Traveling back to the Northern Song Dynasty: Picking up a princess as my wife

Chapter 127: 5 New Recruits vs. Bandits 3

Li Cun'en is a new recruit in the Dragon Tiger Camp. His original name was Du Hong. He fled here after his hometown was hit by a disaster and is considered to be among the second batch of disaster victims in Li Family Village.

Just when he thought his entire family was doomed in this desolate wilderness, he met Li Zhen. Unsurprisingly, he and his family survived and were properly resettled. Now, his wife works in the military uniform factory in the village, his two children receive free education at a school, and even his elderly mother lives a comfortable life in the Anrong sanatorium. Therefore, he changed his name to Li Cun'en, to forever remember the kindness and sacrifice that Li Zhen and Li Family Village had shown him.

Although he had received a lot of training before, this was his first time actually going to the battlefield. But unlike what Li Cun'en had imagined, there was no tense atmosphere of a battlefield here. From the outside, it looked like a town.

A battalion commander shouted to everyone, "Attention, everyone! Immediately disperse and seal off the entire town. No one is allowed to enter or leave the town without our orders."

Li Cun'en gripped his rifle tightly. His squad had been assigned by the battalion commander to guard a street corner. Perhaps noticing that Li Cun'en was a little nervous, his squad leader smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Xiao Li, don't be nervous. This time we are cooperating with local officials to carry out land reform. If everything goes smoothly, we will not encounter any danger. However, once the superiors issue a military order, we must carry it out immediately and cannot be negligent in the slightest."

Li Cun'en nodded and said, "Don't worry, boss. You know, I was the best performer in our team during the military competition."

Besides the 500 soldiers from the Dragon Tiger Battalion, Qian Dazhuang also brought 800 soldiers who used cold weapons. Their eyes lit up when they saw the weapons in the hands of the Dragon Tiger Battalion soldiers. It was widely known within the entire Li Family Army that the Dragon Tiger Battalion was considered the elite force of the Li Family Army. Anyone who could enter it had a good family background and top-notch individual combat skills, so the equipment they used was the best in the entire Li Family Army.

After seeing that the entire town was surrounded, Qian Dazhuang took out Li Zhen's megaphone.

"Ssssssss... Hey. People of Zhoujia Town, listen up! We are from the Neihuang County government, and I am Magistrate Qian Dazhuang. Take my advice and release our staff immediately. Then, we will conduct land surveys and household registration. We are doing all this for your own good. If you don't believe me, look at Tangyin County. Nowadays, everyone in Tangyin County can eat their fill. Whether they are merchants or ordinary people, they all live a prosperous life. Your resistance is meaningless."

Suddenly, a cannon shot rang out, and a mounted armored soldier emerged from the town, carrying a string of severed heads, which he threw onto the road outside the town. Although the soldier's face was covered, his eyes revealed extreme arrogance.

Qian Dazhuang's hand holding the binoculars began to tremble. He knew that the owner of these heads had eaten with him just a few days ago and was considered a capable henchman he had brought from Lijiazhai.

Qian Dazhuang slowly lowered his binoculars and said to the battalion commander of the Dragon Tiger Battalion beside him, "Old Wei, it's your turn!"

Battalion Commander Wei sneered, "I told you long ago, anyone who sends my Dragon Tiger Battalion out of the picture will never come out unscathed."

Then he shouted loudly to the messengers of the Dragon Tiger Camp: "Pass down the order! All five hundred soldiers of the Dragon Tiger Camp are to be deployed to the battlefield. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy. Give them a bloodbath in Zhoujia Town!"

Upon hearing this order, even the seasoned veteran Qian Dazhuang couldn't help but shrink back. He had seen killing gods before, but he had never seen a killing god like Battalion Commander Wei before.

Li Cun'en was in the first wave of attacks. They had two waves like this in total. The second wave was mainly composed of veterans. In addition to supporting them, they also had to prevent any of the new recruits from deserting. The Dragon Tiger Battalion was extremely harsh on deserters. Once discovered, anyone had the right to kill them on the spot, not for any other reason than the honor of the Dragon Tiger Battalion.

The squad leader's voice rang in my ears: "Everyone, cock your rifles!"

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Countless arrows rained down on them from a high wall. The soldier at the front, holding a steel shield, immediately raised his shield, and Li Cun'en and the others quickly hid behind it.

"They're behind the high wall, get the grenades ready!"

"Pull the pin! Throw a grenade!"

Boom boom boom!

As the explosion rang out, a series of horrific screams echoed from behind the high wall.

"attack!"

Li Cun'en charged forward with his bayonet-fixed automatic rifle. The sound of the explosion had calmed him down considerably, and his earlier tension had subsided.

"kill!......"

A group of servants and bandits dressed in leather armor charged towards them, weapons raised high. This time, Li Cun'en did not wait for the captain's order and pulled the trigger directly at the enemy.

"Clap clap clap..."

Thirty rounds of ammunition were quickly used up. The enemy seemed stunned, failing to seize the opportunity to charge and instead standing there dumbfounded. Li Cun'en and his men didn't care about that. They quickly reloaded their magazines and began firing again. However, unlike before, this time they used burst fire, conserving ammunition and more effectively eliminating the enemy.

In the end, the servants and bandits left behind only corpses scattered on the ground, while a small group of them threw down their weapons and fled the place as fast as they could.

Seeing the enemy lying on the ground, not quite dead yet, the squad leader shouted, "We don't want prisoners, kill them with bayonets!"

Actually, the Dragon Tiger Camp didn't have this rule. It was just that the squad leader wanted to train the new recruits' courage, since conditions for such large-scale killings were rare.

Li Cun'en saw that one of the bandits on the ground was not quite dead yet, so he kicked him, which immediately drew a vicious glare from the bandit.

"Damn it!...cough cough...I've killed so many people and slept with so many women, it's all worth it."

"Pfft!"

The sharp Mitsubishi bayonet plunged deep into the bandit's chest. Although he had just been making boastful remarks, when he truly faced death, his eyes revealed a pleading look.

After pulling out his bayonet, Li Cun'en flicked it lightly to the side and continued searching for his next target.

Battalion Commander Wei watched with satisfaction through his binoculars as his 500 new recruits decimated an enemy force of over 3,000 men in less than half an hour. Moreover, none of his 500 recruits suffered casualties; their overall combat capabilities were undeniably impressive.

Qian Dazhuang, who was standing to the side, laughed and said, "Old Wei, back in the day we weren't as good as these bastards. I still remember the first time you killed someone, your crotch was all wet."

"Money-grubber, no one will think you're mute if you don't speak. But if you dare to reveal my secrets in front of my men again, I'll never forgive you!"

Seeing Battalion Commander Wei's fierce expression, Qian Dazhuang smiled and remained silent. It wasn't that he was afraid, but rather that this Wei Dadan was truly daring.