Chapter 416 Getting on the Train
"Ahem, brothers of the Fu Liao army, can you discuss something with you..." The Tianjin guard general came over to find the Fu Liao army naval officer who was anchored near the dock at the instigation of the soldiers.
The Beiyang Fleet sent a naval force to maintain order. The captain of this warship was the highest commander of the Liao army here.
This time, he obtained millions of silver and transported them back to southern Liaoning, and countless land deeds were obtained, which had to attract the attention of the military headquarters and specially mobilized the army to maintain order.
"This time I would like to thank you Tianjin Guards for letting us dock, and we have to use artillery to occupy the port." said the naval officer.
The Tianjin Guard General couldn't help but let out a cold sweat: "Even if you don't take the initiative to ask for a dock, then the dignitaries will ask us to give up a way, and they still need to use your ship to escape from the north."
"What's the matter if you come?" asked the naval officer.
"Yes, are you still short of soldiers in the Liao army? Soon the trespasses may be divided into troops to attack the Tianjin Guards. The capital is in the capital. Our Tianjin Guards have a strong vacancies, and only 30% of the registered soldiers may be real. If the trespassers come over, it will be difficult to support us, with the lack of vacancies and lack of training. So if you still lack soldiers in the Liao army, we can hand over the Tianjin Guards to the Liao army for jurisdiction, just to ensure that the Liao army can resist the bandits with our officers and soldiers and defend their country." said the Tianjin Guard General.
"This matter is of great importance, and we need to report it to the military headquarters." said the navy general.
"How long will it take..." the Tianjin guard general asked a little worriedly.
If the Refuge Liao army makes a promise easily, then when the thieves arrive, the Refuge Liao army will leave on a ship, and then the officers and soldiers of Tianjin Guard will be left without tears.
"Our army should be preparing. I believe we will take a boat to Tianjin Guard soon, so don't worry." The navy general gave an amazing news.
"It turns out that the Liao army has also set its sights on our Tianjin Guards! But that's fine, we don't have to worry about the thieves slaughtering our Tianjin Guards." said the navy general.
Officers from various infantry brigades, artillery brigades and cavalry brigades received war reports from the military headquarters and carried out the entry into the pass according to their respective plans.
The 7th Infantry Brigade and the 8th Infantry Brigade were already outside the Ningyuan defense line, and they also absorbed more than 10,000 Ming troops from Zu Dashou who surrendered. The 9th Infantry Brigade had contracted from Datong Prefecture to the north of the Xuanfu Great Wall, and were also peeping inside the pass. If Chu Yun had not tried his best to control various troops, they might have broken through the pass long ago.
"The goal of our Korqin Cavalry Brigade is to assist the 7th Infantry Brigade and the 8th Infantry Brigade to break through the Ningyuan defense line and attack the capital through the western Liaoning Corridor." Wu Keshan, now the new brigade commander of the Korqin Cavalry Brigade, received Chu Yun's military order.
After Chu Yun summoned all the major military officers to southern Liaoning last time, he carefully formulated a strategy for entering the pass. Then the major military officers returned to their respective garrisons and waited for Chu Yun's order to attack.
Now that the capital is about to fall, this war machine outside the pass that had been prepared for two years has finally begun to operate!
Once the Korqin Cavalry Brigade was mobilized, thousands of Korqin Cavalrymen who were raising their strength would polish their swords and leather boots, turn on their horses, and head towards the western Liaoning Corridor.
For these warriors on the grassland, killing enemies has become the fastest way to advance. Once they become officers of the Liao army, they will enjoy the treatment of officers. The monthly salary will be paid on time, and there will be allowances during the holidays, and there will be pensions after the service expires. If they die in battle, they will have pensions, and their families will have a minimum living allowance. If they help arrange work in the official ranch, they can be said to have no worries.
"The direction we are heading this time is the south, right? Are we going to attack the strongest Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty?" The ordinary Korchin cavalry who could not know the exact combat deployment only knew the direction of their own marching.
"The command that comes to mind is that I just hope to kill a few more heads and get an officer." A cavalry swung his sword in the air.
The Chahar tribe in the central part of the Inner Mongolia grasslands, the Chahar Cavalry Brigade formed by the Chahar Cavalry who was once loyal to Lin Danhan is also sharpening its swords. However, unlike the combat goals of the Korqin Cavalry Brigade, the Chahar Cavalry Brigade's goal of assisting in the battle was the Seventh Infantry Brigade near Xuanfu Town.
However, the huge grassland still needs to be maintained. This time, the entry into the pass cannot mobilize the entire grassland like the last conquest of Mobei. Many terrain and cavalry in the pass are not easy to deploy. Instead, it is replaced by large-scale mobilization of infantry brigades and artillery brigades.
"Go on the train!" The soldiers of the Second Infantry Brigade stationed in Jianzhou Guard lined up in an orderly manner to board the train.
This train continuously transported the infantry of Jianzhou Wei to southern Liaoning, and then headed towards Tianjin Wei via sea route!
Since all infantry brigades require participation in the pass, but there must be troops left behind in Liaodong and southern Liaoning, each infantry brigade can only send 3,000 troops to the pass.
With six veteran infantry brigades plus the First Artillery Brigade, the joint corps that took Tianjin Wei to attack will have as many as 20,000 people. This is undoubtedly a great test for the train and sea transportation capabilities of the Liao army. Even sailing battleships such as the Victory and Daqi will be used to transport troops at that time. A train transports hundreds of people, and it will take several days to transport soldiers to southern Liaoning day and night. However, this is also planned.
As the seaport, Dalian Port is crowded, because 20,000 soldiers were transported to Dalian Port one after another, and a large amount of ammunition, dry food and supplies were also transported to Dalian Port. The logistics officers were no less than those of the soldiers who were about to go on the expedition. This led to the rapid population expansion of Dalian Port, which had been established for a few years.
The merchants and residents of Dalian Port have witnessed this grand occasion that is rare in a century. Hundreds of ships of all sizes are moored in Dalian Port and can transport tens of thousands of people at a time. A large number of supplies are transported to the ship like they don’t have money.
Some thoughtful merchants thought in their minds that the Liao army's military expenditure this time would be at least one million taels. Just the salary of personnel from various departments would require more than one hundred thousand taels of silver every month, not to mention that war materials are the big part of the military expenditure.
The commander of the Beiyang Fleet Zheng Zhilong and the commander-in-chief of the Navy Nelson were also very itchy when they watched the army troops arriving at Dalian Port one after another. It was obvious that the protagonist of this massive entry into the pass was the Army Department. The Navy Department probably had few opportunities to perform, such as transportation and blockade support tasks.
Chapter completed!