Chapter 1449: Twists and Turns
Retreat? !
The Japanese pirates actually retreated? !
Win? !
We actually won? !
The Ming army on the verge of collapse seemed to have won a billion-dollar lottery. It was unbelievable at first, and then ecstatic.
Although it is unbelievable, although it is unbelievable, it is the fact. After a fierce battle, the ferocious and ferocious Japanese pirates were beaten away by them and retreated into the courtyard!
Think about it, there are many of us and there are few Japanese pirates. It is normal to use more people to attack the smaller ones! This is the advantage of strength in numbers!
As a result, the collapsed morale of the Ming army gathered again and soared!
"Take advantage of the victory and pursue one after another! Don't let the Japanese pirates close the door! Chase into the courtyard and wipe out the Japanese pirates!" "Kill the Japanese pirates and everyone will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"
Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu lost no time in commanding the Ming army to pursue the "escaping" Japanese pirates, and promised a heavy reward!
Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man!
“Kill!”
“Kill the Japanese pirates and receive the silver reward!”
Spurred by the command of Liu Zhifu and Xu Qianhu and the huge reward, the Ming army marched towards The courtyard launched an attack!
The Japanese pirates retreated into the courtyard, but the gate had not yet been closed. The Ming army that was at the forefront of pursuit was only a few meters away from the Japanese pirates. With such a short distance, when the last Japanese pirate retreated into the courtyard, the Japanese pirates had no time to close the gate.
Seeing this scene, Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu couldn't help but look excited again in their eyes, and there was a slight smile on their lips. Although the start was not smooth, and the Japanese pirates were more ferocious and cruel than imagined, the ending was still as expected; although the losses were a bit greater and the credit was a little discounted, the credit was still credit.
Sure enough, the last Japanese pirate retreated into the courtyard. The Japanese pirates had no time to close the gate, and the Ming army was less than three meters away from the gate!
You can enter the courtyard in one sprint!
Seeing this scene, Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu’s eyes became even more excited, and the curvature of the corners of their mouths became wider.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
With the sound of several muskets and the sound of bows and arrows piercing the air, the first Ming army was about to rush into the area occupied by the Japanese pirates. rang out in the courtyard.
"Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!"
After the sound of gunshots and arrows, the Ming army rushing at the front immediately let out screams. Arrow fell to the ground and died!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The gunfire continues, and the arrows continue!
The gun is intact! The arrows are all in vain! Every bullet and arrow fired by the Japanese pirates accurately hit a Ming soldier.
The dozens of Ming soldiers at the front seemed to have been cut grass. Bang bang bang, they fell to the ground one by one. In an instant, dozens of corpses of Ming soldiers lay down at the entrance of the courtyard occupied by the Japanese pirates! There was a river of blood in front of the door!
With the dozens of vivid examples in front of them, the Ming army behind them suddenly moved in unison, stopped, turned around, and ran back faster than when they came. At this moment, they wished their parents would give them one more child. One foot, so that I can run faster!
The smiles on the faces of Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu have long since withered! The excitement in his eyes has already turned into shock!
The Japanese pirates are so cruel! Not only did the Ming army come back, there were also some Ming soldiers who wanted to continue running and leave the battlefield to become deserters!
"Xu Qianhu! Quick! Kill the deserters!! To prevent the situation from getting out of control!" Magistrate Liu shouted hurriedly.
Xu Qianhu reacted immediately after being reminded by Magistrate Liu. He urged his war horse and caught up with the nearest deserter with a long spear. He shot through his body with one shot and then bent his bow to shoot at the nearest deserter. The deserter was quick and shot an arrow, uh, it missed. Xu Qianhu's face turned red, he pulled out another feather arrow and shot it out. Fortunately, the deserter was not far away, so he hit the target this time! The deserter was shot to the ground by an arrow!
"Stop all of you! Whoever dares to run away, this is your fate!"
Xu Qianhu held the horse's reins, lying on the ground, raised the bloody spear, and ran back with a grunt. Ming Jun shouted loudly!
There are two unlucky guys as examples. The fleeing Ming army finally stopped under the threat of Xu Qianhu.
"There are only more than a hundred Japanese pirates, and we have more than a thousand! The Japanese pirates come from afar and have no food supplies, but we can get supplies of men, horses, food and grass at any time. We can't kill them in the field, and we can't surround them. We can trap them to death!" Magistrate Liu said loudly, "Why run, hold on, the final victory will definitely belong to us!"
"Hold on, the archers will come forward, the shield men will cover, and we will surround the courtyard!" Qianhu also followed suit.
No need to fight in the field! Just surrounding and besieging the courtyard, that's fine! When the Ming army heard that they didn't need to fight in the field and just surrounded the courtyard, they breathed a sigh of relief and surrounded the courtyard layer by layer under the command of Liu Zhifu and Xu Qianhu.
Then, after a discussion between Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu, they each sent ten people and ordered them to go back and call for reinforcements, and at the same time ordered the reinforcements to bring more bows and arrows.
“Oh, by the way, Xu Qianhu, don’t you have two artillery pieces in your guard station? Let people pull them over and bombard the Japanese pirates!”
Prefect Liu thought of the guard station. The artillery inside, quickly said to Xu Qianhu.
If the artillery is brought over and aimed at the courtyard occupied by the Japanese pirates, with a few shots, it will definitely kill many Japanese pirates and greatly reduce the morale of the Japanese pirates. It can also greatly increase the morale of our army. After the bombardment, The remaining Japanese pirates are nothing to worry about.
"Ahem, Magistrate Liu, the artillery is heavy, the journey is long, and it has to pass through several rivers, so it is difficult to carry it. I'm afraid it will be late at night before the artillery is transported here." Xu Qianhu coughed.
"It's okay late at night! It's already evening when the reinforcements arrive. I originally planned to attack the Japanese pirates with rockets late at night! When your artillery arrives, fire off two cannons first, and then fire off the rockets, and you'll definitely achieve success!"
Zhifu Liu stroked his beard and said.
"Ahem, Magistrate Liu, to be honest, the two artillery pieces in our guard station are decades old antiques. They have long been in disrepair and are no longer useful." Xu Qianhu coughed. He said frankly with a slightly red face.
Actually, Xu Qianhu has not told the truth. The two artillery pieces in their guard post are not in disrepair. On the contrary, they have actually maintained them well. However, these two artillery pieces are no longer in their guard post. It had long been sold privately by Xu Qianhu at a high price, but it was just reported as being in disrepair and abandoned.
As for who to sell to, to be honest, Xu Qianhu didn't know, and he didn't care. He just paid attention to the price and getting the money. As long as the money is available, it doesn't matter who the buyer is.
"Uh, okay, then let's wait for reinforcements to arrive and attack the Japanese pirates in the courtyard with rockets late at night." Magistrate Liu said with some regret.
"Prefect Liu's good idea! The Japanese pirates occupied the wooden building. Waiting until late at night, the Japanese pirates relaxed their vigilance and shot them with rockets. If they couldn't kill them, they could burn them to death!" Xu Qianhu nodded and praised Prefect Liu. road.
"Japanese pirates are just brave men! It is not advisable to defeat them with strength, only with intelligence." Magistrate Liu smiled slightly.
So, Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu confidently waited for the reinforcements to arrive, and waited for the night to come! (End of chapter)