pappabearbooks Chapter 13 Blocking the Enemy on a Rainy Night
Chapter 13 Blocking the Enemy on a Rainy Night
Rumble...
Chen Feng, holding Vinal captive, ran wildly by the moonlight. They hadn't gone far from the training ground when thunder rumbled in the sky.
At this time, the Independent Army, with its able-bodied men, had not yet completely run out of the training ground.
Rumble...
This time, it wasn't thunder that rang out, but the rapid sound of horses' hooves.
Spanish reinforcements have arrived.
They first fired a round of shots, and after running out of ammunition, they rode their warhorses and hacked at anyone they saw, without distinguishing between Chinese and indigenous people.
In just a moment, the able-bodied men led by the independence army scattered and fled.
"Luckily we ran fast!" Chen Feng was filled with relief. He turned and glanced at the woods two miles away, then shouted, "The enemy is cavalry. Let's escape into the woods. It's so dark and we definitely won't be chased."
Upon hearing this, no one dared to hesitate for a moment, and they all mustered all their strength and ran wildly towards the woods.
bang bang bang...
Gunshots rang out, and instantly two or three strong Chinese men fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of galloping warhorses grew closer and closer.
Zhang Xiuwu suddenly shouted, "Oh no! A group of Spanish cavalry is coming towards us!"
Upon hearing this, the able-bodied men panicked even more and started pushing and shoving each other, as if they were being blocked by someone.
This can't go on!
No one can escape it.
Someone has to cover the rear first.
"What are you panicking for! Collapsing will only lead to you being slaughtered one by one!"
Chen Feng roared and shouted, "There are only five or six enemy soldiers chasing us. Those with balls, stay behind with me to cover the rear. Those without balls, go first."
"I'll stay!" Zhang Xiuwu responded immediately.
Li Chenghua, Qian Jianeng, and Du Lichun exchanged glances, hesitated for a moment, and then responded, "I'll stay too."
"I'll stay!"
"Me too!"
......
Surprisingly, more than twenty people chose to stay.
Unfortunately, only eight people were armed; the others were unarmed.
"You, you... you're the only one who needs to stay. The rest of you go wait in the woods." Chen Feng kept all the armed men behind, and then instructed Li Chenghua and the other two, "Your task is to keep an eye on Vinar. Don't worry about anything else."
At this moment, the small group of Spanish soldiers also caught up, and the distance was less than 500 meters.
boom......
A thunderclap sounded, and dark clouds gradually drifted overhead.
Chen Feng looked up at the moonlight and thought to himself: If only it had rained earlier, the Spaniards definitely wouldn't have chased us this far.
"Brother Chen, let's fire a round of shots first." Zhang Xiuwu casually tossed over a rifle and took another one from his shoulder.
Both guns were left behind by Li Chenghua and his two companions.
Chen Feng took the rifle, glanced at it briefly, and immediately knew what model it was.
The Mauser M1893, made in Germany, is 1.23 meters long, uses 7.65 mm smokeless powder ammunition, is fed by a 5-round internal magazine, and has an effective range of 800 meters.
But just knowing the data isn't enough!
He doesn't know how to use it at all.
These data were recorded for writing a novel, and the original owner was only highly skilled in martial arts, but had never practiced marksmanship.
boom!
Gunshots suddenly rang out.
Zhang Xiuwu fired the shot.
Chen Feng narrowed his eyes and looked at the pursuers in the distance; not a single one of them had fallen.
"It's not as good as my homemade gun." Zhang Xiuwu scratched his head, then simply slung the gun over his shoulder and gripped his curved knife tightly again.
Seeing the men trembling with tension, Chen Feng jokingly said, "You're clearly blaming your weapon for your poor technique. Do you think you can hit anything with a homemade gun?"
"Hehe..." Zhang Xiuwu was caught off guard and could only let out a dry laugh.
Hearing the laughter, the strong men immediately relaxed considerably, and some even joked, "Brother Zhang, if your marksmanship isn't good, don't let your knife skills be bad either!"
"That's impossible!"
Zhang Xiuwu shook his head.
At this moment, the pursuing Spanish soldiers were within 100 meters.
For cavalry, such a short distance is nothing more than a matter of a few breaths.
"Get ready, you guys start by chopping off the horses' hooves!"
Chen Feng crouched down slightly, held his breath, and stared intently at the warhorse at the front. His adrenaline surged, and the teachings of his cheap master unconsciously surfaced in his mind.
"Avoid the charge and reduce momentum, adopt a low stance and close to the horse, focus on attacking the horse's legs, and take the opportunity to engage in close combat!"
"kill!"
With a loud shout, Chen Feng rolled on the ground and slashed at the horse's hoof with his sword.
The Spanish rider clearly hadn't expected the Chinese, whom he had always looked down upon, to be so swift, and didn't urge his horse to make any evasive maneuvers.
hiss......
The horse stumbled and neighed in pain.
Seeing his horse about to fall, the Spanish rider flipped over and jumped off.
Seeing him tumbling on the ground from the impact, Chen Feng naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass. He pushed off with his left hand and pounced on him.
The blade flashed, and a head fell.
Chen Feng gripped the dripping scimitar, wiped the blood from his face with his left hand, and once his vision cleared, immediately began to assess the situation.
The remaining four Spanish soldiers were all pulled off their horses, and three of the Chinese laborers also fell. The remaining five were all injured, but fortunately, none of the injuries were fatal and did not affect their ability to move.
Zhang Xiuwu was locked in combat with one person and was gaining the upper hand.
A famous saying emerged in later generations: "Help the good, not the bad."
Chen Feng understood this principle well, and charged forward with his curved blade.
The Spanish soldier, caught between two attackers, was naturally doomed.
With a soft "plop," Chen Feng finished off another person.
Following the same method, in less than thirty seconds, all the pursuing Spaniards were killed.
"call!"
Chen Feng gasped for breath and looked back at the camp.
The massacre was still going on inside. Many people were kneeling and begging for mercy, but it was no use. They were still being beheaded.
Meanwhile, the main Spanish force was pursuing the independence army to the northwest.
The able-bodied men, witnessing this scene, began to feel fortunate.
"Fortunately, we listened to General Chen's advice."
"If we stay in the camp, we'll be like lambs to the slaughter right now."
"Following the independence army will also lead to being pursued by the main Spanish forces."
......
Seeing the admiration on the faces of the five men, Chen Feng did not become complacent. Instead, he immediately ordered, "Let's go quickly, before the Spaniards know that Vinal is in our hands."
Rumbling.....
The clap of thunder finally brought rain.
At first, the rain wasn't heavy.
But once they entered the woods, the raindrops became very dense.
Chen Feng's face was covered in blood and rainwater as he let out a soft breath: "With this much rain, at least we don't have to worry about the Spaniards chasing us tonight."
In the woods, besides Li Chenghua and his two companions with Vinal, there were quite a few other people waiting, less than half the number before, less than fifty.
"That's good too. Fewer people means less of a target. Let's hurry up and leave." Chen Feng shook his head and walked away from Manila.
After that battle, no one dared to question him anymore.
Everyone immediately stood up and walked in the direction he was pointing.
Chen Feng walked for two hours through the rain until the rain stopped and he finally found a slightly flat place to rest.