Chapter 158 157 Charge

Chapter 158 157 Charge

The team of Qianhu Station of the Jiujiang Guard Right Army is moving forward quickly.

"Da da da da" there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and two war horses ran past the queue with arrows stuck in their bodies, which seemed to bring them bad news.

Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng behind them saw two empty horses running back from afar. Their hearts skipped a beat, and then two more knights appeared galloping towards them.

While they ordered their soldiers to stop the two horses, they urged the horses forward to meet the soldiers who came to deliver the message.

"The Japanese pirates suddenly turned around and attacked the rear army. Our army was unprepared and the front army formation was broken."

The sound came before the horse arrived.

Wu Zhankui frowned. He didn't expect that in just such a short time, the two hundred warriors in front would collapse.

When he thought about it, when he saw the Ming army chasing them, this group of Japanese pirates should have panicked and chosen their way out, but they actually fought back, which was unexpected.

Before he could think too much, Wei Meng said to him: "Zhankui, I'm going to the front to organize the team. I can only shrink the formation to prevent the queue from being scattered by the people from the rear."

"good."

Wu Zhankui nodded in agreement, and Wei Meng immediately drove his horse forward.

Wei Guangde opened his mouth from behind, but no words came out. His father had already run away, followed closely by four soldiers.

Here, not far to the left is Taihu Lake. When Wu Zhankui saw Wei Meng go up to form a team, he immediately ordered the twenty or so knights behind him to form a team and move to the right, intending to block the Japanese pirates' escape route to the west.

Either you return to Yixing the same way you came, or you go down to Tai Lake to play in the water.

At the same time, he called to the gunners of the four wheelbarrows behind him, "Come up and mount the guns in front of the military formation."

Wei Guangde didn't have the mind to think about those iron cannons at the moment, he just stared at his father's figure.

He rode forward and stopped for a moment when passing Wu Dong and Wei Wencai, and said something to them.

But obviously, the cousin and eldest brother were a little resistant, and then they seemed to be scolded by Father Wei.

Then

Then they both turned their horses and retreated behind Wu Zhankui, standing with Wei Guangde and Zhang Hongfu.

Dad, I still don’t want my nephew to be in danger ahead.

Not long after, a swarm of soldiers wearing mandarin duck jackets came running from the front. They were all people from the two hundred households in the rear army's Qianhu Station.

At the same time, some people in the front formation began to shout in unison, "Run to both sides."

Wei Guangde had already noticed that all the cannon-gunners in the front rows were holding cannons, followed by archers in the back, and then the gun-shielders.

But their shouts seemed to have no effect, and the soldiers rushed towards them in panic.

Perhaps, in their eyes, only rushing into the queue is safe.

"I wonder if the Japanese pirates are coming?"

Zhang Hongfu on the side suddenly whispered in Wei Guangde's ear.

Wei Guangde shook his head and did not reply. He just stared forward with wide eyes.

"Archers at the ready."

From afar, Wei Guangde's father's shouts came to Wei Guangde's ears. He was going to use random arrows to scatter these defeated soldiers.

However, what no one noticed was that Wei Guangde saw that his father had arrived next to Duan Da, bent down and said something in his ear.

Then there was another loud shout: "The musketeer squats down and fires arrows."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than twenty arrows flew out from in front of the formation, most of them flying in parabolic directions. The purpose was naturally not to hurt people, but to intimidate these broken soldiers and prevent them from impacting the military formation.

only

Wei Guangde's eyes suddenly narrowed. He noticed that among the arrows flying out of the military formation, a sharp arrow flew out flatly, hitting the target.

In an instant, Wei Guangde noticed a few people in front of the defeated army. One of them was dressed differently from the surrounding soldiers.

Well, the biggest difference is that this man's hair is now disheveled, and he obviously lost his helmet while running for his life.

At this moment, the arrows shot by the archers of the right army had already flown over the crowd in front, and then there were bursts of miserable howls from behind the crowd, and Ming soldiers were still hit by arrows.

In Wei Guangde's eyes, what he could see was the man with the messy bun. He seemed to pause while running, and then fell down softly.

Several soldiers beside him wanted to help him up and continue running, but in an instant they left him and ran for their lives.

Wei Guangde blinked rapidly in succession and relied on his memory to find the archer who shot the arrow flatly, but he could no longer remember where the arrow was shot.

After a burst of arrows, amid the constant noise from the right army, the defeated troops finally began to separate to both sides and ran towards the open spaces on both sides.

"Japanese pirates."

At this time, Wei Guangde heard Zhang Hongfu's scream again.

Wei Guangde also saw at this time, dozens of short and strong people behind the soldiers separated on the left and right.

"Really short."

When Wei Guangde saw these people, his first impression was that the articles on the Internet were not nonsense, and the Japanese were indeed very short.

The second feeling was that I felt a little panicked. I thought, I really bumped into a Japanese pirate.

Before seeing the Japanese pirates, Wei Guangde could freely give instructions on how to pacify the Japanese pirates.

However, when the Japanese pirates appeared in front of him, Wei Guangde's body could not help but tremble a little.

Zhang Hongfu, who was screaming just now, is in a similar situation to Wei Guangde.

Perhaps Wu Dong and Wei Wencai were still calm, they just reined in their horses and stared ahead.

However, the most depressing thing at this time may be the war horses under the crotch of several people. The reins are constantly shaking, making them confused about what the owner on the back is going to do.

The distance between the two groups of soldiers was not far. With just one charge, the Japanese pirates overwhelmed the two hundred-household troops at the rear army's Qianhu Station, and then pursued them one after another. However, they did not expect to kill many people before arrows flew towards them. They all stopped and knew that the Ming army's rear team had arrived again.

After the Ming army fleeing in front separated to the left and right, they saw that the Ming army behind them was still very small in number, about two hundred or three hundred people.

Having just defeated such a team, the Japanese pirates now naturally looked down upon the new team.

To rush or not to rush?

This is the problem facing the Japanese pirate leaders.

After crushing this Ming army, what if there is another one?

They are now also worried about being held back by the Ming army and then surrounded.

"The Ming army is not strong enough. We have already encountered them. We can only defeat them, and they will not dare to chase us again."

"Yes, kill them, kill them directly, and continue walking north. When we reach the edge of the Yangtze River, we will be fine."

After a few words of dialogue, the Japanese pirate team started up again, expecting the team from Qianhusuo, the right army, to rush in.

"The musketeer is ready, and immediately retreats to the back of the formation after the attack."

Wei Meng continued to stand in front and give orders, and arranged for the musketeers to retreat immediately after shooting the muskets.

The only ones who could really withstand the Japanese pirates' charge were the sword and shield players, but at this moment the positions of the two teams were indeed reversed.

Previously, Wei Meng was worried that the change of formation would cause chaos and did not dare to adjust the formation at all.

After the gunners finished firing, they retreated from both sides to the back of the formation, so that the gun-shielders and archers came up.

In fact, the main reason was that there were not many Japanese pirates to bully, only about fifty people. It seemed that they did not cause much damage when they attacked the troops of Qianhu Station of the Hou Army.

After shooting more than a hundred bird cannons, it should be enough for the Japanese pirates to drink a pot.

This is what Wei Meng planned and did.

After seeing the Japanese pirates rushing up, they suddenly called out to the crouching bird gunners.

At his signal, the flag officer pulled out his sword and slashed forward, shouting: "First row, shoot."

As gunfire filled the air in front of the formation, and after a burst of "bang bang bang" gunshots, the twelve gunmen in the front row immediately separated from each other and quickly retreated from both sides to the back of the formation to reload.

Immediately after the second row, the gunmen in the third row gradually fired their guns, regardless of whether they fired or not, and then trotted from both sides to the rear.

These days, the bird gun is a matchlock gun, and the misfire rate is not small. After shooting more than a hundred bird gun guns, there will always be a few more than ten shots that fail to fire, which requires re-adjustment of the position of the match rope on the faucet.

The smoke and dust obscured Wei Guangde's line of sight, and the situation of the Japanese pirates in front was a bit unclear, but Wei Meng, who was in front, could vaguely see that there were about 20 Japanese pirates down, and there were about 30 people left.

Amidst the fierce sound of gunfire, the charging Japanese pirates were also stunned.

When the first Ming army rushed forward, the gunmen were still reloading, and the military formation was easily broken through. However, this Ming army was a little different from the previous ones.

Nearly half of the manpower was lost at once, and the Japanese pirate leader panicked.

Even if we escape this time, we may not be able to escape being annexed by other Japanese pirate groups.

The Japanese pirates only panicked for a while. After a short time, they suddenly turned and rushed in the direction where the Ming army had fled.

Only by mixing with those Ming troops would the Ming troops be wary. However, they were a little far away from those Ming troops at the moment, and it would take a lot of time to catch up.

Fortunately, they also knew that reloading firearms took a long time. If they rushed over, there was still a way to survive. If they ran back, they would only be bitten by this Ming army, making it difficult to stand up.

Wei Guangde and Zhang Hongfu were a little nervous when they realized that the Japanese pirates had stopped charging and were chasing the Ming army running to the left.

Decisive enough.

However, there are not many cavalry here now. Two teams of cavalry had been sent out to block the passage on the right. Unexpectedly, the Japanese pirates chose the left and rushed towards Taihu Lake.

There is no time to delay, Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng must make a decision as soon as possible, how to defeat this Japanese pirates.

Let them mix with the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, fearing that these soldiers would not dare to resist and kill the Japanese pirates.

If they don't rush toward the military formation, the four small general cannons set up in front won't be able to hit them. The distance is a little far away, and the killing effect will be limited.

It's too early to fire the gun.

This is what Wei Meng is thinking about at the moment, he should fight closer.

"Someone needs to get between the Japanese pirates and the defeated soldiers to stop them."

Wei Guangde's sudden thought was to block the Japanese pirates' advance route. The victory was right in front of him, but it was also the most dangerous.

Wei Meng only had time to call the two small cannons on the left to fire two cannons at the Japanese pirates. Obviously, they failed to stop the Japanese pirates. They bypassed the Ming army's formation and chose to escape.

If they dispersed their military formation and attacked at this time, neither Wei Meng nor Wu Zhankui would be sure to eliminate this group of Japanese pirates.

The Japanese pirates became ruthless, and their individual combat power was indeed quite strong, and few of their subordinates could resist.

In fact, at this time, almost all the officers saw it, but no one dared to move, and there were no military orders, so why bother asking for trouble and taking the responsibility.

"Huhu."

Wei Guangde felt that Zhang Hongfu beside him seemed to be breathing more violently now, and the hand holding the reins seemed to have never stopped and was shaking from the beginning to now.

The moment the cannon sounded, Wei Guangde was no longer as nervous as before. Because the smoke blocked his sight and could not see the Japanese pirates, he had calmed down and had the energy to think more.

At this moment, Zhang Hongfu beside him suddenly drew his saber.

Wei Guangde secretly yelled, "This kid won't go crazy." "Cousin, what are you doing? Put the knife away."

Wei Guangde shouted loudly to Zhang Hongfu.

However, Zhang Hongfu no longer looked trembling before, and his eyes were a little red as he stared at the Japanese pirates.

Wu Dong and Wei Wencai on the side did not know whether they were influenced by Zhang Hongfu, but they also silently drew their sabers.

"What are you going to do?" Hearing Wei Guangde's voice, Wu Zhankui looked back and saw that Zhang Hongfu, Wu Dong and Wei Wencai were already holding knives in their hands. In this environment, what are they going to do? Do you need to ask?

Just when Wu Zhankui was scolding loudly, Zhang Hongfu had already pulled the reins of the horse, began to exert strength in his waist and abdomen, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and urged the horse to start moving forward.

The moment Zhang Hongfu and Wei Guangde passed each other, Wei Guangde clearly felt that a real soldier was moving forward.

Before Wu Zhankui finished speaking, Zhang Hongfu took the lead. Wu Dong and Wei Wencai had already urged their horses forward. Zhang Hongfu suddenly turned around and shouted to interrupt Wu Zhankui's words, "Prisoners, charge with me."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Hongfu had already urged the war horse to trot forward, and kept urging the horse power to accelerate.

Wei Guangde only felt that cavalry kept passing him behind him, following the three young generals in front. Wei Guangde even saw that someone had lit the match rope hanging on the horse's gun.

Wei Guangde opened his mouth slightly, and he saw Wu Zhankui standing sideways with his mouth open but making no sound.

In front of Wei Guangde's eyes, only the red cloaks were fluttering and swaying as the horses ran.

Wei Guangde was still thinking about whether Zhang Hongfu was eager to make meritorious deeds or something else, and why there was such a sudden change, when he heard his uncle's voice in his ears, "Drum beat, charge."

Only then did Wei Guangde notice that a dozen soldiers behind Zhang Hongfu had already gone up, followed by soldiers from his eldest brother Wei Wencai and his cousin Wu Dong.

Before the drum sounded, Wei Guangde also urged the horse forward. Two soldiers behind him followed closely on both sides of him. Wei Guangde connected his legs to the horse's belly and then clamped them, urging the horse forward.

The Japanese pirates seemed to be betting on the combat power of this Ming army, so they frantically chased the defeated soldiers at this time. Even two cannon shots failed to affect them, and no one cared even if a few more people fell.

At this time, as long as we catch up with the Ming army, we will be safe if we want to survive.

But

As the roaring sound of horse hooves came from the side, a group of more than 20 cavalry suddenly appeared on the side of their forward line, intending to attack their team diagonally.

Infantry is at a natural disadvantage against cavalry.

The Japanese pirates had to slow down and start to gather together quickly. Facing the cavalry attack, is there any other good way besides gathering everyone together?

If they spread out, they would be chased and chopped down by cavalry.

Wei Guangde's equestrian skills have improved a lot in the past two years. Although he can't catch up with Zhang Hongfu and the others for a while, he can still get into the ranks of the soldiers without hesitating his horse power.

"Shooting gun, follow me."

Seeing that the Japanese pirates in front stopped their pursuit and gathered together, it was definitely impossible to continue the attack at this time.

Zhang Hongfu made a decisive decision and shouted loudly, then slightly adjusted the direction of his horse's reins, intending to rush past the Japanese pirates not far away.

Obviously, this nearest point is the location to launch a long-range attack on the infantry array that has been gathered together.

The queues of cavalry and Japanese pirates were approaching. Some of the soldiers in the cavalry queue were holding blunderbuss on their horses, and there were a few without blunderbuss. They were holding bows and arrows.