and south gates prepare!"

The iron cannon was dismantled from the ships of Gan Ning, Elsa and others, and transported to the battlefield, Su Chen understood the temperament of these Japanese daimyo, and he would definitely fight to the death, burning the village along the way, leaving no chickens and dogs, and the Japanese people in the city would also fight with trapped beasts.

Originally, he could have done otherwise, but if he was forced to let the Japanese people fight for their lives, there would be nothing wrong with swinging the butcher's knife.

"Spread the word."

Su Chen put the Xia Wang Sword on the chariot and made a crisp sound.

"Shelling three rounds, the one who climbs the city wall first, the marquis-"

"Yes!"

Wu Zixun rode out on a war horse, and went out with the heralds under his command, and soon after, the sound of the horn sounded in the front of the army.

The desolate horn echoes through the fields and the city.

Date Masamune turned around and turned around, his voice roaring: "Everyone rush to their respective positions and prepare to defend the city!" ”

The sound of footsteps shook the castle, and the urgency of the coming war instantly enveloped everything with Date Masamune's voice.

The voices of people on the city wall are running, all kinds of rough and strange sounds, all kinds of rough and strange sounds, a large number of gravel is quickly moved behind the wall battlement, and the young man is also running over with the salamella.

However, outside the city at this time, the mighty Xia State army slowly opened the array, and dozens or hundreds of people carried an iron cannon forward, followed by a chariot, which was loaded with iron lumps.

"Correction!" The generals and colonels in the army were shouting.

On the stopped car, the soldier pulled out a heavy iron bullet, a layer of iron on the outside and a solid hard rock on the inside.

In front of the military formation, in front of more than a dozen iron cannons lined up, soldiers were busy correcting the angle, and some people stuffed the moved iron bullets into the black muzzles.

The soldier with the lead straightened his hands, and after doing everything he could, shouted: "Everything is in place!" ”

"Fire!"

The sound of orders rang out one after another from the positions of the iron cannons, and the flipped fire broke the foil and touched the lead, and the sparks that burst out quickly burned out the lead and burned into the lead hole.

The next moment.

It was a deafening roar of more than a dozen deafening loud roars, with gushing tongues of fire rising into the sky, and one after another iron bullets rushed out of choking smoke and flames, and flew into the sky.

The dense array of crowds gathered farther and farther below, distanced itself from the iron bullets that flew into the sky.

They traversed long trajectans, over the flat fields and plains below, over the rugged roads, and in an instant rushed to the not-so-tall walls ahead.

The rammed earth city wall was instantly closer, and the Japanese people on the city wall were still in a state of astonishment in the loud noise.

Without half a breath, an iron bullet hit the earthen wall, and then more than a dozen iron bullets crashed into it one after another, splashing dirt chips and smoke and dust.

The walls were all broken in an instant, and they were smashed by iron bullets and flew up, and the rammed clods of soil flew around like stones, hitting people and faces, and it was a severe pain.

There are also holes that are smashed directly on the castle tower, with terrifying strength and iron bullet hardness, smashing the low castle tower out of the stage.

Instantly.

The Japanese soldiers on the city wall were stunned, and many people stared blankly at the destroyed wall battlements, the iron bullets that rolled to their feet, and the moment someone squatted down to pick them up, there were more than ten violent explosions.

The Japanese soldier who squatted down to pick up the iron bullet was instantly confused by the minced flesh of the companion next to him, and half of the companion's body was smashed into two knots by the iron bullet.

The Japanese soldiers, who finally reacted, raised their heads, and saw the light feet holding shields on the side of the city tower, directly smashing people with shields and flying out, and the remains of corpses and shields were scattered everywhere.

A third round of shelling followed.

……

Outside the city, under the banner of the Son of Heaven, Su Chen stood on the chariot, the indifference on his face gradually cut through the shelling of the city wall, and a smile appeared.

It's a heartfelt smile.

"Do you know now why I'm here myself?" Su Chen's voice had a happy tone, listening to the continued smashing of the city wall with iron bullets in the distance, as well as the faint frightened shouts of the Japanese people, and said to Dian Wei, Xu Chu, as well as Jia Xu, Lu Bu, Xiang Yu and others around him: "Just come and watch how they are abused!" ”

When the three rounds of artillery bombardment fell silent, Su Chen's words had just finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved: "Capture the city, slaughter!" ”

The word 'Tu' fell heavily, and the cavalry who gave the order ran excitedly, blew the horn hanging from his waist, and shouted in an excited voice: "Your Majesty has an order...... Take the city and slaughter it! ”

The wind did not stop, and the heralds running in front of the battle also shouted: "Take the city, slaughter the city-"

The desolate horns and war drums resounded in the sky at the same time, and thousands of soldiers raised their shields in unison with a huge roar at this moment, or drew their swords and spears.

Ladders and siege towers moved towards the city walls.

(End of chapter)