Chapter 1166: The Rise of the Republic XII
"Long live the Republic! Long live the king......"
"Preserve the principles of heaven, destroy Hulu, and rejuvenate the republic!"
Tianjin, port.
The cheers came one after another, and in the midst of the cheers, the recruits of the Youzhou Army were lining up in a small line to get on the boat, all of them were elated, as if they had won the jackpot. The people who saw off the expedition soldiers organized by the Doctor Regiment waved the Wanfu banner in the distance and let out a burst of hoarse shouts.
This is the scene when the officers and men of the Youzhou Army, who have been renamed the Republican Army, board the ship and set off!
Not far from the pier, Zhang Kegong, who had already boarded a passenger ship and was waiting to open the boat, stood on the platform above the cabin, stunned and stared at the jubilant scene on the pier.
"They are not Song people! It's the old Qin man who meowed! Joy when you hear the war! Yelu Yanxi, you run quickly, you can't beat them! Don't talk about you, even your ancestor Yelu Abao has no fun coming. Can Yelu Abao beat Tyranny Qin? Impossible......"
It's a pity that what Zhang Kegong thinks in his heart, Yelu Yanxi can't hear it. And even if you hear it, you won't believe it. The people of Yandi have been honest for more than a hundred years under the rule of the Khitan, and not many people dare to resist. How long has it been in the hands of Wu Haogu now? It's going to turn into a tyrannical Qin, is it possible?
Zhang Kegong's visit to Du Wenzhong in Tianjin did not go to the dock to see him off today, but went to Mrs. Yu's Mansion on Tianjin Calligraphy and Painting Street to recognize his sister Du Wenyu, who had been "separated" for more than ten years.
Not for glory and wealth, but for his only son Du Guoliang. Despite Du Wenzhong's persuasion, this kid finally signed up for the army and became a glorious Republican soldier.
This is a rush to kill Du Wenzhong. He is such a precious son, and now he is going to Liaodong to fight with the terrible Khitans, if there is anything in case, how will he live? Therefore, regardless of the crimes he once committed in Jiehe Commercial City, and later collected evidence of Wu Haogu's crimes for Zhang Kegong, he went to find his sister Du Wenyu.
No matter what, even if you go to prison, you have to get your son out! If he really died in Liaodong, how would Du Wenzhong still live?
The brothers and sisters of the Du family here hugged their heads and cried, and the children of Du Guoliang over there received a collar of scarlets, and they were also sent crossbowmen - the scarlet armor in the inventory of the Youzhou Army was definitely not enough to equip so many recruits who swore to defend the republic. Therefore, priority can only be given to "young soldiers". Du Guoliang was a primary school student in the army, so he was classified as a "young soldier" and given armor.
And his crossbow and sword were his own. Tianjin encouraged citizens to practice martial arts, and also encouraged private ownership of weapons, especially crossbows, which were used as weapons to defend the city. Because Du Wenzhong is a good citizen, he also paid for a crossbow for his son to play. As for the sabre, it is a handle for every elementary school student, even the girls in the girls' school. Of course, Du Guoliang also has a sword, and he can also fencing.
Therefore, the "young soldiers" who enlisted, except for the students of the knight elementary school (they are all cavalry), most of them were filled with crossbowmen, and some of them were assigned to the poor baggage management accounts or paperwork.
At the same time as receiving the armor and assigning troops, Du Guoliang's short recruit camp training ended, and he was assigned to the supplementary battalion of the sixth general of the army. In a few days, we will board the journey to Liaodong.
Because there is a frozen period in winter, the troops transported to Liaodong will set off before the end of autumn and then complete their final training in Lushun Province.
As the supreme commander of the Republican Army, Wu Haogu will also be put on the battlefield this time. However, instead of crossing the sea to Liao, he went to Yuguan with Zhao Zhongge and commanded the operation in western Liao.
According to the original plan, the republican army would only fight the Khitans on the Liaodong Peninsula. After the Liao army is repulsed, wait for the opportunity to seize the Liaodong Peninsula and the Liaoxi Corridor.
But the situation has changed, and the enthusiasm of the working people of Youzhou to defend the republic is too high. Therefore, the General Military Machinery Department of the Republic Government had to open up a second battlefield, and at the same time as the war in eastern Liaodong, launched the campaign of western Liaoxi - this was not because there were too many soldiers and there was no place to use them, but because the republican government had to seize more land to distribute to the toiling masses who loved the republic.
The patriarchs, including Wu Haogu, and the senior officials of the republican government were not fools, and they knew very well why so many toiling people loved the republic...... It was not the republican system that improved their lives, but the military system that gave them hope.
They were soldiers for the land! Military salaries can not be paid, but the land must be divided! After deducting the "patriotic schoolboys" (they are the basic plate of the republic) and the knights and government soldiers who have been granted land, there are at least 250,000 recruits who need to distribute land after the victory over the Liao State!
If all the recruits are granted land according to the standards of the government soldiers, 50 million mu needs to be granted...... The entire Liaohe River basin will probably be distributed to the working people of Youzhou.
Bohai country or something...... Well, for the sake of the working people of Youzhou, I can only be sorry for Gao Yongchang and the landlord class surnamed Bohai who supported him.
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Liaodong, Fuzhou, Bijia Mountain.
In the imperial camp of the Great Liao Emperor, there was a jubilant atmosphere. The nobles of the Great Liao Kingdom who entered and exited the imperial tent had irrepressible excitement on their faces, and from time to time they congratulated and praised each other.
The Liaodong battlefield, these days are going well. The direction of Dongguan City on the East Road is advancing step by step! The direction of Lushun Fucheng on the West Road is also step-by-step, and it is close to the Fucheng!
Only the progress of the Great Black Mountain battlefield in the middle was relatively slow, and the Bohai Navy and the Han army that feint to attack the Great Black Mountain were defeated dozens of times in a row, and now they had to build fortifications at the foot of the mountain and confront the mountain city of the Great Black Mountain on the ridge.
By last evening, Ma Jiafeng's first army in the direction of Dongguan City had made significant progress. The Ma family died in the cave and blasted the Dongguan City, knocking down a section of the city wall twenty steps wide. Now the dead soldiers of the Ma family have broken into the city and started hand-to-hand combat with the Youzhou army. Although he has not won a complete victory for the time being, he has finally gained a firm foothold in Dongguan City.
It was only a matter of time before Dongguan City was occupied by the Ma family's army.
Once Dongguan made a breakthrough, the Liao army would be able to take the opportunity to insert itself into the rear of Daheishan and Lushun Fucheng. Victory in the Battle of Arthur can be expected!
The war went so smoothly that it was a bit beyond Yelu Yanxi's expectations.
So today, without waiting for Ma Jiajun to completely occupy Dongguan, he set up a celebration banquet in the imperial tent on Beacon Hill to celebrate the meritorious hero Ma Zhi.
Ma Zhi personally led the troops to kill yesterday, and it is said that he fought a hundred rounds with a warrior of the Youzhou Army, but he did not win, and was injured a little, and now his head is wrapped in gauze, and one arm is also hung with a white cloth, and he is supported by several personal soldiers to the imperial camp of Yelu Yanxi.
Yelu Yanxi looked at Ma Dazhongliang's appearance, that moved! personally stepped forward to help him take a seat, and asked his beloved concubine Xiao Se to toast Ma Zhi.
Ma Zhi patted his chest and promised that he would launch another night attack tonight, and he would take Dongguan City no matter what.
And he seems to have found a way to restrain the Youzhou army, which is night fighting, close combat and fortress fighting.
At night, the spear array and iron cavalry of the Youzhou army could not maintain their formation, and the "demon method" of the Youzhou army could not exert its power in close combat. And the method of advancing the fortress can also offset the "demon law" of the Youzhou army to the greatest extent......
In addition, Ma Renwang also found the secret of the "demon law" of the Youzhou army. It turned out to be a gunpowder weapon!
The Liao State also had gunpowder (gunpowder had already been invented before the sixteen states of Yanyun were ceded), although the power was much worse, but it could be used in the end. Last night's cave blasting was done with Liaoguo gunpowder.
And Ma Renwang also found a skilled craftsman and made a "big tube". That's right, artillery! Not cast in bronze, though. Although there were craftsmen in the Liao Kingdom who could cast large bronzes, it would take several years to complete the casting of cannons. In a hurry, of course, it was too late. However, the centaurs were nimble, so they hired a few carpenters and hollowed out the center of a section of the trunk to make a wooden cannon. This morning, he also demonstrated in front of Yelu Yanxi and fired wooden cannonballs. Although it is not lethal, it is enough to explain the principle of "demon law".
Yelu Yanxi was overjoyed, and also gave Ma Renwang an official and a knight, and made the privy envoy of the Southern Court of Tongzhi, the uncle and nephew of the Ma family, and became a hot celebrity for a while.
At the same time, in the city of Lushun Province, a large number of Republican soldiers were retreating in an orderly manner.
Oh, it's not completely orderly, and there are quite a few soldiers who are busy throwing things, destroying utensils, and setting fires indiscriminately, creating the illusion of a hasty retreat.
Lushun Mansion City is finally going to be abandoned!
In order to "stick" the Liao army, Ma Zheng threw out Lushun Fucheng and Dongguan City as bait.
While abandoning these two dangers, the Great Black Mountain City and the Great Wall of Arthur Pass will be heavily defended.
And in order to encircle the mountain city of Daheishan and attack the Great Wall of Lushun Pass, the Liao army must insert the "gap" between Daheishan and Lushun Pass, so that it will be attacked on its back. It will be difficult to retreat in the future!
"Sir, the king has a message to you, and he believes you 100 percent. How to fight in Liaodong is up to you. If you don't have enough troops, just open your mouth. Now our Republican Army has a large number of soldiers, four or five hundred thousand horses! There are more people than people, and the Khitans can lose. ”
is talking to Ma Zheng is Wu Haogu's fake son Wu Xuan. He had just arrived in Arthur Province with a main force of young knights (consisting of three battalions). There are 1,500 Knights, most of whom are students of Knight Elementary School. The kung fu of the horse is definitely not inferior to their knight father or knight brother. And it's all about republican ideals. Except for not having much battlefield experience, in other aspects, he is only stronger than the older generation of knights. And Wu Haogu's eldest son, Wu Yiyong, also joined this young knight unit under the pseudonym Wu Yong, and also served as the captain of a cavalry team.
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