The rise of the poor

Chapter 2133 The Japanese Chieftain Ran Away

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Boom. Boom."

The neat and dense sound of muskets, as well as the roar of several tiger squat cannons, rang in the ears of the fleeing Japanese pirates. Japanese friends fell down around them from time to time. The horrifying sound and scene made the Japanese pirates wish their parents had given them another leg, and they ran so fast.

Although I can't outrun the bullets fired by firearms, as long as I run faster than my Japanese friends, that's enough.

The surviving Japanese pirates in the front army rushed back one after another, and there were frequent scrambles and pushing. Some pirates fell down during the pushing and shoving, and they could never get up again. The Japanese pirates fleeing behind would not dodge and would continue to run back while stepping on the fallen pirates. The fallen pirates were stepped on by countless feet and were trampled to death while screaming.

Some of the Japanese pirates had injured legs and ran slowly, so they were knocked to the ground and trampled to death by people behind them who were also trying to escape.

The fleeing Japanese pirates were faster than the charging ones, and they would not hesitate to swing their swords and chop anyone who blocked their escape.

Only by escaping with them can you survive.

Moreover, the Zhejiang Army behind them was chasing them urgently. The bang of muskets and the roar of artillery were like a death urge. Every time a sound was heard, the Japanese friends around them would scream and fall to the ground.

If you don’t run, you will die!

The Japanese pirates fled frantically, and the supervisory team was dragged into the escape, and the Japanese pirates behind them were also dragged into the escape.

The Japanese pirates' army formation was disrupted.

From the time the Japanese pirates fought against the Zhejiang army to the time the Japanese pirates' vanguard fled, there was not even a cup of tea, and they did not even rush to the front of the Zhejiang army.

The Japanese pirates' vanguard fled so quickly that the central army had no time to react before they were disrupted by the terrified, will-less, and frantically fleeing Japanese pirates, and were swept away by them to flee as well.

The Zhejiang Army's firearms, especially the tiger squat cannon, added fuel to the fire, making the Japanese pirates' defeat like a dam bursting, the collapse spread thousands of miles and was unstoppable.

The defeat of the Japanese pirates was like an avalanche, vast and mighty, coming at lightning speed.

It is like a waterfall that drops three thousand feet straight down, roaring and rushing down, irreversible.

The Japanese pirates, from the front army to the central army, all turned back and fled in panic, just like the spread of a plague.

Mao Haifeng and Otomo Sadakawa did not have many personal soldiers around them. Most of them were sent out to serve as supervisors, so that they had few manpower at all. Of course, even if they had manpower now, it would not be enough. The Japanese pirates' vanguard was defeated too quickly, and they had no time to turn the tide even if they wanted to.

"Damn it! Who told you to run!" Mao Haifeng wielded a Japanese sword and killed a fleeing Japanese pirate with one blow!

"Baka! You have brought disgrace upon the samurai!" Otomo Sadakawa stabbed a fleeing Japanese warrior to death and cursed with gritted teeth.

"Captain, the situation is hopeless. Let's retreat quickly. As long as we have the green mountains, we will have no worries when we have no firewood. We can regroup and fight again in the back."

"Captain, everyone has fled. We can't hold on any longer. The Zhejiang Army is coming soon. If we don't retreat now, it will be too late. Please make a quick decision."

The personal soldiers around Mao Haifeng risked their lives to advise him.

At first, the fleeing Japanese were afraid and tried to avoid them, but as the defeat became more and more severe, they could not avoid them even if they wanted to. They were swept and pushed by the fleeing Japanese behind them and rushed towards them.

The personal soldiers of Mao Haifeng and Otomo Sadakawa brandished Japanese swords and, with their bravery, chopped down the Japanese pirates who were fleeing towards them and ordered them to get out of the way.

However, as more and more Japanese troops were defeated.

They are like a lone boat in a tsunami, shaky and unable to hold on for much longer.

Therefore, the personal soldiers had to risk their lives to advise Mao Haifeng and Otomo Sadakawa to retreat quickly, otherwise it would be too late.

"Damn it! You cowardly rat, you've ruined my plan! Go to the back and organize the troops, pick out all those who ran away in the front, and I'm going to skin them alive one by one!" Mao Haifeng angrily inserted the Japanese sword into the scabbard and cursed viciously.

"Brother Haifeng, the only option now is to retreat." Otomo Sadakawa sighed indignantly.

"Retreat! Today's defeat is my fault. I underestimated the Zhejiang Army's firearms!" Mao Haifeng glared at the Zhejiang Army's banner opposite with hatred, almost to the point of bloodshot eyes, before he gave the order unwillingly.

Although he couldn't see Zhu Ping'an, he knew that Zhu Ping'an was under this big banner!

I had wanted to fight today, defeat the Zhejiang army, capture Zhu Ping'an alive, and humiliate him, but I never expected it would end up like this.

In today's battle, I was the one who lost! And I lost so quickly! And I lost so thoroughly!

The Zhejiang troops in pursuit had no time to reload gunpowder.

If we could gather thousands of soldiers and horses, turn around and fight, and charge into the Zhejiang army's formation, the outcome would still be uncertain.

However, the Japanese pirate army had all fled. At this time, it was impossible to gather thousands of soldiers, let alone hundreds of them.

They could only retreat reluctantly.

After Mao Haifeng gave the order, their personal soldiers could no longer hold back and surrounded them, running wildly backwards and blending into the fleeing Japanese pirates.

"Hurry up and shout, the Japanese chief's flag has run away, the Japanese chief has run away!" Zhu Ping'an noticed that the Japanese pirates' flag was retreating and hurriedly gave the order.

"The Japanese chieftain's flag has run away, the Japanese chieftain has run away." The Zhejiang soldiers spread the word from one to ten, and then to a hundred, and they all started shouting.

When the Japanese pirates who were still resisting sporadically on the battlefield heard this, they looked back and saw that their leader's banner was gone. They no longer had the courage to resist and turned around and ran away. There was no longer a single Japanese pirate resisting on the battlefield.

Ran.

All ran away.

This is the favorite rhythm of a war, chasing down the defeated army.

The Zhejiang Army had no time to load gunpowder, and they had to chase the fleeing Japanese pirates with bayonets in hand. Even the newly recruited Zhejiang Army soldiers were able to do this job well.

The Japanese pirates were only concerned with escaping and had no courage to turn around and fight. All the Zhejiang Army needed to do was to chase them and stab them in the back with bayonets.

Even if the Japanese pirates fought desperately when they were trapped, they were facing a squad or a ten-man Zhejiang army. Two fists could not beat four hands, let alone ten or dozens of bayonets. He could only die in regret.

Although the pursuit was enjoyable and smooth, the efficiency was a bit slow. This was natural. Let alone more than 10,000 Japanese pirates, even if it was more than 10,000 pigs, chasing and killing them would be a time-consuming and laborious task.

Zhu Pingan saw that the efficiency of the pursuit was a bit slow, and ordered, "Shout, kneel down and don't kill! Surrender and don't kill!"

So, the Zhejiang Army chased and killed them while shouting, "Kneel down and you won't be killed! Surrender and you won't be killed!"

Upon hearing that there was still a chance to survive, most of the Japanese pirates who were caught up knelt down and surrendered, except for a few who resisted bravely.

For a time, the Japanese pirates kneeling and surrendering were everywhere in the mountains and plains. (End of this chapter)