However, the subsequent musket shooting made Lin Ziran look satisfied.
Hundreds of people fired intensively at about seven or eight Guang'an rebel cavalry search teams two to three hundred meters away. They used Mini rifles. Even though the marksmanship of these soldiers was not very good, they could not stand up to their numbers.
As soon as the gunshot rang out, half of the opponent's cavalry fell down on the spot, and several of them had blood holes on their bodies, obviously having been hit by several rounds of bullets.
Among the remaining cavalry, the leading corporal was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He clearly saw a puff of white smoke rising from the previously empty hilltop in front of him.
Even a fool can see that this is an enemy musket attack.
Although he still didn't know why he was hit so far away, he still urged the carriage to run backwards quickly, while not forgetting to shout: "Retreat!"
Those cavalrymen rode back wildly on their horses, very fast, and the terrain here was not flat. These cavalrymen also knew how to use the terrain to avoid bullets, and they disappeared from sight after a while.
The sudden sound of gunfire, especially the explosion of shells around them, directly caused the more than 500 Guang'an rebels to start a commotion. Everyone knew that they had been ambushed.
However, although the soldiers were in a commotion, they did not panic. The more than one hundred soldiers in the van quickly stabilized under the leadership of several officers. At this time, a Guang'an officer riding on a horse and wearing the military title badge of Zhongdafu was
I also saw white smoke four to five hundred meters ahead, which was the smoke after the guns were fired.
He immediately said loudly: "Start the battle formation immediately!"
Although the terrain here is hilly and not very suitable for large-scale troop operations, it is still possible to line up small-scale troops.
Soon, the more than a hundred Guang'an musketeers in front formed several lines and prepared for battle.
Lin Ziran, who was on the opposite side, looked at the formation they quickly listed and knew that he must be in trouble.
Being able to formulate a battle formation so quickly when being attacked is not something that an ordinary army can do, not even a regular army, it must be an elite unit.
As for his own Qingshan Patrol Battalion, giving them a few minutes is probably not enough to formulate such a standard battle line formation!
After the formation was laid out, the opponent did not rush to launch an attack, but waited for a moment. Soon a scout cavalry reported to Officer Zhongdafu of the Guang'an rebel army: "The one in front is a group of Luo'an rebels, estimated to number five.
There are about a hundred people, and the flags listed are the flags of the Qingshan patrol camp."
Having said that, the scout cavalry continued: "Their formation is rather scattered!"
After hearing that it was a patrol camp, a look of sternness appeared on the face of this middle-aged doctor!
"A mere patrol camp actually dares to ambush us. We really don't know whether to live or die!"
"The order was given for the first company to advance forward, the second company, and the third company to move forward in formation on the left and right wings. The fourth company followed the officer behind. We rushed up and swallowed them up in one go!"
Patrol battalions or troops with various guard names are local second-line troops. This is a fact that is almost universally recognized in Daheng.
The combat effectiveness of this kind of local second-line troops is very limited, far from being comparable to that of the regular army, not to mention that the formation of the Luoan ambush troops on the opposite side is very scattered.