Ronglu held an army of 70,000 in his hands, and his confidence became stronger and stronger. Although Prince Dun's side was an elite new army, don't forget that the ants will bite the elephant to death.
I have 70,000 in my hand, but Isiha's command over there must be 60,700 or 70,000. With an army of 120,000 or 30,000 people surrounding me, it will be enough to fill it with my life!
What's more, Emperor Guangxu not only fought openly and openly on the battlefield, but also had a whole set of dark methods behind his back.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the railway that goes south from the capital to Hankou. In fact, the Zhili section has been completed a long time ago, and the train station at Yongdingmen in the capital can already run directly to Handan without any problem.
This was Emperor Tongzhi's greatest reliance. By quickly mobilizing troops, 10,000 elite troops could be mobilized and used as 30,000 troops!
How could Guiziliu let you Tongzhi Emperor take advantage of the railway? In addition to these rebels in Zhili, there are countless underground forces hidden by him.
Some of these people are local gangsters from various states and counties, members of the Qing Gang and Cao Gang, low-ranking people, or simply down-and-out bannermen asking for some pocket money.
It is impossible to expect them to fight, but there is no problem at all in causing destruction.
Fuqing's army set out at four o'clock in the afternoon on April 12th. Bailang had 10,000 caizi horses, Yulin's new army of 10,000 elite infantry, and 20,000 reinforcements gathered at Yongding Gate.
Bai Lang carefully took His Majesty's wolf talisman and took out a pair of his own, which fit perfectly, knowing that the order would be true.
"White Wolf has ten thousand kidnapper horses under his command, and they are at your command!"
"White Wolf! Your troops are all elite cavalry from outside the Pass. Let me ask you...how long will it take you to march one hundred and fifty miles to get there?"
Bai Lang thought for a while, "Sir, marching is different from fighting. You have to maintain your horse power and don't tire the war horses to death! Today's expedition is urgent. The soldiers did not bring two horses, so they can only guarantee that they will reach their destination in six hours!"
Six hours was half a day. Fu Qing frowned and thought for a moment, knowing that Bai Lang was not lying. Although the ancient cavalry was fast, animals were not machines and could not run for a long time. They moved forward slowly most of the time.
Even cavalrymen who care about livestock will dismount and walk with their war horses. Only in urgent military situations will they be willing to ride horses!
A single man and a horse can usually march only 180 miles per day. Ancient generals believed that 300 miles per day was the limit, so there is an old saying.
Traveling three hundred miles a day, you will definitely miss the general!
This means that if the cavalry advances at such a high speed, it will lead to a huge defeat!
Bai Lang and the others are all elites from outside the customs. They have superb horse control skills, and the horses they choose are all Mongolian horses with strong endurance. Therefore, the six hours given for one hundred and fifty miles is really not nonsense. This is already the limit. .
"White Wolf... you have to remember that we are going to Zhuozhou to rescue Prince Dun. We have to make it as fast as possible for a hundred and fifty miles away... Can our war horses get on the train?"
Bai Lang shook his head, "Sir, no! These war horses have not been trained. They are afraid of trains. The vibrations and loud noises will frighten the horses and cause diarrhea... By then, they will not be able to raise them for three or four days." We can’t fight!”
"Damn it! It would be great if I could take a train. If I mobilize a few more trains and transport a few more trains, it would still be faster than using horsepower..."
"That's it! I'll give you four hours. Four hours from now, you must rush to Zhuozhou! No, no, no... At this moment, the prince is already in the south of Zhuozhou, and is about to reach Gaobeidian. You have to rush to Gaobeidian. shop!"
It was now four o'clock in the afternoon, eight hours later it would be exactly twelve o'clock at midnight, and the entire march was in the dark.
Bai Lang shook his head, "It's very difficult, too difficult! But I will try my best to complete the task... Marching late at night, I'm afraid the horses will suffer a lot..."
"How much you lost today, I will pay you back ten times after the war! Okay?"
When he heard that ten horses would be compensated for the loss of one war horse, Bai Lang's eyes immediately lit up. "Do you keep your word, sir?"
"Haha... A gentleman's words are hard to follow. Do you think my Third Master Fu Qing's name in the capital is for nothing? I don't need to reimburse the Ministry of War, I can afford it!"
"Haha... Okay! If your Excellency says this, we can rest assured... We will see Prince Dun at midnight today!"
The white wolf roared, and people saw that in the endless fields in the south of Beijing, there was a sudden roar of mountains and tsunami, people and horses neighing, smoke and dust rolled up on the ground, and the young crops were trampled into mud!
The 10,000 cavalrymen set out with great momentum, the post roads were filled, and even the farmlands on both sides were filled with cavalry teams riding horses. The 10,000 cavalrymen formed three arrows and began to gallop towards the south.
"Where's our train? Is it ready?"
Officials from the Prime Minister's Yamen knelt in front of Fu Qing and said, "Your Majesty, we have prepared two locomotives, both filled with coal and water. There are a total of eighteen carriages. This is the limit that can be mobilized!"
"One carriage can carry a hundred people and transport two thousand new troops at a time!"
"No! Fill all the carriages. More than 3,000 people must be transported at one time, and all 10,000 Yulin new troops must be transported three times!"
"This... this is too crowded. After all, the soldiers in the army have to carry weapons and ammunition. There are too many people and things can't be packed!"
"Add more carriages!"
"Sir, it's not impossible to add more carriages, but the speed of the train will be slower. The official has adjusted the speed according to the speed of 100 miles per hour. It takes exactly two hours for the train to travel back and forth..."
"Three transports are enough for the Yulin New Army to join forces with Prince Dun's army at midnight... If we add more carriages, I won't be able to guarantee the speed!"
"It will be late at night at the earliest. Please be aware that this train is not a big animal. We can't just give it a few whips and run fast!"
Fu Qing was so irritated that he wanted to curse. At this time, Li Tuo beside him whispered, "Sir, speed is more important than soldiers."
"Let our soldiers bring their rifles and ammunition first... fill them with people. As for field artillery, heavy machine guns, baggage, etc., we can send out the fourth shift!"
"The rebels are outnumbered, but they lack firepower. The Mausers of our new army are enough to withstand them for an hour or two. We can use this time to transport heavy firepower weapons, so we won't waste any time!"
Fu Qing nodded, "That's all! Let's set off immediately... Li Tuo, you will escort us from the rear and take the third train to set off. I will take the first train and we will meet in front of Prince Dun!"
"Don't worry, sir, I will naturally organize and coordinate the manpower and material resources at the rear!"
Woo hoo hoo... The steam locomotive was spitting out white smoke and the whistle was blaring. On the tall and majestic capital city wall, the Eight Banners disciples who were guarding looked at the preparations for Xiao Sha under the city wall in horror!
Wearing khaki military uniforms, the new Yulin soldiers carried marching packages on their backs, carried rifles and shouted slogans as they boarded the train carriage. Farther away, there were countless soldiers sitting on the ground, resting and having dinner, waiting to assemble.
Looking further into the distance, the earth dragon rolled up by the cavalry wave was still floating in the air. The leading troops were no longer visible, but the cavalry at the rear did not even raise their horse speed.
I haven't seen such a deployment of troops and generals in many years. The atmosphere of war and danger has wiped out the false peace of the past!
"Mighty! Your Majesty's new army is indeed mighty!"
