The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 391 Unbelievable
"Crack clap."

The soldiers took out the fried noodles and dried salted fish in the dry food bag, and the water bottle around their waists, and huddled together in the train compartment to eat.

With the efforts of the Railway Operations Department, the railway line from Beiping to Jingxing Railway Station, with a total length of [-] miles, has given priority to ensuring military passage.

It took a day and a half without stopping, without getting off the bus.

North Parallel Province is very large. If you count from the northernmost point of Miyun to the southernmost point of North Parallel Province, the straight road is more than [-] li long.

This is determined by the traffic situation. The roads in the required areas are different from those in later generations, and there are many areas that need to be detoured.

"In another hour, we will enter Shanxi territory. If the notification continues, all members are not allowed to make any noise. If you violate the military law, you will be dealt with."

Tang Yun, Zhu Neng, and some officers were in one of the carriages.

The combat map is full of signs.

The orderly set off at once to the various carriages.

"It would be great if there is a tool that can transmit sound through the air." Zhu Neng sighed.

Their train can convey orders, but other trains that are more than ten miles away cannot convey orders.

"You want someone else." Veteran Tang Yun smiled, "They are all comrades who have experienced decades of war, and they will know what to do."

"Tang Shuai is right."

Zhu Neng nodded in approval, and said with a smile: "I'm nervous."

"The army has a lot to pay attention to."

"But the quality of officers is always one of the most important. No matter how other conditions change, this one will not change."

Tang Yun put down his hard pen, and seeing the tense atmosphere in the carriage, he chatted with the officers.

Tang Yun is the commander-in-chief appointed by Zhu Gaochi, who is responsible for commanding the overall situation.

Zhu Neng is a vanguard general, responsible for the main battle front.

Accompanying him was a group of civil officials headed by Jin Zhong, who were not in this train, the last team.

"As for the quality of our new army, from soldiers to officers, I can say without hesitation that the whole of Ming Dynasty is first class."

Zhu Neng said with approval: "Not to mention the high-intensity training and high-paying maintenance of the new army, Zhu Neng even firmly believes that no army can match the combat effectiveness of this army under the same combat environment."

The faces of the rest of the officers relaxed, and their smiles resumed.

In any case, this action is different from the past, completely different from Daning.

Daning was separated from Beiping and established as a separate military region.

But Shanxi is a complete province, with a population larger than that of Beiping. The population of the northern province is large, with a population of more than four million.

The number of guards and military households is much higher than that of Beiping.

Although shouting to protect the safety and property of the people, it is actually a rebellion, and no one can treat it with a normal heart.

"Wow."

"hiss!"

There was a sudden commotion in the carriage.

Even the officers were like this, Tang Yun and Zhu Neng did not blame, but looked over.

They are in heaven!
A steam engine train runs on the reinforced concrete elevated railway bridge between the two mountains.

People lie down on both sides.

This is the first elevated concrete railway bridge built by China Heavy Industry Railway Engineering Department using reinforced concrete.

Built between two hills, it is seventeen feet high and more than fifty feet long, supported by seven stone piers.

If this bridge is not laid, it will take hundreds of detours to avoid the Xiongguan here.

Zhu Neng was startled.

Not only him, but even Tang Yun, the scene here shocked all the people who saw it for the first time.

Although the length is not as long as the viaduct bridge in ancient Rome, the viaduct bridge built here is stronger and wider, allowing two trains to run side by side.

on the bridge.

You can see Weize Pass in the distance on the right, and the shadow of Guguan in the far distance on the left.

"It's no wonder that the railways in Shanxi and Shaanxi have been built for more than two years, and only one railway has been opened to traffic. This bridge alone is incredible."

"What surprised me the most was that such a majestic project was completed independently by the Ministry of Railway Engineering without wasting money."

Compared with the endless Great Wall in the mountains, the projects here are nothing.

But the Great Wall was formed by the accumulated power of the whole country over the years.

No matter how amazed, the train soon left the elevated railway bridge, and many people still had more to say.

The officers were more nervous than the soldiers below.

Weize Pass and Gu Pass are already visible.

The army entered Shanxi.

Can the strategy of blitzkrieg not be discovered by the enemy?

Weize Pass.

An additional [-] defenders were dispatched a month ago.

This is the junction of Shanxi and Beiping, a pass on the Shanxi side, easy to defend but difficult to attack, ensuring the safety of Shanxi.

The defenders in the pass are as usual.

The mountain road is narrow, and it is difficult to deploy troops, and they have a high wall overlooking them, even if the opponent has ten times the strength, they are not afraid.

"Let me see, the palace is still too worried, how could the army from Peking come to Shanxi."

"It's impossible to say."

"Other lords don't have the guts, but it's hard to say for a young prince in Beiping. It's not like you don't know the changes in Shanxi over the years."

"That's true."

Several officers chatted in the barracks.

Even in this important area, they practice a little exercise every three days, and a big exercise every ten days.

Since the conflict between the palace and the factory intensified, some people in the palace proposed to guard against Peiping, which was approved by the prince.

Not only here, but the Pingding Prefecture Defense Army in the rear has strengthened its strength.

"Da Ning was unprepared, and ended up being dismissed one day, which made a big joke. Our Taiyuan is not Daning."

"Peking's troops are not as strong as ours in Shanxi in all the major passes and military forts along the way. If the young sons of Peiping really dare to come, we will defend them and attack them, and we will definitely let them meet and die."

"Kacha...Kacha."

far away.

The sound of railway trains could be heard faintly in the pass.

"Kacha...Kacha."

night.

Closed the guarded soldiers, most of the soldiers returned to the camp to rest, but many people felt a little strange.

"There are so many trains today."

"Something doesn't feel right."

"Usually there are five or six rows, but today I thought about it, no fewer than ten rows, twice as many as usual."

Every half an hour, there is the sound of a train.

What is even more shocking is that they are all new-style trains that are smoking white, and usually only one or two trains can be seen a day.

"Grandma, do all the steam engine trains come to Shanxi? There are so many goods transported?"

An officer scolded, suddenly, he felt something was wrong.

Yes.

For no reason, how can there be so many trains.

He hurriedly dressed and got up to find his colleagues.

at this time.

midnight.

Binh Dinh is very quiet.

Only the railway station in the western suburbs of the city was brightly lit like daytime.

Dozens of members of the security team recruited by the train station have already been waiting for the police to prevent unrelated people from breaking in.

Shanxi Railway Operation Group Corporation also staggered the opening tonight, and all other trains and carriages for other purposes avoided this section.

If it is unavoidable, stay at the surrounding stations and wait.

It is different from Peking.

Although the railways in Shanxi are open to traffic, they are mainly carriages. Only after all the carriages in Beiping have been replaced will the carriages in Shanxi begin to be replaced.

There are too many construction processes for steam engine locomotives, and it cannot be built in three or two days. So far, there are less than [-] steam engine locomotives in Peiping, and one of them broke down and was taken to repair.

"steam……"

The train stops at the platform.

The people waiting on the platform were nervous.

The staff who stayed on the platform tonight and worked overtime were all from Peiping, and they all worked in secrecy.

Many people, including those present, didn't know what they were busy with.

Only a few core personnel understand their real mission.

soldier.

Soldiers in full armor.

There was a commotion on the platform, and those stewards quickly came forward to appease them and keep the platform in order.

"Get out of the car at the first whistle of the Infantry Battalion."

"Get off at the third whistle of the B Infantry Battalion."

……

The infantry battalion arrived first.

Then came the artillery battalion.

And finally the cavalry battalion.

All men and soldiers, assisting the artillery and cavalry battalions.

The whole platform was in a hurry.

Tang Yun, Zhu Neng and other military officers met the person in charge of the platform, and the two sides held hands enthusiastically.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Looking forward to the stars and looking forward to the moon, I finally waited for you."

"Time is tight now, gossip and talk later, have you found out about the garrison and strength of the Pingding Prefecture Defense Army?"

"I have figured it out, and prepared a map in the conference room."

"Walk."

Tang Yun arranged for the rest of the officers to be in charge of this place, took Zhu Neng and other officers and guards, and left with the person in charge of the platform.

on the platform.

One by one war horses were pulled down from the carriage, and there were quite a few livestock.

Both horses and livestock are equipped with dung pockets to keep the carriages clean, which shows how well prepared the details are.

There is a crane on the platform.

The cannons were hoisted door by door, and then pushed away and flowed out of the open space.

Although in an unfamiliar environment, the order of the new army is very stable, and various tasks are carried out in an orderly manner.

It can be seen that the depth of training is reflected in the excellent efficiency of the army.

Half an hour.

The first battalion of the Kaiping New Army has been completed, and it can start as long as an order is given.

However, the military order has not yet been received.

In the cold station, all the soldiers quietly rested in place.

"sleep."

Military order conveyed.

The soldiers closed their eyes.

The cavalry rested on their horses.

The artillerymen counted shells of various colors.

But no one can sleep.

"steam……"

The second train arrived, and the noise of the train station resumed, but the [-]st Battalion of the New Army had already left the train station for a mile.

They couldn't see the busyness on the platform, but they could hear the movement inside.

Simultaneously.

The soldiers arranged by the army replaced the railway station guards and expanded the boundary circle to prevent anyone from escaping and reporting.

While sleeping in Pingdingzhou, one army after another arrived. They were resting, having meetings, and discussing.

The army kitchens took over the railway station kitchens, and the steaming cauldrons were used to prepare breakfast for the soldiers.

"Prince Jin is ill."

"what?"

Tang Yun and the others were stunned.

"Three days ago, the King of Jin suddenly fell ill. He heard that he couldn't get out of bed. He sent someone to Beiping to deliver the news. Calculated from the time, it should arrive in Peiping around the same time as your departure."

(End of this chapter)