"Father, the 7th Infantry Division has been formed and completed its basic training. I want to bring this army to the battlefield and see blood. This way, he could bring out an elite army.”
Yuan Baocen returned to Yanjing and looked for Yuan Shikai.
If the troops wanted to leave the station and start a military operation, they had to obtain the approval of the Grand President and the order from the Army Department. Otherwise, they would be treated as rebels.
Although, the revolutionary army in the south did not put Yuan Shikai and the army in their eyes at all. However, the Northern Army still had to abide by this rule.
Especially since Yuan Baocen was Yuan Shikai's son, the 7th Infantry Division had to set an example.
"Yes, an army indeed needs to see blood. This way, they wouldn't panic on the battlefield.”Yuan Shikai nodded.
He was born to lead troops, and he had to go through one fierce battle after another to become an elite in the six towns of Beiyang.
"Bai Lang from Yuxi? Yes, I think so." Yuan Shikai had no objections.
Bai Lang's gang of bandits had just started to develop. However, they had already defeated the government troops many times. Even a battalion of the Beiyang Army had been defeated by Bai Lang. Countless people had been killed or injured, and a large number of weapons and equipment had been lost to the bandits.
One had to know that Henan Province was the central area of the Northern Warlords 'rule. It was also Yuan Shikai's hometown, providing a large number of soldiers for the Northern Warlords.
Since the Northern Warlords were not in control of the south, the stability of Henan Province was especially important.
"Bao Cen, this is your first time leading an army in battle. Even if it's bandits, you can't let your guard down.”Yuan Shikai warned.
"Yes, Father." Yuan Baocen nodded.
Now, he was really grooming Yuan Baocen as his successor.
Even if Yuan Baocen was not the eldest son. But during this period of time, Yuan Baocen's performance was much better than Yuan Yuntai's.
"Yes, Father, I promise that De Sheng will return!”Yuan Baocen was very excited.
On April 12th, 1912, Yuan Baocen led the 7th Infantry Division to leave Shanggu and head south to Henan Province. They fought thousands of miles and prepared to go to the west of Henan to suppress the bandits.
Even so, there were still many troubles in the army and many jokes.
Fortunately, after discovering these problems, they were dealt with in time. This allowed the 7th Infantry Division to gradually grow. Many problems that had not been discovered during training had been corrected.
Although the soldiers were tired, their spirits were lifted. The entire infantry division was turning into an elite troop.
The 7th Division was a unit personally commanded by Yuan Shikai's son, so it had always received the attention of various factions in the country.
When the 7th Division went south, the Southern Revolutionary Army was on guard.
Originally, according to the agreement between the North and the South, the Revolutionary Army was to be disbanded. But now, the southern provinces were using all sorts of excuses to delay the plan.
They were undoubtedly afraid that Yuan Shikai would move the 7th Infantry Division south and attack the south.
The leader of the Revolutionary Army, Bai Lang, was currently hugging a pig trotter and munching on it happily. His mouth was dripping with oil.
Beside him, a middle-aged man in a long robe was reading a letter.
"Leader, Beiyang is going to attack us. This time, I'm afraid we'll be in great danger.”The middle-aged man was a little worried.
"Mr Lu, what is there to worry about? It's not like I haven't fought the Northern Army before. Last time, didn't we only kill a few hundred of them?”Bai Lang threw away the bone in his hand and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.
"Leader, the people who came this time are different.”Mr Lu reminded.
"Oh? Who is it?"
"This time, the 7th Infantry Division led by Yuan Datou's second son is here to surround us. It was said that this infantry division was well-equipped and had a huge establishment. Each division had more than 28,000 soldiers, which was more than the other two divisions combined.”
"So many people? Big Head Yuan was really good to his son!”Bai Lang complained.
"That's why we have to be careful!”
"Why don't we just hide in the mountains and not come out? This mountain area is vast. Even if Big Head Yuan's son comes, he can't do anything to us.”Bai Lang said after thinking for a moment.
His army had now grown to thousands of people and had become the largest bandit force in the entire western part of Yuxi. Even the other bandits were led by him.
"Hmm, looks like that's the only way.”Mr Lu nodded.
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