Lord of Ming Dynasty

He doesn't think these foreign devils are very smart. The Chinese may not be good at tactics, but they are far behind them in terms of tactics.

He felt that there was no rescuer at this time, and it must be that something big happened to the other party, or the other party was planning something.

"Yes, it must be so," Tian Bin looked at Captain Pete eagerly, "Captain, in another quarter of an hour, if Zhang Qiang can't be taken down in a quarter of an hour, then we must retreat and walk from the mountain. Don't take the road, let's go Go to Ningbo Mansion, don't go back the same way, otherwise, we will be blocked by them."

Pete pushed him away impatiently, and then ran to the front, shouting: "The cavalry strikes, the cavalry strikes, the musketeers line up and charge, one charge will crush them all."

Tian Bin was still worried, "Captain Pete, put in everything, put in everything, don't keep it, it's a matter of success or failure, put in the remaining pirates and let them rush ahead to block bullets,"

Captain Pete pushed him away, and said coldly to him: "Your Excellency Tian Bin, Captain Vasari has led people to stop the garrison guarding the arquebus factory. On such a moonlit night, twenty people with excellent skills Twenty shooters with quick-fire guns are enough to stop the attack of an enemy ten times their size, especially on such a night and such a mountainous terrain."

Tian Bin didn't know what he was talking about. He had seen those gunmen before, but he thought they were very mysterious, but their defense was too weak, and they were only wearing a thin layer of leather armor. When encountering enemy archers or spearmen, it was like delivering food. He didn't fully trust these foreign devils.

"Captain Pete, can you hand over those pirates to my command?" He settled for the next best thing.

Captain Pete thought for a while, "That's fine, I'll leave those unruly guys to you. They kill some farmers better than anyone else, but they trembled in fright after such a tragic battle, or they died. More than half of the soldiers, they dare not charge against the enemy's bullets, and I dare not use them. Once they are defeated, they will turn around and rush into my team. Go ahead, leave it to you, and then you charge from the side Come out and block the enemy's retreat."

"Hey," Tian Bin was very happy. He didn't have to run for his life alone. At a critical moment, he could fool these guys to test the enemy's defenses, find a way out, and then escape with the rest of them by himself, or throw them all to Zhang Qiang. He thought that if the assassination failed this time, the Jinhua Rebels would lock the road out of the mountain, and then slowly hunt them down. He would never let Zhang Qiang catch them.

He looked back at the matchlock gun factory, "That François is also an idiot and a coward. The gunshots are so loud, and he won't take the opportunity to escape. Wait for Zhang Qiang to trouble you later."

"Kill--," he saw the imposing Portuguese cavalry rushing down the hillside, and then the gathered arquebus gunmen rushed out from the hiding place. With such a long dagger, it rushed towards Zhang Qiang's cavalry guards, the leader of the Jinhua Rebel Army, with overwhelming momentum.

Tian Bin rolled his eyes, and his mind was a little shaken. Could it be that today is the end of Zhang Qiang, can these foreign devils succeed?

With more than 100 foreign devils and more than 30 foreign devil cavalry, it seems that the odds of winning are relatively high.

Did I see a ghost just now?

Or be blinded by ghosts, actually believe that these foreign devils will be defeated, oh, what I worry about is the enemy's hinterland, the Jinhua rebel army surrounded from all directions.

The army of more than 2000 people, plus the militia of more than 2000 people, and the follow-up peripheral militia, are endless.

He shivered, and turned towards the group of Daming pirates who had injured a few people just now and hid in the grass after being frightened. If it weren't for the cover of these people, it would be impossible for these foreign devils to enter the territory of the Jinhua Rebel Army.

They are all the nearby mountain people, the guards of the squires, since the Jinhua Rebel Army implemented a new policy, and since the first time the pirates launched by Zheng Cai wanted to disrupt the territory of the Jinhua Rebel Army, no matter whether they were squires or tyrants, And some bully landlords, or people who had experience as bandits or pirates, were either killed or driven out of the territory of the Jinhua Rebel Army.

This is why they are willing to cooperate with the foreign devils to attack and assassinate Zhang Qiang. They have a deep hatred with the Jinhua Rebels.

Also on the same battlefield, the distance between the two sides was only more than 100 meters. Zhang Qiang led his personal guard cavalry finally stabilized his position, covering the horses from the middle road that was ambushed, retreating to the middle of a hillside, sorting out about 30 Many horses that can charge, use the terrain to escort the horses to places where bullets cannot reach, and the remaining 60 people resist the enemy's attack according to the terrain.

The battlefield was being adjusted by both sides, and the exchange of fire stopped.

Zhang Qiang looked anxiously at the beacon towers on the distant mountain peaks, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the smoke was billowing, but no reinforcements came.

"Zhu Dayou, what are you doing? You just left half an hour later than me. Could it be that you were delayed on the road?" Zhang Qiang was very anxious.

The enemy is about to attack again. If it weren't for the fact that I have walked this road many times and explored the terrain, if it weren't for these cavalrymen who are professional elite soldiers, their reaction, combat effectiveness, and gunpowder loading speed are faster. Many, I can hardly resist the enemy's attack.

Of course, Zhang Qiang also feels sorry for those who keep breaking out in order to attract the enemy's firepower, to buy himself time to react, and he will not have time to reorganize his soldiers and readjust his strategy.

A crisp sound of "Papa Papa" came from the direction of the matchlock gun factory. Zhang Qiang's heart tightened. How could there be gunshots from that direction? How many enemies are there?

Chapter 177 Ambush 10

Zhang Qiang turned his head and looked at the way he came from. Why is there no rescue force in the way he came from or the arquebus factory? It took more than 40 minutes, nearly an hour. How to fight this battle?

It seems that the quality of these garrison troops and militia troops is too poor. Their reaction time and combat effectiveness are not enough to defend the factory. In addition, in order to trade with all parties, they set the territory of the Jinhua Rebel Army too loosely, so there are so many Enemies get in.

If I can escape my life today, I must vigorously rectify, vigorously rectify the entire territory.

Zhu Dayou's work is also too slack, and the intelligence department he is in charge of seems to be too inefficient.

Who can I replace?

Many people are promoted by low-level soldiers. Their vision and experience and knowledge are too low. Even if they are themselves, they are only influenced by later generations. A framework was set up, but it didn't actually have much effect.

Maybe there are too many soldiers, maybe they have mastered matchlock gun combat skills, and have weapons and equipment that surpass Ming Dynasty. Their own Jinhua Rebel Army stands out from the crowd, and they can do whatever they want in the southern land, but they need talents to develop.

But the development is so good, in the famous Jinhua Rebel territory around, until now there is no one who is educated, capable, famous and capable to join him.

You Haibo, with some ability, a great Ming Juren, maybe any prefect, is fine, but his foundation is after all a powerful man in the mountains, his knowledge and abilities are not enough to help him expand his territory, it can only be regarded as maintaining his territory.

Jin Sheng came and went, he always wanted to get close to the emperor, and felt that he, a lower class, was not good enough to use his talents. The government framework of the territory was still set up by him. Many scholars, many officials who served in the territory of the Jinhua Rebel Army and served him were all arranged and recommended by him.

Zhang Qiang was very grateful to him and wanted to keep him, but he couldn't.

Maybe you can go a step further and you'll be fine.

What is the next level?

Gain greater prestige?

Or completely occupy the entire Zhejiang Province?

"My lord, the enemy is charging." The new cavalry captain ran over in a panic and said to Zhang Qiang.

This new captain of the cavalry, that is, his new captain of the guards, died honorably because the captain of the guards in front of him took a dozen wounded to stand on the front line in order to protect himself. When he died, he recommended this guy. The guy is a small captain, a guy who is more capable than the other small captain, and a guy who is appreciated by Zhang Qiang's original guard captain.

But he was asked to take over the burden of his predecessor in a hurry, and he was still a little uncomfortable. He was a little flustered when he commanded the soldiers of another team.

Zhang Qiang hurriedly looked towards the enemy's location. The enemy had already launched a large-scale charge, and perhaps this was the last charge.

"Follow me, group one, stand your ground,"

"The second group retreated twenty steps, established a line of defense, and blocked the enemy together."

Zhang Qiang yelled to order the remaining 70 or so soldiers, then turned to the new captain of the guard and said, "You take 30 cavalry and stand by [-] meters behind us. When we fight the enemy for a while, you come from the side Lead the cavalry to rush out, and the front half of the short-fired guns will shoot a round. When the short-fired guns are fired, the rear half of the cavalry will pass over the front cavalry and charge with their sabers. Let me beat down the enemy's cavalry and annihilate him, at least Defeat them, you know?"

"Yes, my lord."

Zhang Qiang watched him rushing to execute the order, and shook his head. This guy has a definite order, and he executes it meticulously. He is just a man who obeys and executes orders. To be the captain of his own guard, he must have his own ideas and brains , to be able to think for oneself and save oneself in times of crisis.

In the original ambushed place, there were still some serious wounded lying there. About seven or eight soldiers, some with wounded legs, were left in the middle of the position when they retreated. They have stopped screaming at this moment, and the occasional umm Hum, let it be known they are alive.

"Boom"

Thirty war horses may not be many, but in such a hilly area, on such a moonlit night, beside such a quiet mountain forest, where the sound of the nearby brook can be heard, they charged at high speed When it was time, the voice was shocking, frightening, and frightening.

And the shouts of the enemy.

The cavalry bypassed some dead horses in the middle of the battlefield, jumped over the corpses, and began to climb up the hillside.

But at this moment, two or three gunshots suddenly sounded on the battlefield.

Before Zhang Qiang and the others fired, they were charging behind, and the shouting Portuguese musketeers had just descended the hillside on the enemy's side. When they were about to shoot to suppress the hillside on Zhang Qiang's side, there were two or three sudden sounds. The sound of gunfire brought the enemy's cavalry charge to an abrupt halt.

Zhang Qiang closed his eyes, he knew that it was the wounded who were loyal to him, they could have just lay on the ground and pretended to be dead.