"What do you say? The Tartars sent troops to attack us and stayed at the base......" After listening to the report, Sun Chengzong's first thought was not to believe it. With a face full of shock and incredulity, he asked loudly......

The guard battalion commander nodded affirmatively and quickly replied......

"Commander, this is all said by a soldier who has just broken out of the remaining base...... He's outside the door right now, should I let him in and report, he knows better than I do......"

The commander of the guard battalion even brought people, which is enough to prove that there is nothing false in what he said just now.

Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong's heart couldn't help but chuckle, and a trace of bad premonition quickly surged into his heart.

Under the gaze of the guard battalion commander, he ordered with an anxious face: "Then what are you still doing...... Don't let him in yet......"

When the tired soldier reported what he saw and heard in as much detail as possible. Sun Chengzong's face was already covered with gloom.

In the two remaining bases, Sun Chengzong was not heartbroken at all about the loss of finances and cattle, sheep and livestock.

He is accustomed to seeing the big scenes of the Haw Par Army, and he doesn't take these seizures seriously at all.

However, the death of a thousand musketeers in the Haw Par Army, and the loss of all the equipment of the two musket battalions, made his heart ache.

You must know that in the more than ten days that he attacked while sick, the losses of the officers and men under his command on the battlefield did not exceed one battalion. And now, in the blink of an eye, it is absolutely impossible to let yourself lose two battalions, if it is not heartache......

As for all the firearms and equipment of the two battalions, not to mention much, the value of the equipment itself. That's more than 200,000 taels of silver.

But. This is not what Sun Chengzong values the most.

What Sun Chengzong values is. When these firearms fall into the hands of the Tartars, they may pose a variety of hidden threats to the Haw Par Army.

Although I know that with the current strength of the Tartars, at least for a few years, there will be no way to imitate these firearms. However, the Tartars can be equipped with these firearms directly. Even if the size of this firearms unit is only 1,000 people, on the battlefield, it can also be given to the similarly equipped Haw Par Army. Cause great damage......

Under the simultaneous gaze of several pairs of eyes, Sun Chengzong's face was only slightly cloudy and uncertain, and then he opened his mouth and decided: "We must not let the next sneak attack of the Tartars succeed...... We must sabotage the action of the Tartars ......"

"With the loss of a battalion on the battlefield, we have already lost more than a regiment...... In any case, there can be no more large-scale losses"

At this time, several division commanders had already hurried over.

After listening to Sun Chengzong's decision, for a few days, the commander of the cavalry division, who had been in the vanguard, frowned, and asked with an unwilling face......

"Commander. You mean to retreat immediately...... But right in front of us. There are at least ten more Tartar tribes in our attack range, and if we retreat now, it won't be too cheap for these Tartars......"

Sun Chengzong shook his head and replied, "If there weren't so many bases to stay at, Ben would indeed have a way to get the best of both worlds...... However, now there is no ......"

The other division commander seemed to have thought of something, and asked thoughtfully: "Commander, do you mean to divide ......the troops?"

Sun Chengzong nodded affirmatively...... "Yes, it is the division of troops...... With our total strength of 20,000 men, even if we are divided into two, the Tartars will not be able to help us. "However, the current situation and the way the Tartars fought were obviously beyond the general's expectations, so that the general had no way to divide the troops and ......" "The total strength of the Tartars to attack our base is 10,000, and after the losses, there are still 8,000 people...... Coupled with the fact that there are still a large number of livestock and financial needs to be protected at each of the remaining bases, our strength in each remaining base must be increased to one regiment. Otherwise, they will definitely not be able to stop the attack of the Tartars and hold the remaining five remaining bases......"

"Five left-behind bases, one left-behind base and one regiment, plus one regiment lost, two musketeer divisions are gone......"

"Under such circumstances, how much do you think you can achieve by continuing to pursue the retreating Tartar tribes with only one cavalry division......

A cavalry division must not only take on the task of destroying all the Tartars that it has caught up, but also guard and protect all cattle, sheep, livestock and finances captured on the battlefield......

With the limited strength of the cavalry division, at most the two Tartar tribes will be eliminated, and they will fall into an embarrassing situation with no troops to adjust.

And the elimination of the two Tartar tribes is obviously a bit insignificant for the whole battle situation.

Therefore, after Sun Chengzong's words were finished, everyone except the commander of the cavalry division shook their heads and showed a helpless expression......

Just after everyone gathered their eyes on the commander of the cavalry division with doubts.

A trace of a very strong murderous aura emanated directly from the commander of the cavalry division.

Before Sun Chengzong could speak, the commander of the cavalry division said with a fierce face...... "Commander, if the Tartars only have the remaining eight thousand iron cavalry, I have a way to destroy all the Tartar tribes within our attack range without increasing the number of troops......

Sun Chengzong's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously asked...... "What's the way...... As long as the plan is reasonable, and the price to pay is within our reach, Ben will promise you ......"

Facing everyone's eager gaze at him, the commander of the cavalry division only said one word, that is: "Kill ......"

Just when everyone's faces were quickly covered by non-acceptance, the commander of the cavalry division had already opened his mouth to explain: "My idea is very simple, after catching up with the retreating Tartar tribe, I must not only kill all the Tartars, but also kill all their cattle, sheep and livestock......"

"In this way, we don't need to dedicate special forces to protect these captured ......"

"Even so, our seizures are almost zero. However, we have achieved the goal of this attack on Houjin, which is to burn, kill and loot, and weaken the overall national strength of Houjin......"

"This is ......." Many people were taken aback by the explanation of the commander of the cavalry division.

Because, in this way, the cavalry division really turned into a group of butchers, butchers who killed all the people and livestock of Houjin.

However, when everyone was still in shock, a trace of a determined expression suddenly appeared on Sun Chengzong's face.

Then, very decisively, he decided: "That's it...... Division Commander Zhang, from now on, Ben will give you the right to fight on your own. In other words, from now on, how the cavalry division fights is up to you alone......"

"However, Ben will have one request...... Ten days later, no matter how many results are achieved, the cavalry division must retreat......"

"During the ten-day battle, the casualties of the cavalry division must be kept within 1,000 men...... If you receive the order, you can take your troops and set off now...... Dry food and ammunition, you will not be given a limited ......" (to be continued......)