More than 10,000 new troops from Gansu and Ningbo occupied the county seat of Qingchuan, withdrew from Gansu and Ningbo provinces, and entered Sichuan. It directly means that the fighting of the Tiger and Leopard Army in Gansu and Ningbo provinces has come to a complete end.

When Sun Chengzong led the cavalry division to hurry up and hurried to the battlefield.

Zhang Zhongming left the Tiger and Leopard Army with only more than 20,000 corpses in and out of Qingchuan County.

Looking at these corpses, Sun Chengzong, who was about to get angry just now, thought that Xiao Dan was not in a good position to fight. was directly stunned, and the cursing that was about to blurt out just now was choked back by himself.

Because, the more than 20,000 corpses thrown on the battlefield by Gan Ning's new army directly proved to Sun Chengzong that Xiao Dan and more than 1,000 soldiers under his command did their best.

This battle that has ended, it is not that Xiao Dan is unfavorable, but Xiao Dan's opponent, that is, the Gan Ning New Army, is too strong.

Especially when he knew the news that Xiao Dan and his soldiers were all killed in battle.

The whole person was directly stunned, and then, a strong sense of remorse surged into Sun Chengzong's heart.

If it weren't for the fact that he was too arrogant, he wouldn't have asked the prince for help when the Ganning New Army wiped out thousands of his own people. Insisting on going his own way, he ordered a musket regiment to attack Qingchuan County and block the back road of the new army in Ganning.

Then Xiao Dan and a musket regiment under his command would not have been wiped out, and tens of thousands of Ganning New Army would not have fled from under their noses and become a major problem for the Haw Par Army in the future......

Therefore, all of these qiē, including the death of Xiao Dan and more than 1,000 soldiers under his command, were caused by themselves.

Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong immediately made a decision. After returning to the city of Beijing. I must ask the prince for my guilt. Otherwise. Even if he died, there was no way to give an explanation to the thousands of soldiers who died on the battlefield.

Therefore, Sun Chengzong, who had this idea, took five days to hurry up and return to Beijing.

Sun Chengzong, who was ashamed in his heart, rushed into the palace without taking any rest. Ask Wei for his guilt.

"Lord, I'm here to ask you for my guilt. I implore you to remove me from my post as Chief of Staff of the Haw Par Army and Commander of the Fifth Army of the Haw Par Army......"

Since having the internal guard, the Tiger and Leopard Army's every move can't escape Wei Zheng's eyes.

Therefore, Sun Chengzong's tired figure had just appeared in Wei Zheng's field of vision, and Wei Zheng knew the specific purpose of Sun Chengzong's visit.

Under Sun Chengzong's gaze, Wei Zheng replied with a meaningful face: "Since the Fifth Army set out to attack the two provinces of Gansu and Ningbo, it has lost four regiments before and after. Two of the regiments were wiped out. All of them add up, which is more than 7,000 soldiers. “

"So to speak. Since the formation of our Tiger and Leopard Army, there has never been a battle in which such losses have been so great in a single battle. What's more, this expedition to Ganning, you are facing neither the Houjin Tartars nor the new army of the imperial court, but a group of chaotic soldiers who have been formed for less than a few months and are not even well prepared......"

"Dealing with such a group of rebels, not only did they not eliminate them, but they also suffered such heavy losses. Removing your military duties is a light ......"

Facing Wei Zheng's questioning, even if Sun Chengzong had a stomach full of grievances in his heart, he could only bear it with his head down.

Just when Sun Chengzong lowered his head, ready to continue to bear Wei Zheng's anger. Wei Zheng's words turned around and continued......

"Of course, we still have to be clear about why we suffered so heavy losses in this battle between Gansu and Ningxia provinces......

"During the whole battle, this king has learned from your report: the blame for the death of thousands of soldiers of the Tiger and Par Army on the battlefield cannot be blamed on you...... However, as a military commander, you still have a responsibility that you cannot shirk. ”

"Among these responsibilities, the biggest mistake you make is that you should not underestimate the enemy, you should not be arrogant......"

"There is a reward for merit, and punishment for mistakes...... This is the foundation of our Haw Par Army...... Therefore, this king must deal with you......"

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng's face had been replaced by Yan Sù. Facing Sun Chengzong, he said in a deep voice: "Chief of Staff, in order to give an explanation to all the officers and men of the Haw Par Army, this king has decided to dismiss you from the post of chief of staff of the Haw Par Army and commander of the Fifth Army of the Haw Par Army...... At the same time, appoint you as the acting chief of the general staff of the Haw Par Army, and make meritorious service for your crimes......"

"Lord Xie...... I will definitely live up to the trust of the prince and be a good acting chief of staff......"

After the biggest worries and worries in his heart were resolved, even if he was demoted, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and became relaxed.

After some contemplation, he said directly to Wei Zheng: "Lord Wang, I know that a large part of the reason for this defeat is that I am too arrogant and underestimate the combat effectiveness of the new army of Ganning......"

However, it is undeniable that whether it is the Ganning New Army or the new army of the imperial court just formed by Chongzhen, the combat effectiveness is not comparable to the previous official army. In addition to a certain gap between us and us in terms of equipment, in terms of training, and even in terms of morale and combat courage, we are already on a par with our Haw Par Army...... So, I think you have to change your policy towards the imperial court......"

"I don't know the specifics, though. However, just in terms of the overall strength of the army, the loss of the imperial court in the northern provinces is far more than a year ago, and the imperial court that controls the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty is ......"

Wei Zheng knew that what Sun Chengzong said was the truth.

Not only that, with the help of the intelligence department of the internal guard, Wei Zheng knew more about the Nanjing Imperial Court than Sun Chengzong in front of him, and it was much more, especially the 100,000 new army that the imperial court spent tens of millions of taels of silver on the phone......

It can be said that a year ago, the elite of the 1,000 Tiger and Leopard Army faced 10,000 imperial court officers and soldiers on the battlefield without any problems.

And now, if against the 100,000 new army carefully built by the imperial court. In the absence of a sufficient number of artillery to support it, there was a lot of pressure on the 1,000 Tiger and Par Army against the 2,000 new imperial army......

Therefore, in Wei Zheng's heart, the 100,000 new army carefully built by the imperial court has become the biggest enemy of the Tiger and Leopard Army since more than half a month ago, and it is also the most difficult enemy to deal with.

What made Wei Zheng even more worried was that because the imperial court lost the huge gold-swallowing beast of several northern provinces, and only moved the capital to Nanjing for one year, the imperial court's finances changed from making ends meet to a slight surplus now......

For these extra fronts, Chongzhen, who deeply realized the importance of the army, actually used all of it to expand the new army.

At this moment, the new army of the imperial court is rising little by little at a rate of 20,000 people per year.

If he can't concentrate his strength and fight against the imperial court, it won't take a few years for the new imperial army to expand to the point where the tiger and leopard army can't shake it...... (To be continued......)