"Stand upright! Look to the right! Look forward! Hold the gun, walk away, one, two, one... One, two, one..."Following Peng Zhicheng's order, 250 officers and men of the first battalion of the newly built army marched in a fairly neat manner, passing through the north gate and lining up outside the city.

The first battalion was arranged in a sentry unit, and the three sentry posts were connected as a whole, with the first row of each outpost in front, and so on, forming a 48*5 phalanx. The officers and men of the first four platoons were dressed in sturdy three-year-old full-body armor, with a small bag, a large bag, and a tinder jar hanging from their waists, and the small bag was a primer pack; In the big bag, small cylindrical paper bags were carefully stacked, and the small paper bags contained gunpowder and projectiles, which were the result of the implementation of fixed ammunition by the crowd; The tinder jar is used to light the arquebus when firing.

The brethren of the first post of the independent field artillery had already set up artillery positions at the front, and six 4-pounder guns and two 8-pounder guns had been erected. Behind each gun there was an ammunition cart filled with barrels of gunpowder and various shells. The artillerymen were busy around the artillery, making the most preparations before and after the launch.

As soon as they received the news of the enemy's landing, they went out to set up positions. 45 officers and men, plus thirty or forty horses, pulled 8 cannons to the position in the shortest possible time. As soon as the artillery positions were erected, the Finnish horses were returned, and there were no eyes on the battlefield, and if the horses were damaged, it would be a great loss. In the eyes of the Executive Committee, these horses were worth much more than cannons.

The horses that were pulled back were not idle. The executive committee pulled out all the horses that could be used, and made up 40 horses. Propaganda and promises were made among the Cossack serfs, in short, freemen and money, and 40 riders were successfully recruited. Almost all of these Cossacks could ride horses, and the Executive Committee issued them with a newly created command knife of the 32 years as a weapon as a reserve force. At this time, the war is imminent, and it is good to have a little more strength.

Peng Zhicheng raised the military binoculars, and the enemies in the lens were also lined up in a neat phalanx. The costumes look a little messy, but these days there are no regular uniforms in European armies, and it's normal to be a little messy.

The other side did not have artillery, probably because of the landing at sea and the shipment was not easy; Or the lack of horses and the inconvenience of transportation, in short, this is good news for the 250 officers and men of the first battalion.

The commander of the other side also raised his monoculars, wondering what kind of mood he would feel when he saw his own well-equipped soldiers with a decent fighting spirit. Peng Zhicheng thought secretly.

Sean Raffarin is in a bad mood indeed.

This landing operation was entirely the result of his obstinate actions. Originally, after seeing that the fort could not be easily breached, everyone advocated returning home or simply continuing south to rob a Spanish town.

The English and the Dutch could speak of robbing the Spanish towns, because they were either genuine pirates, or their home country was at war with the Spaniards; But Sean Raffarin did not dare, he was a high-ranking official of the St. Christopher Company, and to say more, the colonial representative of the French government in the Caribbean, he had to be cautious in his every move, word and deed, and he did not want to plunge France into a direct conflict with the Spanish Empire because of his stupid actions.

However, there is no need to think so much about the Tatars who have no background, just do it. Although Sean had always wondered why this nomadic people from the East would sail thousands of miles away to South America, it was obviously not the time to delve into the matter, as long as he knew that there would be no additional trouble in attacking the Tatar castle.

And, most importantly, the castle is rich in staggering wealth! A fortune that can save the company and even the king will be blushing! As long as he succeeds in this vote, the company will be saved, and he will be appreciated by the Parisian high-level such as Lord Richelieu. Perhaps there will be one or two beautiful aristocratic ladies who will fall in love with them because of their heroic deeds in the New World, and that is simply certain!

To this end, Sean Raffarin lobbied the remaining captains, mainly Dutch and English. Captain Adrian Flores understands his urgency to save the company, and as the commander of the trip, he must obey his orders.

The Good Old Man didn't have any soldiers on board, so Sean didn't really care if the English were on the operation; As for the captain of the Raven, Ruben Demer, Sean tried to convince because the Dutch flute-shaped ship could carry 150 soldiers.

In order to convince Captain Demere, Sean struggled to speak, and finally had to promise to distribute more shares to the other party after the deed was completed, so that the other party reluctantly agreed to go ashore and attack with the French, but demanded that he retreat immediately if he found that the situation was wrong.

After Captain Demel agreed, Captain John Ston of England had no choice but to take 25 sailors ashore to try his luck.

Before leaving, Sean Raffarin was a little worried about the performance of the enemy battery, but he still believed that he could defeat the enemy and occupy the city. Cortés and Pizarro had captured Mexico and Peru with a small number of men, and it should not have been too difficult to capture a city of the Tatars, who probably had fewer than a thousand inhabitants, with 375 well-trained soldiers from Europe.

The only thing to worry about is the other side's walls. If they hide within the walls and don't come out, and they don't come with cannons, it will be a bit of a problem to occupy the city.

Therefore, when Sean Raffarin saw that the other party was not cowering inside the city, but was actually arrayed outside the city, he suddenly felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart; This joy was soon diluted, however, for he saw that the Tatars had formed a neat phalanx, and that the soldiers were mostly dressed in bright plate armor and muskets in their hands, and looked well-trained. This made his mood slightly worse.

But the matter has come to this point, everyone has no way back, but to move forward, maybe the other party is just putting on a pretense.

"God forbid." Sean solemnly drew a cross on his chest, and then shouted in a loud voice: "Soldiers, for the sake of glory, for the sake of wealth, I order you to attack!" God bless us! ”

"God forbid!" After praying, the soldiers began to move forward with arquebuses and various weapons.

Since the construction of a reservoir and the overhaul of canals for drinking water irrigation by the Executive Committee, the water flow of Xiaoxi Wetland has been very small. But the muddy riverbed was still a nightmare for the march.

The soldiers of the 1st Battalion lined up in the harvested wheat fields, about half a meter apart, nervously loading ammunition while carefully checking that the arquebuses were not extinguished, and then waiting for the officer's order.

When they first went to the battlefield, they said that it would be a lie if they were not nervous, but the matter has come to this point, so they can only bite the bullet. Fortunately, the usual training is relatively sufficient, and they only need to repeat the training movements mechanically.

But they weren't the first to fire on the battlefield. The 8-pounder and 4-pounder guns of the first field artillery post opened fire, and the solid iron ball roared towards the enemy crowd, bringing up several stumps and severed arms, and successfully creating a little chaos. It's a pity that the ground is slightly soft, which absorbs the kinetic energy of the shells well, which greatly reduces the effect of ricochets.

The speed of the enemy's advance was noticeably faster, and the formation was somewhat scattered for this. At this time, the artillery was almost all fired directly, and shells continued to fall in the crowd, harvesting a few lives each time. Soon, the formations of both sides were close to the range of muskets.

Peng Zhicheng was dressed in a three-year-old full-body armor and stood in the gap between the first and second sentinels. I saw him raise his right hand and order loudly: "Shoot back, prepare, fire!" ”

Following his order, the first battalion suddenly burst into gunfire, and the 48 officers and men who had finished shooting did not look at the results of the battle, and quickly flashed from the gap next to them to the rear to reload; Then the second platoon of soldiers continued to shoot, and when they were done, they reloaded again, and so on.

After the soldiers in the first row fired, Peng Zhicheng clearly saw that the momentum of the opponent's advance was abrupt, and at least 20 people were shot and fell to the ground. After the muskets in the hands of the soldiers in the second row also fired, the battlefield was suddenly filled with smoke, and Peng Zhicheng faintly saw from the smoke that the opposing soldiers began to counterattack under the command of the officers.

The whistling high-speed projectile hit the curved iron armor made of high-carbon steel, making a muffled clanging sound. Occasionally, someone screamed, and it was the unlucky man who had been shot in the face.

The soldiers of the third and fourth rows fired one after another, and by this time the projectiles fired from the opposite side were already sparse.

After all five rows had finished firing, the first row stepped forward again to fire a volley. At this time, a strong wind was blowing, and Peng Zhicheng was able to see the situation on the other side of the battlefield.

The other side of the creek wetland can be described as miserable, with large numbers of corpses scattered all over the ground. The enemy's formation had apparently collapsed, and the soldiers with heavy casualties began to turn around and flee, and the officers could not restrain themselves, and began to join the fleeing line.

Peng Zhicheng grinned and said, "I played a arquebus era and shot in line!" Liao Meng, is he still alive? Ha Luha, organize men to pursue. Pay attention to your own safety and try not to cause any casualties. ”

Liao Meng smiled, and he looked a little excited when he first went to the battlefield: "Lao Tzu is not so easy to hang." Fifth platoon of each post, follow me! Chase the enemy! ”

"By the way, I almost forgot." Peng Zhicheng slapped his thigh again, and made a metallic sound: "You, Xiao Li, hurry back, let people send out those Cossack riders, damn, when you chase the enemy, you don't need them anymore." Alas, I knew that the battle of Lu Dao was going so smoothly, and Lao Tzu had deployed them early in the morning. ”

After Peng Zhicheng finished complaining, he ordered the remaining musketeers to form a team, and then began to prepare for a pursuit across the muddy riverbed. Of course, the iron sheet on the body has to be removed first, otherwise I will be tired from walking naked like this.

The artillerymen spread the planks onto the riverbed so that everyone could pass smoothly.

Not far away, the Cossack riders who rushed out of the city gate swept by like a gale, with their snowy command knives in their hands......