Domineering Daming

The next day, the Ming army attacked the city again under the cover of artillery fire. The fierce artillery fire covered the city not far away, almost blowing it up.

As in the previous two days, the shogunate resisted desperately, turning the top of the fortress into a meat grinder again, mercilessly harvesting lives.

In the city, teams of warriors holding swords appeared. Their faces were cold, and they could kill anyone who dared to retreat. Not only here, such teams spread all over the entire fortress!

Aoyama Tadatoshi stood on the watchtower in the distance, staring at everything in the city indifferently.

There were many daimyos standing behind him, and behind them, there was a samurai with his sword out of its sheath, showing a cold murderous intent.

These daimyo stood there, their backs felt cold, their hearts trembled, and they remained motionless.

Aoyama Tadatoshi looked at it for a while, silently calculated the grain and grass in the warehouse, and then said: "What's the matter with Itakura Shigesho?"

Inoue stood behind him and said, "He has less than 1000 people in total, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to accomplish anything."

Qingshan Zhongjun was silent for a while, and said: "The rhythm of the Ming army is slowing down, either it is brewing something, or it is preparing to retreat, what do you think?"

Inoue's expression tightened, and he said, "Dian... means that the Ming Dynasty is planning to attack at any cost?"

They had already noticed that the Ming army cherished feathers very much, and would not fight a tough battle unless it was absolutely necessary. Once a fight started, it would be a really tough battle for the closed fortress.

Chapter 1381

On the other side, Itakura Shigemasa was hidden in a small valley, with only 1000 people behind him, who climbed out of the hillside carefully every time, and hid here after untold hardships.

Itakura Shigemasa observed the Ming army's camp and the closed fortress with a serious expression on his face.

Don't say that the army is heavily guarded and there is no possibility of a sneak attack. Even if there is, what can 1000 people do?

A guard was beside him, and suddenly said: "Dian, the Ming army may have to attack the city with all its strength."

Itakura Shigemashi had already seen that the entire Ming army was gathering and preparing for a full-scale siege.

Another retainer looked at it with a disturbed expression, and said, "Dian, do we have to do something?"

Itakura Shigemasa glanced back at him, and immediately shrank back.

What can they, just over 1000 of them do?It's not enough for the Ming army to get between their teeth.

Itakura Shigemasao was more than they thought. Tadatoshi Aoyama's suicide style would not be able to defend the fortress in the end. If the fortress was broken, where would they go?

Once this fortress is broken, Hongukujima will be exposed to Mingjun's iron hoof. The shogunate has already mobilized 30 people for this battle, how many more can they recruit?

The artillery of the Ming Dynasty was sharp and the army was strong. What did the shogunate do to defend it?

If... the shogunate is defeated, what should they do, the ministers of the shogunate?What should he do with his funeral arrangements?

Itakura Shigemasa's eyes flickered for a while, suppressing the ups and downs of his retainers, he continued to hide here.

The Ming army's offensive was quite rhythmic, and the [-] Jurchen army remained unchanged, all of which were all kinds of servants.

These soldiers had limited combat power, plus intentional control. Before noon, they called for gold to withdraw their troops and stopped the attack.

This scene made everyone in the Guanmen Fortress very nervous, and they knew very well what the Ming army was planning.

Tadatoshi Aoyama used the most severe means to suppress all the rebounding voices in the pass.

Even so, some people were uneasy and passed the words over, expressing deep worry.

Tadatoshi Aoyama made up his mind to stick to it and buy time for the Wa Kingdom. Regarding these thoughts, he just said lightly: "My [-] army is defending against danger. Unless the Ming army flies from the sky with wings, how can we break through? The shogunate recruited The grain and grass will arrive within five days, so why should I be afraid?"

This sentence is simply impeccable. The city is firmly defended, and the backup is solid. Why can't they hold it?

But these high-sounding words cannot fool these famous names who have experienced battles, and they are well aware of the dangerous situation that the closed fortress is facing.

Even if the shogunate can collect more food and grass, their losses will be unimaginable in the face of the Ming Dynasty's non-stop artillery!

Most of these big names came with thousands or hundreds of people. This loss was extremely heavy and unacceptable to them.

What's more, the shogunate is now using all kinds of means to recruit warriors, food and grass from their vassal states. The deeper and longer their hands are, even if they can go back alive, the vassal states may be gone!

Tadatoshi Aoyama could naturally see the thoughts of these people, and comforted him again: "The shogunate has formulated a strategy for recuperation, and will not treat the vassal states harshly, you can rest assured."

These words can't appease these big names in the slightest.Since Tokugawa Iemitsu succeeded to the throne, sweeping away Tokugawa Ieyasu's established policies can be said to be "extremely humiliating" to the feudal states.

Now that they are gone, and there is a major event, the shogunate will not take the opportunity to control their vassal state!

Qingshan Zhongjun arranged shogunate samurai everywhere to stare at their necks, there were more than a dozen human heads hanging outside the hut, the blood was still wet, everyone had a lot of slander in their hearts, but they didn't dare to speak out, so they had to bite the bullet and obey Qingshan Zhongjun.

Tadatoshi Aoyama suppressed the internal rebound and continued to adjust his deployment to ensure that the Ming army was blocked from the gate of the fortress.

In the evening, Inoue poured a cup of tea for Qingshan Zhongjun, and said cautiously: "Dian, after cleaning up, in the past few days, [-] people were directly killed in battle, [-] were killed by bombing, and [-] were injured. If this goes on... I'm afraid it won't last long."

Qingshan Zhongjun took a sip of tea and said: "Although the Ming army lost less than us, the Ming army will not be less. Their main force has not yet moved. If we can fight 8 of them with [-] people, then we will also lose [-] of them." Victorious."

Listening to his words, Inoue's face became tense, and he said, "Dian, is it really so dangerous? Is it necessary to do this?"

Tadatoshi Aoyama glanced at him, and explained seriously for the first time: "The reason for this is firstly because of the navy of the Ming Dynasty, secondly because of artillery, and thirdly because we are an island country, these conditions limit us, and we want to defeat The Ming Dynasty can only seek victory in one battle, and not fall into a bitter battle. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty did not intend to spare no expense, so we still have a chance of winning. If the Ming Dynasty mobilizes the army again, it will directly land somewhere on the home island , we will be quite passive. On Ezo Island, the [-] troops of the Ming army did not move, just waiting for the Kanmon Strait to break. Once the Ming army crossed the Kanmon Strait, the [-] troops of Ezo Island would also move. The most frightening thing...when the Ming army crosses the Kanmon Strait, the home country island will inevitably be turbulent, and it will be difficult for the shogunate to control the situation."

Inoue seemed to have seen some terrible scenes, and said coldly, "Dian, are you saying that those daimyo might betray the shogunate?"

Aoyama Tadatoshi's eyes were cold, he picked up the teacup, and said with a sneer: "Apart from the pro-vassal, who is really submitting to the public, not to mention, the emperor's edict gave them an excuse, if they are sure that they can overthrow the shogunate Why hesitate?"

Inoue was cold all over, and said decisively: "Dian, the Ming army must not be allowed to cross the strait!"

Tadatoshi Aoyama nodded slightly, and said: "Take care of them, don't let them make trouble, among these people, there are people who are loyal to the Emperor."

Inoue kowtowed fiercely and said, "Ha Yi!"

Without the bombardment of the Ming army, the fortress at night was rarely stable, busy with repairs, rest, and adjustments.

At this time, Doduo's [-] cavalry were galloping like lightning, and they had already arrived at the Buzen Domain, and were taking the secret passage.

As he walked, Kuroda Zhongzhi explained to Dodo, saying: "My lord, this is a small road for smuggling and smuggling. It is a place where we trade with pirates. Outsiders don't know it. But the road is not easy to walk, and we have to climb mountains and detour a few times. a cliff..."

Duoduo waved his hands impatiently and said, "Don't talk nonsense, just lead the way."

Kuroda Tadyuki responded quickly and led the way with his head buried.Maybe it was too embarrassing, or maybe he wanted to please the younger brother of the chief soldier, Kuroda Tadyuki said again: "The back of the closed fortress is quite wide, and there is no way to build a city. As long as we touch it, we can easily enter it. When the time comes to attack from both sides, Qingshan Zhongjun will be crushed..."

Duoduo didn't like Kuroda Tadyuki, so he snorted coldly and said, "I don't know what you said, hurry up and lead the way."

"Yes yes yes!" Kuroda Tadayuki seemed to know that Duoduo didn't like small talk, and this time he really led the way seriously.

Chapter 1382

Early the next morning, the Ming army's [-] troops went straight to the Guanmen Fortress not far from the city, and made a full offensive.Three thousand cannons were raised high, staring at the closed fortress like monsters.

However, he didn't attack immediately, but it seemed that he would pounce on him the next moment.