At the foot of Dafang Mountain, a plain area.

The huge military camp that spread for more than ten miles was lined up in a line.

Under the cover of night, in the cold night wind, the fierce sound of various military flags stood above the gates of various military camps, stretched straight by the wind, and the show off was unfurled.

In the middle of a huge military camp, there is a large tent made up of many military tents.

This is the general command office of the great suppression of bandits, the camp of the Chinese army where Lu Xiangsheng, the minister of the Ming Royal Army, is located.

The big tent of the Chinese army is brightly lit inside.

More than a dozen pairs of arm-thick red candles were feverish, reflecting in the big tent as if it were day.

Like a meeting in later generations, dozens of exquisite solid wood tables and chairs form a huge conference table.

Lu Xiangsheng sat in the middle of the top, and the generals on the left and right sat in a circle, holding their heads high and motionless.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it has been six days since the army poured out of the nest to launch this large-scale anti-bandit operation."

Lu Xiangsheng sat on the big wooden chair in the same posture as everyone else, put his hands flat on the table, and said expressionlessly.

"In the past six days, the soldiers have attacked everywhere, not only to wipe out the bandits in most areas of Shuntianfu, but also to smash the enemy's conspiracy to try to disrupt Shuntianfu."

"Through everyone's efforts, the entire Shuntian Mansion, except for the two places of Dafang Mountain and Niulan Mountain, the rest of the bandits have been cleared."

"But!"

Lu Xiangsheng accentuated his tone and said in a deep voice, "There is only one day left before the deadline set by His Majesty to suppress bandits!" And we're not done yet! ”

"I don't care how many accidents happen during the period, military affairs are military affairs, and if they are not completed, they are disobeying military orders!"

"Everyone has to remember this for me!"

Although the performance of the army everywhere has been very good during this period of time, Lu Xiangsheng also had to beat everyone.

Because the previous work of suppressing bandits was too easy, everyone was a little proud.

This is dangerous, and it must be suppressed.

The armies of all walks of life, with various divisions and regiments as units, swept all the way around the capital, invincible, and did not cause any losses, but gained hugely.

Although various problems were identified during this period, in general, the impact was not significant.

In the entire Shuntian Mansion and most of the Yongping Mansion, because they were seized by the imperial court and took the opportunity to make trouble, almost all the landlords, large and small, were wiped out by the army all the way.

Not counting the massive amount of materials harvested, the total population of the homeless people who came in, and those who joined the royal construction company because of the destruction of the main family, reached more than six million!

According to Yan Yingyuan's latest statistics, now, including the capital, the entire Shuntian Mansion and most of the Yongping Mansion area, which are completely controlled and truly ruled by the royal family, have a total population of 19 million!

Yes, with the large-scale construction of super official roads and farms, as well as this large-scale military operation, the entire Shuntian Mansion and most of the Yongping Mansion were completely controlled by Zhu Youxiao.

The officials of all sizes in these two places have been screened, and the large and small cities and military forts in various places have been replaced with shrewd and pragmatic young officials to renovate, inventory and manage.

"The remaining two nests of thieves in Niulanshan and Dafangshan, although we deliberately indulged and deliberately drove them to gather."

Lu Xiangsheng continued, "However, Yu Kou is still there, and we can't take it lightly so that we fall short." ”

"According to the operational order issued by the military headquarters, tomorrow morning, at one hour and the hour, Sun Chuanting and I will respectively command the last garrison of the bandits in Niulan Mountain and Dafang Mountain to launch a general attack!"

"The results of reconnaissance from all walks of life show that there are more than 100,000 bandits gathered in these two places!"

"Although these bandits are nothing to our army of 200,000 on each side, I hope that everyone will pay attention to it and fight tomorrow to completely wipe out these two groups of bandits!"

"Below, the staff officers of each department issued operational orders, which included the division of the operational areas of each division and regiment."

As soon as Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, several staff officers beside him handed out documents one by one to the generals, and then announced the adjournment of the meeting.

"Stand up!"

A famous general stood up and gave a military salute, and then left the Chinese army's tent in twos and threes.

"Hey! Big Black! ”

Liu Zongmin walked out of the big tent, and a shout came from behind him.

"Hairy bear, don't shout so loudly."

Liu Zongmin glanced back and said to Xiong Ba disdainfully, "A few days ago, our military achievements were evenly divided, and this last battle will be known!" ”

"Humph!"

Xiong Ba's eyes widened, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes, "Don't think about it too much, just wait to prepare the silver and return to Beijing for a treat!" ”

"Will Lao Tzu lose?"

Liu Zongmin was angry and pointed to his nose with a thick finger, "The two bandit leaders above the intelligence are Lao Tzu, you can go wherever you are cool tomorrow." ”

He has great confidence in the officers and men of his division.

No matter how you look at it, I don't think I'm going to lose.

He was a bold and careful man.

Since he left the capital and took his Fifth Division with him, he found that in addition to sweeping all the way, there was no enemy together, he was concerned about the final battle.

The decisive battle is to attack a large cottage, so what is the way to break through the cottage as soon as possible?

With the current equipment of the new army, in addition to the orders and prohibitions of the soldiers, the biggest role is undoubtedly the new Franc machine cannon.

Because His Majesty the Emperor has repeatedly emphasized that at all times, the lives of the soldiers must be protected as much as possible and casualties should be reduced.

Otherwise, even if a tragic battle is won, the statistics of military achievements will be too much more than merit, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, in this large-scale crackdown on bandits, all the generals and officers were carefully commanding, reducing the casualties of the soldiers as much as possible, and did not dare to let go of the attack.

It was in this way that the 600,000-strong army poured out, and it took six days, and it was not completely completed.

If it weren't for this reason, the army would have wiped out all the bandits in this radius of hundreds of miles long ago, regardless of the cost of casualties.

In this way, if you want to reduce your own casualties at the beginning of the battle, artillery is the top priority.

Liu Zongmin, this guy, these days, while commanding the army to suppress bandits, has also targeted and made great efforts to train artillery.

After training day and night, the artillery battalion under his command has truly reached the standard of a qualified artilleryman, and it is about to be tested by a real war.

"Huh."

Liu Zongmin looked at Xiong Ba's arrogant and departing back, smiled gloomily, and said secretly: "When Lao Tzu just arrived at the camp in Dafang Mountain today, he found the personnel of the Royal Military Equipment Department and received enough ammunition, especially flowering bullets. ”

"Humph! You hairy bear, what are you going to do to fight Lao Tzu? ”

He not only wants to win this gamble, but also to win the qualification to award the flag of the first batch of field regiments that will be formed after returning to Beijing!

According to the latest news from the military department, His Majesty the Emperor is preparing to form a field army of five divine beasts.

The awarding of the military flags of the Five Divine Beast Legions was based on the military merits of each division and regiment in this large-scale anti-bandit operation.

"The Five Divine Beast Field Legion must have a place in Lao Tzu's Fifth Division."

Liu Zongmin gritted his teeth and made up his mind in his heart.