Chapter 1660 The army is on the move, logistics first
Smoke was rising everywhere in the rebel camp, and as the soldiers and horses marched northward, Cao Zheng, the swordsman, was originally in charge of slaughtering cattle, pigs, chickens and sheep, arranging banquets and other logistical matters in the Shuibo Liang village.
The leader is now the general manager of the army and cooks responsible for the food of more than 100,000 soldiers, horses and athletes. The burden has become heavier. These days, Cao Zheng has been too busy to keep up with the workload.
Fortunately, he had a group of loyal helpers under him, and he also selected many smart and capable peasants from the refugees in Liangshanbo to be dispatched by Cao Zheng. Although he had to worry about controlling the daily wages and food of the soldiers and horses, he could
Cao Zheng doesn't have to do everything by himself, and he is still busy anyway. But instead of rolling up his arms and sleeves to kill cattle and sheep and have fun with the brothers in the village, there are always three or two people around Cao Zheng who can read and write accounts.
Officials followed, and every day they saw huge amounts of food and salary expenditures, which also made Cao Zheng scream in pain.
Today, while the sergeants of the cavalry army led the groups of war horses to the nearby streams and rivers for washing, and then led them to the mangers in the camp to fill them with beans and fodder, the cooks from various parts of the company and the camp led the foremen to boil the big pot.
The large pot of corn coarse grains was filled with two cooking cakes, which provided the soldiers with a full meal.
Such food treatment is just enough for the vast majority of young and strong men. However, when it involves a large army going out, a very large army will spend a huge amount of money all day long. Cao Zheng can no longer be like the old man in the stronghold.
Guan leads a group of cooks in such a bold way, and there is a big banquet in the village? Which brother wants to have a tooth sacrifice? Guan has enough wine and meat, but he is afraid that you will not drink enough and become confused? Are you still afraid?
Don't you just hold your pigtails in the air? However, after Xiao Tang told him, Cao Zheng must also pay attention to budgeting carefully. But today is an exception. After Cao Zheng thought about it for a while, now the food supply has also been reduced.
Being able to make the decision, he still gave the order, instructing the ministries' cooking officials to inform the cooks to add daily military rations of millet, wheat, beans and other crops, as well as pickles and even cured meat and meat dishes. Soon the rebel armies of all ministries were
There are still tough battles to be fought, but at least I have to use my best methods to cheer up the brothers!
However, the reason why Cao Zheng dared to make a decisive decision was because the army had crossed the Yellow River to open up a passage, and a huge amount of military supplies from the rear would soon be delivered in a steady stream.
Recovering the entire Jingdong Road and immediately heading north to cross the Yellow River, of course, we need huge logistical support from the rear. In addition to the supply of food and fodder, Shuibo Liang Village was originally a ministerial commander who specialized in making cheongsams and coats.
Jian Ye was busy working non-stop. Under the leadership of Xiao Tang, he also mobilized the military affairs officers under his command in full compliance with the Song Dynasty Imperial Army's standard of "spring and winter clothes, six pieces of silk, one or twelve taels of cotton, and three thousand yuan for the clothes." However,
This decree must be implemented in a practical manner. It is definitely not like today in the Song Dynasty, when idiots in the army and military departments embezzle military funds and deprive soldiers of regular routines, let alone winter and summer clothes and jackets. It is common for them to be without money for several months.
Are you still going to fight like this? Do you need to take stock of the supplies such as flags, clothes, and jackets that you need?
There are also Tang Long and Du Wei who supervise and supervise the ordnance and clothing workshops. According to the names of the ordnance required for the cavalry and infantry records of the expedition, Qi Jia Zhan, underwear, armor, helmets, swords, and collars are also prepared to mobilize another Duan Jingzhu for the Beiyu Movement.
There are records of the two large villages in Jingdong, and even the reserve war horses temporarily kept as livestock in the recovered state capital, as well as the large and small sling artillery prepared by Erlong Mountain's Thunder Ling Zhendu Yun Dian, as well as Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui's two sacred fires.
All kinds of firearms led by the Second General Shengshui to be transported northward also need to be escorted by troops and horses. Now that a passage has been opened on the north bank of the Yellow River, they can also be assembled and escorted northward. As for the errands of transporting and dispatching materials, naturally they still have to
It fell on Yang Lin and was divided into two leaders.
Nowadays, officials dispatched to all the prefectures south of the Yellow River that are under the control of Xiaotang's troops are also busy, recruiting civilians, accounting for military expenses and other matters. No matter what sum of money it is, it will undoubtedly be
It would be an astronomical sum. However, when the Jin army raided Tokyo and Bianliang, they looted the rich reserves of money, food and military supplies in the capital of the Song Dynasty. The wealth accumulated in the capital of the most prosperous and prosperous country in the world was also looted.
Because at the beginning, the two foolish kings Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan only hoped to return to Bianjing safely, so they begged their grandfather to tell their grandmother to burn high incense. The promise was also taken over by Xiao Tang in the name of resisting gold and the captives. Now the huge wealth, money and food, which is worthy of the enemy's country, can also be obtained.
As military supplies, they were continuously transported northward and then transferred to the front line in Hebei.
When Xiao Tang made this arrangement, many of his leaders also knew that the base area for development and growth was originally centered on Shuibo Liangshan. It must have been moved to the north as the war progressed. As for the next place
As the center of the strategic development of our own forces, it can almost be concluded that it is Damingfu in Hebei where the military front is heading.
Sentries reported that the security in Daming Prefecture had been tightened these days, and the Jin army, with its accompanying soldiers and horses, forcibly detained the Han people in the counties, towns and villages under the rule, not only intending to use them as hard laborers to dig soil.
Stones were stacked to reinforce the city walls, and now the plan seemed to be to strengthen the walls and clear the field, with the intention of forming the most heavily defended formation to last for a long time. The military troops and horses that were originally stationed around the daimyo were also gathered and shrunk, gathering the main force capable of fighting.
In the city of Damingfu. For a long time, Damingfu has been the center of the Hebei Prefecture. People have been panic-stricken. These days, the chilling atmosphere of the impending mountain rain in the surrounding areas is far stronger than in the past.
And Xiao Tang heard from the leader of the Sentinel Cavalry that Chen Xizhen, who had previously divided his troops and went north, seemed to be leading the remaining troops to assist the Jin Army soldiers and horses, who were better at conducting field battles on the vast plains than siege and defense tactics, to guard the name.
Mansion.
Xiao Tang and even leaders from Daming Palace such as Lu Junyi, Yan Qing and Suo Chao, who had been serving as soldiers and horses in the Daming Palace for many years, also knew that this was one of the former capitals of the Song Dynasty and the number one military strategist in Hebei under its rule.
The famous city in the area has an inner city wall that is six miles long from north to south and one mile and a half wide from east to west. The surrounding outer defense line is even as long as forty-eight miles long. Beyond the triple city wall surrounding the inner city, the outer city wall is symmetrical from north to south, northeast and southeast.
The two corners are regular and incomplete, and the northwest and southwest are irregular. They are specially set up for defense needs. The south and north sides are obviously protruding. The front and back gates located in the east of Daming Mansion are similar to those originating from the Taihang Mountains in Shanxi.
A tributary of the South Canal, the Wei River, formerly known as the Yongji Canal of the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal, runs through the vicinity.
However, what only Xiao Tang himself knew well was that he also knew that Damingfu, a famous city, is an important location precisely because there are three rivers, Zhang River, Wei River, and Macia River, running through the entire territory, and they are too close to the Yellow River.
Located in the overflow area of Huangzhang, the old city was destroyed by floods. Finally, during the Jianwen period of the Ming Dynasty, when King Zhu Di of Yan was sending his army southward and was about to fight with his nephew Zhu Yunwen, it was submerged by a big flood. It remained until later generations.
Still buried under the sand of the Yellow River
For now, it is precisely because Damingfu faces the Konwei River to the east of the outer city, and if a few naval forces are ordered to walk across the river, they will be close enough to the city gate to be within the strike range of the powerful crossbows and stone throwers.
In 1401 AD, it was precisely because the Zhang River and Wei River, which were very close to the east of the ancient city of Damingfu, flooded together. The water level was even higher than the city wall, and the silt was rolled up more than ten feet deep. This was also the reason why the entire city was destroyed by the flood.
The key reason for the disaster is that in addition, if someone like Shan Tinggui is good at using water to soak soldiers and flood the city, the holy water will be arranged and arranged to take advantage of the terrain and water conditions around Daming Mansion. After careful consideration, the strategy may be able to
It can be done. However, this idea only flashed through Xiao Tang's mind. Opening canals and filling the city with water, such as the tactics of flooding Taiyuan City with rivers and dragons in the original book Water Margin, let alone the people in the city, would also suffer.
Xiaotang did not expect that Damingfu, a famous city in Chinese history, might be destroyed in advance due to the evil and disaster.
What's more, the arrangement of dispatching several naval forces to guard the river and attack the two east gates of Daming Mansion was, according to Xiao Tang's opinion, just a clever first step to feign an attack on the famous city here to lure the enemy.
