The soldiers were all agile and moved through the mountains and forests like ghosts. Relying on their rich experience and keen observation, they gradually approached the bandits' stronghold.

After careful reconnaissance, we finally figured out key information such as the bandits' troop deployment, weapons and equipment, and daily patrol patterns.

The bandits built simple fortifications and set up secret sentries in several major strongholds in Xishan, providing a relatively tight defense.

But they also have some weaknesses, such as the lack of close communication between the various bases and relatively fixed working and resting hours.

The reconnaissance team returned quickly and reported the important information to Fu Yanci in detail.

Fu Yanci immediately gathered everyone together and formulated a detailed encirclement and suppression plan based on the intelligence.

The plan decided to divide the troops into several groups and launch simultaneous raids on the bandits' strongholds to catch them off guard.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, the troops began to move.

Fu Yanci personally led a group of soldiers towards the bandits' main stronghold.

They carefully avoided the bandit patrols and gradually approached their target.

Suddenly, the bandit's sentry seemed to notice something unusual and was about to sound the alarm.

Fu Yanci was quick-witted and quick-handed. He raised his hand and fired a shot, and the secret sentry fell down.

Immediately afterwards, Fu Yanci gave an order and the soldiers rushed towards the bandit stronghold like tigers.

The sounds of gunfire and explosions instantly broke the tranquility of the night.

The bandits were awakened from their sleep.

The bandit leader Chen Asan shouted in panic, "Damn it! What's going on? Why are there gunshots all of a sudden?"

Chen Asan's men hurried over to report: "Boss, it's bad, a group of PLA soldiers are coming towards us! They killed many of our brothers!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Asan hurriedly picked up his weapon and led his men to fight.

But Fu Yanci and his men came with great force, and under their fierce attack, the bandits were quickly defeated.

At the same time, several other troops also made good progress and the bandits' strongholds were breached one after another.

After several hours of fierce fighting, most of the bandits were killed or captured.

Chen Asan and several of his brothers took advantage of the chaos to escape into the mountains.

Upon learning that some bandits had escaped, Fu Yanci took a group of people to pursue them.

These bandits must be completely eliminated so that the people can truly live a peaceful life.

However, the environment in the deep mountains was complicated, so Fu Yanci and his companions moved forward cautiously.

At this moment, the bandits hiding in the dark suddenly launched an attack, and Fu Yanci and his men were instantly in danger.

In the chaos, some comrades were captured by bandits and disappeared into the mountains in the blink of an eye.

Liu Wei came back to his senses and shouted in panic, "Captain Fu! It's bad! Chief of Staff Zhang is missing!"

Hearing Liu Wei's call, Fu Yanci's heart sank suddenly and his eyes instantly became as sharp as an eagle.

He took a deep breath and said calmly: "Don't panic, let's first determine which direction Chief of Staff Zhang was taken."

There was silence all around, the torches they held swayed in the wind, and the soldiers around them seemed a little nervous.

Just then, a scout came running over to report: "Captain, we found a lot of footprints here!"

Another scout also ran over: "Captain, there are footprints over here too!"

Fu Yanci frowned.

These bandits left footprints everywhere in an attempt to distract their attention and confuse their thinking.

Fu Yanci carefully observed the location of the two footprints, and then ordered: "Everyone follow me and continue to move in this direction!"

The group quickly chased in the southwest direction.

The mountain road was rugged and it was pitch black all around, with only the occasional chirping of insects and the rustling of leaves in the wind.

Suddenly, there was a burst of dense footsteps coming from the front, and Fu Yanci and the soldiers immediately became alert.

Fu Yanci shouted, "Be careful, there's an ambush!"

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of bandits appeared on the hillside ahead. They looked down from above and shot at Fu Yanci and others.

Fu Yanci quickly found a shelter and shouted to the soldiers: "Everyone, stay hidden and don't act rashly!"

Unexpectedly, there was a bandit’s hideout here.

Fu Yanci whispered, "We can't gather together. Spread out and look for opportunities to attack from other directions."

Soon, the soldiers quietly dispersed.

Just as Fu Yanci was trying to find an opportunity to fight back, a bandit pulled Zhang Junshan out.

Chen Asan shouted towards Fu Yanci and the others, "Everyone outside, listen carefully. If you come in again, I will kill him first!"