"What people!"

The pirates were taken aback, and raised their muskets to pull the trigger.

How could Gao Ning let them succeed, wasn't the reason why he came out to talk was to delay time, to assassinate the ninja and give these pirates' muskets to manipulate?

In fact, it is very simple, just put an expanded plastic in the barrel of each musket.

The movements are light and silent, the assassination ninja just wandered around, and the pirates' killing weapons have been declared scrapped.

At this time, the trigger was pulled, but the lead shot could not be shot, but the musket exploded again and again, and before the members of the convoy could rush up, the pirate was blown to a bloody blur by himself.

Gao Ning didn't want to use the assassination ninja before, but unfortunately the opportunity was too good, the pirate was very cooperative to talk to Gao Ning, how could such a good opportunity be wasted?

If the thin man just now was a little more impulsive, Gao Ning would shoot directly and pull the other party in front of him as a shield.

Then they provoke the pirates so that they shoot all the bullets in their muskets, and the convoy can rush up again, and they can also catch them all.

But now, it seems better.

The escort team is nearly 300 people, and even if it is divided into front and rear troops, it can surround the poster three layers inside and three layers outside.

Three rows of triangular pyramids attacked together, smashing the pirates into a sieve.

One by one, they screamed loudly, and the muskets in their hands and the daggers on their waists were thrown on the gravel beach.

The convoys formed in formation, like a giant millstone, constantly rotating and grinding the pirates.

The biggest advantage represents the gap in combat effectiveness, and the muskets that the pirates can rely on are all scrapped, how can they resist the attack in close combat.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the pirates fell to the ground.

And in the escort team, the vast majority of them were soldiers directly under Gao Ning, they were calm and knew what Gao Ning meant, so when they attacked, they mostly aimed at their hands and feet, and their torsos and heads were not hurt too much, but the wounds of the triangular pyramid were also very serious, and the blood kept gushing outward, and they couldn't stop for a while.

The massive loss of blood made the pirates dizzy one by one, and after a little struggle, their eyes turned black for a while.

The pirate at the head finally reacted, he was standing at the front before, and when the escort team came out, his subordinates subconsciously protected him in the center, so he was only poked twice.

Blood ran down his shoulders to his fingertips, dripping to the ground like water.

The injuries look exaggerated and are actually much better than the other posters.

The pirate at the head was frightened and angry, and cried out, "Who are you?" Dare to do something to us, don't you know that we are the people in charge of Liu? ”

There is no way, the group of people in front of them obviously has an advantage, not only is there a large number of people, but they are also ambushed in advance, and there is no hesitation to start.

The pirates were already lying on the ground covered in blood, and the guards around them did not relax a little, their eyes were still shining, and their faces were full of excitement, as if they were ready to rush forward again, and kept inserting the pirates into a pulp.

I can't escape now, and if I want to survive, I have to think of other ways.

Zhang Datou really didn't understand, he was just passing by, going ashore to catch a woman, how could a group of people come over and fight with them?

Although he is a pirate, his usual range of activities is not here at all, and Shandong is close to Liaodong, and the Tartars in the northeast are very ferocious, so they don't want to meet those people, and most of them walk around on weekdays.

Why did you meet a group of people today, as if they had a deep hatred with pirates, and besides, why did the other party ambush here? Did they know they were going to go ashore here?

Who leaked the news? Or was it a trap from the start?

Zhang Datou's head is about to explode, but unfortunately there is too little information and he can't figure it out at all.

He only regrets his carelessness now, obviously begging for a living at sea, and usually pins his head to the waistband of his trousers, goes out for a walk, and is also called an outlaw.

Why is there no vigilance when you get to the shore? It turned out that the Zhonglie people were so simple in an ambush.

Also, why did the musket suddenly explode? More than 10 muskets exploded at the same time, this must have been done by someone!

Something is wrong, Lao Tzu's subordinates have moles!

Having come to this conclusion, Zhang Datou's eyes instantly sharpened, and he turned back and swept towards his subordinates, wanting to see who had betrayed him.

But as soon as he looked back, he was silent again, his subordinates were not lightly injured, several of them were stained red with blood, and there was no movement, and most of the rest were still struggling.

What's going on here?

Gao Ning was slightly stunned when he heard Zhang Datou's words, and subconsciously searched the internal database of the castle, and his face showed a clear expression: "Yours should be Liu Xiang, right?" ”

Liu Xiang is a pirate leader active in the southeast coast of this era, and Zheng Zhilong, Yang Sheng and others are the same pirates, but the relationship is not very good, they have little more power, in order to confront each other, Liu Xiang later took refuge in the Dutch, acting as a vanguard for the expansion of foreigners in East Asia.

With two devils leading the way, the Dutch can obtain huge benefits in Southeast Asia, and with the support of foreign devils, Liu Xiang's strength has been expanding rapidly.

Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang have a common enmity, and the specific cause is not very clear, it is nothing more than those dirty things between pirates.

There have been several confrontations between the two groups, Zheng Zhilong has taken action several times, wanting to destroy Liu Xiang directly, but he has never been able to catch him, this is nothing else, but he is a good hand at escaping, and he is mixed into the Dutch Rao team, often pretending to be a tiger, and harassing the coastal areas of Taiwan and Fujian with the Dutch Rao fleet.

The government was greatly enraged, but it was a pity that several successive siege actions were useless, but Liu Xiang's reputation continued to rise, and in recent years, he has been doing evil on the southeast coast, and there are many evil people under his hands.

At this time, Liu Xiang should still be operating around Taiwan, acting as a Dutch minion, looting money everywhere, strengthening himself, and at the same time trying to gain more weapons.

And Zheng Zhilong has accepted the recruitment of the imperial court, and now he has the title of a great Ming water master, and regards the Fujian region as his own territory, of course, Liu Xiang cannot be allowed to make trouble, so the relationship between the two Rao is in the most tense period.

Once the teams of the two sides meet, there will definitely be a bloody battle, at this critical moment, Liu Xiang's men and horses actually ran to Shandong? That's a surprise!

"Knowing that our manager Liu, why don't you let me go quickly, and then send gold and silver to make amends, otherwise once the fleet arrives, it will turn you into hell on earth!"

Zhang Datou was aggressive, his expression was very fierce, but in fact, his eyes flickered a little, and it was obvious that he had no confidence when he said this.

I just want to say a big word, first fool Gao Ning and this group of escorts, if it's not good, these people will rush up and give themselves a few shots, don't take revenge in the future, I'm afraid I have to report to Lord Yama now!

Gao Ning sneered: "No, the brain is long, it's all grass!" I don't care if you Liu Xiang or not, in our Yangjia Village, only I am counted! ”

Zhang Datou gasped twice, and the blood on his arm kept flowing, which made his body feel a little cold, which made him chuckle in his heart, this kind of thing happened when he was at sea before, the brothers bled too much, and they were directly killed.

Now is not the time to be hard-mouthed, you have to save yourself first!

After making up his mind, he looked at Gao Ning with his head open.

"This brother, in fact, we have no malicious intentions, just to find a woman, maybe the process is a little anxious, but believe us, we are also galloping on the sea, what I said just now is just a subconscious act at a critical juncture, please don't take it to heart!"

Zhang Datou means, since I have softened, do you have to express that even if you don't let me go, you have to treat my injuries and stop the bleeding, right?

We still have a courtesy, don't we?

It's a pity that Gao Ning didn't take his stubble, and said coldly: "Clean up the battlefield, drag this person down, don't let him die, I have to ask him after two years!"

The two fighters came out in response, one left and one right forced Zhang Datou, Zhang Datou was taken aback, and subconsciously wanted to resist, but unfortunately as soon as his arm moved, his shoulder hurt his heart, and his two hands couldn't grasp anything.

At his feet, the two warriors took the opportunity to move forward and immediately took the big head down.

The rest of the people divided into several teams, counting the death toll of the pirates, replenishing the knives for the heavy pirates, and tying up the light ones and throwing them aside!

Seeing the soldiers fiddling with their brothers like dead pigs, Zhang Datou's eyes were red, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "If you don't even take Chief Manager Liu in your eyes, your Yangjia Village will definitely turn into a human purgatory, and then you will come to beg me, I tell you, hand over that woman immediately, otherwise in less than two months, Chief Manager Liu's fleet will arrive!"

Gao Ning rolled his eyes, didn't even bother to reply, turned around and left directly.

I don't have time to waste time here with Zhang Datou, the pirates are not only them, there must be pirates on the big ships docked in the sea.

Zhang Datou was unwilling to be caught, and kept struggling, but unfortunately he was knocked on the head by the soldiers a few times, and he was directly knocked unconscious, and finally dragged away like a dead pig.

Just as Gao Ning was about to call for someone to change into a sampan and attack the pirate ship, a sudden fire came from in the distance, followed by a deafening roar.

The pirate ship actually opened fire!

Gao Ning's head is full of question marks, there are still cannons?

He is not an expert in military affairs, and he doesn't know what kind of artillery it is just by listening to the sound of cannons, but now in the Ming Dynasty, it seems that in addition to the red-coated cannons, there are only Fran machine guns, which have some cannon bodies and are usually installed on ships for water warfare.

Looking at the power of the cannonball and the big splash, nine times out of ten it is this kind of cannon.

At this moment, another cannonball rushed up, and it turned out to be facing Gao Ning's position, Gao Ning was taken aback, and then realized that the cannon just now was actually calibrating.

It turns out that the battle just now has been discovered by the pirates in advance!

"Get down on your stomach and take cover!"

At the sound of the order, the vice-captains and captains immediately reprimanded and ordered their team members to hide behind improvised bunkers, and lay their bodies flat to hide their bodies as much as possible.

Gao Ning released several anti-aircraft artillery pieces one after another, and the soldiers in gray military uniforms scattered in the night, aiming their muzzles at the shells in the air, and firing one after another.

The accurate shooting knocked the shells in the air crooked, and they exploded directly on the gravel beach more than ten meters away.

Rumble!

The cannonballs exploded violently, splattering out a cloud of rubble.

The rubble fell, and a basin-sized hole appeared in the ground, more than two feet deep.

After a few shots, half of them hit the gravel beach, bombing aimlessly, and the other half actually aimed at the sampans accurately, smashing the two sampans directly.

The corners of Gao Ning's eyes raised slightly, it seems that they don't want to take revenge, the number of pirates on the ship should not be much, so ......

Gao Ning's heart moved, and he was pushed open a door, and more than a dozen flying soldiers rushed up and quickly disappeared into Kongzheng

The pirate ships were always firing, but they weren't fast, firing every twenty seconds.

However, the deterrent power of the cannon is still very impressive, the explosion is continuous, the fire rushes, illuminating the entire night sky, the bursts of cannon sound in the silent night are particularly shocking, coupled with the huge potholes one after another in the gravel beach, the people of the escort team do not dare to move more in this scene.

The entire village of Yangjia was awakened by the sound of cannons, and residents rushed out to find out what had happened.

Although the military households are all soldiers, most of them are cold weapons, and there are a few who have seen firearms and heard gunshots, but few people have heard the sound of cannons, even veterans like Uncle Yang, they don't know what happened.

Fortunately, he was experienced and knew that no matter what happened, Gao Ning would take the escort team to deal with it, so he immediately arranged manpower to pacify the villagers.

Fortunately, the light of the third watch in the middle of the night was insufficient, and the pirate ship could not see the target position on the shore clearly at all, and could not launch an effective artillery bombardment, so many shells were fired continuously, but they did not cause effective damage, and some of the shells were even thrown into the sea, which was useless except for blowing up a large splash.

Gao Ning calmly looked into the distance, saw the flight in the air approaching, and the last few sparks flashed, and the cannon fell silent.

After a few more moments, the pirate ship faded away and made a gesture of evacuation.

Gao Ning stood on a rock, and the vice-captains behind him were reorganizing.

Everyone looked at the potholed terrain on the gravel beach, and they were all a little shocked, and they were speechless for a while.

Gao Ning didn't comfort them, but just waved his hand and told all the people in the escort team to evacuate.

Only a few vice-captains remained.

Even the pig was sent away by Gao Ning, and he was asked to explain to the villagers what happened tonight, so as to prevent anyone from fishing in troubled waters.

When everyone left, and on the gravel beach, only Gao Ning and the four black-clothed homespuns were left, a smile rose on the corner of Gao Ning's mouth.

"It's good luck to have a gunboat delivered to the door so soon, it seems that the land development strategy I set before is going to tilt towards the sea!"