The shells exploded continuously on the star-studded path and in the middle of the houses. Listening to the constant cries and screams, Song Xiaoniu was so angry that he yelled:

"You are just a bunch of beasts. You have the ability to aim at bombing military camps. How can you bully the common people?"

"Shh..."

"Shhhhh..."

"..."

There were bursts of sharp cracks in the air and clouds of white smoke rising from behind a hillside covered with stars. It should be Hong Asi's artillery position.

In the blink of an eye, balls of fire roared towards the artillery position of the Qing Army's Green Camp, causing bursts of explosions.

It is said that Hong Asi was confused when he heard the roar and explosion of artillery, thinking that the security forces of Fengzhong Mining were firing at him and that the general offensive had begun.

It became immediately clear later that the Green Camp of the Qing Army was showing off its power to him!

Hong Asi was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. These defeated generals dared to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. He immediately ordered the artillery hidden in the back mountain to counterattack.

The lair he has worked so hard for so many years does not mean he has no cards in his hand.

Although the bandits also had old-style artillery and many French rapid-fire cannons, they did not expose their artillery positions and did not encounter shelling.

On the contrary, those idiots in the Green Camp exposed the artillery position early.

Another characteristic of the old artillery is that it is extremely heavy, has poor maneuverability, and cannot move quickly after a shelling.

As a result, an overwhelming burst of artillery shells fell, blowing up the Green Camp artillery position. More than a dozen antiques that were finally lifted out of the warehouse were suddenly reduced to nothing, and all the gunners were wiped out.

After receiving the battle report, Admiral Yin Zhiping and others, who were huddled in the rear headquarters, fell silent.

The little possessions I had were all gone in an instant. I felt so sad!

"Your Majesty Commander, the Green Battalion of the Qing Army carried out artillery bombardment on Manxingdie where Hong Asi was located. The bombing destroyed all the houses. Unexpectedly, they were covered by bandits' artillery fire and all were reimbursed. They made a complete fool of themselves." said the New Army Scout Platoon Leader.

I came to report to Song Xiaoniu and couldn't help but laugh.

"Isn't this just bad luck? It would be great if you just stay there and show off your rags. It's so funny!" Song Xiaoniu also said with a smile.

"Reporting to the commander, Hong Asi sent a representative to negotiate with us and wanted to see our supreme commander. He put forward two conditions. One is that the safety of him and his subordinates must be protected, and the second is that he hopes to join us.

Our team, everything else is subject to our arrangements." The deacon came in with a report.

"Hong Asi was able to see the current situation clearly so quickly. Between the Green Camp of the Qing Army and us, he resolutely chose us. It seems that he is a smart man. The Green Camp managed to get it right this time and helped us invisibly.

, hastened the surrender of Hong Asi and others."

"Tell them that I need to communicate with Chief Shangfeng about their request. After all, Hong Asi is the important person named. You can ask the other party to wait for two or three days. Chief Ji will arrive at Manxing by then.

I'll go there myself."

"Yes, I understand!" the deacon replied after saluting and walking out of the command post.

Just when Song Xiaoniu's post officer arrived at the task force headquarters, the order from Mei Guangda's headquarters also arrived.

"Chief of Staff Ji, after receiving the letter, I give the following instructions to fully recruit Hong Asi's bandit troops. You should understand that although this troop cannot compare with us, it is very useful to expand it to the security forces of Fengzhong Mining in southern Gansu.

suitable."

"They are familiar with mountain warfare and have certain combat capabilities. As long as they are guided and trained, most of them can be taken in. Again, as long as the other party is willing to put down their weapons, anything can be said."

"In the next step, the base camp still has a layout in western Jiangxi. Now it is urgent to expand the military strength. I hope you will conduct serious training after the recruitment." Chen Tianhua gave specific instructions in the letter.

With the specific instructions from the major general, Ji Chunsheng said to the post officer: "Tell Song Guandai that I will go there early tomorrow morning, and I estimate that I will arrive at Manxingdie in the afternoon."

"Understood." The post officer saluted and turned to leave.

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"Order that the third assault battalion immediately advance to the Qingshui River area in the eastern part of Xihua Mountain and occupy various towns. The second assault battalion enters Manxingdiao and immediately conducts in-situ screening of surrendered bandits. Those who do not have blood debts and have certain military qualities will be immediately organized into the west

Huashan Mining Area Security Brigade.”

Since the New Army agreed to Hong Asi's conditions, more than a thousand bandits in Manxingdie laid down their weapons and surrendered, and the New Army entered Manxingdie to take over the defense.

Hong Asi left only one guard waiting in line in his big house.

The New Army occupied many villages and towns in Xihua Mountain, Dayu, and Dingnan. One-third of the army began to set up security. Yin Zhiping's Green Camp could only stare blankly. How could he dare to challenge the New Army.

However, Hong Asi destroyed his artillery brigade, more than a dozen general cannons, more than a dozen French machine guns were destroyed, and hundreds of Qing artillerymen died in the artillery fire. This account should be settled.

Yin Zhiping ordered a bidding regiment of the Green Battalion and a cavalry battalion of about 2,000 people to advance in the direction of Manxingdie and kill the bandits wherever they saw them.

The next morning, Ji Chunsheng led the special agent company towards Manxingdie, preparing to meet Hong Asi and arrange everything for him properly.

The terrain in the Xihua Mountain area is rugged and there are mostly mountain trails, and the speed of horseback riding is also very slow.

Halfway through the journey of the cavalry, bad news came.

A company of the Second Assault Battalion, plus more than 300 bandits who had just been recruited, met the Green Camp of the Qing Army in front of the star-studded Qingshui River. It should be said that they were ambushed by the opponent.

They actually shot at the bandits who had returned to their hometown without warning.

Caught off guard, the newly returned Xihuashan Security Brigade suffered more than 70 casualties and casualties. All of them had to retreat and stand by, and began to build defensive positions to prepare for a counterattack.

"You bastard, you dare to ambush our troops, you are so brave. What's going on with the other party?" Ji Chunsheng was furious.

"Chief of Staff, the opponent has about 2,000 people. There are no cannons, Gatling heavy machine guns, and many Mattson light machine guns." Song Xiaoniu's post officer came to ask for instructions and report.

The Qing Army's Green Camp were Jiangxi local government troops. Song Xiaoniu had no confidence in opening fire on them.

"Order our mountain artillery and mortars to immediately bombard the Green Camp Qing troops in the Qingshui River area according to the coordinates. We can carry out a saturation strike, and then let Song Xiaoniu and his battalion launch a counterattack to defeat these Green Camp troops."

Ji Chun was so angry that his face turned green. The surrenderers who had returned to the army were members of the New Army security team. It depends on the owner to beat the dog. This was clearly a provocation to the Fengzhong security team.

The Gannan Fengzhong Mining Security Force is maintaining the safety of the company's mines and has legal status.
Chapter completed!