Many officers of the Fifth Army came from the original imperial border army, especially these high-ranking officers in front of them.

As former members of the imperial court, they are very aware of the huge gap between the imperial court and the tiger and leopard army, and at the same time, they also know that with their complex identity, even if they return to the imperial court, what awaits them will not end too well......

Therefore, let them follow Zhou Shuyuan to break away from the Tiger and Leopard Army, stand on their own in the two provinces of Gansu and Ning, and become the emperor of the soil, there is no problem.

They were able to give up their identity and status in the imperial court and join the Haw Par Army. It is enough to prove that these people are ambitious and vindictive people.

Since you are ambitious, you are not willing to be commanded forever. Therefore, as soon as Zhou Shuyuan said his promise to them, these officers with their own ambitions did not hesitate to become Zhou Shuyuan's supporters......

However, it is obviously impossible to let them return to the imperial court again.

Whether it is for the sake of their own lives or their reputation, they will not return to the court.

Therefore, after Zhou Shuyuan's words were finished, except for a few old men of the former Tiger and Leopard Army who had been following Zhou Shuyuan, who were willing to follow Zhou Shuyuan south to Sichuan and take refuge in the imperial court, the rest of the people all chose to quit the army......

As a result, the matter of Ganning and Ningbo provinces separating from the Tiger and Leopard Army to stand on their own ended dramatically because Zhou Shuyuan went south to Sichuan to join the imperial court.

Faced with this expected result, Wei Zheng did not pay too much attention.

As soon as the battle ended, Wei Zheng began to make up for the huge losses caused by the civil strife to the Haw Par Army, and continued to expand the army according to the original plan. Prepare for the Armageddon with the Nanjing Imperial Court......

And at this moment. It is located in the court hall in the city of Nanjing. Emperor Chongzhen was furious...... Just now, there were already two prefects, five county commanders, and three general soldiers, whose heads were cut off because of Emperor Chongzhen's anger.

The prefect of Yangzhou, who fought unfavorably and lost thousands of officers and soldiers, was very fortunate to become one of the two prefects.

After a roar full of rage, Emperor Chongzhen finally calmed down.

A pair of eyes that can almost kill. Staring at the military department Shangshu who was still kneeling in the middle of the main hall, he asked loudly......

"I want to know the truth, not a lie from you...... In the provinces south of the Yangtze River, how many chaotic people are organized by the Haw Par Army and under the banner of the Haw Par Army...... If it weren't for the Jinyi Guard, would you have planned to keep this news under the cover until I became a prisoner of the Haw Par Army......"

In the solemn hall, on the forehead of the military department, beads of sweat the size of beans had already flowed out because of Emperor Chongzhen's holy decree of continuous killing.

So, Chongzhen's words had just been finished. The secretary of the military department, who was both panicked and nervous, replied: "Your Majesty, it has been reported by various state capitals and counted by the military department. There are a total of 10 chaotic people in the provinces south of the Yangtze River under the banner of the Haw Par Army...... The large scale has been developed

to 3,000 people, and more than 500 people on a small scale......"

"What's more, these rioters are equipped with muskets and grenades that are only available to the new army, and their combat effectiveness is very powerful......"

"In less than a month, tens of thousands of officers and men of the local garrison battalion have been lost in the battle to encircle and suppress them......"

According to Lao Chen's analysis, even if these rioters are not directly organized and controlled by the Haw Par Army, they are also promoted by the Haw Par Army behind the scenes...... Otherwise, they would never have been equipped with such a good firearm......"

"Now, there are already two county towns that have been directly occupied by these rebels, and the county commander has been killed...... If the imperial court does not immediately dispatch the new imperial army to encircle and suppress them, these chaotic people will definitely become more and more violent, and even shake the foundation of the imperial court's rule in Jiangnan......"

"Therefore, the old minister implores His Majesty to transfer troops immediately, and the old minister is willing to go to the front line in person to eliminate these rebels......"

Hearing this, Chongzhen's facial expression, which had just calmed down, was once again shrouded in anger.

After slamming his clenched fist on the dragon case in front of him, he scolded loudly: "The Haw Par Army, it turned out to be the Haw Par Army again......"

"Since you are unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust...... You can stir up rebellion in my rear, and so can I...... Commander of the Jinyi Guard, I ask you to immediately organize the Jinyi Guard's secret agents to go deep into the rear of the Tiger and Leopard Army and encourage the people to rebel......

"The secretary of the military department, I will give you 20,000 new troops, and within a month, I will receive the news that all these rebellious people have been exterminated......"

"In addition, the fact that the Haw Par Army sent troops to harass our rear is enough to prove that the Haw Par Army is afraid of the new army that the imperial court is constantly expanding...... Otherwise, the Haw Par Army would never have thought of such an indiscriminate method......"

"Therefore, we must expand the army as soon as possible, so that the new army can form combat effectiveness, and fight a decisive battle with the Tiger and Par Army to defeat them......"

"I originally set a time of one year, and now it seems that this time must be advanced ......."

"Therefore, I have decided to expand the new army to 200,000 men within three months...... The firearms and equipment needed for the expansion of the Forces nouvelles. If it is not enough, buy it with silver...... In a word, I want to see that the 200,000 new troops will be formed and trained within three months. Half a year later, it formed a combat effectiveness and fought a decisive battle with the Tiger and Par Army...... As long as we defeat the Haw Par Army, any effort will be worth it......"

After Chongzhen made a decision, Hubu Shangshu quit again!

Although he knew that opening his mouth to confront Chongzhen now was likely to bring about death. However, Hubu Shangshu still stood up and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to expand the new army to 200,000 people within three months, there is still a gap of at least 10 million taels of silver here in Hubu......

"Although the household department has just collected 10 million taels, plus the tax revenue in the first half of next year, it will be enough to expand the army...... Now if we advance the time from one year to three months, then the tax revenue in the first half of next year will not be able to wait......"

At this time, of course, Chongzhen would not stop himself from expanding his army because of some factors.

As soon as Hubu Shangshu's words were finished, Chongzhen said impatiently: "If you can't wait, then collect the tax in the first half of next year in advance...... The Cabinet is responsible for formulating the ......"

Although the head of the household department knew that this would definitely further increase the burden on the people, and even force the people into chaos.

However, Chongzhen's eyes full of murderous aura directly made him hold back the words that had come to his lips.

Just when Chongzhen was just about to retreat from the court, a "Eight hundred miles of urgent report......" suddenly sounded outside the main hall.

Subsequently, a new army soldier rushed into the main hall panting, led by the eunuch......

When Emperor Chongzhen read the contents of the emergency report with a solemn face, the anger in his heart burned again......

The whole person was like an angry lion, and scolded loudly: "The Tiger and Leopard Army, and the Tiger and Leopard Army, you are simply too ...... to deceive people."

"And this Zhou Shuyuan, if I return to Shun as soon as possible, my 20,000 army will not lose more than half of it......"

After finishing speaking, he threw out the urgent report in his hand, and asked angrily: "Let's take a look, the imperial court lost more than 10,000 soldiers in exchange for Zhou Shuyuan, how to arrange him ......"

In the end, the result of the discussion was that Zhou Shuyuan was crowned as the squire of the Ministry of War, and assisted the Secretary of the Ministry of War to exterminate the Jiangnan Tiger and Leopard Army, and used the Tiger and Leopard Army to kill the Tiger and Leopard Army and undermine the morale of the Tiger and Leopard Army...... (To be continued......)