boom! boom! boom!
Three red flares flew into the sky.
This was the signal for the artillery squadrons and machine gun squads on the hill to open fire.
Hou Shilu and Tian Guang looked at the sky in surprise.
This is a crazy thing, it looks like fireworks, but it obviously performs better.
Because it was broad daylight, the red flares could be seen clearly. And it draws an arc in the air, maintaining high brightness and high recognition.
"No, there's an ambush in the valley." Tian Guang's expression changed.
Although he didn't know it was a magical thing, his intuition told him that it was sending a signal. It has the same meaning as breaking a cup as a trump card.
Hou Shilu was a little confused.
He rode his horse and stood on the top of the sand dam, looking at the mountain walls on both sides. This valley is stony, made up of broken shale. It's bare in the winter, steep in some places, and gently sloping platforms of several square meters in other places.
Clusters of shrubs are scattered randomly in the gentle area.
There really is no way to hide the army here. Even if there is an ambush, where can they hide?
Then, he heard a burst of gunshots that was much more violent than before. It came from the far end of the valley.
At this time, all 7,000 guardsmen had entered the valley, and more than 3,000 battalion soldiers were also entering Shaba.
Hou Shilu did not have a telescope and could not see the situation in the distance. However, the gunfire like exploding beans and the rising smoke still made him alert.
There's a fire ahead.
At this time, at the end of the valley, behind the last parapet. The first squad fired their volley. Thirty-one rounds of lead bullets hit the swarming guard pacesetters head-on.
This time, the distance was only twenty meters, and all was carefully aimed.
The third generation of flintlock guns showed superior performance. Almost every shot hit the target, and some lead bullets even penetrated two or three people directly.
Because all the lead bullets produced by Xincheng Ammunition Factory now are lead-coated steel core bullets. This time after the equipment was changed, the ammunition was also changed. It is mainly used to deal with the heavily armored Jiannu infantry and Oara heavy cavalry.
These guardsmen only had a set of tattered mandarin duck jackets, which looked like they were wearing no armor. Some steel-core bullets directly penetrated the first person, and then continued to penetrate the second or even third person.
The narrow valley road limits the number of people in the cross section, and a maximum of thirty or forty people can be arranged here. The first salvo directly knocked down all the people in the first row.
The guardsmen in the first row and even the second row fell to the ground.
After the high-speed lead bullet enters the human body, it quickly loses its stability due to the combination of the two metals, and tumbles directly in the flesh and tissues. Pull out the huge cavity. As long as it hits the torso, there is basically no chance of survival.
Some steel core bullets hit the limbs.
Because the calibers of muskets in this era were very large. The caliber of the third-generation flintlock musket was 15mm, and the huge kinetic energy could directly break the arm. If it hits the thigh, half of the thigh meat will be taken away, causing severe blood loss.
Cui Hao of the Hundred Households was holding his waist knife and shouting loudly for his thirty-seven guard soldiers to charge. A burst of gunfire came from the opposite side, and his soldier was hit directly in the head.
The eight-petal iron helmet did not play any role. It directly opened a hole in the forehead, and then a big hole exploded from the back of the helmet. Red and white sprayed out like tofu.
Cui Hao's heart trembled. He had never been in battle in his life. He was a hereditary member of a hundred households. At this time, the cruel battlefield in front of him made his legs weak and shaking like noodles. I really can't move any further.
After the shooter in the first row finished shooting, he immediately turned around and threw the empty gun to the second row. Then he took the loaded gun from the second row, turned around and continued to aim and shoot.
At this time, the second and third rows gave up three-stage shooting, and the second and third rows changed to loading ammunition. Give the loaded gun directly to the first platoon to shoot.
The third-generation flintlock gun has a rate of fire of five rounds per minute. With two rows of guns loaded, it can fire every three to four seconds on average.
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Bang bang bang! Another volley.
The charging soldiers rolled to the ground again.
Bang bang bang! Third salvo. Fourth salvo.
The time interval of three to four seconds was too short. The continuous and continuous firepower caused the guardsmen to be directly blinded. Their discipline was very poor, and they were forced to go on expeditions.
He would have been full of resentment, but for the fact that one of them had received a tael of silver and a few good meals before setting off. They had already rebelled and made trouble.
Now that he was suddenly hit by such fierce firepower, he was immediately frightened to death. One by one, they were running around like headless flies.
"Ready, fire!"
Every command was a volley. The time interval is very short.
Once again, a layer of chaos has been shaved off.
At this time, even Hou Shilu and Tian Guang began to become suspicious. Are there really only a hundred or so fire rifle soldiers here? With such intensive firepower, it looks like there are five hundred gunmen.
"The first row keeps shooting, the second row reloads. The third row, throw three grenades." Li Jike gave the order.
The cavalry army has not relaxed its training on throwing grenades. This is the most important training item after shooting. Shooting, throwing grenades, and stabbing are the three most important skills in infantry drills. All soldiers must meet the standards.
Those who fail to complete the training tasks will be beaten with military sticks, or even removed from active service and transferred to local military service stations to become reserves.
Yang Fan's official soldier's salary is very high, and he also has a lot of benefits to take care of his family members. For example, arranging employment for relatives, etc. Therefore, everyone trains seriously and no one wants to be dismissed. This means that the future is ruined.
The third row of soldiers immediately put down their rifles and took out grenades from their belts. There is a cloth sleeve hanging on the belt of each soldier, which can hold four grenades.
Now the enemies in the front row were being shot around and wanted to run back, but they were blocked by the people behind. The people behind were not aware of the situation in front and were still pushing forward. Suddenly there was a huddle.
The thirty-one people in the third row quickly threw ninety-three defensive grenades. These grenades are of the fragmentation type.
Sparks of flames exploded in the crowd.
The violent explosion of the grenade caused the blood and flesh of the surrounding people to fly everywhere, and their limbs even fell to the mountains on both sides. Luo Xiaohu's thigh fell from the shelter pit.
Luo Xiaohu threw the leg out while cursing his bad luck.
The team leader was directing several people to move the muzzle to aim at the enemy targets in the valley.
Just now, the riflemen fired several volleys and then threw grenades. They were busy moving the muzzles, lowering the angle of depression, and aiming at the enemy soldiers filling the valley.
Ninety-three grenades were thrown directly into the middle and front of the enemy's ranks. The farthest grenade was thrown seventy meters. It hit a Qianhu's helmet directly.
Qianhu groaned, subconsciously picked it up with his hand, and a smoking wooden-handled grenade fell into his hand.
He looked at this thing strangely, and before he could understand what it was, there was a loud bang. The grenade exploded.
The huge explosion directly broke Qianhu's waist. Dense fragments swept across a radius of ten meters. The surrounding officers were hit by shrapnel on their heads and shoulders and fell down screaming.
