The rise of the poor

Chapter 2045 No Rope

Of course, there were more Japanese pirates who were unwilling to surrender. They thought they could not outrun four-legged horses, but fortunately, this was a water town in the south of the Yangtze River with dense water networks, and there were many places that were inconvenient for cavalry to set foot in. In order to escape the pursuit of the Zhejiang army, these Japanese pirates did not take the main road, but either took the small road to escape, or fled into rivers, fields, slopes and other places where cavalry could not catch up.

Where the Zhejiang cavalry could not reach, the Zhejiang infantry pursued in units of ten along small paths, rivers, and fields.

Whenever the Zhejiang Army's infantry encountered resistance from the Japanese pirates, they would use their muskets to get close to the enemy and then use bayonets to clean up the mess.

How could the Japanese pirates, who were not organized and eager to escape, withstand the muskets? Those who were not killed turned around and continued to run, and few turned around to fight to the death. The few Japanese pirates who dared to turn around and counterattack the Zhejiang army faced another round of muskets. If they were lucky enough not to be injured or killed, they would face the Zhejiang army's bayonet array with full cotton armor and protection to the teeth.

The Zhejiang Army's individual combat capability was far inferior to that of the Japanese pirates, but the Zhejiang Army had never fought individually. Since its establishment, the Zhejiang Army had practiced formations the most. The Zhejiang Army's dense bayonet formations were used to deal with the Japanese pirates who had no formations. Even if the Japanese pirates had three heads and six arms, they could not withstand the bayonet forest and would inevitably be stabbed into a sieve.

Of course, there were also some strong Japanese pirates who managed to escape unscathed from the bayonet array, but only a few of them could do that.

As for the Japanese pirates who escaped unscathed from the Zhejiang Army's bayonets and made the Zhejiang Army pay a price in blood, there were even fewer of them.

Therefore, when faced with the pursuit of the Zhejiang Army, once they were caught up, the fleeing Japanese pirates would either be killed by muskets, or be stabbed to death by bayonets, or kneel down and surrender, or turn around and run again.

"Fuck, Sergeant, we've run out of ropes to capture prisoners, and there are still many prisoners who have surrendered on their knees that we haven't tied up yet."

A Zhejiang soldier who was in charge of cutting the prisoners found that they did not have enough ropes and quickly reported to the sergeant.

"Are there none left? Didn't I ask you to take a bundle? Did you lose it?" the sergeant turned his head and asked.

"No, no, not a single hemp rope is missing. They are all tied up. Don't you see how many prisoners we have captured?"

The soldier pointed to the long line of captured Japanese pirates behind him and made a strong defense.

"Uh, let me think about it. Um, untie their belts, tie their hands with the belts and string them up."

The captain came up with a solution.

So, the Japanese pirates who surrendered next were in an awkward situation. They had to prepare ropes to tie themselves up. If they didn't have any, they could only untie their belts and tie themselves up.

As for whether their pants would fall down if they untied their belts, that was not the Zhejiang Army’s business.

When the Zhejiang army was chasing the Japanese pirates, Zhu Ping'an also followed in the pursuit under the protection of Liu Mu and others.

During the pursuit, Zhu Ping'an kept repeating to himself "bring honor to our family" and then looked around.

At this time, in a field of vision that no one else could see, slowly moving black and red pillars of luck appeared in the air.

There were small, faint black and red pillars of luck above each group of deserters. Based on the size of the pillars of luck and their direction of movement, Zhu Ping'an could estimate the number of the fleeing Japanese pirates and their direction of escape.

Zhu Ping'an has become very skilled in using the luck "radar".

In this day and age, having a radar is almost like cheating, as the enemy's deployment is clearly visible.

It's like opening a map.

As long as they are not facing a large group of Japanese pirates, the Zhejiang army soldiers who are chasing the defeated Japanese pirates will not be in danger.

Within the field of vision, there were basically small black and red pillars of luck moving and fleeing in all directions.

However, there is an exception. It is a thick black and red pillar of luck. Zhu Ping'an has been tracking the Japanese pirates under this pillar of luck.

According to the experience summarized by Zhu Ping'an, the number of Japanese pirates under this thick pillar of luck is about 700 to 1,000.

"Huh?" Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise when he saw the location of this thick pillar of luck.

The location of the thick pillar of luck is about five miles away from here.

This pillar of luck was in that position an incense stick of time ago. Unexpectedly, after an incense stick of time had passed, this pillar of luck was still in the same place, almost without moving at all.

It was very abnormal that the largest group of Japanese pirates who were fleeing in an emergency did not move.

rest? !

Impossible! During the golden period of escaping, the defeated Japanese pirates did not even dare to rest, let alone rest for an incense stick of time.

This large group of Japanese pirates have run so far away. They can't be waiting to die or be captured.

Then there is only one possibility left.

"Interesting, interesting." Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly. This group of Japanese pirates was quite interesting.

"Sir, what's interesting?" Liu Mu asked puzzledly.

"You'll know in a moment." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly, then pointed his whip at the location of the thick pillar of luck, looked around and asked, "About five miles ahead, where is it? Ask if anyone knows where it is?"

"Sir, I know. I came here a few days ago to investigate the compliance of the ten-household baojia system, so I know where it is. It is an ancient ferry crossing. Two large rivers meet at Bandukou to form the Bandu River. The river is relatively deep, and many cargo ships pass through the Bandu River, forming a small ferry crossing. The ferry crossing is unmanned, and it is just a temporary docking place for ships to stop. In the past, people from nearby villages came to the ferry crossing to sell tea, food and river food, but due to the Japanese pirates in recent years, no villagers come here to make a living anymore." A Zhejiang army soldier was brought to Zhu Pingan by Liu Mu and explained.

"Very good, what is the terrain of the ancient ferry?" Zhu Ping'an asked again.

"There are dense forests on both sides of the river, and there are several reed marshes. There is only one stone bridge to cross to the north."

The soldier replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Pingan nodded with satisfaction, "This is a good place for an ambush. The Japanese pirates are used to ambushing. If the largest group of defeated Japanese pirates are unwilling to accept defeat and want to ambush, this is the most likely place for them to do so."

Then he instructed Liu Mu, "Quickly send a few skilled soldiers, put on the clothes of the captured Japanese pirates, to investigate the ancient ferry, and pay special attention to the reed marshes and woods on both sides of the road that passes through the stone bridge to see if there are any Japanese pirates ambushing. Remember, keep your distance and don't alert the enemy."

"As ordered."

Liu Mu clasped his fists and accepted the order. Then he called a few people and asked them to change into the pirates' clothes and go to the ferry to investigate. He emphasized Zhu Ping'an's words to these people and reminded them that they were only allowed to ride two miles on horseback. After two miles, they had to dismount and walk to the ancient ferry to investigate, so as not to alert the enemy. (End of this chapter)