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Kobe Castle was the gateway to North Ise and the Ise-jingu.
The Daoist army had already arrived at its gates.
But unlike the traditional method of scaling the walls, the Daoist positions were set further back from the walls. All that could be seen were rows of cannons already in position. Their barrels stood like a forest, their muzzles aimed at Kobe Castle’s walls, ready to destroy the city.
The spring wind howled, whipping banners so they snapped and fluttered. The soldiers on the city walls gripped their muskets, with only a handful of cannons in support, yet despair weighed heavily upon them.
That was because beneath the walls were not catapults, but heavy artillery. Could cannon shells even be compared to rocks?
Their own cannons were the traditional solid shot, mere lumps of iron. However, the Daoist cannons fired explosive shells that exploded with devastating force.
Moreover, the Donghai Fleet was closing in from the sea, the range of its naval cannons capable of covering nearly half of Kobe Castle.
Yet none of this brought them such despair, since the city walls still offered some cover.
Kobe Castle...
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