As the saying goes, elites who have never experienced actual combat are not true elites. The true elites were all tempered through battle after battle.
However, it was not easy for the current temporary 1st division to experience the tempering of the flames of war.
Although the northeast was currently in chaos, all parties were still exercising restraint. Especially Feng Linge and Zhang Yuting, the two big shots of the Feng lineage. However, in order to exclude Zhang Xiluan, the general of Zhen 'an, who was above them, both sides still maintained cooperation. If he really wanted to turn hostile, he would have to wait until Zhang Xiluan left the Northeast.
"Oh right, at most, we'll use those beards!”Feng Ping had a flash of inspiration.
In the northeast, there were beards everywhere. Feng Linge and Zhang Yuting were also bearded. Now, he had become a legend among the Beards and was seen as a role model by many Beards. They also yearned to be like Feng Linge and Zhang Yuting one day, to become a feudal lord with a large army in his hands.
"Hu Zi, prepare the horses and return to Northtown!" Feng Ping shouted at the door.
"Yes, Young Master!" Feng Hu immediately went to make arrangements.
Ten minutes later, under the protection of a squad of guards, Feng Ping left the temporary 1st Division headquarters and returned to the Feng family's old residence in North Town.
After returning to the Feng family's old residence, he dealt with Madam Feng's nagging and went straight to Feng Lin's study.
"Father, I'm busy!"
Feng Linge glanced at Feng Ping and put the document in his hand aside.
"Why didn't you stay in Jinxi? Why did you come back?”
"Father, the temporary 1st division has barely formed a fighting force. Therefore, I want to bring the troops out to see blood! Soldiers who had never seen blood would be nervous after being on the battlefield.”Feng Ping did not hide anything.
"The temporary 1st division has already formed a combat force so quickly?" Feng Linge was a little surprised.”
The 1st and 2nd Divisions of Liaoxi, which had been formed at the same time as the 1st Division, had yet to form a fighting force.
"Yes, we've spent so much money. If we can't form combat strength at this time, it'll be a waste.”Feng Ping smiled bitterly.
The soldiers of the temporary 1st division trained hard, but their meals were also very good. The amount of weapons and ammunition consumed during training was also quite astonishing. Of course, a high investment would naturally result in a high output. After such training, the temporary 1st Division was barely able to form a fighting force. If they were to be dragged out to fight against the troops of other warlords, their chances of winning would be very high.
"Alright, what are you going to do?" Feng Linge asked.
"Father, I plan to wipe out all the bandits in Liaoxi. On one hand, he wanted to show the temporary 1st division some blood. On the other hand, it will also bring peace to the people of Liaoxi, which will help to further increase our reputation in Liaoxi.”
Feng Linge hesitated. After all, he was a bandit himself. Even now, there were many bandits on the Greenwood Road in western Liaoning who had connections with the Feng family. If Feng Ping wanted to use those bandits as an example, he would feel a little guilty.
"Father, send someone to inform those bandits. If they are willing to wash their hands of the past, we will let bygones be bygones. Of course, after joining the army or washing their hands, they could no longer commit evil deeds. As for those stubborn people, don't blame us for being ruthless. Father, if you want to unify the entire northeast in the future, you must win the support and love of the common people. Bandits run amuck and are tyrannical. The safety of the people's lives and property can't even be guaranteed. How can they sincerely support us?”Feng Ping knew what Feng Linge was thinking, so he tried to persuade him.
Feng Linge thought for a moment and then nodded. In order to unify the northeast, those bandits could naturally be abandoned.
"Alright, go ahead! I'll send someone to inform Greenwood Road. Those who had committed heinous crimes and were stubborn would die in vain!”Feng Linge made his choice.
"Alright, Father. The temporary 1st Division would launch an attack in a week!”Feng Ping said.
After Feng Ping left, Feng Linge immediately sent someone to inform the Greenwood Road, giving the bandits two choices. They could either wash their hands of evil and become good from now on. Or accept the reorganization of the army. Otherwise, they would become the target of the army.
This caused an uproar in the entire Liaoxi Greenwood Road. Most of the bandits cursed at Feng Linge, thinking that after Feng Linge became a teacher, he had forgotten his background and turned around to deal with them.
Only a small number of bandits realized the danger and chose to retire or surrender to the Feng family. Most of the bandits chose to fight against the Feng family.
In their opinion, although the Feng family was powerful, they were bandits and not regular soldiers. How could they face the Feng family's army head-on? There were many mountains in western Liaoning, and they were better at guerrilla warfare than the army. As long as this dragged on until the Feng family could not afford it, it would naturally be over.
Perhaps, at that time, they would be able to make a name for themselves and obtain more benefits.
On May 22, 1915, Feng Ping gathered all the military officers above the battalion level at the temporary headquarters of the First Division to hold a battle meeting.
"Everyone, after three months of training, the temporary 1st division has already formed its initial combat strength. However, the troops had never been tested in actual combat. Therefore, I hope that in the next few days, we will launch a bandit suppression operation in the entire western part of Liaoning. On the one hand, we want our troops to be tested in actual combat. On the other hand, it was also a blessing to Sangzi.”Feng Ping looked at the generals and officers.
"Although the bandits aren't that strong, it's not that easy to eliminate them. There was no harm in letting the troops see blood!”Vice division commander Feng Zihui immediately expressed.
The other generals and officers nodded.
"Alright, Chief of Staff, give us the battle plan. If no one has any objections, then we'll carry out the battle plan!”Feng Ping ordered.
"Yes, teacher!" All the generals and officers answered.
Then, Chief of Staff Davidson passed down the battle plan that he had drafted earlier.
This time, the temporary 1st division would be split into battalions or companies to start a bandit suppression operation in western Liaoning. The large groups of bandits would be dealt with by the infantry battalion. The infantry company would be able to take care of small groups of bandits.
On May 23rd, all the troops of the 1st Division left the camp and headed to their designated areas. A large-scale bandit suppression operation began. And this would also change the situation of the bandits in the northeast. At the very least, they had to eliminate the bandits in Liaoxi. After the Feng father and son unified the entire northeast, there would not be many bandits left in the northeast.
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