The cavalry battalion aimed at the horse thief who had caught up and pulled the trigger of the short gun, and there was a burst of gunfire, and thousands of short guns formed a dense barrage, and the horse thief in the running was like hitting an invisible wall. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After firing three short shots of buckshot, the cavalry battalion did not hesitate and turned around and ran again.

Kong Lianshun was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, and he shouted hoarsely: "Catch up and kill them!" Give me all those short guns! ”

The horse thieves, who had been beaten by a rain of bullets, came back to their senses and resumed their pursuit.

Facts have proved that this fire-gun version of the "Mangu" tactic is incomprehensible, at least for Kong Lianshun and his men. Most horse thieves only have the attribute of melee attack, even if they have a bow, the tall skill of "riding and shooting" is not something they can play with these dirt buns, there is no means of long-range attack to restrain the opponent, in this kind of "kite" tactics containment, in addition to exhaustion, there is no effective way to kill the opponent.

The horse thieves finally caught up with their opponents again, but the horse thieves once again encountered a rain of lead bullets, and after dropping more than a hundred corpses again, the horse thieves no longer dared to pursue, ignoring Kong Lianshun's order, turned around and ran back. They are just thieves, not a disciplined army, what they pursue is only floating wealth, not military exploits, and they are fools if they encounter hard bones that cannot be gnawed. Kong Lianshun had no choice but to withdraw with the team.

These few times were "kites", even if the soldiers of the cavalry battalion were not very skilled in using firearms, even if the shooting accuracy on horseback was very average, even if the cavalry queue was much looser than the infantry, in the face of more than 1,000 short guns, in a short period of time, the number of casualties among horse thieves reached about 500, and the casualties were close to 30%, which was a very high casualty ratio in the era of cold weapons.

With such heavy casualties and no damage from the other side, the horse thieves saw no hope of defeating their opponents, completely lost their fighting spirit, and their retreat turned into a rout. Ma Wei didn't expect the tactics taught by General Lin to be so sharp and excited after being paired with a short gun, and led the cavalry battalion to pursue all the way, wanting to wipe out all the horse thieves of nearly 2,000 people in one go, give the cavalry battalion a good start, and make a name for himself in the first battle.

Although the horse thieves have no fighting spirit, they have not yet completely dizzy, knowing that it is more dangerous after dispersion, either broken by the pursuers or caught by the government - they have a lot of blood debts on their hands, and they are notorious in the two states of Denglai, and they will never dare to be left alone, and the cavalry alone is a dead end, whether it falls into the hands of the government or is surrounded by the people, and the hoe of the peasants can kill them - they try not to fall behind in the process of fleeing, as long as they get rid of this group of officers and soldiers, and change the mountain to be the king, they can still make a comeback.

The mobility of the cavalry was amazing, and the pursuit soon entered the territory of Qingzhou from Laizhou. Neither side of the chase knew what was going to happen ahead, and great danger was looming over them.

Guangzhou Wharf.

The sails of the ship stood on the shore, and the huge welcoming procession boarded the ship under the protection of the Joan naval soldiers, and there were no further accidents.

Gou Ergui was tied with his hands tied, and his feet could still walk, and he was dragged onto the ship by the Japanese samurai and thrown into the corner of the deck. He lowered his head, leaned his back against the gunwale, pretended to accept his fate, and sharpened the rope with his hands.

It took half an hour for everyone to board the boats, and the sails of the ships were raised, the iron anchors were stowed, and they sailed away from the dock.

After feeling a shock, Gou Ergui found that the sun above his head was moving, and he knew that the ship was offshore. If you return to Lingao like this, you will only have a dead end, and if you can break the rope and jump into the sea to escape, you may have a way out.

After the massive hull turned around, the sails puffed up and began to pick up speed. Gou Ergui sped up the movements of his hands, if he didn't act until the middle of the sea, he could only look at the vast horizon and sigh, and die of detachment.

When the fleet was about to leave the port, Gou Ergui finally broke the thick hemp rope, ignored the blood dripping from the worn fingers, quickly climbed onto the side of the ship, and jumped down amid the exclamations of the Japanese samurai around him.

With a "plop", a splash splashed on the sea, and Gou Ergui submerged in the water and never disappeared again.

The Japanese samurai lay on the side of the boat, looked down, and did not see him come up for a long time, looking at each other.

At the bow of the ship, Chiyo Shimazu, who was standing in the wind with a katana in his arms, listened to the report of his subordinates and was furious.

"Baga, you waste, a captive with a lot of flowers can't stand it." She raised her scabbard and smashed her head and face one by one, and all the samurai didn't dare to dodge, so she took this blow hard, all of them with blue noses and swollen faces.

"If this assassin still has accomplices, because of your negligence, let the rest of the people slip through the net, endangering the safety of the lord, you all cut your stomach and apologize!" Chiyo Shimazu looked hatefully at the samurai kneeling on the deck.

The samurai bowed their heads and replied in unison, "Hai! ”

Fortunately, except for the Assassins who escaped, there were no accidents, and the fleet arrived safely at the port of Bofu.

Compared with Guangzhou, the people of Lingao pay more attention and enthusiasm to this marriage. The people of Guangzhou are just watching the excitement, and for them, Ping Nanbo is just a powerful military leader who can talk after tea and dinner; For the people of Lingao, Ping Nanbo is the benefactor who let them get out of the quagmire of poverty and embark on the road to a well-off life, and he is also the protector of the safety of the entire Lingao and Qiongzhou Mansion; In the eyes of immigrants, Ping Nanbo is a living bodhisattva who saved them from fire and water.

At Bofu Wharf, in addition to the larger number of Qiong naval soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order, countless maritime merchants, shopkeepers, unloading people, guys running to the sea, and girls from Qinglou all stopped their business and work to watch the procession.

Today, in order to celebrate the wedding of Ping Nanbo, the customs will be off for one day, and within three days, the taxes and fees for incoming and outgoing merchant ships will be exempted, and the whole world will celebrate. The maritime merchants were naturally happy to be exempt from a lot of taxes and fees, and they didn't do anything today, so they took their men to the dock to see the bride. The maritime merchants don't do anything, and the unloading people have nothing to do, so they also join in the fun.

The girls in the Qinglou also had no intention of receiving guests today, leaning on the attic and in front of the window, looking at the huge welcoming procession from the ship and the lively scene around them, and were envious. Although it is difficult for most of them to have a happy home even if they are good, it is good to be a concubine, but it does not affect their fantasies through the grand wedding in front of them - how good it would be if the bride in the sedan chair was herself? I don't know whose girl has such a blessing to be able to marry Ping Nanbo, who is wealthy and has military power.