I want to ruin the country

The second in command said,

"I'll go check it out, don't be careless!"

The second in command stood up with the help of the table and staggered out.

Greeting with my mouth,

"Come on, follow me to the fort!"

Unfortunately, there were only a few dozen people who could follow him to the artillery position, and these people were staggering and their steps were unsteady.

When we arrived at the fort, we saw a series of huge explosions on the lake, and the explosion point was already near the dock.

The second in command understood that the government troops were really coming!

However, his head was still confused, and he just yelled subconsciously.

"Someone, load the gun!"

By this time, it was completely dark and they could see nothing but the explosion in front of them.

"Clairvoyance, clairvoyance!"

Someone handed him a telescope, but even though he stared until his eyes bled, the view through the telescope was still blurry.

You Zongtang, who was standing at the bow, was getting happier and happier. Now they were only an arrow away from the dock. He ordered,

"Rattan shield soldiers, beware of arrows and bazookas, fire your cannons, shoot!"

There were ten ships, and at the bow of each ship there were more than twenty people carrying rocket launchers and firing at the shore.

The explosion on the shore caused gravel and dust to fly everywhere!

After a while, the boat reached the shore without encountering any resistance.

You Zongtang was the first to jump off the bow of the boat, and the soldiers rushed ashore like a tide.

They were not familiar with the situation on the shore, and it was dark and they could not see anything, so they used rocket launchers to clear the way.

At this time, the second in command hadn't even loaded the shells into the artillery position!

They were just a bunch of drunks and a mob, and they had never really fired a few shots before. It would be strange if they could fire the cannon in a hurry!

Even if the cannons were fired, they could fire at a distance of four or five miles. Now the government troops have all landed, so it would be useless!

By this time, most of the bandits were half sober. Looking at the dark masses of officers and soldiers all over the mountains, they knew that the game was over and they had to run!

However, they have the will but not the strength, and can't even run fast!

You Zongtang and his men were like a tiger among a flock of sheep. They killed the bandits along the way and followed their footsteps as they fled until they arrived at the Juyi Hall.

At this time, the entire mountain stronghold was in chaos. Some bandits wanted to take up arms to resist, but it was too late.

The government troops were fighting in a favorable situation and were invincible. The soldiers seemed to be on high alert, firing grenades and muskets non-stop.

The bandits who ran fast died slowly, and those who ran slowly died quickly. Those who didn't run survived because the officers and soldiers were shouting,

"Surrender without killing!"

At first the bandits didn't believe it and kept running. How could you run faster than a musket?

You Zongtang led his men into the gathering hall and saw that the chairs were overturned, the tables were tilted, and the cups, plates and bowls were broken all over the floor.

There are a lot of dead bodies on the ground!

"Find the bandit leader and skin him!"

He didn't need to say it, the soldiers all wanted to find Ren Baopi, that was the greatest achievement, no one wanted to let him go!

Finally, they found a secret passage in the backyard and followed it for three or four miles before they finally saw a group of people fleeing.

The soldiers chased them close, shouting "Surrender and you won't be killed," and the group stopped running.

It turned out to be Ren Paopi with his fifteen wives, fifteen daughters and one son.

All family members are included in the pot!

The battle lasted for more than three hours. At around eleven o'clock, the sound of gunfire and grenade explosions could no longer be heard.

In fact, it can’t be called a battle, because the bandits basically fled and didn’t put up any resistance at all!

Even if they resisted, how much strength could they have after having been drinking for most of the day?

And it is really like the monkeys scattering when the tree falls. What is a mob? This is it.

The soldiers cleaned up the Juyi Hall, and You Zongtang sat here waiting for the next news.

At twelve o'clock, everyone came back and saw a large crowd of prisoners squatting on the ground outside.

After counting the number of people, more than 4,100 bandits were captured.

More than 500 bandits were killed!

More than 200 bandits are missing!

After working all night, it was dawn at around five in the morning.

Yu Qinglai, who was in charge of the siege outside, reported that he had captured more than 200 bandits who had escaped. Now they were confronted with each other, and most of those who had escaped did not get away.

You Zongtang asked Yu Qing and others to bring their boats over and go ashore to load supplies.

Ren Baopi has been operating on the island for more than ten years and has a large amount of supplies stored.

Gold, silver, jewelry, grain, porcelain, cloth, silk, all kinds of things, all were looted by them!

There were more than 90,000 dan of grain stored on the mountain, gold and silver worth more than 25 million taels of silver, and a large number of other jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

All these things must be registered and shipped back!

You Zongtang notified the local government to take over Yunqian Island. After the county magistrate arrived, he completed the handover and returned to the military camp.

When he reached the shore, he wrote a memorial and sent it to the capital city urgently over 800 miles.

After receiving the memorial, Yining laughed out loud.

"If Mr. You doesn't make a sound, it's nothing. But when he does, he'll be a surprise!"

Then he sent this letter of good news to the whole world.

He personally wrote an instruction to You Zongtang, asking him to expand the army by another 30,000.

Among them, there are 10,000 army troops, 10,000 naval technicians, and 10,000 marines.

The emperor issued an edict to commend the meritorious soldiers, promoted You Zongtang to the rank of deputy general, and awarded him 5,000 taels of silver.

Yu Qing and his comrades were rewarded with two thousand taels of silver and were promoted one rank.

Fifty thousand shi of the captured grain were left as military rations, and the rest was handed over to Chen Fu'en.

Of the seized gold and silver, two million were kept as military expenses for expanding the army by 30,000, and the rest were escorted to Beijing.

The leader of the pirates was handed over to the local authorities for public trial, and those found guilty were sentenced according to the law.

After the matter was done, Yining asked You Zongtang to continue to suppress bandits and train troops. His main task in the first phase was to eliminate the bandits in Jiangxi and Hunan.

After receiving the imperial edict, You Zongtang convened the founding ceremony and commendation meeting of the Second Army of the Royal New Army.

At the meeting, it was officially announced that the Second Army of the Royal New Army was officially established.

You Zongtang was the army commander.

The army chief of staff is Yu Qing!

The Second Army consists of two infantry brigades, one sailor brigade, one special forces regiment, one guard regiment, two medical regiments (to be established), and two logistics support regiments.

The organization below the regimental level is exactly the same as that of the First Army, which is based on the organization of the People's Liberation Army in later generations.

After the structure was established, we began to award titles to everyone.

Everyone looked at the epaulettes and military ranks on their shoulders and felt they were very beautiful. These military uniforms and ranks looked much better than the original big red tassel hats and the military uniforms with "Soldier" and "Brave" written on the chest!

The whole person's aura is different!

Seeing the soldiers' joyful faces, those who were unwilling to shave their heads regretted it.

I should have been one of them, but because I didn't want to shave my head, I now become a bricklayer and mud mover.

Oh my god, why was I so stupid?!

They wanted to come back to serve in the army, but You Zongtang said that they would talk about it after the military camp was built!

Through this bandit suppression campaign, the soldiers gained practical combat experience and seemed less green!

You Zongtang gave them targeted training for another half a month.

Then, he asked Yu Qing to train the new recruits at home, and he took his men to Xiangxi, where bandits gathered. He was ready to fight some fierce battles!