Chapter 35: Rampant Bandits
A hearty laugh came from the car. Feng Tiankui and Luo Jialie sometimes wondered why this guy spoke so irritatingly, but they both liked him so much. Even Marshal Liu called and asked about this precious soldier!
This kid is capable and can often do things that inspire people.
Thinking back to the time when Professor Yin Gong was learning to read, it was so difficult, so he was transferred to the third company for a few days. Now in the guard battalion, I’m afraid that everyone can recognize more than two to three thousand words, so reading newspapers has no problem at all.
If he continues to do this for another year, every soldier in the guard battalion will be able to become a company commander, not to mention a platoon leader.
This kid simply treated his guard camp as a military academy and an officer training class.
Such beautiful play!
Today's words are even more beautiful and inspiring!
"Xiaoshan, when are we going to suppress the bandits?"
"On the tenth day of the first lunar month, our 66th Division's direct guard battalion and artillery battalion will have a holiday until the ninth day. On the tenth day, we will gather together and go out!"
"Have you investigated the situation of the bandits along the way?"
Zhou Xiaoshan put away his joking face and started reporting seriously!
"According to the commander, we are training this time, so we only go to Hanzhong. There are 17 bandit dens along the way. Yongfeng Company and Sichuan-Shaanxi Escort Agency do business on this route. Although can still send a few familiar guys to help us scout the route! I also took a fancy to two guys who know kung fu. Luo Liang, who has top assassination skills, can't beat them. They are all recruited into the Fourth Guard Company!"
It would be good if the situation is investigated clearly.
"You boy have investigated the situation. Do the bandits celebrate the Spring Festival?"
"Yes, but they gather earlier. There are many people on the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway going home for the New Year or visiting friends and relatives. This is their peak season, so the bandits usually let those nearby go out to reunite with their families for a few days. At the latest, they will gather together on the fifth day of the New Year to do business!"
"Why the hell didn't you tell me earlier? I also wanted the troops to assemble on the fifth day of the new year!"
"The bandits are not fools. They have a mountain bandit alliance and they have spies watching us and Yang Hucheng!"
"so smart?"
Damn it, Feng Tiankui felt so ashamed that he didn't even know he was being watched by bandits.
"The largest bandit group closest to our Yongzhou border has a nickname, Zhenchuanshan. They keep one eye on our Yongzhou 66th Division when they sleep. Zhenchuanshan also knows that when the division commander has problems, he likes to use the 122nd Brigade to solve the problem! I suspect that this guy's spies are watching the 122nd Brigade."
"I really underestimated these bandits."
It’s not that Feng Tiankui didn’t want to suppress the bandits. At that time, the Red Army was also running guerrillas. The bandits reported by these caravans were carrying contraband. Without detailed intelligence, it was difficult to distinguish between the bandits and the Red Army!
What if he made a mistake, violated his own principles, turned against his kindness, and offended the Red Army that just helped him? That would be very troublesome!
"The bandit leader named Qinling is very famous in Sichuan and Shaanxi, but his strength is average. The one who is really cruel and ruthless is Yongfeng Commercial Company, Sichuan and Shaanxi escort agencies, and merchants are most afraid of running into him. He has more than a thousand desperate men under his command. When merchants and escort agencies pass by the area near his location, they dare not go unless they gather four or five thousand people or hire the Northwest Army for protection. He is also afraid of exhausting the resources, so he only conducts five rounds of raids on the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway every year, using the advantageous terrain to raid, even a caravan of four or five thousand people will be wiped out! If Yang Hucheng had not suppressed him twice and the battle ended in a draw, I'm afraid he would be even more rampant!"
"What a ruthless bandit leader! This time we must destroy Qinling. Otherwise, how about I mobilize a regiment from the 124th Brigade?"
"These people are called desperate criminals, but they are just a mob after all. They haven't encountered any capable soldiers. If the 66th Division, with more than 600 selected soldiers, plus the guard battalion and the artillery battalion, can't defeat them, Commander, let's go to the vegetable market in Yongzhou City, buy some solid tofu, and then smash our heads against them and die!"
Feng Tiankui laughed out loud at !
When we drove to the headquarters, Feng Tiankui’s laughter could be heard inside the building!
"Don't underestimate the enemy!"
"This time we will attack Qin Ling first! This bastard was originally named Qin Ruyi. He found out that his name was exactly the same as the top performer at Mingyue Tower in Xi'an City, so he changed his name to Qin Ling. He told others that he was the reincarnation of a mountain god and pretended to be an invulnerable charlatan, fooling the people nearby! No one dared to mess with him, and he pretended to be a thief with moral principles. He would not attack the people nearby. When the locals found out that the army was clearing out , some of them even took the initiative to tip them off. If we fire guns in other places, he will definitely know!"
"The most difficult one is a guy nicknamed "Sky Monkey", Sun Cheng. It is said that his cousin is the head of the 19th Route Army. He is known to several heads of the regiments under Hu Zongnan and Zhang Xueliang . His subordinates are all equipped with the National Army. They are in Xi'an all year round. There is only one Zhao Shanhu left in the stronghold, guarding the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway. He is the most expensive to protect. Sun Monkey's whereabouts are erratic. Very few people in the local area know him. Merchants and escort agencies don't know him either. Even if we clear out his stronghold, it will not be easy to catch this guy. His Tianditang stronghold is very likely to revive!"
As they walked and talked, Zheng Chunhua was not around today, and Feng Tiankui found that he really enjoyed chatting with this boy alone.
"Fuck, these bandits along the way are more arrogant than each other! Do you think I am a decoration? Stop talking. I will have someone send a telegram to the 124th Brigade, asking them to assemble and wait immediately after the holiday on the 10th. I won't tell them about fighting bandits for now."
Afraid that this guy would find an excuse to slip away and let Zhou Xiaoshan drink tea in his office, Feng Tiankui went to find the staff officer on duty to send a telegram in person!
Zhou Xiaoshan was confused. Wasn’t the commander trying to find something for himself to do?
From Jinyang to Shaanxi, you have to follow the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway and cross a small section of the Fourth Front Army's territory!
If you bring a brigade with you, what if Commander-in-Chief Xu misunderstands?
"Xiaoshan, I heard that your glass factory made a lot of money and bought a lot of good things for your guard companies 3, 4, and 5?"
"Commander, there aren't many things, just three radios, 24 Czech machine guns, and tens of thousands of machine gun bullets! It was Commander Qin who saw that I needed them urgently and asked the arsenal to lend them to me. He took the money I gave him and planned to buy them on the black market and then replenish the arsenal."
"He told me that. But it's true. After you strengthen them like this, these three companies will be able to fight against the elite Japanese army head-on, let alone the Central Army, right?"
"Master, how far is it?"
Feng Tiankui was stunned. He knew that the Japanese army was strong, but he didn't expect them to be this strong!
"The Japanese Army's permanent division has a squad of more than 70 people, with five machine guns and three to five grenade launchers. In terms of firepower, even two platoons from the guard battalion are no match for them. Moreover, each battalion of the Japanese Army's permanent division has a mountain artillery squadron, and each regiment is equipped with an artillery battalion composed of infantry indirect-fire guns, mountain guns, and Type 92 infantry guns. The division also has a heavy artillery regiment! Not to mention that they can call on air force support!"
