4892 Reinforcements go south
Ronglu held the 70,000 army in his hand, and his confidence became stronger. Although Prince Dun had elite new-style troops, don’t forget that many ants bite the elephant to death.
I have 70,000 in my hand, but when I look back, the commander of Isha must have 60,000 to 70,000. Under the siege of 120,000 troops, it is enough to fill it with your life!
What's more, Emperor Guangxu not only really fought openly on the battlefield, but also had a complete set of dark means behind his back.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s talk about the railway from the capital to the south to Hankou. In fact, the section of Zhili has been built long ago, and the railway station at Yongdingmen in the capital can already depart directly to Handan.
This is the greatest reliance of Emperor Tongzhi. By mobilizing troops quickly and maneuvering, one can move 10,000 elite troops and use them as 30,000!
How could the Emperor Tongzhi let you take advantage of the railway? In addition to these rebels, Zhili, there are countless underground forces hidden by him.
Some of these people are gangsters from various prefectures and counties, members of the Qing Gang Cao Gang, lower-ranking figures, or simply down-and-out bannermen to ask for some pocket money.
It is not possible to count on them to fight, but there is no problem in sabotage.
Fuqing's army set out at 4:00 pm on April 12. Bailang's men 10,000 kidnapped horses, 10,000 elite infantry of the Royal Highness Army, and 20,000 reinforcements gathered at Yongding Gate.
The white wolf carefully took His Majesty's wolf talisman and took out his own pair of stern and knew that the order would not be fake.
"Bailang's command will be under ten thousand kidnapped horses, obey the orders of the Lord!"
"Bailang! Your troops are elite cavalry outside the pass. I ask you... 150 miles away, how long will it take for you to force your troops?"
Bailang thought for a while, "Sir, march is different from fighting. If you want to raise horses, you cannot exhaust the horses to death! Today, the war is in urgent need of going out. The soldiers did not bring two horses, and they can only guarantee that they can reach their destination within six hours!"
Six hours was half a day. Fu Qing frowned and thought for a moment and knew that the white wolf was not lying. Although ancient cavalry was fast, livestock were not machines. They could not run for a long time and moved forward slowly most of the time.
Even cavalrymen who cherish livestock will dismount and lead war horses by themselves. Only by urgent military information can they be willing to ride horses!
A single person and a single horse usually only marched 180 miles a day. Ancient generals believed that 300 miles a day was the limit, so there was an ancient saying.
If you travel three hundred miles a day, you will be the general!
It means that the cavalry advances at such a high speed, and they will suffer a great defeat!
Bailang and the others are all elite outside the pass, with excellent horse control skills, and the war horses they choose are Mongolian horses with strong endurance, so it is really not a random thing to say after giving 150 miles of six hours, this is already the limit.
"Bailang...you must remember that we are going to Zhuozhou to save Prince Dun. One hundred and fifty miles must be reached as fast as possible... Can our war horses get on the train?"
Bai Lang shook his head, "Sir, no! These war horses have not been trained and are afraid when they see the train. The vibration and loud noise will scare the horses and cause diarrhea... Then you can't raise them for three or four days, and you can't fight!"
"Damn it! It would be great if I could take the train. I would mobilize a few more trains and transport them a few more trips, and it would be faster than the horsepower..."
"So! I'll give you four hours. After four hours from now on, you must rush to Zhuozhou! No, no... At this moment, the prince is already standing in the south of Zhuozhou, and is almost at Gaobeidian. You have to rush to Gaobeidian!"
It was four o'clock in the afternoon, and eight hours later it was exactly twelve o'clock in the evening, and the whole march was in the dark.
The white wolf shook his head, "It's very difficult, it's too difficult! But I will do my best to complete the task... I'm afraid the war horses will lose a lot..."
"How much did you lose today? I will give you ten times more after the war! Is that OK?"
When he heard that a war horse would be able to pay ten horses back to lose money, the white wolf's eyes immediately lit up, "Can you keep your promise?"
"Haha... a gentleman is as good as hell. Do you think my third master Fuqing's name in the capital is for nothing? I can afford to pay for it without reimbursement from the Ministry of War!"
"Haha... OK! If you say this, we will feel relieved... I will meet Prince Dun today at midnight!"
The white wolf roared, and people saw the fields in the south of Jingnan, which were thundering at a glance. The mountains and seas suddenly roared, the earth rolled up smoke and dust, and the green seedlings were trampled into mud!
Ten thousand cavalry set out with great momentum, the post roads were filled with all the farmlands on both sides, and even the cavalry teams rode horses forward. Ten thousand people formed three arrows and began to gallop south.
"Where is our train? Are you ready?"
The official from the Zongli Yamen knelt in front of Fu Qing, "Report to the Lord, the locomotive has prepared two trains, both of which are filled with coal and water, and the carriage has a total of eighteen knots. This is the limit to mobilization!"
"One carriage can carry hundreds of people, and it can transport two thousand new troops at a time!"
"No! Fill all the cars, and you must transport more than 3,000 at a time, and ten thousand new imperial troops must transport them all three times!"
"This...it's too crowded. After all, the soldiers of the army still have to carry weapons and ammunition. If there are too many people, they can't hold them!"
"Add a car!"
"Sir, it's not impossible to add a car, but the speed is slow. The official is arranged at a speed of 100 miles per hour. It takes exactly two hours to run the train back and forth..."
"Three transportations will just allow the new Royal Army to meet with Prince Dun's army at midnight... If the carriage is added, the speed will not be guaranteed!"
"It will be the second midnight at the earliest. Please tell me. This train is not a big animal, we can run away just by giving two whips!"
Fu Qing was so upset that he wanted to curse people. At this time, Li Tuo beside him whispered, "Sir, it's more important to be fast in the war, speed!"
"Let our soldiers bring their rifles and ammunition first... fill people up. As for field guns, heavy machine guns, baggage, etc., you can send the fourth shift!"
"There are many rebels, but the firepower is insufficient. The Mauser of our new army has been enough to withstand an hour or two. Taking advantage of this time, the heavy firepower weapons have also been transported over. This will not be delayed!"
Fuqing nodded, "That's all! Let's go immediately... Li Tuo, you are escorting in the rear, take the third train, I will take the first train, and we will meet in front of our Prince Dun!"
"Don't worry, sir, I will naturally organize and coordinate the manpower and material resources in the rear!"
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The new imperial guards in the yellow military uniforms carried marching packages, carried rifles and shouted slogans on the train carriage. In the distance, countless soldiers were sitting on the ground resting and having dinner, waiting to assemble.
Looking further away, the earth dragon rolled up by the cavalry tide was still floating in the air, and the vanguard was no longer visible, but the cavalry behind the hall did not even raise the speed of the horse.
I have never seen such a dispatched army in many years. The atmosphere of fierce battles and wars has wiped out all the false peace in the past!
"Magnificent! Your Majesty's new army is indeed majestic!"
Chapter completed!