Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

After all the troops withdrew from the dense forest and came to the open area, no danger occurred, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, I will send two teams of people to search around to see if there is anyone suspicious. If someone is really ambushing here, there will definitely be clues left behind, and our people will definitely find it."

Xiao Chong came to Ning Fan's carriage and spoke to Ning Fan in a consultative tone.

"There is no need to doubt it. Someone must be ambushing here. Don't send people in to investigate. This will only cause us to lose more troops. We must either camp again and wait for the enemy to take the initiative to attack, or withdraw to Blackwater City first."

Ning Fan is very calm. He is not afraid, but he is unwilling to take risks. In fact, sometimes it is not a matter of lack of courage, but that it is not necessary.

"Ready to fight!"

After listening to Ning Fan's judgment, Xiao Chong did not hesitate and directly ordered the construction of defenses around him.

Ning Fan reacted immediately after observing the surrounding terrain.

"If trees are cut down here for fortifications, if the enemy sets a fire, we will be smoked to death even if we are not burned to death. There is a low mountain about five hundred meters away from here. If we can occupy this position, we can enter You can attack, retreat or defend.”

Ning Fan pointed to a short mountain not far away. This hill looked like a huge tomb. However, this kind of terrain was unique in this area. If the enemy used cavalry to charge, they would encounter this kind of terrain. I’m afraid you’ll suffer a big loss if you plant on poor terrain.

Xiao Chong seemed to have lost his ability to judge at this time. After hearing what Ning Fan said, he did not hesitate to follow Ning Fan's order and start organizing the retreat.

Surrounded by everyone, Ning Fan came down to the side of the hill, and Xiao Zhong then began to order the surrounding soldiers to cut down trees to form a defensive offensive, and also began to organize and install ammunition.

The ambush personnel hiding in the woods may have discovered that the hidden ambush had failed, so they no longer hid. They walked out of the woods, and a large area of ​​darkness covered the area where Ning Fan and others were. The location came with a siege.

"It's the Sark Cavalry!"

Seeing these uniformly dressed cavalrymen riding fat and tall horses, Xiao Zhong felt cold sweat on his forehead. The combat effectiveness of this Sac cavalry was well-known. Xiao Zhong did not expect that the enemy was so sensitive to information and ambushed here today. Sark cavalry.

"Your Majesty, the problem is that the enemy shouldn't be so sensitive to information, right? Why did they ambush us here when we appeared here?"

Xiao Chong frowned.

It was meaningless to discuss these issues at this time. Ning Fan was observing the number of enemies and their weapons. When he saw that these Sako cavalry were still equipped with ordinary sabers, Ning Fan breathed a long sigh of relief.

"If we had not occupied this short hillock, I am afraid that no one would have been able to get out alive today. Even if we had guns and cannons, we would not have time to resist the cavalry charge. The enemy would rush in front of us with a single charge. Our soldiers simply cannot withstand the cavalry charge."

Ning Fan said with a somewhat ugly expression.

Although they occupied a favorable terrain, the enemy's cavalry still had a huge advantage. Before the Maxim machine gun was manufactured, muskets did not have much advantage against the cavalry.

It is difficult to hit moving targets with the current shooting speed of guns. In addition, the speed of cavalry is very fast. When cavalry charges on the battlefield, it can have an overwhelming advantage over infantry.

Let the soldiers be divided into three groups. After each group shoots, the second group will fill in, and then take turns to replenish ammunition. In addition, order people to set up blocking ropes in front, and move quickly. "

Ning Fan ordered with a serious expression.

At present, Ning Fan on his side has calculated that there are only 2,000 people in full force, but these Sark cavalry have a full 5,000 people.

Ning Fan and others do not have the advantage themselves. When introducing these cavalry charges, they are extremely fast, so Ning Fan and others are even more in danger. It is too late to cut down trees at this time, so Ning Fan can think of a way Just use a blocking rope.

Nail the ropes to the wooden stakes to form a line of defense around them. In this way, when the cavalry charges, the speed will be greatly slowed down. Within the shooting range, once the cavalry slows down, they will naturally become a living target.

"You definitely can't escape by running away. You send a small team back to report the news and let the support arrive here as soon as possible. I'm afraid we are going to have a fierce battle."

While observing the surroundings, Ning Fan asked everyone to prepare for a fierce battle. There was no doubt that this was a tough battle, and the only hope for everyone to survive was to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Xiao Zhong also realized the criticality of the situation at this time. After all, the combat effectiveness of these Sack cavalry was obvious to all.

After the soldiers tied the trip ropes, the first round of cavalry rushed up.

The imperial guards took out their spears and aimed and fired. After a burst of gunfire, most of the cavalrymen fell under the guns.

There were about a hundred cavalry who rushed up in the first round. Under the action of the trip rope, the speed of these cavalry was greatly reduced, so the Jin Yiwei's guns could harvest so many lives.

"They are just testing the water in this first round. I'm afraid it won't be that easy in the second round. They will definitely cut off these half-marathons as soon as possible."

Ning Fan was a little nervous. Trying to stop these cavalrymen with just a few ropes was tantamount to wishful thinking.

"Send people to set fire to the surrounding woods. We can't go on like this. There are so many of them. If there are two thousand people at once in the second round, I'm afraid we will be in danger."

Since this team was only tasked with alerting and guarding, they did not carry heavy weapons.

There were just some shotguns, and the ammunition was seriously insufficient. It was good to be able to withstand two or three rounds of shooting. If they continued to fight, they could only sit back and wait for death. So at this time, Ning Fan had the idea of ​​​​burning the boat.

"Your Majesty, this is so crazy. There are continuous woods all around. It is dry and dry at this time. Once these trees are set on fire and the smoke is enveloped, our hope of escaping will be slim."

Luo Cheng stared at Ning Fan nervously.

He knew in his heart that the current situation was very critical, but it was far from the situation that Ning Fan said. If the surrounding woods were rashly set alight, although the area where everyone was located was just an open space, once the smoke filled the air, the damage would be devastating. The force is also great.

"Follow my order and go immediately. Everyone should tear off a piece of their clothes, soak it in water, and cover their noses like this."

Ning Fan gave a demonstration. He wet a piece of cloth with water and covered his face like gluten, which could filter smoke and dust well.