Chapter 41: Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers
Because time is too tight. Excavation work began without many things being clarified.
The height difference between the two rivers is even less clear. This is what happened. Yitong River is a tributary of Songhua River. It flows down from Changbai Mountain, first from east to west, then turns north and flows into the Songhua River.
The place He Xi chose was close to this corner. Because the upstream is relatively high. Therefore, during the digging of the canal, the Yitong River bifurcated here, flowing all the way into the Songhua River and all the way into the Liao River.
What He Xi is worried about is that if this route is changed directly, it will be a waste of effort. Fortunately, the canal is too narrow. Especially the middle section, some areas are even less than three feet. The water is shallow. At most one foot. The amount of runoff is relatively small. The water volume of Yitong River is relatively large. Even if it is diverted, it is not completely diverted.
There is still no problem now.
But just because there are no problems now, doesn’t mean there won’t be problems in the future.
Because there is a lot of snow in the Northeast, the amount of water in the Yitong River is still relatively large today. But this situation may not be the norm. He Xi does not have hydrological data for this river in previous years. Once there is a severe drought in the Yitong River. There is still a problem with the canal.
In short, the entire project is full of problems and hidden dangers, but it is already the limit of what He Xi can do.
He Xi stood at the connection between Yitong River and Liaosong Canal, watching the water level stabilize, and secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking to himself: "When I have time in the future, I will definitely rebuild it, I will definitely rebuild it."
When people build rivers and bridges, they become famous for future generations. If he leaves this problematic canal to future generations. Wouldn't it affect his reputation for the rest of his life?
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Ping An doesn't know the situation here. But as the water level of the Yitong River dropped, beacon smoke was heard in the distance. There is no beacon tower to the north of Changchun Fort, but for safety reasons, Ping An has sent many night and day shifts. When the enemy was discovered, a beacon was lit.
But only a few.
It is different from the number that Ping An sends out at night.
Ping An's face darkened slightly. He knew that those who had not had time to light the beacon might be dead. As for those who are ignited now, they may not survive. Ping An immediately ordered the drums to be beaten, and all the soldiers in Changchun Fort gathered together and lined up. Then, under the command of the officers, they sat on the ground on the city head, in the open space in the city, and even on the long street.
Some experienced veterans broke the hard biscuits in their hands into small pieces and put them in their mouths. Then they drank some water and soaked them in their mouths until they softened before eating.
Eat slowly, as if eating a snack.
This veteran is very experienced.
Knowing that the pace of ancient wars was very slow, it would still take some time to discover the enemy's situation and have a real confrontation with the enemy, and it might even be a false alarm. Therefore, Ping An gathered the soldiers and, except for a few on guard at the top of the city, they all sat down on the ground to rest.
After all, standing all the time takes a lot of energy.
The reason why the old soldier ate was not because he was hungry, but because he was worried that he would not have a chance to eat if a fight broke out. After all, once an ancient war broke out, it was possible to fight fiercely for several hours, or even until dark. At that time, there was no time to eat or drink.
As for why I eat so slowly. Because people eat too much. Vigorous exercise is not allowed.
So he eats little by little, maintains his condition, and is ready to fight.
Of course, there are some old soldiers who are not in the queue at all. They are leaning against the city wall or under the eaves, basking in the sun with their helmets covering their eyes and snoring loudly. Actually fell asleep.
The Ping An Department was specially left by Feng Sheng and can be called elite, and elite means that the proportion of veteran soldiers among them is very high. At this time, there is no need for peace of mind, and everyone is consciously adjusting their status. Always ready to go. There are only some new soldiers who have never been on the battlefield. Seeing the veterans like this, they gradually feel relieved.
This is the greatest confidence of the Ming Dynasty. There are nearly one million veterans in the army. They were veterans who fought from Huaixi to Jiangnan, from Jiangnan to Huguang, from Huguang to Peiping, and from Peiping to the grasslands.
Famous generals and brave soldiers.
At this time, wisps of smoke and dust were rising, and Ping An could be seen in the distance on top of the city. Just looking at the momentum, there must be tens of thousands of riders.
Ping An was so excited that he was shaking all over. Because this is the largest deployment of the Yuan army in several years. Since the 14th year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan army have not fought a decisive battle at all. Originally, the Battle of Liaodong was fought by Ming Dynasty as a decisive battle. But Naha kneeled down.
And this time, although the Yuan army was several times larger. And Ping An was not afraid at all, but was happy because every Mongolian on the opposite side had the word "Fighting Merit" written on his head.
Ping An squinted his eyes, carefully observed the incoming enemy, and said, "Has the news spread?"
People around him said: "The news has spread. Not only has the beacon been lit, but at the same time, ten people have been sent to report the news separately."
Ping An suddenly turned around and walked down the city wall. As he walked, he said, "Prepare your horses."
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When the vanguard of the Yuan army came to the city of Changchun Fort, a horseman came out and wandered under the city. He said loudly: "The great Yuan Dynasty Prime Minister Xiangzhi is guarding the city, and the heavenly troops are coming. You guys ------"
Before the man finished speaking, the gate of Changchun Fort suddenly opened.
Ping An took the lead, with a steel crossbow in his hand. As soon as he nocked it, a long arrow flew out. In the future, people and horses shot on the ground, then threw away the steel crossbow, gripped the spear tightly, and rushed out immediately, followed by more than a thousand cavalry and Pegasus. A gust of sand blew up.
Ping An's move was beyond everyone's expectations.
You know, the Yuan army is full of troops. It's just behind, but a few miles away. In cavalry combat, this distance is almost negligible. More than a thousand people were surrounded by tens of thousands of cavalry. Even heavenly soldiers and generals had no chance of survival.
After all, the elite Yuan army was far inferior to the elite cavalry of the Ming army. But even if the difference is too big, it is not to the point where it can be manipulated casually.
But the timing of Ping An's attack is also excellent. The Mongolian vanguard stationed their horses under the city, thinking that the Ming army in the city would not attack. But they don't know that the greatest power of cavalry is speed. A cavalry without speed will have its combat effectiveness greatly reduced. They had just stationed their horses, but they didn't realize from top to bottom that the Ming army would attack and they had to speed up again. Therefore, when Ping An rushed over, the Mongolian cavalry was already in chaos.
Be prepared. When confronting the Ming army, this is also the best way for the cavalry to respond. Some people want to retreat and let the horses run first. Some people don't know what happened. Stunned in place.
But Ping An was so brave that even Feng Sheng agreed, and he showed it at this moment. He first broke through the enemy troops that were rushing over, then penetrated the enemy's main formation, chased the fleeing enemies, and charged directly at the opponent's army, even though there were thousands of troops in front of him. The horse showed no fear at this moment.
There are fewer Mongolian forwards than the Ping An cavalry. But at this moment, he was struck by Ping An, like an avalanche, and his army was defeated like a mountain.
It has to be said that military morale has a great impact on performance on the battlefield.
The spirit of the founding of the Ming Dynasty has not dissipated, and everyone can reach high positions if they work hard. If you have talent, you can probably be promoted. Moreover, most of the grassroots officers and soldiers also have the desire to serve the country. Therefore, after Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and others, there are also many generals from the Mesozoic and younger generations.
All very talented.
The real aura of pride in the army was broken by Zhu Yuanzhang's massacre of the Xungui Group. Because Xungui is never alone. It is a big net, so that most of the talented generals in the army will be exiled to death. Even if a group of people are left behind, their original enthusiasm will be gone.
The so-called honors of Jingnan are completely incomparable with the honors of the founding of the country. Just look at the number one hero of Jingnan, Qiu Fu, who was beaten and annihilated when he went out to the fortress. You can see how good he is among the honors of the founding of the country. , his ability is estimated to be ranked outside the dozen or so, lower than Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, and even Ye Wang.
And what does the Yuan army look like?
Wang Baobao and his younger brother were indeed figures. They were not very loyal to Emperor Yuan, but they knew that political strife was unavoidable in the overall situation. Therefore, when Wang Baobao's military power was at its peak, he also had some respect for Emperor Yuan. Tamerlane is now among the troops directly under the Yuan Dynasty.
However, many things are not one person's business, and they cannot be undone by one person or several people.
