Chapter 118 The gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall
Lin Ziran often heard this saying, but whenever he heard this, it often meant that nothing good happened.
Now, it must be the same!
He said to the returning detective with a straight face: "What's going on?"
The scout cavalry replied: "There are at least 600 enemy cavalry found in the front, and we were intercepted by them on the periphery. There is no way to penetrate deep into their rear, but there will definitely be more enemy cavalry in the rear!"
Enemy cavalry?
Lin Ziran continued to ask: "What kind of army is it? Have you found out the number? What is their marching route?"
A series of questions were thrown out, which represented Lin Ziran's attention.
"It should be the Third Cavalry Regiment of the Guang'an Army, but there should be numbers of other cavalry regiments, because a cavalry regiment cannot have so many troops, but we didn't find out!"
"They are now located in the northeast of us. Their main cavalry is farther away from us, about five kilometers away, but their more than two hundred forward cavalry are very close to us, only two kilometers at most!"
"And judging from their marching route, they are heading directly towards us!"
The reconnaissance cavalry made Lin Ziran frown even more.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
According to their original plan, after escorting the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment through this hilly area of only a few kilometers, they could hand over to Jian Liangzhi's temporary brigade, and then return to Qingshan Town smoothly.
And judging from the terrain nearby, if the enemy wants to attack the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment, they can do so in the plains north of this hilly area.
It is just a relatively undulating hilly area. It is obvious that the plain terrain is more conducive to the actions of the Guang'an rebel attack force with cavalry as the main force.
Even if the Guang'an cavalry attacks the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment, it is none of Lin Ziran's business. He is only responsible for escorting the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment across the mountainous area. As for the subsequent escort on plain terrain, Jian Liangzhi has the temporary control
The brigade editor is in charge, and he has nothing to do with it.
However, he did not expect that these Guang'an rebel cavalry would not take the normal route and wait obediently in the plains. Instead, they would take the initiative to go south into the hilly areas.
What is this for?
Take the initiative to give up the advantage of the cavalry and then attack yourself?
At this time, Lin Ziran naturally did not know that the reason why the cavalry unit led by Fang Yuanxin took the initiative to enter the hilly area was to avoid Jian Liangzhi's temporary brigade.
He knew very well that once the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment and the temporary brigade were connected, he would have no chance to carry out subsequent attacks.
Because Jian Liangzhi's temporary brigade has two cavalry regiments and one infantry regiment.
Two of the cavalry regiments can chase him!
Only a fool would go head-to-head with Jian Liangzhi in the plains!
So he took the initiative to go south. Anyway, although the hilly areas in these few kilometers were undulating, the hills were generally relatively gentle. Vehicles transporting baggage and artillery could not advance on these gentle slopes, which did not mean that the cavalry could not either.
This time, what Fang Yuanxin wanted was a time difference!
He took the initiative before Jian Liangzhi could react, in order to strike quickly in and out quickly and kill the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment.
However, this made Lin Ziran feel miserable!
After he learned the report of the scout cavalry, he thought for a few seconds and then said: "Beat the drum and prepare for battle!"
The military musician next to him began to beat the snare drum in front of him, and the rapid drumming sound sounded!
After the drums sounded, the soldiers of Qingshan Patrol Battalion stopped in unison and looked at their platoon commander, company commander and other officers in the distance, and then started to line up with these officers.
At this time, Cheng Hongbin also hurried forward with an anxious look on his face: "What's going on? Enemy attack?"
Lin Ziran nodded and said: "The reconnaissance cavalry reported that there is a main force of enemy cavalry approaching from the northeast!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Hongbin turned his horse's head without saying a word, and at the same time shouted: "Beat the drum and prepare for war!"
"Quickly, organize a car formation!"
As the drums in the wilderness began to sound, the huge transport teams began to connect with each other, and then formed a vehicle formation. There were so many baggage vehicles and artillery in the team, and the entire team was more than two kilometers in front and back. If they stayed still,
, which represents a defense line of more than two kilometers, and it is an extremely thin defense line.
Even if it is protected by the Qingshan Patrol Battalion, the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment itself has hundreds of artillerymen, and there are thousands of civilians, but it is still unable to protect such a long line of defense.
Therefore, when encountering an enemy attack, if it is an emergency, the transportation troops will often form a small square or circular formation based on a small number of vehicles.
The formation of a small car formation was due to time constraints. At the same time, both sides of the general road were deserted, making it difficult for vehicles to travel, and it was impossible to form a large car formation.
If the situation was not so urgent and the terrain was relatively good, then a huge array of dozens of vehicles would be listed.
But this rarely happens. Anyway, Lin Ziran escorted the troops many times. When he was attacked twice before, each time he could only form a small station with a few cars, and there were relatively few with more than ten cars.
The same is true this time. The opponent is still cavalry, and the nearby terrain is not very good, so the formation can only consist of a few vehicles at most, not more than a dozen vehicles.
Following the orders given by Lin Ziran and Cheng Hongbin, the huge transportation team began to form an array, and the troops of the Qingshan Patrol Battalion were also gathered together, basically stationed in several relatively large vehicle formations in company units.
After they hurriedly formed the formation, they were already in a large formation consisting of more than 20 vehicles. Lin Ziran, who was riding a horse, also saw traces of enemy cavalry on the small slope in front.
There were only a few riders at the beginning, but soon there were more than ten riders, hundreds of riders, and finally more than two hundred riders came roaring in!
More than two hundred horsemen came roaring like waves, and the momentum was extremely terrifying. Many civilians wet their pants when they saw this battle, and many turned around and ran away.
The soldiers in Qingshan Patrol Camp were no better.
Many soldiers had trembling hands and feet and could not even reload ammunition.
Some were so nervous that they reloaded their ammunition repeatedly. After loading, they started to reload their ammunition again before firing.
There were even a few people whose legs were so weak that they slumped on the ground without even daring to stand up. They just huddled in the back of the carriage with their heads in their hands, muttering something unknown in their mouths.
However, the hundreds of artillerymen of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment next door, they are still artillerymen, but now they are all picking up Fuyuan muskets and preparing to face the enemy. Look at them, they are calm in the face of danger, and they all hold their heads high.
Comparing these products with his own, Lin Ziran felt like he wanted to throw them away!
When Lin Ziran frowned, Luo Mazi quietly stepped forward: "Sir, these two hundred cavalry are just the first ones. There are hundreds of enemy cavalry behind them. This Guang'an bandit army is coming fiercely."
"As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall, my lord..."