The rise of the poor

Chapter 2183 Tiger Crouchs and Breaks Through the Door

Zhang Mazi and other Japanese pirates from Yuedao Island were repeatedly defeated and forced to retreat all the way from the dock to the gate of the mountain stronghold.

"Retreat to the gate! As long as we hold the gate, we can wait for the leader's reinforcements to arrive, and then we'll see who wins and who loses!" Zhang Mazi led his Japanese pirates to retreat to the gate.

In order to keep Mao Haifeng, the Japanese pirates, and the Zhejiang soldiers out, Zhang Mazi disregarded the fact that there were still dozens of Japanese pirates outside the gate and ordered the gate to be closed immediately, with wooden blocks used to prop it up to prevent it from being forced open.

"Holy crap, Chief Zhang, open the door! We're still outside!"

"Brothers, what are you doing? We haven't gone in yet. Open the door and let us in."

"Damn it! Are you blind? There are people outside, can't you see? Open the door and let me in!"

The Japanese pirates outside the gate were dumbfounded. "Damn it, why did you close the gate so quickly? We're still outside!" they shouted frantically.

"Brothers, I'm sorry, the situation is critical, we have no choice but to lock you all outside, otherwise the enemy will come in too! Right now, we can only say we have to make you suffer a little, but don't worry, you won't have sacrificed yourselves in vain. We will take care of your wives, children and families! Every year on this day, we will send you paper money!"

Zhang Mazi's voice drifted faintly from behind the village gate.

"Damn it, Zhang Mazi, you son of a bitch, you're sending us to our deaths!"

"Damn it, you son of a bitch! Let us in! We'll take care of our wives, children, and elderly parents!"

"Please, please open the door!"

The Japanese pirates outside the gate cursed, pleaded, and even desperately hacked at the gate with their knives, but it was all in vain. The gate remained firmly shut, and Zhang Mazi and his men showed no intention of opening it.

"Hahahaha, you've become pawns. Weren't you so awesome when you were killing us? What goes around comes around. I'll send you on your way!"

The Japanese pirates, including Black Dog, were not merciful. They would strike while the iron was hot and kill you, brandishing their swords and hacking away.

Outside the gate were only a few dozen Japanese pirates from the Moon Island, no match for Black Dog and his men who had reinforcements.

Moreover, they had no fighting spirit left; they were all cut down in less than a minute.

However, faced with the thick gate of Yuedao Stronghold, the Japanese pirates, including Black Dog, were at a loss.

The gate of Yuedao Village was built according to the terrain, with a thick brick and stone wall more than five meters high built on the extended mountain. The wall also had parapets, with lookouts and crenellations for observation and archery. At this moment, some Yuedao Japanese pirates climbed up the wall and fired arrows and guns at the Japanese pirates and Zhejiang soldiers from their high position.

Japanese pirates were frequently struck by arrows and fell to the ground, but fortunately, the Zhejiang soldiers were protected by cotton armor, which provided high protection, and they were behind the Japanese pirates, so no casualties had occurred.

The Japanese pirates and Zhejiang soldiers immediately used bows and arrows and muskets to suppress the Japanese pirates on the stockade walls. In particular, the Zhejiang soldiers' muskets were sharp, and the Japanese pirates on the stockade walls dared not raise their heads, which greatly reduced the pressure on the Japanese pirates attacking the gate.

The gate of Yuedao Village is heavy and sturdy, made from elm and jujube wood from the island.

Black Dog and other Japanese pirates tried every means to cut, hack, and burn the gate, but it remained firmly standing in place.

"Damn it! The gate of Moon Island is too sturdy, like a tortoise shell. We didn't bring any battering rams, so we really can't do anything about it for the time being."

Despite their best efforts, the Japanese pirates, including Black Dog, were unable to breach the gate of the stronghold and had no choice but to report to Mao Haifeng in desperation.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and find some trees around here! Find a big one, cut it down, and use it as a battering ram!"

Mao Haifeng gave the order in a bad mood.

"There aren't any big trees around here, only some low shrubs. The big trees are only on the island," the Japanese pirates, including Black Dog, whispered.

"A living person can't be killed by holding their pee! Go to the boat and see if there's anything suitable to make a ramming log. If not, dismantle some planks and make a ladder. Their stockade wall is only five meters high; we can climb up and take it over!"

Mao Haifeng cursed unhappily, saying that he was just one step away from success but was left outside the door, which made him very unhappy.

However, it would take time to dismantle the planks from the ship to make ladders. If reinforcements from the island arrived and defended the walls and gates, their numerical advantage would be negated, making it difficult to conquer the Moon Island Japanese stronghold, and it would inevitably come at a great cost.

The shift from a coordinated inside-outside sneak attack to a full-scale offensive is difficult to manage.

"General Mao, don't worry, let us give it a try." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly.

"Did Lord Zhu bring a battering ram? Or did you bring grappling hooks?" Mao Haifeng asked in surprise. He hadn't seen Zhu Ping'an and his men carrying battering rams. Battering rams are so heavy and bulky, there was no reason why he wouldn't have seen the Zhejiang army carrying them.

"Nothing more than firearms," ​​Zhu Pingan shook his head slightly and smiled confidently.

Then, Zhu Pingan ordered the Zhejiang soldiers around him, "Pass down the order to gather the tiger-squatting cannons and blast open the gate."

The Tiger Crouching Cannon was powerless against brick and stone walls, but it was sufficient against wooden gates.

"As ordered."

The Zhejiang soldiers obeyed the order and left.

Soon, the Zhejiang soldiers gathered ten tiger-squatting cannons, loaded them with solid shells, and aimed at the heavy gate of Yuedao Great Stronghold under the cover of shields, muskets, and bows and arrows.

"Rumble..."

A deafening roar, accompanied by flames and smoke, erupted like the roar of a dragon.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

The ten shells tore through the air in an instant, carrying immense power, and flew toward the gate of Moon Island Stronghold with lightning speed, unleashing earth-shattering destructive force.

The heavy gate that seemed insurmountable to the Japanese pirates, including the Black Dog, was torn apart like cheap plywood by the Tiger Crouching Cannon, with splinters of wood flying everywhere and screams filling the gate.

"Ah! The door is broken!"

"Help! My leg!"

The Japanese pirates on Moon Island behind the gate also suffered heavy losses from the residual force of the Tiger Crouching Cannon shells, and screams filled the air.

"The door's broken! Quickly break through the gap and kill them all!"

Black Dog and other Japanese pirates were shocked by the power of the Zhejiang Army's Tiger Crouching Cannon, and recalled the crushing defeat they suffered at the hands of the Tiger Crouching Cannon. They were glad that they were now allies.

After the initial shock, Black Dog and the other Japanese pirates seized the opportunity, shouted, and rushed through the gap. The Tsukishima pirates, who were still reeling from the shelling behind the gate, brandished their swords and began a massacre.

"As expected of the Zhejiang Army, their firearms are terrifying!" Mao Haifeng, who was watching the battle from behind, couldn't help but turn his head.

Their current alliance is still very fragile. If the alliance breaks down in the future, they really don't want to face such sharp firepower from the Zhejiang army.

I hope everything goes well in the future.

Otherwise, Mao Haifeng would still be somewhat apprehensive about facing the Zhejiang army again.

The Zhejiang army's firearms were too formidable.

Since the last crushing defeat, he has been reflecting on the situation constantly and has thought of many tactics to fight against the Zhejiang army, such as using firearms to suppress the Zhejiang army, launching surprise attacks on the Zhejiang army, and fighting the Zhejiang army on rainy days to prevent them from using the power of firearms, etc.

But when asked to fight the Zhejiang army again, Mao Haifeng glanced at Zhu Ping'an, who stood calmly and leisurely beside him, and he still felt a chill in his heart. (End of this chapter)