Lu Ming

There are even some steel bars used in key parts of the city walls.

The reason why the time travelers invested so much in the Chunlei camp is very simple: the position of Li Jichun's department is very important.

There is no doubt that Li Jichun will be put to great use in the foreseeable future.

On the day when the world will be overthrown, Li Jichun can ride his horse to attack the capital in the west and Shanhaiguan in the east.Taking a step back, even if it is on the defensive, Li Jichun's department can guard the headquarters according to needs, harass and cut off the army of Hou Jin, or the army of Guan Ning... or the road to Beijing after the army of Hou Jin + Guan Ning enters the pass, as the "king of the king" "Teacher" went north to gain time.

Therefore, regarding the new residence of the Chunlei Battalion, the general staff of the crossing force was built in accordance with the highest national defense and military standards - the bastion.

The new Acropolis built on the platform, with its outer walls adapted to local conditions, adopts an irregular bastion pattern along the sideline of the platform, which can strike the besiegers in multiple directions.

The area of ​​the new Acropolis is much larger than the previous one.Considering the needs of temporary troops, there are not only various planned "surplus" barracks inside, but also scientifically constructed functional buildings such as playgrounds and armories.

In addition, deep wells were specially dug in the city to deal with the siege of the enemy army.

In the end, due to the existence of the solid central general building, even if the city was destroyed in an extreme state, Li Jichun himself could still lead the remnants to hold on for a period of time.

Above, this high-end real estate project, which took half a year and greatly boosted the GDP data of the Yongping area in 1631, can be seen in Li Jichun's eyes at this moment.

At this moment, Li Jichun, an old-fashioned soldier, was standing upstairs, greedily looking at the towering and thick city walls, the steel cannons hidden in the emplacements, and the sweaty young soldiers on the playground who were training desperately.

The next moment, as the dust rose in the distance, Li Jichun raised his hands and set up a pergola.As far as the eye can see, with the silver-lined Luan River as the background, a large number of cavalry are rushing slowly from the sky.

These cavalrymen had no armor, and also wore army green summer round-neck T-shirts.They carried black powder carbines on their shoulders and sabers on their waists. They talked and laughed loudly while riding on horseback, looking very comfortable after returning from training.

"Follow me to patrol the camp!"

At this moment, the creases on Sir General's face stretched a lot, and he walked down the tower with his hands behind his back.

Chapter 581 Spring Thunder Camp ([-])

The daily tour of the camp by the generals is not a formality, but an unshakeable daily life.Sometimes, the adults will also add a night patrol, just like a soldier who loves soldiers like a child and regenerates.

When it comes to battalions, Comrade Li Jichun probably would not have been so diligent in the years before the Later Jin entered the bandits.The reason is simple: Soldiers don't train every day, and the barracks are lifeless, so there is no need to patrol the barracks.

If you want to train every day like the army of later generations, the first thing to do is not to talk about ideals, but to provide soldiers with the same calories as later generations.

In ancient times, due to low productivity, except for a few elites, most of the battalions practiced once every three days or once every five days.

Like the Yongping Camp managed by Li Jichun, it is an ordinary second-line reserve force in the local area.For such an army, the military supplies received on weekdays will not only be withheld by the civilian officials, but also passed through the hands of Mr. Li and other officers.

In this case, soldiers can't even get their salary, let alone eat three meals a day.

Therefore, the daily life of the barracks is actually not busy.There are only so many supplies distributed by the Ministry of War, and less exercise will save calories.If the soldiers stop exercising, the generals don't need to worry so much, the logical relationship is very clear.

Everything changed after Hou Jin Dajun withdrew from the customs.

The newly formed Chunlei Battalion abandoned the old style of the army and followed the path of the new army.Not only do new recruits have to be drilled every day, but in many cases, the squad leader will give evening exercises to the juniors.

So when Master Li walked down the general building with his entourage, what he saw was a phalanx of soldiers training around the general building.

It was midsummer, and the soldiers who were training were uniformly wearing army green cotton T-shirts on their upper bodies, and army green panties on their lower bodies with a strong earthy style.

The young people under the sun are sweating profusely at this moment.They took the squad as the unit, shouting loudly and moving in order.Some phalanxes are in military posture, some are practicing holding guns, and of course, the phalanx of cold weapons practicing knives is also indispensable.

This time, Chunleiying can be regarded as sitting back and reaping the rewards.You must know the current training program for soldiers. It was summed up and explored bit by bit by the traversers in the past few years, combining the existing industrial production capacity and the combat environment of the Ming Dynasty. It is completely different from the later generations.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Chunlei Battalion usually not only have to practice shooting, but also practice cold weapons such as knives and spears.Of course, as the most important skill of the northern army: cavalry training subjects, that is even more important.

In fact, the Chunlei Battalion was originally a pure cavalry unit in the original army building plan of the General Staff.

General Li, who was in the inspection state, walked slowly through the training phalanx one after another, his eyes lingering on a certain soldier from time to time.During this period, he occasionally stopped to salute each other with the squad leader who came to report, and then made requests and orders.

The general's attitude at this time is serious, his momentum is sufficient, and everything is in compliance with the rules.If it weren't for the strange military uniform on his body, those who didn't know would think that the chief of the future generations would inspect it.

Just walking around like this, when it was the turn of the last phalanx, it happened to be the afternoon exercise at noon.At this moment, Master General Changed his serious expression, and a smile instantly appeared on his face.He not only patted his shoulders and praised a sweaty young soldier, but also told everyone a dirty joke before dinner, and ended the trip to the playground with laughter.

Under the scorching sun, I watched these young and strong people who were full of vigor rush towards the dining hall screaming.Li Jichun, who was standing on the playground, seemed to have melted away the gloom on his face before: "If you are such a heroic soldier, I will probably be reliable when I go out of customs today!"

It seems that General Li Shen today is full of confidence in his "heroic soldiers".

But before that, Li Shenjiang didn't think so.

After the face-to-face in the capital that day, Li Jichun, who was restored to his original post, returned to Yongping City with a staff team that Mr. Cao "supported" before he left, and began the process of rebuilding the Chunlei Camp.

The newly formed Chunlei Battalion is different from the past. The recruits recruited are all pink and tender newcomers, mainly young farmers with no land in the surrounding area and good families in the city.

In this process, Li Jichun, as an old-school general, naturally didn't understand it.After all, in this day and age, it is quite normal for soldiers to flee during wartime.A general leads thousands of people to the battlefield, and if there are 800 people left in the team when he meets the enemy, he is considered a good leader.

So Li Shenjiang kindly put forward his opinion: In the previous Yongping Camp, many soldiers actually "run away" when the Tartars came.Now, many of these people plan to come back to serve. Why not accept these veterans so that they can quickly form combat effectiveness?

Then the adult's opinion was ruthlessly rejected by the staff team.

The reason is simple: a blank sheet of paper is easy to draw on.

Under the circumstances at that time, all the resources to rebuild the camp head were in the hands of the staff team sent by Earl Cao.Strictly speaking, Li Jichun, the short-term battalion official, has no right to speak.

Therefore, Mr. Li, whose opinion was rejected, did not dwell on this issue any longer.

Mr. Li knows the market.

Li Jichun, a middle-aged man who wanders back and forth in front of the gate of hell every time he encounters great changes, certainly understands the truth very well.He knew very well that he was able to survive to this day, and was even reinstated as an official. He was not hacked to death by the court's sword like several Yongping colleagues, and it was all thanks to Mr. Cao.

What more bike do you want?

General Li Shen even keenly guessed that the reason why his family was able to come back to be the battalion officer was probably because Mr. Cao, who was "foresighted and far-sighted", wanted to stay in the north to set up his eyes, not because he was a hero... Everyone knows Shuo Tuo Li Jichun chopped off his head, but Li Jichun knows best what the actual situation is.

With the above mentality, Li Jichun was already very careful at that time.So after probing the issue of conscription for a while, he made a decision... Since he didn't want him to interfere more, he could just be this puppet battalion officer with peace of mind.

However, in the days that followed, Li Jichun discovered that things seemed to be not that simple: in the process of forming the new battalion head, not only did the staff not hide anything from him, they even used "Master Cao's expectations" to conduct an investigation on him. Some "training".

The training content is very extensive.Among them, the use of various hot weapons can be regarded as pediatrics. The most important thing is the "officer training subject" for Li Jichun, a general.

Next, Li Shen began to integrate this old-style officer into the system, to see new weapons and new tactics, to understand new military ideas, and to learn new ways of commanding the army.

By this time, General Li was holding "On Protracted Warfare"... Wrong, it was "Multi-army Coordinated Battle Tactical Command (Training Materials for Intermediate Officers)" that finally understood: This is to use him as a piece of gold. !

At this moment, the confused middle-aged man shed tears of excitement.

Today, Mr. Li has not only integrated into a certain military system, but also like a fish in water in it.

With the improvement of his commanding ability, the staff team also gradually handed over the military command of the troops-as long as Mr. Li has a red heart towards the party, then the staff team will always be the staff team. Orders will be strictly enforced.

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After dismissing the hungry soldiers on the playground, General Li Shen, who loved soldiers like a son, also went to the dining room to plan a few mouthfuls of potatoes and stewed bacon with the soldiers.

After that, he went to the gate of the big camp to welcome the cavalry unit returning from training, and by the way, welcome the caravan delivering supplies to the camp... Today happened to be the day agreed to give them supplies.

Speaking of cavalry, when the army was built, according to the requirements of the training program, all registered soldiers in the battalion, including logistics personnel, must be proficient in all horse training subjects, and the priority is the first.So the cavalry is the highlight of the Chunlei Battalion.

This is also the place where the General General clicks his tongue.

You know, the cost of a cavalry far exceeds that of infantry.What's more, the cavalry under the general's command this time is almost training at leisure, which is even more expensive.

The most frightening thing is that according to the requirements of the training program, the regular soldiers of the Chunlei Battalion must be equipped with one man and three horses, and the logistics staff must be equipped with one man and two horses.

Then, when the horse dealers from Xuanfu and Tianjin drove a large group of horses from the horizon, Li Jichun was completely knocked down: this is to raise a whole battalion of personal soldiers!Can it afford it?

Facts have proved that Cao's father can afford it.

Only two months after the founding of the army, there were more than 1500 war horses in the camp.Note that these are all war horses that meet the requirements in size and character, and their prices far exceed those of horses that pull carts.

After that, someone who was used to living a poor life began to worry about logistics supplies again.After all, the monthly expenses of the current Chunlei Camp have far exceeded that of the previous old camp, and Li Jichun calculated the cost of various military supplies, which is really an astronomical figure.

You must know that no matter how much the Chunlei Camp actually spent, the imperial court only allocated the previously established amount to Mi Yin every month, and that figure could only be described as a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, every time a caravan came to deliver supplies, it was General Li Dacan's most concerned thing.

Today is no exception.

Standing in front of the gate of the camp, he waved his whip and greeted the cavalry that filed into the camp.Afterwards, General Li Shen took his personal guards and waited in place until the long caravan arrived from far and near.

The caravan this time seems to have brought a lot more supplies than usual.After Mr. Li checked the receipts, he found that the extra ten carts of supplies were all half-cooked black beans—high-quality horse food.

So the general lord laughed.

Walking to the side of the horse cart, Mr. General Enthusiastically chatted with several deliverers.From the weather in Tianjin to the food prices in Tianjin, from Xingang in Tianjin to the refugee brigade collected in Tianjin, in short, the atmosphere is very lively.

The next moment, Lord Li stretched out his hand suddenly, lifted the lid of the basket containing the black beans, and then thrust his arm into the basket fiercely.

After stirring a few times, Master Li grabbed a handful of black beans from the bottom of the basket.

Holding the black beans in his hands, Master General looked at the rich businessman in front of him with a half-smile: "Master Xu, you are not the same as the grains sent by the Yongping County Government. Worms eat rats, moldy and rotten, right?" ? I bought this with my vain money!"

"My lord, just check it out. This is the horse feed ordered by Master Yao in Tianjin. How dare the villain adulterate it?"

"Hmph, I'm sorry you don't dare! Don't use your own head to try this general's knife!"

Hearing this, Li Jichun stretched out his palm, poked the black beans with his fingers, and checked carefully.

After a long while, the adult seemed to have finished the inspection, and finally threw a few into his mouth, chewing sweetly: "The horse feed is good, it is a good product."

Chapter 582 The Battle of Daling River ([-])

From the receipt of the first batch of materials, during the next period from late August to early September, Yongping Li Jichun Department began to receive strategic materials continuously.

A steady stream of private caravans set out from Tianjin, bringing a large amount of food fodder, quilts, weapons and horses.

As of now, the actual number of registered soldiers in the Chunlei Battalion is 1200, including 300 recruits who have been trained for less than 3 months.In other words, the training time is more than half a year, and the number of soldiers who are eligible to go into battle is 900.

However, the armaments stored in the Acropolis today can arm 3000 people.The grain stored in it can support 3000 troops to fight for half a year and defend the city for 10 months.

The above are calculated according to the consumption quota of the new army stipulated in a certain logistics regulation.According to the old army's combat mode calculated privately by General Li Shen, these supplies are enough to allow 1 Ming beggars to defend the city for one and a half years and still be rich.

So Master Li, who is a bit nervous, often lingers in the warehouse recently.

Rows of muskets, tubes of compressed iron biscuits, bags of military uniforms, knives and spears, and those fat and strong horses...Lao Li has never seen such luxury since he joined the army. Hao's material reserves.

After checking the mountain of military supplies in the warehouse with his own hands again, General Li Shen was full of ambition and laughed with his hands behind his back.

From this moment on, Yongping Acropolis, and even the Chunlei Camp entrenched in it, have been reborn, and have officially become one of the important military fulcrums of the crossing forces in the north of the Ming Dynasty.

There are some things that Li Shen will not know now at the level of General Li.According to the plan, Yongping Acropolis will continue to build warehouses to secretly store military supplies.In the future, at least it must be able to support the high-intensity combat needs of the first-level troops.

So the current material reserves, in fact, can no longer scare people in the southern industrial zone where the traversers have worked so hard...It can also shock the northern poor ghosts like Li Jichun who have never seen the market.

In addition to regular supplies, considering the narrow terrain and non-water network characteristics outside the pass, Tianjin Station also specially dispatched cavalry from the Independent Cavalry Battalion in early September to escort a batch of special combat materials: landmines to the Chunlei Battalion.

As for the cast iron mines with simple craftsmanship, with the current industrial capabilities of the traversers, it is natural to make them if they want to.

The reason why this thing has not been used on a large scale in the south is mainly because the opponents are weak - landmines are a defensive weapon. In the south, there is currently no force that can beat Marshal Cao's trilogy to the point of laying landmines for defense. I saw that the crossing people bullied others everywhere every day.

Coupled with the humidity in the south, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to store landmines. If they get wet accidentally, they will become an unpredictable killer like mine squibs, so they have not been promoted until now.

That is to say, this time, in order to deal with the affairs outside the customs, and because the general staff wanted to test the combat capabilities of various new weapons in the north in advance, they ordered the arsenal to produce a batch of cast iron landmines and sent them to Li Jichun's department thousands of miles away.

The landmines sent to Li Jichun's department were very few, and there were only two types, "Warm Type [-]" and "Warm Type [-]".

The size and appearance of the two mines are almost the same, the difference is only the way of detonation: one is pressed and the other is pulled.

All in all, the production process of Nuannuan brand landmines is quite high-end... Thanks to the support of later industrial theories and formal industrial production lines, even old-fashioned cast iron mines are enough to surpass those rough border areas on Tuba Road. .

Warmer brand mines, shells are cast iron sheets produced in a non-uniform casting pattern.During the explosion, the cast iron fragments of different thicknesses can be scattered more easily, causing more damage to the enemy.

Considering that the enemies in this era are all in dense formations, and the outsiders are not familiar with the mine combat mode, the warm series are generally too big.The black lump with the size of a child’s head is stuffed with special black gunpowder—this is different from the gunpowder that requires a stable burning of nitrate and sulfur. This one is dedicated to the violent instant burst effect, so-called fierce gunpowder.

In a landmine, the part with the highest technological content is the fuze.

The fuzes of the Warmth brand series are all the simplest to start the fuzes.This is not difficult for the military system that has produced countless flash caps.What really needs to test industrial capabilities is the aspect of moisture resistance and accidental explosion prevention.After all, the current chemical production capacity of the traversal system is still very weak, and some chemicals that are not widely used have not yet been listed on the production list.

Based on this, it was a whole squad of instructors who came with hundreds of landmines this time.In addition to training the soldiers of Li Jichun's department to use landmines safely, the instructors also went out with the army to collect information on the use of new weapons in the northern region.

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Military supplies are the foundation of a war.When Li Jichun's department was almost ready, the time had already come to October.And on October 10th, Li Jichun, General of the Yongping Guards, officially received a call-up order from Shanhaiguan from Shanhaiguan Sun Chengzong, a scholar.

At the same time as receiving this transfer order, a telegram from the General Staff also arrived at Li Jichun's desk.The middle-aged man once again tasted the huge advantages of informatization, and he instantly understood the cause and effect of Sun Chengzong's order.

Since the Houjin army besieged the city in early September, Zu Dashou's tribe retreated in the Daling River Fort, confronting the Houjin army, and the two sides launched a tug-of-war.

In this process, Sun Chengzong, who was in Shanhaiguan, organized three groups of reinforcements to rescue Zu Dashou.

The first wave of reinforcements was in mid-September, consisting of 9 Matsuyama defenders.Due to the disparity in numbers, this group of people was easily defeated by Jin Bing.

A few days after the defeat of the first wave of reinforcements, the second wave of reinforcements was led by the famous teammate selling maniac/father of Wu Sangui/general soldier Wu Xiang led [-] soldiers from Jinzhou.As a result, Wu Xiang's troops were defeated by the later Jin general Azige and retreated to Jinzhou City.

At the beginning of October, after Wu Xiang's troops licked their wounds, they came to help again.This time Huang Taiji came to fight in person, and the result of the battle was very close to the Ning army... More than 10 people from Wu Xiang's department were rushed to death by two hundred white armors of Huang Taiji's personal guards. Situation... 6000 people from Wu Xiang's department were defeated and fled back.

After hearing the news, Sun Chengzong was extremely anxious, so the old man studded.On the basis of the already assembled army, he once again ordered the deployment of all Ming army troops in the north that could arrive in time, and prepared to set out to rescue Zu Dashou.

This time, Yongping Counselor Li Jichun also received a transfer order.

In fact, theoretically speaking, General Yongping, who is close to Shanhaiguan, should have received the transfer order long ago.However, due to some high-level political reasons—Peng Runan, the minister of the Ministry of War, is a member of Wen Tiren's party, so the military reports involving Yongpingwei before this were suppressed intentionally or unintentionally by the Ministry of War.