Yang Fan thought for a while and said: "Actually, we don't need to fight, just show off, it will be enough to force Tuxie Tuhan's army back. This money is really free."
Zhang Shize clapped his hands and said: "It's a pleasure to do things with you, no need to talk nonsense. Eighty thousand soldiers in the capital and one hundred thousand civilians, as long as they go to Zhangjiakou, it will be enough to scare away the Mongols. We will not suffer any loss at all. The cashier is well-deserved.”
Yang Fan smiled and said: "Don't be too happy. If the camp soldiers and guards drive the Mongols out, you won't get a penny from the beatings of those Shanxi old men."
"Don't worry about this. Just wait for the money to be divided. I will take care of the rest. You just need to cooperate with me and stand still. At this time, we are not the ones who are anxious. We have to hold on."
Yang Fan smiled bitterly, he actually wanted to delay it the most, so as to buy time for An Sanxi. It's good now, it takes no effort at all.
After all, Yang Fan is the coach, and he, Zhang Shize, is just the deputy.
Today, he came here just to get Yang Fan's words right. Based on his understanding of Yang Fan, as long as he promises you, he will never break his promise. Even if the situation changes, Yang Fan would rather lose money than lose his credit.
Although Zhang Shize comes from a top-notch noble family, the British government and family governance are very strict, so he actually doesn't have much pocket money. Moreover, these noble yamen usually spend a lot of money. I really can't do it without making some extra money.
Such a fat pig walked up to the door by itself.
If he doesn't get stabbed a few times, he's still a human being.
Based on his understanding of Yang Fan, Yang Fan can usually tolerate other things as long as it doesn't ruin anything major. The two of them can play together and have a good temperament.
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At this time, you must keep your composure before you can be ruthless.
Yang Fan said, just tell me when you are leaving. Too lazy to care about other things.
This is what Zhang Shize wants. He immediately slaughtered the fattened pig happily.
At this time, there is a short small valley in the middle of the confrontation between the East and West Taiping Mountains in the south of Zhangjiakou. It was the squadron that blocked the caravan that was setting up defenses at the exit.
At this time, a squadron of people was building fortifications. Dig trenches and bury wooden spikes. Laying mines. Two Gatling guns were deployed on the mountains on both sides.
The valley is very narrow, less than thirty meters wide.
A squadron of fusiliers, plus a squad of three-pounders. A group of two hand-operated Gatling light machine guns are enough to seal this place.
Now, Yang Fan's army has rich experience in building fortifications. They got the news last night. Take action now.
Evacuate the people from the inn first. Get an extra squad of troops. In this way, the garrison has reached nearly two hundred people.
Then he filled the sacks with sand, and quickly cut off the valley mouth, and built a sandbag wall ten meters high and five meters thick. An Sanxi sent a deputy battalion commander Tian Peng to take charge of overall command.
Tian Peng came, and after seeing the situation, he ordered the ice and snow to be melted in a large pot, and then poured on the outside of the sack wall. Overnight, it froze into a wall of ice.
Because, for stability, the sack wall can only be built in the shape of a terrace. It is wide at the bottom and gradually narrows upward. Otherwise, the top and bottom would be the same height and collapse easily. But if the base is formed into a trapezoid, it will be easier to climb.
Tian Peng saw that the weather was so cold. I came up with the idea of cutting down the trees in the valley, melting the snow and ice with a large aluminum army pot, and then pouring it down from the outside of the wall. Freeze the facade into an ice wall.
The thick ice wall is very strong in this extremely cold and low-temperature era. It is a very good bulletproof material.
Xuanfu Town sent troops and it took three days.
It took three days to build the fortifications here.
When reinforcements arrived, the sandbags and ice water froze together in the harsh climate, becoming as hard as steel. Although the outer wall has a certain slope, the frozen ice is very smooth and cannot be climbed at all.
Regarding the configuration of generals guarding Xuanfu Town, according to the "History of the Ming Dynasty·Zhiguanzhi":
There is one general military officer guarding Xuanfu. It is an old establishment and is stationed in the town of Xuanfu.
There is one deputy general soldier. The deputy commander-in-chief was also stationed in the town in the past. In the 28th year of Jiajing's reign, he moved to Yongning City.
There are seven guards and generals.
Said North Road Dushi Maying General,
He said that the East Road Cup came to Yongning to join the general.
Said the right guard commander Wan Quan on the West Road,
Yue Nan Road Shun Sheng Wei Guang, the general,
Said the general at Geyu Fort on the middle road.
He said, "Commander General Chaigoubao on the fourth road,"
Said Nanshan Shenjiang.
There are three guerrilla generals, two officers in the camp, thirty-one guards, and two foremans.
Zhangjiakou is just a fortress, and Heiyunlong is just a garrison. There were more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, more than 500 in actual number.
At this time, it was Hou Shilu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, who led the troops. The second year of Chongzhen, that is, this year. The Jiannu invaded in a large scale, and he was the unlucky one in his own changes. The first hard worker in the second year of Chongzhen.
Hou Shilu has a close relationship with the eight major business groups. No matter who comes to this world, he cannot avoid interacting with the eight major business groups.
Although Zhangjiakou City is under the jurisdiction of Beizhili. Although the location is at the junction of Shanxi and Beizhili. But the people active here are Shanxi merchants, especially the eight major business groups.
The military pay for the seventh year of Tianqi was only paid out this year. The imperial court was in such difficulty that the generals guarding the country had to figure out their own solutions. Otherwise, if the army rebels, his official position will be over.
Hou Shilu relied entirely on financial support from Shanxi merchants to barely be able to support the situation. He also raised two hundred additional servants who were capable of fighting.
Zhangjiakou Fort is located 19 kilometers northwest of Xuanfu City. It's literally right under the commander-in-chief's nose. Now that such a big thing has happened, he must express his feelings and reasons.
Therefore, he directly led the team here to see what was going on in Zhangjiakou.
In fact, it is said that it is the Mongols, but it is Tushetu Khan who comes to fight. He didn't believe it. The Outer Khalkha people in Mobei, in the severe cold that could freeze their horses to death, climbed over mountains and ridges, crossed the Gobi, and came to Zhangjiakou. It doesn't seem real when you think about it.
Xuanfu has not fought a decent battle for many years. This time it took a lot of effort to assemble the soldiers from various guard posts. It has been three days since the men and horses were assembled.
This is also the reason why the shareholders behind the eight major business groups are anxious. With such a slow gathering speed, it is estimated that the marching speed will not be that fast. I feel even more unsure about the big battle.
So, they all ran to Jimingyi. He went to the Beijing camp stationed outside Xuanfu Town and begged Zhang Shize to send troops. They had no way to find Yang Fan. However, Mr. Zhang has a wide circle of friends. It is not difficult to find his way.
Before the army set off, Mr. Wang cooked a meal so that the officers and soldiers could have a full meal. Then the money was cashed out. These were raised by the shareholders of the eight major business groups. After all, the emperor is not in need of hungry soldiers. It is best to coax these Qiu Ba ancestors into battle.
The official route from Zhangjiakou to Xuanfu is very good. Because this is a trade thoroughfare. Businessmen are willing to raise money to build roads. The army marched very quickly and arrived at the mouth of the valley at noon.
Looking at the blocked valley entrance in front. Hou Shilu took a breath of air.
I saw an ice wall more than ten meters high blocking the way. The solid ice sparkles in the sun. Very nice. But at this time, Hou Shilu was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother.
How can we fight this battle with such a solid ice wall?
