Chapter 172: Musketeers display their power with volleys

Author: Ye Shenggu

Chapter 172: Musketeers display their power with volleys

Bai Sheng looked at the watchtower in confusion, and suddenly discovered that there were small holes on each floor of the four-story watchtower. Those holes were not conspicuous from a distance, but at this time, there were suddenly protruding holes in each hole.

A black iron pipe came, and he stood very close, so he could see the iron pipe very clearly.

What is that?

Bai Sheng subconsciously felt that something was wrong with those things, but before he could react, there was a vague command to "release" coming from the watchtower.

There was the crackling sound of beans being fried above his head, and then it seemed like a strong wind was blowing, and Bai Sheng saw the minions who were attacking the village gate fell to pieces in an instant.

The smoke has passed, and only the wailing remains!

On the No. 2 turret in Sunjiazhuang, the scene had fallen into chaos after the salvo. Luan Tingyu was patrolling among the model platoon, and his nose became crooked with anger after taking two steps.

He directly dragged a peasant soldier out of the shooting hole, pointed at his musket that was missing the purge and said: "Where is your purge?"

"Okay... It seems that I was in a hurry and fired the gun after loading the medicine. I didn't take out the gun and shot downstairs."

Luan Tingyu glared at him with hatred, then turned to look at the other banker next to him. The banker was leaning on an exploded musket in a daze, and his whole body was shaking because of the explosion accident just now.

Luan Tingyu knew what was going on at one glance, took the musket and poked the barrel with a purge. Sure enough, he threw the musket on the ground and cursed at the banker: "You are still the squad leader, why are you doing this?

I put two lead bullets into it. Fortunately, your gun has good performance. If the barrel of the gun had been worn out and exploded, you and the brothers next to you would be dead!"

The peasant soldier's face turned red and white after being scolded by him, and he didn't know how to speak.

Sun Xin watched this scene silently, not too surprised. He remembered some war records about the line infantry era that he had read in his previous life.

Officers at that time generally reported that the so-called infantry volley was actually a variety of disorderly and chaotic shooting after the first salvo.

Even for the most elite troops, the only truly lethal shots are in the first round. After that, soldiers will have various accidents due to the tension on the battlefield.

Think about it, the loading process of this muzzleloader gun takes half a minute. On a battlefield filled with artillery fire, who can calm down and spend half a minute to load a bullet without any distractions and then shoot forward?

In fact, the performance of these farmers and soldiers just now made Sun Xin's eyes light up. At least they still had the most basic combat awareness of three-stage shooting. They successfully completed one round of three-stage shooting, and only gradually became chaotic at the beginning of the second round.

This situation of being nervous in the face of the enemy needs to be improved through more battles so that these soldiers can slowly accumulate experience.

How to train the musketeers was Luan Tingyu's business, and Sun Xin did not participate too much. At this time, he looked at Master Lu, who had a serious face next to him.

Although Master Lu was still wearing a monk's robe, the murderous look on his face had nothing to do with the Buddha statue. He had been quietly watching the situation below. Sun Xin asked: "Are we going to fire?"

Master Lu shook his head and slowly stroked his beard. He waited until the bandits downstairs gradually retreated and gathered in an open area in Sunjiaji. Master Lu quickly said to the flag commander behind him: "Let the No. 1 watchtower face the enemy.

Target No. 3 gun position, shoot!"

"Our No. 2 turret is also aiming at the No. 3 gun position and shoots!"

A moment ago, downstairs of the No. 2 Watchtower and at the gate of Sunjiazhuang, Bai Sheng felt for a moment that he was in a hell.

When the first volley of muskets was fired, before he could realize what was happening, he saw a dozen of his men who were rushing at the front fell instantly.

When the second round of muskets on the tower were fired, Bai Sheng realized that some hidden weapons must have been fired downwards from above. Then he quickly told the men to retreat.

But this thing is too powerful. If it hits a person, it will break bones and muscles.

Bai Sheng was so frightened that his feet softened when he saw a boy next to him having his arm blown away in an instant.

When the leaders behind him who came to make noise in front of the village gate saw this scene, their hair stood on end with fright.

Their instant dispersal did not slow down the attack on the tower too much. Bai Sheng found that even as they ran away, the crackling and infiltrating sounds were still coming from the tower.

Along with the sound, the slow-moving men running in rows fell to the ground like dead grass blown by the wind. Bai Sheng ran all the way, feeling more and more surprised, and finally found that the weapons fired from the watchtower could shoot

The distance reached was actually more than three hundred steps!

Of course, the accuracy of the flintlock gun is not that far, but the height difference of the Yi Lai watchtower makes the falling projectiles fly farther. Secondly, the streets in Sunjiaji are so narrow, and the bandits in Liangshan are blocked in the streets.

Dozens of people were firing their guns down below, and even if a blind cat tried to kill a mouse, some unlucky guy would always be shot.

And when the bandits discovered that even if they ran as far as three hundred steps, they would still be hit by ammunition fired from the black pipe extending from the high tower, they were already crying for their fathers and mothers.

Bai Sheng retreated to the center of the market with everyone. Finally, he no longer saw the brother beside him being knocked down by the hidden weapon on the black building. When he looked forward, his heart dropped.

I saw that forty or fifty corpses had been left behind along the way, and the road of just a few hundred steps was crowded with blood.

Those who were at the forefront just now were all his subordinates, and the main ones who died were also the ones who died. Now, his subordinates lost forty or fifty people in an instant.

For a moment, Bai Sheng thought about giving up, but then he thought about how he had a low status in the mountains. Not many men were willing to hang out with him. Now his men suffered heavy casualties. When he returned to the mountains, what troops would he still have?

?My business this time was a big loss.

Thinking of what he would face after returning to the mountain, Bai Sheng's originally fearful face once again showed a stern expression.

No, I have to take down Sunjiazhuang, even if it is just for my own future!

He looked at Ou Peng and Ma Lin behind him and said, "Brothers, let's all unite our troops and charge at Zhuangzi again! I was negligent before and fell into Sun Xin's trick. I only need to hit a few more times just now."

We can knock open the village door in a few seconds. At this time, we gathered a group of people and rushed up together. We only need to rush forward one more time. After opening the village door, we can rob so many men and women in the Sun Family Village.

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Ou Peng and Ma Lin both looked embarrassed, thinking: Wasn't the first one who ran back just now your son-in-law? If you hadn't led him behind and crowded in the street blocking the road,

Our team will not be scattered and we will not be able to withdraw in time and lose manpower.

But thinking that Chao Gai had expressed his intention to cooperate with Bai Sheng when they went down the mountain, they did not dare to disobey for a while.

They all followed Song Jiang all the way up the mountain when he was rescued back to Liangshan, but they were only the periphery of Song Jiang. Now that Song Jiang has returned to his hometown in Yuncheng to surrender, they, the three heroes of Huangmen Mountain, have no one to rely on.

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When they came to Liangshan this time, although Bai Sheng was still ranked behind them, knowing the relationship between Bai Sheng and Chao Gai, they did not dare to disobey Bai Sheng's wishes.
Chapter completed!