Liu Ziguang stopped in Lanzhou and gave over the great honor of recovering Jiayuguan to the troops of Yuan Inspector's division, which was very particular.

First of all, Zhenwuhou is a kind person, since everyone is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, everything has to help each other, eating alone, that is a big mistake, the Red Shirt Army has already taken Ningxia, and the soldiers are bloodless, and Lanzhou has incorporated 100,000 troops, and it is cheap to take enough of it, and it should give up some honor to the Western Army.

Moreover, the attack on Jiayuguan is a hard work, thousands of miles of road are deserted, supply difficulties, the march will be extremely difficult, even if you get to Jiayuguan, can you win the battle, or two said, now there are only more than 10,000 red shirts in Lanzhou City, coal and grain and grass reserves are insufficient, those steam steamers are almost tossed, all over the body are sick, can no longer withstand the use of large intensity, Liu Ziguang sympathetic to the soldiers, they can't bear to drive them to compete for the so-called false name, so push the boat down the river and no longer send troops to the west.

Not only did he not send troops to rob him, Liu Ziguang also sold 3,000 war horses and 1,000 camels to the Western Army to enhance their transportation capacity, which is a Ningxia three hippos that can't be bought with silver, and moved Wu Sangui's heart with tears in his eyes, said that it is still the big brother who is good to me, not to mention the credit, but also to give such a great help, with these horses and camels, this part of the Hunan army can definitely arrive at Jiayuguan before Liu Zongmin's department, this help is too golden.

Liu Ziguang is very insidious, this hand not only eases the contradiction between the Red Shirt Army and the Western Army, but also increases the estrangement within the Western Army, you must know that Yuan Chonghuan's Western Army is not monolithic, Liu Zongmin and Wu Sangui are not convinced, who will be holding back their strength to grab the merit. Liu Ziguang helped Wu Sangui win the first credit, coupled with his own prestige in the land of Huguang, he would definitely win the gratitude of Wu Sangui's 50,000 Huxiang disciples.

In fact, Liu Ziguang also has a potential purpose, that is, to cultivate a dazzling star, it is best to divide part of his own brilliance, so as to avoid the suspicion of the court and the emperor.

Liu Ziguang took the initiative to make Gong, and Yuan Chonghuan was still very pleased, and said in his heart, this time this stunned young man finally knew how to be an official, and immediately repaid the favor, Li paid the price of the 3,000 horses and 1,000 camels in full, and allocated some military rations to Liu Ziguang to help him deal with the problem of food shortage of 100,000 railway soldiers, and for a while, the Western Army was in harmony.

Lanzhou is an important big city in the west, coal and all kinds of metal minerals are very rich, Liu Ziguang occupied all these mines, transferred five battalions of railway soldiers to open mines, for a while and a half, the advanced steam excavator can not be transported, let these poor sappers dig with pickaxes and shovels, walking on the edge of the open-pit coal mine, watching thousands of sappers sweating like rain, Liu Ziguang actually found some feelings in the Liguo Iron Works, but the difference is that he is the one who stands on the top of the pit to inspect, not the coolie who digs coal below, for a while, Liu Dashuai has mixed feelings, and the herald ordered: " Add more meat to Lanzhou ramen tonight! ”

Lanzhou ramen is a famous soup in Lanzhou, umami and delicious, pay attention to one clear, two white, three red, four green and five yellow soup, clear as water, white blue melon such as jade, chili pepper bright red translucent, garlic sprouts, coriander turquoise fresh and tender, hand-drawn noodles are thin and round, plus thinly cut yellow beef, the taste is wonderful, unlike words, Lanzhou City is full of such ramen shops, Liu Ziguang and more than 10,000 red-shirted soldiers are very fond of this food, for this reason, more than a dozen ramen masters have been recruited to serve in the army, specially for the soldiers to make noodles to eat.

The railway soldiers are actually Liu Ziguang's cheap coolies, and the sappers heard that they can eat more meat Lanzhou ramen at night, and they all cheered excitedly, Liu Ziguang beckoned around reservedly, and a gust of wind blew through Lanzhou at the end of October, and it was a little cold, and the soldiers took the woolen cloak in the black and red to help him put it on, and whispered: "Mrs. Dashuai is here." ”

Liu Ziguang wondered, I didn't hear that Peng Jingrong and they were coming to the Western Regions, and the soldiers said, "It's Dong who is here with Miss." Liu Ziguang suddenly realized that it was the family he left in Chang'an, the newly married concubine Dong Xiaowan and the goddaughter Xue Xiangying who was accepted in Weinan thought that Yuan Chonghuan had done a good deed and sent them over.

When I returned to the Shuaifu, I saw that sure enough, Yuan Chonghuan took the opportunity to send the horse and silver to send five hundred cavalrymen to send his wife and children, Dong Xiaowan and Xue Xiangying got along for a period of time, and they were almost close to their mother and daughter. Then go up directly to untie the cloak for him, like the old husband and wife for many years, Xue Xiangying jumped over and shouted Daddy, which made Liu Ziguang's nose sour, this is the warmth of home, he couldn't help but think of the family in Beijing, I don't know if I can walk, and my daughter Zhao Jiao, who has been living in Song for a few months, I don't know if I can recognize it when I come again, I think I am already a parent of both children and a large family.

At this time, the Jingshi condolence group had already returned, but Dong Xiaowan stayed, and said that he would follow Liu Ziguang to serve him, Liu Ziguang saw his resolute attitude, so he had to agree, but the time could not be too long, and he had to return to Beijing in winter, but it didn't matter if he stayed, Liu Ziguang was a little infatuated with Dong Xiaowan, not to say how good Dong's kung fu was in bed, after all, people were Qing people who did not sell their bodies, and they had never practiced that, but because of Dong Xiaowan's virtuousness, this Jiangnan woman's exquisite cooking skills are breathtaking, she can make a month without the same meals, and she will also make pastries and preserved fruits, winemaking, etc., Liu Ziguang, who is accustomed to eating the skills of a chef in the army, immediately praised the Jiangnan side dishes she made, and never mentioned the matter of driving people back to Beijing.

After the last Ningxia Campaign, the General Staff summed up a lot of experience in operations in the west, from weapons and equipment to military uniforms and uniforms, and had to be completely replaced. The railway from Xuzhou to Chang'an through Henan is also under intense construction, Liguo Iron Works, Jiangnan Shipyard, Qishuyan Machinery Factory have opened special rail production workshops, woodworking workshops in various places have also stepped up the production of sleepers, local government organizations, idle people, etc., as well as prisoners to smash stones, but also to contribute to the construction of the railway.

The last time the steam ironclad chariot used was a temporary product, and it actually proved that it was not suitable for use in the west, because the drive of the steam chariot required a lot of water and coal, and the desert Gobi in the Western Regions was a water-scarce area, carrying a large amount of water and coal was bound to increase the logistical pressure, of course, the steam chariot also had its advantages, that is, it was huge, powerful, full of power, and carried many things, and it was an extremely good weapon platform, so this weapon could not be abolished, and it could only be improved, and the production of internal combustion engine chariots made up for its combat gap.

The exclusive text version of this work may not be reproduced without consent, and excerpts for more of the latest and fastest chapters please visit! The new type of chariot and artillery is still under development and production, the first to be transported to Lanzhou is the new type of uniform, which is according to Liu Ziguang's instructions, with the Songjiang Prefecture production of tribute satin sewn thick cotton military uniform, two and a half feet of placket coat, similar to the Manchu official uniform, the square lapel, sewn on the body four cloth pockets, the thighs of the trousers are also sewn on both sides of the cloth pockets, the style is strange, but it can be bearable, the key is that the color of this outfit is even more weird, the earthy yellow base is printed with white, a black one, and there are small green and brown color blocks, anyway, it looks like a beggar's hundred clothes, the officers and soldiers have great opinions, and the resistance is very high。

Liu Ziguang didn't say a word, mobilized all the officers to go to the suburbs, the soldiers were vast, and the autumn colors were everywhere yellow, but the flag officer waved the flag, and the pile of dry grass in the distance suddenly stood up, it turned out that a whole battalion of soldiers was ambushed there, and the officers no longer talked nonsense at that time, and each battalion urged the soldiers to change their clothes.

The new helmet style is also very embarrassing, bare without any decoration, the tip of the gun is red and white, there is no machine-stamped iron helmet, just like an iron pot, as long as the three-point support and leather gasket and chin belt are removed, you can directly go to the stove to boil water, for this too simple helmet, the soldiers also complained, how can this broken iron pot have the bright light and shiny before, and there is a phoenix wing helmet with feathers and red tassels. The shrimp tail helmet is majestic, under the protest, Liu Ziguang finally made a compromise, agreed to add the tiger head emblem on the front of the iron helmet, add the rank emblem at the back, and then with crystal goggles, the goggles made of leather rings, rubber belts and natural crystal sheets have won everyone's unanimous approval, because the wind and sand in the west are too big, and the wind can't open their eyes at all, so why not fight with the goggles, which can not only resist the wind and sand, but also look mighty, so the soldiers are vying to match.

Although the Red Shirts temporarily lived in Lanzhou, but the military operations did not stop, he sent a large number of personnel to infiltrate the Western Regions and Tibet to carry out all-round reconnaissance, from political and military to economic, people's livelihood, mountains, rivers, villages, folk customs are the target of reconnaissance, the Red Shirts have a lot of aliens, let them do this, this is very suitable, only to find out the enemy's situation, in order to win in the future war in one fell swoop.

In terms of the court, everything is plain as usual, singing and dancing, it seems that the war in the west has nothing to do with Jiangnan, the emperor is still the same old man, like to play with steamers, steamboats, etc., the belly of the queen and the concubines still did not move, I heard that the queen mother was in a hurry for this.

The situation in the north is very gratifying, the Ming army, the pseudo-Qing Jing **, plus the Chahar cavalry of Zamuhe, the Qing army outside the pass can not be defeated, and has lost the confidence in the field, and now Changchun has changed hands and captured Shengjing, it is only a matter of time.

The situation of his own family is also safe, the son can already speak, the amount of food is still so big, one meal can catch up with other children, three meals, Fan Bingbing gave birth to a daughter, the mood is much better than before, the little doll is extremely beautiful, the pink carving is general, and now the name has not been chosen, saying that it will be officially named when Liu Ziguang comes back.

On the wall of Lanzhou City, the sunset reflected on Liu Ziguang's face, he put down the letter in his hand and sighed: Alas, when will I be able to go home.