!--The beginning of the chapter-- Exploding the ice is not the end, soldiers still need to be stationed, because the weather is still very cold, and the temperature in the middle of the night can still reach more than ten degrees below zero. In fact, the broken ice will not Instead of melting, it will freeze here due to the cold weather.
Even if the volunteers are wealthy, they don't have that much explosives to waste. The remaining defenders will need to be busy in the future, cutting down trees to burn black charcoal, and digging out loose black humus soil with local materials.
Starting every morning, hundreds of people work hard all day to cover the ice with a large amount of humus soil and charcoal, using the black color to absorb the sun's energy and accelerate the melting of the ice.
We don't dare to fight against nature. It is enough to ensure that the broken ice does not freeze quickly. When the time comes, the enemy will not be able to cross the river safely.
Boom boom boom... A dull explosion sounded behind Xiao Letian. The power of these high explosives could be seen from a distance of ten miles.
"Thankfully, we purchased a large amount of Nobel's explosives this time. Otherwise, with the power of black gunpowder in the past, we really wouldn't be able to clear so much ice..." Mr. Long, who was sitting next to Xiao Letian, put down the map and whispered.
"Yes! For this war in the Far East, 12,000 kilograms of engineering explosives and detonators from the Chinese arsenal were sent up. If this can't stop those Cossacks... I really have no choice. !”
Xiao Letian showed a rare hint of fatigue, "Master Long! We besieged tens of thousands of Tsarist Russian troops on Amami Oshima. Do you know why I chose to besiege instead of storming?"
"It's because our current arms inventory has bottomed out! The arms accumulated in three years have almost been exhausted. The price of arms given to us by the Americans has tripled, and some supplies have even increased six to seven times... Damn it! This The country will make war profits!"
"Master Long, Master Long! Don't disappoint me. If you really lose, I really can't produce supplies... To tell you the truth, the bullets and grenades currently supplied from the sea are actually from It was borrowed from the Amami Oshima combat troops! Sima Yun and Nohira can only maintain firepower output for 18 hours now. If they run out of bullets, they will have to use bayonets!"
Hiss... Mr. Long took a breath of air. He knew that this war consumed too much financial resources, but he never expected that it would be so big that even his family's wealth would be wiped out.
"No...that's not the case, right? Amami Oshima can only maintain firepower output for 18 hours?"
"That's just a low-intensity battle. If an active charge can be sustained for ten hours, it will be a great deal!"
Master Long clenched his fists and gritted his back teeth and said, "Prime Minister, please rest assured, your subordinates will guard the Amur River to the death! I will not let a single soldier cross the river at the six main crossings! The most worrying thing now is It’s Sister Wu and Hunchun’s side, I’m just worried that something might happen to them!”
The two of them looked towards the west in unison, crossing the Amur River, crossing the Ussuri River and the Suifen River, and heading west along the rolling mountains and dense virgin jungle.
Aihui City, the largest border town on the Heilongjiang River, has become the new frontier of the entire war. What happens here will profoundly change the geopolitics of the entire Far East.
The northwest wind is howling, and the remaining snow in the mountains and forests is blown up by the cold wind. Small ice slags are rolled up in the wind and snow and wetly fall on people's bodies. This late-spring cold weather is the most annoying to outsiders. People who have had cold experience As we all know, if you are not afraid of being dry or cold, the most fearful thing is being wet or cold.
No matter how warm the fur or cotton-padded jacket is, its warmth-retaining properties will be greatly reduced once it is smoked by water vapor. The cold wind will penetrate into the clothes through every gap, and the internal organs of the freezing person will freeze.
There is a town more than ten miles south of Aihui City called Shen'an Mountains. This is a dangerous place where two mountains intersect. To the north is Mount Galerchu and to the south is Mount Torelhada, both of which are branches of the Greater Khingan Range.
A small river flows northward from Shen'an Mountain into Heilongjiang, and the checkpoint closest to Aihui City is stationed here.
As usual, in this kind of cold spring weather, the defenders will not come out to patrol, but today it is not possible. Heilongjiang General Tepuxin has gone crazy and has to stay in Aihun City permanently. This is very difficult. These ancestral soldiers.
"What the hell is the weather like? It's already spring in April and there's still a northwest wind... Grandma, why don't you go inside to warm yourself by the fire in the cold weather, and why are you patrolling? Patrolling your grandma's legs..."
A team of five people was patrolling every fork in the road along the main post road. Some of these forks led to small villages and towns, some to forest farms, and some were simply paths frequented by hunters.
According to the rules, they should conduct inspections every day, because this ancient post road is the oldest post road from Aihui to Qiqihar and connects Shengjing to the pass. Needless to say, it is of strategic importance. It is also their obligation to protect the safety of business travelers. .
But the rules are old, and people are alive. On weekdays, these lazy guys like to walk on these boring paths. It would be great to have this free time to go to the checkpoint to warm up, drink, and exploit the merchants coming and going.
"It's all Tepuxin's fault. It doesn't matter. You can go out and drink and play with women where you are popular in Qiqihar! Why come to Aihui to cause trouble? You live comfortably in the city, but we have suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck..."
"Okay, stop saying a few words! Haven't you heard that there is a Rakshasa ghost over there at Ninggu Pagoda? The fight with the volunteer army was very bloody. If Tepuxin can't come here to guard, where else can he go? Jiang Fang Who can afford it if something goes wrong?"
The scolded soldier spat into the snowdrift, "Bah... shit! He's still guarding Jiang Fang? Damn, he was the one who let the Rakshasa ghost in. I don't know what I mean..."
While he was in the middle of scolding, the veteran who suddenly took the lead waved his hand to signal everyone to be silent, and then he knelt on the ground with his ears on the snow and listened carefully.
"No! There is the sound of horse hooves in the south! It seems that the number is at least two hundred, or even more..."
"Damn it, there is an old forest to the south! There are just a few broken villages on the other side of the Eyu'er River. How come there are so many horses..."
In the eyes of the veteran, the ice crystals on the remaining snow on the ground began to jump, which showed that the cavalry was approaching quickly. There was no road at all in the south. Between the Eryuer River and Torelhada Mountain were virgin old forests, and the villages were few and large. It is extremely small. Except for hunters who often come here, no one will choose to pass the horse team here.
"Something's wrong! It's really wrong! Even a horse team will not run on this path. This is too disrespectful of horsepower! What a sin!"
While he was cursing, suddenly a soldier pointed at the corner of the mountain road in the distance and shouted, "Oh my God! There really is a cavalry team... and the damn ones are all leading the guys. Don't worry about the gangsters who can't get through. Come out and grab them." Bar!"
"Shit, look carefully! They are obviously wearing our horns and armor... This is our cavalry of the Qing Dynasty!"
"Hey...slow down! Everyone, slow down! You are the ones..."
