After writing a reply to Li Hongzhang, the Ming convoy rested for three days and set foot on the road across the Pacific Ocean again.

It can be said that among the armies of the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers of the naval division transport team are the most bitter.

But no, the Ming Dynasty is in dire need of population, and the sailors still need to work hard.

Fortunately, according to the original plan, the "Fuqiang" did not set sail with the team this time, but entered the dock for maintenance and updated the power system.

The officers and men on the "Fuqiang" were also able to rest well for a month.

The officers and men of the "Fu Qiang" began to take leave, but the Royal Army, the Imperial Army's sailors Yang and Jia, were mobilized.

On June 6, a very auspicious day, Zhu Fugui was in the school field 40 kilometers southwest of Fengdu, dressed in military uniform, to carry out the mobilization of the three armed forces.

This time to attack Portland, that is, Xinqing, the main force was the first armored infantry brigade and the third mixed brigade of the first division of the Ming Royal Army, and the combat units were the two gunboats of the Royal Naval Division "Yangzhou" and "Jiading".

(Think about it again and again, the military system is still according to divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, and squads...) Town, association, standard, battalion, team, platoon, flag, these words plus armor and the like, I always feel very strange. ）

After more than a year of development, the First Division of the Army, which has always been in name only, has finally perfected its establishment.

It has one armored infantry brigade, two mixed brigades, and an independent cavalry regiment, totaling 15,000 men.

The reason why it is a mixed brigade instead of an infantry brigade is because the Ming Dynasty is located in a temperate maritime climate, has a large number of high-quality pastures in the territory, is very rich in animal power, has a lot of horses, and each brigade has a mobile cavalry.

The second division of the army has also begun to be formed, and it currently has only 5,000 people, and it is mainly composed of new recruits, and has not yet formed combat effectiveness.

Considering that the internal guards, border guards, and guard units in the Jinyi Guard also have a certain combat effectiveness, the Ming Dynasty dispatched about half of its military forces to conquer Portland.

It's not that Zhu Fugui doesn't understand the truth that the lion fights the rabbit and does his best, but with the rapid expansion of the Ming Army in recent months, many recruits have not been fully trained, and the defense is more than enough, and the long-range attack is prone to problems.

In addition, Charles I on the outside seems to be sneaking in with the Red Neck in the Northwest to try to make a small move, but it seems to have little effect.

And there are still many children of the Hunan army in the Ming Dynasty, and the donkey generally refuses to cut his braids, and he also needs enough military strength to maintain internal stability.

Back then, the Japanese said that the Hunan people were uncivilized and refused to be emperors, but they didn't expect that this time, Zhu Fugui also encountered such trouble.

In addition to headaches, Zhu Fugui also admires the Hunan people very much.

In order to keep their braids, the Hunan army and soldiers who had been fighting with the Cantonese bandits for ten years were brave, and the ideological work was not so easy to do, and Zhu Fugui could only slowly influence them through unremitting ideological education and the high braids tax.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty is not a small Japan after all, and the Ming Emperor is not an emperor who pretends to be a ghost on a small island, and when Zhu Fugui set out on the expedition, about half of the first batch of Hunan troops transported a month ago had already chosen to cut off their braids.

All in all, the Ming Dynasty had internal and external troubles, so it was necessary to leave more than 10,000 troops to consolidate the rear.

But with 10,000 troops, this is still the strongest blow in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

In film and television dramas, 10,000 people seem to be a small army.

But when you are immersed in the scene, you can feel what a grand scene it is.

Zhu Fugui was dressed in a generalissimo suit, and the vermilion windbreaker was hunting behind him, looking at the majestic division under the stage, he couldn't help but rise with pride.

"Expedition!"

As Zhu Dashuai raised his arms and shouted, the army of 10,000 people shouted "Wan Sheng!" ”

Then, under the command of a trumpet and drum, the troops set off in an orderly manner towards the south.

And Zhu Fugui also stepped down from the stage and got into the "Sun Moon No. 1" pickup truck equipped with bulletproof glass under the escort of the guards.

Portland is about 220 kilometers from Xinfeng, and the road is dominated by plains, with little rough terrain except for Mount St. Helens to the west.

Such terrain is very suitable for the rapid advance of armored forces.

However, now Daming did not choose to be like the last battle of Xinjin, all the people took the vehicle, and hurried regardless of the battle damage.

At that time, it was to block the news, so it was worth scrapping some more vehicles, and now there is no need.

Moreover, the 1st and 2nd brigades of the 1st Division have a total of 115 tracked combat vehicles, 351 wheeled combat vehicles, and more than 1,000 tricycles, transporting more than 10,000 people at one time, as well as equipment and materials such as [Eagle 001 howitzers] and [improved red-coat cannons], which are also a little reluctant.

No matter what era, the speed of rapid marching is also an important indicator of the combat effectiveness of the army, so this time, the Ming army took walking as the main way of marching.

Of course, you can't become fat by eating in one bite.

Many of the soldiers have only been in Daming for two or three months, and their physical functions are far from recovering.

Therefore, if you march with full loads, including helmets, body armor, guns, marching bags, etc., more than half of the soldiers will be left behind.

Therefore, on the actual march, the warrior wore only with him:

【FAST Tactical Jungle Camouflage Bulletproof Helmet】1.55kg

[FDF-15 armed police tactical body armor] 5.05kg

[NIJIII hyperboloid single anti-plug plate] 1.70kg

[Dewu Type 02 rifle (including bayonet)] 4.05kg

A total of 12.35 kilograms of combat load, other rations and supplies were all transported by mechanical vehicles.

In the history of ancient warfare in our country, there was no shortage of strong armies with the ability to march quickly and long.

Even the widely criticized Qing army, during the Qing Hundred Years' War, there was no shortage of outstanding long-distance marches, and there were even classic cases of crossing the snow-capped mountains to attack Lhasa.

However, in the era of the late Qing Dynasty, basically the Eight Banners and the Green Camp were just a pile of garbage, and the Taiping Army and the Hunan Army were not high-level chess players, but could only be regarded as a pair of stinky chess baskets.

Except for a small number of elites in the Taiping Army, who have destroyed foreign gun teams and killed foreign leaders, most of the non-descendant troops are just a rabble.

The Hunan army, on the other hand, under the banner of fighting a stable war, is also quite weak in its military capabilities, and neither side has the ability to conduct long-distance attacks and interspersed operations.

Therefore, even if Zhang Changgui deliberately reduced the weight of individual soldiers in this marching plan, the Ming Army still could not reach more than 100 kilometers per day when the People's Liberation Army was marching rapidly, but only advanced steadily at a speed of 70 kilometers per day.

This is the limit that the fighters can accomplish without fatigue affecting the battle.

In addition, the colonists who appeared along the way were scattered in the settlements and needed to deal with, so it was not until four days later that Daming arrived on the north bank of the [Columbia River].

Before the sapper units completed the laying of the pontoon bridge, the enemy finally reacted.

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