Section 46 Entering the Officers' Mountain

Skipping the surprised and happy new county magistrate Hu Linglong, the cavalry battalion attacked again after sweeping away the bandits in the east, and this time their targets were selected in Biandanao, Sun Ao, Xiangutan and other places. These places are the border between Yifeng and Fengxin, and Fengxin is stationed the 106th Division of the Japanese army, this unit is their old opponent, and most of the battles have been fought for more than half a year, but most of them are fighting with this Japanese army. Although after so many battles, the 106th Division has never taken advantage of them again, but the 74th Army is now in an important period of reorganization. After repeated battles, their regiment also urgently needs a period of rectification and training, especially after the expansion of the establishment, the shortage of personnel is quite serious, and it is not very ideal to be pulled into the battlefield at this time. Therefore, before the Japanese attack, these places were swept away to build defensive fortifications, which could be blocked by relying on the continuous mountains when the Japanese army attacked, and the maximum offensive effect could be achieved with the least number of troops.

In Gaojiashan and other places where it is connected to Shanggao and Gao'an, the recruited people have already begun to be busy, and these positions built on the mountain will provide great help for future battles.

The cavalry battalion is quite efficient under the command of the beard, and since these brothers joined the 302nd Regiment, their food conditions have been greatly improved, especially the cavalry battalion, their food conditions are even better than the whole regiment, and many brothers with night blindness can also see at night, which is also an important reason why they can carry out night raids again and again, which is not available in ordinary troops. In the case that many troops still need rice mixed with sand to fill their stomachs, it is almost impossible to supply a large amount of meat. This time, Hu Ziyi took advantage of this advantage and commanded the whole battalion to launch a night attack on three or four bandit accumulation sites at night with a company unit.

Although these bandits are very worried about the current situation and have strengthened their vigilance, bandits are bandits, and whether it is personal quality or overall discipline, they are far from being able to compare with the regular troops, and even the local militia groups and township training are inferior. The top may pay attention, but how can those below take it to heart? They fell into the grass for Koutu is a pleasure, and you let them stay awake in the middle of the night without sleeping? Who can stand it?

As you can imagine, their negligence brought disaster to themselves, and when their throats were cut in their sleep, they only had time to struggle with their eyes wide and struggle, and they could no longer move.

The night attack was unexpectedly smooth and easy, and the reconnaissance company brothers who took the lead were desperately accustomed to fighting with the devils, and now they encountered such an opponent in vain, they really couldn't raise any interest, and they didn't even encounter any resistance all the way, which really surprised them, this is the old bandit who is entrenched everywhere and makes the local governments helpless? This kind of strength is simply vulnerable. After they had easily made their way into the stockades, the cavalry battalion rushed in, and it was only then that their movements were noticed by the bandits, and there were shouts of exclamation from all around. Torches were lit one after another, and the sharp bayonets shone with a terrifying cold glow under the light of the fire, coupled with the murderous appearance of these officers and soldiers, this sudden appearance of the troops, like a soul envoy from the Nine Shadows, made people unable to raise any courage to resist......

After dawn, Hu Zi Zhao Yidao and others entered the village under the escort of the guards, and not far in front of them, there were many bandits kneeling naked and a corpse that had already died on the side, the pupils of these corpses had already spread, but the eyes were staring at the boss, and their faces were full of hideous expressions, showing their fear and horror. Hu Zi glanced around, and then he was obviously a little lonely, compared to fighting devils, suppressing bandits was really boring, he waved his hand lightly and said: "Those who have been stained with the blood of the common people on their hands are all killed, and the others will take them back." Don't leave any grain and weapons behind, and burn the stockade for me before leaving. After saying that, the beard shook his head and walked away, looking a little interested.

In the days that followed, the cavalry battalion became more and more busy, and the mountains in this area were endless, and there were so many bandits and horse thieves that except for one company to guard the booty, the others attacked in all directions, almost turning the mountain over. At first, those bandits thought that these officers and soldiers were just going through the motions, just like the previous anti-bandit operations, the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, but after a few days, they found that the original idea was really wrong, these soldiers of the national army seemed to not care about the hot summer at all, there was no rest at all, and their combat strength and endurance were amazing, they had never seen it again, so these bandits could not bear it. They received the news and evacuated the village, but the people could leave, but the food and money could not escape, originally thought that after these Qiu Ba left, they would find a way to make up for the loss, but then they found that these people were always following them, so they did not dare to stop at all, after a long time, there was no food or drink, and the bandits began to collapse. Many people secretly escaped from the team, looking for a way to survive, and others were so worried that they simply set up an ambush in the woods, wanting to fight to the death with those Qiu Ba.

The result of these people can be imagined, several waves of bandits gathered, seventy or eighty people ambushed, by a platoon of cavalry company soldiers easily defeated, except at the beginning of the battle, they were caught off guard and lost two brothers, the soldiers who came back to their senses launched a fierce counterattack in situ, in the case of the ambush, they did not have the slightest panic, their accurate marksmanship played a decisive role in this short-handed situation, every time the cavalry gun in their hands sounded, it almost represented that there was a bandit down, That kind of sharp counterattack, the bandits who immediately hit were miserable, and in desperation, these bandits rushed out of the hiding place and frantically rushed towards these Qiu Ba, in the past, their fierce offensive was invincible, and none of the Qiu Ba troops of those security regiments could not collapse. But this time, they miscalculated, and in the process of the attack, they were killed more than a dozen people, and when they rushed in front of these officers and soldiers with all their might, they not only did not see these officers collapse, but watched them form a formation and fight back. And just a hand-to-face encounter, they completely collapsed, because these officers and soldiers were even stronger than their previous marksmanship, and the bayonet stabbed suddenly, and no one could resist it, especially one of the young officers, I don't know when he was replaced by a long saber in his hand, which they had never seen at all, only to see him kill three people in a row under the horizontal and vertical slash, like a heavenly soldier descending to earth.

Bandits are bandits, bullying the weak and fearing the hard are their characteristics, in the face of these god-like soldiers of the national army, where can they resist? If it was before, they might still have a chance to escape, but in this situation, turning their backs and running away is equivalent to handing over their backs to these cavalry company soldiers, and they can still live? Sure enough, after a series of gunshots, most of the fleeing crowd fell. Only a few people with good eyesight, who had not rushed before, had already fled.

In the following days, the soldiers of the cavalry battalion carried out a series of sweeps in the mountainous areas of this area. At the same time, Lin Xiufeng in the county town has sent a large number of people to help, on the one hand, to transport the grain, weapons and other materials seized here back to Yifeng, and on the other hand, to select a suitable place to build a camp and set up a village to deal with the upcoming war. Just kidding, under the noses of these killing gods, where is there still a chance for them to live, with them staring, who would dare to go out and rob? If they don't rob, how will they survive?

Watching the truckloads of grain pulled down from the mountains, watching the bandits with their heads drooping, the ordinary people recruited from Yifeng County were boiling. If the previous killing of corrupt officials in Yifeng County was just to show their fairness and strictness, now the extermination of a group of old bandits is to completely show them the strength of the army. As the hardest-hit area of bandits, they are very familiar with this kind of thing, but they have suppressed it so many times, and they have suppressed more and more every time, and a situation like this is the only time they have seen it in their lives.

A few days of anti-bandit operations, just like in Gaojia Mountain, completely swept away the bandits in the northeast of Yifeng, and the people who came in an endless stream were digging trenches and trenches on the main roads, and positions everywhere, with the mountain as a backing, it can be imagined how many casualties such fortifications will bring to the enemy, and it is with the protection of these strong positions that they can cultivate and live with peace of mind.

The cavalry then turned to the Guanshan area, which was also the first tough battle they encountered in the "sweeping bandits" plan, here, there was a strong horse bandit, the name was quite loud, nicknamed "Heaven Doesn't Care", although the head of the house was a woman, but the style was ruthless, and the horse thieves and bandits around him all listened to his orders, not only that, she robbed the rich and helped the poor, and had a high reputation among the people, in the Guanshan area, there was a situation where only Zhao Niangzi did not know who the town chief and county magistrate was.

Some time ago, the reconnaissance company sent a lot of brothers to inquire about the situation, but until now, there is still no clue, for these unfamiliar faces, the locals are quite wary, heard that they inquired about Zhao Niangzi, but they have to close the door and drive people away. This made the brothers of the reconnaissance company very depressed, and Zhang Donkey personally ran here several times, but to no avail.

But the beard got the secret letter of the stone, although there were some doubts, but still according to the request of the stone, the fanfare to the area of Guanshan forward, different from the previous secret marches with a blow, this time, they were greatly encouraged, the soldiers rode on the tall horses, fully armed, majestic and upright, the posture of the strong army at a glance. As if fearing that the local people would not know their origin and purpose, a group of bandits were escorted at the back of the procession, who were tied to prisoner carts, beaten all over their bodies, and hung huge signs on their bodies, recording his "glorious past".

Some soldiers even put up notices everywhere, hoping that the local people could provide the location of the local bandits and show the way for the officers and soldiers. In this way, in less than half a day, not only the Guanshan area, but even the entire north of Yifeng knew that the officers and soldiers had sent a large number of troops into the mountains to suppress bandits, and even more, the "great military exploits" of this army some time ago were hyped up, which made the local people hear more and the more shocked they became!