The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 172 The bloody battle on the tidal flats

Above the rough sea, a three-masted ship with two bows and three masts was coming through the waves with full sails. A black skull and crossbones flag was hung on the middle mast, which looked terrifying and ferocious. There were also various strange creatures on the deck. It's called running, which makes people shudder.

Everyone on the shore was shocked, and some cowards even turned around and ran away. Even the salt soldiers were trembling with fear. Under the stern shouts and urgings of General Jiang Bin, they hurriedly stepped forward to form a formation and wait. However, their movements were slow and their formations were scattered. At first glance, they looked like a mob that had neglected training.

But yes, the salt soldiers are not regular troops. They are usually responsible for setting up checkpoints to detect smuggled salt and scare unarmed traders and ordinary people. They do not need any training at all. When encountering groups of pirates, it is strange that they do not panic. Strange.

At this time, the two bow pirate ships had lowered their sails, rushed into the river bend by inertia, and landed very smoothly on the shore. It can be seen that the people responsible for operating the ship were extremely skilled veterans.

As soon as the two pirate ships docked, dozens of pirates jumped out of the ship like dumplings. No, it should be said that they were beasts more accurately, because these people were very short, most of them were bare-chested, and they were running around barefoot. , some have double horns on their heads, some wear hats like boar heads, and some wear ferocious ghost masks. The weapons are also diverse, including knives, swords, axes, and even fire guns.

These pirates were like crazy. As soon as they jumped off the ship, they immediately rushed up waving their weapons, jumping high and low while making strange croaks, mixed with one or two island country curses such as "Baga".

When the salt soldiers saw this, they were so frightened that they trembled and almost lost their grip on their weapons.

Lin Ruhai and Zhang Yitong were better off. After all, they were people who had seen the wind and waves. They only looked solemn at this time, while the county magistrate Lu Renjia had already turned pale with fear. If Lin Ruhai and Zhang Yitong had not moved, I am afraid that the county magistrate Lu would have already fallen under his feet. Oiled.

Lin Daiyu and Xueyan, masters and servants, are women after all. They have never seen such a scary scene. They are trembling and weak. If Jia Huan hadn't been supporting them, they might not even be able to stand still.

"Japanese pirates!!!" Jia Huan was also very nervous at the moment. As expected, his grandma couldn't talk about ghosts at night and people during the day. Not long ago, he was talking to Ambassador Yan about pirates and Japanese pirates, and all the pirates and Japanese pirates came. Well, this is too much of a coincidence.

bah bah...

The musketeers among the salt soldiers raised their guns and fired, but unfortunately their accuracy was not very good. After the gunfire, only a few of the dozens of pirates on the opposite side fell sporadically, and the rest became even more crazy. The ammunition machine rushed up quickly.

"Fire arrows!" Mr. Jiang shouted sharply. The salt soldier's archers shot out sharp arrows, but the pirates on the opposite side also fired their fire blunderbuss. Unfortunately, a salt soldier who was reloading ammunition was hit in the left eye. He was instantly He covered his eyes and fell to the ground screaming.

"Silly-silly (Japanese language)!"

A Japanese pirate wearing an antler hat rushed forward first, and with all his strength, he lunged forward. The samurai sword in his hand slashed diagonally, and actually cut a musketeer in the front row into two pieces. The blood was flowing from his belly. The ground was extremely bloody.

"Hahaha!" The deer-horned pirate laughed ferociously and struck again, cutting off the Musketeer's neck. He lifted the bloody head to his mouth and drank the blood dripping from his neck.

The salt soldiers were all frightened out of their wits, shouting "Devil" and dispersed in a hurry. Seeing that the deer-antlered Japanese pirates had scared away the people, they proudly threw the heads with all their strength, caught up with them and killed several more with their swords. At this time, the Japanese pirates from behind also arrived.

Although the salt soldiers were superior in number, their combat power was too poor. The key was that they did not have the courage to engage in battle and almost collapsed at the first touch. They could not withstand the ferocious Japanese pirates, so it became a one-sided massacre.

Those Japanese pirates probably saw a few big shots in official robes standing here, so they rushed over to kill them.General Jiang Bin's martial arts skills are not weak, and the thirty brothers around him are also significantly more powerful. They are probably hard-trained soldiers.

"Don't run, come back and protect your lord!" Jiang Bin led thirty soldiers to resist with all his strength, while shouting sternly, trying to gather the other scattered salt soldiers, but it was of no use. These salt soldiers ran away one by one. Got to be faster than one.

Seeing the dangerous situation, the county magistrate Lu Renjia quickly advised: "Two gentlemen, a gentleman would not stand behind a dangerous wall. For the sake of the overall situation, let's withdraw first."

Zhang Dongdong glanced at Lin Ruhai and remained silent, obviously waiting for the latter to make a decision.

Lin Ruhai was calm at first, but now his face was livid and sweat was pouring from his forehead. He didn't expect that the two hundred salt soldiers were so vulnerable. They were defeated by dozens of Japanese pirates in just one encounter. If he didn't leave at this time, , I am afraid that my life will be in danger, but once I retreat, I am afraid that my military morale will be shaken by General Jiang and his troops. Once the final line of defense collapses, they will still be unable to escape.

At this time, I saw Jiang Bin leading thirty soldiers fighting fiercely with the Japanese pirates. His men had suffered sporadic casualties, and they were retreating step by step. It seemed that they could no longer hold on.

Tiehu couldn't hold it any longer, so he jumped out and said, "Shitou, you protect the third master and they will retreat first, and I'll go help Mr. Jiang."

After saying that, Tiehu rushed up with his stick, like a tiger descending from the mountain, roaring and hitting the deer-antlered Japanese pirate with his stick. Hey, Tiehu had been eyeing this person for a long time. It can be seen that this deer-antlered Japanese pirate is the most capable. Fight, so capture the thief first and capture the king. Killing this guy can act as a deterrent.

This kid Tiehu looks rough, but his mind is not rough at all. He is bold and careful, and he is a very thoughtful person!
The name of the deer-horned Japanese pirate is Kato Saburo. Although he is not the boss, his martial arts skills are the highest among all Japanese pirates. He is cruel and bloodthirsty. He must rush to the front in every battle. He is famous as a desperate Saburo and a deadly Saburo.

At this moment, Kato Saburo just happened to kill a salt soldier and was about to bypass Jiang Bin and others. His target was the big shot in official robes over there. As a result, he met Tiehu head-on and hit him on the head with a club. I couldn't help but be shocked.

Tie Hu is now over two meters tall, as strong as an iron tower. Just standing there motionless is scary enough. Kato Saburo is less than chest level in front of him, forming a strong contrast in perspective.

bang...

The samurai sword in Saburo Kato's hand intersected with the iron rod in Tetsuhu's hand, and broke immediately. He was so frightened that he hurriedly let go and rolled back. Only then did he escape in embarrassment, otherwise his head would have been smashed by an iron rod.

"Bah, the Japanese thief will die!" Tiehu swung his iron rod and chased him. Kato Saburo was able to bend and stretch, but when he saw that he was unable to defeat him, he turned around and ran away with a strange scream.

"Death!" Tiehu swung his iron bar and smashed a Japanese pirate's head on the spot, and his red and white brains flew everywhere.It is said that when Diao Sheng was arrested last time, Tie Hu's eyebrow-qi stick was chopped off by Diao Sheng. Later, in order to reward him, Lin Ruhai ordered someone to cast an iron stick and give it to Tie Hu.

Hehe, this thing weighs eighty kilograms. It is difficult for ordinary people to pick it up. But Tie Hu is born with supernatural power, and he can use it like an arm. He can smash granite for you with just one stick, let alone Talk about heads.

Just as the saying goes, a raging army will bring a raging nest, and the opposite is also true. As soon as Tiehu, a fierce general, joined in, he immediately killed all directions, quickly reversed the decline, and defeated the Japanese pirates.

Jiang Bin couldn't help being surprised and happy, and said loudly: "Brother Tiehu, well done, kill him!"

The salt soldiers saw how powerful the iron tiger was, smashing the heads of several Japanese pirates in succession, and their courage doubled. It turned out that these ferocious monsters were nothing more than that. If the iron rod was hit, their brains would fly out, so everyone swung their swords with all their strength. , launched a wave of counterattacks.

The salt soldiers who fled far away finally stopped. Looking back, they found that the number of Japanese pirates was actually small and they had been blocked. So some of the salt soldiers had the courage to return. After all, they would still have to work in this business in the future. You guys, leave your chief officer behind and run for your life. Don’t talk about doing this kind of job again in the future. I’m afraid you won’t even be able to keep your job!
As the fleeing salt soldiers returned one after another, Jia Huan finally let go of his worries. He patted Lin Daiyu's shoulder and comforted her in a low voice: "Don't be afraid."

Lin Daiyu didn't dare to look at the bloody scene and was almost hiding in Jia Huan's arms. Xue Yan, the maid, was also holding one of Lin Daiyu's arms, closing her eyes and not daring to look.

Lin Ruhai obviously calmed down at this moment, stroking his beard while watching the battle, and praised: "This son Tie Hu is really a tiger general. Do you want Brother Huan to let him join the army?"

Jia Huan smiled and said: "I'm afraid it won't count. Why don't uncle ask him directly? Feng Ziying, the son of Shenwu General Feng Tang, had previously invited him, but he rejected it."

When Lin Ruhai heard the words, he said no more and said nothing more. Next to him, Zhang Yongtong, the transfer envoy, seemed thoughtful.

While he was talking, the situation on the battlefield changed again. As the defeated salt soldiers returned one after another, the Japanese pirates saw that there was nothing they could do, so they started to fight and then retreated.

"Third Master, my subordinates should go and stretch their muscles too!" Shitou finally couldn't hold it any longer. Seeing that the overall situation was decided and he no longer needed to stay by Jia Huan's side to protect him, he also stepped forward to ask for a fight.

Jia Huan nodded and said: "Go, be careful!"

"Okay!" Xing Wei drew his sword and ran away.

In the past three years, Tiehu and Xingwei have been practicing diligently. Not only have they learned to ride and shoot, but their skills at hand have also made great progress, so Jia Huan still has confidence in them.

At this time, the group of Japanese pirates had retreated to the side of the ship, and it seemed that they were about to board the ship and escape to the sea. However, Jia Huan vaguely felt that something was wrong. At this moment, small streams of white smoke rose from the ship. , you really can’t find it if you don’t look carefully.

Jia Huan's expression changed and he shouted hurriedly: "Hu Zi, Mr. Jiang, be careful of fraud, retreat quickly!"

Tie Hu, Jiang Bin and others were chasing after each other in such a noisy manner that they probably didn't hear Jia Huan's shouts and continued to run forward.

Upon seeing this, Jia Huan rushed forward, shouting: "There's a scam, retreat quickly!" At the same time, he pulled out a double-barreled short gun and pulled the trigger toward the sky.

boom……

Jiang Bin, Tiehu and others finally heard the sound of a gunshot and stopped subconsciously.

At this moment, a dozen firecrackers and some archers suddenly appeared on the pirate ships on both sides. The firearms used by the pirates were obviously relatively backward. They were firecrackers, which were lit by fuses. At this moment, the fuses were burning. Sparks were rising from the ground, and the white smoke that Jia Huan saw just now was coming from these leads.

"Not good!" Jiang Bin and others' expressions changed drastically, and they immediately turned around and ran away.

bang bang bang...

A row of muskets and sharp arrows were shot down from the ship, and several salt soldiers fell to the ground on the spot.Fortunately, the accuracy of the fire gun was surprisingly bad, otherwise a lot of people would have died in this wave.

Those Japanese pirates who pretended to escape onto the boat showed their fangs again and turned around to kill them with swords. More Japanese pirates jumped off the boat. However, these "Japanese pirates" were more decently dressed. Although they were also barefoot, at least they were not He was shirtless, and his figure was much taller. He didn't wear any fancy clothes. He was dressed more like people from the coastal area.

The situation reversed again. Once those salt soldiers who could only fight with the wind were frustrated, they immediately fled in all directions, unable to stop them. They were really defeated.

Jia Huan was shocked and angry, but had no choice but to rush back to Lin Ruhai and said urgently: "Uncle, please get in the sedan and retreat immediately. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time."

Lin Ruhai also knew that the situation was not good, so he quickly ordered Lin Daiyu and Xue Yan to get on the sedan, and then he also got on the sedan and hurriedly evacuated in the direction of Miaowanchang.

Jiang Bin, Tiehu, Shitou and others led the remaining salt soldiers to cut off the rear and fight while retreating.

"Hahaha, where is the dog officer running? Brothers, catch up and chop off Lin Ruhai's head to avenge the brothers who have died tragically under his sword over the years." A burly man wearing only protective clothing, holding a machete, said He chased after him with long strides, grinning broadly.

(End of this chapter)