Chapter 19: Engagement
Wang Fu and the family didn't resist, although their faces were full of smiles, but their hearts were full of sneers.
Let you be proud for a while, and then you will cry.
The pockmarked face took the lead and rushed into the cabin.
But not long after rushing in, when they were about to rob a good time, a group of people wearing mandarin duck jackets and armed with strong bows and arrows appeared in front of them.
The cabin was filled with the smell of burning arquebuses, and several men were pointing their guns at him with a sinister smile.
Seeing this, Mazi's face immediately turned pale with fright, and he was about to let out a scream.
"Die!"
Lu Yan slashed at his neck with a knife, almost cutting off his head.
A large amount of blood sprayed on his face, and Lu Yan gently wiped it off, and then looked at the soldiers who followed him like a dead man.
"Ahh
A few people in the back let out earth-shattering screams when they saw this.
"Not good! It's a trap! ”
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
“……”
There was a sound of three-eyed guns, and the soldiers who rushed in were beaten to pieces in the chest, and they fell to the ground dead no longer to die.
"Kill! Kill them all! Not a single one to stay! ”
Chen Zhong shouted loudly.
Morrigan and the others led the charge, followed closely by the Sugar Fly.
The soldiers who had not yet entered the cabin after receiving the gunshots were all taken aback.
Soon a soldier rushed out covered in blood, and a bloodied man was slashing at his back.
Soon the soldier was cut down to the ground, and then the corpse was dismembered by the soldiers who poured out.
Seeing this, the soldiers fled to their ships in panic, even if they didn't know it was a trap.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
A burst of muskets rang out.
Several of the escaped soldiers fell to the ground spitting blood, and a large hole was punched in their chests.
Even Lu Yan shot and killed a soldier who had fled to their ship with a three-eyed gun.
This three-eyed gun was searched by him from the house of the official on Hadian Island, and he saw that this three-eyed gun was very well made, so he asked for this three-eyed gun.
So he also had his own ranged attack hand breaker.
Sugar Fly walked calmly in the crowd, and the bow and arrow in his hand never stopped.
As soon as the strings sounded, an enemy soldier who was about to resist was pierced through the neck and died.
Seeing that everyone was exclaiming, everyone's morale was high.
On the contrary, the soldiers were even more frightened.
Some of the smarter ones even jumped overboard, plunged into the sea with a slam and found a place to go ashore.
As for the few who were able to escape back to their own ships.
"Occupy these three sea ships for me!"
Chen Zhong said loudly.
Without his orders, some soldiers had already jumped onto the three ships.
At this time, the soldiers who stayed behind to guard the ship were almost stupid, didn't they mean maritime merchants? How did it become a Ming army so quickly.
Ignoring their surprise, they drew their swords and slashed at the soldiers, who were quick to react and knew how to hide in the cabin.
Those who reacted slowly were directly cut to the ground, and then their bodies were dismembered with knives.
But the fate of those who hid in the cabin was not much better, and the men rushed into the cabin, and it was not long before they slashed those who hid in the cabin to death.
Seeing this, Chen Zhong and the others all breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that they are lucky today, the enemy is really too greedy, otherwise this battle will not be so easy.
It was at this time that one of the housekeepers shouted, "Look, enemy reinforcements. ”
Chen Zhong looked from the boat and saw a cavalryman rushing towards him, but when he heard the gunshot, he glanced at it from a distance and returned the same way.
Farther away from the cavalryman, a puff of smoke rose into the sky, and dozens of soldiers armed with muskets, spears, and machetes were hurrying in this direction.
"Quick, notify everyone to go ashore and line up!"
Chen Zhong shouted loudly.
After receiving Chen Zhong's order, these family members and volunteers hurriedly rushed to the dock, and then lined up to meet the enemy.
"My lord, the enemy seems to be the Ming army, the number should be about 100 people, our warship has been occupied by the enemy."
The cavalryman ran back and said to some of the Jurchens.
Those Jurchens were all shocked, how could there be a Ming army here.
This is the hinterland of the Jurchens, and when the Ming army came, they didn't hear any rumors.
The island official He Guoyong's face was also very ugly, didn't it mean that the army was losing and retreating on the front line? How can they have the ability to counterattack.
One of those Jurchens had a black face and said to He Guoyong: "He Guoyong, what's going on? Where did these Ming troops come from? ”
He Guoyong smiled bitterly: "Lord Duli, I don't know, if I knew, I would have asked Zhenjiang Fort for help." ”
"Okay, stop talking this nonsense. Now how to repel this group of Ming troops is the most important thing, otherwise we will all have to be prisoners of the Ming army. ”
Another Jurchen said impatiently.
"Our bows and arrows are on the boat, what can we do?"
A Jurchen man was a little dumbfounded.
No one expected to run into an enemy here, and none of them carried bows and arrows for convenience.
The others also looked at each other, without bows and arrows, the Jurchens' combat power was at least half less.
"There is no bow or arrow, and the same is true when there is a sword in the hand. It's just a bunch of cowardly Nikans, what is there to be afraid of. ”
The black-faced man said viciously.
Those Jurchens nodded their heads one after another, and the Jurchens' consecutive victories made them arrogant.
Except for He Guoyong, the faces of the other soldiers were a little ugly.
How to say that they are also the Nikans in the mouths of these Jurchens, they are really a little blind to say this.
At this time, Mozhigen led their horses off the ship.
Those Ming troops have already opened their formations, with musketeers in front, pikemen in the back, and sword and shield soldiers afterward, plus the well-armored soldiers, it is really imposing, and it can be seen that the faces of those island soldiers who have not gone through many battle formations are like earth.
"Quick! Get ready to meet the enemy! ”
He Guoyong shouted loudly.
His soldiers hurriedly picked up the bird guns and began to load them with gunpowder and lead pellets.
However, because some people were too panicked, either the lead bullet could not be filled into the chamber, or most of the gunpowder was scattered on the ground.
He picked up the horsewhip and hit the soldiers on the head without a head, and then scolded: "How many times have I told you before, let you usually practice hard, but look at your appearance." ”
Several soldiers were drawn by him and their faces were bloodied, and they wanted to hide but did not dare to dodge, and finally could only stuff their heads and load them with lead bullets.
At this time, Mo Rigen and the others led the horses down from the boat, and when they saw this, He Guoyong was stunned at first, but soon scolded.
"How come they even brought horses, they don't have to trouble so far."
Seeing the enemy's horses, the already flustered movements of these soldiers became even more flustered.
The thought of facing the onslaught of cavalry made many people very afraid.
"It looks like I'm going to be annoyed today!"
The black-faced Jurchen said with a gloomy face.
The other Jurchens also nodded with dark faces, looking at the movements of these island soldiers, they can only be described as waste, and it is estimated that even pirates are not opponents.
After Lu Yan, Mo Rigen and the others rode on their war horses, Chen Zhong walked to his side.
"General Lu, you will move to the rear of the enemy with the cavalry in a while, and don't attack yet. I'll lead the way in attacking the enemy, and when you find that the enemy is starting to scatter. You immediately lead your cavalry into charge, and when the enemy is defeated, you take advantage of the situation to cover up. ”
"Yes, my lord."
Lu Yan hurriedly said.
With that, he took Mozhigen and their horses to the enemy's flank, and then threatened the enemy's flank.
Although Lu Yan and the others did not attack the enemy, their actions still posed a huge threat to He Guoyong's men.
Lu Yan could even see a commotion in the ranks of the enemy.
"Steady! hold me down! Isn't it just a few cavalry? Afraid of a bird! ”
He Guo beat the soldiers fiercely with his own horsewhip.
Although those soldiers forced themselves to compose, He Guoyong could still see a trace of fear in their eyes.
The eight cavalrymen didn't do anything, but they still put a lot of pressure on them, especially when they were at the rear of the group.
"My lord, what are we going to do?"
He Guoyong said a family leader.
He Guo flashed his thoughts, his subordinates were not border troops who directly faced the Jurchens.
Therefore, it was only equipped with ten muskets, and all the others were waist knives and spears.
Looking at Chen Zhong's musketeers, he knew that he had to use his own musketeers to stand in front of Chen Zhong's troops, otherwise once Chen Zhong's troops rushed over and a burst of musketeers came over, his team would have to collapse.
"You take the pikemen in front of the cavalry, remember, if the cavalry rushes at you, you will have to hold me off anyway."
He Guoyong said to the head of the family.
"My lord, I'm afraid they won't be able to stand it. You don't know what kind of urine they are, it's good to see the cavalry rushing over without being weak. ”
The little boss said with a bitter face.
"If you can't stand it, you have to top it, otherwise everyone will have to go to see Hades."
He Guoyong said viciously, "Remember, if you want to survive, you have to resist me no matter what, otherwise everyone will be doomed." ”
The power of cavalry is known to everyone here, once the infantry formation is broken by cavalry, then the next will be a one-sided pursuit.
"My lord, why don't we withdraw first. We withdrew to the village and used the village to deal with them......"
"Smack!"
Before he could finish his sentence, the black-faced Jurchen slapped him hard.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Just you soft eggs, if you really retreat, you will be killed by the cavalry before you reach the village. Now the only way to defeat this group of Ming troops is to find a way to defeat them, otherwise everyone will be doomed. ”
The Jurchen man said with a sneer.
The little leader also realized that he had said something stupid, and that it was so easy for the infantry to retreat under the threat of cavalry.
The duel between the infantry and the cavalry, where, when, how, and whether to fight or not, was almost all in the hands of the cavalry, and they were in an absolutely passive position.
"I see."
The little leader said, and after saying that, he led the spearmen to the front of Lu Yan and them.
At this time, He Guoyong picked out five people from the sword and shield soldiers.
"You will be overseers for a while, and if any of those people dare to retreat, you will cut off their heads. If you dare to retreat, I will cut off your heads. ”
Listening to He Guoyong's murderous words, the sword and shield soldiers nodded again and again.
The others were as pale as the earth, and a few people who had secretly planned to flee if the war was unfavorable also secretly extinguished this thought.
On the contrary, those Jurchens glanced at him and felt that He Guoyong was not a pustule.
"Your Excellency, do you want us to rush over and shoot them a few arrows?"
Mo Rigen whispered to Lu Yan.
Ever since the Sugar Fly joined, they have felt a lot of pressure.
Losing to someone else in archery, which they are most proud of, made each of them hold back a fire in their hearts.
That's why I'm always looking for opportunities to show myself.
"Don't worry, it's not the time yet."
Lu Yan shook his head and said, "Let's wait." ”
A flock of beautiful seabirds flew through the sky with a pleasant call.
But no one will notice this beautiful sight, but they still look at each other very nervously, and perhaps the next moment will decide their life and death.
Chen Zhong took his subordinates into action, and a group of more than 100 people lined up in a neat queue and walked towards He Guoyong's island soldiers.
"Don't worry, everyone! Hold it down! Gotta hold me down! Remember, the queue must be neat. ”
Chen Zhong said loudly to them.
"Li Tian, why are you doing so fast, slow down for me. Look at the people on both sides of you, where have you gone. ”
"Wang Shi, hurry up a little faster, look at the people on both sides of you, haven't you eaten today?"
Chen Zhong kept scolding the soldiers who were a little deformed because of their nervousness.
These family members are all elites trained by Mao Wenlong, much more elite than the average border army, plus Lu Yan's cavalry and magic arrows, he believes that victory must belong to them.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, two hundred paces, one hundred and eighty steps, one hundred and sixty steps, one hundred and fifty steps.
Everyone's breath was heavy here, and they stared at each other tightly.
At this moment, an arrow suddenly shot like a poisonous snake.