"Fifty?" Bai Wenxuan is angry and funny, when did the imperial court pick the door so hard?

"These muskets are not ordinary muskets, according to His Majesty, they are rifled guns, which can sustain a target the size of a person in about a hundred steps."

Bai Wenxuan nodded silently. Since he was summoned today, he has seen too many things that break through his original understanding, and there are not many of them. In the more than a year since he retired from the front line to recuperate, the firearms units of the Ming army have almost completely replaced with flintlock muskets, and the rate of firearms equipment has also reached 60 percent, and the new army is close to 90 percent.

……

In the end, Zhao Jianfan only took two companies of the new army and two outposts of the old army, and the rest of the troops were responsible for the defense of Zhongxing City. More than 80 percent of the new army was armed with flintlock muskets, while the old army was only 40 percent armed with an additional 20 percent of archers. This is understandable from the point of view of combat effectiveness alone, after all, these archers have already been trained, and there is no need to use them in vain. However, when this group is exhausted or old, there will be no more places for archers in the army.

Although there were many Tusi soldiers surrounding Hanlong City, these people relied on a burst of blood to rush and kill, and when they encountered the lead that kept firing, they were like frightened elephants, and they retreated at once, and after only two or three rounds of shooting, this small but elite army successfully entered Hanlong City.

As soon as he entered the city, Zhao Gongfan asked, "Who is the highest-ranking person in charge of your affairs?" ”

"It's our company commander."

"You take me."

Zhao Jingfan was suspicious as he followed, could a company be able to defend this place with a long city wall of several miles? There is only one person in a few zhang long place, and the enemy under the city can always find the weak point, right?

After turning a corner, Zhao Jingfan saw the company commander with a big heart. "I am the deputy commander of the second battalion of the fourth regiment."

When the company commander heard that it was his superior, he hurriedly got up and saluted, "I hope for the stars and the moon, but I can hope for you." If you don't come, we will be martyred. ”

"A company of 120 people, how can you hold such a county." Zhao Jingfan asked.

"There are some veterans here who were not in good health when they entered Burma and changed jobs on the spot, and there are some local soldiers who refused to rebel with them, so we can get together 300 people."

"The veterans are easy to understand, but it's hard for them; What about the native soldiers? They don't communicate well with us, so why don't they follow their own people? ”

"They said that they were soldiers under the imperial court, and they ate well and drank wine, although they could not rob. But robbery is not as comfortable as drinking. Besides, I think we have a lot of muskets, and it's not easy to grab them, so it's better to help us drink obediently. ”

"Poof... It's also straightforward, yes. Zhao Gongfan was helpless, "But forget about the veterans, these local soldiers who have actually defected should pay attention." They may suddenly jump back at some point. ”

"No, let's look at that pile of wine, not to mention that these people are all scattered and can't be connected."

"Okay, if you know it yourself." Zhao Gongfan patted the company commander on the shoulder, "Now I'll take over the command here." ”

"Yes!" The company commander snapped and stood upright and saluted again.

"My lord, we really can't move." Not far from the city, a hereditary little head man said to Longchuan Tusi with a sad face. As a relatively small leader, the people he led had to become cannon fodder to consume the defender's durability. After several charges, they couldn't even erect a cloud ladder, and there were twenty or thirty casualties, and the rest of the people were so frightened that they didn't dare to go up again.

"Hmm." Longchuan Toast waved his hand to indicate that he knew, since it seems that he has consumed enough, then let's do it! The drums of war sounded, and a phalanx of pure firearms emerged from the northern wall. It looks like there are hundreds of guns and four small cannons, and if you fire in a row, you might be able to suppress the city. This is all the family background of Longchuan Tusi, in order to increase the momentum, a third of the fire door guns are mixed in the formation, and it still looks like that at a long distance.

The cannon was moved closer and thudded. Three of the shells hit the walls, and one flew over the city. The native soldiers on the walls were so frightened that they cried out.

"Afraid of what?" While scolding, the officers on the city walls began to organize concentrated fire, and released a round of lead at the gunners who did not know what was dead.

There was a strange cry below, and the strange phalanx spewed white smoke with a bang. From flintlock pistols and arquebuses to muskets, all firearms that could fire objects were pointed at the walls. A gust of wind blew away the smoke, and the city was blood-red.

Zhao Jingfan was patrolling the city wall, and when he heard a loud noise that lasted for a second or two, he immediately realized that something was wrong! When he ran to the city, he saw a large group of rebels rushing up the ladder.

"What about the enemy?"

Rolling wood and stones, bows and arrows and gold juice are all smashed down like no money, but there are too many ladders at the head of the city, but in the time of the small half-pillar incense, there are several city walls that have been broken through!

"Not good!" Zhao Gongfan didn't care about his own safety, grabbed an iron-tired bow that he didn't know who it was, and fired a series of arrows at the gap. As a result, two were shot into the abdomen, and several others bounced back--- and the men were wearing armor. In a hurry, Zhao Gongfan pulled out two more handcuffs and fired one shot each. As an officer, he usually doesn't use a rifle, so he didn't have a grip on his hand at this time. Now, there are only two iron lumps left in their hands that are useless except to smash people!

Facing a spear more than a foot long, Zhao Jingfan retreated again and again, even if there was a weapon on the ground, he didn't have time to pick it up. Suddenly, my feet slipped, and I didn't know what I stepped on and fell into blood. A homeopathic stab in the face... As a result, he emerged from behind with a spear tip and fell.

"Huh?" Zhao Jingfan escaped death, and before he could understand what was going on, he was surrounded by several spearmen and escorted to the side. The city wall that was broken through has changed from a few zhang long to dozens of zhang, and it will soon be able to rush down the city wall!

Zhao was so anxious that he grabbed a flintlock pistol and loaded it with a strip to reload it, and as a result, the strip flew out together. Without the strip, the flintlock pistol became a burning stick.

"If only we could put up the flag." Just now, for fear of becoming a gathering point, Zhao Jingfan did not let the standard-bearer follow him. Now the flag bearer can't be found for a while, which is really difficult.

In a hurry, Zhao Jianfan saw a piece of cloth on the ground, and he didn't know whether it was red or red stained with blood, so he had a plan, tied the red cloth to the barrel of the gun and held it high and waved it vigorously.

"Brothers, I, Zhao Jingfan, am here!" The cloth was dripping with blood, whirring in the air. The Ming army, which was scattered, saw a flag that suddenly appeared, and with a backbone, they howled and rushed back.

(End of chapter)