Chapter 170: Hunting for Pirates

The soldiers of the security regiment tried to continue attacking the Yaki Orochi with shells and powder barrels, but the Yaki Orochi sank into the water and disappeared, leaving only a thick pool of blood on the sea.

"What a monster, you can run away in this situation. Many soldiers gasped and were terrified.

"This has made the strange snake escape!" Zhao Dagui looked at the direction in which the Baqi Snake had fled, and couldn't help frowning.

He has been cultivating blood nerves, and a divine beast like the Yaqi Snake is really of great use to him, he originally wanted to take down this strange snake, in order to prevent the British from snatching the corpse of the strange snake with him, and even refused to send troops with the British, but he didn't expect to let the big snake run away in this case.

It's just that the battlefield is changing rapidly, and he can't just focus on the fleeing monsters, and turn his head to look at the battle on the shore.

At this time, the land battle on the shore was another matter, taking advantage of the fact that the Yaki Orochi came out to disrupt the warship queue and attract the ship's artillery fire, the pirates were greatly encouraged and launched a charge against the infantry.

However, these infantry appeared extremely calm, and did not throw themselves into disarray because of the presence of monsters behind them, but formed a kind of hollow phalanx, and no matter which direction the pirates attacked from, they would be dealt with immediately.

There were really capable pirates among them, and a few pirates wore iron armor and shields in their hands, and they could even rush to the soldiers under fire.

It's a pity that these are just first- and second-order martial artists, relying on strong physical strength and wearing heavy armor, they can also charge quickly, but compared with the real grandmaster, they are more than a few points worse, and they have been injured a lot in front of the musketeers, and then the musketeers are equipped with bayonets for a burst of assault, and they stab these masters to death.

When all these masters were killed, and they saw that the Yaqi Snake was seriously injured and fled, the morale of the pirates became extremely low, and they kept retreating, not daring to be reckless.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the infantry on the shore finally gained a foothold on the island, and the improvised batteries were ready to head for the pirates' retreating nest.

The pirates of Peach Blossom Island are more elite than the pirates elsewhere, and they also pay more attention to defense, using earthen walls to enclose their houses, with artillery on the earthen walls, and simple trenches outside, which is very decent among pirates.

However, in the face of modern firearms, these are too rudimentary.

The solid shells of the infantry fired, and the earthen walls and houses collapsed in pieces like papier-mâché.

As if that were not enough, the artillery fired a large number of heavy rockets that fell into the complex, causing huge casualties and further collapsing houses.

Zhao Dagui was very jealous of the pirate masters, and asked not to spare the shells in advance, at this time the infantry on the shore put all six artillery pieces and six rocket launchers, fired thousands of shells in front and back, and all of them were tilted into the pirate's den, until there was no complete building in the pirate's den.

It was clear to those who were observing from the outside that the main force of the pirates had died in this round of artillery fire, and only a few dozen of them had forcibly escaped and run into the low woods behind.

Zhao Dagui nodded, this battle is over.

In fact, this battle reflected the problem of the lack of command ability of the pirates, that is, what tactics were used against the British last time, and the same methods were used this time, and they did not know how to work, and they did not even have a plan to withdraw when it was unfavorable.

It can only be said that these pirates are only amateur combatants after all, and it is okay to bully ordinary people in peacetime, but once they encounter a regular army, there is nothing to praise from weapons to tactical ideas.

If Zhao Dagui was to command, he would not stick to any stronghold, but would retreat as he fought and delayed time, and even retreated to the woods in the rear immediately after a few casualties;

Of course, these are just Zhao Dagui's own thoughts, and there is no way to complain to the pirate leader at this time.

Now that the pirates' nests have been destroyed, the security team has taken advantage of the situation to attack and occupy all the places.

Zhao Dagui felt that the pirates who escaped should be the last elite of the pirates, and if they were allowed to escape, it would inevitably cause some serious consequences, so he left only a small number of soldiers to stay and build camps and collect prisoners, while he took most of his men and horses to pursue the fleeing pirates.

Of course, it is inevitable to send a few warships to patrol the whole island and prevent pirates from sneaking out.

The area of Peach Blossom Island is not large, Zhao Dagui pursued all the way, and finally encountered the main force of pirates who escaped in a peach blossom forest.

"Who are you, for no reason, why do you suddenly attack us?" the pirate had already been demoralized, and when he saw the security team chasing after him, he couldn't help but shout hoarsely.

Originally, the ships of the security regiment were all in the British system, and the pirates thought that they had encountered the second attack of the British, but when they saw that the soldiers on the ships were all Chinese, they understood that there might be something strange in the middle.

"You went to Shanghai last year to burn down my factory, and now it's far-fetched to say that there is no reason. Zhao Dagui smiled and shouted back.

There was silence on the island side for a while, and then suddenly it erupted.

"Zhao Dagui, you are Zhao Dagui from Shanghai. "The two sides had been engaged in battle for several hours, and there was no name between them, and only then did the pirates know who was attacking them.

"The surname is Zhao, your factory and your factory were not burned by me at all, you actually dared to kill Peach Blossom Island, and hurt so many of my subordinates, I am not finished with you. One of the pirates shouted loudly, and in this situation, there was still enough energy, and the voice seemed to be ringing in his ears, and it seemed that he was a first-class master.

"This stupid!" Zhao Dagui was secretly very happy, this is probably the big boss of the Grandmaster Realm, it seems that he did not abandon the large army and escape, and at this time, he did not hide as a shrinking turtle and ran away when he saw the opportunity.

It's just that since he has found this great master, he must be removed, so that after this Grandmaster Realm master escapes, he will still think about assassinating or something at night.

Zhao Dagui quietly gestured here, so that the soldiers of the security regiment who followed him were ready to fight, and there was movement on the pirate's side again.

"Big boss, can you let me say a few words. An unfamiliar voice sounded from the pirate's side, but it wasn't loud, it seemed that it was an ordinary person who had never practiced martial arts.

"That Master Zhao, in fact, our two families don't have any deep hatred, they are all British.

Earlier, we sent people to attack your silk reeling factory, but it was actually done by the British with money, and it was not our intention.

Now, the British, who first asked us to take action, have been killed by our big boss, and our nest has also been taken by you, even if you have any revenge, you have finished avenging, can you just stop the army and let us go?

As long as we are released this time, our Peach Blossom Island will not dare to hold a grudge against you, and we will be grateful, and if there is an order in the future, we will definitely obey it.

We still have a lot of warriors here, and if we really want to fight, you don't know how many people will be injured, so why don't you stop fighting here?" shouted in an unfamiliar voice with a cry.