"Master Chief, why should we ambush here instead of on the mound over there?" Mike asked, wearing a grass-like hat made of weeds and shrubs.
Claude was leaning against the mud puddle with his eyes closed to rest his mind.
"It's very simple. We are now in the enemy's half. Because of the ambush of our ranger battalion, the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry has also learned its lesson. It is no longer a group of three or four cavalry, but a reconnaissance team cooperating with each other. The one in front
The mound is the only commanding height in this field. If the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry wants to come to our side for reconnaissance, they must first go up the mound to observe the surrounding movements and see if there are any of our soldiers ambushing in this area.
Some time ago, I observed that the enemy's reconnaissance team was divided into four fan-shaped formations and rode up to the commanding heights. If we ambush on the mound, although we have a wide field of vision, we will not be able to deal with enemies coming from four directions. Because we
The hand is a musket, not an artillery piece. Even if we can eliminate the enemies in one or two directions, at least half of the enemies will rush in front of us. The musket without ammunition will become a fire stick...
For those who did not come back last week, I asked the insiders and found that they were all ambushing at the commanding heights as you said. The insiders said that they indeed shot and killed one or two enemy scouts, but no one
We can escape the follow-up enemy pursuit. And the enemies are not fools. They are most vigilant when they rush to the commanding heights, but when they find no one ambushing them on the mound, they will involuntarily relax, and this becomes our opportunity.
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Claude patiently explained to Michael, firstly, this kid is not yet an adult, he is only seventeen years old now. Secondly, he has been with him for nearly a year, he is diligent and careful in doing things, and he is very close to him, and sometimes he can't
Lord will regard him as his younger brother.
The sun in May was shining down directly on my head, giving my body a feeling of laziness and unwillingness to move. The big man Gemi had already curled up and fell asleep, snoring slightly. This guy can eat and sleep, so he can be considered a gram.
Lord is the simplest person in mind. He doesn't have high requirements. As long as he can have enough to eat, nothing else matters.
"Master Chief, here we come." Mike, who put his ear to the ground, had a nervous expression on his face. He heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance and raised a finger: "A reconnaissance team."
Claude kicked the big man Germi in the leg and woke him up from his sleep: "Wake up, the enemy is coming."
The big man Gemmi quickly rubbed his face and checked the straw mat covering the mud pit. After finding that there were no omissions, he lay down next to Claude and stared at the little boy in front of him through the gap between the straw mat and the grass.
mound.
The small mound in front was only seventy or eighty meters away from the mud pit where Claude and the others were ambushing them, and Belklin led two men to ambush in a pit fifteen or six meters behind Claude.
He led three soldiers to ambush on the right back. They were also like Claude. The pit was covered with a camouflaged straw mat and they wore camouflaged weed bush circles on their heads.
Not long after, tall and strong horses appeared on the mound, and on them were the light cavalry of the Principality of Karrnath in dark blue uniforms. Obviously, the scouts who climbed to the top of the mound suddenly relaxed.
They formed a circle and talked and laughed loudly, letting their horses roam on the mound. Some light cavalrymen even got off their horses and took out the water bags they carried to feed their beloved horses.
One wipes the sweat from the horse's body with a towel.
Claude aimed at a cavalryman sitting upright on a horse, holding a single-tube telescope to observe the surroundings. This should be the leader of this reconnaissance cavalry team, probably a second lieutenant. At least the posture of other soldiers when talking to him
They are all relatively upright and serious.
"Bang!" The gun rang out, and the cavalryman sitting on the horse holding a single-tube telescope swayed on the horse and fell to the ground. Panic shouts suddenly broke out on the mound, and several soldiers still riding on the horse
He had already turned his horse's head and looked towards Claude, because the sound of gunfire and the rising smoke had exposed Claude's ambush position. The cavalrymen clamped hard and urged the mounts under them to move.
Rush towards Claude.
"Bang!" Claude fired again, and another cavalryman who had just mounted his horse on the mound also fell off his horse.
The remaining ten scouts from the Principality of Karrnath were already in a state of rage. They pulled out their sharp cavalry scimitars, cursed loudly in their mouths, and galloped down the mound, heading straight for Claude.
As they rushed forward, the three riders at the front were already less than thirty meters away from the mud pit where Claude was ambushing.
Claude grabbed the third gun with a lit matchlock and continued to aim calmly. Next to him, McJack was loading the musket that Claude fired first, and it was in the hands of the big man Gimi.
Then they grabbed two javelins, and they were also indifferent to the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry that was galloping towards them.
Just less than 20 meters away from Claude, the three riders running at the front suddenly fell down and flipped over. The worst one flew up high and then landed on his neck. There was no sound after a "click!"
He broke his neck and died on the spot.
"Tripping rope!" The riders behind them hurriedly reined in their horses, controlled their speed, and kept their eyes open as they moved forward to see if there was any bridging rope in the weeds on the ground.
It's just that when they slowed down, it gave Claude a chance to shoot.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
Four gunshots were fired, and only three of the seven cavalry behind were killed.
Damn it, two more shots were fired over and over again. The distance was only twenty or thirty meters, so it was impossible for them to fly away. The result was that they were all aimed at one person.
The remaining four scouts from the Principality of Karrnath did not expect that there would be two ambushes, but they were just stunned for a moment before splitting two of their cavalry and rushing towards the two ambush points of Belklin and Murield, and
The two riders still rushed toward the mud pit where Claude was.
Now Claude has finished shooting three times, and McJack is still loading the first musket. Claude is not worried about Belklin and Murray Ed behind them, because they still have two unfired guns.
With his muskets, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with a light cavalry. But on his side, he can only rely on the big man Gimi.
Gemei roared, rushed out of the mud pit, shook his hands and threw two javelins at the two charging cavalry. Unfortunately, the first javelin missed the scout cavalry in front, and the cavalry behind was caught by the javelin.
He fell off the horse with a scream, holding the javelin in the center of his body.
The cavalryman in front raised his cavalry scimitar and slashed at the neck of the big man Gemi. Although he was a big man, Gemi was very nimble and jumped directly to the ground. The light of the sword passed over his head and knocked him into a circle of weeds and shrubs.
Half of it was chopped off, and the scout and his horse rushed into the mud pit...
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three more gunshots were heard from behind. I don't know if Belklin and Murray Ed have managed to deal with the two cavalry that rushed towards them. It's just that Claude and the others are facing a greater crisis now.
I had no intention of paying attention to what was going on behind me.
McJack rolled and crawled to avoid being trampled by the horse's hooves. Claude picked up a musket and pointed it at the light cavalry, then smashed it into pieces. However, the scout raised his scimitar and knocked the musket away.
, and struck Claude's chest with a backhand knife. Claude retreated quickly, but the mud pit was not big, and there was no room to dodge. Fortunately, he still had the musket in his hand, and he hurriedly blocked it in front of his eyes. There was a "ding" sound, and the sharp scimitar slashed.
It entered the gun body and almost cut off half of the barrel.
It was a matter of life. While the light cavalry was drawing his sword and exerting force, Claude threw the musket in his hand at his head. The light cavalry leaned back, dodged the musket, and looked at the unarmed Claude.
He smiled evilly. In his eyes, Mike was still on the ground in front of the horse's head, but Claude, who should be in charge, had been forced into a corner by himself. He only had to wave his machete to kill this hateful enemy.
Death and beheading...
Before Claude could wait for the enemy in front of him to raise his scimitar, he raised his hand and fired a magical flying arrow, which opened a hole in the light cavalry's chest. The light cavalry never dreamed that the enemy had such a hand, and he was stunned on his horse.
For a moment, he slowly lowered his head to see his wounds, then the scimitar in his hand fell to the ground, and he also fell off the horse.
Claude pulled out the dagger stuck in the back of his leather boots, rushed forward like a cheetah, inserted the dagger into the wound on the chest of the light cavalry that was caused by the magic flying arrow, and stirred twice. Although the soldiers who followed the ambush were all
He has a very close relationship with his subordinates, but Claude still doesn't want others to know that he can do magic.
After finishing it on his own, Claude raised his head from the mud puddle to see what was going on behind him. Unexpectedly, what he saw shocked him.
The light cavalryman on Murield's side had been killed, and the scout cavalry who rushed to Belkerin's side beheaded a soldier with one knife. As for Belkerin and another soldier, they took the
The bayonets and muskets circled around the scout cavalry. Murield and two soldiers were rushing to support him. There was another soldier who had not fired his musket and was kneeling to take aim with his gun.
People were entangled together, and he was not sure that he would not accidentally injure one of his own. Moreover, the three of them kept moving, making it impossible for him to aim, and he was unable to shoot...
Damn it, how could this happen? Claude cursed secretly and hurriedly picked up a good musket from the ground and loaded it, hoping that he would be in time.
"Bang!" The musket in the soldier's hand finally fired, but unfortunately it still missed, and the gun grazed the back of the scout. The scout screamed in pain, but instead gave him a wake-up call, leaving Belklin behind.
Together with the soldier, as well as Murield and others who were about to arrive, they rode towards the soldier who had just fired.
The power of the light cavalry is that when the horse starts sprinting, the stopped cavalry has no power. The reason why the light cavalry and the two soldiers of Belklin were entangled for a long time just now was because the two bayonets kept spinning in circles.
The light cavalry is also a big threat. If the three people of Murield arrive, the fate of the light cavalry will not be easy.
Seeing the light cavalry riding towards him, the soldier who had just fired his gun began to panic. After all, he was alone now. The musket had become a fire stick, and he didn't even have a bayonet. He was attacking the cavalry from a distance of more than ten meters.
It only took two or three seconds. He was so panicked that he threw away his musket and turned around to run away. However, the light cavalryman had already put the scimitar in his hand horizontally. As long as he rode his horse and ran past the soldier, the scimitar would be able to cut off the enemy's head.
The head is effortless…
Claude suddenly realized that the ten seconds it took to load the charge was really long. For a matchlock shooter, being able to fire three times a minute was already very fast, but now he felt the process of loading the charge.
It was too cumbersome. He had no way to save the soldier, so he could only close his eyes helplessly...
"Bang!" The sound of a gunshot was so pleasant. Claude opened his eyes and saw the light cavalry swaying twice on the horse, and then fell down.
It was Michael who fired the gun. He rushed at the last second. When the light cavalry was about to catch up with the fleeing soldier, he fired a shot. The distance was fourteen to five meters, in a straight line. The target did not dodge, so he shot and killed him.
Claude breathed a sigh of relief, loaded the ammunition for his musket, and then crawled out of the mud pit and walked towards Belklin, where several soldiers were surrounding the decapitated corpse in sorrow.
"How did Alitier die, Baker, tell me!"
The soldier who was beheaded was one of the eight soldiers who were a little slow. Now there are only three soldiers left. Unexpectedly, he died today.
"The enemy, when the enemy rushed over, he suddenly hid on the side of the mount. I, our shots all missed, and we missed. Alijie thought he had killed the enemy, so he stood up, but the guy suddenly jumped from the horse's back.
If you appear on the battlefield, you can do it with just one knife..."
It turns out that this light cavalry can also hide in the ground, and his equestrian skills are very good, but McJack has avenged Alijie. However, a perfect ambush still caused the sacrifice of his own team members, which made Claude feel a little sad.
"Tidy up, let's take Alijie back..." Claude cheered up and ordered.
"Boss, we got a good harvest this time. We ambushed a small group of enemies and got a dozen good horses." Murray said with a smile, then he pulled an enemy's mount and climbed up: "Mound
There's a horse on board, I'll fetch it."
That was the enemy killed by Claude in the first shot. He should be the leader of the reconnaissance team. His mount still stayed on the mound.
Claude was just about to say that the enemy above has a single-tube telescope, please bring it back to me, when he heard a few more gunshots. Murield, who had just mounted his horse, fell off his horse, while the two soldiers next to him
Also fell to the ground...
"Enemy attack! Get down quickly!" Claude fell to the ground and hurriedly crawled towards Muriel.