"It's almost extremely cold when we get to Hebei." In the windy and cold night, Lin Fu got into the tent wrapped in a big cloak, sat down by the stove, picked up the iron kettle on the stove, and poured himself a bowl of hot water.
Drinking the hot air, he said while drinking, "You should also prepare more cold clothes, especially boots. Walking along this way, it is really common for each person to wear out two pairs of boots."
Jiangning suddenly became cold after winter entered. It was still late autumn in places like Chongzhou. Lin Mengde was wrapped in a cotton robe and warming himself by the fire. He said: "It's too late to buy things along the way. The key is not to know how long it will take to defeat the invaders."
The Donglu were driven out of the border wall. When King Jiangdong Qin's army arrives, all the cities in Hebei may be captured. By then, the war will be chaotic, supplies will be in short supply, and prices will skyrocket. We must now choose a place in the northern border of Shandong
, send people there first to stock up on military supplies..."
"Go to Dezhou," Lin Fu looked at the county map spread on the wooden platform and pointed to the connection point between the Yellow River and the northern line of Cao Road. "Dezhou is a big city and will not be easily captured. It is also close to rivers, canals, and supplies."
It's rich, it's necessary to stock up some military supplies there..." Looking at Sun Jingxuan, he saw Chen Jingxuan's eyes flickering away, so he didn't force him. After all, it was very risky to go to Texas to buy military supplies with thousands of taels of silver. He asked
Lin Xuhong, "Lin Ji Warehouse found a few shopkeepers and clerks who are familiar with the situation in Shandong to send Uncle Mengde. I will pick ten soldiers to escort them there. The silver is heavy and inconvenient to carry. Bring more gold. When you get there,
Just switch it on..."
Zhao Qinmin squinted at the red-hot fire. He had finished handing over to Lin Fu, but he still had to wait until dawn to take the boat back to Jiangning.
To ensure that three thousand newly recruited soldiers with little experience went north to King Qin as scheduled, the requirements for supplies were extremely high. Zhao Qinmin had already thought of Lin Fu and wanted to transfer Lin Mengde directly to take charge of this matter, and then borrowed boats and men from the Lin family in Xihehui.
That's not to say it's impossible.
Although the specific marching route will not be announced, Zhao Qinmin can imagine that Lin Fu and others will generally walk along the canal road, so as to reduce the pressure on supplies.
At this time, Zhao Qingshan, Zhou Pu, Cao Ziang, Ning Zechen and others came back from patrolling the camp outside. The tent curtain was lifted, and a gust of wind came in, blowing a cloud of sparks out of the stove. Lin Fu burned his hand and took it.
Wenzha extinguished the sparks and told the people around him: "Three thousand people are new soldiers and have little experience. We must pay special attention to fire prevention in the camp. We must send special personnel to keep an eye on it. Don't make mistakes on such trivial matters."
Zhao Qingshan took off his cloak, sat next to Lin Fu, and asked: "When will the armor be sent out, before departure?"
"The bows and crossbows will not be fired for the time being," Lin Fu said. "The swords, shields, spears and spears will be fired tomorrow when people get up. The armor will be issued according to the temporarily designated military positions. Walking empty-handed is very different from holding swords, shields, spears and spears.
Da, how to march, how to control the rhythm and intensity, you guys have to discuss it with me at night. Tomorrow we can't send troops in a mess, and we can't exhaust our strength in the past few days. We have to go on this trip
During the nearly two thousand miles of march, you must have discussed repeatedly and painstakingly how to train the troops and how to let the new recruits get along with each other during the march; what kind of training should be done during the rest period. Today is just the gathering of the five of you here. Tomorrow,
The captains and soldiers below must gather together to listen first. Those who can participate in the discussion must be encouraged to participate in the discussion. Then below, the flag leaders must actively participate..."
"Okay," Zhang Yubo interrupted Lin Fu, "If you worry anymore, it's almost dawn, so you have to leave some time to say goodbye to the beautiful lady..."
Lin Fu smiled, put on his riding boots, took a few guards, and rode towards Chaotian Station.
Liu Yue'er, Xiaoman and the others all rushed to the north bank. They were in the post house at this time. During the day, they had to hide in the carriage and not show up. After the farewell officials left, Lin Fu was so busy that his buttocks were smoking.
I don't have time to talk to them.
Three thousand new soldiers went to the north to go to King Qin. Things couldn't be arranged overnight. They had to be mentally prepared to make up for any mistakes at any time. Lin Fu also took a break for the time being and returned to the inn to have a good rest. He would have enough energy to set off tomorrow. But he
While riding on horseback, all I could think about was military preparation.
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Three thousand sets of cold-proof quilts, three thousand sets of military uniforms, three thousand pairs of cold-proof boots, one thousand skinned wooden plaques, one thousand straight-spine knives, two thousand spears, three hundred foot-bows, and fifty crossbows.
Zhang, Zhang Zhang, fifty crossbows, two hundred pairs of combined armor, fifty pairs of group armor, twelve pairs of scale armor, more than 20,000 arrows of all kinds, three hundred marching tents, sixty thousand taels of silver...
These are military supplies and weapons directly allocated by the Jiangning Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War to the Fifth Battalion of the Left Army.
Except for the 60,000 taels of silver, it can be said that Gu Wuchen personally led a team to block Jiangning's Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War and other ministries' yamen to forcibly confiscate other ordnance and supplies. It was said that it was more or less, and it was sold on the black market.
, the total value is two to thirty thousand taels of silver.
I can’t say how generous I am, and I can’t say I don’t take a dime.
Even if the swords, shields, spears and spears are not particularly sophisticated, they can still cope with it. The key is the foot and bow and too little armor.
Even the Dongcheng Weima Infantry had more than 60% armored infantry; the Zuo Army's Fifth Battalion had 3,000 men, but the actual allocation of armor was only 262 pieces, which could only meet the rations of the grassroots military attachés, which was really pitiful.
Good armor and strong bows are hard to find, and it is not a problem that can be solved with just a lot of money. Because the materials required for good armor and strong bows are very complex, the output is extremely limited. A standard scale armor has more than a thousand pieces of cold-forged steel.
The scales of the armor are made by overlapping yin and yin lines. The scale of the armor-making workshop under the jurisdiction of Jiangning Weiwei Temple is second only to that of Yanjing. The number of scales produced each year is less than a hundred pairs, and they are all monopolized by senior military attachés.
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King Qin went north and arrived at Yanjing. The Donglu had withdrawn, and naturally everyone was happy. If Yanjing and Hebei were still in a state of adhesion, and Lin Fu led his troops to King Qin, it would be unreasonable not to fight.
At that time, the imperial court will have unified arrangements for the Qinwang soldiers in the world. Whether to fight or not is not entirely up to Lin Fu.
The 3,000 men of the Fifth Battalion of the Zuo Army are all new soldiers. If the soldiers and armor are not strengthened, they will no longer be able to stand up.
In addition to the more than 260 pairs of armors directly allocated by the Jiangning Ministry, Gu Wuchen used his power to get more than 120 pairs of armors for Lin Fuduo in Jiangning, as well as stainless steel swords and walking bows.
More than a hundred pieces; in addition, Lin Fu also squeezed out more than a hundred pieces of armor from Xisha Island.
In addition to 200 mules, horses and carts for carrying baggage, Zhao Qinmin and Zhang Yubo also purchased 300 horses in Jiangning, which also allowed Lin Fu to raise half a battalion of mounted infantry. Most of the new soldiers were refugees from the north, and the elite
There are not many people who are good at riding, but there are quite a few who can ride a horse.
With more than 200 pieces of armor and more than 300 horses, Lin Fu will focus on strengthening the First Battalion of the Left Army, which he personally serves as battalion commander.
The more than 600 soldiers of the First Battalion of the Left Army were all selected from Xisha Island after more than a month of military training and three days of traveling 500 miles. Lin Fu appointed Ao Canghai as the deputy battalion commander and directly commanded the First Battalion on his behalf.
, and dispatched more than ten guard soldiers who had been following him for a long time to serve as commanders of a team of sixty people. Whether it was the quality of the soldiers, the organization and command system, or the armor and equipment, the First Battalion of the Left Army was able to directly accept combat
Mission accomplished.
From Jiangning to Hebei, except for Liu An'er's tribe in Hongzepu, there are no other large forces entrenched along the way, but there are many small groups of bandits, bandits, and water bandits. Lin Fuhui generally advances along the Cao Road, but not
He will be particularly honest and practice training in lieu of training. Along the way, he will always use these small groups of bandits and water bandits to test the swords of the new recruits. To avoid accidents, he must always have a barely usable and strengthened army in hand.
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Lin Fu rode horseback and rushed to Chaotian Post House. Liu Yue'er and Xiao Man had already seen through the autumn water in the yard. They heard Lin Fu coming in with riding boots and saw the messy stubble on his chin, which made him feel very distressed.
"Your leg is just injured. You are about to leave. You will not pity yourself at all..." Liu Yue'er put the big cloak handed over by Lin Fu on the table first, and helped him take off the armor with Xiao Man.
, seeing that the scar on his arm had not gone away, I couldn’t help but feel distressed.
Lin Fu stabbed Liu Yue'er's delicate face with a stubble, and said with a smile: "Wherever I can, everything is up to me. When I went north to King Qin, Li Zhuo deliberately forced me to stand up. I want to retreat. Isn't that right?
Are you asking him to be careful? After I leave, you two will live in the Lin family's new house and take care of Mrs. Seven, so that I can rest assured..."
"The seventh lady is also at Guanyi. She said she would stop by the temple on the mountain tomorrow to burn incense." Liu Yue'er said.
Lin Fu's heart was moved, but it was almost dawn now, and he didn't know if she had fallen asleep. Besides, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to go there to find someone.
"Go over," Liu Yue'er pressed her body against Lin Fu's chest, looked up into his eyes, and whispered, "I'll feel relieved after seeing you. Xiaoman and I will go to bed first."
"You really think others don't know," Xiaoman pushed Liu Yue'er's shoulder and said coquettishly, "I told you a few times that the fragrance on his body is very different, and you still cover it up for him. Look at his eyes now
What does it look like? I'm not afraid of letting outsiders know, but I cut Madam Seven with knife-like eyes..."
No matter how thick-skinned Lin Fu was, he couldn't help but blush. He stretched out his hand and pinched Xiaoman's cheek, and said with a shy face: "Although it is not appropriate to meet in private, many things in Hekou still need to be secretly presided over by the seventh lady. I want to talk to her."
Just tell me...Xiaoman comes with me."
"I don't want to be hated by others!" Xiao Man looked disdainful, not believing Lin Fu's lies but trusting his own intuition.
Lin Fu, Liu Yue'er, and Xiao Man talked for a while by the candlelight. Liu Yue'er took Xiao Man to sleep first, and then he left the yard in embarrassment without turning on the lantern, and led the two of them out of the post in the dark.
Along the corridor, I walked to the small courtyard where Gu Yingxiu lived, knocked on the door and went in.
In the fragrant and warm elegant house, Gu Yingxiu couldn't wait for the maid to bring tea, close the door and leave, then she threw herself into Lin Fu's arms and said, "I want to grant you a wish and give myself to you. You go north to King Qin, and I will return the favor."
I can worry less about you... You have been working so hard these days, so just lie down and I will serve you. I asked someone specifically about this and they know how to serve a man!"