Tang Ding looked impatient and pointed angrily at the camp and said: "At most, we can attack it once and storm it. How can we retreat at this time?"
"General!" Jiang Ming suddenly became nervous and quickly advised: "The military orders are overwhelming, so we should retreat."
No matter how stubborn Tang Ding is, he can't resist military orders. Since his father said that after going to sea, he must obey Han Du's orders in everything, he has to abide by Han Du's military orders, even if this military order is completely wrong in his opinion
, and he had to comply.
"retreat."
Tang Ding dejectedly ordered the soldiers to retreat.
When the Japanese pirates saw the Ming army retreating, they immediately cheered. They had seen the power of the Ming army's artillery, and no one dared to chase them out of the camp. However, this did not prevent them from hiding in the camp and laughing loudly at the Ming army.
But before they could wait long for their happiness, the warships that had adjusted their position fired with a bang. Suddenly, the gate of the camp and the inside were all shattered by the bombardment, and people were turned upside down.
After a round of artillery fire, the camp's original strong gate and wooden walls made of giant trees were filled with huge holes. The original function of resisting foreign enemies disappeared without a trace.
All the Japanese pirates were dumbfounded when they saw such a camp gate.
When Tang Ding saw it, he raised his head and laughed wildly, "Hahaha, Brother Han still has a way. Brothers, rush for me, don't let anyone go!"
"Kill~"
"Kill~"
"Kill~"
Whether it is breaking through the city gate or the camp gate, it is the most morale-boosting thing. In an instant, the morale of the Ming army reached its peak.
On the other hand, everyone on the Japanese pirate side was ashen-faced and fell into complete despair. Just now, they only relied on the strength of the camp to block the Ming army. Now that the camp has been destroyed, how can they be the opponents of the Ming army's guns? Thinking of this,
There were many Japanese pirates who reacted in advance and fled. Once a rout occurred, it would spread uncontrollably throughout the entire army like a plague.
The Japanese pirates no longer had the slightest will to resist, and everyone wanted to escape.
At this time, Tang Ding rushed in with the Ming army and was naturally invincible.
Han Du put down the telescope with a smile on his face when he saw that Tang Ding and his men rushed into the camp while the Japanese pirates were just immersed in running away like headless flies.
"Haha, the idea of installing artillery on the warship is really unexpectedly good." Tang He looked at Han Du, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.
Han Du also nodded with a smile and said: "The power of the artillery is not strong enough now, and the attack range is not far enough, so the attack on the shore is actually quite limited. This time it was also because the Japanese pirate camp was too close to the seaside.
It can accomplish great feats in one fell swoop. Only in the future will more powerful cannons that can fire farther be available, and warships will be able to play a greater role."
Tang He sighed and nodded, "If you can fight on water and on land, you are right. The navy does have great potential."
Han Du and Tang He waited for a long time on the boat for the news about Tang Ding, but they didn't get it. Just when they couldn't help but wonder if Tang Ding had been ambushed by Japanese pirates, the messenger brought the news about Tang Ding.
.
"Uncle, General Tang invites me to meet him."
Please let me come over here? What does this mean?
Han Du looked up at Tang He without knowing why, and saw that his eyes met his own.
"How was the situation ahead? Just now, I saw you chasing Japanese pirates. What happened?"
"Back to uncle, the Japanese pirates have been dispersed by all of us. But... the youngest and the stupidest can't explain clearly. Please go to the front and have a look." He was just a messenger, and he could keep Tang Ding's words intact.
Even if it's good if it's passed back without moving, we can't have too high hopes for him.
Han Du pondered for a while and decided to go to the front to take a look. In this case, Han Du was not afraid of any changes at all. Han Du still trusted Tang Ding's character.
Han Du came to the front, and Tang Ding walked up with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"What happened?" Han Du couldn't help but ask.
When Han Du arrived here, he realized that the gate of the camp just now was only a very small part of the camp. Turning inside the camp, there was a vast area with a series of houses.
Many people were driven into the open space in the middle of the camp by the Ming army. Han Du made a visual inspection and found that there were one or two thousand people.
"What's going on? Why are there so many Japanese pirates here?"
"Most of these are not Japanese pirates, but common people of the Ming Dynasty." Tang Ding couldn't help but smile bitterly, and explained to Han Du: "That's why I brought you here. Just now I led people to rush in, and the Japanese pirates dispersed in a hurry.
result......"
"In the end, he hid among these people?" Han Du's heart moved and he asked as if he had a sudden realization.
Tang Ding smiled bitterly and nodded.
The Japanese pirates hid among the people, which was indeed a problem. Tang Ding had experienced hundreds of battles, and he could kill the Japanese pirates without any hesitation, but it was really difficult for him to raise his butcher knife against the people of the Ming Dynasty.
He is not the killing god Bai Qi. Even if he is Bai Qi, he is a surrender to Zhao State, not the people of Qin.
Although the Japanese pirates had an impact on Han Du, they dressed in rags, held up a Japanese sword, and screamed indiscriminately.
But at this time, the clothes worn by the people of the Ming Dynasty were not very good. A piece of clothing was worn for three years, and was mended and mended for three years, but it was still in good condition. Most of the clothes were in tatters like the Japanese pirates.
Therefore, it is really difficult to distinguish the Japanese pirates from the common people if they throw away their knives and just grab some tattered clothes and put them on themselves.
"How come there are so many people from the Ming Dynasty here?" Han Du frowned. Even if the people came out to make a living, there should not be so many people on this island. It's amazing to have a few hundred people. How is it possible?
Nearly two thousand people?
"I'm afraid," Tang Ding's face became a little sad, "I'm afraid it was robbed by Japanese pirates."
Robbing people? These Japanese pirates are so brave.
More courageous than these Japanese pirates were the county magistrates of the coastal counties. One or two thousand people were robbed, but not one of them reported it to the court. Perhaps these people had been reported to have been killed by Japanese pirates by the county officials.
Han Du has no way to deal with this kind of thing now, so he can only put it down for the time being and return his attention.
Han Du looked at the crowd, and sure enough, there were no old people or children in the crowd. Most of them were young and middle-aged men, and there were very few women. These did not look like the people who settled here at all.
In 89, it was plundered by Japanese pirates.
"Didn't any common people stand up and point out who the Japanese pirates were?" Han Du asked doubtfully.
Tang Ding smiled miserably. He didn't know how to answer Han Du. After hesitating for a moment, he could only explain: "Maybe these people have been frightened by the Japanese pirates for a long time."