Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 132 You're welcome
Na Yancheng wanted to use civilians to attack Chen Gu's position again, but Le Bao was worried that using civilians to attack the enemy's position would force the enemy away, so he wanted to annihilate this rebel army.

But they only saw what was in front of them, but did not know that the Chen Gu army on the opposite side had only two hundred people. Although they were the most elite two hundred people, they were not the main force.

In addition to these two hundred men, Chen Gu also had three hundred veteran soldiers, five hundred new recruits and five hundred logistics soldiers.

Although the training of new recruits and logistics soldiers is much worse, they have also received military training. At least they are stronger than the Green Camp soldiers in terms of physical fitness and training. In addition, some of them are equipped with rifles, and all of them carry detonators and bombs, and they are led by three hundred veterans.

Such an army of 1,300 people has very strong combat effectiveness, at least much stronger than the 1,000 Green Camps.

He didn't even use all his 1,300 troops. Just the 300 veterans led by Lao Piao were enough to completely defeat the 1,000 Green Camp troops.

Time goes back to three days ago.

After the elderly, the weak, women and children had almost been evacuated, the young and strong began to transport supplies. After all, the enemy had 9,000 troops, and Chen Gu had no experience in large-scale combat.

Although they had received a lot of relevant training, they were all just talk on paper. Therefore, they could not guarantee that their plans would be successful. After all, the enemy's strength was six times theirs, and they were all veterans, while their total strength of 1,500 soldiers was only 500 veterans, and the remaining 1,000 people were 500 new recruits and 500 logistics soldiers.

The actual military strength of the two sides is actually eighteen times. The gap in military strength is really too great, so the evacuation of Fobao is real. Not only did everyone evacuate, but all kinds of supplies were also being transferred.

After all, weapons are not omnipotent. If the enemy's soldiers are elite enough, the huge disparity in troop strength is enough to offset the difference in weapons.

Ordinary people retreated into the mountains. As for the army, Chen Gu did not withdraw immediately. Instead, he planned to have a head-on fight with Le Bao to see how it goes. If he could not win, it would not be too late to withdraw with light equipment.

Anyway, our weapons are superior to those of the enemy, so we can fight and retreat at the same time without worrying about not being able to escape.

Chen Gu personally led less than two hundred snipers and a special forces company to the hilltop near Qingyuan Palace to block the enemy's large force. Originally he just wanted to test the quality of the enemy's soldiers. If he couldn't defeat them, he would block them layer by layer and retreat while fighting.

But no one expected that after this test, the Green Camp's strength would be so weak. It can be said that this blocking battle shocked both sides.

The imperial court was shocked by the strength of Chen Gu's army, while Chen Gu's army was shocked by the weakness of the Green Camp Army. How could they be the regular army of the imperial court? They were just a group of rabble.

What Chen Gu didn't know was that the monthly salary of the Eight Banners was one-third higher than that of the Green Camp, and the monthly rice was three times higher.

The Eight Banners soldiers also had special benefits such as being granted land based on the number of soldiers and receiving special rations, and their income was quite good, whereas the Green Camp soldiers had no other income except their monthly salary and rice.

Because there were many wars in the early Qing Dynasty, the army could get a lot of rewards for their meritorious service or seize a lot of spoils, so the army's combat effectiveness was naturally much higher.

But now there are not many wars, and the prices are two or three times more expensive than during the Kangxi period. The monthly rice of the Green Camp is only enough for themselves to eat, and the monthly salary is not enough to support their families.

How can they improve their combat effectiveness when their livelihood cannot be guaranteed? Moreover, the already limited monthly rice and salary will be deducted by their superiors, and the occasional extra money will be used to smoke opium.

How can such an army be combat-effective!

After finding out the details of the imperial army, Chen Gu would not be polite.

A rocket flew into the sky with a sharp whistle.

“Swish, swish, swish~!”

Then, whistles sounded one after another, extending outward from the Buddha treasure, until the last whistle sounded at Tanghe Field.

Le Bao and Na Yancheng, who were considering whether to send civilians to attack Chen Gu's position, heard the whistle and stood up instantly. They frowned and looked towards Tanghe Field, their faces changing from gloomy to bright.

Na Yancheng suddenly thought of something, and after being frightened, he shouted, "Quick, quick, come on, send scouts back to the camp to find out the situation!"

"I'm afraid the scouts can't go back!" Le Bao's eyes flashed coldly, and he ordered: "Immediately send a battalion of soldiers back to the main camp!
Come here, mobilize a battalion of soldiers to guard the 1,000 civilians who are with the army!"

Le Bao issued two orders in succession. It was not known what would happen to the troops returning to the camp for the time being, but the people sent to look after the civilians who accompanied the troops received reports immediately.

When the whistle sounded, a thousand civilian laborers who followed the army rioted. As there was no prior preparation, the small number of soldiers could not suppress them at all. Instead, they were quickly killed by the civilian laborers. Then the thousand civilian laborers ran away and disappeared into the vast forest in a moment.

Soon, a battalion of soldiers who were sent back to the camp also sent a fast horse to report that the way back had been blocked and bullets were constantly fired from the woods on both sides.

The soldiers simply had no way to move forward because, although the enemy's bullets were not very dense, they were extremely accurate and had a long range, so they had no way to pursue and could only dodge nearby.

After receiving such a reward and verifying his guess, Lebao was stunned. He sat down heavily on the chair and kept muttering, "It's over, it's over!"

It was already time for the afternoon snack, but they only had enough dry food for one meal, and the small amount of food that was transported in with the 1,000 military laborers and cannons was only enough for one meal.

Originally, I thought that Fobao's men had already evacuated, and coming in was just a pursuit, but Chen Gu built a position to resist.

They thought that the army would be able to capture Chen Gu's position in one fell swoop, but they did not expect that the 3,000 men would collapse at the first blow. Instead of taking the position, they exposed their own weaknesses.

"Uncle, calm down. You must calm down now!" Na Yancheng's eyes were bloodshot. He grabbed Le Bao's arm with both hands and shook it, and urged loudly, "You must cheer up now, otherwise it will be really over!"

"It's all your fault!" Le Bao suddenly stood up and yelled at Yan Cheng, then sat back down dejectedly, "Tell me, what else can we do?"

"There are only two choices at this moment. One is to break through the position in front of us, and the other is for the army to return to the camp immediately." Na Yancheng said.

"How can that be easy!" Le Bao laughed bitterly and said, "The three thousand men in the position before us collapsed at the first blow, leaving nearly eight hundred men behind. Moreover, the enemy has not used the bomb detonator yet. You don't think that's because they don't have it, do you?"

These things are all sold outside, so how could they not be found in the Buddhist base camp!
"And even if we destroy the enemy camp, what can we do?" Le Bao shook his head and continued, "We are not familiar with the terrain in the mountains. It is basically impossible to catch those who evacuate. We don't have that much time!"

(End of this chapter)