Feng Ziying really didn’t have time to argue. He almost devoted all his energy to this treasure.
It is now the beginning of July, and by mid-September at the latest, the Mongols will be almost ready to move south.
Where to go south from, and where the key point of breakthrough will be, is unknown.
But the northern wall is too long and no one can block it.
And judging from the news obtained by the Zhongfang Division, once both the inner and outer Khalkhas join in, it is almost certain that the Mongolian left-wing tribes from Xuanfu to Jizhen and even the Liaodong line will not let go.
Whether it is a feint attack or a separate breakthrough, Yongping Prefecture cannot escape, and there are even several breakthroughs within Yongping Prefecture.
Look at the area from Xifengkou to Yiyuankou, covering hundreds of miles, how much blocking effect can those beacons alone have?
The Taiping Camp, Jianchang Camp, Yanhe Camp, Taitou Camp, and Shimen Camp were all the major battalions in theory. They should be the main force to resist the intrusion of the Mongolian cavalry, but Feng Ziying was not sure how effective they could be.
In fact, some ideas were vaguely revealed in the conversation between You Shigong and him. These large battalions will be used intensively when facing a large-scale invasion by the Mongols. It is impossible for one battalion to carry out the main force of the Mongolian invasion.
That is asking for a dead end, and it is mainly up to Jizhen to coordinate and integrate to fight.
Although the words sounded nice, Feng Ziying understood the hidden meaning. If the invading Mongolian army was not large in number, then Ji Zhen would unite its forces to fight. But if the number of Mongolian troops exceeded expectations, then Ji Zhen would defend Shuntian Prefecture and ensure Gyeonggi.
Safety comes first.
Then abandoning Yongping Mansion is a matter of cleaning up.
This is something Feng Ziying cannot accept.
There is no need to trust people who doubt others. Now that he has made up his mind, Feng Ziying will go all out.
In the next few days, the minzhuang people gathered from five counties and one prefecture were screened, plus the minzhuang people selected from the children of military households, a total of more than 2,000 people from 16 posts began to enter basic training.
Dozens of people who performed well in the first batch of eight posts were selected to serve as leading instructors. Under the unified command of Feng An, large-scale training of these two thousand people began.
The first batch of Foshan Zhuangji fire guns that disembarked from Yuguan Port also arrived at Lulong from Yuguan via Funing, and began to equip the first batch of eight-post Minzhuang, Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu's two Bashan camps.
Each department takes four sentries for mixed training to help them train.
At the same time, under the command of Huang and Zuo, the two divisions of Bashanying began to conduct formation training in a standardized manner according to the pamphlet written by Feng Ziying, in order to quickly make up for the shortcomings in this area.
In July, with the completion of a walled city outside Lulong City, the entire Minzhuang team and the second division of Bashan Camp were gradually put into place, and part of them entered the walled city. The walled city was not large in scale and could only accommodate more than 3,000 people.
It is only two miles away from Lulong County, and they are at the horns of each other.
This walled city is different from ordinary walled cities. It was built using newly produced cement and mud bricks. At the same time, the construction was also based on a bastion-style structure.
In fact, Feng Ziying didn't know much about the architectural structure of the bastion. He could only roughly guide the construction team to build according to this model based on some of his own understanding and imagination. The appearance was roughly that of a relatively simple Italian-style bastion, but expanded
The purpose of attacking angles and polyhedrons can still be basically achieved.
At the same time, structures similar to protruding bastions and horse faces also began to be constructed in Qian'an County and Lulong County. A large number of protruding diamond-shaped fortresses or horse faces were built on the four walls of the city, so that the advantages of fire cannons could be maximized.
As the current level of cannon casting is still unsatisfactory, Feng Ziying trusts the fire cannons that he has inspected.
Feng Ziying also mentioned to Zhuang Limin that after completing the formation of the new gun army, casting cannons and forming artillery units will also become a major event in Liaodong Town in the future, which Zhuang Limin also deeply agrees with.
However, the technology of casting cannons has higher requirements for steel, but now that the steel-making process has been solved, these should not be problems. More, we still need to solve the problem of skilled craftsmen who are good at casting cannons.
You Shilu rode his horse to catch up with Feng Ziying, and the two slowed down their horses.
"It seems that you are really planning to fight in Qian'an?" You Shilu looked solemnly, "I saw the work you did on the wall of Qian'an, and you built so many prismatic horse faces. It seems that you are going to fight in Qian'an.
Use Folang machine guns and firecrackers to deal with the Chahar people? But can those civilians be effective?"
“We don’t want to use Minzhuang, but Brother Yousan, tell me the truth. Is Jizhen ready to defend Yongping?” Feng Ziying asked in return.
You Shilu scratched his head in embarrassment: "Ziying, you know very well that there are tens of thousands of troops in Ji Town, but the front line to defend is too long, and the several deputy commanders and generals below have their own
It is difficult for my eldest brother to command them, but the military situation is like a fire. If there is a slight dispute and delay, or the people below are acting against each other, causing a big disaster, it is my eldest brother who has to bear it, so my eldest brother would rather endure it and wait.
After this time, there will naturally be an explanation."
"What do you mean by third brother, Ji Zhen will not take care of Yongping?" Feng Ziying was not fooled by You Shilu's deceptive words, "Besides, the front is long, you can't say that you have no responsibility for us Yongping, right?"
You Shilu also sighed, shook his head, and finally said hesitantly: "Ziying, let me tell you the truth. Ji Zhen is of course responsible for Yongping Mansion, but the Ministry of War has issued strict orders to defend Shuntian Mansion.
The main responsibility, but Jizhen will also consider the balance. Taitou Camp and Shimen Camp will be deployed by Shanhaiwei..."
"Brother You San, what you are saying is not kind. The line from Taitou Camp to Shimen Camp is under the control of the East Road. Shanhaiwei has unshirkable responsibilities. The line from Funing to Yuguan will not be tolerated unless Lin Dan Batur is full.
, Will he come this way?" Feng Ziying was also a little angry. It seems that You Shigong really intends to completely abandon Yongping Mansion. "Even if the Mongols come in from Yiyuankou to Jielingkou, they will
We will never touch Funing and Yuguan. There are still 5,000 cavalry at Shanhaiguan. The Mongols are not stupid, so aren’t they afraid of taking the back route?"
You Shilu was a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to deceive the other party. In fact, he couldn't deceive the other party, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "There are also Jianchang Camp and Yanhe Camp on both sides of the Qinglong River, which can provide support, maybe...
"
"Brother You San, can this war be explained in terms of perhaps? Will Taiping Camp, Jianchang Camp and Yanhe Camp be taken away? Will they retreat at the first touch? Or even give up completely and retreat to
Where does the Luanhe River and the Xishui River go?" Feng Ziying asked in a deep voice.
You Shilu remained silent.
Feng Ziying felt even more certain. You Shigong must have been thinking about this. You Shilu would not explain it to herself and could only respond silently.
“Brother You San, will you protect the Kaiping Zhongtun Guards?” Feng Ziying asked again.
You Shilu shook his head bitterly, "Ziying, I can't answer you. Everything depends on the scale of the Mongolian invasion to the south. If it is too big and it is a multi-channel attack, I estimate that in many places we can only
Give up and retreat..."
"What's the bottom line?" Feng Ziying became more and more frightened. It seemed that the news received by Jizhen and the Ministry of War was becoming less and less optimistic. This meant that the tribes of Outer Karkha were about to join in. When she left Beijing, she said that Outer Karkha
It is possible for the Erkha tribes to join, and now it seems basically certain.
"The first line of defense is along the Chaohe River, from Fengrun, Yutian to Liangchengsuo; then the second line of defense cannot be missed, from Pinggu - Sanhe - Baodi, all the way to Tianjin Wei. The main reason is that water transportation cannot be allowed
Being cut off would have too great an impact." You Shilu's voice deepened, "It is said that the internal and external Khalkha tribes sent out a lot of troops this time, around 20,000 to 30,000 people. Including the Chahar headquarters, it is estimated that there may be
There will be more than 100,000 troops."
In fact, there are about 100,000 troops in Ji Town, but the Mongols are mainly cavalry and their mobility is too strong. Most of the servants who follow them use horses as transportation tools, so their mobility is much stronger than that in Ji Town.
.
In addition, Jizhen also needs to deploy a large number of troops along the border wall to prevent the Mongols from attacking from the east to the west and directly breaking through from the north. Therefore, there are not many troops that can be mobilized for mobile operations. At most, they are only 20,000 to 30,000.
people.
“The first line of defense is right along the Chaohe River, so who else can defend our Yongping Prefecture?” Feng Ziying sneered.
As for whether Taiping Camp, Jianchang Camp and Yanhe Camp will be taken away, they will definitely be taken away. In other words, once the Mongols choose to break through the line from Jielingkou to the middle section of Qingshankou, Ji Town will
Basically, there won't be much resistance, but they will retreat directly to Shuntian Mansion. Even Fengrun may give up directly.
You Shilu looked into the distance, "It is said, it can only be said that the Ministry of War intends to mobilize the Fifth Military Battalion and the Shenji Battalion of the Beijing Camp to assist in the defense of Ji Town, but the specific situation has not yet been determined. Where to assist in the defense?
It’s not clear yet,…”
“Are these rubbish from Jingying sent to death?” Feng Ziying was not surprised by this.
There is no doubt that this is a tacit understanding between Emperor Yonglong, the cabinet and even the Ministry of War. The Beijing camp has tens of thousands of troops and consumes huge amounts of food and salary every year, but it cannot be used. It is better to use waste and clean it up. It is not a bad thing.
The guys in the Beijing camp also think very highly of themselves and think they are the best army in the world. Every year they invite civil and military officials to watch the drills. They play a lot of tricks and don't even pay attention to the border troops. Now it's time to let them come.
Test the waters.
You Shilu laughed and said, "Ziying, you also have such disdain for Jingying. You must know that the governor almost wanted to become the general of the fifth military camp back then."
"Humph, my dad is not that stupid." Feng Ziying sighed, "I won't say anymore, now I know the situation, I don't ask for anything else, I only ask for a battalion of cavalry for mobility."