On March 30, 1660, Dingjunshan.

Today is a good weather, with thousands of miles of Dingjun Mountains and mountains, green trees and smoke villages, cattle and sheep, mules and horses, and children chasing and playing. There is no sight of war coming out here, but it is as calm as a certain autumn day in the hinterland of the south. However, if you turn your eyes to some military forbidden zones that have always been "not to approach" and take time to chat with some elderly people in the village who see the scene of large troops entering in the middle of the night because they can't sleep, you will not come to such a conclusion again.

Hai Dafu came to Dingjun Fort at this time. Perhaps he had been devoted to documents and intrigue for a long time. However, he was only in his fifties and had a wrinkle on his face. His clothes were simple and ungrateful. It made people think of some poor and poor teachers in remote villages who were transferred from Ming scholars to their posts. They were also considered "talents" in the increasingly large East Coast bureaucratic team.

He came from Ping'an County by train. After the total 122 kilometers of railways on the Ping'an-Dingjunbao line were merged and operated, it was very convenient for personnel exchanges between the two places. The whole journey took less than five hours. If it were replaced by a mule and horse team or a convoy, it would be at least a few days away, and the gap was simply unpredictable.

Hai Dafu observed that although the 65-kilometer railway on Liuding Line was opened to traffic two or three months earlier than the original plan, not all projects were completed. At present, many construction workers are still staying on the railway line for finishing work, and it seems that it will not be over for a while. This shows the urgent mood of the Army Department when opening this railway.

Dingjunbao Railway Station is particularly busy today. A large number of railway tracks are transported by railways and are ready to be laid on the 34-kilometer railway line of Dingjunbao-Shahubao. Behind them, the 58-kilometer railway line of Khehubao-Shengxing Township is also crazily leveling the roadbed, and even rushing to work day and night.

"The railway is very urgent." Hai Dafu stood on the platform, staring at the teams of railway construction workers heading forward, and sighed. In his opinion, these poor railway construction workers could only be regarded as consumables. They would soon squander their sweat and health when they approached the limit of manpower until they fell down overwhelmed and turned into a unwilling soul under the rails and sleepers, no one knew about it.

However, mercy is mercy, Hai Dafu does not intend to change the situation of these people. He does not have such strength or interest. In the establishment of an empire, many people will inevitably make sacrifices, either their own citizens or foreign citizens. He is not as good as the Virgin to damage the interests of the East Coast for these insignificant labor workers.

"My young men have made great efforts to complete the railway. They braved the cold of the mountains in the winter and worked day and night. Unlike those Italians, they had to drink a lot of wine to work, and when the disease hit in the spring, most of our young men also held on." The labor worker Goshkin was arranged to come to Hai Dafu to introduce their efforts in building the railway.

"They are as strong as a cow. If the men allow them, they can even go to the battlefield to fight. I think it is enough to deal with the Indians, just like Yermak and a group of Ross guys to eliminate the grassland barbarians." Goshkin continued to brag.

"They seem to be very strong just because they do a relatively easy job, Goshkin." Hai Dafu was not very interested in his chattering words, but after observing and visiting for so many days, he had generally confirmed that the army had tried its best to occupy the land north, and indeed squeezed out almost all its potential - both funds and manpower - so there is no problem. When you go back, you can report to Minister Zhou. The second fund will be in place soon, and the Northern Railway and the troops along the line will still be built at a very high speed.

Once the railway continues to extend forward or even to the Brazilian plateau, this will be of great help to the East Coast people. Because it means that they can easily start from the Brazilian plateau without wasting their own energy among the mountains and ridges, which is crucial to quickly achieve the purpose of the battle.

...

Zhu Liang, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army in the depths of Dingjun Mountain, and his group of people turned over and dismounted. Shao Yaoguang, the military management committee member who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly greeted the lieutenant colonel officer who was about to take charge of military and political affairs in Dingjun Mountain, and then accompanied Zhu Liang and his group to the tent.

This year, Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang was in his destiny year. He was still strong and determined, and after struggling in the army system for many years, he finally became the commander-in-chief of the Southern Route Army, and took charge of commanding the troops crossing the river from the upper reaches of the Wujiang River. This is the great trust of Chief of Staff Mo.

In front of us is a field training ground for militia. The newly migrants (mostly captured by Qing army) who moved last year were undergoing strict military training under the command of officers. These former green camp officers and soldiers were basically obedient after a year after they arrived on the east coast. As they wanted to carry out wars against Brazil, Shao Yaoguang canceled the task of refining these people at the request of his superiors, and instead selected 2,000 people from them, conducting various military training day after day, in order to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible and can play a role when the war breaks out.

A year later, these people were able to master the key points of firearm firing and cooperation, and the marching team was also careless. They just didn't know what it would look like when they really went to battle. It would probably be much worse than the current demonstration effect. Shao Yaoguang had long been prepared for this.

"Fortunately, they are not the main force!" Shao Yaoguang thought with great gratitude many times.

The roar of gun shooting sounded in the semi-closed training ground. Zhu Liang looked over there and unconsciously pulled the corner of his mouth, thinking: "Now, the dummy who fired guns will be called to Brazilians sooner or later. The land on the Great East Coast is too 'narrow' and no longer able to accommodate more and more citizens, and the world that is too 'crowded' can't tolerate a life of freedom and loneliness. We still need to constantly grab the living space in the sun. Any reason or excuse is not as direct as fighting for living space at this time. Human beings are originally fighting and competing with each other. If someone wins, they will naturally lose. Brazilians think they are unlucky."

The tent was clean and clean. The waterproof rain cloth spread on the ground had just been opened, emitting a scent of rubber. Zhu Liang sat on a stern chair, leaning on a saber in both hands, and then asked after thinking: "Lieutenant Shao, you have also been a military management committee member in Baode County for more than a year. How is the situation now?"

"Report to Commander Zhu!" Shao Yaoguang, who had a golden and fat hairstyle, stood up at the sight, and replied with his legs together: "In the past year in Baode County, the Ministry of Education has established a total of 37 pioneering groups and reclaimed more than 30,000 mu of wasteland, of which 8,500 mu had planted wheat in the spring of last year (1659), and the rest have also planted potatoes, soybeans, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, fruits, vegetables, and other crops to ensure that they will not be completely harvested. In addition, 11 ranches have been opened, with more than 1,800 cattle, more than 25,000 goats, and more than 360 horses in the county. Once the army enters, Baode County will have sufficient spare parts to supply the departments."

"Haha, the army naturally has a military station to supply food and water. How can you bear the responsibility? At most, let you supply some fresh vegetables and meat." Zhu Liang put away his sword when he heard this, smiled and said, "How is the construction of the military station?"

"Returning to the commander-in-chief, there are seven warehouses in Baode County Military Station, four of which have been completed, and the remaining three are still speeding up. It is expected that they will be completely completed by mid-May and materials will be accepted for storage." Shao Yaoguang still stood there and replied, "In addition, the materials storage work of the completed warehouses has entered the final stage. At present, the directors of the military management offices of the county are leading people to carefully check to ensure that there are no errors and no shortages of materials."

"Very good, continue to step up the work and there must be no delay. Now the preparations for the autumn harvest are entering the country. You have about two months left. Once the autumn harvest and winter sowing are over, the militias convened by the Army Department and Chief of Staff Mo in various places will be launched one after another. There will be 4,000 people in two security groups in Baode County, plus 2,000 security groups in Baode County, a total of 6,000 troops. They will cross the river from Kaoshan Township, quickly unfold north, and attack the Brazilian manors and forts, and completely occupy them." Zhu Liang stood up, waved his right hand, and said: "This battle is a battle of national destiny, and the country is booming and abolished. In this case, no one can make any mistakes, otherwise military law will be carried out!"

Speaking of this, I have to mention that as the population of the East Coast approaches the million-dollar mark, the national military training system established by the country at the beginning is becoming increasingly difficult to implement. For no other reason, the funds are too expensive and I can’t afford to play! Not to mention, training allowances, clothing costs, ammunition and equipment losses and medical logistics costs are like a mountain that has made the Army and the Executive Committee breathless. Later, there was no choice but to allow each county to fix it according to the actual situation. In recent years, it was simply stipulated that each county only had one training militia with a security team (1,000-2,000 posts) to select the best among the young and middle-aged people in the county, and do whatever they were selected to do to fully save military training costs.

The security group mentioned by Zhu Liang just now is the product of this policy. As a militia organization and a de facto reserve force, the security group, except for a few officers who are full-time professional soldiers, most of the other soldiers, non-commissioned officers and even grassroots officers are from peasants or citizens. They usually have jobs and take time to conduct training in spring, summer and autumn every year, and concentrate on training at the county militia training grounds in winter for training. Sometimes, the counties under the same regional administration will also organize several security groups to train together and compete, called "huicao" to improve the actual combat effectiveness of each department.

Such reserve troops are naturally not as good as those of the army's mixed battalions in terms of combat effectiveness and obedience. However, they are trained frequently and still have full confidence in fighting against the Brazilian militia. Even if they encounter the legendary Sao Paulo flag team, they can still move up to make gestures when equipped with artillery, cavalry and other technical troops. After all, what they lack is combat experience and the ruthlessness on the battlefield. If they are really training and equipment, they are really much stronger than those of the Sao Paulo flag team.

Moreover, there are 41 counties on the east coast. Although the security groups in each county are large and small in size, good and good in training, it is not difficult to select ten relatively good security groups, and these are 20,000 soldiers. If the Brazilians hear this number, they will probably be scared to death. What's more, even those security groups that seem relatively "unable to fight" and "a worrying training level" are not ineffective in playing any role. At least, they can still be competent as public security forces in the occupied areas or logistics and supplies to the front line. Therefore, the security groups are absolutely indispensable under the current army system of the East Coast Republic, and are also a major secret for the Joint Staff Headquarters to maintain indirect influence on the grassroots for a long time.

During this northern expedition to Brazil, the east coast divided the troops into two groups and advanced along the water and land. As the commander-in-chief of the Southern Route Army, Zhu Liang, except for a regular sixth mixed battalion, the rest were security regiments from various counties - especially the reserve militias in the Xiayihe, Meilin, Luoqia, Jingjiang, Daxing and other counties - with a total of ten regiments, which were large in scale. In addition, the Army Department will mobilize three to five additional security regiments to stand by in Zhenhai County, and support all places at any time depending on the situation. Such a scale is the first time for the East Coast, and it can be called a "spreading all the troops in the country" and a battle of the country.

As for the main forces of the army, in addition to the first mixed battalion included in the combat sequence of the South African garrison troops and the fourth mixed battalion stationed in the Port of San Juan, the second, third and fifth battalions, the third company of independent field artillery, and part of the cavalry battalion were all incorporated into the combat sequence of the Northern Army. They will work with some reserve militias to launch a strike against the enemy from another direction, in order to quickly annihilate the enemy and allow the Southern Army to calmly occupy more land - to put it bluntly, Zhu Liang's Southern Army has more missions to occupy land, and it is not their turn to annihilate the enemy.

When Shao Yaoguang and others heard what Zhu Liang said, they were naturally submissive. They made up their minds and went to various places to check and ensure that there were no mistakes. At this time, the clanging sound of hammers and anvils hitting each other were constantly coming from the blacksmith shop in Baode County, and there were also harsh roars in the machine workshop. One by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, and one by one, were sent to the station warehouse for storage. These will turn into the help of the East Coast people in a few months to launch a war.

The breeze in the morning light brings a breath of mixed grass and smoke. For the people of the East Coast, this is really a good golden age...
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