Flags had already been set up at the landing site. Several Jianzhou Jurchen generals put on their cotton armor under the escort of their guards. After putting on their armor, they walked toward the Yunshanhang fortress surrounded by their guards and stopped three hundred steps away.

No more moving forward after going outside.

Zhao Song had already led the team to withdraw from the fortress, and Yunshanxing's men were all mobilized at this time. They took up weapons to defend the fortress, and immediately blocked the gate after the entire team withdrew into the fortress.

From the beginning of Zhao Jin's career to the present, every time the Zhao army goes to war, they always return in triumph. The officers and soldiers are all high-spirited, but this time they are not in high spirits. It cannot be said that they are in shock, but everyone has a sense of escape.

The prisoners were really strong. In response to this brazen and brave attack by Zhao's army, instead of collapsing and fleeing, they quickly organized an attack. There was no suitable terrain to form a spear phalanx, there were not enough muskets to provide firepower output, and there were no artillery to disintegrate the enemy.

, this battle was a terrible one.

The first company led by Zhao Song killed 26 people on the spot and lightly wounded more than ten people. The remaining companies had a total of thirty-five casualties and seven slightly injured people. This is not to say that the rear team did not fight hard, but on the coast and beach.

Under the tight terrain, most of the time only one company could be deployed in a horizontal line. The first company led by Zhao Song was always in front. In the battle just now, most of the time they were the only ones in the front.

The losses were not just those killed and slightly injured, but seventeen seriously injured people who did not return. In such a battle, it would be difficult for them to come back.

Zhao Song had a gloomy face. He had just gone into battle. The Zhao Army had filled in almost a company, and the battle damage had reached one-fifth. The Zhao Army had never fought such a battle. Fortunately, there were only six casualties among the fire gun soldiers, because they were long-term soldiers.

The spear soldiers protect well.

Luo Chen's face turned dark. He was even more anxious than Zhao Song, but Luo Chen's mind was not on the casualties. He just asked in a low voice: "Yingzheng, at least six fire guns and dozens of sets of armor are left outside.

If the Tatars use it to imitate it, it will be a big disaster for our Zhao army. What should we do? When will the reinforcements arrive? Can the reinforcements arrive?"

At this point, Luo Chen couldn't calm down and kept asking questions. Zhao Song slapped the low wall with his hand and said in a low voice: "Master Jin said that the Zhao family's army does not have firearms and armor at all. Even if others have it,

It’s impossible to defeat Xuzhou, not to mention, they can imitate a small amount of these armors and firearms, but they can’t make them in large quantities, so don’t worry about this.”

With the power of the Xuzhou Tianxia Coal and Iron Center, it was not possible to manufacture firearms and armor in large quantities when it first started. It was not until Zhu Xingshu brought hydraulic machinery, and then the craftsman's side greatly increased the output of wrought iron.

Only then could the entire army be equipped with armor and firearms quickly, which the Jianzhou Jurchens could not do.

On the Pidao port side, it has become a lot quieter. The Jianzhou Jurchen brigade that landed has begun to move north. The more than a thousand people who stayed behind are on guard while cleaning up the battlefield. The casualties of Jianzhou Jurchen soldiers

There were more, not to mention those who were slightly injured, but those who were seriously injured were just screaming and wailing, their breath getting weaker and weaker.

Jianzhou Jurchen had no good way to deal with the seriously wounded, they just gave them a good time. Zhao Song watched nervously, fearing that some soldiers of Zhao Jiajun would be captured alive and then tortured and interrogated. However, the scale of the battle just now was small but extremely tragic.

No one has spared any effort. It has taken so long to clean up the battlefield. There are indeed not many left alive.

After the corpses were piled together, the remaining Jurchen team moved closer to Yunshanxing's fortress, but still carefully stayed out of the range of the fire cannons.

The soldiers at the Yunshanxing Fortress had already loaded two light cannons, and a nest of firecrackers assembled with more than a dozen muskets had been dragged up. Seeing that the Jianzhou Jurchen soldiers were within the range of the artillery, someone was about to light the fire and start firing.

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"Replace the cannonballs with shotgun shells and follow my orders before firing again!" Zhao Song said in a muffled voice.

The noises and shouts coming from the north bank became louder and louder. Listening to this sound, everyone in the fortress looked gloomy.

There are tens of thousands of people in Dongjiang Town of Pi Island, nearly 20,000 young and strong people. Only a few thousand Jianzhou Jurchens have landed on the island so far, and there are still a thousand left to stare at the Yunshanxing fortress. But Zhao Song knows very well that these 3,400

Yu Jianzhou's Jurchen soldiers and horses are enough to defeat everyone in Dongjiang Town.

The soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town indeed have a deep hatred for the Eight Banners of Jianzhou and want to stay and fight to the death for revenge. But after all, they fled all the way from Liao Town. The sea around Pidao is their shelter. It is precisely because they are isolated overseas that they can

Peace of mind, now that the Jurchens have landed in Jianzhou, without cover, the morale of the army will probably collapse immediately.

"Ying Zheng, take the people on the boat first. Our two boats can't take away two companies. Go back and ask for help." There was fear on Luo Chen's face, but what he said was still surprising.

Zhao Song smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Lao Luo, I know you are doing it for my own good. I am a member of the Zhao family and you have to save my life no matter what, but you still don't know Mr. Jin's temperament. If I first

If you leave, you will definitely be punished by marching. As a general, if you escape before the battle, you will definitely lose your head. If it were someone else, it might be excusable, but the Zhao family cannot."

"Yingzheng, if this continues, we will be doomed. Dongjiang Town will be defeated, and the Tatars will drive the prisoners from Pidao to attack. Although our repairs here are complete, we can't stop tens of thousands of people from rushing over.

What should I do? Yingzheng, Lao Luo, I already have a son. At your age, wealth is still behind you, so you can’t explain it here!" Luo Chen said really anxiously.

There was no smile on Zhao Song's face this time, but he just said resolutely: "There are no Zhao soldiers who have escaped from the battlefield."

Just as Luo Chen was about to speak, he heard someone shouting angrily in the fortress. There was a commotion. Luo Chen and Zhao Song were both shocked. Could there be something wrong in the fortress?

"Catch him!" "Spy!"

The commotion quickly subsided, and an outsider was caught in the fortress. No matter how orderly the retreat was, there was no way to care too much. When they came back, everyone was in shock. Now they have recovered, in such a Xuzhou system.

Within a small circle, it is easy to discover outsiders.

"Yingzheng, this man calls himself Zheng Xiaoer. He says that he is a commoner from Dongjiang Town. He was assigned to be on guard duty here on the east bank. He just took advantage of the chaos and escaped with us." A team is coming to report.

Zhao Song, Luo Chen and the team member who came to report all looked ugly. They fought so hard outside and suffered such huge losses, but the people of Pi Island took advantage of the chaos to sneak in.

"Master Jin is so wise! No wonder Master Jin insisted that Pi Dao Trading Company only use people from Xuzhou as servants." Luo Chen sighed there.

The most basic staff at Pidao Yunshan Tour are all non-Liaodong people who were born in Xuzhou, or who have stayed in refugee farms for more than four years. With such status, they are cut off from being infiltrated by people related to Pidao or Jurchen spies from Jianzhou.

Maybe, it's the same now. In the chaos of war, Zheng Xiaoer was discovered with just a stick of incense.

"Young ones are willing to fight against the Tatars. If you give them weapons, they will be willing to fight to the death!" Zheng Xiaoer, who was caught below, shouted loudly.

Although the soldiers and guys in the merchant fortress were annoyed, they did not do anything rough. After all, they all had a common enemy. Moreover, under cross-examination, it was revealed that Zheng Xiaoer had just dared to risk his own life and charge towards the Jurchen army. This courage was impressive.

appreciate.

After understanding clearly, Zhao Song no longer paid attention, but frowned and looked to the north. Although he was blocked by the mountains and highlands, he could not see the situation there.

"Lao Luo, the person we sent to deliver the letter hasn't come back yet, and Dongjiang Town hasn't sent anyone to help. What happened?" Zhao Song asked in a deep voice.

Without waiting for Luo Chen to answer, Zhao Song gritted his teeth and gave the answer: "Then Mao Wenlong is afraid of affecting the morale of the army and wants to repel those from the north bank before dealing with those from the east? Just detain our people?"

"Yingzheng, I know a little about the army. It's possible that I ran away directly. I don't know if I had other thoughts. These generals of the Ming Dynasty are not good at fighting. Each one has more thoughts than the last!" Luo Chen's face was also ugly.

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Since Zhao Song led the companies to stop the Jianzhou soldiers and landed on the shore, except for the young men on the shore who were desperate for life and death, no one had been seen from the north shore, and even the people sent here were nowhere to be seen.

Zhao Song muttered a curse, turned around and shouted below: "Make a fire to cook, the hard days are still to come!"

Someone shouted the order below. Everyone looked ugly, but everyone who had been trained for a long time and followed the rules knew what to do at this time. The company and the soldiers were only left with the sadness of missing their comrades, but they did not lose heart.

and despair.

Zheng Xiaoer was placed in a corner, and no one cared about his bare hands and ragged clothes. However, the clerk from the trading company took a pancake and handed it over. There was still some broth left in the morning, so he also filled a bowl with it for warming.

When the hot food was brought to him, Zheng Xiaoer's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

The people in Dongjiang Town couldn't even eat bran, but here were grain pancakes and broth. Did these people in Xuzhou come from the sky? Zheng Xiaoer was stunned for a moment and cried, asking for food.

The guy was confused and thought he had done something wrong.

This scene makes people feel emotional, but many of the Zhao Jiajun soldiers and Yunshanxing who came to Pi Island were refugees and had seen even more miserable hells.

The waiter was crying and devouring it, and couldn't help but say, "Eat slowly, there is more here, don't choke yourself."

After the Yunshan Xingpi Island Fortress was established, enough supplies were stored. All the personnel could rely on these supplies for two months. During this period of time, reinforcements could arrive.

Because of these words, many people thought of the abundance stored in the fortress, and the expressions on their faces became somewhat relaxed, and the atmosphere in the fortress was slightly relaxed.

However, this relaxation was quickly interrupted by the sound coming from the north. Suddenly, it seemed that a strong wind was blowing from there, but after a moment of reaction, you could hear the shouts of tens of thousands of people. The birds on Pidao Mountain were frightened by the sound.

They had been alarmed several times by the passing Jianzhou Jurchen soldiers and horses, and now they were flown up again. The soldiers on duty at the fortress wall could even see small beasts running out of the woods.

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Chapter completed!