Villager of Daming

Chapter 1235 Swimming to Seize the Prisoners

"Surrender without killing, surrender without killing..."

The Ming army on the other side of the river shouted loudly that they would only attack those who wanted to cross the river from here, and they would not fight as fortifications were being built on the other side.

The river was 120 meters wide, and Nahachu's troops closest to the river were only 200 meters away, 320 meters away.

The bullets could hit people, but the Ming army didn't shoot for fear of running out of bullets. They were even now afraid that the other side would try their best to cross the river. With so many people, there were obviously not enough bullets.

Once the enemy crosses the river, only their heads are exposed above the surface. The river surface is glistening and it is difficult to aim. It looks like there are many people and you can hit them with just one shot, but in fact, more people will be missed.

The Ming army was not good at sharpshooting. A target of 50 meters would sometimes sink in the water and sometimes appear, and could also move left and right. It was just a head. If one could hit a person with ten shots, he had to be a good shooter.

Therefore, the Ming army guarding the shore did not dare to press too hard, and Nahachu waited for the army to gather.

"Brother, it's going to rain. After the rain, the river will be wider and deeper than it is now. Look, those are the traces of water from the previous rain."

Nahachu's sister Gegehaji pointed to the traces on the river beach in front. It rained heavily yesterday, and then it stopped. This morning the sky was full of morning glow, but it was still raining.

They hid behind a fortification made of sacks of earth, and looked out through the small holes between the sacks.

"But what should we do?" Nahachu looked anxious.

He saw where the wet soil had reached by the river, and that branches and sticks were now floating on the river surface and on the river bank.

If it rains again, the water level will rise again and the current will become more turbulent, which will be unfavorable for armed swimming.

"Send those who are good at swimming with weapons to charge. The river is three or four miles wide. If we charge together, there will be fewer enemies on the other side."

Gegehaji saw that more and more people were gathering and prepared to charge, taking advantage of the fact that the enemy had few people to get there first.

"It's better to charge and occupy that place first, so that we can cross the river. Oh! If only we had that gun, it's too far!"

Nahachu couldn't think of any other solution, so he just treated it as a siege.

He gave orders to select brave warriors who could fight and were good at swimming.

Three thousand people stripped themselves naked, held a butcher knife in their mouths, distanced themselves on the shore, and as the horn sounded, they rushed into the river together.

The Ming army began to attack. From time to time, some of Nahachu's men fell on the shore, but more people jumped into the water and never showed their heads again. The next time they showed their heads, they were two or three feet away.

"Telegram orders, retreat! Do not engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat."

When the Ming army saw the gathering on the shore, they knew that the other side was going to force a crossing and that they had too few men, so they sent a telegram back to ask.

If the central army demands to hold out, you should prepare your bayonet and fire wildly. When the bullets are used up, you can fight with bayonets.

As a result, the central army quickly sent an order, saying don't worry, just run as fast as you can, it's not worth it to fight with the enemy.

No one in the Ming army asked them to stay, and everyone was very obedient. They loaded their belongings and ran, not forgetting to hold on to the hot air balloon.

Hundreds of people ran on land much faster than Nahachu's swimmers. In order to test their physical strength, they were asked to retreat thirty miles.

Fortunately, I train regularly, doing five kilometers of armed cross-country running every day, ten kilometers every five days, and thirty kilometers every half a month.

Run! Adjust your breathing as you did when you practiced, but the road conditions are too bad, there is no road.

The people who rushed to the shore were confused. How come all the enemies ran away? Are we so powerful?

"Hurry up and cross the river, more Ming troops are coming, please make it rain soon!"

Gegehaji didn't care whether other men were wearing clothes or not. She saw that the other side of the river was occupied by her own people and there were constant gunshots in the other direction, so she could only continue swimming.

The large animals followed into the water, and since there were no boats, the fortifications they had built were just right for use here, and the Ming army that was chasing them here jumped into the river like dumplings, and those who were good at swimming were responsible for leading the large animals.

Nahachu's wife and sister, as well as maids and eunuchs, crossed the river together. Some important figures swam on a sedan chair.

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"How can they run so fast even when they are hungry? If we go over there, will they have all run to the other side?"

The fifth brother, Zhu Su, walked by himself, very quickly, talking as he walked.

The large banners had been put away, all the ceremonial objects had been gathered, and as the team moved forward, people were helping with the animals and the carts, but there was no asphalt or concrete road.

Even a flat dirt road is a dream. In places where it has rained, there are pits half a meter deep where you step.

Fortunately, everyone is in the same condition, and Naha’s team doesn’t have wings.

The princes all walked by themselves and did not help others to carry the carriages. They were considered a great help as long as they did not let others carry them.

But the seven women from Xiaqiu Village, Xie Qiaoer, Xu Yihua, Jiang Wu's wife Wang, and children were carried by the guards of the palace.

The palace maids did not receive such treatment. The people of Xiaqiu Village needed to perform surgery on their own team members, so they had to get enough rest.

The men in Xiaqiu Village have better physical fitness, they eat well and train well. In terms of sports, this age is the time when they start to achieve results.

Zhu Wentian still held a heavy machine gun in one hand and an ammunition box in the other, and walked forward with big strides.

"Compared to starvation, losing one's life is more unbearable. We can't gather the prisoners fast enough. We have captured more than 11,000 people so far."

Zhu Chong carried a backpack himself. He was also in good physical condition, so his father trained them. They had to train even more after they arrived at Xiaqiu Village.

After exercise, your body will be healthy and energetic, and you will not look sick, unless you only exercise without supplementing nutrition.

The captives he was talking about were people who were being chased along the way. Some of them had already run out of the encirclement on their own and were not chased by anyone.

When the prisoners came in, they found familiar faces. Most of the 6,000 people had become prisoners, and some were injured but not dead, and were recovering from their injuries...

When they were not asked to shut up, they greeted each other.

The people who had agreed to let go were very angry when they saw them. What are you doing here?

You guys stay in the old nest, we will go back and we can see our families. Now we have been caught and the prefect actually led the army himself.

What's even more infuriating is, how could a smoke attack after rain scare you so much? 80,000 people were scattered by smoke from more than 30,000 people?

"Why did they run away? You guys should guard it! You have more people. When we met them, we only had 6,000 people."

A person who was captured first complained to those who were captured later, "You are more in number and you are beating fewer people. What's there to be afraid of? Just beat them a little first!"

"Do they have more bullets, or do we have more people? How did you get caught? Why didn't you run away?" the one who was caught asked back.

"We are hungry and sleepy. They surrounded us in advance and used explosive packs to blow us up. One bomb blew up every area. We were lucky to be alive. Look, my body is covered with scratches. Alas!" The one who was captured first sighed.

"Aren't we surrounded? Scouting is not good on rainy days. Who said we don't fight on rainy days? You can't afford to get angry."

"I heard them say that if they can catch the governor now, they will catch him. If they can't, they will chase him all the way to where we are. Are you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry. My whole body is numb, but it doesn't hurt anymore."

(End of this chapter)