Section 5 Flat Bandits
The two comrades around him had already looked desperate, sighed, and finally dropped the axe in his hand and surrendered.
Looking at the fire that gradually calmed down on the mountains in the distance, the middle-aged man with round faces flashed with blood-wrenching light, "Li Wufeng, a gentleman takes revenge, it's not too late for ten years, I will come back."
Just when the battle at Wild Boar Ridge had ended successfully, Cui Wenxiu's Second Security Division had just arrived at the designated area. "Teacher Commander, how are we going to fight this battle?" The dark-skinned man's eyes, with his divine light, showed a ray of wisdom.
"Oh? It seems you have new ideas, I'm in the house." Cui Wenxiu obviously admired the unpretentious guy in front of her.
"I have some ideas, but I need to get your approval from the division commander." The man named She Nei was an outstanding figure among the remnants of the original empire that Cui Wenxiu strongly recommended to Wufeng after the Qingyang Defense Battle.
"If you have something to say, just say it, and if you have farts, let it go." Cui Wenxiu smiled and scolded the Nei.
"This time we attacked our respective targets with the First Division. I heard that Lord Li had something to say. The captured prisoners this time, those who were willing to surrender will be the one who captured them. They will no longer be distributed equally. I wonder if it is true?" The eyes of the She Nei was full of expectations.
His eyes were firmly fixed on the house, "Yes, this is true, but it seems that the 'Purple Scarf Thieves' seem to have a lot more people than the 'Black Tiger'." Cui Wenxiu knew that his subordinate was making a fool of himself.
"This is right, but I learned that the old nest of Zishuang Thief is located in a flat area. Except for the difficulty of escaping south, it is easy to escape on other sides. Moreover, the group of Zishuang Thief 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 surrenders, our division will be able to surpass the First Division." The House was immersed in the fantasy after the war.
"I said you guys, the battle has not started yet, you have designed us to accept the surrender. Let me tell you, Boss Liang is not a reckless person, this guy is as cunning as he is. I guess they will definitely win the First Division, but just like you said, is it better than the captive? You can try it out. If you have any good suggestions, let's take them out and listen to them." While Cui Wenxiu was just speaking, Kamapov also continued: "That's right, you have many ideas. It turns out that you only think you have a defensive style, but you didn't expect that your offense was also very organized."
Seeing both bosses praise themselves, She was happy in her heart. "Two sirs, I carefully looked at the topographic map of this area. The camp of Heihu is on the foot of the mountain. Except for the smooth road down the mountain, it is very difficult to walk on the other three sides. However, about fifty kilometers above it, there is a small path that can lead to its upper section, but it is difficult to walk, and it cannot accommodate the large army marching. I think if we can send a small army around the upper section and touch it down, and when they are not paying attention to launch a raid, they will definitely flee down. 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 posture of fighting all the way, and supplement it with attacking the heart. Then these bandits who have not received regular training will have to raise their hands to surrender."
The house had already spread out the map and analyzed his plan step by step to the two division commanders. Even several other corps captains who were attending the auditor were attracted by his plan.
Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov exchanged gazes understandingly, and both of them looked admiring. To be honest, it is very easy to win this battle. After all, it is several times more than the enemy, and they are still prepared to fight but not prepared. However, if you want to capture as much of the other party's vitality as possible while minimizing your own losses, the method proposed by the House is really unique.
"Well, this plan is good. If you have any good opinions and suggestions, you can put forward them." Cui Wenxiu smiled and looked at the officers around him. Since Wufeng strongly advocated and encouraged his subordinates to express his own opinions in the army, whether right or wrong, it is worthy of praise. Therefore, the democratic atmosphere in the army is much more active than the atmosphere of other troops in the empire. At first, many officers were a little uncomfortable, but the benefits that followed were also obvious. It not only strengthened the relationship between superiors and subordinates and gained a lot of opinions worth learning from, why not do it? However, the military discipline also stipulates that once the superiors' decisions and orders are made, the subordinates must obey unconditionally, no matter what the reason, otherwise they will be treated as military law.
Seeing that the officers were all very moved by this plan, Cui Wenxiu made the final decision: "Since everyone thinks this plan is feasible, then I will issue an order. She Nei! Kang Jianguo!"
"Come!" "Come!"
"You two led all the First Regiment and all the guards, set off immediately, run up the mountain from the small road, and launch an attack on time at noon tomorrow. Be careful not to expose it too early, try to solve their leader first and create chaos." Cui Wenxiu made an orderly arrangement.
"clear!"
When the fire was ignited in the rear camp, many bandits who were preparing for lunch thought that someone accidentally caught the fire, but then the soldiers rushed in with murderous intent, and they realized that the meal would not be able to be eaten. The Wufeng's personal guard, led by Kang Jianguo, took the lead and rushed into the main camp first. They chopped into the main camp as they saw people, especially against the bandit leaders. The unprepared bandits were immediately stunned and completely lost their direction. Just like a large group of sheep driven by several shepherds, rushing towards the front camp in a swarm. The bandits in the front camp who had not yet figured out the situation were also swept away by the bandits coming, like a tide of the front camp.
"Run quickly, the captain has been killed!"
"The enemy is too cruel to resist!"
"There are too many enemies, and the back camp has been wiped out!"
While rushing out of the gate and running down the mountain, the bandits exchanged "information" with each other. As the bandit leader who organized the resistance was killed at the beginning, he did not organize effective resistance, resulting in the unorganized defeat of the large team behind him. All the bandits only thought about how to escape from the mountain and how to escape down the mountain. They had never thought about resistance at all. Because the leaders were not clear about the situation, they were carried by the bandits who flocked to the mountain. Before they could make a correct response, they had already withdrawn from the mountain and rushed down the mountain.
Looking at the bandits rushing down, Cui Wenxiu was as stable as Mount Tai. Until almost all the fleeing bandits rushed into the encirclement, he waved the order flag calmly. Black infantry formations immediately surged out from both sides of the valley, shiny weapons and arrows that were about to be fired. Although there was no word, the silent pressure seemed to squeeze the bandits sandwiched into powder.
"Put down your weapons, Raoer wait for his life!" Kamapov's gloomy voice echoed in the valley.
The bandits who were stunned by the shock, looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally their eyes were on a strong bald man. The bald man had a cruel face, but when he saw the brothers' expressions of panic, he looked at the neat formation of the troops arranged on both sides and the majestic momentum, and finally paused, "Who is the commander?"
Cui Wenxiu was a little surprised, but she slowly walked out, "I am!"
"I, He, have no other request, just to let go of the lives of my brothers. I am willing to cut and kill them. I will listen to the border. I wonder if the lord can agree to the request?" The bald man said as if he was poor. "They are all from poor families and they really can't live on this path."
"Okay, I promise you." Cui Wenxiu answered loudly.
The bald man glanced at Cui Wenxiu deeply, then waved his hand to the bandits, and all the bandits immediately placed the weapons in their hands on the ground.
When Cui Wenxiu led the Second Division to escort more than 2,000 prisoners back to Qingyang Prefecture City, Liang Chongxin and the First Division had already rested in Qingyang City for two days.
The entire bandit suppression campaign took only seven days. The First Division annihilated 2,788 enemies, 162 of them were sacrificed, 286 were injured, and a total of more than 400,000 imperial gold coins were confiscated, of which 1,062 of them were killed and 1,726 were captured. After education, 1,543 people joined the First Division; the Second Division annihilated 2,564 enemies, 7 of them were sacrificed, 66 were injured, and a total of more than 80,000 imperial gold coins were confiscated, including 217 of them killed and 2,347 were captured. After education, all the prisoners joined the Second Division.
The entire battle was a complete success, which not only cleared a major hidden danger for the economic development of Qingyang Prefecture, but also greatly enhanced Wufeng's economic strength and military strength. In order to commend the results of the two divisions, Wufeng specially took out 200,000 imperial gold coins from the spoils, awarded 100,000 gold coins to the officers and soldiers of the first and second divisions respectively, and rewarded 5,000 imperial gold coins to the corps commander of the first regiment of the second division alone.
The news of the annihilation of the two major bandit organizations spread throughout the northwest region immediately, and even the "Daily News" of the imperial capital published this news: "According to the latest news from our newspaper, recently, the first and second guard divisions of Qingyang Prefecture, the northwest county of the Empire, respectively, wiped out the two major bandit organizations "Purple Scarf Thieves" and "Black Tiger" that had been rampant in the northwest region of the empire for nearly ten years. This is another brilliant achievement achieved by Qingyang Prefecture under the leadership of Li Wufeng, the guard of Xincheng."
Chapter completed!