My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 495 Bombardment of Nagano Castle

Nagano Castle is backed by the coast, has no city walls, and only has two ports. At this time, there are eight sea ships, including five warships.

But it was no longer possible to go to sea. In the northern sea, smoke rose from the observation tower, indicating that the Xia Kingdom's fleet was wandering on the sea.

In the other three directions of east, south and west, the fields and hills within a range of nearly a hundred miles were gradually filled with beacon smoke. A large number of broken troops were overtaken by the rushing cavalry, stabbed to death from behind with spears, or killed with company fire. The crossbow fell to the ground, and the corpses and wounded soldiers were spread all the way towards the city wall of Nagano.

On the morning of the 17th, the banner of the Emperor of Xia appeared in the western wilderness, and 60,000 land troops completed a rapid attack strategy to invade the four countries, destroying almost all threats on the island of Shikoku in one fell swoop, including Yibing and Yi Japanese farmers.

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

The Japanese soldiers outside the city demolished their military camps and all entered the city to wait for reinforcements. However, as of now, there was still no sign that reinforcements would come.

The Japanese soldiers who retreated to the city were all nervous. In just five days, most of Shikoku Island was swept away by the Xia Kingdom's soldiers and horses.

According to rumors from the outside, many people in the village, including their wives, children, and young children, were all killed by Xia soldiers. No one was spared. Even if they surrendered on the battlefield, their heads would be chopped off by Xia soldiers and stuck on wooden stakes. for the view of the island.

The other party is completely different from those who destroyed the country in the past. This time, they came with the will to destroy the nation.

He knew Xia Guo's fighting power, but the sudden landing and attack was unexpected.

But when we arrived here, we thought that the fifty thousand Japanese soldiers on Shikoku Island were already an astronomical figure. But when we stood on the city wall and looked at the more than sixty thousand Xia Kingdom soldiers and horses outside, they were still elites from hundreds of battles, and the hand holding the handle of the sword was trembling slightly.

There is no way out. Whether it is the Japanese people in Nagano City or the Japanese soldiers on the city wall, they are also gritting their teeth at this moment and preparing to fight for their lives. They are working together to build the tools to defend the city.

"Then we can overwhelm the Xia people's army. We can hold on to the food in the city for more than half a month. With so many of their people, plus the loss of food transportation along the way, the consumption will definitely be more than ours. No matter how bad it is..."

"Can we defend Nagano Castle?" Iwami Morukiwa Tsunamoto wiped off his thick beard and frowned: "I am not sure in my heart. All the fighting ninja outside have died in battle, and no news has been sent back."

He then lowered his voice and said, "There are still many people in Nagano City who don't have enough food. They will be used as military rations."

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

During this period, he sent out all the war ninjas. Unfortunately, very little news came back, indicating that the results were minimal. The only way to break the situation was to send reinforcements and warships from Yunguo Island to provide support from two directions. .

They knew that the Xia people outside the city were not only good at field battles, but were also not weak in attacking the city. At the moment, they could only take advantage of the opportunity when the soldiers and horses were swept away and besieged. Date Masamune used everything that could be used in the city to attack the opponent. Before launching a siege, make all preparations.

Oniwa Tsunamoto also laughed easily.

Ida took a deep breath, and her words were trembling: "Lord, we can't die... It's hard to live again, and I want to fight to the west to see the scenery over there!"

"The Emperor of Xia Kingdom is also here." An Fang Shou Yida Shizhi said in a low voice.

In these five days, almost everyone in Nagano was mobilized.

However, that morning, he took the three heroes of Ida, the three closest retainers around him, and rushed to the city wall after hearing the news. In the bright morning sun, he saw the banner of the Emperor of Xia had appeared. Among the Xia army to the west.

All the wood that had been demolished from the military camps and civilian houses were nailed with long nails or spear heads; buckets of dung were also carried under the city wall and poured into large pots for boiling.

Except for the children under seven years old, the rest of the children in the city were led by old soldiers, mastering weapons and practicing formations in the open areas of the city.

Date Masamune in front of the three of them put his remaining left hand on the wall and smiled: "If you can compete with famous Chinese generals and ministers, if you can't win, it won't be a loss. Just treat it like death again!"

Young children and elderly people with limited mobility helped carry stones and wood.

"There are sixty thousand soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom outside the city..."

"Lord of the feudal lord..."

Katakura Keizuna, who was serving as the defense guard, felt a little uneasy when he looked at the arrays of arrays. Once upon a time, when they fought a war with a scale of 10,000, they needed to mobilize the defense of each city. Only then can there be gathering.

"Lord, the Xia Kingdom's troops are still coming this way. Are they going to attack the city now?!" Katakura Keizuna suddenly raised his hand and pointed outside the city.

Date Masamune looked over, and saw the torrent of soldiers and armor flowing slowly. The sunlight shone down, and the cold reflection of the metal reflected a cold light.

woo woo woo woo--

Dense military formations spread out in his field of vision. On the huge black flag, a winding white dragon shape could be clearly seen, twisting in the wind as if alive, becoming lifelike, with teeth and claws.

Below it, there are countless footsteps moving forward slowly on the ground, making the sound of "booming, booming, booming".

Opposite of it is a huge cavalry array in the farther direction, smoke and dust rolling up into the sky under the tumbling iron hooves.

Figures of people, horses, and flags stretched out to the left and right, and the smoke and dust rolled in, crowding the sight of everyone on the city wall.

Farther back, Date Masamune held his breath and looked over the city wall. What he saw was a seven or eight-foot-tall arrow tower-like building that had been quickly assembled and erected in the hands of craftsmen.

"what is that?!"

This is a siege equipment they have never seen before, at least in their world, they have never seen it before. After all, the city walls at that time were not high, they were all low earth walls. After arriving in this world, Ida Masamune was worried that the foreigners would be tall, so he chose to build a five-foot city wall, but the other side... actually used siege equipment that was taller than their city wall.

How the hell do you beat this? !

At this moment, in the Xia Kingdom's army array on the field, the sound of war drums gradually began to beat.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Neat and passionate drumbeats resounded across the field. The soldier waving drumsticks stood shirtless on the side of the chariot, while the mighty military formation in front of him spread from front to back, left and right, and neat footsteps splashed dust and smoke that filled the air. A figure walking along the road.

Under the Emperor's flag, which was blowing in the wind and fluttering, there were messenger cavalry coming and going frequently, carrying orders one by one to convey to all the advancing arrays at this time. The generals in the array conveyed the orders to the lower levels with shouts.

The march of 23,000 people to the west exuded the power of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and under the emperor's banner, an ancestral hearse pulled by nine horses followed the army in front of the formation, guarded by the Shenji Camp and the Huwei Camp. shift.

Su Chen was wearing a dark bright light armor and a white cloak, leaning on the Xia Wang Sword and standing on it, closing his eyes to meditate.

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

Su Chen had not been to a scene like this in person for a long time. Even when he attacked Wei State in the Central Plains, he had not been to the siege battlefield, let alone the two battles in the northwest.

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

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

"Your Majesty, the formations of Qin Shubao and Yu Chigong in front have stopped, and they have arrived at the starting point of the battle." Xu Chu approached on horseback, but his eyes were looking at the city wall in the distance, and he couldn't help but complain: "So short. City wall, these Japanese people are so proud. Not only did His Majesty personally conquer it, but he also let three soldiers of hundreds of battles besiege him. Even Tuoba Kui of Liang State did not have such treatment." "Say less." Dian Wei said in front of the huge man. The long-haired war elephant glanced at him condescendingly.

"It's amazing to have such a tall mount. I'll ask Your Majesty to find one next time too!"

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

Su Chen opened his eyes and looked at the city in the distance and the Japanese walking on the wall. His white cloak was caressing him in the blowing wind, and he spoke softly: "A strong army can destroy the country, but I What we want is not to destroy the country, but to kill all the Japanese on this island and eradicate this problem forever. I am not worried when there are few people coming. If I don't come, I will be even less worried. I still want to watch them die with my own eyes. I and my relatives The governor slept peacefully."

Someone was running from the front, and then came into contact with Wu Zixun. The latter quickly returned, came to the front of the car and raised his hands.

"Your Majesty, the commander in front of you is asking your Majesty whether you want to attack the city now?"

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

The iron cannons were dismantled from the ships of Gan Ning, Elsa and others and transported to the battlefield. Su Chen understood the temperament of these famous Japanese people. They would definitely fight to the death and burn down the villages along the way, leaving no chickens or dogs behind. , the Japanese in the city also know how to fight trapped animals.

Originally he didn't have to do this, but when he forced the Japanese people to fight for their lives, there was nothing wrong with the butcher knife he swung.

"Spread the word."

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

"After three rounds of bombardment, whoever climbs the city wall first will be granted the title of Marquis——"

"Yes!"

Wu Zixun galloped out on his horse, accompanied by his messengers. Soon after, the sound of horns sounded in the front military formation.

The desolate horns echoed across the fields and city walls.

Date Masamune turned around and shouted angrily: "Everyone rushed to their respective positions and prepared to defend the city!"

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

People were running around on the city wall, and various rough and weird sounds were heard. A large number of stones were quickly moved behind the wall stacks, and young men were also running over carrying the wood.

However, outside the city at this time, the mighty Xia army slowly opened its array. Dozens or hundreds of people moved forward carrying iron cannons, followed by a carriage with iron lumps on it.

"Correction!" the military general shouted.

On the stopped carriage, the soldier took out a heavy iron bullet, with a layer of iron on the outside and 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 angles, and some people stuffed iron bullets into the dark muzzles of the cannons.

The soldiers handling the leads had quick hands. After doing everything, they shouted: "Everything is in place!"

"fire!"

The voices of orders came one after another from various iron cannon positions. The blowing fire rod touched the fuse, and the sparks quickly burned out the fuse and burned into the fuse hole.

next moment.

There were more than a dozen deafening roars, rising into the sky with tongues of fire. Iron bullets burst out of choking smoke and bursting flames, flying into the sky.

The dense array of people gathered farther and farther below, getting farther and farther away from the iron bullets flying into the sky.

They drew a long trajectory, crossing the flat fields and plains below, as well as the rugged roads. In this instant, they rushed towards the not-so-high city wall ahead.

The city wall made of rammed earth was instantly pulled closer, and the Japanese on the wall were still in a state of shock amid the loud noise.

Half a breath away, an iron bullet hit the earth wall, and then more than a dozen iron bullets hit it one after another, causing dirt and dust to fly everywhere.

The wall stacks broke in an instant, and they flew up after being hit by the iron bullets. The compacted earth clods were like stones, flying around, hitting people's bodies and faces, causing severe pain.

There were also direct hits on the towers. The terrifying force and the hardness of the iron bullets smashed holes in the low towers.

Instantly.

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

The Japanese soldier who crouched down to pick up the iron bullet was instantly covered in pieces of flesh from his comrade next to him, and half of his companion's body was smashed into two sections by the iron bullet.

The Japanese soldiers who finally reacted raised their heads and saw Qingzu holding up a shield on the tower side, sending the man and his shield flying straight away. The remains of corpses and shields were scattered everywhere.

A third round of shelling followed.

……

Outside the city, under the banner of the emperor, Su Chen stood on the chariot. The indifference on his face gradually faded away when the city wall was bombarded, and a smile appeared.

This is a sincerely happy smile.

"Now do you know why I have to come here in person?" Su Chen's voice was filled with joy. Listening to the sound of iron bullets hitting the city wall in the distance, and the faint shouts of fear from the Japanese, he turned to Dian Wei and Xu Chu who were around him. , and Jia Xu, Lu Bu, Xiang Yu and others said: "I just came to watch how to torture them!"

When the three rounds of shelling fell silent, Su Chen had just finished speaking. He raised his hand and waved: "Capture the city, Tu!"

When the word 'slaughter' was heard, the cavalrymen who delivered the order ran excitedly, blew the horns hanging from their waists, and shouted in an excited voice: "Your Majesty has an order... capture the city and massacre it!"

The wind did not stop, and the messengers running in front of the formation also shouted: "Capture the city, massacre the city -"

The desolate horn horns and the sound of war drums rang through the sky at the same time. Two men and one cart, thousands of soldiers raised their shields, or drew their swords and spears with a huge roar at this moment.

The ladders and siege towers moved towards the city wall.

(End of this chapter)