The two parties were in close combat. After only one encounter, Yang Zongtai slashed and killed several Japanese pirates. He wiped off the blood spatter on his face. His arms had lost strength, gritted his teeth, and rejoined the battle.
Soldiers from both sides of the war continued to fall. Although the defenders of Quanzhou City were extremely brave, they were still no match for the enemy troops several times their own size. As soon as they cut down one of them, another group came up in the blink of an eye. The Japanese pirates were like locusts. Quanzhou City pounced.
Pulling out the long knife from the corpse, Yang Zongtai led the remaining soldiers to fight and retreat. Finally, he repelled the vanguard of the Japanese pirates and retreated to the sheep and horse wall. Looking around, only the 352 previous soldiers remained. Less than a hundred.
"Where is Zhang Zongwei? Call him over to me!"
"Sir, Zhang Qianhu has just died in the enemy's formation." A sad voice came out.
Yang Zongtai was silent, wiping the blood on his long knife clean on his official uniform, and looked at the remaining soldiers. Almost all of the remaining soldiers were injured.
"This is our last attack! When we arrive at the Palace of the King of Hell in the future, our brothers will meet the King of Hell. At least we have something to say, right?"
"Hahaha." The soldiers laughed from all around.
"Give me my order and follow me to kill!"
"Kill!"
Seeing the guard troops of less than a hundred people charging towards his large army, Xu Hai, who had been calm since the beginning of the battle, couldn't help but show excitement and clenched his fists tightly.
As long as the last troops in Quanzhou City are wiped out, Quanzhou City can be successfully occupied. Under the cover of other fleets at sea, the Ming Dynasty's maritime territory will be like an uninhabited land for itself.
"Inform the brothers that after the remaining troops of the Ming Army are eliminated, the entire Quanzhou City will be plundered." Xu Hai put down the telescope and ordered Chen Dong standing aside.
"Yes, brothers, come and kill me! Rush in, treasures and beauties are yours to choose from."
"Hahaha."
But Chen Dong could no longer hold himself back. Almost as soon as he received the order, he grabbed a horse and charged ahead. In his eyes, the remaining Ming army troops were already lambs to be slaughtered, and he had to do it. The one who is the first to rush into the city and snatch the most treasures is the beauty.
'Bang bang bang! ’ There was a sound of volleys of firecrackers coming from behind Chen Dong, and the greedy expression on his face completely froze, and he fell off his horse.
Behind them, rows of Ming soldiers appeared in neat rows. They all held blazing guns in their hands, and like the gods of death, they ruthlessly harvested the lives on the battlefield.
"No, it's the Ming Army!"
"Everyone, run!"
When the Japanese pirates who had previously charged forward saw the defenders' reinforcements arriving, they immediately became confused and began to disperse in all directions.
"Don't worry, don't mess up the formation!"
When Xu Hai saw the Ming army's reinforcements arriving, a look of panic flashed across his face, and he tried to reorganize his team. He knew very well that the current siege strategy was completely bankrupt. Only by retreating according to the formation could there be a chance of survival. If it collapses, there will be ten deaths and no life.
'Bang bang bang! 'Another round of volleys, more Japanese pirates fell, and the fear of death is contagious. I saw the Japanese pirates discarding their weapons one after another, forming a mess and running around in a ball! From time to time, people fell to the ground and were trampled to death. Moans and cries were heard constantly.
Seeing the reinforcements arriving, Yang Zongtai couldn't help crying with joy, and then said loudly: "Brothers, rush with me! Kill the Japanese pirates and avenge the dead brothers!"
Then he led the remaining soldiers and slashed to kill the Japanese pirates who were fleeing in all directions. The Japanese pirates who lost their fighting spirit were chopped down to the ground like melons and vegetables.
Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Xu Hai grabbed a horse and was about to run away when he was pulled off the horse and fell heavily to the ground.
"You guys!" Xu Hai was thrown to pieces. When he regained his composure, he realized that the person who blocked him was the personal guard who was waiting by his side day and night.
"Chief, I'm sorry! We also want to live, so don't blame my brother for being cruel."
The speaker slashed his hand and Xu Hai lost consciousness.
More and more Ming troops appeared around, and all the Japanese pirates who had fled were caught up and killed. Seeing that the situation was settled, Yang Zongtai rested tiredly on a big rock.
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"General, the general has just captured a few prisoners. They said they have something important to report to you!"
"Let them in."
In the temporary camp of the Japanese pirates, Qi Jiguang was carefully reading the letter left by the leader Xu Hai and Chen Dong, with no expression on his face. The previous Japanese pirates had been killed, and now the Ming army was cleaning up the battlefield. .
"General, we have been brought here."
After the words fell, several prisoners were sent to Qi Jiguang.
"Did you just tell me that you had something important to report to me?" Qi Jiguang said lightly without raising his head.
"Yes, general, we captured the Japanese pirate leader Xu Hai."
"What about Chen Dong?"
"Chen Dong was beaten to death with a fire blunderbuss, and his body was trampled until it was no longer human. We can no longer recognize him."
Qi Jiguang frowned upon hearing this: "Then hand Xu Hai over."
"It's not impossible to hand over Xu Hai, it's just because of our wealth and life..."
"Do you think you are qualified to negotiate terms with me? If you keep talking nonsense, I will kill you immediately!" Qi Jiguang looked at the people kneeling on the ground with a murderous look.
"If you don't dare, Xu Hai will be hidden by us in the tent over there, covered with black cloth. Please ask the general to spare our lives!" Then there was a loud kowtow.
"Go and see if the person is there!" Qi Jiguang ordered the guards outside the tent.
After a while, the guard came back quickly to report.
"General, the person is indeed there! Now he is under our control."
"Okay, very good! Pull these people down and chop them down." Qi Jiguang looked calmly and said to the soldiers on the side.
"You are unfaithful!" The man who was pulled down by the soldiers struggled and yelled angrily.
"Do I have any more loyalty to you Japanese pirates? Moreover, from the beginning to the end, this general has not agreed to your conditions. The crimes you have committed will not be an exaggeration if you are chopped up alive, so hold on!"
"Please spare our lives...ah!" The begging for mercy stopped abruptly.
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"General, we found something while cleaning the battlefield..." A personal guard entered the tent with a troubled expression.
"Oh, what did you find?"
"General, my subordinates dare not speak out. Please go and have a look!"
Immediately, Qi Jiguang followed the guards and arrived at the location of things.
"This...this is my Ming Dynasty's Francannon! It looks like 90% new. How could it be in the hands of Japanese pirates?"
When Qi Jiguang saw the "thing" pointed by his soldiers, his expression changed instantly.
"Does anyone here know anything besides you?" Qi Jiguang calmed down and asked his soldiers.
"General, no one else knows here except us."
"Well, you guys stay here, no one is allowed to approach! I will report the matter to Governor Hu immediately." Qi Jiguang nodded and ordered to his men.
"Yes!" All the soldiers took the order.
When Qi Jiguang returned to the big tent, the joy of winning the battle was no longer on his face. His expression was solemn. He took out a pen and paper and wrote down the entire process of the battle.
After a long time, Qi Jiguang stopped writing, called his guards, and warned: "Be sure to send this battle report to Governor Hu!"
"Yes." The guard took the battle report, mounted his horse, and disappeared into the camp.
