Under the cover of night, Zhang Zhongming and more than a thousand soldiers under his command easily evacuated Xining City.·

Of course, this does not mean that Sun Chengzong did not want to trap the Ganning New Army in Xining City and eliminate them all.

But because Sun Chengzong was really powerless...

Because of the special terrain around Xining City, if Sun Chengzong wanted to surround Xining City and trap the Ganning New Army to death, he would have to divide his troops.

However, once the limited troops are separated, it is inevitable that they will be defeated by the Ganning New Army.

During the daytime attack, Sun Chengzong, who had suffered heavy losses, would never allow his soldiers to appear again, and avoidable losses.

And this provides the Ganning New Army, Zhang Zhongming... an opportunity to break through under the night.

The next day, the Tiger and Leopard Army easily occupied the empty Xining City.

Facing the city that had been blown into waste, facing the losses of almost two musket regiments of the Fifth Army, Sun Chengzong already felt that the next attack would become more and more difficult...

However, what he did not expect was that in addition to resolute resistance in Xining City, the Ganning New Army almost all other county towns in Ningxia gave up.

Sun Chengzong, who had already made a tough battle, even though he was in trouble, he occupied the entire Ningxia territory in the next half month.

Zhang Zhongming, who caused heavy losses to Sun Chengzong, was taking his subordinates to run away and hid in the mountains for training, turning a blind eye to the things outside the window...

Governor Zhang Zhongming of Ganning was located in a secret camp in the mountains. Five thousand pure firearms troops were trained under Zhang Zhongming's personal command. At the same time, a large amount of military rations from Sichuan were also sent to the camp through secret channels to supply more than 30,000 troops every day.

After moving the capital to Nanjing and throwing away several northern provinces that only consumed no income, the imperial court no longer lacked food. However, it would not have been able to provide military rations to tens of thousands of soldiers under Zhang Zhongming because of a guarantee.

In this temporary Governor's Office, in addition to the Governor Zhang Zhongming, there are also relatives sent by the court to monitor Zhang Zhongming's every move and urge Zhang Zhongming to use troops against the Tiger and Leopard Army...

As long as Zhang Zhongming had some rebellious intentions and no longer used troops to the Tiger and Leopard Army, then the court's personal mission would immediately write to the court to stop providing food to the Ganning New Army, and force the Ganning New Army to a dead end...

Since he took the initiative to ask for an order in Nanjing and came to work as a relative in Gansu and Ningbo, Yu Baoguo was ready to die in Gansu and Ningbo.

Therefore, after arriving in the Ganning New Army, Yu Baoguo was just a scholar. However, when facing Zhang Zhongming, the governor who held military power, he was not only not afraid, but he was able to argue for the sake of the court.

At this moment, Yu Baoguo was standing at the door of the camp, looking at Zhang Zhongming who was frowning hundreds of steps away, personally directing the musketeers to train.

Since the end of Xining's first stop, Zhang Zhongming has been hiding in this mountain for half a month, showing a turtle-shrinking look.

If it weren't for Zhang Zhongming's victory in destroying the three thousand tiger and leopard army in Xining City, Yu Baoguo had already begun to doubt that Zhang Zhongming had some ill intentions. Otherwise, how could Zhang Zhongming have not been moved for half a month, and he watched the entire Xining fall into the hands of the tiger and leopard army... You know, Zhang Zhongming is the Governor of Ganning, who had just accepted his fate in the court...

Looking at Zhang Zhongming, who seemed to only know how to train and had no idea of ​​sending troops, in the past half a month, Yu Baoguo, who had reminded him more than once, completely ignoring whether his next actions would anger the other party.

After taking a deep breath, Yu Baoguo walked towards Zhang Zhongming without any hesitation.

"Governor Zhang. The army has been hiding in the mountains for half a month. You have no plans to send troops yet... This is the third time that the Xiaguan has reminded him... If you have no plans to send troops yet, the Xiaguan will report to the court and cut off the food and salary of your army..."

Looking at Yu Baoguo, who had a serious face in front of him, who had just become the governor and defeated the Tiger and Leopard Army, Zhang Zhongming, who was full of energy, subconsciously burst into anger...

After glaring at Yu Baoguo in front of him, who had been disrespectful for many times, he asked with a murderous look on his face: "Mr. Yu, are you threatening me?... Don't forget, this is my territory..."

Yu Baoguo, who had already put life and death aside, replied without thinking: "No matter what the lord thinks...the lord just wants to tell the lord that since the lord asks to come here, the lord has never thought about going back..." "The lord can indeed kill the lord... However, if the lord does not receive the lord's report within ten days, the lord will immediately cut off the food and salary of the Ganning New Army... So, please consider it carefully before giving the order..."

With the logistics relying entirely on the court, Zhang Zhongming also knew that he had no choice but to deal with the other party.

After staring at the other party for a long time, Yu Baoguo did not give in at all.

A smile appeared directly on Zhang Zhongming's face. Then, he said with a look of ease: "Okay, I have the courage... Lord Yu, I admire you very much... When the battle is over, I will retake Ningxia. I will definitely submit a report to the court and ask you to come to Gan and Ningbo as an official..."

"Since you are so direct, I will not hide it from you... According to the war report, the Fifth Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army has occupied the entire territory of Ningxia and is ready to continue to march towards Gansu... According to my official's idea, I will send troops within five days at the latest..."

"So, within these five days, Lord Yu, you need to continue to ask the court for food and wages..."

"In addition to general food and salary, I also hope that Lord Yu will submit a memorial to the court and ask the court to allocate 200,000 taels of silver to the launch fee... The Ganning New Army fought a war with the Tiger and Leopard Army, and also ate thousands of people from the other side. With such great military achievements, the court would not have no rewards... Otherwise, the morale of the soldiers would definitely be greatly affected..."

While Zhang Zhongming looked at Yu Baoguo, Yu Baoguo's eyes also stared at Zhang Zhongming.

Yu Baoguo did not answer Zhang Zhongming's request immediately, but asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhang, you are sure that in five days, the Ganning New Army will send troops to fight with the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

"I am also the first-rank governor of the court, so of course I keep my word..." Zhang Zhongming answered without thinking...

After receiving the affirmation, the serious expression on Yu Baoguo's face finally eased. He affirmed to Zhang Zhongming...

"As long as you fulfill your promise, the food and salary and the 200,000 taels of silver will be delivered to you in five days at the latest... But if you do not fulfill your promise, then from now on, the official will not believe you, sir..."
Chapter completed!