Episode 4 Knock down Gege

On April 18th, .

There was a high-pitched roar, the locomotive gasped, and the long military column slowly moved. The platform and both sides of the railway were crowded with people seeing them off. Among these people were generals, ministers, military officers, journalists, and many celebrities. Magnesium lights flashed, cheers erupted, and flowers and streamers flew to the train. On the window of the coach of the military train, the young men of the Ming army leaned out, waved their hands and hats, and responded to the people seeing them off with cheers.

The train was very long, mainly transporting people, carrying officers and men of a regiment. Moreover, the division headquarters is also in this train. In fact, a few days ago, some military trains carrying fuel and supplies had already set off westward, but there was no formal send-off ceremony. It was not until the 18th that temporary supply depots had been set up in a series of cities to the west, and the official army was deployed.

Zhu Yourong was also on the platform, smiling, and waving his hand gracefully to the military column. Behind her, on a huge banner, a large line of words was written:

- Will hold the bow like a full moon, look northwest, and shoot the wolf!

On the bodies of military trains, many words of blessing were written in paint and chalk. The most written sentence is:

——Go home for the Dragon Boat Festival and eat zongzi!

Xiang Xiaoqiang and Fourteen Gege had a separate carriage as their bedroom, which was connected to the two carriages of the division headquarters. At this moment, Xiang Xiaoqiang, Fourteen Gege, and the officers and staff officers of the division headquarters were all like the soldiers, lying at the window and waving to the crowd.

As the train accelerated, the platform was thrown behind little by little. A few minutes later, the train was completely out of the station. Her Majesty the Empress, civil ministers and military generals on the platform can no longer be seen. At this moment, on both sides of the railway, there are constantly Ming officers and soldiers who spontaneously come to see them off, as well as the people of Beijing.

Only one division was used in this counterinsurgency mission, and most of the Ming troops in Beijing did not have their turn. Although most of the troops were tired after the Northern Expedition, everyone still envied the 1st Panzer Division.

Because there's so much to envy. First of all, this mission is not very dangerous, and the opponent is only tens of thousands of Qing cavalry, or a third-rate miscellaneous army. Secondly, this is the first battle of the Ming Dynasty to defend the integrity of the new land after reunification, which is glorious and significant. Also, this time I followed Lord Xiang and Her Royal Highness the Princess, which is equivalent to accompanying them on their honeymoon and piggybacking on the rebellion. Since there is only one division to follow, almost everyone has the opportunity to get close to Lord Xiang and Her Royal Highness the Princess, and maybe they will be appreciated. Finally, the places to go this time are also fascinating. Northern Xinjiang is a place full of beautiful grasslands, forests, and lakes. It is said that there are many places with lakes and mountains that are completely comparable to Canada, Norway, and Switzerland.

These young men, none of them took the tens of thousands of cavalry seriously, and they could level the cavalry bandits with a raise of their hands. Being an aircraft plus tank group is simply "no contact with war". By the time you can see the enemy, you will already be a corpse.

The soldiers joked with each other: if someone is wounded there, then luck, come back and buy a lottery ticket.

What these young men now longed for was to sit among the lakes and mountains, looking at the pebbles and schools of fish in the crystal clear water, and looking at the shouts of the needles spreading up the mountains in the distance. On either side, there is an endless field, and two rows of poplar trees fall backwards quickly, pouring for thousands of miles.