The Guang'an rebels who were able to penetrate deep into the rear hinterland of Chongguang City to carry out the task of attacking the logistics line, and were able to come here under the pursuit of more than a thousand main troops led by Jian Liangzhi, were naturally no ordinary troops.
Even among the Guang'an rebels, they are considered elite. Unfortunately, they have lost contact with their own cavalry, that is, Fang Yuanxin's cavalry regiment. They can only fight alone, otherwise there is no need to escape.
, turned around and attacked Jian Liangzhi's encirclement and suppression troops directly with the cooperation of friendly cavalry.
At this time, it didn't take long for the Guang'an rebels to change their formation into a very standard horizontal formation. Among their five companies, three companies listed a standard three-row formation at the front, and the width was also six meters.
About ten meters.
Behind the three companies is the reserve team formed by the horizontal teams of the two companies.
Three companies formed a line in the front, which gave them width, and there were two companies in the rear as reserves, which could also deal with any accidents, such as preventing flank attacks by the opponent's cavalry.
The Guang'an rebels knew about the small cavalry in the Qingshan patrol camp, so they would naturally take appropriate precautions when launching an attack. In addition to the formation defense of the infantry, they also temporarily gathered about twenty cavalry.
, although this is an infantry battalion, they also have horses. After abandoning the baggage, the horses are gathered together, and a few soldiers who can ride can act as dragoons. This model is almost the same as the cavalry under Lin Ziran's command.
Same.
Because neither side has artillery, this also means that there is no obstruction from artillery, and both sides can calmly fight in formation.
At this time, the straight-line distance between the two sides was actually less than 400 meters.
If the Guang'an rebels encounter other armies, then the two sides will enter a period of calm, and a fierce exchange of fire will not break out until the two sides get within a hundred meters.
But what the Guang'an rebels encountered today was not another army, but the Qingshan Patrol Battalion, an army using Mini rifles!
Even if the quality of the troops is poor, the guns in their hands are not.
Lin Ziran had never thought about using a backslope tactic, and he didn't even know that such a tactic existed. His tactic was very simple, which was to rely on the gentle slope on the top of the mountain to delay the opponent's advancement speed and strive to hit the enemy more.
At the same time, it also relies on natural defenses such as hills to withstand enemy firepower!
So when the Guang'an rebels entered 400 meters, Lin Ziran ordered without hesitation: "Shoot!"
The sudden attack did not panic the Guang'an rebels who were launching the attack. They had already known that the opponent's muskets were rifled guns with a relatively long range.
Front-loading rifled guns are nothing new. They are equipped in the armies of various countries, but because of the difficulty of loading, the number is very small.
Seeing the opponent shooting with rifled guns, the battalion officer of the Guang'an rebels did not hesitate, but ordered the troops to speed up.
"The opponent's rifled gun can only fire one round. By the time they take a few minutes to reload, we will have already killed them!"
But just over twenty seconds later, Luo Anjun on the hilltop opened fire again, which made him frown.
How is this going?
Could it be that they had prepared multiple loaded rifled guns in advance and took turns firing?
But that was wrong. The distance between the two sides was only three to four hundred meters at this time. Although the sky was not completely bright, it was already past six o'clock. He could clearly see that the other party did not switch to a musket, but directly loaded it and fired.
of.
Damn it!
What kind of muskets did they use?
It can actually maintain a rate of fire similar to that of a musket!
Stop now?
No, if you stop now, you can certainly avoid casualties, but the pursuers in the rear are not far away. If you stay here for one more minute, you will be in more danger. Rush up, kill them, and rush out to get rid of the pursuers!
So the middle doctor firmed up his thoughts and waved his command knife and ordered: "Charge the whole army!"
Although he didn't know why the opponent's musket could shoot so far and still maintain the rate of fire of the musket, it didn't matter. Even if the rate of fire of the musket was guaranteed, it would only be two or three rounds per minute.
It's just the rate of fire.
As long as the whole army launches a direct charge and rushes within a hundred meters, all troubles will be solved.
Once within 100 meters, the two sides will engage in normal shooting.
He did not believe that a mere patrol battalion could compete with the elite troops under his command.
Even this is not the point. The point is that he did not think about shooting, but rushed up the hill in one breath and launched a bayonet battle.
If a patrol battalion unit can barely engage in a shootout with the regular army within a distance of 100 meters, but fighting with a bayonet?
It's not that he deliberately looks down on his opponent, it's that the opponent really doesn't have the ability!
If the opponent had this ability, the opponent would not have had to conduct long-distance sneak attacks and ambush during the day yesterday, but would have directly intercepted and fought head-on!
At this moment, Lin Ziran also saw the changes on the other side!
The distance between the two sides is still more than 300 meters, and our side has only fired two rounds of shooting. In total, it has not killed many enemies, but the other side directly launched a charge?
Don't you even care about the formation?
If the patrol battalion under Lin Ziran were regular troops, they would probably be very happy to see this scene.
Because after losing the formation, one's own side can completely suppress the opponent with the complete formation and win the battle.
But the key point is that the patrol battalion under Lin Ziran is not a regular army, and its overall quality is far behind that of the regular army.
This can be seen from the trembling legs of the surrounding Luo Mazi when they saw the opponent launch a full charge. Their overall quality was too low.
Depend on!
These Guang'an rebels are desperate for their lives, and they actually want to rush forward even if they suffer a certain amount of casualties in the early stage!
Lin Ziran also wanted to take advantage of the range and shoot a few more rounds from a distance, killing the enemy in large numbers to force the opponent to stop attacking.
Lin Ziran had seen the Guang'an rebels' line attacks many times before. In order to maintain the formation, they all advanced slowly. It was normal to walk three to four hundred meters for several minutes.
But I didn't expect that the opponent would directly charge at full speed regardless of their formation!
According to the speed of their charge, which is only more than 300 meters, they can kill them in a short time. Will my troops be able to withstand it by then?
Damn it if you can bear it!
When Lin Ziran's patrol battalion fired the third round of shooting, although the opponent was still two hundred meters away, many soldiers in the formation had panic expressions on their faces, and many even had trembling hands unable to reload.
According to the current state of the soldiers, it is estimated that most of them have not finished loading before the enemy rushes up.
At this time, Lin Ziran secretly sighed again. His patrol camp was still too bad. He must strengthen training after returning this time. In addition, he must improve the quality of his officers. It would be best to recruit a few officers from the regular army.
Be an instructor or something.
But that's all for the future.
As for now!
Lin Ziran turned slightly from the dock to look at the hillside behind him, then raised his command knife with a firm gaze: "Turn in the whole army!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead and led the entire army to move in!
With Lin Ziran's order, the soldiers who were already showing signs of collapse when faced with the enemy's charge suddenly seemed to be injected with new vitality. They turned around quickly one by one, and then ran down the mountain with firm steps.
The decisiveness and speed of the Qingshan Patrol Battalion's turn made the Guang'an rebels who were still charging behind take a look.
There are still more than 200 meters away, and the Guang'an Army has not fired a single shot. They are all suffering casualties on one side. At the same time, because the charge formation is in chaos, no matter how you look at it, the Qingshan Patrol Battalion on the top of the mountain is occupied.
Advantage.
But the Qingshan Patrol Battalion turned around and ran away so decisively, which they couldn't understand.
At this time, another four words suddenly appeared in the mind of the Zhongdafu battalion officer in the Guang'an rebel army: back-slope tactics!
Could it be that there are more Luo An's troops ambushing behind the hillside?
Damn it, there must be an ambush!
Thinking of this, he quickly shouted: "Stop the charge, form the team where you are, quickly form the team!"