Although the weather was very cold, it was warm to live in. The cotton tent was covered with thick felt. Not damp at all.
I was full, and the soup contained dehydrated vegetables, lard, and enough salt. For a time, everyone in the army and civilians praised him.
"Lu Ting, don't forget to pour all the boiling water into the hot water bottles." the corps leader ordered.
When staying at night, everyone took out the newly issued hot water bottles.
Because I bought a lot of cast iron stoves and briquettes, I gave them an iron kettle. You can boil water while camping at night.
Yang Fan suddenly discovered a bag used for system transmission, because there were various types of Tang Pozi in the Ming Dynasty, including copper, iron, and stone. Therefore, items that already exist can be transferred.
After asking Yao Guang, I found out that hot water bottles can be transported. And the price is not high. Yang Fan immediately ordered 300,000. Sent over.
Put this thing under the quilt and it can be heated all night. It is simply a heating tool.
Fill it with boiling water once every morning and evening, and it can also be used as a water bladder. Put it in a cotton-padded jacket during the day and it will keep you warm all day long. Pour hot water before going to bed at night and put it in your sleeping bag under your feet. Can keep you warm overnight.
If you are thirsty during the day, take out a drink and you will have hot water.
If the temperature is high, pour it into the military lunch box and drink it. If it is warm, drink it directly to your mouth. It's so convenient.
There is hot water to drink in the winter, which makes these soldier beauties have snot bubbles in their noses.
If you hang an ordinary kettle on your waist, it will freeze when the plug is removed, making it impossible to drink from it. Even if he could drink it, the bitterly cold water in winter would be enough.
"Okay, Mr. Wang, I'm on duty today, so I'll boil the water." Lu Ting is an eighteen-year-old boy who has not yet married a wife. He just filled in for his father this year and entered the Three Thousand Battalion.
Du Laosan said: "Boss, there is no water in this fort. The water is brought by water trucks from six miles away. Because it is inconvenient, the use is restricted. We divided it into two buckets. After filling the hot water bottle, The kettle is filled. Including tomorrow morning's, there won't be much left. Washing your face is not enough, you can only wipe it with a towel dipped in water."
Wu Commander Ji Peng said: "The commander has arranged for people to dig another well. Maybe there will be water tomorrow."
At this time, the well-drilling team was working all night long with carbide lamps on. They took the steam engine out of the roller and used it as power. Keep driving the steel pipe down at the selected position.
"Besides, we soldiers can't bear any hardship. You should thank the commander. The food is so good, there is a layer of lard in the soup. The cakes are enough. We live so warmly. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?"
"Contented, contented. I have been a soldier for twenty years. I have never lived so comfortably after the general took over the Beijing camp. The military salary is never in arrears, and the bank directly pays it to my bankbook, but in the hands of an officer, a copper penny There will be no shortage of them. We are given such warm cotton clothes and pants, as well as cotton coats, felt boots, and dog-skin hats. We are not afraid even on the grassland," Cheng Dali said.
"Boss, the commander-in-chief said he would pay twenty-five cents for picking up a pair of bones. Why wasn't such a good thing given to the brothers in the capital camp? Instead, it was given to those civilians." Jiang Wu asked in confusion.
"You know what the heck, the army is out on an expedition, how can you pick up things everywhere? What to do if the enemy comes. The officers and soldiers must stand ready and let the civilians do their work." Ji Peng glared at him.
This kid keeps plotting against you and me all day long. He was also sneaking around during work and training. If he hadn't gritted his teeth and passed all the tests, he would have been eliminated long ago.
Now Jingying is very popular. How many people want to come in, but there is no way.
Early the next morning, the civilian husbands got up early, carrying wicker baskets on their backs. Under the leadership of the county captain and government servants from their hometown, they began to pick up the remains of the fallen soldiers in the area designated by the officers.
There were so many messy bones that it was impossible to tell who was who, so I could only pick one up as soon as I saw one. Put it in the basket and divide it when you go back at night.
These civilians were very excited and did not expect General Zhengxi to be so kind. Not only does it provide them with good food and accommodation, it also gives them the opportunity to make extra money.
This time, although they tried their best to bring dry food, copper coins, and broken silver.
But when they arrived in the army, they realized that they didn't have to spend any money or bring food. Each person was given a pair of rubber shoes and a cotton coat. Also in charge of meals and hot water.
They excitedly dug around with their newly issued shovels and small shovels.
Some of these skeletons are exposed. Some have been covered by hundreds of years of dust. What excited them most was the many bones in the sand on the river. I'm happy every time I find one.
Not far from the river, a soldier from Qianhu was digging a huge pit with a shovel.
There are also local stonemasons who are carving a stone tablet one foot high. This was plucked from the nearby mountain wall by engineers using explosives, and then dragged here from the frozen river.
In the evening, the peasants came back and handed the bones they picked up to the soldiers wearing white gowns and masks.
Wearing white gloves, they looked solemn and solemn, carefully forming complete skeletons. Then he put it into a simple linen bag and laid it out in the pit.
It won’t work if you don’t put it in place, otherwise you won’t be able to install too much, and you’ll be full of pitfalls.
These linen bags were made from cloth brought in caravans, and women from nearby villages were mobilized to sew them urgently. Each bag was given a copper coin. These women come to work happily.
The soldiers' solemn expressions and the gentle way they handled them made these civilians also infected. They all knew that these skeletons were the soldiers who died in the Ming Dynasty, so they clasped their hands together, and then kowtowed a few times.
"Report, Marshal, I found this." A hundred households came to report.
Yang Fan took a waist card from his hand. Yang Fan took a look and saw that it was actually a badge for entering and exiting the Forbidden City. The material is ivory.
When I turned around and looked at it, I was shocked to see that it was actually a British man's waist card.
"Here you go, take a look. It's the waist badge of British Duke Zhang Fu." Yang Fan handed the ivory waist badge to Zhang Shize.
Zhang Shize took it in surprise, and when he saw it, his eyes suddenly turned red.
At that time, the British Duke Zhang Fu, his grandfather, died in this battle. No bones were found.
"Where was it found? Are there any bones nearby?" Zhang Shize grabbed the household and asked loudly.
"Deputy Commander, I didn't see the bones. They were dug out of the sand by the river." Baihu was frightened. Zhang Shize looked ferocious, with veins popping up on his forehead.
"Send a general flag over, dig out all the sand in that area, and then pass it through a sieve. No items can be missed." Yang Fan ordered.
Zhang Shize was disappointed when he heard that no bones were found. Seeing Yang Fan's orderly arrangement, he immediately glanced at Yang Fan gratefully.
Yang Fan and Zhang Shize came to the river and watched the soldiers lighting up torches and carbide lamps and starting to dig within a radius of ten feet.
Soon, more than a dozen skeletons were dug up. More items bearing traces of the British Crown were unearthed.
Some are swords with inscriptions, and some are bronze and iron waist plates. There are also various sundries. Many have decayed over the centuries.
Yang Fan squatted down, holding a copper waist plate and said: "Fortunately it was buried in the water. It can be preserved so well. It can be dry for a thousand years, wet for ten thousand years, and it can only take half a year if it is not dry or wet."
Zhang Shize burst into tears looking at the tall frame. From the remaining armor and sword, it can be determined that this is his ancestor. The most senior official of the Ming Dynasty who died in the Battle of Tumu Fort.
