Chapter 1870 Reinforcements Arrive
“You stand back and load gunpowder, and the little Japanese pirate leader will be handed over to us.”
The originally evacuated Zhejiang Army team has loaded gunpowder, turned over and dismounted, They formed a dense queue, raised the firecrackers and aimed at the leader of the Japanese pirates, pulled the trigger, and then stretched the match rope to the fire door, and the flames exploded.
"Bang, bang, bang"
A dense and neat firecracker sounded.
Suddenly, the little Japanese pirate leader, who was wearing half armor and holding a Japanese sword majestically, was hit by several bullets, as if he had been electrocuted. He was shaking, his mouth and nose were bleeding, and he fell down in disbelief.
The hit rate of Zhejiang soldiers' shooting on the ground is still quite high. They have been fed with projectiles.
Although he is not a sharpshooter, he can still hit seven out of ten shots.
Ten muskets were used to fire, and the little Japanese pirate leader was hit by at least six or seven projectiles. He was too dead before his body fell down.
The rest of the Japanese pirates stopped subconsciously as soon as the firecrackers went off. They reached out and touched themselves in shock. After finding that there was no hole in their bodies, they couldn't help but grinned and were thankful. Then they found out that their leader was dead. It’s warped.
Suddenly, they fell into a leaderless situation. They looked around blankly, not knowing what to do. Should they continue to rush forward, or simply turn around and run.
When they were in a daze, the Zhejiang Army team did not accompany them in daze. After quickly replacing the spare barrel, they opened fire again.
"Bang, bang, bang"
A salvo fired, and ten projectiles were fired at the dazed Japanese pirates on the opposite side.
Due to the scattered positions of the Japanese pirates, the hit rate of this round of salvos was not that high, and only five Japanese pirates were shot over.
"Damn it, if we don't eat them, our retreat will be a dead end."
Several prestigious Japanese pirates among the Japanese pirates quickly reached an agreement and continued to carry out the original orders of the small leader.
All the Japanese pirates have experienced hundreds of battles, and they all know in their hearts that they will not be able to escape unless they eat the Zhejiang troops in front of them.
They were running on two legs, but the Zhejiang army was chasing them on four legs. They could never outrun the Zhejiang army. The Zhejiang Army can chase and fire with ease, then they will become a living target for the Zhejiang Army.
The road to escape is the road to death.
Therefore, only by eating these Zhejiang troops in front of them can they retreat and escape without worries.
"Brothers, they have fewer people and we have more people. If we eat them, we will go after the large army. In this way, the leaders will not be able to punish us anymore."
With a few more After a few words from a prestigious Japanese pirate, the Japanese pirates quickly reached an agreement, brandished their Japanese swords again, and charged towards the Zhejiang army with roars.
This time the Japanese pirates were smarter and their positions were more spread out. Each Japanese pirate was separated by at least two meters.
Seeing the Japanese pirates charging again, the Zhejiang Army team got on their horses without hesitation, turned their horses' heads and retreated.
Their muskets, including the spare musket tubes, all fired, and they had to retreat and reload the gunpowder before they could continue shooting.
The Zhejiang Army team retreated on mules and horses. How could the two-legged Japanese pirates catch up with the four-legged mules and horses.
When the Japanese pirates chased for more than 20 meters, the Zhejiang Army team had already retreated behind the two Zhejiang Army teams that had just retreated.
"Bang, bang, bang...".
The two fully loaded Zhejiang troops raised their muskets and fired a volley at the squeaking Japanese pirates.
Because the Japanese pirates were more spread out, the two teams' volleys in this round only took away eight Japanese pirates.
"See, the more spread out our positions are, the harder it will be for Minggou's fire cannon to hit us!".
“Keep charging, don’t stop, don’t let them use Mongolian tactics to kill you, faster, faster.”
Several prestigious Japanese pirates have experienced hundreds of battles. He immediately saw the intention of the Zhejiang Army team and shouted to remind the Japanese pirates.
Other Japanese pirates have also been battle-hardened for many years. They have been fighting in the sea of blood for many years. Once reminded, they realized the key point, so they ignored the Japanese friends who were dead and wounded on the ground, screamed, speeded up again, and pounced on them. Two Zhejiang Army teams replacing spare blunderbuss tubes.
The distance between the two sides was too close. The two Zhejiang Army teams had no time to open fire, and the Japanese pirates came within ten meters.
If we open fire, we will be surrounded by Japanese pirates.
"Retreat and keep some distance before we talk." The two commanders made a prompt decision and gave the order without hesitation.
Two small groups of Zhejiang troops got on their horses, turned their horses' heads, kicked the horses' belly repeatedly, and then retreated quickly.
The Zhejiang Army team behind them who was loading gunpowder saw this and had no time to load gunpowder. They got on their horses and retreated quickly.
"Hahaha, brothers, let's catch up. There is a ditch and beam in front of them. The horses are climbing slowly and they can't run."
The Japanese pirates chasing behind became excited.
The Zhejiang Army team followed them twenty or thirty meters away. In front of the Zhejiang Army team was a ditch with a slope of about ten meters high. The speed of the horses going uphill would be reduced. This is their chance.
In addition, the Zhejiang army is riding on horseback. It is difficult to load gunpowder and fire blunderbuss. This is a God-given opportunity. How can the Japanese pirates not be excited.
As a result, the Japanese pirates became more and more courageous in pursuit, and pursued faster and faster. In a short period of time, their speed was not much slower than that of mules and horses.
Especially when the Zhejiang army retreated to Gouliangzi on mules and horses, their speed suddenly slowed down a bit. When the Japanese pirates saw this, their morale immediately increased and their speed increased a bit faster, taking the opportunity to close the distance with the Zhejiang army team.
Especially when the Zhejiang army rode up the hill on mules and horses, the Japanese pirates were already less than ten meters away from them.
“Kill!”
“Kill Ming Gou, then turn around and leave! Return to your lair, advance to the throne and receive the reward!”
The Japanese pirates grimaced in excitement, Under the excitement, adrenaline hormones were secreted, making them speed up a bit.
Just when the Japanese pirates rushed down the slope, preparing to rush up the high slope and chop the Zhejiang soldiers on the slope to pieces, many Zhejiang soldiers suddenly appeared on the upper slope, holding fire blunderbuss and aiming with expressionless faces. them.
One row, two rows, and three rows, squatting, bowing, and standing, the densely packed Zhejiang troops were like a copper wall and an iron wall.
“What the hell?!”
All the Japanese pirates were dumbfounded and panicked. Some Japanese pirates subconsciously wanted to turn around and run away.
“Don’t panic, there are bright dogs in front of us, they don’t dare to fire, they rush forward and pester the bright dogs in front, then we have a chance to survive. If we run back, how can we outrun four of them? As for the beast with legs, it will become a living target for Mingguo.”
Several prestigious Japanese pirates shouted quickly.
So, a group of Japanese pirates used their strength again and continued to rush forward, trying to get entangled with the three Zhejiang Army teams in front, so that the Zhejiang Army on the slope would throw rat weapons and not dare to fire at them.
How could the three Zhejiang Army teams in front follow the Japanese pirates' wishes? The moment they saw the reinforcements, they split into two groups and drove their horses to both sides in a circuitous way, chasing the ones behind them. The Japanese pirates were exposed. (End of this chapter)