Another half an hour passed, and the horse team that kept walking out of the fortress finally saw the end.

Faced with the horse team in front of him, which was transporting a full 6,000 loads of food, the company commander did not hesitate at all, and immediately divided a platoon of cavalry scouts into two......

A squad of soldiers continued to observe the fortress's every move......

The soldiers of the two squads, under the personal command of the company commander, followed closely behind the imperial grain transportation team. is ready to follow the vine, find the garrison of the Ganning New Army, and give the Ganning New Army a catch......

Perhaps because of its proximity to Sichuan, the military strength of the Haw Par Army in the two provinces of Gansu and Ningbo has not yet been extended here.

The 1,000 imperial court officers and soldiers who protected these mules, horses and grain along the way, without the slightest vigilance, directly led the scouts of the Tiger and Leopard Army and broke into the garrison of the Ganning New Army dozens of miles away......

As a result, the Ganning New Army, which had been a turtle with a shrunken head for more than a month, finally showed itself to the Tiger and Leopard Army.

At the 10th Division of the Haw Par Army, after listening to the reports of several reconnaissance company commanders, the expression on the face of the division commander was directly replaced by the scorching heat.

Then, he said excitedly: "Sure enough, here, this time, I see where else you can hide......

"Chief of Staff, immediately send someone to report to the army commander that we have found the location of the new army in Ganning...... All the conjectures of the army commander about the new army of Ganning are correct, as long as the main force of the army commander returns to Ningxia, we can destroy them! ”

With the help of war horses, 10,000 soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army converged the remaining two musket regiments of the 10th Division in only five days......

After understanding the entire battlefield situation, a bold idea of a dart appeared directly in Sun Chengzong's mind......

Under the watchful eye of several division commanders. Sun Chengzong opened his mouth without the slightest reservation and analyzed: "According to the investigation. The total strength of the Ganning New Army hidden in this dense forest was more than 40,000. Among them were six or seven thousand musketeers. Three or four thousand cavalry, about 30,000 sword and shield men, can be described as strong and well-equipped...... "And our Fifth Army, after a series of battle losses, has a total strength of less than 15,000 men...... Including a cavalry division, three musket regiments, a heavy artillery regiment...... Just in terms of troops. We don't have any advantage......"

I saw that there was agreement, opposition, and unconvincing on everyone's faces...... A variety of expressions.

Sun Chengzong's words changed sharply and continued: "Of course, some people may want to say that our equipment is better than theirs, our firearms are more advanced, and we also have a large number of artillery pieces...... But what I want to tell you is...... The equipment of the firearms unit of the new army of Ganning is not bad......""According to reconnaissance, all the firearms units of the new army of Ganning are not bad." All equipped with the fire-starting muskets we are equipping...... As for these muskets, they were all captured from us. There are about 4,000 ......" "In addition to muskets, grenades, and mortars, the new army of Ganning is equipped with quite a few ......" "On the surface, we still have a great advantage in equipment, especially heavy artillery. However, I would like to say that the battle we are about to face is fought in the mountains and forests, and many of the advantages of equipment cannot be brought into play, especially the heavy artillery, which may not even have the opportunity to participate in the war if it cannot be transported into the mountains. ”

Sun Chengzong's words were like a basin of cold and biting cold water, directly extinguishing the scorching heat and heat rising in the hearts of his subordinates.

Even the atmosphere in the room where everyone was was poured with cold water became silent.

At this time, the commander of the 10th Division, who had just lost a musket regiment and was eager to retaliate, spoke.

Facing Sun Chengzong, he asked retorted with an unwilling face: "Commander, won't we fight ......?"

"Of course you have to fight ......," Sun Chengzong replied without thinking about it......

"He Ganning New Army has killed so many of our brothers, if we don't fight after finding him, then how can we be worthy of those brothers who died on the battlefield...... Therefore, in this battle, we must not only fight, but also destroy them all......"

Sun Chengzong's answer made everyone's gloomy eyes become hot again.

Seven or eight pairs of eyes were all focused on Sun Chengzong, waiting for Sun Chengzong's next ......

Without letting everyone wait too long, Sun Chengzong replied: "Ladies and gentlemen, compared with the Ganning New Army, our equipment superiority is not able to play a big role on the battlefield. However, we have one thing that the Ganning New Army does not have, and that is the adequate supply of food and wages......"

"Let's think about it, if we cut off the supply of food and salaries for the new army in Ganning...... With the strength and food reserves of the new army of Ganning, how long can they stay in this dense forest......"

"When the limited food is exhausted, when they cannot be replenished, they must go out of the mountains, whether they want it or not. Otherwise, they will starve to death in the middle of this mountain forest......"

"As long as they go out of the mountains and leave this dense forest, our firearms advantages will be fully brought into play......

"The many battles of our Tiger and Par Army since its formation have been shown with facts...... On the field battlefield, in the face of the powerful firepower of our Tiger and Leopard Army, no matter how much strength we have, we will be smashed by our firepower......"

The eyes of several subordinates lit up, and they subconsciously asked: "Commander, you give an order, we will fight how you let us fight...... We must destroy these new Ganning troops and make them pay the price......"

In a dense forest five miles away from Qingchuan County, Sichuan, two thousand tiger and leopard musketeers, like hunters, quietly lurked on both sides of the official road, waiting for the arrival of the official army's grain and horse team.

At this moment, it has been a day since they lurked here. Within a day, hovering on the official road in front of everyone, not to mention the horse team, not even a single figure was seen.

As time passed, the two thousand Haw Par musketeers who were ambushed here slowly began to become restless.

Two miles away from the battlefield, the closed gate of Qingchuan County was finally opened......

Subsequently, more than 100 court officials and soldiers poured out of the city gate. Then, with a weapon in hand, he looked around vigilantly......

After confirming that there was no danger around the city gate, a mule and horse loaded with three loads of grain walked directly out of the city gate...... Then, a steady stream of mules and horses began to walk up the official road and walked away towards the location of the two thousand tiger and leopard troops......

"Here it is, order the brothers to be ready for battle...... All muskets can only be fired at the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, don't hurt those mules and horses...... With so much food, without mules and horses, it can't be transported back at all......" The regiment commander who put down the monoculars, with a hot face, decisively ordered......

After finishing, he couldn't help itchy, so he personally picked up a musket, aimed at the official road, and prepared to shoot......

Of course, the grain transport team with 2,000 mules and horses did not know that a large net full of murderous intent had covered them all, and the net could be closed at any time, and their lives would be ......" (to be continued......