Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 83 Sanuki's Erosion Is Hard to swallow

Don't look at the 70 stone height of the Xiu family's total stone and directly become one of the four big brothers of the Oda family, but the fiefs that the Xiu family got are the worst.

Is Sanuki bad?There is no doubt about this, even the famous domestic political player Niwa Nagahide used "I'm sorry for giving you a piece of mud" to Xiu Chang to describe Sanuki, and the confusion in Sanuki is evident.

As of the end of February, the situation reported by the Hide family to the Oda family was that Sanuki was in possession of 2 shi, 13.8 shi was in the hands of the Kagawa clan, a subordinate of Nagazune's family, and nearly 4.2 shi were in the hands of various wealthy families and handed over to the Oda clan. The direct jurisdiction is only 8 stone near Takamatsu.

Compared to Tamba, Yamashiro, Ise, and Omi, which have been washed several times by Oda Nobunaga.Sanuki's land is like a small Warring States before it was developed. These wealthy families with tens of thousands of stone territories may give the Oda family face, but how many will listen to the Hide family's domination?
On the whole, the seal extension actually obtained by the show family in this battle was only 16 stone, far less than the seal increase of Ikeda Hengxing.As for the land of Sanuki, it is like a fantasy to have complete control without going through two rounds of cleaning.

But the Hide family, who knew the trend of history, had so much effort to fight against Nagazune's team and clean up the noble family in Sanuki.

Fortunately, General Li Yunlong, a well-known strategist and philosopher in my country, said: The materials of the national army were robbed by the enemy, and it was a loss of battle.If I snatch it back again, it's called a battle capture, and it's a completely different matter.

In this case, the Xiu family only needs to control some important nodes, such as Takamatsu, Zhidu, Wang Zuoshan and other cities, and let the Changzong department help the Xiujia to wash the ground first, and then the Xiujia will go to the Changzong department to wash the ground again. I believe Sanuki It will be completely owned by Yuxi Family, which saves a lot of effort.

Of course, the Xiu family is not going to make any repairs, but is going to take advantage of the time difference to make a sudden attack on Maori, at least let Mauri spit out the original agreement.

This matter must be done immediately. After all, Hideyoshi sent troops to attack Nagahama in November, and he will definitely make an appointment with Mouri behind him. At that time, the dead monkey may directly acquiesce to the current boundary as territory in order to appease Moori, so it is left to Hideyoshi. Home time is running out.

After the Cheongju Conference, the Hide family participated in the celebration organized by Hideyoshi to celebrate their victory at the Cheongju Conference, and then waited until July 7 to welcome Takigawa Kazuyoshi who returned from Ueno with several bigwigs, and then returned to the leader. Inside.

In order to conquer the fortified city of the Maori family more quickly, so as not to have the situation of looking at Matsuyama again, the Hide family rented two gold taels directly from the ship for 1100 taels from the Portuguese merchants through foreign missionaries when they were in Sakai Port on the way back. 6-pounder gun.

The show's action was quick, and on July 7th, he returned to Okayama with his banner team and squire team.

The first thing the Hide family did when they returned to Okayama was to organize the army that had just been disbanded for half a month and prepare to attack Maori.

At the same time, he assured his retainers that the awards would be issued together after the battle. I hope that those wealthy families who have not made enough military exploits in the front will cherish this hard-won opportunity.

Of course, the Xiu family knew that they had been fighting hard for half a year, far exceeding the period of service required by the military service certificate, but the Xiu family really did not want the opportunity given by God to pass away, so they decided that every soldier who participated in the preparations for the expedition would be given a copy of the standard text. Work hard for money, and reward money after winning the battle.

Because the Xiu family has been victorious in the past year, the warriors and peasants and soldiers in the family are full of the Xiujia decoration, and they are full of trust in the Xiujia. In addition, the Xiujia has used military merit awards as bait. Money to buy military service, there are still many families participating.

As of July 7, an army of 20 people, including Onobei, Kamidobei, and Toyamabei, was organized by the Hide family.Drive to Mount Bichu Chausu.

On July 7th of Tianzheng, the Xiu family marched to the foot of Chajiu Mountain in Beizhong, and gathered 25 people from Xingshan City and Chajiu Mountain City, and 7000 soldiers and soldiers set off towards the Maori family-controlled Yuanhang City.

At this time, the defense of the central defense was the Takashi Shido family, the lord of the city, and the one who guarded the castle was the family of the house of the house of the house of the house. The territory of Wanshi.

The Xiu family arrived as quickly as when Beizhong University returned. On the 25th, they came to Chajiu Mountain for repairs. On the 26th, they surrounded the city. The Xiu family didn't even give Zhuang Shijin a chance to surrender. Users Chuan Xiu'an and Gang Li The manpower catapult that has been prepared for more than a month, plus the 1 winch catapults directly wash the floor.

Dozens of flaming stone pills flew out of the trebuchet, targeting this flat city in the flat land.With the launch of the stone bullets, the soldiers of Yukiduoduo watched Feiqiao come to the edge of Dobori, and put the bridge directly above Dobori.

Not even Mu Dun and Zhu Shu, Yuxi Duo relied on the advantage of firepower to suppress the defenders at the city head and did not dare to lean forward. Occasionally, a few people could shoot arrows and iron cannons from the shooting holes of the wooden screen, delaying Yuxi Duo's offensive.

But in the face of the catapult's attack, these wooden screens were not enough to support the impact of the stone bullets, and they were knocked out one by one.The Chinese people who crossed the ditch climbed up the earthen wall and entered the city.

Japanese cities are very distinctive. If we say that the outer pills of the mountain city are just the beginning of the siege, and the current killing lies in the firepower on both sides of the passages built along the mountains, then the outer pills of Pingcheng are just the opposite. The fall of the city.

By 12 noon, Yuanhang City also fell.After the Xiu family rested for a while, in the afternoon, soldiers surrounded the Kameyama castle guarded by the Shitou Takashi family.

The Takashi Shido family was obviously not ready, but after receiving the request for help from Saru Hang, he sent a messenger for help to Takashi Kobayakawa behind him, and he hurriedly defended the city.

It's just that Yukito came too fast, and in half a day, the fortress of the fortress was captured, so that the Shido Takashi family gathered only 1000 troops to defend the city.The Ukita army outside the city is 13 times as strong as in the city.

In the face of the aggressive attack of the Yuki family, the Shido Takashi family sent messengers to the Hide family in an attempt to persuade the Hide family to retreat.

The Hide family directly demanded that the Shido Takashi family open the castle on the basis that the Maori family did not abide by the agreement to withdraw from the Bizhong territory, and he guaranteed the safety of the soldiers and warriors in the castle.

Seeing that the peace talks could not go through, the Shido Takashi family could only step up the reinforcement of the city's defenses and prepare for tomorrow's offensive.

It's just that the Hide family of Yukita won't give him a chance to wait until tomorrow. Although the catapults under Sarukage Castle cannot be dismantled and shipped immediately, the 6-pound bronze guns that Hide's family bought from Sakai Port have been transported on a carriage.

Seeing that the city of Guishan would not be opened, the Hide family chose the strategy of Kuroda Kanbei's proposal to encircle the city of Dragon Temple, encircling the city from north, south, and east, leaving only the west to let him live.

It was the first time that the defenders in the city had seen such a strange siege. Some people even laughed at Yuxi Duo for deliberately leaving a reinforcement channel for them. Only the city guard Takashi Shido had a solemn expression. Judging from the record of Yuxi Duo Xiu’s family, This person should have a big conspiracy brewing.

As expected, about 500 steps down the city, a group of red-haired foreigners unloaded a large pillar from the carriage and installed it on the soil steps that had been built on the ground.After fiddling around for a while, with a voice that I couldn't understand, "In Saidou~"

"Boom~" There was a loud noise from the bronze pillar in the Yuxi Duo array, and a black projectile flew out from the muzzle, hitting the side of the wooden door of Dashoukou. At the foot of the turret behind it.

With a burst of sawdust flying horizontally, the sawdust affected by the dynamic potential energy splashed out and stabbed several surrounding soldiers to death.The turret, which lost one of its pillars, also collapsed.

Several samurai standing on the two floors above the turret were also heavily smashed on both sides of the screen. One samurai was unfortunately thrown out of the city, and his body was directly stuck in the bamboo fork to prevent climbing. up, passed out.

Before the artillery opened fire, the Xiu family dismounted honestly, and covered their ears with both hands, causing the surrounding warriors and retainers to be confused, with a loud bang.They also understood Xiujia's intention to cover his ears.

Some wealthy peasants and soldiers who were lined up a little farther did not know what the situation was, which caused chaos in Yukita's army.Not to mention the peasants and soldiers who had never seen the world, even the warriors and horses of the Yuxi family were frightened by the loud noise of the cannon.

Even the seniors such as Oka Rikatsu and Togawa Hideyoshi were almost thrown off the horse by their mounts.The first time they saw such a powerful weapon, the native turtles in the Warring States were terrified, and the horses behind the battle became restless because of their fright, and could only be comforted by the samurai.

Not to mention the Yuxi Duo soldiers who had already said hello in advance were still not surprised, and the defenders in the city were even more frightened.They have never seen a weapon that can make a loud noise, and the projectiles fired can directly penetrate the city and destroy a turret.

The projectile penetrated into the city, and the surrounding warriors were fascinated and confused, and even the castle guard Shido Takashi's house was a little dizzy because of the shock of the stone pill's final impact on the wall.

However, Yukita's family did not give them time to think. After the first 6-pounder gun was calibrated for test firing, the two bronze guns fired lead bullets at the head of Guishan City.

A projectile hit the earth wall and smashed part of the earth wall directly.The soldiers of Yuxi, who had already had their first experience, finally faced the power of artillery shooting at the city wall for the first time.With the flying of dirt and wood chips, the once sturdy Kameyama Castle was shattered as if it were about to collapse.

Some cannonballs shot into the city and hit the defenders directly. The people who were talking to each other just now were only standing in the same place below the legs, or another person was running in Sannomaru, but it was very difficult. Unfortunately, the flying shells directly knocked his head off.

The body that lost its head still kept this muscle memory and ran forward for more than ten meters before falling down.

Human beings are always full of fear of the unknown. The artillery of Yuxitaxiu's family put great psychological pressure on the defenders of Guishan City. After 5 rounds of artillery bombardment, the will of the defenders completely collapsed.

They shouted, "Devil! It's the devil who is killing it" or "It's over, it's over, the city collapsed, and Yuxi Duo learned sorcery and smashed the tower down!"

With the spread of these confusing words, the morale of the Maori defenders completely collapsed. Even if the samurai tried their best to restrain them, the peasants and soldiers did not want to die like the guy who was punched through or lost his head and ran forward. Ghost magic."

Even some of the samurai themselves believed in this legend. The appearance of the cannon undoubtedly shattered their three views directly, and some samurai even began to take the lead in fleeing from the unsealed west gate.

The Shido Takashi family, as a military guard appointed by Kobayakawa Takashi, could not restrain the already frightened army at all, and even his personal samurai team were full of fear of the two large iron pillars outside the city.

Seeing that the morale in the city had collapsed, the Xiu family immediately ordered Ono to climb the city. There was almost no resistance in this siege, and some had to slash and kill the Maori soldiers who were already mad.

After seeing the collapse of their own army, the Shido Takashi family had already predicted the outcome of this battle. He sat in Oemaru calmly, ordered his valet not to resist, and waited for the captives of the Yuxi family.

In the end, the Takashi Shido family and his grandson Shido Motsutsu were captured and brought to the Yukita Hide family.The Shido Takashi family was also able to really see the weapon that broke his mind.

(End of this chapter)