"Baga! It's the Zhejiang Army! The Zhejiang Army's iron cannons are sharp, don't rush down, give them a chance to use their iron cannons! Stay close to the defenders, I don't think they dare to fire again! Once they open fire, they will accidentally hurt their friendly forces, and they can't bear this responsibility! The stone steps are narrow, let them come up, ten steps away, the iron cannons have the final say, within ten steps, the Japanese swords have the final say!"
The other half of the Japanese pirates on the city wall were shocked and angry when they saw their comrades who rushed down were wiped out in the blink of an eye. Some of them shouted and wanted to go down to fight back, but the small leader raised his Japanese sword and shouted to stop them.
At the shouting of the little leader, the Japanese pirates stopped and closed the distance with the defenders on the city wall.
Only eight Japanese pirates held Japanese swords and faced the defenders on the city wall fiercely, while the rest turned around and waited for the Zhejiang army to come up.
What a good opportunity! There are only eight Japanese pirates in front of us. If we kill them, we can stab them in the ass, making them lose sight of the big picture and be attacked from both sides...
However, the defenders on the city wall failed to seize such a good opportunity. They had been frightened by the Japanese pirates and did not dare to attack them, for fear that the Japanese pirates would turn around and fight them again. They also waited for the Zhejiang army to come up and attack the Japanese pirates, just like the Japanese pirates.
"Brothers, do you see that? Those damn Japanese pirates have been scared out of their wits. They are standing there and dare not come down. They are like cowards. It's just a matter of one sword. Follow me and beat them up!"
Seeing that the Japanese pirates above did not dare to come down, Liu Dadao smiled and waved his hand, then rushed up with his sword in hand.
"Kill them!" The Zhejiang army shouted, holding their bayonets and following closely in neat steps.
"Just like what you commanded in front of the city gate, the brothers in front will engage the enemy, and the brothers in the back will suddenly fire their guns. However, in order to avoid accidentally injuring the friendly troops on the top of the city, the brothers in the back should aim at the lower body of the Japanese pirates and shoot."
When he was about to rush to the Japanese pirates, Liu Dadao thought of the battle scene in front of the city gate and quickly gave the order.
"Dead!"
“Kill!”
When the two sides met, they shouted and screamed, and a fight was about to break out. The narrow stone steps were immediately filled with blood.
The Japanese pirates were indeed fierce and had high personal combat power. The Japanese swords in their hands were more suitable for close combat than bayonets, so they gained the upper hand as soon as the battle started. The narrow stone steps limited the use of the Zhejiang army's bayonet formation. Except for Liu Dadao who was able to steadily suppress the Japanese pirates, the rest of the Zhejiang army suffered a great loss and were suppressed by the Japanese pirates. They were chopped several times by the Japanese pirates as soon as they started fighting. Fortunately, their cotton armor had strong defense and they did not die.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang..."
When the two sides were fighting fiercely, the sound of muskets from the rear of the Zhejiang Army quickly helped the Zhejiang Army to equalize the disadvantage.
The Japanese pirates were not like the Zhejiang army. Although they were skilled and powerful, they had no armor to protect them. In order to disguise themselves as the Ming army, they only wore ordinary cotton uniforms of the Ming army, which had extremely low defense.
In front of the muskets, they were almost like wearing armor, and a lead bullet could leave a bloody hole in them.
Of course, since Liu Dadao ordered to aim at the lower body of the Japanese pirates, most of the Japanese pirates who were shot were shot in the lower body. There was even one unlucky Japanese pirate who was shot with a lead bullet and was completely killed...
"Damn it, the treacherous Zhejiang Army, the insidious Zhejiang Army, actually focused on attacking those below, are they trying to make us eunuchs in our next life?!"
"Shameless Zhejiang Army, if you have the guts, challenge us one-on-one. What kind of heroes are you if you hide in the back and shoot!"
The Japanese pirates fell down one after another under the cold gunfire of the Zhejiang Army. This made the Japanese pirates who had not fallen down feel insecure. They even clenched their legs together and were reluctant to fight with the Zhejiang Army.
This greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the Japanese pirates, and the Zhejiang army, armed with bayonets, gradually went from being at a disadvantage to being in a stalemate and then to being at the upper hand.
"Brothers up there, why are you still standing there? Come with us and attack the pirates from the front and back!"
"We are here to support you. Do you have the nerve to just stand there and watch like a bitch?!"
During the fight, some dissatisfied Zhejiang soldiers shouted to the defenders on the city wall, "We have all started fighting the Japanese pirates, and you are still cowering up there, waving your weapons around, like little girls drawing eyebrows for the Japanese pirates!"
"You bunch of rubbish, charge at me! The Zhejiang army has already wiped out half of the Japanese pirates, and only these few are left. What are you afraid of? Anyone who dares not to move forward will be severely punished by me later!"
"The huge reward I promised you before is still valid! Go forward and kill the Japanese pirates to get the reward. If you hesitate, you will be severely punished!"
Prefect Shang, who was behind the city wall, couldn't bear it any longer and cursed fiercely at the Ming army on the city wall.
Prefect Shang used one hand to impose severe punishment and the other hand to give heavy rewards. With the Zhejiang army attacking fiercely from below, the defenders on the city finally had the courage to fight the Japanese pirates. Although they were still timid, they managed to hold back a part of the Japanese pirates.
Originally, there were only about a hundred Japanese pirates left. With the Zhejiang army's cold guns killing another twenty or thirty Japanese pirates just now, there were less than ninety Japanese pirates still standing on the stone steps.
The defenders on the city wall pinned down about thirty Japanese pirates, leaving only more than fifty to fight against the Zhejiang army.
The Zhejiang Army's bayonets were difficult to break through, and each of them was wearing full cotton armor, like a hedgehog. Although the Japanese pirates had superb individual combat capabilities, they still found it difficult to deal with the Zhejiang Army for a while.
Although the Zhejiang Army's individual combat capability was not as good as that of the Japanese pirates, the Zhejiang Army was organized and disciplined. It made up for the shortcomings of individual combat with its collective combat and equipment advantages, and was not at a disadvantage when fighting against the Japanese pirates.
The Zhejiang Army's cold guns were like hidden poisonous snakes, and almost every time the gun fired, they could take away a Japanese pirate.
The front row held off the Japanese pirates and fired cold shots. The Zhejiang army, which originally had no advantage in terrain, used this combat mode to firmly occupy the stone steps.
Active on the battlefield.
The little leader of the Japanese pirates was a real Japanese pirate. He was powerful, fierce and vicious. Not only was he not at a disadvantage in the fight against Liu Dadao, he even kicked a Zhejiang soldier to the ground out of the blue, knocking the soldiers behind him back one after another, and almost disrupting the bayonet formation in the front row.
"To deal with the Japanese pirates, there is no martial virtue. Bring some muskets, aim at this bastard, and fire! Shoot him to death!"
Seeing that he could not quickly deal with the Japanese pirate leader, Liu Dadao shouted and called on the Zhejiang troops behind him to open fire and kill him.
Before the Japanese pirate leader could dodge, he was hit by several musket bullets. This little leader was also a ruthless man. When he was dying, he wanted to drag Liu Dadao to die with him and intended to jump down while holding Liu Dadao.
However, how could he, who had been hit by several musket bullets, be a match for Liu Dadao? The moment he rushed over, Liu Dadao handed over the knife in his hand and killed him with one blow...
After the small leader of the Japanese pirates was eliminated, the remaining Japanese pirates were leaderless, which accelerated their demise.
Soon, there were only eight Japanese pirates left on the stone steps.
"Surrender, surrender..."
After one of the Japanese pirates took the lead by dropping his sword and surrendering with his head in his hands, the remaining seven pirates also followed suit.