"You two, take Chen Xi and Mei Xiang to retreat first, and I will break up the rear." Yang Fan said.
Both Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru have martial arts skills, have experienced fighting, and are proficient in using muskets, air rifles, and revolvers. They were enough to protect the two rookies.
"Master, I don't want it. I want to protect you. My marksmanship is very accurate." Xiao Niangpi immediately protested.
"Don't be ridiculous. There are many English people, maybe two hundred people, and they only have more than ten sampans left on the beach. Hurry, you go back to the boat first, I will block it here, and I will retreat as well." Yang Fan said.
At this time, Zhao Shengwu also ran back with his back bent. The other three top soldiers also ran to Yang Fan.
"Master, there were more than a dozen barbarians on the slope below, all with muskets. I don't know why, but they opened fire when they saw me. I didn't hit them at first, but I stood up and asked them to stop advancing. They opened fire." Zhao Shengwu was angry. said.
Yang Fan smiled bitterly. They all wore pirate clothes for cosplay this time. Those lobster soldiers are here to dig for treasure. They must have been mistaken for pirates left here by Captain Gent to guard the treasure.
"I'm afraid there are more than a dozen people, probably one or two hundred people, who will gather here when they hear the gunfire. But it doesn't matter, our people will also gather here," Yang Fan said.
At this time, several figures wearing iron helmets had emerged from behind the dense tree trunks on the downhill slope. They stretched out the matchlock guns, one of which had a stand in front.
The black muzzle was aimed at the rotten tree trunk lying on the ground.
Yang Fan's scalp went numb when he saw it. This was a Spanish heavy matchlock gun. Next to it is the lightweight British matchlock.
The muzzle kinetic energy of this thing is 7800 joules, and the storage velocity of a 56-gram lead bullet at 100 meters is also 3300 joules. The distance between the two sides is now only more than thirty meters. This thing is thirty meters away, and the lead bullet has more than six thousand joules. Just looking at the data makes no sense. However, you must know that the muzzle kinetic energy of the ak47 is only 1992 joules.
As long as this thing hits the human torso, no matter where it is, it will definitely kill.
The number of people on the opposite side was obviously increasing. Apparently, they had gathered after hearing the gunshots. Because the top of the mountain is so small, you can’t reach it at once. They are all hidden behind tree trunks.
The grenade just now scared them badly. In this era, there were no grenadiers in Europe.
Grenadiers are a special branch of the European Army that was born in the mid-to-late 17th century. They have never seen grenades. Such a powerful force at close range immediately made them frightened.
They cautiously hid behind a tree. However, this also confirms that since there are pirates here, Captain Gent's treasure is most likely here.
boom! There was a dull gunshot. A lead bullet struck the tree trunk.
There was a flurry of sawdust and large pieces of wood collapsed.
This huge tree trunk with a diameter of three meters fell here. I don’t know how many years it was, and it was already in a state of decay. Generally, large trees tend to have holes in the middle. The same goes for this tree, with a tree hole at least 1.5 meters in diameter in the middle.
A large piece of it was directly broken into pieces by the blow of the Mushket matchlock gun.
The gun here is 1.8 meters long and weighs about 10 kilograms. A support frame is required for stable shooting.
The Mushkot matchlock can fire two shots in three minutes, with an effective range of 100 meters and a maximum range of 250 meters. The gun is so powerful that it shoots lead pellets weighing 56 grams, which can penetrate tightly protected heavy cavalry armor.
"Don't use muskets, use air guns. The sound is low and there is no light. They can't see where we are." Yang Fan said. He took an air rifle from the servant behind him. Tried out from a gap.
Opposite this dead tree trunk is a downhill slope with no vegetation and only rocks. More than twenty meters below is a dense forest. The English were hiding there.
boom! There was a very slight gunshot, and the heavy arquebusier fell to the ground.
There was a sudden panic on the other side. They saw no people at all, and no fire or smoke. Not even a gunshot was heard. Because they had gathered seventy or eighty people, forty or fifty muskets, and were firing randomly.
At this time, the advantages of air guns are revealed. There was no sound, no fire or smoke. And you can shoot while lying down. As long as the cylinder has air, it can be fired continuously.
The matchlock gun opposite is a muzzle-loading gun, and you must stand, or at worst kneel, to load powder and ammunition.
Lying here, kneeling and standing there. Moreover, Yang Fan's side was well covered. They couldn't find anyone at all. Just a random shot. The dead tree trunk here was hit, and sawdust kept flying.
As soon as the shooting started, seven or eight people fell down on the opposite side.
Xiao Niangpi and others saw that the master had knocked down one of them with one shot, and they immediately started shooting at the exposed enemies on the opposite side.
"Don't rush to shoot, wait patiently, they hide behind the tree to reload, and then step out and shoot. Wait for them to come out and then shoot." Yang Fan said.
"Okay, sir, I feel like this air rifle seems to be more accurate than a flintlock gun within fifty meters." Xiao Niangpi said.
boom! The little girl knocked down a musketeer.
"Of course, it is rifled, and the firing vibration is small."
Bang bang bang! The sound of the air rifle was completely drowned out by the musket fire from the opposite side. But at this distance, one of every three or four shots fired hit.
"Master, I hit one," Chen Xi shouted happily.
"Don't shout loudly, be careful." Yang Fan quickly stopped her. This little girl yells when she is happy. She has never been on the battlefield and does not know how to expose targets.
Soon, more than a dozen heavy matchlock guns came banging, banging, banging, and sawdust rained down on the place where Chen Xi was lying. Fortunately, they were all lying on the ground.
The trunk of the tree was penetrated in many places. If you were to use a muzzle-loading flintlock and reload while standing, you would definitely be hit.
Chen Xi was so suppressed that he could not lift his head.
"Be obedient, the four of you retreat first. I'll stop you before retreating. The heavy matchlock gun is too dangerous. It will be safe on the boat." Yang Fan said to Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru.
"Okay, sir, be careful." Xiao Niangpi saw that Yang Fan was about to get angry, so she quickly pulled Mei Xiang and Chen Xi and retreated.
At this time, more than a dozen people caught up from behind. The servants were searching around, and when they heard the gunshots and saw the flares, they naturally came over here.
Seeing that all the servants had come, Xiao Niangpi was relieved and quickly took them down the mountain.
Yang Fan felt relieved after seeing them leave.
Looking back, I saw that a group of people with the general banner had already come up, more than thirty people in total. Yang Fan turned around and said, "Qian Dazhuang, come here."
Qian Dazhuang hurriedly ran to Yang Fan and lay down next to him.
"Master, our people are on their way, what are these foreigners doing?"
"Damn, they are here to steal business, and they are also here for these treasures." Yang Fan cursed.
"What, you dare to rob us, you are really impatient. Master, just watch here, I will rush over with my general flag and kill them." Qian Dazhuang immediately became angry. It was always them who robbed the Mongols, but now someone came to rob them. It's really unbearable.
Yang Fan glanced at him, and the boy screamed when he was excited. Asked: "Do you know how to fight?"
Qian Dazhuang quickly lowered his head and said, "Please give me some advice."
"Jungle warfare is about firepower density. Whoever shoots faster and has more ammunition will have the advantage. Long guns are useless with long ranges. And they can't be used in the woods."
Qian Dazhuang slapped his head and said: "I understand, use a revolver and a short knife. Master, wait, I will kill them right away."
"Brothers, use your revolver. Follow me." Qian Dazhuang shouted.
Yang Fan held him down and cursed: "What are you doing, you tough guy? Shoot the grenade first."
Qian Dazhuang immediately realized that it was impossible to rush up like this. There were at least forty muskets on the opposite side.
