Hearing the report of the sentry, Feng Yuxiang arrived, at this time in Baotou, there was no way to popularize telegraph and telephone, but the basic simple paper telephone and microphone were still arranged, especially in the location of the main road, otherwise, when commanding the operation, not all need to shout and run, which is too inefficient.

Feng Yuxiang came, Yang Yuanzhao was very happy, Wang Jinming was no exception, between him and Feng Yuxiang, it was many years of war and common ideas, friendship, brotherly feelings and the relationship between superiors and subordinates, there was no need to worry about the struggle for power, besides, he had never commanded such a big battle, he must have been above Cheng Dù, and there was no bottom in his heart at all, and he always felt that something was wrong.

The staff officers under his hand are the staff officers who pick the generals among the short men, and they may not be able to do it, but they are just doing some basic, and they have to do some basic plans, and they all have to do it, Yang Yuanzhao is a new style of warfare provided by him, he really feels a little powerless, and when he hears Feng Yuxiang's arrival, the only thought is to be happy, with a hint of relief, such a big battle, handed over to the experienced and outstanding Feng Yuxiang, is much better than handing it over to him.

Yang Yuanzhao and Wang Jinming left the training room almost at the same time, and at the same time, there were several non-commissioned officers who had returned from the Northeast, in a sense, Feng Yuxiang was their old superior, and brought a batch of their robes.

After getting Yang Yuanzhao's instructions, someone specially guided, about ten minutes, two carriages drove into the barracks, the carriage was four-wheeled, and Feng Yuxiang changed the car after arriving in Taiyuan, at that time, Feng Yuxiang did not identify himself, so no one reported to Yang Yuanzhao, which is also the fundamental reason why he arrived in Baotou and Yang Yuanzhao knew.

"Brother Huanzhang, you're here!" Yang Yuanzhao greeted him warmly, he hadn't seen Feng Yuxiang for a year, it seemed that Feng Yuxiang hadn't changed much, and from his eyebrows, a trace of depression could be seen, obviously in this small half a year, his country's was not good.

Feng Yuxiang is indeed a little distressed, back then, when he saw Yang Yuanzhao on the train, it was definitely two different concepts from now, it can be said that he almost saw with his own eyes, this little brother, step by step to realize his ideals, but he was a little confused.

Beiyang is strong, it can be said that he is the best in the world, but in it, the faction is extremely complicated, even he has no ability to occupy the position, especially when Yuan Shikai has retired, he has a small pipe band, and a few people pay attention, not to mention being promoted, and even the previous position cannot be maintained.

When he was on the train, Yang Yuanzhao talked eloquently, at this time it still seemed like yesterday, but it was such a young man, but with reality, built a huge industrial zone, the miracle of Baotou, he has heard of it, when he really saw it, it is still amazing, Baotou is completely different from what he imagined before, how to say, neat, powerful, the cement road connecting Baotou to Taiyuan, completely overturned the use of cement in his mind, in his opinion, cement, should be used as military materials, It is used on all kinds of bunkers.

"Boss, you're here just in time, hurry up and help us see how it's going!" After greetings, Wang Jinming took the initiative to say.

"See what?" Feng Yuxiang was slightly surprised, recalled carefully, and said in amazement: "Are you in trouble?" ”

Feng Yuxiang's mind is very meticulous, otherwise, he will not stand out among the armed guards, and even in the Xinhai year, he even led the uprising in the north at that time, and even after the uprising was suppressed, he was arrested, and there were still people who survived death and imprisonment, but other people were not so lucky.

Carefully recalled, Feng Yuxiang found that the streets of Baotou seem to be very strict, and there are sentries everywhere, which from entering Baotou to the barracks, at least four times through the number of checkpoints, in terms of general cities, too much, the place of military control is about the same, with his understanding of Baotou, more than 4,000 soldiers who have undergone formal training and are not even worse than the elite Beiyang Army, in the entire northwest, who else can threaten Baotou.

"There's trouble, let's talk about it!" Wang Jinming looked behind Feng Yuxiang, more than a dozen people were all robes and comrades-in-arms of the year, and even some of them came out of the General Staff, of course, most of Feng Ying's staff headquarters were from the south.

Entering the war room, the first thing that caught his eye was the sand table in Baotou, Feng Yuxiang was stunned for a moment, he knew that Baotou was in trouble, he didn't know that the trouble would be so big, obviously, the battlefield would start in Baotou, and it was directly threatened, Baotou represented the military flag of the new army, and outside, as red as blood, showing a situation of encirclement, what is so dangerous.

The dominant and theme of the war is ruin, in the face of the threat of war, any wealth, will become insignificant, Baotou before him, is rich and prosperous, who knows, after this war, what will happen.

"I want to know the whole process of the matter, someone to explain it to me!" Feng Yuxiang said almost without hesitation.

Wang Jinming stood up and told in detail about the current situation of Baotou, especially the current situation of the bandit siege, and told Feng Yuxiang in detail, Wang Jinming looked at Feng Yuxiang a little timidly, because he had noticed that Feng Yuxiang's brows had been wrinkled tightly in the process of explaining.

In the war room, there was silence, only a small breathing was left, Feng Yuxiang smiled bitterly, and said: "Just for the sake of so many bandits, you actually came up with such an idea, sent everyone out, and then took the initiative to expose it and lead the bandits to attack?" ”

Wang Jinming didn't dare to speak, lowered his head, but Yang Yuanzhao next to him interjected and said: "Yes, the lifeline of Baotou is business, and if business is restless, Baotou will not be able to develop!" ”

"Even if you clean up the bandits, you don't have to be so child's play, do you think the bandits can be wiped out, I tell you, it's impossible, a stubble is like a leek, crazy long, I'm in the northeast, how many have been cleared, but the wildfires can't be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows!"

"It's hard to make it or not, what about Baotou!"

Looking at Yang Yuanzhao, Feng Yuxiang was slightly speechless, but he couldn't say anything, Yang Yuanzhao was not Wang Jinming, not a trained officer, just a businessman, an engineer, he looked at Wang Jinming coldly, and said coldly: "I gave you back to me what I taught you before!" ”

"But, Boss!"

"Hurt his ten fingers, it's better to cut off one of his fingers, do you still need me to teach you this, what do bandits have, that is, kill more people, ride better, have brains, have discipline, really owe you still came out of me, I really blush for you, such a simple thing, you can't figure it out!"

Feng Yuxiang said that Wang Jinming really blushed, and he suddenly found that what he had done before seemed to be wrong from the beginning.

"What is the army, it is a violent organ, it is a weapon of murder, it is not used for defense, it is used for attack, and the best defense is to attack!"

Feng Yuxiang's stormy reprimand made no one dare to say a word in the war room, of course, the later militia staff officers, especially those who were promoted locally, opened their mouths and wanted to refute two sentences, but they didn't dare to say more, after all, they could train their top bosses to be like nerds, Wang Jinming didn't dare to say a word, and the strict rank made them dare not say a word.

Yang Yuanzhao's face was also a little hot, but he was more puzzled, unlike Feng Yuxiang, between him and Feng Yuxiang, they were brothers, there was no subordinate to the superiors and subordinates, in the whole room, only he could speak, he tried to ask: "Brother Huanzhang, then you say, what should we do?" ”

Feng Yuxiang stared at Wang Jinming fiercely again, Wang Jinming raised his hand, and said with some embarrassment: "Let's talk about it, I admit that this is my mistake, I didn't see this, when the bandits were everywhere, I should have concentrated the army in addition to the necessary protection, centered on Baotou, and preset the battlefield, just like when I dealt with the Red Turban Army, one by one to clear out the bandits, no matter how big or small, no one was left!" ”

Yang Yuanzhao still didn't understand, and said: "At that time, there were at least more than 400 teams of horse bandits, and there were more and more of them, will the speed of our clearance be comparable to the increased speed?" ”

"No need to compare, horse bandits are like locusts, they only operate in places that are beneficial to them, when they came to Baotou, it was for the fat sheep here, but they found that in addition to the fat sheep, there are tigers and lions, after they come these wolves, not only will they not get any benefits, but they will touch their heads and break the blood, so that although the bandits are still banned, but they will not affect Baotou itself!" Feng Yuxiang hated that iron could not become steel.

Yang Yuanzhao was stunned, he didn't expect that this bandit cleanup could still come like this, but the reason is absolutely reasonable, even if he doesn't have a special understanding of military things, he also found that what Feng Yuxiang mentioned is the best solution.

Bandits are bullying the good and fearing evil, why are the bandits mostly in the northeast, northwest, and Henan, the northeast and northwest are all marginal, the central control is weak, the Central Plains is the land of the four wars, and the land can not support so many people, once the famine appears, the bandits will be alive, this is a difficult problem to solve.

As for other places, there may be small bandits or horse bandits, but the impact is not great, most of them are some unlucky merchants, and if something goes wrong with them, a large caravan or a frequent trader, there is no problem at all.

Yang Yuanzhao really regretted it, he regretted himself, why didn't he go to Feng Yuxiang earlier, it was okay to go to seal a letter, then he didn't have to spend such a big circle of twists and turns, but he put himself in a dilemma, although the defensive battle can be won, but relatively speaking, the cost seems to be much greater. R1152