"Click, click."

The soldiers took out fried noodles and salted dried fish from dry food bags, and kettles at their waists, and squeezed into the train cars to eat.

With the efforts of the Railway Operation Department, the railway line from Beiping to Jingcheng Railway Station, with a total length of 1,000 miles, has given priority to ensuring military traffic.

It took a day and a half to pass through the station without stopping, and all the staff did not get off the bus.

The Northern Parallel Province is very large, and if you count from the northernmost Miyun to the southernmost part of the Northern Parallel Province, the straight route is more than 1,700 miles long.

This is determined by the traffic situation, and the roads in the area are different from those in later generations, and many areas need to be detoured.

"In another hour, we will enter the territory of Shanxi, and we will notify that all personnel are not allowed to make movements, and they will be dealt with by military law in violation of law."

Tang Yun and Zhu Neng, as well as some of the officers, were in one of the carriages.

The battle map is full of signs.

The heralds immediately set off for the various carriages.

"It would be nice if there were a tool that could transmit sound over the air." Zhu Neng sighed.

Their train could convey orders, but other trains more than a dozen miles away couldn't.

"You have to want someone else." Veteran Tang Yun smiled, "They are all comrades who have experienced decades in the war, and they will know what to do." ”

"Tang Shuai is right."

Zhu Neng nodded approvingly and said with a smile: "It's me who is nervous." ”

"There's a lot to focus on in the army."

"But the quality of officers is always one of the most important, and no matter how other conditions change, this will not change."

Tang Yun put down the hard pen and saw that the atmosphere in the carriage was tense, so he chatted with the officers.

Tang Yun is the marshal appointed by Zhu Gaochi and is responsible for commanding the overall situation.

Zhu Neng is a pioneer general and is in charge of the main combat front.

He was accompanied by a group of civilian officials led by Jin Zhong, who were not in this train, the final team.

"As for the quality of our new army, from soldiers to officers, I can say without hesitation that the entire Ming Dynasty is among the first-class."

Zhu Neng said approvingly: "Not to mention the high-intensity training and high-salary maintenance of the new army, Zhu Neng even firmly believes that the combat effectiveness of this army can be compared with no army in the same combat environment." ”

The rest of the officers slackened and regained their smiles.

In any case, this operation is different from the past, and it is completely different from Daning.

Daning is a separate military region established by Beiping.

But Shanxi is a complete province, more populous than Beiping, and the population of the northern province is large, up to more than 4 million people.

The number of guards and the number of military households are much higher than those in Beiping.

Although shouting to protect the safety and property of the people is actually a rebellion, and no one can treat it with a normal heart.

"Wow."

"Shhh

There was a sudden commotion in the carriage.

Even the officers were like this, Tang Yun and Zhu Neng did not blame, but looked over.

They are in heaven!

A steam engine train travels on a reinforced concrete viaduct between two mountains.

People were lying on their sides.

This is the first elevated cement railway bridge built by the Railway Engineering Department of China Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. using reinforced concrete.

It is built between two hills, up to 17 zhang, up to more than 50 zhang, and supported by seven stone piers.

If this bridge is not laid, it will be necessary to make a detour of hundreds of miles to avoid the Xiongguan here.

Zhu Neng was shocked.

Not only him, but even Tang Yun, the scene here stunned all the people who saw this place for the first time.

Although not as long as the elevated aqueduct of ancient Rome, the elevated railway bridge built here is stronger and wider, allowing two trains to travel together.

On the bridge.

You can see the reed pass in the distance on the right, and you can also see the shadow of the solid pass in the far distance on the left.

"It's no wonder that the railways in Shanxi and Shaanxi took more than two years to build a railway before it was opened to traffic, and this bridge alone is incredible."

"What surprised me the most was such a majestic project, and the Ministry of Railway Engineering completed it independently, without wasting money and labor."

Compared to the endless Great Wall in the mountains, the work here is nothing more than that.

However, the Great Wall is the result of the nation's efforts accumulated over many years.

No matter how much they were amazed, the train quickly left the elevated railway bridge, and many people were still unsatisfied.

The officers were more nervous than the soldiers below.

The reed Zeguan and the solid pass are already visible.

The army entered Shanxi.

Can the strategy of blitzkrieg not be discovered by the enemy?

Reed Ze Pass.

Five hundred additional defenders were sent a month earlier.

This is the junction of Shanxi and Beiping, the pass of Shanxi, easy to defend and difficult to attack, to ensure the safety of Shanxi.

The defenders of the pass were as usual.

The mountain road is narrow, and they can't use their troops, and they have high walls to condescend on, even if the other side has ten times the number of troops, they are not afraid.

"If you want me to see, the palace is still too worried, how can the army from Beiping come to Shanxi."

"I can't say for sure."

"Other princes don't have the guts, but it's hard to say that the little prince of Beiping doesn't know the changes in Shanxi over the years."

"That's right."

Several officers were chatting in the barracks.

Even in important areas here, they have a small exercise every three days and a big exercise every ten days.

Since the contradiction between the palace and the factory intensified, someone in the palace proposed to guard against Beiping, which was approved by the prince.

Not only them, but the Pingding Prefecture garrison in the rear has strengthened its troops.

"Daning was defenseless, but he was taken down one day and made a big joke, our Taiyuan is not Daning."

"Along the way, the Xiongguan and the forts, Beiping's troops are not as many as our Shanxi, if the little prince of Beiping really dares to come, we will defend them and attack, and they will definitely let them meet and break the blood."

"Click...... Click. ”

Distance.

The sound of the train of the railway was faintly transmitted into the pass.

"Click...... Click. ”

Night.

Most of the soldiers returned to the camp to rest, but many felt a little strange.

"There are so many trains today."

"Something doesn't feel right."

"Normally there are five or six columns, but today I thought about it, and there are no less than ten columns, which is twice as many as usual."

Every half hour, the sound of a train is heard.

What's even more shocking is that they are all new trains that are steaming white, and you can usually only see one or two trains a day.

"Grandma's, are all the steam engine trains coming to Shanxi? With so many goods to ship? ”

An officer scolded, and suddenly, he sensed something was wrong.

Oh, yes.

For no reason, where would there be so many more trains.

He hurriedly dressed and got up to find his colleagues.

At this time.

Midnight.

Binh Dinh is quiet.

Only the train station on the outskirts of the western part of the city is as bright as day.

Dozens of security team members recruited by the railway station have long been on guard to prevent unrelated personnel from breaking in.

The Shanxi Railway Operation Group Company also staggered tonight's opening, and all the trains and four-wheeled carriages used for the rest of the purpose avoided this section.

If you can't avoid it, stay at the surrounding station and wait.

It's not the same as Beiping.

Although Shanxi's railways have been opened to traffic, they are mainly four-wheeled carriages, and only after all the four-wheeled carriages in Beiping have been replaced, will the four-wheeled carriages in Shanxi begin to be replaced.

There are too many steam engine locomotives to build in three or two days, and there are less than 20 steam engine locomotives in Beiping, and one of them is broken and pulled for repair.

"Steam ......"

The train stops at the platform.

The people waiting on the platform were full of nervousness.

The staff who stayed on duty and worked overtime on the platform tonight were all from Beiping, and they were all working for confidentiality.

Many people, including those present, don't know what they're busy with.

Only a few core personnel understood their real mission.

Soldier.

Heavily armed soldiers.

There was a commotion on the platform, and those stewards hurriedly came forward to appease and keep the platform in order.

"A Infantry Battalion got off the car at a sentry."

"Get off the three outposts of the B-shaped infantry battalion."

……

The infantry battalion was the first to arrive.

This was followed by an artillery battalion.

And finally, the cavalry battalion.

All personnel and soldiers, assisting the artillery battalion and the cavalry battalion.

The whole platform was busy.

Tang Yun and Zhu Neng and other officers met the person in charge of the platform, and the two sides warmly held hands.

"Good work."

"Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally waited for you."

"Now that time is tight, let's gossip again, have you found out about the garrison and strength of the garrison army in Pingding Prefecture?"

"I have understood it clearly, and I have prepared a map in the conference room."

"Let's go."

Tang Yun arranged for the rest of the officers to be in charge of this place, took Zhu Neng and other officers and guards, and left with the person in charge of the platform.

On the platform.

Horses were pulled off the carriages, along with a lot of livestock.

The horses and animals were fitted with dung pockets to keep the wagons clean, which shows how well the details were prepared.

There is a crane on the platform.

A cannon was hoisted down and then pushed out of the clearing.

Although it was in an unfamiliar environment, the order of the Forces nouvelles was very stable, and all the work was carried out in an orderly manner.

It can be seen that the degree of training is profound, and the excellent efficiency of the army is reflected.

Half an hour.

The first battalion of the Kaiping New Army has completed its formation, and it can set off as long as it gives an order.

However, no military order has been received at this time.

At the cold station, all the soldiers rested quietly in place.

"Sleep."

Military orders are delivered.

The soldiers closed their eyes.

The cavalrymen rested on their horses.

The artillerymen counted the shells of all colors.

But no one can sleep.

"Steam ......"

When the second train arrived, the station was again noisy, but the first battalion of the Forces nouvelles had already left the station for a mile.

They couldn't see the hustle and bustle of the platform, but they could hear the movement inside.

Meantime.

The soldiers arranged by the army replaced the railway station guards, and the border circle was enlarged, in case someone escaped and went out to inform.

While they were sleeping in Pingdingzhou, army after army arrived, resting, meeting, and discussing.

The army quarters took over the railroad station's quarters, steaming cauldrons, and prepared breakfast for the soldiers.

"King Jin is sick."

"What?"

Tang Yun and the others were stunned.

"Three days ago, the King of Jin suddenly fell ill, I heard that he couldn't get out of bed, and he had sent someone to Beiping to deliver the news.

(End of chapter)