The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 551
From the end of September to the beginning of November, the New First Army and the 38th Army wiped out more than 100 groups of bandits, and the total number of bandits eliminated was about [-].

Different from the policy of suppressing bandits and appeasement in previous dynasties, the Qin army's vigorous suppression of bandits basically left no prisoners.All the bandits were dealt with.

The way we deal with it is basically the same, which is tacitly understood.

Although forceful suppression by the army is a temporary solution but not the root cause, the most fundamental way to completely solve the banditry problem is to eradicate the soil where bandits and bandits exist.

The soil is poverty and unrest.

But judging from the current situation and the strength of the imperial court, this is simply impossible.

Therefore, in order to prevent these bandits from rebelling again, this cruel method can only be temporarily adopted.

The vigorous campaign to suppress the bandits cleared up the banditry in the entire Beizhili area.Even some individual fish that slipped through the net were too frightened to show up for the time being.

The order in the entire Northern Zhili area has stabilized a lot, and the passing merchants no longer have to worry about a group of robbers rushing down from the mountains on both sides at any time.

Moreover, besides eradicating the banditry, this bandit suppression has another great significance, which is to spread the prestige of the regent Jiang Chuan throughout Beizhili, and all the benefited people are talking about this name.

People in this era have very low requirements. Only someone who can keep one party safe is the Lord Qingtian in their hearts, not to mention Jiang Chuan, His Royal Highness the Regent who is far away in the capital.

Moreover, coupled with the fact that the anti-bandit troops did their best to publicize wherever they went, many common people consciously set up shrines for Jiang Chuan at home and served them every day.

It can be said that the real significance of suppressing bandits is more of a political significance, so that the court led by Jiang Chuan began to have a reliable and trustworthy image in the hearts of the people in Beizhili.

This is the biggest gain of this bandit suppression.

It's almost time to return to Beijing. According to the plan, the New First Army will be the first to withdraw.

The 38th Army will temporarily stay for a period of time to help various states and counties recruit and train local garrisons.

The garrison currently adopts the old military system, and the weapons are all captured cold weapons.

I don't expect these garrison troops to have much fighting power, but at least their existence can maintain a little deterrence, so that the bandits dare not take the lead easily.

Moreover, after reporting to the imperial court, Jiang Chuan issued a royal edict exempting all areas in Northern Zhili that had suffered from banditry from paying taxes for two years.

This news made the people, officials and gentry in these areas feel grateful, and naturally praised Jiang Chuan.

In fact, for Jiang Chuan, the entire Northern Zhili area has been plagued by the government army, the Dashun army, and bandits. Most of the places are desolate and dilapidated, with few people.

Even if taxes are forcibly collected, there will not be much collected in these places. On the contrary, it is very likely that the fragile people's hearts will be stirred up, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

Rather than doing this, it is better to simply avoid it, and win a good reputation and win the hearts of the people.

The assembly point of the New First Army is in Xiong'an County, which is also the temporary headquarters of the New First Army. Bai Mu has been sitting here to dispatch and direct the bandit suppression.

In the camp of the New First Army outside Xiong'an County, Bai Mu was sitting behind a desk in the tent of the Chinese Army, holding a book in his hand and studying it carefully.

The book in his hand is the "Training Outline" issued by Jiang Chuan to the new army, which outlines the establishment, training, combat, and logistics of the firearms unit.

Although Bai Mu, like Di Qing, Ran Wu, Shanjia, and Bai Shan, is Jiang Chuan's confidant general, and because he has always been the captain of the personal guard battalion responsible for defending Jiang Chuan, he has the closest relationship with Jiang Chuan.

But after all, he is not a serious general. Compared with Di Qing and the others who have rich combat experience, he is actually better at defense and protection.

But now that Jiang Chuan has handed over the New First Army to him, he also understands Jiang Chuan's expectations of him, so he is also working hard to improve his command ability, hoping to make up for his shortcomings in the shortest possible time.

Fortunately, firearms combat in the new era is a new topic for everyone, so he still has time.

And after this bandit suppression, the entire New First Army has indeed been greatly tempered, whether it is the troops' skills and tactics, morale, battlefield psychological quality, etc., have made great progress.

During this process, Bai Mu and all the officers of the New First Army are constantly testing the contents of the "Training Outline" with practice, and at the same time summing up the problems exposed in this bandit suppression operation and the summed up experience .

"Report to the army commander, Major Duan Peng of the investigation brigade, please see me." Suddenly the captain of the guard outside the door reported loudly.

"Let him in."

Soon, the curtain of the big tent was lifted, and Duan Peng, the captain of the investigation brigade with a thin body, walked in steadily.

"Report to the army commander, Duan Peng from the investigation team is here to report." Duan Peng stood at attention and saluted loudly.

"Take a break."

"Yes!"

After a short rest, Duan Peng took off the big-brimmed hat and put it on his left hand, and then said in a deep voice: "Commander, all members of the investigation team have been ordered to arrive."

"I've read all your battle reports. They are very good. They are indeed much better than other troops. But this is as it should be. After all, you are the elite of our new army. If your performance is not good, let alone you, the captain, Even me, the army commander, will be ashamed, so don't be proud."

Bai Mu stood up, picked up the big teapot from the stove next to him, poured a bowl of vegetables into a big black porcelain bowl, and handed it to Duan Peng, then looked at him with a smile and said.

"Commander, we still have this awareness. His Highness said back then: The slogan of our new army is to use me in the first battle, and use me to win. This is also the slogan of our reconnaissance brigade, and it is our goal. What will happen in the future? As for the task, only the army commander can think of our brigade first." Duan Peng also relaxed a little and said half-jokingly.

"Hey, if you want to eat alone, you have to ask other troops if they agree. Alright, let's talk about the casualties of your brigade this time." Bai Mu smiled.

Duan Peng reported it sternly, and Bai Mu nodded after listening to it: "The whole brigade has nearly 700 people, and seven people were sacrificed. If you guess wrong, the casualties this time are basically recruits, right?"

"That's right. Firstly, the recruits have poor combat experience and battlefield awareness, and secondly, some casualties were caused by the terrain. I have already made a summary of these issues, and I will hand over a summary report to you, Commander." Duan Peng said in a deep voice.

"Go back and make a list of pensions, and pay them according to regulations after returning to the capital. This is the first wartime casualty, let's make it more serious. His Highness will definitely come by then." Bai Mu nodded.

The two said some other things. At this time, Duan Peng hesitated to speak, opened his mouth several times but closed it again.

Bai Mu saw it, and said curiously, "Speak up if you have something to say."

Duan Peng then said: "Mr. Commander, I feel that this matter is a bit out of order, so I hesitate to know whether to say it or not."

"Whether it conforms to the rules or not, you will only know when you say it."

Duan Peng stopped coddling, so he quickly said the incident reported by the investigation squadron below.After finishing speaking, he shut his mouth and waited for Bai Mu to make a decision.

(End of this chapter)