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Volume Three: Tall Buildings Rising from the Ground Chapter 556: The Tide of the Cold Night

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    The night sky above Beizhizhuang was dim and unclear.

    It is early spring now, the days are short and the nights are long.

    At this time, it is the darkest time of night, and the white light has not yet appeared in the east.

    It is also the time when people are most tired.

    On the artillery fort to the east of the city, the Otsutsuzu Ashigaru slowly took off the gun jackets used as cover, revealing the black muzzles of each gun.

    Rui Costa, who was wearing leather gloves, looked in the direction of Kitazhuang City with a telescope.

    In the direction of Beizhizhuang City Gate, there are a few lonely torches burning.

    The Shibata Army Ashigaru patrolling the city, under the five-month siege, just stood listlessly on the edge of the city, breathing and warming their hands one by one, showing no signs of vigilance.

    Besides, dawn is the time when people are most sleepy, so the alert of the entire Beizhizhuang City has been put to the lowest level.

    Rui Costa put down the telescope, reached into his arms with his right hand and took out his brass pocket watch.

    Opening the cover of the watch, you can hear the ticking hands in the silence, and they are about to coincide with the Roman numeral five.

    "Fill the cannonballs, any cannon, be ready for three rounds of rapid fire!"

    Rui Costa¡¯s voice sounded low.

    At the same time, in an underground place not far away.

    Hashiba Hideucha was fully clothed, squatting on the black soil. The samurai and ashigaru beside him were all holding torches.

    Grease drips from the torch.

    Hideuchi Hashiba stared at the deep cave, which was filled with the faint smell of gunpowder.

    At this time, an envoy with a small flag hurried in and reported to Hideuchi Hashiba: "Master Hashiba, my lord has given me an order. We are ready to prepare."

    Hashiba Hideucha nodded, then took the torch from the hands of the samurai beside him and lit it towards the cotton and linen threads on the ground.

    Just listen to the sizzling sound and the light of the fire is burning.  Follow the long line toward the cave.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The samurai were all evacuated from around the entrance of the cave. Hideucha Hashiba was the last one to leave after checking.

    Suddenly, Rui Costa on the fort closed his pocket watch neatly.  He raised his right hand to the sky and swung it down heavily: "Fire!"

    Boom!

    Boom!

    The Takeda Army mainly built eight artillery forts on the east and south sides of the city. Almost at the same time, they let out roars that shook the earth.

    The roar of the artillery shells was deafening, and the ground began to shake gently.

    The roar of cannonballs was mixed with the sound of breaking wind.  After drawing arcs in the sky above Beizhizhuang City, they fell heavily on Beizhizhuang City.

    Shake, shake!

    Shibata Katsuie woke up almost suddenly.

    With many years of battlefield experience, Shibata Katsuie hardly hesitated for a moment.  He jumped out of the bed and pulled out the katana from under the pillow.

    In the house, the naked Shibata Katsuie was like a chimpanzee, with countless black hairs on his chest, and only a crotch cloth covering his lower body, and the quilt beside him.  Ah Shi, who was naked with his white body, was at a loss for a moment.

    Amidst the deafening sound of cannons, in the castle tower.  The maids of Owari Mino screamed in panic, and there were rushing and rapid footsteps everywhere.

    This scene is really frightening.

    But after all, Shibata Katsuie is a veteran on the battlefield, and the bright light of the sword made him feel a lot more reassured.

    With the flickering oil lamp, Shibata Katsuie saw that the castle tower was actually shaking a bit.  Sawdust was sprinkled from the top pavilion.

    At this time, Shibata Katsuie approached the samurai.  Pushing open the paper sliding door, he knelt on the ground with a pop and reported to Shibata Katsuie: "My lord, the Takeda Army suddenly launched an artillery bombardment. One of the shells seemed to have hit the castle tower. Please evacuate the main Maru quickly, my lord."

    Hearing the news, Ashileng screamed in surprise, looked helplessly at Katsuie Shibata and said, "Husband."

    Shibata Katsuie rubbed Aichi's shoulders and said in a deep voice: "Why panic? Although the Takeda Army's artillery fire was fierce, there were not many large cannons that could hit the castle tower. It was just a coincidence that it hit the castle tower. If it was separated from the main pill and  If you go, it will only be more dangerous. Give the order, and anyone who walks around randomly, screams, or disturbs the morale of the army will be killed on the spot!"

    "oh!"

    After hearing this, the warrior approaching immediately took the order and left.

    Soon after, the castle tower became quiet amid the suppression.

    After comforting Aichi, Shibata Katsuie raised his sword and stepped forward, pushing open the window pane and seeing the sky facing the castle tower.The Tian army is on the artillery base.

    The big cannon roared, and in the night, the flames spouting from the muzzle were as gorgeous as small flowers, blooming suddenly.

    Soon after, another shell roared.

    In the Honmaru, the Shibata Army Ashigaru guarding the castle tower were holding their formations and trying to avoid the cannonballs in a panic.

    Shibata Katsuie¡¯s expression remained unchanged as he stared straight at the artillery base in front of him.

    Boom!

    The cannonball that hit the Honmaru finally fell and hit a room near the Honmaru.

    Smoke and dust were everywhere, and suddenly half of the house collapsed.

    Shibata Katsuie snorted coldly, raised his sword towards the still roaring barrel of the Takeda army, and shouted loudly: "This barrel cannot break my city defense, Li Xiao, my Shibata's martial arts fortune is blessed by Hachiman Daimyojin, you can't do anything to me.  Below Beizhizhuang City is your graveyard."

    Ijiro was squatting in the tunnel, with shells whizzing past his head.

    Every time a shell hits the ground, Ijiro can feel the barrel shaking gently from his feet.

    Ijiro nervously took out the bamboo tube next to him, brought it to his mouth and swallowed.

    But the trembling of his arms caused most of the water on the bamboo tube to spill.

    Now is the time when day and night alternate, the dew is soaking into the body, and the whole body is cold.

    But now Ijiro didn't feel it at all. He just held the bamboo gun in his hands and squatted in the tunnel.

    Along with Ijiro, there are countless fellow villagers, all like him, squatting in the tunnel, staring straight ahead.

    On the tips of the rows of erected bamboo spears, dewdrops quivered and slid rapidly from the blades.

    At this time, the samurai master Nojiri Yuichi on the side had already pulled out the tachi from his waist.  Screaming at them: "Get ready!"

    Listening to Nojiri's orders, Ijiro straightened up from the tunnel like a conditioned reflex, and muttered words to pray to the gods and Buddhas for blessings.

    At this moment, he thought of his mother and wife.

    And among the ashigaru beside Ijiro.  Countless people performed the same actions as him, and many people converted to Catholicism. They silently made the sign of the cross on their chests and kissed the cross hanging around their necks.

    "Hold on!"

    Nojiri Yuichi shouted again, only to hear a crash.  In front, back, left and right of Ijiro, there were large swaths of bright spear points pressed down, shaking gently in the breeze.

    ??Jingjiro held his breath at this moment, pushing his right leg back into the soil, and his whole body was like a tight bowstring, under the umbrella.  In the horizon, which is as parallel as the horizon, is the city wall of Kitanojo Castle.

    Boom boom!

    Suddenly, Ijiro lost his footing and almost fell to the ground.

    A sudden change occurred in Beizhizhuang City amid the artillery fire.

    ??????????????????????????????????????? In an instant, countless sand powder and stones rushed into the sky.

    This is the direction to the north of Beizhizhuang City.

    In an instant, the three sections of the city wall each more than ten meters long on the north side of Beizhizhuang City, as well as a stone arrow oar, were all turned into sand and gravel.  It flew all over the sky and was sent up to the sky.

    The sand and stones falling from the sky hit Hashiba Hide's long legs.  There was a long, thin sound.

    Seeing this scene, Hideucha Hashiba swung his fist heavily and smashed it into the mud in front of him.

    Suddenly, Hashiba Hideucha turned his head and shouted: "What are you waiting for! Play the conch horn for me."

    "The blast of Earth Dragon Attack was successful!"

    Shioka Kazuyu reported to Li Xiao.

    Li Xiao has already seen everything from the telescope.

    At this moment, as the shelling proceeds.  The sky has begun to light up and the view is getting clearer.

    There was not much joy on Li Xiao¡¯s face.  He said: "It's not worth being happy. The explosive gunpowder belongs to the whole family of this legion."

    Suddenly, the whining conch horn sounded from all directions.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????In front of the position, the katana in the hand of General Takeda Army fell, pointing straight at Kitanojo Castle.

    In the dark night, behind this general, countless ashigaru suddenly poured out!

    Like a flood cascading down a sluice gate, loud shouts of death surrounded Beizhizhuang City.

    The Takeda Army launched a general attack on Zhuang Castle from all sides of the city to the north.

    The crowds are surging. In the cold night, naginata and spears form a jungle. The flow of people can't be seen to the end, and they are surging in all directions.

    The artillery fire of the Takeda Army still did not stop.?, take a step closer and extend to the rear.

    ¡­¡­

    "What? Li Xiao launched a general attack on Antu City?"

    Oda Nobutada has a habit of being lazy in bed, so if there are no assessments and important matters, he has to sleep hard every day, and the day will be three bars.

    Oda Nobutada sat up from the bed and saw bright sunshine outside the window pane, shining into the room through the paper leaf.

    The information from the Oda family was very fast, and within two hours, the information about Li Xiao's fierce attack on Kitanozhuang City was sent to Oda Nobutada.

    General Oda Nobutada read the letter over and over again, and said in a deep voice: "I originally thought that General Li Xiao gathered heavy troops under Beizhizhuang City to encircle the point for reinforcements, lure our army to go north, and annihilate it."

    "But now it seems that he really wants to be in Beizhizhuang City."

    At this time, someone from outside the door reported: "My lord, Wei Ren, the two masters of Kawajiri are outside the door asking to see you."

    "Please quickly."

    Oda Nobutada said.

    The sliding paper door was pushed open, and Akechi Mitsuhide and Kawajiri Hidetaka walked directly into Oda Nobutada's room.

    "My Lord, do you already know the battle situation in Beizhizhuang City?" Akechi Mitsuhide said impatiently.

    Oda Nobutada nodded and said, "I understand, what do you think?"

    Akechi Mitsuhide said immediately: "I think Li Xiao's intention to attack Beizhizhuang City now is to capture Beizhuang City before the main force of the family arrives, so as to avoid being attacked by internal and external enemies."

    Oda Nobutada said: "I think so too."

    "So now, we must send troops immediately." Akechi Mitsuhide said directly.

    Hidetaka Kawajiri immediately stood aside and said: "But under Azuchi Castle, half of the military strength of the powerful lords from various places has not yet arrived."

    Akechi Mitsuhide glared at Hidetaka Kawajiri, stood up with his sleeves fluttered, and shouted condescendingly: "This is a critical moment, we can't care less!"

    Hidetaka Kawajiri did not expect that Akechi Mitsuhide's anger would be so powerful, and he did not know how to react at the moment.

    Oda Nobutada looked at Akechi Mitsuhide, nodded, and said: "That's right, I'm sending an order to immediately go out to reinforce Kitanojo Castle."

    ¡­¡­

    Behind the curved wheel of Beizhizhuang City Wall.

    Sakuma Morimasa held his sword in his hand and walked slowly left and right.

    He poked the headband on his forehead with the end of his riding crop, opened his eyes and looked.

    In the dim light of the early morning, countless people on the opposite side were crowded.

    The attack lineup of Takeda Army is like a big tide, one wave after another.

    The military situation seems to be endless, with no end in sight.

    "Crazy, crazy, in my life, I have never seen such a tactic used to attack a city!" Sakuma Morimasa said with a red face, "If it were anyone else, I would definitely scold him for his incompetence, but General Takeda  But that¡¯s not the case, Li Xiao¡¯s general approach is really incredible and I can¡¯t understand it.¡±

    In front of the endless crowd of Takeda Army, Sakuma Morimasa seemed to feel a helpless loneliness.

    At this time, Sakuma Morimasa stood still, waved his horsewhip, and shouted: "Prepare the bow ashigaru and iron cannon ashigaru for me. Don't aim, just shoot!"

    After issuing the order, Sakuma Morimasa said in a deep voice: "The Takeda Army is determined to attack the breach of blasting. I must hold on to it."

    Just when Sakuma Morimasa had just drawn his sword.

    In front of Takeda's military formation, the iron cannon ashigaru was ready.

    The Takeda Army iron artillery ashigaru, while running, half-knelt on the ground, fired a row of volleys at the curved wheel on the top of the city.

    Shibata's army, Ashigaru, who was preparing to set up his bow and arrows and shoot with his iron cannon, couldn't dodge and fell from the top of the city like a dumpling.

    "Asshole! Fight back!"

    Sakuma Morimasa shouted loudly.

    Jingjiro held up his bamboo spear and ran with great strides amid the crowd.

    Now his mind is blank.

    My heart is beating like a giant drum, and my legs are just running involuntarily.

    The fellow villagers beside him all looked ferocious and were shouting something like crazy.

    It¡¯s just that Inojiro¡¯s head was foggy and he couldn¡¯t hear clearly. He could only remember the faces flying past his eyes.

    He was just staring at a gap in the city wall where sand and gravel poured out.

    ??Run, move forward!

    And the Shibata Army opened fire!

    Ijiro watched an arrow fly past in front of him, directly penetrating the body of Ashigaru next to him.??.

    Immediately, there was another person, his head was blown open by iron cannon pellets, and he fell straight down.

    Ijiro felt that before Shibata's army fired, the progress of the people around him slowed down slightly.

    But at this time, Nojiri Yuichi ran up, waving his sword, baring his big yellow teeth, and shouted loudly in front of everyone.

    It¡¯s just two sentences that come and go, repeat and repeat.

    "If you must die, you will live; if you are lucky, you will die!"

    The meaning of this sentence, Nojiri Yuichi once explained, in vernacular means, it is the place where corpses are erected on the battlefield. Those who have the heart to die will live, and those who fear the dead will die!

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