Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 742
A small fort has more than 3000 guards, and the Liujiashan fort is also heavily guarded.

However, under the bombardment of the Ming army's naval guns and rockets, a large number of casualties occurred.

There are more than 3000 people and now there are only less than 2000 people, all lying on the ground and not daring to move.

There are also more than 100 people in the fort. They are all officers of these Japanese soldiers at all levels, including General Ashgaru and Yi Bantou.

The ashigaru general is the leader of hundreds of people, and there are more than 2000 people under Pantou's command.

Seeing that the Ming army started to land, the commanders who were hiding in the fort immediately rushed out of the fort:
"Get up quickly, prepare the iron cannon and must defend the Liujiashan fort."

The Iron Cannon is the Vulcan gun in their hands, and the Japanese are used to calling it the Iron Cannon.

Under the orders of the officers, the soldiers reluctantly got up and picked up the Vulcan guns to meet the Ming army who landed.

"Bang bang..."

"Boom bang..."

Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire behind them, followed by a burst of grenades exploding among the Japanese soldiers.

It turned out that the Little Tigers led by Zhu Cihong and a Qi family army led by Huang Ming killed Liujia Mountain Fort from behind.

The Liujiashan Fort is a high ground, and it is not easy to break through more than 1000 Japanese holding Vulcan guns.

Forced impact will definitely cause a large number of casualties, and it is difficult to completely eliminate them with artillery and magic bullets.

So the Ming Marine Corps made a false landing to attract the preserved Japanese soldiers on the Liujiashan Fort.

The Little Tigers led by Zhu Cihong, the branch of the Qi Family Army led by Huang Ming, and the Ming Association Army led by Mao Li, launched a surprise attack from behind.

They still use Vulcan guns for Maori Qiushi, but before their Vulcan guns can play a role, the Little Tigers and Qi's army have beaten the Japanese to death and injured countless crying fathers and mothers.

After a burst of heavy shooting, the Ming army launched a quick attack, and any Japanese who resisted would be shot immediately.

More than half of the thousand Japanese soldiers were killed, and even Ashgaru and Bantou were killed together.

Seeing the Ming army smashing down the Japanese soldiers, Mao Liqiu secretly rejoiced that he did not resist and surrendered.

It was originally planned to take down the Liujia Mountain Fort in one day, but it only took more than two hours to finish it.

The remaining [-] Japanese soldiers knelt in front of the Ming army, trembling as they watched the rows of black-holed muzzles.

"Grandfather Tianchao, please forgive me. We have no choice but to fight against the Heavenly Master. We surrender to the dog who is willing to be the Heavenly Master..."

Zhu Cihong didn't even bother to talk to them, and said to Mao Liqiu, who was nodding and bowing behind him:
"These people are under your control. If you do anything detrimental to Daming, be careful of the safety of your entire family."

Mao Li was so frightened that he was trembling all over, and hurriedly knelt down in front of Zhu Cihong:
"Master, don't worry, the villain will never do anything against Daming."

Zhu Cihong nodded:

"Now I will enlist you as a thousand households of this Ming Association Army, and immediately use their identity to fraudulently open the gate of Kobe, and credit you with a great contribution. Maybe you will have the opportunity to become an honorary citizen of Ming Dynasty in the future."

The Ming army didn't feel much when they heard Zhu Cihong's words, but in the eyes of the Japanese, they were very important.

Sooner or later, Japan will become the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the honorary citizenship of the people of the Ming Dynasty is a master in Japan, and the emperor dare not underestimate them.
"Thank you, master, the little ones must devote themselves to Daming and die."

Mao Liqiu and his Ming Xiejun knelt down together, and even the hundreds of people who had just surrendered kowtowed like pounding rice.

Especially Mao Liqiu, who has been promoted to the rank of Thousand Households of the Ming Association Army, which can be regarded as an official position in Ming Dynasty.

This kid was so happy that he wanted to be Zhu Cihong's son. If Zhu Cihong asked him to commit suicide now, he would immediately raise his knife and commit suicide.

Although they still don't know Zhu Cihong's true identity, they know that the young general in front of them is the leader of the Ming Army's Little Tigers.

At least it is a great Ming Xungui, otherwise it would be impossible for such a young man to become an army leader with super combat effectiveness.

Zhu Cihong looked at Mao Liqiu and said:

"Just say that the fortress of Mount Liujia has been lost, and ask to enter the city. Capture the gate of Kobe when the gate is open, and the Ming army will go to support you later."

"Yes, yes, we will go to open the gate of Kobe immediately."

Since Maori surrendered to the Ming army, he hadn't had a chance to show it. Now when he heard that they were asked to cheat the city, he immediately nodded in agreement.

Mao Li, who was still groveling in front of Zhu Cihong just now, turned around and walked up to the hundreds of Japanese soldiers who had just surrendered, puffing up his chest:

"Did you hear what the master said just now, as long as you help the master take Kobe, we will all have the opportunity to become honorary subjects of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

You have all experienced the strength of the Great Ming Master. The Tokugawa shogunate is just manipulating the arms to block the car. It is impossible to stop the Great Ming Master from attacking. Japan will soon become the territory of the Great Ming. Each of you has family members in Kobe City.

Whether you and your family can live well depends on your performance today, to tell you the truth, Edo has been massacred by the Great Ming Master..."

The rounds of bombing by the Ming army just now made the Japanese feel frightened, and then thousands of Ming troops came up without anyone noticing.

Those ashigaru generals and samurai who usually show off their might in front of them were shot in the head by the Ming army, and the Japanese army was instantly defeated.

Now in the eyes of these hundreds of Japanese soldiers, the Ming army is like a heavenly soldier descending to earth, and they still dare to resist in the slightest.

"Don't worry, general, we are willing to cooperate with you to fraudulently open the city gate of Kobe and make meritorious atonement!"

"Yaoxi, pass on my lord's order and set off immediately."

The assassin of Qianhu Moliqiu of the Ming Association Army had just been promoted, and he couldn't wait to lead more than 2000 Japanese straight to Kobe.

Before leaving, Zhu Cihong equipped them with [-] grenades.

There are not many troops in Kobe, about 7000 people, and there are more than 4 civilians in the city.

If the Ming army can attack by force, but Zhu Cihong and the others did not carry heavy artillery, there must be casualties in the force attack.

Zhu Cihong has studied military knowledge at the Royal Military Academy for so long, if he can outsmart him, he will definitely not attack by force.

Eager for meritorious service, Mao Liqiu led more than 2000 horses and trotted all the way to the city of Kobe, and immediately ordered an officer who had just surrendered to be called Mingcheng.

Looking at the tall Kobe city wall, thinking of the family in the city, for the safety of the family, the Japanese samurai could only shout to the Japanese soldiers on the top of the city:
"Hurry up and open the city gate. We are the defenders defending the fortress of Mt. Liujia. Now the fortress has been lost. Several ashigaru generals and Bantou have died in battle. We can only defend Kobe to the death. Open the city gate quickly..."

Kobe City had long heard the sound of rumbling artillery from the direction of Mount Rokko, and they also saw the Japanese army coming down from the city.

These Japanese soldiers were covered in blood, their armor was torn, and many of them were painted.

After taking a closer look at the little Japanese leader Mingcheng, they all know each other.It was Junichi Watanabe, the officer guarding the fort of Mount Rokko.

Looking behind them, smoke and dust billowed about three miles away, and a Ming army was approaching Kobe City.

"Open the city gate quickly, the Ming army is chasing you..."

The Ming Xiejun in Mingcheng saw the Ming army coming from afar, so they deliberately pretended to be panicked and yelled at the city.

(End of this chapter)