Bandits and Mountain Thieves had existed since ancient times.
In the thousands of years of history, other than Rabbit who had truly banned this profession, the previous dynasties could only turn a blind eye to it.
But now, Feng Ping was in Liaoxi, a place where there were as many bandits as there were hairs on an ox, and he was going to make use of these bandits. One could imagine how shocking this would be.
However, at least the people of Liaoxi supported him. No one wanted their lives and property to be in danger.
Even though there were indeed some bandits who robbed the rich to help the poor. However, the vast majority of bandits were undoubtedly lawless. Their existence had already become a cancer in society.
If the economy wanted to develop, a stable social environment was essential.
There was a White Wolf Mountain 50 kilometers west of Jinxi. Among the bandits of Jinxi, the largest gang was entrenched here. The bandit leader called himself the White Wolf and founded the White Wolf Bastion. There were more than 2,000 people in the entire White Wolf Bastion, and almost everyone had a gun.
The White Wolf Bastion was undoubtedly the overlord of all the bandits in Jinxi. Even the local government was unwilling to provoke them.
But this time, Feng Ping charged straight at the White Wolf Bastion.
Feng Ping personally led the temporary 1st Division Guard Company, 1st Regiment 1st Battalion, and 2nd Battalion to White Wolf Bastion.
Feng Ping led the army to White Wolf Bastion. It was obvious that he wanted to use White Wolf Bastion as an example to intimidate the other bandits in western Liaoning. The movement of the army naturally could not be hidden.
The White Wolf Bastion also received the news at once.
"Chief, more than two thousand government troops are heading straight for us. What should we do now?”A leader of the White Wolf Bastion looked worried.
"Humph! What's there to be afraid of? My White Wolf Mountain is high and dense. It's easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if there were twice as many soldiers, they wouldn't be a match for us, let alone two thousand!”The white wolf looked confident.
"Chief is right. Our White Wolf Bastion has more than 2,000 troops. Everyone has guns. Coupled with the terrain advantage, we don't have to be afraid of the government troops at all!”The advisor of the White Wolf Bastion also stood out.
The bandits of White Wolf Bastion indeed had good equipment. Although they were all Mosin-Nagant rifles left behind from the war between Japan and Russia, or Japanese Type 30 rifles, they were all very rare. However, the overall performance was not bad. Of course, it would be a joke to expect these bandits to have good marksmanship. It was not easy to replenish the ammunition of these bandits. Naturally, they could not let the temporary 1st division waste a large amount of ammunition to train the soldiers 'marksmanship.
"Chief, I've received news that the person who led the army to annihilate us is Feng Linge's only son!”Another leader said.
"Feng Linge's only son?" The white wolf could not help but frown.
"Chief, this is great news!”the advisor said immediately.
"What do you mean?" The white wolf could not understand. After all, Feng Linge only had one son. If anything happened to him, how could he let the White Wolf Bastion off?
Although the white wolf was arrogant, he knew that with their strength, it was impossible for them to fight against Feng Linge. If Feng Linge really wanted to do it, he could easily crush them and destroy the entire White Wolf Bastion.
"Chief, Feng Linge must have placed great importance on his only son. If we can capture Young Master Feng. Then, wouldn't Feng Linge have to agree to whatever we say? At that time, the boss can ask Feng Linge to give us a batch of firearms, and even ask him to give us the mountain areas in western Liaoning to manage. We can really compete with Feng Linge!”The advisor advised.
The white wolf's eyes lit up. If he could unify the western part of Liaoning, he would undoubtedly become a true giant. Even if the mountains in western Liaoning were barren, it was still better than being a bandit leader.
"Haha! Good! Grand Master was right, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! This time, we must capture Young Master Feng and let them know that we are not to be trifled with. At that time, everyone would no longer be bandits, but officials!”The white wolf laughed.
The leaders of the White Wolf Bastion were also beaming with joy.
If they could choose not to be bandits, most people would not be willing to be bandits. The reason why most people became bandits was because they had no choice.
Two days later, Feng Ping led his army to White Wolf Mountain. At the foot of the mountain, everyone looked at the mountain that was more than 1,000 meters above sea level and densely covered in forests. They could not help but frown.
"Feng, it seems that we have underestimated the White Wolf Bastion. This place was high in the mountains and dense in forests, easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as the other party is defending the mountain, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to eliminate them. After all, the bandits were more familiar with this place.”Davidson looked worried.
Feng Ping nodded. He also felt that he was a little too arrogant.
The White Wolf Bastion had been able to stand for more than ten years and make the government troops helpless. Of course, they had their own strengths.
However, since things had come to this, they couldn't retreat, right? If that was the case, wouldn't he become the laughingstock of the entire Liaoxi? Those bandits would undoubtedly become even more unscrupulous in the future.
Therefore, there was only one path in front of Feng Ping. That was to attack the White Wolf Bastion according to the original plan and get rid of this nest of bandits in one fell swoop. There was no other way.
"Let the soldiers rest for a while. We'll start the attack in the afternoon!”Feng Ping ordered.
"Yes, teacher!" The 1st Battalion Commander Ma Xiufang and the 2nd Battalion Commander Han Shupeng answered.
The cooks started to light a fire and cook so that the soldiers on the long march could have a good meal.
A war was about to start. Even if they were facing bandits, there was a possibility of casualties. He would let everyone eat and drink until they were full before fighting. This way, even if they died in battle, they would be full ghosts.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the 1st and 2nd battalions 'eight heavy 120mm mortars and twelve medium 80mm mortars were set up. As for the light mortars, they were lighter and could move with the troops.
"Fire!"
Following the order of the artillery commander, the 20 mortars began to rain shells on White Wolf Mountain.
"Xiu! Whoosh!"
The cannonballs sliced through the air, letting out sharp whistles.
Most of the bandits had never experienced artillery fire and did not know what had happened.
However, White Wolf was also a confidant. He had participated in the Japanese volunteer army and fought against the Russians. Naturally, he knew what this meant.
"Damn it, the government's artillery! Quickly lie down!" The white wolf roared loudly.
"Boom! Boom!"
Cannons fell from the sky and landed in the White Wolf Bastion.
The shells exploded, sending sparks and shrapnel flying.
Before many bandits could react, they had already been blown to pieces by the artillery shells. More bandits were killed by the shrapnel from the explosion.
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