Liu San blocked the arrow for Sakai Jiro, which no one expected. Even Sakai Jiro who came back to his senses couldn't believe it.
The grievances between him and Liu San could not be explained clearly in a few words. There was a feeling in his heart that he wished the other party would die first.
Unexpectedly, Liu San actually saved his life at the critical moment, which made Jiro Sakai look complicated.
No matter how big the previous grievances were, most of them disappeared in the face of life and death. Liu San fell to the ground with an arrow and fainted. Many of his subordinates around him were panicked.
The sound of breaking wind in his ears became more and more intensive. At this time, Sakai Jiro stood up, his face was cold, and he glanced at the many men fighting outside the ship.
His heart skipped a beat and he shouted an order to sail the ship. He would be responsible for all the consequences.
With Jiro Sakai's words, some of the men on the ship carried Liu San back to the cabin, and others loosened the ship's chain. After a while, the sound of retreat horns was heard all over the ship.
More than a dozen large ships moved slowly. This move stunned the pirates and Japanese pirates on the coast who were desperately resisting.
They turned around sharply and watched the ship move with disbelief in their eyes.
He quickly shouted, "Stop it, we haven't boarded the boat yet!"
No matter how much everyone shouted, everyone on the boat looked indifferent.
At this moment, everyone understood that they were abandoned children, cannon fodder, and had been tricked by these bosses.
At this time, most people, without any thought of resisting with their lives just now, ran directly towards the big ship that was not far away without saying a word.
The fierce battle that had just reached a stalemate between the two sides, as the ship moved, suddenly distracted the pirates and Japanese pirates.
The fierce battle on the coast suddenly became one-sided. The pirates and Japanese pirates fled frantically, and they had no energy to fight. The Dongzhou soldiers who chased them here did not care about this.
They killed as many as they could. In less than a stick of incense, not only the frontal defense line was defeated, but even the three defense lines deployed on the side were defeated by the Dongshan and Split Mountain armies.
If it hadn't been for Sakai Jiro's order to leave, these two lines of defense would not have been taken down so quickly.
In the end, he lost people's hearts in order to save his own life, but Jiro Sakai couldn't control that much. It can also be said that he was no longer pretending.
The most important thing was to save his own life. He stood on the bow of the ship and looked at his men who were trying to climb onto the ship through the ropes. He looked indifferent and shouted loudly.
"Why are you standing still? If you don't want to be dragged to death by them, just shoot them! Shoot them to death!"
Seeing that the ship was obviously slowing down as it was leaving because of the obstruction, trampling and trampling by a large number of pirates and Japanese pirates, the hearts of everyone on the ship were also shaken.
They fired arrows at their companions who climbed aboard, and a large number of pirates howled and fell into the sea.
With the ruthless hands of his companions in front and the deadly hands of the Great Liang army in the back, the remaining pirates and Japanese pirates on the coast of Dongzhou were annihilated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Whether on the coast or on the sea, there were a large number of corpses, and the sea near the coast was stained red with blood.
"Where is the artillery truck! Push the artillery truck and rocket truck up quickly. Don't let them escape. Blow it up and sink it!"
The Dongzhou Army, which was the last to arrive, looked at the ship gradually leaving, and Tong Zhan and Su Yong shouted orders.
Immediately afterwards, artillery vehicles and rocket vehicles were pushed up, and as the fuses were lit, more than a dozen huge rocks and heavy crossbows were thrown at more than a dozen large ships on the sea.
boom! boom! boom!
A huge explosion sounded. Although this new weapon was powerful, as Su Qian expected, it could only hit fixed targets. It was not accurate enough on water like this.
The force of the explosion basically hit the sea next to the ship, causing a roiling wave.
Occasionally, it hit the big ship, but it only made a hole in the hull and only damaged it. The big ship still drifted away slowly.
Xie Cang, who was looking at this scene, had a gloomy expression on his face, and he said loudly, "Pass this order to me and go to sea with me. These pirates and Japanese slaves will definitely be annihilated."
After giving the order, many soldiers behind him roared. Just as Xie Cang led the soldiers behind him, he planned to break the cauldron and force out.
When he was about to attack, he was stopped by Su Qian who came over.
"Brother Xie, please stop. If we take people to pursue us at sea, we will lose more than we gain."
"The casualties among our brothers are also very high. We are attacking. The result is unpredictable. We were not able to annihilate them all this time. We let some of them escape, but it won't cause serious problems. Let the brothers come back."
Xie Cang's eyes flashed. After hesitating for a moment, the emotions that had just rushed over his head gradually subsided after taking a few deep breaths. He knew that what Su Qi'an said was right.
In this war, the two counties of Dongshan and Split Mountain bear the greatest pressure, and the casualties are not small. There are 20,000 people in the two armies, and the death rate reaches 7,000 or 8,000. As the fight continues, they are not good at naval battles. , it is very likely that the lives of the remaining brothers will be involved.
Xie Cang looked at the ship gradually going away and sighed.
"Hey, what a pity. It's just a little bit close to annihilating these Japanese slaves! I'll count you lucky this time, but I'll kill you next time!"
"According to my order, the entire army will retreat, defend the coast, and clean the battlefield."
As the order was issued, the Dongshan and Rishan armies, which were preparing to attack, stopped advancing, and the Dongzhou soldiers who arrived were each responsible for an area and cleaning the battlefield.
Su Qi'an rode a horse and came to Xie Cang without saying anything. Look ahead.
On the coast ahead, there was still a small sporadic fighting, but it was not large in scale and was quickly resolved by the soldiers.
Although the night was hazy, the air was filled with a strong smell of blood. With the help of the moonlight and firelight, one could vaguely see various corpses lying scattered on the coast.
This battle was quite fierce. Although the battle was tragic, at least Su Qi'an could feel the high fighting spirit of these Dongzhou soldiers in front of him.
It was completely different from the low and low mood at the beginning. Any encouragement to boost morale would not be as direct as winning a big victory.
Su Qi'an looked away, patted Xie Cang on the shoulder and said, "Brother Xie, don't worry, these pirates and Japanese pirates can escape for a while, but they cannot escape for a lifetime. Next time, they will definitely kill them in their lair."
Xie Cang nodded and was about to say something when suddenly, a subordinate came to report.
"Report, the Supervisory Envoy, Lord Marquis, and the Chief Superintendent are here, and I would like to see you."
"Okay, I understand, please step back."
Su Qian's face was calm, and Wu Dingguo's arrival seemed to be expected by him.
He said to Xie Cang, "Brother Xie, let's go. Now that the battle is over, it's time to meet our Dongzhou colleagues."
Under the protection of a group of soldiers, Su Qi'an and Xie Cang came to a beach near the forest.
From a distance, this beach was guarded by Dongzhou soldiers. Among them, in addition to Wu Dingguo, there were several other Dongzhou county guards.
Except for the two or three county guards who stayed behind in Haizhou City, everyone else had arrived.
Watching Su Qi'an and Xie Cang come.
Wu Dingguo and others quickly stood up and stepped forward to greet them, with a smile on their faces.
"This battle by the Inspector was really beautiful. I have been fighting for many years and I have never fought such a refreshing battle. I am convinced by the Inspector."
"That's right, I was short-sighted and misunderstood the Inspector before. I hope the Inspector can forgive me. Without the Inspector's help, this battle would have been really difficult."
"Here, I would like to ask the supervisor to pay my respects to us. In the future, as long as the supervisor can use us in the nine counties on the front line of Dongzhou, please speak as soon as possible and we will fully cooperate."
Not long after Wu Dingguo's voice fell, several county guards who came behind him expressed their admiration for Su Qi'an.
After speaking, he knelt down and bowed directly to Su Qi'an. Seeing this, Su Qi'an quickly ordered someone to help him, but the several county guards were determined.
This kneeling not only represents their sincere submission to Su Qi'an, but also expresses Su Qi'an's gratitude for saving the Dongzhou soldiers.
They all knew that in this battle, the 20,000 troops under Su Qi'an and Xie Cang shouldered the heavy burden and were responsible for attracting local firepower.
They besieged Qingchong County and blocked the 10,000 reinforcements coming from Zhoushan Island. However, they did the most by gathering the 20,000 state soldiers on standby.
The purpose is to destroy the raiding team that sneaked into Sanming County, and to eliminate the pirates and Japanese pirates who fled and lost their fighting spirit.
It can be said that the ones who contributed the most in this battle were undoubtedly Su Qi'an and Xie Cang's two armies. Although they also contributed, they are suspected of being missed.
They knew that Su Qi'an did this not to show off, nor to look down on them, but to gradually arouse the low morale of the Dongzhou soldiers through this small-scale encirclement and suppression.
Now it seems that Su Qi'an's arrangement was right. At first, he initially aroused the morale of the Dongzhou soldiers by annihilating the pirates who raided Sanming County.
Immediately after the two counties were recovered, the pirates and Japanese pirates were beaten and hurriedly escaped, and an encirclement and suppression was arranged. This situation of close combat completely aroused the anger of the Dongzhou soldiers to avenge their previous humiliation.
With the end of the war, Dongzhou soldiers regained their strength.
If anyone had any selfish motives, they would wish that the Dongzhou soldiers were completely exhausted in the war against the pirates and Japanese pirates.
How could there be someone like Su Qian who not only took the lead but also withstood the greatest pressure, just to regain the previous morale of the Dongzhou soldiers in this battle.
It can be said that there is no other inspector like this in the entire Great Liang who understands righteousness and is broad-minded.
This kneeling does not represent them, but the tens of thousands of Dongzhou soldiers.
These frontline county guards, although their words were unpleasant, their hearts were warm. What they admired was not the powerful figures, but those who could defeat them on the battlefield and have real things in their hands.
At this point, Su Qi'an could feel the frankness in their hearts, and he also knew how straightforward these people were. Su Qi'an had never had any intention of arguing with them.
In the frontline battlefields of Great Liang, there are many people like this who are frank and slovenly. They seem to be ignorant of the world and not tactful, but when a war breaks out, they are often on the front line.
On the battlefield, they are the ones most worthy of giving their backs to each other.
