The reason why they didn't take action against the underground forces and bandits before was because they didn't have enough soldiers. Not only did the First Company have to be responsible for the security of Yanyuan County and the base, but they also had to be responsible for the training of the Security Team One. The task was very heavy.
These underground forces would not just watch as they were taken down. They would definitely resist, so they needed a large number of troops. After the second company was formed, the first company would be freed from the heavy defense work. They could start to attack these underground forces and bandits.
Many of the locals were familiar with the stronghold. The terrain was very dangerous this time. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, in front of the artillery, everything was like floating clouds. Although the artillery company was equipped with the M1 75mm howitzer, it was not a problem to deal with a small bandit.
This time, an artillery platoon was dispatched to participate in the operation. There were a total of three 75mm howitzers and three 50mm mortars from a fire support platoon. For a small group of bandits, this was like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken.
In Lianshan Village, which was located halfway up the mountain, the First Leader was extremely furious. He shouted angrily at the Third Leader, who was somewhat simple-minded and had developed limbs,"Third brother, you bastard, you want us to die? Who told you to go down the mountain to snatch food? Who?"
He had no idea about the operation of going down the mountain to grab food. He was completely in the dark. He was now very afraid of Chu Zian. He had been hiding in the village all this time, afraid to go out, afraid of attracting Chu Zian's attention.
But now, the Third Head had sent people to snatch the grain. It was impossible not to attract attention now.
When the Third Leader saw the furious First Leader, he said in puzzlement,"Big brother, didn't we just rob a batch of food? It's not like the government troops haven't come to fight in the past few years. I don't believe they can attack the village.”
The boss was so angry that he couldn't speak. After a long time, he sighed and said,"Let's hope so. Tell our brothers to be on high alert.”
"Chief, bad news, bad news!”
Just as the boss finished speaking, he saw a bandit staggering in from outside the hall. His face was pale and he looked very flustered.
The Third Head was already very depressed at the moment. When he saw this, he immediately found an outlet to vent and scolded,"Damn you, what happened?”
The bandit saw the angry Third Leader and said,""The government troops, the government troops are attacking. Cannons, they still have cannons, they are at the foot of the mountain!”
When the boss heard this, his face turned pale and he sat down on the chair. Then, he smiled sadly and said,"I knew it. In the end, we can't hide. Surrender. We're not their match!”
Although the terrain of their stronghold was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it was rather powerless against the cannons. A few more shots from the cannons would be enough to flatten their stronghold. How could they resist? Therefore, surrendering was their only way out.
The operation this time was unexpected. Without firing a single shot, they had only fired three 75mm howitzers at the foot of the mountain and captured this stronghold with over a thousand people. It was obvious that artillery was still very powerful in this era.
These thousands of bandits, including the old, the weak, women, and children, were all taken into the county city. This was all for the citizens of the city to see. When they saw the thousands of people being taken into the city one after another, it immediately caused a commotion and at the same time, they cheered.
The common people hated this group of bandits who had a bad record. They often plundered the surrounding villages.
Chu Zian dealt with the bandits who had provoked him quite ruthlessly. The three leaders were all shot dead, and the rest of the bandits were all dragged to the mines for at least ten years.
There was an iron mine buried underground in Yanyuan County. Chu Zian had already exchanged the resource distribution map of the entire Sichuan Province in the base. If he wanted to develop the industry, steel was indispensable, and iron ore was needed to produce steel. Therefore, Chu Zian had already begun to build a mine in Yanyuan County.
The industrial center had a set of the most advanced equipment and a large number of construction machinery, which would greatly speed up the process.
It was the tail end of the industrial revolution, so electricity was not a big problem in the short term. The power station in the base could provide the electricity needed in the early stage. Moreover, Yanyuan County also produced coal. There were not only coal mines, but also gold mines, silver mines, salt, copper, and up to 41 kinds of ores distributed throughout the county.
Other than iron ore, salt, and coal, the output of other ores was not high, but it was enough for the early development.
After eliminating the Lian Mountain Stronghold, Chu Zian began to take action against the underground forces in the county. Opiums, casinos, brothels, and gangs were all included in the scope of the attack. Hundreds of Red Alert soldiers and dozens of dogs came out in full force.
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