After the imperial reinforcements began to advance to the battlefield desperately, as time passed, the losses under the continuous attack of more than a dozen mortars of the Haw Par Army became less and less.

After all, these are veterans who have been in the Forces nouvelles for more than a year.

As they became more familiar with the flowering shells fired by mortars, to a certain extent, they were already able to avoid the mass destruction caused by the flowering shells to themselves.

The screeching flowering bullets had just reached their heads, and they were no longer in a panic when they were first attacked, as if they had agreed to do so, and at the same time lay on the ground to minimize casualties.

After seeing that the soldiers under his command had only suffered less than 500 casualties, they had walked forward three or four miles again, and they could already clearly hear the sound of gunfire and artillery coming from the battlefield.

The solemn face of the general soldier because of the loss of a thousand soldiers finally became relaxed.

It is clear that their own tactical tactics worked. Even if the more than 1,000 cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army who had attacked him at the beginning were still active around him, in the face of the 9,000 soldiers who were huddled together under his command, he could only stare dryly, and there was nothing he could do.

So, the general soldier, who was in a good mood, ordered the troops to continue to maintain formation, huddle together, and speed up the march without thinking......

As a battle-hardened veteran, he already felt from the increasingly fierce gunfire and artillery on the battlefield that the Haw Par Army was launching a final general attack on the 5,000 New Army soldiers in the encirclement......

However, when he gave the order, he seemed to have forgotten the twenty red-coated cannons and hundreds of gunners he had brought out of Nanjing.

As far as the marching speed in front of him was concerned, hundreds of gunners followed closely with all their might, and did not fall behind, so that the 9,000 soldiers under his command could protect the twenty red-coated cannons in the middle of the team to ensure the safety of the red-coated cannons.

But. As the speed of the march continued to increase, hundreds of gunners with twenty red-coated cannons slowly showed signs of falling behind.

In order to ensure the safety of these red-coated cannons, the 2,000 new army musketeers who were responsible for protecting these red-coated cannons had to be left behind.

As a result, the new army of nine thousand imperial courts that was still huddled together just now. At this moment, the formation was directly changed.

The 7,000 new troops were still in a group, continuing to reinforce the battlefield at an ever-increasing pace.

And the two thousand musketeers and hundreds of gunners, dragged down by the red-coated cannons, began to slowly fall behind.

More importantly, because twenty red-coated cannons lined up on the official road, stretching for a mile. The 2,000 musketeers responsible for protecting the redcoat cannons had to drag the formation out.

Such a situation, for the reinforcements of the Forces nouvelles, is absolutely fatal.

Two thousand total marching with the artillery. Be very aware of the dangers you may face.

As a result, as soon as the artillery team showed signs of detachment from the main force, the two thousand commanders sent the commanders to report the situation to the general soldiers, hoping that the forward 7,000 soldiers would slow down the march, and wait for themselves and hundreds of gunners.

However, before their commanders could deliver the news to the commanders, the last thing the two commanders wanted to see happened.

The roaring hooves of horses were like thunder. From far to near, it passed from the left side of the official road to the ears of the two commanders.

When the two general soldiers quickly reacted from the shock. The dense cavalry figures of the Tiger and Par Army, more than a thousand sabers raised high, emitting a cold light outward, appeared in the field of vision of the two at the same time......

It turned out that when his subordinates proposed to directly confront the imperial reinforcements, the regiment commander made the decision to attack the rear guard of the new army.

Because. Compared to the vigilant forwards, attacking the rearguard not only surprised the commanders of the new army, but also minimized the casualties of the cavalry under their command.

Just when he finally moved his more than 1,000 cavalry to the left flank of the opponent's rearguard and prepared to launch an attack under the cover of mortars, a very unexpected surprise fell directly from the sky. Appeared in front of the cavalry regiment.

The two thousand musketeers who protected the artillery turned out to be separated from the main force and turned into a lone army......

In this case, the artillery fire that only needs to be covered by himself is fierce enough, and it is completely possible to let more than 1,000 cavalry under his command rush to the official road at the minimum cost...... Because, the two thousand new army musketeers who protected the redcoat cannons were too scattered.

As long as the timing is right, the artillery fire on the cover is fierce enough, and it is completely possible to rush to the official road and fight with them before the opponent completes the assembly and forms a large-scale musket array.

The regimental commander was confident that as long as his cavalry fought with them, the final victory would be his own.

Such a good fighter suddenly appeared in front of him, and of course the regiment commander would not let it go.

As soon as the more than 1,000 cavalry under his command completed the assembly, he did not hesitate to give the order to attack.

As a result, the scene in front of me appeared on the battlefield......

Looking at the Tiger and Leopard Army cavalry that was quickly rushing towards him from one or two hundred paces away, the two thousand generals reacted after only a brief shock.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, he ordered the scattered musketeers under his command to quickly assemble and form a musket formation, using a steady stream of lead bullets to block the attack of the cavalry of the Tiger and Par Army.

However, with a hint of confusion and panic, they quickly assembled.

The screeching of the blossom bullet across the sky reached their ears right now.

In the confusion, before they could react, a violent explosion sounded on the official road.

Because when the flowering shells landed, the 2,000 new troops were assembling in a chaotic manner, and no one reacted to avoid the artillery fire.

More than 10 flowering bombs once again achieved tremendous results in killing and wounding 40 or 50 people on the official road.

And knowing this time, they reacted in chaos.

However, instead of speeding up their build-up, this reaction made the two thousand musketeers on the official road even more confused......

Faced with this cruel reality, the two thousand generals had to give up the idea of gathering into a musket array.

Immediately after that, an order was given to form a musket formation with hundreds of people and fight separately......

For the cavalry that charges quickly, only a sufficiently dense and constant stream of lead bullets can really stop them.

And this requires a large and orderly array of muskets. And this is also the specific reason why the cavalry commander did not dare to attack the opponent's main forces with cavalry.

And now, once the huge musket arrays are separated, there is no way to guarantee the density and continuity of the lead bullets.

Although it can still inflict great damage on the cavalry regiment, there is no way to stop the offensive of the cavalry regiment. (To be continued......)