It is too far away from the Central Plains, Ye Tong will not let the people come here to reclaim the land, and animal husbandry will be developed here in the future, mainly breeding, dairy products, woolen products, and meat product processing.

A night of snowstorm covered the land with silver, and the endless prairie turned into an endless sea of snow.

Ye Tong ordered that all soldiers learn to ski, and the ski instructors exchanged by the system teach skiing skills, requiring that within seven days, soldiers must learn to ski and be able to shoot in the snow.

On the first two days, the soldiers who were learning to ski kept falling, and after getting up, they continued, and then fell and got up again, and many of the soldiers fell with blue noses and swollen eyes.

After two days, the situation improved significantly, most of the soldiers had basically mastered the skills of skiing, and only a few soldiers were still learning and correcting their skiing movements in the falls.

Five days later, more than 100,000 soldiers of the Qin army all learned to ski, although they could not be said to be skiers, but they had mastered basic skiing skills.

Ye Tong nodded with satisfaction, he didn't ask the soldiers to ski well, they only asked not to fall, as long as they could slide smoothly, and they could continue to ski for thousands of meters.

Taking advantage of the snowy day, Ye Tong sent an airship to reconnoiter the Xiongnu tribes gathered around, after all, the northern expedition of the Qin army made the Xiongnu tribes tremble, and they kept moving, and the gathering point of the Huns floated.

After the snow, the Xiongnu tribes could no longer relocate, so they could only stay where they were for the winter. In this way, the latest intelligence detected by the airship has accuracy, and the target is determined for the next expedition.

Officers above the brigade commander level gathered in the Chinese army's tent to hold a winter campaign meeting.

The chief of staff of the Mulan Corps gave a detailed introduction to the situation of the Xiongnu tribes that had been reconnoitred, and explained the operational requirements, objectives, and plans.

In the end, Ye Tong said: "The empire needs a lot of labor, and the winter campaign is the best season to capture the Huns." Young men and women are not allowed to torture and kill, let alone mess around. Some of the captive women would be wives for the soldiers, and some would be sold cheaply to the common people.

Also, the corpse must be buried, not exposed to the wild, although it is winter, but after spring comes, it is easy to produce plague if the body is not buried. ”

Peng Yue asked: "Lord, the number of airships is not enough, they can only carry more than 10,000 soldiers at a time, and when they attack a large tribe, the troops are insufficient!" ”

"This problem is not big, first solve the Xiongnu tribes gathered within 300 kilometers, and then attack the Xiongnu tribes within 300 meters. What's more, the airship factory has begun to expand the scale of production, producing two ships per day, and it won't be long before there will be more and more airships.

Moreover, the airships produced are all medium-sized airships carrying 60 tons, and large airships of more than 120 tons have been developed, and samples can be produced after half a month.

At present, it can carry more than 10,000 soldiers, and it can be considered to transport soldiers in two times. The first soldiers stayed in the snow for no more than an hour and would not have much effect on the soldiers. ”

The airship factory built in Chang'an Industrial Park has begun mass production after a period of running-in. The advanced industrial equipment rewarded by the benefit system has made super sophisticated equipment through that super equipment.

The generation of alternating current has made earth-shaking changes in machinery manufacturing. All kinds of machinery that used to be powered by steam engines were replaced with electric power as quickly as possible.

Hua Mulan said: "General Ben knows that the little abacus in your hearts all want to go to war, but the airship is not enough for the time being, and you only take a rotation to fight." When the number of airships is sufficient, we will conduct all-round operations. What's more, on a snowy day expedition, why do you need many troops, 5,000 soldiers are enough. ”

Ye Tong listened and asked, "Mulan, do you have a good battle plan?" ”

"Five thousand people are indeed enough, we don't just attack on the ground, use airships in the sky to bombard the air and strike at the gathered Huns, no matter how ferocious the Huns are, they can't withstand it, it's easier to attack that way."

Ye Tong was dumbfounded after hearing this! Nodding, Mulan's idea is really good, the wars of later generations are not all about bombing first, hitting important targets, and then ground attacks to keep up.

Demons!

Zhang Han asked: "My lord, General Hua, there is no problem with the expedition, and there is no problem with the captured Huns, but what about the captured sheep, cattle, and horses?" It's a pity if you don't transport it, and it's too laborious to transport. ”

To be honest, Ye Tong can't help it, each Xiongnu tribe has a large number of sheep, cattle, and horses, and it is definitely unrealistic to let the airship transport them back. On a snowy day, it is even more impossible to rush back.

Ye Tong shook his head and said, "The captured sheep, cattle, and horses will definitely not be able to be transported back, and we don't have that ability." However, sheep and cattle can be considered slaughtered there and the good parts can be transported back, which should not be a big problem.

As for the horses? If you can get it, you can get it, and if you can't, you give up. But you can't stay with the Huns, you should know what to do? ”

The generals sitting here knew in their hearts that as long as the prisoners were escorted back and the loot needed was obtained, the rest was the three-light policy, and there was nothing to discuss.

Peng Yue asked again: "Do you need to bring back the prisoner's tent?" ”

Ye Tong shook his head and said, "No, just burn it with fire, leaving nothing behind." Remember, the empire was most short of labor, and many projects were halted because of the lack of labor. ”

The tents of the Huns, the Qin army looked down on, and the original captured tents were basically sold to merchants, and the Qin army did not need them at all.

Zhou Bo asked: "If there are too many captives, we can't accommodate them here, so we can't keep them for nothing!" ”

Hehe!

"If the captives come here, they will first cooperate with the students of the more than 100,000 civilized schools to build the city, and then escort them to the relevant civilized schools of the empire if the transportation capacity is spared, and they will not be raised in vain." Ye Tong explained.

Just kidding, the winter period lasts for several months, how can it be possible to feed the captives for nothing, you have to work to eat, and if you don't work, you can only go hungry.

At the beginning of the winter campaign against the Huns, the Hua Mulan Corps, Mu Guiying Corps, and Jiang Song Corps attacked the Xiongnu tribes gathered in the north, northeast, and west respectively.

After the start of the winter campaign, Ye Tong returned to Chang'an and did not interfere in the command of the campaign again.

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Southern Expedition:

After receiving the order to go out, Han Xin's army immediately led the Qin army from Nanhai County and advanced southward.

The greatest enemy of the southern expedition was not the hundreds of indigenous tribes, but the climate, the various beasts of the jungle.

In view of the characteristics of the southern jungle, the southern Qin army led by Han Xin was mainly mountain soldiers, and the heavy cavalry and assault cavalry had been transferred out to replenish tens of thousands of mountain soldiers.

The thick primeval jungle basically had no roads, and the southern Qin army could only rely on manual excavation, cutting down the jungle, and opening the passage.

Although the Southern Expedition Army carried an engineering regiment, and there were tens of thousands of civilized school students in the engineering regiment, the speed of opening mountains and building roads was too slow.

To this end, Han Xin divided the southern Qin army into two attack groups, one led by Dong Fei and marched from the Beibu Gulf, and the other led by Han Xin himself and marched from Nanhai County.

At this time, hundreds of indigenous tribes in the southern tropical jungle were actually still in the most primitive Stone Age, and their source of livelihood was not to grow crops, but to live by hunting and picking wild fruits.

Before Han Xin's army set out on the expedition, he sent countless scouts to conduct detailed reconnaissance of the southern region, find out the locations where the tribes in the south gathered, and draw a map.

The reconnaissance was carried out thanks to the local indigenous captives, otherwise it would have been very difficult to reconnoiter such a large southern area.

The Qin army advanced slowly, and the felled trees were sold to paper mills, and the rare trees were sold to merchants. I have to say that in the southern tropical jungle, there are many rare forest trees, such as rosewood, nanmu, sour branch wood, teak, etc.

According to the characteristics of the southern region, there are many tribes, small population, weak combat effectiveness, and scattered residences. Every time the Qin army of the southern expedition advanced dozens of kilometers, it would stop and hunt the surrounding areas with battalions as units.

At the beginning of the Southern Expedition, the Southern Expeditionary Army led by Han Xin was greatly challenged, not only to overcome factors such as climate, jungles, and roads, but also to face a sneak attack by the indigenous people in the south.

In the southern region, hundreds of indigenous tribes are in the Stone Age, but the wooden bows and bamboo arrows in the hands of the aborigines are not simple, and the arrows are painted with poison.

As long as the soldiers of the Qin army do not pay attention, once they are successfully attacked by the natives, if they are not rescued in time, death will be approaching immediately. That poison is really powerful, and after being hit by an arrow, it will cause people's lives to be lost within a few minutes.

In the early days of the Southern Expeditionary Army, it was impossible to prevent it from being attacked by the natives, and the jungle was too dense and thick, as long as the natives drilled into the jungle, they could not see anything.

The fighting power of the indigenous people in the south is very weak, the strength of the tribe is not strong, and the problem is that in the tropical jungle, it is too difficult to successfully clear the indigenous people.

It is conceivable that when Eagle Sauce fought against Yugoslavia, why there were so many casualties, it was not for no reason, it was indeed the tropical jungle that was really terrible.

Fortunately, at this time, the southern region was still in the primitive Stone Age, and after the capture of the aborigines, the Qin army gave very good treatment, and the natives could be fed and clothed well, and their lives would not be in danger.

The administrators in the civilized schools taught the aborigines to speak and practice the Yanhuang language, and taught the aborigines various life and work skills.

Most importantly, the administrators told the natives that the Qin army was here to rescue them, to guide the natives to live a civilized life again, and no longer have to rely on hunting for a living.

As long as the indigenous people learn to speak the Yanhuang dialect, practice the Yanhuang ceremony, learn various life and work skills, and take the oath, they can become naturalized in the big family of the Chinese nation.

The good living treatment made the natives grateful, and they did not have any antipathy to Qin Jun, but were like benefactors and saviors.

The indigenous people took the initiative to ask the indigenous tribes they had come to know to act as lobbyists to persuade the indigenous tribes that had not yet been conquered to come and take refuge.

It was only at this time that the casualty rate of the Southern Expeditionary Army was brought under control and was no longer high.

With the lobbyists of the local indigenous tribal leaders, many indigenous tribes began to report their skepticism, and at first sent a few people to make the Qin army, and later learned that the Qin army was really a benevolent and righteous army, and did not kill prisoners, but also gave food and clothing.

The indigenous tribes in the southern region surrendered to the Qin army more and more, and the advance speed of Han Xin's army increased a lot. However, the road still restricts the pace of progress.

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