Chapter 968: Deployment

The Jingshi Great Camp.

It is composed of five sub-camps; except for the First Army stationed at the former North-South Great Camp inside Yancheng, the other four armies are distributed at the four corners of Yancheng.

At the same time the Prince's Personal Army was renamed the Central Army.

These four great camps began construction, and today, the Second through Fifth Armies are all stationed here.

After Yang Feng left the Prince's Mansion, he delivered the Yan Wang's orders to the Second through Fifth Armies.

"Immediately pack your bedding, check your firearms and ammunition, and head to the station to await departure!" In the Second Army camp, Bai Shang gathered his officers and issued the order in a flurry of activity.

After Qin Shan and Guan Tong went to serve as generals for the Azure Dragon Army and the Vermilion Bird Army.

Lv Chang and he respectively took charge of the former First Army and Second Army.

Although there was no change in their positions, the officers in the army all knew that the status of the First Army and Second Army within the Central Army was higher than that of the other three armies.

Being able to command these two armies naturally meant having the deep trust of the Yan Wang.

"Hehe, that brat Lv Chang is going to jump with rage; he doesn't have a part in this battle." As his subordinate officers left one after another, Bai Shang laughed triumphantly.

The First Army's most important duty is to garrison Yancheng.

The severity of this war clearly had not reached the point where even the First Army needed to be deployed.

Usually, when that brat Lv Chang saw him, he would always show off his status as commander of the First Army.

Now, he can only swallow his pride; this is what they call having gains and losses.

Thinking of this, he put his hands behind his back and left the General's Mansion to inspect the camp and urge the officers and soldiers to depart.

Under the war order, the entire Second Army camp became busy.

The soldiers folded their bedding into tofu-block shapes to carry on their backs and took up their Qin-series rifles.

The squad leaders went to collect ammunition and dry ration bags to distribute.

The prepared soldiers, organized by flag units, marched toward the station.

The artillerymen hitched horses to the issued breech-loading field artillery and pulled them toward the station.

At this moment, the station was just as busy as the military camp.

The station master recalled all off-duty railway staff to assist the army in boarding.

They halted the steam trains about to depart and refunded the tickets for the passengers on board.

A portion of the staff connected the spare steam locomotive engines to the carriages.

When the Central Army soldiers arrived, they immediately directed the soldiers to board.

Before long, a steam locomotive was fully loaded with soldiers.

The steam whistle blew, and the steam engine headed toward Jinzhou.

In addition to the steam locomotives carrying soldiers, the station also cleared out coal-hauling steam locomotives to hoist the field artillery pieces on one by one.

For this reinforcement, personnel and equipment baggage trains were deployed simultaneously.

Yang Feng, leading Ministry of War officials, was also at the station helping to coordinate and command.

Seeing the magnificent scene of ten thousand troops rushing to the battlefield before him, his eyes filled with hot tears.

Today, he is over sixty years old.

And in these sixty years of life, for the vast majority of the time, the Great Song was shrouded in fear from the North Territory.

But ever since he came to Yancheng, he had never felt this fear again.

On the contrary, he firmly believed that the Yan Wang would one day lead them to completely annihilate the Northern Di.

Now, the soldiers riding the steam locomotives, marching toward the battlefield with high spirits and vigor.

The artillery transported by the steam locomotives all confirmed this point.

They had not yet launched the final blow against the Northern Di, not because they lacked the ability, but because they were waiting for the right moment.

With only two or three days of time, the army could traverse twelve hundred li; how could the Northern Di resist?

"Chug, chug..." Steam locomotives slowly pulled out of the station.

Yang Feng raised his hand and gave a military salute to the soldiers inside the carriages.

The soldiers saw this and returned the military salute.

The soldiers in the carriages had youthful faces, but they were all veteran soldiers.

With war imminent, not only did they not have a shred of fear, but their eyes instead sparkled with excitement.

At the same time the Central Army took action, a telegram also arrived in Jinzhou.

Yang Zhen received the order and immediately dispatched fifty thousand Black Tortoise Army troops to the station.

He was very disappointed that the Northern Di did not launch an attack from the direction of Ningjin Dusi.

The Northern Di cavalry that came to harass them were merely false decoys.

But they could not afford not to guard against them.

The Northern Di had fallen into a state of hysteria; all Northern Di people were now soldiers on the battlefield.

The elites of the opposing Copper Bull Royal Tent had all gone to Yin Mountain, but the old, weak, women, and children left behind could still kill when they picked up weapons.

The two armies provided reinforcements one after another.

In just a day and a half, the first steam locomotive loaded with Central Army soldiers arrived in Yongcheng.

Another day later, the Black Tortoise Army soldiers also arrived.

Over the next few days, steam locomotives arrived one after another.

They first dropped the soldiers off on the east bank of the Jin River, and the soldiers then crossed by boat to the west bank of the Jin River, finally assembling near Yongcheng.

Chang Wei arrived one day earlier than the reinforcing armies by steam locomotive.

He also learned about this reinforcement operation through Ma Han.

"If it continues to get colder, in six days at most, the narrow river channel will be able to support horses." Inside the temporary command room at the Yongcheng Government Office, Chang Wei's expression was solemn.

Ma Han, Chen Hu, Bai Shang, Huo An, and the generals of the Black Tortoise Army all gathered around him.

Pausing for a moment, he continued, "This time, the Northern Di have launched a massive southward invasion to coordinate with the Westerners in besieging Great Song. The Vermilion Bird Army and Azure Dragon Army in Yunzhou and Jiaozhou are already in a standoff with the armies of countries like Jiaozhi and Piaoman, so there must be absolutely no mistakes in the North Territory, lest they become distracted and the entire situation ends in defeat."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this.

Ma Han said, "The Northern Di have come at just the right time; we can settle old scores and new grudges all at once, and while we're at it, recover the northern Grassland."

A hint of envy appeared in his eyes as he said: "The Navy has already taken Luzon and Nanzhan Continent; we in the Army cannot just sit idly by, watching the Navy people run around claiming land in Nanzhan Continent and drooling over it."

"That's right. In terms of merit, our Army has fought much more than the Navy. Now they are taking all the advantages. Taking this opportunity to counter the enemy's siege, we must display our might, march out, and expand the territory for His Highness. This Grassland is in no way inferior to Nanzhan Continent, and it's closer, too," Bai Shang said, turning to the generals.

"General Bai is right. Those brats from the Naval College now dare to walk with their noses in the air in front of the cadets of our Army College."

"This time, let them witness the prowess of the Army masters. So what if they took Luzon and Nanzhan Continent? We will not only take the Grassland, but also keep fighting northward, and in the south, we will finish off those dogs from Jiaozhi and Piaoman all at once," Huo An chimed in.

The other generals laughed upon hearing this, each of them eager for action.

Chang Wei suddenly snorted at this moment and said sternly, "All of you, pay attention to unity. The Navy is also an army of Great Song; they are our brothers!"

Seeing Chang Wei's serious tone, Bai Shang and the other generals immediately put away their smiles, each returning to a solemn expression.

"However, the tails of those Navy boys are indeed a bit too high in the sky. It is time to let them see how we in the Army fight," Chang Wei suddenly changed his tone.

"Hahaha..." The generals laughed in unison.

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