Chapter 324 14. One Shot Destroyed Three Hundred Rooms
The two Portuguese cannons arrived at Yamanouchi, but they were naturally not handed over to the Yamanouchi family. The cunning Hess brothers would rather live in the somewhat familiar Naya branch than in any Yamanouchi mansion.
Understandable, people's hearts are hard to predict!
Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, Imagawa Yoshichika and Kodaira understood the intentions and demands of the southern barbarians, and also knew that they had a cannon that was prepared to be a stepping stone for Uesugi Terutora.
It was a coincidence that Uesugi Terutora was using the captives captured in Kanto to help his uncle Takanari Masahiro frantically build Kaizu Castle. It was really a city built on flat ground, with thousands of difficulties and thousands of challenges.
He heard Yamanouchi Yoshiharu invite him and told him that there was a battlefield weapon. Although he didn't quite understand what it was, he still accepted the invitation.
Uesugi Terutora couldn't be fake, so it was naturally impossible for someone to pretend to be him to deceive Hess and William. They were also very excited to see Uesugi Terutora, with flags and drums leading the way and a bright ceremony, come to Yamanouchi. Uesugi Terutora is not a nobody. They are just businessmen. Without an introduction, they will never have the chance to meet Uesugi Terutora in this life.
If they can convince Uesugi Terutora, all the countries in Kanto and millions of people will be open to them. This made the two men work very hard, hoping to attract Uesugi Terutora's attention with the power of the cannon.
Many samurai retainers, including the Yamanouchi family, gathered in the playground under the Yamanouchi Castle. Because the shooting range is not large enough, the Portuguese guns have a range of several hundred meters again, so they have to find an open place.
From the ranks, the spears and swords are like a forest. The mighty and powerful armor and horses. The roar of the iron cannon.
Kanto Kanrei Uesugi Terutora has arrived! Including Kobayata, all the big and small samurai knelt on one knee to welcome the "Dragon of Echigo".
"Meet the Kasugayama Yakata-dono!" Everyone shouted in unison, and the cards were given very well, which made Hess and William stop. They stood there, neither kneeling nor standing, feeling very awkward.
"Are you the barbarian monks that His Majesty the Lord and the Prime Minister mentioned? What did you bring to see us? If it's a foreign gun, there's no need to demonstrate it, Echigo has all of them."
Uesugi Terutora jumped off his horse, and his attendant led his horse for him. Yamauchi Yoshikatsu stepped forward to introduce the two barbarians to him and introduced their names.
"Your Excellency Grand Duke Fujiwara, we have brought the latest smoothbore cannon." Uesugi Terutora stood in front of him, and the two men were also shocked by the aura, and they knelt on one knee and saluted involuntarily.
"Get up, take it out and show it to me." "Yes, as ordered."
Dozens or hundreds of straw men have been carried to the playground, all of which were picked up from the shooting range. A large number of wooden boards were placed four or five hundred meters away from Uesugi Terutora.
Several European-looking employees or servants pulled the Portuguese guns in from outside the field, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Koyata, I heard that you suggested buying this thing? It is said that it can shoot more than 300 guns?" Uesugi Terutora saw that the thousand-jin cannon was also very interested, and asked.
"It was mainly because His Highness Totomi reminded me of the big barrel, so I went to Sakai to look for the Portuguese gun." Koyata took advantage of the situation and gave the opportunity to Imagawa Yoshichika to perform.
So Uesugi Terutora chatted with Imagawa Yoshichika for a few more words. Imagawa Yoshichika talked about the big barrel and the Portuguese gun very well, and he was not shy at all. He performed very well and was praised by Uesugi Terutora.
The cannon over there was also loaded, and it was shouted loudly that it was going to fire. Others didn't understand, but Koyata immediately covered his ears. Yamanouchi Yoshiharu and Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu seemed to remember something, and immediately covered their ears and reminded Uesugi Terutora.
Uesugi Terutora did not move, but watched seriously. He had experienced dozens or even hundreds of iron cannons firing at the same time. It was impossible that the sound of one cannon would be louder than that of a hundred iron cannons.
"Boom!" The ground shook, and Uesugi Terutora, who had just been as still as a mountain, was shaken and subconsciously uttered a cry.
The attendants and samurai around were also shocked. This was more than ten times louder than the sound of the big gun firing. One by one, they staggered to the ground, and there was no one to help Uesugi Terutora.
The war horses in the field were also terrified, and they cried and jumped like crazy, obviously frightened by the cannon.
Kobayata was the most mentally prepared, and hurriedly went up to support Yamanouchi Yoshiharu to show his loyalty. Yamanouchi Yoshiharu had seen the big gun and recovered quickly, so he asked Kobayata to help Uesugi Terutora.
But before Kobayata took a step, the second cannon had been fired. This time, Uesugi Terutora was no longer calm, and he finally learned his lesson and covered his ears with his hands. But his eyes never left the two Portuguese guns, staring at them intently.
The roars one after another showed the power of the mother-and-child chain gun. After a while, all five guns were fired. The field was filled with smoke, and the surroundings were full of warriors who were no longer calm.
Hess and William ran out of the smoke and reported loudly that the test firing was over.
As the wind blew, the smoke dissipated, and hundreds of straw men were almost all killed and fell to the ground. The servants ran to carry the wooden boards from four or five hundred meters away. The most exaggerated wooden boards were only a pile of wood chips, and some of the better wooden boards were also full of bullet holes.
Needless to say, the effect was great!
The group of bumpkins in the East Country were all opened! There really is such a magic weapon in the world. If this was used against a dense army of tens of thousands of people, with the current nature of the Japanese army, it would probably collapse directly and win without a fight.
"What a powerful weapon! Nanman monk, how much is this Portuguese rifle worth? Just tell me!" Uesugi Terutora regained his composure. He looked at the mess in the field and immediately fell in love with the cannon.
"One gun costs five thousand kan!" Hess stretched out five fingers and gestured.
"Five thousand kan! One gun!" As expected, Uesugi Terutora was also shocked.
"If the Grand Duke is willing to agree to one of our conditions, we can give you one gun for free!" William was afraid of scaring Uesugi Terutora away.
"All you need is to allow us to open a port for trade in your territory and protect the missionary work." William said it was harmless to people and animals.
"Preaching!" Uesugi Terutora didn't care about trade, it didn't matter, but preaching made him alert. The Ikko clan in the Northland had joined forces with domestic hostile forces to defeat his former father, Nagao Tamekage, and directly lost his country.
Uesugi Terutora was unwilling to let the Christians, who had a weapon like a cannon, come to preach.
Uesugi Terutora lowered his head and pondered for a long time, looking at several southern barbarians.
"Can you make this Portuguese gun?"
"Yes, yes." Hess and William agreed immediately. They knew that no one would buy it for 5,000 kan. If they agreed to their conditions, it would be okay to teach Uesugi Terutora how to cast Portuguese guns.
"That's good!" Uesugi Terutora nodded with a smile.
"Are all of you here?" Uesugi Terutora smiled and strode forward with a sword in his hand.
Whether it was a pre-order or a telepathic connection, the samurai attendants present suddenly held the hilts of their swords, their faces unpredictable.