Zhuozi Mountain City was in flames, burning half of the sky.
The fire burned until night before it was extinguished. The smell of barbecue wafted in the air.
It was so disgusting that many people vomited out their breakfast and lunch.
When it got dark, there were more than a dozen people, all completely black. Except for their eyes and white teeth, you could tell they were human beings, and the rest were almost like charcoal.
They opened the half-collapsed city gate and stumbled out.
Everyone was looking at them without saying a word. No one attacked them.
These people were covered in soot and burns. Their clothes were stuck to their bodies and were all gray and black. As they walked, some people would fall down and never get up again.
Yang Fan looked at the miserable state of these enemy troops and felt a little unbearable.
Although every time they invaded the Han Dynasty, they burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes.
They put babies on the tip of spears and circled them as a game. They killed young children and the elderly, took away the mature men as slaves, snatched away the young women, and plundered all the supplies.
The Mongolians are so poor that they lack everything. When they come, they will even take off your clothes. Because on the grassland, felt fur cannot withstand the summer heat, and an inch of cloth is hard to come by. Regardless of pots and pans, everything is a waste for them.
nice one.
After they crossed the border, they were like locusts, leaving the ground in a mess and deserted.
These people suffered severe burns that Yang Fan could not cure. They would soon become suppurated and their whole bodies would fester and die.
According to Yang Fan's military regulations, in order to undermine the enemy's morale and prevent desperate resistance, prisoners should be treated preferentially.
However, these people's lungs have been destroyed by the poisonous smoke and they will not survive for long. At this time, the more humane treatment is to give them a good time.
Yang Fan nodded expressionlessly, and Zhang Geda immediately understood.
There was a sound of a steel crossbow, and these people fell to the ground without much struggle.
"Send a hundred households to search and see if there are any survivors," Yang Fan said.
Then, a team of 100 people from the reconnaissance battalion dismounted and rushed in. They all watered their cloths with water and covered their mouths and noses. They were alert and carefully entered the city gate. As they advanced, they searched to prevent any remaining enemy troops.
attack.
Wang Zhongsi was from a hundred households. He looked at the two crumbling city gates and kicked them. With a bang, the city gates fell backwards, stirring up a lot of dust.
He led the soldiers into the city. As soon as he came out of the city gate, he was stunned. There were two big pits in front of him.
This small town is not big to begin with, only seventy or eighty meters long and wide. In this small space, the houses collapsed and it was a mess. The two large pits in the middle were both blasted out by explosives.
There were ruins of destroyed bricks and charred wood everywhere. A large number of internal walls collapsed.
They walked up to the city wall through the damaged horse path. There were many charred and twisted corpses on it, all shrunk into a very terrifying appearance.
Under the strong visual impact, they vomited again.
Yang Fan looked at the people on the city wall who were holding on to the battlements and vomiting. He sighed. It was estimated that there was no one alive here. This kind of weapon was still too cruel.
However, it can greatly reduce the casualties of one's own side. As the coach, Yang Fan's first consideration is how to reduce his own casualties and eliminate as many enemies as possible.
In this era, siege warfare is like a millstone for grinding meat. It cannot be defeated without tens of thousands of lives. It wastes time, materials, and lives.
Now, Yang Fan has a steel-structured trebuchet, an arrow tower and a carriage that can be easily disassembled and assembled and transported in a caravan, as well as incendiary bombs and explosive bombs that can be thrown by gunpowder. It is basically enough. Even if it reaches Europe,
It is enough to deal with European city walls.
Moreover, Yang Fan's heavy artillery casting technology has long surpassed Europe. These technologies are already overwhelming.
"It seems that no one can live in this city, so let's camp outside the city. For extra meals tonight, each general will be given a bucket of 50 kilograms of canned pork head meat. Let the cooking team steam the steamed buns, and they will have enough for today. Then.
Give each person two taels of liquor." Yang Fan said.
As soon as they heard about the extra meal, the three armies immediately burst into joy.
It was comfortable to fight with Uncle Dingyuan. Along the way, I had good food and good accommodation. It was like going on a big battle, more like a spring outing.
Thanks to the complete logistics support, three thousand ox-drawn caravans with a load of seven tons can carry a large amount of luggage.
Along the way, each general banner and fifty officers and soldiers were equipped with a large cotton tent.
When camping, the tent was set up and thick felt was laid on the inside to isolate the moisture and air conditioning. Everyone slept on the ground and got into their sleeping bags. It was very warm.
Each tent also has an iron stove, which can be used for heating and boiling hot water for drinking. The briquettes are brought by the caravan. This thing is resistant to burning. One car of seven tons of coal is enough for the entire army to burn for three days.
Among the soldiers' rations, there are also small bricks of tea wrapped in oil paper, one centimeter square. You can also put one into a pig kidney-shaped metal lunch box after eating, and then brew it with hot water.
Drinking tea can supplement vitamins. Since Yang Fan took over the Beijing camp, he has given comprehensive consideration to the supplements. No one has suffered from beriberi and no one has suffered from night blindness.
The daily fixed meals include lard, soup, dehydrated vegetable soup, and enough cornmeal pancakes. Today’s extra meal, in addition to these, provides an additional fifty kilograms of pig head meat for each general flag, plus unlimited white flour.
Steamed buns, and two taels of white wine per person.
These officers and soldiers had not drank much since they left Jimingyi. They almost had birds in their mouths. This time they all cheered when they heard that the commander-in-chief had rewarded the three armies with liquor.
Zhang Shize also nodded and smiled. Looking at the situation, morale and military morale are available. We are about to arrive at Guihua City. The army's spirits are high, which is a good thing.
The army has finished its meal, but the engineers are still busy. This type of soldier is dirty, tired and dangerous.
There is no other way, why should they be engineers and receive twice the military pay?
They must sort out Zhuozi Mountain City as soon as possible, take out the construction waste and dead bodies and throw them away. Fill the ground level and repair the damaged city walls.
Because early tomorrow morning, the army will set off for Guihua City. This place is very close to Guihua City. It is only less than a hundred miles away. According to the terrifying marching speed of the Beijing camp, it can arrive in the morning and evening.
This place will be handed over to the remaining troops soon. It is an important node on the transportation line.
The army's logistics supplies will be stored along the way. Material warehouses will be established in Tumubao, Jimingyi City, Zhangjiakou, Jining City, and Zhuozi Mountain City.
Because the grassland must be unsafe, hungry small tribes, even the Khalkha tribes in Mobei, even the Chahar people, and the Jiannu may send cavalry to attack and harass.
The countermeasure to protect the transportation line is to send out scout cavalry from a distance, and when there are no enemy troops, transport supplies into the castles along the way and build warehouses.
If the front line is fought and the transportation lines are harassed, these castles along the line can be defended, each with a warehouse inside.
Then seize every opportunity to deliver supplies one by one, from the nearest warehouse to the frontline camp.
If we do not adopt such a multi-point layout method, it will take too long to send it all the way from the capital, and there will be too many variables in the middle.
And with these strongholds along the way, each section of the road is not too long. After leaving this city, you can enter the next city in a day or two. In addition, the scouts and cavalry sent out can ensure safety.
It is relatively safe within the Great Wall, with guard posts and garrisons along the way. After Zhangjiakou, it relies on two strong strongholds in Jining and Zhuozi Mountain City. Therefore, Yang Fan left two regiments of mounted infantry to protect the safety of the transportation line.
This section of the road covers a total of 600 miles. It can be said to be the lifeline of the army.