When Emperor Chongzhen Longyan Dayue vigorously developed the new army of Ganning to fight against the tiger and leopard army.

Sun Chengzong, who was far away in Gansu, also received news of the defeat of the 10th Division......

A musket regiment, more than 1,500 soldiers died on the battlefield...... For Sun Chengzong, it was almost unthinkable.

And it was this unimaginable thing that happened to me.

However, when he understood the whole battle, the shock on his face was replaced by helplessness......

Put yourself in your shoes, if you put yourself in Zhang Jingchu's place. The 10th Division and 1st Regiment may really be wiped out by the Ganning New Army, and even the last 300 people cannot be left......

As a result, Sun Chengzong's heart was followed by a shock and admiration for the strong combat effectiveness of the Ganning New Army.

Admiration is admiration, after all, the Ganning New Army is still its mortal enemy.

Therefore, in just an instant, the expression on Sun Chengzong's face was solemnly contrasted, and he looked at the battle report in his hand and thought about specific ways to break the enemy.

Soon, Sun Chengzong spoke: "The Ganning New Army's success in destroying one of our regiments is enough to prove to us that the combat effectiveness of the Ganning New Army far exceeds our original prediction......

"In this battle that has just ended, although the new army of Ganning has suffered heavy losses...... But, after all, they captured all the firearms and equipment of one of our regiments...... As long as they had this equipment in hand, they could equip another two thousand musketeers...... Therefore, as long as they are given time, the combat effectiveness of the new army will not only not decrease, but will also increase to a certain extent...... "So, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past...... From now on, all the Haw Par troops in the two provinces of Gansu and Ningbo. Units below the regimental level are prohibited from conducting operations alone......"

After Sun Chengzong finished speaking. The faces of the two division commanders. directly showed a very approving expression.

Then, he asked Sun Chengzong rhetorically: "Army commander, after the Tenth Division loses one regiment, there are only two regiments left in the entire Tiger and Leopard Army in Ningxia...... I think that the strength of the two regiments, not to mention the liquidation of the Ganning New Army in Ningxia, may not even be able to find them...... Sun Chengzong nodded. Didn't answer right away.

Instead, he frowned and asked the cavalry division commander: "Division Commander Wang, it has been more than ten days since we marched into Gansu...... There was a danger of annihilating a small number of bandits who took advantage of the fire to rob, and even the main force of the new army of Ganning did not meet...... The cavalry division has been out to reconnoiter for several days, and has not found the main force of the Ganning New Army......"

The division commander shook his head and replied: "No, I haven't even found the shadow of the Ganning New Army......" "However, we really found out a piece of news...... More than a month ago, the Ganning New Army did recruit troops in Gansu...... However, all the soldiers they recruited were sent to Ningxia...... I reasoned. In the entire territory of Gansu, there is no main force of the Ganning New Army at all......""First of all. It is absolutely not an exaggeration to describe the entire territory of Gansu as sparsely populated...... In the case that the common people rely on eating grass roots and bark to get by... In the entire territory of Gansu, there is simply no way and no strength to feed an army......" "If the Ganning New Army really has an army operating in Gansu...... We only need to completely blockade the whole of Gansu and not allow a grain of grain to fall into the hands of the new army in Gansu and Ning...... Just one starvation can starve the new army of Ganning to death in Gansu......"

Hearing this, Sun Chengzong's already frowning brows were even deeper at this moment......

After some contemplation, he replied with an approving face: "Very likely...... The Ganning New Army was formed by the imperial court, with a total strength of tens of thousands...... With the current financial resources of the two provinces, not to mention raising soldiers, they cannot even support their own people...... Therefore, the food and salary of these tens of thousands of Ganning New Army must all come from the imperial court......"

"Since the food and salary come from the imperial court, the Ganning New Army must be hidden in a place where it can receive food and salary...... Gansu is so far away from Sichuan, which is controlled by the imperial court...... If there is really a new army of Ganning stationed here, the imperial court will definitely not be able to escape the eyes of our tiger and leopard army when it transports food and salaries to them...... Therefore, the general is also sure that in Gansu, there is absolutely no main force of the Ganning New Army that we are looking for......"

Speaking of which, what does Sun Chengzong seem to have in mind?

His eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Since the Ganning New Army's food and salary depend on the imperial court, in order to avoid the interruption of its own food and salary sources, the Ganning New Army, which has tens of thousands of people, can only meet these conditions if it is stationed at the junction of Ningxia and Sichuan......

"Map, immediately bring the map of the two provinces of Ganning to the general!"

As a huge sheepskin map was laid out in front of Sun Chengzong, Sun Chengzong's eyes began to search for something on the map......

Soon, a group of mountains near Sichuan came into view of Sun Chengzong.

A pair of eyes, after holding this point for a long time. Sun Chengzong directly pointed to this point on the map and affirmed: "It must be so, the tens of thousands of troops of the Ganning New Army must be hidden in this mountain......"

"You see, this mountain is hundreds of miles in circumference, hiding tens of thousands of Ganning new troops, and there is absolutely no problem......

"Second, this mountain borders Sichuan...... Garrisoned here, the Ganning New Army can get a steady stream of food and salary supplements from Sichuan......"

"Didn't you just think about how to use the strength of ten divisions and two regiments to eliminate the tens of thousands of Ganning new troops hidden in Ningxia...... Now that it has been confirmed, there is no Ganning New Army in Gansu...... Then we will gather all the officers and men of the Fifth Army, return to Ningxia together, and destroy all the new troops of Ganning hidden in Ningxia......"

The cavalry division commander's eyes lit up, and he asked Sun Chengzong rhetorically: "The whole army is back to Ningxia...... Commander, isn't this decision too reckless...... After all, the analysis just now is all inferred by us, and there is no concrete evidence yet......"

"My idea is, can we send reconnaissance cavalry to go deep into this mountain to reconnoitre...... At the same time, a team of scouts was sent to the fortress directly to secretly monitor the movements of the imperial court officials and soldiers in the fortress...... Confirm whether the food and salary of the Ganning New Army are really sent by the imperial court......"

"If the truth is really what we deduced, then we will directly take this military fortress...... cut off the supply of food and wages to the new army in Ganning...... In this way, it will be easier to take down the new army of Ganning......"

"Good way, it's just half ......" Sun Chengzong's eyes lit up and he affirmed loudly......

At the same time, a self-confidence from the heart also appeared on Sun Chengzong's face......

In Sun Chengzong's view, food and salary are the lifeblood of the Ganning New Army...... As long as you pinch the lifeblood of the Ganning New Army. No matter how powerful the Ganning New Army is, it can't jump out of the palm of its hand

…… (To be continued......)