I traveled through time, starting with two acres of land and a dog

"Don't forget, we have already gained control of the Ningqiang area. As long as we take control of Yangping Pass in the name of the county government, the 100-mile canyon from Yangping Pass to Ningqiang will be under our control. When they come in, we will always provide them with food and accommodation," said Du Chenyu.

"Young master, what you mean is to poison them to death," He Chaowu, as a man of the world, thought of it instantly.

"That's right. We will drug them and steal their main weapons. We will arrange powerful military deployments in front and behind so that they won't dare to act rashly after discovering it," said Du Chenyu.

"Okay, sir, you are still smarter than Zhuge Liang. Just give your orders," Li Long said with a smile.

"Okay, now I give the orders..." Everyone sat up straight and listened.

“First, Li Long is responsible for selecting the prisoners;

Second, He Chaowu will lead 1000 people to join Peng Huiyu, and then take Yangping Pass. There are only 300 people at Yangping Pass, and they cannot rely on the county clerks to take it by force, so they must attack and take it tomorrow night;

3. Luo Feng led the reconnaissance team to keep an eye on the intelligence of the troops coming from Guangyuan;

4. Chen Jinhu will stay in the camp as a reserve force.

After Du Chenyu finished giving his instructions, each department went back to their respective duties and left. Du Chenyu continued to lie on a rock under the tree and enjoy the breeze.

It is still a bit cool in the mountains in spring. The white wild cherry blossoms have been scattered by the wind. Peach blossoms dotted on the hillside are embellishing the green and yellow peaks. The warm spring sun is accompanied by the breeze. The tender yellow leaf buds are scrambling to break free from the shackles of the coating, blooming into tender leaves and laughing in the wind.

In the silent empty mountain, the cuckoo is constantly announcing the arrival of spring...

Du Chenyu lay leisurely on his back or on his side, and from time to time he came to the army to check the wounds of the injured soldiers and say a few words of comfort. This was warmer than the spring sun, and the soldiers endured the pain and could still show a warm smile.

"Report, this is Captain He's battle report." On the third morning, Du Chenyu heard the battle report before he got up.

Battle report: He Chaowu brought the captain of the Ningqiang joint defense battalion to Yangping Pass to inspect the defense. The captain of the Yangping Pass garrison was the cousin of the captain of the joint defense battalion, so he successfully tricked the gate open. Then He Chaowu immediately disarmed hundreds of people in Yangping Pass, selected 150 strong men to join the team, and sent the rest of the prisoners to the camp for custody. Everything went smoothly.

In addition, Peng Huiyu reported that peace had returned to Ningqiang City. Since we only raided a few households and did not attack the common people, we compensated the people who suffered heavy losses afterwards. After two days of recovery, the city gradually calmed down. Since all armed forces in the city were banned, the city is now safe. The battle report of the Hanzhong Daofu Yamen was written by the county magistrate himself. It only said that the city was attacked by bandits inside and outside, and the arsenal and government warehouses were looted. Under his personal leadership, the bandits were gradually repelled and the people in the city were safe.

To be honest, as long as the traffic between Ningqiang is uninterrupted, Hanzhong will probably not send a large army to conquer. It would take at least 5000 men to fortify the defenses of Ningqiang city, which is a force that Hanzhong cannot dispatch. Therefore, it is better to maintain the status quo and everyone will be fine.

On the fourth day, scout Luo Feng reported that the remnants of Li Bingzhi had reached Guangyuan and were expected to arrive at Yangping Pass within two days.

Since some of the prisoners had been sent to the area of ​​Ningqiang Fort in Bashan for transformation, the wounded were being treated in Ningqiang City, and more than 100 prisoners were left in the camp to carry supplies. I asked Chen Jin to take 500 people to support Yangping Pass, and Lei Jianqin to take 500 people to guard the camp. After the operation was over, the entire army returned south together.

After He Chaowu took control of Yangping Pass, he replaced the troops at that pass with his own men, and everything transitioned smoothly, waiting for the big fish to take the bait.

However, everyone felt sad when they saw Li Bingzhi's equipment. There were only two 75mm mountain cannons, three heavy machine guns, 3 mortars, and two light machine guns in each company. This was a far cry from Feng Yuxiang's well-equipped mixed brigade.

However, these two mountain cannons were enough to make Du Chenyu salivate, so under the personal guidance of the former Ningqiang Joint Defense Battalion Captain, Li Bingzhi was not too vigilant and led the team directly into the pass.

Although Li Bingzhi had strictly prohibited alcohol before the meal, they could not resist the temptation of beauties and good wine that He Chaowu had specially brought from Ningqiang City. After a few toasts, these northern men had forgotten the prohibition and drank freely.

There were fine wine, beef, mutton, pork, dumplings, and white rice, which was even more sumptuous than the Chinese New Year. In an open space inside the pass, a bonfire was burning in the middle of the venue, and the sounds of people eating meat and drinking wine could be heard all around.

Li Bingzhi is worthy of being the brigade commander. He actually arranged the logistics team leader and artillery battalion commander to be non-drinkers. They even forgot to hold their cannons when eating meat. Fortunately, Peng Huiyu left early to prepare. He put knockout drugs in the wine and a small amount of drugs in the broth. If you don't drink, you won't eat meat.

After a binge of drinking and feasting, the effects of alcohol and drugs began to take effect after 9 o'clock in the evening, and everyone gradually fell asleep. Since there were indeed not many people in the artillery battalion who drank, they were the last to fall asleep.

The guard sentries on duty also began to feel drowsy. At 10 o'clock sharp, Chen Jinhu woke up from the crowd. He woke up the entourage members one by one. He took 20 team members with him and dressed up as ordinary soldiers to help serve dishes and toast at the artillery team. They didn't eat much meat or drink much, and they vomited after drinking. In the end, they got drunk with everyone else.

Chen Jinhu and a few others crawled through the drunken bodies lying all over the place and arrived at the artillery camp. They actually saw that several people were sleeping with their guns in their arms.

"Action..." These 20 people are all elites with great strength, Chen Jinhu said to the others with a gesture.

"You are..." It was a bad start. When they were about to move the first mountain cannon, the clever garrison officer woke up all of a sudden and almost shouted out. Fortunately, a member of the sneak attack team was quick-witted and broke his neck in an instant, preventing him from making a sound.

Then, several people broke the necks of the people who were protecting the mountain cannon, successfully gathered the parts of the mountain cannon, and began to move them.

Even though the shadows were swaying, the rescue team members in various places started to attack the people they were protecting. Everything was done quietly without making any sound.

In less than 5 minutes, all the key protected objects such as mountain artillery, mortars, and machine guns were stolen. Several people who were awakened had their throats cut, and their bodies were quietly carried out and buried.

Everything returned to calm, He Chaowu woke up and returned to the team, and everyone began to wait quietly for the tiger with its teeth pulled out to get angry.

"Oh no, our cannon is gone." At three o'clock in the morning, a voice broke through the silence of the night and pierced many people's eardrums. The quiet square suddenly became chaotic and everyone was touching their guns.

"My gun..."

"Where's my gun...?"

In fact, in this operation, basically no rifles were stolen. We just helped pick up more than 100 rifles scattered on the ground. Those that were carried on the backs or those who slept with guns were not touched. The rest were used to carry cannons and machine guns.

"Beep, beep..." The emergency assembly call sounded, and Li Bingzhi was awakened from his drunkenness. He knew that he was going to attend the Hongmen Banquet this time.

"Count the losses immediately." Li Bingzhi did not get angry. He looked at the Ningqiang Joint Defense Brigade and found that there was no one left around.

"Report, the mountain artillery, mortars and heavy machine guns are all gone, the light machine guns are less than half, only a few rifles were lost, and the artillery lost only 8 people," the adjutant replied fearfully.

"Damn it, a bunch of mountain villagers dared to rob me. It's like a tiger in the plain being bullied by a dog. Come on, gather together and head towards Ningqiang. I want an explanation," Li Bingyi punched the pillar and said hatefully.

On the road to Ningqiang, he gradually calmed down when he learned that there were at least 500 troops escorting them in front and behind. He knew that the reason his army was not wiped out last night was because they were allowed to pass smoothly because they were regular Beiyang soldiers. Therefore, he gave up asking questions. Now he just needed to bring the team safely to the north. He believed that President Yuan would compensate him a hundredfold.

Of course, the superficial relationship between the two sides was no longer there. Everyone knew the situation and was on guard against each other. Within three days, Li Bingzhi's team safely walked out of the Ningqiang area. Ho Chiu-wu and Chen Jinhu lined up to see them off, firing guns in support. Li Bingzhi was so angry that his teeth were chattering.

Du Chenyu was very happy after receiving the news. With the preparation for this action, he expanded the field army by 5000 people, which was barely the strength of a mixed brigade. The population in the jurisdiction would be close to 200 million. As long as he could develop steadily for a year and bring the whole territory of Bazhong under his jurisdiction, and then slowly expand to the surrounding areas next year, he would be an important force in Sichuan. After all, the strongest warlords in Sichuan, Liu Cunhou and Xiong Kewu, only had more than people.

The victorious army flew with flags flying, and the army was in good order. Military songs echoed in Daba Mountain, and all the evil spirits retreated. Du Chen left 1500 people in Ningqiang under the command of Peng Huiyu. He started to return south with arms and several large carriages of property, preparing to start the next stage of the Sichuan Army's melee and unify the road to Hanzhong in northern Sichuan.