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Chapter 1373 Proposal for advance and retreat

While Aoyama Tadatsushi was planning, Dorgon and others were also discussing.

Zuo Liangyu has been quite powerful recently. He took the Japanese minions of Huashan Ao Shu, Hei Tian Zhongzhi and other Japanese troops to sweep across Jiuguo Island and strangle all the rebellious forces. The General's Office praised him rarely for this.

Zuo Liangyu seemed to see the dawn of returning to the mainland and was the first to speak: "The official believes that after three days of gunfire, the army will immediately attack the city and use gunpowder to blow up the city gate. The army rushed forward, and the fortress will be broken even if it is not broken!"

The Japanese samurai who was under Zuo Liangyu came from Kyukuni Island and Shikoku Island, with a population of more than 20,000. Without saying it, it was naturally the meaning of asking these Japanese minions to go first.

Dai Shan heard it, but he didn't think Zuo Liangyu's 20,000 people could break through the gate fortress. In the end, it was their Jurchen army.

Facing 80,000 people, they were strangled in the fortress again, and the loss was unimaginable.

So Dai Shan shook his head decisively and said, "It's not enough, don't underestimate Tadao Toshi of Aoyama."

Qian Jinxiao, the chief of the Staff Office, looked at everyone and said, "Our Staff Office has made a plan. There will be three thousand cannons tomorrow, which is enough to shake the entire Guanmen Strait. At the same time, we instigate internal responses and find ways to take the opportunity to burn down Aoyama Tadashi's granary!"

Zuo Liangyu's eyes lit up at this and said, "This method is good, but it should not be easy. Tadashi Aoyama will definitely guard against it."

He Xilian, the head of the Military Intelligence Department, spoke at this time and said, "Last time Zhongqing bombarded the fortress, Bankura Shigeqian learned his lesson and built the iron walls of the three granaries, and half of them were underground. Although this avoided bombardment, the terrain was narrow and airtight. If the turbulence was filled with enough tincture, it would be impossible to save it..."

Before the others could speak, Qian Jinxiao responded: "And we don't have to burn everything. Just burn one will be enough to disrupt the morale of the closed fortress. At that time, if the army attacks hard, the closed fortress will inevitably collapse with one blow!"

It is obvious that the Advisory Office had a careful plan. Everyone listened to it and could not find any flaws. The feasibility seemed to be very high, so they turned to Dorgon at the same time.

Dorgon gained a lot of weight. He leaned against the chair, turned his finger in his hand, and his eyes were faint. After a while, he said hoarsely: "Okay, don't drag it. As soon as the cannon arrives tomorrow, immediately bomb the city. The MIIS immediately contacted the fortress, some people can use the list of the emperor of the Japanese."

This list is strictly confidential, and Dorgon knows this, except Qian Jinxiao.

"Yes!" Qian Jinxiao and He Xilian responded in a deep voice.

Both sides are planning, and the atmosphere of war in Guanmen Strait is constantly strong.

The fortress was closed and bombarded by the Ming army for a day and a night. It looked like ruins everywhere, with smoke rising and dilapidated breath.

The shogunate samurai inside hid it tightly, and only occasionally came out to clean up and be careful to watch out.

The artillery of the Ming Dynasty continued to stop for a moment, but after noon, it suddenly stopped.

The alert warrior raised his head and observed outside the city, especially the cannon formations everywhere. Soon he looked shocked and reported in a hurry.

Tadao Aoyama soon arrived at a hidden watchtower and picked up the telescope.

I saw that on a high slope several miles outside the city, the Ming army's broken formation was expanding, and a flag was erected.

Despite the blur, Tadatsushi Aoyama's pupils shrank and turned to the other three places.

A daimyo behind him said in a heavy tone: "Izumatsu, we have carefully investigated. The Ming Dynasty reinforcements have arrived, and there may be nearly three thousand!"

Three thousand gates and one thousand gates are not only a mathematical problem with two thousand more. Three thousand cannons are enough to bomb the fortress in a carpet style. Even if the fortress was built according to the Ming Dynasty model, most of them are cement and very strong, even so, they cannot withstand long-term bombing.

What's more, there are 80,000 troops who eat, drink, defecate, and at least they have to sleep and rest?

There were many people standing behind Tadatsushi Aoyama, with bad looks.

The fortress closed cannot accommodate 80,000 people. If it is really under carpet bombing, I don’t know how many people will die in artillery fire. How long can this fortress last?

Another daimyo saw that Tadashi Aoyama did not speak and said, "We know three places of ambush from the Ming people, and the others are not clear."

This is very clear. It is impossible to go out of the city and fight. The Ming people clearly dig a trap and don’t think of firing their artillery.

Tadao Toshi Aoyama was still watching. From the telescope, the Ming army's artillery array was changing and arranged more closely, and the wooden boxes of artillery shells were piled up towards a hill.

This is a desperate bombardment of the fortress closed.

If this is the case, I am afraid that the fortress will not last long if I close the door.

Tadatsuke Aoyama didn't speak, and the people behind him were very uneasy.

The third person who opened his mouth was the retainer of the Qingshan family. He said: "It is better to withdraw from the fortress and use the fortress as a battlefield to fight the Ming army. In this way, we can attack and retreat and defend. With the straits, the Ming Dynasty's artillery cannot exert its power, so it is easier for us to stick to the other side..."

The biggest threat they encountered now is the artillery of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the traditional defense of Japan, even the solid fortifications made by the cement of the Ming Dynasty cannot be completely blocked. Over time, it is inevitable to break the city.

Going to the other side of Guanmen Strait, the threat of artillery can be eliminated and more effectively blocked the Ming army's advance eastward.

When everyone heard this, their expressions were suddenly pissed and they all spoke up for support.

"Izuma, this is a solution. If we fight for the fortress, we may not lose, and we cannot let the Ming army continue to bomb like this..."

"When you arrive on the other side, you don't have to worry about the Ming Dynasty's navy, and you can get support from the shogunate..."

"As long as we eliminate the threat of Ming army artillery, we will be sure to win..."

Everyone said and said something, and they advised Tadashi Aoyama to retreat to the other side. The reasons were quite solid, reasonable and well-founded, and very appropriate.

Tadatsutsu Aoyama put down his telescope, turned his head to look at them, looked at their expectant expressions, and turned his head again without saying a word.

He was very clear about these people's thoughts, but he couldn't take a step back, he couldn't take a step!

If you take this step, the morale of the army will be disintegrated and the mind will be retreating.

Facing the powerful offensive of the Ming Dynasty, Tadashi Aoyama was also anxious. If he wanted to defeat the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible to go to the front, so he could only find another way.

And you have to be fast and you can't wait. Now people's hearts are floating and cannot be delayed.

Seeing that the Ming Dynasty cannon was about to fire again, Tadashi Aoyama turned around and said, "I have a plan, come with me."

The group of daimyos were extremely excited, thinking that he was really going to withdraw his troops and did not have to face the Ming Dynasty's shells falling from the sky. They responded one after another and followed Tadao Aoyama down the watchtower.

What followed was the sound of artillery fire in the Ming Dynasty, and the rain-like shells fell into the city.
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