Chapter Seventy-Four: Return to the Horse Pistol
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the battlefield was cleaned up, and this time we gained a lot. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThis British army was a cavalry team, and because the explosion was too powerful, we captured only 81 flintlock rifles with intact weapons, more than 40 sabers, many of the horses were killed and wounded, and many were frightened and ran away, and only 13 remained. Heavy weapons consisted of only two long cannons, which were not very powerful, but they were light enough to be pulled by two horses.
The supply team on the other side of the river pointed and shouted and cursed on the other side, and the leading officer was even more furious and ran directly to the broken bridge.
"Get your commander out!"
The warriors were buried in their own work, and no one cared about him. The death of the chicken made me hold back the fire and have nowhere to vent, and the soldiers under my command were cautious, for fear of touching the mold.
"You coward! Come out! You mean and shameless bastard! ......ā
The more the British officers scolded, the more unpleasant it became, and several Continental Army soldiers turned red and got up to scold back.
"Leave Him Alone, Do Your Own Work"
I motioned to a few soldiers to leave it alone, scolded me for not losing a piece of meat, and said that I didn't plan to let go of this supply team, and that there was an opportunity to clean him up later.
Anyway, there was plenty of time, and we cleaned the battlefield very cleanly.
We found more than 10 barrels of gunpowder, leaving two barrels, and the rest were tied to horses. I called Jiang Yitao aside, told him the follow-up plan, and asked him to find a dozen people who could ride horses to carry it out.
"Tian You, why don't we go back, there will be a chance later"
Jiang Yitao looked at me worriedly, afraid that I would be rash.
"Rest assured, I know exactly what I'm doing, and there's a good chance that this plan will succeed"
I turned and walked towards the assembled group, where there was still a lot of preparation to complete.
Walking along the main road, there is a small mound of dirt just over 400 meters from the bridge, which just blocks the view from the other side of the bridge.
"Stop!"
I motioned for the team to stop and rest, and then called a meeting of junior officers.
"Now we have temporarily solved the problem of weapons, but the problem of eating with more than a hundred mouths has not been solved, I am ready to defeat the transport team behind, are you willing to fight with me?"
"Brother You, we will do what you say!"
"Yes!"
The people of the team have unconditionally supported me, and after so many missions, we have developed a deep trust between us. The three platoon commanders under his command are all members of the team, Deng Tao, the leader of the first platoon, Liu Yang, the leader of the second platoon, and Mao Qiang, the leader of the third platoon. The third platoon leader was originally a chicken, and after the chicken sacrificed, I appointed Mao Qiang to go up.
The rest of the squad leaders are all natives of this time and space, they still have some instinctive fear of the British army, the harvest of defeating the cavalry has made them overjoyed, most of them are reluctant to take any more risks, after all, there are more than 100 people in the supply team, and the enemy reinforcements may arrive at any time, last night's movement was too big, Boston can definitely sense it.
"Company commander, what about the enemy's reinforcements?"
A squad leader was pushed out, lowered his head and asked in a whisper.
"Don't worry, I've sent someone to deal with it, and I promise they won't show up when they attack the convoy!"
"That's... Oh well."
Regardless of whether they really agreed in their hearts or not, I directly began to assign tasks, and in order to prevent my soldiers from thinking cranky, I arranged the tasks very tightly.
"Wang Li, Zhao Xue!"
"Here!"
"You two take your binoculars and go to Tushan Mountain to observe the progress of the convoy to repair the bridge, and notify me as soon as the bridge is repaired."
"Yes!" Wang Li and the two turned around and climbed the dirt mountain, quietly lurking on the top of the mountain.
"Liu Yang"
"Here!"
"Take your people and dig pits on both sides of the road, no more than two meters from the side of the road, and all the people will hide in the pits for me to be camouflaged. Immediately after hearing the artillery firing, you have to move quickly to attack the enemy on the road, do you hear clearly? ā
"Understood!"
Liu Yang has the strictest control over her subordinates, which may be related to the strong murderous aura on her body, and the soldiers below are very afraid of her, so I gave her the most critical task.
"Mao Qiang"
"Here!"
"Your people will hide me 100 meters from the side of the road, and you will also do a good job of camouflage, and you will all take the extra guns and load them. I have only one request, to shoot all the bullets in the gun in the shortest possible time after the explosives are detonated, and then put on the bayonet to attack the enemy on the main road, understand? ā
"Understood!"
Mao Qiang has just taken office, and he is very smart, so this incident should be regarded as a test.
"Alright, let's get busy, make sure it is done within an hour. Kang Lei stayed, and all the people in a row stayed"
"Yes!"
Deng Tao and Jiang Yitao went to the rear to deal with Boston reinforcements, and a platoon was left by me to complete the first step of the plan.
I led my men to dig a hole in the back of the hill and hid two loaded cannons, the muzzles of which were just aimed at the road. The entrance to the cave was covered with weeds and small trees, and it was carefully camouflaged.
"Kang Lei, you are here, you will open fire after Mao Qiang and the others start to charge. Remember, it can't be sooner or later! ā
"Okay, I'll do a good job, Brother You, don't worry"
I patted him on the shoulder, his mission is actually very dangerous, I hope God willing.
"Follow me in a row!"
I stopped about 300 meters behind the hill with a platoon and asked them to build fortifications on the road, set up barricades, and wait until the battle in front of me started.
Alone with a barrel of gunpowder, I buried it in a chosen location in the middle of the road, and then connected the lead and hid it in the grass by the roadside.
Then there was a long wait, and I looked in the direction of Boston with some concern, and Jiang Yitao and they didn't know if it would go well or not.
By two o'clock in the afternoon, the scorching sun was so hot that a lot of small insects in the grass crawled down my collar and cuffs into my clothes, making me itch all over.
Finally a small waving red flag appeared on the hill, and the enemy repaired the bridge. Seeing the agreed signal, the soldiers who came out to breathe hurriedly returned to their hiding places.
Ten minutes later, the supply party appeared around the corner, and the leading soldier saw the barricade in the middle of the road at a glance and stopped. The officer walked to the front of the line in disbelief.
Looking at it with wide eyes, the officer immediately ecstasy, this is the record sent to the door.
Out of the hill, surrounded by a flat horse, and no other people were seen, the officer was still very cautious, put the carriage at the end, and sent the infantry to form a formation in front and slowly advance forward.
The British walked very carefully, and finally stopped 200 meters from the barricade, which was convenient for observation and just outside the effective range of the flintlock guns. But what they didn't know was that it was right in the middle of the ambush circle.
"Boom!"
I lit the fuse and detonated the powder keg, and the explosion caused no casualties. The pre-buried position was a little bit ahead, and the British were more timid than I thought.
"Retreat!"
The British commander realized that something was wrong and ordered a retreat. The British army was in disarray, and what had happened last night had made them very angry.