When Lin Ziran noticed that the situation was not good, he ordered to stop advancing and prepare for battle.

But what Lin Ziran saw next made him extremely anxious.

Because the transport convoy had just set off, and even a small number of carriages behind had not yet set off, this sudden unexpected situation made the transport convoy unable to react at all.

Even the experienced Hao Ren had already sensed the danger from the rumbling hooves, and the first thing he did was to organize the convoy and start arranging the formation.

But in a hurry, a large number of carriages could not be lined up at the first time.

Seeing this situation, Lin Ziran was also anxious.

Looking into the distance, there were already a large number of cavalry coming slowly, these cavalrymen were wearing gray shirts and white pants, and at a glance they knew that they were Guang'an's cavalry.

Looking at the distance, although there are still more than 1,000 meters, they are cavalry, and the advance speed of the short-distance attack is very fast, but there is no time for a large number of carriages to slowly line up.

At this time, Lin Ziran directly stepped forward, holding his command knife high and swept in front of his patrol battalion array: "The first company and the second company are preparing to fight with the carriage, and the artillery platoon is immediately preparing for shelling. ”

It is impossible to form a complete circular huge chariot formation for defense, and the Guang'an cavalry on the opposite side will not give themselves this time.

In this case, the best thing to do is to use the existing carriage as an obstacle to defend on the spot.

Unlike the slow and troublesome transport convoys, Lin Ziran's patrol battalion is all soldiers, even if they are all new recruits who are on the battlefield for the first time, but when the enemy is still far away, it is still possible to follow orders and hide behind the carriage.

In fact, Lin Ziran could also choose to order a direct list of the hollow phalanx, but he didn't have much confidence in his own soldiers.

The hollow phalanx of musketeers was certainly the best formation against cavalry, but this was based on the fact that the musketeers were well trained.

The momentum of the cavalry impact was too terrifying, and these new recruits estimated that the enemy's cavalry had not yet rushed over, and they were already frightened to collapse.

They needed fortifications, they needed carriages as a psychological support, so that they could calm down and shoot back.

In the past few months, Lin Ziran's training of the patrol battalion basically did not do anything too complicated, mainly training formations, emphasizing obedience to orders.

Therefore, although the situation was a little chaotic, the soldiers of the patrol battalion were still able to perform basic tactical movements.

Under Lin Ziran's order, the soldiers of the patrol battalion soon relied on the back of the carriage that was still on the main road and had not even untied the horses.

Then some soldiers, under the command of the platoon commander and other officers, helped the people to untie the horses, otherwise when the fight started, the horses would be disturbed by the sound of gunfire, and then they were restless, dragging the carriage around.

At this time, Luo Mazi also rode to Lin Ziran's side with a look of urgency: "My lord, the enemy is menacing, why don't we avoid the edge for the time being?" ”

Lin Ziran glanced at him, and then said: "If I hear you say that you run away again and shake the army's heart, Lao Tzu will kill you immediately!" ”

Luo Mazi was also stunned when he saw Lin Ziran's expression!

Then I saw him again and said: "The adults are angry, the adults are angry, the little ones definitely don't want to escape, but they just feel that the carriages we rely on now are not enough, and the small suggestion is to let the transport team gather more carriages over there!" ”

Lin Ziran snorted coldly: Count your brain spinning fast!

This Luo Mazi, if he has nothing to do, he wants to run, and he doesn't look at what the situation is now.

The cavalry came, and there were at least 500 horsemen, so they had no choice but to hold on to the spot.

Turning around and running away is actually no different from collapsing on the spot, those Guang'an cavalry on the opposite side directly rode their horses to cover up, and it will be hellish if they can escape when the time comes.

At this time, Hao Ren also hurriedly ran over: "Brother Lin, it's too late, the convoy can't line up at all!" ”

Lin Ziran said: "Since you can't line up a big formation, then form a small formation, and the nearby carriages form a small formation on the spot, as long as you don't let those cavalry rush in!" ”

"In addition, immediately send light cavalry north to ask for help!"

Now the most important thing is to defend on the spot, even if there is no standard circular array, but each small formation can become a small stronghold, relying on these carriages as obstacles, the enemy's cavalry cannot rush in.

But even if they hold on, they can't get out of danger by relying on them, and they must get support.

Support from the main forces of Shigehiro Castle.

Lin Ziran's brief words can be regarded as initially stabilizing the situation.

The many carriages that had already set off, because the formation was too long and the distance was round, there was no choice but to surround four or five carriages nearby, and then those people were hiding inside.

And Hao Ren led more than 50 heavy soldiers under his command to help the people line up in the middle of the carriage, and in a hurry, he surrounded almost a dozen carriages and defended them on the spot.

Lin Ziran himself led the patrol battalion to organize vehicles on the spot, and then listed a fleet of more than 30 carriages, and led the patrol battalion to defend.

As for the other carriages and people's husbands, Lin Ziran couldn't control it so much.

When Lin Ziran hurriedly lined up to prepare for battle, a few hundred meters ahead, the Guang'an cavalry had already begun to speed up.

When the formation was settled, Lin Ziran immediately ordered: "Minfu and the baggage platoon continue to build a vehicle formation, and the first company, the second company, and the artillery company are ready for battle!" ”

"As soon as the artillery platoon is loaded, open fire!"

"The musketeers are loaded and waiting for the officer's orders!"

After some arrangement, the original panic situation finally calmed down.

The soldiers of the two companies were already loading, and the fast-moving soldiers were already reloading, and then waiting for orders.

Lin Ziran estimated the distance of the opponent's cavalry!

Six hundred meters, five hundred meters!

At this time, preparations had already begun, and a five-pound cannon that had been loaded was also fired at the enemy cavalry in front.

Rumble!

The cannon sounded, and a round grenade with a wooden support on the tail and a disc fuse installed flew out of the barrel in an instant, crossed the sky and fell among the Guang'an cavalry.

Bang!

The shell exploded, and many Guang'an cavalrymen were overturned in an instant!

However, this did not affect the charge of those Guang'an cavalry in the slightest!

Five hundred meters, four hundred meters!

At this time, Lin Ziran also waved the command knife in the direction: "Shoot!" ”

At this time, something happened that Hao Ren and other heavy soldiers, and even those people, could not understand, and the musketeers of the Qingshan Patrol Battalion opened fire when the Guang'an cavalry was still 400 meters away.

Hao Ren's face suddenly darkened.

He didn't expect that this Lin Ziran looked quite calm, but why was he so anxious.

Those Guang'an cavalry are still 400 meters away, why did you order the musketeers to open fire, so that you can hit the hell!

But when he looked at the Guang'an cavalry hundreds of meters away, his eyes were about to fall directly.

He clearly saw that as the musketeers of the Qingshan Patrol Battalion fired, there were really a lot of Guang'an cavalry in front of him.

It was those cavalry horses who tripped over a small pit, right?

However, I don't want to look at it, because it is unlikely that almost ten Guang'an cavalrymen were tripped in different places at the same time!

Was it really a musket hit?

Meng, right?