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Chapter 335 Xiao Zheng's Decision

Xiao Zheng put down the binoculars, turned his head and glanced at Wang Lezhang who was waiting for an answer.

"The battle ahead is tense, and the Japanese pirates are killing crazy. No matter what problem General Wang has, he will go back and finish the battle first."

Wang Lezhang took the order, glanced at the binoculars in Xiao Zheng's hand, and cheerfully led his guards to the south.

With a sullen face, Xiao Zheng watched this subordinate leave.

subordinate?

He silently shook his head.

Since Xiao's family descended from Duke's Mansion to Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion, almost none of the former subordinates looked at them again.

Especially the East China Sea barrier established by the ancestors, the feelings of the soldiers for him are even more difficult to express in words.

There is contempt, disdain and regret, but more is ignorance.

Wang Lezhang just came to discuss the next move of the Jinlongtan defenders, rather than speaking for King Qi.

He didn't take Xiao Zheng, the leading general, in his heart at all.

King Qi?

Xiao Zheng silently read the name.

No matter how you look at it, Chen Xiuzhu is undoubtedly the strongest contender for Yun Chui's next emperor.

But do you really want to obey his order and leave this Golden Dragon Beach now?

Xiao Zheng's mind whirled.

Although he raised the binoculars again, there was chaos in front of him and he couldn't see anything clearly.

If the team is led to evacuate this important port, within half a month, the capital of Baekje and even the entire peninsula may be filled with swarms of Japanese pirates.

At that time, no matter how powerful the Starfall Legion is, it may take a lot of effort to clean up this mess, or even fail to clean up...

If Emperor Changxing blamed him, his life would be in danger!
And if he disobeyed the future Emperor Yunchui now, and Chen Xiuzhu came to power in the future, it would be a problem for Uncle Zhongyong to keep his mansion, let alone restore the glory of his ancestors in his lifetime.

The more Xiao Zheng thought about it, the more upset he became, and he couldn't help yelling.

"What's the matter with the Broken Crossbow Arrow! Why can't it be fired for so long?"

The Broken Crossbow Arrow is powerful, but it is a pity that it is very troublesome to load it.

But since Ren Ning designed the crane, the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of War drew inferences from one instance and immediately designed a corresponding winding machine for the Broken Crossbow Arrow.

Although it is still not easy to fire a broken crossbow at this time, compared with the past, there is a world of difference.

"Uncle!" Xiao Yong was concentrating on collecting information from all parties, when he was suddenly spat on his face by his master, he was so stunned that he even forgot the rules of titles in the army.

"The ballista is ready immediately. It can be launched at any time."

"Uh!" Xiao Zheng came back to his senses, and quickly coughed twice, "Let them concentrate their firepower and sink three or five Warlord-class ships first. Let the Japanese pirates see how powerful we are."

"Yes!"

squeak.

The huge ballista began to turn, aiming at the nearest big ship, and Ishikawa Taki's flagship was among them.

"Get ready, let go!"

Boom!
The huge tip lock was smashed open by a giant hammer.

The long arrows shot out like lightning, and hit the nearest Warlords in an instant.

Boom boom boom.

Two of them were collectively hit by several broken crossbow arrows, creaked and moaned a few times, and their keels fell apart completely with a crash.

The densely packed sailors and soldiers on the ship fell into the sea one after another, and many of them were directly crushed to death by the heavy wreckage or dragged into the sea and never came up again.

More Japanese pirates were floating on the surface of the sea, crying for help holding a piece of wood.

When the defenders on the shore saw it, they immediately lifted their spirits.

Originally, the Japanese pirates had already stepped over layers of obstacles and were about to kill them.

"kill!!"

At this time, everyone's strength doubled, and they all killed and went back.It didn't take long to beat the Japanese pirates who had landed back into the water, leaving half of the corpses on the bank.

"General," Ishikawa Taki's personal guard was sweating profusely, "the enemy's ballista is too powerful. For the safety of the general, we still..."

Whether it's retreating or evacuating, it's too ugly.

The guard scratched his head and scratched his cheek in anxiety for a moment, and stretched his neck, unable to speak.

Another guard stood up.

"General, General Jiutang on the east bank asked us to carry out a feint attack on Jinlong Beach to attract the full attention of the guards on the shore. The subordinates feel that the purpose of this battle has been achieved, so it is better to withdraw the troops for the time being and fight another day."

"That's right. General, our goal has been achieved. You should quickly withdraw your troops."

Just now, five or six broken crossbow arrows were aimed at their ship.Fortunately, three of them either missed or overshot.They avoided the tragedy of shipwreck and death.

Still, the ship creaked underfoot.

It seems that it's time for overhaul, otherwise a slightly larger wave from the sea may tear it to pieces.

"What are you panicking about! Tell the engineers and sailors to drain the water and repair the ship immediately." Ishikawa Taki said with a sullen face, "No matter how powerful the broken crossbow is, it can't be fired at any time. Have you calculated the time interval for firing the broken crossbow?"

"Return to the general, the statistics have been completed. The interval between the two launches is about a quarter of an hour."

There was silence all around.

Since Xiao Zheng entered this Golden Dragon Beach last year, they have attacked back and forth countless times.

It took half an hour for the ballista on the shore to launch the second round, and then the speed has been slowly increasing, and now it can only fire the second round in a quarter of an hour.

"Xiao Zheng!" Ishikawa Taki said the name of the enemy general expressionlessly, "As expected of the Xiao family who founded the East China Sea barrier, they really have a way."

"General..." The guard next to him looked at the hourglass anxiously.

A quarter of an hour is not long.

The flagship under their feet took another one or two arrows, and it is estimated that it will not be much worse if they are not reimbursed.

Ishikawa Taki came back to his senses, "The order is for all generals to retreat thirty feet, and the battalion to rescue the brothers who fell into the water."

The warlord class is not easy to build, and it is the main ship for the Japanese pirates to transport troops from the mainland to Baekje.

It's just that with the current situation of the Japanese pirates, it is impossible to build more large ships.

Therefore, the destruction of even one will make the leading generals feel distressed.

As for the battalion level, although it is a pity to destroy it, it is still within Ishikawa Taki's acceptance range.

"General, are you still not withdrawing your troops?"

Ishikawa Taki looked up at the sky, "Order, all the soldiers around the floating bridge continue to land. Tell them that the entire Yamato nation is watching them from behind."

The messenger opened his eyes wide and did not dare to move for a moment.

Excluding those who died in battle, there were thousands of brothers around the pontoon bridge at this time.

Ishikawa Taki roared, "Didn't you hear clearly? Hurry up and deliver the order!"

Then the orderly staggered away.

ashore.

The Japanese pirate warlord-class ship had retreated slowly, and the news reached Xiao Zheng immediately.

"However, the enemies on the pontoon bridge did not retreat, and they continued to attack the shore as if they were dead."

snort!
Xiao Zheng snorted coldly.

Since they see death as home, then satisfy them.

"As the order continues, everyone must not slack off and keep an eye on the warlord-class ship. They may counterattack at any time."

"For the Japanese pirates who dare to go ashore, the same sentence, they will all be killed."

No one objected.

They didn't have much food in their hands, so they had to save food, and there was no extra food to feed the captives.

The war has slowed down a bit, and if there are no accidents, it will end after a while.

Xiao Zheng's tense nerves also relaxed, but Wang Lezhang's previous question flooded into his mind.

He rubbed his swollen forehead, "Xiao Yong! Where is Second Young Master now?"

"Back to the general, the second son is still building an east-west post road. It should be in a valley about a hundred miles west of the capital of Baekje. Do you have any news for the second son?"

Xiao Zheng shook his head.

He just wanted to ask about the movement of Xiao Gangxing's fallen army.

(End of this chapter)