Volume Four, Chapter 168, The Showdown Between Iron Cannons
Sometimes people's ambitions can't be curbed. Ototo Sorin was originally a relatively peaceful prince because his strength did not allow him to have some unrealistic dreams before.
However, since he had the iron cannon, his whole body has changed. He is no longer honest and steady, and he has become ambitious. Especially after he has successively won Kumamoto and Saga, he feels even more angry.
Of course, this is just an illusion. There are more people in the world who are better than him, but he hasn't met them yet.
Ryuzoji Takanobu was originally a little better than him, but because he had the help of the iron cannon, he was defeated by him in Saga Castle.
However, at this time, Ryuzoji Takanobu also had iron cannons in his hand. Although there were not many, it was also a standard iron cannon made by the Ministry of Works of the Ming Dynasty, and its power was the same.
At the beginning, Ryuzoji Takanobu also wanted to deter Otomo Sorin through the drill, so that the kid could give up the idea of attacking Nagasaki.
However, at this moment, Ototo Sorin was a little bit unlucky, or he didn't know who he was. So what if the Ryuzoji family had iron cannons, Wang Zhi said that he only had one hundred iron cannons, and he had two hundred. Moreover, whether it was military strength or the strength of his military generals, Ototo was much stronger than the Ryuzoji family. I was afraid that, so I rushed up and did it.
He led his army directly to the outside of Nagasaki Castle, and then gathered two hundred artillery pieces together as if he was attacking Saga Castle, and placed them outside the west gate of Nagasaki Castle, preparing to attack with a barrage to suppress the defenders on the city wall, and then directly attacked the city wall.
This time, he even saved time to manufacture siege equipment, because Saga was only more than 100 miles away from Nagasaki, so he directly pulled all the siege equipment from Saga to Nagasaki.
He wanted to create a miracle. He took down Nagasaki Castle, which had nearly 20,000 people in one day or even half a day, and completely opened up his name as "Kyushu God of War". Unfortunately, reality played a big joke with him.
The cannon array on his side had just been set open. Before the shells were loaded, a huge roar of cannons sounded from the city wall. Ryuzoji had already pulled all one hundred iron cannons to the east wall. Moreover, from the beginning, Ryuzoji Takanobu ordered to open fire with all his might, aiming at Otoshi's cannon array and slamming hard.
This round of cannon bombardment really made Otomo Sorin stunned. One hundred shells were smashed down, and at least dozens of cannon stands were smashed apart. Many infantrymen who were responsible for controlling the cannons were also killed. His artillery array was simply smashed to pieces.
Fortunately, this iron cannon is not made of wood. As long as it doesn't hit the cannon barrel, the iron cannon will not be ruined.
Otomo Sorin was stunned for a moment, then roared in anger and said, "Hurry up, load ammunition and bomb it for me."
He now knew the performance of the iron cannon. It took time to load ammunition, and the more skilled he was, the faster he was. He believed that Ryuzoji had just bought the cannon, and the speed of loading ammunition was definitely not comparable to that of his subordinates.
This is true. The more than 100 artillery remaining on his side had been loaded with ammunition, and there was still no movement on the city wall. With his roar, a roar of artillery sounded, and more than 100 artillery shells immediately hit the city wall like raindrops.
At this moment, his infantry manipulated the iron cannons in a considerable number. Although more than 100 shells were fired in a hurry, not many of them fell to the city walls.
Unfortunately, he ignored one thing, that is, it was impossible for others to stand there and eat shells. There were more hidden places on the city walls, let alone people, even the iron cannons and gun mounts, he didn't bombard one.
Just as he kept urging his infantry to load ammunition quickly, a huge roar of artillery sounded from the city wall again, and hundreds of shells hit the cannon formation of the Great Evergreen.
This time, dozens of artillery mounts were destroyed. Although not many infantry were killed, most of the infantry in the artillery array were already full of fear and were shaking when loading ammunition.
Otomo Sorin finally realized that he was just brain-related to the Ryuzoji clan under the city wall!
The iron cannon obviously hit the bomb, what should I do? Will Shinri Kasuki and Takahashi Shaoyun lead the army to charge directly?
He looked at the dense gun barrels on Nagasaki Castle, and finally gave up this stupid idea.
Under normal circumstances, 40,000 people attacked the city where 20,000 people were stationed, and most of them could not be taken down. Moreover, due to the failure of the iron cannon, his morale was already affected. If a charge was launched at this time, he would definitely suffer heavy losses.
He was a little drifty, but he was not stupid. He knew he would suffer a loss but still beat him. He was not so stupid.
He just gave a little bit of a moment and howled unwillingly: "Retreat, hurry up, let the cannon formation be removed first."
The offensive and defensive battle in Nagasaki Castle ended in a hurry. Ototomo Soru did not expect it, and Ryuzoji Takanobu was even more expected.
However, they all realized one thing, that is, iron cannons have become the key factor in determining the outcome of a war. Fighting with iron cannons and without iron cannons is simply a world of difference. The battle between Ryuzoji and Otomo is a clear proof.
The size of the two cities of Nagasaki and Saga is basically the same, and the number of soldiers guarding the city is not very different. On the other hand, the Otomo family only had 30,000 troops when they attacked Saga Castle, but by the time they attacked Nagasaki Castle, it had already expanded to 40,000 troops. As a result, Saga Castle was easily captured by the Otomo family, and Nagasaki Castle was easily defended by the Ryuzoji family.
As for the reason, it is very simple, because Ryuzoji suddenly bought a hundred iron cannons.
After Otomo Sorin suffered this loss, he was a little confused. The Ryuzoji family already had an iron cannon and Nagasaki Castle could not take it down at all. What should I do?
He found Wang Zhi again and asked for countermeasures. After all, the Ming Dynasty had been fighting with iron cannons for more than a hundred years, and people must have encountered this situation.
This guy Wang Zhi was quite fucked when he became insidious. He actually encouraged Otomo Sorin to attack Shimazu!
The Ryuzoji family has iron cannons, it doesn’t matter, Shimazu family doesn’t have one, isn’t it all the attack on Shimazu family?
What to do with Ryuzoji clan? It’s very simple. When you take down Shimazu clan and your subordinates are strong, buy more iron cannons, and then lead your army to surround Nagasaki Castle to attack him from all sides. Can Ryuzoji clan withstand it?
His suggestion is really fucked. In fact, it is not impossible to defeat the Ryuzoji clan. It doesn’t matter if the Ryuzoji clan has iron cannons, because both the number of iron cannons and the Otomo family have an absolute advantage. Otomo Sorin can completely use the advantage of the number of people to attack comprehensively and disperse troops to attack all the territory of the Ryuzoji clan.
By then, the Ryuzakiji clan would be uncomfortable because they had only a little force. If they went to rescue other places, what would happen to Nagasaki Castle? If they did not rescue other places, the other territories would be occupied by then, and only one Nagasaki Castle would be left. He would be completely ruined.
Chapter completed!