The rise of the poor

Chapter 2156: Battle (4)

victory is in sight!

Wang Xiaoyi and other Japanese pirates couldn't help but smile expectantly as they watched the Japanese pirates rushing towards the Zhejiang army like a tiger descending from the mountain.

Especially when the Japanese pirates rushed to the Zhejiang army's formation within an arrow's reach, Xue Tao ordered his men to shoot. The Japanese pirates on both wings of the cone formation stopped and threw feather arrows at the Zhejiang army's position. The Japanese pirates with muskets fired at the Zhejiang army's formation.

While they were shooting arrows, the rest of the Japanese pirates took advantage of the situation and continued to charge.

This is the coordination between infantry and arrows!

"Good, good, Lao Xue has grasped the opportunity very well. Now it is more stable." Wang Xiaoyi commented.

Wang Zhi also nodded imperceptibly.

When the Zhejiang army on the opposite side saw the Japanese pirates shooting arrows, the front-row soldiers of each team raised their large shields and held them diagonally above their heads, covering themselves and the two people behind them.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, dull, dull, dull.

The arrows whizzed and hit the shields. Of course, no matter how big the shields were, they could not block everything. Many arrows still hit places where there were no arrows to block them. However, the Zhejiang army was fully armored, and the cotton armor had a large protective area. These arrows all hit the cotton armor, making a dull sound of impact.

However, not much damage was caused to the Zhejiang army, and only a few soldiers suffered minor injuries.

In addition to feather arrows, there are also gun balls.

There were more than a hundred muskets in the Japanese pirates' formation. Bang, bang, bang. After a puff of smoke, musket balls mixed with feather arrows were shot at the Zhejiang army soldiers.

The power of the musket was much greater than that of the feather arrow. Although it was more than a hundred meters away, many musket balls still shattered the shields in the hands of the Zhejiang army soldiers.

Fortunately, the Zhejiang Army soldiers had cotton armor to protect their bodies, which was effective in protecting against early firearms.

In particular, the firing distance of the Japanese pirates' muskets was more than 100 meters, so the power was reduced a lot. After penetrating the shield, it hit the Zhejiang army's cotton armor, but only made a hole in the cotton armor, but failed to break the armor.

But it was a musket after all, and despite the double protection of shields and cotton armor, several Zhejiang soldiers were still seriously injured.

Taking advantage of this round of feather arrows and muskets, the Japanese pirates had already advanced to a distance of more than 50 meters in front of the Zhejiang army.

"Kill!"

"Kill him, kill him, kill him!"

The shouts of killing in Chinese and Japanese shook the earth. The Japanese pirates waved their weapons and jumped towards the Zhejiang army that was close at hand.

"It's over when it's over!" Wang Xiaoyi said confidently, then leaned back in his chair.

Just as he leaned back, he heard a dense and orderly burst of musketry, "bang bang bang"

Almost at the same time, a series of screams of “Ahhhhhhh” and “Mom” were heard, crying out for their parents.

Something is wrong!

Wang Xiaoyi couldn't even sit still, let alone lean on the chair. He jumped up from the chair and looked towards the battlefield.

There was a cloud of smoke in front of the Zhejiang Army on the battlefield. The first three rows of soldiers retreated like water, while the three rows of soldiers at the back moved forward smoothly and crossed each other. The retreating soldiers loaded gunpowder, while the advancing soldiers raised their muskets.

The cone-shaped formation of Japanese pirates in front of the Zhejiang army was like a huge sickle cutting through a wheat field, and a large number of Japanese pirates were knocked down.

After a quick glance, there were nearly a hundred Japanese pirates lying on the ground, with blood and even brain matter all over the ground. There were also nearly a hundred seriously injured pirates lying on the ground, with missing limbs, and screams were heard everywhere.

It's like a slaughterhouse.

After just one look, Wang Xiaoyi and others couldn't help but gasp, and their pupils shrank rapidly.

Sudden by such damage, the Japanese pirates' cone formation was made hesitant to move forward.

"bang bang bang"

Another round of neat and dense gunfire sounded, and the air was filled with smoke.

The Japanese pirates fell down one after another like wheat being harvested. There were more screams and the ground was covered with blood.

"bang bang bang"

Another round of musketry rang out.

The Japanese pirates fell to the ground one after another like wheat being cut.

At first, the shouts of killing shook the earth, but now the screams and cries for parents shake the earth and never stop.

The Japanese pirates' cone formation was broken up.

"Charge! They have finished their round and are reloading their gunpowder. Now is our chance. Charge over and kill them all! Charge for me, and the rewards will all be doubled! I will not give you a penny even if I sell everything I have!"

Xue Tao, with her hair disheveled, was protected by her personal guards as she shouted orders at the stunned Japanese pirates.

This is a chance to turn the tables, and it is also the last chance. If we give the Zhejiang Army time to reload gunpowder and let them fire another round, it will be a nightmare.

Therefore, Xue Tao doubled the reward and used the huge reward as a powerful weapon to firmly grasp this last chance.

Why did everyone risk their lives to fight the Japanese pirates? Wasn't it for money?!

"The reward has doubled! Let's fight! Kill!"

"Everyone knows how slow it is to reload a firearm. While they are reloading, rush up and kill them!"

"Brother Erhei, I'm going to avenge you! Kill him!"

"Charge! Victory or defeat depends on this one move! Don't give the Zhejiang Army time to reload the gunpowder!"

They were indeed the fierce Japanese pirates, worthy of being Wang Zhi's personal guards. Although they were on the verge of collapse from the firearms of the Zhejiang Army, after hearing Xue Tao's call, they still rushed towards the Zhejiang Army's position with a ferocious look on their faces, gritting their teeth and roaring.

Under the leadership of these fierce Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirates once again mustered their remaining courage and rushed towards the Zhejiang army, shouting and killing.

"Anyone who hesitates will be killed!"

When Xue Tao saw that there were still Japanese pirates hesitating to move forward, he became furious. He said, "I have doubled the reward, and you still dare to hesitate? You are looking for death." After shouting, he swung his sword and killed the nearest Japanese pirate who was standing still.

With one cut, the head flew off!

"If you hesitate, you will die!" Xue Tao's personal guards also killed several hesitant Japanese pirates.

If you move forward, the reward will be doubled, if you hesitate, you will be killed without mercy!

At this point, the surviving Japanese pirates had no reason to hesitate any longer. The Zhejiang Army had to load up their firearms anyway, so when would they charge? !

Under the reward and the butcher's knife, all the Japanese pirates who were still standing on the battlefield rushed towards the Zhejiang army's position again with a howl.

Turn the tables in one fell swoop!

Xue Tao looked at the Japanese pirates rushing towards the Zhejiang army's position again, and a strong hope rose in his heart.

As long as the Japanese pirates under his command rushed into the Zhejiang army's position, everything would be turned upside down. A firearm that could not fire bullets was just a fire stick. It was just a fire stick. If he stood in front of them and let them beat him, all he would do was to get a big swelling and bruises all over. It would be very difficult to kill someone with a fire stick.

The Zhejiang army's fire pokers were not enough to kill people, but the Japanese pirates' weapons were as easy to chop people as cutting melons and vegetables.

As long as they rushed into the Zhejiang Army's formation, the Japanese pirates could easily kill the Zhejiang Army soldiers on the opposite side, and victory would be within their grasp. (End of this chapter)