After camping outside the city for a night's rest, Li Zhi asked Qin Liu to lead the way to Yanshan to suppress the bandits early the next morning.
Along the way, Qin Liu looked sad and kept nagging:
"Master Guan Duo, the bandit leader is called Guo Shankong. He is good at using a big sword, and he has killed countless heroes! How can you, the new recruits, be his match?"
"Master Guan, there are more than 20 good warriors among the bandits, and each of them is one of the best in a hundred. Last time, the county inspection team led 500 people to suppress, but they were all defeated by the more than 20 bandits.
He was killed by Guo Shankong on the spot when he was on patrol. It was only because I ran away quickly that I saved my life!"
"Master Guan Duo, those bandits have killed outside the county town twice in the past six months. The county magistrate has no other choice but to close the city gate, so why do you have to confront them head-on?"
"Sir, how can new recruits like you withstand the charge of those ruthless bandits? How about we turn back now and ask the governor to send more troops to suppress them! Sir, no matter how famous you are, your life is important, sir!"
Li Zhi was annoyed by the guide's quarrel and said, "Don't be afraid. When you get there, you can show the way and I will let you go!"
When Qin Liu heard this, his eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Sir, do you really mean what you said?"
Li Zhi cursed impatiently: "Why did I lie to you?"
Qin Liu suddenly looked happy, as if he had saved his life, and then he stopped nagging.
Under the leadership of Qin Liu, an army of more than two hundred people walked eastward, gradually walking out of the plains and into a mountainous area. The mountainous area was uninhabited, the terrain was undulating, and there were big trees and boulders everywhere. Li Zhi led the troops
Traveling back and forth on the narrow mountain road, secret passages are really a suitable place for hiding thieves.
After Qin Liu was told that he could leave early, he felt much better and said attentively: "Sir, we have entered the Salt Mountain! After ten miles of walking, we will reach the Thief's Den, Chaoyunfeng!"
In order to prevent being ambushed by bandits, Li Zhi put all infantry on first-level alert. He also placed three squads of twenty-four scouts to conduct reconnaissance in the front and on both sides, and the large army followed these scouts behind.
After walking a few more miles, Li Zhi suddenly heard crackling gunshots coming from the scouts in front. Li Zhi was heartbroken and shouted loudly: "Everyone occupy the high ground and prepare to meet the enemy!"
One hundred infantrymen climbed onto the big rocks on both sides of the road, loaded their rifles with ammunition and prepared to enter the battle.
After a while, a squad of scouts returned. The scouts were beaming with joy. Two of them carried a bandit who was shot in the leg. They walked up to Li Zhi and threw the bandit to the ground.
The bandit's wounds were pulled open, and he groaned loudly on the ground.
"Sir, I encountered three bandit scouts, captured one alive, and ran away with two!"
Li Zhi looked at the bandit with an injured leg, drew his knife and slashed the bandit's other leg, and the bandit immediately let out a scream.
"How many bandits are there in the village?"
The injured bandit saw that Li Zhi was so ruthless and did not dare to lie. He said in a panic: "Master! There are more than 340 bandits and more than 100 female handymen!"
Li Zhi asked again: "What weapons do you use?"
The bandit replied: "Most of them use broadswords, there are more than sixty archers, and there are more than twenty horses! More than thirty people have armor! There are also two useless squatting tiger cannons!"
Li Zhi was stunned: "There are also cannons? Where did they come from?"
The bandit quickly replied: "Master! It was made by the gunsmith of Luocao Village, but there is no gunpowder in the village, so the squatting tiger cannon can't fire!"
"Is there still a gunsmith in the village?"
Li Zhi felt relieved and asked someone to tie the bandit to a tree and then ignore him and continue to move forward with his troops.
After walking another four miles, Li Zhi was still three or four miles away from Chayun Peak. When Li Zhi heard a "pop!", he heard the scout squad in front suddenly fired another shot. This shot
It was obvious that the reconnaissance squad was calling the police, so Li Zhi quickly ordered his troops to occupy favorable terrain with a wide field of vision and distribute them on the hillside to prepare for battle.
After a while, Li Zhi saw the scout squad running back in front of him, shouting loudly as he ran: "Sir! The bandits are coming!"
Li Zhi was stunned. He didn't expect these bandits to be so arrogant and come out of the stronghold so far away. He quickly asked: "How many people are there? How far away?"
"About three hundred people! It's only two miles away from here!"
Li Zhi calmed down and secretly thought that the first battle after crossing over was about to begin. He shouted loudly: "Call the other two reconnaissance squads back! Everyone rushes to the top of the mountain to occupy the favorable terrain!"
After thinking about it, Li Zhi said to Qin Liu: "Qin Liu, get out of here, I don't need you to lead the way anymore!"
Qin Liuru was granted amnesty, kowtowed to Li Zhi, and ran away on the road.
According to Li Zhi's order, one hundred and twenty-five soldiers ran to the top of the mountain with rifles, grabbed the top of the mountain and occupied the highest point of the mountain road, and raised their rifles towards the foot of the mountain.
Li Zhi walked to the top of the mountain and observed the terrain: his troops were at the top of the hill. The top of the mountain was about four hundred meters away from the foot of the mountain. If the bandits wanted to rush over, they could only rush up from the mountain road at the foot of the mountain.
, Bandits cannot run fast in such terrain. Moreover, this area of hills is steep, and there are several cliffs where there are no roads. The bandits can only use mountain roads to rush up. Li Zhi's riflemen can easily block the mountain roads.
Bandits.
Li Zhi secretly thought that the terrain was good, which was conducive to the deployment of firepower of his troops. Of course, if the three-stage shooting was used on the flat ground, the firepower would be stronger, but when going into the mountains to suppress bandits, the chance of encountering bandits on the flat ground was not high.
Even if the battle starts on the mountain road, Li Zhi is confident that these bandits will never come back!
Li Zhi raised his sword and shouted loudly: "Everyone check again whether the gunpowder is loaded and whether the bullets are loaded!"
The soldiers checked the gunpowder and bullets again, and then pointed their guns at the foot of the mountain again.
Everyone waited with bated breath. After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, they saw the bandits coming over.
Led by a backbone of more than 20 horsemen, about three hundred bandits walked to the foot of the mountain in a mighty manner. Those bandits were all very strong, and they obviously had a good diet! At first, a big thief was riding a tall maroon horse wearing a
The brand-new cotton armor held a five-ring machete in his hand, and he looked so menacing that it seemed that the leader of the bandits had passed away.
The bandits saw the officers and soldiers on the top of the mountain. They rode to the foot of the 400-meter-high mountain and stopped. One by one, they jumped off their horses, not knowing that they had already entered the range of Mini rifles on the top of the mountain.
Seeing that the bandits were stupid, Li Zhi shouted loudly: "Listen up, four platoon leaders. After I call for fire later, the four platoons will take turns to fire, and the platoon leader will take turns to direct the volley! There will be a five-second interval in between! Do you understand?"
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"Understood!"
"Understood!"
The bandits jumped off their horses and started shouting at the foot of the mountain. Those in armor were adjusting their armor, and those without armor simply took off their shirts, leaving their upper bodies bare and holding up their weapons. The leader of the bandits stood at the front, holding up his arms.
Holding a big sword and shouting loudly, it seemed to be boosting morale.
The bandits looked very tough, which made the soldiers on the mountain a little nervous. However, after two months of training in formation, Li Zhi's soldiers had good discipline. And the soldiers all knew that they were powerful with the rifles in their hands, so they could defeat them.
These bandits are very confident.
However, one soldier still deserted and was too nervous to shoot without permission.
There was only a "pop" sound, and a soldier squatting on the right side of Zhong Feng pressed the trigger. The bullet did not have an eye, and it was unknown where it hit.
The bandits were startled by the shot at first, but when they found that the bullet did not hit any target at all, the bandits burst into laughter. The laughter of more than three hundred people merged into one at the foot of the mountain.
Zhong Feng was so angry at the soldier who fired without permission that he went up and kicked him until he rolled twice.
"Don't obey orders! I'll kick you to death!"
The soldier blushed under the gaze of others and quickly squatted back to reload his ammunition.
After shouting for a long time, the bandits finally ran up the mountain. They were 400 meters away from the top of the mountain, which was less than the distance for a full charge. The bandits did not run at full speed at first. The vanguard of the bandits walked quickly on the mountain road.
It took half a minute to reach the Minigun, 250 meters away.
Li Zhi had been waiting for this moment and shouted: "Fire!"
Upon hearing Li Zhi's order, the first row waved their long swords and shouted: "The first row shoots!"
Before he could even finish his voice, thirty-one Mini rifles spit out tongues of flame, spewed out a cloud of smoke, and poured bullets at the bandits at the foot of the mountain.
The distance of 250 meters is too close. In normal training, the Mini rifle has a hit rate of at least 95%. Although the soldiers are more nervous in actual combat, they still have a hit rate of 70%. In just one moment, on the mountainside,
More than twenty bandits were shot by Mini rifles and fell into a pool of blood amidst screams.
