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Chapter 76 Quick, run up

During the emergency maneuver of more than an hour, the Qingshan Patrol Battalion led by Lin Ziran took advantage of the short distance and penetrated in front of them.

The Zhongdafu battalion officer of the Guang'an rebels saw the Qingshan patrol camp to the side and in front through the dim white light, and it became clearer that the main force of the Luo'an army's pursuers in the rear was not far away.

It is impossible to turn around. To the south is the hinterland of Luo'an. If you go there, you will never return. There are pursuers to the west and north, so you cannot fall into a trap.

However, heading directly towards the east is equivalent to stupidly rushing past the side and front of Qingshan Patrol Camp. In this way, it is almost equivalent to passing under the enemy's gun in a row, and being hit by the enemy as a target!

The Zhongdafu battalion officer, who was about forty years old, only thought about it for a few seconds, finally took a deep breath, and immediately drew out his command sword and shouted towards the Qingshan Patrol Battalion in front of him: "Form up!"

"Let's kill it!"

Although it is spring now and the sun wakes up a bit late, at around six o'clock in the morning, the sky is still white. Although it is difficult to see clearly if it is too far away, you can still see a vague shadow clearly.

Lin Ziran was leading his men to move forward. He planned to move forward for about a few hundred meters. After reaching a distance of about 350 meters, he would fire a wave of shots to slow down the enemy's escape speed.

But what he didn't expect was that in the dim light, Lin Ziran discovered that the other party did not continue to flee towards the east, but stopped and lined up.

What are they lining up for?

Luo Mazi gave him the answer: "They are coming!"

"Sir, what should we do, they are coming!"

Luo Mazi's voice was trembling again, which he would inevitably do every time the enemy came to kill him.

Lin Ziran also didn't expect that the other party would be so decisive and decisive, instead of continuing to run away, he would attack him head on.

Riding on the horse, he scanned the nearby terrain from left to right, then looked at a gentle slope dozens of meters behind, and immediately drew out his command knife: "Go up the mountain and set up defenses!"

"quick!"

"Everybody run!"

After hearing the order, the company commander, deputy company commander, platoon leader, deputy platoon leader and squad leaders quickly led the soldiers to the gentle slope in the rear.

In a hurry, it is naturally impossible to pay attention to any formation, but without the constraints of formation, they can run very fast.

It was only a few dozen meters, and within half a minute everyone had climbed up the gentle slope and stood still on the other side of the gentle slope.

Lin Ziran also rode up. On the top of the mountain, he first glanced at the Guang'an rebels behind him. They had already formed a complete formation and were advancing quickly.

Although the terrain here still has rolling hills, there are no jungles with tall trees, and there is still dry land at the foot of the mountains. This terrain is enough for the opponent to form a formation and launch an attack.

The speed of their advance was also quite fast. They did not say they would take three steps and stop one step in order to maintain the integrity of the formation. Instead, they moved quickly.

The situation is not good!

Lin Ziran frowned, but in this situation, he could only use this hillside to launch a defensive operation.

Lin Ziran glanced at the Guang'an rebels four to five hundred meters away at the foot of the mountain, then turned his gaze back and said at the same time: "Quick, form an array, in a straight line!"

The troops he brought were mainly three infantry companies and one cavalry platoon. The company roster system of the Qingshan Patrol Battalion has been basically fixed after several detailed adjustments.

A squad has a squad leader, a deputy squad leader, and twelve ordinary soldiers, a total of fourteen people.

A platoon has three squads, one platoon leader, one deputy platoon leader, and originally there were messengers, but they were later abolished. So now there are a total of forty-four people in a platoon.

A company has three platoons, a company commander, a deputy company commander, a drummer, a deputy drummer, and two guards who also serve as messengers. In total, each company has a total of 138 people.

Now, the three companies under Lin Ziran's command, except for a few unlucky ones who were attrited due to non-combat, are all still there. They are basically fully equipped, with a total of just over 400 people.

It's just that although there are 400 people, the Guang'an rebels opposite there are more than 500, so their strength is at a disadvantage.

However, Lin Ziran also has an advantage, that is, he still has a cavalry under his command.

Although the number is not large, there are only more than fifty people, and there are not many qualified cavalry among these fifty people. At most, they can only be said to be able to ride horses, but they are still mounted troops, and their battlefield mobility is

Very good.

After the three companies lined up, a very typical line formation was already formed on the other side of the hillside. The three companies formed a horizontal formation about sixty meters long in total.

This horizontal formation can increase the density of firepower, but the thickness is relatively thin and can easily be scattered by the enemy.

When the opponent's Guang'an rebels first advanced, due to the influence of time and terrain, they actually listed columns for marching. When the Zhongdafu battalion officer of the Guang'an rebels saw Lin Ziran and others retreating towards the hillside,

At this time, there was a hint of ridicule on the corner of his mouth: "The patrol camp is the patrol camp, and it will run away with such a small move!"

Although he said this, he still prevented the patrol battalion on the opposite side from conducting interception operations on the hillside, especially to prevent the opponent from engaging in rear slope tactics.

The armies of this world have been using muskets in combat for more than two hundred years, and various line tactics have been thoroughly figured out by generals from various countries.

Nowadays, if any officer with formal military education encounters the enemy retreating to the back of the hillside in this kind of terrain, as long as he is not too stupid, the words "rear slope tactics" will definitely appear in his mind immediately.

This tactic was a classic tactic used by the Orissa Empire Army of the Southern Continent decades ago. It first sent light infantry to fight head-on on the hillside, and then pretended to be defeated and retreated.

This is to confuse the opponent and allow the enemy to continue to maintain a frontal attack formation with multiple horizontal lines, rather than deploying all companies in horizontal lines in advance to form a single horizontal line.

But on the other side of the hillside, there is an ambush of the main force that has already formed a line. After the light infantry withdraws, the main force's line will move forward and take advantage of the absolute advantage of troops and firepower on the top of the mountain.

Attack the opponent's light infantry.

At this time, even if multiple units behind the enemy deployed urgently, it would be too late.

Because it won't take long for the defender's left and right wings to turn within 45 degrees, forming a half-moon-shaped fire network.

At this time, if the offensive side does not have a certain strength advantage, it will often be beaten to collapse.

Decades ago, the Daheng Army was frequently beaten by the Orissa Empire Army and suffered heavy losses several times.

This was too much of a loss, and Daheng's generals had already developed strategies to deal with it.

When the Zhongdafu battalion officer of the Guang'an rebels saw this scene, a trace of sneer appeared on his lips!

What age is this, and you still want to engage in back-slope tactics under your nose? What a joke!

Immediately, I saw him shouting and issuing multiple orders. As the orders were issued, the formation of the Guang'an rebels also changed rapidly!


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