The enemy cavalry never came, they only roared and galloped back and forth more than 200 paces away, but they were not within range. Their howls penetrated the ears of all the sergeants. Some of the sergeants were holding blunderbuss in their hands. Faintly trembling.
About two quarters later, Cheng Sanhu's arm holding the gun gradually became sore, and large beads of sweat began to drip from his forehead. However, the entire military formation was still in good order, except for the "whooshing" gasps of the sergeants. Outside, there is no noise at all.
The sergeants who were originally a little panicked now calmed down. Although their arms were suffering from acid reflux, they still insisted on holding the blunderbuss in their hands straight and aiming at the slightly blurred figures of the bandits in the distance.
The cavalry in the distance suddenly rushed towards us. They were divided into several groups, each with dozens of riders. Amidst the rumble of hoofbeats, streams of smoke billowed forward, and their momentum was already astonishing.
Cheng Sanhu was a little flustered. At this moment, he heard the shouts of Commander Tan Hesheng: "Pay attention, don't fire without orders, be careful of getting your head chopped off!"
He quickly calmed down and held the gun in his hand tighter. At the same time, he thought in his mind: "The bandits and cavalry are all coming. Do we really have to wait until sixty steps before firing?"
When the horse team on the opposite side rushed forward a hundred paces, they all turned their horses' heads and ran to both sides, and then gradually ran back two hundred paces. In this way, they rushed twice in a row, but they never entered the range of the cannon. within.
Tan Hesheng, the commander of the second armor, was originally Jin Xinpeng's servant. After Zhang Cheng came, he carried out military reform and abolished the treatment of servants. Some servants left to join others, but he stayed and was appointed commander of the commander.
At this moment, he was thinking in his heart: If the new general, the master, encountered such a posture before coming to the north road, I am afraid that he would have fired guns and fired indiscriminately. How could he abide by such rules?
However, Tan Hesheng also felt that with such a tight military formation and the fire rifle soldiers on standby, he would not be afraid no matter how many bandits came charging at him. It was indeed much stronger than the random shooting before.
This is what a strong army should look like!
Tan Hesheng couldn't help but feel proud to be in such a military formation.
After the two sides faced off for another moment, the hundreds of enemy cavalrymen suddenly let out a strange howl, then whistled and disappeared into the distance. As the smoke billowed away, they gradually disappeared.
In the Chinese army's chariot formation, Chen Zhong stood on horseback, holding a lookout tube in his hand. However, he was not observing the fleeing enemy cavalry, but kept observing Jin Yong's men with the lookout tube. The military formations of Division A and Division B also had a smile on their lips.
A telescope is a monocular telescope. After Zhang Cheng established the Yunzhou Craftsman's Workshop, he ordered Shi Tiegen to organize craftsmen to burn glass and create two specifications of telescopes.
The first is the kind of sight tube used by Jin Yong. It is about a foot long and divided into two sections, each section is nearly five inches. Now each of the troops under Zhang Cheng's command is given one to each officer above the commander-in-chief.
The second is the kind of sight tube used by Chen Zhong, which is also about one foot long, but is divided into three sections, each section is about three inches. This is to make it easier for their sentries to carry it with them. Currently, those with military rank above the rank of squadron officer in the Ranger Department Each team of the He Ye Bu Shu team will get one.
At this moment, he was deeply satisfied when he saw that the formations of the infantry and camp divisions were neat and orderly, with no signs of disorder, and no one opened fire without orders. With a wave of his hand, he released dozens of ranger scouts and cavalry, and quietly retreated to drive away the bandit cavalry. Followed by the tail.
He jumped off the horse, looked at Jin Yong who also had a smile on his face, and said softly: "President Jin Qian, the enemy cavalry has retreated, and the army can form a team!"
Jin Yong also smiled and shouted orders, as the sound of golden gongs sounded in the Chinese army formation.
"Put down the cannons and put out the match ropes!" The officers of the fire cannon bureau also shouted loudly.
Then there was another loud sound of gongs, and the sergeants from each team sat down to rest in accordance with the order.
Cheng Sanhu vigorously shook his arm, which was already feeling extremely sore and numb, spit, and cursed in a low voice: "Why did you run away, the ball thief!"
The army array was silent, and only the breathing of the sergeants could be heard. Although the bandit cavalry retreated, all the sergeants sat in compliance with the order, and no one dared to whisper to each other.
After a while, the ranger scouts who had just followed them turned back to the central army formation. After a while, the military order came through:
"The enemy cavalry has fled and retreated. Each division still went downhill in sequence, entered the main road, continued marching, and camped for rest by a small river ten miles ahead."
The soldiers assigned to the baggage truck were busy unloading and putting away the side carriages that had just been erected, and rearranged the truck. The flatbed trucks of Department B also carried the squatting tiger cannon onto the truck. , re-hooked the mule and prepared to set off.
Cheng Sanhu, who had already stood up and was reorganizing his team, saw a group of rangers galloping past him. He vaguely saw the ranger sentry commander with the recognition flag on his back, and looked at them with a rather strange look. Weird, with a very strange smile in his eyes and mouth.
Although he couldn't figure out what the weird smile meant, he still had a doubt in his heart.
Moreover, when he looked from a distance, there was no tension in the Chinese army formation. When Mr. Qian passed by in the distance, there was a similarly weird smile on his big and sinister face, which made Cheng Sanhu I always feel that there is a strange feeling here.
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Jin Yong led the army and marched forward for more than ten miles, and finally arrived at the scheduled camping site.
This place is quite wide and far away from all the forts. There is also a small river flowing through this place, which has been surveyed by the scouts in advance. The camp is also located on a gentle slope. The small river is just below the slope, making it very convenient to draw water. .
Baggage trucks and flatbed carts built a car city on the gentle slope. Camp walls composed of rows of wooden boards and wooden piles were also erected one after another. Four simple hanging towers were erected at the four corners of the camp.
The bargemen unloaded the mules and horses pulling the carts, fed the mules and horses, and tended the animals. Teams of sergeants set up tents. They also had to dig toilet pits, build stables, and so on.
After the army sets up camp, everyone must enter and exit through the camp gate and must not climb over the camp wall elsewhere. Anyone who violates the rules will be tied up in front of the army and punished with military sticks.
Anyone who goes in and out of the camp to collect water or wood must have a general's order before they can go in and out, and must show their personal badge. Anyone who disobeys the order and enters or exits the camp will be beaten with a hundred military sticks.
In the Chinese army camp, more than 80 ranger scouts galloped out on horseback, galloping in all directions to investigate the movements around the camp. Each side was divided into four groups, each with five riders.
Around the camp, open posts, hidden sentries, and mobile sentries were also set up to protect the camp.
After all the affairs were arranged, it was already dusk. All the soldiers had a simple dinner and then returned to their respective tents to prepare for rest.
In the camp, there was also the sound of golden horns and trumpets, and lights were raised one after another, and then drums were beaten, and the fireworks of each department and team were extinguished.
