Jiuyuan City has been repaired. It turns out that the rammed earth city walls left over from the Tang Dynasty were covered with stones. These stones were mined from Yinshan Mountain with explosives and then transported in caravans. Some were also built from
Stone is quarried in Ningxia and transported by water on sheepskin rafts through the Yellow River.
From a distance, a majestic gray-white city wall stands on the north bank of the Yellow River.
The war was about to start, and Yang Fan didn't let them build wooden towers. That thing looked good and had momentum, but it was of no use to the war. It was just a watchtower.
After Yang Fan pacified Ordos, a rebellion broke out in Ji Town. The emperor was furious and mobilized the troops from the four towns to the capital to quell the rebellion. Yang Fan then brought 50,000 troops from the capital to Jiuyuan City, preparing to attack Moxi here.
Mongol army.
Yang Fan has also been paying attention to the rebellion in Ji Town. He knew that this winter, the Jiannu slaves would be out in force, uniting all the eastern Mongolian tribes, with more than 200,000 troops, and marching south through the three passes of Zunhua.
He is now tied up in the northwest and cannot move at all. He can only watch the situation in Ji Town worsen.
After a long campaign in his hands, there were only 65,000 men left in the Beijing camp. Fortunately, some regiment training was adapted so that they could be replenished. However, Yan Yingyuan was not a good person either. After several struggles, he was able to train the troops.
Of the 40,000 people, only 20,000 were left.
Originally, Yang Fan planned to transfer the soldiers from the four towns. Now the soldiers of the four towns were originally called 40,000 people. After eliminating the vacant and old and weak soldiers, plus the battle losses, there are still 20,000 people left, about 5,000 people per army.
appearance.
【In view of the general environment,
In this case, he can still gather 100,000 infantry to fight against the increasing number of Mongolian cavalry in Linhe.
However, the emperor didn't care about the situation here at all. Now that Ji Town was in chaos and the capital was no longer safe, he hurriedly transferred 20,000 people from the four towns to support Tongzhou.
From Ordos Dongsheng City, even if we take the passage between Shanxi and Taihang Mountains and take a shortcut to the capital, it will probably take more than ten days. By then, the day lilies will be cold.
If Zhou Yuji loses, they won't be able to catch up. If Zhou Yuji wins, they won't be needed. It's basically meaningless.
But it was impossible for Yang Fan to say this. The emperor was already anxious and wanted to transfer the 50,000 Beijing troops back. But Yang Fan refused. This is simply a joke. After everyone has been transferred, the regiment training in Jiuyuan City will
If it collapses, let the Mongolian army from the desert attack directly on Shaanxi and Shanxi.
At that time, if it is delayed until winter, more than 200,000 slaves will come. The two families will merge into one and attack the capital. The Ming Dynasty will not have to wait until the 17th year of Chongzhen.
At least the city has been repaired. Yang Fan is somewhat confident. The newly repaired city wall is made of cement and granite wrapped in rammed earth, which is very strong. And relying on the Yellow River water transportation, food and reinforcements can come in a steady stream. Such a city is difficult to conquer.
came down.
A city must be besieged to death. If ammunition, food, reinforcements, and wounded people are constantly coming in and out, then it will be impossible to fight. It will be a meat grinder. It will be a nightmare for the siege party.
Faced with this difficult situation, Yang Fan decided to practice some technology and hard work.
Now relying on the infantry of the Beijing camp, it is really impossible to win without cheating.
He doesn't want to expose his cavalry and infantry troops yet. These two troops have already entered the Yinshan Mountains to lurk. The early battles can only be fought with the Beijing infantry.
So, he sent a report to Xiao Niangpi, asking her to ignore the mess of the Jizhen mutiny and urge Chen Xi to get the rocket out for him as soon as possible.
At this time, a large number of rebels were passing through the western part of Yang Fan's territory and rushing to Da'ankou.
The Great Wall in Zunhua stretches for 138 miles along the Yanshan Mountains. It was first built in the Yan and Qin Dynasties and repaired by the Ming Dynasty. It has a total of 9 passes and 246 enemy towers.
Da'an Kou Pass is located 188 kilometers northwest of Zunhua City. The pass was named by the ancients based on the "Da'an" in Zhuge Liang's "Maqianke" hexagram. It was built during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty.
Da'ankou Pass is the main road leading to Xinglong and Chengde, and the terrain is dangerous. There is a plain 1000 meters south of the city, which is called "teaching factory" and is a place for military training. 5 kilometers south of the city is "Da'ankou Camp" (Xixiaying)
.At this time, a large number of follow-up people fled
The incoming rebels and their families gathered here.
Huang Tengyuan sent people here to gather the rebels. In this military camp, a large pot was set up and porridge was being cooked.
The rebels who were fleeing for their lives came one by one in despair and disgrace. They were already tired and hungry. They were drinking porridge and eating pickles from big bowls.
This place is very close to Yang Fan's territory. However, no one has ever come to attack them. Only the car battalion that defeated them is chasing after them. But the road conditions in this era are really difficult to describe, and these loaded carriages cannot be fast.
Because there were too many rebels, the cavalry was sent out to surround the rebels on all sides. They could only escape here without the cavalry chasing them.
At this time, Xiao Niangpi was at the firearms testing site with Lin Yueru, Chen Xi, and Yao Guang. Also present were the heads of the arsenal and the research institute.
Xiao Niangpi was wearing a loose robe and was sitting on a chair, learning about the test situation.
Yao Guang sat on the right side of Xiao Niang Pi, and Chen Xi sat on her left side. Lin Yueru and others came to watch the fun, but they did not serve in this project team.
"Madam, what we are testing now is our imitation of the Kangaroev rocket. It is mainly used to set fire, but it can also be used as a high-explosive rocket to break up cavalry and infantry formations." Chen Xi introduced.
Xiao Niangpi squinted her eyes and looked at the strange weapons carried by the two people in front of her.
I thought to myself, this is a crappy thing, it looks so ugly. It is a two-foot-long iron tube with a bowl-shaped mouth, and the head is made into a streamlined fairing. A three-meter-long bamboo pole is tied to the buttocks.
"Chen Xi, did this thing light the fuse, and the soldiers held bamboo poles and stretched them in front of the enemy to blow him up?" Xiao Niangpi asked doubtfully.
Yao Guang burst out laughing, and the young lady gave her a white look.
Although Yao Guang was invited by Yang Fan's telegram to be a consultant for Chen Xi's project team to prevent Chen Xi from coming up with some weird and weird things, she had no interest in these rags. She felt that this was a waste of time and boring.
Might as well go back to class.
"This bamboo pole is used to stabilize the flight trajectory of the rocket. Without it, the rocket would fly around without direction. It is the same as the arrow shaft of a bow and arrow." Yao Guang said.
Chen Xi quickly nodded in agreement, speaking very clearly.
Yao Guang is her idol. There are many things that she can't solve, or when she has no ideas, Yao Guang will come over and take a look and know what to do.
Yaoguang usually teaches students and has little interest in her research and development work.
Xiao Niangpi nodded and said, "Understood, let's start the test firing. I'll also see what's so good about this thing. Why does the master pay so much attention to it? If the test is successful, let us start production immediately. We will ship a thousand dollars that month."
pieces."
Chen Xi nodded and said, "Madam, let's go take a look in the bunker. This thing is somewhat dangerous."
Chen Xi did not dare to let his wife sit here and watch the launch. The propellant of this thing used ten kilograms of maroon granular gunpowder. The warhead weighed five kilograms and contained one kilogram of fertilizer explosive.
Don't tell me about the accident. Even if you scare the lady, she won't be able to take responsibility.
The master just asked Xiao Niang Pi to catch this matter, and did not agree with her coming to the testing ground at all.
But for a project that Yang Fan valued so much, Xiao Niangpi was full of curiosity. How could she not come and see the excitement? She and Lin Yueru were very interested in all novel things.
Whether it's trains, locomotives, steam cars, cast steel cannons, or clipper ships, try to experience it yourself.
She was coming, and who could stop her? We had to let her guide her on the spot.
A few people had just entered the concrete bunker and were observing through the thick, modern bulletproof glass. They saw a whooshing sound, and the rocket placed diagonally on the slide ejected white gas and flew into the sky.
About a minute later, there was a loud noise on the ground in the distance, the warhead exploded violently, and the prefabricated steel slag flew everywhere, blowing a group of sheep to pieces.
Xiao Niangpi suddenly became excited, clapped her hands and said, "Okay! This large flying monkey is really good."
