Chapter 126

After listening to Li Zhi's report, Zhang Zhimu said in his heart that going north this time was a lot of trouble. Just after the Mongolian cavalry, this Manchu Qing came again. However, Zhang Zhimu also thought that in history, it should have been December that the Manchu Qing Dynasty hit Shandong and robbed 360,000 people and a large amount of property. But it's only November, so isn't this happening in advance?

Zhang Zhimu, who was sitting on the ground suddenly, stood up suddenly, and he remembered that the December in his previous life was the December of the Gregorian calendar, which is now the eleventh month of the lunar calendar. Oh my God, just in time for me, my current strength is still too weak to change the course of this matter. But since I've caught up, I definitely won't ignore it at all, and I have to be a little bit of a distraction.

Zhang Zhimu hurriedly asked, "You didn't ask them, where is the Manchu army now." ”

Li Zhi saw Zhang Zhimu stand up suddenly, although he was startled, the white face was still expressionless, and quickly replied, "Asked." These Manchu troops could not cross the Shanhai Pass, so they made a detour through the Mongolian steppe, and it happened that the Mongol cavalry we annihilated broke through the Great Wall and broke through Yanghewei (now Yanggao County), and they followed this road to enter. The Manchu leaders ordered the Mongol cavalry to quickly arrange for a small number of men and horses to bring the materials from the guns back to the steppe, and the brigade met on the road between Yanghe (Yanggao County) Wei and Huai'an, and their goal was Zhongshu Province (now Hebei). ”

After hearing this, Zhang Zhimu groaned for a while and said, "They happened to be blocking our way to Zhangjiakou. Their goal, though, is to go south. Because the soldiers and horses of Datong in the west are still very strong, they are picking soft persimmons and pinching them. So as long as we don't mess with them, they won't go west for a while. ”

"Then put more scouts on the east side, so that we don't catch us off guard when something really happens. Fix it up in the past two days and send these people and materials away as soon as possible. Chen Yufeng said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "I think it's better to deal with these captives first." ”

Although the fires in the camp were extinguished, there were still places where smoke still came from the nose. Those staggered corpses haven't had time to clean up yet. The blood that filled the small ditch had clotted purple-black. This hell-like miserable situation made Zhang Zhimu want to vomit again and again, but he held back again and again. He wondered if humans had to kill each other like this to solve the problem. But this answer was not obtained in Zhang Zhimu's previous life, although human technology had been very advanced at that time, but the bloodshed of war has never stopped on this planet. Although in this world, I have hundreds of years of advanced technology, but I still can't solve this problem, I can only use more advanced technology to kill people. This made Zhang Zhimu feel a little helpless.

Liu Yun reported that there were some casualties this time. More than 20 brothers were sacrificed, and nearly 50 brothers were wounded. Although, in such a big battle, this casualty is inevitable and completely acceptable. But Zhang Zhimu's heart was still painful, he wanted these brothers to see the better days he had described to them countless times, but before that time, they died.

According to the usual practice, Zhang Zhimu took everyone and held a first-class ceremony, cremated these martyrs, and wrapped their ashes in cloth separately, so that they could go back and be buried in the martyrs' cemetery.

This moved the Ming soldiers who participated in the ceremony very much, and they felt that if they could receive such treatment when they died, then it was worth dying. It just so happened that Liu Yun and the others were doing their work, so they basically agreed to participate in the team of the kiln gang without hesitation. The selection of soldiers among these captives was also unusually smooth. Because they haven't heard of such a good place to go. Besides, they're basically desperate now.

These people who participated in the kiln team are also programmed teams according to the ten-point system. More than 1,000 of the captured Ming soldiers were originally cavalry, and Zhang Zhimu said that 1,000 people were selected from them to form a cavalry team alone. Because as long as their physical strength is restored, they will soon be able to form combat effectiveness if they are well organized.

Liu Chenghuang selected some backbones to serve as officers in this team. This remaining more than two thousand people organized two infantry units.

In this battle, the horses in the Mongol cavalry camp basically watched the battle at the sound of the gunfire and were not harmed. Now the most important thing is horses, so the infantry is also distributed with horses. In this way, if they are trained well in the future, these infantry will also be cavalry. Fortunately, people in this era can almost ride horses, and it is estimated that this is similar to riding bicycles in previous lives. Liu Yun's 300 infantry sent 100 people as officers to an infantry team. Leave a hundred people for motorization.

After the personnel were distributed, the captured Ming soldiers, perhaps because after eating some things seriously, their physical strength had recovered some, and they who thought they were dead had been reborn again, and more importantly, after joining the kiln gang, they had spiritual sustenance again, so they also had spirit one by one.

After Lu Chengxiang's caravan arrived, these people could already do some help.

Zhang Zhimu briefly briefed Lu Chengxiang and Yan Boju about last night's battle. Although Lu Chengxiang and Yan Boju had already listened to the briefing of the cavalry who went to pick them up, they were still very happy after listening to Zhang Zhimu's introduction. Yan Boju said: "After you left, neither of me nor Lao Lu fell asleep, it was really heart-wrenching." Now it's all right. Finally in addition to these Mongol scourges. ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "Don't be patronizing, don't be happy, those items have not been counted." The dead bodies in the camp should be removed before it gets dark. Otherwise, who would dare to live in this camp? Lu Chengxiang seems to be worried about his life.

Listening to Lu Chengxiang's shouting, Zhang Zhimu's heart was steady. He doesn't have to worry about that anymore. Early tomorrow morning at the latest, Lu Chengxiang will hand over a list of all the items to Zhang Zhimu clearly. Lu Chengxiang is a qualified housekeeper.

At this time, Liu Yun and Li Zhi had already cleaned up the captives, and most of them were willing to kill one of their Mongolian compatriots and go with the people of Yaogang. Some were unwilling or resolute and singled out to be held with the captives of the village.

According to Zhang Zhimu's arrangement, these prisoners were ordered to pile up a large pile of wood and grass outside the camp. Ten wooden stakes were set on the ground, and those Mongol soldiers who were willing to surrender were brought and sat in several rows in front of the stakes. Then the captives from those villages and those who were unwilling to surrender were pulled out ten at a time and tied to the stakes.

Starting with the first row of prisoners who were seated in a row, one by one got up and asked them to kill a Mongol prisoner in front of their Mongol compatriots. There are not enough captives who have been killed, and there are only those who have not killed and are responsible for cutting off the heads of the captives they have just killed.

In this way, they will die as prisoners. After they killed their own Anda, they did not dare to return to the steppe.

Of course, Chen Yufeng and others did not let Zhang Zhimu see these dirty jobs with their own eyes. Zhang Zhimu didn't want to see this with his own eyes. It is said that one of the captives who was killed was very unconvinced and said that he was captured and should not have been killed. At that time, Liu Yun asked him, do you kill the prisoners? The captive was silent, and this time he knew, and if they killed others, it would be their turn to be killed. But by the time he understood it, it was too late. The bodies of the slain captives were dragged onto piles of grass and wood, and then set on fire.

By the time all the corpses in the camp are shipped out of the camp, there will be too many piled together. There were more than 2,000 of these corpses. It also took a lot of time to burn them, but fortunately, the Mongol soldiers brought a lot of fire oil, which was used for them this time. The captives were ordered to dig a large pit and bury the ashes that had been burned.

Sure enough, after a night of hard work by Lu Chengxiang and his assistants. When Zhang Zhimu got up early in the morning, Lu Chengxiang was already holding the big account book and waiting for Zhang Zhimu.

Looking at Lu Chengxiang's red eyes, Zhang Zhimu said distressedly: "Mr. Lu must have not slept all night." This is not good, the body is important. There are some things to be done by everyone, don't always be you. ”

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll give you an account. Lu Chengxiang said while flipping through the account book.

This harvest will be very big, which Zhang Zhimu is prepared for. But after Lu Chengxiang finished reporting the account, Zhang Zhimu was still surprised. I thought to myself, no wonder some people are willing to fight, this war is more rewarding than doing business.

There were too many horses captured this time, because the cavalry who came out of the camp were all one person and two horses, and many of them came from the grassland with one person and three horses, plus some horses that specialized in carrying tents and other materials, and this time the entire cavalry came with a total of more than 20,000 horses. Since the horses were completely protected in this battle, more than 11,000 horses were captured this time.

More than 5,000 stone of grain, more than 500 stone of salt, hundreds of cartloads of silk, furs, and other goods, and more than 400 cartloads of grain and grass were seized. There were more than 1,500 carriages and more than 1,000 camels.

After Lu Chengxiang said this, he asked Zhang Zhimu: "Mr. Zhang, how much gold and silver do you say we have made this time?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Come on, I said Mr. Lu, don't adjust my appetite." ”

Lu Chengxiang's round eyes narrowed and said, "11,000 taels of gold, 70,000 taels of silver, and 50,000 taels of copper coins." There are also various gold, silver and jade jewelry. Anyway, these things have to pull a few carts. ”

Zhang Zhimu took a breath and said, "Where did they get these things?" ”

Lu Chengxiang shook his head and said: "These people have broken a guard house, knocked down several towns, and robbed countless villages. Because they moved too fast, many caravans were not alerted, and several large caravans traveling between the north and the south were also robbed by them. ”

Zhang Zhimu sighed and said, "They are really innocent." How many people will die because of their families? ”

Lu Chengxiang continued: "I separated the goods that needed to be brought back to Yaogang and those that needed to be brought to Zhangjiakou. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I have to choose someone to lead the team to transport all these things back." It's too much of a task. If nothing else, these horses are enough to drive. Combined with the horses captured in the previous two days, there were more than 13,000 war horses. ”

"There are more than 10,000 people. Do you really want to get all these people back to the kiln? Lu Chengxiang asked.

Zhang Zhimu looked at Lu Chengxiang and said, "Mr. Lu, I know that these people are a big burden now. But they will also be the greatest wealth of our kiln in the future. If we don't help them, they probably won't survive this winter. Now that the weather is cold, organize those women who can make clothes to use leather and cotton cloth to make a warm dress for everyone. Don't let them freeze with us. ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "Okay, I'll do this now." ”

Lu Chengxiang had just left Zhang Zhimu's tent when Chen Yufeng and Yan Boju came in.

Yan Boju came in and said directly: "Zhimu, I think we have enough horses now, so we don't need to go to Zhangjiakou to buy horses." These horses and things have to be escorted back, so I think that's what to do. Should you go to Zhangjiakou or go to Zhangjiakou, anyway, if you don't buy a horse, it's the same whether I go or not. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "I look at this matter, let this old thing do it." Now only he is the most suitable. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "It is great that Yan Bo can go out in person. But this is more than 10,000 horses, and Yan Boduo has to send a few assistants, and this more than 10,000 people must also be well organized. ”

When Yan Boju heard Zhang Zhimu say, he was a little displeased, and said, "Zhimu, do you look down on you Uncle Yan?" Am I not good at this? Don't look at the horses this time, but horses are different from horses, this time they are all the best war horses, much easier to catch than the four thousand horses. ”

Zhang Zhimu hurriedly said: "No, no, don't misunderstand Uncle Yan, I believe Uncle Yan has this ability." I'm worried that you will not be able to bear the body to lead such a long distance alone. ”

"Then don't talk nonsense, I'll just order a general. Let him go with me. "Yan Boju seemed to be going to battle.

"Uncle Yan, you say." Zhang Zhimu said.

"Let this kid Yang Jing be a pioneer for me." Yan Bo said.

Zhang Zhimu thought about it, don't look at this "Cybernaut" usually looks lazy, but he knows it very well. Judging from Yang Jing's performance during this time, he can definitely be used as a general. This person has a flexible mind and good work in his hands, the most important thing is that Yang Jing came out this time mainly to prepare for the construction of a station for the future transportation company, and this matter can be handed over to others to help with it. If other generals are sent back, it will inevitably affect the combat effectiveness of the current caravan. And now the future is treacherous, try not to do it.

Zhang Zhimu shouted at the outsiders: "Go and invite Yang Jing." ”

Yang Jing will arrive in a while.

Zhang Zhimu said to Yang Jing, who had just entered the tent: "Yang Jing come and sit, Uncle Yan will order you." I want you to escort back the captured horses and men with him. What do you think. ”

"Thank you Uncle Yan for trusting me, and I am willing to go with Uncle Yan. Just what about my task? Yang Jing asked.

Zhang Zhimu saw that Yang Jing knew the general situation like this, and he liked this Yang Jing even more in his heart. said: "The people you brought don't have to go back, let Li Zhi lead them to help you do other things, you can rest assured." This journey may not be easy, you must cooperate with Yan Bo. ”

"Don't worry. Yan Bo looks up to me and gives me the opportunity to complete such an important task, and I will definitely do my best. Yang Jing said.

A few people studied the arrangements for going back in Zhang Zhimu's tent, Yan Boju said that on the way back, I was not worried about the attack of the bandits, and when I arrived in Datong, there were a hundred cavalry sent by Liu Chenghuang, and it was estimated that they would not be able to leave now, and Li Wei and they did not arrive so soon. With them, there was a look after the long caravan. From this to Datong, this section is easy to do.

A few people were studying the matter, Lu Chengxiang came in with a smile again, and said to Zhang Zhimu: "The matter of clothes is solved, I asked those women to change the clothes and armor of the Mongolian cavalry that they took off, and it can be used as temporary cold clothes, so that it is basically enough." Just make some clothes for the children and women. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "Our newly recruited soldiers can use the clothes and armor of Mongolian soldiers, and let them pick one first." ”

Lu Chengxiang smiled and said: "I still need you to say this, Liu Chenghuang and they have already equipped their soldiers with armor, and when they looked at it from a distance, they thought it was a team of Mongolian soldiers." Ha ha! ”

Everyone laughed, too. Zhang Zhimu said: "If we all had armor, we would not have killed or injured so many soldiers, and our soldiers were basically wounded by bows and arrows. When there are conditions in the future, the soldiers will be equipped with their own armor. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "Call Mr. Ouyang and Liu Yun to discuss the division of troops together." ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "I saw that Mr. Ouyang seemed to be walking with Li Jing and them. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Then let's wait for Mr. Ouyang to come back and have a meeting together." Let's go and see our recruits and our fellow sufferers. ”

People are really very tenacious, these people who have come out of the disaster, because they have been freed, after eating a little, especially in the morning, drinking a little mare's milk, many of them have recovered a lot of strength, there are already children playing in the camp, and adults have come out to wander around and bask in the sun.

Zhang Zhimu came to the women who were changing their clothes under the sun, and when these women saw Zhang Zhimu arrive, they felt that it must be a big man, and they all stood up. Zhang Zhimu hurriedly persuaded them all to sit down. But none of them dared to sit down. Zhang Zhimu had no choice but to sit down by himself, and then said with a smile: "Look, I sat down first." This time you should sit down. ”

When these women saw Zhang Zhimu so kind, they all sat down together with a smile that they hadn't seen for a long time.

Zhang Zhimu looked at the modified clothes in their hands and said, "There is no way now, in this wilderness, I can't find such warm clothes all of a sudden." But now it's cold. We had to use these clothes to change and deal with them first. ”

A bold woman said, "The soldiers have come, and it will be good to wait until we get to the kiln." There is everything, children can study, and the place where they study is also food. ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that Liu Chenghuang's soldiers had come to do work for them. These soldiers have made great progress through the study and training in the kiln during this time. Now he can come out to do ideological work, which makes Zhang Zhimu feel very gratified. Zhang Zhimu took it and said: "Yes, the current kiln gang has done this. You may not be able to do it all at once, but I think it will all be done soon. It's just that it takes a while to build a house for everyone, don't you say? ”

A woman said, "I heard that more than 10,000 people here are going to your kilns, can you stay there?" ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled and said: "I can't live at once, and it's best if you are willing to go home." We can't ignore it if we don't have a home, it's such a cold day, it's about to freeze, you don't have anything to eat or live, do you have a way to live if you leave it here? So even if we can't stay, we have to take everyone with us. The people of our kiln gang do not abandon or give up on their own people. And so it is with you. From the moment you decided to go with us, there was no more of you, now we are all us, and we are now a family. When we arrived at Yaogang, we ran for a good life together. ”

These people didn't expect the kiln boss to be so amiable, and everyone was warm in their hearts. Some people have tears in their eyes, and after experiencing inhuman suffering, they cherish everything in front of them more.

Another woman, apparently full of anticipation for the kiln, asked, "You kiln, can you really have water in the house?" Also ..... in the house"

Zhang Zhimu knew that they had heard about the running water. I also want to ask if it is possible to use a flushing toilet in the house. He laughed loudly and said, "What you asked was whether there was running water in the house, and what you didn't ask was whether you could poop and pee in the house, right?" ”

All burst out laughing. Zhang Zhimu said: "Our kilns have been using tap water for a long time, and now the newly built rooms have bathrooms, which are almost the meaning of the toilet outside." But it's much cleaner than the toilet, it's flushed with water when it's finished, and you can take a hot shower in the bathroom. ”

One woman said, "Is there really such a place, like heaven?" ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled and said, "I don't know what heaven is like, because I haven't been there." But together we can build a paradise on earth with our hands. ”

Everyone wanted to laugh when they heard Zhang Zhimu's previous words, but the latter words made everyone feel very excited.

The news of Zhang Zhimu's arrival at the camp attracted many people to come. These people were completely conquered by Zhang Zhimu's words, and they had never seen such a master, without a little arrogance, and could talk to everyone equally. They were also thinking that maybe what the soldiers said about everyone was equal in the kiln might be true.

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By the way, I recommend "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty", similar to this article, it is also a "technology flow" through the novel, but it takes place in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yashan, Anti-Yuan, Restoration, and European World Wars.