As more and more cavalry fell in front of the bayonet formation, the speed of the charge of the officer cavalry also slowed down.

Not only that, but more and more officers and cavalry began to gather in front of the bayonet formation, at a loss.

The musketeers and bombardiers who stood behind the bayonet array did not miss this opportunity to kill the enemy.

Whether it was a whistling lead bullet or a grenade emitting white smoke, they all greeted these cavalrymen in one go.

Soon, the official road in front of the bayonet array was covered with a thick layer of human and horse corpses.

Faced with this situation, the lieutenant general of the Haw Par Army's musketeers, who had a keen sense of smell, immediately realized that the time was ripe to surround the cavalry of the official army in front of him in front of the bayonet array.

So, the decisive lieutenant commanded without thinking about it......

"Herald...... The musketeers guarding the flanks immediately launched a roundabout attack on the cavalry on the official road, trapping them to death on the official road. At the same time, with muskets and grenades, constantly compress their positions, leaving them without room for manoeuvre......"

"Yes, General......"

With two huge flags began to wave on the battlefield.

The musketeers scattered on both sides of the official road directly took the musket array as the basic unit and began to slowly compress towards the tiger and leopard army on the official road. At the same time, the musketeers of the two battalions, like two unsheathed swords, quickly plunged into the backs of the officers and cavalry.

Faced with this situation, Zhou Haoguang, the commander of the official army, immediately understood that the tiger and leopard army in front of him planned to surround and destroy themselves here.

Looking at the subordinates with less than two thousand people around him, looking at the only cold weapon saber in their hands that could be used for battle. Zhou Haoguang, who still maintained the last shred of sanity, was clear.

Once the purpose of the Haw Par Army is achieved, there will not even be long-range attack weapons. And there is no room for manoeuvre. They are unable to take advantage of the speed of the cavalry. will be the target of slaughter by the Haw Par Musketeers.

At that time, I will really only have the path of 'fighting to the death' to choose for myself.

As a Ming military general with a bright future, Zhou Haoguang certainly didn't want his life and future to be buried here. Therefore, in the face of the crisis, he was scared and frightened at the moment of life and death...... Without thinking about it, he opened his mouth and ordered.

"Retreat, retreat immediately...... Immediately withdraw to the barracks. As long as we withdraw to the barracks, there will still be a chance to live. ”

"We must not let the Haw Par Army trap us here, otherwise, we will all die."

However, because of the blockage of the bayonet array, the cavalry, which was already crowded on the official road, was it so easy to retreat.

Gathered around Zhou Haoguang, the cavalry who first received the order to retreat. Although he turned the horse's head for the first time, he wanted to escort Zhou Haoguang out of here.

However, the cavalry behind them. But he has not received the order to retreat, and he is still riding a war horse under his crotch. Keep rushing forward......

As a result, the two cavalry, one positive and one negative, collided together without accident, further aggravating the chaos on the battlefield.

Just when the cavalry on the official road is getting more and more chaotic,

The Haw Par musketeers on both sides of the official road were not idle......

Under the command of their respective battalion commanders, holding the muskets that had been loaded with lead bullets, they rushed towards the official road at an increasing speed.

The two musket battalions responsible for outflanking directly mounted the war horses assigned to them and rushed to the backs of the officers and soldiers.

The officers and cavalry in a chaotic state have not yet completely sorted out the order and are still in chaos. A huge encirclement has been formed around the cavalry of the officer army.

Facing the battlefield, for oneself, more and more advantageous shapes. The adjutant general, who had been guarding the front of the officers and soldiers, continued to order: Order, all musketeers, shoot immediately, further compress the living space of the officers and soldiers, and trap them here.

The command flag waved, and a murderous command quickly roared out of the mouths of their respective battalion commanders.

"The first squad of the musket battalion, ...... shooting"

"The second team of the musket battalion, advance five steps, shoot immediately......"

"The third team of the musket battalion, continue five steps forward and shoot immediately......"

As the musket formations took turns shooting lead bullets at the official road, the distance between them and the official road became closer and closer.

Soon, the remaining more than 1,000 cavalry around Zhou Haoguang were compressed into a long position with a length of two miles and a width of no more than three hundred paces.

It can be said that at this moment, the officers and cavalry in the encirclement, without exception, are within the range of flintlock muskets. As long as the Haw Par Army has patience, they can be wiped out here with the long-range strike of muskets alone.

However, the Haw Par Army did not do so......

Because, among the more than 1,000 officers and cavalry surrounded by themselves, it is not surprising that all the senior officers in the 20,000 officers and troops must have been included.

If they can be captured, in the future negotiations with the imperial court, the tiger and leopard army will have another trump card in their hands that can blackmail the imperial court. Therefore, when Wang Feng went to war, Zhou Shuyuan, the military advisor, gave a special explanation to all the senior officers of the Tiger and Leopard Army.

At this moment, the Haw Par Army, which had trapped more than 1,000 officers and soldiers to death on the official road, had this idea and planned to force these more than 1,000 officers and soldiers to surrender, capture them, and increase the cards of the Haw Par Army to negotiate with the imperial court in the future.

Zhou Haoguang, the main general who was surrounded by the Tiger and Leopard Legion, and then protected by more than 1,000 cavalry regiments under his command.

The confident expression that appeared on his face before the breakthrough has been replaced by solemnity and despair at this moment.

After knowing that even if you plug in your wings today, you won't be able to break through. Filled with grief and anger, with a desperate face, he directly made a decision that surprised everyone.

Draw out the matching sword, put it on your shoulder, and subconsciously want to wipe your neck and commit suicide.

The generals gathered around him, of course, would not allow this kind of thing to happen.

After struggling to snatch the matching sword that Zhou Haoguang held in his hand, he persuaded loudly: "My lord, can you do this...... Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and we still have a chance, but we have not yet reached the point of true despair......"

Zhou Haoguang replied in a bleak tone: "Despair, isn't this despair...... From the moment we were surrounded here by the Haw Par Army, our fate was sealed. Rather than being killed by a Haw Par grenade, it is better to kill yourself. ”

Faced with the thick expression of despair on Zhou Haoguang's face, the general hurriedly persuaded him: "No, general, we still have a chance to ......"

"If the Haw Par Army really wants to annihilate us all here, wipe us out here. Why would they suddenly stop the offensive. ”

"As long as they don't stop, at most half an hour, all of us will die at the mouth of their muskets."

"Therefore, the last general guessed that the Haw Par Army that surrounded us must be trying to force us to surrender ......" (to be continued......