The officers and soldiers were getting closer and closer, and some of the spearmen in the spearmen's formation began to tremble.
After Cao Guang noticed it, he frowned slightly.
Most of the spearmen who were trembling were soldiers from the two squadrons who later joined Daliang Mountain, because these two squadrons were the only ones that had not experienced the actual battle of plundering Xu Ji's convoy and had always been trained step by step. This time it was The first time he officially appeared on the battlefield, he faced the army.
"It's good to have experienced this once." Zhang Hongtu noticed Cao Guang's dissatisfied look and explained in a low voice.
Cao Guang nodded slightly.
One hundred steps...ninety steps...eighty steps...
The flag in Chen Miao's hand was held firmly in his hand, and the veins on his forehead bulged, proving that he was not at peace inside.
The officers and soldiers approached step by step.
As a squadron leader, what he is most worried about is whether his gunmen can be stable and not be afraid of facing the officers and soldiers directly.
Although the gunman of his squadron had set up an ambush in the woods with Marin before and fought against the army once, it was a sneak attack and was different from the current situation.
The feeling of oppression caused by hundreds of officers and soldiers rushing over is completely different from that of a sneak attack.
Seventy steps...
"Let go!" Chen Miao shouted and waved the flag in his hand.
Bang...bang...
A series of firecrackers were fired, which made Chen Miao breathe a sigh of relief, proving that his firecrackers did not panic and fired the firecrackers smoothly.
After the fire gunmen of his team fired the fire guns, he ordered: "Back off, clean the medicine pool and reload."
Even without him giving an order, the firecrackers who had been trained repeatedly would avoid the second row of firecrackers and retreat directly behind the third row of firecrackers after firing the firecrackers in their hands.
Only then began to clean the medicine pool and refill the gunpowder and lead.
After the firecrackers of the first squadron retreated, the firecrackers of the second squadron who were standing in the second row became the first row. Under the order of their captain, they fired the firecrackers in their hands.
With the firecrackers of the first squadron as an example, the firecrackers of the second squadron successfully fired the firecrackers in their hands.
After finishing the fight, he also retreated to the last row and began to clean the medicine pool and refill it.
At this time, the gunmen of the third squadron were at the forefront.
"Let go!" The captain of the third squadron waved the command flag expressionlessly and shouted in his mouth at the same time.
Bang...another row of firecrackers was released.
After firing, without even looking at the results, the gunman of the third squadron retreated to the back to reload the gun.
"It seems that the army is going to be defeated." Zhang Hongtu, standing next to Cao Guang, whispered.
The hundreds of infantry soldiers who originally rushed towards them were hit by three rounds of firecrackers, and at least thirty people were killed or injured. In addition to those who were killed on the spot, many others were injured but did not die for a while. He fell to the ground and screamed.
The most casualties were among Wu Huai's soldiers.
These people rushed to the front and were closely watched by the fire gunmen. Even some soldiers wearing mail armor could not withstand the lead of the fire gun.
Even mail armor is not as good as cotton armor in terms of defense against lead shot from fire guns.
Hundreds of officers and soldiers were killed and more than 30 wounded at once. Nearly 30% of the battle damage caused the officers and soldiers who rushed to the mountain stronghold to be defeated. The surviving soldiers fled in all directions.
"Go, hold me down with my bullets, retreat and chop!" Wu Huai ordered with a livid face.
The bandits were not even touched, and there were only less than 70 soldiers left among the hundreds of officers. The rest of the soldiers were defeated, and most of the dead and injured were his own soldiers.
The soldiers on the side advised: "Sir, please retreat. The blunderbuss in the hands of the bandits are different from the blunderbuss we use. They are too powerful and our people cannot get close at all."
"I will not give in." Wu Huai said through gritted teeth.
He had reached the bandits' lair, but as soon as they fought, he suffered a huge defeat. He was still defeated by a group of bandits, losing more than a dozen of his soldiers, and these soldiers were all raised by him with his own money, weren't they? For an ordinary soldier in the camp, such failure and loss were difficult for him to accept.
"Sir," the soldier on the side said, "we have too few people. Once the soldiers and horses brought by Master Xu arrive, we will definitely be able to rush into the stronghold and kill all these bandits."
A soldier on the other side said: "Yes, sir, it's better to preserve our strength. These bandits can't escape anyway. When the army comes, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop."
The anger in Wu Huai's heart calmed down a lot.
He also knew that it would be difficult to kill the bandits on the opposite side with just his few men. The other side's cannons were too powerful and very sophisticated. They were completely different from the cannons made by the Ministry of Industry.
More importantly, the bandits in front of them are very skilled in the use of bird guns. It can be seen that they have undergone long-term training. Not only can they use the three-stage shooting used by Qi Jiajun, but the speed of loading and firing bird guns is far faster than those of Fubiao Camp. Bird gunner.
"retreat!"
Wu Huai knew that there was nothing he could do against the bandits in front of him if he stayed, so he waved his hand and took the lead in turning his horse's head and retreating down the mountain.
As soon as he retreated, the soldiers who had hesitated at first fled down the mountain like a tide.
Soon, there were only corpses left in the open space in front of the village, as well as some seriously injured soldiers.
"Captain, we won." Marin said excitedly.
Not only him, but also many gunmen and spearmen in the three squadrons showed joy.
After hearing the news of the attack by the government troops, many new soldiers in the three squadrons were afraid, worried about being wiped out by the government troops, especially those who fled from Liaodong. They were originally common people in the Ming Dynasty, but now they have become mountains. Once the bandits are broken down by the army, no one cares who they were before. They will only be punished as bandits.
"I just won a battle temporarily." Cao Guang said calmly.
If his group of more than 400 people can't defeat even more than a hundred officers and soldiers, then there is no need for him as the captain to do it.
"The captain is right, there are still troops at the foot of the mountain." Zhang Hongtu said, "I hope the troops at the foot of the mountain know about the defeat of the troops in front of them and can take the initiative to retreat. Otherwise, there will be a fierce battle below. "
Marin nodded in agreement.
The people he had sneak attacked before were the large army of the army. He clearly knew that there were still five to six hundred people in the army. Even if some were lost in his attack, there would still be four to five hundred people. Including the army that had just been defeated, Altogether, there are at least 600 people left.
In terms of numbers alone, the number of officers and soldiers was greater than that of the bandits in Daliang Mountain.
At this time, Chen Miao ran over from his squadron, came to Cao Guang, and said: "Captain, after the officers and soldiers retreated, there were some seriously injured people left behind. Would you like me to send someone to give them a happy life?" It can also be used to strengthen the courage of the soldiers in the team who have never seen blood."
"Leave it there, don't worry about it." Cao Guang waved his hand and said immediately, "Leave these undead officers and soldiers here to show the officers and soldiers coming later and let them know the consequences of attacking Daliang Mountain."
"Then my subordinates won't send people to clean the battlefield." Chen Miao nodded.
Cao Guang said: "Go back and watch your squadron and stay vigilant. There will be a fierce battle to be fought soon."
"yes."
Chen Miao turned around and returned to his squadron.
