Section 5: Banditry

The two comrades-in-arms around him had already shown a look of despair, sighed, and finally dropped the big axe in their hands and restrained their hands.

Looking at the fire that gradually subsided on the mountains in the distance, the round-faced middle-aged man's face flashed with a bloody light, "Li Wufeng, the gentleman takes revenge, it is not too late for ten years, I will come back." ”

Just when the battle at the foot of the Boar Ridge had ended successfully, Cui Wenxiu's 2nd Garrison Division had just arrived at the predetermined area. "Division Commander, how are we going to fight this battle?" The dark-skinned man's eyes showed a light of wisdom.

"Oh, it looks like you've got a new idea, Schone. Cui Wenxiu obviously admired the unattractive guy in front of him.

"My subordinates have some ideas, but they need to be approved by the division commander. "That man named Shenai is an outstanding figure among the remnants of the original empire that Cui Wenxiu strongly recommended to Wufeng after the Qingyang Defense War.

"If you have something to say, you can say it, and if you have a fart, let it go. Cui Wenxiu scolded the house with a smile.

"We attacked their respective targets separately with the 1st Division this time, and I heard that Master Li had something to say, and the prisoners captured this time, those who were willing to surrender will go to the division that captured them, and they will no longer be evenly distributed, I don't know if it's true?"

His eyes were firmly fixed on the house, "Yes, there is such a thing, but it seems that the personnel of the 'Purple Turban Thief' seem to be a lot more than the personnel of the 'Black Tiger'." Cui Wenxiu knew what the hell his subordinate was doing again.

"That's right, but I learned about it, the lair of the purple turban thieves is located in a flat area, except for the difficulty of escaping to the south, the other sides are very easy to escape, and the group of purple turban thieves is quite desperate, I heard that their leader also wants to be cunning, if the first division fails to do its best, and we capture all the black tigers, I think with this group of defectors, the strength of our division will be able to surpass the first division." Schönai indulged in post-war fantasies.

"I said, you kid, the battle hasn't started yet, and you've designed us to accept the surrender of others. Let me tell you, Boss Liang is not a reckless person, this kid is as cunning as he is, I estimate that the victory of their first division is certain, but as you said, is it better than a prisoner, this can also be tried, if there are any good suggestions, take them out and listen to them. Cui Wenxiu was talking, and Kamapov also picked up: "That's it, you guy has a lot of ideas, I only thought you had a set of defense, but I didn't expect you to attack in a good way." ”

Seeing that the two bosses praised themselves, she was happy in her heart," Two adults, I carefully inspected the topographic map of this area, the camp of the black tiger is at the foot of the mountain, except for the road down the mountain is relatively smooth, the other three sides are very difficult to walk, but in the upper section of it about fifty kilometers, there is a small road that can lead to the upper section of it, but it is difficult to walk, and it cannot accommodate a large army to march, I think if we can send a small force to go around the upper section to touch down, while they are not paying attention to launch a surprise attack, in the panic, they will definitely flee downward, our large army will set up an ambush in the valley here, this valley is the only place to go down the mountain, the terrain is excellent, we can create a set of a net to catch the posture, supplemented by the work of attacking the heart, then these bandits who have not been formally trained will definitely have to raise their hands and surrender. ”

Schoneh had already spread out the map and analyzed his plan step by step to the two division commanders, and even several other wing commanders who were watching were attracted by his plan.

Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov exchanged glances knowingly, and both of them had a look of appreciation in their eyes. To be honest, it is very simple to win this battle, after all, it is several times more than the enemy, and it is still unprepared, but in order to capture as many living forces as possible while minimizing his own losses, the method proposed by Shonai is really original.

"Well, this plan is good, if you have any good opinions and suggestions, you can put them forward. Cui Wenxiu smiled and looked at the officers around him. Because Wu Feng vigorously advocated and encouraged his subordinates to put forward their own opinions in the army, whether they were right or wrong, they were worthy of praise, so the atmosphere in the army was much more active than that of other troops in the empire, and many officers were a little uncomfortable at first, but the benefits that followed were also obvious, not only to close the relationship between superiors and subordinates, but also to gain a lot of views worth learning from, why not do it? However, military discipline also stipulates that once a decision or order is made by a superior, the subordinate must obey it unconditionally, regardless of the reason, otherwise it will be punished by military law.

Seeing that the officers were very excited about this plan, Cui Wenxiu made a final decision: "Since everyone thinks this plan is feasible, then I will give an order." Kang Jianguo!"

"Here!"

"You two lead the whole of the First Wing and all the personal guards, set off immediately, insert the path up the mountain, and attack on time at noon tomorrow, be careful not to expose it too early, and try to deal with their leader first and create chaos. Cui Wenxiu arranged in an orderly manner.

"Understood!"

When the fire was burning in the back camp, many of the bandits who were about to eat lunch thought that someone had accidentally caught fire, but then a group of soldiers rushed in with murderous violation, and they knew that they might not be able to eat this meal. The frontless guards headed by Kang Jianguo took the lead, taking the lead in rushing into the main village, and they cut down when they saw people, especially for those bandit leaders, the unsuspecting bandits were suddenly stunned, and completely lost their direction, just like a large group of sheep being driven by a few shepherds, swarming towards the front village, and the front village bandits who had not yet figured out the situation were also swept away by the bandits who came in like a tide.

"Run, the captain has been killed!"

"The enemy is too fierce to resist!"

"There are too many enemies, and the back village has been swept away!"

The bandits rushed out of the gate and ran down the mountain, exchanging "information" with each other, because the leader of the bandits who organized resistance at the beginning was killed, and no effective resistance was organized, resulting in the unorganized rout of the large group behind, all the bandits only thought about how to escape from the cottage and how to escape down the mountain, and they did not think about resisting at all, and those leaders were carried by the swarming bandits before they could make a correct response, so they had already withdrawn from the cottage and rushed down the mountain.

Looking at the bandits rushing down, Cui Wenxiu was as steady as Mount Tai, until almost all the escaped bandits rushed into the encirclement, he waved the order flag unhurriedly, and the black pressure infantry formations immediately poured out on both sides of the valley, the bright blades, and the arrows ready to be fired, although there was no word, but the silent pressure seemed to squeeze these bandits caught in the middle into powder.

"Lay down your arms, Raul and die!" Kamapov's eerie voice echoed through the valley.

The frightened bandits you look at me, I look at you, and finally my eyes are on a strong bald man, the bald man has a sinister face, but seeing the brothers with panicked expressions, and then looking at the neat formation of the armies lined up on both sides, the majestic momentum, and finally paused, "Excuse me, who is the commander?"

Cui Wenxiu was a little surprised, but still walked out slowly, "I am!"

"I have no other requirements, I just want to spare the surnames of my brothers, I myself am willing to kill and listen to the respectful side, I wonder if the adults can agree to the request below?" ”

"Okay, I promise you. Cui Wenxiu replied loudly.

The bald man glanced at Cui Wenxiu deeply, and then waved his hand at the bandits, and all the bandits immediately put their blades on the ground.

When Cui Wenxiu led the Second Division to escort more than 2,000 prisoners back to Qingyang Fucheng, Liang Chongxin and the First Division had already rested in Qingyang City for two days.

The first division annihilated a total of 2,788 enemies, 162 of its own casualties, 286 wounded, and seized a total of more than 400,000 imperial gold coins, of which 1,062 were killed and 1,726 were captured, and after education, 1,543 joined the first division; the second division annihilated 2,564 enemies, 7 of them were killed, 66 were wounded, and more than 80,000 imperial gold coins were collected, of which 217 were killed and 2,347 were captured。

The whole campaign was a complete success, which not only cleared a major hidden danger for the economic development of Qingyang Province, but also greatly enhanced Wufeng's economic and military strength. In order to commend the achievements of the two divisions, Wu Feng deliberately took out 200,000 imperial gold coins from the spoils of war and awarded 100,000 gold coins to the officers and men of the first and second divisions respectively, and awarded 5,000 imperial gold coins to the commander of the first wing of the second division.

The news of the collapse of the two major bandit organizations immediately spread throughout the northwest region, and even Yanjing's "Every Express" published the news: "According to the latest news of this newspaper, it has recently been announced that the first and second garrison divisions of Qingyang Mansion in the northwest county of the empire have respectively annihilated the two major bandit organizations 'Purple Turban Bandits' and 'Black Tigers' that have been rampant in the northwest region of the empire for nearly ten years. ”

All those who intended to fight those caravans in the northwest were secretly wondering whether this kind of thing could still be lived, and many bandit organizations were already packing up their things and looking for another development. The local people and businessmen are greatly relieved, and it seems that the future will become more and more stable. The outside world has received even more criticism, which has also promoted the determination of those businessmen who are on the sidelines.

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