"Quick, quick! Everyone, enter the city!"
"1st Battalion, guard the west, 2nd Battalion, guard the south. Leave the north and east to the brothers in the supply regiment!”
After the order was given, the 7th division of the Northern Army entered Lushan County.
There was no danger outside the city. Once they were surrounded by tens of thousands of bandits, it was very likely that the defense line would be broken. Especially if the bandits attacked at night, the 7th Infantry Division's firepower advantage would be greatly reduced.
Yuan Baocen wanted to use this operation to train his troops and eliminate the main force of the bandits with the least casualties. If there were too many casualties, it would be a huge blow to the newly formed 7th Division.
On the narrow city wall, the engineer regiment and the logistics regiment of the 7th Infantry Division of the Northern Army were setting up their positions. They would be the main force to defend against the bandits.
They used sandbags to build heavy machine gun firing points and rapid-fire cannon positions.
The soldiers could hide behind the parapet and shoot.
By using the city walls as fortifications, the 7th Infantry Division would be able to minimize their losses in this battle.
"Where are the bandits?" After Yuan Baocen went through the process, he requisitioned the county government as the 7th Infantry Division.
"The latest news is that the bandits are less than 50 li away from Lushan County.”
"Are the various departments ready?" Yuan Baocen nodded.
"The Artillery Regiment has set up an artillery position in the center of the county town, which can provide fire support to the surroundings. The engineer regiment and the logistics regiment guarded the four sides of the city wall. The cavalry regiment was on standby, ready to launch a counterattack at the appropriate time.”Jiang Baili replied.
"Yes, let's arrange it like this. Is the city under martial law?"
"Martial law has been issued. All the residents have returned home.”
"Order the cavalry regiment to be on guard. If they discover anyone with ill intentions, arrest them immediately. If they resist, execute them immediately!”Yuan Baocen ordered.
Jiang Baili understood what Yuan Baocen meant. Lushan County was close to the mountainous area of western Yu, so no one could guarantee that there were no bandits among the residents. Once the battle started and the bandits in the city came to help, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Teacher, I will make the arrangements.”
The entire Lushan County was in a state of war preparation under the 7th Infantry Division of the Northern Army.
At this moment, tens of thousands of bandits had already left the mountain area and were rapidly approaching Lushan County.
"Hurry up! Faster."
Under the stimulation of money and women, the bandits were as tired as dogs, but they still ran desperately towards Lushan County.
Two hours later, Lushan County was already in sight.
"Leader, the government troops have pushed into the county town.”A bandit leader reported.
"What is it? Did they hide in the county?" Bai Lang's expression was ugly.
Attacking a county heavily guarded by the Beiyang Army and besieging the Beiyang Army in the wilderness were two completely different things!
Many of the bandit leaders 'expressions also turned ugly.
"The Northern Army must have already set up spies. After learning of our movements, it is understandable that they retreated into the city with the intention of defending.”Mr Lu said.
"Mr Lu, what should we do now?”Bai Lang asked.
It wasn't easy to gather the bandits in the mountainous area of Yuxi and they all came to Lushan County together. If he returned empty-handed like this, wouldn't his efforts be in vain? At that time, would the other bandits still listen to him?
"Leader, don't worry. The government troops retreated into the city and knew that they were no match for us, so they intended to defend the city. Lushan County was not a big city. The city walls were no more than two meters tall and had a circumference of less than five miles. A small city like this is nothing to our army of tens of thousands. As long as we launch an all-out attack, we can easily take down Lushan County. However, we have to act quickly. Otherwise, once the reinforcements arrive, our situation will be dire.”
Mr Lu clearly had some skills, and his analysis was clear and logical. At the very least, the leaders of the bandits believed in this analysis.
"That's right, Mr Lu is right. We have so many people. We can definitely take down Lushan County.”Bai Lang nodded repeatedly.
"Brothers, we have no choice but to shoot now. If we take down Lushan County City and capture Yuan Baocen alive, we still have a chance to live and enjoy endless wealth. Otherwise, they would have to be prepared to lose their heads.”Bai Lang looked at everyone and said.
"That's right, Big Brother Bai is right. We have no way out. We have to risk our lives. Take down Lushan County and capture Yuan Baocen alive!”A bandit leader responded.
The other bandit leaders also responded and shouted.
"Take down Lushan County and capture Yuan Baocen alive!”
The bandits roared.
However, Mr Lu looked at Lushan County City in the distance with a hint of worry in his eyes.
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