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The chaos on the Mongolian grasslands intensified, and Guo Ning continued to patrol the northern Xinjiang defense line.
In the blink of an eye, from the middle to the end of the month, Guo Ning and his party passed through the continuous mountain road and entered the scope of Yehu Ridge.
This place is the end of the vast plateau on the southern edge. Looking around are continuous steep ridges, high walls, and numerous mountains.
In late autumn, among the mountains with scattered light and shadow, it seems as if a giant is holding a pen and painting out a series of continuous shades of colors. This is certainly a sight to behold, but in the eyes of warriors who have been on the battlefield, the undulating textures of the mountains and deserts,
It also seems to hide the unknown and hardship, cruelty and death.
In ancient times, after Zhao Xiangzi occupied Daidi, he built defense facilities on the northern border, which was called "Infinite Gate". The word "infinite" is both a place name and means leading to an unknown place. It can be seen that the grassland at that time was
The fear and unknown land of Han'er in the Central Plains.
For thousands of years since then, the Gate of Infinity has long been lost in the chaos and bloodshed of generations. But this area has always been an important place for military confrontation between the Central Plains and the grassland regime. I don’t know how many years ago, this place was
It was named Juehu Ridge by the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains, and later gradually became Yehu Ridge due to misinformation.
In Mongolian, this battlefield where hundreds of thousands of Jin soldiers were buried is simply called "Hunie Gentaba", which is also the mountain pass.
The wind at the mountain pass is strong, no matter what season, it is like thousands of horses galloping. A particularly fierce wind rushes into the mountain pass, blows along the mountain ridge at the entrance of the dam, and roars violently and swirls on the hills at the end of the mountain ridge.
This situation startled the badgers on the mountain ridge. Many badgers raised their fat bodies, looked at the sky, then looked at the cavalry, and headed down the mountain one by one.
"Several years have passed, but there are still so many badgers here."
Guo Ning chuckled twice.
Because there are so many badgers on this mountain ridge, it is named Badger Mountain. The southern part of the mountain is called Badger Nest, and the northern end is called Badger Mouth.
This badger's mouth is where Hu Shahu underestimated the enemy during the Da'an period of the Jin Dynasty and advanced with his main force to challenge the Mongolian army. However, the Mongolian army attacked with only 20,000 people and defeated the Jin army at the foot of the mountain, killing them with blood.
At that time, Guo Ning retreated here with the defeated troops of Wu Shabao, and there were still hundreds of familiar elders around him. However, when Hu Shahu's troops were defeated, a total of 400,000 soldiers and civilians who followed him felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was falling. They all ran for their lives.
The Mongols followed closely and pursued them all the way to Juyong Pass. Almost all the old people around Guo Ning were dead. When I come here today, I can still see traces of blood soaked on the ground, and there are still things that have not been chewed up by the badgers.
Fragments of human bones, weapons and armor leaves that have not yet weathered and decayed.
When Guo Ning lowered his gaze, many officers around him felt a little resentful.
Fortunately, Guo Ning quickly raised his head and looked up at the huge and thick fortress at the top of Badger's mouth.
This fortress is obviously newly built, and the corresponding route is from Juyongguan, Xuandezhou to the salt field in the north, and it is also a straight line running from north to south from Zhongdu to the grassland.
For the Northern Recruitment Department, this is the most advanced military fort on the central line of Northern Xinjiang. Further north, in the Jinlianchuan area, those military forts belong to the Huanzhou Defense Department, and their tasks are not only to defend the Central Capital.
Under the eyes of the Mongols, such a military fortress was built in a short period of time, which shows the strong human, financial and material resources of the Recruiting Division, and is also a symbol of the courage and wisdom of the frontier soldiers and civilians.
"This location is very good, easy to defend but difficult to attack. But, how about the water source?" Guo Ning asked.
"Deep wells were dug in the military fort. There was abundant water in spring and summer. The guards here tried to divert water to the deep trenches outside the fort. In autumn and winter, it was dry and cold, and the trenches dried up, but the water in the deep wells was enough for people to eat and horses to chew."
Qiu Huiluo answered a few words casually and led Guo Ning to the edge of the deep trench. He raised his finger and asked Guo Ning to look at the densely packed iron picks in the trench.
Guo Ning nodded with satisfaction and asked about the construction progress of several other military forts.
While the two were talking, many soldiers on the outer wall of the military fort shouted: "Come, come, your Majesty is here!"
A trumpet was blown in the military fort, and more than twenty cavalrymen filed out from inside. Then two hundred infantrymen lined up in four horizontal lines, trotted out, and stood behind the cavalry in a standard square formation, waiting for Guo Ning's review.
Guo Ning did not follow the formal inspection process. He dismounted with a smile, came to the soldiers on foot and cavalry, joked with them, complained that he was about to be dried, and asked the soldiers to take him into the fort quickly and get more.
It comes out delicious.
So the group quickly rushed back to the fortress.
Guo Ning followed the crowd and saw that in the courtyard in the center of the fortress, there was a stable that had been set up and hay that had been dried and stacked. At the other end of the courtyard, separated by two walls, there was a slightly crude blacksmithing stove.
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In order to set the fire, the two walls were built very high and the intervals were wide. According to the regulations, the space between the two walls should be empty. But now, for the convenience of life, the soldiers set up a sheepfold here and raised a small number of sheep in it.
A flock of sheep and a few dogs.
As a result, the smell of the whole yard was quite touching. Guo Ning was a little doubtful that these soldiers might not be able to withstand such a smell of feces and work in the yard for two days. At that moment, he glanced around and confirmed that the smell of feces in the yard was
The weeds that sprouted up in several places had obviously been rarely stepped on.
Qiu Huiluo followed Guo Ning closely. As soon as Guo Ning's sight came, he immediately understood what Guo Ning had discovered and wanted to explain a few words.
Guo Ning patted his shoulder to indicate it was okay.
Compared with the rules of training, the emotions of the soldiers are more important. Finding ways to raise some pigs and sheep yourself can also help the soldiers maintain their health. We all start from the bottom of the soldier. There are some things that we feel the same way, and we can occasionally open our eyes.
Close one eye and don't take sex pawn seriously.
The south-facing side of the yard is specially set aside for parking vehicles.
These vehicles are subordinate to the Recruitment Department and are responsible for transporting supplies. The vehicles are all well taken care of. The wheels of one vehicle are broken and have just been removed and repaired. Because the soldiers in charge of repairs are eager to go out and line up, a few hammers and chisels
Tools such as these are set aside.
Last year, it was difficult for the Recruitment Department to use so many vehicles to transport supplies to the north, but since this year, many once-abandoned roads have been re-explored little by little. There are also many powerful large commercial banks taking the initiative.
With money, the road was widened without any effort from the solicitor.
Most of the powerful trading houses of the Great Zhou Dynasty were backed by the military groups of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so their cooperation in frontier defense was always good.
On the other hand, merchants cannot afford to be early because they have no profit. They do this naturally because they have more and more trade with the grasslands. Whether they buy horses, livestock or wool, or sell medicinal materials, tea, cloth, etc., they can bring in huge sums.
profit.
On the Recruitment Department's side, they took advantage of the situation to expand their fleet of supplies, and the quantity and variety of supplies delivered to military fortresses in various places greatly increased.
For example, these vehicles came to the grassland in early October. Badgerzui Army Fort was the last stop. What they brought during this journey were mainly letters and winter clothes sent by the families of the soldiers from various places. In addition, there were a few
A jar of pickles and a few jars of lard.
The army itself also distributes winter coats every year. This year, it has an extra woolen felt robe than in previous years. However, the families of the sergeants are not at ease and it is natural for them to want more protection for their husbands or children.
Military households in the Zhou Dynasty had fields, military pay, and generally lived a prosperous life. It was easy to prepare a few thick clothes in winter and a few thin clothes and even mats and tents in summer.
On the other hand, local governments spent a lot of effort to deliver so many parcels and letters in a timely and proper manner. In the past few years, the military has continuously deployed auxiliary troops to be responsible for the transportation. The number of vehicles that kept coming and going along the route alone exceeded a thousand.
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In the past few years, a considerable number of common people have joined the army, and most of them were first recruited into the auxiliary army, which gradually expanded the number of auxiliary soldiers registered in the Zhou Dynasty to about 150,000. The military pay and treatment of the auxiliary soldiers was roughly half of that of the regular soldiers.
, but there are too many people, which makes the additional annual expenditures horribly high, and all the officials in charge of financial planning in the DPRK have a headache.
But military pay must not be reduced, and treatment must be generous. Whether regular soldiers or auxiliary soldiers, only by enjoying good treatment can they endure difficult tasks, ensure good training, and even maintain high morale and loyalty.
Loyalty will never come from paper or words. Anyone who gives loyalty that is not supported by actual benefits must be cheating; anyone who wants loyalty that does not require actual benefits must be crazy.