Preparations had been made earlier on the Yellow River, and a number of boat pontoon bridges were erected, with wooden boats one after another, connected by iron chains, and boards were built on them, so that the army could cross the Yellow River.

Just after the Yellow River, there is still residual ice on the river surface, the river water has not yet risen sharply, and the pressure on the formation of boat pontoon bridges for passage is not great.

In the Jinan section of the Yellow River, the soldiers saw a spectacular scene, they saw the Yellow River diverted, rushing through a huge river dug by people, and on the original Yellow River channel, a Yellow River bridge was being built!

At the bottom of the river, there was a rush of people, and the early spring had just arrived, and the people had already gathered there to work hard.

In those days, it was not easy to build a bridge, and it was even more difficult to build a bridge on a large river, so it was necessary to use manpower to pile up, the reason was to build another river next to the river, divert the water away, and build a bridge in the original river, and after the completion of the construction, restore the original river channel to water, and people walk on the bridge.

After the completion of the Yellow River Bridge, the artificial river will become a huge reservoir lake, you can see the scenery, the land by the lake is worth building houses, and irrigation and fish farming can do anything, this kind of cheap and profitable thing, the Chinese have long been familiar with it.

Looking at the past from afar, the Yellow River Bridge is unusually tall and magnificent, it is a peculiar double-arched bridge, this bridge has been built seventy-seven eighty-eight, close to completion, it is said that it is the request of the king of the southeast, the bridge hole at the bottom to let the displacement of 5,000 tons of ships pass!

Scare! Five thousand tons!

Now the largest four-deck battleship is only 3,000 tons, and the prince actually wants to let the bridge cave have the height of a ship of 5,000 tons

According to the calculations of the Ministry of Works, if the water surface under each bridge can pass 5,000 tons, the cost is too high!

But the prince's will could not be violated, and they thought of a way to design two beautiful arches, one out and one in, so as to increase the height of the bridge and make the 5,000-ton ship navigable.

As a result, the first bridge over the Yellow River became a double arch and stretched across the Yellow River.

Ordinary morale looks lively, such as Li Guo and others know the significance of this bridge, it's really amazing!

The Yellow River has the habit of "not navigating at night" since ancient times, and when the bridge is built, it can be crossed if you want to, and it is no longer restricted.

There are surprises everywhere, Li Guo said to the left and right: "When you return triumphantly, this bridge must be passed, and you should cross this bridge with all the kings!" ”

The left and right applauded, and as far as Li Guo knew, in addition to the Jinan Yellow River Bridge, the imperial court was building a second Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, which was in full swing.

In addition, the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge and the Guangzhou Pearl River Bridge are all under planning, and in the future, they will be a bridge connecting the north and south, and the moat will become a thoroughfare!

This is a unique bridge in the world, even the brother southeast country can not do it, because there is no such magnificent and magnificent river in the southeast, as for the world?

Hey, there is only one China in the world, China is unique, it has the most powerful central dynasty in the world, and there are hard-working and intelligent working people and the ability of infrastructure madness.

Unlike the emperor of the previous dynasty, he did it to make the soldiers happy when they heard the war, and let the people rush to do it when they heard that they were going to go to the project!

Think about Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty who built a Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and lost the country, Yan Changwu built a large number of buildings all over the country, built bridges, roads, squares, opened mines and factories, etc., the amount of work was ten times that of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, but the people supported him a hundred times.

He is the god of war, leading the army from one victory to another!

He is the God of Wealth, and there are silver dollars to work with him, and the flowers are poor!

So the Yellow River Bridge is about to be built, the Yangtze River Bridge is about to be built, and the Pearl River Bridge is about to be built!

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It's a hard journey!

Except for Li Guo and his personal guards, the 300 cavalry were one man and two horses, and the 3,000 cavalry in the Beijing army were all one person and one horse, and as a result, the cavalry became infantry, and the march was all walking, and they couldn't get up fast no matter what!

Horses also had to carry personal equipment, and if a person rode on them, the horses would be scrapped after such a long journey.

This is the cup of the Central Plains Dynasty without horses, which is like a nomad who counts a number of horses, and it is not a problem to change them back and forth for a hundred miles a day.

In the Central Plains cavalry, I can't wait to walk with the horse on my back, otherwise the horse will be tired, and I can't run when I meet the enemy, and I may be killed.

In addition to horses, there are also donkeys, one donkey per class, mainly supporting the baggage supplies of the class, including tents, firewood knives, buckets, iron pots, rations and munitions, etc., and follow the master's actions very steadfastly!

Senior officers ride horses, and mid-level officers have a donkey in their hands, and they laugh at themselves as donkey commanders!

If someone is promoted to Donkey Commander, congratulations on their promotion.

There are a lot of donkeys in the southeast of the sea, and they have rich experience in raising donkeys, and they are fed back to the mainland, and the donkeys are transported back to the mainland in boatloads, and they have farms in Luzon, and they can go to the mainland as long as they pass through Taiwan during transportation, and the sea is not far away, the cost is not high, and the sales volume is quite large.

A large number of donkeys were raised, and the servants ate meat to make ejiao, and every donkey boss earned a lot of money.

A donkey per shift is standard, reducing the burden of the soldiers, and the consumption is not much, the donkey is very easy to raise, and the leather, the only drawback is that sometimes disobedient, naughty, you hit it more strong, do not go backwards, and do it against you!

For this reason, the army has opened a special training course for raising donkeys, and invited masters to teach soldiers how to train donkeys!

From Nanjing to Beijing, it took 25 days, which is fast, and ordinary people need more than 45 days.

Arrived at the barracks in Miyun, Beijing, Li Guo summoned the whole army of 20,000 people to gather, to commend the activists in this march--- Yan Changwu brought the new tradition, this march, neither by sea, nor by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, but by land, from Nanjing to Beijing road distance is about 1150 kilometers, the average speed of walking ten miles / hour, a day walking ten hours, walking 25 days, persevered!

This is a spiritual and will tempering, the vast majority of people persevered, not many people left behind, the initiative to leave the army did not, at most the sick and contained, can keep up with the continued walking, can not keep up with the local treatment, the advantage of local combat lies in this, the road is good, the supply is sufficient, the army marches smoothly.

Gan Hui only arrived 5 days earlier than him, and Guy couldn't sail faster because of the wind.

So the generals of the conference made it clear what they were going to do with the liver and how to get the liver!

The meeting was not in the city of Beijing but in Miyun, which was the transition zone between the North China Plain and the Mongolian Plateau, and was the main transportation route between the Central Plains and Mongolia in the northeast, and it was of great historical significance as the starting point for the attack on Mongolia.

The generals who should come are all together, and they have:

Gan Hui, Li Guo and Zu Dashou;

He Zhen, Niu Wancai, Bai Wenxuan, Liu Rukui, Ma Chongxi, Zhang Neng, Tian Hu, Yang Yanchang, Zeng Ying, Li Zhanchun, Yu Dahai, Wang Xiang, Yang Zhan, Cao Xun and other generals;

Zu Zerun, Zu Zepu, Zu Zehong, Zu Zeqing, Zu Zeyuan, etc.

In addition, there are also local civil officials, who are also an important part of the plan.

Now that spring is beginning, the Mongol horses are recovering after a winter of attrition, and will not come to attack, and it is a good season for meetings.

It was a great place for everyone, and everyone was very excited, especially when the big map was opened, with new cities marked on the map, and some of the generals couldn't help but mutter.

"Isn't this a surrendered city?"