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Chapter 107 The Minzhuang Team captures the bandits (monthly tickets will add updates)

About twenty kilometers west of Fugu City, there is a place called Majiagou.

It has undulating hills and numerous ravines, and has been a good place for rioters to hide since ancient times.

As the imperial court vigorously promoted the capture of bandits, most of the bandits in northern Shaanxi were dispersed. Those who survived and were not surrendered gathered in groups of three to five to become bandits and hid in various hidden places.

Naturally, such a good place as Majiagou would not be spared by these gangsters.

Now entrenched here is a group of rogues led by a bandit leader whose nickname is "Huo Dicao". They used to make a living under Xie Zikuai Tuo Yangkun. After Xie Zikuai failed to surrender, "Huo Dicao" took his troops with him. Everyone came to Majiagou and took over the ditch as king.

In a mountain valley near Majiagou, Fang Tiezhu, with Gao Rui and other members of the Minzhuang team, were studying how to attack the Majiagou bandits. Song Jilie of the escort team also followed Lin Feng's order and brought 50 gunmen to assist the Minzhuang team. Turn in the bandits.

After looking at a brief map of Majiagou, Fang Tiezhu said to Guo Zheng, "Mr. Guo, how are you listening to Fengge's inquiries?"

"Reporting to Captain Fang, the bandit leader in Majiagou is He Baozong, nicknamed 'Huodicao'. He has about seventy or eighty people under his command. He usually makes a living by robbing passing merchants and people in the countryside of Fugu. He is very cruel. The gangsters usually only rob money, but he often robbed money and killed people." Guo Zhenghui reported.

"Do you know the location of the gang's lair?" Fang Tiezhu asked next.

Guo Zheng pointed to the simple map and said, "I only know the approximate location. Three or four miles along the bottom of this ditch is the core area where they are entrenched. You can't go in there to inquire."

Fang Tiezhu scratched his head and asked: "Gao Rui, Captain Song, what do you think about attacking this gang?"

After carefully looking at the simple map, Gurui said: "This gang has not many members and is not strong. It should not be difficult to defeat them. The key is whether they can be killed in one go. The terrain of Majiagou has roads extending in all directions, making it easy to escape. This is also The reason why the gangsters chose this place as their lair.

I suggest that our bandit surrendering force can be divided into two teams. One team attacks from the front, and the other team flanks them from behind, so that all these bandits can be eliminated correctly. "

Song Jilie thought for a while and said, "I also agree with Gurui's suggestion. If we attack head-on, our gun team can provide fire support from behind and try to defeat the gang in one fell swoop."

"Every afternoon, someone from the gang usually comes back from outside to inquire about the enemy. I suggest you follow him to find the gang's lair, and then carry out a frontal attack." Guo Zheng added at this time.

"I think it's okay, let's do it. Captain Song and I will lead a large force to attack by force. Gurui, you will lead 50 people to outflank from behind. Guo Zhengqian will be responsible for tracking the returning gangsters and guiding us," Fang Tiezhu arranged. .

He also had little command experience, but he strictly implemented Lin Feng's requirements, listened to everyone's opinions, and worked together to formulate a combat plan.

Lin Feng couldn't personally lead his team whenever there was a mission, so he had to train his generals more. Therefore, Lin Feng did not participate in the bandit surrender operation. He asked Fang Tiezhu to bring Gao Rui and Song Jilie out, and specifically told the three of them to discuss it more.

When it was getting dark in the afternoon, a gangster spy came back. Guo Zheng immediately followed him and left marks along the way to guide the large army led by Fang Tiezhu.

At dinner time, He Baozong, the "living grass", was leading the gang to cook.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside, the simple village gate was pushed down, and several of his gangsters ran over and shouted: "Boss, it's bad! The government troops are coming."

"Hold it!" He Baozong shouted, grabbed the spear at hand and rushed out, followed by several of his cronies.

"Bang, bang, bang!" After a burst of dense firecracker sounds, a dozen gangsters fell down.

Fang Tiezhu had already rushed in with the Minzhuang team members, raised his machete and started slashing with left and right swings.

"Live Grass" came forward and the two started fighting. Fang Tiezhu's machete was thick and powerful, but the "living grass" took advantage of the spear and was very tricky with it, forcing Fang Tiezhu to be slightly passive.

The civilian soldiers on both sides immediately came to support them. This was also the rule set by Lin Feng in running the army. The bravery of a man fighting alone was not allowed. If he could fight in a group, he had to fight in a group. "Huo Licao" and others were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately used his gun to force Fang Tiezhu back, and stabbed to death a member of the Minzhuang team. Then while Fang Tiezhu and others retreated, he took three or four of his cronies with him. Turn around and run.

When Fang Tiezhu came to his senses, "Live Grass" had already mounted his horse and ran out for tens of meters, followed by a bunch of gangsters who started to flee in all directions.

Fang Tiezhu immediately led his men in pursuit, but because he lost the opportunity and was blocked by a group of defeated gangsters, he could only watch the "living grass" escape.

However, "Live Grass"'s good luck only ended there. He had just led his men to run two or three miles when he ran into Gurry, who was leading the outflank.

Gurry also used a long gun. The gun body was made of fine steel carefully made by "Sledgehammer Iron Art". It was even more powerful and heavy. He stabbed "Live Grass" to the ground in two or three strokes, and several other gangsters were also captured without a fight. .

After capturing the prisoners, Gao Rui led the team to the gangster's lair. Fang Tiezhu and others were already cleaning the battlefield, and a gangster lair had been cleared.

After wiping out the "living grass", Fang Tiezhu led the team to take a short rest and then rushed to the next location to surrender the bandits.

County government office, county magistrate's public house.

Lin Jiakang came in and reported: "County Lord, Fang Tiezhu and the others have returned from surrendering the bandits."

Lin Feng immediately stood up and went to the door. He saw Fang Tiezhu, Gao Rui, and Song Jilie walking in dusty and dusty. There were still a lot of blood stains on their armors. It seemed that the battle to capture the bandits was quite intense.

"How's it going? Are you guys injured?" Lin Feng asked with concern.

Fang Tiezhu stepped forward and hammered his chest and said, "Thank you for your concern, sir. How can those little frog thieves hurt us?"

"Haha, Captain Fang, please stop bragging. That attack on the 'Live Grass' almost made you hate yourself!" Song Jilie unceremoniously exposed his lies.

"Hehe, it's not like we killed him." Fang Tiezhu, who was not unusually thick-skinned, replied disapprovingly.

Lin Feng pulled up a chair and sat down and said: "Okay, everyone, sit down and talk about the situation of surrendering the bandits."

As soon as they heard that business was about to begin, Fang Tiezhu and others immediately sat down and reported: "Your Excellency, we have been out to capture bandits for nearly half a month, and have wiped out three groups of bandits around Fugu County, killing more than 3 bandits in total. , captured nearly 50 people, and seized a total of more than 200 taels of gold and silver, more than 3500 dan of grain, and a small amount of armor and weapons, but they were all relatively worn out."

"Where are our casualties?" Lin Feng asked.

"Our Minzhuang team sent a total of 200 people and suffered more than 30 casualties, including 8 killed in action. The total casualties were not large." Fang Tiezhuhui reported.

"Fifty people from the Second Squadron of our escort team came. Because they were all behind to provide fire support, none of them were killed. Two people were injured by stray arrows." Song Jilie added.

Lin Feng did some calculations and said: "The overall casualties are okay. To build a strong army, casualties are inevitable. Brothers who died in battle will be compensated as usual, and others will be awarded silver rewards at an average of 5 taels per person. You can follow Combat performance will be divided into levels of 3 taels, 5 taels, and 8 taels. This money will be spent from the seizure, and the remaining silver taels will go to the public."

"Understood!" Fang Tiezhu and others responded.

This is also the rule Lin Feng has set for the Minzhuang Team and the Guard Team. All seizures will be credited, and rewards will be given out based on the merits. This is to prevent future war opportunities from being wasted due to competition for battlefield seizures, and not to cause conflicts among various units.

　Start vigorously training the team.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)