There was a loud "boom", as if a thunder exploded on top of my head.

The heavy city gate was like a piece of paper in the wind, and the cast iron fence protecting the city gate was twisted and twisted. The dark city gate seemed like a gluttonous mouth. With a cry, countless black figures dropped their raincoats and rushed along the city gate.

Go in.

There were brothers around who wanted to rush in, but were caught by Shunzi. They came to blow up the city gate. When they came, Li Xiao had given them instructions to just complete their mission. There was no need to rush in and fight desperately, it would be dawn.

The pirates could rob the city for three days.

Pirates fight for money and belief, what the hell are you fighting for.

Li Xiu looked worriedly at Chichan City in the heavy rain. Because of the heavy rain, it was almost impossible to see fire. But Li Xiu still saw fire in the heavy rain. It was the fire caused by the explosion of a grenade.

Chiyan City was likely to be severely damaged. Thinking of this, Li Xiu began to regret why Mao had given those pirates so many grenades. The stock of grenades on his ship had been exhausted, but his elder brother still gave them three each.

Three hundred daring and ferocious gangsters with grenades rushed into Chikan City. Especially tonight's heavy rain gave them the best cover, although the red-haired ghosts might be wary. But who could have imagined that in such weather?

There will be people inside who will cross the sea to attack.

As if he was deliberately teasing Li Xiu, the rain stopped at dawn and the air was so fresh that even the unique fishy smell of sea water was much gone.

After the sun came out, Li Xiu even saw a rainbow in the sky.

Li Xiu disembarked from the ship with more than a hundred of his men.

The hardships of the mortar crews finally came, not because of the problem of the barrel, but because the ammunition could not be transported. Later, Li Xiu found a way. He got a wooden stick to serve as a shoulder pole, and one person carried two shells into the city. This

After fighting all night, there were still cries of killing in the city.

What made Li Xiu even more worried was that sporadic gunshots had begun to sound.

Zheng Zhiyuan's men have no problem fighting hand-to-hand, but if they really encounter the Dutch with muskets, it will be very difficult. After all, no matter how skilled you are, you can't dodge bullets.

Just halfway through, I saw Shunzi running back.

"Second Master, it's great that you are here. The red-haired people have all retreated to the inner city, and now they are relying on firecrackers to compete with Master Zheng. Master Zheng and his family don't have firecrackers, so they can only surround them but do not dare to attack."

"Brothers, work harder!" Li Xiu, who was also carrying two mortar shells, stood on the roadside and shouted loudly.

The power of example is infinite. Mortars entered the city. We found a mortar position behind a house and used the cover of the courtyard wall to set up a mortar position.

The gunner climbed up to the roof and planned to shoot Zhu Yuan.

"Brother, you are here. Without the guy in your hand, the brothers really can't rush forward. The volley of guns is too fierce!" Zheng Zhiyuan was covered in blood, and he was holding a blood-stained knife in his hand. Behind him

Twenty or thirty people followed, all of them covered in blood. The smell of blood was so strong that people dared not look directly at them. It didn't take much thinking to know that there probably weren't many people alive in the outer city.

"Master Zheng, please take a look." Li Xiu glanced at the inner city wall, which was not too tall. It was densely packed with Dutch soldiers.

It is estimated that the Dutch did not know how many people entered the city in a hurry last night. After having no other choice, they all withdrew into the inner city.

Before Li Xiu could order the cannon to fire, the gate of the inner city suddenly opened. A group of Dutch soldiers shouted and rushed out, knocking down seven or eight pirates with rows of guns.

Halsey looked angrily at the yellow men below the city. He had reason to be angry. More than a thousand of his soldiers were actually driven into the inner city by hundreds of yellow-skinned monkeys.

Things happened in a hurry last night, and Halsey didn't know how many people rushed in. He just heard explosions one after another, and in panic, Halsey hurriedly gave the order to retreat.

Chikan City is large, but the inner city is not. After reducing the defensive area, the manpower appears to be much sufficient. Moreover, most of the supplies are in the inner city. As long as the inner city is preserved, there will be no problem in surviving two months.

After dawn, he knew that he was wrong. There were only a few hundred yellow-skinned monkeys. And they all held primitive swords in their hands, not even a gun. He was blocked in the city by these people, which was a lifelong shame.

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Being humiliated, Halsey immediately organized a counterattack and organized a commando team of more than 300 people, hoping to seize the outer city in one fell swoop.

The soldiers in front opened fire and killed seven or eight people. The commandos came out like a tide!

"Pop", "Pap", "Pap"...!

Suddenly there was a heart-stopping sound from the opposite side, and Halsey watched as his men were beaten so hard that they shook like fallen leaves in the wind.

Behind the walls, through the windows of houses, at various corners, bullets were fired from all angles, penetrating the bodies of the soldiers and taking away their lives.

"They actually shot like this indiscriminately!" Halsey opened his mouth. If his men hadn't suffered heavy casualties, he would have despised this kind of shooting!

The flintlock gun fires round projectiles. It is difficult for a single musket to accurately hit the target at such a long distance. Therefore, the musketeers will line up in a row. The dense crowd increases the probability of hitting. This is actually the origin of the queue!

But these yellow-skinned monkeys in front of them actually fired with a single gun. The hit rate was so high that it was terrifying. What kind of gun did they use?

However, Halsey's shock was quickly replaced by a huge explosion.

Holding the binoculars, I couldn't see where the opponent's artillery was. But shells kept falling on the wall of the inner city. The explosion of almost every shell would overturn many people into the city! The solid gravel

Scattered in all directions, causing secondary damage.

After just a few shots, the city walls were covered with wailing wounded and motionless corpses.

What kind of cannon is this? Why can't I see where the cannon is?

Halsey's question went unanswered, and the other party just poured bullets and cannonballs on his soldiers.

With one round of covering fire, the three hundred commandos were surrounded by fire and sputtering shrapnel. When the smoke cleared, there was not a single person standing in that place.

There were broken corpses on the ground. The water in the puddle had just seeped into the soil, and now it was filled with blood.

Almost all people were dead, and the musketeers began to approach the city wall. They hid behind the wall, or lay on the roofs of houses. Even inside the windows of the houses, they kept shooting at the Dutch soldiers on the city wall. These guys' marksmanship was very accurate.

, as long as the Dutch soldiers show their heads, they will be greeted by a few bullets.

The result was a head that was beaten like a colander, and a body that was constantly being pulled out on the ground. The brains and blood spurted out, covering the bluestone battlements.

Halsey was hiding in the tower and shivering. He finally knew why his men couldn't hold on for one night. Last morning, Halsey was furious because of their incompetence. Now, it was his turn to try the new weapons.

Taste.

Volleys of gun fire continued, and several soldiers who tried to close the city gate were beaten into pieces. The inner city gate was half-open, and no one dared to rush out and risk their lives to close the city gate.

A mortar shell fell impartially, and half of the solid city gate was immediately missing. This time, it was impossible to close it even if it wanted to.

"Brothers, come on! Mr. Li said that we can rob the city for three days. Enter the city and rob money, food, and women." Seeing the city gate open, Zheng Zhiyuan waved the sword in his hand and shouted.

An inspiring slogan!

"Grab the money! Steal the food! Steal the women! Kill!" The most primitive genes in the pirates' bodies were mobilized, and each one of them rushed into the city gate like a madman holding up the sword in his hand.

Li Xiu pouted. Sure enough, money can burn people's courage. Just like these pirates, they can ignore the rain of bullets in order to steal money. Even if the person in front is hit by a bullet and half of his head is blown away, the person behind can still ignore the splashing blood and brains.

, and continued to charge forward with the sharp knife.

Looking back at my soldiers, I saw that these soldiers were still cute. One by one, they were scratching the wall and poking their heads to look for the living people on the opposite wall.

It was my eldest brother's wisdom to recruit these honest and honest farmers. After training, these farmers have lost their fear of war.

To them, fighting is like farmers working in the fields.

Simple and honest Shandong farmers believe that since they have taken money from the Li family, they have to work for the Li family. Just like long-term workers have taken money from a landlord and have to work for the landlord's family.

As for things like working hard, veterans generally don't like to do it. On the contrary, when recruits are in danger, they scream "ouch" and "ouch" and rush up.

This has a lot to do with the affluence of the soldiers. Most of the new recruits are poor and only have one pair of pants. If a person is poor, his life is worthless.

The veterans are much richer, and they don't need to rob. The military salary given by Li Xiao is enough for them to build a house at home, buy land, and marry a wife. Some of them have pursuits and want to take a concubine. You can't let farmers have higher incomes.

The pursuit of unifying the earth is definitely not what a farmer thinks about.

Money, land, houses, women, wine and gambling are the eternal topics between them. Honest people are just teachers, not stupid!

I always heard my brother mention a man named Forrest Gump, and he said that people like that are good soldiers. I don’t know what Forrest Gump looks like, but Li Xiu insists that his soldiers are the best soldiers.

Zheng Zhiyuan was the first to rush up the city wall along the horse path. The inner city wall was not as wide as the outer city. This resulted in a head-on confrontation with only one or two people!

When two Dutch soldiers who were loading their bullets saw Zheng Zhiyuan rushing forward, they immediately rushed forward with bayonets in hand. The shining bayonets were pointed at Zheng Zhiyuan's chest and they stabbed him.

He dodged a bayonet, and the knife in his hand hit another bayonet. The sharp steel knife passed along, and the Dutch soldier screamed, and half of his palm was cut off.

Zheng Zhiyuan bumped his shoulder and pushed the guy holding his hand away. The knife in his hand quietly stabbed into the other person's ribs, his wrist turned and twisted. A stream of blood spattered with the drawn knife.

come out!

There was a strange cry behind him, and Zheng Zhiyuan turned over and made a big chop. His body avoided the stabbing bayonet, and the knife in his hand slashed the Dutch soldier diagonally from the shoulder to the lower body. When his upper body fell to the ground, the Dutch soldier could still survive

Scream.

Facts have proved that having bulging chest muscles does not necessarily mean you will be good at martial arts. The hairy Dutch are obviously no match for these pirates who have been robbing homes all year round. In close combat, personal martial arts show great power.

With the help of skills, a person can kill another person without much effort, but he can remain unharmed!

The Dutch soldiers were miserable, being killed as if they were chopping melons and vegetables. However, their achievements were very limited. Although they were strong, they lacked the support of skills, so they could only be passively slaughtered.

There is a saying in Chinese martial arts that means breaking a thousand pounds with skill.

Halsey could only watch sadly as his men were being slaughtered without any solution. After firing more than ten rounds in a row, the short-barreled firegun in his hand became inoperable. God knows what went wrong!

The miserable screams of women and the cries of children began to appear in the city. Not only were there 2,000 Dutch soldiers stationed in the city, but there were also thousands of civilians.

Most of these people are businessmen and their families. It is very common these days to go sailing and float on the sea for a year or two. There is no one to take care of the women at home, and the men are a little worried. Everyone is worried that when they return home rich,

The head is green.

If his son is no longer like himself, it will be a catastrophe in life.

Therefore, many merchants take their families with them when they go to sea. The Dutch do not have the bad habit of not allowing women on board ships!

Apart from businessmen, the majority of people in Chikan City are women who are engaged in flesh-and-blood business. After all, one or two thousand single men also need the comfort of women.
To be continued...