September 13, the 33rd year of Guangxu's reign, 1907 AD, Xingshan County, Yichang Prefecture Xingshan County is the hometown of Wang Zhaojun.
It is located in the west of Hubei Province, on the north side of the Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River.
It borders Yiling to the east, Zigui County to the south, Badong County to the west, Shennongjia Forestry Area to the north, and Baoliang to the northeast.
Kang County.
Xingshan belongs to the Qinling Daba Mountain System.
The mountains extend from east to west.
The general terrain is high on the east, west and north sides and low on the south.
Xingshan County gradually rises from south to north.
In the northeast, there are overlapping mountains with many intermountain terraces, which gradually decrease toward the south.
In the northwest, the mountains are high and the slopes are steep, with deep ditches and secluded valleys, and rapid water flows.
There are 3,580 large and small hills in the county.
The highest point is located at the Fairy Main Peak at the junction with Badong, with an altitude of 2,426.9 meters; the lowest point is located at the Youjia River at the junction with Zigui, with an altitude of 109.5 meters, with a vertical height difference of 2,317. 4 meters.
The terrain here is very complex and is particularly suitable for hiding.
It has been a paradise for armed bandits since ancient times.
But this year, the good days of local bandits have come to an end.
In May of this year, Kyodo News Agency, which was originally operating in Sichuan, suddenly entered the Hubei side of Daba Mountain in the name of pursuing the remnants of "Youtongzi".
Of course, "Yutongzi" does not refer to oil barrels.
This is a well-known gang that was originally entrenched in the Shizhu Hall area.
They have close relations with the local chieftains and control the opium trade in the Shizhu area.
They have 500 to 600 people and are equipped with high-powered weapons.
The light machine gun is quite powerful.
However, the so-called "powerful" is based on comparison.
Maybe they are powerful to other forces, but in front of Kyodo Society who has activated the cheat, they are completely vulnerable to the fifth scum of the war. 40 minutes, only 40 minutes.
Under the terrifying firepower of Kyodo News, the "Oil Barrel" persisted for 40 minutes before kneeling.
This was only the result of a battalion's attack.
Under the siege of the Kyodo Society intentionally or unintentionally, the remaining more than a hundred disabled people fled into Hubei in a hurry.
The Kyodo Society also followed the "oil barrel", and three infantry regiments followed in swaggeringly.
After the big tiger Kyodo News entered Hubei, the local green forest heroes were in trouble.
The few green forest tycoons who were quite capable in the past were completely vulnerable, not to mention the remaining small gangs.
The Kyodo News Society swept away all the heroes in Yichang and Shinan in less than three months.
Moreover, wherever the Kyodo Society went, they began to carry out land reform.
Local tyrants and evil gentry were publicly tried and liquidated, and their properties were confiscated.
The good gentry with good reputations did not touch them, but their land was also forcibly purchased.
Most importantly, the Kyodo Society established a strong grassroots organization and firmly controlled local political power in its own hands.
These confiscated and requisitioned lands were temporarily allocated to farmers for farming by the cooperative.
After a stable political power was established, the people in the original villages would be broken up into small family units and then redistributed to new villages.
At the same time, the work of integrating villages into villages was carried out.
In the middle of last month, after the patrol camps in Yichang and Shinan were annihilated, there was no organized resistance in this area.
Kyodo Society now controls more than 70% of the territory of Yichang and Shinan Prefecture.
It can be said that in addition to the cities, these two prefectures are still in the hands of the Qing government.
The vast suburbs, villages, market towns and other places no longer have a share of the Qing government.
Well, in fact, they had little control over these places.
They mostly ruled indirectly through the gentry and local tyrants.
At the same time, some areas in Baokang, Fangxian, and Zhushan counties in the south of Yunyang Prefecture, as well as Lizhou and Yongshun Prefecture in northern Hunan, were also controlled by the Kyodo Society.
Looking at the map now, Kyodo Society's control area is roughly equivalent to half a province.
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After acquiring the territory and population, the Kyodo Society's military strength quickly expanded like a balloon.
Kyodo Society, which first entered Huaying Mountain District in October last year, had only 500 people.
By August this year, the number had increased dozens of times.
Including the 3 infantry regiments remaining in Sichuan, Kyodo Society now has a total of 8 infantry regiments, 1 artillery regiment, 5 independent infantry battalions, 2 independent artillery battalions, and dozens of local militia companies.
The total strength reached 35,000.
Among them, Xingshan County is the earliest base area in Hubei and has the strongest military strength.
There are 2 infantry regiments, 1 independent artillery battalion, and 3 local militia companies stationed here.
In fact, Mr.
Wen can still produce more artillery.
If the quality of the people at the bottom of this era is not too low, and artillery is a professional arm that is difficult to train, the ratio of infantry to artillery is likely to reach 1:1.
Mr.
Wen is a A staunch artillerist.
If Brother Biao knew that the Kyodo Society was in trouble, he would definitely not send people to die, but he didn't know.
Who would think that a "bandit armed force" that can't even defeat the county town will have equipment and training levels that far exceed those of the regular army of the Qing Dynasty?
Therefore, the Hubei New Army is in bad luck this time.
In fact, it cannot be said that Brother Biao does not attach importance to Kyodo Society.
Hubei is Lao Zhang's base.
Although he does not like Zhao Laoer, he must safeguard Lao Zhang's interests.
According to the information provided by local officials, the number of bandits exceeds 50,000, and they are well-equipped and have many cannons.
But Brother Biao didn't believe it.
He thought that this number was quite reasonable.
Those local officials must have been frightened and talked nonsense.
At most, ten thousand would be a big deal.
As for well-equipped equipment, it’s even more ridiculous.
In the entire Qing Dynasty, the only one with better equipment than the Hubei New Army was the Beiyang New Army, which was just a bandit.
No matter how sophisticated it was, what kind of cannons could the bandits have and what kind of cannons could they get?
A few cannons should make you laugh.
However, he was still more cautious, and at the same time he also planned to show his strength in front of Zhao Erxun, so he also spent money this time.
The troops sent included: the entire 15th Infantry Association, 29th and 30th Division, and the 21st Infantry Division.
The 41st Infantry Brigade of the Mixed Association, the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Artillery Battalion, a cavalry battalion, and one company each of engineers and baggage troops were combined, with Wang Desheng, the commander-in-chief of the 15th Association, as the commander-in-chief.
The total strength is 7,300 men, 18 mountain cannons, and more than 500 mules and horses.
Including the levied civilians and handymen, the total military strength exceeded 10,000, and the number of mules and horses exceeded 1,000.
An army of this size cannot be considered weak, not to mention that the combat targets are only "bandits".
Although the number of bandits is a bit large, in front of the great Hubei New Army, it is just a credit to being able to walk.
Since the bandits had already withdrawn, classmate Wang Desheng was no longer running to Jingmen.
He was heading directly towards Xingshan County, the "home base of the bandits" shown in the intelligence.
This time the Qing army's intelligence was correct.
Xingshan County was indeed Kyodo Society's largest base in Hubei and also the headquarters.
With so many troops stationed there, it was certainly impossible to hide it from the locals, and Kyodo Society had no intention of hiding it.
The local tyrants and evil gentry who were publicly tried and liquidated and whose property was confiscated hated the Kyoto Society.
Of course they would send their information to the Qing army.
They also expected these Qing troops to avenge them.
"Humph, the bandits are scattered in the two prefectures and counties.
It will take a long time to suppress them one by one.
It is better to take advantage of the opportunity of their dispersion and attack the bandits' lair with thunderous momentum."
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King Xietong Desheng said with confidence.
"As long as the gangster lair is destroyed, the remaining gangsters will not be a concern.
And after the news spreads, most of the gangsters will definitely disperse."
"Master Xietong is wise" "This is the right way to fight" The officers all agreed.
They were not all flatterers.
This tactic was indeed quite satisfactory and had no flaws.
In later generations, the distance from Wuchang to Xingshan County was only about 450 kilometers, and the journey by car took up to six or seven hours.
However, it was still troublesome in 1908.
The traffic at this time was too annoying.
For an army of tens of thousands of people, it was even more troublesome, not to mention it had been raining for the past few days, so they chose to take a boat and take the waterway.
Even though it was faster to travel by water, it took them eight days to reach Xingshan County.
Everyone is full of confidence.
Since the establishment of the Hubei New Army, it has not fought a serious battle, so there is no way to talk about military success.
Now they all regard Kyodo Society as a military achievement and have never thought about whether they can win the war.
This is normal.
When the regular army fights bandits, it is strange that they lose.
Even though many of them don't want to work for the Qing court, military merit is another matter.
Even if the Qing court takes over in the future, it is still a personal honor.
Who would think that they have too much honor?
You're talking about a patrol camp, bah, a piece of junk like a patrol camp is nothing more than a regular army.
However, what they didn't know was that they were already being targeted before they left Wuchang.
President Wen's unmanned exploration aircraft is not only used to detect mineral deposits.
Wen Desi specially allocated three unmanned exploration aircraft for Kyodo News to use.
This is why the bandits in Daba Mountain cannot escape no matter how hard they hide.
It doesn’t even work in a cave.
This kind of exploration aircraft is used for prospecting.
The depth of stratigraphic scanning can reach 30 kilometers.
How can a cave exceed 30 kilometers?
The exploration aircraft monitored the Hubei New Army at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
With the observation technology of the 23rd century, it can be said that they can even count the moles on the faces of those new soldiers.
But the opposite is not true.
The New Army was completely unaware of the eye in the sky.
First, there was no concept of aerial reconnaissance at this time.
Second, the exploration aircraft was only the size of a desk, and it flew in anti-gravity, making no noise.
At 60 decibels, it is about the same as an outdoor air conditioner in the early 21st century.
Only if you can see and hear it from a distance of 10,000 meters is there a ghost.
This is completely asymmetric information warfare, just like playing a SG battle game.
One company has opened the whole map, and the other has not.
Half of the battle has already been lost before the battle begins.
The battlefield is one-way and transparent, and it is a fool's errand.
At this time, the Hubei New Army did not know that the gangsters on the opposite side had activated a plug-in.
They not only activated the entire map, but also adjusted their weapons.
They fully thought that this must be a great victory, and they couldn't help but feel happy when they thought about the achievement of wiping out tens of thousands of bandits.
Outside Xingshan County.
While the Hubei New Army was still on the road, the Kyodo Society began to prepare.
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When they entered the county, the preparations here were also completed.
Wen Desi gave a clear order this time that this new Hubei army must be wiped out.
Because he knew very well that after the Kyodo Society had expanded to this extent, it would no longer be possible to make money quietly as before.
After all, the Kyodo Society is now a "big monster" that stretches across two provinces and has occupied seven or eight state capitals.
Even if it does not capture a city, it is impossible for the officials to turn a blind eye.
No matter how slow and dumb I am in the Qing Dynasty, I can't say that I know nothing about it.
Anyway, after killing so many gentry and destroying so many local tycoons, the court must give an explanation at least, right?
If thousands of people died, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Last year, hundreds of thousands of people died in the Yangtze River floods, and the imperial court didn't even die.
But it's different now.
Thousands of gentry and their families died, many of them had connections in the court, and the big shots in the court couldn't sit still.
Therefore, this bandit must be suppressed.
Otherwise, it will chill the hearts of the gentry all over the world.
Even if it is just a formality, it must be gone.
Otherwise, where will I put my Qing face?
Since the Hubei New Army has hit them head-on, Mr.
Wen doesn't mind using them to try something new and test the Kyodo Society's combat effectiveness.
The previous battles against bandits and patrol camps had little technical content and showed no ability.
Now in the entire Qing Dynasty, only the New Army can be called combat effectiveness, and only they can barely be called a qualified touchstone.
Of course, although he considered using the New Army as a touchstone, Wen Desi never thought of fighting an "upright" battle with the New Army.
He was not the kind of fussy young man who used various advantages to crush his opponents. , is the right way to fight.
In some literary works he had read before, the protagonists had various advantages but did not use them.
They had to tie one hand to fight with the opponent, and they even called it "training" their subordinates.
Wen Desi had always scorned that kind of stupid plot.
Isn't that just a fool with aqua regia in his head?
When the Eight-Power Allied Forces and the "future" Japanese army attacked China, who had ever played like this?
Therefore, "the less one's own losses, the better, and the greater the enemy's losses, the better" became the Kyodo Society's purpose.
In order to reduce combat losses, commanders and soldiers held "Zhuge Liang Meetings" one after another, and soldiers actively offered suggestions and advice.
It must be said that the people's wisdom is infinite.
Although these warriors from the lowest level of society are not highly educated, they are definitely not fools.
They have come up with many insidious and unbelievable methods.
Some of their ideas are so unscrupulous that they even kill people.
Without blinking an eye, Comrade President Luo Xi, who was full of integrity, felt that he was a little immoral.
However, this method can only be used successfully by Kyodo Society.
The method of "mobilizing the masses" seems simple, but in fact it is quite difficult.
Except for Kyodo Society, it can truly integrate into the grassroots, mingle with the masses, and be regarded as one of its own by the masses.
Apart from human organizations, only religious methods can afford it.
The masses are not fools, so how can they actively participate in such things for no reason?
This is not a joke, but a "rebellion."
The Kyodo Society’s methods are more sophisticated than those of religion.
Most of the benefits promised by religion are illusory things such as “the afterlife” and “heaven”.
In addition, everyone sticks together to avoid being bullied by outsiders.
Otherwise, Chinese people have always been realists.
Unless you are desperate, who would work for these ghosts?
But Kyodo Society is different.
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The benefits given are all visible and tangible.
As for "holding together to avoid being bullied by outsiders", it is even worse.
Many methods of building grassroots organizations of the Kyodo Society are copied from the Red Party, and these things are the improvements and improvements of countless people in later generations.
Even the genuine Red Party is incomparable.
In the past, which religion could be compared to the local tyrants, evil gentry, scoundrels, petty officials and scoundrels of the Red Party who bullied men and women and committed evil deeds that made everyone dare not speak out?
Mine and build roads.
Which religious organization can do this kind of thing?