The coastal defenses quickly collapsed.
Li Bao divided his troops into three thousand and landed on the shore.
The commander-in-chief was Cai Rixin, who was the commander-in-chief of these three thousand Song soldiers.
After Cai Rixin led his men ashore, they did not attack immediately, but instead formed a battle formation.
The pirates were overjoyed when they saw the Song army land.
Hahaha, your Song army is only good at firearms on ships. Once you leave the ships, you are nothing. How dare you even go ashore?
They're tired of living!
Since you all want to die, we'd be too bad to refuse!
News of the Song army's landing spread immediately.
The pirates, who had been terrified by the Song army's cannons, suddenly regained their courage.
They climbed out of the pit, jumped down from the tree, and stood up from the latrine.
They quickly began to assemble at the designated location.
I've heard the Song army is very wealthy; why not rob them if we can?
If you had stayed on the ship, we would have been unable to do anything to you. But now that you have actually landed on our territory, you are doomed!
Seeing that the pirates were indeed gathering, Cai Rixin revealed a cruel smile.
In his eyes, these pirates were nothing but a rabble.
Back then, during the war to destroy the Xia dynasty, he followed Wu Jie to fight the Dangxiang people. The wind and snow there could freeze a living person to death.
Unlike this place, which is summer all year round and has a warm climate.
The people here have no idea what war is!
The pirates shouted, "Charge! Defeat these Song soldiers!"
So, more than two thousand pirates rushed towards this side.
Cai Rixin shouted, "Prepare the muskets!"
At his command, the musketeers immediately raised their muskets and aimed at the target.
Many pirates had no idea what the Song soldiers were holding.
Bang bang...
Several hundred meters away, the first rank of more than a hundred musketeers simultaneously pulled the trigger, bullets flew out, dozens of pirates were hit and fell to the ground, more than twenty died on the spot, and dozens more lay on the ground screaming.
The second rank of musketeers quickly moved up, and the third rank was also ready.
Bang bang bang...
After the second wave of fire was completed, the third wave was immediately launched.
In just a few breaths, more than a hundred pirates were killed.
The pirates, who had just been all smiles, immediately lost their smiles, their expressions turning more like they were crying.
They immediately stopped and scrambled back.
These pirates were nothing but a rabble, not much better than the old Song army. They were more than capable of bullying passing merchants, but fighting the current Song army would be like throwing eggs against rocks.
The musketeers in the first rank quickly loaded their bullets, moved to the front, and began firing at the fleeing pirates.
After repeating this process several times, the pirates finally managed to escape the Song army's firing range.
This wave killed more than two hundred pirates and injured more than three hundred.
Cai Rixin drew his long, sharp sword: "Kill!"
The Song army then charged forward in neat formation, killing all the wounded but not yet dead pirates.
When news of the Song army landing reached Zhao Yan, the city was filled with joy.
Zhao Yan slammed his hand on the table and said, "Great! It's easier now that the Song dogs have landed. Let's go, brothers, wipe out all of them!"
The group was filled with boundless enthusiasm; having just drunk the fruit wine, they felt as if they wanted to tear the sky apart.
They grabbed their weapons and had just stepped outside when the messenger pirate rushed in, shouting, "Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"
"What's all this shouting about!"
"Lord, the Song army has landed! The Song army has landed!"
Zhao Yan slapped the little pirate across the dark face and cursed, "Useless thing! Wouldn't it be better if Song the dog landed? Let's surround and kill Song the dog with all our might!"
The little pirate cried out, "Lord, the Song army killed most of our brothers, they're all dead!"
His words shocked everyone.
Zhao Yan's strategist Zhang Can said, "Absolutely impossible. No matter how powerful Song is, how could he kill more than half of our brothers in such a short time? City Lord, this man is spreading heresy and should be executed immediately!"
Zhao Yan finally snapped out of his shock and said, "That's right, cut him down!"
Immediately, a pirate dragged the poor little pirate away and killed him with a single blow.
"Lord, quickly order the mobilization of the city's people and slaves! Let's kill that Song dog together!"
"Yes! Go quickly, get everyone together, kill Song the dog, and rob the money!"
And so, all the pirates went into a frenzy of celebration.
Meanwhile, Cai Rixin and his men had already marched in neatly toward the island.
On the other side, Li Bao personally led a force of three thousand armored soldiers, along with Li Guiyi, to advance into the island via another hidden route.
The bright sunshine made the lush branches of the trees green, and the sea breeze pushed wave after wave ashore, drying the sweat on the foreheads of the Song soldiers.
They were well-trained and moved quickly and in an orderly manner.
The scout ran back quickly: "Commander, a large number of pirates have been spotted ahead and are rushing this way."
"All troops, prepare for battle!"
Soon, the pirates rushed over excitedly.
Unfortunately, they did not encounter the first wave of defeated pirates; otherwise, they would never have dared to appear before the Song army.
Bang bang...
The sound of muskets echoed through the jungle. The pirate who was at the forefront and slightly stronger was hit by eight shots, his bare chest riddled with bullets.
His eyes widened in disbelief, as if to say: How could this be!
This was definitely a battle of annihilation. In addition to the musketeers in the center, assault troops were also deployed on both flanks.
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