In front of the courtyard, the wind was whistling, people were howling, fighting each other with close combat, the sound of killing was deafening, and the war broke out in an instant.
"Charge, charge forward and kill all the Japanese pirates! I will not be stingy with your rewards!" Captain Xu was fully armored, standing in the middle of the Ming army, holding a long spear, with the tip of the spear pointing directly at the Japanese pirates who rushed out of the courtyard, and shouted loudly.
"There are 100 Japanese pirates and we have 2,000. We must kill the Japanese and make a great contribution today."
Prefect Liu, dressed in his official uniform and holding a long sword, supervised the battle in the rear of the Ming army and loudly encouraged the morale of the troops.
After being encouraged by Captain Xu and Magistrate Liu, and seeing that there were indeed only a hundred or so Japanese pirates, the morale of the 2,000 Ming troops immediately became high.
There are only over a hundred Japanese pirates, and we have more than two thousand. We can't beat them if they fight one against one. How can we not beat them if they fight ten against one? It's impossible. Two fists can't beat four hands. We can kill these Japanese pirates with our eyes closed... One charge, one encounter, and this group of Japanese pirates will be killed!
In their eyes, the Japanese pirates on the opposite side were already dead, and it was a military achievement.
The high-spirited Ming army held long spears, raised long swords, and brandished short swords, and bravely rushed towards the Japanese pirates.
Fifty meters!
Thirty meters!
Ten meters!
Fight!
Then, after just a face-to-face encounter, the Ming army discovered that something was wrong. The Japanese pirates, whom they regarded as dead, were unusually ferocious!
A burly Ming soldier thrust his spear straight at a Japanese pirate holding a Japanese sword on the opposite side. The Japanese pirate nimbly dodged the spear tip and chopped off the spearman's head with a single swing of his sword!
A Ming soldier swung his sword at the Japanese pirate, and the Japanese pirate swung his sword back. With a clang, the Ming soldier's sword was cut in two by the Japanese sword. The Japanese sword still had power, and the sharp blade drew a line of blood on the Ming soldier's neck. The Ming soldier widened his eyes in disbelief, and wanted to touch his neck with one hand, but fell to the ground with a bang when his hand was halfway raised.
A Ming soldier wielded a long sword and chopped at the Japanese pirates, but just as he raised the sword, the Japanese pirates on the opposite side arrived first. A white light flashed, and the Ming soldier was hit by the sword and fell to the ground first.
... ...
In just one encounter, the front-line Ming army fighting against the Japanese pirates were all chopped down by the Japanese pirates. Yes, all of them were chopped down, without exception. In just one encounter, more than a hundred Ming soldiers died.
As for the Japanese pirates on the opposite side, not a single one was lost, not even one was injured!
The Ming army was horrified!
Captain Xu, who was supervising the battle in the middle of the Ming army, and Magistrate Liu, who was supervising the battle behind the Ming army, also discovered at the first time that something was wrong. This group of Japanese pirates was too fierce, so fierce that they killed people like killing chickens!
"Charge, don't be afraid! There are only more than a hundred Japanese pirates, and we have more than two thousand. It's twenty to one, how can we not win! We have more people, so don't fight the Japanese pirates one by one. Several people should attack one Japanese pirate together." Prefect Liu and Captain Xu shouted loudly, adjusted the tactics in time, and once again boosted the morale of the Ming army.
Too!
The Japanese pirates are indeed quite powerful, but we have more people. We won’t fight them one-on-one, we will fight them in a group!
Therefore, the Ming army adjusted its strategy in time, and multiple neighboring Ming troops besieged one Japanese pirate.
You can dodge and block one spear, but what about two, three, four, five... I'll see whether you can die or not!
A group of Ming soldiers gathered their spears and thrust them forward towards a Japanese pirate holding a Japanese sword!
Swish!
A white light flashed, and five spear heads fell to the ground!
Oh shit!
A group of five Ming soldiers, holding the bare spears, stood there in a daze, their eyes wide open in disbelief and horror, their mouths wide open, swallowing saliva, sweat pouring down their foreheads!
Swish!
Another flash of white light passed by, and five streaks of blood spurted out. Five Ming soldiers in a group had their throats cut by a knife and fell to the ground with a bang.
Of course, not all Japanese pirates were so fierce that they could kill five Ming soldiers with just two swords, but the difference was not much. The Japanese pirates were basically safe and sound under the siege of the Ming army, and some even killed one or two people. Only a few Japanese pirates suffered minor injuries under the siege of the Ming army, but the Ming army that besieged them suffered heavy casualties.
The most eye-catching person was Nao Nabeshima. He jumped into the Ming army like a devil from hell, and rushed back and forth as if he was in an empty space. The Ming soldiers who touched him were either killed or injured. In just a few seconds, a large number of Ming soldiers fell around him. In order to avoid him, the surrounding Ming soldiers trampled on each other and countless people were killed and injured.
"Hahahaha, killing people and drinking blood is the greatest pleasure in life, let's do it again!!!"
Naoko Nabeshima laughed wildly, brandished a Japanese sword, and galloped through the Ming army, killing at will...
Not far away, in the courtyard occupied by the Japanese pirates, Matsuura Sanbanro shook his head and smiled while writing on paper: In today's battle, the Ming people were divided into two groups. One group wore uniform clothes and should be regular troops, and the other group was not regular. However, both regular and irregular troops were weak in combat and were no match for our warriors... ... Our warriors fought against the Ming people like a wolf against a sheep, or a tiger against a dog... ...
After just a few minutes of fighting, more than 300 Ming soldiers fell. The morale of the Japanese pirates was high, while the Ming army was disorganized and its battle formation was shaky. If it weren't for Captain Xu and Prefect Liu supervising the battle from behind, the Ming army would have fled long ago.
Even with Captain Xu and Prefect Liu supervising the battle, many Ming troops had already begun to flee the battlefield.
"Hold on! Hold on!" Captain Xu shouted anxiously from behind, "Kill them, kill them!"
"Keep calm, don't run, don't panic. The Japanese pirates are few in number and we are many in number. No matter how powerful the Japanese pirates are, they will be exhausted. Fight to the end, and victory will belong to us!" Prefect Liu shouted loudly with a pale face.
The Japanese pirates were too powerful. Captain Xu and Magistrate Liu did not expect that this group of pirates were so powerful!
If they had known earlier that this group of Japanese pirates were so fierce and powerful, Captain Xu/Governor Liu would have let him take credit if he wanted to!
Captain Xu and Prefect Liu felt a little regretful at this moment! Even if they could win this time, it would be a miserable victory!
However, there is no regret medicine in the world. The fact is already like this, and it is too late to regret. Captain Xu and Governor Liu did not care about regretting. They used up all their strength to try to maintain the battle formation and boost morale... ...
Although Captain Xu and Prefect Liu tried very hard, the situation was still very bad and was getting worse.
The Japanese pirates were brutal and killed people like crazy, just like slaughtering chickens and cutting grass. This frightened the Ming army. The battlefield was a river of blood. The Ming army continued to suffer casualties and morale continued to be low. The Ming soldiers were frightened and the battle formation was shaky. Many Ming soldiers had already started to run back, and the entire army was on the verge of collapse.
Just when the Ming army was about to collapse, and just when Captain Xu and Prefect Liu were becoming desperate and wanted to retreat to save their lives!
The Japanese pirates on the opposite side suddenly stopped and retreated towards the courtyard!
"The Japanese pirates have retreated!"
"The pirates ran away!"
"The pirates can't hold on any longer! Stay calm!"
Seeing this, Captain Xu and Magistrate Liu were overjoyed and shouted loudly to gather the Ming troops who were on the verge of collapse.