Chapter 63: The Tyrant Feng Baotian (Seeking Bookmarks)

  "Report to the company commander, instructor, cavalry squad ordered to complete the task, please instruct..." Seeing Zhang Hua, Squad Leader Peng Longfei and Deputy Squad Leader Lu Gahan immediately ran to Zhang Hua's front and said loudly.

  "Good, you've done a good job... Come on, tell me about the terrain around the village." Zhang Hua asked with a nod of approval.

  "Captain, the location was chosen by Lu Pai Zhang, let him introduce you to it, he knows more about the situation than I do..." Peng Longfei said with a smile, pointing to Lu Gahan behind him.

  "Lu Pai Chang, come and introduce yourself to me. Why did you choose this place as the garrison for our special task force?" Zhang Hua nodded and looked at Lu Jia Han who was standing beside Peng Long Fei.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander. This village is called Daxigou. It's surrounded by mountains on three sides, making it an ideal place for our troops to hide. Moreover, the only path leading here is the one our troops took to get here, and as long as we're vigilant, the enemy won't be able to sneak in. Lastly, Daxigou is located at the center of the Tiger Head Mountain area, which will greatly benefit our troops when launching attacks on surrounding areas." Deputy Platoon Leader Lu Yuhuai hastily explained.

  "Great, this is really a good place... You've made an excellent choice. How's the situation in the village?" Zhang Hua nodded silently after listening to Lu Gahan's explanation and continued to ask.

  "Report to the battalion commander, Daxigou is a very small village with only 34 households of ordinary people and one landlord household. After we occupied the whole village yesterday, we eliminated the only rich family in the village and distributed a large amount of grain to these ordinary people according to regulations. Now, these ordinary people are very supportive of us and there will be absolutely no problem in terms of secrecy." Lu Gahan replied affirmatively.

  "Alright, well done. Take me to the command center and arrange for each company's campsite so that our soldiers can have a good rest today." Zhang Hua commanded with excitement.

  "Captain, don't worry... I've already arranged for the cavalry squad's soldiers to take care of these things. Even the food is ready, made from captured grain, and we've slaughtered a fat pig, just waiting for the main force to arrive?" Squad leader Peng Longfei said with a smile.

  "Alright, since that's the case, we won't be polite. Old Xu, Old Guo, and Old Huang, we've been on the road for a whole night. Since Captain Peng has already prepared food, let's eat while we talk." Zhang Hua said with a smile to his three partners behind him.

  "Battalion commander, my stomach has been starving for a long time. Let's go and talk while we eat." The deputy battalion commander replied with a smile, closely following Peng Longfei to the command center.

  In the main hall of the landlord's house, several people were eating and listening to Peng Longfei's report while occasionally asking simple questions.

  "Peng Pai Zhang, you first tell us, in the Hu Tou Shan area, what are the main local tyrants and evil gentry?" Zhang Hua asked while gnawing on a chicken leg in his hand.

  "Captain, you don't know that in the entire Tiger Head Mountain area, there are many evil landlords with grievances among the people. There are no less than several dozen large and small households. However, only four of them have real power, and these four families all have quite a background." Peng Longfei introduced.

  "Ah, when eating meat, of course, we must grab the fattest piece to eat. Peng Pai Zhang, first tell us about the largest landlord in the entire Tiger Head Mountain area..." Deputy Battalion Commander Guo Chengzhu picked up a fatty piece of pork from the bowl and fed it into his own mouth, saying loudly.

  "The largest landlord tyrant in the Hu Tou Shan area is in Feng Village, 10 kilometers away from us. The locals call him Feng Ba Tian, relying on his son being a brigade commander in the Jin Sui Army, he has been brutally oppressing the local people for many years. In over a decade, hundreds of innocent people have died at his hands. Moreover, relying on his henchmen, he has been seizing and occupying large tracts of land from the people. According to our investigation, Feng Ba Tian now controls no less than 10,000 hectares of good land, making him the most powerful tyrant in the entire Hu Tou Shan area." Peng Longfei introduced with righteous indignation.

  "Well, this Feng Ba Tian really deserves to die. No need to say more, let's take him down first and intimidate the local tyrants in the Tiger Head Mountain area." Zhang Hua was also filled with righteous indignation, and slammed his hand on the table in front of him, saying loudly.

  "But, Battalion Commander, this Feng Baotian basically doesn't go out and stays at home all day. We've gone to scout it out, the entire Feng family compound is several kilometers in circumference, the whole courtyard is built with large stone slabs, about 4 meters high and at least 1 meter thick. Moreover, there are artillery towers built at each of the four corners of the courtyard, and many shooting holes have been dug into the walls. It can be said that it's no different from a military fortress. What's more important is his military strength. According to our scouting, he has a team of 500 guards, not only equipped with rifles but also a large number of light machine guns, their strength is extremely powerful."

  "Hiss... So formidable, is this still a landlord's armed force?" Upon hearing Peng Longfei's words, several people inhaled sharply, speaking disbelievingly. Because at this time, even the civilian corps of a county town wouldn't have such scale, yet he was merely a guard.

  "Yes, Camp Long, Instructor. Moreover, according to the rumors we've heard, his strength is not just on the surface." Peng Longfei nodded and continued.

  "My goodness! And, Peng Pai Zhang, stop teasing us a few people's appetite. What is it, just tell us everything at once." Hearing this, Feng Ba Tian's strength was not just these, even the confident Zhang Hua also furrowed his brow.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander, it's like this. Feng Baotian has been afraid since he heard that our Red Army is invading Shanxi, fearing that we would confiscate his property after arriving. He repeatedly asked his son for help. At first, his son was also afraid that his father's hard-earned property would be occupied by our Red Army. So, secretly, he dispatched a platoon of troops to garrison the Feng family compound. Until now, this platoon of Shanxi-Suiyuan army has not left. But what's important is that this platoon is not an ordinary infantry platoon, but an artillery platoon, equipped with three 82mm medium mortars." Peng Longfei said.

  "What? Feng Ba Tian even has a mortar cannon..." Several people said in disbelief.

  "Captain, it seems that this Feng Baotian is not so easy to eliminate after all. I think we should consider changing to a smaller target, as the saying goes: 'first the easy, then the difficult...'". After listening to Peng Longfei's introduction, the instructor slowly fell into deep thought. A few minutes later, he lifted his head and suggested to Zhang Hua, who was also silent.

  "It won't do, it's precisely because he is powerful that we must take him down. Comrades, think about it, if we only eliminate the ordinary small landlords and let this Feng Baotian continue to wreak havoc on the countryside. Do you think the common people will support us after we've eliminated these small landlords? I think the answer is definitely yes, the common people will certainly consider Feng Baotian's possible revenge afterwards and won't dare to support us. Therefore, in order to quickly turn the situation around here, we must take down this Feng Baotian." Zhang Hua said firmly.

  "Alright, let's take this opportunity to launch an attack. Our special operations battalion has never been afraid of anyone. This time, we'll let the soldiers have a good training on what is called a siege warfare." Upon hearing Zhang Hua's words, Deputy Regiment Commander Guo Chengzhu immediately nodded in agreement.

  "I also agree with the squad leader's words, to take down Feng Baotian. Even if we suffer some casualties, it will be worth it." Deputy Instructor Huang Zhengqing nodded in response.

  "Alright, since you all agree, I don't have anything else to say. I also agree to fight against Feng Baotian." Seeing the three people agreeing to fight this battle, Instructor Xu Bin also gave up his original opinion and nodded in agreement.

  "Alright, since this plan is set, let's start preparing from tomorrow. Tomorrow, I, Old Guo, and the guard squad will go to Feng Village to take a look at the terrain. Old Xu, Old Huang, you two stay behind." Zhang Hua commanded loudly after seeing that everyone agreed.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander." The three of them replied in unison.

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