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  Chapter 178 176 [Desperate Charge] (addition for the lord "half catty `eight taels')

  Seeing the rebels stopped far away, Yang Jiamo sneered, and suddenly took down his bow and arrow to aim.

  Shooting an arrow, a rebel fell down.

"it is good!"

   "The general shoots!"

  The officers and soldiers cheered, but it was the anti-thief leader who stood at the front and was shot in the shoulder.

  Yang Jiamo shot an arrow from such a long distance, scaring a few peasants and soldiers to turn around and run away. After all, they had only been training for two months.

  The soldier who was shot was called Xiao Zongxian, who came from the Luling family, but he had been down for several generations. He joined the army as a vagrant in Ji'an Fucheng. Like Zhang Tieniu, he belonged to the dock coolies.

   "Stand back, don't run away!"

   Xiao Zongxian shouted loudly, reluctantly climbed up, was supported by the missionary officer and retreated.

   "Chasing and killing the rebels!"

  Yang Jiamo is very experienced in this. This kind of garbage rebel will be defeated after chasing it.

  Hundreds of armored officers and soldiers rushed out with weapons in hand, while the guards continued to come back to carry the goods.

   It's just that neither the chasing side nor the fleeing side can form an array, and they all step on the narrow ridges between the paddy fields.

  The scene was very magical. There were three ridges in total, and the two sides lined up in six long dragons running.

  The peasants and soldiers really collapsed, inexplicably.

  At first, they followed the order and retreated, and then they saw that the person next to them was fleeing, so everyone only knew to run away. Some people thought that the ridge was blocked, so they took off their shoes, stepped on the paddy field with bare feet, and ran diagonally to another ridge.

   Xiao Zongxian retreated in pain, while shouting: "Don't run around, don't run away!"

   These are farmers and soldiers from several nearby villages. There are more than 600 people in total.

   Xiao Zongxian's military order was ignored, not to mention taking off his shoes and running, some people even threw away their weapons.

  Especially the Wolf Whip, that thing is in the way, very unfavorable for escaping.

   "Dang Dang Dang Dang!"

  After chasing for a while, Yang Jiamo ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. Because there is no way to chase him, his servants are all wearing iron armor. How can he chase the peasants who are lightly dressed?

   Alas, it would be nice if this was in the north, where the rebels can be wiped out on horseback.

  Although Hu Dinggui was also running away, he turned his head from time to time to observe the enemy's situation. Seeing that the officers and soldiers stopped chasing, he immediately shouted: "The officers and soldiers are not chasing, stop now!"

   "Whoa, whoa!"

  The mission officer blew the bamboo whistle. Since the suona is not enough, bamboo whistles are used for military training in the village.

  After two months of training, the peasants and soldiers had formed conditioned reflexes. When they heard the sound of bamboo whistles, they stopped, and many people began to run back to gather again.

  Xiao Zongxian ordered to count the number of people, and found that there were more than 30 people missing, who knows where they went.

   "Go back, listen to my orders, don't run around!"

   Xiao Zongxian reluctantly pulled out the arrow. Due to the very long distance, the arrow did not penetrate deep into the flesh, but the barb still brought out a pinch of flesh and blood.

   "Chief Town, those traitors are back."

  Yang Jiamo glanced back and said with a sneer: "Don't worry about it, get the rest of the goods onto the boat quickly, the rebel reinforcements may be coming soon."

   "Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

  There was another burst of bamboo whistle from the south, but the farmers and soldiers from the neighboring town came to support them. However, due to the rush of time, this group of farmers and soldiers only gathered more than a hundred people.

  The mission officer next to Xiao Zongxian suddenly raised the peasant and soldier flag, embroidered with a **** more than the military flag of the Zhengbing.

   "The world is one!" The mission officer waved the flag and shouted.

   "Under Heaven!"

  The farmers and soldiers shouted.

  The mission officer shouted again: "Farm and eat!"

   "Farm and eat!"

  The peasants and soldiers who came to the rescue from neighboring towns also unfurled their flags.

   "Under Heaven!"

   "Farm and eat!"

  The peasants and soldiers began to line up, and many of them stepped into the paddy field, advancing slowly with one foot shallow and one foot deep.

   Those peasants and soldiers supporting from the south trotted over to meet up.

   Not long after, the two groups of peasants and soldiers gathered together, and the number of troops increased to more than 700.

  Yang Jiamo didn't care about it, and led his troops to gradually retreat to the river to cover the guard soldiers who were carrying the goods on board.

  In other words, you can't call it a cover, but help them hold the formation.

  These guard soldiers are too weak, and they are beaten out of the shadows. They are afraid when they see the rebels, and want to run away when they hear the rebels' slogans.

   "Accelerate the pursuit, don't let the dog officer escape, that's our food!"

  Yang Jiamo stood expressionlessly on the ridge of the field, waiting for the soldiers to enter the bow and arrow range, and shot another arrow at Xiao Zongxian.

  The arrow was shot a little crookedly, and hit an ordinary peasant soldier next to him.

   "Pu Er is dead!"

  The peasant soldier fell down from the arrow, and the peasant soldier next to him was frightened and backed away.

  The formation is completely messed up, and there are signs of collapse.

   "Raise the shield, raise the shield! Swing the wolf whip to block arrows!"

   Xiao Zongxian shouted.

  Some rattan players raised the wooden pot lids in their hands, while others stood there dumbfounded.

   "Whoa, whoa!"

  The mission officer shouted: "Folks, if you don't leave the dog officer today, he will lead soldiers to rob us in the future. He will take away our food and our fields. Don't be afraid, call me, the world is united!"

   "Under Heaven!"

   "Farm and eat!"

   "Farm and eat!"

  The peasants and soldiers on the verge of collapse miraculously boosted their morale and marched forward again.

  Yang Jiamo finally paid attention to it, and recruited hundreds of servants to his side, lined up on a horizontal field ridge, and all raised their bows and arrows to shoot.

  Most of the cavalry of the frontier army of the Ming Dynasty were equipped with Kaiyuan bows.

   This is a soft bow, not very powerful, but easy to mount and shoot. There are hooks at both ends of the bow tip. If the cavalry of the two armies shoot at each other and the arrows are exhausted, the hooks can be used to pick up the arrows stuck on the ground.

  Arrows are specially made long arrows to avoid over-drawing the bow when riding and shooting.

   "Stop!"

   "Woo!"

  The peasants and soldiers who had only been trained for two months stopped marching together and looked at the officers and soldiers from afar.

  Their goal is not to fight tough battles, but to drag the officers and soldiers back!

   "Shhhhhh!"

  Hundreds of players fired their arrows in unison, only a dozen of them hit the target, and all the others missed.

  The distance is too far, the range is not enough, and there are wooden shields and wolf whisks blocking it.

   Moreover, even if you are shot, as long as you don't hurt your vitals, there is basically no danger of your life. Although this combination of soft bows and long arrows has very high accuracy, the arrow storage speed is very poor, and the long-range lethality is seriously insufficient.

  Its advantage is that when riding a horse, the rider can draw the bow quickly and hit the target accurately.

   As for the lethality, it is not something that needs to be considered by cavalry and shooting.

   "Help up the wounded and step back five steps!"

  From the beginning of the war to the present, three farmers and soldiers were shot dead and more than ten people were injured.

  Xiao Zongxian broke out in cold sweat with shock on his back. If he had stopped more slowly just now, the casualties would have been multiplied several times.

   Even so, farmers and soldiers are showing signs of collapse, after all, long-range attacks hurt morale.

  Yang Jiamo was also very surprised. He had already seen that the recruits in front of him were rebels who hadn't joined the group for a long time. But in the round of shooting just now, many officers and soldiers had to flee after being hit, and these rebels were just in a chaotic formation.

   "Beep beep beep beep!"

  Suona suddenly blew on the southern river. It was a sentry boat sent by Yang Jiamo.

   A total of several boats were sent out, and they spread out for ten miles, all of which were small sampans that could only seat two or three people.

   "Retreat, abandon the unfinished goods, the rebel reinforcements are coming."

  Yang Jiamo is very decisive. He has led the army for more than ten years, which can be used to describe it as going like the wind.

  When there is an advantage, it comes and goes like the wind; when it is in danger, it also comes and goes like the wind.

  In his eyes, infantry and friendly troops are consumables, which can be thrown out to die at any time, and only his own cavalry is the most important.

  Xiao Zongxian excitedly shouted: "Reinforcements are coming, move forward!"

  The soldiers of the guard dropped their belongings and ran fast in an instant.

  Yang Jiamo's servants ran slowly, who made them wear armor and also carry bows and arrows. Each person has thirty long arrows, which is standard equipment.

  There is also such a broken terrain, you can only run along the ridge of the field, and if you run too fast, you will easily fall into the paddy field.

   Only two miles away from the river, the rebels behind him were getting closer and closer, which made Yang Jiamo frown.

   "Stop, bow!"

  The officers and soldiers were unable to line up, and a dragon stood on the ridge of the field, just obeying the order and shooting out in salvo.

   "Stop! Raise your shield, raise your shield! Wield the wolf's whisk!"

   "Shhhhhh!"

  The wooden pot lid was raised, and the wolf soldiers waved the long bamboo poles with branches, but the distance was too close, and more than forty people were shot at once.

  The formation of peasants and soldiers collapsed instantly, and they fled one by one.

   "Kill!"

  Hu Dinggui suddenly roared and rushed forward, stepping on the muddy water in the field. Six of his ten-man team had already run, and the rest followed suit.

  The mission officer had a painful expression on his face, and he held his chest and shouted: "The world is one, let's farm and eat! Our fields, don't let the dog officer rob them! Kill the thieves quickly! Kill...cough cough cough..."

   Coughing repeatedly, vomiting blood and falling to the ground.

   "Mr. Yang is dead, Mr. Yang is dead!"

  The peasants and soldiers shouted, and many people were running away. They turned and looked back when they heard this.

   "Mr. Yang is dead! Wow~~~~"

   Some peasants and soldiers burst into tears on the spot.

  Xiao Zongxian was furious and shouted: "Avenge Mr. Yang, kill me!"

  A total of more than 700 peasants and soldiers, only more than 300 remained, and the rest all fled.

  As long as those who did not flee, they all risked their lives and rushed forward at this moment. Holding simple weapons, they attacked officers and soldiers who outnumbered them, had superior weapons, and were dressed in armor.

   "They're all crazy!"

  Yang Jiamo looked horrified and ordered to continue the salvo.

   "Shhhhhhh!"

   This time, nearly a hundred people were hit by arrows, some fell to the ground directly, and some rushed forward with arrows stuck in their bodies.

   "Quick retreat!"

  Yang Jiamo can already see the warships of the rebels. This place is too close to Linjiang Mansion, and the main force of the rebels' navy is stationed there.

   If he doesn’t run, it will be too late. The rebels in front of him have wasted too much time!

  Yang Jiamo still can't figure out why he would encounter large groups of rebel soldiers when he randomly robbed villages. Could it be that there are bandit soldiers stationed in every village and town?

   It has been delayed until now, and it is not in Yang Jiamo's plan at all.

  After receiving the order to retreat, hundreds of family members turned and ran, and they could only run along the ridge. Because the clothes on my body were too heavy, I couldn't run when I stepped into the paddy field.

  Running, some officers and soldiers turned their heads and shot arrows. Their bows shoot very fast.

   More than a dozen farmers and soldiers were hit by arrows one after another. Hu Dinggui rushed to the forefront. There were only two people left in his ten-man team, and he only had three. However, the slowest runner was only ten steps away from him.

  Suddenly, Hu Dinggui jumped onto the field ridge, his speed suddenly increased, and he rushed up barefoot with a gun.

  The field ridge is too narrow, only one person can pass.

  Hu Dinggui shot the officer and soldier in the back, but he couldn't get in because there was chain mail inside the cotton armor.

  These frontier generals, after looting money, the first priority is to arm the servants, and each servant has spent a lot of money.

  The officer and soldier turned around and slashed at him. Hu Dinggui abandoned his long spear, slammed forward, and rolled into the field with the officer and soldier. He pulled out the long arrow from the officer's and soldier's quiver, stabbed it towards the eye socket of the opponent, quickly pulled it out and stabbed again, and the last arrow pierced the throat.

  When Hu Dinggui stood up, he found that one of his soldiers had been hacked to death, and the other was wrestling with the officers and soldiers in the field.

  Hu Dinggui picked up his spear, rushed over and stabbed the enemy's throat with a shot.

  Xiao Zongxian also rushed over. The peasants and soldiers could jump into the fields to surround and kill them, but the officers and soldiers could only fight alone on the ridges of the fields.

   Several officers and soldiers also jumped into the paddy field, their boots sank into the muddy water, and it was very difficult to move every time, almost becoming a live target for the peasants and soldiers to kill.

   One after another, these farmers and soldiers who only trained for two months killed more than 40 servants in total. The price they paid was that more than 160 people were killed and injured, more than 20 of them were killed on the spot, and some were fatally injured and temporarily died.

  Hu Dinggui's eyes were red, half angry, half sad.

  He took the only remaining man and frantically chased towards the river, only to see that all the officers and soldiers had already boarded the boat.

   "Go on, go on!"

  Yang Jiamo shouted in panic, the warship of the rebels was getting closer.

  Yang Jiamo seems to have forgotten that the several boats he took carried the goods for two hours!

   It wasn’t just the soldiers of the guard who were carrying the food, they also robbed some mules and oxen. The oxen could transport two or three stones of grain in one trip.

  The ship is loaded with too much cargo, so it can't run fast at all.

  (end of this chapter)