The bandits in the northeast were also known as bandits and beards. Along with the bandits in Xiangxi and the bandits in Lu Province, they had already caused trouble in the area during the Republic of China.
Using the hidden terrain of the ravines, they could fight against the troops that came to suppress the bandits.
Most of the time, bandits could not fight the army head-on. The advantage of bandits was that the enemy was in the light and they were in the dark. They also had excellent intelligence and a code system.
The teaching brigade had a total of nearly eight thousand people, three infantry regiments, one mountain cannon battalion, and one cavalry battalion.
There were also the Guard Company, Engineer Company, Communication Company, and other units that were directly under the brigade. Thanks to Zhang Zhengzong's favor, the cannons in the warehouse were given priority to the teaching brigade. He also transferred outstanding artillery from various departments of the Feng army to upgrade the artillery battalion of the teaching brigade to an artillery regiment.
Unfortunately, there were not many opportunities for the heavy artillery in the artillery regiment to be used. Most of them were the small mountain cannons and mortars equipped by each regiment. These small cannons were easy to use, light, easy to conceal, and easy to disassemble.
The person in charge of this mission was Yang Guanghui. Of course, he was only in name. As the chief of staff of the Feng army, how could he lead the team to suppress the bandits?
In reality, it was the brigade commander Yao Tiancheng who was gifted by the system. The moment he came out, he was given the position of major general. His ability was better than other generals who came from the imperial army, but he was not as powerful as those fierce generals. He could only be said to be average.
This was good too. It was safe.
Excluding the new troops that had yet to form an army, the teaching brigade that had been split up was the only elite unit that could be used in the field. Zhang Zhengzong was also in Fengtian City, waiting for the report of this unit's success in suppressing the bandits.
Halfway through, the teaching brigade even bumped into the Japanese army's South Manchurian Road Guard Unit. The Japanese army changed their attitude and did not provoke the soldiers of the teaching brigade.
It was normal to take the train, but the railway was controlled by the Japanese. The Japanese only looked at the soldiers of the teaching brigade and did not check their weapons and ammunition. It was obvious that they already knew the name and origin of this unit.
They were quite afraid. The spirit of this Feng army was completely different from the Feng army in the past. Their cold eyes were like lone wolves in a world of ice and snow.
Cruel, cold, determined, and arrogant!
Only veterans who were used to winning battles and killing people would have such a look and performance. Although the Japanese troops of the Road Protection Unit were from the Kwantung Army, they had never fought in a battle. In terms of momentum, the Teaching Brigade was better.
The railway was the best mode of transportation in this era. There were not many roads in the three eastern provinces, but there were many dirt roads.
Everyone knew how important transportation was to economic development.
The same was true for the military. If the transportation was convenient, the Feng army could move to other places at the fastest speed and greatly strengthen their control over the territory.
When the Instructive Brigade arrived at the civilian city, they did not offend the locals at all.
The local security corps had more than a thousand people and a thousand guns, but they did not have any heavy weapons. What kind of force was the security corps? It was a militia force. It was more or less enough to ensure the safety of the place.
More than a hundred miles away, it was the 38th Brigade's headquarters. This 38th Brigade was also the only armed force of the Feng army in this area.
A little further south was the fort controlled by the Japanese army, where a division and two independent infantry regiments were stationed, as well as a small number of Japanese warships and sailors.
Most of the Japanese troops were stationed in South Manchuria. North Manchuria and East Manchuria were Mao Xiong's territory. Mao Xiong would not tolerate the Japanese troops stationed there. In the past, they had fought a battle on this land.
In the territory of the three eastern provinces, the number of Feng troops was the largest and the weakest.
Next was the Japanese army, which numbered close to 40,000, and some police officers.
Mao Xiong didn't have many troops in Northern Manchuria, but they could transfer a large number of troops from the Far East at any time.
The Siberian artery was still open, so they had nothing to fear. The Feng family was sandwiched between the two empires.
With such a huge commotion, the spy at the foot of the bandit mountain (responsible for scouting) had already sent a message.
Even if they were in a situation where they had a lot of troops, they did not have the courage to challenge the army.
Those cannons were enough to make people tremble in fear.
There were a few hills in this area that were related to the Japanese.
The Black Dragon Gang had already sent the information over, and many of the bandits on the mountain had already slipped. Such a tough nut to crack was not something they could handle.
There were many warhorses on the mountain. The northeast had always been a place for raising horses. The Eight Banners Army of the Braid Dynasty had started off as cavalry.
Although the bandits weren't trained, the leaders of the bandits weren't very good at picking their feet. Their marksmanship was very good, and they were all very cruel and cunning, especially those old bandits.
Old Zhang's success greatly stimulated a group of traitors. After all, Old Zhang was also a traitor before. After being recruited, he slowly became the King of the Northeast.
The most important source of income for bandits was not robbery and kidnapping, but Great Smoky Land.
Without Big Smoke, how could they expand their forces? Even the army was involved in smoking, let alone the bandits.
Suppressing the bandits wasn't a cover, but Guo Yushu and Yang Guanghui were also working under orders.
The 38th Brigade also received Zhang Zhengzong's order. This was Zhang Diaoluan's unit.
The dawdling joint teaching brigade began to attack a few mountains.
Unlike the Black Province, there were still some days before the snow would seal the mountains.
On the other hand, the situation in Fengtian City was turbulent.
Because he did not trust the police of Fengtian, Zhang Zhengzong had his new Guards Brigade act as the main force to ban the tobacco industry.
In 1911, in Fengtian City, every family had already prepared cabbage for the winter. Early in the morning, the citizens selling snacks on the streets saw teams of neatly dressed soldiers coming from outside the city.
The soldiers of the Guards Brigade did not disturb the people. They followed their assigned tasks and began to head to where they wanted to go.
Naturally, not many people went to the smoking establishment in the early morning. The shopkeepers and waiters of the smoking establishment were detained by the fiendish guards who broke in.
A large number of smoky soil was also seized and moved onto the dozen or so large carts.
Occasionally, there were a few gunshots. These were the stubborn cigarette sellers. After all, to them, this smoky soil was their life.
At Feng Yong's house, Boss Feng heard the gunshots in the city and quickly asked the servant girl to call Little Five to ask the marshal's residence what was going on.
Although they had a premonition, they did not expect Seventh Brother to solve the problem in such a way. It was a little too cruel.
Wasn't the suppression of force a little too intense?
The tobacco tax in Fengtian had always been high. Wasn't this against money?
At Yang Guanghui's house, he was putting on his coat. The marshal had greeted him, but he seemed to be a little impatient. He actually presided over the smoking ban himself.
"Grandpa, have a bite." Yang Guanghui's wife urged him to eat breakfast.
"I'm not eating. I'm not in the mood. It's going to be a mess. I have to go to the office first. I don't know if I have to work overtime tonight.”
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