Chen Wu said in shock: "What's wrong, so many horse bandits suddenly rushed to our convoy. I'm afraid the convoy is not prepared at all."
"Throw away the prey and reload the gun." Lao Wu shouted loudly.
One by one, the yellow sheep were thrown off the horse, along with a few hares and pheasants, all over the ground.
All the riders took out the muskets from their waists, tore open the powder packets, poured in the gunpowder and projectiles, and tamped them down with sticks.
After doing all this, everyone looked solemn and followed Lao Wu on horseback, looking at the horse bandits galloping over in the distance.
Chen Wu said anxiously: "Vice Captain, don't rush. We should go back and deliver a message to Mr. Zhao and the others first. With our small manpower, we cannot stop these hundreds of horse bandits."
"Brother Chen, thank you for bringing the news of the horse bandits' attack back to the convoy." Lao Wu clasped his fists at Chen Wu and immediately said to the people in the cavalry team, "Brothers, stop these horse bandits and buy time for the convoy."
"Yes." More than a dozen cavalry riders responded loudly.
Chen Wu, who was riding on the side, advised: "As long as we return to the convoy, there are many people in the convoy, so we may not be able to resist these horse bandits."
"Brother Chen, there is no need to persuade anymore. Please bring the news back as soon as possible." Lao Wu turned to the riders of the cavalry team behind him and said, "Brothers, follow me and show off the majesty of our tiger flag."
After saying that, he immediately drove his horse in the direction of the horse bandits.
All the riders on the cavalry team behind him followed him and rushed towards the horse bandits together.
Chen Wu hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't follow. He turned his horse's head and went to send a message to the team.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
More than a hundred war horses galloped on the grassland, and the sound of horse hooves was like thunder on a sunny day.
"Master, there is a horse team of more than ten people rushing towards us. It looks like the escort of the convoy in front." Someone among the horse bandits said.
The man known as the big boss flashed a fierce light in his eyes and said viciously: "You and Hubase lead a team of people over and kill them, while I will rob the others of their motorcade."
Oh, oh, oh...
A group of horse bandits let out strange screams, and a group of more than 20 horse bandits separated from the large group of horse bandits and ran towards Lao Wu and the others.
For a galloping horse, the journey of several miles can reach the front in a matter of seconds.
There were still about a hundred steps between the two sides, and the horse bandits began to draw their bows and shoot arrows one after another.
The horse bandits used soft bows, and many arrows fell to the grass due to weakness before they could reach Lao Wu and the others.
The bandit drew his bow again and prepared to shoot the second round.
At this moment, I heard Lao Wu shouting: "Vote!"
One after another, short axes were thrown from the hands of the tiger-character flag horse team and hit the horse bandits.
Although most of the hatchets failed, several horse bandits were hit by hatchets and fell off their horses.
After throwing away their hatchets, the tiger-character flag horse team pulled out the muskets from their waists, pointed at the horse bandits and started firing.
boom! boom! boom……
More than a dozen fire cannons were fired almost one after another. Although the distance between the two sides was getting closer, only a few horse bandits fell off their horses, and most of the horse bandits were still unharmed.
At this time, the horse bandit's second arrow shot over.
Many arrows hit the Tiger Flag cavalry, but they were blocked by the breastplates and iron helmets on their bodies. Only one cavalry was unlucky. The back of his hand was cut by an arrow, and the blunderbuss in his hand fell to the ground. .
Lao Wu led the cavalry team and passed by the horse bandits, reloading the muskets.
After some training, the Tiger Flag Horse Team has been able to skillfully use handguns on horseback. Even when the horses are galloping, they can also skillfully load gunpowder and marbles.
This is thanks to the convenience of fixed gunpowder. You only need to tear open the paper bag and put the gunpowder inside, and then tamp it down with a purge bar to release it.
After loading the gunpowder, Lao Wu turned the horse's head, holding a blunderbuss in one hand, and shouted: "Charge!"
He rushed towards the horse bandits again.
The horse bandits also drew their bows and arrows and shot at Lao Wu and the tiger-shaped flag cavalry beside him.
The arrows fired from the soft bow were weak and weak. Even if they hit the Tiger Flag cavalry, they would be blocked by the breastplates and fall to the ground, making it difficult to harm the Tiger Flag men.
As the distance between the two sides gradually narrowed, I heard Lao Wu shouting: "Let's shoot!"
Needless to say, the horse bandits entered the range of the cannons, and the cavalrymen of the Tiger Flag had already fired their cannons.
After firing a dozen handguns, five or six horse bandits fell off their horses. The result was far greater than the first time they fired the handguns.
After several casualties, the remaining number of horse bandits was almost the same as that of the Tiger Flag.
"Change your saber and let me kill you!" Lao Wu dropped his gun, drew his saber and rushed towards the horse bandit.
A dozen sabers flashing with cold light lit up at the same time.
The distance between the two sides made it too late for the horse bandits to shoot arrows again, and many horse bandits also raised their weapons.
Several Mongolian horse bandits were still trying to shoot at Lao Wu and the Tiger Flag horse team with bows and arrows, while other horse bandits rushed towards them with weapons raised.
More than thirty people and more than thirty war horses collided with each other in an instant and began to fight fiercely.
In the eyes of the horse bandits, this should be a one-sided battle. The result was as they expected. It was indeed one-sided, but they were the ones who fell.
The breastplates and iron helmets of the Tiger Banner Cavalry provided the best protection. The weapons of the horse bandits could not break the armor of the Tiger Banner Cavalry. Before the second move was made, they were greeted by the cold light of the saber.
After a charge, Lao Wu and the cavalry of the cavalry rushed out from the horse bandits one by one.
Looking at the horse bandits, there were less than five people still riding on horseback.
In this hand-to-hand encounter, more people were killed than in the previous two times with muskets and hatchets.
When Lao Wu led the cavalry team to turn around again and prepare for the third round of charge, the remaining horse bandits had already galloped away.
Lao Wu did not get off his horse to pick up the hatchet and gun that had been thrown to the ground just because he had won a battle. Instead, he said to the other Tiger Cavalrymen around him: "The injured people return to the convoy, and the rest of the people follow me to chase them." Horse bandits.”
After saying that, he flicked the reins and urged his horse to chase the escaped horse bandits.
Two Tiger Banner cavalrymen injured their arms in two charges against the horse bandits, but compared with the twenty or so horse bandits, they were considered a complete victory.
When the dozen or so tiger-shaped banner cavalrymen saw Lao Wu chasing the escaped horse bandits, none of them returned to the convoy, and they all gave chase on horseback.
The few horse bandits who escaped fled towards the direction of the large group of horse bandits.
When the horse bandit who took the lead in escaping caught up with the group of horse bandits, he shouted loudly: "Master, those guards are too fierce. Hubase was killed by them."
"Hey!" The leader of the horse bandits tightened the reins and stopped with the other horse bandits.
Seeing the men he sent running back in disgrace, his face darkened and he said: "Trash, you have more than 20 people who can't even defeat a dozen people, and you are asking people to kill them. What's the point of keeping you?"
As he spoke, he drew out his scimitar and slashed at the horse bandit who had escaped.
The blade cut off the throat, blood spattered out, and the horse bandit who was struck by the knife fell off his horse.
The leader of the horse bandits pointed forward with the bloody knife tip in his hand and shouted: "Turn the horse's head around and follow me to kill them."
More than a hundred horse bandits turned around and charged towards the dozen or so horsemen who were chasing them.
