Baotou here, waiting, the horse bandits, not idle, after all, there are a large number of horse bandits, under the reconnaissance and cavalry, a few days of hard work, has been investigated around Baotou clearly, the turret they have not seen, just thought it is one of the strange buildings in Baotou, this is not a separate building, and other buildings, organically combined, and even some independent turrets, but also surrounded by courtyard walls, Baotou now, such similar strange buildings, is too much, so that these horse bandits, are not strange.

As for the rest, there is no news, the new army is still in Taiyuan, hundreds of miles of roads, can't fly, the number of 3,000 people, crossing here, almost the same as the moat, on foot, there is no 7 days, absolutely can't come, even if it is riding a horse or a car, Taiyuan, there are not so many horses, so many cars.

Under the detailed investigation, there are some changes in Baotou, and the caravans that come and go have already stopped, either they have left and have not come back, or those who have come to Baotou will not come out, so that they do not even have the opportunity to kill people and sacrifice flags before the war, after all, for horse bandits, only by stimulating the blood of minions can they make their combat effectiveness higher.

As for the harvested wheat, the bandit leaders, there are a few who know about farming, and even if there is, the little minions, absolutely no one dares to say that this biggest suspicion is just missed.

Zhang Mazi and others also saw that Baotou was prepared, but this preparation looked very ordinary, there was no strengthening of protection, and there was no camp or the like, wooden sticks and the like, in their opinion, perhaps in order to block their speed, for horse bandits who are good at riding horses, it is easy to bypass these, there is no problem at all, after all, even between the narrowest wooden sticks, there are three or four meters of appearance, horse bandits who are good at riding horses, if even this gap can hit the stick, It's really not as good as that piece of tofu, just hit it to death.

Baotou is on guard This is normal, their alliance is good, gathering, there are not so many scruples, hundreds of miles away from Baotou, but such a big formation, far away, they are nervous and defensive This is a normal phenomenon, maybe this defense, on the three or five thousand horse bandits, is okay, maybe, it is the head of the bloodstream, but 25,000 people, just the commander, it was divided into 10 teams, and the flood also flooded Baotou, this is probably the year, after Datong, the entire northwest, the largest horse bandit gathering.

At this time, the horse bandits, no longer at the foot of Yin Mountain, has been detoured back to the vicinity of Baotou about 180 miles, in the past few days, far and near to get the news, and the first to come, 10 commanders for them, is not refused, and now the personnel have increased by several thousand, reaching almost 30,000 people.

The prairie is at a glance, the 10 commanders, are nervously staying in the tent, waiting for the report of the reconnaissance cavalry, it has been 3 days, it stands to reason, it should also be today, the army is stationed, and now there is no need for Tongshan to supply, but the consumption of food, almost visible to the naked eye, is too much.

"Are you back?" This is the fourth time Tong Shan has asked, such a big action and move, it would be a lie to say that he was not nervous, as long as this investigation, the other party's new army did not move, they would pull out the camp this morning, and they would approach Baotou until dark, and after a short rest, they would immediately attack Baotou, no matter what, the night is also the natural protection of the cavalry, and it is also the easiest to obtain results.

Who said that there are no talents among the horse bandits, among the nearly 30,000 horse bandits, there are almost a few thousand people who have experience in the army, and even some horse bandit leaders are simply former army deserters and deserters, and many years of horse bandit career have allowed them to develop a sense of smell on the battlefield.

In the 20th century, the form of war has undergone a huge change, the mode of war based on numbers has completely changed, automatic weapons, steel projection capabilities, artillery, and warships have become the mainstream of world wars.

"It's back, everyone's back!" A minion shouted excitedly, at this moment, no one blamed him for being unreasonable, just let a dozen detectives come in, these are the minds of their respective leaders, they went to Taiyuan to investigate together, and they traveled nearly thousands of miles, even if they were a little tired, but in their eyes, there was excitement, good news.

"Commanders, the result of our investigation is that the new army is still in Baotou, and the brothers who are staring at it are doing very well, almost 12 hours, staring non-stop, they haven't moved, and they are still changing their clothes there!"

"Great, according to the plan, we will set off tomorrow morning, don't run too fast, everyone spares a little horsepower, and when you arrive in Baotou, you have to rush into battle!" Tong Shan said loudly, the other commanders did not have Li Dai Taozhuang, the excitement in his heart and the fire in his eyes betrayed their ambitions, what a good opportunity, it just fell on their heads.

The horse bandits began to prepare, tonight, they will have a good night's sleep, and wait until tomorrow, it will be a good day to plunder, 20 million vehicles, even if everyone, can share as much as 10,000 taels, this is absolutely irresistible, the thought of returning home, many people even woke up in the middle of the night with a smile, but no one would have thought that this nightmare journey, waiting for them, is not snow-white silver, women and wealth, but real iron and fire, except for a few lucky, the rest, will throw their lives to Baotou.

The sun is setting in the west, in the war room, several staff officers are working all night to draw, with the help of a few caravans that venture in, as well as the scouts sent out, they have found that the horse bandits have entered the range of 200 miles in Baotou, the specific location has not been determined, but the approximate location is, just in the long and wide area of about 30 kilometers, send scouts to investigate, and have not returned, but the alarm bell of the entire Baotou has been pulled up, everyone knows that the attack of the horse bandits is not far away, 200 miles, for the horse bandits, It is a day's gallop, this is still the result of stinginess of horsepower, it is really necessary to speed up the horse, more than 3 hours, and it will reach the vicinity of Baotou, that is to say, the war has been burned, and the other party will definitely act within a day or two, and the battle is about to start.

At such a tense moment, the convoy composed of two carriages slowly entered Baotou.

They were all wearing the uniforms of the Beiyang Army, and when they entered Baotou, they encountered inspections, they took out letters of introduction and seals, and successfully entered Baotou, a young officer, looking out the window, his face was full of astonishment.

At this critical moment, it was none other than Feng Yuxiang who rushed to Baotou, since last year, after Yuan Shikai stepped down, although the high-level held the power of the regent and firmly controlled the army, but the bottom was greatly affected, and the first to bear the brunt was the troops returning from the northeast.

Xu Shichang went to the Northeast back then, in order to let the foundation of the Beiyang Army take root in the Northeast, and it can be regarded as giving the Beiyang Army an extra territory, but after all, the Northeast is a bitter cold place, and it is impossible to send the descendants, and only Xu Shichang personally commands those who can go, similar to Feng Yuxiang, not the descendants, but just a small battalion management belt, and when he goes, he leaves it alone, and when he comes back, he ignores it, which is equivalent to hanging in the middle.

Feng Yuxiang at this time, for the Beiyang Army, for the Beijing-Tianjin area ** idea basically extinguished, after going back, without a fixed placement, most of the ** comrades also felt that the training was enough, they contacted the high-level, and finally, was sent to the south little by little, ** party members, in the south is more powerful, easier to develop, leaving only dozens of northern nationals, and some people who are full of yearning for Feng Yuxiang's description of Baotou.

Originally, as early as March, Feng Yuxiang was already able to set off, in March, the situation in Beijing was turbulent, Xu Shichang and Beiyang Sanjie, together with the regent several times, broke a few wrists, the upper level of influence is not small, the bottom is also a wail, he took advantage of the situation, found a group of like-minded, this is not, just 54 mixed association was announced, in the name of 54 mixed association, these people were recruited together, this is not the first more than 20 people, under the leadership of Feng Yuxiang, came to Taiyuan, there are 5 follow-up batches, a total of more than 400 people, This is almost the establishment of a small battalion, at least it is a shed, and even the low-level officers above the team, when it is changed, it has already caused Yuan Shikai's backlash, which is equivalent to the transfer of a standard, or even most of the strength of a small association.

Take the shed as an example, a shed manages 10-12 soldiers, just like the class of later generations, more than 400 people, almost 5,000 people, according to the standard of 2,500 people, the number of many targets, less than 2,500 people, is really not a small number.

But at this moment, Yuan Shikai is difficult to protect himself, and he was beaten back to Xiangcheng's hometown, the backbone is not there, Xu Shichang and others can only passively accept the recruitment, at most they can only take care of the high-level backbone, and these small soldiers and shrimps at the bottom are not estimated at all.

Yang Yuanzhao didn't know that Feng Yuxiang brought him such a big gift in silence, he was different from the military, just a soldier on paper, although with the help of Wang Jinming and Feng Yuxiang's training veterans, it can be regarded as setting up the shelf of the militia, recruit training for one year, is a qualified veteran, even in the Beiyang Army, it is qualified, and even surpassed, but the officers at the bottom, from the shed, to the team, to the team, step by step, these grassroots officers, It's not so easy to get up, if you rashly expand the army, it is definitely a standard four dislikes, not only can not play the original power, but become the four dislikes, dragging down the strength of the entire army, Feng Yuxiang made up for this, for the large-scale expansion of the army in the next few years, laid the foundation, Baotou's new army is also based on this, in the following days, incredible snowball-like expansion, of course, the bigger turning point, or later. R1152