The eager Matthews and others finally arrived at the troops of Prince Bu Guliang. When they learned the news that Bu Guliang led the army to arrive, Matthews immediately climbed to the top of the wall on the west side of the castle and looked to the west.
The dark troops and horses of the Champa Kingdom stretched for miles, with flags fluttering, like a long dragon. There were at least five or six thousand in number.
Matthews was overjoyed, but at the same time he was also a little worried. He was well aware of the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses of the Champa State. They privately called them dwarf soldiers and monkey soldiers. This was of course a contemptuous term. It meant that the opponent was short in stature and was a warrior.
The strength is weak.
I wonder if these people can break through the western pass. It was blocked by Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses, and the Ming army also had firearms.
Matthews was thinking about whether to send manpower inside and outside to cooperate with the Champa Kingdom's attack. But as soon as he spoke, the faces of all the Franco soldiers nearby changed. The Franco soldiers had tasted the other party's firearms.
I don't want to die.
"Captain Matthews, I think the Champa country's troops can handle it completely, and there is no need for us to send troops."
"I think so too. Lord Matthews, the Champa country's troops have their own way of fighting. If we go to help, it may be counterproductive, or it may ruin their plans."
The soldiers expressed their objections plausibly.
Matthews rolled his eyes and had to give up. At this time, he didn't want his subordinates to be dissatisfied with him. He turned back and escaped. After the army arrived and defeated the Ming army, he had to explain the reason. Then he would have to have these people with him.
Help cover it up. Otherwise, if you flee without fighting at sea and lose the warship, you may be punished. The nobles in the military court don't care about the life of a mere captain.
The battle at the western pass began. Matthews and others thought it would be a tragic battle, but the result surprised them and shocked them.
A tidal wave of monkey soldiers from the Champa Kingdom rushed towards the pass from all directions under the sound of loud horns. The Ming Army's firearms roared at the pass, killing and wounding many opposing soldiers. But the Champa State soldiers didn't care about the damage caused by the firearms at all.
With great strength, he shouted and ran wildly, directly rushing into the pass.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, more than 200 Ming troops turned around and ran away. They were chased by a group of monkey soldiers and rushed to the dock. The Champa soldiers rushed to the dock without mercy. The Ming troops fled back to the ship, weighed anchor and left the shore, heading towards
After firing artillery on the shore, the Champa soldiers and horses retreated to the cliff.
Matthews and others were stunned. It turned out that the soldiers and horses of the Champa Kingdom were so capable and powerful, but they had underestimated them. The Ming army was nothing more than that. They were frightened when they charged.
But thinking about it, there is nothing wrong with it. The Champa Kingdom has many soldiers and horses, and their lives are cheap. They are not afraid of death at all. If they are forced to rush in front of them, the only way for me is to escape immediately. Otherwise, if they are surrounded,
Then it's all over.
In short, although the battle situation was shocking, the result made Matthews ecstatic. Not long ago, he was worried that he would die here, but in the blink of an eye, the situation reversed, and he and others were out of trouble.
"Form the team immediately, collect supplies, and escort women, children and civilians out of the castle." Matthews ordered loudly.
Uncle Wang Bo Guliang rode his horse to the bottom of the castle and personally shouted into the castle at the top of his lungs.
"Masters of the Franji Kingdom, please leave the castle and leave this dangerous place. My troops cannot stay here permanently, so it is better to go to Guangnan Mansion for temporary refuge. Lord Matthews, take your people out.
Bar."
Matthews and others responded immediately. The people in the Franco Kingdom in the castle hurriedly collected gold and silver. The soldiers escorted women, children, merchants, priests, and their families to the west gate of the castle. After opening the castle door, Matthews smiled broadly.
He strode out, followed by a group of subordinates and civilians.
"Dear Prince, you have made a great contribution this time. I will report this matter to His Majesty the King of our country. Your heroic actions to rescue the citizens and soldiers of our country will win the hearts of our Buddhas."
The Medal of Friendship from Langji Country. Perhaps Mr. Almeida, Commander of our Eastern Fleet, will invite you to receive the medal from Langji Country. Hahaha." Matthews laughed loudly.
Uncle Wang chuckled, his goatee raised, and his expression was a little uncertain.
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Matthews. Let your people come out quickly. The soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty will be bombarded soon. It's too dangerous here. I don't want to stay here. We have prepared vehicles for you, everyone.
Your Excellency, get in the car and drive away, and the old soldiers and horses will escort you away." Bu Guliang said.
Matthews didn't have any doubts. How could he have thought that this honest and obscene old guy was ready to catch them all in one fell swoop. He was still proud of Bu Guliang's respect.
He actually prepared special vehicles, which shows Bu Guliang's respect for himself and others. His soldiers and horses can walk barefoot, but his own people cannot. It is nearly a hundred miles away from Guangnan, and it really needs vehicles for transportation.
"Okay, thank you, Your Highness. Guys, speed up, it's getting dark soon, evacuate quickly. Get on the vehicles in front." Matthews urged loudly.
The last Franco soldier walked out of the castle. Seven to eight hundred Franco soldiers and their families and civilians were noisily climbing onto the carts on the mountain road. Those vehicles were flat-bed ox carts and donkey carts.
What a nice car to drive, but nothing to fault now.
There was a rumble in the sky, and artillery shells exploded in the mountains. This added to the panic atmosphere. The Ming army's artillery began to bomb in retaliation. This is not a place to stay for a long time. The shadow that has been hanging overhead for many days is still there.
, how dare you stay for a long time.
After a commotion, everyone finally got on the car. The oxcart and mule cart swayed along the mountain road to the west and left through the pass. The pass was originally a checkpoint dug by the Folangji people themselves.
It was to control the entrance to the new port, so it was quite narrow. It was so difficult that the two ox carts at the front stopped for some reason, and a group of vehicles behind it were immediately blocked there.
"Oh, for God's sake, get out of this damn place. I don't want to stay here any longer."
"Why are those cars in front not moving? Please clear the way quickly."
Matthews was also very anxious. He sat on a mule cart and turned around to look for Prince Bu Guliang. As a result, he did not find Bu Guliang.
"Where is His Royal Highness? Where has he gone?" Matthews shouted to a group of Champa soldiers standing on the mountain road nearby.
The soldiers looked blank and showed no reaction.
Matthews thought they didn't understand, so he shouted again.
"Hurry up and ask your Royal Highness to come down. The car in front of you is not moving. What's going on?"
The soldiers of the Champa Kingdom were chattering. Suddenly, they laughed. They grinned, revealing uneven yellow teeth. The smile was very scary.
"Why are you laughing? A bunch of low-class guys. Don't you understand what I'm saying? My God, these low-class people are like retarded people. It's really a headache." Matthews cursed.
A Champa country general on the hillside laughed and suddenly said something in a sharp voice. All the Champa country soldiers around them stopped smiling, suddenly took out their bows and arrows, and aimed them at Luan Dou.
Regiment's convoy.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Are you crazy? Your Royal Highness, are your soldiers and horses crazy?" Matthews screamed in horror. He reached out and pulled out the musket from his waist.
"Mr. Matthews, we are not monkeys, we are not low-level people. You red-haired ghosts are acting arrogant, treating us as human beings, and insulting us in front of us. Do you think we can't understand? You guys
Outsiders have occupied our land and insulted our people, and we have hated you for a long time."
A Champa general stood on a rock on the hillside and said loudly in a high voice.
"Bastard, are you going to rebel? Your prince is here to save us. How dare you be rude? God, what a bunch of barbarians. I will definitely tell your prince and punish you severely. Why don't you put down your bow and arrow?" Ma Ma
Hughes was furious, pointed a fire blunderbuss at the Champa soldiers on the hillside and shouted.
"Lord Matthews, we are following the orders of our prince to kill you all. Your death has come. We are friends with the Ming Dynasty. How can we help you escape? We are just tricking you into coming out. You guys
You red-haired ghosts are really stupid, you thought we would help you. Think about all the bad things you did. How could we help you?" the general said loudly.
The soldiers of the Champa Kingdom on the surrounding hillsides laughed wildly, and they all bared their teeth to reveal their jagged, yellow teeth damaged by chewing betel nuts. They looked really scary.
All the Franco soldiers had a look of fear on their faces, and hundreds of Franco soldiers hurriedly began to take out their firearms and weapons. However, the cart was crowded with people, and it was a mess for a while.
Matthews' heart felt cold. He finally knew that he had been fooled. The Champa people had turned against him. Bu Guliang was not here to save him, but to trick him out of the castle. Without the protection of the castle, they lost their protection.
"Assholes, you are a bunch of lowly people who don't respect integrity or the spirit of contract. How dare you do this? Our French army will come and kill you all." Matthews roared angrily.
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"Get ready! Aim! Send them to see Lord Shiva." The general of the Champa Kingdom ordered loudly.
Matthews understood his command. He subconsciously lit the match and fired the last musket bullet in his life. With that roar, the Champa soldiers on the hillside fired various homemade bows, arrows, javelins and crossbows.
They all shot down.
The Franco soldiers who were crowded inside the pass with a radius of less than a hundred paces were unable to escape such a dense attack. Even though they were some weak earthen bows, arrows, crossbows and javelins, the dense number was enough to kill them.
Matthews was hit by two arrows, and a javelin was fatal, piercing his chest. He covered his chest and fell down from the cart.
The Franco soldiers fought back desperately, roaring with matchlocks, and indeed killed dozens of Champa soldiers. But this was of no avail. Under the intensive fire of bows, arrows and javelins from all directions, the Franco soldiers
They screamed and fell down one after another, dying unexpectedly.
What's pitiable is that the women, children and civilians in the Buddhist country were also among those hit. They screamed and shouted for God's blessing. However, it was obvious that God did not hear their prayers. Under the indiscriminate blows, the women, children and civilians were
Priest, merchant, soldier, no matter who you are, now everyone is equal and cannot escape death.
In less than half an hour, the massacre was over. The entire inside of the pass was full of dead bodies, and blood flowed into streams. It was too horrible to see.