The Jianshen in the compound reacted surprisingly quickly, probably because they had known that the pirates had captured Niuzhuang Fort. No sooner had two squads of combat sappers rushed into the compound than several torches were thrown over, and then several arrows were fired head-on. Ken also seemed to know that the armor of the model soldier's torso was very strong, and it could not be pierced by a bow and arrow, but in contrast, the arms and legs were weak points. So these arrows were shot at the lower body.

They use heavy arrows, which don't shoot far, but are quite powerful at close range. As the saying goes, "Three arrows are not as good as one knife, and three knives are not as good as one shot." The "three arrows" here refer to light arrows. But heavy arrows are different, in the case of a direct shot at close range, if there is no good armor, an arrow hitting the torso can be fatal. Even other parts of the mission are enough to cause great trauma.

Model soldiers had no armor on their legs, relying only on thick felt skirts to provide protection against light arrows. This is not a problem in frontal field battles. Because Jianxin's heavy arrows can't go far. And the range and power of the flintlock pistols in the hands of the soldiers of the Model Army far exceeded the heavy arrows of Jianxuan, not to mention the cannons of the Model Army. If Jian Yan wants to rely on heavy arrows to shoot at the cannon muskets of the model army, he will definitely suffer a big loss. As for the light arrows, they can shoot a hundred paces away, but the force cannot penetrate the thick felt. But now, this defensive weakness is revealed.

The thick felt could not block the heavy arrows at such a distance, and the soldiers of the two model armies were immediately hit by the arrows. The arrow easily pierced the thick felt and hit their thighs, and the running soldier fell to the ground in an instant.

Gunren was hiding in the shadows to shoot arrows, but the light of the torches interfered with the battle sappers' vision, making it difficult for them to locate the attackers for a while. However, the combat sappers were not without corresponding measures, and several fighters immediately took out palm mines painted with yellow and black markings from their waists, pulled the fire hydrant, and then threw these palm mines in the direction where the arrows came.

These palm mines exploded when they landed, but the explosion was not large, even smaller than ordinary palm mines, but after these palm mines exploded, they exploded into many small fires, and these fires fell on the houses next to them, and they immediately burst into flames - yes, the effect of this palm mines is actually arson. But at this time, this palm thunder can also provide much-needed illumination.

In the light of the fire, several of the Jangs were revealed, and the battle sappers immediately raised their shotguns and fired at them, and after a few shots, two of them fell, and several others hid behind the house. The battle sappers immediately formed a battle formation, with two battle sappers with shields in front of them, and several other battle sappers following behind and chasing after them.

As soon as they crossed the foot of the wall, a large knife slashed at them head-on. Obviously, the Jangs didn't run away, they just lay in ambush here, waiting for an opportunity to fight hand-to-hand. In their opinion, these pirates are armed with firearms, suitable for long-range combat but not suitable for melee combat, and if they can enter melee combat, they can take advantage.

However, the two shields blocked the slashes of the Blades. The two soldiers holding the shield pushed the shield forward, pushing the pounced Jianxuan away. These gauntlets are all old people with gray hair, and the young people are probably all requisitioned away. These old men are not bad in terms of combat skills, but they are old people after all, and the decline of strength is inevitable. So even if there were several people, they were pushed away by the two big shields. Then several black holes protruded from behind the shield, and then the gunshots rang out, and several old builders were immediately knocked to the ground. When shooting at close range, the shotgun hardly needs to be seriously aimed, and the coverage of the shotgun is not small, even if the opponent is very flexible, it is difficult to dodge the shotgun shot.

"Keep going! Kill every Legion! Company Commander Huang shouted.

The Jianzi in Zhuangzi resisted vigorously, but their numbers were limited, and most of them were old and weak, so their resistance was quickly crushed. However, their resistance was not without effect, and they bought time for the women and children to escape from Zhuangzi. Most of the women and children in the Zhuangzi fled, not only the women and children of Jianzi ran away, but even the wrapping clothes and other things also ran away, and it was almost impossible to catch up with them in the dark night. Moreover, the battle of Zhuangzi caused a fire, which would soon attract the attention of the nearby Jianzi, so they could not stay here for a long time.

"Chop off the head of the slain Jianzi, set more fires, burn Zhuangzi, and we will retreat." Company Commander Huang gave the order to retreat. The soldiers threw more than a dozen torches in four strokes and left the village. When they returned to the river, they saw that there were several fires on the other side of the river.

……

On that night, Zhuangzi was not the only one that was attacked, at least six villages were attacked and burned to the ground. Moreover, two night raid teams also managed to capture alive a dozen or so Jianzhi, including two old men, and the others were women and children.

"You say that if we do this, what will Jianzhi do?" Huang Zhao asked Shi Lang.

"It's none of my business," replied Shi Lang with a grin, "I've already received an order to go to the south early tomorrow morning." ”

"That's congratulations." Huang Zhao said, "But you also have to help me with a consultation." You know, General Guo is coming soon...... If only I could lure Jianxuan over and attack him before he came......"

"Hehe......" Shi Lang smiled, "It's not impossible to say it, didn't you catch a dozen or so Jianji......"

Shi Lang walked over and whispered a few words in Huang Zhao's ear. Huang Zhao stared at Shi Lang with wide eyes and said, "It's also a shame that you can figure it out, but is it really okay like this?" Isn't it too much? ”

"The line should be the line. What if the enemy played such a hand on us, but we didn't make any move? Shi Lang asked rhetorically.

"I'm afraid that the soldiers will ......," Huang Zhao said, "However, this matter is not very good for our army." It's too dirty, and it's demoralizing...... The dock is under the control of your navy, and there are some North Korean workers on it, right? Lend me a few. ”

……

News of the attack by pirates on several villages along the river last night also quickly reached Shenyang. Huang Taiji immediately gave three instructions: First, merge the various Zhuangzi in close proximity to form large Zhuangzi to strengthen the defense capability. (Of course, this will reduce production efficiency, but for the sake of safety, it can only be so) Second, order Fifteen Beylers to organize cavalry, ready to reinforce the attacked villages at any time. Thirdly, the order was to supervise the construction of a new fortress Shang Kexi, and it was forbidden to take the initiative to attack Niuzhuang Fort.

Of course, it will take a little time for this news to be delivered to Shang Kexi. And Huang Taiji didn't expect that Shang Kexi was already facing the pressure of having to take the initiative.

At noon that day, several ships of the "Zheng Family Haikou" approached the fortress under construction, and did not panic and docked at a distance of about 500 steps from the fortress. Anyway, at this time, the fort has not yet been built, and there are no cannons on top of this castle.

Shang Kexi, who had received the report, hurried to the fort under construction to check it out, and (this position was the highest position around) saw several pirates disembarking from the boat, all of them holding wooden stakes with sharpened bowls at the ends. The men nailed the stake to the sand on the bank of the river.

"What are these pirates doing?" Shang Kexi asked around.

"Lord Wang, we don't know about this." The surrounding soldiers replied.

However, Shang Kexi soon knew what the other party was doing. The stakes were nailed, and several "pirates" dragged down from the boat, and several people who had been stripped of their clothes.

Shang Kexi raised his binoculars and looked over. He saw that among the men were elderly men, as well as several women and children. Although they were all stripped naked, it can still be seen at a glance from the hairstyles that these people are Manchurians. It is believed that these people were captured by the pirates during the attack the night before.

Several of the "pirates" grabbed an old man whose hands were firmly tied behind his back, and the old man opened his mouth and screamed, and although he was hundreds of paces away, the sound came from a distance. But such screams were of no avail. Several "pirates" lifted him up to a buried stake, pressed his butt against the stake, and lowered it down. The old man screamed, and the stake went straight behind him. The old man struggled desperately, screaming, but every time he struggled, he only let the stake penetrate deeper. His screams reached Shang Kexi's ears without any restraint.

After the pirates put the old man on, some of the other old men who were screaming on the side also lifted them up and put them on the stakes. Then he extended his hand to the women and children.

"Lord Wang!" A pro-soldier said.

Before Shang Kexi could speak, he saw a commotion below, the gate of the barracks was opened, and hundreds of cavalry rode out on horseback. Shang Kexi took a closer look, and it was the authentic Manchurian Taijun who rushed out, so he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to follow, so as not to cause any trouble to the Manchurian Taijun.

When the Haikou saw the Qing cavalry rushing towards them, they did not bother to put the women and children on the stakes, but dragged them back to the boat, and then the boat left the shore and drifted slowly down the river.

Rushing out with the cavalry was a man named Hani Lazhangjing, who rushed to the location of the stake with the hundreds of cavalry in the blink of an eye. By this time, the pirates' ship had already run out for a while. And the old men who were pierced on the stakes were still screaming in pain. Hani was accustomed to fighting, and if he looked at the situation, he knew that these people were no longer saved: although they were not dead for the time being, their stomachs must have been pierced by stakes. With such an injury, even the gods can't save it. They can only make up for these old men one by one and give them a good time. However, at this time, someone found that the boats had stopped and docked five or six hundred paces away......