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Chapter 50 Occupation of Daku

After the three men got ashore, Battalion Commander Zhu Yaping, the commander of the Marine Corps who came ashore in advance, reported the results of the preliminary Qing Dynasty to the headquarters.

There is no way to count the enemy soldiers killed in this battle, because many soldiers sank with warships, and the captive and surrendered Eight-Nation Alliance soldiers reached 2,898, namely, 822, Germany, 653, Russia, 485, France, 367, America, 356, Italy, 155, Japan, 33, and Austro-Hungarian Empire.

There are more than 150 large and medium-caliber artillery guns on the Dagukou Fort, most of which are German-made Krupp guns, namely: 8 80mm caliber artillery guns, 16 0mm caliber artillery guns, 48 ​​10mm caliber artillery guns, and 64 100mm caliber artillery guns.

There were also 372 rifles, more than 1,500 bullets, about 35,000 kilograms of food, about 18,000 kilograms of forage, sixteen war horses, and twenty-five donkeys. Of course, these materials were collected from the coalition command and military camp, and there was no count of the surrendered ships for the time being.

When the three of them were shocked when they heard the number of prisoners, no one expected that this battle would capture nearly 3,000 prisoners. This did not include the Japanese prisoners captured in the last naval battle, but it had exceeded all the military personnel of the fleet.

Then it is quite troublesome to look at these prisoners. Fortunately, more than 35,000 kilograms of food were seized, which can at least temporarily ensure that the prisoners have enough food. Otherwise, the food problem of these more than 3,000 people will cause headaches for the three of them.

Xia Bohai smiled bitterly and said, "If I had known that there would be so many prisoners, it would have been better to sink all these warships, at least I could have counted fewer prisoners."

Qin Zheng shook his head and said, "That may not be possible. These ships are all available to us in the future. At least we have found more than 30,000 kilograms of grain, which is enough for at least fifteen to twenty days of consumption. Moreover, there must be other food and food on the ship, which is enough to support it for about a month. The food carried on our ships is enough to twenty to one month, which leaves us enough time to move. Moreover, these more than 3,000 people are good at labor, so we can use it sooner or later. In addition, these people are a big bargaining chip in the future when negotiations with imperialism."

Xia Bohai waved his hand and said, "Old Qin, I know all of your words. I just said casually. Anyway, there must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain, but getting ashore is the first step. Will there be a long road in the future?"

Qin Zheng said: "Yes, it's not enough to rely on our soldiers now. It may take some time to recruit people from this era. Now I can only hope that the three passengers will be on board the boat."

The total number of military personnel passing through the fleet was about 26700, of which there were only more than 1,000 Marines. The others were naval soldiers on each warship. They were all at sea and they didn’t feel that it was not enough, but they seemed to be stretched as soon as they got ashore. The evacuated personnel on the three passenger roulettes and the personnel on the ship were about 356600. If all of them could be mobilized, of course, the staff would be much more sufficient.

Xiao Jianjun said: "Now I can only count on them. I just hope that they will not collapse immediately after knowing the news that they have traveled through time, otherwise we will have even more trouble."

At this time, Xia Bohai turned to Zhu Yaping again and said, "Battery Commander Zhu, how many troops are we still using now?"

Zhu Yaping thought for a while and said, "At most, three companies can be dispatched. There are not enough people here. Now we have to guard too many places, and we have to look at these prisoners and warships. Fortunately, there are still armored troops there, otherwise we may not even be sent out."

Xia Bohai bowed his head and said, "Then dispatch two land combat companies, one mortar company, and a car paddle boat to Hejiawan Village to support them. I will ask the Kunming ship and Yueyang ship to draw some soldiers to come ashore to assist you in your work."

Zhu Yaping immediately said: "Yes."

Xia Bohai said again: "There may not be too many battles on the sea in the future. The battle on land requires your Marines to work harder. In addition, I want to set up the headquarters on land, so you can see where it is appropriate."

Zhu Yaping said: "It can be arranged in the command center of the former Eight-Nation Alliance stationed in Dagukou. It is on the dock, close to our warships, and there is also a built military camp on the fort. The soldiers can live in the military camp. Just now, Battalion Commander Qin had brought people to the military camp. Now the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff should go and see the command center."

Xia Bohai said: "Okay, then go and have a look."

At this moment, a soldier rushed over and immediately saluted when he saw everyone, "Report to Battalion Commander Zhu, Battalion Commander Qin asked me to report, and found a large number of prisoners imprisoned in the military camp, all of which were Chinese, and there seemed to be soldiers from the Beiyang Navy." After a pause, he said, "And there are many women, who seem to be military prostitutes by the Eight-Nation Alliance."

Xia Bohai was stunned and said, "Are there any Chinese prisoners?"

Qin Zheng said, "Let's do it, you go to the command center first, I'll check the situation of these prisoners. If there are ordinary Chinese people, let them go. If there are soldiers from the Beiyang Navy, we will go to a useful place."

Xia Bohai said, "It's good that way, so let's be assured that Lao Qin will go and see it. However, even ordinary people are better off staying some. There are still many places we need to provide in the future. Of course, we must be voluntarily."

Qin Zheng said: "I will handle it at my discretion, but since there are still women, it is best to transfer a few female soldiers from the Kunming ship. Some things will be handled by the female soldiers, which is more convenient."

Because modern warships have a high degree of informatization, the living environment on the ship has been greatly improved, and the physical labor required is greatly reduced. Female soldiers are even more competitive than male soldiers in some positions, such as communication, radar, information, etc., so modern navies have widely increased female soldiers on board the ship. The Chinese Navy has generally used female soldiers on board the ship. There are twelve female soldiers on the Kunming ship, seven female soldiers on the Yueyang ship and Sanya ship, and female soldiers on the Changbaishan ship and Taihu ship. Now it is just right to use.

It turned out that after the Eight-Nation Alliance captured the Dagukou Fort, no prisoners were left, because at that time the Eight-Nation Alliance had not had many troops, only more than a thousand people, so it was impossible to distribute troops to guard the prisoners. Moreover, the prisoners were kept and they had to provide food and drink. At that time, the Eight-Nation Alliance did not have so much supplies. However, as countries gradually increased their investment in troops, the number of the Eight-Nation Alliance increased greatly, and the supplies could be supplied by Japan, which was sufficiently guaranteed.

However, with more troops, the logistics personnel needed naturally increased. Some of the Eight-Nation Alliance have their own logistics troops, such as Britain, the United States and France. Because these three countries have their own colonies in Asia, the logistics troops are actually composed of colonial residents. The British colonies are in India, and the logistics troops are from India. The American colonies are the Philippines, and the logistics troops are selected among the Philippine maids. The French colonies are in the Indochina Peninsula, mainly Vietnam. The logistics troops are naturally composed of monkeys. On the contrary, the national army is a minority.

However, not all countries have colonies in Asia, such as Japan, Russia, and Germany, which sent the most troops, so they could only rely on arresting the Chinese to take charge of logistics affairs. The Eight-Nation Alliance arrested a total of more than 10,000 Chinese people or captured Qing soldiers.

Although the main force of the Eight-Nation Alliance is now in Beijing, Dagukou is the garrison of the coalition warships. A large amount of supplies are moved up and down every day, so a large amount of labor is required. Therefore, the Eight-Nation Alliance left more than 800 prisoners in Dagukou to transport goods for the coalition forces. Because Dagukou was originally a fortress-style barracks, houses were built for soldiers to live in, these prisoners were detained in the barracks.

The soldiers stationed on the ships stationed in Dagukou usually have nothing to do, and often go to nearby villages to rob the enemy. In addition to looting property, they would bring back some young women every time and stay on the warship for the soldiers of the coalition forces to vent. Now, a total of 150 or 60 women have been arrested. Because of the large number of people, they could not stay on the warships, so they were all placed in the military camp and managed in a unified manner.

Of course, Qin Zheng understood Xia Bohai's idea. It is impossible to accomplish anything in this era by relying on the five or six thousand people who crossed the fleet. All the people of this era must be mobilized. These prisoners captured by the Eight-Nation Alliance can be just the first batch of people in this time and space who joined the crossing fleet, because the crossing fleet saved them.

The soldiers of the Beiyang Navy are also useful. Although the fleet can now be invincible at sea, in the absence of logistical support and supplementary support, the fleet cannot last long. Once the missile is used up, the warships are equivalent to living coffins at sea. In addition to the missile factors, with the protection technology of this era, these warships cannot last for a few years, so they must eventually use the warships of this era.

In the battle to attack Dagukou, the crossing fleet could obviously sink the Orlando and the Lufthansa, but in the end they tried their best to urge the two warships to surrender, hoping to form a fleet composed of warships of this era as soon as possible. However, it is not possible to have warships alone without manipulating warships. Although the crossing fleet is mainly naval, warships of this era and modern warships are completely different two weapons. It will take quite some time for the naval soldiers who cross the fleet to learn to mount warships of this era. Although the strength of the Beiyang Navy is not very good, it is familiar with the warships of this era, which is exactly what the crossing fleet needs.

While thinking, Qin Zheng followed the soldiers who sent the message to the military camp in Dagukou.
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