Wang Conger met her husband two weeks before the launch of the general offensive in the Battle of Shengjing. All in all, the young couple haven't seen each other for almost half a year.
When the sun was about to go down, the Seventeenth Regiment of the Northern Navy drove in on the post road leading to the Dashiqiao. They set off from Jingyan Fort at noon. Wang Conger and several female soldiers stood on the roadside ridge, babbling allegro.
On the Liaohe Plain in August, you can see sorghum taller than a person's head everywhere. The green color is like an endless green gauze tent. The mature sorghum ears are like countless torches dotted on the gauze tent. Under the reflection of the sunset, the earth turns red. The Northern Navy, wearing grass-green military uniforms, is like a wide river flowing in the green gauze tent.
The officers and soldiers were full of energy, marched neatly, were cleanly dressed, had bright firearms and strong leggings. At first glance, everyone looks similar, because everyone wears a steel helmet with weeds on their heads, so it is difficult to distinguish their faces, but a discerning person can tell who is a veteran and who is a recruit at a glance, and these Among the new recruits, there are also many Qing soldiers who have been converted.
The clothes worn by the veterans of the Northern Navy are 70% to 80% new, and some are even brand new, while the clothes of the new recruits are older, and there are many patches on the washed white clothes. Those veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles think that every battle is a grand ceremony, and they can't wait to show the country bumpkins under the Manchu Qing rule how decent the Northern Navy is; while the recruits who were still in the Qing army a year ago regard it as a grand ceremony. Fighting is regarded as a kind of hard work, why do you wear so good clothes? Anyway, it’s raining and winding, and I keep the new clothes for when something happens.
From the demeanor, you can also tell who is the veteran and who is the new recruit. On one side of the post road were the advancing combat troops, and on the other side were the migrant workers pushing wheelbarrows or driving mule carts and carriages. The veterans talked and laughed along the way, and from time to time exchanged a few words and joked with the migrant workers in front of the branch. This caused bursts of laughter from time to time in the migrant workers' team. His expression was as if he was going to the market, with a calm look on his face. For those converted recruits, participating in this battle was like a child entering an examination room, each with his or her own thoughts and silence.
The eyes of Wang Conner and several female soldiers were like a gentle breeze, caressing this "running stream" of rolling waves, and the bamboo boards in their hands made a crisp sound.
Female soldiers! Live! Still very beautiful!
Veterans have long been accustomed to this, but the new recruits are different, especially those former Qing soldiers who have been reformed. Although they have heard about female soldiers in the army during training, this is the first time they see them on the battlefield. See. At this moment, all they had in mind was one thought, how could a woman go to the battlefield?
Due to physiological differences, few women directly participated in combat in the cold weapon era. This war world that emphasized personal bravery could not open the door to women. However, it is different in the era of hot weapons. Women can play a prominent role in specific fields without gender alienation, and can pave the way for women to break out of traditional gender roles and gender shielding.
It took ten years for the time-travelers headed by Zhao Xin to finally let the women of Beihai Town not only get out of their families and into factories, but also into the war. Of course, this was due to the unremitting efforts of the people, but the women among the early naturalized citizens of the island country also played a big role. After all, there is no tradition for peasant women in island countries to stay away from home, let alone have their feet bound. In addition, the women of all ethnic groups in the outer Northeast are still fierce and tough, and there is no saying that women cannot show their faces.
Until now, apart from A Miao, all of Zhao Xin's women have their own jobs. Although Shen Xuan is the future queen, she still teaches in Beihai Town Primary School and serves as the honorary principal; Wang Zhenyi went to Beihai Town Polytechnic to study and concurrently serves as a lecturer. One of her two teachers is Lagrange and the other is Laplace, over the past few years, he has become very good at speaking French. In order to stay away from Shen Xuan, Tang Xiao went to work as the vice principal of a primary school in Boli Town.
As for Mrs. Elizabeth, she's not a fuel-efficient person either... Well, let's forget about that. To put it bluntly, Zhao Xin has nothing to do with her.
"Soldiers, listen to me, I will talk about victory! Nine and a half years of fighting against the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, thousands of their troops have been wiped out! At the beginning of the summer offensive, the first victory was Kaiyuan, and then Tieling and Jinzhou, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties The rule is about to end..."
Allegro lyrics are usually improvised. You just open your mouth and sing as you see it. There is no requirement that it must rhyme. For example, when Wang Conner saw a big soldier over 1.8 meters tall carrying a machine gun and carrying a heavy bag behind him, and his steps were still very long, he immediately sang: "Big man, strong feet, walk fast, fight If we win, we will definitely do it to capture Shu Liang alive, we will definitely do it!"
The big recruit's face turned as red as a monkey's butt, and he pretended not to hear. At this time, someone in the team called out the older man's name and said, "Su Wan, that girl is singing about you, saying that you will definitely capture the imperial court, bah! It's General Shengjing who captured the Manchus."
Judging from the name, this big man is still a Hezhe! Because they have been engaged in fishing and hunting for many years and eat a lot of meat, the Hezhe people are taller than the Han people from Guannei. But it is rare to be so tall.
The surrounding soldiers all burst out laughing when they heard this, and everyone started laughing from the head of the team to the end of the team. Su Wanxun didn't dare to raise his head, but his steps became more and more brisk.
One group of people passed by, and another group of people flowed over. Wang Conger's allegro singing with clear voices was like a bowl of ice-clear well water in the dog days of summer, refreshing people and relieving fatigue.
Xu Jian, the commander of the third battalion and the third company, rode up from behind with the signal soldiers. From a distance, he saw Wang Conger standing on the ridge, wearing a slightly fat military uniform, with his hair tied up in a military cap and a tight belt. Zha, the light of the setting sun shines on the fair and pretty face like rouge. A gust of cool breeze blew, the green gauze tent rustled, and the wind puffed up her military uniform, showing the mountains and rivers.
He reined in the horse and looked at his wife, feeling in a daze for a moment. He didn't expect to meet Wang Conger here, and he couldn't help but think of the day the two got married... The cicada smiled with flowers on her temples, and her eyebrows matched each other's makeup.
Yes, Xu Jian is Xu Funan. After the Battle of Jilin, Zhao Xin felt that it was not appropriate for the brothers to use their nicknames "Funan and Shounan" since they were about to get married, so he changed their names. The eldest son is called Xu Jian and the second son is called Xu Yi. Being "given the name" by Zhao Xin makes many people extremely envious of the Xu brothers. However, those who know the inside story understand that because of their relationship with Shen Xuan, Zhao Xin and his wife have actually raised them as sons over the years.
The army had a mission. After the young couple met, Wang Conner took out the letter Shen Xuan asked her to send from her backpack, as well as a pair of thousand-layer bottoms that Wang Conner had sewn by herself. Xu Jian took the shoe and turned it over to look at it. He saw that the stitches on the sole were twisted and twisted. This girl doesn't like female celebrities very much, and her mother has criticized her for this.
Seeing the strange expression on her husband's face, Wang Conger bit her lower lip and said, "I spent two months making it. Don't say it doesn't look good."
How could Xu Jian dare to say no? He was busy praising and praising him.
Wang Conner suddenly said: "Hey, do you have any canned braised pork? The rations issued by our political work team are not as good as those of your combat troops, and they have been on vegetarian diet for several days." "Yes!"
After listening to his wife's words, Xu Jian asked the signal soldiers to give all the canned meat in the sacks on horseback to the female soldiers present. Several female soldiers were holding a large bag of canned meat, swallowing their saliva, eager to open it immediately to satisfy their greed.
"There's some canned salmon, too, isn't it?"
"Yeah! Give me two of the fish roe ones." Wang Conger smiled like a flower. She liked this the most. She couldn't catch up with this year's salmon migration season. She wrote a few words of emotion in the letter she sent to her mother a few days ago.
Don't look at the fact that Beihai Town has now opened more than ten pig farms, producing nearly 50,000 fat pigs every year, which is terrifying in this time and space; but compared to the million people under its control, pork is still in short supply. Every year when the soldiers and civilians in Beihai Town have the most oil and water in their stomachs, it is the month of autumn when the salmon migrate. They make three meals a day with the leftover scraps of fish roe and pickled fish, and even set up a large pot directly by the river to stew it. Go to the rhythm of eating and vomiting.
Nowadays, soldiers of the Northern Navy have two major hobbies: watching theater and eating braised pork.
No need to talk about the braised pork, just watching the show. Before every war, each regiment must put on a performance for the soldiers. The performances are "The White-Haired Girl" and "Blood and Tears" adapted by time-travelers, but the relevant content has been changed to depict corrupt officials of the Qing Dynasty. He colluded with the landlords and oppressed the poor, so he was forced to become homeless and his family was destroyed. Finally, he was rescued by the North Navy and lived a happy life. In addition, there is also the Yangge Opera "Brothers and Sisters Opening up Wasteland".
The veterans have seen these plays many times, and the recruits have also seen them once or twice. Although the plots in it seem very simple and would make people laugh in the modern era of another time and space, no matter whether they are newbies or veterans, they are as fresh as the first time they watch it, no matter how many times they watch it. Often the actor on the stage sings the previous line, and the person below immediately follows the next line. The actors occasionally used their talents to slightly change their lines and actions, and the soldiers below were as happy as if someone was scratching their armpits.
These two hobbies are often utilized by chief officers and instructors. When charging in combat, the company commander usually shouts: "Charge! After the battle, go back and watch the show and eat braised pork!" The effect every time is great. Yes, it has quite a comedic effect.
"I'm leaving. I'll find you after I capture Fengtian Mansion."
Before Wang Conger could react, Xu Jian and the signal soldiers rode away. Wang Conger had no choice but to raise her right hand and wave it at her husband's back. At this time, her sleeve fell down, revealing a shiny silver bracelet on her white wrist.
This bracelet was left to their brothers by Xu Jian's mother before she died. It was a personal accessory when she married into the Xu family in Dongtai. After the Xu family was ransacked, all their belongings were confiscated by the government, and the family was escorted to the capital to await trial. In the end, only this bracelet was left to be hidden close to the body. No matter how painful the journey of exile was, even when he was moaning for lack of food, clothing and cold in Ninggu Pagoda, Xu Jian never thought of exchanging the bracelet for some clothes or some sorghum. In the winter of that year, on a cold and windy night, Xu's mother, who was lying on a pile of dead grass and dying, took out this bracelet from her arms and told her to keep it with her, as it would keep the two brothers safe and sound.
It wasn't until he got engaged to Wang Conger that Xu Jian regarded the bracelet as a betrothal gift and told her the story behind it. Since then, Wang Conger has been wearing it and planned to regard it as an heirloom of the Xu family.
It’s mid-August in the blink of an eye. As Xiongyue, Gaiping, Niuzhuang and other places were conquered one after another, after several days of rest and replenishment, the North Navy's maritime forces entered Xihaikou south of Jinzhou and took just one day. Got off at Tianqiao Factory. The Qing army's water camp and fort defenders stationed here suffered heavy losses. As soon as the landing troops landed, the survivors fled without a trace.
The next day, the 19th Regiment, which had taken a short rest, launched an attack on Tashan Fort, which straddled Jinzhou and Ningyuan Prefecture.
In the Ming Dynasty, Tashan was a strategic location in the Western Liaoning Corridor. One hundred and fifty years ago, this place was still a densely populated military town. After the Songjin War, a little-known tragic offensive and defensive battle took place.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty's defense system in Liaodong completely collapsed. Tashan Fort, which lay thirty miles north of Ningyuan Prefecture, was like a lonely boat in the ocean, caught in the fierce offensive of the Qing army. After Tong Hanbang, the Ming army guard at Tashan Fort at the time, learned of Jinzhou's surrender, he expressed his indignation and determination to the seven thousand Tashan soldiers and civilians: "Our soldiers suffered heavy casualties and were severely short of food. We know that the dynasty is dead. I will not be disgraced. , you must commit suicide first!"
However, his generous declaration resulted in tears from the entire city's soldiers and civilians. Why did the general leave us? I am willing to fight to the death with the general. Even though he must die, he will never surrender!
So on the fifteenth day after Zu Dashou surrendered, the Tashan soldiers and civilians, who had run out of ammunition and food, pretended to surrender and tricked the Qing army into the city. Tong Hanbang then ordered people to close the city gate, led the remnant army in a desperate battle with the Qing army, and finally ignited the explosives that had been buried. In an instant, the landslide and the ground cracked, and the entire Tashan Fort was blown into ruins. Thousands of soldiers and civilians and the people who entered the city were destroyed. The Qing army perished together.
Compared with the Ming army one hundred and fifty years ago, which preferred death over surrender, the Qing army today is far behind. At the end of the 18th century, Tashan was just a small village with dozens of households, plus an earthen fort. The guard was only a fifth-level defense guard, with less than 300 men under his command.
Under the guidance of drones, six mortars from the Artillery Company of the 19th Regiment of the North Navy targeted the areas where the Qing troops gathered to blast. After only one round of firing, a white flag was displayed on the earthen wall of Tashan Fort. When the defenseman with a bandage on his head saw the regiment's chief of staff, he knelt down and begged not to fire anymore. With just those few shells, more than a hundred Qing troops were gone.
After taking Tashan, the southward escape route of the Liaodong Qing army was firmly blocked. Afterwards, except for the two battalions of the Northern Navy troops on the southern front to defend Tashan, the rest of the troops quickly moved northward, recaptured Chumuchong Fort, Daxing Fort, Xingshan Fort, and Jinchang Fort along the way, and finally occupied Jinchang Fort on August 25. Songshan Fort, eighteen miles south of the county, and marched to the foot of Jin County the next day.
Facing the drones and artillery of the Northern Navy, the three thousand Qing troops in Jinxian City were only a little stronger than Tashan Fort. When the Yong'an Gate in the south and the Ningyuan Gate in the east were blown down, the prefect and deputy governor of Jinzhou committed suicide one after another, knowing that they were outmatched. The Manchus and the Northern Navy had been fighting for so many years, and they knew that the Northern Navy had no habit of killing prisoners, so the more than 400 Eight Banners Manchu soldiers who survived in the city surrendered to Kaicheng under the leadership of a co-leader.
At this point, the Qing army outside the Pass had no way out, and Zhao Xin's "close the door and beat the dogs" plan entered the second stage.
The "Battle of Shengjing" planned by Zhao Xin and Deng Fei was divided into three stages. In the first stage, the Northern Navy unexpectedly crossed the willow border and surrounded Shengjing; in the second stage, the maritime forces swept through the towns along the Liaodong Peninsula, captured Tashan and even Jinzhou, and prevented the Qing army in Liaodong from escaping southward to Shanhaiguan; in the third stage, they occupied Fengtianfu, Xingjing Mansion forced the Qing troops in Haicheng, Liaoyang, Xiuyanting, and Fenghuang City to surrender.
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