Face the remnants of the retreat in front of you...... No, it can't be said to be a retreat, but a rout......

Zhou Haoguang's face full of helplessness was directly covered by shock.

He didn't expect that after two consecutive days of fierce attacks, the defenders of Yangquan, who had suffered heavy losses, would still have the ability to launch a counteroffensive against the attacking troops he had sent.

Seeing the remaining more than 4,000 soldiers on the battlefield, under the counterattack of the Yangquan defenders, one after another fell on the way to retreat. The main general Zhou Haoguang saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

In order to save as many soldiers as possible, Zhou Haoguang, whose eyes were red because he was in a hurry, hurriedly opened his mouth and ordered.

"General Wang, immediately command the musketeers under your command and prepare for battle. Let go of the brothers in front, concentrate all the muskets, and block the Yangquan defenders who are pursuing behind, and we must not let them rush into our position. ”

"Yes, General......"

The general, who also felt a trace of something bad in his heart, wiped the cold sweat that broke out on his forehead because of nervousness, and replied loudly: "The last general has the order, and immediately arrange a musket array to block the counterattack troops sent by the Yangquan defenders." ”

Thousands of officers and soldiers, with a tense atmosphere, set up a musket array at the entrance of the barracks. An explosion that was even more violent than the battlefield in front of him suddenly sounded behind him.

As soon as the sound of a violent explosion reached the ears, a dense burst of gunfire followed.

"What's going on, what's going on with the explosions and gunshots in the back?" Zhou Haoguang, the chief officer of the army with a frown and a solemn face, asked loudly to the generals around him who were also puzzled and confused.

After saying that, he raised his monocular and looked at the location where the gunfire was coming from.

I don't know if I don't look at it. I was shocked when I saw it......

The location where the gunfire rang out. It's not a coincidence. It is the position of the musket array that he has placed at the rear of the battlefield to guard the scene. At this moment, the musket array with a total strength of less than 1,000 people has risen in the middle of the still dense military formation under the unknown shelling, and more than a dozen fireballs mixed with a large amount of black smoke have risen.

The musketeers at the position where the black smoke rose were all blown to the ground without exception......

As for the remaining musketeers, they faced the flowering shells that kept falling overhead. It has fallen into a chaos where the soldiers cannot find the generals, and the soldiers cannot be found.

Under such circumstances, the fall and explosion of every flowering bomb can set off a rain of blood in a chaotic position.

Just when Zhou Haoguang was holding a monocular and continued to observe the situation on the battlefield, a cavalryman galloping on his horse quickly rushed in his direction.

Before the people rushed to the front of them, the cries of terror had already been heard.

"General...... Haw Par Army. There were a large number of tigers and leopards in our rear, at least 10,000 people......"

"These tigers and leopards are on foot. Attacking us from behind, our retreat is blocked by the Haw Par Army......"

As soon as the words fell, the faces of the generals standing beside him turned pale.

And with the desire to survive, he asked Zhou Haoguang with an eager face: "General, we are surrounded by the Tiger and Leopard Army, what should we do next......

"In front of the Tiger and Leopard Army, tens of thousands of cavalry blockades, and after the Tiger and Leopard Army chasing soldiers...... As for us, not only have we lost the Hongyi cannon, but the total strength is only a little more than 10,000, are we really going to be trapped here by the Tiger and Leopard Army today? ”

"The Haw Par Army must have sent so many troops at one time with the intention of trapping us here...... It must be ......"

With the endless screams reaching Zhou Haoguang's ears. Zhou Haoguang's already solemn facial expression became gloomy directly because of anger and dissatisfaction.

After taking a deep breath, he scolded loudly at the generals around him who were already panicking: "Shut up to Ben General, Ben Jiang is not dead yet...... As long as Ben Jiang is not dead, you will not die, and Ben will bring you back to the capital. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhou Haoguang, who had already put down the telescope, directly opened his mouth and ordered: "Give me back to my place, and do whatever I have to do." Before the enemy has attacked us, we ourselves are in disarray...... General Wang, your task is to block the pursuing troops of the Tiger and Leopard Army, and you must not let them rush into our position......"

"General Li, immediately take your subordinates 2,000 musketeers, and immediately send reinforcements back to block the attacking troops of the Tiger and Par Army......"

"Cavalry, assemble immediately, prepare for a breakthrough and retreat...... The other soldiers, packed up their equipment, and prepared to follow the cavalry and break through lightly...... As long as Ben is alive, he will lead everyone out of here......"

"The last general commanded, swore to follow the general, and killed the ...... out of the encirclement"

After killing a lot of their own people, the 1,000-officer army musketeers who were at the front of the position finally blocked the more than 1,000 Yangquan County garrisons who were not equipped with long-range attack weapons.

However, this situation in favor of the officers and soldiers was broken by the musket regiment that then rushed out of Yangquan County without even insisting on a cup of tea.

The flowering bullets above his head were like rain, and the dense lead bullets that kept whistling at him in front of him......

Under this bloody blow, the 1,000 musketeers who were trusted by Zhou Haoguang had just lost three or four hundred men, and they began to flee to the rear with the routs who had fled from the battlefield, losing the courage to continue fighting.

Under such circumstances, more than 1,000 garrisons armed with cold weapons and full of revenge and anger, and more than 1,000 musketeers who were eager to make meritorious contributions, immediately joined forces and followed behind the officers and soldiers to continue the pursuit......

If you are far away, you will be hit with flintlock muskets, and if you are close, you will blow up with grenades...... Of course, if you have already chased behind the officers and soldiers, you will stab them with spears and slash them with broadswords...... In a word, follow closely behind the officers and soldiers to chase and kill, and do not give them any chance to breathe.

Just when Zhou Haoguang looked at the changing battle situation in front of the position, he fell into shock and panic again. The situation on the battlefield behind him was not only not alleviated by the reinforcements of 2,000 musketeers, but became more and more intense.

It turned out that the reinforcements sent by Zhou Haoguang had just set off, and the attack of the Haw Par Army on the 1,000 musketeers of the official army guard was also launched. What the officers and soldiers did not expect was that when they attacked, Pineapple was not an ordinary musketeer, but a well-equipped cavalry regiment of the Haw Par Army, 1,500 well-equipped ironclad cavalry.

Under the combined fire of mortars and flintlock muskets, the guards musketeers, who had already fallen into disarray. Without even the slightest counterattack, they were rushed into the position by the ironclad cavalry of the Tiger and Par Army.

On the battlefield with melee combat in hand, how can an officer and army musketeer who is not as good as a burning stick be the opponent of the ironclad cavalry.

After only two rounds of charging and killing, the rearguard of the officer and army, which had a thousand musketeers, was left with only more than 200 prisoners who surrendered on their knees.

And at this moment, the two thousand reinforcements sent by Zhou Haoguang happened to enter the sight of the cavalry.

On the field battlefield without the slightest preparation, in the face of cavalry with a small number of differences, and infantry who are not even equipped with cold weapons, there is absolutely no other difference in outcome except the annihilation of the whole army.

The more than 1,000 ironclad cavalrymen who didn't even get a share of the heads of an officer and army certainly wouldn't let go of this piece of fat that had already reached their mouths.

More than 1,000 cavalry, like tigers descending from the mountains, rushed into the middle of a group of officers and musketeers with almost zero melee ability.

A pack of wolves rushed into the flock, and there was only one result, and the sheep were eaten by the wolves.

The same is true of the sudden outbreak of the encounter in front of us.

The 2,000 officers and musketeers, except for more than 600 people, saw the opportunity and surrendered directly on their knees. There are more than 1,000 people left, all of whom have become the battle exploits in the hands of the pineapple ironclad cavalry.

"How can this be, is this the true combat effectiveness of the Haw Par Army?" In the face of the two battlefields before and after, Zhou Haoguang, who was instantly wiped out by himself, Zhou Haoguang, who had a gloomy face, couldn't help but sigh with emotion while being shocked.

However, the battlefield situation in front of him, which was becoming more and more unfavorable to him, did not take long for him to sigh.

While he was still in shock, one report after another, full of horror, like a talisman, continued to hit his increasingly low morale and courage.

"General, the more than 2,000 tiger and leopard troops who rushed out of Yangquan County are really powerful...... All the soldiers we sent out were defeated by them...... It won't be long before our rout will collide with them and with us......"

"General, the Iron Cavalry of the Haw Par Army, which wiped out our 2,000 musketeers, is approaching us from behind with thousands of musketeers......"

"General, the five thousand cavalry have been assembled and can break through......"

"General, we have too many wounded in the barracks...... The entire barracks have also fallen into chaos...... The remaining infantry in the barracks simply has no way to complete the assembly......"

Hearing this, Zhou Haoguang, whose face was gloomy, immediately made a decision to give up the infantry, which no longer had much combat effectiveness.

Because, as long as 5,000 cavalry with strong combat effectiveness are in hand, his position in the imperial court will not be affected.

As for those infantrymen, as long as they have equipment and food, they can train themselves in two months.

As a result, a trace of murderous intent quickly emanated from Zhou Haoguang's body. Facing the generals beside him, he ordered loudly: "There is no time to wait for them anymore...... It just so happened that Ben needed to leave a force behind to hold back the pursuing troops of the Haw Par Army. Since they haven't completed the assembly, it means that God has let them stay here and give the general a ......."

"However, these musketeers are to be taken out ......"

"Because, these officers are the capital of Ben will make a comeback in the future and retrain the musketeers......"

"Inform them immediately, follow the general's cavalry, and break through from behind......"

"The Haw Par Army behind us is a lot of people. However, it has always been in motion. As long as we concentrate our forces and go all out to break through, we will definitely be able to open a breakthrough in their defensive line......" (To be continued......