This scene was a bit like a doomsday zombie movie. The dark Japanese pirates crawled out like zombies, continuously, as if they were endless.
Gudong...
A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers looked at each other and couldn't help swallowing their saliva. How many Japanese pirates are there? !
This is no longer something they can deal with. As the number of Japanese pirates increases, their visual blind spot will definitely be exposed.
The squad leader made a prompt decision and whispered, "Skinny Monkey, you set off the fireworks as a warning, and the rest of you open fire, now."
A firework exploded in the clear sky and bloomed in the sky.
All the Japanese pirates who had already crawled out were startled by the thunder in the blue sky and turned their heads in panic to look at the place where the fireworks exploded.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
They were greeted by a burst of musketry and several screams.
Exposed!
The Japanese pirates who had not yet crawled out of the burning woods were startled. They could not see the scene outside, but only heard a thunderclap, and then saw fireworks blooming in the sky, followed by a burst of dense musketry. Some of the Japanese pirates with poor psychological quality turned around and fled for their lives.
The woods were still burning, and to leave the shallow ditch beneath them which had taken them refuge would be to seek death.
Suddenly, some Japanese pirates who were running for their lives with their heads covered were burned and screamed like ghosts, and died from burns and choking.
"Baga! There are only ten of them. Don't panic, don't be afraid, charge up and kill them!" Although the Japanese pirates who had already crawled out were hit by a volley of muskets and seven or eight of them fell down, they were no longer panicked when they saw the instigator, because the Zhejiang army that fired at them was only ten people.
People often say that you should not pursue a desperate enemy, because a desperate counterattack by an enemy with no way to escape will cause immeasurable damage.
These Japanese pirates were desperate bandits. When they saw that there were only ten Zhejiang soldiers on the opposite side, they picked up their Japanese swords and rushed forward without saying a word.
Hundreds of black-clad Japanese pirates shouted hoarsely and ran wildly, like a hundred zombies.
The panicked Japanese pirates in the woods calmed down when they heard the pirates outside shouting that there were only ten of them. They had been exposed anyway, so they just ignored it and climbed out at a faster speed and in a larger scale.
The Japanese pirates crawled out in groups, more than ten times more efficient than the previous one-by-one...
“Bang, bang, bang…”
Another burst of gunfire rang out.
Six or seven more Japanese pirates fell down while shouting hoarsely and running towards the Zhejiang army. However, to them, these casualties were nothing, because there were more than a hundred Japanese pirates rushing forward together.
"Damn it, there's no time to reload the gunpowder. There are too many pirates. Get on your horses, retreat first, and then reload the gunpowder after you've gained some distance!"
The sergeant gave orders hurriedly.
All their spare gun barrels had been used up, and the only way to fire again was to reload gunpowder, but the Japanese pirates obviously did not give them this opportunity. The Japanese pirates were running at full speed and were only ten meters away from them, so they had no time to reload gunpowder.
A team of Zhejiang soldiers quickly jumped on their horses, pulled the reins, squeezed their legs against the horses' bellies, drove the horses backwards, and put some distance between themselves and the Japanese pirates.
"Leave them here! I want to use their blood to cool down my burning body!"
Seeing the Zhejiang army mounting their horses, the Japanese pirates who were running at full speed became even crazier, ran faster and roared hoarsely.
Anyway, they had already been exposed after the Zhejiang Army's fireworks exploded with a thunderous sound, so there was no need to care!
The Japanese pirates advanced suddenly and very quickly. They almost caught up with this team of Zhejiang soldiers. Just a little bit short. If the Japanese swords were half a meter longer, the last Zhejiang soldier would have been chopped down by them.
Fortunately, this team of Zhejiang soldiers escaped safely. After the mules and horses sped up, the Japanese pirates could not catch up with them.
"Damn it! Just a little bit!"
"Bagayalu, don't run away, stay here and fight to the death with grandpa, you're dead!"
The Japanese pirates behind were exhausted and panting. They looked at the Zhejiang army that had escaped, feeling extremely annoyed and cursing with gnashing teeth.
"Damn it, forget about them. The fireworks just now were a signal. The Zhejiang Army will gather here soon. Now is not the time to compete with them. Let's evacuate this dangerous place first! We still have more than 10,000 soldiers in Tuo Lin's old nest. We can come back and fight again! We will avenge today another day!"
At this time, Xu Hai also climbed out of the woods through the ditch. His face was black, and his body was covered with mud and dust. He looked as miserable as a drowned dog. After seeing this scene, he couldn't help but get furious and started cursing.
"Brother Xu is right. We are not in a good position to fight the Zhejiang Army. We should retreat first! We will settle accounts with them when we return to Tuo Lin's lair! We will make them pay back tenfold or a hundredfold for today's revenge!"
Ma Ye appeared from behind Xu Hai with a burnt mess of hair, and agreed with a grin.
He looked much more miserable than Xu Hai. Half of his face was burned, looking hideous and scary. There were several blood blisters at the corners of his mouth, and it hurt when he spoke.
Behind him, Chen Dong was also carried out of the woods, his trouser legs were bloody. Compared to Ma Ye, he was much more miserable.
Ma Ye only had half of his face burned, but he had a broken leg. During the fire, his left leg was hit by a burned-down tree, and the leg bone was broken. It was not just broken into two pieces, but almost comminuted fractures. There is no possibility of reconnecting it, and he will have to be a cripple for the rest of his life.
If there had not been a dozen personal soldiers following him and rescuing him from under the tree in time, his leg would not have been broken, but he would have been burned into a roasted suckling pig by the burning tree. Of course, he also had to thank Xu Hai and the others for finding the life-saving ditch, otherwise, even if he had escaped from under the tree, he would have died in the fire sooner or later. There was no possibility for a cripple to survive in a fire.
"That's right. Although we escaped from the fire, it's too early to say that we are safe. We are still in danger. The damn Zhejiang Army has sent out a signal, and a large number of Zhejiang Army will soon surround us. Zhu Ping'an, that villain, is determined to destroy us, and he will definitely not watch us leave. Before the Zhejiang Army surrounds us, it is better for us to leave first to avoid being surrounded by the Zhejiang Army. After all, most of us are injured now, and it is not appropriate for us to fight fiercely with the damn Zhejiang Army."
Chen Dong coughed and said weakly.
The broken leg was still in excruciating pain. The burning sensation, blood loss and broken leg made him extremely weak.
"Hi!"
"Yes, sir!"
When the Japanese pirates heard that a large number of Zhejiang Army reinforcements would be arriving soon, they dared not chase the escaped Zhejiang Army squad.
Whenever they heard the Zhejiang Army, especially the name Zhu Ping'an, they couldn't help but tremble as if they had heard an evil ghost.
Today, the series of "gifts" from the Zhejiang Army have left them dead or wounded. The fires in the river and forests have burned their souls away. Only two out of ten of the brothers are still alive. If the Zhejiang Army comes to give gifts again... ...
That's a nightmare!