The sunrise in the east did not warm up the land outside the gate in the slightest, but became colder and colder, and the northwest wind blew on the face like a knife.

Real dripping into ice.

In order to cope with the cold weather outside the Guan, the military headquarters specially distributed a three-pound large cotton jacket to the troops, and each of them was also issued with a dogskin hat to keep warm.

In fact, when it comes to keeping warm, there is no doubt that mink hats are the best, but it is impossible for the troops to distribute a mink hat to every officer and soldier in batches, so when drawing up the battle plan for leaving the customs, the military department received a special instruction from the emperor who was receiving foreign businessmen in Tianjin, requesting that the troops should be equipped with dogskin hats that could cover their ears, saying that this would effectively prevent the officers and men from getting frostbite on their heads and ears.

The emperor's instructions must have been followed.

As a result, in order to complete the dog skin index apportioned above, Fuzhou counties around Gyeonggi sent people into the village to collect dogs at a high price, and Gyeonggi dogs were expensive for a while, so that the people had an extra income out of thin air.

At the same time, it also solved the problem of winter meat for the troops, which can be regarded as a multi-task.

In order to improve the armor rate of the troops, the Ministry of Industry, together with the Ministry of War and the Yamen, the commander of the Jingshi Infantry Army, conducted a large-scale inventory of military supplies in the city, including the palace of the prince who was dismissed, and scraped together more than 4,000 pieces of iron armor.

In addition, as many as 10,000 muskets, dozens of artillery pieces, and a number of military equipment were confiscated in Manchuria, completely disarming the armed forces of the Manchurian Eight Banners, effectively eliminating the hidden dangers to public order in Manchuria, and providing a peaceful foundation for the next step of fully opening up Manchu and turning the banners into banners for the people.

However, even though the military department provided the best cold equipment of this era for the army to go out of the customs for this time, the southern soldiers who went out of the customs for the first time were still a little uncomfortable with the cold weather outside the customs, and many officers and soldiers were so cold that their legs and stomachs trembled.

Because His Majesty the Emperor strictly ordered that the number of troops should not be reduced due to frostbite for no reason, Zu Yingyuan, the commander of the Second Army, asked all units to cut down trees near the station, so that they could make fires for warmth, and second, they could also eliminate the obstruction of soldiers' vision.

There is no need to hide the whereabouts of the troops.

After receiving the order, the various departments lit fires on the spot with the battalion as a unit, and from a distance, the thirteen mountain areas seemed to be dotted with stars, and it was like a long dragon with a circumference of twenty miles surrounding the thirteen peaks of varying heights.

It's just that unlike the soldiers who were sitting around the campfire and still rubbing their hands and their faces were flushed, a unit wearing a hat like a tiger skin on its head, holding a large shield in its left hand and a long knife in its right hand lined up against the cold wind and stared ahead.

Motionless, as if frozen in ice.

The soldiers' eyebrows and beards were frozen into ice stubble, but they still stood tall in the cold wind.

This is the elite Tiger Clothes Battalion in the Third Town.

Formerly known as the Huyi rattan soldiers of the Jilin Solun Battalion, four years ago he was ordered to enter the pass to participate in the pacification of Jinchuan.

After several reorganizations, half of the Sauron Huyi soldiers have been transferred to other places to serve as officers, and there are only 200 Sauron soldiers left, but the salary is paid according to the officer.

After being appointed as the commander of the third town, Xindasu decided to build a sharp knife assault force in his town, so he selected 400 tall and powerful soldiers from various departments to fill in, both equipment and training were built with reference to the tiger clothes soldiers, and after a few months of brutal training, this sharp knife tiger clothes battalion really had the soul of the Sauron elite soldiers that day.

The unit is also under the direct command of Sindasu.

Half an hour ago, the troops stationed in Ma'ergou were attacked by the enemy, and although the battle was short and not large, the battle-hardened Xin Dasu knew that a big battle was coming. 33

According to the information sent back by the cavalry, a cavalry force of tens of thousands of people has approached the Shisanshan Station from all directions, such as Yushupu and Shifobao in the north, and Langyangyi and Guangning Station in the east.

At present, the horses are still being squeezed by the enemy's cavalry, which indicates that the enemy has begun to prepare for the attack.

In the clairvoyant mirror, there were no enemy troops in the field opposite, but the air was filled with the smell of livestock manure, and Xindasu knew that the enemy was very close.

After putting down the clairvoyant mirror, he suddenly said to Berder, the commander of the Tiger Clothes Battalion beside him: "After this battle, take the time to go home and have a look." "Hmm."

Forty-year-old Bird nodded, with an iron-blooded tenderness in his eyes, "I'm afraid my two cubs are as tall as me." ”

"It's been four years, and I should be taller than you."

Xin Dasu smiled, and then his nose was a little sour, because he was also homesick, missing his parents at home, and his wife and children at home.

Returning home is the greatest dream and the greatest luxury of their Saurons.

For a hundred years, the Qing court recruited Sauron whenever there was a war, and many of them were middle-aged when they left home in their teens, and some even had children in their hands when they left home, and they had grandchildren when they returned home.

It is undoubtedly fortunate to be able to come back alive to see their loved ones, and most people leave home and never go back.

There are fewer and fewer men in his hometown, and there are only a few playmates left from Xindasu's childhood.

Four years ago, he thought he might never go back, because their bravest Sauron, Hylancha, had died in Jinchuan.

But he didn't expect that four years later, he would not only be alive, but also return with a large army.

Moreover, he can go home.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but tell Bird one thing: "The emperor said that after taking Shengjing, he will divide the house, land and livestock for our Sauron, and the elderly can be discharged from the army and transferred to the place, and in the future, they will hold their wives and children to warm their kang heads, and they will no longer have to run around..."

Bole was stunned when he heard this: "The emperor doesn't want us Sauron to fight for him?" ”

Xin Dasu shook his head and told Emperor Boulder that Sauron had shed too much blood for this country, and the imperial court would not recruit them to fight in the future again, just guard the white mountains and black waters for the country outside the pass, and concentrate on dealing with the Rakshasas who had reached Heilongjiang.

"I've heard about the Rakshasas, some people say that the Rakshasas have red hair and blue eyes and eat people, but I don't believe it, as long as it's a human, we Saurons won't be afraid of him..."

As Bird was talking, there was a sudden sound of a horn in the distance, followed by a cry in his ears: "Wolf smoke is rising in the southeast!" ”

"Northwest warning!"

"Wolf smoke has also risen in the direction of Tanqi Mountain!"

"Warning in the direction of Fairy Peak!"

“......”

"Follow me!"

Xindasu climbed to the top first, and wolf smoke and warning fireworks exploded in the air in all directions in the clairvoyant, and then the rumbling of artillery was heard in the northeast direction, and the friendly troops in the left neighborhood were also loud.

"The whole army is arrayed and ready to fight!"

With Xin Dasu's order, thousands of officers and soldiers of his unit lined up from different directions like a dragon turning over.

The earth shook in an instant.

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