Chapter 43: Surprise Attack
The beach in the early morning is very cool, the slight sea breeze blows, and the slightly salty cool breeze is refreshing, making people feel indescribably comfortable.
At this time, Liu Yan was wearing armor, and behind him were Wang Bo, Chen Xun, Miao Shao, and Xu Ming, four small flag officers, and forty-eight dun soldiers.
On the other side, Wang Weizhen and Jia Hongyu were forming a team, more than 200 soldiers and horses from Wangjiazhuang had already finished marching, and Jia Hongyu was mobilizing before the attack.
Liu Yan ordered Wang Bo and Chen Xun to get ready, with Chen Xun's team as the lead, Liu Yan himself and the night team as the middle, and Wang Bo's team as the backup, and everyone pressed on when they attacked for a while. Then Liu Yan came to Wang Weizhen to ask for instructions.
Wang Weizhen pointed to the tidal flat in front of him and said: "Liu Zongqi, look, this is some distance away from the tidal flat bay hidden by Haikou, and I shouldn't know our traces, you say, how will we fight this battle?" ”
Liu Yan said: "Lord Qiyu, I didn't collect the investigation the night before, and I learned that the tidal flat path into the bay was already guarded by pirates. It is not known how many pirates there are, but judging from the attack on the salt drying plant, there are at least dozens of pirates in this group, and if we rashly attack from the front, I am afraid that we will suffer. ”
"Well, this official thinks the same way, but there is only one tidal flat path to pass through here, and it is really difficult."
Liu Yan thought about it for a while, although he was ready to attack, he still felt that it was better to be cautious, now these dozens of dun troops in Dapanbao are all his own family backgrounds, and they can't afford to lose a battle.
So Liu Yan said: "My subordinates think that it is better to let Ye Buhui investigate again to see if there is a possibility of a surprise attack, if there is really no other way, it will not be too late for us to attack." ”
Wang Weizhen thought so, so he called Shen Tuo, who did not accept Shen Tuo at Xunshandun at night, said Liu Yan's proposal, and then asked: "You are familiar with the terrain of our Wangjiazhuang, and you should also know some information here, is there a place where you can bypass that tidal flat path?" ”
Shen Tuo frowned slightly, thought for a long time, and then suddenly raised his head and said, "Yes!" ”
Liu Yan and Wang Weizhen hurriedly asked, "Where is the road?" ”
Half an hour later, on the south side of the tidal flat path, there was a small reef area, and Shen Tuo was prostrate on the ground staring at the sea in front of him, as if waiting for something.
Behind Shen Tuo, Liu Yan, Wang Bo, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, and Chen Xun were all lying on the ground, trying to hide in this reef, and the three teams of forty-six dun soldiers of Dapanbao were all prostrate here.
"Captain A, is that Shen Tuo reliable? Will there be a way around in this water? ”
Liu Yan looked back at Chen Xun, who was suspicious, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Shen Tuo should be waiting for the ebb tide." ”
"Low tide?"
As he was talking, Shen Tuo lowered his voice and said, "The tide is receding, Mr. Liu, let's get ready to go in." ”
Liu Yan nodded, waved his hand behind him, and everyone nervously took their weapons and prepared to crawl forward.
This time, Liu Yan took the initiative to come forward, and he led his troops to follow Shen Tuoqi to attack it, and asked Wang Weizhen to lead his troops to wait for news.
In the face of Liu Yan's "kindness", Wang Weizhen naturally nodded yes, with Liu Yan taking the initiative to take over the tiring work of the surprise attack, why not do it?
Jia Hongyu on the side inevitably praised Liu Yan again, and said a lot of good things for Liu Yan, Wang Weizhen immediately said that he would treat everyone in Dapanbao after he went back.
At this time, Liu Yan stared at the sea, only to see that the sea water was retreating at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in a short time, he could see a sandy shoal from the shallow seawater, winding towards the direction of the bay where the Haikou was hiding.
Shen Tuo nodded at Liu Yan, and Liu Yan immediately roared: "Follow me, on!" ”
The people of Dapanbao crawled forward one after another, following Liu Yan and Shen Tuo, and everyone left this reef area, then lowered their bodies and entered the bay from the sand and gravel shallows.
"Liu Zongqi, we must fight quickly, the sea water here will rise again in less than half an hour, if the surprise attack is unfavorable, we must withdraw as soon as possible, otherwise we will be blocked in the bay by the sea."
Liu Yan nodded yes, and then saw the scene ahead.
I saw that there were many simple houses built in the bay, about 40 pirates gathered here, all men, and many weapons and materials scattered everywhere, although the whole bay is not big, but it is also a place, but at this time it was messed up by these pirates, like a gathering area of displaced people.
"Officers and soldiers!"
"It's a pirate!"
There was no cover on this side of the bay, and both sides discovered each other at the first time, but more than 40 people on Liu Yan's side had already finished arranged, Wang Bo and Chen Xun had already commanded two teams of men and horses, a total of 36 people to get ready, and I saw that the two teams of eight bird gunners had already lit the fire rope, the eight bird guns wrapped in oiled paper had been raised flat, and the twenty-four pikemen had also raised their guns and stood by. The four sword and shield men of both teams raised their shields to defend in front of the formation, covering the bird's gunners to shoot.
And Miao Shao and Xu Ming led ten people who did not collect at night, and together with Shen Tuo, they bypassed from the left, and the goal of everyone was the treasury in the bay.
At the same time, these nights are also the strongest combat power in Liu Yan's hands, and after attacking from the flank, he can also disturb the military spirit of the Haikou and flank the enemy.
On the other hand, on the side of the pirates, at this time, it can be described as chaotic, a tall and strong pirate leader is scolding on a reef, roaring and directing his subordinates to fight, but dozens of pirates have no discipline at all, just running around in the bay and screaming.
Some people picked up knives and guns and rushed up desperately, some people hid aside and waited for the opportunity to move, some people turned around and wanted to run back to the house to search for belongings, and some people just turned around and ran, and they didn't have the consciousness to face the battle at all.
Looking at the behavior of more than forty pirates, Liu Yan also breathed a sigh of relief, these pirates are a rabble, it's okay to engage in a sneak attack, once they fight head-on with the regular army, they are a group of lambs to be slaughtered!
"Fire!"
Liu Yan slashed forward with the Yanling knife in his hand, and the eight bird gunners fired at the same time, although there were only eight bird guns, but it also caused a lot of blows to the sea coars, six sea coars were killed on the spot, and the remaining more than 20 people who rushed up were all blinded.
In the understanding of these pirates, the firearms of the officers and soldiers were all ornaments, and they had no lethality at all, and the real threat was those pikemen.
But this time the salvo, the six pirates who rushed to the front fell to the ground and died, and were beaten into blood gourds, you must know that these six people are the most fierce of the pirates, and it can be said that the courage of this pirate lies. God knows why the firearms of this officer army were so sharp, and they didn't even explode!
Over there, the night non-collection team that had dispersed a lot of pirates was also going well, Xu Ming led the three of them to search house by house, and Miao Shao and Shen Tuo also rushed over to this side to support with the remaining seven night non-collections.
Shen Tuo also saw the salvo scene just now, and his face showed a shocked expression, and then he was very moved, as if he remembered something from the past.
Here, Liu Yan gave a second order: "Advance, kill!" ”
Eight bird gunners have put away the bird guns, pulled out the waist knife with their backhand, twenty-four pikemen roared forward with their guns, and four sword and shield men were also on the side to protect, and the entire two teams of dun armies cooperated in an orderly manner, under the leadership of Liu Yan, Chen Xun, and Wang Bo, they killed the front.
This is the first battle of the Dapanbao Dun Army, including Liu Yan, everyone's hearts are very nervous, and those Dun soldiers are even more frightened, but the strict drills on weekdays, as well as Liu Yan's rule of "If you don't listen to the order, you will be expelled from Dapanbao immediately", so that more than 40 Dun soldiers did not dare to have the slightest crooked brain, and everyone followed the team to kill the Haikou in front.
"Ahh
With a scream, the pirates who had been beaten by the birds were about to collapse, and after being stabbed to death by the Dapanbao army, the remaining pirates finally collapsed, and ran towards the tidal flat path, trying to escape from the entrance.
Seeing this, Liu Yan didn't stop him, after all, there was a brigade of Wang Wei Town outside the lower road of the tidal flat to intercept him.
At this time, Liu Yan ordered Chen Xun's team to occupy one end of the tidal flat path, and then asked Wang Bo to lead the team to clear the remaining pirates in the bay, so that all the pirates could be searched for at night.
Suddenly, Liu Yan saw the tall and strong leader of the pirates appear not far away, cut off the spear of a dun soldier with a single sword, and then kicked it away, and injured the dun army with just one kick.
Then the leader of the pirates also discovered Liu Yan, after all, Liu Yan is the chief flag officer, and the waist card on his body is different from that of others, so the leader of the pirates roared and rushed over, wanting to hold Liu Yan hostage.
"Hmph, look for death!"
Liu Yan raised his knife to meet him, and not far away, Miao Shao, Xu Ming and others rushed over after a few nights, but Shen Tuo's speed was faster, and after a few steps, he walked side by side with Liu Yan.
"Huh?"
Liu Yan was also surprised, he really looked at it differently for not closing this night, and he was able to keep up with his speed.
"Die!"
The long knife in the hand of the leader of the Haikou was very heavy, and he slashed towards Liu Yan with all his might, which could be described as powerful, as if he had the power of ten thousand jun, and slashed at Liu Yan's head with the sound of the wind.
Liu Yanyi was not afraid, the Yanling knife in his hand struggled from the bottom to the top, only to hear the sound of gold and iron coming, a spark flashed between the two long knives, and the blow of the Haikou leader with all his strength was directly blocked.
At this time, not only did the leader of the Haikou look at Liu Yan with an incredible face, but even Shen Tuo, who rushed over and was worried about Liu Yan's safety, was also full of shock in his eyes: "This Liu Zongqi is so brave!" ”
Shen Tuo didn't stop at his feet, there was a relatively light long-handled scimitar in his hand, taking advantage of the fact that the leader of the pirates didn't have time to withdraw the long knife, he directly slashed through the abdomen of the leader of the pirates, and then flashed around and slashed the head with a knife!
As the corpse of the leader of the Haikou fell suddenly, Liu Yan's long knife was put into the sheath, and his hands were still a little numb at this time, saying that he was not afraid of lying just now, but Liu Yan could still maintain his composure on the surface.
Then Liu Yan smiled and said to Shen Tuo: "Brother Shen is a good method, it seems that Xunshandun is also Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." ”
Shen Tuo hugged his fists and humbly said a few words, and he also praised Liu Yan's bravery. Liu Yan looked at Shen Tuo and thought in his heart: "This Shen Tuo is very skilled, the force is not under me, I must find an opportunity in the future, and I must recruit Shen Tuo!" ”
At this moment, Chen Xun, Wang Bo, Miao Shao, and Xu Ming also ran over and asked Liu Yan if he was injured, Liu Yan said with a smile: "I'm fine, it's just a Haikou, and it can't hurt me!" ”
After speaking, Liu Yan asked everyone about the situation.
At this time, the enemy in the bay had been cleared, and there were probably a dozen pirates who fled along the tidal flat path, but presumably there were more than 200 people from Wang Wei Town guarding outside, and these pirates could not escape.
In addition, Miao Shao came up with a happy face, glanced at Shen Tuo a few steps away, and then lowered his voice and said: "Captain Jia, the brothers over there have found good things, there are big goods!" ”