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As Zhang Yiheng waved the small flag in his hand, the first row of soldiers fired their guns. Dozens of Japanese pirates in front of them fell to the ground with a scream. In such a dense charging formation, these soldiers did not need to aim at all. They could hurt people by shooting. If these soldiers had improved guns and ammunition, their lethal range would be more than ten steps, close to ten and fifty steps.
Zhang Yiheng waited until 15 minutes before shooting at these Japanese pirates. This way, even if they were wearing light armor, they would be penetrated by the bullets. The blood and scars on the bodies of the Japanese pirates boosted the morale of Tang Yi's soldiers, and their gun hands no longer trembled.
Looking at the killing effect in front of him, Zhang Yiheng felt relieved. After waving the flag in his hand again, the first row of guns also rang out. This time, more Japanese pirates fell, and the entire charging team paused slightly.
The gangsters under Tang Qi's command were all looking from behind with their heads stretched out. Although they were usually very fierce, they were already trembling in their hearts when they saw these Japanese pirates rushing towards them. If it weren't for the devil Lord Tang holding them back, these people would have escaped long ago. Only when they saw those Japanese pirates falling one after another under their guns did these gangsters breathe a sigh of relief.
At this time, Bing Youwei felt that the situation was not good, because after the two rounds of gunfire, more than a dozen of his men fell. After the third row of gunfire, the Japanese pirates who were charging hard finally felt that something was wrong. The muskets of this large army seemed to be too powerful, and they could not help but slow down their speed of charging forward.
There are not many people in the world who are not afraid of death. Even a pack of wolves will think about their own lives first when they really meet an opponent. These Japanese pirates were stunned. The large number of soldiers in the first row had already loaded ammunition and were waiting. As Zhang Yiheng waved the small flag in his hand again, he fired his first shot.
After the first shot was fired, the soldiers who were originally a little nervous had calmed down. They were no longer so afraid of the Japanese pirates, because no matter how ferocious the Japanese pirates were, they could not withstand a bullet shot from their hands and could only fall to the ground and wail. Therefore, when the first shot was fired, the effect of their usual training came into play. The Japanese pirates were already within ten steps away. Some soldiers with good marksmanship could hit the vital parts of the Japanese pirates with one shot. Naturally, more Japanese pirates were injured and fell. In addition, the pace of the Japanese pirates' charge slowed down. When they rushed to within a few steps, more than five or ten Japanese pirates had fallen.
Seeing so many Japanese pirates fall in such a short time, not only the soldier Youwei was stunned, but also the gangsters under Tang Qi's command. Each of them had a warm light in their eyes, and they thought in their hearts, how great it would be if they also had a gun like this. At the same time, they looked at Tang Qi with more fear, thinking that they were very obedient in front of Lord Tang, otherwise, even if Lord Tang did not have that scary weapon, the guns in the hands of these soldiers would not be something they could mess with.
"Bang, when did the big gun musket become so deadly?" Seeing his men falling one after another, Bing Youwei's eyes turned red. This was a team he had not easily assembled, and it was the result of his years of hard work. How could Bing Youwei not be red-eyed? Although Bing Youwei did not care much about other people's lives, if he lost his men, he would also be left with nothing. Bing Youwei understood this very well in his heart.
At this time, Bing Youwei also vaguely knew that he had been tricked by the Da'an army. This time, the Da'an army had lured him here in an organized and planned manner. The 300,000 taels of silver must have been a trap set by the Da'an army. Bing Youwei was no fool. Since he knew he had been tricked, he knew what to do. After calming down his anger, he shouted loudly: "Retreat, everyone retreat."
In fact, there was no need for Bing Youwei to give this order at this time. After all, those Japanese pirates were a mob. After three rounds of attacks by Tang Qi's soldiers, they had already become timid. Most of the Japanese pirates turned around and began to flee. They were just a group of Japanese pirates, not a group of brave warriors. They were extremely brave when they won, and they fled quickly when they lost.
If it was Tang Qi's first battle, it could be said that he was very lucky to encounter the Japanese pirates as his opponents. If he had faced the Jiannu cavalry, I am afraid that these soldiers who were new to the battlefield would have collapsed first.
Infantry charge and cavalry charge, that is not something that can be achieved overnight. Tang Qi's soldiers have only been trained for three months, so they are still some distance away from being proficient in marksmanship. It is also their first time on the battlefield, so their psychological quality is not very strong. Facing the overwhelming impact of the cavalry, most of them would collapse psychologically.
Although the Japanese pirates' charge was also scary, it did not feel overwhelming. As long as the Japanese pirates did not rush close to these soldiers, these soldiers would not have a mental breakdown. After the guns in their hands effectively killed and injured the enemy, it gave these soldiers a boost of confidence and morale, and they eventually became calm. As long as Tang Qi could lead them to continuous victory, one day even if they faced the Jiannu cavalry, they would no longer have a mental breakdown.
Tang Qi finally relaxed when he saw the Japanese pirates start to flee. He smiled and said to his rogue soldiers, "That's enough. You don't have to worry anymore. Throw the boxes off the oxcarts. Leave one person on each cart to drive the oxcarts. Take our soldiers and go hunt down these damn Japanese pirates. The rest of you will clean up the battlefield. Give those who are still alive a finishing blow and send them to see his God Tianzhao as soon as possible. I don't want prisoners here, only silver and jewelry. Yes, leave the pirate women too. They are all worth money."
When these gangsters heard Tang Qi's first words, they were all excited. When they heard Tang Qi's last words, they were excited as if they had taken medicine. After responding, they started to move, threw the boxes on the car, and fifty of them drove the ox cart to load the soldiers, chasing the Japanese pirates from behind. The rest of them picked up the swords left by the Japanese pirates and started to stab those Japanese pirates who were not dead. These gangsters may not have the courage to kill the enemy, but they will never hesitate to find a drowned person.
When the Tang soldiers saw the Japanese pirates retreating, they cheered, got on the ox carts, followed the pirates and kept shooting at the pirates who were at the back. Unfortunately, these pirates had run for ten miles on their way here and were already exhausted. After running for several miles back, most of them could not run anymore. Some of them dropped their weapons and wanted to surrender, but because Tang Yu had already ordered not to take prisoners from the Japanese pirates, they shot those who surrendered without hesitation.
Seeing that surrender would mean death, the Japanese pirates had no choice but to continue fleeing. Some of them were Chinese-speaking pirates from the Great Wall, and wanted to beg the soldiers to spare them. Unfortunately, the soldiers they met were soldiers under Tang Qi, and these soldiers, who had been educated by Tang Qi, had heard Tang Qi say long ago that the Japanese were not the majority of the Japanese pirates in the late Qing Dynasty, but the pirates from the Great Wall (During this period, the most famous of them was Zheng Zhilong, but he had a large business and was a great man, so the Great Wall had no choice but to recruit him.) This Lord Tang hated traitors even more, and as his subordinates, they had to listen to Lord Tang's words, and he would not let any of them go.
Tang Qi took a gun and followed on horseback. He had long been eyeing the leader of the Japanese pirates, Youwei, but he didn't have a sniper rifle and the distance was too far for him to hit with his gun. He could only slowly kill those Japanese pirates who could not run away from behind.
Seeing that the Japanese soldiers were chasing them from behind ox carts, Bing Youwei was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but there was nothing he could do. Although these Japanese pirates had a certain combat effectiveness, their weapons were very simple. Most of them only had a knife in their hands, and very few bows and arrows for long-range attacks. There was no way to organize a counterattack.
Although this soldier had good martial arts skills in the past, he had slept with too many women over the years and his body was a little hollowed out. After running such a long distance, he was already out of breath. The air in his chest felt like it was burning and uncomfortable when he breathed in and out. The soldier wanted to stop, but he knew in his heart that he would die if he stopped.
Having been a Japanese pirate for so many years, Bing Youwei never thought that he would have such a day. When the Qi family army in Dacheng attacked them, the Japanese pirate ancestors did not dare to come to Dacheng to plunder for decades. It was not until the death of General Qi that these Japanese pirates began to become active again. In recent years, they have become more and more powerful. Those Dacheng soldiers are simply vulnerable.
Bingyouwei was one of the few Japanese who could be a leader. He was a cunning guy, but unfortunately he met Tang Qi. When he was about to see the ships parked on the sea, only ten of the fifteen thousand Japanese pirates were left. Most of them were killed by Tang Qi's men, and a small number fled in other directions.
Seeing that the Japanese pirates were almost dead, Tang Qi urged his horse to charge towards the soldier Youwei, pointing the gun in his hand at his head.
Bing Youwei really couldn't run anymore, and turned around in despair to look at Tang Qi who was rushing towards him.
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