The counterattack plan in the county basically came from Liu Dalin and Huang Shoutong, which inadvertently formed the situation of using literature to control military force that was common in the Ming Dynasty. Liu Jinshi was rich in knowledge, and affected by the political situation in the late Ming Dynasty, he read some military books and had a good understanding of the overall strategy. Bu Hua had some experience; General Huang Tuan had been on the front line of close combat for many years, had experienced numerous small-scale fights, and was quite familiar with commanding the advance and retreat of battle formations. [No pop-up novel website] i. The officials and gentry felt relieved when they saw this situation.
It was learned from the spies that the pirates were stationed in Bopu and Bairentou Beach. The spy saw a woman on Bairentou Beach, which meant that the old camp of the pirates was there. Since the old camp was there, the Chinese army should also be there.
Although there are many people gathered in the city now, there are only a limited number of people who can go into battle. Huang Shoutong was a local aboriginal and had led brave men in wars for many years. He knew which family had the courage to fight and which family could only bully the common people. The only men and horses that can really be used are the one hundred Huangjiazhai warriors he brought with him, as well as the warriors and servants of several local wealthy gentry. Altogether there were only two hundred people. He planned to use these people as soldiers to directly attack the pirates' center, preferably killing several leaders in one fell swoop.
This strategy was questioned by some gentry: If the pirate leader died, would he take crazy revenge?
"Don't take chances when it comes to war," Huang Shoutong stroked Haixia's beard, "If you use a sword, you will fight to the end. Don't think that being merciful will lead to retreat in the future. When the time comes, others will see that you are weak and can be bullied, and you will have to intensify your efforts. I'm done." He glanced at the crowd and said, "Hit them until they feel hurt, and if they get scared, they will get out of their own way."
At that time, it was decided to divide the operation into two groups. On the left group, the Xiangyong from Huangjiazhai were the main force. They brought two tiger squatting cannons removed from the city wall and many rocket powder cans. There were 300 people in total. Huang Shoutong personally led the group. Attack Bairentou Beach; on the right, Fu Bowen led a team with more than 300 people, but most of them were ordinary people who were temporarily recruited to serve as minzhuang. Many of them brought flags, horns, gongs and drums, which were used to create momentum and pretend to attack Bopu camp as a diversion. In order to prevent the pirates from having spies outside the city, the two groups of troops went out together, pretending to be advancing towards Bopu. Halfway through, the left army turned back and raided Bairentou Beach.
The two groups of troops agreed to light a fire as a signal. The right army would attack Bopu first, and then the main force would attack. No matter which side wanted to withdraw from the battle, the smoke would be used as a signal.
In addition to the government officials, there were two hundred people left behind in the city. The archers Minzhuang in the county had been short of food and wages for too long. Wu Mingjin was afraid that they would be left to defend the city. If they failed, he would take the opportunity to riot and rob in the city and the surrounding countryside. He did not dare to fully trust the warriors from each village, so he used Using the method of mixing sand, Minzhuang Xiangyong Archers and Guardsmen were mixed and organized to defend the city. Those who did not want to go to war could only bribe Dianshi, and those who had no money and were driven to fight were all complaining.
On September 16th, all preparations were complete. The county set up pots for cooking on the street. Many people had dry rice for the first time this year. They crowded in front of the pots, everyone looked at it with salivation, and smelled it. With.
"My God, I've had a full meal."
"I used to have to work hard to make a living, but in the past two years I haven't even been able to get enough food."
"The sky is evil, and there will be frost in Lingao!"
"I'm afraid this meal will be a meal for my head."
"Don't say depressing words, it's unlucky."
Wu Ya, the county magistrate, brought a few hundred guan of money over, saying it was a reward for the expedition, and also took 20 sets of newly purchased cotton armor. Although this kind of armor is easy to come by, it is difficult to wear it in the South China Sea. It was too hot, so there were very few people wearing them, so they were made on the spur of the moment. Huang Shoutong knew that the county magistrate relied on himself to build the Great Wall. He was very moved and thanked him repeatedly. Determined to fight hard.
He called his second son over. Huang Shoutong's second son, Huang Xunkun, was studying in the county school and was a student. He saw that his third brother had been dead for only a few days, and his father was again steeling his troops, looking like he was ready to fight to the death. I felt very uneasy.
"Hun Kun, my father is going to kill pirates today," he stroked his knee, "Pirates are powerful, and I'm not very sure about this..."
"Father--"
"Don't talk," Huang Shoutong said in a deep voice, "My father is already fifty years old. Even if something unexpected happens, you and your eldest brother don't have to be too sad. Although your eldest brother is brave, he doesn't like reading and is not as smart as you. . Therefore, I only warn you: In the past ten years or so, chaos has gradually emerged in the world. Fortunately, we are a small border county. However, once the world is in chaos, the young people will inevitably take the opportunity to cause chaos. Your first priority is to lead your children to defend the country. , and the second thing is to comply with destiny!" He stared into his son's eyes, "And you can't read a few more books before you become a fool, loyal, foolish and filial, do you understand?!"
"Yes! My son understands." Huang Xunkun understood and was confused at the same time, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
"You will follow me out of the city in a moment and return to Huangjiazhai on the way."
"My son is willing to fight with his father!"
"Silly boy..." Huang Shoutong sighed, "You are a scholar with dangerous weapons. The Huang family cannot live without you!"
"And big brother——"
"Your eldest brother is a white man." Mr. Huang put on the cotton armor with the help of his servants. "Mr. Wu will always be transferred. In the future, the new master will remember our hard work. There is a scholar who speaks louder. "
After listening to this, he deeply understood his father's painstaking efforts, but he felt vaguely unwilling in his heart.
Huang Shoutong ordered his son and then led the large group of people out of the city. Along the way, on the one hand, he was moved by Magistrate Wu's trust, but on the other hand, he could not get rid of a bad premonition: This force, riding on a huge iron ship, was driving people that could not compete with human power. The mechanical pirates are not the bandits he has been dealing with. Their arrival may mean that many things will completely change. He looked up at the sky. There were only light clouds in the sky, but it made him feel that the sun was dim and dull. Is there really going to be a big change in the Ming Dynasty?
Detaching his troops from the road, he first led the team to a place two miles away from Bairentan. While waiting for Bo Pu's feint attack to begin, he listened to the spies' reports. He made up his mind that if Bairentou Beach was unprepared at this moment, he would attack in advance even if Fu Bowen didn't start.
After a while, the spies reported that the pirates at Bairentou Beach had retreated back to their respective camps, and no one was moving around outside. Huang Shoutong nodded. This did not surprise him. The other party's spies had probably detected their movements a long time ago.
After waiting for a while, he suddenly saw a firework signal from the direction of Bo Pu. Knowing that Fu Bowen had begun to attack, he rode up to a mound.
"Fellow elders, we are about to attack the enemy. You and I are local aborigines and have lived here for generations. Here are our fields and houses, and the tombs and temples of our ancestors..." At this point, he felt tears coming out of his eyes. , "Today is the day for us to protect our hometown and serve the imperial court. Come with me, everyone!"
After finishing speaking, he knocked the stirrup of his horse, took his horseman as the vanguard, and ran towards the direction of Bairentou Beach. The local warriors divided into two groups and rushed after the dozen or so riders. The gunners worked in groups of about ten, pulling forward and pushing back, desperately pushing the two squatting tiger cannons to the front.
He Ming had already seen their assembly with binoculars from the security tower in the administrative area. At this moment, he saw smoke covering the sky and the sound of drums. Knowing that the attack had begun, he hurriedly picked up the walkie-talkie to call the police. Almost at the same time, hundreds of people headed to the beach. The sharp siren rang through the sky, and everyone was stunned - the attack had begun!
"Team leader He...Team leader..." The person who came was a person from the communication team. He couldn't even speak clearly at this moment. "Bopu is in emergency! The enemy is besieging Bopu!"
He Ming frowned. From the tracking report from the observation post, he knew that the enemy was divided into two groups. Obviously, one of them must be a feint attack. However, both groups have about the same number of people, and they both carry many carts. Now they attack almost at the same time...
"Let Bobu hold on!" Bobu is much better fortified than Bairentou Beach, and now there are more than a hundred people guarding it, including ten military team members. He feels that holding on is not a big problem.
On the contrary, it is this central place. Because the construction stalls are spread out, there are many places that need to be defended. Residential areas need to be defended, places where equipment and vehicles are stored must be defended, hydropower stations must be defended, and newly built administrative districts must also be defended. In most places there are only two barbed wire fences and one earth barrier. It is still unknown how much combat power these urban otakus who have not fired a few bullets have.
Huang Shoutong's men rushed to the trench and threw the prepared bundles of earth and firewood into it. A road was paved in an instant. At this time, gunshots rang out, and a dozen people fell down beside him immediately. The pirates' firearms were so sharp. ! He crouched down and galloped on his horse. The sound of gunshots continued and people around him kept falling. He turned his horse's head and decided not to attack the old camp of thieves in depth, but to concentrate his forces to attack the nearest camp. He pointed the big knife in his hand:
"Brothers, charge forward!"
The camp he chose happened to be the administrative area. Because it was recently completed, even the barbed wire fence was put up just yesterday. It was guarded by fifty men, ten of whom were members of the military group.
"Meng Xian! You are responsible for suppressing them!" He Ming yelled on the intercom, "Hit those on horseback."
Before he could finish his words, a country hero leaping on a horse with a sword fell to the ground with the sound of a gunshot.
"Damn, good fight!" He couldn't help but praise. This student majoring in finance and accounting, who has practiced moving targets in a sports school for several years, is really good at marksmanship.
At this time, the village heroes had already surged over like a wave. There was a chaos of gunfire. The people behind the barbed wire fence saw these people bared their teeth and roared, waving all kinds of weapons and charging towards them. Most of them were good citizens in the past. Let alone shooting to kill, they had never seen a few group fights. Where have I seen this? In the scene, everyone was so panicked that they were stunned. After firing a shot, they were all dumbfounded. There were only a few chaotic shots.
"Shoot! You idiots!" He Ming suddenly picked up the SKS rifle, swung the bayonet out hard, and quickly rushed to the front, kicking and beating them.
Finally, the volley of guns rang out, and the gray wave of the charge stopped for a while, then surged over again. At this time, messy gunfire rang out from other camps to support them. Most of the traversers were not familiar with shooting, and many people forgot to adjust the sight gauge. When the gun was fired, there were still people holding the trigger and firing randomly, and soon all the bullets were fired.
