The mighty convoy traveled for three days and arrived at the Great Wall Mountains.
The idiot man and his new recruits of five hundred bandits and civilians had been waiting eagerly for Liu Lang for more than a month. Because they needed to guard a large number of seizures, and no one in Qinglong Mountain was more familiar with the environment than them, so when they returned to Peiping,
The Independent Regiment, the most complete and largest company of recruits, did not accompany them.
Those who are still staying in Qinglong Mountain are naturally young and strong. The old, weak, women and children who were originally in Qinglong Mountain have already been sent back to Peiping by Ji Lianrong's convoy, and followed the refugees who moved south.
They will arrive in the mountain city by boat from Yichang, and then be sent by a convoy arranged by the Huashang Group to the base of the Independent Regiment in Guangyuan, which will be their new home. Calculated according to time, they should arrive before the Independent Regiment.
After all, the Independent Regiment relied on horse-drawn carriages and iron footboards to measure the 1,600 kilometers of land in China. Calculated at a marching speed of 40 kilometers per day, it would take about 40 days for the Independent Regiment to return to its base.
In addition to the cheap men and 500 new soldiers who came to greet Liu Lang, there were also Deng Wen and his cavalry who had already set up camp in Qinglong Mountain.
Watching the soldiers enthusiastically carrying a large amount of ordnance and artillery shells into the carriage, Liu Lang has made it clear that Qinglong Mountain will no longer station soldiers from the independent regiment, and will leave enough Japanese bullets for Deng Wen.
, also said that Deng Wen only had to pay half of the market price, and a certain grain guild in Peiping would provide him with enough grain for his 2,000 men and horses every three months.
Without blinking an eyelid, Deng Wen gave an order to all the soldiers who followed him to see off Liu Lang and the Independent Regiment. All 500 horses were to be given to Liu Lang and the Independent Regiment for their use.
Even though this convoy of more than 700 carts, which is large enough to record the modern history of Peking, looks very impressive, compared to the current situation of the Independent Regiment, it is still not enough. Eight soldiers who have recovered from serious injuries but are disabled are in one carriage.
The unhealed soldiers were divided into three carriages, which accounted for nearly 300 carriages. The remaining 400 carriages still needed to carry various equipment and baggage as well as a large number of seizures in Qinglong Mountain.
If it weren't for the six large Japanese tractors carrying ten more tons of cargo, the soldiers of the independent regiment would almost have to carry it on their shoulders again.
Therefore, 2,000 strong officers and soldiers from Liu Lang on down can only walk on foot. Walking nearly 1,600 kilometers back to Guangyuan is undoubtedly a huge test for everyone. No matter how hard the soldiers' will is tempered, it is also a kind of physical damage to the soldiers.
Huge damage.
500 war horses is definitely a big gift, especially for Deng Wen's Cavalry Brigade, which relies more on horses than guns. The last time he ambushed the 8th Division in the north of Jehol, his more than a thousand
More than 200 cavalrymen were killed in the battle, and Deng Wen did not cry. However, he heard that more than 400 horses were lost, and more than 100 of them had broken legs and had to be helped by the cavalry themselves.
The cavalry general in the middle couldn't help but burst into tears.
War horses, to cavalry, are like brothers and their right-hand men. They have long been an inseparable part.
But after seeing the transportation situation of Liu Lang's troops, Deng Wen gave away his most precious things without hesitation.
This is trust, the trust derived from comrades-in-arms, and the unbreakable friendship established after experiencing life and death.
Liu Lang smiled, but refused with a smile.
500 war horses are definitely a good thing. Each horse can carry more than 80 kilograms of supplies and travel dozens of kilometers every day. The soldiers who are walking lightly will not be so tired.
Deng Wen's eyes widened, and he was about to scold Fatty Liu for being ignorant. He had already reduced the combat effectiveness of the cavalry brigade to the lowest acceptable limit. There were only more than a thousand horses left, just enough for each person, and even the transfer was difficult.
There is nothing to replace. If you want to restore the previous combat effectiveness, you must either buy new horses and train them or risk your life to capture the Japanese.
"Haha, show Commander Deng the good things we have prepared." Liu Lang said to the cheap man with a smile.
"Okay!" The cheap man waved his hands excitedly, and 500 recruits each drove out from the valley on the side. The most stylish and cool single-person transport vehicle of this era specially prepared by Liu Lang for the independent regiment.
It is said that as long as you have the energy, it can transport 50 kilograms and travel 100 kilometers a day - a bicycle.
That's right, it's a bicycle.
Liu Lang had considered the issue of individual soldier transportation a long time ago. As early as a week ago, Liu Lang entrusted his Lao Taishan to search for the most convenient and fastest means of transportation he could think of in Pingjin and Tianjin. Bicycles were transported in batches.
Qinglong Mountain.
Bicycles were introduced to China as early as the middle of the last century. In the 1950s and 1960s, almost everyone in China had a means of transportation.
The Huashang Group tried its best to buy 600 bicycles for Liu Lang. How much money did Liu Lang pay for it? 90,000 yuan, an average of 150 yuan per bicycle.
Yes, the status of bicycles in this era is like that of motorcycles that went back sixty years. It is the labor income of a strong worker in this era who has not eaten or drank for nearly two years. It is an absolute luxury.
As soon as the bell rang, the bicycle whizzed past the crowd like lightning, showing off one's personal equipment in an absolutely eye-catching manner.
Looking at the 600 antique bicycles of various shapes that would definitely sell for a good price eighty years later, Liu Lang's heart was bleeding, but he still accepted this deal that seemed a bit silly to him. Of course, this was still Liu Lang
I didn’t know that in this era, riding a bicycle not only requires a “driver’s license” but also a license plate, and you also have to pay a car tax every year, which is similar to the “vehicle and vessel tax” of later generations. This is still cheap in Peking, but it is still expensive in places like Shanghai.
Two oceans.
Otherwise, if you spend NT$90,000 to buy 600 antique bicycles, the mayor of Peiping will spit on the face of the mayor of Peking because of the lack of seat protection.
The road!
Six hundred bicycles were neatly lined up on the meadow in front of the mountain, which looked very spectacular, and it felt like a cross-country bicycle race.
"How about it? Commander Deng, the equipment of our independent regiment is not bad! As long as it is strong enough, it will not run slower than your horse!" Liu Lang said with a smile.
Deng Wen smiled bitterly, Fatty Liu was still thoughtful. Although the bicycle did not carry as much cargo as the war horse, the advantage was that it did not require drinking water or food! It was just that Tai Te's mother was a bit wasteful.
In anyone's eyes, spending nearly 100,000 yuan on buying 600 bicycles in one go is considered a waste of money.
But Deng Wen is not the only one who thinks so.
If Boss Ji hadn't been caught in time by his precious girl, he would have rushed up to give his prodigal son-in-law a few big mouths.
It’s okay that your mother’s money is flowing down the drain, but can you settle the bill for buying a bicycle first? How can you ask for a dowry like this? I have to raise my precious daughter at home for a while, so I can’t marry her.
Marriage is not guaranteed yet!
Well, at home, Boss Ji, who was so angry at his prodigal son-in-law that he jumped on his feet and cursed loudly, saw the wrinkled little nose of his precious daughter after saying the last sentence, and knew that the dowry expenditure for his special mother was certain.
Who made my daughter so determined to fall in love with that fat man? Especially after she put that steel ring on her ring finger, the dirty blood stains are still reluctant to be wiped off.
Girl! The blood turned into powder long ago as soon as it dried. God knows if that fat man was lazy and didn’t wipe it clean when he gave it to you. He made up stories to make people laugh?
However, the angry Boss Ji did not dare to say anything after all, because he found that the way his wife looked at him was not right.
The damn fat man has now deceived two women in his family. Boss Ji looked at his wife holding the copper bracelet made of bullet casings that Liu Lang gave her and couldn't put it down. He couldn't help lamenting in his heart that he could only buy that piece of shit for 90,000 yuan.
Do you believe there are ten trucks coming?
Of course Liu Lang didn't believe it. Those sixteen bullet casings were all left behind by the bullets that killed Japanese officers above the rank of Major. One of them was left by the recruit Niu Er who killed Nagakawahara Kan. It is an absolute evil weapon. You are worth 90,000 yuan.
Let's have a look at 16 Japanese majors lining up to be shot. Who's cheating on you?