Chapter 516 515 Escape

"How many artillery pieces do you have here?"

Liu Xian asked as he looked at the neatly arranged tiger crouching cannons.

"One hundred and twenty doors."

Qi Jiguang said, "This cannon is simple to make and can be made by the craftsmen of the guard station."

At this time, Yu Dayou had already reached out to touch the cannon, and suddenly asked: "Is this an iron cannon?"

"Haha. Jiujiang Wei also has talented people. They can use this iron cannon to replace the bowl-mouth blunderbuss."

Qi Jiguang said with a smile.

"Ha ha."

Liu Xian understood the secret at this time and couldn't stop laughing.

When it comes to money, the three of them all understand each other tacitly, but Qi Jiguang is clearly superior. He is probably making a lot of money by doing this in Zhejiang.

However, Qi Jiguang personally planned the advance route, leaving an open area at the foot of the mountain just to prepare for the art of fire attack. In front of the military formation, there were countless small mandarin duck formations composed of old soldiers to build a large defense line.

Japanese pirate attack.

At this time, on the battlefield in the middle road, Qi Jiguang's troops were forming formation and slowly walking down the south side of Wudang Mountain. Regarding the Japanese pirates stationed on the mountain, Qi Jiguang did not intend to attack the mountain, which would only increase casualties, but chose to bypass it from one side.

, directly attack the Japanese nest.

Even the Japanese pirates were more brave than the Mongols in the north.

After all, although there are more than 3,000 Japanese pirates in the current Japanese nest, they are actually leaderless due to the departure of their leader.

However, after the army entered the mountains, the Japanese pirates could not hold back their composure and rushed down from the mountains first, hoping to crush the Ming army's formation with thunderous force.

Regardless of the small battlefield area, there may be gaps, and even if the Japanese pirates decide to run away, there will always be someone who can escape.

Just when the Japanese pirates were about to escape by boat, several Japanese ships that had been sent out to investigate the sea situation also returned. The news of the Ming navy's appearance in the outer sea also reached the ears of the Japanese pirate leaders.

As veteran generals who have experienced many battles, neither Yu Dayou nor Liu Xian would act impulsively on the battlefield and would not secretly sabotage this Japanese campaign just because Qi Jiguang usurped the main offensive position.

"Boss, do the brothers in front want them to evacuate overnight?"

Not to mention those Mingren Japanese pirates, even the extremely brave real Japanese pirates were either killed or injured when facing the small formation formed by the Qi family army.

What's more, they had packed up most of the stolen property and placed it on the Japanese ship outside the Acropolis. They just waited for the wind to change and immediately set sail for Dongfan Island for repairs.

The black-tailed boat was also called the "black-tailed boat" or "black boat" in the Ming Dynasty because its hull and stern were painted black. It was originally a unique type of boat in Dongguan, Guangdong, and was made of iron pear wood.

No Japanese pirates are willing to face the Qi family army directly. The small formation formed by a few of their soldiers is really too powerful.

If the Japanese pirates on the mountain are lured down the mountain to fight, they can be defeated at the foot of the mountain. If the Japanese pirates still stick to the mountain, only two thousand troops can be sent to surround them.

The purpose, of course, is that once the attack of the central route army fails, they can only form camps immediately to ensure the balance of the entire front.

Only in areas with small terrain, the Qi family army will appear alone in a small number of military formations.

Even Fujian Japanese pirates are no strangers to Qi Jiguang and the Qi family army he led. Many Japanese pirates here have the experience of going to Zhejiang to plunder before, not to mention that last year Qi Jiguang led his troops south to Fujian to assist the Fujian government in suppressing Japanese pirates.

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"Easy to say, easy to say."

With its strong national power and a large number of firearms and crossbow equipment, the Ming army has gradually evolved into a force that relies mainly on long-range strikes. However, once the enemy comes close, there are few teams that can persist in the battle formation.

The navy of the Ming Dynasty was equipped with warships at this time, most of which were in the style of Fu Chuan. The first and second numbers were both called Fu Chuan, but there were some differences in size, so they were also called Big Fu Chuan or Fu Chuan.

As the Japanese pirates rushed down from the mountain, the Ming army's Franco machine gun took the lead in firing. After the Japanese pirates approached, a whole row of gunshots fired continuously. After the Japanese pirates approached the Ming army's formation, a hundred

The multi-door tiger crouching cannon fired in three batches, mowing down the Japanese pirates at the front.

The transformation of that small formation is so complicated that at least no Japanese pirate has thought of a solution yet.

Regardless of whether it was the imperial court or the Fujian Province, they all ordered that this group of Japanese pirates must be wiped out and killed to serve as a warning to others.

In terms of speed alone, bird boats are the fastest and are often used as communication ships.

Wudang Mountain is not big. After surrounding the mountain and setting up camps on all sides, these Japanese pirates can be trapped on the mountain to death.

Of course, the prerequisite for this is that the squatting tiger cannon Qi Jiguang gave them is really that useful. Otherwise, if the cannon is not good, they will not be willing to make the money.

"Everyone summoned his brothers to board the boat and retreat according to the old rules."

As for military formations like the Qi Family Army, the battlefield is composed of countless small formations that rely on each other and cover each other. It is really difficult to achieve the effect of being surrounded on all sides.

Due to various reasons, the current Ming army still has a strong fighting spirit and often gets confused in the face of the incoming Japanese pirates.

Wanan is to the north, with Fuzhou behind it. As the provincial capital of Fujian, the armed forces deployed by the Ming court are naturally sufficient. Moreover, Wanan itself has a thousand-household garrison.

After leaving corpses on the ground, the remaining Japanese pirates finally broke out of the Ming army's firepower range.

The Japanese pirates often directly broke through the Ming army's formation, and even created a record of killing the first-level military attache commanding the Ming army.

However, what they didn't know was that because of the arrival of Qi's army, the Japanese pirate leader in Xucuo Japanese Chao had already hurried back to Pinghai Guard City to discuss with several other Japanese pirate leaders. The Japanese pirates left behind in the Japanese chao only received orders to strengthen their vigilance.

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Now they are blocked here. If they want to escape by land, they have only one way to break out. But even if they succeed, most of the gains from attacking Xinghua Fucheng will be lost.

Thinking about it, I used to lead soldiers and never drink the blood of soldiers. However, the life of the big soldiers under his command will not actually improve because he does not get involved, but his share will be swallowed up by the soldiers below.

Wei Guangde is right again, within the rules, you still have to take what you should take.

The two ships not only have shallow drafts, but also have good maneuverability.

No. 3 is called the sentry boat, also known as the grass boat, No. 4 is the Haicang boat, also known as the winter boat, and No. 5 is the bird boat, also known as the wave boat.

The Japanese pirate leaders were naturally very clear about the situation around them.

If at this time, the three Ming armies attacked Xu Cuowochao in one go, there might be unexpected surprises.

Of course, the other thing is to report to the Japanese pirate leader in the lair and discuss what to do next.

On that occasion, if he hadn't met some friends who helped him, especially Lu Bing who spent a lot of money to smooth over the Third Division, he wouldn't have been so relaxed when he went to court.

This time, knowing that the situation was urgent, the leader of the Japanese pirates did not let others talk and discuss, but directly made a plan.

Because ironwood is strong and durable, the service life of a black stern boat is quite long, ranging from 50 years to 70 years. At that time, the longest service life of ships generally made of pine and fir wood was only 10 years, and some even only

5 years.

They are all sensible people. What Qi Jiguang said was actually telling them how to get together the one hundred and twenty squatting tiger cannons.

Three days later, the three armies left camp at the agreed time and began to attack Xucuo Wachao. As for the Japanese pirates on Wudang Mountain in front of Wachao, they were left to the Zhejiang soldiers led by Qi Jiguang to eliminate them.

In the past, Yu Dayou was really unwilling to get involved in corruption and embezzlement of military pay, but since entering the imperial edict, his mentality has also changed somewhat.

Yu Dayou said, and then he seemed to think of something, and said to Liu Xian: "Director Liu, the iron materials over there in Guangdong, please say hello."

By this time, the Japanese pirates also knew that escaping back to Wudang Mountain would only lead to a dead end, so they chose to retreat directly to Xucuo Japanese Nest, preparing to gather together and rely on the camp to resist the Qi army's attack.

The contact between the two sides only lasted a short time, and the Japanese pirates began to actively retreat and break away from the Qi army.

After detecting the battle between the Japanese pirates and the central army, the two Ming armies on the left and right naturally slowed down their marching speed. It was not until news came that the Japanese pirates had killed and injured more than a thousand people, and the remaining Japanese had been defeated and retreated to Xucuo Japanese Nest, then they resumed their marching speed again.

Thinking about leaving the Japanese nest.

A simple one-sided or two-sided attack will not be effective.

They have already thought that the guy who developed this artillery did it not so much for the purpose of fighting Japanese pirates, but because he was greedy for copper materials.

When a three-pronged army attacks the Japanese pirates, as long as one of them gets a breakthrough, the Japanese pirates will definitely flee in chaos.

On the other hand, Liu Xian, Yu Dayou and other generals, because they commanded common Ming troops, even though they won one battle after another, the Japanese pirates had little impression of them.

By the afternoon of that day, the three armies had gathered and set up camp outside Xucuo Japanese Nest. As it was getting late, Liu Xian, Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang met to discuss and decided to launch an attack on Japanese Nest after dawn the next day.

When the Ming army was camping, several Japanese pirate leaders were having a heated discussion about whether to stay or leave in Pinghai Guard City.

Among them, the No. 3 boat has a smaller hull and is equipped with a rowing oar. When the wind is windy, it can sail and drive, and when there is no wind, it can be driven by an oar, so it has better maneuverability.

The Japanese pirates who did not collapse in the face of the powerful firepower of Qi Jiajun began to collapse after discovering that they were facing Qi Jiajun.

However, because the Ming army had a longer queue, so much firepower did not have the effect of concentrated coverage of the battlefield, and the Japanese pirates in some areas were still not defeated by the Ming army.

The naval warships have also gathered in the waters outside Pinghaiweicheng, and sent a large number of eagle ships to serve as sentinel ships to monitor the movements of Japanese ships.

Of course, the Japanese pirate leader would not regret not grabbing a vote and running away after conquering Xinghua City at this time. It was already too late to regret it. However, he was still very afraid of the tens of thousands of troops mobilized by the Ming army, especially the appearance of the Qi family army.

Japanese pirates are, in the final analysis, just a bunch of desperadoes.

In addition, the Ming Navy also had Cangshan ships, eagle ships and black owl ships.

"At the beginning, I thought that the two camps at Wudangshan and Xucuo would have to resist the Ming army for a month. After a month, the weather would be about the same."

Fleeing to Wan'an would be tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap, but the direction to Quanzhou after the plague was much better. It was a time when the land was vast and sparsely populated, so even if they landed, they might not be discovered by the Ming Dynasty.

In the past two years, as Qi Jiguang completed the training of the new army and continued to devote himself to fighting against Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirate gang had long been deeply afraid of Qi's army.

"If it doesn't work out, let's give up Xucuo. We will take the brothers here on board the boat overnight and run to Hui'an."

However, the cost of building this kind of ship is also quite expensive. One ship requires 700 to 800 taels of silver, and 800 taels of silver can build 5 pine and fir wooden warships of similar tonnage in the Fujian and Zhejiang areas, so the Ming Navy also has less equipment.

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To be continued...