So, there was such a scene on the battlefield. In the face of the constant rushing of the guerrillas with swords and shields and long swordsmen, the officers and soldiers of the sailors with muskets in their hands could only passively parry, and one after another they were stabbed to the ground by spears or cut to the ground by broadswords.

As for the more than 1,000 sword and shield bearers and long-term sought-after guerrillas, few of them died directly in the night.

After all, the muskets held by officers and soldiers had no way or could directly inflict fatal injuries on the guerrillas.

Therefore, the entire battlefield of engagement at a glance is a one-sided massacre.

As time passed, more and more officers and soldiers were eliminated. The officers and troops, who had already lost six or seven hundred men, finally collapsed.

The guerrillas did not pursue these scattered and fleeing sailors.

Because, the surrounding area of hundreds of miles, except for this dock and the county seat where the prefect is located, is still controlled by the imperial court. The rest is all the territory of the Haw Par Army, and even if they escape from the battlefield, it will be impossible for them to escape from the guerrillas in the end.

Of course, running for their lives is running for their lives, and not everyone is scattered in a hurry.

Among them, four or five hundred officers and soldiers, under the orders of a few officers, actually fled directly towards the elite of the two thousand sailors led by the commander of the sailors. It was hoped that the two forces would be able to join forces and recapture the docks from the guerrillas in one fell swoop.

However, this group of officers and soldiers has forgotten one fact.

With the guerrillas following them in pursuit, they did so, although they were able to save their lives and be protected by the main elite.

They must have been on Chengdu, and they also helped the guerrillas behind them to pursue the soldiers, so that they could evade the musket interception of the main elite and rush directly to the main elite.

So. After seeing the ever-changing battlefield behind you. The face of the commander of the water division. It turned white directly.

Then, with a look of despair, he cried out, "It's over...... The dock is finished...... The cunning guerrillas have even hidden so many sword and shield men and long sought-after ...... around the docks."

"Quick, find a way to get out of the way of the hundreds of people in front of you, block these guerrillas with muskets, then destroy them and fight back to the docks...... These guerrillas are all armed with cold weapons, as long as we keep our distance from him. The other party can't help us......"

"A thousand musketeers went to the rear to take cover, to prevent the guerrilla musketeers from taking advantage of the chaos...... Other musketeers, follow me to destroy the guerrillas behind me and recapture the dock......" "There are warships on the dock, as long as we recapture the dock, we can evacuate the dock, escape to Nanjing, and continue to live......"

Stimulated by the condition of survival, it didn't take long for the remaining two thousand musketeers around the commander to split in two. Two large musket formations were formed, front and rear.

However, hundreds of routs were getting closer and closer to the musket formation. With the guerrillas clinging to them, they had only one thought in their hearts, and that was to run for their lives, and in the shortest possible time, flee to the Commander's side and seek the Commander's protection.

Therefore, after the military order of the commander of the sailor reached their ears, they directly said that they would ignore it, and what should be done or what should be done, and there was no change.

Faced with this situation, the commander's already pale face became even whiter at this moment, and he shouted loudly regardless of his identity: "Bastard, what do they want to do, don't you know that if you do this, you will take everyone to death together......"

When it was done, the look of despair on the Commander's face was immediately replaced by determination.

Facing his subordinates who were also terrified, he decisively ordered: "What are you still doing?" Shoot immediately, and if you don't want to be killed by the guerrillas, shoot me, ...... immediately."

There is no doubt that in the face of their former comrades-in-arms and brothers, everyone hesitated to shoot the order.

One by one, they looked at the Commander with incredulous expressions, wanting to confirm the Commander's order again.

Not only that, but several subordinates with unbearable faces directly asked: "But, general, they are all their own people, and they are all brothers on the dock...... Isn't it killing them to shoot now? ”

The commander knew that at this moment, it was best to give his subordinates an explanation. Otherwise, his prestige in front of everyone will definitely disappear completely.

However, in the face of the deserters who were already close at hand, the commander also knew that at this critical moment of life and death, there was no time for himself to explain.

So, the commander directly shouted with a murderous look on his face: "If you don't want to die, shoot me...... Shoot now, or we'll all die......"

After speaking, the commander directly drew his matching knife, put the bright blade on the neck of a musketeer beside him, and shouted loudly: "Shoot immediately...... If you don't shoot, you'll be the one who starts ......"

......Under the anxious waiting of the commander, the long-lost gunfire finally reached the ears.

As the first shots rang out, the other musketeers were forced to pull the triggers one after another.

Just when the commander couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the results of a round of muskets on the battlefield directly made him stand on the spot.

It turned out that without wanting to be the executioner of the slaughtering brothers, a thousand musketeers subconsciously raised the muzzle height when they fired.

And this led to the fact that after a round of lead bullets, there were less than ten deserters who died on the road.

More importantly, the sudden sound of gunfire did not prevent them from getting closer to the commander, but urged them to speed up their escape.

Therefore, several deserters were knocked to the ground by the oncoming lead bullets, not only did they not make the right choice to leave the official road, but also made a quick escape from both sides of the official road. On the contrary, they made their escape along the official road faster, and continued to act as the meat shield of the guerrillas behind them.

In the face of this change, the commander's stunned face was once again shrouded in anger.

The whole person was like an angry lion, staring at a pair of red eyes, and scolded loudly......

"What are you doing, do you want to die...... The partisans were not seen following them...... I'm aiming, keep shooting, and I'm sure to break up these deserters......"

In the new round of gunfire, a thousand musketeers also realized the seriousness of the problem. Not only did he not have the slightest intention of releasing water, but he played more accurately than usual.

Immediately after the gunshots, more than 100 deserters fell on the way to escape.

At this time, the remaining deserters on the official road finally reacted, and then, quickly left the official road, with a voice full of dissatisfaction and scolding, began to scatter and flee for their lives.

Things finally developed in the direction he expected, and when he saw the guerrillas finally exposed on the official road, the commander was overjoyed and decisively ordered: "Yes, just fight like this...... The guerrillas are still more than twenty paces away from us, and we will certainly be able to stop them. Keep shooting and let the partisans know how powerful our muskets are ......" (to be continued......