The bandits at Walcott's Ranch were even more ferocious, armed with old-fashioned flintlock rifles and breech-loaded Mini rifles, and they began to attack from the foot of the hill in a straight formation, unafraid of the scorching bullets flying in the air.

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Zheng Dagen's expression became serious, he was an officer who had received a strict German military education, and out of the sacred sense of honor of a soldier, he could not retreat or hide.

In this era, queuing up to shoot is the king, and dying in battle is the final destination of soldiers, and officers must take the lead.

"Soldiers, obey my command and line up in two firing formations." Zheng Dagen stood in the first row of queues without hesitation.

The three companies, plus the wounded who were able to stand up, had less than 60 soldiers left, one in front of the other and one in two firing formations, in a sparse zigzag formation at the wide col.

The front row was half-kneeling with a gun, and the back row was standing with a gun, coldly watching the brigade of thugs approaching from a distance, and the distance between the two sides was about 650 yards.

Battle formation against battle formation, this is the way of playing in the regular army.

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Celtic led a large number of thugs to approach, and said with a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth; "Cheer up guys, the yellow-skinned monkeys are not even lined up, and a salvo can send them to hell, and each of them is worth £50 and the officers are worth £200, and here is our chance to make a fortune."

"Oh, you can prepare the money now, Celtic, and I'll take the head of the yellow-skinned monkey to receive the reward." The thugs shouted excitedly.

"Hahaha...... Then you have to move a little faster. Celtic strode in with the mob.

The distance is about 600 yards

Zheng Dagen knelt on one knee and commanded loudly; "1st Platoon Queue, Aim with Guns, Release ......"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

A crisp volley of guns rang out, and a strong smell of gunpowder came from the poorly sealed chambers, forming clouds of blue-white smoke that lingered above the queue, bringing the smell of war and death.

The dense and red-hot volley of bullets swept through the ranks of the thugs like iron combs, and immediately carved out a gap like a dog gnawing in it, and the blood of the thugs who walked in front bloomed, and they fell to the ground and died without saying a word, and a salvo had already knocked down a dozen people.

"Second platoon, gun aim, ......"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Another crisp volley of gunfire rang out, and the ranks that the bandits had just filled appeared jagged again, and once again more than a dozen thugs fell with gunfire, and panicked screams and curses appeared in the ranks.

The breech-loading German-made Mauser rifle fired at a speed far from being comparable to the breech-loading rifles, and the thug team panicked and hesitated under the blow of two salvos.

At this time, the two sides were about 520 yards apart, and after only 80 yards, they were hit by two volleys, which was almost a desperate distance.

"Don't mess around, you cowardly bastards, we are outnumbered, just rush up and tear them apart." Seeing some of the rioters commotion, Celtic stood in the queue and threatened fiercely; "Whoever dares to escape, I will shoot him right now."

At this time, the third platoon of guns came one after another, this time it was much more accurate than the previous two, and a full 20 bandits fell screaming, and the rest of the bandits opened fire despite raising their guns.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

After the chaotic gunfire, a large cloud of blue-black gunpowder rose from the queue, which was the scene after the flintlock pistol filled with black powder was fired, and the bandits walking in front were already confused and panicked.

The rioters were no longer on track because of their hasty shooting.

Even so

In the two platoons of the third company, six soldiers were shot and fell one after another, blood stained the mud and bushes in the col, and the rest of the bullets smashed the surrounding rocks into stone chips, and the branches and leaves of the bushes were broken and a mess.

"1st Platoon Queue, Aim with Guns, Release ......"

"Second platoon, gun aim, ......"

"1st Platoon Queue, Aim with Guns, Release ......"

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The long-trained soldiers were unmoved in the face of life and death, taking advantage of the confusion after the enemy let go of a round of guns, the soldiers of the third company holding the col firmly aimed at the enemy and fired, pulled the bolt and unloaded it, fired, unloaded it again, and fired it......

Several rounds of platoon firing caused the pass to be enveloped in a large amount of blue-gray gunsmoke, and the attacking white bandits appeared in a large uneven gap, and the corpses were all over the ground, and the rest of the people immediately exploded their nests, scrambling to flee in all directions.

The third company only fired a dozen rounds of platoon gunfire to knock out most of the attacking thugs, nearly 200 people.

Hundreds of yards below the col, large masses of corpses and wounded lay down, the smell of blood filled the valley, and the badly wounded bandits howled in pain as if they had turned into a one-sided massacre.

Celt shouted with his rifle in red eyes; "Don't run away, stop me, you shameful cowards, you can only hold on to the end......"

Several hot bullets hit the bear-like Celtic, who staggered back a few steps, looking at the blood-stained wounds on his body in disbelief, the light in his eyes quickly dissipated, and he fell on his back on the rock.

"The soldiers listened to me, collected their guns, and disbanded the queue." Zheng Dagen gave the order with difficulty, and then his mind turned black and fell to the ground.

"Company Commander, Company Commander......"

The soldiers who were about to cheer hurriedly lifted Zheng Dagen down, only to find that he had been hit by a bullet in the shoulder, and due to excessive blood loss, his face looked like gold paper.

"Hygienist, the company commander is injured, you hurry up and take a look."

The hygienist in the company ran over quickly, and hurriedly said when he saw this; "Put the company commander flat on the ground, I'm going to cut his uniform and see what the wound is? Go get some liquor, I also need cotton and bandages, and I hope the company commander doesn't lose too much blood, then it's hopeless. ”

"Fart, you can't save the company commander, Lao Tzu will destroy you with one shot." At this time, some warriors were anxious.

In the shaking, Zheng Dagen gradually woke up, and said reluctantly when he saw this scene; "Don't panic, you have to stabilize your position, after I passed out, Bai Jiancheng, the deputy of the company, was in charge of commanding, resolutely repelling the enemy's attack, leading everyone to hold on to the end, waiting for the rescue of the camp, although the hygienist is relieved, the brothers are just ......"

At this point, his words became weaker and weaker, and he tilted his head and fainted.

"Company Commander......" The soldiers around him cried out in great pain, and some people couldn't help but burst into tears.

The friendship condensed in the war is purer than gold, and seeing the company commander who took the lead now knows whether he is alive or dead, the soldiers' hearts are like a knife twisting.

Bai Jiancheng, the deputy of the third company, stood up at this time and ordered the soldiers; "The battle is not over yet, although the enemy has been repulsed, he will still come back, everyone hurry up and rest, drink some water and eat some dry food, check the ammunition situation and report it quickly."

"Yes."

The soldiers began to check the ammunition situation, and the sum up was not optimistic, as the logistics baggage was completely lost due to the surprise attack of a large group of bandits.

So far, the ammunition that the soldiers carry with them has consumed a lot of ammunition, and the remaining ammunition is only an average of 6 rounds per person, which can be used for 6 more platoon shots.

Bai Jiancheng's heart was heavy, relying on this ammunition to block the wolf-like bandits under the mountain, the possibility was infinitely close to 0.

He looked at the scorching sun hanging high in the sky, and his face showed a resolute look, if he couldn't wait for the rescue of the camp, then he would kill himself!

Dozens of bandits who were lucky enough to save their lives fled back, and the bandits gathered at the foot of the mountain were in chaos, and you can see Tom Walcott and several bandit leaders in a thunderous rage, holding horsewhips in their hands and whipping the cowboys who escaped, trying to stabilize the team.

In a short period of time, it seems that the offensive will not be launched.

Suddenly, Bai Jiancheng's eyes looked into the distance.

A faint cloud of smoke rose from the distant horizon, which was a distinctive feature of the rapid advance of the cavalry, which made Bai Jiancheng's eyes brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help but shout excitedly; "Brothers, the camp has come to reinforce us."

One stone stirs up a thousand waves

The soldiers stood up one after another and looked into the distance, and couldn't help but shout excitedly, cheering and jumping like children.

Whoever is rescued from the line of life and death can hardly suppress the excitement.

The bandits down the hill also found reinforcements, and after a brief commotion, they quickly regained their courage.

Because Tom Walcott raised the bounty to £100 for killing a Pantherguard soldier and £500 for killing an officer, which was by no means a small amount of money.

Attacking the col position, the bandits kicked the iron plate, leaving behind nearly 300 corpses and seriously wounded.

But in total, there are still nearly 400 cavalry, and in the face of the leopard cavalry guards who are rapidly rushing from afar, the total number is only more than 260 people, and the number of bandits still has the upper hand.

Tempted by Tom Walcott's full agitation and money, the cowboys mounted their horses and prepared for battle, and although they suffered a great loss in attacking the Col position, the arrogant and stupid cowboys still stubbornly believed that they were the best cavalrymen, and there was no one.

And these braided yellow-skinned monkeys are just a joke in the wilderness of the York Peninsula.

Don't ask why?

That's how the rude white cowboys have the confidence to be obsessed, they don't believe that the Chinese gold diggers with long pigtails who go against the grain can make a good cavalryman, and their ignorance is really terrible.

"Shh......h

Huo Xiaohu raised his hand slightly, causing the fast-moving cavalry queue to suddenly slow down until it finally stopped.

At this time, it was about 1,600 yards away from the thugs, and the war horses that came from long distances were sweating, although they had been controlling their speed, but after running down for more than 20 miles, the war horses still consumed great physical strength.

"Attention everyone, prepare urgently before the war."

Order

The cavalrymen turned over and dismounted, took out a large amount of black soybean meal from the horse bag and began to increase the nutrition of the war horse, took out the water bottle and drank a few sips, then simply stuffed the water bottle into the mouth of the war horse, held the horse's head and raised it to drink.

This water is better than nothing for the war horse, a lot of concentrate feed is much more useful, some soldiers even took out hard-boiled eggs from their bodies, which is the ration they saved, and did not hesitate to peel off the eggshell and feed it to the war horse, just hoping to add a little more nutrition to the war horse.

Huo Xiaohu held the binoculars in both hands, and after quietly observing for a while, his heart was settled.

He has been pressing the speed all the way, afraid that the war horse will lose its impact all the way here, so it is too late.

But Huo Xiaohu was even more afraid of the annihilation of the Third Company, which was a huge blow to the front battalion of the Leopard Cavalry Guard.

There were only 4 companies in the front battalion, and the loss of any of them was unbearable.

What's more, the recruits of the whole battalion of the Leopard Cavalry Guard are all from the High School Affiliated to the Red River Valley University, and they are students who have received several years of militarized education, and the basic military talents that Lord Earl has vigorously cultivated, and each of them can serve as a good seedling for the position of squad leader and platoon leader.

After going through trials and hardships, those who are outstanding can participate in the selection of officers, and those who are mediocre can participate in the training of squad and platoon commanders to become the backbone of the army and excellent non-commissioned officers.

There are many losses, and I'm afraid that the earl can't bear it!

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