sweeping the world

Chapter 1022 It's a big deal

The water flow of the Penchi River is not fast, especially if the pontoon section of the river is considered to be quite gentle.

The construction of the pontoon bridge is the same thing. A floating thing is used as a base, and a bridge deck that can pass through is laid to provide a bridge deck for cross-strait communication.

Although it seems to be a very simple project, there are still not many countries (nations) that can do it today. The simplest thing is that it is impossible to do it without a certain civilization, let alone quickly build a stable pontoon bridge.

The less civilized the country (ethnicity) is, the less it can do any major projects. This can be said to be a kind of human truth. No matter before ancient times or after a long time, the truth is the same.

A division of the Han army came to the west bank through the pontoon bridge. Some officers walked around the west bank and soon came up with a plan.

They will build fortifications on the West Bank, whether it is setting up fences, earth walls or digging trenches, it will inevitably involve some knowledge of civil engineering.

The soldiers of the regular army will help, but it is the auxiliary troops who really do the work.

A considerable number of auxiliary soldiers are not the first to do those jobs, but have accumulated considerable experience before, and the division of labor will be completed soon.

"Let's go to that forest to cut wood." The guy in Ba Dong's hand was replaced by an axe: "Anyway, it's all about cutting bare, and the straight wood can be used to build fences and cause horses and stabs, and the rest should be firewood."

Since this place will soon become a battlefield, it is inevitable to cut down the surrounding woods. In addition to the fact that our own troops need a large amount of wood, they are also unwilling to leave it to the enemy for use.

What Tai Shiming held in his hand was a saw, which looked like a bow and was also called a bow saw.

The Han army preset the side of the pontoon bridge as a battlefield. Depending on how much time they have, they will cut down the available wood within a few miles of the surrounding area. It is conceivable that this will become a bare area in the next few years. I don’t know. What impact will it have on the ecology.

Zhu Xia has never been unfamiliar with war. Whether it is a national war or a civil war, as long as a place is designated as a battlefield, the surrounding woods will definitely be in trouble.

Once a war breaks out in a certain place all the year round, even if that place was densely forested before, it will inevitably become a "white ground" after a few wars. The phenomenon of water and soil erosion occurs, some of which are caused by nature's self-healing, and some places have become bare yellow land.

Cart after cart of wood was transported back to the camp, and more people cut and chopped the wood and made various things from the wood.

"An ordinary Juma is just a triangular support frame. The pier and the tip are all cut with spikes. The two supporting legs should be straightened, and the other should be tilted..." Ba Dong likes Tai Shiming very much, and he doesn't mind teaching him more Some knowledge: "Just like this, the piece of wood that leans forward has lethality, and it will do great damage to the enemy's horses that are rushing over. This thing is called rejecting horses."

Juma has a distinction between a single unit and a row, and the need is to see where it will be placed.

For example, the refusal horses placed near the passage are generally single-piece repellent horses. Soldiers like to place them in an irregular manner, so that it is not a question of whether the enemy cavalry can avoid them. stop.

Rows of horses generally cooperate with the fence, mainly placed in front of the fence to prevent the enemy from using cavalry to crash into the fence and cause damage, forcing the enemy to walk on foot even if they want to destroy the fence. Come.

In any military operation, rejecting horses is an inconspicuous gadget, but it has repeatedly made great achievements. With their blocking, long-range troops can play a greater role.

"We've finished the large-scale refusal horse, and we'll make a small refusal horse later." Badong gestured with his hands, "It's actually a wooden structure of barbed wire."

The output of pig iron in the Han Empire was the largest in the world, but there were too many places where pig iron was needed, and it was really difficult to ensure that everything was sufficient.

The shape of caltrops is a sharp object with four corners, which can be made of metal or wood.

Currently in the world, only the war horses of the Han Empire are equipped with horseshoes, and no other country has yet discovered the ability to put "shoes" on horses' hooves.

In fact, even if a horse is put on a horseshoe, it will be finished if it steps on a terrier. A horseshoe without a horseshoe is not a terrier, even a stone can cause great damage to a horse's hoof.

Therefore, if there are too many small gravels on the road, it will also be a big trouble for the cavalry. There are really not that many suitable battlefields for the cavalry.

At Shi Ming's age, he participated in "two quarters of military training" in the countryside starting from the age of 16, but he could not learn a lot of knowledge.He admired his uncle who was older than him for knowing what he should do and being able to do the work so well and quickly.

"We are auxiliary soldiers, and this is what we do." Ba Dong said with a smile: "This is a kind of thing that has been passed down from generation to generation. People who don't understand come to the barracks and learn what they need to do from their predecessors. Do more After a few times, you will become the one who teaches the younger generation. But, try to be the one who doesn't need to do these jobs, you know?"

Tai Shiming looked at the soldiers passing by in line, the military uniform they were wearing, and their serious faces, and nodded to Badong like a chicken.

This is the west of the Western Regions, which originally belonged to the territory of the Hunnites.

The Hunnites who originally lived in a piece of land mainly herded herds, their level of civilization was not high, and there were no towns around them.

The river here is difficult to see the scene in the territory of the Han Empire. For example, there are boats floating on the river. It should be said that there is no decent boat in the river for tens of miles.

"The enemy army can't collect boats and boats, so the only way to cross the river is to make rafts." Huo Dong collected the boats on the river between them, and they were only made after the arrival of the Han people: "It's about twelve miles away from us. There is a relatively shallow river beach outside, and the riverbed will be exposed in summer."

The bed of a river may be deep or shallow, and there will be some natural changes based on different seasons, precipitation, etc.

"It is impossible for the enemy army of more than 20 to be all Hunnites." When Li Kuang knew the number of the enemy army, he understood that there must be a major change in the international situation: "We must prepare for long-term combat here. Be prepared, there must be no omissions!"

It is a necessary quality for a general to master the size and size that may be beneficial to the enemy on the battlefield. The more adequate the understanding of the terrain, the better.

Huo Dong has been on duty here for more than a year. He usually carries out activities along the river bank whenever he has the opportunity, and he has a lot of information recorded on hand.

"Attention should be paid to the upstream at all times." Li Kuang pointed at the 'U' turning point on the sand table: "It is not easy for us to move in this place, but the enemy can rely on their positional advantage."

Li Kuang is worried that the enemy will choose to build a dam. Whether the enemy wants to attack with water, or build a dam to lower the water level downstream, it will not be a good thing for them.

Huo Dong didn't foolishly make any promises, saying that the enemy army is a bunch of barbarians, how could he know so much.

There is nothing wrong with the Han people being the dominant ethnic group in the world, but if they regard other races as fools, they will really become the most stupid fools.

"There is an observation post over there." Huo Dong asked, "Do I need to build a camp there?"

Li Kuang glanced at Huo Dong strangely.

That place is not a small area, it is a very large area, and the length of the river that can build a dam is exaggerated.

There are fewer troops sent to station, which is of no use.

If more troops are sent to garrison, that side is likely to become the main battlefield.

"Always pay attention." Li Kuang withdrew his gaze, looked at the sand table, and asked, "The enemy is still staying where it is and not moving?"

The scouts of the Han army have already detected some information, including the discovery of the Sasanian and Roman flags, and it turns out that the two great empires have sent troops eastward.

This news was very useful to Li Kuang, enabling him to judge more clearly what kind of war he was about to face.

As for the purpose of Sasanian and Rome, including those other countries, to form a coalition and carry out actual war actions, Li Kuang is not concerned. What he needs to do is to guess the scale of the war, and then report to the How many reinforcements the center requests.

"The enemy army still hasn't moved." Huo Dong also knew that Sasanian and Rome had joined the war, and his only emotion was excitement. It could be regarded as another big battle broke out, and it might be an unprecedented war: "They didn't attack before you led the army to arrive." Crossing the Penchi River, it should be to wait for the follow-up troops to arrive, and concentrate superior forces to attack."

Li Kuang is somewhat grateful for this.

The news we got before was that there were only [-] enemy troops invading. Although Hunnit was disabled, he could still gather [-] cavalry if he worked hard.

Waiting for further information to be sent back, the number of enemy troops discovered has increased from 20 to more than [-], and Li Kuang has led his troops to the Penchi River.

Didn't the enemy press up immediately?On the contrary, Li Kuang felt a little more pressure inside.He couldn't judge the final number of enemy troops. After all, it was the coalition forces of so many countries. Even Rome, thousands of miles away, sent troops on an expedition. It is conceivable how sincere their alliance is this time.

If there wasn't only one standing army in his hand, Li Kuang would have chosen to take the initiative to attack, so as not to allow the enemy to gather so comfortably.

It's a pity that Li Kuang only has one standing army at his disposal, and only two divisions are drawn to the front line. He really doesn't have much capital to disrupt the enemy's deployment.

Forty thousand auxiliary troops?They are all auxiliary soldiers. In terms of organization, they are not even as good as the level of county soldiers. It is still useful to fight a battle of positions. The field battle in the roaming mode is disgusting that the Han people are not dying enough.

"The formation of the servant army should be faster!" Li Kuang said to Shi Songping, the commander of the army: "Within three months, I want to see 20 servants arrive at the front line."

Every unit of the Han army has a long history. If the prefix "accompanying the army" is added in front of the long history, in addition to being a role similar to the chief of staff, it is also the "steward" of the army.

Song Ping raised his brows and replied with some embarrassment: "No!"

Within the entire jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate, it is not known whether there are 150 million people from the Western Regions left.Because of the Han Empire's reduction policy towards the Western Regions, men from the Western Regions were being killed or captured every moment. It was not that easy to pull out a 20 cannon fodder force within three months.

Of course Li Kuang knew it would be difficult, but no matter how difficult it was, he had to do it!

It is obvious that so many countries have united. As the protrusion in the west, the Anxi Protectorate will inevitably become a strategic-level military unit in the future.

It was a war that would last for an unknown period of time, and it was even difficult to judge whether the war would be fought within or outside the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate. The existence of the people from the Western Regions would become a threat that could not be ignored. The fun of the Protectorate's Mansion will be a little bigger.

Song Ping obviously knew the consequences. He was silent for a while and promised: "I will write immediately to urge the rear."

Li Kuang nodded cautiously and even urged.

Today's Li Kuang doesn't care about the means at all. What he wants is to eliminate potential threats. Otherwise, if the enemy troops come and cause internal problems, with their current strength, there will definitely be bad results.

"We're here to build a line of defense." Li Kuang kept looking back and forth on the sand table, and after watching the sand table, he walked to the shelf of the mountain and river map hanging the entire Anxi Duhufu: "In addition to the defense line of the Penchi River, Congling..."

The Central Committee's decision to expand the establishment of Anxi Dufu has been passed, and Li Kuang has not been notified yet.

However, even if the central government decides to expand the Anxi Protectorate to the size of three standing armies, troop mobilization will definitely take time. With the highest priority, it will take another month for additional reinforcements to arrive at the earliest, which is equivalent to Anxi The Protectorate must use the current limited force to deal with the current situation.

Li Kuang felt that it was necessary to build a defense line in the abdomen to prevent the front line from deteriorating, and the rear was not prepared to block the enemy's advance.

There are not many suitable marching routes in the Western Regions. In fact, there are only two suitable marching routes for large-scale troops, and they are all terrains shown as corridors.In this way, there are not too many directions to prevent in advance, because it is difficult to build passes because of the relevant terrain.

"Lucheng, Tieshan, Shule..." Li Kuang frowned, "They all need to increase the city defense specifications."

There are many cities in the Western Region, and almost every one of them has military value. Some cities in special locations have higher military value, such as the ones named by Li Kuang. Generally, as long as the city is not lost, the enemy will not dare to Easily bypassed and walked away.

"We need reinforcements..." Song Ping said the most critical question: "The more reinforcements, the better."

(End of this chapter)