The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 365 Farewell to Winter

Sailing cars are very popular in the area north of Miyun and the coastal area of ​​Tianjin, but the scope of use in Beiping is not as good as in the two places.

Departing from the railway station in Beiping, a steam engine train carrying grain, beans, gunpowder, shells and other supplies arrived at the northernmost railway station in northern Miyun in two days, and then transported by sail cart to the military camp eighty miles away.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the population of the entire grassland was just over 200 million, and it dropped to more than 100 million at the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Now in the early Ming Dynasty, the population of the grasslands was less than one million. In the area of ​​Monan and Mobei, it is estimated that there are only hundreds of thousands.

Losing more than ten thousand young and strong, it can be said that Saibei has suffered a lot, and it will take at least ten years to recover.

The new army did not receive news of returning to the army, and they were still stationed in Senan.

9000 people, plus thousands of livestock.

People eat horses and chew all supplies from the mainland.

"Shh!"

The bamboo whistle sounded.

On the cleared flat ground, the two teams of 11 each wore light armor, and the moment the whistle sounded, they began to collide with each other.

A man hugged the bamboo ball tightly, dashing left and right.

Several big men chased him and pulled him.

His teammates rushed to cover him.

It didn't take long for twenty or so people to roll together and push each other. At this moment, the bamboo ball flew out.

A well-known and clever man, no one noticed him and gave him a chance.

He leaped into the air and hugged the bamboo ball, then turned and ran, behind him were people running with their legs spread apart, trying to catch up with him.

"it is good."

"Run."

"Chase."

"Stop him."

Amidst the shouts of countless people on the sidelines, the man smashed the bamboo ball into the opponent's bamboo basket, without any attempt to save face for the opponent.

"Eh."

"You are all blind, such a big living person can't see."

"Wei."

"Wei."

"color."

More and more voices were unified and gathered into cheers one by one.

They didn't care about the victory more than a month ago. Their attention was attracted by the bamboo ball game in the barracks, and they fought for the honor of their team.

There is a competition between the posts, and finally, on behalf of their own small battalion, the finals will be held in the whole battalion.

The winning team in the final will represent its own battalion in the final in the whole army.

Now it's the camp finals.

Seven teams competed in the finals.

They are the Infantry A Battalion, the Infantry B Battalion, the Infantry C Battalion, the Artillery Battalion, the Cavalry Battalion, and the Exploration Battalion of the First Battalion of the Kaiping New Army.

The bamboo team of each battalion comes from the whistle squadron.

Barracks rules.

No picks allowed, only full teams.

That is to say, the participating teams can only come from one team, that is, the whole team. This kind of military rule does not pursue the ultimate level of competition, but the spirit of unity and collective honor.

The game on the field is two bamboo teams representing the Exploration Battalion and the Infantry A Battalion.

The Exploration Battalion is known as the most elite small camp in the whole camp.

This so-called offended all the small battalions, including the cavalry battalion and the artillery battalion, were not convinced, but their team was eliminated.

Now people are paying attention to the field, the Infantry Jiazi Battalion, the third team and the second team.

"Beat those old blacks hard."

On the other side of the cavalry battalion, someone shouted loudly.

It seems that many people are dissatisfied with the Exploration Battalion, they prefer the Infantry Battalion to win, and deal a severe blow to the arrogance of the Exploration Battalion.

The team of the Exploration Battalion who lost by one point gathered together during the break to discuss the following tactical arrangements.

"You can't be careless."

"In terms of physical fitness, we are stronger than them, but the opponent is not weak, and is even more cunning. If you can't go all out and lose this game, you don't feel ashamed, and I lose face."

"Exploration Battalion!" shouted the captain.

"Definitely!"

The rest of the teammates roared in unison.

The weather on the grassland was already very cold. It seemed like a whole new world had changed in a month, but these men were sweating profusely.

Their armor is an important military material, and it usually needs to be carefully maintained.

now.

Their armor is full of "scars".

These important military supplies in the past have become less important, and have become so extravagant that they can be used in competitions to provide physical protection for soldiers.

And a set of armor on them is very precious even in the mainland of Daming, not to mention the surrounding forces.

Often a small tribe can have more than a dozen sets of armor, which can block the prying eyes of the surrounding tribes and safely guard their pastures.

On the current playing field, the two teams use 22 suits of armor.

During the whole battalion competition, nearly two hundred sets of armor were used.

Then put it in the whole army, more than [-] sets will be used.

Just for this ordinary game.

These armors, which should have been partially consumed in the flames of war, were "luxuriously" consumed here.

The sergeants of the new army have become accustomed to such changes, and often even ignore the "preciousness" of armor.

Because in the new army.

There is no such thing as "precious" military supplies.

With the sound of the cannon, ten thousand taels of gold.

In the artillery battalion, actual artillery drills are the norm, so in the war more than a month ago, the artillerymen's cannons fired accurately, ruthlessly and quickly.

"We are physically stronger than them!"

The Infantry Jiazi Battalion, the third team and the second team, said the same thing.

"In the next confrontation, we must continue to maintain our advantage, win the game in the end, and display the prestige of our Class A battalion."

"Cai!" shouted the captain.

Everyone formed a circle, held hands together, and shouted in unison: "Cai!"

The two steamy teams sweated again on the field, and a more intense confrontation took place.

While chasing points, while keeping points.

No one will let anyone.

The soldiers outside the field were excited to see it, and they wanted to end in person, so they could only shout loudly outside the field.

Everyone is releasing their energy and swaying it unscrupulously.

finally.

The Infantry Jiazi Battalion won the first call and the third team and the second team.

For a long time, the Exploration Camp will not dare to be smug anymore, and the arena is full of cheers.

Representing the Jiazi Battalion in the finals of the whole army will be three teams and two teams at one whistle.

After the finals of the whole camp in the morning, the whole camp had dinner at noon.

For the supplies sent from Kaiping, the battalion commander personally ordered a special arrangement, and the Huotou room prepared a lot of food.

Roast lamb, mutton soup, pickled melon, pickled vegetables, steamed fresh fish, braised pork belly, dry-stir-fried beans, rice.

"Are you satisfied?"

The guard raised his wine glass and shouted to the soldiers with a smile.

"Dissatisfied."

The area over the reconnaissance battalion shouted first, exhausting all its strength.

Their captain had a dark face, and everyone was holding their breath.

"Are you satisfied?"

The guard kept a straight face on purpose.

"Dissatisfied!"

The Scout Battalion insisted on shouting.

"Oh."

There was booing from the rest of the area.

"Exploration camp."

A sentry officer of Jiazi Battalion shouted.

The soldiers around didn't need to say hello, they shouted in unison: "Admit it or not."

"Dissatisfied!"

The scout battalion responded quickly.

The garrison holding the wine glass couldn't help but smile. As soon as he raised his hand, the soldiers returned to silence.

Military discipline is evident.

"If you don't accept it, then win it back next time. Regardless of whether you accept it or not, it will be the moment when the first whistle of the Jiazi battalion, the third team, and the second team will win glory for our entire battalion."

"I don't talk about nonsense, and I don't talk about big reasons. Just one word, win."

"For the honor of the whole battalion, it also allows me to hold my head high in front of others."

"Have no confidence!"

"Have."

On the other side of Jiazi Battalion, the sergeants at one of the tables stood up in unison, and 11 people said loudly.

"color."

The battalion chief of Jiazi Battalion roared.

More than 450 people in the small battalion roared in unison.

In the end, all 3000 people in the battalion shouted, cheering for the first sentry and the third team of the Jiazi battalion.

"color."

"color."

A powerful voice resounded loudly from every soldier's mouth.

If the whole battalion competition can still be regarded as a closed-door competition, then General Zhu Neng and all the leaders will participate in the next whole army final.

There are three teams participating.

They represent the first battalion of the Kaiping New Army, the second battalion of the Daxing New Army, and the third battalion of the Zhuozhou New Army.

No agitation needed.

The participating teams have been determined and cannot be determined. The honor of the whole battalion is tied to them. There is nothing more important than this.

At least for now.

honor.

All the hardships they have endured are reflected here. How great their success is, the depth of their hardships can be shown.

Three teams.

Their level may not be the highest. If the whole battalion is used to select the most elite bamboo players to form a team, the team formed in this way may surpass them by a large margin.

But no one can deny that in the eyes of the soldiers of the whole army, the fighting spirit, the indomitable spirit, and the spirit of unity displayed by the three teams.

There are no losers in this race.

At the award ceremony, Zhu Neng met and held hands with every soldier, encouraging them gently.

It's snowing on the prairie.

News of the reward from Peking also reached the barracks.

Compared with material rewards, only the news about expanding to ten battalions based on the first battalion of the Kaiping New Army, the Miyun Shixia Battalion, the second battalion of the Daxing New Army, the third battalion of the Zhuozhou New Army, and the fifth battalion of the Jinzhou Battalion made All the soldiers of the new army were boiling.

Their contributions and their honors are recognized to the greatest extent.

Many promotion orders were sent to the new army.

Li Jian said goodbye to his colleagues with tears in his eyes.

"Why are you crying? It's a good thing to be promoted." The original Shizhang came to see him off, and the veterans in Shili were reluctant to part.

Shichang was left behind by Jiazi Battalion and promoted to captain.

And the corps leader Li Jian, who was the third child of an ordinary military family more than half a year ago, was transferred to the Daming Mansion and became the captain of the newly formed new army.

in winter.

Nine thousand soldiers of the new army, many of them cried.

Teams were dispatched to various places to join and serve as the backbone of the formation of the new army. Most of the three new armies that stayed together for half a year changed their bases.

This winter, the barracks are full of farewells.

The new army proved his combat effectiveness.

Then on the grassland, there is no need for 3000 people to gather together, which is a waste of combat power.

For at least ten years, there will not be tens of thousands of enemy troops on the grassland. In order to stabilize the tranquility of the place, small battalions will be stationed in southern Senan.

There will even be a few small battalions stationed far away in the northern part of the Great Wall.

Relying on the equipment and combat effectiveness of the small battalion, under the situation of guarding the fortifications, it can withstand ten times the number of enemy troops.

The construction plan of the Saibei Railway was launched.

These small camps stationed on the railway will give confidence and confidence to the business groups.

(End of this chapter)