This time, Lin Ziran and the others were escorting supplies rather than protecting the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment heading north.
Because all these supplies belong to the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment, including more than twenty heavy artillery pieces and a huge number of artillery shells, only a small part of them are ordinary supplies to supplement the Third Division.
It is said that recently there have been a large number of Guang'an rebel cavalry troops in the north of Sanyang Ferry, and a river gunboat unit has come out and frequently attacked the Luo An army's transport ships.
In the end, for the sake of safety, the superiors decided to take the route to Qingshan Town.
Taking the Qingshan Town route is a bit slow and troublesome, but it is better to be safe. The Guang'an rebels near this route have basically been eliminated by the troops led by Jian Liangzhi, and safety is guaranteed.
This made Lin Ziran relieved. No wonder the top brass of the Luo An Army wanted to send the heavy artillery regiment north through Qingshan Town. It turned out that the transportation channel of the Luo River was cut off.
But why did the superiors transfer the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment to the Chongguang front line at this time? Is the southern defense line no longer needed?
He heard that the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment had just come up from the southern defense line. The southern defense line was the defense line bordering Luoan County and Luohai County. Luoan County was still at war with Luohai County a few years ago. The relationship between the two families was not good, and recently
It took two or three years for the situation to ease slightly, but even then it restrained a large amount of Luoan County's power.
Therefore, even after launching the Northern Expedition, Cheng Lingfeng did not mobilize the troops on the southern defense line, but only mobilized troops from other places for the Northern Expedition.
But now, the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment, one of the only three heavy artillery regiments in the Luo An Army, has been transferred to the front line of Chongguang City. This shows that the top brass of the Luo An Army are quite dissatisfied with the slow progress on the northern front and have begun to transfer
Troops from the southern defense line reinforced the northern front.
I don’t know what happened here. It may be that the relationship between Luoan and Luohai counties has further eased, or it may be that Luoan County took a risk.
Lin Ziran actually knew very little about Luo Anjun's strategic changes. All he knew was superficial information and more of his own inferences, but he didn't know the real situation.
After all, these are military secrets. Let alone him, the commander of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment in front of him probably doesn't even know about them.
The commander of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment, Shang Dafu, is a bit interesting.
Because his surname is Cheng and his given name is Hongbin, the name itself actually has no meaning. What is really interesting is that Cheng Hongbin is the nephew of Cheng Lingfeng, the governor of Luo'an County.
He is a descendant of the Cheng family!
Before seeing this Cheng Hongbin, Lin Ziran was a little worried that this was a dandy boy with no eyes on him, and that he would be unkind to him, a militia camp officer, and point fingers at him.
However, after meeting him, I realized that this man was similar to Jian Liangzhi. Although he had the majesty of being a Shangguan and the arrogance of a descendant of the Qing family, his behavior was hard to find fault with.
As soon as he arrived at Qingshan Town, he said with a smile: "Brother Lin, this time I am going to trouble your camp!"
Look, the title Brother Lin is even pronounced!
He was a high-ranking doctor, two levels higher than Lin Ziran, and he was also the commander of the only three heavy artillery regiments in Luo An's army. His status was much higher than that of an ordinary regiment commander.
As for the Qing family's children who were able to stand up and lead an army, few of them were simple things. Anyway, Lin Ziran did not treat Jian Liangzhi and Cheng Hongbin in front of him as playboys. Instead, he paid attention to them and was wary of them.
But as the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. Cheng Hongbin was so polite, and Lin Ziran was also very polite.
Before, he thought that if this Cheng Hongbin showed his face to him, he would take this Cheng Hongbin into the ravine!
From Qingshan Town to Chongguang City, it is not like Sanyang Ferry all the way north to Chongguang City. There are flat official roads along both sides of the Luo River. This place is all hilly and mountainous, and they are all rural dirt roads.
The supplies of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment are so heavy and they have extremely high requirements on roads and terrain. If Lin Ziran can take some snacks and take them on some roads that may seem detours but are easy to walk, then there will be no trouble along the way.
But if this Cheng Hongbin makes Lin Ziran unhappy, Lin Ziran will take him on some roads that seem to be close, but will always encounter some troubles, such as building a bridge, such as the slope is too steep, such as the road is too
It's so small, it can definitely torment this Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment to death.
And others can't figure out what's wrong with him.
This road is so difficult, can you blame me, Lin Ziran?
Cheng Hongbin was polite, and Lin Ziran was also polite. Moreover, Cheng Hongbin also said that they lost a lot of supplies on the way. These damaged supplies were of little use anyway, so they simply gave them away to Lin Ziran and the others for their help.
Looking back, Lin Ziran looked at the damaged materials. They were all brand-new Fuyuan guns and ammunition. The total value was not much, but it was still worth more than a thousand constant yuan.
This Cheng Hongbin is so wise, Lin Ziran likes him even more!
Therefore, the two of them started to work side by side and became brothers.
After the feast, Cheng Hongbin said: "I am running out of time all the way north. Oops, I have to sleep in the open all the way. It's so hard. I don't even have food!"
"Brother Lin, you also know that those marinated meats are really not for human consumption, but the logistics department only gives them marinated meats but not fresh meats. It's really annoying!"
"During this period, the brothers under my command have not seen oil and water for several days, and the peasants also need to replenish their physical fitness. Otherwise, brother, I am worried that they will die of exhaustion before they reach Chongguang City."
"Brother Lin, can you help me get some fruits, vegetables and meat for my brothers to supplement? Don't worry, Brother Lin, I won't let you work in vain. I will give you 10% of the market price as a hard-earned fee!"
When Lin Ziran heard this, he once again observed three seconds of silence for the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment and all other Luo An Army soldiers!
Although we are in troubled times now, and many people don't even have enough to eat, let alone eat meat, the food supply for the armies in various vassal towns can still be guaranteed. After all, everyone knows that the most important thing in troubled times is the army.
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Therefore, whether it is Luo An's army, the Guang'an army in the north, or even Lin Ziran's own Qingshan patrol camp, the food quality of the soldiers is not bad, and meat is often available.
It's just that Luo Anjun and even the logistics department of almost all feudal towns never distribute fresh meat to the frontline troops to save trouble, but only cured meat.
This kind of cured meat is not for human consumption.
A frontline officer once complained: Bacon is a strategic weapon that can determine victory or defeat, because if we cook bacon and eat it directly on the battlefield, we are guaranteed to smoke all the enemy troops on the opposite side to death.
The only problem is that before the enemy troops can be smoked to death, one of our own must be smoked to death first!
This shows that Luo Anjun and even the entire Daheng military community have a huge resentment towards bacon!