Chapter 62 The Great Victory in Xining Flood Hazards

When Ningde arrived in Xining with reinforcements, the war in Xining was over.

Garrisoned in Xining is the commander of the Northwest Frontier Army led a frontier division and a division of Zhao Jinli's First Army, this commander is named Zhang Xun, also a veteran of Yaogang, who came down from the Wild Boar Ridge, once followed Zhang Zhimu to the south and north, and participated in almost all the battles in the early days of Yaogang's business, and he is also a crazy guy. When Zhao Jinli was in charge of the Jiayuguan side, Ningde sent him to Xining, and he was in charge of the area around the Xining River and the Huang Valley.

When Li Kui first arrived in Xining with the Yaogang People's Army, he had a battle with the Mongols in front of Xining, and the Mongols suffered a loss. Li Kui and everyone thought that the Mongols would soon come back to take revenge, because the Mongols would not give up when they suffered losses, which was their characteristic.

But to everyone's surprise, after the Mongols suffered losses, there was no movement at all. Slowly, everyone relaxed.

The Yaogang people took over this area of the Hehuang Valley, which indeed brought a lot of benefits to the people of all ethnic groups here, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment one by one. The people of Yaogang first began to dredge the Huangshui, and now the small boat can enter the Huangshui from the Yellow River, although the large boat can not enter, but the three sand dredging boats are digging sand, everyone believes that the Huangshui can pass the big boat is a matter of time. The road from Xining to Lanzhou is already under construction, and the road from Xining to the Qilian Mountains is also under construction in some sections. Several bridges on the Huangshui River, which affect the passage of ships, have also been rebuilt.

In the season when the water level was high, we overcame many difficulties and finally transported the two megawatts of power generation equipment to Xining. The people of Xining have access to electricity, and many people have started to listen to the radio from the kiln cadres, and many of them have already started to buy radios. From now on, this place is not remote, and Xining people can hear the world when they sit at home. Many wealthy households in Xining sent their children to study in Yaogang.

The most important thing is that all these major projects have not increased the burden on the people. People can also earn back money by participating in the project. Therefore, whether it is the lower-class people, the upper-class gentlemen, and the clergy, they all have special respect for the officials sent by the kiln. What they didn't expect was that they were also allowed to elect senators to participate in the discussion of local development and construction, and in the future, they would have to supervise the words and deeds of the cadres and audit the financial situation. These things have never been heard of before, and they also make the people of all ethnic groups believe that the Yaogang people are here for the benefit of everyone.

Just when everyone was immersed in the yearning for a better life, the news came that the Mongols were coming. Although the people firmly believed that the Yaogang people would be able to defend this place and protect everyone, they all knew that the Mongol soldiers were too terrible. Therefore, the people still seem very nervous. The newly elected councillors here came to the officials of the kiln and said that they would organize the people to resist the Mongol attack. Zhang Xun personally met with the senators. He said to them: "I understand the feelings of everyone who want to fight the Mongols with us. Thank you very much to all of you. I am very touched by the fact that everyone can share the same hatred when we are in times of crisis. However, I ask you to go back and tell the people that with us here, they don't have to worry about their safety. No matter how many Mongol soldiers come, we can beat them away, not only to run away, but also to beat them so that they never dare to come again. After Zhang Xun said this, he began to admire himself. The last thing I wanted to do before was to speak in front of everyone. When I participated in the training, I was forced to speak in front of everyone, and if I didn't pass it, I would be punished. It seems that the original sin was worth it.

Zhang Xun knows that everyone may not believe it. So he arranged a military parade and invited the people to visit. Then there was a shooting show of various weapons, and the confidence of the people was enough.

Zhang Xun kept learning from the telegram transferred from Yaogang that the war began from Baotou to Helan Mountain, then to Shandanwei, and then to Jiayuguan, and it was about to start here. Sure enough, almost at the same time as the war with Jiayuguan began, a large number of Mongols who had been in ambush for a long time in the west of Xining suddenly surrounded Xining. However, Xining is close to water on one side, and they can only surround Xining on three sides. Zhang Xun knew that he could not concentrate all his troops in Xining, which was not conducive to mobility, and in addition, the Mongols surrounded Xining, and if they divided their troops elsewhere, they had to defend themselves.

Under the leadership of Zhang Xun, the Yaogang People's Army couldn't wait for a big battle with the Mongols. The Mongols west of Xining are also holding back their strength, and they want to teach the rampant Han people a good lesson. If it weren't for the Khan's repeated orders not to harass the Han Chinese, they would have been killed long ago. Now there is finally a chance to do a big job, especially this time all the troops are attacking at the same time, and this time there are more than 10,000 troops concentrated on the Xining side. The Mongols thought that this time they would win easily, and they estimated that many of the Han Chinese would have fled without a trace when they saw their army.

However, just when the Mongol army surrounded Xining on three sides and had not yet attacked, the two speedboats of the Yaogang people on the Huangshui River set up heavy machine guns to give the Mongols a look. When the speedboat drove along the Huangshui to the southwest corner of Xining City, the people on the boat saw that some Mongolians had tied yurts by the river, which made the Yaogang speedboat sailors very angry, which simply ignored our sailors.

The battle began with the speedboats of the navy. The speedboats coming to Xining are all kiln gang standard fast standing. There was a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and a water-cooled heavy machine gun.

When the two speedboats went up the river and came to the southwest corner of Xining, the sound of beeping attracted the attention of the Mongol cavalry on the riverbank. However, as soon as the captains of the two speedboats made contact with them by radio, they agreed to open fire at the same time, first extinguishing the fire of these crazy and boundless Mongols. Two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns and water-cooled heavy machine guns on the two speedboats simultaneously rained bullets on the Mongol soldiers who were setting up tents on the shore.

As soon as these ambitious Mongol soldiers saw their army arrive, the Han people immediately hid in the city and did not dare to come out, and they felt that Xining in front of them was bound to win. So they camped by the river with a big grin, and when they saw boats coming over on the river, they also crowded by the river to watch the excitement. But they didn't expect that such a terrible rain of bullets would be fired from the ship, and those 12.7mm bullets, as long as one bullet hit the crowd, would penetrate several people, and even hit the horse's head, which could wipe out the entire horse's head. Before the Mongol soldiers on the river bank understood what was going on, a large number of them had already been killed, and those Mongol soldiers who wanted to escape turned around and ran back, but where could they escape the pursuit of bullets. Four machine guns, in just a few moments, killed hundreds of Mongol soldiers on the riverbank.

When the Mongolian soldiers, who were frightened and had escaped death, reported what happened by the river to the ten thousand households who led the team, the ten thousand households did not believe anything, and hundreds of people could be killed in this moment, and they did not even have a chance to fight back. He led people to the river in person, and saw that the Mongolian soldiers who had been beaten to the ground had not yet been cleaned up, and Wan Hu and his entourage trembled. What kind of weapon would be so powerful, Wan Hu squatted in front of a Mongolian soldier whose arm was blown away by a heavy machine gun bullet, and asked, "Do you see what kind of weapon injured you?" ”

The sore porcelain tooth grinned at the Mongolian soldier and said, "No, no, I don't know what's going on?" I felt like my arm was being tugged at and it was gone. ”

Wan Hu turned back to Qian Hu who was in charge of this place and said, "What is happening here, you are not allowed to say it." Otherwise, kill! ”

Qianhu understood that spreading such a thing would hurt morale, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry! I know what to do. ”

Perhaps the speedboats in Yaogang were addicted to killing, and when they retreated down the river to the southeast corner of Xining, they used almost the same method to kill them again.

When Zhang Xun heard the report of the navy, he ordered: "Tell them not to fight again." If the Mongols are sent away, I will ask for them! ”

Zhang Xun wanted to take advantage of the strong Xining city wall to give full play to the advantages of his firearms to kill and injure a large number of Mongolian soldiers, and he was looking forward to the Mongol soldiers attacking the city. Zhang Xun's troops were arranged in this way, he ordered all the artillery to be concentrated in Xining City, it turned out that a division of the Northwest Frontier Army had a cavalry regiment in it, and he ordered this cavalry regiment and Zhao Jinli's infantry division to hide outside Xining City. Each of Zhao Jinli's infantry divisions had horses, and their weapons and other equipment were all carried on horses. The reason why cavalry is not counted is that they are rarely trained in cavalry subjects, and horses are only used as a means of transportation. It does not affect their quick maneuvering on horseback.

Besieged Xining City, although they suffered some losses on the banks of Huangshui, the Mongols' determination to attack the city tomorrow was still very firm. They encouraged the soldiers to move freely for two days after entering the city. The Mongolian soldiers, who had long coveted Xining, had long heard that the current Xining was simply rich and flowing. The merchants who passed through Xining were reluctant to leave Xining. The Mongol soldiers dreamed of entering Xining. When they heard that they could move freely for two days in Xining, they knew too well what was going on. Therefore, the Mongolian soldiers were excited, eager to enter Xining City immediately.

The soldiers and people in Xining City have already prepared a large number of stone hands in the city, ready to give the Mongols a taste at any time.

As soon as the day dawned, the Mongol camp was full of neighing horses and people. The Mongols rose up to feed the horses and make food. The soldiers and civilians of Xining in the city also knew that a bloody battle could not be avoided today. The soldiers had eaten early and came to their battle positions in the city. The people boiled water and were ready to be sent to the city.

In fact, this style of play of the Mongols is the most popular among the Yaogang people, they are scattered and harassed everywhere, and it is difficult to deal with it.

The purpose of Zhang Xun's fight today is very clear, that is, to kill as many Mongolian soldiers as possible.

Therefore, when the war began, Zhang Xun followed the method taught in the kiln gang textbook and explicitly ordered the artillery to deal with the Mongol artillery first. Therefore, before the official start of the war, the artillery on the city of Xining discovered the artillery position of the Mongols, so they fired first unceremoniously. Knocking out the opponent's cannon first, and never letting the opponent's cannon speak, is something that the kiln officer will remember at any time. The already small Mongolian artillery was also divided into three directions, but it was not used in any direction, and it was destroyed by the Yaogang cannon. The Mongols did not expect the Han artillery to be so powerful. However, the destruction of the artillery did not affect the determination of the Mongol Wanhu to launch an attack. According to their tactics, the Mongol soldiers approached the city wall in three directions, west, north, and east outside the city of Xining, holding shields, and when they reached a certain distance, their archers began to shoot arrows at the city. In order to avoid the bows and arrows, the soldiers of the kiln in the city hid behind the arrow stacks.

At this time, the Mongols shouted, carried the ladder, and rushed down to the city together.

At the same time, the city machine guns began to fire at the Mongol archers. The Yaogang soldiers also shot at the charging Mongols with their rifles. Now many Mongolian soldiers have set up ladders on the city of Xining, and the brave Mongolian soldiers have begun to climb the ladders to the city, and more and more Mongolian soldiers are crowded under the city. At this time, the defenders of Xining City threw a large number of stones at the city, and smashed the Mongolian soldiers into a wolf howl. However, the ten thousand households who oversaw the formation behind knew that they could not withdraw at this time, and if they withdrew, the brothers who were killed and wounded would die in vain.

Therefore, he sent the army behind him again, and he wanted to take Xining City in one fell swoop.

But just when the Mongolian soldiers under the city gathered more and more, the defenders of the city threw a large number of hands down. In the dense crowd under the city, there were constantly smoking hands** falling, and exploding hands** would blow down a group of Mongolian soldiers every time. At the same time, light and heavy machine guns in the city opened fire at the same time, and the artillery also constantly threw shells at the Mongol soldiers in the distance. Mongolian Wanhu did not expect that the kiln gang people would cover the three positions at the same time. With such dense firepower, it didn't take long for the Mongolian soldiers within the range of the kiln gang people to fall to the ground and not move. The dense gunfire stopped, and the occasional gunfire that came to mind was the kiln gang soldiers who found that there were still moving targets on the city wall, and fired supplementary guns. Outside the city of Xining, it was almost covered with the corpses of Mongolian soldiers.

In this attack, more than 5,000 Mongolian soldiers were killed on three sides of Xining City, which made the Mongolian households unable to accept it no matter what. Half of the men, whether to continue the offensive or retreat, the Mongols began to argue. Wan Hu understood that looking at the way the battle was fought just now, it would be difficult to capture Xining even if there were several times as many people, but before leaving, he patted his chest and assured Gu Shihan that he would definitely defeat Xining or he would come to see him. But at that time, who knew that the Han people guarding the city now would be so powerful. If there was no express order from the Khan, he would have withdrawn from the army without permission, and military law would not have tolerated. Therefore, Wanhu hesitated between retreating and not retreating, so he sent someone to report the situation to Gu Shi Khan quickly. Throughout the afternoon, the Mongols neither attacked nor retreated.

As soon as they hesitated, they gave up their chance to escape.

During the night, the division and cavalry regiment that had been placed outside the city of Xining had moved into place and counter-surrounded the Mongols from three directions. At that time, the three gates of Xining City suddenly opened, and the soldiers of the kiln gang came out of the gates, and at the same time, the artillery on the city fired the cannonballs far away at the Mongol camp. As soon as the shelling stopped, the kiln soldiers who rushed out of the city and the kiln soldiers who surrounded them approached the Mongol camp at the same time. The kiln men continued to shoot flares over the camp. The Mongols in the camp immediately scattered around as if they had blown up their nests. Some of them grabbed the horses and rushed out of the camp, and most of them were killed by the kiln soldiers outside the camp.

In the face of the Mongol camp, the Yaogang people only surrounded and did not attack. Because they rushed into the Mongol camp at night and fought with them, it was easy to cause casualties, so they did not attack, but kept using cold guns to create chaos for them outside. Towards daybreak, several groups of Mongols fled after paying the price of most of the dead and wounded. In the end, until dawn, the Mongols, who had been tossing for half the night, saw that they could not escape, and they all dismounted and surrendered.

After entering the inventory, more than 3,500 Mongol soldiers were captured this time. There were more than 15,000 horses.

By the time Ningde arrived in Xining, the battle was over. The people of the city took to the streets to celebrate.

However, Ningde did not let Zhang Xun and them rest for too long, and immediately ordered them to divide their troops into two routes, from that side and from the north, bypassing Qinghai Lake, and converging at Dulan (Ulan) to the east of Qinghai Lake, and from now on, to extend their strength to Dulan (Ulan). The area around Qinghai Lake is our own pasture.

June in Yaogang should be said to be a period of happy events, but when Lin Zongwei and Lu Chengxiang, who came back from Zhenjiang Shipbuilding Base, came to see Zhang Zhimu together, the good news brought to Zhang Zhimu also brought hidden worries.

The good news brought by Lu Chengxiang is that the summer grain has been harvested again. It's just that there is some drought in Henan, and the harvest is not very good. Now Lu Chengxiang's attention is particularly focused on food, because the current population is too much. The importance of food has also become even greater.

Lin Zongwei came back and said that he had unified his understanding with his son when he arrived at the Zhenjiang base, and now the 5,000-ton wooden fortune ship has been smoothly manufactured. Together, they studied the method of using the main beam of the steel keel. This year, the 5,000-ton steam ship will be launched. Because they bought a lot of timber for shipbuilding in the abandoned shipyards along the Yangtze River. There are still two 1,000-ton wooden boats in operation, which were used for fishing. Since there is now electricity at the base, the woodworking work that used to be very laborious by hand is now processed with electric tools, which saves a lot of trouble. Lin Zongwei is quite satisfied with the construction of the base, because the new dock is still under construction. Lin Zongwei wanted to build a dock that could build a 20,000-ton fortune ship, because in the abandoned shipyard in Yingtianfu, there was also a dock that could build a 20,000-ton fortune ship, so he personally went over to inspect it. Zheng He's treasure ship is 20,000 tons. Zhang Zhimu certainly supports such a thing, a dock that can build a 20,000-ton Fu ship, and a 20,000-ton steel-hulled ship can also be built in the future. Due to the constraints, it was impossible to build a larger ship at Lingshui Wharf.

However, Lin Zongwei brought a piece of news that made Zhang Zhimu very worried. He said that based on the experience of local elders, this year there must be a big flood. This reminded Zhang Zhimu of what Mr. Song Yingxing told him a few days ago, according to various signs, the Huai River is likely to be flooded this year, and we must prepare in advance.

Zhang Zhimu knows that this year is the first year to seize the Central Plains, and if these things are not handled well, it will affect the image of the people in Yaogang.

Zhang Zhimu asked Mr. Lu: "Mr. Lu, we need to store more grain in those grain depots in the south." We also have to have a meeting with everyone to get all the speedboats we can use, one to save people, and the other to use food for disaster relief. This is a great test for us, and it is also an opportunity for us to win the trust of the people. ”

"If you're afraid, you're afraid, the Yangtze River and the Huai River are flooding at the same time." Lin Zongwei said, "I also heard over there that as long as the Yangtze River and the Huai River are flooded at the same time, Henan will inevitably have a great drought. We all have to be ready. ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "I think this time, I have to be ready to arrange a large number of immigrants. Ningde told me several times that he would send more immigrants to the Hexi area. Now they don't know if they have the capacity to arrange a large number of immigrants. ”

"We can support them more in terms of food and prepare them." Zhang Zhimu said.

"Oops! Mr. Zhang, it's not so simple. To arrange people, you need more than just food, you need a lot of houses. Lu Chengxiang said, "When people arrive in the place, they must be arranged well in order to keep them." This is all something that needs to be prepared in advance. ”

"You can contact General Ningde directly about this matter, and the war on their side is almost over." Zhang Zhimu said, "They went west to Shazhouwei (Dunhuang). Then Shazhouwei (Dunhuang), Guazhou, and Yumen all need a large number of immigrants. We want a good policy, not only to be able to send people there, but also to be able to put down roots there with peace of mind. ”

"Mr. Zhang, haven't you always wanted to propose to the emperor the matter of diverting the Yellow River? I think now is a good opportunity. We have just relieved the emperor. It was just when the emperor was happy. The emperor has always wanted to do something, so that it is good for the country and the people, and without the emperor's money, they can earn a good reputation, and the emperor will definitely agree. I think you should write a letter to the emperor and talk about this matter in detail. Mr. Lu mentioned one thing that Zhang Zhimu was thinking.

Zhang Zhimu nodded and said, "Yes!" The matter of the Huai River entering the sea must be resolved. Otherwise, that area will never stop. It's going to take a lot of effort to get this done. To tell the truth, even if the emperor does not agree to do it, we will send the army over to handle the matter. But it's better to let the emperor cooperate, it's easier for them to move than us. The newly built river will occupy a lot of land, so let the emperor figure out a way. It's really not going to work, and we can come up with some compensation. ”

"We can also sort out a lot of land by sorting out the old road of the Yellow River, which is all good land. We can set aside to do maneuvers. Lu Chengxiang said, "I think we can build a few more bridges on the canal from Kaifeng to Huai'an, so that it will be much more convenient for the two sides of the strait to travel back and forth." ”

"It seems that Mr. Lu has started to think about this matter." Zhang Zhimu said, "If this thing is done, there are still many things that need to be studied." When we need to be together, study it carefully. ”

In the past two days, there are two good news, which makes Zhang Zhimu very happy, one is that the railway from Taiyuan to Fenglingdu has been completed and has been opened to traffic. After a period of trial operation, it can be officially operated. The other is that after the Taiyuan Bridge was opened to traffic, all the construction personnel have been withdrawn to Fenglingdu to prepare for the construction of the Tongguan Yellow River Bridge.

Zhang Zhimu knows that the pressure of transportation at Lingshui Wharf is too great now, and now the train has reached Fenglingdu. It can divert a lot of transportation pressure. It is completely possible to build several berths in Fenglingdu and change ships here. However, the Kaiyuan New River has limited shipping capacity, and transportation is also a bottleneck. It seems that there is still a lot to be done.

However, the biggest thing is the Jiangnan issue that people from all walks of life will focus on studying after they come back.

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".