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Volume 1 Chapter 1666 The city is about to be destroyed

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    Under Zhou Pu's order, the Han army resolutely carried out the task of supervising the war. After the warning was ineffective, they opened fire directly on the retreating siege army. After killing and wounding a group of people, their retreat was finally stopped.  The roar of muskets woke up the group of people. They looked around hesitantly, only to find that they were sandwiched between the supervising team and the enemy's city, and both sides were firing at them.  Because the artillery fire from the Han army was sharper, they were forced to retreat towards the city and slowly returned to the city.  They finally understood that everything the Han envoy said before was true. He must take the city and never allow anyone to retreat.  In the embarrassing situation of being unable to advance or retreat, the already chaotic siege army now became even more disorderly. However, most of them were inspired by the brute strength in their blood. They picked up their weapons again and charged into the city howling.  .  The envoy of the Han Dynasty made it very clear before. If you fight with your life under the city, you will be rewarded for your meritorious service. Even if you die, you will get a pension, but if you are shot by the supervising team as a defeated soldier, there will be nothing.  He will only leave the world with the reputation of a coward.  Zhou Pu had been observing the movement with a telescope in front of the formation. He saw that this group of defeated troops had restarted the siege under the bombardment of the Han army. He was secretly relieved. However, when he saw their chaotic formation, he  He frowned slightly again.  The morale of these people has been confused, and even the organizational structure has been broken up. It is conceivable that even if they attack the city again now, they may not be able to cause much trouble to the defenders. I am afraid that this group of people will soon be defeated.  Let the army be drowned in a pool of blood.  But this is not an unacceptable result to him. He now has cannon fodder that can be used as consumables. It doesn't matter even if this wave of people is used up, at least some of them have already invaded the city.  .  It¡¯s time to prepare for the next round of attack.  "Lord Youfu?" He turned to look at Nijo Yasudou, who had been standing next to him, "Please tell Hashimoto-sama to prepare quickly and let his men move forward quickly and attack the city!" "Whawhat?  Nijo Yasudou looked up at Zhou Pu blankly, obviously distracted, "Sir?" He was already frightened by the scene he saw just now.  As a minister and born in the highest-ranking Wushe family, he has been pampered since he was a child.  Although the Nijo family's family fortune is not large and they cannot give him a good living treatment, it has allowed him to grow up safely until now.  He had heard people talk about the cruelty of war before, and he had also heard old people talk about the tragedy in Kyoto back then, but when he witnessed this scene with his own eyes today, he was really shocked.  As far as he could see, there was black smoke and ruins everywhere, and there were many corpses mixed in. During this period, blood flowed into rivers, and many people even died in front of him, under the gunfire of friendly forces.  .  A young man like him was considered to be a vigorous man before, and he spared no effort to overthrow the shogunate. He also imagined that he would be brilliant in the war and kill Tokugawa Iemitsu, but when he actually saw the scene of the war, that kind of  The fear rising from the bottom of his heart almost made his hair stand on end. If he hadn't been afraid of losing face, he would have covered his face and ran away.  "Lord Youfu, hurry up and assemble the army!" Seeing him so distracted, Zhou Pu impatiently ordered again, and his words were no longer polite.  "Hurry up and attack!" "Sir" After his roar, Nijo Yasudou finally came to his senses, but he looked hesitantly at Himeji Castle in front of him, and for a moment he even hesitated, "Sir there is something very far ahead.  Is it chaos, or should we wait a little longer? " "The battle ahead is tight, how can we wait!" Zhou Pu frowned and looked at the other party coldly, "Our army finally made some gaps.  And if they break into the city and don't rush to reinforce them, wouldn't they give the enemy a chance to recover? " "Butbut most of Hashimoto's subordinates are newly recruited troops, and their combat strength and fighting spirit are not very good.  Ideal, ifif we are sent there in this chaos, I'm afraidI'm afraidwe may not be able to achieve many results, but will sacrifice human lives in vain" Nijo Yasudou still hesitated, "I think it's better to send out capable troops first.  The troops will enter the city and expand the results, and then we will take the lead" When Zhou Pu was instigating, he had been enthusiastic and promised Zhou Pu that he would urge the army to speed up the attack on the city, but when he saw it with his own eyes  After seeing the tragic scene below the city, he hesitated again and wanted to let other troops take the fight.  After all, the current army under Hashimoto Minamura is the first army directly under the imperial court in hundreds of years. Nijo Yasudou really can't bear to have these family assets wasted in vain.  However, his painstaking efforts?It didn't get Zhou Pu's approval at all, but Zhou Pu sneered.  "Lord Youfu, you were so impassioned in front of us before, are you retreating from the battle now? Do you still have to worry about some casualties, Lord Youfu? As long as this city is captured, the gates of Kinki will be opened, and we can drive straight in and let Kinki  Falling into the hands of your country's imperial court, at that time the people's household registration was one million. Are you still afraid that you won't be able to recruit troops to make up for the losses? " "But" Nijo Yasudou still hesitated.  "There is an old saying in our country, kindness does not lead an army, a war is a war, how can we hesitate!" Seeing the fighting in the city again, Zhou Pu no longer had the patience, "Don't forget, sir, this army is now composed of  I have full command, and even you and Hashimoto Minimura¡¯s subordinates must obey my orders! If you hesitate any longer, you will be disobeying the military order, then I will not be polite!¡± Seeing the eyes of this envoy from the Celestial Empire,  With a fierce look in his eyes, Nijo Yasudou unnaturally took a step back. The originally kind envoy had a fierce look in his eyes at this time, and he looked completely different from usual.  If you don't follow what he said, I'm afraid I'm afraid even my own life will be in danger.  "It'smy lord." In fear, he finally gave up other thoughts and bowed his head to obey Zhou Pu's order.  Then, very quickly, another large group of soldiers came out from Hashimoto Minoru's tent, and then rushed towards the opposite city.  Their queue was not neat, and their pace was very slow. They were obviously afraid of the city opposite.  However, under the urging of the officers and the supervising team, they still rushed towards the opposite city wall little by little, facing the most cruel test and unknown fate.  "Sir, the troops sent out now are not equipped with the same combat equipment and have low morale. I'm afraid they won't be able to perform very well. We should make plans early and prepare for the next round of attack." After seeing the performance of this unit, Tachibana Munesege responded.  I didn't have much confidence in the battle, so I took the initiative to ask Zhou Pu for a battle, "In the next round of attack, please let my troops be the main attacker! I will personally go to the city to supervise the battle, and I will definitely wipe out the enemies in the city as soon as possible for you!"  "No, you can just organize the army. There is no need to participate in the attack now." However, Zhou Pu rejected his suggestion, "Let them attack first and consume the enemy forces in the city." "Sir, if we let these troops attack in turn."  "I'm afraid the losses will be huge. After all, they haven't experienced many battles before and are seriously lacking in experience." Tachibana Munege still insisted on his idea, "If I let you lead the attack, I will definitely be able to fight more beautifully."  I am young, but after all, I have been fighting for many years and I will never let you down" "General Tachibana, it's not that I don't trust you. On the contrary, I trust you too much, so I plan to help you." Zhou Pu suddenly said.  cut him off.  "I intend to let you make great achievements. How can I let you waste time in the city from the beginning? Let them fill in the enemy forces on the outside first. When the time comes to attack the inner city, it is you who can show off your skills.  It's time." "Sir?" Tachibana Munemo didn't understand Zhou Pu's meaning for a while.  But soon, looking at Zhou Pu¡¯s half-smiling look, he finally realized, and then looked at Zhou Pu in shock.  "Just wait and don't let everyone down when the time comes." Seeing the other person finally coming back to his senses, Zhou Pu just smiled and patted the other person on the shoulder.  Yes, he indeed planned to let the troops of other armies fight with the defenders in the city and let them suffer the initial casualties, and then finally let Tachibana Muneshige lead his men to attack and win the final victory.  Zhou Pu had made a promise in front of various generals before, and he would seal territories for the general who finally captured Himeji Castle. He did not intend to break his promise, but if he really wanted to let people he didn't trust get so many sealed territories, it would be really unreasonable.  It would make people a little worried, so after he made his promise, he secretly made up his mind to create conditions for his people to finally seize those territories.  He doesn't particularly like Tachibana Muneshige, but Tachibana Muneshige has been working by his side for a while and has made a lot of achievements. Moreover, his status is very special. He is not closely affiliated with the imperial court, nor with the shogunate or other big names.  What Guan Guan is, he is exactly the person he can strongly support.  He planned to turn Tachibana Muneshige into a big name after the war, and then set up a position between the imperial court's Kinki and the Tokugawa family's Kanto, using him and his successors as pawns to check and balance all forces in Japan.  Therefore, after making up his mind, Tachibana Muneshige's proposal was obviously more realistic, but he still made the decision to continue to let Nijo Yasudou consume troops in the city.  Under Zhou Pu¡¯s order, waves of troops were thrown into the city. Due to the crazy resistance of the defenders in the city, every time they were thrownThe incoming troops soon suffered huge losses in the city, but Zhou Pu remained unmoved and continued to invest his troops in waves.  During this time of consumption, the siege army suffered more and more losses. However, because of the supervision of the Han army, they could not retreat every time and could only keep charging into the city with red eyes to fight.  Under the crazy attack of the siege army, their occupied area in the city became larger and larger. Smoke and blood began to flow throughout the city. The entire Himeji Castle seemed to be shrouded in gray-black smoke, making it blurry.  Mudi seems to be a city that does not belong to this world.  And in this hell on earth, there are some people who rely on their skilled combat skills and strong will to slowly adapt to life here.  Togo Shigekata is one of these people.  He led his small force to patrol the alleys and houses in the city, searching for traces of enemy troops, and from time to time he would engage in fierce fighting.  After several days of fighting, there were a lot of bloodshot eyes in his eyes, and the skin on his body was covered with dust. Even his originally bright clothes had become very messy, and stained wounds were exposed, some of which were already scabbed.  Some wounds were dripping blood, and in the gloomy smoke, he, who was still handsome at first, actually looked like a demon emerging from the ground.  But now he has no time to take care of his personal image. He has just experienced a fight. In the choking smoke, his mouth, nose and throat are very uncomfortable, and his whole body is aching from the excessive exertion.  He felt very tired, and his eyelids were very heavy, as if they would fall down at any time.  He has suffered a lot of injuries these days, and most of his original subordinates have died in the city. Many of the people following him now are the remnants of the soldiers he gathered along the way - their robes have also grown greatly.  Most of them died in this city.  Now he can no longer remember any achievements or wealth, and has even gradually forgotten the fact that he is still alive. The only thought running in his mind is to kill the enemy, kill the enemy, and destroy this city where so many of his robes and subordinates are buried.  Beat it down.  He has forgotten how many enemy lives he has lost. He only knows that his saber has many gaps due to the previous fights, and it is not so sharp when it cuts into the enemy's body.  Several sabers were now hanging on his body, some taken from his enemies.  ??The continuous fighting has wiped out most of their emotions and attention. If it weren't for the constant influx of new supplementary troops from outside the city, he would almost think that he had been forgotten by the people outside the city.  Fortunately, with the continuous supply of reinforcements, they were able to attack deeper into the city bit by bit. The combat power of these reinforcements was really unflattering, but they paved the way to attack the city with their own flesh and blood.  No matter what, now they have taken down the outer perimeter of Nishinomaru and control a large area within the inner city.  There were fires burning everywhere and the visibility was very low. He could not see things in the distance clearly. He and the soldiers behind him were silent and walked forward slightly staggeringly, as if they were a group of walking zombies who had lost consciousness.  From time to time, people fell down due to cold shots and arrows in the distance, but no one paid attention to them. Everyone just walked forward along the narrow alley, as if the end of everything was in front of them.  However, this numb state ended immediately when the figures of several people vaguely appeared in front of him. Togo Shigekata clenched the knife in his hand, and then bent down slightly like a leopard, ready to attack at any time.  Attack from the opposite side.  Seeing his actions, the subordinates behind him also made preparations for battle, waiting to charge with him.  In just a few days of fighting, they had transformed from the ignorant recruits into alert and capable veterans who were indifferent to life and death. This was achieved at the cost of countless human blood.  Dongxiang Shigefang hunched over and walked slowly along the alleyway to the opposite side, judging the distance between the two sides, and at the same time raised the knife in his hand.  When he felt the time was right, he suddenly stood up, roared, picked up his saber and charged towards the opponent.  Although the alleyway is narrow and rugged, and there is choking smoke, Togo Shigekata¡¯s entire attention has been focused on the enemy in front of him, and the speed is so fast that it is heart-stopping.  And his subordinates, like him, followed him with strange screams and rushed over quickly.  Soon he crossed the short distance and rushed in front of the enemy troops. These enemy troops had obviously just been sent here for reinforcements from other places, and their clothes were still very clean.  When they saw the ferocious faces of Togo Shigekata and others who came out of the alleyway, they were stunned with surprise, and finally picked up the weapons in their hands and started to face the enemy.  However, they seem to haveI have never experienced a battle, and my movements are very unfamiliar in a tense situation. Even the movement of swinging a sword is very sluggish.  Togo Shigekata did not waste such a good opportunity. He directly rushed to the front of a leader, then raised his knife and slashed hard.  The knife hit the man's shoulder, and a huge wound appeared from the shoulder to the abdomen. With a soft "pop" sound, the man's blood suddenly burst out, and then he lay down directly on the ground.  Twitching slightly.  The gray-black figure, the ferocious expression, and the ghost-like attack almost frightened the group of people out of fear. A few people boldly came to attack, but they were immediately killed by Togo Shigegata and his men.  The remaining people seemed to be scared and ran back desperately.  Togo Shigekata did not pursue him. He stood there with his sword in hand, panting heavily, and used the rare leisure time to restore his physical strength.  Those people will die sooner or later, either by themselves or by others.  However, there seemed to be a fire burning in his belly, burning his muscles and bones, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. His originally sore limbs became very heavy, as if he was about to fall to the ground at any time.  "I really want to like eating a rice ball" This thought suddenly came to his mind. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? So hungry.  When he entered the city, he had brought some dry food, but it had either been lost or had been eaten in the past few days. Although some food was found from the corpses of friendly soldiers, it was never enough. He had been hungry for almost a day.  .  He raised his head, opened his eyes full of blood, and slightly opened his swollen and dry lips, as if he wanted to take a breath of relief.  In front of him, the outline of the large white castle tower in Himeji Castle had appeared faintly in the smoke.  
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