Chapter Ninety-Eight: Delaying Time
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Then he sighed in his heart and said, "This flintlock smoothbore gun is really good, it can hit far, shoot accurately, and it can kill the enemy with one shot, but unfortunately the output is not high, and there are not a few in the whole company, if all of them are equipped with this musket, we can retreat another 30 steps, and when we get there, it will be more secure." ā
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a man in the team riding out, and it was the soldier who had just shot.
He rode to the edge of the bridge and led the three horses of the slain rider, as if the actions of the cavalry company had angered the cavalrymen on the opposite side.
Three riders, wielding bows and arrows, galloped towards the soldiers leading the horses.
The few remaining smoothbore gunners of the cavalry company, seeing that their men were about to suffer, immediately mounted their horses forward, and the two sides quickly approached.
When they were sixty or seventy paces away from each other, several people reined in their horses, stabilized their bodies, and began to raise their guns to aim.
When the opponent got close enough to draw their bows and release their arrows, the gunners who had already assigned their targets immediately opened fire.
One of the shots hit an enemy in the chest, and the man fell from his horse and died instantly.
There were two shots left, a little off, but both hit the torso.
With the medical conditions of this era, unless Chen Xin is rescued on the spot, he will definitely not survive, which is why Chen Xin chose 18.5mm large diameter.
The cavalry even the soldier who went out to lead the horses was also stupid and bold, and when he saw that there were 9 more ownerless war horses, he actually had the audacity to turn around and go back again, stringing the reins of those horses together one by one, and preparing to get them back without pulling them.
This was simply a naked provocation, and the cavalry on the opposite side was about to rush up with a roar, and nearly a hundred birds of the cavalry company had already been raised.
The battle is on the verge of breaking out.
However, it seemed that several officials on the other side had spoken, and everyone immediately quieted down.
Then, the opposite side ran out again.
The man came to the bridge again and stopped, shouting loudly, "Brother opposite, this is a misunderstanding, everyone is their own people, don't kill each other." ā
As he spoke, he respectfully held up a seal letter and continued to shout, "This is the seal letter of your commander's own brother, Lord Heshuo Belzilharang, we are going to the camp to see the commander." ā
The cavalry company commander hesitated a little, since the other party dared to take out the seal letter, it means that he is not afraid of verification, that is, Heshuo Belle is opposite? Should I let people go?
He couldn't help but turn his head to the side of the reconnaissance platoon commander Lakshen, the other party was the old man when the commander-in-chief started, and he should know more about today's task.
Rakshin was arrayed on the hillside not far from him, and when he saw the cavalry company commander looking over, he knew that the other party was at a loss, so he reiterated again, "Today's order is that no one should cross the bridge, otherwise there will be no mercy." ā
The cavalry company commander understood, turned his head and said slowly, "Then you bring the seal letter, and I will take a look at it a priori." ā
A soldier next to him was anxious, "Company commander, what are you doing?" Didn't you say they weren't allowed to let them go? What other seals do you read? You're not going to disobey military orders, are you? ā
It was Zhao Qingyu, who was the first to come to the stage last time, and I saw that his hand was already pressed on the saber on his waist, and it seemed that as long as the company commander couldn't explain clearly, he might be about to make a move.
The company commander couldn't cry or laugh, "You kid, you still can't believe me?" As long as I wait until the big army arrives, I won't be afraid of a lot of people on the other side, and when the time comes, the commander-in-chief will have the final say. ā
Zhao Qingyu smiled embarrassedly, and the hand holding the handle of the knife slowly let go.
After the cavalry company commander got the seal of the other party on a blank piece of paper, he pretended to look at it carefully.
"Do you see clearly, hurry up, a few nobles are waiting in the back."
After the other party urged again and again with some impatience, the company commander said embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry." ā
He said to the soldier in front of him with an expression that you knew very well, "Even if you have eyesight, okay, get out of the way." ā
The cavalry company commander replied slowly, "Well, you misunderstood, what I said is, I'm sorry, I don't know how to read, and I don't know the Great Seal of Heshuobele." ā
"You're kidding me?" The other party was a little angry.
The cavalry company commander hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, you extinguish the fire, how dare I play with you." ā
The other party resisted the impulse, and asked patiently again, "Then what do you mean?" ā
"Hehe, what I mean is to send this to the adults of my family and let him recognize it, my adults are well-informed and will never admit their mistakes."
"What is your official position? Where is it now? ā
"My family is a third-class lieutenant general, not far away, and it can be delivered in a moment."
"Okay, you go and deliver it, I'll wait a little longer."
"Yes, yes, you can rest first, just for a while."
"I'll go back and report first, hurry up, the masters are waiting."
With that, he turned around and left.
The company commander turned to Zhao Qingyu and raised his eyebrows, "How about it, isn't this just a quarter of an hour's time, and if you deliberately delay for a while when delivering the letter, the large army should arrive." ā
Zhao Qingyu's face was a little red, and he said embarrassedly, "Company commander, I was wrong, I shouldn't doubt you." ā
"It's okay, you just lack experience, it's good to experience more things, oh yes, you take this to the commander-in-chief and report the matter here."
"Yes." As he spoke, he turned out to be covered with white paper with the letter printed and rushed in the direction of the brigade.
But before he could be triumphant, there was some commotion on the other side, as if a young officer could not wait any longer, waved his whip and whipped the rider who had come to negotiate, and then went out of the column himself, and stood at a distance of about one hundred and thirty paces between the two sides.
I saw that the young officer was not yet 20 years old, wearing a very beautiful and delicate cotton armor, and everyone saw it in their eyes and immediately knew that the identity of this person in front of him was not simple.
In this day and age, there was no such thing as Velcro, elastic composites, etc., to adjust the size and tightness of armor.
Therefore, the armor is not worn in a hurry, firstly because it is too heavy, and secondly, because the armor that is generally mass-produced does not fit well, and it is easy to rub against the body and hurt the body if you wear it in a hurry.
The 500 cavalry on the opposite side put their armor on the empty horses beside them.
At this time, when a soldier came out and wore strict armor on the march, everyone knew that the opponent's armor must be tailor-made.
In a society where a spear can be heirlooms, people who can customize such luxury as dog armor must not be small.
I saw that there was still a trace of childishness on the man's face, and he stood by the bridge and shouted, "Listen to the people on the other side, I am the white flag lord Azig, I order you to get out of the way, otherwise military law will be involved." ā
The company commander was a little distressed, he would definitely stop it, but this degree is not easy to grasp, the other party is a banner owner, and he is one of the most powerful people in the Jin country, if he provokes him, will he cause trouble for the commander-in-chief?