This sudden attack not only stunned Zheng Zhilong, but also Putmans. There were no landmines in this era, so Zheng Zhilong and his men naturally didn't know where this attack came from. Those who were not dead on the two roads suddenly became a mess and ran around in all directions. At this time, an even more shocking scene appeared. The two sides of the road suddenly turned over like mushrooms after rain. After the lids were opened one by one, thousands of Japanese old men appeared, each of them had a lit fuse, and everyone had a scary look in his eyes. He shouted slogans and rushed towards the crowded places.
With the continuous booming sound, the explosives on the bodies of those Japanese old men exploded. The tragedy made Zheng Zhilong and Putmans feel cold in their hearts. Zheng Zhilong was still better, but Putmans could not help but scream: "Devils, devils, these are devils, my God, where do these devils come from..."
Putmans didn't know, but Zheng Zhilong knew something in his heart. These people were all old Japanese men. In a poor place like Japan, it was very difficult to support a person. There was a custom in many places in Japan that when a person was old and lost his ability to work, in order not to burden his family, he (she) would be sent to the mountains by young people and left to fend for himself. From this point, we can imagine how humble and worthless the lives of the Japanese people were.
However, Zheng Zhilong never thought that the old Japanese men could be so cruel on the battlefield. They killed a thousand helpless old Japanese men and took the lives of seven or eight thousand elite soldiers under his command. If Zheng Zhilong knew that Tang Yu only paid fifty thousand taels of silver to buy the lives of these old Japanese men, Zheng Zhilong would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood on the spot.
In fact, the price Tang Qi spent was already very high. In Japan, these old men were worthless. When Tang Qi recruited these Japanese old men to be the death squad, the old men here rushed to sign up. For the sake of their descendants, the price of fifty taels of silver was too tempting. These old men who were about to face going up the mountain to die had no hesitation at all. Those who were not selected knelt in front of the office of the Kokura City Government and begged bitterly.
After a month of training, these selected old men learned how to use matches to light the fuses after hearing the sound of drums and gongs. Then they waited leisurely on the two roads every day for the arrival of the enemy. The places for burying bombs had been set up on the two roads when the roads were being built. After the patrol ships at sea sent back the signal that the enemy was coming, thousands of bombs were placed in the hole and covered with cement. Zheng Zhilong and others who were unaware of it had no way of knowing.
The way to ignite these bombs was to have these old Japanese men lying in ambush on both sides of the road. These bombs had a long fuse connected to the hiding caves of the old Japanese men through a broken bamboo tube. When Zheng Zhilong and his men appeared on the beach, these old men hid in the caves, and the people outside helped them cover the lids with soil, leaving only a small bamboo tube for breathing.
Tang Qi had been planning this move for quite some time, waiting for Zheng Zhilong and the others to fall into his trap. Otherwise, Tang Qi would not have dared to leave so easily and transfer the main force away.
It is not easy to make landmines, but it is relatively easy to make explosive charges. The only requirement is to have someone to ignite the explosive charges. Fortunately, the lives of old Japanese men are not worth much. Under Tang Qi's reward, these old Japanese men are very dedicated.
Of course, this method alone is not enough to protect Kokura City. Tang Qi left 1,000 new recruits and 1,000 veterans in Kokura City. With the power of 3,000 breech-loading rifles, Tang Qi believed that Zheng Zhilong and the Dutch would never be able to get away with it on land. Later, when Tang Qi returned to Dacheng, he transferred 1,000 soldiers and 5,000 Japanese auxiliary troops back to Kokura City, and asked Zhao Yapeng to be in charge of the defense of Kokura City.
Even Tang Chen did not expect that this time Zheng Zhilong did not send out all his men, but only brought 10,000 men, and they were crowded together. As a result, only about 1,000 of the 10,000 men were left, and only about 300 of the Dutch mercenaries were left, and they basically had no combat effectiveness.
Zhao Yapeng, who was guarding the city, also saw this result through the telescope. He was shocked and thought that this bomb was really too powerful. Zhao Yapeng had fought in several battles and knew that this was the time to strike hard at the enemy, so he ordered his men to attack.
At this time, on the sea surface in the South China Sea, Hei Pi was nervously looking at the Dutch ship on the sea surface in the distance.
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