The movement of more than a hundred people running towards the warehouse alerted the guards in the direction of the warehouse!
There were about 130 miners in the uprising. Shi Yongxin led a group of people to the supervisor's living area to create a disturbance.
There were more than a hundred people coming to the warehouse!
But there were only three supervisors guarding the warehouse. When the three supervisors saw hundreds of miners rushing toward them with murderous intent, they were extremely frightened.
"my Lord!"
"How dare these despicable Chinese pigs resist!"
"Oh my God, warn me, warn me quickly, we can't let them rush over!"
"..."
The three guards hurriedly responded, taking out gunpowder and loading their muskets.
"quick!"
"Go! Go! Go!"
"Brothers, follow me!"
Zhu Hongyu did not hide behind the crowd, but took the lead and rushed in front of everyone.
Because he knew that the diameter of the lead bullet in a smoothbore gun was slightly smaller than the caliber of the gun. In other words, when the musket was fired, the lead bullet in the barrel was rotated and rolled out.
There is absolutely nothing to say!
As long as you are not shot in the face, the probability of being hit is not much different.
Now there were only three supervisors on the opposite side, and they could only fire three rounds of muskets, so there was no way to form a volley.
Not to mention that the two sides were still more than a hundred steps apart, and the supervisor had already opened fire.
Zhu Hongyu couldn't believe that he was so unlucky that he would be hit by a lead bullet.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of three musket shots sounded one after another, and while the gun muzzle emitted fire, thick smoke blocked the overseer's sight.
One of them asked with a panicked look.
"How...how is it? Did you hit it?"
"How many were killed?"
"Are those Chinese pigs still charging?"
The smoke blocked their sight, but it couldn't stop their panic.
The shouts of death were getting closer and closer, and the charging Chinese miners were about to overwhelm the three overseers.
Because the distance between the two sides was too far, the overseer's musket had basically no accuracy, and the three musketeers fired a volley.
Except for one person who was unlucky enough to be hit in the thigh by a lead bullet, the others didn't even scratch their skin. The lead bullet had already flown to who knows where.
Hearing the gunfire, some Chinese miners subconsciously wanted to retreat.
But Zhu Hongyu is still at the front!
His high-pitched roar pointed the way forward for everyone, indicating that he, the leader of the Ming Dynasty clan and the rebel army, was in front of everyone.
Zhu Hongyu won’t retreat?
How can they withdraw?
In this era, the leader's role in boosting the morale of an army is obvious.
Facing the supervisor's musket fire, none of the miners retreated. Under Zhu Hongyu's inspiration, everyone moved forward bravely.
The supervisors looked at the Chinese miners who were getting closer and closer. They had no time to load the second round, so they turned around in panic and ran away.
The three overseers would definitely not be able to stop the rebel army, which was more than thirty times their number. Once the rebel army rushed towards them, they would be overwhelmed by the sea of people.
Not wanting to die in vain, the supervisor chose to turn around and run away, going to the living area to make peace with other supervisors.
Prepare to wait until everyone is gathered, then use volleys of guns to quell the chaos and kill all the Chinese pigs who dare to resist.
The three supervisors fled, and Zhu Hongyu did not order a chase, but spoke loudly.
"Ignore those supervisors, go get the weapons from the warehouse first!"
"Arm us with those weapons!"
More than a hundred miners rushed outside the sixth warehouse. Facing the warehouse guarded by General Tie, everyone took out several hemp ropes.
Tie the hemp rope to the warehouse door!
Amidst the neat chants and a roar, the warehouse door was pulled open.
Everyone rushed into the warehouse.
There are many muskets, swords and other weapons piled in the warehouse, as well as several barrels of gunpowder.
"Who knows how to shoot a musket?"
Zhu Hongyu picked up a musket and checked it briefly. After confirming that the musket was in good condition, he asked.
"I know how to do it. I have learned how to make a musket and hunt with a musket!"
"I can do it too. My family used to be a military household in the Ming Dynasty, and I have practiced the art of hunting birds since I was a child..."
A total of eight people came out and said they knew how to shoot muskets, including Hu Dinggao.
Zhu Hongyu counted a total of forty muskets in the warehouse and gave instructions.
"Eight people, each with five guns, load them all now. We won't have time to reload them when we fight later!"
"Select eight more people to help the musketeers carry and deliver the guns. The eight people who can shoot muskets will be responsible for shooting guns."
"This 16-man musketeer team is led by Hu Dinggao. Brother Hu must remember to fire volleys, count three, two, and everyone, and fire at the same time. Don't shoot indiscriminately."
"This musket has no accuracy. Only the volley can exert its power!"
"Also, wait until the enemy has entered thirty feet before attacking!"
Zhu Hongyu spoke quickly and planned tactics.
Thirty feet is almost a hundred meters.
In fact, according to his opinion, it is best to place the enemy twenty meters away when firing a musket volley, then hit him in the face.
Just fire a volley, and then charge with a bayonet after the attack!
This is the tactic used by British lobster soldiers across the world in the 18th and 19th centuries.
It doesn't sound like much, but this tactic has gone through the test of history.
At least in the era of muzzleloaders, no army could resist such tactics.
But there is no way, now he is surrounded by just a group of miners without any training.
Zhu Hongyu suspected that even if a volley was fired from a hundred meters away, the miners would probably fire randomly, let alone a volley fired from 20 meters away.
Except for these sixteen people, the remaining people all had a sword each and were ready to fight in hand-to-hand combat after the musketeers fired their volleys.
There were a lot of spears in the warehouse, but Zhu Hongyu didn't let the miners take them.
The reason is very simple. Western-style spears are too long. Spears three to four meters long are not individual weapons at all.
If you want to exert its power, you must fight in formation.
Otherwise the spear will be a burden!
If you want a group of untrained miners to fight in an array, just save it.
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On the other side, the sleeping supervisors in the living area were awakened by the sudden sound of gunfire.
Michael put on his clothes and went out, asking loudly.
"What happened? Who was shooting?"
Because of the incident in Yales and Korla, when Michael heard the gunfire, he didn't expect that the Chinese miners were in revolt. He thought it was another internal strife among the supervisors.
The overseers came out of their respective wooden houses one by one, holding muskets and swords in their hands, looking around vigilantly.
Full of deep distrust towards the people around me!
"Damn, what happened?"
Michael asked again.
But no one answered his question.
At this moment, the three supervisors guarding the warehouse escaped back to the living area.
The three of them looked panicked and frightened, and all the muskets and swords in their hands had been thrown away.
One of them gasped and said to Michael.
"Dear Sir Michael, something serious has happened!"
"The Chinese pigs in the mine have rebelled. They have captured the warehouse area and are about to come."
Michael's eyes widened and his pupils shrank violently, because he suddenly thought that there were many spare weapons stored in the warehouse.
If the rebel army of Chinese miners gets those weapons, they will be in trouble!
Now is the time when the mine is at its weakest. There are only about thirty mixed-race supervisors in total, but there are hundreds of Chinese miners.
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