More than 2,000 elite tigers and leopards attacked for more than ten miles, and they did not see the shadow of the new army of the imperial court.

And as the deserters of the old army of the imperial court in more than a dozen defensive positions were brought to the head of the regiment, the commander of the regiment realized that a fierce punch that he had carefully planned actually hit a ball of cotton.

Including himself, the 30,000 soldiers of the Third Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army were all tricked by the imperial court.

The imperial court had no intention of defending the provinces of Henan and Hubei south of the Yangtze River, and from the very beginning, the defense line of the officers and troops standing in front of the Third Army became empty.

Faced with this sudden situation, the regiment commander did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported it to Zhang Wu, the army commander who was waiting for news in the rear.

"What do you say...... There was no new army of the imperial court in front of us, just a group of old imperial army, which collapsed when the artillery attack began......" When he heard the news just now, the army commander Zhang Wu also showed an incredible expression full of shock on his face.

However, this expression did not last long before it was covered with a hint of remorse.

Because, a day ago, Zhang Wu had already received a report on the enemy situation from the internal guard.

It's just that at that time, I was only thinking about smashing the new army of the imperial court with a thunderous attack, and playing the prestige of the third army on the battlefield, so I ignored this matter, and finally there was such a big digestion......

However, regret is regret, as the army commander, Zhang Wu did not think and hesitate for too long in this matter.

Regardless of the two provinces in front of him, whether or not there are heavy troops of the imperial court to let go, the task of taking and occupying these two provinces by himself remains unchanged.

Thereupon. The expression of regret on the face of the army commander Zhang Wu did not last long, and it was once again covered with seriousness.

Facing the herald in front of him, he resolutely ordered: "Go back and tell your regimental commander." The mission of the first regiment remains the same, continue to act as the vanguard of the whole army, whether or not there is a new army of the imperial court to block it, it will give me the shortest possible time, all the way to the Yangtze River......"

Looking at the heralds who left in a hurry, Zhang Wu quickly shifted his gaze to the several division commanders around him, and analyzed with a serious face: "Judging from the news of a group of feedback. Ninety percent of the information passed on to us by the internal guards is true......"

"Since there is no new army south of the Yangtze River, the main force of our Third Army is looking for a target. Changes must also be made......"

"All the remaining officers and men of the 7th Division, following behind a regiment, attacked the Yangtze River...... After completing the task, they immediately carried out arming along the Yangtze River. With the new army of the imperial court that has crossed the river. Confrontation across the river......"

"The other three divisions, with battalions and regiments as units, swept away all the imperial forces in the two provinces......"

"You must know that our task is not to take the two provinces and leave them alone, but to completely occupy the two provinces......"

"The prince has a special order, in addition to occupying the two provinces, our third army will eliminate all the imperial army in the two provinces. It is also necessary to solve all regimental training in the territory of the two provinces, and the equipment scattered among the people. In particular, all firearms were confiscated......"

"Since there are no more imperial troops in the two provinces, then we will focus on these regimental training......"

"Ben General's order is simple. For the landlords and gentry who have regimental training, those who are willing to surrender and disband, the Haw Par Army is not to blame...... Those who are unwilling to surrender and dissolve shall be resolutely eliminated. As for the landlords and gentry who commanded these regiments, they were all sealed and handed over to the follow-up troops......"

After the order was given, Zhang Wu could clearly feel the disappointed expressions on the faces of several subordinates.

However, in the face of reality, Zhang Wu had no choice.

If you don't go in to love, in Zhang Wu's heart, there is also a deep disappointment. It's just that as the commander of an army, for the sake of the military spirit and morale of tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, he has no way and can't express it.

After some contemplation, Zhang Wu seemed to think of something, and continued: "Here, what I want to remind you is not to underestimate these group exercises...... According to the information transmitted by the internal guards, the number of regimental training in the two provinces has exceeded 50,000, and they are well-equipped and completely dispersed...... If one is not good, not only will it not destroy them, but it will be severely damaged by them......"

When the first regiment of the Seventh Division and the remaining two regiments, the finished glyph was like a bamboo, and they continued to attack the Yangtze River.

The remaining three divisions of the three armies were not idle...... They quickly entered the territory of Henan and began their purge operation.

The remaining ten regiments of the three armies, each with a regiment as a unit, occupied a county town in just one day.

Subsequently, the main force of the regiment that occupied the county town scattered the whole regiment as a battalion and company unit, and wiped out all the regimental training and armed forces in the territory......

At this moment, according to the situation that the main force of the pattern was obtained from the county seat, the Eighth Division and one company were marching all the way to a place called Wangzhuang......

Because, this Wang Zhuang is not only the largest Zhuangzi in the county, but also the largest landlord in the county.

With a large amount of land in his hands, this landlord has kept a large number of families and nursing homes in captivity since a few years ago.

This time, taking advantage of the imperial court's letting go, the Wang family, who sent more than 100,000 taels of silver to the imperial court, not only got the training envoy of the Zhengliupin regiment appointed by the imperial court, but also bought a large amount of equipment from the government armory.

Let the nursing home in his hand be transformed into a group exercise recognized by the imperial court.

The scale has also expanded to 500 people, and it is also equipped with ten Franc machine guns that have been eliminated by the new army of the imperial court, which can be described as well-equipped.

With such a strong army in his hands, coupled with his official body being one level higher than the county order.

When the Tiger and Leopard Army entered Henan, this lord of the Wang family had become a well-deserved boss in the county.

Under such circumstances, as long as the Tiger and Leopard Army can defeat this Wang family, the two or three thousand regimental training scattered in the territory will become leaderless, and will eventually be wiped out by the Tiger and Leopard Army one by one.

After entering the territory of Wangzhuang, the first thing that caught the eyes of a company of more than 100 soldiers was a wall that was more than a battle high.

It is certain that with this wall, plus the muskets and artillery of the five hundred regiments trained in their equipment. If you are not ready to fight a tough battle, you will definitely suffer a big loss.

However, before setting out, although the regiments of the three armies were repeatedly admonished by the army commander Zhang Wu, the commanders of these divisions did not take the so-called regimental training seriously.

In their opinion, even the new army of the imperial court is not their opponent, not to mention the regimental training whose combat effectiveness is not even as good as that of the new army of the imperial court.

However, what they didn't expect was that these regiments did not have much combat effectiveness in the frontal battlefield. However, in terms of combat effectiveness in sneak attacks and defense, sometimes it can even surpass the new army of the imperial court.

After all, they are all local land snakes.

When defending the city, those landlords and gentry would also take out a lot of silver to stimulate them.

Even if they don't fight hard for the silver, for the sake of the silver, they will cause very heavy casualties to the Haw Par Army...... (To be continued......)