The 7th Infantry Division of the Beiyang Army had spent a whole month to march more than 600 kilometers from Shanggu to Lushan County in western Henan.
When they arrived at Lushan County, all the troops were exhausted.
"Order the troops to rest for three days. Three days later, we will begin the battle!" Yuan Baocen ordered.
"Yes, teacher!"
The generals and officers of the 7th Infantry Division answered.
Yuan Baocen, Jiang Baili, and Zhang Xiaozhun discussed the current situation in the temporary division headquarters.
This was the 7th Infantry Division's first battle, and everyone hoped that they could show off their might through this battle.
"According to the latest information we have, before we arrived, Bai Lang's troops had already retreated into the mountains and no longer came out of the mountains. If they wanted to exterminate them, they would have to send troops into the mountains.”Zhang Xiaozhun frowned and said.
"Enter the mountains? It didn't work. After all, our troops have come from afar. He was not familiar with the terrain here at all. If they entered the mountain rashly, they might be ambushed by Bai Lang. Previously, Bai Lang had used this tactic to defeat a battalion. Moreover, the mountainous roads are difficult to traverse, and it will be difficult for our main forces to spread out.”Jiang Baili said.
Yuan Baocen nodded his head. However, in his previous life, he was an artillery staff officer and had studied many battle examples. He had never eaten pork before, but had he never seen pigs run?
The 7th Infantry Division was undoubtedly much stronger than the Bai Lang bandit unit. If they were to fight head-on, Yuan Baocen was confident that he could defeat Bai Lang with just an infantry battalion. In fact, they only needed to use one group to encircle and annihilate them.
However, if they were to fight in the mountainous areas, the bandits of Bai Lang would have a great advantage.
In another time and space, guerilla warfare had caused both the Japanese and Baldy Jiang to suffer.
"Since that's the case, let's make two preparations. On the one hand, we can get the local government to cooperate with us and provide guides for the reconnaissance team to enter the mountain to carry out the early investigation. They were ready for the main group to enter the mountain. On the other hand, they sealed off the path into the mountain and surrounded the Bai Lang bandit tribe. Bai Lang had a lot of people under his command. Without supplies, how long could they last in the mountains?”Yuan Baocen suggested.
"Yes, that's better. The scouting team was originally the elites that we selected from the army. Even if they entered the mountains, they might not be worse than those bandits.”Jiang Baili said.
"Then let's do it this way!" Yuan Baocen said.
Three days later, the 7th Infantry Division began their operation.
The 7th Infantry Division had four Infantry Regiments that were directly under the command of the recon battalion. There were a total of 1,800 people in the recon battalion. They were split into many small units and led by local guides into the mountains.
At the same time, the four infantry regiments also spread out, blocking the path into the mountain and besieging the Bai Lang bandit group.
The division headquarters and artillery regiment were stationed at the outskirts of Lushan County.
Stone Man Mountain, a peak in the Crouching Bull Mountain Range.
This place already belonged to the depths of the Crouching Bull Mountain Range and was rarely visited by humans.
The previous looting had allowed Bai Lang's troops to store up a lot of rations, which could last them for a long time.
"Tell me, how many soldiers are there?”Bai Lang asked.
Mr Lu also perked up.
"Boss, I'm afraid that the government troops have come with close to 30,000 people! Their military camp outside Lushan County stretched across a large area.”
"Is there any other news?" Bai Lang asked with a gloomy expression.
"Boss, the government troops have already mobilized a large number of troops today to block the road into the mountain. I took a long detour before entering the mountain from a small path. In addition, the government troops also sent a group of troops into the mountains under the leadership of the locals.”
"Humph! He actually dared to enter the mountain. He was simply bold. Mr. Lu, why don't we use the same trick and ambush the government troops? As long as they could hurt them, they could only retreat.”Bai Lang suggested.
"Leader, you can't. The government troops knew that we had the advantage in the mountains, but they still dared to send troops into the mountains. They must have great confidence. If I'm not wrong, the troops entering the mountain must be the elites of the government army.”Mr Lu said.
"So what if they are elites? We have thousands of brothers now. As long as he chose a suitable terrain, he might be able to eat them. Even if they are tough bones and can't be dealt with, we can still retreat. Those government troops can't do anything to us.”Bai Lang said proudly.
Mr Lu was still hesitant.
"Mr Lu, there isn't much food left on the mountain. We can only last for another half a month. If we don't think of a way to repel the government troops, even if the government troops are hungry, they will starve us to death!”Bai Lang continued.
"Don't worry, Mr Lu, we will definitely win. It was said that the 7th Infantry Division of the Beiyang Army was a newly formed unit that had never been on the battlefield before. Perhaps it's a motley crew that's simply here to deliver weapons and equipment to us.”Bai Lang laughed loudly, appearing very confident.
However, Mr Lu had a bad premonition.
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