When Jiang Ming saw the Japanese pirates turning around, he smiled coldly, waved his hand to the soldiers to stop the pursuit, and then lined up on the spot to wait.
Although queuing to kill was criticized by later generations, since this tactic can appear in history, it shows that it was valuable under the circumstances at that time. Especially when one party has a gun and the other does not, there is no better way to fight.
Seeing the Japanese pirates entering the shooting range, Jiang Ming deliberately placed the Japanese pirates closer before suddenly waving his arms.
"Fire."
'Bang~bang~bang~'
The sound of revolvers sounded like firecrackers, one after another, and the Japanese pirates fell to the ground one after another.
This time, the Japanese pirates were even more frightened. They had just gained a little bit of courage, but they hadn't waited to show off their power. In an instant, he was destroyed by the gunfire of the Ming army and even the gall. The terror of queuing up to be shot was no less terrifying than the artillery attack just now. Just let the Japanese pirates run away without caring about anything.
Jiang Ming led the Ming army to advance steadily, hitting the target where it was necessary and beheading where it was necessary. Since the uncle's order was to kill everyone, Jiang Ming would naturally not let anyone live.
Half an hour later, Jiang Ming beheaded the last Japanese pirate who was exhausted and fled on the spot. Then he took the soldiers back to the ship. In this battle, the entire Japanese pirate army was wiped out, and the Ming army also suffered zero casualties.
"Well done." Han Du praised Jiang Ming with a smile.
But Jiang Ming felt a little embarrassed. He took out his revolver and said, "This gun is too sharp and has nothing to do with the general."
"You are wrong. No matter how sharp the gun is, it is very rare for you to be able to kill no one." Han Du said to Jiang Ming seriously.
Han Du touched his palms and said: "The warship has cannons, and we have firecrackers in our hands. In the future, we will have artillery and firecrackers that can shoot farther."
After glancing at Tang Ding and Jiang Ming, Han Du said earnestly: "Remember, the purpose of our navy is to use the best artillery and muskets to eliminate the enemy on the way to attack."
When Tang He heard this, he couldn't help but put down the wine glass in his hand, lowered his head and murmured: "Use the best artillery and firecrackers to eliminate the enemy on the way to attack?"
Han Du didn't notice Tang He's strangeness and ordered the warship to set off again. The purpose of this trip to sea was to clear out the Japanese pirates along the coast of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, they would not just clear out one Bashan Mountain and be done with it.
After cleaning up the islands one by one, Han Du found no trace of the Japanese pirates. Perhaps it is because these islands are too small that it is difficult for Japanese pirates to gain a foothold.
It wasn't until a larger island appeared in front of Han Du that traces of the Japanese pirates were discovered. Not only that, the Japanese pirates here are different from those in Xiaba Mountain. At Xiaba Mountain, the Japanese pirates only used it as a resting place, and there was no business at all. There were just a few haphazardly built thatch sheds.
Although there are not many Japanese pirates here, they have formed a camp on the island.
Han Du put down the telescope with a solemn expression, not because he felt solemn about the Japanese pirates, but because he felt that the matter was serious.
As expected, Tang He immediately looked angry when he saw it, "What a bold Japanese pirate! How dare you occupy my territory of the Ming Dynasty!"
Changguo County has been officially included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty since the year of Hongwu. Although it has always been an island, the Ming Dynasty did not think much of it. Even officials were not stationed here. But this Changguo County is, after all, the actual territory of the Ming Dynasty, and it is part of the map of the Ming Dynasty.
In the past, Japanese pirates would come to Ming Dynasty to make sneak attacks and gain some benefits along the coast. Because the coastline of the Ming Dynasty was too long, it was impossible to guard against sudden attacks by Japanese pirates. Regardless of whether the Japanese pirates passed through Xiaba Mountain or attacked the coast, as long as the Japanese pirates did not show their ambition to occupy the country for a long time and the Ming Dynasty turned a blind eye, they could still endure it.
But now that the Japanese pirates have set up camp here, the nature is completely different. Building a camp means that these Japanese pirates are preparing to occupy this place and do not want to leave. This means that they want to occupy the Ming Dynasty's territory. Although the Ming Dynasty's territory is vast, not an inch is redundant. Every inch of territory was conquered by Tang He and others through bloody battles. How could it be taken over so easily by Japanese pirates?
This is why Tang He is furious.
What's more, the Ming Dynasty was at its peak. At this time, the territory was actually occupied by others. If this spreads out, even Lao Zhu's face will be tarnished. If it cannot be taken back, Lao Zhu will definitely be recorded in the history books in the future.
"Han Du, kill!" Tang He was furious, "Kill all the Japanese pirates!"
Tang He could no longer stand aside and watch Han Du lead the battle, and gave the order directly.
Seeing Tang He's angry face and serious expression, Han Du immediately replied solemnly: "Follow the order!"
This time, Tang Ding personally led his soldiers and together with Jiang Ming, stormed the camp. Although the Ming Dynasty had fire guns, the Japanese pirates suffered a big loss in the first confrontation. But that was all. After the Japanese pirates suffered a loss, they hid directly behind the camp and attacked the Ming Dynasty.
Because the camp occupies a favorable geographical location, Tang Ding led his men to forcefully charge several times but was unable to attack it, which resulted in many soldiers being injured.
Han Du saw an injured soldier being carried down. He didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he was so distressed that he almost shed tears. There were only 1,780 soldiers in the three warships, and even one of them would make Han Du heartbroken.
"Give them the order to stand down."
But Tang He had different opinions.
"One surge of energy will weaken again, and three times will be exhausted. At this time, we can only attack forcefully, how can we retreat?"
Han Du still had a clear mind at this time and did not want to argue with Tang He over this matter, let alone affect his judgment. Then he said: "Sir, I see that the camp is not far from the seaside. If you move the boat closer to the front, the artillery should be able to hit it. The casualties in the attack will be too great. It is better to let the artillery destroy the camp first and then attack it by force."
Tang He was stunned when he heard this. He was limited by his own thinking. I thought that artillery was invincible in water battles, but I never thought that even targets on the ground could be attacked by artillery as long as they were within the attack range of the artillery.
"Okay, okay." Tang He had nothing else to say after being reminded by Han Du.
Seeing this, Han Du no longer hesitated and immediately ordered, "Send an order for them to retreat. The warships move over and get as close to the seaside as possible."
Uh-huh~
The horn sounded, and Tang Ding, who was about to continue the attack, was startled when he heard it, and couldn't help but look back at the warships at sea.
"General, retreat." Jiang Ming was standing aside and saw Tang Ding's face full of reluctance. I was afraid that he would cause some trouble, so I quickly spoke out to persuade him.
