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Chapter 367: Attack it halfway across?

After all, Chen Zuyi and his group are pirates, and pirates are also robbers, and they are even more arrogant and arrogant thugs.

So when the merchant ship Zhu Chu was on was getting closer and closer to the island.

Hearing a loud "bang", Zhu Zhen was shocked to see that there was an artillery on the shore?

Good guy, the Ming Dynasty doesn’t even have such powerful firearms, but these pirates have created them?

Immediately afterwards, a cannonball pierced the sky and hit the ship hard.

Fortunately, it only hit the side wall of the cabin and did not damage the mast. In addition, apart from the troops carried on the ship, there was no cargo and the draft was not deep, so it would not sink the ship.

But Chen Zuyi's move really shocked both Zhu Zhen and Ming Jun.

In fact, Chen Zuyi on the shore was also shocked. Is he so accurate?

"The boss is mighty."

The surrounding pirates cheered flatteringly.

Chen Zuyi ignored the accident, raised his head proudly, and greeted: "Put another one in for me, and I will demonstrate it to you again."

The pirates under his command quickly got to work.

It turns out that this cannon is called a stone bomb. According to the "Thirteen Illustrated Notes on Firearms in the Military Bei Zhi" written by Mao Yuanyi of the Ming Dynasty, this cannon was created in the early Ming Dynasty. It was one of the practical firearms of the Ming army and was mostly used to defend cities and set up ambushes.

Moreover, this cannon is easy to use and easy to make, so it can be buried underground for a long time.

Chen Zuyi's earthen cannon was made of a round stone, with its belly hollowed out. After it was filled with explosives, it was hammered into nine parts, and then the cannonball was put in. It only had to wait until the gunpowder was ignited to launch.

To put it bluntly, it is actually an enlarged firecracker.

Moreover, the cannonballs fired by Chen Zuyi were simply rocks, not even solid iron balls.

After all, the control of salt and iron in all dynasties was very strict, and it was difficult for ordinary people to easily obtain large amounts of iron.

So Chen Zuyi just shot a stone. Is this an artillery piece? Or a trebuchet?

While Chen Zuyi was still loading gunpowder on the shore, Tang Xin shouted: "Arrive at the shore at full speed. The archers are ready to suppress it."

Although Zhu Chu's ship was assigned the smallest number of troops, there were only more than a thousand people.

But the men he led were all iron-blooded warriors who had followed him on the grasslands.

Moreover, in the process of getting along with the Tatar Mongols, many people also learned many useful skills, such as more exquisite equestrian skills, or the ability to ride and shoot.

At this time, following Tang Xin's orders, more than a thousand people came to both sides of the bow, aiming forward with bows and arrows.

Just when Chen Zuyi was about to fire the second shell, Tang Xin raised the steel whip, pointed it forward, and shouted: "Shoot."

The soldiers didn't hesitate at all, raised the distance slightly, and then shot at Chen Zuyi at a parabolic angle.

Chen Zuyi on the shore was so startled that he didn't bother to light the only cannon and said, "The wind is blowing hard."

Then I saw that the pirates on the shore turned into a group of birds and beasts and hid in the nearby woods.

"Don't be careless," Tang Xin saw this scene but did not dare to let down his guard. He warned: "This group of pirates is insidious and cunning. They want to see how many of us there are. If there are more people, they will run away. If there are fewer people, they will run away." Dare to fight with us."

"And this forest is definitely full of their traps, so be careful."

Zhu Zhen nodded secretly at the side. As expected of a Ming general, every order was arranged in an orderly manner. His analysis of these pirates was basically the same.

This is also the reason why Tang Xin divided his troops in advance. If the pirates had seen that they were a force of five ships, they would have escaped long ago and fled to the sea from the other side of the island.

By then it will be impossible to catch up.

As for now, because the Ming army only has one ship, it cannot exceed three to five thousand people at most.

Taking advantage of their geographical advantage, this group of pirates were so crazy that they wanted to compete with the Ming Dynasty's decent army?

"That's as they wish," Zhu Zhen narrowed his eyes and sneered: "What's more, not only do we not have three to five thousand people, we don't even have two thousand people. Who would be careless now?"

You know, those twelve light machine guns are held in the hands of the guards. Who can open the eyes of the mere pirates?

Because Chen Zuyi only had one earthen cannon and missed the opportunity, he failed to sink Zhu Chu on the seashore.

In addition, Tang Xin used the soldiers on the ship to fire arrows, suppressing them and forcing them to hide in the nearby woods.

So Zhu Zhen led the troops to dock quickly.

Unfortunately, there is no pier on the shore, or they don't know where the pirates came in from, so they can only get off the boat using a rope ladder a little further from the shore.

There are still more than ten meters away from the land on the shore, but the sea water is only up to the waist at most, so you can cross it directly by wading or swimming.

Tang Xin and Xu Miaojin also followed them into the sea. It is said that "going into the sea" is just a literal meaning, so don't misunderstand anything.

The two women were now fully armed, wearing heavy armor, and were struggling towards the shore.

Suddenly, the two women felt a lightness in their bodies at the same time, and then they realized that there was a big hand on each waist.

It was Zhu Chu who was walking quickly towards the shore with the two girls in a relaxed outfit.

With Zhu Chu's powerful attributes, he can lift more than two thousand kilograms with one hand. Even if the two women's full-body armor adds up to dozens of kilograms, and their own weight is more than a hundred kilograms, that's not a problem.

But at this moment, the group of pirates appeared on the shore again.

"You must be careless, hahahaha."

Chen Zuyi led the pirates to rush out of the woods again. He stood there with a proud look on his face, looking at the Ming army trapped on the beach between the ship and the shore, and said: "I'll teach you a lesson. This is called Hit it halfway."

"That's called striking halfway across the river," Zhu Zhen corrected angrily. How dare this guy show off? He is obviously more half-assed than himself.

"Half-crossing and striking, it's called half-crossing and striking," Chen Zuyi was still arrogant.

"No," Tang Xin took a breath. After all, he was careless.

She didn't expect that a group of pirates actually knew the art of war.

After all, this was Tang Xin's first time shouldering the heavy responsibility of a commander, and even his first time on the battlefield. Not counting the previous fights against Japanese pirates, it was not considered a war.

So although Tang Xin expected that this group of pirates was not that simple, there might be ambushes and traps in the woods.

But she never expected that this group of pirates would be staring at them, preparing to attack them before they even landed.

Although the Ming army was not in a quagmire at this time, they were still unable to move because their equipment was too heavy.

They were trapped at the beach diving area, while the pirates occupied the geographical advantage on the shore. At this time, the pirates were still grinning, raising their bows and arrows, or taking out their firecrackers, and they were about to kill the Ming army who was unable to resist. .

Tang Xin gritted his teeth and turned pale.

After all, she underestimated these pirates.

After all, this is Chen Zuyi. In a few years, this guy may even become the king of an overseas country. It is not easy.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, this group of pirates is estimated to have thousands of people, no less than the Ming army, spread out on the shore.

Seeing that the pirates were about to make a fatal attack on the Ming army.

At this time, the Ming army was just like fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.

Tang Xin also knew that these Ming army officers and soldiers were the iron-blooded elites who fought bloody battles with Zhu Zhen. If they died here like this, it would not only be a huge loss, but also a waste.

I am afraid that these soldiers will not die with their eyes closed. They did not die fighting with the Tatars on the grassland, but were killed by a group of pirates.

An unjust death.

But at this time, Tang Xin could only grit his teeth, even standing unsteadily, but there was nothing he could do.

The pirates were very proud.

But what no one noticed was that some of the Ming soldiers silently surrounded Zhu Chu and the two women, firmly protecting them with their flesh and blood bodies, and at the same time silently raised their machine guns.

"Hey, you can't be the only ones who are happy, right?" Zhu Zhen looked at the guards who were blocking him angrily, and pointed at one of them: "Li Si, you kid has also learned bad things. .”

The man Zhu Chu called Li Si was an honest and honest man, at least he looked like that, but he held extremely terrifying weapons in his hands. Once he showed his power, he could wipe out dozens or hundreds of pirates in an instant.

Li Si scratched his head and said honestly: "Your Highness, you are a rich man and you cannot afford to let the blood of pirates stain your hands. Let us do it for you."

Tang Xin's heart moved and she looked at Zhu Zhen with wide eyes.

Zhu Ming nodded to her and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, it's just a pirate. If I can't even handle this situation, wouldn't it be too embarrassing? Everyone is here to wipe them out."

"Here."

The guards shouted.

Although he was still in the shallow water at this time, there were other guards on the left and right who spread their bullet belts on their bodies to prevent the bullets from getting wet.

What's more, modern bullets are not afraid of water. At least they will not wet the gunpowder inside if they are exposed to water for a short period of time. This is not the same process as today's direct use of gunpowder. Even if the firearms and bullets have been soaked in water, it will be fine. The only fear is that they will be corroded by being soaked in water for a long time.

Therefore, Zhu Zhen had absolute confidence and did not take the pirates on the shore seriously at all. Instead, they rushed out for the half-crossing, saving a lot of trouble.

Following Zhu Xun's order.

Just listen to the sound of gunfire, followed by a continuous barrage of gunfire, and countless bullets were fired to form a real hail of bullets, tilting towards the shore with a covering strike surface.

In just an instant, scores of pirates were knocked down, with horrific bloody holes on their bodies.

Chen Zuyi was smug and complacent one second, but his face turned dull and disbelieving the next second, followed by a look of horror, and he hurriedly turned around and ran away into the woods.

This is a cross-generational crush, and it is not an exaggeration to say it is a dimensionality reduction attack.

Although there are only twelve light machine guns, they can suppress thousands of troops and horses.

There was chaos on the shore. Countless pirates held their heads in their hands and cried for their fathers and mothers. They didn't even know where to hide.

Because the bullet is too fast, it is difficult for the human eye to distinguish it, unlike the arrow, which can be seen clearly.

They even thought that God was punishing them, and some simply knelt on the ground and cried, asking God to spare them.

As a result, because the machine gun was aimed at the horizontal line of the upper body, these people actually escaped.

"Run away."

Finally, someone shouted, and the pirates finally fled again and went into the woods.

The crisis of the Ming army was finally resolved.

Tang Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and said with some self-blame: "It was my fault, and the whole army was almost destroyed. Please punish me, Your Highness."

"What shall I punish you for?" Zhu Xi did not comfort Tang Xin, but took the opportunity to whisper something in her ear.

Tang Xin suddenly turned red and stared at Zhu Chu, biting her lip, but she didn't dare to say anything more about punishment.

Xu Miaojin on the other side curled her lips and muttered: "Isn't it just a kiss? It won't lose a piece of meat. And we can't get ashore yet? The whole army is watching you two falling in love."

"ah."

Tang Xin hurriedly left Zhu Chu's big arms as if she had been electrocuted, and ran to the shore alone.

Xu Miaojin was watching from behind, curling her lips and said, "Isn't this very powerful?"

I was pretending just now.

Without the obstruction of the pirates, the entire army was finally able to land smoothly.

There were also Qian Gui and Gu Wen. They were the last to disembark. Maybe Zhu Zhen was worried about this happening from the beginning.

It wasn't until the Ming army took full control of the shore that the two of them followed the last soldiers to the shore unhurriedly.

Asking the Qian family to dock the boat, Zhu Zhen led his people on the shore and began to clean the battlefield.

In just one salvo, twelve machine guns swept down and killed hundreds of people. Some unlucky ones did not die on the spot, but were also killed by the Ming army under Zhu Xi's order.

Qian Gui and Gu Wen looked at each other and looked at the firearms that the guards gathered together to clean, feeling secretly frightened.

Zhu Zhen came to the cannon.

"It turns out it's such a thing." Zhu Zhen finally figured out the principle of the stone bomb cannon and couldn't help laughing: "I thought it was something, and I was shocked. When I pulled the Hongyi cannon to the battlefield, it came to It’s time for the world to see what a real cannon is.”

He thought that this group of pirates had discovered the Hongyi cannon from overseas, but it turned out not to be the case, it was just a native cannon.

At this moment, Li Si came over escorting a person.

"Your Highness, this guy was lucky not to be hit, but he seemed to be frightened. He kept kneeling there and yelling for Mazu to spare his life. Maybe he could ask something," Li Si said.

Zhu Ming's heart moved.

Mazu, also known as the Poseidon, is the legendary goddess in charge of maritime shipping. She has a high influence and status, especially in Fujian.

Although Zhu Chu came from Taizhou, Taizhou originally belonged to Zhejiang.

But the direction where Xiaoliuqiu faces the mainland, isn't it the Fujian area?

It can be seen that most of these pirates are from coastal areas.

Sure enough, after some coercion and inducement, Zhu Zhen did ask something.

For example, the two bosses of this group of pirates are brothers Chen Zuyi and Chen Zongsheng. They were originally from Chaozhou, Guangdong, and their families once fled to Luzon Island in Southeast Asia to make a living.

Later, because he saw the smugglers making a lot of money, he had evil thoughts and started the pirate business. In the past few years, he quietly returned to the coastal areas and recruited troops nearby to continuously grow his team.

Today, the number of pirates in this group has exceeded 2,000. Excluding the hundreds of dead people, there are at least 1,200 people nesting in the village deep in the woods.

They even had a cottage here, where all the property they had robbed in the past was hidden. Some people even settled here. Chen Zuyi even lived like a local emperor.

"There is actually a village? It's really not that simple," Zhu Zhen thought about it secretly.

This is different from fighting on the plains. Even if it is just a mountain stronghold on an island, it is equivalent to a siege to capture the city.

For example, the mountain eagle's cottage is no different from a fortress.

"It seems that we can't attack by force. I don't want to risk my Ming Dynasty's good son for a few pirates," Zhu Ming said and asked Tang Xin: "How long will it take for the other ships to arrive?"

Tang Xin raised his head and glanced at the sky. It was still some time before noon, and said: "No later than this afternoon, they will land on the island from several other directions and guarantee not to let a single pirate escape. Even if these pirates want to escape now, They will also meet other ships after going out to sea."

She has spread out a dragnet to catch all the pirates on the island and avoid future troubles.

"I wonder if the two chief historians have any plans?" Zhu Zhen looked at Qian Gui and Gu Wen again.

Qian Gui lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Gu Wen thought for a while and asked tentatively: "Isn't it better than Ruo Huogong?"

"Set the mountain on fire?" Zhu Zhen said angrily: "Do you want to burn the entire island to the ground?"

He really wanted to wonder if Gu Wen knew Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe.

Say something reliable.

If a fire is set off that can ignite a mountain stronghold, God knows how much trouble this fire will cause. If the entire treasure island is really ignited, how much merit will be lost if the bamboo shoots are taken away?

"Your Highness, the priority is to attack the city, but the priority is to attack the heart," Qian Gui suddenly looked at the only surviving pirate.

Zhu Chu just thought about it for a moment and already understood Qian Gui's intention.

It's nothing more than a few o'clock, Zhao'an, estrangement, internal strife, deception to open the city gate.

To put it simply, it is to use the unlucky guy in front of him as a breakthrough to let him return to the stronghold, or to win over people he is familiar with to accept Zhao'an and become Zhu Zhen's internal agents, or to spread rumors to shake the morale of the soldiers in the stronghold, or even take advantage of the opportunity. Open the village gate at night.

Even if you fail, there is nothing to lose, right?

"It's good to attack the heart first," Zhu Zhen glanced at Gu Wen and said angrily: "Return the fire attack, thank you for thinking of it. We are also trapped on the island, do you want to be buried with us?"

Gu Wen laughed dryly: "Qian Changshi and I are good at different fields."

"I see it," Zhu Ming nodded, feeling something in his heart.

Although both of them came from aristocratic families, they were both Confucian scholars and good at strategy.

But their styles are completely different.

Qian Gui is good at conspiracy and kingship. Who can stop the so-called general trend?

Gu Wen is a pragmatist who does not stick to trivial matters if he achieves great things.

So Gu Wen took the initiative to visit Zhu Chu, but Qian Gui was unmoved.

Furthermore, it was Gu Wen who helped Zhu Chu conquer Qian Gui.

If Gu Wen is used well, he will be Gu Yong during the Three Kingdoms period. If he is not used well, he will be the poisonous warrior Jia Wenhe.

And Qian Gui is more like Cheng Yu from the Three Kingdoms period, with plans and strategies, and he cares about the world.

So Zhu Ming praised Cheng Yu, no, it was Qian Gui's strategy and set his sights on the unlucky guy.

(End of this chapter)