"You two, take Chen Xi and Mei Xiang to retreat first, and I will break up the rear." Yang Fan said.
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru both have martial arts skills, have experienced fighting, and are proficient in using muskets, air rifles, and revolvers. They are enough to protect the two rookies.
"Master, I don't want it. I want to protect you. My marksmanship is very accurate." Xiao Niangpi immediately protested.
"Don't be ridiculous. There are many English people, maybe two hundred people, and they only have more than a dozen sampans left on the beach. Hurry up, you go back to the boat first, I will block it here, and I will retreat as well." Yang Fan said.
At this time, Zhao Shengwu also ran back with his body bent. The other three top soldiers also ran to Yang Fan's side.
"Master, there were more than a dozen barbarians on the slope below, all with muskets. I don't know why, but they opened fire when they saw me. I didn't hit them at first, but I stood up and asked them to stop advancing. They opened fire." Zhao Shengwu was angry.
said.
Yang Fan smiled bitterly. They were all wearing pirate clothes for their cosplay this time. Those lobster soldiers were here to dig for treasure. He must have thought them to be the pirates left here by Captain Gent to guard the treasure.
"I'm afraid there are more than a dozen people, probably one or two hundred people, who will gather here when they hear the gunfire. But it doesn't matter, our people will also gather here," Yang Fan said.
At this time, several figures wearing iron helmets had emerged from behind the dense tree trunks on the downhill slope. They stretched out their matchlock guns, one of which had a stand in front.
The black muzzle was aimed at the rotten tree trunk lying on the ground.
Yang Fan's scalp went numb when he saw it. This was a Spanish heavy matchlock gun. Next to it was a lightweight British matchlock gun.
The muzzle kinetic energy of this thing is 7800 joules, and the storage velocity of a 56-gram lead bullet at 100 meters is also 3300 joules. The distance between the two sides is now only more than 30 meters. This thing is at 30 meters, and the lead bullet has more than 6,000 joules. Just watch
I have no idea about the data. However, you must know that the muzzle kinetic energy of the ak47 is only 1992 joules.
As long as this thing hits the human body, no matter where it is, it will definitely die.
The number of people on the opposite side was obviously increasing. Apparently, they had gathered after hearing the gunshots. Because the top of the mountain was so small, they couldn't rush up to it at the moment. They were all hiding behind the tree trunks.
The grenades just now scared them badly. In this era, there were no grenadiers in Europe.
Grenadiers are a special branch of the European army that was born in the mid-to-late 17th century. They had never seen hand grenades before. Such powerful power at close range immediately frightened them.
They carefully hid behind the tree. However, this also confirmed that since there were pirates here, Captain Gent's treasure was most likely here.
Bang! There was a dull gunshot. A lead bullet hit the tree trunk.
There was a burst of sawdust flying, and large pieces of wood collapsed.
This huge tree trunk with a diameter of three meters fell here. I don't know how many years it has been, and it has already been in a state of decay. Generally, large trees are prone to forming holes in the middle. The same is true for this tree, with a hole of at least one meter and a half in diameter in the middle.
A large piece of it was directly broken into pieces by the blow of the Mushkot matchlock gun.
The gun here is 1.8 meters long and weighs about 10 kilograms. A support frame is required for stable shooting.
The Mushkot matchlock gun can fire two shots in three minutes, with an effective range of 100 meters and a maximum range of 250 meters. The gun is very powerful and shoots lead pellets weighing 56 grams, which can penetrate tightly protected heavy cavalry armor.
"Don't use muskets, use air guns. The sound is low and there is no light. They can't see where we are." Yang Fan said. He took an air rifle from the servant behind him and examined it through a gap.
Opposite this dead tree trunk is a downhill slope with no vegetation and is filled with rocks. More than 20 meters below is a dense forest. The English are hiding there.
Bang! There was a very slight gunshot, and the heavy arquebusier fell to the ground.
There was a sudden panic on the other side. They saw no people at all, nor saw any fire or smoke. They didn't even hear the sound of gunshots. Because they had gathered seventy or eighty people there, with forty or fifty muskets, and they were firing indiscriminately.
At this time, the advantages of air guns are revealed. There is no sound, no fire and smoke. And you can shoot while lying down. As long as the gas bottle has air, you can keep firing.
The matchlock gun opposite is a muzzle-loading gun, and you have to stand, or at worst kneel, to load powder and ammunition.
They were lying down here, kneeling and standing there. Moreover, Yang Fan's side was well shaded. They couldn't find anyone at all. They just shot randomly. The dead tree trunks here were hit, and sawdust kept flying.
As soon as the shooting started, seven or eight people fell down on the opposite side.
Xiao Niangpi and others saw that the master had knocked down one of them with one shot, and they immediately started shooting at the exposed enemies on the opposite side.
"Don't be in a hurry to shoot, wait patiently, they will hide behind the tree to reload, and then step out and shoot. Wait until they come out and then shoot." Yang Fan said.
"Okay, sir, I feel like this air rifle seems to be more accurate than a flintlock gun within fifty meters." Xiao Niangpi said.
Bang! The little girl knocked down a musketeer.
"Of course, it is rifled, and the firing vibration is small."
Bang bang bang! The sound of the air rifle was completely drowned in the musket fire from the opposite side. But at this distance, one of every three or four shots fired hit.
"Master, I hit one," Chen Xi shouted happily.
"Don't shout loudly, be careful." Yang Fan quickly stopped her. This little girl yelled when she was happy. She had never been on the battlefield and didn't know how to expose her target.
Soon, more than a dozen heavy matchlock guns came banging, banging, banging. The place where Chen Xi was lying was covered with sawdust like rain. Fortunately, they were all lying on the ground.
The trunk of the tree was penetrated in many places. If you were to use a muzzle-loading flintlock and reload while standing, you would definitely be hit.
Chen Xi was so suppressed that he could not lift his head.
"Obey, the four of you retreat first. I'll block you and then retreat. The heavy matchlock gun is too dangerous. It will be safe when you get to the boat." Yang Fan said to Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Okay, sir, be careful." Seeing that Yang Fan was about to get angry, Xiao Niangpi quickly pulled Mei Xiang and Chen Xi and retreated.
At this time, more than a dozen people came up from behind. The servants were searching everywhere, but when they heard the gunshots and saw the flares, they naturally came over here.
Seeing that all the servants had arrived, Xiao Niangpi felt relieved and quickly took them down the mountain.
Yang Fan felt relieved after seeing them leave.
Looking back, he saw that a group of troops from the general banner had come up, more than thirty people in total. Yang Fan turned around and said, "Qian Dazhuang, come here."
Qian Dazhuang hurriedly ran to Yang Fan and lay down next to him.
"Sir, our people are on their way over. What are these foreigners doing?"
"Damn, they are here to steal business, and they are also here for these treasures." Yang Fan cursed.
"What, you dare to rob us, you are really impatient. Master, just watch here, I will rush over with my general flag and kill them." Qian Dazhuang immediately became angry. It has always been them.
The people who robbed the Mongols are now actually coming to rob them. This is really unbearable.
Yang Fan glanced at him, and the boy screamed when he was agitated. He asked, "Do you know how to fight?"
Qian Dazhuang quickly lowered his head and said, "Please give me some instructions."
"Jungle warfare is about firepower density. Whoever shoots faster and has more ammunition will have the advantage. Long guns with long ranges are useless. And they can't be used in the woods."
Qian Dazhuang slapped his head and said: "I understand, use a revolver and a short knife. Master, just wait, I will kill them right away."
"Brothers, use your revolver. Follow me." Qian Dazhuang shouted.
Yang Fan held him down and cursed: "What are you doing, you bastard? Shoot the grenade first."
Qian Dazhuang immediately realized that it was impossible to rush up like this. There were at least forty muskets on the opposite side.