Compared with other armies of this era, the Fifth Army, which has been trained by the Haw Par Army for more than a year, has had a lot of training to prepare for flowering and bombing.

Not only that, but there were also a number of breastworks and trenches built on the defensive line to defend against flowering bullets.

However, there were enough flowering shells that landed on them, and there were enough of them to a certain extent.

No matter how good the training and anti-artillery fortifications are, they will become vulnerable.

So, more than a hundred artillery pieces fired two thousand shells at the defense line of the Fifth Army in a row. On this section of the defensive line that was hit by artillery fire, there were less than 500 of the 2,000 officers and men of the Fifth Army who could stand up in the end.

More importantly, the formation of these 500 soldiers has been completely disrupted by the artillery fire. Even if they were still in disarray, it would not be possible for them to organize a counterattack immediately.

More importantly, in order to avoid turmoil in the army and affect the morale and morale of the army, Zhou Shuyuan's decision to break away from the Tiger and Leopard Army and stand on his own was only spread among officers above the battalion level in the army, and as for the low-level officers and ordinary soldiers, they did not know about it.

Therefore, the regiment that was hit by artillery fire, except for a few officers who knew the reason in their hearts, everyone else was at a loss.

After the artillery bombardment ended, looking at the tragic picture around him, the faces of many soldiers who were lucky enough to survive were covered with complex expressions of shock and incomprehension.

And at this moment, the figure of the attacking force of the 6th Division had already appeared in front of them.

In the face of the Haw Par Army wearing the same military uniform in front of them, most of the soldiers who did not understand the specific reason chose to surrender.

As a result, there was such a scene on the battlefield...... The attacking troops of the 6th Division rushed there, and the remnants of the 5th Army dropped their weapons wherever they were. Without the slightest hesitation, surrender to the attacking troops.

And until they became prisoners. They just knew. They were sold by Governor Zhou Shuyuan and became pawns in Zhou Shuyuan's hands.

Angry, they not only had no complaints about the attacking troops of the Sixth Division, but instead became the guides of the attacking troops, helping the attacking troops to completely occupy this section of the defense line and recruit the remaining soldiers on the defense line......

In this way, the breakthrough battle, which was thought to take half an hour to end, ended in just half an hour......

After the breach is opened. The cavalry division, hidden in the rear, quickly moved.

Almost 20,000 war horses, with unprecedented momentum, rushed out of the hiding place, along the breach, and entered the territory of Ganning Province.

It was only then that the commander of the 9th Division of the 5th Army, who was far behind, reacted......

On the one hand, he ordered the other two regiments under his command to quickly reinforce the battlefield and block the breakthrough...... On the one hand, he reported to Zhou Shuyuan that the defensive line was attacked by the Tiger and Leopard Army, and a large force of cavalry had entered the two provinces of Gansu and Ning. Messages with unknown targets......

The 2,000 soldiers drawn from the two regiments of the Fifth Army finally arrived on the battlefield. The thousands of cavalry that had entered the two provinces of Gansu and Ningbo had disappeared from the battlefield.

As for the thousands of officers and men of the Sixth Division who opened the gap, they also quickly withdrew to their starting positions after the cavalry division left......

Then, leave the battlefield in disarray, littered with corpses, for reinforcements from the Fifth Army......

In the two provinces of Gansu and Ningbo, where the army is empty, not to mention a cavalry division or a cavalry regiment, they can treat the two provinces as their own backyards and gallop at will......

Therefore, the unimpeded flow of the cavalry division along the way far exceeded Sun Chengzong's imagination.

In less than six hours, with the principle of Marshall's non-stop, the mighty cavalry division had traveled almost half of the distance.

And it was not until this moment that Zhou Shuyuan, who was far away in the Governor's Mansion of Ganning, did not reach the news that the Haw Par Army suddenly launched an attack on the defense line to cover the news that a large-scale cavalry had entered the two provinces of Ganning......

After hearing the news, Zhou Shuyuan's first reaction was that behind the two divisions of the Haw Par Army stationed on the border, there was indeed a shocking conspiracy.

It's just that what Zhou Shuyuan didn't expect was that the purpose of this conspiracy was not to eat the two divisions he had arranged on the border......

Instead, he covered a cavalry division to enter the territory of Gansu and Ning provinces to achieve a goal that he still did not know......

In the territory of the two provinces of Gansu and Ningbo, where the army is empty, there is a powerful cavalry unit active, and what is the purpose of this cavalry unit, he is completely blind, not only does not know, but even does not know their specific location......

It can be said that this cavalry unit that penetrated deep into the territory of Gansu and Ning provinces is like a monkey who has burrowed into the belly of Princess Iron Fan, as long as it finds the right target, it may bring an unprecedented fatal blow to itself at any time.

Therefore, as soon as he received the news, Zhou Shuyuan, who was very dissatisfied with the front-line soldiers, sent all the cavalry scouts he could send to reconnoiter the specific location of this cavalry unit......

The cavalry troops, which had almost 20,000 horses, rode all the way to Qingchuan, and even if they wanted to hide their traces, it was impossible.

Therefore, in less than an hour, the march route of the cavalry division appeared on the map in front of Zhou Shuyuan......

Zhou Shuyuan, who was looking at the map, didn't have time to speak, he kept following Zhou Shuyuan's side, and as the commander of the cavalry division of the only mobile unit in Zhou Shuyuan's hands, he let out an exclamation with a solemn face......

"Not good, Governor...... The target of this cavalry unit is the county town of Qingchuan......"

"Once the county seat of Qingchuan is occupied by this cavalry, the back road that we want to retreat into Sichuan will be completely blocked...... Even reinforcements from the imperial court can't get their hands on it......"

"As long as this cavalry can hold the county seat of Qingchuan, without foreign aid, we will run out of food for two months at most......"

After the commander of the cavalry division finished speaking, Zhou Shuyuan also showed a solemn expression on his face......

After taking a deep breath, he said in a low tone: "The prince is worthy of being the prince, and he will choke my lifeblood at once......"

"After the General Staff cut off our food supply, occupying Qingchuan County will not only cut off the possibility of the imperial court supporting our food and salary, but also cut off the possibility of us defecting to the imperial court and retreating into Sichuan......

"The prince has figured out this way, disintegrated us, forced me to take the initiative to give up self-reliance, and surrendered without a fight......"

Just when everyone thought that Zhou Shuyuan planned to break away from the Tiger and Leopard Army and stand on his own, there was no way out.

Zhou Shuyuan, who was still in a low tone just now, suddenly changed his words and continued......

"However, the prince has the prince's strategy, and I have my own way...... Even if the prince occupies the county seat of Qingchuan, we can take it back...... Don't forget, we also have a division of troops hidden in the mountains around Qingchuan County......"

"It is completely possible to take advantage of the fact that this cavalry has not gained a firm foothold in Qingchuan and take him back...... Even if it can't be recaptured immediately, the 20,000 new troops stationed in Sichuan by the imperial court may participate in the battle at any time, and together with us, they will attack back and recapture the ...... of Qingchuan County" (to be continued......