Chapter 362: Raid on the Japanese Pirates
Songmen is an important town in the southeast, and Emperor Gaozong of Song once visited here.
In the evening at Songmen, a group of scholars and writers on Cuiping Mountain returned home drunk after reciting poems and writing lyrics.
After they left, several men quietly went to the top of the mountain and looked down at the surroundings.
"The officers and soldiers are silent."
"it is good!"
"Go and tell them the news."
Near Songmen, dozens of ships were floating on the sea. Yuanmushan was looking at the distant shore and said to the people around him: "The leader is blinded by hatred. If it were me, I would definitely attack the Sea Gate Guard with all my strength at this moment."
"But Haimenwei has a strong city!"
"One group of people will keep an eye on Haimen City, and the rest will loot the surrounding area. Without Jiang Qingzhi, Chen Bo will be at a loss and will not dare to attack. By then, we will have finished looting and can evacuate calmly... We can even ambush Jiang Qingzhi halfway."
Yuan Mushan's eyes were gloomy, "It's a shame to let a woman lead us!"
He was originally Aoki Ichiyama's deputy, and after Aoki Ichiyama was destroyed by Jiang Qingzhi, it was also Yuanmushan who led the remaining troops. But when Matsuki Yoshiko appeared as the only daughter of a powerful family and the widow of Aoki Ichiyama, the remaining Japanese pirates, who were in panic, chose to surrender.
After two years of accumulation, this group of Japanese pirates has now become the largest force off the coast of Taizhou. According to Yuanmushan's idea, it is time to move to other places to plunder, such as Ningbo Prefecture. But Matsuki Yoshiko stubbornly stayed off the coast of Taizhou.
woman!
Taking care of the children at home is what they should do!
Yuanmushan sighed in his heart.
"They're coming."
A small boat approached with news.
"The officers and soldiers at Songmen were not prepared."
"it is good!"
Yuanmushan's eyes lit up. "Let them eat, and after they eat... take advantage of the night to raid Songmen!"
The Japanese pirates took out cakes or rice balls and ate them ravenously with some dried fish or dried meat, while they were looking forward to the various gains they would get after breaking into Songmen.
After dinner, the fleet slowly approached the shore.
"Be careful!" Yuanmushan whispered.
He glanced at the sky. It was a good night with a dark moon and strong wind.
"A good time for murder and arson!" Yuanmushan suddenly thought of his hometown.
"My hometown is probably withering now, right? Amid the falling leaves, poets are reciting the poems of their ancestors, children are playing on the side, and women are preparing wine and food... How beautiful everything is."
Yuan Mushan suddenly remembered the message his family sent him last time, saying that they had found a marriage partner for him. The woman was very virtuous and capable, and could farm by herself and even renovate her own hut...
But Yuanmu's family has no money, and the girl doesn't like him.
"I'll see what that woman looks like when I return home with the money!"
Yuanmushan sneered and said that he would make the woman kneel on the ground and beg to marry him.
Ahead was the official road, and the Japanese pirates who were exploring the way came back and said, "There is nothing unusual."
Yuanmushan did not have the extravagant hope of breaking through Songmen Castle, but there were many residential houses around the castle, and they could return with a full load by looting them.
He gripped the hilt of the knife, his heart burning with anxiety.
"Prepare!"
Yuanmushan slowly pulled out the Japanese sword, and in the darkness of the night, he slowly stroked the spine of the sword with his hand, and finally lifted it up suddenly, and a ray of light flashed across the Japanese sword.
In the lights ahead, you can see faint smoke rising from cooking fires.
It's a peaceful scene.
He raised his Japanese sword: "Kill them, on board!"
"Onboard!"
A thousand Japanese pirates roared madly and rushed towards the densely populated area with various weapons in hand.
The distance was only more than two hundred steps, and when those Ming people rushed out of their homes in panic, they were attacked by the Japanese pirates.
There were cries of surprise from the people living in the houses. Many people rushed out and saw the shadows of people not far away in the night. They shouted, "The Japanese pirates are coming."
Immediately, the surrounding area exploded, and the defenders on the city wall sounded the alarm. General Chen Hui, who was eating, threw down his chopsticks and said, "Fuck it, it's over!"
After Jiang Qingzhi arrived at Haimenwei, the first thing he did was to order all places to be strictly guarded and to be on guard against the landing of Japanese pirates.
I didn’t expect that I would be the first unlucky person… Chen Hui rushed out and shouted, “Assemble, assemble!”
He suddenly stopped and listened.
"what sound?"
Puff puff!
The sound was a little dull.
It was as if something was hammering the earth.
The running civilians and Japanese pirates all looked towards the south.
In the dim night, a cavalryman appeared in everyone's sight. He looked at the pirates with cold eyes and turned back to shout.
"Tiger Guard Left!"
One by one, the cavalrymen rushed out from the darkness, like evil spirits walking in the dark night.
Under a large banner, Jiang Qingzhi raised his long sword and said, "Attack!"
"Master's order, attack!"
The horn sounded long and loud.
Yuan Mushan looked bleak, "Didn't Jiang Qingzhi go to the north? But what is this?"
"What should we do?" his subordinates asked him panic.
Given the Japanese pirates' past disdain for Ming officers and soldiers, they should have taken the initiative to launch an attack now.
At this moment, Yuanmushan thought of Shuxiazhilang. He raised his Japanese sword and said, "Attack, defeat Jiang Qingzhi, and break through Songmen Castle!"
The infantry could not outrun the cavalry, so the only option now was to counterattack.
The only way is to counterattack!
Only one hundred Japanese pirates dared to launch an attack on hundreds of Ming officers and soldiers and won the battle.
Even if Jiang Qingzhi brings more than a thousand cavalrymen, I only have a thousand people!
Can't we win yet?
Yuan Mushan, who had prepared himself mentally, suddenly became heroic and shouted, "Kill Jiang Qingzhi and I'll reward you ten strings of cash!"
The Japanese were short of copper coins, and every time the Japanese pirates went ashore to rob, they liked to collect copper coins the most. These copper coins, stained with the blood of the Ming people, were the strongest hard currency in Japan and could be used at a premium.
Ten strings of cash are enough to drive these Japanese pirates crazy.
"Kill Jiang Qingzhi!"
Jiang Qingzhi, who was standing under the big flag, was startled and smiled, "Okay!"
He held the precious sword and kicked the horse's belly. The good horse that Lu Wei had sent let out a long neigh and rushed out first.
The big flag followed closely, and with it came Sun Chonglou.
But the person who rushed to Jiang Qing was actually Tang Shunzhi.
He held a spear in his hand, and when he met the enemy, there was a flash of gunfire, and a Japanese pirate fell to the ground with a howl.
What the hell!
"Old Tang, you have great marksmanship!" Sun Chonglou praised.
Next came Jiang Qingzhi.
He was protected by Sun Chonglou and Mo Zhan and killed his way in.
"Jiang Qingzhi is here!" A Japanese pirate rushed over in ecstasy, and was beheaded by Sun Chonglou with a single blow. Mo Zhan rode his horse over, and wherever Xuanfu's first blow passed, the Japanese pirates fell to the ground one after another.
"Assault!" Yuan Mushan's expression changed slightly, "Defeat Jiang Qingzhi."
He saw the problem: Jiang Qingzhi was using a sharp arrow formation, and if the arrows were not defeated, the gap would widen once the subsequent Ming cavalry rushed in.
The divided Japanese pirates then had no chance to fight back.
Dozens of real Japanese rushed towards Jiang Qingzhi.
The Japanese sword was dull in the night.
"It's Shinwa!"
Tang Shunzhi turned around, "Qingzhi, retreat!"
Jiang Qingzhi competed with him and was defeated embarrassingly.
But at this moment Jiang Qingzhi did not retreat but advanced.
He gripped his sword tightly and urged his horse to speed up.
At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind.
Kill them all!
Leave no one behind!
The burning murderous intent made his eyes red.
"kill!"
The Japanese pirate in front of him jumped up and slashed in the air.
Jiang Qingzhi raised his knife to block.
With a clang, Jiang Qingzhi didn't even look at it and stabbed with his knife.
The Japanese sword shattered, and the pirate fell to the ground with a deep cut on his neck, blood gushing out.
Jiang Qingzhi rushed into the Japanese pirates, hacking and killing them with all his might, but the Japanese pirates gradually formed an encirclement around them.
"Master!"
Sun Chonglou left his opponent behind and arrived first, followed by Mo Zhan.
The two knives fought side by side to carve out a bloody path.
Jiang Qingzhi in the middle had blood all over his face, and he smiled at them with an especially ferocious look.
He was stabbed twice.
One knife at the waist and one knife at the arm.
His armor was given by the Taoist priest. The wound on his arm was unharmed, but the wound on his waist was bleeding.
The Ming army followed the arrows and enlarged the gap. Seeing this, Qing Mushan shouted without hesitation: "Retreat!"
He turned around and ran away with the remaining Japanese pirates.
The top of the city was full of defenders at the moment. Chen Hui looked nervously at the two sides fighting and asked, "Who might we see?"
Several riders arrived at the foot of the city, and someone looked up and shouted, "Chang Wei Bo is leading his troops here. Order your troops to leave the city immediately to clean up and maintain order!"
"It's actually Long Wilbur?" Chen Hui's heart skipped a beat, and then he was ecstatic, "God has opened his eyes, God has opened his eyes!"
The deputy general whispered: "We didn't notice the Japanese pirates landing. This is a dereliction of duty."
Something must be done to atone for the sin.
"The Japanese pirates have fled." someone shouted.
Chen Hui immediately ordered the gate to be opened, and rushed out of the city gate with dozens of riders, chasing Jiang Qingzhi all the way.
The Japanese pirates ran all the way, and Yuanmushan swore to himself as he ran that if he could go back, he would definitely question Matsuki Yoshiko's ability in public.
That bitch should be killed!
The front was very close to the fleet, and the pirates felt relieved. At this moment, someone shouted in the darkness: "Light the fire!"
Puff puff!
Torches were lit, illuminating the way ahead.
The waves hit the rocks, making a loud noise, but Yuanmushan could clearly hear his own heartbeat.
It's beating like crazy.
Three hundred riders were waiting silently ahead.
The sound of horse hooves was getting closer behind me.
"Abandon the knife and kneel down!"
The Ming army in front shouted.
"Kill it!"
Dozens of Japanese pirates rushed over.
Just one wave and it was submerged in the horse's hooves.
"I am willing to surrender!"
Most of the Japanese pirates dropped their swords and knelt on the ground, but there were still many who resisted stubbornly.
Yuanmushan saw his confidant being beheaded by a cavalryman, his head pulled by the hair and hanging behind his clothes.
The Ming army came from behind and attacked together. The stubborn Japanese pirates were separated and killed one by one right in front of Yuanmushan.
The surroundings gradually became quiet, with only the sound of the sea tide. Yuanmushan looked back and found that there was no one standing there except himself.
More than ten riders came slowly.
"Master, this man is the leader of the Japanese."
The moon suddenly appeared from the clouds. Under the moonlight, Yuanmushan saw a bloody and particularly ferocious Ming man pointing at him and saying, "Shitou, break his legs!"
"Order!"
A huge Ming man dismounted and walked over.
"I..." Yuan Mushan suddenly knelt down, "Master Mingren, I am willing to surrender!"
Sun Chonglou picked him up with one hand, grabbed him with both hands, and slammed him to the ground.
"I am willing to surrender, I..."
Sun Chonglou raised his leg and stepped down hard.
Click!
"what!"
Amid the howling, Sun Chonglou sniffed, "The young master said he would kill your whole family. No, he would break your legs. No one can stop him!"
At this time, someone outside shouted: "Master Changwei, Master, this is your humble servant Chen Hui!"
Jiang Qingzhi turned around and said, "Let him come over."
Only then was Chen Hui able to come in.
He rode slowly, looking at the countless corpses on the ground. The Japanese pirates who had made him uneasy in the past were now kneeling on the ground and trembling.
"Oh my God!" Chen Hui looked at all this in disbelief. He dismounted and walked over.
Get down on one knee.
"Your humble servant Chen Hui greets you, Lord. Lord... you are so majestic!"
(End of this chapter)
