Chapter 321: Matsuto intervened
The pirates gathered in Shazhou Mansion were looking at the defenders who had been defeated with excitement, fantasizing about how to distribute the wealth of Shazhou Mansion later, but they didn't feel abnormal at the first time.
It wasn't until the ground trembled more and more obviously, and even the sound of thunderous horses' hooves was faintly heard in the distance, that a Siping Kou named Wang Lufei realized something and turned around a little uneasily.
Then, as if petrified, his body suddenly stopped.
He was stunned for seven or eight seconds before he came back from his fright and stammered: "Cavalry, a lot of officers and cavalry!" ”
At this time, he was not the only one who noticed the anomaly, and more and more pirates turned their heads to look at the cavalry rushing from the west. As many as two thousand cavalrymen drew up long lines and charged at them with astonishing momentum. Mo said that the pirates had been attacking the city for so many days, even when they had just arrived at Shazhou Mansion and were complacent, they didn't dare to shake so many cavalry at all!
"Where did the cavalry from Ninghai County come from!"
The leader of Sipingkou, Zhou Ping, shouted out in horror and puzzlement, and anyone could hear his unwillingness and despair.
After so many days of hard work and great sacrifices, I saw that Shazhou Mansion was about to be fought. As a result, at the last moment, there were suddenly more cavalry than the total number of pirates. You must know that even a light infantry army of the same size has no chance of winning in the face of cavalry, not to mention these pirates who belong to many warlords who are wary of each other!
For the sake of huge interests, they may be able to attack the sandbar together, but in the face of the life and death of the army, they will only take care of themselves.
"It's from Songjiang! The people of Songjiang are involved! ”
Lingnan Shan was calmer than Thursday Ping, and although he also had an unconcealed panic on his face, his mind was at least functioning. Obviously, in such a short period of time, it is impossible for the imperial reinforcements to arrive, and Ninghai County does not have such a strong army. Looking around, the only people who can come from the west can only be the people of Songjiang!
"Withdraw!"
Miyamoto, who learned that the armies of neighboring states and counties were involved, was the first to issue an order to flee unexpectedly. These Dongyi Haikou seem to be ferocious, but they are actually better at bullying the weak and fearing the hard. Seeing the emergence of a power that he was completely impossible to defeat, Miyamoto had no idea of fighting to the death.
As long as you run faster than the other pirates, you may not be able to escape into the woods and avoid the pursuit of the cavalry!
The escape of the Fuso regiment seemed to open the prelude to the rout of the pirates.
The pirates, who originally planned to resist, couldn't help but give up their ideas when they saw this, and they scrambled to escape.
However, how can the speed of the infantry outpace the cavalry!
More than 2,000 light cavalry chased after them in just a stick of incense, and divided into large groups and began to scatter in all directions to hunt and kill. Even the Black Shark Regiment's subordinates in the city were not spared. It's not that no one can't escape, desperately turning around and wanting to fight to the death, but ninety percent of those who dare to do so are easily avoided by the cavalry, and then take their lives with a knife.
As the screams rang out one after another, the pirates' last remaining will to resist was shattered.
"Surrender or kill!"
Seeing that the situation had been brought under control, the cavalry shouted. Although most of these pirates present have murders in their hands, it is not too much to kill them directly on the spot. But just killing them with a knife is a little too cheap for them. The construction of roads and water conservancy in Tiannan County is in full swing, and a large number of laborers are urgently needed. What awaits these seafarers without human rights will be the most inhumane life of coolies, until they are driven to death.
However, even if someone told them that they would choose between dying now and living a few more days, the pirates would only choose the latter!
The only ones who were not attacked by the Songjiang cavalry were the group of people who followed Zhang Jiade to the head of the city from the beginning.
The cavalry of the Songjiang Army entered the battlefield at the most opportune time, reversed the tide of the battle, and took the situation under perfect control in their own hands.
The city defense battalion of Shazhou Prefecture at the head of the city discovered these reinforcements from unknown sources earlier than the pirates in the city. Seeing hope, their morale, which was already close to rout, suddenly rose again, and their tired bodies also poured out some strength. It's just that these "pirates" in front of them seem to have completely failed to notice that their back roads have been cut off and fallen into a dead place, and they attack without saying a word.
In the previous situation where the disadvantage was too great, the city defense battalion of Shazhou Province had almost lost most of the city wall. Now, even if you want to take it back, you still seem powerless. Under the personal leadership of Zhang Jiade, after the soldiers of the Songjiang Army disguised as Haikou paid a heavy price, they stubbornly blocked the attack of the city defense battalion and completely captured the city wall of Shazhou.
Afterwards, a large group of soldiers rushed to the city walls and opened the gates.
"These Black Shark Regiment's pirates are crazy, aren't they?"
At the end of the line of sight, a group of pirates who had been captured by the wolf bèi were watching the actions of the Black Shark Regiment in shock, including Wang Luffy, who was the first to discover the arrival of the Songjiang cavalry.
Previously, when they fled separately, the Black Shark Regiment of Haikou at the head of the city did not flee with them, but stepped up the siege of the city, which already made many Haikou have doubts in their hearts. At that time, such an act could barely be said that the Black Shark Regiment had no choice but to seize the city first, and then use the walls of Shazhou Mansion to fight against the cavalry. But now, after the Black Shark Regiment seized the city, they directly opened the city gate and openly let the newly arrived officers and cavalry enter the city......
Is this because he didn't die fast enough? Or did the people of the Black Shark Regiment feel that they are dead left and right, so they simply surrendered Kaicheng?
"No, Black Shark Regiment!"
Zhou Ping, who also failed to escape but lost the courage to fight after being stabbed, shouted out out of shape while holding his shoulder, which was still oozing blood. Just now, he finally figured out the cause and effect of Qiē, and connected all the clues together.
Matsue Army!
The people of the Black Shark Regiment have reached a cooperation with the Matsue Army. The so-called Haikou Alliance's attack on Shazhou was nothing more than an excuse for the Songjiang Army to attack Ninghai. The men of the Black Shark Regiment broke through the sandbar with their front feet and opened the gate, and the Matsue cavalry rushed in with their hind feet and began to occupy the city bloodlessly......
It's a one-by-one plan!
These pirates are nothing more than pawns and victims to be used!
"I should have known a long time ago that the origin of these Black Shark Regiment is too weird, and the rise is too fast, I didn't expect it to ......" Thursday Ping regretted to the extreme.
However, it is useless to understand the truth only after they have been reduced to prisoners. He watched as the Songjiang cavalry rushed in along the wide open city gate, and then symbolically fought with the Black Shark Regiment for a few moments, and "captured" all the Black Shark Regiment soldiers without any casualties. Subsequently, a large number of cavalry rushed into the city, shouting in unison while maintaining order.
"The cavalry of the Songjiang Army, at the request of Lord Jiafu, the governor of Ninghai County, came to quell the rebellion of Haikou and reinforce Shazhou Fucheng!"
Ordinary people in Shazhou Mansion don't know how many cats and shady scenes there are behind this. They only saw that all the ruffians who took advantage of the fire were mercilessly cut and killed, and when they heard that these cavalry were reinforcements invited by the governor, they could not help but be completely uneasy, and regarded the cavalry entering the city as a savior who fell from heaven, and welcomed them with food and drink.
Having this preconceived impression would be very beneficial to the annexation of the Matsue Army.
It was not that the people of Shazhou who were not intelligent felt strange and suspicious, after all, Yiqiē seemed too much of a coincidence, but the vast majority of Shazhou officials still expressed their gratitude for the arrival of the Songjiang army. After all, without the appearance of the Songjiang cavalry, the murderous pirates would have entered the city. Coupled with the absolute military strength, in just half a day, Shazhou Mansion completely fell into the hands of the Songjiang Army.
"The city guard mansion of Shazhou Mansion is accused by us!"
"The remaining city defense battalions have also been disarmed and temporarily detained in the barracks."
"The money and food in the treasury are safe, and a group of daring defenders tried to take advantage of the chaos to steal themselves, and they have been taken on the spot."
"The four gates were taken over by Shun lì!"
The good news came from all sides, which made Yan Dongxing's face a little more happy. Although Zhang Jiade and Gan Xing's military intelligence of the Black Shark Regiment made a lot of efforts in this operation to take the sandbank, it was their cavalry that finally decided to strike. When the final credit is repaid, it will be possible to get the Governor's commendation again.
However, then again, the governor he took refuge in was really powerful. It was only a year after taking Songjiang Tiannan, and then I fell in love with Ninghai again. It's hard to say whether you can take the last step, but in a few years, it shouldn't be a big problem to be crowned king, right......
After thinking about it for a while, Yan Dongxing took back his divergent thoughts.
Because every minute and every second of his eyes is precious, he didn't let his hands rest for too long. After the initial pacification of Shazhou Province, half of the cavalry was left to garrison, and the remaining 1,000 cavalry soldiers divided into two routes, and then moved immediately.
Among them, 500 cavalrymen, under the leadership of Zhang Jiade, went straight to the beach where the Haikou Alliance landed.
Don't look at these pirates in the face of the onslaught of cavalry, they look like a rabble, but their combat effectiveness at sea is definitely not weak, and they really have a few good warships in their hands, the largest of which can easily accommodate hundreds of pirates. After landing, the ships were temporarily hidden on the beach, leaving only a few people to look after them.
If he relied on the speed of the cavalry and could sneak attack the remaining pirates and detain all of them, then Chen Wu's sailors who had not yet been formally formed would immediately get a batch of good sea ships.
With such a fortune, the Songjiang Army will naturally not miss it.
What's more, the biggest capital of the pirates is not people, but ships. If the pirates who escaped the net escaped and the pirates who stayed behind rowed the boats away, then it wouldn't be long before they could rebuild a gang. On the contrary, if there were no ships, and the shipyards in the three prefectures of Ninghai County were controlled by Chen Wu, then these Haikou would really become rootless trees and sourceless water.
As for the other 500 cavalry, they went straight to the port of Quanzhou to the south.
They were to assist the two brigades of the 1st Division of the Matsue Army in capturing the once largest but now declining seaport in the southeast of the empire.