Song Tianbiao of the Army didn't care about these cans, but Zhang Chenhui of the Navy cared about these cans very much!
This is not to say that Zhang Chenhui likes to eat this stuff, or that he can't get it from other places. Even though his status in the navy is not high, he cannot have as promising a future as the admirals who serve in the ocean fleet, but
After all, he is also a major general in the army, and the general stars hanging on his shoulders are real.
Even though he went to war with his fleet, his treatment in terms of food and other aspects was only top-notch.
He was so concerned about the supply of these canned goods because it was for the benefit of his subordinates.
After all, although the food of ordinary sailors is much better than that of ordinary people in this era, it is actually quite difficult to eat fresh meat most of the time, let alone when they are on missions.
Nowadays, although the food standard of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is high, it is compared to that of ordinary people, and it is mainly reflected in the fact that the food is sufficient.
Staple foods such as white rice and steamed buns are basically enough, but as for meat, there is less.
Obtaining such a batch of canned meat, although it is not fresh meat and the taste is a little bit different, it is not bad to be able to eat when going on a mission, and it can fully supplement the soldiers when large amounts of meat supplies are not available.
Nutrition.
Speaking of which, we have to talk about this can from the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty military began to consume and research various types of military food very early, and the focus of the research was naturally how to preserve it for a longer period of time while providing sufficient impact to the soldiers. As for whether it tasted good or not, that was not their research.
The initial research direction was all kinds of dry food, such as fried noodles, rice balls and other random things, as well as meat products such as cured meat and bacon.
But as Erjiu brand canned fish began to become popular in China, the military followed up in time and directly purchased this kind of canned fish, for no other reason than because this kind of canned fish can be stored for a long time. Well, of course this kind
The long time is actually limited, because due to technology limitations and the sealing level is not high enough, it will still deteriorate after being stored for a long time.
For Erjiu brand canned fish, we tried to seal them in clay pots in the early days, then tried to seal them in iron cans, and also tried sealing them in glass bottles. In the end, after choosing between them, clay pots were the most cost-effective.
Because iron will rust, and iron is not cheap these days, glass bottles are even more expensive, and clay pots are really cheaper!
Later, Datang Grain and Oil Company, a subsidiary of the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, also began to use the can packaging model to produce cans. There are various types of cans, mainly canned meat and canned fruits. In the early days, they were specially used to supply the military, but the market
The response was good and we started supplying products to external parties.
Of course, whether it is Erjiu brand canned fish or various cans from Datang Cereals and Oils Company, they are not cheap. They are relatively expensive, and ordinary people generally cannot afford them.
However, this was nothing to the wealthy Tang military. They did not regard these cans as a staple food anyway, but only used them when the troops needed them. For example, when the troops were fighting long distances and could not get supplies.
It is said that the Royal Institute of Technology is currently researching better storage technologies and materials. For example, they are envisioning an alloy that is anti-corrosion, anti-rust, easy to process, and not easy to break during transportation.
As time goes by, I am afraid that canned goods will appear in large numbers in the munitions reports of the Tang Army.
Now, Song Tianbiao of the Army didn't think much about these cans. These cans were replenished by the logistics department for his troops before departure, saying that they could be stored for a long time.
But after he tried it himself, he found that this damn place didn't taste very good.
In addition, he considered that even after he went to Jingzhou, he could still get supplies from the local area. Even if he couldn't, he could still get supplies from the south bank of the Yangtze River. There was only one Yangtze River across the river, and there were many ships, so they could be transported here in minutes.
So, he simply used this batch of canned food and some other fresh ingredients to make a deal with the Navy!
Now, the benefits of this deal have been seen. The Navy's support in various matters is very attentive, especially the artillery cover during the landing. It is simply a model operation of naval gun cover landing operations.
Without that batch of supplies, how could his Second Infantry Division land so calmly without anyone dying or being injured?
After getting off the ship, Song Tianbiao was not in a hurry to lead his troops to attack Jingzhou City directly. It was too early and too hasty!
Song Tianbiao was very cautious, because he knew that his Second Infantry Division was on an expedition to Jingzhou alone. If there was any trouble under Jingzhou City, there would be no reinforcements to support him, because he had to be cautious.
Anyway, Jingzhou is right there and you can’t escape!
After waiting for all the troops of the 2nd Infantry Division to land, Song Tianbiao shamelessly approached Zhang Chenhui and said that your navy has completed most of its tasks and is just staying on the riverside to support us. Since you have nothing to do, why not use your artillery?
There are also some artillery units lent to our army for use.
Later, when Jingzhou City is captured, the battle report can also include a sentence saying that your navy's artillery contributed a lot!
Zhang Chenhui thought about it for a while. Now his mission has basically been completed. After sending the 2nd Infantry Division to Jingzhou City and covering their successful landing, according to the mission, his subsequent mission will be to maintain the smooth flow of the 2nd Infantry Division's logistics supply line.
At the same time, be prepared to respond to the retreat of the Second Infantry Division at any time.
These two follow-up tasks are very simple and not difficult at all.
Even if you are idle, you can also help the army. In the subsequent battle report of the Jingzhou battle, you can also give the navy and yourself more points!
Therefore, the Navy moved more than 30 artillery pieces from the battleships, deployed more than 300 gunners, and formed a temporary naval artillery regiment to go ashore. However, the Navy can provide artillery and gunners.
However, other logistics personnel and horses could not be provided for a long time. In addition, Song Tianbiao was privately asked to ensure the safety of these naval gunners and not to be assigned to the front line during combat.
It's okay to fire artillery from behind to provide fire support for your army, but don't expect them to rush up and fight the enemy hand-to-hand.
But Song Tianbiao was overjoyed when he saw Zhang Chenhui agreeing so readily. He shouted "Brother Zhang" very happily, and patted his chest and said that when the battle started, he would definitely protect his brothers in the navy.
Don't worry about logistics personnel and draft horses. The Second Infantry Division has more than 15,000 people. I'm afraid that I won't be able to spare a few hundred people for this naval artillery battalion. Just kidding, as for the horses, I don't need them.
, this place is not far from Jingzhou City, it is enough to just push and pull it away.
It is actually very common for the navy's marines and artillery to go ashore to fight. The Tang Navy actually did this, but after all, there are differences between sea and land. There was no plan for the navy to go ashore for operations. Now it is more troublesome to make temporary arrangements.
But it's just a little more cumbersome in terms of procedures, and it's really fast to take action.
In fact, many of the navy's artillery have the same specifications as the army's field artillery, such as two-pound shotguns, three-pound shotguns, five-pound artillery, nine-pound artillery, twenty-four-pound howitzers, and forty-eight-pound howitzers. In fact,
They are all the same type of artillery. Regardless of whether the above-mentioned artillery is equipped by the army or the navy, the barrels of these artillery are all produced in the same production line.
But the gun mounts of the two are completely different.
The army's field artillery mount was designed by Li Xuan himself. It has two large iron wheels and a frame. It is directly attached to the carriage and can be pulled away by the horses in front.
Navy naval guns do not have such big wheels, only heavy gun mounts.
However, this does not trouble the navy, because the navy often needs to go ashore for operations, especially to provide fire support for the army, and basically carries spare land gun mounts on board.
The gun barrel is moved up, the gun mount is replaced, and then the Army arranges people or horses to pull it directly to the front line.
After the Second Infantry Division landed, it was busy for a full day. Only then was the landing completed, and then it was ready for the attack.
At this time, Song Tianbiao no longer delayed, but started to advance directly towards Jingzhou City, preparing to launch an attack on the city!
When Song Tianbiao was preparing to launch an attack on Jingzhou City, the main force of the First Army on the west side of Hanyang was still building a fortress. They did not attack Hanyang, but stayed outside Hanyang City.
But in Huangzhou Fucheng, Du Danqing faced waves of fierce attacks from the Tang Army!
Since the Fifth Army captured Tuanfeng, it began to cooperate with the Second Army and launched a fierce attack on the supervisory left army of the Huangzhou Defense Line!
Although the Dubiao Left Army had a complete defense line to rely on, and although their ammunition was relatively sufficient, they still found it difficult to sustain in the face of a fierce attack of more than 80,000 people.
Especially now that the Tang Army has changed its previous tactics. They did not attack fiercely, but adopted a gradual advance. The artillery shells were fired almost for free.
This method of combat, although the advancement speed was very slow, made Du Danqing very uncomfortable because he found that in the face of such a crushing advancement that relied on absolute firepower and troop superiority, he could not find effective resistance at all.
Method!
The current situation gave him a feeling of despair for the first time!
Now, to put it nicely, it means resisting continuously and fighting for every inch of land, but in fact, the Supervisory Left Army is retreating step by step.
The pace of retreat was slow, but it was indeed retreating. Du Danqing tried to organize counterattacks to seize several important areas, but failed without exception.
Then, they completely lost all defensive positions outside the city and were forced to completely retreat back to the city wall!
The day when the governor's left army was forced to retreat to the city wall happened to be New Year's Eve!
The six years of Xuanping came to an end on this day!