As the Japanese pirates rushed forward desperately, another round of neat and dense "bang bang bang" of musketry rang out from the Zhejiang army's position.
The Japanese pirates who rushed to within ten meters of the Zhejiang army's formation fell down again in large numbers.
However, the Japanese pirates were even more excited because three of the Zhejiang army's muskets exploded this time, affecting five or six Zhejiang soldiers.
"Hahahaha, their muskets can't hold up anymore. If they open fire again, they will destroy themselves."
"Charge, brothers, the Zhejiang Army is failing, victory is just around the corner."
When the Japanese pirates saw that the Zhejiang Army's firearms had exploded again, they rushed forward shouting in excitement, and their courage grew by six points.
The Japanese pirates who were supporting from behind also saw multiple muskets exploding on the Zhejiang Army's position. They couldn't help but get excited and ran faster, as if there were a group of girls taking off their skirts in front of them.
The last army of Japanese pirates to come to the fore also became excited.
Chen Dong clapped his hands excitedly and laughed, "Hehehehe, it's done now. The Zhejiang Army's muskets can't hold on any longer and are starting to explode. The army will be in chaos, and our soldiers are in high spirits. Look at them, they are as brave as tigers. The Zhejiang Army's Fengqiao Camp will soon become history. We can now think about what to eat for breakfast."
"Hahahaha, I thought the Zhejiang Army was so powerful, but now it's no good. It's just like that."
Ma Ye also laughed.
"Yoshi! Yoshi! That's it, charge forward and tear them to pieces!" Hojo Michisan waved his hands excitedly.
Xu Hai smiled slightly, and his frown finally relaxed. He breathed a long sigh of relief, "Okay, the outcome has been decided. We have finally gotten rid of this tough bone. Let's go, have breakfast at Fengqiao Camp, take a short break, and then we'll capture Suzhou City at noon. We'll have a celebration banquet in Suzhou City tonight."
"Let's go to Fengqiao Camp to have breakfast."
"Hahaha, let's go have breakfast."
The Japanese pirates also felt relaxed and happy. They took slow steps and the army slowly moved forward.
"The reserve team will take the lead, and the rest of you will retreat to cool down the gun barrels." Zhu Ping'an shouted loudly on the Zhejiang Army's position.
There was no way. The quality of muskets in that era was limited. The barrels had become red hot from continuous firing, and more muskets would explode if fired again.
However, Zhu Ping'an had anticipated this situation and had people prepare cold water to cool the gun barrel in advance.
Buckets of cold water were placed behind the position in advance, so that the cold water could be used to cool the gun barrel when retreating.
At Zhu Ping'an's command, all the soldiers on the position retreated to cool the gun barrels, and the reserve troops that had been prepared long ago immediately came up to take over.
At this time, the Japanese pirates in the front had already rushed to within ten meters of the Zhejiang army's formation. In the hazy morning light, both sides could vaguely see each other's faces.
The Japanese pirates saw that the soldiers in front of the Zhejiang Army were all retreating, and a group of newcomers came up. They were all tough Japanese who had fought on the battlefield for a long time, and they immediately knew that it was the Zhejiang Army's reserve troops who had replaced them.
After taking another look at the number of people, he had a rough idea that the number of Zhejiang Army's reserve troops was at least 30% less than before.
The Zhejiang Army reserve was divided into three waves, each with two teams.
If we fight hard and withstand three more waves, the Zhejiang army will become fish on the chopping board. Victory is at hand, charge.
The Japanese pirates rushed forward madly like sharks smelling blood, especially the 4,000 pirates who came to support them from behind. They were very safe at the back, so they rushed much faster than the pirates in front.
They were less than thirty meters away from the front wave of Japanese pirates and were about to meet up.
"Haha, did you see that? The Zhejiang Army's reserve troops have been deployed. Their numbers are at least 30% less than before, and the power of their firearms will also be reduced by 30%. The Zhejiang Army has run out of tricks. It looks like their troops are divided into three waves. If they can fire three more rounds of muskets at most, they will be torn to pieces by our men."
Chen Dong said excitedly.
Xu Hai smiled and nodded, "Brother Chen is right. After three waves of musketry, the Zhejiang Army has become history."
"Hey, Mr. Xu, Mr. Chen, Mr. Ma, my precious sword can't wait to see blood. It's time. I'm going to take it out to drink a feast of blood." Seeing that the situation was settled, Hojo Dosan couldn't help but feel itchy. He bowed to Xu Hai and others, then drew his Japanese sword, led his retainers and bodyguards to leave the army, and rushed forward.
"Haha, this guy is really murderous..." Chen Dong looked at Hojo Michisan's back and shook his head and smiled.
"A man cannot stand firm without being ruthless. He came across the ocean and is eager to establish his authority." Ma Ye smiled disapprovingly.
Xu Hai smiled but said nothing.
The Zhejiang Army's reserve had already fired the second round of musketry. The Japanese pirates' vanguard also rushed to ten meters in front of the Zhejiang Army's formation, braving the musketry. They were about to break into the formation. The Japanese pirates, who were good at jumping, had already planned to run three or four more steps and then jump into the Zhejiang Army's formation. A ferocious smile appeared on the corners of their mouths. Suddenly, the Japanese pirates in front stepped on empty air, and fell into a trench like dumplings in the dust.
Puff... Puff... The sound of metal piercing into flesh echoed continuously at the bottom of the ditch.
"ah!"
“It hurts so much!”
The Japanese pirates who fell into the ditch let out screams. They were pierced on short spears like candied haws on bamboo sticks, and blood flowed like a river.
Damn, the Zhejiang army was so insidious that they actually dug a trench nearly three meters wide and two meters deep in front of the formation, and also camouflaged it with a thin layer of soil, causing their troops to lose their footing and fall into the ditch.
The most insidious thing was that the Zhejiang army had inserted a dense layer of short spears into the ditch, and the Japanese pirates who fell into it would be strung up like candied haws.
"Be careful, be careful, there's a ditch ahead! The damn Zhejiang Army dug a trap! Stop now!"
The Japanese pirates following closely behind cursed and braked urgently. They barely managed to stand at the edge of the ditch, shakily, and did not fall in.
I almost died.
Before they could even smile in relief, their faces changed drastically the next second, with fear on their faces...
They braked too suddenly, and the people behind them didn't brake in time and crashed into them.
"What the hell..."
The Japanese pirates, who had just gained a foothold at the edge of the ditch, had no time to curse before they were knocked into the ditch.
With a "whoosh", he was pierced through by the short spear at the bottom of the ditch. With a scream, his head tilted and he died.
However, the Japanese pirates who knocked them into the ditch had no time to rejoice, as they soon repeated their mistake and were knocked into the ditch by the Japanese pirates behind them who could not brake. With a "puff", they were pierced through the bodies by the short spears at the bottom of the ditch just like their predecessors. With a scream, their short and sinful lives ended.
Plop, plop, plop...
The Japanese pirates charged too fast and did not brake in time, just like the gourd baby saving his grandfather. They were knocked into the ditch six or seven times in a row before they finally stopped in front of the ravine, avoiding repeating the mistakes of their predecessors.