Chapter 543 5. Each of Them Is a Big Shot and Discusses Fiercely
Minasaku was lost too quickly. I thought that with the geographical advantage of the "mountain city" and the "magnificent" city tower of Minasaku City that was 20 to 30 meters high, even if the Shangluo Army came with 60,000 people this time, they could still drag it out for five or eight days.
After all, even if you have 60,000 people, Minasaku City is so big. If you besiege the city ten times and divide the troops to attack, at most there will be only 4,000 to 5,000 people.
Even the lousy fortifications are better than no fortifications. With fortifications as a support, there are also 800 regular soldiers defending.
If nothing unexpected happens, it is enough to disgust people.
But there is an accident. Who knew that the Yamanouchi family suddenly appeared, and who knew that the Yamanouchi family also brought Portuguese guns.
Just his earthen city wooden wall was bombed by the Yamanouchi family with 12 consecutive explosions. Even though Takebe Hyuga-no-kami had been through many battles, Yoshida Takashige had also seen the thunderous volleys of hundreds of iron cannons.
But can cannons be the same?
Of course not!
The Rokkaku father and son in Guanyin Temple were still on the top of the city wall, watching the battle from afar, ready to see the Luo army get a bloody head in Minosaku. Even if it was not so serious, it would still be a disgrace.
The cannon will teach you how to be a man!
No matter how many glorious deeds the Rokkaku family has exhausted the generals and dragged down the governors, they are still vivid in their minds. The cannon will not ask about your past. Under the muzzle of the cannon, all beings are equal!
The Rokkaku army, howling like ghosts and wolves under the artillery fire, directly tore apart the forced face of Rokkaku Yoshitaka and Rokkaku Yoshiharu, and they were not satisfied with tearing it apart. He also threw the broken face on the ground and threw it down heavily. It must be crushed to pieces before it is considered finished.
Knowing that the situation was not right, the Rokkaku father and son opened the gate of Guanyin Temple and prepared to send troops to attack the siege army.
It happened that Niwa Nagahide came with his troops, so what else could he say? It was a fierce encounter, and they started fighting without saying a word. The fierce general of the Oda army, Masanori Sakai, led the way and fought against Sanosuke Yamaoka of the Rokkaku army.
The Oda army, who had no chance to take the lead in Shangluo and could only come to monitor Guanyin Temple, were all holding their breath. The Rokkaku army just ran into their guns, which was really a gift of a thousand miles, and the gift was small but the sentiment was great.
Niwa Nagahide didn't have a cannon, but he had Kunitomo cannons, a full 200. The bullets from the guns were definitely like rain, and it could even be said that the bullets were as fast as locusts and endless.
Asai Nagamasa, who was attacked by the Rokkaku army outside the city, was holding short weapons that were good for fighting and winning in chaos, and the long spears were only at the level of two meters.
Many foot soldiers even held small swords made in Omi, which were cheap, large in quantity, and easy to get. They rushed forward waving them, and were hit by Niwa Nagahide's guns and Masanori Sakai's wake-up call.
In a chaotic battle, the Rokkaku army sent out thousands of people, but was actually repelled by the 2,000-man surveillance force of the Oda army. Counting the heads, Rokkaku lost 200 and Oda died 40.
When Asai Nagamasa entered the city to count, more than 400 people died in the bombardment and chaos. The castle commander Yoshida Takashige was shot in the head by the fierce Asai army general Endo Naoki, and Takebe Hyuga-no-mori was on the top of the city at the time and was shot 12 times, crisp.
At night, each team withdrew their troops and went to camp. Naturally, the Portuguese gun, also known as the Nanban Datong, amazed all the teams in the army.
Naturally, they tried to find out from all sides where this Nanban Datong came from, how much it cost, and how to operate it.
Yamauchi Taro was automatically ignored, and those who had connections asked Kodaira and Hosokawa Nainou. Either under the pretext of a banquet or an excuse to appreciate horses. In short, there were various reasons to invite the two to stay in the camp for a while.
Oda Nobunaga was not at all pretentious, "How much? Give one to the Oda family!"
This was what Maeda Toshiie said in person, without any nonsense, he asked directly.
This made the Yamauchi family embarrassed. Logically, this cannon is not allowed to be passed on, unless one is 5,000 kan. But Oda Nobunaga didn't even cover it up and asked directly. The two families were allies, so it was really hard to refuse for a while.
"Don't worry, my lord will not make it difficult for His Highness Yamauchi. One Nanban Datong is calculated as one hundred Sakai guns, and 1,500 kan of Yongle money is enough." Maeda Toshiie must have been instructed by Oda Nobunaga not to be stingy with the Yamauchi family, even if he paid a little more.
Kobayata and Hosokawa Cai'e looked at each other. Oda Nobunaga thought that he was very sincere, so he took out 1,500 kan in cash and bought a Nanban Datong.
"Originally, His Highness Komakiyama asked for a lower price, but one Nanman Datong costs 5,000 kan."
"Five thousand?"
Maeda Toshiie was obviously stunned. Five thousand was too high a price. Even if they sold their Arako Castle, it would not be worth 5,000 kan in cash or 5,000 taels of gold.
"Actually, you don't have to buy it. Not long ago, Hojo Sagami-no-kami opened the port of Shimoda and promised Nanman missionaries to preach. Then he immediately got the Nanman Datong and casting technology."
"Is that so? I'll go back and report to His Highness." Maeda Toshiie turned around and left, quite resolute.
Forget it, there's no need to think about it. Oda Nobunaga must have agreed to open the port for preaching immediately. He might even allow missionaries to preach directly to his samurai, or even build a cathedral directly in Gifu Castle (true story).
In the future, it's not the three-stage iron cannon that will fire, but the three-stage Portuguese gun. In the future, Oda Nobunaga's enemies might not just be shot, but cannonballs, the kind with 30 rounds.
Think about the future Honganji, Negoro, and Saiga clans. Their Buddhas are definitely not as good as a round of five-shot muskets. They can easily be hit by 20 or 30 rounds of Portuguese cannons.
The magnificent Buddhist temples and the solemn Arhats will surely collapse under the sound of cannons.
Kohira couldn't help but sigh. The Honganji Ikko sect and their monks were enemies, not friends. It was okay to be hit by the cannonballs. But who knows what will happen in the future?
Not long after, the news of exchanging missionary work for cannons spread like wildfire. In just a short moment, all the camps were informed.
Whether it was Matsudaira Ieyasu or Asai Nagamasa, or even Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who had no real power at the moment, they all pulled in their close retainers and confidants to analyze the pros and cons.
The cannons roared, destroying the world, and everyone wanted them.
The key point was whether they could afford it!
This required the daimyo lords and their retainers to have enough foresight and a broad mind.
If they were worried about shaking their rule or affecting their authority, they would definitely not agree to the Jesuit's request for no missionary work and no cannons.
But if he could grasp the right balance like Oda Nobunaga did, and take advantage of the opportunity of the introduction of the southern barbarians to introduce the advanced weapons and experience he needed, and use this to achieve his ultimate goal of unifying the world, then it would be a mutually beneficial deal.
Who knows what these people will choose in the end? Xiao Pingtai only knows that the days ahead, or the bad battles, may not be so easy anymore.