Sure enough, it started raining heavily in the afternoon.
Yang Fan didn't care. He was in the train and no matter how heavy the rain was, he couldn't get wet.
But the large troops that came later were unlucky. Especially the fifteen tanks, all of them lay down and got stuck in the mud. The roads in this era were really bad.
Although Yang Fan's Land Cruiser has tried its best to reduce the weight, it still weighs twenty-five tons. There is no way, who made this car so big.
After Yang Fan received the telegram, he made a prompt decision and directly instructed not to worry about the cars and tanks for now, and they would take their own time to do it, and other troops would arrive as soon as possible.
At midnight, the large army finally arrived.
During the day today, Duduo knew that an armored train was coming outside. He didn't know what it was, but it was scary to see that it was made of steel.
Especially the black muzzle on the turret reminded him of those terrible machine guns on the walls of the industrial zone in Zunhua City.
Duduo simply stayed in the city and did not go out.
There were no soldiers around this thing, and he couldn't do anything to fortify the city. He simply didn't care about it, and just asked people to keep watch. If he sent people to attack, the tragedy of being strafed by machine guns in Zunhua City might happen again.
That battle really frightened the Eight Banners.
The tongues of fire licked everywhere, like flaming chains waving. All people and horses that came into contact would be swept into pieces.
He had an ominous premonition that only the men of Marquis Dingyuan had this kind of machine gun. Last month, those Mongolians who didn't know how powerful they were, gathered more than 50,000 people and went to attack the new city, intending to eat them all at once.
As a result, he was shot by machine guns again.
Within ten days, more than 16,000 people died. They didn't even climb up the city wall, but just under the flames of cannon explosions and machine guns, dead bodies were thrown on the ground and ran back in despair.
From then on, no one wanted to take over Yang Fan's territory.
Here, I saw this kind of strange artillery again. Could it be that the legendary Dingyuan Marquis Yang Fan who went to sea to play has returned. This is not good news.
So far, they have fought against Yang Fan's men, and all of them have been defeated. They have almost never won. This has left them all feeling shadowed.
In the middle of the night, the heavy rain stopped. But Duduo was woken up.
Because a large number of enemy troops have arrived.
He hurriedly came to the city wall and looked outside. At this moment, densely packed tents appeared outside the city. Shined by countless carbide lanterns, the lights were bright.
Duduo roughly counted the number of tents, and his heart sank. There were more than 30,000 people, and their strength was no less than his own.
"Tomorrow morning, kill all the pigs, cattle and sheep in the city and reward the three armies." Duduo ordered.
Tonight, these people came in the heavy rain and set up camp. They are all very tired and will definitely not attack the city. But tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, after repairs and repairs, they will definitely attack the city.
He simply killed all the livestock and gave the soldiers extra meals to boost their morale.
Yang Fan wore a raincoat and led his generals to inspect the situation of each unit in the rain.
As long as it enters a state of war, Yang Fan is very serious and responsible. The large troops have arrived, and he must be clear about the current situation.
"Are there many laggards? Are the weapons and ammunition affected by moisture?" Yang Fan asked while inspecting.
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru were also wearing military uniforms and plastic raincoats and followed behind him. One of them was responsible for logistics and the other was responsible for intelligence. They also needed to inspect and understand the situation.
Originally, Chen Xi planned to come. But the cars and tanks hadn't arrived, so there was no point in her coming out.
At this moment, Tu Shanyue and Lin Yueru clearly understand the significance of their appearance. This is an excellent way to maintain influence in the army.
Now the one recognized in the army is Tu Shanyue, because she is the wife and the master's first wife.
Although the military power was in the hands of the master, in theory they were all domestic slaves of the Yang family, and a few were tenants. According to convention in this era, their direct manager was actually the mistress of the family.
Yang Fan's army was originally a family soldier.
Mrs. Lin is actually not lovable down there.
Since ancient times, the common people have feared and loathed factory guards who were engaged in intelligence and spy work. Just because they were afraid of the second lady did not mean they would listen to her. They would only stay away from her.
Mrs. Lin was a spy chief beside the master. This profession and position actually made her unpopular. Only then did Lin Yue understand. Why did Xiao Niangpi come from the East Factory like her, but after Xiao Niangpi got married, she quickly cleared her name?
These things are like avoiding snakes and scorpions.
Originally, she was already prepared to fight with Xiao Niangpi. She took it for granted that Yang Fan would hand over her intelligence system to Xiao Niangpi to manage after she gave birth to the child.
But the fact is that Xiao Niangpi is very resistant to the forces that take over her.
This made her very puzzled. She didn't know what was wrong with her.
Yang Fan had no choice but to marry Honger to Zhuzi and let this combination serve as a training target. He made a compromise decision.
Yang Fan would definitely not be at ease if he replaced Lin Yueru completely. If he replaced him with one of his own, he probably wouldn't be able to direct him. Therefore, after Yang Fan discussed with Tu Shanyue, he still had a talk with Lin Yueru.
Marry Hong'er to Zhu Zhu, and when they grow up and become independent, Lin Yueru hands over the intelligence system.
In fact, after giving birth to the child, Lin Yueru felt that there was not much difference whether Lin Yueru made friends with Yang Fan or not. Yang Fan already trusted her.
But the intelligence system needs to be integrated, and the systems in the military also need to be integrated. Lin Yueru's, military, commercial, and overseas intelligence networks all need to be established and integrated.
However, there is one thing that Yang Fan must consider. Lin Yueru is young, and if she gives birth to a son in the future, the situation will become complicated.
Among Yang Fan's wives, there are three that must be treated with caution.
The first one is Tu Shanyue. She is the head wife and her title has been determined early.
She has the final say in this family. And both government officials and people in the army support her. An Sanxi and her son are even more grateful to her for their survival.
Although Xiao Niangpi never interfered in military matters, she exerted influence at the source early on.
Her position is deeply rooted and she has long controlled the administrative power and supervisory system of the Secretariat. She has established her authority by issuing various reports.
The second one is Lin Yueru. The system in her hands is so huge that it cannot be digested in more than ten years. Moreover, even if she retires from the second line, she will concentrate on serving her master and raising children at home.
Her people are all within that system and can affect operations anytime and anywhere.
The third one is the little princess of Shunyi Wang who is still in school. She is also seventeen years old this year. Yang Fan has not officially married a wife yet.
She has the pure blood of the Huang Jin family flowing through her body. She was a dream that she sought but could not get back then. If she could marry a girl from the Golden family, why would she be ruined later?
Behind her are the Mongols on the vast grassland from the Black Sea to the Greater Khingan Mountains.
If the Mongols surrender to Yang Fan, they actually surrender to the blood of the Golden Family. Once this lady gives birth to a son in the future, she will also have a profound background and strength in Yang Fan's system. After all, there is a powerful person behind her.
Grassland support.
If all three of them give birth to Yang Fan's sons in the future, and there is more than one. Twenty years later, Yang Fan must brace up and take this matter seriously. These three Yang masters all have a powerful mother clan that they can rely on.
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In the future, when the family business is passed on, if it is not handled properly, there is a risk of civil war, which may lead to division.
Yang Fan was inspecting the army in the rain, checking every situation in detail. But Duoduo had insomnia.
At midnight, he tossed and turned, and the most worrying thing came. He saw Yang Fan's flag. Dingyuan Hou Zhengxi General Yang. He was very worried, and Yang Fan came with 80,000 cavalry troops.
Although the cavalry soldiers are terrible, no matter how bad the soldiers are, it still depends on who is in the hands of them. Chen Qingzhi has taken over a lot of bad soldiers. Not every time he can turn rotten soldiers into miracles.
Considering that the city wall of Tianjin is so strong, in addition to the 4,500 bannermen of the Zhengbai Banner, there are 30,000 Mongolian cavalry, and more than 10,000 Ming troops surrendered. They are all under the supervision of the Mongols and are responsible for defending the city.
Duduo feels that the existing conditions are quite good, with sufficient troops and a huge backlog of grain and grass shipped north through the Grand Canal in Tianjin. It can still hold on for a long time.
It wasn't until dawn that he fell asleep uneasily.