Ma Zheng is very aware of the problems faced by the troops now, and the practical difficulties are there, although he can indeed make the soldiers roar a few words after saying a few words of encouragement, and can also stimulate their fighting spirit in their hearts. But if the food and cotton clothes can't be solved, everything will return to the original point when the stomach growls non-stop, so the most important task at hand is to solve the problem of feeding the troops.

However, Ma Zheng already has a case in his heart about this problem, and he just needs to find a favorable time to discuss it with these cadres.

"Bandits?" Everyone was stunned by Ma Zheng's whimsical thoughts.

"Battalion commander, we are talking about fighting devils now, why did you run to suppress the bandits again, those bandits and our well water do not interfere with the river water, why do we bother to beat them thanklessly?" Huang Sicheng asked puzzled.

Looking at the soldiers and cadres under his command, Ma Zheng said in a deep voice: "Do you know what it takes to fight devils? ”

"Weapons!"

"Food!"

"Soldiers!"

Ma Zheng motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Everyone is right, these things are really needed to fight, especially soldiers and guns, which are the most important. On the other hand, looking at our current situation, if you want no people, if you want guns without guns, how can you fight devils? ”

"Battalion commander, don't we still have more than a hundred people, barely able to form a company, and we still have eighty or ninety rifles, so why can't we fight devils." Wang Hansen asked loudly.

Ma Zheng said: "You must understand that we are now a lone army, we have no logistical supplies, no friendly reinforcements, no reinforcements. Our soldiers are like stagnant water without a source, one dies and one is missing, so we must create our own conditions to fight devils. ”

"Battalion commander, does this have anything to do with bandits?" Wang Hansen asked again.

"Of course it does, because the bandits have guns, some have money. As long as we take in all the bandits in the vicinity, then we will have no shortage of people or guns, and we will be strong and strong, just to fight devils! Ma Zheng said.

Then Ma Zheng continued: "Suppressing bandits is just a means, in addition to money, food, soldiers and weapons, we also want to win the hearts of the people!" ”

"People's hearts?"

"Yes, it's the hearts of the people! You should know better than me what kind of virtue bandits are, those guys are under the banner of doing the right thing for heaven, but what they are doing is kidnapping tickets and blackmailing and oppressing the township, and the biggest victims are still the common people. As long as we quickly and quickly eliminate all the bandits in the vicinity, the common people will definitely support us. As long as we have the support of the people, then our pool of stagnant water will have a source and will never dry up! Ma Zheng said.

"But are there bandits nearby?" Huang Sicheng asked with a frown.

Ma Zheng said in a deep voice: "Although I haven't been to Chahar before, but the people here have been fierce since ancient times, coupled with the harsh living environment, it is naturally full of bandits. ”

"Battalion commander, there are really bandits here!" Suddenly, a warrior interjected.

"Oh, what's your name, and how do you know that?" Ma Zheng asked.

"Battalion commander, my name is Li Desheng, I am from the northwest of Shanxi, and because I understand the local dialect here, I was arranged to investigate the situation outside the mountain. By asking the people in the neighborhood, I learned a few things. Li Desheng replied.

"You understand the explanation, hurry up!" Ma Zheng hurriedly asked.

According to the villagers, there are more than 30 large and small bandit locks in the territory of this former banner, and the largest is the Black Wind Village entrenched in the small black mountain. And here in our place, there is a place called Hades Mountain fifty miles east of Wang, and there is another bandit with a larger force entrenched there, and the bandit leader is called Yun Batian. This guy robbed traders, kidnapped landlords, and sold tobacco and soil, and the common people hated him to the core. But because the terrain of Hades Palace Mountain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, plus this Yun Batian and the flag chief of the former banner hooked up, so this guy has been rampant here for more than ten years and no one cares. Li Desheng replied.

"Very good, this information is very timely!" Ma Zheng nodded and said.

"Li Desheng, then do you know how many people and guns there are under this Yun Batian's hands?" Huang Sicheng asked.

"Asked, this place where we are stationed is not far from Hades Mountain, I am worried that that guy will not be good for us, so I specially inquired about Yun Batian's strength. According to the fellow countryman, Yun Batian has more than 500 elite soldiers under his command, almost everyone has a spear, and the other leading squad leaders each have a box cannon. Li Desheng replied.

After listening to Li Desheng's words, Huang Sicheng frowned and said: "Battalion commander, this Yun Batian's strength is more than five times that of ours, and it is still defending according to danger, but it is a hard bone. If we do something to him, we probably won't be able to eat the meat and will break our teeth! ”

"Yun Batian's strength is indeed very strong, but you should not think too highly of them. Bandits are bandits after all, and they can never be compared with the regular army. Even if the bandits were armed with machine guns, their combat effectiveness was very limited, because they were not half a star in terms of training, morale, and use of tactics. With our strength, if we have the right tactics, it shouldn't be a problem to eat them. The only thing that is lacking now is intelligence, and only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated! Ma Zheng said proudly.

"Battalion commander, have you really decided to fight this Cloud Deception?" Huang Sicheng asked in a deep voice.

"Well, only by swallowing this bandit can we gain a foothold here and have a chance to find a large army!" Ma Zheng nodded and said.

"Okay, I'm following you from Ruijin to Shanxi, and we'll listen to you what you say!" Huang Sicheng said loudly.

"We now have 104 people, so I decided to gather everyone and form a company with me as the company commander. Huang Sicheng served as deputy company commander and first platoon commander, Wang Hansen served as instructor and second platoon leader, Tie Niu served as third platoon leader, and the rest of the cadres were demoted, with the platoon leader serving as the squad leader and the squad leader as a soldier. ”

"Yes"

"Deputy Company Commander Huang, give you half a day to complete the reorganization of the troops, and at the same time find a way to make the soldiers have a full meal! In the evening, bring all the troops to Hades, and I will leave a mark for you along the way!" Ma Zheng continued.

"Yes! Mission completion guaranteed! Huang Sicheng said loudly.

"Iron Bull, take two skilled warriors out with me!"

"Yes"

After giving the order, Ma Zheng left the cave with Tie Niu and the others.

Where Ma Zheng is going, Huang Sicheng and others have actually guessed that he is going to Hades Palace. Most of them followed Ma Zheng from Jiangxi to kill, and they knew Ma Zheng's habit, that is, before the war, they liked to go to the battlefield to check the terrain on the spot.

In Ma Zheng's own words, a commander who lines up to fight without figuring out the terrain near the battlefield is a fool. He naturally had to go and see such an important battle against Hades Mountain as he had to go and see it in person, otherwise he would not be at ease.

In fact, Ma Zheng really went to Hades Mountain, and the purpose was, of course, to inspect the terrain. Don't look at what he said in the cave just now, but it was to boost morale. Trying to defeat a bandit cottage with more than 500 elite soldiers with a hundred newly defeated remnants is a military adventure in itself, and the difficulty is not ordinary, and the probability of success is usually almost zero.

But don't forget what Ma Zheng did before he crossed over, he is a special operations commander with extremely rich combat experience, and it is indeed difficult to play normally, but if special tactics are used in this battle, the difficulty will plummet.

However, special warfare has extremely high requirements for the quality of soldiers, and Ma Zheng did not know whether his subordinates could meet his minimum requirements, so for the sake of insurance, he decided to personally go to the legendary Hades Palace Mountain to see the terrain to determine the specific combat plan.