This is an unknown island. Most of the rocks are soaked in the sea water on weekdays, and the full view can only be seen at low tide.
Zhang Mao's boat rushed over, and with a violent shaking, the boat ran aground.
"Everyone, bring weapons and go to the island!"
Beep beep——
The sharp bamboo whistle sounded, and the Ming troops on the ship quickly gathered and headed towards the depths of the island.
Another ship also rushed to the shore, and another ship had its mast broken and could not control its direction. In desperation, the Ming army on board had to abandon the ship.
Fortunately, it is very close to the island, so even swimming there is not a problem.
The artillery on the Golden Griffin was still firing, and countless shells poured in, smashing the Ming army's ship to pieces.
Zhang Mao turned around and looked around. There were sawdust and debris everywhere around the island. He couldn't help but take a breath and cursed: "You stupid foreign devil, you blew up my ship. I will kill you later!" p>
Charlemagne saw through the telescope that the Ming army was fleeing in all directions, and the sea was in a mess, and his face suddenly burst into laughter.
"Your Excellency Charlemagne, those Easterners have fled to the island!"
Charlemagne said without thinking: "Wells!"
"Your Excellency, please give me your instructions!"
"Bring people to the island, I will make those Orientals disappear completely from this world!"
"Okay, Your Excellency!"
Wells turned around and ordered: "Brave soldiers, pick up the weapons in your hands, we will make those Easterners pay the price!"
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Since there was no natural harbor near the island and it was impossible to anchor, the Eastern Romans dispatched lifeboats to transport soldiers one by one to the island.
During this period, the Golden Griffin and several other warships maintained fire suppression to ensure that their soldiers could land smoothly.
After working for about an hour, thousands of soldiers wearing red cross shirts gathered around the island.
They held long knives and shields in their hands. Among them, there was also a relatively special unit, all of whom were equipped with four-eyed blazing guns.
This is a unique weapon of the Eastern Romans. It is equipped with a gun head on the front end of the fire gun. It is similar to the Ming army's rifle with a three-edged saber.
There are also two gunpowder nozzles installed on both sides of the gun body. During combat, you first shoot to kill the enemy like an ordinary fire door gun. When the enemy approaches, you light the two poisonous fire nozzles to spray poisonous fireworks, making it difficult to guard against. p>
After firing the gunpowder, it can also be used as a bayonet. The effect of this set is quite explosive.
Wells wears a silver helmet, chainmail, and a pair of deerskin boots. The two lion-head pauldrons on his shoulders are particularly conspicuous.
He drew out the long sword from his waist and said, "Let us obey God's will and kill those despicable Easterners!"
This island is not big, and the Eastern Romans, under the leadership of Wells, quickly caught up with the Ming army.
Taking advantage of their numerical advantage, they launched a charge directly.
However, Wells kept an eye on it. He ordered the Fire Gun Battalion to slow down and wait for the two armies to fight, so that he could catch them by surprise and win by surprise.
Zhang Mao looked at the menacing Eastern Romans and decisively ordered: "Shoot!"
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Gunshots rang out, and the Eastern Romans who were at the forefront fell to the ground.
The people behind him were frightened and stopped moving forward. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wells quickly shouted: "Their muskets are out of ammunition, charge forward!"
Sure enough, this sentence worked.
But...
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Another burst of gunfire rang out, and the Eastern Romans who rushed at the front fell to the ground again.
Wells's face was full of questions. How many firecrackers had the opponent prepared?
Moreover, why do their fire cannons have such a long range?
I originally thought that my fire gun battalion could catch the opponent off guard, but this range...
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The Ming army's gunshots kept ringing out, and they seemed to have inexhaustible guns.
Wells was completely confused. Don’t their firecrackers need to be reloaded?
A large number of Eastern Romans fell. Others saw that the situation was not good and turned around and ran away.
"Don't run, coward, coward!"
Wells was so anxious that he shouted, but no one listened to him.
At this time, a mid-level officer passed by Wells and said: "General, run quickly, those Easterners are coming!"
Wells looked up and saw, sure enough, the opponent had started a countercharge!
What's going on?
You clearly have the numerical advantage, how can you fight like this?
He was very puzzled, so he ordered: "Fire Gun Camp, attack!"
At this moment, a strong unwillingness suddenly welled up in his heart. Why?
It's obvious that I have the upper hand, but you're running away, and it's obvious that I'm kicking your ass!
This fire gun battalion is his trump card and has made great military exploits. Today, he must teach those Easterners some lessons.
Following the order, the fire gun battalions showed off their four-eyed fire guns.
They are very disdainful of those who escape.
As the ace force of the Eastern Roman Empire, we have to deal with several Easterners...
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Just as they were making preparations, gunshots rang out again.
A gunman was hit in the left chest and died before he could even groan.
By coincidence, a bullet hit the gun in his hand. All of a sudden, poisonous gunpowder spurted out, all spraying on the faces of his comrades on the opposite side.
Ah——
The man howled in pain, his whole body slowly twisted, and he fell to the ground.
Wells witnessed all this with his own eyes, but before he had time to react, another bullet flew over and hit the helmet on his head.
Bang!
The helmet fell to the ground and kept rolling.
Wales touched his scalp and managed to calm down. Fortunately, his head was still there!
"Run, run!"
The soldiers in the Fire Gun Battalion turned around and saw Wales covering his head and running towards the shore desperately.
Everyone realized that the weapons in the hands of the Ming army were beyond their ability to compete with.
As a result, no one wanted to fight anymore, and the Eastern Romans, who had just gained momentum, fled towards the shore like a tide.
Seeing this, Zhang Mao couldn't help laughing: "Grandson, let you see how powerful grandpa is!"
"Sir, be careful!"
The adjutant behind him threw him to the ground with quick hands and eyes.
Immediately afterwards, a cannonball hit the position where Zhang Mao had just been standing.
It turned out to be Charlemagne on the Golden Griffin. Seeing that Wells was defeated, he had to use the ship's artillery to cover.
Zhang Mao stood up, spat a mouthful of sand and silt on the ground, and said angrily: "Damn it, if we wait for the emperor's main force to come over, we will have to smash his broken ship!"
"Sir, the enemy's artillery is very fierce, we'd better retreat first!"
Zhang Mao looked at the fleeing Eastern Romans with a face full of reluctance, but also helplessness.
"Withdraw!"
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ps: Yesterday’s anti-theft seal has taken effect. Today I will send a small chapter first, and then the anti-theft seal. Please note, do not subscribe to the second chapter yet. If you have subscribed, it doesn’t matter. Just refresh it tomorrow morning. p>