The musketeers in the middle killed or wounded hundreds of enthusiastic pirates right from the start, and the rest of the pirates, of course, followed the same path as the first ones, scrambling and fleeing.
But the Song troops on both flanks had already rushed over.
In terms of physical strength and individual running speed, how could those pirates be a match for the well-trained Song army?
Keep in mind that running 30 to 40 miles a day is routine.
During special periods, it's necessary to travel 70 or 80 li (approximately 35-40 kilometers) a day.
Moreover, the Song army's food rations in recent years have been the best on the planet. The imperial court has strictly rationed the amount of meat, ensuring that there is absolutely no shortage of meat.
Therefore, every Song soldier in the jungle ran like a tiger.
They gripped pen knives (a type of dagger) tightly in their hands. The one in the lead leaped up like a tiger pouncing on its prey, stabbing the pen knife into the neck of the pirate in front of him. Due to the impact, the pirate's neck was torn to the back of his head, leaving a large, gruesome gash. He twitched a few times before dying.
The others quickly went into killing mode as well.
Large numbers of Song troops flanked them from both sides.
The musketeer in the middle quickly put away his musket and charged forward.
The Song army was not a disorganized mess when fighting in the jungle.
At this time, the largest combat organization was a "du", consisting of a total of one hundred people.
However, the situation was urgent during the battle.
All the captains would also divide the one hundred men into ten small flags, each flag consisting of ten men, to form a field battle unit.
Such field battles were fought very wildly, and the advances and retreats were orderly. Each person could gather ten small flags at any time and return to the main force.
"Lord! Lord! The Song army! The Song army is attacking!"
"What? We outnumber the Song army! We have a lot of people! And the slaves? Call them all over and charge!"
"This is terrifying! The Song army is terrifying! We can't defeat them at all..."
"Useless trash!" Zhao Yan slashed down with his sword, then led his men forward, already hearing the shouts of battle ahead.
The shouts of killing and screams echoed through the jungle, which was very frightening.
Just hearing the sounds made it seem incredibly tragic.
Zhao Yan's men rushed over, and from a distance, they saw the Song army pouncing on the pirates like wolves and tigers, cutting them down as easily as slicing cabbages and radishes. They were immediately terrified and turned pale.
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