Chapter 1831: Close combat
A pincer attack from above and below, the rain of arrows from the defenders on the city, and the dense and neat firearms of the Zhejiang army caused many casualties to the Japanese pirates.
However, the Japanese pirates were like wolves in a desperate situation, turning around and biting to death.
When Xu Hai broke his disguise and directed the Japanese pirates to attack the Zhejiang army, the Japanese pirates in the city heard the movement and took action.
Xu Hai had given them an order a long time ago. Once they hear the cry of killing outside the city, they should take action immediately without making any mistakes.
One second ago, the Japanese pirates disguised as Ming soldiers were drinking broth and eating fried cakes, and sometimes telling dirty jokes to the surrounding Ming soldiers, looking happy. But the next second, these Japanese pirates were drinking broth and fried cakes in their hands. They threw it in the face of the Ming army. While the Ming army was busy in the hot soup, some Japanese pirates went up and snatched the weapons of the Ming army, while others picked up the weapons they had placed not far away and killed the Ming army. Caught off guard.
The Ming army was poorly trained and weak in combat power. It was no match for the Japanese pirates. However, it was suddenly attacked by the Japanese pirates and almost collapsed at the first touch.
The Ming troops guarding the city were quickly dispersed and retreated by the Japanese pirates, and fled in panic within the city, or fled back to the city wall.
The Japanese pirates had a plan long ago. Xu Hai had already given them orders. Once they took action, they would mainly hijack the Ming army officials and occupy the city gate.
At this moment, the Japanese pirates in the city divided half of their troops to seize and occupy the city gate, while the other half of their troops went to the top of the city.
Firstly, the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty were on the top of the city. To capture the thieves, they captured the king first and killed them and held them hostage. Secondly, the Ming army would definitely not sit back and watch them occupy the city gate. They would definitely attack them and simply attack first. Strong; thirdly, attacking the city head can also attract the firepower of the Ming army on the city head and share the pressure for the leaders outside the city.
"Damn it, why did you forget these things in the city! Fortunately, there are soldiers guarding the city. Quickly, you can organize more troops and horses to support them. You must wipe them out quickly and control the city gate to prevent them from causing trouble."
Hearing the chirping of birds and the cry of killing in the city, Magistrate Shang suddenly broke into cold sweat like a heavy rain. He was filled with regret and hurriedly ordered his deputy general to organize troops and horses to cooperate with the Ming army guarding the city and quickly eliminate the Japanese pirates who were causing trouble in the city. .
However, before the deputy general could organize his troops, he saw that the Japanese pirates in the city had easily defeated the Ming army guarding the city, seized the city gate, and divided half of their troops to charge towards the city. .
“Damn it, how come the Japanese pirates are so brave and good at fighting?! Quickly, gather the troops on the city and destroy them!”
"Order the two nearby city gates to deploy a thousand troops each to attack the Japanese pirates in the city from the lanes of the city."
"Everyone who kills a Japanese pirate will be rewarded according to the holy reward. An additional reward of fifty taels of silver!”
Zhifu Shang was overwhelmed by the bravery of the Japanese pirates. He was horrified when he saw the Japanese pirates chopping up melons and vegetables. He hurriedly ordered his deputy general to mobilize the Ming army at the top of the city to wipe out the Japanese pirates. He also ordered people to go to two nearby cities. Mentiao sent reinforcements and issued heavy rewards to encourage the Ming army to fight.
It is said that a brave man must be brave under a heavy reward. Stimulated by the heavy reward from Shang Zhifu, the Ming army on the city radiated courage.
Nearly all the defenders on the city, especially the archers and gunmen, were mobilized by the deputy general to deal with the Japanese pirates in the city.
This greatly reduced the pressure on Xu Hai and other Japanese pirates outside the city.
"The defenders on the city have no time to take care of us. At this moment, the only enemy is the Zhejiang Army!"
"Today, either they die or we die! Although the Zhejiang Army's firearms are powerful, but this It was in the wild, they had no shelter, and the reloading was slow. There was only about fifty meters between us. In the past, they were the ones who died, and their firearm was just a fire stick! If we can't rush through, we are the ones who die!"
"Gentlemen, if you want to live or die!"
< br>Xu Hai hid behind the Japanese pirates, pulled out his Japanese sword, and shouted at the Zhejiang army on the opposite side who had just fired a round of firecrackers.
"Live! Live! Live!" the Japanese pirates yelled ferociously.
"Then rush me! Rush over and kill them. Suzhou City is still ours! The glory and wealth are also ours!"
Xu Hai waved the Japanese sword vigorously and gave an order loudly.
"Kill! Die, die!" A group of Japanese pirates shouted to kill with red eyes, and rushed towards the Zhejiang army desperately.
“You trash, what are you still doing? Why don’t you send the signal quickly, call in the army, and launch a general attack. Life or death depends on this!”
Xu Hai turned around and gave his cronies a big-eared melon seed, and ordered with such ferocity that the veins on his neck burst out.
Soon, five blazing firecrackers roared into the sky one after another, and five fireworks exploded in the sky, making them dazzling.
Seeing the fireworks soaring into the sky, both Zhu Ping'an and the prefect Shang understood that this was the Japanese pirates sending a signal to summon an army to attack the city.
When the Japanese pirates scattered at the South Gate, North Gate, Northwest Gate, etc. saw the fireworks signal, they would immediately go to the East Gate for support.
Estimating the distance, the Japanese reinforcements will arrive in more than 20 minutes at the earliest to support the Japanese pirates at the east gate!
Time is running out!
Fortunately, there were only a thousand Japanese pirates outside the city. Just four rounds of fire cannons had reduced the number of Japanese pirates by more than 300 people.
However, the Japanese pirates have already rushed forward without fear of death. The distance is less than ten meters, and the eyebrows of the Japanese pirates can be clearly seen. At most, one more round of firecrackers will be fired to fight against the Japanese pirates. It was a close fight.
“Charge forward, yes, that’s it, victory belongs to us! Hahahaha, God bless me, Xu Hai!”
Seeing that the Japanese pirates had rushed towards the Zhejiang Army, Xu Hai from behind Looking up to the sky He laughed. In his opinion, as long as the Japanese pirates rushed to the Zhejiang Army and fought hand-to-hand, victory would belong to the Japanese pirates. The Zhejiang Army's firecracker was just a fire stick. It could not kill anyone with a knock, but could only knock out a bag at most.
"Everyone, regardless of the wave, open fire on the Japanese pirates! After firing, mount the bayonet, use the sentry as a formation, target the city gate, and occupy the city gate."
Zhu Pingan saw the Japanese pirates close at hand and gave an order loudly .
Bang, bang, bang.
All the Zhejiang troops, regardless of their row, aimed at the Japanese pirates who were close at hand on the opposite side and pulled the trigger.
In an instant, accompanied by the sound of gunfire, the Zhejiang Army's position erupted into clouds of sparks and thick smoke rose.
At this time, the distance between the Zhejiang army's front row and the Japanese pirates was less than ten meters, and the distance between the Zhejiang army's back row and the Japanese pirates was less than twenty meters. It was within the optimal range of the power and accuracy of the fire cannons. The lethality is astonishing.
In an instant, nearly a third of the Japanese pirates who rushed over fell.
However, the remaining Japanese pirates were not afraid of death. They stepped on the corpse of the Japanese pirate who fell to the ground and pounced on him ferociously.
"That's it, victory still belongs to us!"
Although the number of troops was severely reduced, there were only more than 400 Japanese pirates left, but seeing that the Japanese pirates had already rushed into the Zhejiang army's formation, Xu Hai laughed.
However, Xu Hai's smile stopped in the next second. Hey, why was there a weird, narrow and sharp steel bar propped up under the Zhejiang Army's gun? It was nearly one meter long. In an instant, the gun turned into a weird weapon. With their spears, the Zhejiang army's formation became like a hedgehog. The Japanese pirates in the front row who were not afraid of death and rushed towards the Zhejiang Army's formation were caught off guard and were stabbed through by the Zhejiang Army's dense spears
(End of Chapter)
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