Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 149 Kicked the Iron Plate

The bandits at Walcott Ranch are even more fierce. They have old flintlock rifles in their hands, and Mini rifles loaded with front-loading. Flying hot bullets.

  See this scene

  Zheng Dagen looked serious. He was an officer who received strict German military education. Out of the sacred sense of honor of a soldier, he could not retreat or hide.

  In this era, queuing to shoot is the king, and the battlefield is the ultimate destination for soldiers, and officers must take the lead.

   "Soldiers, follow my command and line up in two shooting queues." Zheng Dagen stood in the first row without hesitation.

  Three companies plus the wounded who were able to stand up, only less than 60 soldiers remained. They were divided into two shooting formations one after the other, and lined up in a sparse line-shaped formation at the wide mountain col.

  Kneeling in the front row with guns, standing in the back with guns, coldly watching the group of thugs approaching from a distance, the distance between the two sides is about 650 yards.

  To fight against the battlefield, this is the regular army's style of play.

  See this scene

Celtic led a large number of mobs approaching, his mouth cracked with a smirk and said; "Come up, guys, the yellow-skinned monkeys are all dissatisfied, as long as one round of volleys can send them to hell, each of them heads. It’s worth 50 pounds and the officer is worth 200 pounds. Our chance to make a fortune is here."

   "Oh, you can prepare the Celtics now. I will bring the head of a yellow monkey to receive the reward." The mob shouted excitedly.

   "Hahaha...then you should move faster." Celtic brought the mobs closer.

  The distance is about 600 yards

  Zheng Dagen knelt on one knee and said loudly; "The first row of queues, aim with guns, let go..."

   "Papa Papa..."

  A burst of clear guns rang out, and a strong smell of gunpowder smoke came from the loosely sealed gun chamber, forming a cloud of blue-white smoke lingering above the queue, bringing the breath of war and death.

The dense and hot row of bullets swept through the mob's queue like an iron comb, and immediately cut a dog-biting gap in it. The mob who walked in front of the mob burst into blood, and fell to the ground without saying a word to die. The shot has knocked down more than a dozen people.

  "The second row of queues, aim with guns, put..."

   "Papa Papa..."

  There was another clear burst of gunfire, and the team that the gangsters had just filled again showed an uneven gap. Once again, more than a dozen thugs shot and fell, and there were panic screams and curses in the team.

The German-made Mauser carbine with breech-loading has a fast firing speed, which is far from the old-fashioned rifle with breech-loaded. After two rounds of blows, the mob team panicked and hesitated.

  At this time, the two sides were about 520 yards apart, and they encountered two rounds of volley after only 80 yards, which was almost a desperate distance.

"Don't be messy, you cowardly bastards, we are so many and powerful, as long as we rush up to tear them up." Seeing some mobs commotion, Celtic stood in the queue and threatened fiercely;" Who dares to escape, I will shoot him now."

At this time, the third platoon strike came one after another. This time it was more accurate than the previous two. A full 20 gangsters screamed and fell, and the remaining gangsters raised their guns in spite of three or seventy-one. Just fire.

   "Papa Papa......"

  After the chaotic gunfire, a large group of blue and black gunpowder rose up in the queue. This was the scene after the flintlock gun filled with black powder was fired. The gangsters walking in front were already confused and panicked.

  Because of the hasty shooting of the mobs, they can't talk about the accuracy.

Even so

  In three rows and two rows, six soldiers were shot and fell. The blood stained the dirt and shrubs in the col. The rest of the bullets blasted the surrounding rocks and shattered the rocks, breaking the branches and leaves of the shrubs into a mess.

  "The first row of queue, aim with guns, put..."

  "The second row of queues, aim with guns, put..."

  "The first row of queue, aim with guns, put..."

  ……

The well-trained soldiers remained unmoved when facing life and death. Taking advantage of the chaos after the enemy let go of a platoon of guns, the three-company soldiers who stood by the col steadily aimed at the enemy and fired them, pulling the bolts out of their shells and firing them. Eject the shell again and launch...

  Several rounds of platoon shooting, the col was covered by a large amount of blue-gray gunpowder smoke, and the attacking white gangsters lined up with large uneven gaps, and corpses were everywhere. The rest of them immediately exploded, scrambling to flee in all directions.

  Three consecutive platoon shots of just a few dozen rounds knocked down most of the offensive thugs, close to 200.

Hundreds of yards under the   column, there were large corpses and wounded people lying down, a strong smell of blood permeated the valley, and the severely wounded bandits were howling in pain, as if it had evolved into a unilateral massacre.

   Celtic yelled loudly with his red eyes brandishing a rifle; “Don’t run away, just stop for me, you shameful cowards, you can only hold on to the end...”

A few hot bullets hit the bear-like Celtic, he staggered back a few steps, looking at the blood-stained wound on his body with some disbelief, the expression in his eyes quickly dissipated, and he fell on his back. On the rocks.

  "Soldiers listen to my command, close their guns, and disband the queue." Zheng Dagen gave the order with difficulty, then his head went black and fell to the ground.

  "Company commander, company commander..."

  The soldiers who were about to cheer hurriedly lifted Zheng Dagen down. Only then did they find that he was hit by a bullet in the shoulder. Due to excessive blood loss, his face looked like golden paper.

  " Hygiene officer, the company commander is injured. Come and have a look."

The hygienist in the company rushed over and said quickly when he saw it; "Put the company commander flat on the ground, I will cut off his uniform to see what the wound is like? Go get some spirits, and I want cotton. With bandages, I hope that the company commander will not lose too much blood, but that will be of no help."

   "Fart, you can't save the company commander, I shot you with one shot." At this moment, a soldier was anxious.

Amidst the shaking, Zheng Dagen gradually regained consciousness and reluctantly said when he saw this scene; “Don’t panic, but hold your ground. After I passed out of a coma, Lien Deputy Bai Jiancheng was in charge of commanding, resolutely repelling the enemy’s offensive and leading everyone to the end. , Waiting for the camp’s rescue, although the health workers can act with confidence, brothers are just..."

  Speaking of this, his words became weaker and weaker, his head tilted and he passed out.

  "Company commander..." The surrounding soldiers screamed with great pain, and some of them couldn't help crying.

  The friendship condensed in the flames of war is purer than gold. The company commander who saw the lead soldiers now knows his life or death, and the soldiers' hearts feel like a knife.

Third company deputy Bai Jiancheng stood up at this time and ordered the soldiers to say, "The battle is not over yet. Although the enemy has been beaten back, it will still come back. Everyone should hurry to rest, drink some water and eat some dry food, check the ammunition and report it quickly. ."

"Yes."

  The soldiers began to check the ammunition situation, and the summary was not optimistic. Due to the raid by a large group of bandits, the logistics suffered heavy losses.

  Since the fierce battle, the ammunition carried by the soldiers has consumed a lot, and the existing ammunition is only 6 rounds per person on average, which can carry out 6 more platoon shots.

  Bai Jiancheng's heart is heavy. With this little ammunition, he wants to block the gangsters who are like wolves at the foot of the mountain. The possibility is infinitely close to zero.

  He looked at the scorching sun in the sky, with a decisive look on his face. If he can't wait for the rescue of the camp, then he will kill him!

Dozens of gangsters who were lucky enough to recover their lives fled back. The gangsters gathered at the foot of the mountain were in chaos. You can see the thunderous Tom Walcott and several gang leaders, who are beating the escaped cowboy with a whip in their hands. , And work hard to stabilize the team.

  In a short period of time, it seems that the offensive cannot be launched.

Suddenly, Bai Jiancheng's eyes looked far away.

A faint cloud of smoke rose from the distant horizon, which is a distinctive feature of the brigade cavalry's rapid advance. This made Bai Jiancheng's eyes brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help shouting with excitement; "Brothers, the camp is here for reinforcements. We are."

  One stone stirs up a thousand waves

  The soldiers stood up and looked into the distance. They couldn't help shouting in excitement, cheering and jumping like children.

  Anyone who is rescued from the line of life and death can hardly suppress the excitement.

The bandits at the foot of the mountain also found reinforcements. After a brief riot, they soon reassured their courage.

  Because Tom Walcott has increased his rewards, he will be rewarded 100 pounds for killing a Leopard Cavalry Guard soldier and 500 pounds for killing an officer. This is by no means a small amount of money.

   Assaulted on the Col's position, the bandits kicked on the iron plate, leaving nearly 300 dead bodies and seriously injured people.

  It can be summed up that there are still nearly 400 cavalry, facing the leopard cavalry guards who rushed from a distance, the total number is only more than 260, and the number of bandits still has the upper hand.

Under the temptation of Tom Walcott's full agitation and money, the cowboys got on their horses and prepared to fight. Although they suffered a big loss when attacking the Col, these arrogant and stupid cowboys still stubbornly believed that they were the best. There is no good cavalry.

  And these yellow-skinned monkeys with braids are just a joke in the wilderness of the York Peninsula.

  Don’t ask why?

  The rude white cowboy is so confident that they don’t believe that those Chinese gold diggers with long braids who are submissive will become excellent cavalry. Ignorance is really terrifying.

   "Shhh..."

  Huo Xiaohu gently raised his hand, so that the speed of the fast-moving cavalry queue suddenly slowed down until it finally stopped.

  At this time, it was more than 1,600 yards from the mobs. The horses that came from the long distance were all sweaty. Although they had been controlling their speed, they still consumed a lot of energy when they ran down more than 20 miles.

   "Attention everyone, urgently prepare before the war."

   give an order

The cavalry got off their horses one after another, took out a large amount of black soybean meal from the horse bag and started to add nutrition to the horse. After taking a few sips from the water bottle, they simply put the water bottle on the horse’s mouth and held the horse’s head up. Let it drink.

This bit of water is better than nothing for war horses. A lot of concentrated feed is much more useful. Some soldiers even took out boiled eggs from their bodies. This was the ration they saved and they didn’t hesitate to peel off the eggshells and feed them. The war horse, I just hope to add a little more nutrition to the war horse.

  Huo Xiaohu held the binoculars in both hands, and after watching quietly for a moment, he felt calm.

  He kept pressing on his speed along the way, afraid that the horse would lose its impact when he ran all the way here, so he was late.

  But Huo Xiaohu was even more afraid of the annihilation of the third company, which was a huge blow to the Leopard Cavalry Front Battalion.

  There are only 4 companies in the former camp, and losing any of them is unbearable.

What's more, all the recruits of the Leopard Cavalry Guard are from the affiliated high school of Red River Valley University. They are students who have received several years of military education. The basic military talents cultivated by Lord Earl can serve as squad leaders and platoon leaders. Good seedlings.

  After trials and hardships, the outstanding can participate in the selection of officers, and the mediocre can participate in the training of the platoon leader to become the backbone of the army and the outstanding non-commissioned officer.

  There are too many losses, I am afraid that Lord Earl is also reluctant to bear it!

  (End of this chapter)