Chapter 53 General, you don't want your whole family to go on the road together, do you?
Chapter 53 General, you don’t want the whole family to go on the road together, right?
The single welded steel structure presents an inverted trapezoid shape with a wide top and narrow bottom, with a length of ten meters, a width of 2.3 meters, and a height of 2.3 meters.
Directly above is a thin steel plate, not very thick but strong enough.
There are card slots at the front and rear ends. The card slots are large enough to facilitate operation on the fluid. After the card is clamped, just insert the large pin in and it is done. It is very convenient for linking and use.
Below the inverted trapezoid is the buoyancy device, which consists of external rubber tires in addition to the pontoons.
On the whole, it is a very simple disposable product, more like a ferry boat.
"With this level of workmanship, if I charge tens of thousands of yuan per section, wouldn't the merchant's conscience feel painful?"
After complaining for a while, Li Yunze drove the trailer and transported these steel structures one by one to the opposite side of the space-time gate.
The open space outside the Chinese army's tent has been surrounded by curtains.
The sergeants guarding outside were very curious when they heard the roar inside, but no one dared to take a peek.
Dozens of sections of steel structure were transported. Considering the width of the Daling River during the dry season, it was enough to build three pontoon bridges.
Remove the curtain, call Cao Bianjiao and ask him to teach people how to assemble it.
"This is fine steel?" Cao Bianjiao and others were very shocked. They had never seen such a huge steel object, let alone one made of fine steel.
"It must be at least several hundred thousand kilograms." Li Zicheng, who was called to learn how to add bridges, was even more shocked than Cao Bianjiao.
This much fine steel, if used to make weapons and armor, would be enough to arm an elite army.
"Don't be stupid." Li Yunze, holding a stack of instructions in his hand, called to everyone, "Come here and teach you how to use it."
That night, Li Yunze once again summoned the generals to the Chinese army's tent.
The generals of the army, as well as the generals of Guan Ning's army who were under house arrest, were all shocked beyond measure when they passed by the stacked steel group.
It's okay to say that it was made of wood, but it was made entirely of steel and was still so huge. For these Ming Dynasty people who didn't even know what industry was, it was no less than a miracle.
Some of the distracted generals walked into the tent, and Li Yunze got straight to the point without any nonsense.
"We'll cross the river tonight."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals were frightened, and then Mangui and others hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
It's too hasty, and failure will have a serious impact on military morale.
"I have made up my mind." Li Yunze's attitude was very firm. "I called you here to issue a military order. From now on, the whole camp will be locked down."
Having said this, he looked sharply at General Guan Ning, "These days, when you send people to swim to the other side to report news late at night, don't you feel that what you are doing is very secretive?"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the Chinese army tent.
In the current war, if you hook up with the enemy on the battlefield, do you want to kill everyone?
The generals of Guan Ning's army were also confused, but soon they set their sights on Zu Dashou.
The emperor personally sat in charge, and the royal guards strictly supervised it.
In this kind of environment, only Zu Dashou could still communicate with the superiors and send people to the other side to report the news.
Zu Dashou, who was trembling in his heart, hurriedly bowed down and said, "Long live, I am wronged."
"Calling for injustice?" Li Yunze laughed angrily, "The people you sent out last night have been arrested by Dongchang. Also, the people who helped you write notes through the tableware to contact the inside and outside were also arrested. Your close servants are in Jinyiwei
My subordinates didn't last even an hour, and you're still complaining?"
Wu Sangui, who said nothing, took Wu Xiang's arm and quietly took two steps back.
The generals of Guan Ning who were not involved in this incident also retreated one after another to distance themselves from the Zu family.
By this time, Zu Dashou naturally knew that he had no way out.
He simply stood up and said, "Long live, surrender!"
Li Yunze lowered his eyelids and "speak."
"The Guan Ning Army is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and to Long Live. It is the Guan Ning Army that has been fighting bloody battles with the Tartars and blocking the Tartars from entering the pass to protect the Ming Dynasty." Zu Dashou looked sad and angry, "I don't understand why Long Live treats the Guan Ning Army like this.
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The generals of Guan Ning's army felt sad for what he said, and they couldn't figure out why the emperor wanted to suppress Guan Ning's army in this way.
"From the bloody battle of Hunhe River when you abandoned and betrayed Chen Ce, Qi Jin, Tong Zhonggui and others, your fate was doomed."
"Long live!" Zu Dashou clenched his fists and roared, "That was done by Zhu Wanliang, Jiang Bi, Yuan Yingtai and others, what does it have to do with me!"
"You are also Guan Ning's army." Li Yunze stood up and waved his hand. Luo Yangxing, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came forward with the Jin Yiwei to arrest Zu Dashou and others.
The ancestors still want to resist, even if they have no armor on their bodies and no swords and guns in their hands.
This is the military leader of the North, which is completely different from those in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Think about your ancestral family!" Facing the generals of the ancestral family who had gone through hundreds of battles, even the Jin Yiwei couldn't take them down for a while. But Luo Yangxin made Zu Dashou and others stand there dumbly.
"How many people are there in our ancestral family?" I learned a lot from my old father and persuaded him with sincerity, "It is already certain that I have colluded with the Tartars. At this time, I have to beg for mercy and pray for my long life to forgive you and other family members. Do you still dare to resist the decree?
General, you don’t want the whole family to go on the road together, do you?”
The desperate Zu Dashou remained silent and allowed the Jinyi guards to capture him and pin him to the ground.
"Embezzling Liao's wages, colluding with the Tartars to support the bandits." Li Yunze picked up the Yongle sword and walked over step by step, "Trapping the friendly troops, enslaving the people and usurping the fields. The guilt of your Guan Ning army is in the files of the Jin Yiwei."
There are so many that they can’t even fit in a cabinet.”
"Hahahaha~~" Zu Dashou, whose head was pressed to the ground, struggled to turn his head to look at Li Yunze who had come behind him. "Long live, I would not regret my death. I only hope that Long Live can show mercy to the family. The guilty minister is gone.
I will always be grateful for God’s grace.”
"If you don't agree, will you turn into a ghost and not let me go?"
Li Yunze laughed mockingly, and pulled out his sword, "The family property has been confiscated, and all members of the family have been sent to Qiongzhou Prefecture, leaving no relatives involved."
As soon as these words came out, Wu Sangui and his son breathed a sigh of relief. They were all relatives of their ancestral family.
A look of gratitude showed on Zu Dashou's face. He turned his head and leaned on the ground and closed his eyes, waiting for the last moment to arrive.
Li Yunze leaned over, stretched out the Yongle sword and placed it on Zu Dashou's neck.
Using his strength, he used the force to wipe the sword edge from Zu Dashou's neck.
Zu Dashou, who was in pain, struggled subconsciously, his whole body trembled and his throat made a strange "clucking" sound, like a chicken with its throat cut.
"This is to repay you for the guest troops and people who have been tricked to death by you and others over the years!" With these words in Zu Dashou's ear, Li Yunze stood up and looked around.
Everyone in the military tent has seen battles, even civil servants like Sun Chengzong and Wen Tiren have seen swords and soldiers.
But at this moment, no one dared to look at Li Yunze.
It has been two hundred years since Zhu Di became the emperor. This is the only Ming emperor who has taken matters into his own hands. This is the second time!
"The Tartars have brought harm to the Ming Dynasty for decades." Li Yunze looked at the remaining ancestral family members, "In this battle, we must destroy them!"
More than just decades.
Without Li Yunze, the Central Plains of this world would have been harmed by the Tartars for two to three hundred years!
I would rather give it to outsiders than to domestic slaves!
These are such heart-breaking words.
The biggest reason why the Tartars gained power was that there were too many traitors in the Ming Dynasty.
He pointed at Zu Zerun, Zu Zepu, Zu Zehong, Zu Kefa, Zu Zeyuan and others in disgust, "Drag them out and cut down the sacrificial flags!"
At the third watch, Huang Taiji was awakened by Obai from his deep sleep.
"What's up?"
"Khan, there is movement on the other side, it seems like they are burying a pot to make rice."
When Huang Taiji heard this, he immediately stood up and "put on your armor."
Dressed neatly, we got out of the big tent and mounted our horses. Under the protection of many personal guards, we left the camp and came to a small highland not far from the shore to look at the other side.
There were many Ming army camps on the other side, and many large camps in the middle were lit with many fires. Many sergeants were walking back and forth, obviously doing something.
"Which branch of the Ming army is over there?"
"Great Khan." Suk Saha immediately responded, "It's the Shenji Camp and the Shenshu Camp of the Ming Army's Central Army."
Huang Taiji narrowed his eyes when he heard this, "Firegun soldiers and heavy armor soldiers, they want to cross the river!"
"Crossing the river?" Huang Taiji's eldest son Hauge didn't believe it. "No way. Crossing the river at this time, aren't you afraid that we will attack you halfway across the river?"
"I don't know why, but I'm sure we won't cross the river." Huang Taiji immediately ordered, "Order the troops to be on alert and prepare for battle after dawn."
As for why the decisive battle is not fought at night, it is because most people in this era suffer from night blindness.
At night, my vision becomes blurry and I cannot see the environment clearly. The main reason is lack of vitamin A.
It is the same whether it is the Ming army or the Tartars. Large-scale operations can only wait for dawn.
Huang Taiji made this judgment based on common sense.
Although the Daling River is not wide during the dry season, the Ming army has to wait at least until dawn if they want to build a bridge. They have enough time to give a heavy blow to the Ming army when they cross the river.
What he didn't know was that Li Yunze purchased the materials for erecting the pontoon bridge from the modern world and could erect the pontoon bridge before dawn.
In addition, the Ming Army’s Jingying camp has been supplementing a large amount of fish and seafood rich in vitamin A, and also taking vitamin A capsules.
Because of adequate nutrition, most of the soldiers in the Beijing camp did not suffer from night blindness. The various departments of the Guan Ning Army, which actually suffered from night blindness, stayed in the camp and did not participate in this battle.
This is the power of science. No matter how discerning Huang Taiji is, he will not understand this.
He knew through intelligence that the Ming army had a lot of fish and seafood supplements, but he only thought it was to strengthen the supply and had no idea what vitamin A was.
Li Zicheng, who was holding a can of fish in his hand, sniffed the can and took a deep breath of the aroma.
This kind of canned food added with a lot of sugar, salt, spices and oil was deeply loved by the soldiers of the Ming army.
At first, I couldn't bear to eat it at all, so I hid it secretly and sold it or took it home.
It was not until the military conducted compulsory inspections and deducted supplies and wages from those caught that the unnecessary savings were curbed.
Sitting by the fire, I ate the pieces of hairtail with chopsticks and wiped them clean. I also licked the grease in the can clean, and finally poured water and drank it all.
For those who have been hungry, they dare not waste any bit of food.
After eating and drinking, Li Zicheng stood up and called his subordinates to "get to work."
The mules and horses in the army were brought over and dragged the steel structure section by section to the river, and then pushed into the river along the rubber floating barrel.
Piles were fixed on the shore and pushed down one by one on the water to connect them. The pontoon was constructed at an astonishing speed.
It was late in the morning in late autumn, it was already past the fifth watch, and the sky was still pitch black.
Huang Taiji, who was arranging military affairs, received an alarm from the shore: "The Ming army has landed!"
The fat Huang Taiji stood up suddenly and said, "This is impossible?!"
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