Empire's Rise: Starting by Building a Fiefdom and Forging a Steel Dynasty!

An accident caused Li Xin to transmigrate to another world, becoming the third prince of the Great Gan Dynasty.

Looking at his fiefdom, which was covered in thousands of miles of ice and snow...

Chapter 469 Occupation of Saga Castle

When Kabayama Hisataka arrived at the walls of Saga Castle, he immediately saw the massive army outside the castle and the dark muzzles of cannons lined up in the open field.

Upon seeing this scene, Hisataka Kabayama was instantly stunned.

Yesterday's battle flashed before my eyes once more.

For a moment, Hisataka Kabayama felt uneasy and bitter, and couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Looking at Kabayama Hisataka, who was trembling slightly, Saga Domain lord Nabeshima Katsushige taunted, "Kabayama Hisataka, and you call yourself a famous general of the Satsuma Domain! Heh, nothing special!"

Hisataka Kabayama seemed completely oblivious to Katsushige Nabeshima's sarcasm.

At this moment, Hisataka Kabayama stared intently at the rows of cannons in the distant wilderness.

Just then, clusters of bright light flashed from the muzzles of those enormous cannons.

Kabayama Hisataka was stunned for a moment.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

A piercing, screeching sound followed.

As if a sense of dread had been stirred within him, when Kabayama Hisataka heard these sounds, he immediately turned around and ran quickly toward the city walls without looking back.

Extremely fast!

It was as if they wanted to leave this place as soon as possible!

Watching Hisataka Kabayama's departing figure, Saga Domain lord Katsushige Nabeshima paused slightly, then burst into uncontrollable laughter—

"Hahaha! Kabayama Hisataka, is he really nothing special? He was scared out of his wits by the Da Gan Army and ran away? That's hilarious!"

However, Katsushige Nabeshima's smile didn't last long.

The piercing shriek in the air grew louder and louder, and had already reached above Saga Castle.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Instantly, a deafening explosion rang out on the walls of Saga Castle. Thick smoke billowed into the air. Fragments of steel flew everywhere, piercing the bodies of the Saga Domain soldiers guarding the castle walls from every angle.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and flesh was mangled beyond recognition!

A strong smell of blood and the pungent smell of gunpowder filled the air.

The powerful blast wave from the explosion knocked Katsushige Nabeshima to the ground. The flying pebbles stung his face.

Even my ears were ringing.

With the help of his attendants, Katsushige Nabeshima staggered to his feet.

Looking up, Katsushige Nabeshima saw the scene of devastation on the Saga Castle walls after the smoke of battle had cleared.

The city walls were breached, and corpses littered the ground.

Blood and gore, a truly gruesome sight!

Upon seeing this, Katsushige Nabeshima was shocked and turned pale.

this……

How come the weapons of the Da Gan Army are so powerful?

Suddenly, Katsushige Nabeshima recalled yesterday's battle and why the allied forces had failed.

I also thought of Hisataka Kabayama, and wondered why he was so frightened that he ran away!

However, these thoughts only flashed through my mind for a moment.

The piercing scream that came from the sky once again interrupted Katsushige Nabeshima's thoughts.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, another volley of dozens of shells landed on the walls of Saga Castle. The violent explosions ripped bricks and stones off the walls, turning them into piles of rubble.

Countless shrapnel fragments flew and pierced the bodies of the Saga Domain's garrison, bringing forth clusters of blood.

A piece of shrapnel pierced directly into Katsushige Nabeshima's shoulder.

The intense stinging pain turned Nabeshima Katsushige pale and filled him with alarm.

The attendants around him were taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Lord, Lord, are you alright?"

Pale-faced Katsushige Nabeshima struggled to say, "I...I...it hurts so much!"

"Quickly! Take the lord down from the city!"

The attendants immediately shouted.

Immediately, several attendants carried Nabeshima Katsushige away from the castle wall.

Just after Katsushige Nabeshima left, the bombing from the castle walls began again.

Violent explosions rang out one after another.

In a short time, a large section of the Saga Castle wall had been blown down. Thick smoke billowed from the collapsed wall, burying the surrounding soldiers beneath it.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Meanwhile, in the wilderness, the artillery fire of the Da Gan Army did not cease.

After this section of the city wall was destroyed, the artillery fire shifted to other parts of the wall.

The artillery fire from the Da Gan Army was exceptionally fierce!

For a large army, problems that can be solved with artillery fire are not problems at all.

At this time, the artillery bombardment was very intense, and the subsequent infantry charge would reduce casualties.

Under continuous bombing, the western walls of Saga Castle collapsed completely.

The Japanese soldiers inside the city were also completely thrown into a panic.

Those routed soldiers who had finally managed to escape back to Saga Castle were terrified and turned pale when they saw this scene.

As if recalling the scene of yesterday's battle, they hurriedly ran towards the east gate. Upon arriving at the east gate, they saw that Kabayama Hisataka had already opened the gates and was fleeing eastward.

These Japanese soldiers, disregarding everything, left Saga Castle and began to flee.

This scene surprised the soldiers of the Saga Domain.

However, their surprise did not last long.

In the western wilderness, soldiers of the 31st and 32nd Infantry Divisions launched an attack on Saga Castle.

The densely packed army charged directly into Saga Castle along the broken and collapsed city walls.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Da da da!

Gunfire erupted, reaping the lives of the Japanese soldiers within the city.

Some Saga Domain soldiers who still wanted to resist were killed by the Da Gan Army before they could even get close.

The entire war was like a devastating blow.

In just half an hour, the soldiers of the 31st Infantry Division had rushed into the city and were heading towards the lord's mansion.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Saga Domain also realized why the allied soldiers who had fled back from the front lines had deserted in advance!

These Saga Domain soldiers, realizing what was happening, also took off running towards the east gate, wanting to escape as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, soldiers of the 31st Infantry Division had already seized the feudal lord's residence.

Nabeshima Katsushige, who had just returned to the feudal lord's residence and had not yet finished bandaging his wounds, saw a group of Da Gan Army soldiers carrying Yan Ning rifles rushing in.

For a moment, Katsushige Nabeshima turned pale and his heart pounded with fear.

"Quick! Stop them! Stop them!"

Katsushige Nabeshima called out with difficulty.

However, at that moment, gunshots rang out.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The dense barrage of bullets instantly killed the remaining feudal soldiers inside the feudal lord's residence.

The bullet also took the life of Katsushige Nabeshima!

After Katsushige Nabeshima's death, the Daikan Army soldiers continued to purge the remaining enemy forces within the castle.

After an hour of pursuit, the remaining enemy forces inside Saga Castle were completely wiped out. Only a mere ten thousand or so managed to escape the castle through the east gate.

The rest were all wiped out.

A huge national dragon flag flies high above Saga Castle.

This marked the complete fall of the Saga Domain, one of the most powerful domains in Kyushu, into the hands of the Ogami Kingdom!