Daishoku Cha made a decision almost instantly.
Therefore, he slowly led the horse team forward to check the situation. From afar, he saw a group of Japanese pirates coming here. There seemed to be only one hundred riders, and the rest were mostly infantry. They were all gunners and armed with firearms. They had not found them yet.
Daishoku Cha calculated the distance and made the decision to attack immediately. He really had to thank Xiao Ruxun for this. He remembered that when he was still in Zhenjiang Fort, Xiao Ruxun specially went to the cavalry camp to give a lesson to the cavalry officers. He explained how the cavalry should deal with the gunners, what range to charge immediately, and what range to hide temporarily. They should wait for the enemy to enter the range before attacking.
Li Rusong ordered everyone to remember and Da Shou Cha did so. Looking at it now, the distance was just right. The Wokou pirates were obviously not prepared and had not even lit the match. No matter how fast they were, they would only be able to fire one round. On the other hand, Da Shou Cha had a full set of guns. Although the firing range was short, it was easy to ignite. After firing, it could be used as a mace.
Although there were only a few people, Daishoku Cha was not afraid of the five hundred Japanese pirates.
"Kill!!!!"
Daishoku Cha gave the order and charged first. The Liaodong cavalry shouted and rushed out together. The Japanese pirates did not expect the sudden attack of the Ming Army cavalry. They hurriedly ignited the match and prepared to shoot. In the end, before they could get into formation and shoot, the black sticks in the hands of the Ming Army were the first to spit fire. One round of shooting killed dozens of people. Kuroda Issei saw that this was not good. He immediately rushed forward with one hundred cavalrymen to buy time for the infantry. The Ming Army was very fast. In the blink of an eye, the two armies were fighting.
However, as soon as the two armies clashed, the Wokou pirates could not hold on any longer. The Ming army's weapons were very strange. The black clubs were clearly firearms, but after they were fired, the Ming army used them as weapons for battle on horseback. They danced with great vigor. Compared to the Wokou cavalry's sabers, the moment they clashed, the sabers were instantly broken. Some of the riders' hands were broken as well. Then, with a vicious strike, white, red, and yellow flowed out. It was a beautiful sight to behold.
Daishoku Cha roared and hit the head of a Japanese pirate with a hammer. The helmet and skull were smashed together. The red, white, and yellow stained his face. He wiped his face as if he was washing his face. Daishoku Cha opened his eyes and began to look for new prey. He happened to catch a Japanese pirate cavalry who was holding a spear and pierced through a Liaodong cavalry.
Seeing his comrade stabbed to death, Daishoku Cha was furious. He looked at the clothes of the Japanese pirates and saw that they were different from the other cavalrymen. They did not look like small soldiers, but a general. If he chopped off their heads and took them back to be recognized, he might be able to get a large reward. Seeing that his brother was not going to live, it was good to give him more compensation!
"That Japanese slave! How dare you! "
Daishoku Cha waved his sledgehammer and rushed over. Kuroda Issei, who had just killed a Liaodong cavalry, saw a burly man rushing over. He quickly pulled out his spear to fight, but he did not expect the cavalry to hold his spear tightly. He fought desperately and did not let him pull it out. Kuroda Issei was anxious and angry. He let go of his spear, pulled out his saber, and cut off the head of the Liaodong cavalry. Daishoku Cha was so angry that his eyes almost popped out.
"Brother!!! You Japanese slave! Go to hell!! "
Daishoku Cha suddenly raised his sledgehammer and smashed it down. Kuroda Issei realized that he could not take this blow. In a flash, he grabbed the head of his horse. The horse neighed and abruptly moved to the right. Daishoku Cha's Three-eyed Gun hit the ground hard, but it did not hit Kuroda Issei. Kuroda Issei rode away from the battlefield. The Iron Cannoneers were ready. There was no need to continue fighting.
Most of the Wokou Cavalry had died, and only a few were still alive. Now, it would be difficult for them to escape. Seeing that the Wokou Cavalry was about to escape, the Liaodong Cavalry immediately chased after them. Cha Da Shou chased for a few steps, and when he saw the faint smoke, he turned pale with fright and shouted, "Lower your heads!!"
As soon as he shouted, the Iron Cannoneers fired.
Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa —
After a few rounds of gunfire, even though the Ming Army had been warned by Daishoku, a few people died. A dozen cavalrymen were shot and fell off their horses. More than 20 horses were shot and fell. Daishoku Cha rushed to the front, so his horse was taken care of. It was shot and died on the spot. However, Daishoku Cha was unharmed.
Seeing this, Cha Dashou's blood boiled, and his eyes turned bloodshot as he shouted, "Swish!!"
The cavalrymen of Liaodong immediately understood. They swung their Three-eyed Blunderbuss faster and faster!
"Throw!!"
Daishoku Cha roared. More than a hundred black Three-eyed Guns were like meteor hammers. They rushed to the Japanese pirates' position at an unimaginable speed. The Iron Cannoneers did not expect these cavalrymen to have this move. The heavy Three-eyed Guns and the huge speed were equal to death.
Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa …
The fast moving Three-Eyed Blunderbuss broke the arms, legs, and heads of the Wokou cannoneers that were lined up in rows. Their formation was broken in an instant. Cha Da Shou pulled out the saber at his waist and rushed forward: "Close combat!!!"
The cavalrymen who still had horses pulled out their sabers and rushed forward. The cavalrymen who had lost their horses also pulled out their sabers and rushed forward. Soon, they fought with the panicked cannoneers. The fierce Liaodong cavalrymen directly crushed these cannoneers. The cannoneers who could react directly pulled out their sabers and hacked at them. Those who could not react were directly hacked to death. The Liaodong soldiers were best at close combat, which the Ming army lacked most in the later period.
Daishoku chased after Kuroda Issei and killed anyone who tried to stop him. He could not let this guy who had seen his brother's head go. Kuroda Issei saw that he could not escape, so he swung his saber to fight.
The two of them fought for twelve or thirteen rounds. Sparks flew everywhere. Daishoku Cha was a typical Liaodong man. He was strong and tall. Although Kuroda Issei was also a rare big man in the Japanese army, he was not as strong as Daishoku Cha. Daishoku Cha became braver as he fought, while Kuroda Issei gradually lost his strength and could not continue fighting with Daishoku Cha.
Seeing that his subordinates were beaten miserably by the Ming Army, Kuroda Issei knew that he had lost this encounter, so he did not continue to fight. He made a feint to shake off Daishoku Cha and was about to retreat. However, Daishoku Cha was also an expert in this area. He did not retreat and went forward. His left arm was cut open. He waved his saber and slashed. With a roar, he cut off Kuroda Issei's head. The head fell to the ground, and blood spurted out like a well.
Daishoku Cha bathed in the blood like a god of death. The Japanese army saw that their general had died in battle. They no longer had the will to fight. They collapsed and fled. Daishoku led his soldiers to kill them. Only a few people retreated on horses.
After the encounter, Daishoku Cha saw that 40 or 50 of his subordinates had died and many were injured. He thought that it would not be good to continue chasing, so he stopped. He took the bodies of his comrades and cut off all the heads of the Japanese pirates. Then he chose to retreat with the seized sabers, swords, and iron cannons.
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