Chapter Fifty-Six: This Thing Is a Bit Strange
It was not only Hao Ren who was shocked, but Fang Yuanxin in the Guang'an cavalry on the opposite side was also shocked.
When he saw the casualties of his cavalry, his first reaction was to be shelled by the enemy, just like before.
But soon he realized that it was not, it was not shelling at all.
Because he had clearly seen it before, only one shot was fired on the other side, and a small number of casualties were inflicted on his own side.
Then there was a crisp burst of gunfire from the opposite car formation, and at the same time, a puff of white smoke drifted from the opposite car formation, which was undoubtedly the movement of the musket when it was fired.
But!
Why did the other side just shoot and suffer casualties?
Could it be that there were quite a few troops firing on the opposite side, and all of them were sharpshooters, and the bullets that flew over 400 meters caused damage to their own side?
Or is it that the opposite side is blind?
He couldn't figure it out!
Because this situation is beyond the military common sense he knows.
Muskets, it is simply impossible to kill and wound the enemy at such a distance!
Although he couldn't figure it out, the casualties were not much, so he continued to rush forward with the cavalry, which they had already entered the stage of speeding up and charging, and it was impossible to stop.
And as long as he rushes up and defeats these Roan thieves when the time comes, he will be able to know why his own cavalry has suffered casualties just now.
But soon, the gunfire rang out on the opposite side again, not as neat and dense as before, slightly sparse, but after a crisp gunshot, his cavalry column began to continue to have people fall on the way to the charge.
This thing!
It's kind of weird!
In the Guang'an Army, Fang Yuanxin's expression was already solemn at this time!
But even so, there was no reason for him to stop, because at this time they had already rushed to more than two hundred meters, and it wouldn't take long to kill them.
And it is true, Lin Ziran commanded the soldiers of the patrol battalion, but he didn't have time to fire a few shots, and he couldn't give full play to the long-range accurate shooting of rifled guns, and the cavalry of the others had already rushed up.
At this time, Lin Ziran really felt the power of the cavalry charge.
These cavalrymen did not directly attack the defensive convoy formation of Lin Ziran's patrol battalion, nor did they attack the formation of more than 50 heavy troops led by Hao Ren, but killed those who had not yet had time to form a formation, or only a few carriages, only a small cart formation defended by the people.
When these cavalrymen rushed in, the scene could be described as bloody!
Hundreds of cavalrymen brandished sabers and directly cut down the people and scattered soldiers who had not had time to line up one by one.
When encountering a small cart formation, they will also have revolvers, and they will attack from a high position, killing and wounding those people or soldiers one by one.
The screams instantly resounded throughout the battlefield, and Lin Ziran was also dumbfounded!
Although he didn't experience war in this world, the previous defensive operations and rescue operations in Qingshan Town were all one-sided shots with rifled guns from a distance, and he had never had close contact with the enemy at all.
But now, those Guang'an cavalry were not far from him, and the nearest one was even seven or eight meters away, and they swept outside the cart array where Lin Ziran was, and they didn't stop, slashing and slashing as they passed.
Flesh and blood fly, life keeps disappearing!
When Lin Ziran saw a Guang'an cavalryman with his own eyes, he easily pulled a saber on the neck of a heavy soldier, using the huge impact of the horse, the saber instantly cut off more than half of the neck, only the small half was still connected, and the blood arrow spurted out more than a meter away!
Seeing such a terrifying scene, Lin Ziran was a little stunned.
Is this war?
In his two lives, whether on the earth or in this world, Lin Ziran has never really felt the cruelty of war before, even if he has watched many real and tragic war movies on the earth, even if he has led people to fight two battles in this world.
However, this is still the first time Lin Ziran has felt the cruelty of war!
At this moment, Lin Ziran even had a feeling of nausea and wanted to vomit.
But he endured it and danced the command knife vigorously: "Quick, load!" ”
"Free Fire!"
At this time, it is superfluous to do everything else, and it is superfluous to say that everything else.
Now the only thing he can do is command the soldiers to keep reloading and then shoot!
Relying on the chariot formation, the Guang'an cavalry outside could not enter, and they did not stupidly hit the carriage directly, but they began to use revolting pistols to fire back at the chariot formation.
These cavalrymen are all on horses, condescending, and will not be blocked by carriages, as long as they get close, they can easily use the revolver to concentrate the soldiers under Lin Ziran's command.
Casualties are starting to appear!
Even one of the guards beside Lin Ziran was shot in the neck by a pistol bullet from the Guang'an cavalry, spraying Lin Ziran's face with blood!
Lin Ziran reached out and touched the greasy blood stains on his face, and then shouted again: "Steady, pay attention to concealment!" ”
Now the two sides are competing in the opposite shooting, although the opponent's pistol can shoot many times in a row, but the own side has a carriage as an obstacle.
Naturally, the ordinary wooden planks on the carriage could not stop the bullets, but the carriages were full of goods, which were able to block bullets.
No matter how bad they were, these carriages were able to block the view of the enemy's cavalry.
Even Lin Ziran himself didn't dare to hold it up, and continued to ride on the horse, but got off the horse and then got behind a thick carriage, and at the same time held a smoothbore pistol in his hand.
Seeing the first Guang'an cavalry galloping past not far away, when the Guang'an cavalry raised his pistol and tried to shoot, Lin Ziran took the lead and shot first.
After the crisp gunshots, the Guang'an cavalry on the opposite side fell directly from their horses.
A few seconds later, Lin Ziran fired again, and another Guang'an cavalryman fell.
Not only Lin Ziran, but even Luo Mazi and others began to rely on the carriage, and then counterattacked the Guang'an cavalry outside.
At this time, Fang Yuanxin, a doctor in Guang'an, who was outside, looked left and right at the battlefield, and after seeing that more than a dozen cavalry on his side had fallen outside the cart formation not far away, he immediately said: "Don't fall in love with the battle, set fire, retreat!" ”
Cavalry, what you want is speed!
Stopping and firing at the musketeers with the wagons on their backs will undoubtedly be a disadvantage!
When he gave the order, the Guang'an cavalry came and went quickly.
Soon they withdrew hundreds of meters, but Fang Yuanxin, who had finished the preliminary count, had a black face.
He didn't expect that his side had played so perfectly in the battle just now, which could be called a textbook battle of cavalry attacking transport troops.
But why do you still lose so much?