The sky was overcast, and the sky was dark and oppressive, and there was a faint flash of thunder.

There was an air of oppression and murder in the air, and with the sea breeze blowing fiercely, there were scattered raindrops, and it looked as if a heavy rain was about to fall. The lively Quanzhou Port, because of the impending shower, is temporarily deserted, and only a few pedestrians are still hurrying on the street, all of them are in a hurry.

"Black clouds are crushing the city and want to destroy it!"

The soldiers of the city defense battalion looked at the sky and remembered this verse inexplicably. At this moment, at the end of the line of sight, several riders appeared galloping towards them. As the distance closed, one of the officers on duty at the city wall could clearly see the panic and eagerness on the rider's face.

Something happened!

As early as a week ago, it was a secret reminder that there might be a big change. Seeing these riders who had rushed to report the news, the officer's heart suddenly became uneasy.

Because there were not many people in the city, and the intelligence was urgent, the rider rode directly into the city, and the astonishing news spread immediately.

A large number of pirates made a comeback, and the open fire appeared outside Wushui Town near Quanzhou Port, threatening to take revenge on the Songjiang Army's previous bandits.

Almost one after the other, the secret agents planted by the military intelligence department came with urgent news, and traces of hundreds of pirates were also found near Wanghai County, and the situation was very critical.

"The pirates did not attack the port of Quanzhou, but attacked the surrounding villages and towns separately?"

The news from the two sides was quickly summarized to the Military Intelligence Department, which attracted Chai Yi's attention. Looking at the two locations marked on the map, he felt annoyed and uneasy at the same time. But at first glance, there is nothing suspicious, it is simply the remnants of the pirates who are taking revenge and plundering.

It doesn't matter what the conspiracy is. The Matsue army crushed the past with absolute strength.

Thinking like this, he temporarily gave up the faint uneasiness of pursuing the investigation, and quickly transferred the information to the cavalry of the Sixth Mixed Division of the Songjiang Army that had been waiting for a long time.

A quarter of an hour later. Two cavalry units of 500 men each galloped out and rushed to Wushui Town and Wanghai County respectively.

The heavy rain that had been brewing for a long time happened to be pouring down at this moment. Although it covered the sight of the cavalry, the cool raindrops dispelled the heat, which lifted the spirits of these cavalrymen, and the killing intent on their bodies became more and more awe-inspiring. Out of secrecy, apart from the officers, most of the ordinary cavalry did not know about the southward sea landing. The thought that it was these pirates who had caused them to rush all the way from the front to get here, and the cavalrymen couldn't resist the urge to take their sacrificial swords.

"Damn. It was raining. ”

At the same time, Inoue Kozo had just led people to break through Wushui Town and was looting on a large scale.

Because the policy of cleaning up local regimental training and pushing the police station to the township level has not yet been fully promoted in Ninghai County, Wushui Town has been able to retain some strength. Although it can't be compared to hundreds of pirates who lick blood with knives, it is a town of more than 5,000 people after all. Knowing the murderous reputation of the pirates, many young men who came to defend spontaneously were very desperate. Although they were finally defeated by the pirates, it really delayed a lot of time, and even caused casualties to more than a dozen pirates.

Among them, there are four Dongyi ronins who came from Cook Island with Kozo Inoue.

This made Kozo Inoue feel a little distressed.

If it hadn't happened to be raining heavily. He had to burn down the entire Wushui Town to discourage. Rao is like this, Inoue Kozo still ordered a group of people to demonstrate.

Thunder sounded in the sky, and I saw that the valuable things were almost looted. Kozo Inoue decides to evacuate and look for a target.

He knew very well that his task was to create as much chaos as possible, attract the defenders of Quanzhou Port, and create the most favorable conditions for the landing of the Omani Guards. The ransacking of a Wushui town is just a casual one, and the good things you get are limited. If Quanzhou Port can be opened, it will be a shocking wealth!

However, among the hundreds of pirates, after all, not everyone is as greedy and murderous as him.

In the previous battle and just in the sack. It has already consumed a large number of pirates. Now there is another heavy rain, and the inertia of many pirates has come up. I hid in the house and didn't want to come out. Even if Inoue Kozo is dissatisfied, there is no way to take these Haikou, who are not all under his leadership. He could only summon a few other Haikou leaders and said, "All the kings have seen it before, and the messenger cavalry from Wuhe Town has broken out. It's only a few hours away from Quanzhou Port, aren't you afraid that the defenders of Quanzhou Port will kill you? ”

"Why are you so panicked, you're tired for a day, how many breaks are not enough?"

"With such heavy rain, even the defenders of Quanzhou Port shouldn't come out, right?"

The answers of several families are coincidentally similar.

Inoue Kozo couldn't leave them alone, so he could only continue to wait. Fortunately, with a few old Haikou understanding of the weather in Quanzhou Mansion, such heavy rain often does not last long, and they can wait here for the rain to stop and set off.

At this time, even if the Songjiang army forced their way in the rain, they should not be able to catch up.

However, if Inoue Kozo knew that his intelligence was wrong, and that the Matsue Army had secretly transferred a cavalry brigade from the front line of Nanfeng Fortress and hid it near the port of Quanzhou, he would never have been so careless.

It's a pity that there are no ifs in this world.

The thunderstorm didn't last long before it quickly became smaller, and although it never stopped, the horizon that had been affected by Yan zhòng had basically recovered. The two pirates who were at the entrance of the village in Wuhe Town inadvertently raised their heads, suddenly their faces changed greatly, they took a closer look, jumped up in a hurry, and shouted a warning while running into the town.

At the end of their sight, a large number of cavalry, drenched in heavy rain, were desperately rushing to the town.

Sheltered by the sound of wind and rain and the occasional thunder, the two pirates, who were busy boasting to each other, were careless, delaying the best warning time. Amid the shouts of the two, hundreds of pirates ran out of the rain shelters in a panic and began to assemble under the much smaller rain curtain.

"Sure enough, it's still there!"

The leading cavalry commander was sharp-eyed, and his face was overjoyed when he saw the hastily assembled Haikou in Wuhe Town from a distance. With a flick of the whip, a horse rushed forward.

The best cavalry in the ranks had already begun to draw their bows and arrows from a distance.

Chen Wu's cavalry units were all trained according to the standards of the empire's main battle troops. At this moment, facing these pirates, their strength is fully displayed. First there were two rounds of arrows on the way to the charge, and then five hundred cavalry roared. Although he didn't dare to mention the fastest speed because of the waterlogged ground, he still had an overwhelming momentum in the eyes of Haikou.

"No way, this can't be!"

Looking at those wolf-like cavalry from afar, Inoue Kozo was almost stunned.

It wasn't entirely because the Matsue army came so quickly, but more because of intelligence mistakes. In Ninghai County, there is no cavalry of such a scale!

But the facts are in front of you, and no matter how desperate you are, you can't deceive yourself.

"Retreat to the courtyard! Fast! ”

He reacted quickly, realizing that he could not confront the cavalry head-on with the combined forces of these pirates, so he immediately gave the order.

In fact, without Inoue's filial piety, many Haikou would have already thought of running away. Under the somewhat scattered rain of arrows, they fled into several nearby courtyards, hoping to rely on the courtyard wall to resist the cavalry charge. Although many of the pirates who were slow to react and were not good at their feet were left behind, shot by a rain of arrows or killed, most of them retreated into the dwellings.

However, this only delayed their deaths a little.

The cavalry had no idea of forcibly killing in, and all the cavalry stopped in unison, and round after round of arrows rained in. Compared with the riding shooting just now, the shooting accuracy and power are greatly improved. When all the two quivers were fired, several houses were covered with hedgehogs with dense arrows.

In the first few rounds, you can still hear a series of screams, and by the last few rounds of arrow rain it seems to have been dead silent.

There was only the whoosh of countless arrows breaking through the air!

It can be expected that there must still be a lot of pirates hidden in the house, but in the current situation, these people are already turtles in the urn!

In the end, the Haikou led by Kozo Inoue was not spared. Knowing that the cavalry of the Songjiang Army had been killed, the villagers of Wuhe Town, who had been bullied and oppressed, rushed back, knocked down the wall with red eyes, and worked with the cavalry to annihilate all the surviving pirates.

………

Around the same time.

The Haikou in Wanghai County was also chased by the cavalry.

Compared to Kozo Inoue, this group of pirates had better luck, and they were in the wild when they were attacked. Seeing that the situation was not good, some people turned over and rode on the earthen horses that they had brought to carry and plunder wealth, and began to flee frantically in a panic. Although the 500 cavalry quickly dealt with the fleeing pirates, the pirates who had ridden their horses earlier took the opportunity to flee away.

"Chase!"

The cavalry did not hesitate, and divided a group of fifty cavalrymen to follow after them.

The road surface was very muddy after the heavy rain, and the hoof prints left by the old horse were clearly visible, and it was not afraid that they would be lost.

After all, the speed and endurance of the war horse far surpassed that of ordinary earth horses, but in just over ten miles, the two pirates who had fled earlier were caught up. Seeing the cavalry of the Songjiang Army following and killing, the pirates were so frightened that they stuck a dagger into the body of the horse, stimulating the mount that was almost exhausted with a sharp pain, and barely raised a little speed.

Wanghai County is not far from Quanzhou Port and the East Ocean Seaside, which is why it has this name. Between this chase and escape, before I knew it, I was almost on the beach.

"Still want to escape to the sea? Dream! ”

The fifty cavalrymen who were chasing after saw through the pirates' attempts, and in a fit of rage, they accelerated their horsepower and speeded up. However, just as the still gloomy sea appeared in view, the fifty chasing cavalrymen all widened their eyes and fell into shock and stupefaction.

"Oh my God, what the hell is going on!" (To be continued.) )