Located in the big tent of the Third Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army on the border line of Henan and Hebei, the army commander Zhang Wuzheng looked at the more than a dozen division commanders sitting in front of him with a hot face.

Because, just now, as the commander of the army, he had received an order to attack Henan and take the entire territory of Henan and Hubei within a month.

As the first batch of court officials who defected to Wei Zheng, Zhang Wu's qualifications in the Tiger and Leopard Army were in addition to Wang Feng and Zhao Yun, two old subordinates who followed Wei Zheng from the beginning. It can definitely be called the oldest of all officers above the division commander level.

And it is such qualifications, coupled with Zhang Wu's loyalty to Wei Zheng.

When the Haw Par Army expanded, Zhang Wu, who basically had no combat exploits, became one of the five commanders of the Haw Par Army as soon as he crossed over.

Looking at the other four army commanders: Wang Feng of the First Army, who had the experience of going to Houjin many times, and destroyed Houjin in one fell swoop, and achieved a war exploit that no one could steal. Under such circumstances, it is not an exaggeration to call him the first battle of the Haw Par Army.

Zhao Yun, although not as good as Wang Feng... However, the exploits of going out to Korea, taking Korea, and destroying tens of thousands of Japanese invaders still cannot be ignored by anyone, and among the five army commanders, it deservedly ranks second......

The commander of the second round of troops, although he did not destroy any country, but whether it was the Tartars, the Mongols, or even the imperial army, he fought and eliminated many enemies on the battlefield, ensuring the stability and security of the northwest front of the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Therefore, the army commander Zhou Yuhong deservedly ranked third......

Let's talk about the Fifth Army, which has endured twists and turns, Liu Zhongyong, the commander of the Fifth Army, although he has only been the commander for a few months.

But. The position of this corps commander. It's not that he climbed up by relying on connections and seniority.

Rather, through exploits. Cong is a small soldier, and in a few years, he climbed to the position of army commander step by step.

Although he has not achieved any military achievements in the position of army commander, in his career in the Tiger and Par Army, there has always been a constant war...... Imperial court officers, bandits, Mongols, post-gold tartars. Even the Koreans and the Japanese ...... In short, he has experienced all the big battles experienced by the Haw Par Army since its establishment, and it is definitely not an exaggeration to describe him as having killed countless enemies.

However, because his seniority was the shallowest among several military commanders, he was ranked fourth......

As for himself, he has qualifications, but he has no military exploits......

Since he became the commander of the army, he has always stayed in the rear. Confrontation with the imperial court officials and soldiers...... Except for a few small battles with the imperial court officers and soldiers, he did not participate in any major battles.

So. Among all the army commanders, his own combat exploits are definitely the smallest.

As a military commander, although no one said anything in front of him, he did not have military and military merits to support him, even if he was a military commander, he would not sit firmly in this position.

Therefore, since Houjin was destroyed by Wang Feng, Zhang Wu, who was gradually anxious in his heart, began to yearn for a battle.

And now, the battle is coming...... Although the object of this battle was the imperial court. However, no matter what, as long as you win, it is a war achievement.

Therefore, from the moment he received Wei Zheng's order to send troops, Zhang Wu secretly swore in his heart...... In any case, it is necessary to take Henan and Hubei provinces for Wang Yewei at the lowest cost and in the shortest time, and win this battle.

After his scorching gaze swept over each of his subordinates, Zhang Wu no longer hesitated and said directly: "Brothers...... Soldiers...... Of the five armies of the Haw Par Army, only our Third Army has remained in the rear without fighting......"

"I don't know if you have watched other brother units fight, watched many former brothers continue to be promoted because of their military exploits, and saw that brothers in other troops often have large amounts of silver to take, and you are not envious, envy or envy......"

"What I want to tell you is that as a military commander, I am very jealous and very envious of ......"

At this time, a regiment commander suddenly said: "Commander, who said not to envy...... I'm also very envious...... An old brother of mine was the deputy head of the regiment like me two years ago. Two years have passed, and everyone has become a division commander, but I am still a regiment commander. What's more, in two years, this old brother has taken more than 10,000 taels of silver alone, while I can only get a salary of 100 taels of silver every month......"

The regimental commander's answer, no doubt, resonated with everyone.

Seeing the eager subordinates in front of him, Zhang Wu knew that the appetite of these people had been completely aroused by himself. As long as they give orders, these people will definitely rush to the battlefield with a howl like a little tiger......

Under such circumstances, Zhang Wu did not hesitate any longer, and said directly: "The troops have been assembled for such a long time, not to mention the general, you should also guess that the purpose of our assembly this time ......"

"As everyone thinks, there is only one purpose for our assembly this time, and that is Jiangnan...... As for the task of the first stage, it is to take Henan and Hubei provinces in the shortest time and at the lowest cost, and eliminate all the resistance forces in these two provinces, for a total of one month, I don't know if you have confidence......"

"Yes...... Yes...... There was ......"

More than a dozen subordinates shouted at the same time as if they had been discussed.

Not only that, but the already hot face has become even hotter at this moment.

Then, the heat that hung over their faces was replaced by eagerness.

Because, on the battlefield, as long as it is an offense, there will be a striker and a main attack...... And after a battle, the combat exploits of the forward and main attack troops are undoubtedly the greatest. So, these division commanders, everyone is eyeing the task of the striker.

Army Commander Zhang Wu, of course, knows what these subordinates are thinking.

As the first real offensive since the formation of the Third Army, Zhang Wu was also very cautious about the choice of vanguard.

In Zhang Wu's view, the vanguard is the fist of the entire Third Army.

Whether the Third Army can break through the defense line of the imperial court officers and troops in a short period of time and take Henan and Hubei provinces all the way depends on whether the fist of the vanguard force is hard enough and whether the fist is strong enough.

Therefore, for the selection of the fist troops, Zhang Wu has long had a selection criterion in his heart......

There is no doubt that among the more than a dozen regiments in the whole army, only a few regiments with the strongest combat effectiveness can be selected.

And in front of Zhang Wu, these regiment commanders shouted the most happily, and everyone wanted to grab the task of the vanguard.

After a long time, the quarrel among his subordinates finally stopped, and he once again focused his eyes on himself. Zhang Wucai opened his mouth and decided: "I decided that the Seventh Division and one regiment should be the vanguard of the whole army, one person and two horses, bring enough artillery and ammunition to rush to be the vanguard of the whole army, and one day later, launch an attack on the defense line of the new army of the imperial court on the opposite side......"

"There is only one request from this general, the whole group must use all their strength to a clenched fist,

One punch smashed the defense line placed in front of us by the imperial court and entered the ...... of Henan" (to be continued......