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Generals born in Dongjiang Town never cared about the casualties of their soldiers, because there were too many people who could replace them, so only the casualties of their own soldiers and servants would be distressed.
When Baihu heard Sun Youming's words, they felt a chill in their hearts.
Fortunately, he came back from the shore to report the news. If he were still on the shore at this moment, he would probably become the target of sacrifice in the other party's mouth.
The sea artillery continued to shell near the shore of Shicheng Island. Sun Youming was standing some distance away from the shore. The artillery fire could not reach him, so he stayed here to watch the situation at sea.
He believed that it was impossible for ships at sea to bombard Shicheng Island all the time. Sooner or later, people would be sent to attack the island, and then his opportunity would come.
The roar of the cannon continued for a while.
Even if the cannons landed in different places, the shelling continued for such a long time, and there were still many casualties among the officers and soldiers near the shore.
If the commander-in-chief had not allowed him to retreat, the Baihu Zongqi and others below would have been unable to resist retreating.
After all, the enemy hasn't seen it yet, and he has been bombarded all the time. He can't fight back when he is beaten, and he can't find the target even if he tries his best. This feeling is very frustrating.
Baihu, who was standing next to Sun Youming, observed the situation on the shore for a while and said, "General, the people arranged near the shore may not be able to hold on for long."
Upon hearing this, Sun Youming looked at the officers and soldiers on the shore.
After just one glance, he frowned.
After many years in the military, it was natural to see that the officers and soldiers on the shore might retreat to the island at any time.
If he could not hold off the tiger bandits who would attack Shicheng Island next, his subsequent plans would most likely fail, so he must not let these people retreat to the island.
Thinking of this, he turned to look at Baihu beside him and said: "You go too, take your people and stay on the shore. As long as you persist until the tiger thieves disembark and attack the island, I will record your merits."
Hearing this, hundreds of households looked bitter.
This is a potentially life-threatening job.
"What are you still doing? Why don't you go quickly? Don't you want me to enforce military law?" Sun Youming stared coldly at the hundreds of households in front of him.
"Yes, I will obey the order."
Baihu knew that he had no choice but to go, so he accepted the errand and turned around and strode towards the shore of the island in front of him.
However, after taking more than ten steps, he walked slower and slower, trying to delay the time to reach the shore.
Sure enough, after taking more than 20 steps, the officers and soldiers on the shore broke out and fled to the island with all the officers and soldiers.
Baihu, who noticed this scene, turned around and came back without saying a word.
"General, my subordinates are incompetent and failed to arrive in time. The troops in front have already been defeated." Baihu came to Sun Youming and bowed his head to admit his mistake, feeling happy in his heart.
The fatal errand was avoided by himself.
After hearing these words, Sun Youming snorted coldly.
Naturally, he knew clearly that the other party was slowly walking towards the shore of the island. At this moment, all the officers and soldiers on the shore had fled back, and he was too lazy to punish the other party.
There were hundreds of officers and soldiers guarding the shore, but less than 300 escaped. Some of them died from the cannon fire at sea, and some were injured. They were not dead for a while and could not escape on their own. They had to There was a constant wailing from the shore.
"The gunfire has stopped, the gunfire has stopped." Baihu said in surprise when he returned to Sun Youming.
Shortly after the officers and soldiers on the shore were defeated, the sound of artillery at sea gradually subsided.
Sun Youming, who also discovered this, looked even more ugly.
The fact that the tiger thieves at sea were able to stop the bombardment in such a timely manner shows that the people on the ship were able to see the situation on the island.
"General, general!" Baihu noticed that Sun Youming's eyes were straight as he looked at the sea, and he couldn't help but call out a few times. After all, it was still up to him to decide what to do next.
After coming back to his senses, Sun Youming glanced at Baihu first and said, "Go gather the remaining soldiers and lead them back to the castle."
"Yes." Baihu accepted the order and left happily.
This time there was no longer any delay, but the move went very neatly.
The safest place on the island is inside the castle.
Sun Youming, who stayed behind, stared at the sea. He believed that the tiger bandits did not come to Shicheng Island just to fire a few cannons.
They will definitely send troops to attack Shicheng Island.
Since there is no way to stop the tiger bandits' soldiers and horses on the shore, we can simply rely on the forts on the island to hold off the tiger bandits and buy time for the officers and soldiers hiding behind the island.
To this day, his target remains ships at sea.
In addition to wanting to get the cannons on the ship, he also knew that unless the ships surrounding the island were dealt with, Shicheng Island would always be besieged by tiger thieves.
"General, the tiger thief is coming to the island."
Suddenly there were many small boats on the sea. After seeing them, Sun Youming's soldiers hurriedly reminded Sun Youming.
Seeing the boat rowing towards Shicheng Island on the sea, Sun Youming's mouth curled up slightly.
Everything was as he expected.
"Let's go back." After Sun Youming left these words, he turned around and walked towards the island. After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and said to a soldier who was following him, "Tell the people behind the island that they You can do it.”
After speaking, he stepped on the gravel road under his feet and walked towards the pier high on the island.
One of the soldiers broke away from the team and ran to the back of the island. The remaining dozen soldiers followed him and walked to the island together.
There have been officers and soldiers guarding the gate of the pier for a long time. At the high tower in the corner of the pier, there are even more officers and soldiers watching the situation on the sea.
"General."
"General."
Sun Youming walked into Dunbao, and the officers and soldiers along the way saluted.
"Close the fort gate and don't allow anyone to enter or leave." Sun Youming left these words, and he led his soldiers to the side of the fort wall.
From the fort wall he could see what was going on outside.
"Get all the cannons here." Sun Youming said.
There are no decent cannons on Shicheng Island, but some tiger squatting cannons are prepared. As for the fire blunderbuss, bows and arrows are mostly used.
On the island, although bows and arrows are not resistant to damage, they are better than gunpowder which is susceptible to moisture. Moreover, the number of fire blunderbuss is small and they are of little use. They are not as useful as bows and arrows.
Soon, four or five squatting tiger cannons were brought over, and wooden barrels containing gunpowder were also delivered to the fort wall.
Looking at these squatting tiger cannons in front of him, Sun Youming was full of confidence in the next battle.
With the cannon and the fortress as his support, he would have the confidence to fight even the slave thieves, not to mention the tiger thieves.
As for the idea of fighting in the wild with tiger thieves, he had no idea at all.
Even Mao Wenlong's personal soldiers were defeated by the tiger thieves in field battles. He did not think that his dozen personal soldiers and less than a thousand soldiers and horses would be the opponents of the tiger thieves.
Defending the city, in his opinion, is the most effective way to deal with the tiger thieves, not to mention that he also has an ambush force to raid the tiger thieves' hometown.
All he had to do was to hold back the tiger bandit soldiers and horses that came ashore. The outcome of this battle depended on the soldiers and horses that attacked the tiger flag ship.
Chapter 2249 Stealing a Home
