Chapter 587

Unlike the chaos of the Japanese warriors, when countless natives rushed towards the Ming Marines. All the Marines lay on their stomachs on the ground, and the fireworks kept rising into the air and exploding.

With the faint and intermittent fireworks, the Marines lay on their stomachs and fired at all moving figures. Regardless of the moving Japanese people or the natives. Anyway, as long as you run with long legs, all of them will be killed.

Zuo Liangyu was carrying a revolver in his hand, and his eyes looked around vigilantly. As long as there is something to run, he will give a shot. This kind of thing of stealing camps was trained in Qinhuangdao earlier. When the camp was attacked, everyone was lying on the ground. As long as he saw a running figure, he would shoot, and during the Qinhuangdao exercise, he once killed a few soldiers who were running around.

The guns were left open for more than half an hour, and there was no figure running around. Zuo Liangyu breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to stand up. I don't know how many muzzles are searching for targets in all directions, and at this time I stood up, but no one knew that he was the regiment commander. was beaten into a honeycomb, and there was no chance to reason.

The sky is slowly brightening, and the sun has not yet peeked out, but through the sky light you can see the surrounding scenery.

In the distance, there were still people wailing and corpses on the grass. The heavy smell of blood permeated the fresh morning air. Everyone stood up, and the sound of the assembly was coming and going.

Zuo Liangyu carried a revolver in his hand and checked his camp.

The soldiers hacked to death more than a dozen times, all of them were cut by sharp weapons, and the technique was very neat. Compared with the losses of the marines, the losses of those natives were even heavier. Dead bodies were everywhere, and someone was shot through the chest. Some had their heads shattered, and some unlucky ones had no less than ten shots, and it was not known which one was fatal.

As a rough estimate, at least three or four hundred natives were killed last night. It was so dark, some of them must have escaped.

"Commander, the Japanese side has suffered heavy losses. I heard that thousands of people died last night! "The staff officer sent to inquire about the news came back to report it.

"What do the Japanese people know, if you want to talk about war, you have to look at our commander. reported the number of casualties to the second master, and also sent people to the first group to see how many casualties they had. Zuo Liangyu glanced around and ordered.

"No!" The staff officer raised his hand in salute.

"Smack!" The branch in Zuo Liangyu's hand slapped the staff officer's face.

"You kid fucking want Lao Tzu to die, and you are not allowed to salute on the battlefield, have you forgotten this? "Battlefield Rules" Do you have a fucking back? Next time you dare to salute Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will throw you into the mound of earth. I've heard that these natives still maintain a tradition of cannibalism. Zuo Liangyu glared at the staff officer, and his eyes almost burst into flames.

"No!" The little staff officer was so frightened that he wanted to raise his hand to salute and hurriedly put it down halfway, and ran away after standing upright.

Zuo Liangyu looked around like a thief, and saw that the soldiers were all avoiding cats and mice, and hurriedly got into the crowd, trying to hide themselves. Starting today, he decided to strictly follow the "Battlefield Code" compiled by Li Xiao. This thing can really save lives!

"Second master! News came from the shore that many natives had attacked the camp last night, and more than 1,300 Japanese people had died. Eight people died in the first regiment, and eleven died in the second regiment. The natives killed are very different!

The Japanese who suffered the most casualties killed more than 400 natives. The first regiment killed more than 700 natives, and the second regiment killed more than 800. The adjutant cautiously reported to Li Xiu. Recently, Li Xiu has always been distracted, and his temper is not very good.

"During the night attack, because it was dark, there was no distinction between friend and foe. The Japanese opened fire at will, hitting more of their own people than the enemy. Even if it hits the enemy, only God knows where the bullet passes through the enemy's body and flies again.

That's why the marshal compiled the "Battlefield Code", which explicitly ordered that in the event of a night attack, it is not allowed to flee in a panic. You need to get down on the ground and shoot at all the running figures you see. In this way, you can ensure that you are hitting the enemy and not your own people.

Li Dingguo and Zuo Liangyu did a good job, and it seems that the people who died in the Qinhuangdao exercise did not die in vain.

Since so many people died, he ordered them to go into the jungle and sweep away the native tribes to capture the native men and use them to build Temasek City. The first regiment followed closely behind the Japanese people, and the second regiment was responsible for covering the rear of the first regiment. My eldest brother said it! Temasek is not a good name, we are newly stationed in the city, so let's simply call it Xinjiapo.

Chen Laohu, you take Zhiyuan and Dingyuan to the sea for a ride, and you see suspicious ships and get them back. If resistance is encountered, sink it on the spot. Be careful, we are not familiar with the sea conditions here, so be careful of the reef underwater. ”

"No!"

Haruaki Tokugawa and Kogoro Mori are now red-eyed, and hundreds of them died in the night attack last night. Now they hate the natives to the core, and I heard that Li Xiu ordered them to go to the jungle to sweep the natives and catch the strong men. Immediately, the soldiers divided into two ways and rushed into the jungle!

Li Dingguo saw the Japanese divide his troops, and he also divided his troops to follow behind the Japanese people. One battalion followed behind Tokugawa Harumi and one battalion followed behind Mori Kogoro. He personally led one battalion to the center, and the three battalions were arranged in an inverted zigzag pattern.

Behind the 1st Marine Regiment, the 2nd Marine Regiment, which was slowly advancing, followed behind it with genuine characters. When attacked, they react as quickly as possible.

Tokugawa Haruaki led the samurai of the Nagasu Domain, and Mori Kogoro led the samurai of the Satsuma Domain. Although they are all elite samurai of the Wa Kingdom, they are not good at jungle warfare. Along the way, they were tortured to death by traps, poisoned arrows, and various traps set by the natives. Almost every 100 meters out of the country, there will be an attack.

The natives' blowpipes and poisonous arrows are silent, and their bodies are painted in a colorful color, which is the best protective color in the jungle. Many Japanese warriors fell to the ground and convulsed without warning as they walked. When the people on the side fan outflank, they usually drive one or two natives out of the jungle.

Naturally, the dead Wakoku people were not polite, and the sharp katana was constantly wielded. Those natives turned from people to a pile of human body fragments, large and small.

The Japanese people are indeed more too much, and they like to hang their heads around their waists after killing. Despite the swarms of flies, they don't intend to change their minds. It is estimated that the head can be taken back to receive the reward!

The marines who followed behind the Japanese people, although they did not have to go to the mines, were also tormented by these human fragments.

Many soldiers had not actually experienced the battlefield and saw their entrails hanging haphazardly from trees. And those mutilated corpses, not to mention breakfast, even yesterday's dinner vomited.

The veterans have seen a lot, and a rain of shells fell down, which is a small scene. Only the new chick on the battlefield will spit out this virtue. When they first went to the battlefield, they also vomited a mess. Anyway, just spit it out and get used to it!

Throwing a jug of water to the recruits, the veterans took their guns and continued their search.

Wu Sangui fled in a hurry last night on a sea boat. He knew that in a hurry, the natives could not gather many people. The so-called night attack is just an attack. Holding the principle that it is a victory to inflict a loss on the Ming army, Wu Sangui still did it.

But he knew that as long as the sun was over, he would not be able to stay in Temasek except in the bush. Not wanting to go into the jungle to feed the mosquitoes, Wu Sangui boarded the sea ship overnight, listened to the gunshots like popping beans, and left Temasek. At this time, the natives who were fooled into the battlefield by him were fighting bloody battles with the Japanese people.

Pulling up the sails, Wu Sangui and Yu Yi's dozen clippers sailed quickly. Their England Clippers, with a small draft and no depth, are fast and are definitely an excellent tool for escape.

"Back in Mumbai, how do you explain it to George?" Looking at the boundless sea, he asked Wu Sangui with some concern. In this battle, they lost 300 English soldiers and Wu Sangui's mercenaries who they got back from Europe.

These mercenaries originally wanted to come to the Far East to make money, but they didn't expect to pay for their lives here in a battle. Mercenaries don't have to be afraid, no one cares about their lives anyway. But the three hundred English soldiers had to give George an explanation anyway.

"How to explain it? He and I are now grasshoppers tied to a rope! In the north, he relied on me to help him maintain relations with the Mongols and maintain security on the northern border. To the south, we also need the firearms we manufacture to arm his fleet and seize the control of the Indian Ocean.

Without me, with more than 30,000 troops stationed in India, do you think he can control such a large India? Unlike the Ming Dynasty, England has a population of only one or two hundred million. It is not easy to send more than 30,000 people to India to be stationed. Her Majesty, the Great Queen, doesn't have that many men to send to India again.

Besides, fighting this battle can be regarded as knowing the extent of the development of the Liao army's firearms. If it weren't for the fact that our heralds were a little late, it might have been Li Xiu who would have been defeated now. Maybe we're lucky enough to be able to kill Li Xiu at sea.

Now our firearms are on par with the Ming army. Rocket artillery, in particular, is definitely a combat weapon. Train an Indian army in Mumbai, and I don't think Li Xiao will stop expanding outward. Sooner or later, he will come to India, and even if he doesn't come to India, we can retake Temasek with this army. Seeing the firepower of the Ming army, Wu Sangui felt that he and Li Xiu were just a little bit of luck.

"Retake Temasek? That's going to kill a lot of people! "It's nice to be able to hold Mumbai, and to want to go back to Temasek is a dream.

"It's all the lives of Indians anyway, and it doesn't matter if you die more or less. Every year there is an epidemic of plague, and many people die of disease. Anyway, death from illness is death, it is better to be cannon fodder for us, and it is good to waste a bullet from the Ming people. If we are lucky enough to pass on the plague to the Ming people, it will be earned. Lao Tzu doesn't believe that the Ming people are really invulnerable. ”

The conversation with Yu Yi suddenly made Wu Sangui think of a new way. Maybe spreading the plague would be a good idea, but we'll have to go back and plan for it.

"Sir! Look over there, ......! The helmsman pointed to two plumes of smoke that appeared on the surface of the sea in the distance.

"Not good!" Seeing the pillar of smoke, Wu Sangui's heart tightened, this must be a new type of steam engine ironclad ship. Daming's technology really can't catch up, and he just caught up with some firearms. But Daming has already drummed out a mature and usable steam engine, and listened to the news that there are steam trains in Daming, and the capacity of a train can be compared to tens of millions of carriages.

Although countless fine works were dispatched, Wu Sangui still failed to find out the secret of the steam engine.

There's no way around it, the steam engine isn't a weapon. It's something that is synthesized by a variety of technologies, something called rubber, and he still doesn't know how to make it.

"The speed of the steam engine ship far exceeds ours, and if they find out, we will only be sunk if we surrender." As soon as he saw the two plumes of smoke, his legs trembled nervously. But this is a flat sea, there is nowhere to hide and store, even if you want to escape, where can you escape to?

"What's the panic?" Wu Sangui glanced at Yu Yi in disgust, this guy is getting more and more timid.

"They've already found out about us, what should we do?" He was so anxious that he jumped to his feet.

"Turn the rudder! Sail towards the rocky beach, where the reef is dense. We have a shallow draft, and there will be no major problems. But they ...... Hey! I want to see if the ironclad ships made of steel are afraid of the reef. Wu Sangui was very familiar with this area of the sea, and after thinking about it, he immediately ordered to change the rudder.

"That's right! Right! Even if the ironclad ship hits the reef, it will definitely sink. "I was excited.

Wu Sangui glanced at Yu Yi, and he felt that this guy was already useless.

More than a dozen clippers turned the rudder and sailed towards the rocky beach!

"Master Chen! You see, there's a fleet over there, and when they see us, they run. The captain put down the binoculars and asked Chen Laohu.

"Strangely, it's not like a cargo ship. The speed of the voyage is quite fast, catch up and see who it is. Chen Laohu gave an order, and Zhiyuan and Dingyuan immediately increased their speed and chased after them.

Although the ironclad ship is huge, its power is also absolutely outstanding. After accelerating, the bow of the ship sinks sharply, and it plunges down into the sea. The thick steel ramming horns of the bow seemed to split the sea, and the bow of the ship slammed up, smashing countless waves and moving forward rapidly.

"Sir! They caught up, and their boat was so fast. "The observation post on the mast was so frightened that he almost fell off of it when he saw that two behemoths could sail so fast without sails.

"Huh! There is a rocky beach ahead, speed up and lead them in. Wu Sangui's face was hideous.

He is also gambling with his life, and the rocky beaches and reefs are dense. Although his boat had a shallow draft, it was not completely safe. God knows exactly where those reefs are underwater, and if you put one on it, you're done!

"Master Chen! The ships were speeding away. ”

"Caught up, and when it came to the firing range, fired a warning shot. If you run again, you will sink Lao Tzu. ”