In the past four years or so, too many incredible things have happened. The eldest young master thought about things that he didn't dare to think about, and did them immediately. In the end, he actually accomplished them.

Meiguang Autonomous Region is a special case. The soldiers have their own base area and sufficient logistical support, so there is nothing to fear.

Therefore, the middle and high-level officers of the Zhejiang New Army have an almost pathological admiration for Chen Tianhua. As long as the eldest young master has spoken, they must carry it out unconditionally and without compromise.

Meiguang Autonomous Region has been developing in the direction of urbanization. According to Chen Tianhua's planning opinions, the location of the infrastructure construction site will be located in the wasteland east of the Yanwangpo base, where the most modern free town will be born.

First of all, what has been successfully constructed are the office spaces of various government agencies, medical, education, commercial entertainment and other supporting facilities, which are gradually expanded in a point-to-point manner.

Of course, building a city is not that simple. It involves too many aspects, such as the laying of water and electricity pipelines, flood control and sewage pipelines, the layout of commercial and residential areas, and other specific plans.

The autonomous region is inviting British experts to design the project, which is a long-term project.

Huaikan Town to the west of the Yanwangpo Base will be turned into a military area in the future to expand military camps and training bases with high-tech content.

Officers and soldiers will have their own residences, but only for those with family members. Single men and women still live in the military camp.

The military operation to attack the local forces in the Laoshu Mountain area has been prepared. More than 600 sergeants from the first assault battalion, plus an additional engineer company from a bidding regiment, the second machine gun company, and many armaments and baggage, etc., are all on trains.

Yunda.

There is a train station in Laoshu Mountain itself, and with the winding mountain road built by Chen Tianhua before, it is easy to mobilize troops and logistical support.

Soldiers do not need to carry too much ammunition themselves. The backpacks contain spare clothes and some daily necessities.

This was the first time that we had carried out a mission like this. In the past, we had to carry thirty kilograms of ammunition and food while marching, and everyone would die from exhaustion.

Laoshu Mountain is more than 600 meters above sea level. It is located in the northwest of Changxing and the extension line of the southeastern part of Guangde. At the end is Langxi, Xuancheng Prefecture. It is relatively remote. Poppies and opium can be seen everywhere in the countryside.

It is about 40 kilometers away from Langxi. Beyond Langxi is the Dangtu Mining Area, where there is the largest iron ore in the south of the Yangtze River, and the underground iron ore storage capacity reaches more than 1.5 billion tons.

In addition to iron mines, there are also coal mines, which are all under the control of Zhengyuan Co., Ltd., and a well-equipped mining area security team is stationed here.

The order from the former enemy headquarters of the New Army was to eliminate the Laoshushan bandits within the territory and prevent them from escaping to Dangtu and acting as accomplices.

Crossing the border from Huaikan Town to Laoshushan Town, Chen Tianhua and others were moved by the contrast between the two places.

Most of the houses here are low-rise wooden houses, messy, with piles of garbage, sewage flowing across the street, and beggars and heavy smokers everywhere.

The most common ones here are opium dens and brothels, and the houses are in dilapidated condition. Everyone has a dull look in their eyes and a sallow complexion.

"Young Master, this is what Huaikan Town looked like three years ago, no no... it seems even worse!" Li Xinghong said to Chen Tianhua.

As the top military officers of the autonomous region, Li Xinghong and Chen Tianhua did not participate in specific command of the battle, but only served as members of the observation team to supervise the battle process.

In this battle of Laoshushan, the commander-in-chief was Chief of Staff Ji, and the commander of the First Assault Battalion, Chen Er.

Since Zuo Gang's death two years ago, Chen Er has grown rapidly and is now a mature battalion-level commander.

"It is said that the production of opium in the Laoshushan area is not low. They go to Ma'anshan via Langxi and then sell opium to Jiangning, Suzhou and other places. This is a place where opium is rampant. It is said that there are many infectious viruses here. These women standing on the street,

He might be a carrier of the virus. We must strictly control the behavior of our subordinates. Smoking opium and visiting prostitutes are strictly prohibited. Violators will be shot without mercy."

Chen Tianhua emphasized.

Li Xinghong nodded in agreement, turned around, walked to a headquarters staff officer, and dictated an order.

The staff officer turned around and rode forward to convey the order.

According to the opinions of the former enemy headquarters, a logging camp two kilometers northwest of Laoshushan Town was used as the base camp for the 1st Assault Battalion's operations in Laoshushan.

When Chen Tianhua and others arrived on horseback, the wooden fence for security around the camp had been built, and the fortifications were being excavated intensively.

Most of the dilapidated objects in the lumberyard were knocked down, and more than a hundred military tents were erected inside. All weapons and equipment were delivered here.

Chen Tianhua and Li Xinghong each came to their own military tents. The commanders responsible for leading the team were of course Chief of Staff Ji and Chen Er.

Chief of Staff Ji had the same fighting method as in the past. He gave a long talk before the battle.

His logical thinking was clear, and he said what he was supposed to say and what he wasn't supposed to say, but he said it all. It was a pity that military commander Chen Er was temporarily deprived of his authority.

However, Chen Er and the others were already used to it. They were only the specific executors of the battle, so they calmly accepted the instructions given by Chief of Staff Ji.

"To deal with rats like this that infest the sewers, I think it is enough to dispatch infantry and cavalry for joint operations. They can at most be equipped with light weapons such as assault rifles. Do they need to use 75mm artillery and Gatling machine guns?"

Only a confused company officer like Raymond, who had just graduated from the Armed Forces School and was participating in the war for the first time, would raise such a question and feel that the battle commander was making a fuss out of a molehill.

"Don't think that hiding behind the woods is all right. Let me tell you, the weapons and equipment of these horse bandits are not as backward as you think. They have a lot of money, but these good weapons are for housekeeping. They are usually reluctant to use them, but today

If the situation is different, they will use their wealth to fight you."

While reprimanding this relatively reckless junior commander, Chief of Staff Ji glanced at Chen Tianhua and Li Xinghong who were sitting next to him.

As I said just now, they are here as observers at the base camp and cannot say a word.

However, Chen Tianhua still expressed his appreciation for Chief of Staff Ji's careful attitude.

At four o'clock in the morning, the people of the observation group got up one after another. When they went out, they saw that commanders such as Chen Er had already started taking action.

In fact, at the third watch, preparations such as turning on the stove to cook, feeding the horses, etc. start early. The weather is not too hot in early summer, so it is best to start the attack at dawn.

At this time, there were still stars in the wild sky, and a large number of horse teams set off from the main entrance of the logging camp base and quickly drove towards the village called Sow Ridge in the northwest.
Chapter completed!