Yin Feng looked back and saw that the positions everywhere were in danger. Spanish musket bullets were flying above everyone's heads. Pirate brother Wang Yun retreated from the spear formation. Someone was bandaging his chest wound. He was shirtless.
Sitting on the ground, vomiting blood.
Fortunately, the Spaniards' indiscriminate attack with shotguns also knocked down the indigenous soldiers in front of the fortifications, and the enemy's offensive paused for a moment. Yin Feng and Colonel Cutre tried their best to organize the remaining people into formation, and they immediately
Encountered fire from Spanish musketeers. The remaining sailor musketeers and Chen Zhongji's musket reserve team still had more than 50 people in total. More than 60 muskets and more than 100 Spanish musketeers began to shoot at each other in the valley. Finally, the Chinese side had parapet fortifications.
As a cover, the Spaniards stood upright in the valley, and the two sides were temporarily tied. Bullets flew across the valley, and the indigenous soldiers who had not retreated in time were caught between the guns of both sides. After a few rounds of shooting, they were shot
It became a hornet's nest.
The Spanish musketeers continued to advance, but Major Azquita risked his life and let the supervisory team drive the indigenous soldiers forward from the foot of the mountains on both sides. Regardless of the flying bullets, they swept through the valley indiscriminately. Many indigenous soldiers died in the fire of their own friendly forces.
Under bullets.
Magaro's archery team was unable to fight against the Spanish musketeers. There were only 10 men left and they had run out of arrows, so they had to retreat to the hillside.
Yin Feng asked these people and the spearmen to crouch under the parapet, waiting for the enemy to attack, and then half-crouched and shouted to Magaro: "Gunpowder barrels! Get all the gunpowder barrels! Hurry!"
The "pop, pop, pop, pop" sound of musket shooting continued for a while, and several more members of the Sailor Musketeers fell, and it was no longer possible to maintain continuous shooting.
"Boom!" The Spanish artillery shells smashed the four-wheeled cart in the center of the fortification into pieces, and wooden slats flew out, knocking over two spearmen crouching behind the parapet. Suddenly, after the cart was shattered,
Before the smoke and dust dissipated, a figure of a big man rushed out of the smoke, holding a gunpowder barrel as high as a person, roaring and rushing towards the Spanish musketeers. His body was wrapped with strips of cloth, and his body was stained with bright red blood.
It was Wang Yun who was seriously injured in the chest.
Yin Feng originally wanted to lead someone to push the cart away and roll the gunpowder barrel down the slope of the hillside, just in front of the Spanish musketeers. Just as he lit the fuse, Wang Yun suddenly pushed him aside and carried him
Gunpowder Keg shouted loudly: "Captain Yin, my son is entrusted to you!"
Before he finished speaking, Spanish cannonballs shattered the cart, and wood splinters hit Yin Feng on the head. He rolled over and fell to the ground involuntarily. When he got up, Wang Yun had already passed him and rushed into the smoke.
"Brother Wang!"
Yin Feng screamed in surprise, but Wang Yun had already rushed out of the chest fortification. He was immediately hit by the Spanish musket bullets. After staggering a few more steps, he used his last effort before death to throw the gunpowder barrel towards
He reached the front. His body immediately fell to his knees in the rain of bullets, and then fell to the ground on his back.
The gunpowder barrel emitted green smoke and rolled slowly along the terrain towards the Spanish array. The musket shooting stopped and everyone looked at the gunpowder barrel. Although the Spanish soldiers in the rear row did not give orders, they also began to retreat secretly.
The Spaniards, who pay attention to strict battlefield discipline, did not expect that someone would engage in such a suicide attack. For a moment, their brains were short-circuited and they did not expect to run away quickly. After several Spanish officers came to their senses, they hurriedly shouted: "Back off! Back off!"
Another person shouted: "Get down! Get down!"
The soldiers were in chaos, and the indigenous soldiers began to run back desperately.
The gunpowder barrel bounced on a stone and stopped only ten steps away from the Spaniards.
The Spanish soldier closest to it stood there blankly, bewildered.
However, the faint green smoke disappeared, and the powder keg has not yet exploded.
A Spanish soldier exclaimed: "The fuse is out!"
"Bang" a gunshot sounded. Yin Feng stood on the parapet, raised his gun and shot the gunpowder barrel. The hot lead bullet crashed into the gunpowder barrel, so...
"Boom!" The whole valley seemed to be shaking. Major Azquita, who was one league outside the mountain pass, felt the ground shake slightly, and a loud noise came from the direction of the mountain pass. He was surprised to see a huge boom rising in the valley.
A thick plume of gunpowder smoke rushed into the air, accompanied by countless debris.
…
The Chinese refugee camp as far away as Dalun Mountain was bustling with activity, and the last group of people were preparing to set off on the road. This dull loud noise also reached here, but it was already as weak as the distant thunder, and almost no one noticed it.
Among the Chinese soldiers guarding the mountain pass, including Yin Feng, only 35 musketeers and 50 spearmen were left alive. Including the rest, a total of about 90 people survived - most of them were injured. The final big explosion
It was not all caused by the 100-pound gunpowder barrel, but mainly because it detonated the gunpowder of the Spanish artillery team, which caused an earth-shattering effect. The entire valley seemed to have been trampled by giants, with large pieces of rock and soil coming from the cliffs.
The collapse caused the pile of rocks in the middle of the valley to be 3 meters high. The Spanish soldiers closest to the source of the explosion suffered heavy casualties. All members of the artillery team were wiped out, and the indigenous soldiers were also killed. The rocks rolled down and killed hundreds of people. Even the ambush
Some of the Chinese spearmen behind the breastworks were also killed and injured by flying stones, and one of the musketeers was killed by stones.
In any case, most of the Chinese soldiers guarding the mountain pass escaped. Yin Feng carried the injured and unconscious Chen Zhongji on his back, and led his brothers quickly into the mountain. The mountain pass was such a hellish scene, and if the Spaniards wanted to pass, they would probably have to wait until
A few days later.
Although they were all injured, after three days and two nights of fighting, they felt that they had not been defeated. So although they were running away, everyone's morale was still good. They were only attacked by indigenous people twice along the way.
.The blind aboriginals were so desperate that they picked on these murderous men. As a result, they were defeated every time and their bodies were found on the mountain road.
Yin Feng was slightly injured, but it was not serious, but he felt very tired. He looked at his companions around him, and most of them were in high spirits, but their bodies were already exhausted. They had been walking non-stop on the mountain road since the big explosion.
It lasted a whole afternoon.
"Everyone, let's take a rest!"
Zhao Tie from Haicheng Zhaojiao was also a survivor. At this moment, he took a long breath and sat down on the ground: "Shipowner, I'm just waiting for you to say this!"
So everyone staggered around panting and took a rest. Yin Feng smiled bitterly: I'm not used to being a leader. This group of brothers already followed his lead. If he didn't ask for a rest, everyone would walk with their heads covered with him.
Luo Aquan, the newly discovered sharpshooter, has been following Yin Feng closely and is now bandaging the wound on Yin Feng's hand. Yin Feng sent people to the mountain col ahead to be on guard. He checked the terrain himself and felt that he could do it at the foot of the wind-sheltered mountain.
Spend the night.
Chen Zhongji only suffered a gunshot wound to his leg, which was not a big problem. The boy was just too tired, so he fell into a coma for a long time and woke up at this time. Mai Xiaoliu was also injured and was hit on the head by a stone thrown by the big explosion.
He was probably a bit concussed. Although he was awake at the moment, he was a little confused. He looked around and said, "What about the Rats? Did they run away?" The sailor on the side smiled and said, "Yes, yes, they are all captured."
You drove me away!"
Colonel Coutre dressed up meticulously and took the initiative to stand sentry on the mountain road behind him to prevent the Spaniards from catching up. Yin Feng watched him leave and thought about how to let the colonel train a real army after returning home.
At this time, the sailor on guard in front ran back: "Ship owner, ship owner, there is someone coming from ahead!"
Yin Feng jumped up, and the soldiers of the Sailor Musketeers also stood up one after another. These sailors have been doing physical training with Yin Feng every day for the past two years, and their food is guaranteed, so they have much better physical strength than others.
"Who are they? Natives? Are they related to the Rats?"
The sailor said hesitantly: "No, it's already dark, so I can't see clearly. I just heard someone talking, and it was our own Tang Dynasty accent."
"Oh? How many people are there?"
"I can't see clearly, but there are at least ten people."
Yin Feng nodded: "Okay, if you are one of us, nothing will happen to you, but just in case, everyone has taken care of the things in their hands! Pay attention, follow my orders!"
Everyone agreed together and dispersed to both sides of the mountain road to ambush.
It was already after the sun had set and the sunset glow on the horizon had not completely faded away. Under the red glow, a tall Caribbean female pirate appeared at the turning point of the mountain road—oh, it was Li Lihua, who was dressed like a female pirate. She was huffing and puffing.
She walked in front, followed by more than a dozen servants and servants in a hurry.
"It's all your fault, you don't even know how to find a way..." She muttered and kept walking forward.
"Miss, walk slowly, there are natives everywhere here!"
"Miss, it doesn't seem like you're going that way!"
The servants chased her nagging, all with helpless expressions on their faces.
Suddenly, a large group of people jumped out of the grass on the roadside. The first person was tall and covered in blood. He was holding a musket and blocked Li Lihua's way. The servants of the Li family all screamed: "Ah! Miss, be careful."
!”
Lihua reacted quickly. She pulled out her delicate revolver and pointed it forward. Only then did she see the other person's face clearly. She was stunned for a moment. Most of the people following Yin Feng knew her, and everyone was standing aside.
Smile kindly.
Yin Feng couldn't help but laugh. He knew that this unruly Westernized young lady must have left the brigade and got lost. He smiled and said: "Miss Li, your gun doesn't seem to be tight enough to rotate, so the gun is like this."
It can’t be fought.”
A tear rolled down from the corner of Lihua's eyes. Yin Feng was startled and quickly stepped forward to support her crumbling body: "What's wrong with you? What's going on?" The last sentence was addressed to Lihua's servant.
The servant smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Yesterday, the lady insisted on coming to find you, but today I got lost while walking in the mountains. Haha, we..."
Lihua suddenly hugged Yin Feng and burst into tears. She hugged Yin Feng's neck tightly and covered his chest with snot and tears.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion at first, and then looked at Yin Feng curiously, which made Yin Feng extremely embarrassed. He quickly comforted Miss Li: "Okay, okay, I'm fine."
Lihua suddenly pushed him away again, wiping her tears and said: "If something happens to you, who will take care of me? Do you want to admit that you promised to do what my elder brother entrusted you to do? Why do you want to act like a hero? It depends on you people.
Is it possible to defeat the gangsters?" She kept talking, without giving Yin Feng a chance to explain. Finally, she shook her head and said angrily: "Yin Feng, if you leave me again next time,
If you try to be a hero, I will go back to Manila."
This is all so logical! However, it seems that only a fool would discuss logic with a woman.
Yin Feng had a headache: "Brother Li, you gave me a hot sweet potato!"
…
After Yin Feng and others spent the night here, they started to hurry up early the next morning. Fortunately, most of these people were young and strong men. Even Li Lihua was a girl with good nutrition and who grew up under the influence of Spanish customs.
, lively and active, with plenty of energy. Therefore, their speed far exceeded that of the large group of refugees in front of them.