On September 13, 19o7 (the thirty-third year of Guangxu), Xingshan County, Yichang Prefecture

Xingshan County is the hometown of Wang Zhaojun, located in the west of Hubei Province, on the north side of the Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River, bordering Yiling in the east, Zigui County in the south, Badong County in the west, Shennongjia Forest Area in the north, and Baokang County in the northeast.

Xingshan belongs to the Daba Mountain system of the Qinling Mountains, the mountain range extends from east to west, the total topography is high on the east and west sides, low on the south, and Xingshan County gradually rises from south to north. The mountains in the northeast overlap, many mountainous platforms, gradually lower to the south, the northwest mountains are high and steep, the ditches are deep and the valleys are secluded, and the water flow is turbulent. There are 358o large and small mountains in the county, and the highest point is located at the junction of Padang with the fairy girl peak, with an altitude of 2426. 9 meters, the lowest point is located at the Youjia River on the border with Zigui, with an altitude of 1o9. 5 meters, with a vertical height difference of 2317. 4 meters.

The terrain here is very complex, especially suitable for concealment, and has been a haven for armed bandits since ancient times. But this year, the good days of the local bandits are over. In May of this year, Kyodo News, which had been operating in Sichuan, suddenly entered the Hubei side of Daba Mountain under the pretext of pursuing the remnants of the "oil barrels".

Of course, "oil drums" does not refer to oil drums, this is a well-known bandit gang originally entrenched in the area of Shizhu Hall, they have a close relationship with the local Tusi, control the opium trade in the Shizhu area, there are five or six hundred people, and they are also equipped with tall light machine guns, and their power is quite powerful. However, the so-called "powerful" are all compared, maybe they are strong for other forces, but in front of Kyodo Society, which has opened the plug-in, they are completely vulnerable to the five scum of war.

4o minutes, only 4o minutes! Under the terrifying firepower of Kyodosha, the "oil drums" held out for 4o minutes and then knelt, and this was only the result of a battalion's action. Under the siege of Kyodo News intentionally or unintentionally, the remaining more than 100 cripples fled into Hubei in a hurry. And Kyodo also grabbed the ass of the "oil drum", and the three infantry regiments swaggered in.

After the big tiger of Kyodo entered Hubei, the local green forest heroes were unlucky. It turns out that the few green forest tycoons who can handle it are completely vulnerable, not to mention the rest of the small bandits. In less than 3 months, Kyodo News swept away the heroes of Yichang and Shinan.

Moreover, wherever Kyodo Society went, land reform began, and local tyrants and inferior gentry were tried and liquidated by the public, and their property was confiscated. Most importantly, Kyodo has built strong grassroots organizations to keep local power firmly in its own hands. The confiscated and requisitioned land was temporarily distributed to the peasants by the Kyodo Society, and when the government was established, the people of the original villages were broken up and reassigned to the new villages, and the work of merging the villages was carried out.

In the middle of last month, after the annihilation of the patrol battalions of Yichang and Shinan, there was no longer any organized resistance to be found in this area.

Kyodo has now controlled 7o% of the territory of Yichang and Shinan, and it can be said that these two prefectures are still in the hands of the Qing government except for the cities, and the vast suburbs, villages, market towns and other places no longer have a share of the Qing government. Well, in fact, they didn't have much control over these places, and most of them were ruled indirectly by gentry and local tyrants.

At the same time, Baokang, Fangxian, and Zhushan counties in the south of Yunyang Prefecture, as well as Lizhou and Yongshun Prefectures in northern Hunan, have also been controlled by the Kyodo Society. Looking at the map now, the area controlled by Kyodo is roughly equivalent to half a province.

After gaining territory and population, Kyodo's forces swelled up like balloons. There were only 5oo people in Kyodo Society, which just entered the Huaying Mountains in November last year, but by August this year, it had increased dozens of times. With the addition of the three infantry regiments remaining in Sichuan, Kyodo now has a total of 8 infantry regiments, 1 artillery regiment, 5 independent infantry battalions and 2 independent artillery battalions, as well as dozens of local militia companies, with a total strength of 35ooo people.

Among them, Xingshan County, as the earliest base area in Hubei, has the most abundant troops, where two infantry regiments and one independent artillery battalion are stationed, as well as three local militia companies. In fact, Mr. Wen could still come up with more artillery, if it weren't for the fact that the people at the bottom of this era were too low, and the professional arms of artillery were not easy to train, the ratio of infantry to artillery was likely to reach 1:1, and Wen was always a staunch artilleryman.

If Brother Biao knew that Kyodo She's cattle were forked into this, he would definitely not send someone to send him to death, but he didn't know. Who would think that a "bandit army" that could not even defeat the county town would have the equipment and training level of the regular army of the Qing Dynasty?

Therefore, the Hubei New Army was unlucky this time.

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In fact, it can't be said that Brother Biao doesn't attach importance to Kyodo, Hubei is Lao Zhang's basic plate, although he is not a bird Zhao Lao Er, but Lao Zhang's interests he must maintain. According to the information provided by the local officials, there were more than 50,000 bandits, and they were well armed and had many cannons.

However, Brother Biao didn't believe it, he thought that this number was very watery, and it must be that those magistrates were scared out of their courage and talked nonsense, at most 10,000 is great. As for the well-equipped or something, it is even more funny, the entire Qing Dynasty can be better equipped than the Hubei New Army, and there is only the Beiyang New Army, a bandit, no matter how sophisticated it is, where can it be? What artillery can the bandits have, and if they can get a few earthen cannons, they should snicker.

However, he was still more cautious, and at the same time he also had the intention of showing his strength in front of Zhao Erxun, so this time he also counted the blood capital, and the troops sent included: the entire 15th Infantry Association (under the jurisdiction of 29 standards, 3O standards), the 21st Mixed Association of Infantry 41 Standards, the 8th Artillery Standard 3rd Battalion, a cavalry battalion, an engineer and a baggage team (company), with the 15th Association Wang Desheng as the commander-in-chief. The total strength is 73oo people, 18 mountain artillery, and more than 5oo mules and horses. Coupled with the conscripted men and miscellaneous servants, the total strength is more than 10,000 and more than 1ooo mules and horses.

An army of this size must not be considered weak, not to mention that the object of combat is only "bandits", although the number of bandits is a bit large, but in front of the great Guangzheng Hubei New Army, it is only a credit for being able to walk.

Since the bandits had already withdrawn, Wang Desheng's classmate was not running to Jingmen, and he came directly to Xingshan County, the "nest of the bandits" shown on the intelligence.

This time, the intelligence of the Qing army was still correct, and Xingshan County was indeed the largest base of the Kyodo Society in Hubei, and it was also the headquarters of the Kyodo Society. With so many troops stationed there, it is certainly impossible to hide from the locals, and Kyodo has no intention of hiding it. The local tyrants and gentry who had been liquidated by the public trial and confiscated their property hated Kyodo to the core, and of course they would send their information to the Qing army, and they also counted on these Qing soldiers to avenge them.

"Hmph, the bandits are scattered in the counties of the two prefectures, how much time will it take to exterminate them one by one? It is better to take advantage of their dispersion and go straight to the bandits' den with a thunderous force!" said the co-ordinator Wang Desheng with confidence. "As long as the bandit den is destroyed, the remaining bandits are not to worry. And after the news comes out, most of the bandits will definitely scatter in all directions......"

"Lord Co-ordinator is clever!"

"This is the right way to war!"

The officers agreed, they were not all sycophants, and this tactic was indeed decent and there were no leaks.

In later generations, it was only about 45o kilometers from Wuchang to Xingshan County, and it took six or seven hours at most by car, but in 19o8 it was still more troublesome, and the traffic at this time was too bad. For an army of tens of thousands of people, it was even more troublesome, not to mention that it was still raining these days, so they chose to take the boat by water.

Even if they took the waterway relatively quickly, they tossed for eight days on the road to reach Xingshan County.

Everyone is full of confidence, and since the establishment of the Hubei New Army, it has not fought a serious battle, and it is naturally impossible to talk about military achievements. Now they all regard Kyodo as a military achievement, and they have not thought about the question of whether they can win the war or not. This is also normal, the regular army fights bandits, and it is strange to lose the battle. Even though many of them don't want to work for the Qing court, military merit is another matter, even if the Qing court rolls the calf in the future, it is also a personal honor, who would think that they have too much honor?

You say patrol battalion? Ahh

However, what they didn't know was that they had already been targeted before they left Wuchang. Mr. Wen's unmanned exploration aircraft are not only used to detect mineral deposits, and Wen Deji specially allocated three unmanned exploration vehicles to Kyodo News Agency, which is also the reason why the bandits in Daba Mountain can't hide no matter how they dodge. It is not possible to drill in a cave, this kind of exploration aircraft is used for prospecting, and the depth of stratum scanning reaches 30 kilometers, what cave can pass 30 kilometers?

The exploration vehicle monitored the Hubei New Army at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and with the observation technology of the 23rd century, it can really be said that even the new army can count how many moles on their faces. But the reverse is not possible, the new army is not aware of the eye in the sky, first, there is no concept of aerial reconnaissance at this time, and second, the exploration vehicle is the size of a desk, and it is an anti-gravity flight, and the noise is less than 6o decibels, which is similar to the air-conditioning outdoor unit at the beginning of the 21st century, and it can still be seen and heard from a distance of 10,000 meters.

This is completely information asymmetry combat.,It's like playing an sLg battle game.,One opened the whole map.,The other didn't open it.,Half of it has already been lost before it starts.,The battlefield is one-way transparent and plays a bird.。

At this time, the Hubei New Army did not know that the bandits on the opposite side had opened the plug-in, not only opened the whole map, but also adjusted their weapons. They thought that this would definitely be a great victory, and they couldn't help but feel happy when they thought of the exploits of exterminating tens of thousands of bandits.

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Outside Xingshan County.

When the Hubei New Army was still on the way, Kyodo began to prepare, and when they entered the county seat, the preparations here were also done.

Wen Desi gave a clear order this time, and this new army in Hubei must be completely annihilated. Because he knew very well that Kyodo had expanded this kind of process, it would be impossible to make a lot of money as before.

After all, Kyodo is now a "big monster" that spans two provinces and entrenches seven or eight state capitals, and even if a city is not captured, it is impossible for officials and lords to turn a blind eye. No matter how dull I am and how deaf and dumb I am, it is impossible to say that I don't know, no matter what, after slaughtering so many gentry and destroying so many local tyrants, the court has to give an explanation, right?

If it is a few thousand fart people who died, it is not a problem at all, there were no less than hundreds of thousands of fart people who died in the Yangtze River flood last year, and the imperial court did not even let out a fart. But now it's different, it was thousands of gentry and their families who died, many of whom had connections in the court, and the court bigwigs couldn't sit still. So this bandit must be exterminated, or it will not chill the hearts of the gentry in the world, even if it is a formality, it must be done, otherwise where will my face be placed?

Since the Hubei New Army has collided head-on, Mr. Wen doesn't mind using them to try the new ones, and by the way, test the combat effectiveness of the Kyodo Society. Fighting bandits and patrolling battalions in front of them has no technical content, and they can't show their ability. Now in the entire Qing Dynasty, only the new army can be called combat effectiveness, and only they can barely be called a qualified touchstone.

Of course, although there is consideration of using the new army as a touchstone, Wen Desi has never thought of fighting a "dignified" battle with the new army, and he is not the kind of Wen Qing who hurts the egg, and using various advantages to crush the opponent is the right way to war. In some of the literary works he had read before, the protagonists had various advantages but did not use them, they had to tie one hand to fight with their opponents, and they also called it "training" their subordinates. Wen Desi has always scoffed at that kind of brain-dead plot, isn't that just a stupid fork with his brain skull into the water of king? When the Eight-Nation Coalition Army and the "later" Japanese army fought China, which one played like this?

As a result, "the less your own losses the better, and the greater the enemy's losses, the better!" became the purpose of Kyodo Society, and in order to reduce combat losses, the commanders and fighters held "Zhuge Liang Meetings" one after another, and the soldiers enthusiastically offered their ideas and suggestions. I have to say that the wisdom of the people is infinite, and these fighters from the lowest level of society, although they are not highly educated, are definitely not stupid, they have come up with a lot of insidious and vicious, unbelievable methods, and some of their ideas are unscrupulous, and even Comrade President Rossi, who kills people without blinking an eye and is full of discipline, feels a little lacking in morality.

However, this kind of method can only be played by Kyodo Society, and the method of "moving the masses" seems simple, but in practice it is quite difficult to do, except for organizations like Kyodo Society, which are truly integrated into the grassroots, mingle with the masses, and are regarded by the masses as their own organizations, only religious means can afford to play. The masses are not fools, how can they actively participate in such things for no reason, this is not a joke, it is a "rebellion".

And Kyodo Society's methods are more sophisticated than religion, and most of the benefits promised by religion are illusory things such as "afterlife" and "heaven", and everyone huddles together to avoid being bullied by outsiders, otherwise Chinese have always been pragmatists, unless they are cornered, who will sell their lives for these ghost things?

But Kyodo is different, and the benefits it gives are things that can be seen and touched. As for "holding together to avoid being bullied by outsiders," it is all the more complete; many of the methods used by Kyodo News to build its grassroots organizations are copied from the Red Party, and these things are still improved and improved by countless people in later generations, even the genuine Red Party is not as good as the Red Party, and which religion can compare with the Red Party? In the past, those local tyrants and shoddy gentry, hooligans, and officials who bullied men and women and did evil and made everyone dare not speak out in anger are now either being targeted and hanging with tree branches, or they are mining and building roads. Which religious organization has done this kind of thing?

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