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Chapter 23 Exercise?

The arrival of the pirates directly lifted the fig leaf of Dongguan County soldiers. It actually took more than a quarter of an hour to form a team of 400 county soldiers. By the time the team was almost completed, the pirate ship had already docked at the port.

The two small fishing boats of the Chen family were directly ignited by several incendiary bombs (lit oil tanks), and the unloaded grain and meat on them were ignited by the oil fire, bursting out bursts of fragrance, making the hungry and thirsty county on the shore Bing swallowed unconsciously.

boom!
The wine tank on the boat was smashed by the burning mast, and Jiannanchun, whose alcohol concentration exceeded forty degrees, exploded directly. A fishing boat was blown into two sections and quickly sank to the bottom of the water.And the other fishing boat was not much better. Chen Xun had brought people ashore to escape. The fire on board was unstoppable, and it was only a matter of time before it sank.

"It's a pity these two ships." Lu Hui and a dozen fishermen followed Chen Xun ashore and kept running. They were already more than half a mile away from the dock. If it weren't for the sake of pretending, they carried some food on their backs when they ran away. With meat, it can run further.

"How can we win the trust of Yue Zhi without causing some losses?" Chen Xun didn't realize it was a pity. The total value of these two fishing boats plus the food on board was less than 300 taels. As long as there were no casualties, Manpower, it would be a pity to waste this little money.

"Le Zhi said before that he knew the state, joined the army, and said he could protect our Chenjiazhuang. It would be difficult, but he patted his butt and hid himself." Lu Hui looked at Le Zhi who was hiding behind the army formation, and whispered He scolded: "You can't believe a word these officials say."

"The official word has two different meanings." Chen Xun felt that it was quite dramatic, and the slap in the face came too quickly.

In fact, it would be much better if Le Zhi just changed his words, such as: "You go and hide first, and I will deal with the pirates in front." The same behavior can produce completely different results.But he chose the most ruthless statement: "I can't protect you."

It was probably a surprise attack and was blinded.

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The pirates and the county soldiers soon began fighting.

After taking care of the only two fishing boats in the port, the pirate fleet lined up in the port, and the trebuchets and crossbows on the bows began to shoot at the county soldiers on the shore.

The trebuchet has a range of nearly [-] feet, and the bed crossbow has a range of more than [-] feet, so the county soldiers on land can only passively defend.

After two waves of shooting, the county soldiers' array became a little unstable. Lezhi quickly organized his own soldiers to suppress the situation to stop the disintegration. However, he had to command the array to retreat and give way to the dock position of the port.

The resistance at the dock was cleared by long-range strikes, and the pirates were able to disembark calmly.

Chen Xun could see from a distance that Ke Lei had also come ashore and was directing the pirates who came ashore to form an array and prepare for a land battle with the county soldiers.

"If I were to command, I would definitely let the soldiers attack the pirates who have not landed safely, and I would definitely drive them into the sea, and even hurt the pirates at once." Lu Hui expressed his opinion beside him.

The principle of attacking a beach landing force that is not stable yet is based on the same combat principle as attacking halfway across, that is, attacking the enemy head-to-tail without looking at each other.

"If the army that landed on the beach has strong long-range firepower, your surprise attack will cause heavy losses to your own troops." Chen Xun commented.

The two looked at the two sides fighting in front of them, as if they were watching a drill. "Then arrange shield soldiers to stand in front. Otherwise, after the enemy lands and stands firm, and then bring long-range weapons up, the next battle will be at a much disadvantage." Lu Hui didn't think that heavy losses would become "not going to make a surprise attack." " reason.

"The formulation of tactics must be based on the actual military strength of both the enemy and ourselves, and cannot be copied mechanically." Chen Xun continued to retort: ​​"Look at the combat effectiveness of those county soldiers and their equipment, can they support your tactics?"

Looking at the various weapons of the archers, only the soldiers were equipped with iron armor, and these soldiers were still guarding Le Zhi, not on the front line. Lu Hui shook his head in frustration: "These soldiers can't do it."

"Yes, if I am happy, the most important thing to do now is to run." Of the 36 strategies, walking is the best strategy. When the gap between the enemy's and ours' military strength is huge, preserving strength is the most important thing.Don’t you see, only after the Long March can we have the powerful People’s Liberation Army behind us.

Of course, the Long March is not about running, and it definitely means more than that. It also has important significance such as establishing the leadership of the great man, realizing the general policy of heading north to resist Japan, determining the route and policy, and killing the attempt of Guodang (homophone).

Le Zhi, who commanded the battle at the scene, did not run away. He could not bear the charge of fleeing without fighting. For him, even if all the 400 people on the scene died, it would not compare to his reputation of "fleeing without fighting" .

Even if these pirates seem very powerful, even if they are defeated today, they only need to double the number of pirates afterwards, and their own faults will naturally be minimized.

So he chose to continue fighting. Of course, he still had to prepare for the back road.

"Go get the horses ready and feed them some beans and water." This was an order from Le Zhi to his confidantes. Chen Xun didn't hear it. He just saw the well-equipped guards around Le Zhi. Some of them didn't go to the scene. Fighting, Jin Ran ran to the back where the horses were stored.

"Are you trying to run away?" Lu Hui also saw it.

"I don't know." Chen Xun shook his head, a little unsure: "Let's say he's afraid of fighting. He hasn't run away yet. Call him brave and brave, but he started preparing for this retreat early."

"I saw that the official character not only has two mouths, but also four legs." Lu Hui said disdainfully.

Chen Xun couldn't comment. After all, the butt determines the head. He had never been an official in this era, so he didn't know what their values ​​were.

Soon, the pirates got into position and unloaded five crossbows from the ship.

"I don't think such a large formation is necessary." Lu Hui curled his lips. The two sides had not officially engaged in battle just now. The pirates only attacked two groups from a distance. The war supervisors here in Dongguan County had already hacked to death several of their own people. .He believed that as long as the land battle advanced closer and several waves of crossbow arrows were fired, the Dongguan County soldiers would definitely collapse.

"The county soldiers also have bows and arrows. If you can use arrows to kill enemies from a distance, never attack them with knives." The guards around him all learned from Chen Xun, and Chen Xun did not miss any one to educate and instill his own ideas. Opportunity.

As the pirates' crossbows landed, the commotion in the county soldiers' formation grew louder and louder. Chen Xun could hear the shouts and scoldings of the team officers from two to three hundred meters away.

The military formations of both sides were getting closer and closer. The sunlight reflected by the pirates' weapons occasionally pierced the eyes of the county soldiers in the front row, causing the county soldiers to step back unconsciously. The county soldiers in the back row also had to raise their weapons to avoid being poked. The county soldiers retreating in front.

(End of this chapter)