The Ming army was on the verge of collapse, as if they had won a billion-dollar lottery. They were in disbelief at first, and then overjoyed.
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 back into the courtyard!
Think about it, there are many of us and there are few Japanese pirates. It is normal for us to use more people to attack the smaller ones! This is the advantage of having more people!
As a result, the collapsed morale of the Ming army gathered again and soared!
"Take advantage of the victory and pursue the Japanese pirates! 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!
There must be a brave man under the heavy reward!
"Kill!"
"Kill the Japanese pirates and receive the silver reward!"
Stimulated by the command of Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu and the heavy reward, the Ming army launched an attack on the courtyard!
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 could not help but look excited again, and a smile appeared on their lips. Although the start was not smooth and the Japanese pirates were more violent and cruel than expected, the ending was still as expected.
;Although the losses were a little bigger 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!
Enter the courtyard in one sprint!
Seeing this scene, Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu's eyes became even more excited, and the corners of their mouths became even wider...
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several musket shots and the sound of bows and arrows piercing the air were heard as the first Ming troops were about to rush into the courtyard occupied by the Japanese pirates.
"Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!"
After the sound of gunshots and arrows, the Ming army rushing at the front immediately let out screams and fell to the ground dead after being hit by bullets and arrows!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The gunfire continues, the arrows continue!
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. They fell to the ground one by one with bang bang bang. In an instant, dozens of corpses of Ming soldiers lay down at the entrance of the courtyard occupied by the Japanese pirates! A river of blood flowed 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 their eyes has long turned into shock!
The Japanese pirates are so cruel! Not only did the Ming army come back, but some Ming soldiers wanted to continue running and left the battlefield as deserters!
"Xu Qianhu! Hurry! 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 spurred his horse and caught up with the nearest deserter with a spear, piercing his body with a shot. He then bent his bow and shot at the fastest deserter with an arrow.
The shot went over, well, it missed. Xu Qianhu's face turned red, and he pulled out another feather arrow and shot out. Fortunately, the deserter was not far away, and he hit the target this time! The deserter was knocked to the ground by an arrow!
"Stop all of you! Whoever dares to escape, this will be your fate!"
Xu Qianhu held the reins of his horse, lying on the spot, raising his bloody spear, and shouted loudly at the Ming army who was running back with a snoring voice!
There are two unlucky men as examples. The fleeing Ming army finally stopped under the threat of Xu Qianhu.
"There are only about a hundred Japanese pirates, and we have more than a thousand! The Japanese pirates have come from afar and have no food supplies, but we can get men, horses, food and grass supplies at any time. We can't kill them in the field, but we can also trap them to death in a siege!"
Magistrate Liu said loudly, "Why run, just hold on, the final victory will definitely belong to us!"
"Hold still, archers come forward, shield men cover, surround the courtyard!" Xu Qianhu also ordered.
No need for field battles! Just siege and siege the courtyard, that's fine! The Ming army heard that there was no need for field battles, just to surround the courtyard. They breathed a sigh of relief, and under the command of Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu, they surrounded the courtyard layer by layer.
Then, after a discussion between Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu, they each sent ten men and ordered them to go back and call for reinforcements. At the same time, they 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 post? Let people pull them over and bombard the Japanese pirates!"
Magistrate Liu thought of the artillery in the guardhouse and 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 will not be able to do anything.
Considered.
"Ahem, Magistrate Liu, the artillery is heavy, the journey is long, and it has to pass through several rivers, so it is difficult to transport 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 two cannons first, and then the rockets, and you'll definitely be able to achieve great results!"
Magistrate 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 and his face turned red.
Frankly.
In fact, 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 and have been replaced by Xu Qianhu.
It was sold privately at a high price, but was reported as being in disrepair and abandoned.
As for who to sell to, to be honest, Xu Qianhu doesn't know, and he doesn't care. He just pays attention to the price and getting the money. As long as the money is in place, it doesn't matter who the buyer is.
"Uh, okay, then let's wait for the reinforcements to arrive and then use rockets to attack the Japanese pirates in the courtyard 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.
"Japanese pirates are just brave men! It's not advisable to defeat them with force, only with intelligence." Magistrate Liu smiled slightly.
Therefore, Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu confidently waited for the arrival of reinforcements and the arrival of night!