The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 279 Landing on Honshu Island

The two artillery batteries were destroyed before they could even be used.

The soldiers were blown to pieces, and not even a complete part could be found. The explosion also detonated the gunpowder magazine of the fort, starting a raging fire.

"what......"

Screams echoed all around.

For a moment, all the enemies outside Qieshan Port were stunned by the explosion.

They never expected that the Daqian navy on the opposite side had such powerful weapons.

In just a few minutes, their own artillery was destroyed and the navy was also severely damaged.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!!"

"The enemy is coming, the enemy is coming!"

........

After the panic, the enemy finally reacted and they shouted loudly.

"Boom!"

"Da da da!"

At this time, the patrol boat opened fire again, and the shells hit the enemy ship directly, causing huge waves.

Large Civil War ships sank one after another, and many soldiers were drowned in the sea.

"Baga, open fire and destroy them."

Ouchi Yoshijin watched the warships being sunk one after another, becoming furious and roaring wildly.

He didn't expect that the Daqian army would choose to launch a surprise attack, and come with such a fierce force.

The key point is how these four strange warships have such powerful firepower.

Is this Daqian’s secret weapon?

“Bang bang bang…”

Finally, a warship opened fire, and dozens of shells flew out and hit the patrol boat.

But the patrol boat was too fast to hit.

The four patrol boats ran at high speed, quickly closed the distance and opened fire again.

After a burst of intensive artillery fire, several more warships suffered heavy damage.

Even Ouchi Yoshijin's flagship was hit, and many soldiers were killed or wounded. Ouchi Yoshijin was also injured, and his arm was scratched by shrapnel.

"Ahhh, bastard."

"Bageyalu, kill them all! Kill all the Daqian people!"

Ouchi Yoshijin roared angrily.

But his roar was useless. At this time, he had only a few warships left, and only a few were still struggling.

"Hey~"

At this moment, the gun barrel on the patrol boat suddenly turned and aimed at the flagship where Yoshijin Ouchi was.

One after another, the shells flew towards Ouchi Yoshijin's flagship with a whistling sound and violent friction.

"Puff~~"

The shell landed on the flagship where Yoshijin Ouchi was and exploded instantly.

The enormous force instantly tore the deck apart, causing it to deform and twist, and started a huge fire.

Ouchi Yoshijin was unable to dodge and was hit in the chest by a shrapnel. He died on the spot and his body fell into the water.

Subsequently, the only two remaining warships were also hit, exploded, and sank into the sea.

In just half an hour, the patrol boat eliminated the Imperial Navy.

"not bad, very good."

On the big ship, Ning Quan, who was watching the battle, looked at the battlefield and said with satisfaction.

Four patrol boats destroyed fifty enemy warships, which is a pretty good result.

"Report to the master, the enemy ships are all small warships. It would be difficult to sink medium-sized ones."

The captain reminded from the side.

"Yes, I understand."

Ning Quan said lightly, then turned his gaze to the other side of the coast.

There, the landing army led by Qi Jiguang had already set off and was heading towards the other side of the strait in a mighty manner.

Hundreds of ships of various sizes carried tens of thousands of soldiers.

Qi Jiguang stood on the front boat, looking across the strait.

"Don't advance rashly after landing. Let's consolidate the defense line first and wait for the subsequent troops to cross the sea and land." Qi Jiguang said.

"promise."

All the generals agreed in unison.

.......

The Kanmon Strait is very narrow, with its widest point being no more than two thousand meters and its narrowest point being only seven hundred meters.

Therefore, without any obstacles, Qi Jiguang landed in the strait in just one hour, and encountered almost no resistance after landing.

Yoshiro Ouchi never expected that the strait defense line would be easily breached, so he did not deploy more soldiers in the port.

After landing, Qi Jiguang immediately commanded the army to build defensive fortifications.

The fleet quickly returned to prepare to transport follow-up troops.

Moreover, there were 40,000 defenders in the mountain city, and the first batch of 10,000 landing troops was obviously insufficient.

At this time, Yoshiro Ouchi also received news of the destruction of his own navy and the landing of the enemy.

"Damn, these rubbish, how did the enemy get ashore? They don't have warships." Ouchi Yoshiro cursed.

"General, what should we do now?" asked the retainer.

"The reinforcements haven't arrived yet. We only have 40,000 soldiers now. We can't fight them head-on. We can only hold our ground."

"Pass the order down, all troops on alert."

"Also, send someone to inform Mori Motonari immediately and have him come to support us as soon as possible."

Ouchi Yoshiro said with a sinister look on his face.

"As ordered."

The retainer hurried down to make arrangements.

Yoshiro Ouchi had good ideas, but he underestimated the enemy and overestimated himself.

Early the next morning, Qi Jiguang led an army of 50,000 to the city.

After receiving the news of the Daqian army's landing, Mao Li Yuan not only did not speed up the march, but immediately led his troops back.

Mori Motonari wished that the Ouchi family would be destroyed by Daqian.

In this way, he could get rid of his status as a retainer and take the position of daimyo with full legitimacy.

Of course, Ouchi Yoshiro didn't know that he was now fully deploying his defenses and preparing to defend Katsuyama Castle to the death.

Although the Daqian Army had the advantage in manpower, they were defending the city and had the support of a solid city wall.

Therefore, he was confident that he could hold the city and hold out until reinforcements arrived.

..........

And outside the mountain city.

In front of the camp, Ning Quan, Qi Jiguang and others were observing the Qieshan City opposite.

Moreover, the mountain city is not small, about one-fourth the size of Xizhou City.

The city wall is also very high, at least six or seven meters, and about four feet thick, making it a very solid fortress.

"Your Highness, it seems the enemy intends to defend to the death." Qi Jiguang said from the side.

"Haha, this guy thinks he's smart and wants to rely on the city to defend it and wait for reinforcements, but he never expected that his sturdy city walls are completely vulnerable in our eyes."

Ning Quan said with a sneer.

"Yes, we have mortars in our hands, and no city can stop us."

Qi Jiguang nodded in agreement.

Since receiving the five mortars from His Highness, Qi Jiguang has fully felt its power.

This thing is simply a weapon of war, especially in siege warfare, no city wall can withstand its bombardment.

"Your Highness, I suggest that we attack the city now to avoid any more trouble."

"After we capture Katsuyama Castle, we will have a stronghold on Honshu Island."

"If reinforcements arrive later, we can try to use Qieshan City to cripple them all at once."

Qi Jiguang suggested.

"Okay, let's follow your plan." Ning Quan nodded in agreement.