The company commander kept staring down and saw that the party members were flying around after being blown up by the hot air balloon, and no more falcons were released, so he guessed that all the party members' falcons should have been blown up.
He waved his hand behind him and said, "Hit me!"
In the den behind him, an escort pressed the trigger, and three grenades flew out from the portable catapult, landing just at the south end of the transport team.
The ambush point chosen by the Musketeers was also in a valley, which was not very wide. Three grenades directly blocked the official road at the south end of the transport team.
This ambush point was selected after repeated research by the escort scouts. Although the peaks on both sides were not high and were not conducive to camouflage and lurking, the rocks were steep and slippery, making it impossible for war horses to climb.
Several portable catapults are thrown in succession, which can ensure that the valley can be blocked for a long time with the least consumption of ammunition!
The north end was blocked by hot air balloons, and the south end was blocked by grenades. Party Xiang's transport team was blocked on a mountain road about five miles long.
In fact, the party cavalry responsible for escorting the transport team also sent out scouts in advance to explore the road, but the hills on both sides were so short that the tops could be seen at a glance.
Moreover, the rocks on the hill are all large, so it is difficult for the escorts to disguise themselves and lurk. Even if there are one or two spies lurking, it is nothing to the huge transport team. At most, they can only inquire where the transport team has gone.
It is impossible to hide such a large-scale operation of the transportation team, so the person in charge of the transportation team does not care much about spies, and can keep an eye on them if they want, as long as they don't cause trouble.
The leader thought this way, and the scouts became much more passive in their work. In addition, the transportation team was moving too slowly. The scouts explored the road two or three miles in advance and could rest for a long time before the large forces of the transportation team slowly caught up. 81
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Compared to the scouts under Monkey, the reconnaissance of the Dangxiang scouts was full of loopholes, and the musket company easily found the loopholes and blocked them in the valley.
The road back was blocked, and the road ahead was also blocked. The party cavalry responsible for guarding suddenly became anxious.
To the north were hot air balloons flying in the sky, which they couldn't reach even if they tried to hit them. When they discovered that there were catapults to the south, they all rushed over, jumped off their horses and rushed up the hillside, hoping to kill the catapults and break out from the south.
The company commander had been staring down. After discovering the party members' intentions, he turned around and shouted: "Fire No. 2 No. 1 Arrow!"
Behind him, the instructor immediately raised his crossbow and fired a purple ringing arrow.
"Brothers, rush with me!"
The company commander took the lead and rushed out of the hiding place.
The attack route of the catapult is in the shape of a parabola. It can attack enemies a hundred meters away, but it cannot attack the foot of the mountain.
The escort must block the enemies at the foot of the mountain, otherwise once the enemies rush over, they can easily defeat their position.
Except for a few escorts hiding in the corner who were still lying on the ground with their guns in hand, everyone else followed the company commander and rushed out, lying on the top of the mountain and shooting at the party members who were climbing the mountain to block their attack!
As for those lying still, they are all the best marksmen in the musketry company. Their mission is not to kill the enemy, but if the party members suddenly release the falcon, they must kill it as soon as possible!
The company commander did this just to be on the safe side. After all, there were enemies down the hillside now. They almost didn't need to aim. There was no difference between good and bad marksmanship.
It was a battle of life and death, and neither side showed mercy. For a while, dense gunshots echoed in the valley, and party members were hit one after another and rolled down the hillside.
But there are too many party escorts. If one of them rolls down, two will rush up immediately!
Moreover, they gathered their shields together and walked forward holding them.
At this time, the shortcomings of the musket were exposed.
Although the killing range is large, the killing power is seriously insufficient. Fine iron sand can penetrate the human body, but it is not enough when encountering a thick shield.
In desperation, the company commander could only lead his bodyguards to throw grenades and kerosene jars down.
But they came here latent, and they carried limited grenades and kerosene tanks. Most of them were taken away by the pilots, and the rest were left for catapults to block the valley. The company commander did not dare to use too many.
When the situation is critical somewhere, I will throw out one or two.
However, grenades can kill and injure party soldiers, but they are difficult to destroy strong shields.
If the party soldier who was killed or injured falls down, the person next to him will pick up his shield and continue moving forward.
What made the muskete company commander even more nervous was that he had seen in the valley more than a hundred meters away that party soldiers had removed the catapult components from the backs of oxen and began to assemble them in the open space.
Although this kind of catapult is relatively backward and bulky, its range is far beyond the portable catapult currently used by the musketeers.
Once it is assembled, this nest will not be saved!
The company commander was about to order the death squads to kill the enemy's catapults when he heard the faint roar of steam engines coming from the north.
Along with the roar, an airship slowly took off into the sky.
"Hahaha, they finally got it done!"
Seeing the airship, the company commander raised his eyebrows in excitement.
Because they came in latent, they could only disassemble the various parts of the airship, take one part with each person, and then assemble it here.
Assembling an airship is not as simple as assembling a musket. The musket is dismantled and only has a few parts.
But assembling the airship is much more troublesome.
Not to mention the balloon, which needs to be filled with special gas and has very high sealing requirements. The parts of the steam engine alone can fill a table, and the precision requirements are also very high, which is simply impossible for ordinary escorts to complete.
Fortunately, before departure, Da Zhuang arranged a pilot for the company commander. It is said that he was one of Mancang's disciples and participated in the entire steam engine R&D and manufacturing project.
It took so long to launch the sounding arrow just now, and the bodyguard had killed dozens of party soldiers. The airship hadn't even taken off yet, and the company commander thought the installation had failed.
After all, there are too many parts in a steam engine, and many of them are small and lurking along the way. If someone accidentally loses one or two parts, the steam engine may not be able to operate.
Fortunately, the pilot did not disappoint him and finally assembled the airship.
Taking portability into consideration, this airship is specially made. It is smaller than conventional airships, but it is more flexible and its flight speed has also been greatly improved.
In just a few minutes after taking off, we passed the hot air balloon and reached the sky above the transport team.
However, the airship did not bomb the cattle, horses and grooms carrying supplies, but flew straight towards the southern section where the fighting was fiercest.
When passing the catapult that was being assembled, the airship finally dropped two grenades!
The catapult that the party members were about to assemble was blown to pieces!
Then, the airship turned flexibly in the air and flew towards the hillside where the battle was taking place!
The escorts of the Musket Company cheered for this, while the attacking party soldiers fled in all directions!
