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Chapter 333 Suppressing Bandits

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    The banditry in Northeast China is indeed serious.

    A "Situation Briefing" from the "Intelligence Office of the Inspection Mission of the Three Eastern Provinces" stated: In the basic area of ????South Manchuria, there are about 50,000 bandits, with larger groups ranging from 5,000 to 3,000 people. Key points  Active in the triangle area of ??Tonghua, Harbin and Andong, the number of counties from the west of Zhongzhong Road to Rehe is small, but the average number is about a thousand people in each county.

    The number of bandits in Northern Manchuria is huge, at least 100,000. Large groups are often entrenched in several counties, and they are well-equipped. Some even have field heavy artillery - left over from the Japanese-Russian war.  What's even more disgusting is that some Japanese ronin also instigated Koreans crossing the river to disguise themselves as bandits and take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble in order to create a pretext.

    What¡¯s more, the red-bearded forces actually created a quasi-administrative entity.  The border between China and North Korea is a paradise for red beards. The border between the two countries has a buffer zone that is 80 to 90 kilometers wide. After the red beards entered the buffer zone, they established a base camp near today's Dandong near the mountains.  It is called the "Jiapigou Red Bearded Republic".  After that, some North Koreans heard about it and even crossed the border to join.  The Guards Division initially fought against Gao Shibi, and the first battle was also in Jiapigou.

    The Northeast is vast and sparsely populated, and the Suppression Headquarters has extremely limited troops, while most of the bandits are scattered in remote mountains and forests.  "Wild fire, in spring".  Now with the great turmoil in the international situation, including the Middle East Route, the Russian Civil War, the interventionist army's new actions in the Northeast, and the beginning of the Northeast New Deal, etc., Zhang Hanqing still has a lot of work to do, and he cannot spend too much time on the vast  The Northeast is playing hide-and-seek with the bandits; but once the situation is finally achieved, once the situation is relaxed, the bandits will come back.

    The most irritating thing is that Gao Shibi ignored the good-natured major general brigade commander and insisted on going to the mountains to drop grass. I heard that he even got in touch with the Japanese and was made the commander of the "Northeast Allied Forces", together with the bandit king Lu Yonggui.  Accept the support of the Japanese and officially confront the autonomous government.

    Whether these stubborn bandits can be defeated in the Northeast depends on whether Feng Jun, Zhang Zuolin and his son can control the Northeast and serve as the basis for dominating China.  Since it is an important thing to do, it must be done well.  In any case, the strength of the bandits is still weak compared to the regular army, otherwise it would not be Zhang Zuolin sitting in Fengtian City but them.

    Based on his past experience in suppressing bandits, Zhang Zuolin proposed the policy of "pursuing the bandits fiercely, attacking with wedges, and completely eliminating them" for Zhang Hanqing, who was new to the bandit suppression work.  The patrol embassy offices in the three eastern provinces require all localities to issue notices to exert influence on the bandits: Those who rein in their horses and voluntarily surrender will not be punished; those who continue to do evil and are stained with the blood of the bandit suppressing army will be pursued to the end and will not be let go!

    At the beginning, no one realized the difficulty of the work of suppressing bandits. Zhang Zuoxiang, Wu Junsheng and others were all converted from beards to national defense soldiers. They were familiar with the beard habit and felt that these former "companions" scattered in various places would not be able to do it.  , as soon as the soldiers arrived, they immediately wanted to give me a clear sky.  Zhang Hanqing is also full of enthusiasm. After experiencing the baptism of exterminating the Pakistani bandits and Gao Shibing's regular army, he now has incomparable confidence in military command.  Before time travel, I watched "The Suppression of Bandits in Western Hunan" more as a kind of entertainment. Isn't it just a matter of years to have hundreds of thousands of bandits?  His mind was still focused on how to carry out an economic development plan, but the facts gave him a blow and he quickly sobered up.

    The original plan was to encircle, shrink, and annihilate. This theory is correct.  The policy of suppressing bandits outlined by Zhang Zuoxiang is as follows:

    Starting from Meihekou in Jilin, the safety zone is north of the Huinan, Panshi, Jilin, Shulan, and Yushu lines. This line must be as safe as the "Panshi" and has a security brigade stationed there.  In order to prevent the disparity in strength caused by the dispersion of troops, the artillery regiment of the 28th Division was divided into companies in each county to form a firepower advantage; the main force of the 28th Division was to reinforce this line along Jiaohe, Dunhua, Antu, and Yanji in southeastern Jilin to  The bandits in Kyrgyzstan were cut into two pieces, making it impossible to respond.

    Heilongjiang must ensure the safety of major cities along the Middle East Railway Line.  The three security brigades stationed on the North Manchuria Line were ordered to ensure the safety of the cities surrounding this line.  Han Linchun's 1st Division is responsible for clearing out bandits in the area bordering the 28th Division south of the North Manchuria Line, and Wu Junsheng's 29th Division is responsible for the area east and south of the Songhua River.

    The Guard Division is responsible for mobile clearing, strengthening the security of the cleared areas, and managing the areas as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on the garrison.  Local governance is Zhang Hanqing's strength, and Zhang Zuoxiang's arrangements can be regarded as giving full play to his talents.

    A big net covered the beards.

    It¡¯s starting to show results.  The bandits in Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces did not expect that Zhang Zuolin would dare to send out large-scale troops and mobilize people to suppress the bandits at a time when they were in trouble at home and abroad.  Gao Shibi organized nearly a thousand newly surrendered bearded men from several hills to attack the garrison in Dunhua County. Within half a day, they had alreadyLost more than half¡ª¡ªthe opponent was the elite 28th Division!  He was not an opponent in his own heyday, but now he wants to make a comeback with just a bunch of rabble?  It¡¯s too ridiculous!

    Lu Yonggui also encountered considerable losses.  When he led his troops to attack Panshi County, which had only one battalion of guards, he encountered an artillery counterattack and was stunned.  Some bandits had never experienced artillery fire. When the shells hit the ground, they tried to run away from the bullet point and were directly blown into the sky.  Witnessing this scene, Huzi was so frightened that he lost the idea of ??fighting head-on with the bandit suppressing army.

    Four regular divisions and four security brigades basically controlled the more important counties in the province within a month. The bandits were suppressed between the vast white mountains and black waters. It seemed that the work of suppressing the bandits was over.  This is also Zhang Hanqing's confidence when facing the doubts of Stephen and Hoshino.

    Just when Zhang Hanqing was considering whether to withdraw some of his troops and take advantage of this rare opportunity to regain many of the territories cut off by Tsarist Russia, banditry began again.  The bandits even attacked a military vehicle traveling on the road in the Middle East, causing Japan to be "stunned" and the international coalition forces to be in an uproar. Duan Qirui's government also called to ask why it had "surprised allied countries"!  If Zhang Hanqing hadn't been given such a headache by a series of incidents that he couldn't stop scolding his mother, he would have really wanted to write an article called "On Surprise in Friendship Countries".

    This time Stephen pretended to be a good guy: "Young Marshal, in view of the continuous banditry on the Middle East Road, which has affected our coalition's battle in the Far East, we are considering whether it is necessary to assist you in suppressing bandits." Hoshino said  He said angrily: "The Japanese side has suffered heavy losses. The Fengjun army is unable to hold the Middle East route and urgently needs the assistance of the Japanese Empire!"

    It¡¯s nothing new for red beards to disrupt transportation. The China-Eastern Railway, originally located in the Northeast, has always been the main target of red beards¡¯ looting.  At that time, although Russian trains were escorted by soldiers, they were often attacked and robbed, causing losses to people and property.  The Russians once wanted to clear up the wild mountains along the railway, but Red Beard never left ten kilometers on either side of the railway.  Red beards objectively saved the Northeast from being devastated by the Russian army. Therefore, there is a reason why the Russians hate red beards.  The intrusion of red beards on the Middle East Road was increasing day by day, so much so that in 1907, Lieutenant General Chichagov, the director of Russia's Post-Amur Border Guard Bureau, discussed with the then Russian Ambassador to Beijing Bogdilov many times how to strengthen defense and fight against red beards.  , but there is still no solution.

    This is a problem left over from history!

    Although Zhang Hanqing was distressed, he still had to step forward and prevent the Japanese from intervening.  He replied unceremoniously: "Three feet of ice does not freeze overnight. The Middle East Road Guard Army's attack on the bandits is very effective. Our efforts are exactly the performance of assisting your army in the Far East War. This time for your country  I personally would like to express my sadness for the losses suffered. It is just unfortunate that we caught many of the culprits of this attack, and some of them were Japanese! I can only express regret for this."

    What Zhang Hanqing said is either true or false.  It is true that apart from the Russians, there are indeed Japanese among the red beards.  Since 1905, the South Manchuria Railway Separation Zone has been guarded by the Japanese army. Soon after, this area became a paradise for Japanese criminals.  What's more, the Japanese Kohinata Shiro and Nonaka Shinichiro personally led the main force of red beards to fight here and there, doing all the banditry.  However, they cooperated with regular Japanese troops, especially intelligence agencies, and served Japan in the Japanese-controlled areas stipulated in the Treaty of Portsmouth.  From this point of view, these Japanese red beards are actually spies for the Japanese army.

    The fake is that these Japanese bandits were captured. In fact, they were captured in many bandits in many places and were not the group that attacked the military columns.  However, when things are urgent, it is not bad to use them to top the tank.  If your family members attack your own car, it has nothing to do with me!

    Hoshino was helpless and could only say angrily: "I don't care about the course of the matter. This kind of thing can't happen again in the future. Otherwise, the Japanese army will definitely be armed to protect our military columns from being harassed!"

    You don¡¯t have to say it!  But it is inevitable that the newly recovered Middle East Road can no longer be messed up, otherwise the Japanese will really be able to do this.

    It¡¯s one thing to think, but the fight against bandits is a special battle that is different from regular army battles. It has a set of special laws and tactical principles.  In the early stages of the anti-bandit struggle, since the bandits were mostly small groups and scattered in the mountains and forests, it was difficult to fight annihilation battles, so the focus was mostly on defeating them.  Over time, the bandits also figured out Feng's army's tactics. They withdrew from the city to avoid confrontation, conserve their strength, and wait for counterattack.

    There is no use in defeating them. They use the familiar terrain to quickly gather together to form a local advantage. Repeatedly, they will not only delay the bandit suppressing army, but also have a chance to make a comeback. This is like the "guerrilla warfare" in history. It does not hurt  Even if you move your muscles and bones, you won't be able to suppress the bandits successfully.

    Lu Yonggui, the largest bandit leader in the southeastern part of Kyrgyzstan Province, had suffered a loss from the Guards Division last time. He knew that fighting against Fengjun would definitely be a waste of effort, so he wisely gave up the idea of ????attacking.  He adopted the method of breaking up into pieces and wandered with the large force of the bandit suppressing army. Taking advantage of his familiarity with the terrain, he suddenly bypassed the main force and easily and skillfully entered the territory that the bandit suppressing army had just pacified.  Following suit, the bandit-suppressing army's battle against Red Beard began to enter the hide-and-seek stage.

    Zhang Hanqing was the first person in the Feng army to understand the power of "guerrilla warfare": when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy moves, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we advance.  This was the germ of Mao Zedong's military thought later in history, and it relied on it to defeat four encirclement and suppression campaigns by the powerful Kuomintang's superior forces.  Now, the bandits who have learned from the experience in the battle are doing the same thing. It depends on how the bandit suppressing army responds.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?The territory is gone.  Following suit, the bandit-suppressing army's battle against Red Beard began to enter the hide-and-seek stage.

    Zhang Hanqing was the first person in the Feng army to understand the power of "guerrilla warfare": when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy moves, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we advance.  This was the germ of Mao Zedong's military thought later in history, and it relied on it to defeat four encirclement and suppression campaigns by the powerful Kuomintang's superior forces.  Now, the bandits who have learned from the experience in the battle are doing the same thing. It depends on how the bandit suppressing army responds.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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