Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2161

Zhu Si suddenly understood what Mi Longtao meant: he wanted to chase down the bandits and catch them all.

However, the troops assembled in Xugang are really small, not only do they have no advantage in strength, but they also have no advantage in weapons.

His face was a little pale, and he stammered: "Well, do you want Yunan County to send out troops to cooperate with us..."

"I've already sent someone to deliver the letter, but this time around, they can only do some finishing work when they arrive—but that's okay," Mi Longtao said, "This time the enemy appeared in a large group. , just to carry out a campaign." He pointed on the map with one hand, "Although the enemy escaped, there are not many roads they can take in this area. Before entering Xugang, I sent a detective team and scouts to search Their whereabouts..."

He was talking when suddenly a messenger hurried over and whispered a few words in his ear.Mi Longtao lifted his spirits and asked, "Where is he?"

"In Shenming Pavilion, it is said that he ran out and was injured!"

"Okay, go and have a look right away." Mi Longtao stood up and said to them, "Just now a villager came to report that a large group of bandits had arrived in their village and they were resting. Let's go and see the situation together."

"Yes!"

Mi Longtao was inconvenient to point to the map because of an arm injury, so Zhu Si hurriedly put the map away for him.

When the group arrived at Shenming Pavilion, a large group of villagers had already gathered outside. They all poked their heads and stood on tiptoes to look inside. The village's Tuanyong stopped the crowd from the outside. Seeing them coming, they quickly cleared a road .

In the Shenming Pavilion, a few soldiers and guards were guarding a black and thin man. The man was slumped on a bench, and the health guards were busy bandaging beside him. Several elders from the village were looking around in the yard.

"This is the man who just ran all the way here and passed out before entering the door. He was carried in by Tuan Yong." The sergeant at the scene reported, "He was shot by an arrow, and the health guards are bandaging him."

"Is the person awake?"

"Sober," said the sergeant. "We searched him. No weapon."

Mi Longtao nodded: "Bring him, I have something to ask him."

After simple interrogation, I learned that the man came from a small village called "Lixu". About half an hour ago (two meals), a group of bandits rushed into their village, detained all the people in the village, and forced the village women to commit suicide. Dinner, rest the team.

"...All the people in the village were imprisoned in the ancestral hall. When I was escaping, I was shot and passed out. The bandits thought I was dead before I escaped..."

Mi Longtao didn't speak, and whispered a few words to the captain of the Fengkai County Criminal Police Team next to him, and then asked, "How many bandits are there?"

"Running in a hurry, I didn't see clearly. About 200 people."

Mi Longtao signaled to help him out.He also called the local villagers to ask questions, and opened the map to point and draw for a while.Neither Zhu Si nor Li Dong dared to intervene.

"Come and see," Mi Longtao greeted, and they quickly surrounded him.

"I asked the locals about this village just now. Lixu is a small village about 2.5 kilometers away. There are only more than 20 families in the village. A few days ago, the residents scattered and fled to a large village surrounded by Tuanlianzhai walls. There are only some old, weak, sick and disabled who are unwilling or unable to leave."

"Is the messenger reliable?" Zhu Si asked.

"You're a good question." Mi Longtao nodded approvingly, "There are some people who have taken refuge in Lixu, and there are some in Xugang. This person is indeed a native of Lixu, and he is usually an ordinary villager, not a cunning person."

"So the news is true."

"Yes, this group of enemies should be some of the bandits who besieged Xu Gang and took the opportunity to attack us in ambush." ​​Mi Longtao said, "I decided to eat them! What do you think?"

Since Mi Longtao said so, Zhu Si and Li Dong naturally had no choice but to obey.

"Send a few people to reconnaissance around Lixu immediately!" Mi Longtao issued an order, "Go and ask a few people in Lixu to learn about the specific situation in the area!"

Soon, a lot of information was obtained from the local people in Lixu, and the trainee warrant officer who asked the question even drew a sketch.

From the map, Lixu is a small basin among the hills, surrounded by low hills on all sides, and there is only a lower gap in the north.However, this map is really crude, without contour lines or other marks, it can only be regarded as a rough schematic diagram.

"According to the local people: the hills are not high, most of them are not more than ten meters, and the slope is gentle, which is not a big geographical obstacle. Fruit trees are planted on the hills, and there are a few other trees. The surrounding terrain is similar: a large area There are large and small hills scattered on the plains. The open spaces between the hills are mostly paddy fields and ponds and rivers. Judging from the topography alone, the village is very well concealed, which is why some villagers are unwilling to leave for refuge."

"To be honest, if the enemy is determined to defend, it will be difficult for us to attack." Li Dong said.

Although the village itself is not dangerous to defend, the surrounding paddy field and wetland environment is actually conducive to defense. The attacking troops can only attack from the only road into the village and a few field ridges, and it is difficult to deploy with more troops.Moreover, the firepower advantage of the Fubo Army is also difficult to develop.

"You are right." Mi Longtao agreed with his judgment, "But although it is not easy for us to attack, it is also difficult for the enemy to escape."

On this terrain, the defenders had to run, and there was only one route they could take.

"As long as we force the enemy out of the village, it will be easy to fight." Mi Longtao looked at the sky and asked, "Has the team from Yunan County come?"

"not yet!"

"The movement is too slow." With a dissatisfied expression on his face, he said to Zhu Si, "I want to borrow the mountain pomegranate on your boat."

"No problem. The cannons and ammunition are all in place and ready to use at any time." Zhu Si nodded repeatedly, he probably knew Mi Longtao's intention: he was probably planning to gather all the cannons onboard and bombard Lixu, and then use A charge forced the enemy out of the village.Volley in the halfway.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the scouts who went to Lixu came back.

"... There are about 200 routs defending the village. The key fortifications are at the entrance of the village. They have arranged firearms on the surrounding hills, including wooden cannons and various firearms. The security is very strict, and we cannot approach for reconnaissance," reconnaissance The soldier pointed on the marked map, "But the enemy has no fortifications, and it seems that they are ready to escape at any time."

"You have also heard that the enemy's situation is not complicated." Mi Longtao said, "I guess the enemy is hiding in the local area and preparing to abscond after dark. There is no need to delay, we set off now."

The task given to Wuzhou Integrated Squadron was to attack Lixu from the front, while Mi Longtao's team lay in ambush on the enemy's escape route to intercept the rout.

"So it's okay, right?" This plan fully considered the combat effectiveness of each unit's equipment and the enemy's situation.The enemy lacks fighting spirit, and the National Army has artillery support, so the attack will not encounter too much resistance; in contrast, the enemy fleeing from the village is going to "fight the trapped beast", and it is up to the Fubo army and the mountain to fight. A relatively elite team like the Zhan Squadron will intercept it.

However, for Zhu Si, whether it was to attack the village by force or intercept him halfway, it was not a good job.The integrated squadron is not only poorly equipped, but also poorly trained.Nine times out of ten it will be a tough fight.But he didn't dare to show his timidity at all. Instead, he said that he "resolutely completes all tasks."

"I asked Xu Gang's regiment to send some people to cooperate with you," Mi Longtao said, "try to make the noise as loud as possible."

"From here to the entrance of the village, at least one mile." Zhu Si stood on a small hill and watched with a telescope.

The entire Wuzhou Integrated Squadron, plus three mountain howitzers and about a hundred Xu Gang's young men, are now concentrated in the woods on this small hill.

Li Dong didn't say a word, looking through the binoculars, there were no decent fortifications at the entrance of the village except for the barriers made of randomly piled up furniture and sundries, only a few disheveled bandits wandering behind the barriers.

But on the hills on both sides of the entrance of the village, the enemy can be vaguely seen in the woods, and even the wooden cannons and firecrackers they erected in the grass can be seen.

"... There are enemies ambushing on the hills on both sides." He reminded Zhu Si.

"I can see it." Zhu Si said angrily, "There are small cannons and firecrackers, and everything is really complete. We really have to line up to go up, and at least half of this line will be killed or injured!"

Li Dong's heart beat a little, he understood Zhu Si's thoughts.There is really no bottom line for the integrated squadron to do this kind of offensive mission.In the past, he was just a soldier in the Fubo Army, and he just had to follow orders, there was no room for negotiation.But now he is an officer of the National Army. Although his status is inferior, more than 100 brothers died behind him.

How should I fight?He pondered secretly, and continued to observe with the binoculars, and found that the enemy's firepower on the hill was mainly near the entrance of the village, and there were no firearms deployed in other places.

"Captain, our people's combat power is not good enough. I'm afraid we can't withstand a round of artillery in a frontal attack. I might as well attack in different directions. Attack all the way to the front to distract the enemy's attention. I will lead the way from the detour to the flank..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Zhu Si scolded, "Turn around! There are paddy fields or ditches that can't be pulled out, and there are not many people in the village before you crawl out of the mud with people. There are bandits!"

"Let the soldiers go barefoot. There are a lot of local soldiers in the squadron, and many of them are from paddy fields. They can handle it." Li Dong said, "I can lead the team to go quietly and wait for the signal from Lieutenant Mi. As soon as the rocket is launched, we launch two routes at the same time..."

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