Zhejiang, Jingning.
The army led by Hu Zongxian finally arrived at Jingning County after traveling around the clock for several days.
Immediately after Hu Zongxian revealed his identity, he quickly successfully obtained the help of the local government and was able to roughly identify the places where Japanese pirates might be hiding.
According to the information provided by the government, the place where the largest number of Japanese pirates are hiding is Chimu Mountain. There is a camp on the mountain. It was originally the gathering place of the Wolf Gang, the largest bandit gang in the area. Unexpectedly, it was later occupied by those Japanese pirates. Magpie Nest, the former head of the Wolf Gang also died in this battle.
Seeing that they were outmatched, the remaining bandits simply negotiated peace with the Japanese pirates. In the end, the two sides shook hands and made peace. The remaining members of the original Evil Wolf Gang united with the Japanese pirates and became the most powerful force around Jingning.
The local government was weak and unable to compete with them. They could only barely protect Jingning County from being ravaged by Japanese pirates. As for the villages surrounding the county, they were helpless.
Immediately afterwards, after resting in the county town for a day, the two thousand troops immediately embarked on the road to suppress the Japanese.
"Your Majesty the Governor, according to the report of the scout responsible for investigating the news, there is a village not far away, and Japanese pirates are suspected to be present in the village!"
After listening to the report of his soldiers, Hu Zongxian looked away and immediately gave instructions.
"Command the entire army to form a military formation and march towards the village!"
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
Soon, Hu Zongxian's order was passed on through countless generals. The Ming troops under Hu Zongxian were all veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles, so they naturally knew what to do.
Therefore, the two thousand troops quickly formed a tight military formation and marched towards the village.
The Japanese pirates led by Makoto Kakuda also imitated the Ming army and put up formations.
It's just that the formation they put up looked chaotic. Not only did it not improve the combat effectiveness at all, but it also hindered it. Seeing this situation, Hu Zongxian shook his head in a subtle way, and said to himself: "These Japanese pirates are really... Embarrassment comes in handy!”
At this moment, Qi Jiguang, who had been silent all the time, spoke. He pointed to the Chimu Mountain in the distance and said, "Look, Mr. Governor, the mountains here are high and the forests are dense, which is very suitable for an ambush. Maybe we can They have been discovered by those Japanese pirates!"
As soon as Qi Jiguang finished speaking, Yu Dayou on the side also responded: "Yes, Mr. Governor, we'd better be careful to prevent those Japanese pirates from setting up an ambush."
When Hu Zongxian heard this, he smiled and said immediately.
"Don't worry, I know what I know. These Japanese pirates are far from our opponents!"
"We just need to fight steadily. When the time comes, we will set up the French cannon and fire a round first. Anyway, we have brought so many shells this time and we are too lazy to take them back. Why not use them all here! "
Seeing that Hu Zongxian was confident, the two of them dispelled most of their doubts. In this way, the army continued to move forward.
Wang Shunze led the frontline army as usual. After following Hu Zongxian to quell the rebellion in Jiangxi last time, Wang Shun relied on his accumulated merits and was successfully promoted to partial general.
Maybe this partial general is nothing to other people, but it means a lot to Wang Shun, because he earned it step by step in countless battles of blood and fire.
After Wang Shun observed the situation in the village in front of him, he immediately ordered: "These Japanese pirates don't have armor on them. We will rush up to deal with them later. By the way, we must leave them alive!"
"Yes, sir!"
In this way, the former army led by Wang Shun, totaling more than 300 people, drew out the long swords at their waists and quietly approached the village.
…
At this moment, the village was in a hellish scene.
There were countless corpses lying on the ground, regardless of whether they were men or women, piled together randomly. The blood flowing from their bodies had long since dried up, and there was a sticky feeling when you stepped on them.
The air was filled with the smell of blood and the mixed smell of burnt corpses, and from time to time there was a faint sound of crying.
There are about forty or fifty Japanese pirates in the village, and most of them are members of the original Evil Wolf Gang. Only a few are real Japanese pirates.
At this moment, this group of Japanese pirates were gathering together and loudly discussing the ownership of the spoils.
I saw a Japanese pirate with a scar on his face and one eye blind. He spat on the ground and cursed.
"Bah, these poor devils, it took them a long time to get this little fortune!"
"If they hadn't been able to pay for the food, I wouldn't have bothered to kill them!"
As soon as the Japanese pirate finished speaking, someone on the side quickly responded.
"Bah, you were the most enthusiastic when playing with women, and now you actually have the nerve to say..."
After the words fell, a burst of laughter was heard.
The Japanese pirate who just had a scar on his face and was blind in one eye, perhaps a little embarrassed on his face, immediately changed the subject: "Women in the village are nothing. Women from Jingning County are enough." , Those wealthy daughters, tsk tsk..."
"It would be great if we could break into Jingning County sometime. By then..."
"It won't be until then, your death is now!"
An unexpected sound suddenly reached the ears of the group of Japanese pirates in front of them. Seeing this situation, they suddenly became nervous. They quickly clenched their weapons, assumed a fighting posture, looked around cautiously, and asked: " who is it?"
Soon, Wang Shun and the Ming army led by him appeared in front of the group of Japanese pirates and surrounded them.
When the Japanese pirate who had a scar on his face and was blind in one eye saw this situation, he couldn't help but turned pale and said in shock: "How come there are officers and soldiers here!"
After Wang Shun saw the tragic situation in the village, the look on his face suddenly darkened. He swung down the Yanling knife in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Kill!"
Soon, the Ming army under Wang Shun pounced on the sheep like hungry wolves upon seeing them.
The battle ended quickly. How could these forty or fifty Japanese pirates be the opponents of the elite Ming army who had experienced countless battles, had rich combat experience, and was wearing armor? Most of them were quickly killed, and the Ming army But there were no casualties.
If Wang Shun hadn't ordered a few people to survive, none of the Japanese pirates in front of them would have survived.
Seeing that most of their companions had been killed, the remaining Japanese pirates no longer had the courage to continue fighting. They threw their weapons aside and kept kowtowing on the ground, trying to save themselves in the most humble way. Seek a way out.
Among them, there was also a Japanese pirate from Japan. At this moment, he was kneeling on the ground, kowtowing and saying something.
"Damn, what are you talking about?"
Wang Shun became impatient and swung down the Yan Fei Dao in his hand. In an instant, he saw a dead human head rolling to the ground.
After Wang Shun wiped the bloody Yanling knife in his hand on the pile of Japanese pirate corpses on the ground, he immediately turned his eyes to the remaining Japanese pirates and said.
"Now, tell me what happened from beginning to end. Maybe I am in a good mood and can let you live!"
Seeing that they had a chance to survive, the Japanese pirates, out of their instinct to survive, began to describe in detail what had happened and some of the situations on Chimu Mountain.
After listening to their narrative, Wang Shun nodded, then waved his hand quite casually and gave instructions.
"Kill them all, they are worthless!"
"Yes, sir!"
After the words fell, a long knife stained with blood stabbed the remaining Japanese pirates through each other, and blood gurgled out along the wounds.
Before dying, a Japanese pirate held on for his last breath and said with wide eyes.
"You...you are not trustworthy!"
After Wang Shun heard this, he went up and stabbed him again. After he was completely dead, he spat on him in disgust.
"Damn, there's so much nonsense, how can I be trustworthy with you Japanese pirates?"
(End of chapter)
