I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 617: Tang Army Approaches Edo
Under bombardment.

Boom, boom!!!
The buildings in Guanggang City were destroyed crazily. Countless Japanese were blown into pieces. Their seemingly solid city towers were also blown down.

"General."

"Retreat, retreat."

"The tower is about to collapse."

“Retreat quickly…”

"Ah...ah..."

There were screams and pain under the bombardment. It was a tragic scene, with corpses and charred remains all over the ground.

There are countless huge pits.

The Tang warships advanced.

The range of the Shenwu cannon was also increasing, and the torrent of shells was madly harvesting the Japanese in the city, destroying everything! !

The roar of artillery fire was incessant.

As the Tang Dynasty's warships advanced and approached the port, the explosions in Guanggang City became louder and louder, and everything in the city was turned into ruins under the crazy bombing.

Not only the Japanese soldiers, but also the Japanese in the city were all bombed indiscriminately.

Countless casualties.

Most of the 100,000 troops they deployed to defend the city had been killed or wounded. They were simply unable to cope with this situation.

Bombardment and killing.

blossom everywhere.

The city walls that the Japanese originally used to prevent the Tang Dynasty from climbing the city were also burned down and turned into ruins.

This most prosperous port city in Japan has now become a ruin.

"Final round of bombardment, boom!!"

Li Kan shouted loudly.

His eyes were full of coldness.

In the past, such inhumane bombardment would have taken into consideration the civilians in the city, and the shells would have been allowed to fall on the city walls as much as possible to avoid too many civilian casualties. But this time, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty issued an order that there was no need to have any scruples and that all-out bombardment should be carried out.

The Tang Dynasty did not care about civilian casualties.

As the last round of shelling ended.

The Guanggang City has been bombarded with more than ten thousand shells by the Tang Dynasty's Shenwu cannon.

If converted into gold and silver, the value of these shells is equivalent to more than 30% of the annual tax revenue of a prefecture in the Tang Dynasty. Shells are so precious in that era, but as the Tang Dynasty improves its shell technology, these will be compensated.

After enduring so many artillery shells, the defenses arranged by Japan in Guanggang City have been completely destroyed, and all that remains is the city that was destroyed by the artillery shells, which is like a human tragedy.

Hundreds of Tang Dynasty's troop transport ships had approached Guanggang Port. Although most places had become ruins, they could not stop the attack of the Tang Dynasty cavalry.

"Dang the bandit army."

"kill!!"

Su Dingfang shouted loudly.

The troop transport hatch opened.

time.

Countless Tang cavalrymen marched towards the Japanese land one after another.

Except them.

There were also many Tang Dynasty troop transport ships docked, and many infantrymen armed with flintlock rifles landed. Holding flintlock rifles and wearing swords at their waists, they trampled on the ruins of Guanggang City, looking for a good place to advance deep into the land.

The cavalry was in front.

The infantry followed behind.

The Tang Dynasty navy does not only operate the sale of Shenwu cannons. As the navy attacks, landing is also a key link.

To use a phrase from later generations, most of these naval soldiers were marines.

There are 100,000 Tang navy troops, including 85,000 marines.

The army advanced.

Advancing towards various places in Guangdong and Hong Kong.

This was also the first time that the Tang Dynasty's army landed on Japanese soil.

"Have mercy...save me...save me..."

"Help…"

Where the Tang army passed.

You can see many Japanese soldiers buried under the rubble, with only their heads exposed and some with broken limbs, weakly calling for help.

But for them.

The Tang Dynasty soldiers were indifferent to everything. The kind-hearted ones gave the injured Japanese a quick death, while the cruel ones simply ignored them.

The army entered the city in an orderly manner.

If they found any healthy Japanese, they would kill them directly and would not accept their surrender.

The emperor has ordered.

As long as they are Japanese soldiers, no one will be left alive. If the Japanese want to resist, no one will be left alive either.

The army advanced in an orderly manner.

Gradually cleaning up the city.

The Japanese capital, Edo!
"His Majesty the Emperor."

"Something bad is going on."

Inukai Shio, with a pale face, rushed into the court meeting where all the officials had gathered.

"What's wrong with you?"

Hou Xiaosong frowned and looked at Inukai Shio in front of him uneasily.

The latter not only had a pale face, but his body was also covered with black dust, making him look extremely miserable.

"His Majesty."

"Guanggang, we missed it."

"I... am ashamed of my duty to Your Majesty."

Inukai Shio knelt on the ground and said in great fear.

"Didn't you say that the arrangements are comprehensive? Didn't you say that we can stop the Tang army and defeat them?" Hou Xiaosong frowned and asked angrily.

"His Majesty."

"The Tang army's artillery is too powerful."

"Your Majesty did not see their power. A single shell blew dozens of soldiers into pieces."

"The Tang army fired 10,000 to 20,000 artillery shells at Guanggang, and the entire city was reduced to ruins."

"Our troops were killed by the Tang army's artillery shells before they even engaged them, and the civilians in the city were also killed and wounded."

"Now Guanggang City has become a ruin."

"too strong."

“It’s impossible to stop it.”

"If I am incompetent, I can commit suicide, but this is not because I am incompetent, but because the Tang army's firearms are too powerful."

Inukai Shio replied to Hou Komatsu with a look of despair, even crying.

The entire hall.

The expressions of all the Japanese officials changed drastically.

"If Guanggang is defended to the death, then the Tang army will march straight in and attack our capital, right?" Xiaosong said with a drastic change of expression.

His island country is just a tiny place, with no strategic depth and no mountains to block it. It can be said that as long as the cavalry lands, they can sweep away everything.

It is even more impossible for their city to stop the powerful cannons of the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as the Tang army landed, it would mean that they had reached the end of their road.

"Report!"

"Your Majesty the Emperor."

"Traces of Tang cavalry were found outside the capital."

"More and more Tang troops are gathering towards the capital."

A Japanese soldier ran into the hall in panic and knelt on the ground to report.

His face changed.

When Inukai Shio fled to Edo in a panic, he was seen by Japanese soldiers on the city wall, which was a blow to their morale.

In less than a day, Guanggang, which they regarded as a barrier, was breached by the Tang army.

and.

Their generals all fled back in a panic.

Moreover, out of the 100,000-strong army, only three or four thousand people returned, and almost all of them were injured. What a tragedy!
So fast? "

Hou Xiaosong's face changed and he fidgeted on his dragon chair.

"How to do?"

"My dears?"

"What should I do?"

"What if Tang's firearms are really that powerful?"

"Our capital city will definitely not be able to stop it."

"Guanggang's defense is second only to the capital city, and they couldn't stop the Tang's artillery bombardment." Hou Xiaosong asked anxiously while looking at the hall.

"His Majesty."

"We must negotiate peace."

“We no longer have a choice.”

Doctor Sanben said in panic.

(End of this chapter)