While the British mercenaries mobilized reinforcements and continued to enter the battlefield, the second thousand-man squad of the Qin army's firearms unit also arrived at Shangwang Village.

Commanders on both sides quickly threw reinforcements into the fight, and gunfire rang out with more intense frequency in the otherwise dead and dilapidated mountain village.

After the first round of firefighting, both sides have a new understanding of each other's strength, and both regard each other as a tricky enemy from the bottom of their hearts.

As a result, the fighting became more intense than ever. As the intensity of the war increases, so do the casualties on both sides.

The two commanders of the Qin army were secretly frightened by the combat effectiveness displayed by this British mercenary army.

As a result, he became a little cautious in command, and did not open up and dare to fight and rush as he did in the past when he exterminated the Japanese and attacked the Dashun army, but began to become cautious and cautious, step by step.

In contrast, the leader of the British mercenaries, David Copperfield, and his officers were also unusually depressed.

They had never fought such a depressing battle, and in all previous battles, no matter what country or tribe the other side was, the elite men and horses would quickly collapse under their razor-sharp firearms.

They once set a glorious record of using a firearms force of 100 people to defeat an elite army of 3,000 people on the other side.

But this time, their previous glorious record seemed to have become a joke in front of the other unit, which had the same advanced firearms as them.

The pressure on the Qin army is great, and the pressure on them is also even greater.

At this time, David Copperfield had completely given up his plan to attack the Qin army.

The best chance has been lost, and it is already a very good ending for him to be able to get out of it now.

His mercenary army has followed him to many parts of the world, and countless people have died at their hands, and the land measured by their footsteps is incalculable.

It can be said that everyone in this is a good hand, but seeing these former good hands fall down one by one in front of him, his heart is like dripping blood.

He was not cherishing the lives of these people, but it was because of these people that he was able to have a place in the upper class of the British Empire, and he was able to show his value to the proud and arrogant aristocrats.

Without this mercenary force, his value would have shrunk greatly, and he would even face abandonment or even death.

Naturally, this is something he does not want to see.

And not only David Copperfield himself, but even the soldiers under his command who had no one in their eyes began to become cautious from their previous self-confidence, even with a hint of trepidation.

After all, the advantage they were most proud of had been completely lost.

Naturally, they could no longer be arrogant, and what they were most concerned about now was when they would be able to retreat? Can you save your life when you retreat?

As for the previous sneak attack mission, let's go to hell.

"John, listen, this enemy in front of us is very tricky. Their weapons are just as advanced and terrifying as ours, so our previous mission must be abandoned for the time being.

Now we need to retreat, and you need to cover our retreat with your soldiers, understand? ”

A bullet flew over the low wall where David Copperfield was hiding, and he even felt the burning of his own scalp.

He hurriedly lowered his body and whispered to John, a black man next to him.

This devil, who has always killed people without blinking, and for the sake of profit, he can go to the tiger's den in Longtan actually has the heart to retreat at this moment.

When the black man John heard this, his face suddenly darkened, although others could hardly see it.

He said dissatisfiedly: "David, you are sending me to death." The enemy before us is not the rabble that preceded us. You know. It's hard to do. ”

David Copperfield stared at the black man John with gloomy eyes and was silent for a moment, and finally said, "John, in the future, your share can be increased by half." I do what I say. ”

Black John shook his head and said, "Yicheng, otherwise, I will not be able to successfully cover your retreat." ”

A hint of murder flashed in the depths of David Copperfield's eyes, but then he disappeared and nodded, "I promise you, I hope you will come back alive, my dear John." ”

After my request was satisfied, the black man John smiled proudly: "David, I will not let you down, I will let our enemies see how powerful my John is." I'll blow them in the head with the gun in my hand. ”

Just as the British mercenaries were preparing to retreat, the two commanders who arrived first in the Qin army were also discussing tactics.

"The enemy's weapons are more advanced than we can imagine. However, from the exchange of fire just now, it can be seen that the enemy's muskets, in terms of range, accuracy and firing speed, are similar to ours, so if we continue to fight like this, it is very likely to be a stalemate.

And the general's request to us is to stick to this group of enemies and not let them escape, otherwise once the tiger is released and returned to the mountain, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"That's right, and according to the general's previous judgment, this group of enemies was planning to carry out a sneak attack while our troops were unprepared, and now that their traces have been revealed, the sneak attack will definitely not be possible, so it is very likely that they are now preparing to retreat, and we must make action to open the passage of this village, so as to catch their tails and not let them escape."

"In this way, you take your thousand-man squad and continue to shoot at the enemy in the front, attracting the enemy's fire and attention, and I will take my men and horses to make a detour from the east side of the village to see if I can outflank the enemy. Also, those dozen light mortars are left for you to command, and I'm sure they'll be able to teach those damned Brits some hard lessons, and let them know that this land is not something they want to come to here. ”

After the two commanders agreed, they quickly began to move.

The 800 musketeers of the second thousand-man squad quickly began to outflank the British mercenaries from the eastern side of Shangwang Village.

The remaining 200 artillerymen also began to build artillery positions, adjust the firing angle, and prepare for the first round of test firing.

Based on previous engagements, several places where the enemy's fire is relatively dense have been roughly estimated.

After a presumptuous visual inspection, the artillery commander quickly gave an order to adjust the angle of fire to the artillerymen under him.

After the adjustment of the shooting elements, the commander gave the order to open fire.

As the artillery commander's knife slashed, more than a dozen shells rose into the air, pierced through the air, and made a sharp cry in the air, falling towards the British mercenary position.