Chapter 336 The Battle of Fushimi City
Hattori Hanzo is the ancestral title of Hattori family. Hattori is the surname, and the "Hanzo" is the name used by the Hattori family to pass on from generation to generation. In addition, the patriarchs of all generations have been passed down from generation to generation by Ishimatsu, so they are also called Hattori Shimatsu. However, this title was later named one person, and Hattori Hanzo refers to him.
Hattori's second-generation Hattori Hanzo Masazen was served in Tokugawa Ieyasu. Tokugawa Ieyasu would recruit samurai from the Iga place to form the Iga Tongxin Ninja Legion and hand it over to Hattori's command.
Hattori Hanzo refers to the second generation Hattori Masaen, one of Tokugawa's sixteen gods, and is also known as "Kei Hanzo". Many of the Iga concentric soldiers under Hanzo were Iga ninjas. Although Hattori Hanzo was not as famous as later generations, he was still the sharpest sword under Tokugawa Ieyasu.
During the Honnoji Transformation, Tokugawa Ieyasu was escorted to Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Honnoji Transformation. Tokugawa Ieyasu was in Sakai City. He had to return to Sankawa Kingdom through Ise because he urgently took the nearest route. During this period, Hattori Hanzo, Chaya Shirojiro and others escorted. The ninja leader Hattori Hanzo played a huge role. Under his loyal protection, Ieyasu finally returned to Sankawa Kingdom safely to avoid danger. Therefore, Hattori Hanzo has always been a person that Tokugawa Ieyasu trusts very much.
Now that I want to kill Toyotomi Hideyoshi, there is no more suitable person than Hattori Hanzo. This existence, who was later called the god of ninja, is naturally worthless.
Regarding Tokugawa Ieyasu's instructions, the best execution can be achieved in Hattori Hanzo. Even when I heard Tokugawa Ieyasu say that he would assassinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hattori Hanzo didn't hesitate at all, and didn't even ask a reason. The first question Hattori Hanzo asked was: "When should I do it?"
"When the Ming army arrives!" Tokugawa Ieyasu said, "You can't let Toyotomi Hideyoshi run away."
Since he chose to assassinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu naturally had to do it once and for all. It would be best if he died. Living would be a big trouble.
"I'll arrange people when I go back!" Hattori Hanzo bowed and said. Although it was an assassination, it was basically impossible to sneak in and assassinate. In the end, it would probably still turn into a forced attack. Then there must be enough ninjas. It is impossible for a person to accomplish anything, and Hattori Hanzo also needs to prepare.
Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded: "Okay, arrange the staff well, and you must not omit it."
Fushimi City is surging and people's hearts are in chaos. It is impossible for Toyotomi Hideyoshi to suppress it. What Toyotomi Hideyoshi is looking forward to is a victory, a victory that is enough to shock people. Once the Ming Dynasty cannot defeat Fushimi City, the hearts of the people in the city will naturally be stable. This is a battle to survive.
At dawn the next day, the Ming Dynasty scout appeared outside Fushimi City, and Fushimi City became nervous in an instant.
Although Toyotomi Hideyoshi tried his best, he had only gathered a team of 50,000 people. There were still many samurai in this team, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. After discovering the Ming Dynasty scout, Toyotomi Hideyoshi personally climbed the city to boost morale and prepared to fight this battle well.
After the sun rose, the Ming Dynasty's vanguard army appeared outside Fushimi City, with a total of 30,000 vanguards.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at the Ming army below with a scrupulous appearance, and his heart continued to sink, and at the same time he knew deeply how his army was defeated.
Thirty thousand people stood in rows, with flags waving, and they stood there motionless. A stick of incense had passed, and they remained as motionless as pillars. Half an hour had passed, and they were still standing there straight. Such military power was really shocking. When the large army behind the Ming Dynasty came up, Fumimi City seemed to be a small boat in the waves.
Originally, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was thinking of going out to attack the Ming vanguard, but seeing 30,000 people standing there in unmoved motion, Toyotomi Hideyoshi decisively chose to give up this idea. Toyotomi Hideyoshi had no confidence in the military formation like the Ming Dynasty, and if it was not done well, it would be chased into the city by the Ming Dynasty, which would be really troublesome.
Zhang Weixian rode slowly forward on the horse. The Ming army around him suddenly knocked on the shield and shouted loudly: "Kill, kill, kill!"
The sound shook the world, and the entire Fujian City was shrouded in the shouts of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Countless people looked pale and looked fearful.
Zhang Weixian put down the telescope in his hand and ordered: "The artillery began to fire artillery, and the others set up camp!"
With Zhang Weixian's order, the army began to camp, and the cannons were pushed out, and they were placed in front of the formation clearly, as if you could take me off if you came over. To put it bluntly, Zhang Weixian was bullying Toyotomi Hideyoshi without cannons. I can hit you, but you can't hit me.
The artillery soon began to shell the Fushimi Castle, and the explosion sounded instantly.
Now the question before Toyotomi Hideyoshi is here. Should I guard the city or withdraw it? If I guard it, I will only be bombed and not guard it. What if the Ming army attacks it? However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is obviously thinking too much. Zhang Weixian didn't even build a ladder, so he clearly didn't want to climb the city wall.
It has been a while since he fought with Japan. Zhang Weixian has not found any city walls that cannot be blown up, so he changed his explosives packs if the artillery cannot be used.
In Fushimi Castle, Tokugawa Ieyasu was also waiting anxiously. He was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would attack in like this. If the Ming Dynasty attacked in today, his arrangement would be in vain. Also worried about Toyotomi Hideji. Once the Ming Dynasty attacked in, he would be executed by the Ming Dynasty by the Ming Dynasty.
Toyotomi Hideji didn't believe that the Ming lord would help him. Only by killing Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in order to calm people's hearts, the Ming lord would not kill him and survive.
Zhang Weixian looked at Fujian City outside the city, and his expression became solemn. He didn't expect Fujian City to be quite strong. After bombarding for so long, he still didn't blow it away.
The power of artillery in the Ming Dynasty had long been spread throughout Japan. Toyotomi Hideyoshi reinforced Fushimi Castle a lot, and it was very difficult to blow it open. Osaka Castle was not as strong as it was, so it is normal to have such a result now. However, if it cannot be blown away, Zhang Weixian was not in a hurry.
After one day, the Ming Dynasty bombarded from time to time. The walls of Fumimi City looked crumbling, but they did not collapse.
But everyone knows that even if the walls of Fushimi Castle are strong, it will not be able to block the Ming army's artillery forever. Unless the Ming army's artillery is insufficient, it will be inappropriate to place hope on the Ming army's insufficient shells! Toyotomi Hideyoshi wants the Ming army to know his power, so it is impossible to sit and wait for death.
When night fell, the Ming Dynasty camp was silent, and Fumimi City finally settled down. However, for Fumimi City, which had a chaotic heart, it was destined to be an uneasy night tonight.
Chapter completed!