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Chapter 1551 The Second Bombardment (Update for the Three Baron Alliance in Shushan)

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    On the battleship Zhejiang, Xiaoyao Jingyi, who was transferred to the intelligence officer, was summarizing the results of the bombardment. While looking at the flying symbols reported by each ship, he filled out the form:

    Zhejiang, six rounds of heavy artillery, target castle tower, witnessed thirty-five hits, hit rate 1.5%, confirmed destroyed;

    Kinka, six rounds of heavy artillery, targeting Hakone Ishigaki, witnessed ten hits, with a hit rate of 20%, and a confirmed damage rate of 30%;

    Ningguo, six rounds of heavy artillery, targeting Hakone Ishigaki, witnessed sixteen hits, a hit rate of 25%, and a confirmed damage rate of 30%;

    Wenzhou, six rounds of heavy artillery, targeting the military camp in the southwest of the city, the number of hits could not be witnessed, Nangui No. 2 confirmed that the military camp was 70% damaged;

    Songjiang, with six rounds of heavy artillery, targeted the garrison in the southeast of the city. The number of hits was three, and the rest could not be confirmed. The military camp was 60% damaged;

    "Hongxiang", six rounds of heavy artillery, target city Erwan Ordnance Station, the number of hits cannot be witnessed, Nangui No. 2 confirmed that the ordnance station was 90% destroyed;

    Quanzhou, six rounds of heavy artillery, targeting a suspicious building in Sanwan City, the number of hits cannot be witnessed, Nangui No. 2 confirmed that it has been completely destroyed, suspected chicken and duck house

    After reporting the situation, Xiaoyao Jingyi organized a subordinate intelligence team to take out a hundred photos taken by Nangui-2, carefully compared them with the original photos, and found nine new suspicious targets, so they recorded them and placed them on the fleet  Find the location on the map of Odawara Castle and record the parameters:

    Target 1: On the west side of the first pill of the city, it is suspected to be a garrison station, with the coordinates of Gan San Dui Liu Li Wu;

    Target 2: On the north side of the castle, it is suspected to be a shrine, with coordinates of Ganliukan Sigenqi;

    Target 3: Southeast side of the second castle

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    After completing six rounds of bombardment with six heavy destroyers, the battleship Zhejiang stopped, leaving ruins and a smoky atmosphere in Odawara Castle.

    Matsuda Kenhide looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help feeling sad.  Although he was not taken seriously by the head of the family, the Hojo clan, he was born and raised here after all. His prosperous home was so damaged after being bombarded by an Mingship, it was really a pity that he couldn't understand it.

    Soon, new orders came from the direction of the castle tower, and all ministries were on standby, preparing to leave the city to counterattack the Ming army's landing.  It seems that the head of the Hojo family is still alive, but he seems to be a little stunned by the Ming army's artillery. The Ming army's iron cannons are so sharp that it is too late to dodge, and they still go out of the city to fight back. How is it possible?  At least Matsuda Kenhide didn't plan to do this. Three hundred of his ashigaru were hiding under the Hakone Ishigaki. Although the Hakone Ishigaki was not as strong as expected, and the Kamikawa River was not as powerful as it was boasted, it was at least protected.  Only six or seven people died, most of them were still alive.  If you follow the random orders, you will probably be beaten to a pulp by the iron cannons on the Mingship in the blink of an eye, right?

    Kumamoto Kazuma still stood on the high crenel, looking at the Ming Dynasty fleet on the sea and exclaiming in praise: "The brilliance of fireworks, the splendor of lightning strikes, such a beautiful scenery, let me recite a poem"

    Matsuda Kenhide didn't care to listen to the great priest Kumamoto's words. He grabbed the opponent's hunting belt and pulled him off the crenel: "Master Gonomiyaji, it's dangerous up there!"

    Kumamoto Kazuma regretted: "It's a pity that the time is too short"

    Matsuda Kenhide thought to himself that this great priest might have a mental problem, but it was so easy for him to get attached to such a big shot. How could he dare to contradict him? Just as he was about to echo a few words, suddenly another round of cannon fire rolled in like thunder.  He was so scared that he shrank his neck, covered his ears and hid under the wall.

    Kumamoto Kazuma¡¯s face was full of excitement. He tiptoed and jumped lightly onto the crenel. He stretched his arms towards the direction of the Ming fleet, as if he wanted to hug the cannonball.

    Under the rain of shells, Odawara Castle was hit hard again. It is unknown how many buildings collapsed and how many people died.  When the bombardment was over, Matsuda Kenhide spit out a few mouthfuls of mud and ash, and ignored the dancing Kumamoto Kazuma on the crenel, busy counting his ashigaru.  This time, Hakone Ishigaki was not the target of the bombardment. It was only affected by stray bullets. One person died and a dozen were injured. Fortunately, they were all minor injuries and the losses were not significant.

    But serious news soon came, starting from the direction of Joichimaru, a cry gradually spread. The Daimyo of Sagami Province, the head of the Hojo clan, the beloved Naojo of the Hojo clan was hit by an iron cannon and died on the spot!

    After the news came, Matsuda Kenhide's mind suddenly went blank and he was completely confused.  He stood there for a long time, then tremblingly pulled out the short blade given by his old master from his waist, turned the blade, and held it against his abdomen.

    I saw a head wearing a high black hat poked out of my field of vision. He kept clicking his tongue and excitedly urging himself: "Faster, faster!"

    This urging did not matter, but it pulled Matsuda Kenhide out of his daze. Matsuda Kenhide suddenly remembered that he had not served the family master for many years and had no responsibility to protect him. It seemed that he did not need to commit seppuku?

     As soon as he regained consciousness, his fingers were sore and weak, and the short blade clattered to the ground. He lay on the ground and cried loudly: "Ujinao-sama"

    Kumamoto Kazuma smacked his lips with regret: "It's very boring."

    Yamashita Omiyaji, who assists in guarding Odawara Castle, convened family members and priests at the Hayakawa residence next to the castle tower to discuss matters. Kumamoto Kazuma, as the Gonomiyaji in the shrine system second only to Omiyaji, is Odawara Castle and five other priests.  Naturally, the second-level high priest, who is the equal of the Palace Secretary, is also involved in the discussion.

    Matsuda Kenhide is not a family member, so he can only wait for the outcome of the discussion on the already dilapidated Hakone stone wall.  However, he was not idle either. He sent several of his confidants ashigaru to Joichimaru to inquire about the news. Putting aside everything else, his confidants reported that all the eight retainers who were guarding the head of the clan had committed seppuku just now, including two and Matsuda.  Xianxiu's good friend made him feel sad.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know if it was a disaster or a blessing that I lost the trust of Uji Nao-sama and was removed from the bodyguards.

    At this time, if the Ming army lands, Matsuda Kenhide really doesn¡¯t know what to do. Maybe this world-famous fortified city will fall?  Fortunately, the Ming army was unaware of the changes in the city and not only failed to seize the opportunity to enter, but did not even launch the next round of bombardment. The seven huge warships slowly turned around and left, missing the opportunity.

    In the evening, the Hojo clan meeting chaired by Yamashita Omiyaji finally came to an end, and a total of two things were decided.  The first was to elect Ujiteru as the new head of the family and take over the affairs of the Sagami domain; the second was to reiterate the order for the whole city to stick to it, and anyone who escaped without authorization would be executed immediately.

    After the discussion, Kumamoto Kazuma returned to Hakone Ishigaki. He got the latest loss statistics. Under the iron cannon of the Ming fleet, more than 80 samurai from the two squads were killed, and 260 people were killed and injured in Ashigaru. The priests also  Six died.

    The loss of Ashigaru is not the key point, the key point is the samurai. More than eighty samurai died in the battle. The loss is too heavy.  Samurai follow Bushido as their way of practice, which is the foundation of every daimyo's country. It was proved during the ten-year battle of the South Island that every warrior has the ability to fight Taoist priests, Taoist priests, and even yellow-crowned monks according to their different practices.  The power of war.  Yingzhou relied on the tidal wave of samurai attacks to block the invasion from Qingqiu pirates.

    There are only more than 300 warriors in Sagami Kingdom, and almost a quarter of them died in one fell swoop. How can we fight this battle?

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