Chapter 1290 One day broke the city, the name was shocked
The eleventh generation Buddhist master of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, one of the powerful daimyo with a prominent reputation in the surrounding area, Hongenji Hianru, has not yet figured out why Datang, who has always been on good terms with him, wants to attack him.
His temple had been bombarded to pieces by the artillery of the Tang Army, and he himself was directly hit and killed by the artillery!
He didn't know until his death why the Tang Empire suddenly attacked him!
When the Tang Dynasty sent a large fleet to Osaka, he once thought that the Tang Empire was trying to control the Miyoshi family and Oda Nobunaga, so it increased its troops to the Osaka area.
At that time, he had even made plans. If Datang wanted to send troops to attack the Miyoshi family, Oda Nobunaga, or any daimyo in the surrounding areas, he would send troops to coordinate the attack.
In his opinion, after seven or eight years of hard work by his father and himself, Ishiyama Honganji Temple has become much stronger. It not only has an armed army of 3,000 pure Tang weapons, but also has a large number of weapons from the Tang Dynasty.
Among the ordnance and ammunition purchased by Datang, there were even three heavy cannons purchased secretly.
They were not the small-caliber shotguns approved for export by the Tang Dynasty, but real long-barreled five-pound cannons. These artillery pieces he purchased from a Datang merchant ship at a high price.
He is also preparing to imitate his own cannon based on these five-pound naval guns.
With the weapons and ammunition in reserve, and the believers who can be recruited at any time, he is fully capable of organizing an additional army of more than 2,000 people.
A total of five thousand troops, this is the current strength of Shishan Origin Temple!
Coupled with the Takeda family, which is related to him by marriage, it is enough to become a huge force that can compete with the Miyoshi family and Oda Nobunaga.
However, Xianru had not yet figured out which famous family the Tang Dynasty was planning to attack, and he had not had time to meet with the officials and generals of the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang army that had just landed came over.
After resting on a friendly island for two days, Datang's fleet did not rest for too long after arriving in Osaka. Instead, it rested on the spot for three days and used this time to transport numerous artillery and shells and other ordnance.
After moving off the ship, they immediately sent out troops and launched an attack on Ishiyama Hongenji Temple.
And the first attack was to attack Shishan City.
The city is also the center of power of Ishiyama Hongenji Temple!
The name of Ishiyama Honganji Temple comes from Ishiyama Castle!
Xianru didn't even react. Only half of the three thousand troops had time to mobilize. When the remaining half of the troops were still in chaos, Shishan City had already been breached.
The 1st Mixed Brigade and the Osaka Garrison Regiment, except for leaving some troops to stay in Osaka, the rest of the troops were mobilized, nearly 5,000 troops were dispatched.
Among them are twelve nine-pound cannons and twenty-four five-pound cannons. Not all of the above-mentioned artillery are army artillery, and some are naval guns supported by the navy.
All the above-mentioned artillery pieces are equipped with explosive shells!
After many years of development, the technology of howitzer shells has become very mature for the Tang Empire, and the manufacturing cost has reached a level that can be equipped in large quantities. Therefore, since many years, howitzer shells have been officially installed in the Datang Army and Navy as well as
Guards, Datang Western Company Fleet.
And together with solid bullets and shrapnel shells, they have become standard artillery shells!
Under the bombardment of dozens of artillery pieces, the defenders of Shishan Origin Temple simply could not hold on.
Such a battle is obviously beyond their scope of cognition!
They knew about guns and used them in battle, but they only used shotguns and matchlocks, and had no experience with large-caliber artillery, let alone howitzer shells.
From the beginning of the shelling, there was a continuous explosion of smoke and dust at the top of the city!
The violent shelling alone actually caused the death and injury of nearly 300 Fuso soldiers, and these 300 Fuso soldiers accounted for one-sixth of the nearly 2,000 Fuso soldiers mobilized.
But at this time, the war started in less than half an hour!
The Tang Army didn't even have infantry!
The reason why the Fuso people suffered such heavy casualties was simple, because they were all crowded on top of the city to set up defenses, and no corresponding artillery defense fortifications were deployed.
When howitzers and shrapnel bombs exploded on the city top, countless shrapnel and iron beads almost swept across the entire city head. The more densely defending a city head, the more serious the casualties would be.
This is a siege battle beyond the knowledge of Fuso people!
If it had been the Ming army back then and before, everyone would have known not to stay at the top of the city when the Tang Dynasty was bombarding them. Even if they stayed at the top of the city, they would have to hide behind the artillery fortifications and wait until the Tang Dynasty infantry
When launching a charge, run out of the city to fight, and use various artillery to intercept and shoot at medium and long distances.
Use shotguns, matchlocks, bows and arrows for medium and close range coverage shooting!
The Ming army was very good at defending the city back then!
According to the internal judgment of the Tang Dynasty Army, if the Tang Army's score is 100, the former Ming army should have 70 points. Although its strength is a bit inferior, it has a large number of troops. When the number of troops reaches a certain level, the quantitative change will be
There has been a qualitative change, and their weapons and equipment are actually not bad, not to mention a complete range of cold weapons, and they were able to produce a large number of matchlocks and artillery on their own. Therefore, the Ming army was actually a tough guy, especially those who defended the city.
It is especially difficult to attack at this time. It requires the concentration of absolutely superior troops and firepower. The overall score can be about 70 points.
As for the Tatars, the cavalry advantage is too great, but the strength of defending and attacking the city is too poor. Taken together, the score can be about 60 points.
As for foreign armies such as the Portuguese and Spanish, although there is no shortage of guns and artillery, they have too few troops. If they fight on the mainland, they will be given at most a dozen points. But if the battlefield is in Nanyang, such as Banten
If you go to Southeast Asia or Malacca, the score will quickly rise to 70 or 80. If you go to India, West Asia, North Africa and other regions, the score will quickly rise to 100. If you fight in Europe, then
It's not a hundred, but hundreds.
When fighting the Portuguese, distance and the length of the supply line are the main basis for judging the strength of both sides, but weapons, tactics, and troop strength are actually not important.
As for the Fuso people, from the perspective of the Tang Dynasty Navy, their strength was only in the single digits at most, and from the perspective of the Army, their strength was at the level of 20 to 30 points.
Well, the army and navy of the Tang Dynasty unanimously believed that the equipment and tactical level of these Fuso people were not even as good as the level of the Qing Ming Dynasty, which was destroyed seven or eight years ago.
Even the 'Fourth Fleet' commanded by He Ding, a pirate gang that originated from the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty and is now active in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, is inferior.
If the Portuguese and the Tang Dynasty did not stop this famous pirate gang and let them flow to the Fuso Islands, they would probably be able to sweep across the Fuso Islands.
The famous pirate gang, the Fourth Fleet, has grown a lot in recent years. It is said that it has several battleships, dozens of various armed pirate ships, and thousands of pirates from all over the world.
What's more critical is that this pirate gang is still under military management, and is said to have its own secret bases in India, Myanmar and other regions.
This pirate gang is quite ferocious, plundering all visible sea targets on the sea. Sometimes they even dare to attack warships.
Both the Portuguese and the Tang people suffered a lot at their hands, and the Datang Western Company fleet even had an embarrassing record of having a frigate sunk by this pirate!
After the news came back, the senior executives of Xiyang Company were criticized, and some even resigned because of this!
If such a fourth fleet comes to Fuso, it will not be empty talk to sweep across the Fuso Islands!
Facing such Fuso people, the Tang Army was naturally at their wits' end. If it weren't for avoiding long nights and nightmares, they wouldn't even have to dispatch the entire First Mixed Brigade. They could just send an infantry battalion and the Osaka garrison to capture them.
Stone Mountain City.
But in that case, the war may last for a long time and be prone to changes. Ishiyama Honganji will have enough time to mobilize more troops. In addition, Ishiyama Honganji also has allies. The Takeda family has a close relationship with them. It is possible that
Troops will be sent for reinforcements.
In order to avoid long nights and nightmares, and also to deter other daimyo from acting rashly, this was the overkill, and the First Mixed Brigade was directly used.
After dozens of artillery bombardments, the Tang Army sent out infantry to conduct a tentative attack on the city, and the infantry dispatched were all wearing heavy armor.
Although plate armor is of little use to an army already equipped with flintlock muskets, this is based on the premise that the enemy and our own side are evenly matched and have the same level of equipment.
Today's enemies of the Tang Dynasty, not even the Portuguese, are equipped with flintlock guns, and the proportion of matchlock equipment does not exceed 50%.
Therefore, during this period, at least until the Tang Empire fully installed flintlock muskets, the Tang Army would still equip plate armor on a large scale.
Troops wearing heavy armor rushed forward with muskets in hand. Some soldiers did not even use muskets, but temporarily used stainless steel waist knives, transforming themselves into heavily armored weapons.
There is nothing special about the battle on the city. When hundreds of heavily armored infantry rushed to the top of the city, the Fuso people who were already stunned and had no resistance at all turned around and ran away.
From launching the bombardment to capturing the city wall, it only took half an hour!
Then the troops of the Tang Dynasty army marched into Shishan City in a swaggering manner!
An hour later, the small Shishan City was completely controlled. The remaining soldiers of the Fuso people were either strangled or put down their weapons and surrendered. According to reports, even the eleventh generation Buddhist master Xianru of Shishan Origin Temple was killed in the bombardment.
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It only took the Tang Empire less than a day to completely capture Shishan City. Regardless of the reason for attacking Shishan City, it brought deep fear to the surrounding daimyo.
The Miyoshi family sent many heavyweight clan members to Osaka that day. When they came to Osaka, they also brought a lot of gold, silver, and beautiful women with them.
What he did was nothing more than showing a submissive attitude to prevent the Tang Dynasty from starting a war and destroying their three good families. If that were the case, it would be in vain!
Not only the Miyoshi family, but other daimyo also sent envoys one by one, and some even had their heads come to Osaka in person. Most of their purposes were similar to those of the Miyoshi family.
Prevent your family from becoming the next target of the Tang Dynasty!