The news of the occupation of the Sailor Pier by the Haw Par Army guerrillas quickly spread around the perimeter as the deserters fled in all directions.

However, because of the complete blockade of the pier by the guerrillas, the news of the landing of the First Army of the Haw Par Army at the Naval Pier did not spread.

Although there were more than 5,000 new imperial troops stationed in the surrounding prefectures. With the addition of local garrisons, the total strength of 8,000 people is still available.

With such a large number of troops, of course, the 3,000 guerrillas, which had already suffered heavy losses, would not be taken into account.

The reason why it is said that the guerrillas suffered heavy losses is because a thousand general managers who fled to Fucheng deliberately exaggerated the results of the battle in order to shirk their responsibilities.

As a result, in the eyes of the commander-in-chief of the Fucheng New Army, although the Sailor Wharf was occupied by the guerrillas. However, the guerrillas of 3,000 men were already left with only about 2,000 men.

In addition, the commander of the Navy Division guaranteed that as long as the new army launched a counterattack on the wharf, the five or six hundred officers and men of the Navy Division who had fled to Fucheng one after another would unconditionally cooperate and assist the New Army to recapture the Wharf of the Navy Division at the lowest cost and eliminate the 2,000 Tiger and Leopard Army guerrillas who occupied the wharf.

If he alone led his troops to attack the dock of the sailor defended by the 2,000 guerrillas, the recruits were confident that the final victory would be their own. And the only thing I need to worry about is the size of the casualties of the 5,000 new army.

At this time, some people may say that since the 5,000 New Army is capable of taking down the guerrillas, why after such a long time, the guerrillas have not only not been wiped out, but have become stronger and stronger.

In fact, the reason why the guerrillas were not wiped out by the 5,000 Imperial New Army was because the Imperial New Army had no way to find the main force of the guerrillas. After all, the partisans are hiding in the shadows. And the new army of the imperial court that attacked was in the open. Not to mention too much. Light guerrillas everywhere sneak attack. It was enough to deal a devastating blow to the new army of the imperial court.

If the guerrillas had long been like now, they would no longer shoot black guns at the new army in the dark, but would justifiably occupy a territory and engage in a head-on decisive battle with the new army of the imperial court...... The guerrillas, with a total strength of less than 3,000 men and very inferior equipment, had long been wiped out by the new army of the imperial court.

And now, the guerrillas have captured the docks, giving themselves a chance to wipe them all out on a frontal battlefield.

And that's not all. The assistance promised by hundreds of deserters of the Navy Division was also a very big temptation for the commander of the new army.

As sailors and soldiers who live on the dock all year round, it is definitely not an exaggeration to describe them with the three words "head snake".

Since it is a land snake, then the new army can take the dock from the nearest attack route under the leadership of these land head snakes.

As a result, the commander-in-chief of the New Army, whose eyes were hot, made the decision to send troops to the dock and take it after only a short period of contemplation.

But. What he didn't expect was at this moment. It was no longer the guerrillas who defended the docks.

Not to mention the fact that the guerrillas, whom he had always looked down on, not only did not suffer heavy losses, but were also reorganized into independent regiments in just two days, equipped with muskets and artillery that were even more powerful than them.

Of course, he didn't expect that as soon as the order for him to send troops reached the troops, the internal guards hiding in the city had already received the information and sent the news out of the city one step in advance. Then, the horse was quickly whipped to Wang Feng's hands.

5,000 new troops of the imperial court and 600 deserters of the water division, and it was finally ready to send troops and leave the city.

Wang Feng had already received the news that the new army of the imperial court had sent troops, and gathered all the division commanders together to discuss how to fight the first battle against the new army of the imperial court after the landing of the first army of the tiger and leopard army.

When the news that the 5,000 new troops of the imperial court had sent troops to the dock reached everyone's ears, in the small room, all the division commanders showed a look of disdain from the bottom of their hearts.

As soon as Wang Feng's words were finished, Luo Jingtian, the commander of the First Cavalry Division, said with an arrogant face: "Commander, these more than 5,000 new troops of the imperial court will be handed over to my cavalry division...... I promise, a cavalry charge will knock them to the ground......"

After Luo Jingtian's words were finished, the commanders of the three musket divisions quit.

The three of them seemed to have been discussed, and said at the same time: "With your cavalry division, our musketeers can easily wipe them out on the offensive road......

The eagerness of his subordinates made Wang Feng's face directly show a satisfied smile from the bottom of his heart.

And at this moment, Xiang Hu, who had just become the head of the regiment, suddenly stood up and spoke.

"Generals, is it too trivial for us to use the strength of a division just for the sake of more than 5,000 new imperial troops...... If the army commander and the generals believe in our independent regiment, our independent regiment is willing to take up this task of destroying the enemy. ”

"I promise that the more than 5,000 new imperial army that wants to attack us will be wiped out in their offensive path......

More than 2,000 newly formed independent divisions went to eliminate more than 5,000 well-equipped new imperial troops. In everyone's opinion, this is definitely a big talk.

However, Wang Feng does not see it that way.

Because, the confident smile on the face of the head of the regiment Xiang Hu was not faked, but sincere.

Under such circumstances, if Xiang Hu had no basis, it would be impossible for him to say such a thing with such an expression.

So, just when everyone looked at Xiang Hu with suspicion on their faces.

With a thoughtful expression, the army commander Wang Feng asked Xiang Hu: "Tell me what you think to the regiment commander......

"There is a ...... play" This is Xiang Hu's first thought after listening to Wang Feng's question.

Then, a hint of joy appeared on Xiang Hu's face. Facing Wang Feng, he explained in as much detail as possible......

"Commander, in my opinion, one of the most important reasons why the new army of the imperial court dares to take the initiative to send troops is that it is our guerrillas who seize and occupy the dock, because, in the eyes of the imperial court, they do not know the news that we have been reorganized into an independent regiment......"

"They look down on the fighting power of our guerrillas and think that they will be able to defeat our guerrillas......

"And I plan to make good use of the light enemy of the new army of the imperial court and give them a lure to go deeper. Finally, choose a very suitable battlefield and wipe them out.

"In addition, the reason why I dare to boast of Haikou and wipe out more than 5,000 new imperial army with the strength of one regiment...... On the one hand, because they underestimate the enemy...... Since they underestimate the enemy, they will have to pay a heavy price that they will never forget.

"On the other hand, it's because of the combat effectiveness of the more than 5,000 new imperial army ......"

"In my opinion, these more than 5,000 officers and soldiers are better called imperial court recruits than they are called imperial court recruits......"

"Although it was well armed, it didn't have any combat experience...... Many recruits have joined the new army for less than a month......"

"Such a group of people, let them defend the city, maybe they can still make a show...... But if they are allowed to fight in the field, it will not work......"

"I'm sure that on the battlefield, as long as we concentrate a hundred artillery pieces and team them up for a few salvos, they will collapse directly on the battlefield......" (To be continued......