"Send someone back to report to the division headquarters that we have encountered the Bai Lang bandits. They had a large number of people, but their combat strength was poor. Their weapons and equipment were also very trashy. Most of them used cold weapons such as large knives and spears.”Tang Mengxiao ordered.
"Good!" Dong Pingan nodded.
"The first row is the vanguard, the second row is in the middle, and the third row is at the back. Continue searching!" Tang Mengxiao ordered the troops to continue advancing.
In the battle just now, the reconnaissance company had killed hundreds of bandits at the cost of two soldiers being injured. This greatly boosted the morale of Tang Mengxiao and even the entire reconnaissance company.
They even believed that with just four reconnaissance companies and divisions, they could take care of the entire Bai Lang bandit division.
If that was the case, it would be a huge contribution!
On the Stone Man Mountain, Bai Lang brought the defeated soldiers back.
However, he did not expect that the ones who returned were a group of people who had lost the battle. Many of them were still injured, and many of them did not even return at all.
What had happened was obvious.
This made the bandits panic.
There were even rumors that the government troops were too powerful and that they were no match for them. It wouldn't be long before they were all wiped out by the government troops.
For a moment, some bandits wanted to retreat and quietly slipped away.
Many bandits had fallen into the weeds because they couldn't continue living. He hoped that he could continue to live by being a bandit. However, if they couldn't even survive as bandits, they could only find another way out.
"Leader, is that army very powerful?”Mr Lu was also shocked when he saw Bai Lang return in defeat.
"Yes! Very powerful. They were well-equipped. A troop of over two hundred people actually had two heavy machine guns and two cannons. As expected of Yuan Shikai's son's troops, their equipment was much better than the other Beiyang Army!”Bai Lang sighed.
He had to admit that he had underestimated his enemy this time, resulting in him suffering such a huge loss.
"That's difficult. This time, the government army is so powerful. It's obvious that they don't intend to let us off.”Mr Lu's expression was very ugly.
"Mr Lu, what should we do now?”Bai Lang also felt that it was very troublesome. He was almost at the end of his rope.
"It's difficult! Not only did the government troops block the path into the mountain, they also sent many elite troops into the mountain to suppress us. If we had underestimated the government troops before, no one would think so now. Just the less than 2,000 government troops that entered the mountain could probably wipe us out!”Mr Lu said.
Bai Lang nodded. Although he didn't want to admit it, if the Northern Army troops that entered the mountain were as powerful as the Northern Army troops he encountered today, just the Northern Army troops that entered the mountain would be enough to wipe out all the bandits in the entire Yuxi Mountain area.
"Leader, for now, I'm afraid we can only leave Yuxi. Go north to southern Shaanxi, or west to eastern Shu. If that was the case, there might still be a chance of survival.”Mr Lu said.
"Give up Yuxi? How can that do?" Bai Lang was a little reluctant.
In Yuxi, he was the boss. If he gave up this place and went to another province, who would give him face?
"Leader, think about it yourself. As long as the mountain didn't turn, the water would turn. As long as there was green mountain, there was no need to worry about firewood!”Mr Lu advised.
Bai Lang fell silent.
The Northern Army's 7th Infantry Division's reconnaissance troops that had entered the mountainous region of western Henan were currently encircling and suppressing the Crouching Bull Mountain.
Not only were Bai Lang's bandits defeated by the Northern Yang Army's reconnaissance troops, but the other bandit groups were also defeated and suffered heavy losses.
All the bandits in the mountainous area of Yuxi were in a state of panic.
Mr Lu found Bai Lang again.
"Leader, we can't wait any longer. If this continues, even if we are not annihilated by the government troops, our subordinates will fall apart. At that time, everything will be over." Mr Lu persuaded earnestly.
"Oh? Leader, what do you mean?" Mr Lu was puzzled.
"Second Young Master Yuan has sent out all the field troops. In Lushan County, only the division headquarters, the 7th Infantry Division's artillery regiment, engineering regiment, and logistics regiment are left. Although there were many of these troops, they were all second-line troops. Their combat strength was not that great. If we can attack Lushan County and take out Second Young Master Yuan's division, we can even capture him alive. Then, the situation could be reversed.”Bai Lang said.
"What is it? Leader, you have to think twice! Even if it was a second-line army, the other party still had nearly ten thousand people! How can we possibly eat each other?”Mr. Lu was shocked by Bai Lang's plan.
"We alone are not enough. However, we are not the only ones in the mountainous area of Yuxi. There are as many bandits as there are hairs on an ox. The government troops are not only targeting us, but also those bandits. If they were like a plate of loose sand, they would only be defeated by the government troops one by one. We can join forces and gather 30,000 to 40,000 people. When the time came, they might be able to take out the headquarters of the 7th Division if they launched a surprise attack. Although the risk was high, wealth came from danger. I've already decided to give it my all!”Bai Lang went completely crazy.
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