The fire in the woods has not yet been extinguished, there is still thick smoke and raging flames, but the sea of fire in the rolling river has been extinguished.
The river was in a mess, with broken ships and sails, as well as countless corpses of Japanese pirates, floating up and down in the surging water.
There were so many corpses of the Japanese pirates, plus the broken sails left over from the burnt ships, that the river was almost blocked and the water seemed to be unable to flow.
Many corpses of Japanese pirates were pushed to the shore by the waves. They were all swollen and white, looking hideous and terrifying.
Dedede...
A burst of rapid horse hoof sounds rang out, and soon the Zhejiang Army, dressed neatly in cotton armor, appeared in sight, galloping eastward along the river bank in a mighty force.
"There is a bridge seven miles to the east. If nothing unexpected happens, the Japanese pirates will definitely cross the river through this bridge. Judging from their speed, the Japanese pirates may not have arrived yet. Brothers, work harder and try to catch up with them before they cross the river and give them a ride.
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While driving his horse at a gallop, Zhu Ping'an turned his head and encouraged the Zhejiang army soldiers behind him.
"Yes, let's catch up with them and give them a ride." The morale of the Zhejiang Army was high. They responded loudly and galloped on horseback.
Today's series of victories has boosted the morale of the Zhejiang army.
Running all the way, the bridge in the distance came into view, and the Japanese pirates near the bridge also came into view.
The Japanese pirates had just reached the bridge and were crossing the river.
The bridge is not big. It is a wooden bridge structure with a length of more than ten meters and a width of about two meters.
"Fuck, Ming Gou is really haunting me. He's chasing me again."
"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up in front, the Zhejiang Army is chasing us, if you don't hurry up, we will be left behind by them."
"Baga, whoever is blocking the road, die."
"Brother, I'm sorry, please go down to the river and cool down for a while."
"Damn it, who the hell lifted me up, put me down, hey hey hey, I told you to put me down, not to throw me down, stop it, I can't swim, stop, stop, ah..."
The Japanese pirates saw the Zhejiang army catching up from afar, and they panicked. They pushed and shoved each other, and in order to fight for the opportunity to cross the river first, they did not hesitate to fight, and even pushed their good Japanese friends from the previous year into the river... ...
At the critical moment, Xu Hai and Ma Ye, naturally under the protection of their personal soldiers, were the first to cross the river through the bridge.
The other Japanese pirates fought with each other and refused to give in. At the critical moment of life and death, it didn't matter whether you were a small leader or a big leader, crossing the bridge all depended on your strength and fists.
At this time, no Japanese pirate showed any character. If I gave in, I might never be able to cross the river.
The evil Zhejiang Army was about to attack us. If we crossed the river a step late, we would probably be torn to pieces by the Zhejiang Army.
Some of the pirates were so fierce that in order to cross the river, they threw down three pirates who were blocking their way...
Some of the Japanese pirates were not strong enough individually, so they gathered in groups of three or five and worked together to punch and kick their way out of a bloody path on the bridge.
The scene was in complete chaos.
From time to time, Japanese pirates screamed and were pushed off the bridge into the river, and of course more of them were thrown over.
The bridge was in chaos, and the bridgehead was a hundred times more chaotic. The bridge was so wide and long that only a few Japanese pirates could squeeze onto the bridge. More Japanese pirates were still trying to squeeze onto the bridge from under the bridge. The area at the bridgehead was the center of contention.
In order to get on the bridge and cross the river, the Japanese pirates huddled together and fought each other under the bridge. The frequency of drawing their swords against each other was much higher than on the bridge. Their brains were beaten out and the ground under their feet was muddy with blood.
Xu Hai, who had a broken leg, was supported by two of his personal soldiers. He looked at the chaotic bridge with a gloomy face.
As he was supported by two personal soldiers, his speed was naturally much slower than that of the average Japanese pirates, so it was reasonable that he ended up at the end.
On the way to escape, Xu Hai and Ma Ye were only concerned with escaping first and didn't even think about caring about Chen Dong.
In other words, he thought about it, but deliberately ignored Chen Dong.
After Chen Dong broke his leg, they were embarrassed to harm their ally due to the alliance's reputation, for fear of bringing infamy, which would be detrimental to their control over the Japanese leaders in the alliance. However, they were definitely willing to use the Ming army's knives to kill people.
If the alliance has one less leader, there will be one less person to share power. Xu Hai and Ma Ye can divide up Chen Dong's followers openly, just like they divided up the Japanese pirates under Hojo Michizo. From now on, the two of them will have the final say in the Takulin Japanese Pirate Alliance.
In fact, not only Xu Hai and Ma Ye ignored Chen Dong, but all the fleeing Japanese pirates, including those under Chen Dong's own command, ignored him except for the two personal soldiers who supported him forward.
When Chen Dong escaped from the fire, he was accompanied by a dozen personal soldiers, but they kept rebelling as they fled, and now only these two are left.
The Japanese pirates are shameless and profit-seeking people. They are driven by interests and will not be loyal to their leaders.
This is a matter of life and death. If they take Chen Dong, whose leg is broken, with them to escape, they will be dragged down and left behind. If they are caught up by the Zhejiang Army, they will be dead.
Don’t let my friends die, as I am afraid of death.
Therefore, the Japanese pirates under Chen Dong's command all fled for their lives, and no one cared about Chen Dong's life or death.
Only the two personal soldiers who rescued Chen Dong from the sea of fire kept supporting Chen Dong and moving forward with difficulty.
They are Chen Dong's fellow villagers and are related to him. Compared with ordinary Japanese pirates, they are much more loyal to Chen Dong.
By the time they reached the wooden bridge, Xu Hai and Ma Ye had already reached the other side of the river, and they were fighting on and under the bridge.
"Get out of the way, you bastards in front, get out of the way! Chief Chen is still behind us, why don't you make way for him!"
"Are you looking for death? Don't you see Chief Chen is behind you? Get out of here! Are you trying to rebel?"
Two bodyguards carried the lame Chen Dong and pushed forward again and again, trying to get on the bridge and cross the river. However, after only two steps, they were pushed out in a dusty and miserable state, and they were so angry that they cursed wildly behind them.
However, no matter how loudly they cursed, it was useless. No one bothered them and they still fought in the group.
The Zhejiang army is already chasing us. If you fall behind at this time, you will die. No one will care whether you are a leader or not.
As the Zhejiang Army's cavalry approached, the Japanese pirates became even crazier. They squeezed forward desperately and drew their swords to fight for their way out.
"I'm sorry, Chief. I have a 70-year-old mother and a three-year-old baby at home. I'm leaving now."
A personal soldier who was supporting Chen Dong had a mental breakdown when he saw the Zhejiang army pursuing him getting closer and closer, and he left Chen Dong behind and ran away.
"Damn it, Wang Er, you traitor, how dare you abandon the leader and run away? You are an orphan who has not even married yet. How can you expect a 70-year-old mother to have a 3-year-old child? Don't run, leader, wait, I will kill Wang Er, the disciple."
Upon seeing this, the other bodyguard started cursing and chased after him with a knife in hand. Then, the two men disappeared in the crowd one after the other, leaving Chen Dong with a black face disheveled in the wind.