Undoubtedly, in the north in the middle of winter, working in the wild at a temperature of more than ten degrees below zero is a great test of people's will.

However, Liu Lang was very prepared. Long before leaving Qiu Tongzhou, he gave each person a dog-skin hat that could be placed down to protect his ears and thick leather gloves.

At the beginning, many soldiers in Qiu Tongzhou felt that the dog's leather hat was too thick and too much took up some extra space. When they got on the bus and headed north, the fierce cold wind blew on their faces like a knife. Only then did they know how important it was to have such a leather hat that could protect their heads and most of their faces.

When we arrived at the ancient city, even with such protection, many people still had frostbite on their faces and ears by the wind, but this was much better than freezing.

Fortunately, there is enough wood cut down. Whether during the day or at night, as long as it is in civil engineering, a bonfire must be lit for heating in each shift. At the same time, Liu Lang stipulates that soldiers should be provided with enough meat and one or two white wine every day at noon and at night.

The soldiers are full and warm in their clothes, and the morale of the soldiers is still good. In addition, veterans often show up to tell the recruits about the power of the Black Hawk Army's aircraft and cannons. If the fortifications are not strong, and if the people shoot one platoon and they will be blown up, what if it's okay?

No one cherishes his life, and naturally his enthusiasm for work is also very high. He was asked to dig a single-soldier anti-aircraft bunker one meter deep on the side of the trench, and many new recruits worked tirelessly to dig 2 meters. For example, the front-line company and the bunker used to treat the wounded and ammunition storage were protected by the crazy officers with steel plates and logs, and even lit a bonfire for this. He didn't know whether they were afraid of being whipped by the fat leader or cherishing their lives more.

Most of the soldiers turned into engineers and tried hard to build fortifications that could protect their lives on the hard frozen land. As the head of the direct communication platoon of the regiment, Ji Yanxue was also busy hitting the back of her head with his heels.

According to Liu Lang's requirements, each front-line defensive force's company-level command post must be on the phone. The company hanging alone outside the main position like Zhou Shiyu was simply equipped with the radio station that the regiment finally bought. At this time, the entire independent regiment had only three radio stations, so Liu Lang made great efforts to search for it. In addition to the other units of the Kingdom Army, one of them was considered a wealthy family.

In order to prevent the telephone line from being easily broken by artillery fire, the telephone line must be buried in a soil layer half a meter deep, which greatly increases the workload of communication soldiers.

In twenty days, Liu Lang met Ji Yanxue twice. One of them was because the telephone line was insufficient, so he asked him to help him find the 29th Army to arrange the arrangements.

After all the calculations, Liu Lang is probably the only one in the independent group.

After the recruited villagers completed the simple wooden house for soldiers to rest in the evening, Liu Lang gave them the promised reward to dismiss them and informed them that war would break out along the ancient city, hoping that they could go farther as possible by visiting relatives and friends.

Looking at the figures of the common people who had been grateful for their far away, Liu Lang's eyes became more and more firm. This time, he not only would not retreat, but he would also beat the Black Hawk Empire Army to their bones. The pain made them think of Anwupo every time they were full of desire for the land of the kingdom.

Liu Lang knew very well that if the defense line of the ancient city was broken, the troops could retreat, but the unlucky one was these simple and simple people. Even if the Black Hawk Empire Army did not destroy the villages and families at this time, in such a cold winter, the people whose food rations and livestock were robbed at home would not last for a few days, and their final outcome would be their cold end.

Next, Liu Lang sent out an Independent Regiment Guard Platoon to search and alert Anwupo within 30 miles and persuade the people around who were unwilling to leave.

However, Liu Lang himself brought five or six guards to Chi Dakui and Lin Li, and ran to Mili Town, which was more than twenty miles away from Anwupo for dinner and drink.

Mili Town is a small town on the edge of Qingning County. The reason why it is called Chazikou is because it is a major transportation route facing the passes of the ancient city. Going to the left, you can reach Gubeikou. Going forward is Anwupo, and going to the right is Qingzhangpo.

Merchants who come from the ancient city or enter the ancient city from Qingning County often choose to pass here and develop a small town with a population of only two or three thousand people into a gathering place with a population of tens of thousands.

Teahouses, restaurants, inns, carriages and even brothels that do flesh-and-stealing business are all available in this remote northern town.

Liu Lang was wearing a standard royal army uniform, which was a sign of living. In a few days, everyone in the town knew that an independent regiment of the Central Army was stationed at Anwupo Pass on the Ancient City Defense Line. Moreover, the chubby colonel leader was particularly approachable and had no airs at all. He always paid for things in a regular manner and was very concerned about the local people's livelihood issues.

He is definitely a person of particularity. The real northerners also have a very real evaluation of the colonel Liu Lang. Many people plan to run towards Xinjing City through Anwupo in two days. I heard that the Black Hawk Empire has hit less than 200 miles away.

The Black Hawk Army has always attached importance to the intelligence system. Since it has already planned to invade Qingning County and only target Xianghai Valley, their intelligence personnel must have been moving along the ancient city.

If this town of Mili, which is densely populated and can reach three important passes, would it be a ghost if it was not for the activities of Black Hawk Army intelligence officers.

Liu Lang's purpose was not to keep these intelligence personnel from the Black Hawk Army out. On the contrary, he declared the existence of the independent regiment with such a great fanfare to tell the other party that the Anwupo area was stationed by an independent regiment of the Central Army, with a force of up to 2,000.

Of course, these intelligence personnel wanted to know the origin and number of Anwupo defenders, Liu Lang could provide them, but if they wanted to get closer and observe the arrangement of the pass positions, I'm sorry, how many Liu Lang would kill him. More than fifty trained guard platoon soldiers are not vegetarians.

Liu Lang drank tea and listened to operas in Mili Town every day, and then purchased some grain as military rations. The purchase of thousands of kilograms of rice and grain every day finally successfully attracted the attention of Black Hawk Army spies.

A report detailing the origin of the Independent Regiment and data from the Anwupo defenders was placed on the desk of Zhang Qinghua, commander of the Black Hawk Empire.

Zhang Qinghua, who had already pointed to the entire Qingning County province, defeated hundreds of thousands of kingdom troops, had already regarded the entire Qingning County as a treasure. As early as a month ago, he turned his attention along the ancient kingdom city about 800 miles long that hindered his march towards the Xianghai Valley area.

Now, the map hanging on the wall of Zhang Qinghua's office is no longer a map of Qingning County, but a long winding ancient city on the edge of Qingning County.

Retract your eyes from the map with satisfaction. If nothing unexpected happens, the war in Qingning County will end completely in early March a few days later. The retreating kingdom army will rely on the ancient city with high mountains and ridges to defend it.

However, Zhang Qinghua, who did not completely wipe out the enemy, was not depressed at all. He had a well-equipped and well-trained Black Hawk Army and a 30,000 Servant Army. He believed that under the attack of his elite troops, the resistance of the kingdom people was only futile, even if they still had an ancient city that protected their nation for thousands of years.

Looking at the clear black and white photos of the ancient city Qingzhangpo Pass provided by the intelligence personnel on the table, Zhang Qinghua, who had always been rigorous, had a hint of pride on his lips. The kingdom people were too naive, and that broken wall could block nomadic peoples. If they met their own planes and cannons, they would only become ruins.
Chapter completed!