Although the weather was very cold, it was warm to live in. The floor of the cotton tent was covered with thick felt. It was not damp at all.
I was full, and the soup contained dehydrated vegetables, lard, and enough salt. For a while, everyone in the army and civilians praised it.
"Lu Ting, don't forget to pour all the boiling water into the hot water bottles." the corps leader ordered.
When staying at night, everyone took out the newly issued hot water bottles.
Because I bought a lot of cast iron stoves and briquettes, I also gave them an iron kettle so I could boil water while camping at night.
Yang Fan suddenly discovered a bg when the system was teleporting, because the Ming Dynasty had various kinds of Tang Pozi, including copper, iron, and stone. Therefore, existing items could be teleported.
After asking Yao Guang, he learned that hot water bottles can be transported. And the price is not high. Yang Fan immediately ordered 300,000 of them and sent them over.
Put this thing under the quilt and it can be heated all night. It is simply a heating tool.
Fill it with boiling water once every morning and evening, and it can also be used as a water bag. Put it in a cotton-padded jacket during the day, and it will keep you warm all day. Fill it with hot water before going to bed at night, and put it in your sleeping bag under your feet. It will keep you warm all night.
If you are thirsty during the day, take out a drink and you will have hot water.
If the temperature is high, just pour it into the military lunch box and drink. If it's warm, just drink it directly to your mouth. It's so convenient.
There is hot water to drink in the winter, which makes these soldier beauties have snot dripping from their noses.
If you hang an ordinary kettle on your waist, it will freeze when the plug is removed, making it impossible to drink. Even if you can drink it, the cold and biting water in winter is enough.
"Okay, Mr. Wang, I'm on duty today, so I'll boil the water." Lu Ting is an eighteen-year-old boy who has not yet married a wife. He just filled in for his father this year and joined the Three Thousand Battalion.
Du Laosan said: "Boss, there is no water in this fort. The water is brought by water trucks from six miles away. Because it is inconvenient, the use is restricted. We divided it into two buckets. After filling the hot water bottles,
The kettle is full. Plus tomorrow morning's, there won't be much left. It's not enough to wash your face, you can only wipe it with a towel dipped in water."
Wu Commander Ji Peng said: "The commander has arranged for people to dig another well. Maybe there will be water tomorrow."
At this time, the well-drilling team was working all night long with carbide lamps on. They removed the steam engine from the road roller and used it as power. They kept drilling steel pipes at the selected locations.
"Besides, we soldiers don't have to endure any hardships. You should thank the commander. We eat so well, there is a layer of lard in the soup, and the cakes are enough. We live so warmly. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?"
"Contented, contented. I have been a soldier for twenty years. I have never lived so comfortably after the general took over the Beijing camp. The military pay is never in arrears, and the bank pays it directly to my bankbook. But in the hands of an officer, a copper penny
There will be no shortage of them. We are given such warm cotton clothes and pants, as well as cotton coats, felt boots, and dog-skin hats. We are not afraid even on the grassland." Cheng Dali said.
"Boss, the commander-in-chief said he would pay twenty-five cents for picking up a pair of bones. Why didn't such a good thing go to the brothers in the capital camp? Instead, it went to those civilians." Jiang Wu asked in confusion.
"You know what the heck, when the army goes out on an expedition, how can you pick up things everywhere? What will happen if the enemy comes? The officers and soldiers must stand ready and let the civilians do their work." Ji Peng glared at him.
This kid keeps plotting against you and me all day long. He is also sneaking around during work and training. If he hadn't gritted his teeth and passed all the tests, he would have been eliminated long ago.
Nowadays, Jingying is very popular. How many people want to come in, but there is no way.
Early the next morning, the civilian workers got up early, carrying wicker baskets on their backs. Under the leadership of the county lieutenants and government servants from their hometown, they began to pick up the remains of the fallen soldiers in the area designated by the officers.
There were so many messy bones that it was impossible to tell who was who. I could only pick them up when I saw one. Put them in a basket and divide them up when I went back in the evening.
These civilians were very excited. They did not expect General Zhengxi to be so kind. Not only did he provide them with good food and accommodation, he also gave them the opportunity to make extra money.
This time, although they all tried their best to bring dry food, copper coins, and broken silver.
But when we got to the army, we realized that they didn't have to spend any money or bring food. Each person was given a pair of rubber shoes and a cotton coat. They were also provided with food and hot water.
They excitedly dug around with their newly minted shovels and small shovels.
Some of these skeletons were exposed in the open, while others had been covered by hundreds of years of dust. What excited them most was the many bones in the sand on the river. They were happy every time they picked up one.
Not far from the river, a soldier from Qianhu was digging a huge pit with a shovel.
There are also local stonemasons who are carving a stone tablet one foot high. The engineers used explosives to pluck it from the nearby mountain wall and then dragged it here from the frozen river.
In the evening, the civilians came back and handed the bones they picked up to the soldiers wearing white gowns and masks.
Wearing white gloves, they solemnly and carefully assembled the complete skeletons. Then they put them into a simple linen bag and placed them in the pit.
It won’t work if you don’t put it in a good position, otherwise you won’t be able to install too much, and it will be full of pitfalls.
These linen bags were made of cloth brought in caravans, and women from nearby villages were mobilized to sew them urgently. They were given a copper coin for each piece they sewed. The women came to work happily.
The soldiers' solemn expressions and the way they handled them with care made these civilians also affected. They all knew that these skeletons were the soldiers who died in the Ming Dynasty, so they clasped their hands together, and then kowtowed a few times.
"Report, Marshal, I found this." A hundred households came to report.
Yang Fan took a waist badge from his hand. When Yang Fan saw it, it turned out to be a waist badge for entering and exiting the Forbidden City. The material was ivory.
When I turned around and looked at it, I was shocked to see that it was actually a British man's badge.
"Here you go, take a look. It's the waist badge of British Duke Zhang Fu." Yang Fan handed the ivory waist badge to Zhang Shize.
Zhang Shize took it in surprise, and when he saw it, his eyes suddenly turned red.
At that time, the British Duke Zhang Fu, his great-grandfather, was killed in this battle. His body was not found.
"Where was it found? Are there any bones nearby?" Zhang Shize grabbed the man and asked loudly.
"Deputy Commander, I didn't see the bones. They were dug out of the sand by the river." Hundreds of households were frightened. Zhang Shize's face was ferocious, and veins popped up on his forehead.
"Send a general flag over, dig out all the sand in that area, and then pass it through a sieve. No items can be left out," Yang Fan ordered.
Zhang Shize was disappointed when he heard that no bones were found. Seeing that Yang Fan had arranged everything in an orderly manner, he immediately looked at Yang Fan gratefully.
Yang Fan and Zhang Shize came to the river and watched the soldiers holding torches and carbide lamps and starting to dig within a radius of ten feet.
Soon, more than a dozen sets of skeletons were unearthed. More items bearing traces of the British government were unearthed.
Some are swords with inscriptions, some are copper and iron waist medals, and there are all kinds of sundries. Many of them have decayed over hundreds of years.
Yang Fan squatted down, holding a copper waist badge and said: "Fortunately it was buried in water. It can be preserved so well. It can be dry for thousands of years, wet for ten thousand years, and it can only take half a year if it is not dry or wet."
Zhang Shize burst into tears looking at a tall skeleton. From the remaining armor and sword, it was already certain that this was his ancestor, the most senior official of the Ming Dynasty who died in the Battle of Tumu Fort.
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This chapter has been completed!