In Nanyuan, all the soldiers in the Beijing camp felt that the atmosphere was unprecedentedly tense.
Walking around in various camps is no longer allowed. At night, there is a strict curfew and it is strictly forbidden to go out.
There are 80,000 people and 160 battalions, and the training intensity has also increased. Squeeze all their energy out every day. It’s really like opening your eyes and practicing until the lights are turned off.
They were all tired, like dead dogs.
After returning to camp at night, I fell on the bed and fell asleep immediately, snoring loudly.
Although the training was too hard, the food was also better than ever.
In the morning, meat buns and soy milk are enough. At noon, each group had an iron basin of stir-fried vegetables and an iron basin of braised pork. White flour steamed buns and white rice are available for eating. For dinner, millet porridge is served with beef patties. You can also eat it freely without limit.
During the Ming Dynasty, it was forbidden to kill cattle, but these days, beef seems to be free of charge and is supplied every day. Officers and soldiers secretly said that these cattle were said to come from the grassland.
After the soldiers in the Beijing Camp were eliminated again, the remaining ones were in good health. Thanks to high-intensity training and sufficient nourishment of meat, rice, white flour, and vegetables, the muscles all over their bodies were bulging like balloons. My physical strength is also increasing day by day.
Although what they eat are modern, quick-frozen and dehydrated vegetables. However, the nutrients of this vegetable are preserved very well. All people with night blindness have basically been cured.
People in the southern suburbs of Beijing can see strange sights every morning.
Eighty thousand people, 160 battalions, ran neatly out of Dahongmen under the stars in the early morning. Run ten kilometers straight north and arrive at Yongding Gate. Then, they marched quickly around the walls of the capital and outside the city. Then run back to Nanyuan Military Camp.
Everyone was wearing full body armor, carrying weapons, carrying fried noodle bags on their backs, and pig kidney-shaped water bottles hung around their waists that were attached to their lunch boxes. There are also other equipment, luggage, etc.
This body weighs a full sixty kilograms. The length of this lap is equivalent to a marathon.
Yang Fan has now stopped training in all other sports, and is just practicing hard on his physical strength.
Without physical strength and endurance, these soldiers would not be able to survive in the northwest. Because the future battlefield environment has become very harsh.
"One two one, one two one, one, two, three, four." The officers took the lead in shouting.
The soldiers roared, their voices reaching into the sky. So many people shouted together, their ears were ringing.
"Five kilometers, I love you. If I don't run for a day, I will miss you to death."
“Let’s compare who is a hero and who is a good man on the march.”
"Shedding skin and flesh will not leave behind; bleeding and sweating will not shed tears."
Along with the earth-shattering slogans, the large army pulled a long queue and ran from a distance.
There are 500 people at the head of a battalion, each corps has a row, and a total of 100 rows form a square formation. Officers ran ahead and to the sides, restraining the formation at the same time.
The team of 80,000 people started running neatly, their footsteps rising and falling at the same time, shaking the earth and making a deafening noise. The earth is shaking.
Shieldmen carry shields, and pikemen carry spears. The crossbowmen were carrying their crossbows and arrows. Bird gun soldiers carry bird guns. The soldiers were all wearing rubber shoes, raising dust all over the sky.
Their roars could be heard in the capital and the earth trembled.
On the city wall and at the city gate, many people were watching the excitement.
You would never have the opportunity to see a Western scene like Beijing Camp Training. The Beijing camp has not left Beijing for training for more than two hundred years.
Yang Fan has ordered Xinghe Iron Works to cast a new batch of Napoleon-style steel cannons and produce new Gatling machine guns. Since this year, the third-generation flintlock rifle, which has been produced at a high speed, will also be shipped out of the warehouse and equipped with troops.
Facing the new situation, Yang Fan didn't want to leave himself in the Loop.
If the Mongols unite, they will arm about 300,000 cavalry. Calculated according to the Mongolian policy of one Ding for five people and one Ding for four. Their population is estimated at five to six million people.
The Ming Dynasty's policy towards Mongolia was relatively tolerant. As long as they surrendered or even did not cause trouble, they would open border trade and tribute trade.
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, all Mongols and ethnic groups with Mongolian ancestry in Eurasia (such as the four Haixi Jurchen tribes in Manchuria, Yehe, Hada, Huifa, and Ula) had a total population of tens of millions.
After the long-term reduction policy of the Qing Dynasty, the population of Mongolia was reduced to about one million by the Qianlong period.
Faced with the terrifying strength of the Mongols, Yang Fan could only use hot weapons to deal with them.
In fact, it would be a good thing for them to all join forces. Yang Fan from the province has been looking for them everywhere. Since they have formed an alliance, they will be solved together.
The combat effectiveness of these soldiers in the Beijing camp was not enough. Yang Fan did not dare to rely on them. Taking them into battle was to train them through actual combat. Yang Fan must expand his thermal weapons force as the backbone of the Western Expedition.
The intermediate force is the firearms infantry, and the 80,000 Beijing-based infantry with cold weapons is the auxiliary force. At the same time, use the existing cavalry army on hand as a mobile force. Go all out to win this battle.
Yang Fan has already considered clearly that in the face of the increasing rise of the slaves, it is necessary for Yang Fan to take the first step to unify Mongolia. Cut off one of Jiannu's arms. They must not be allowed to advance west of Toronto. Duolun City will be built into a strong city on the grassland.
The current situation is that either Yang Fan takes Mongolia under his command, or Huang Taiji takes Mongolia under his command. Whoever can conquer Mongolia will be able to establish an absolute advantage over the other party.
This advantage lies in the geographical advantage of the Mongolian Plateau, which allows us to swoop down from all sides and seize the offensive initiative. There is also the advantage of obtaining Mongolian human resources and forming a large-scale cavalry group to crush the troops.
Yang Fan has advanced firearms, excellent horses, and large-load four-wheeled carriages. There are even plans to build the Longhai Railway to the northwest and the railway to the grassland. The conditions have been met for marching to the northwest.
Yang Fan will build the Longhai Railway wherever his army advances westward. Even if it means cultivating all the way to Europe.
The railway leading to the grassland starts from Tianjin Port in Dagukou. It is first built to the capital, then to Zhangjiakou and enters the grassland. It passes through Jining (Ulanqab) to Guihua City, and then continues to Jiuyuan City (Baotou). and Linhe City (Bayannur). If this railway is built, the Loop will be completely impregnable.
Yang Fan decisively sent troops to deal with the Haraqin and Duoyan tribes north of Jizhen in order to block the development of Jiannu towards Monan Mongolia.
At this time, the situation of the struggle between the Ming Dynasty and the Hou Jin Dynasty was to compete for control of Mongolia. Whoever gets Mongolia will have an overwhelming advantage over the enemy. After Huang Taiji got Mongolia, he began to invade the pass frequently. If Yang Fan gets Mongolia, Jiannu will be oppressed east of the Liao River. There is no room for development anymore.
Moreover, their wish to hold on to a corner of Liaodong was wishful thinking. Because Yang Fan has already established a colony in Vladivostok. They will gradually compete with the Jiannu for the Jurchens, Saurons, and Ewenkis who are the second barbarians north of the Songhua River.
Encroaching from north to south, these people were armed and more ferocious and barbaric than the slaves. Their power will gradually shrink over time, and will eventually be squeezed back to the primeval forest of Hetuala.
