The killing lasted more than a quarter of an hour. The Huns, who couldn't figure out the situation and couldn't understand it by the rumbling weapons that suddenly came over, were really caught off guard. The cavalry in front was paused by the huge explosion, and the cavalry behind had no time to react, and then they squeezed over at once. This aggravated their casualties.

However, after the Hun cavalry retreated a certain distance, they slowly formed a group. Only then did he slowly react.

And at this time, the wild wolves who returned with a full load were also very excited even the soldiers, they hung the captured things all over their bodies, and many soldiers were still very excited to compare, comparing who had captured more things, the more valuable they were.

"Company commander. We've had a really good fight this time. I killed a dozen Huns at once, and you see, I cut off all the heads. The platoon leader said excitedly. He also had the head of a Hun in his hand.

"Thrown. It's about to be thrown away. Our Republican Army does not count by head, looking at the actual results, how many people did your platoon kill? The blind man beckoned the soldiers to hurry back to their positions, they just caught the other party off guard at first, and just begged for a bargain. But I want to continue to fight the other party so unprepared, and impossible.

"Hey." A platoon leader hurriedly threw away the head in his hand. The Republican Army has abolished the method of recording merit at the first level during the period of the Red Turban Army, and the method of recording merit is mainly calculated by the company commander and the battle log. In this case, how well the soldiers perform depends entirely on their company and their heroic performance in battle.

"Sir, our platoon probably killed more than eighty people. Anyway, when they rushed down, many Huns were lying on the ground. There are also many people who have been crushed to death by their horses. There were also those who were trampled to death, and I saw that the head of a Hun was trampled off by a horse's hoof. It is estimated that there are so many people killed. The platoon commander said. When they rushed down, no matter what time it happened, they opened fire, and then directly engaged in hand-to-hand combat, stabbing with spears. At that time, it was still very chaotic, and the Huns could not react at all, so their attack was very smooth.

"Hmm. Are there any casualties? How many? Blind Zhang asked. He picked up the binoculars and looked at it. They bombed like this, plus artillery bombardment, and later onslaught. They killed at least 400 cavalry at once. Zhang Blind estimated that at least half of the cavalry died in the chaos. That is, many cavalry were squeezed by the cavalry of the rear team, trampled to death, and this number was only a little more.

"Just two minor injuries. Scratched by a Hun. But we also want their lives. A platoon leader said.

"Alright. So be it. Lao Tzu can't write, otherwise, Lao Tzu will ask for credit. Zhang Blind said.

"Huh. Sir. We don't want credit or something. It's the spoils of war, can we keep them for ourselves? A platoon leader asked.

"If you want to keep it, keep it." Zhang Blind said. Because no one can write too much, and they can't write such things as war reports. The blind man could only find an opportunity to ask a soldier to go back and report it. After all, such a thing as a battle report is related to the honor of their company.

The situation in the second platoon was also better, and they only had two minor injuries. The result of killing more than 80 enemies. The Hun cavalry continued to retreat, as if they were very frightened by the explosion just now, because they really couldn't figure out what kind of weapon it was. If they continue to use cavalry to attack, their condition will be very unfavorable, and the small commanding height of Tulingzi is too steep. The terrain here also greatly limited the impact of cavalry. Because the crooked river channel left their cavalry without sufficient distance to attack. They couldn't rush either. To make matters worse, they can't take a detour either. This is where the river bends, and it is the only place within a radius of fifty miles where the river can be crossed. Further afield, it will take more time. The Hun cavalry is being put in order. They seem to have plans to attack here.

"Do you estimate how many of them there are?" Zhang asked the artillery lieutenant who came down. The lieutenant took the telescope and estimated.

"At least three thousand, and it is estimated that there will be more later. I estimate that it will be around 3,000 to 5,000 people. The artillery lieutenant said. Because this is just a front team, they don't know how many people are in the back team, so they can only wait and see.

"Hmm. This is worthy of us. So many people came. Hehe. Zhang said with a smile.

"Come on, come as many as you want, Lao Tzu's cannonballs. Hehe, three cardinal numbers. The artillery lieutenant said with a smile. The Republican Army has an ammunition base of sixty rounds for one artillery piece. Three bases, which means that they have 180 shells. This is not so generous for the artillerymen, who have never been so generous in their training. This is the mountain brigade, as well as the horse cross specifically emphasized to transport over. This is other artillery units. Scrape some up for them. The artillery lieutenant was naturally pleased.

The battle continues. It's just the first round.

Zhending County, inside the labor camp. There are several large camps nearby. Upon receiving the telegram, the IRA quickly reinforced a brigade. They were organized according to regiments and battalions, and they spread out quickly, and they converted their tents into bathrooms. The soldiers concentrated on boiling water for the laborers to bathe and disinfect, and the busiest were the cooks, who had to cook a lot of food. It's a simple porridge that keeps them busy all day.

"Hey, old fart." A middle-aged man wears an overcoat with shirts issued to them by the Republican Army. And pants, shoes, and socks for the first time. These things were given to them by the Republican Army.

"Hey, old skin, you're taking a bath too." The old fart said. He is from Changshan County, Zhending County, and Heishangou Village, because of the relationship between the Black Mountain Thieves, they are all forced to join the Black Mountain Thieves, and they are also trying to survive. Joined the Black Mountain Thieves with a family. And Lao Pi is the same, they are all one village, and people from several families gather together and take care of each other. They were incorporated into a squad. A squad of more than a hundred people, mainly for ease of management.

Because they were close, they came early. Add the strength and allow them to bathe first. Change of clothes. After doing things, I was given food.

"Hey, take a shower. It's so comfortable. Lao Pi said with a smile. Bathing in the winter is a big problem because they don't consume so much hot water. But on the Republican side, people don't seem to care about that, because they use coal. They used early foundry boiler equipment for hot water. The speed of hot water supply is fast, coupled with the use of field equipment. This is what Shang Wu demanded. The soldiers of the Republican Army must be kept clean and tidy, and every soldier, at the very least, must take a bath and take a bath every fifteen days, and it is good to say that it is good in summer, but it is difficult to say in winter. Fortunately, Shangwu invented the boiler. But having a boiler is not enough. If you want to be able to bathe on a large scale, you must have a shower. The bathhouse is okay, and the carpenter can build it. Wooden floors are laid, but plumbing is a bit more difficult. Therefore, they must speed up the use of gun barrels, as well as the construction of related pipes. At present, such research has been accelerated in iron factories and military factories. But showers require a lot of pipes.

In ancient times there were a large number of carpenters, who were a symbol of wisdom. In the eyes of some carpenters, this problem is not a problem at all. There is another special material in wood. Bamboo. A carpenter solves this problem very simply. The best bamboo needs to go through a series of processing, such as using tung oil, and some paint processing, so that the bamboo material can be used for a longer time. But Shangwu did not have such time. Fortunately, this can also deal with some time, and those carpenters solved this problem in this way, and after the bamboo is opened, it is the best pipe.

If you want to make progress faster, the pipe problem must be solved. Therefore, the best way to do this is to use bamboo.

"It's been a long time since I've taken a hot shower. It's so comfortable. After taking a bath, I feel that the whole person is fluttering up and down. The old fart said with a smile.

"Hey, old fart, I see why your face is so white. Well, there's some scent on it. Lao Pi said.

"You don't use soap." The old fart said proudly.

"What?" Lao Pi asked puzzled.

"Soap, something given to us by the Republican Army, one for ten people, you are stupid. It's definitely useless, this thing, washed clean. Look at my hand. And my face. The old fart said. Lao Pi then remembered that when he went to take a bath, they did give them such things. He just didn't pay attention, at that time he just picked up a towel and the dirty clothes on his body were all disposed of.

"Oh, what a loss." Lao Pi said. In order to better disinfect and keep it clean, Shangwu also withheld some of the soap that was originally provided to the Republican soldiers, but if it was distributed, the amount would be very large. In order to be able to meet the needs of more people, the local brigade commander came up with such a method, cutting a piece of soap into thirty equal parts, one small piece for every ten people. But a lot of people don't know how to use it. Only some people use such things, that is, after one bubble, they are gone.

Because the portion is not very large.

"Hey, what's going on there?" The old fart looked at the smoke that was far away from them.

"Those are our ragged clothes, the Republican Army said that it was a plague, and people with wind and cold must be isolated, and those rags were burned. No, we have new clothes. Not to mention, this dress really fits. Lao Pi said. The old fart nodded.