The big drama that happened in Xunzhou did not attract Ouyang Shuo's attention. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

No matter how much the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rebel army tossed, it could not reach the Lianzhou Basin in a short period of time. On the contrary, the expansion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is equivalent to plowing a fierce plough in Guangxi, breaking the old pattern, and it is very likely that it will eventually form a situation of dominance.

At that time, Ouyang Shuo will stand up and clean up the mess, as long as he kills the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it will be equivalent to occupying the entire territory of Guangxi, why not?

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Rebel Army, in Ouyang Shuo's eyes, is a live target.

It's not that Ouyang Shuo is arrogant and wants to kill the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with just the Lianzhou Basin, he has other hole cards, as long as the time is ripe, he will implement it step by step.

At that time, whoever dares to underestimate the Lianzhou Basin will have to suffer a lot.

Moreover, in the east of Xunzhou and in Wuzhou, Chiyou City is still located.

When two tigers fight, one will be injured.

Ouyang Shuo can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

As for whether things will turn out the way he expected, everything is unknown.

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The aftermath of the annexation of Mulan Mansion gradually dissipated, and Shanhailing regained calm.

The only thing that gave Ouyang Shuo a headache was the problem of the war horse. The formation of the Fourth Division had to touch on the matter of the frog horses. The cavalry of the other three divisions were all equipped with frog horses, and Ouyang Shuo could not favor one over the other. Therefore, the replacement of frog horses for the cavalry of the Fourth Division was put on Ouyang Shuo's agenda.

It's a pity that the various tribes of the grassland, under the influence of the Tianyan tribe, have become wary of Shanhai City, and they are no longer willing to trade with Shanhai City, and it is no longer realistic to try to buy green worm horses through the grassland tribes.

After cutting off trade, Ouyang Shuo was even more uneasy about the various departments of the grassland.

Although the climate in the Lianzhou Basin is pleasant, and there is no such thing as a cold winter, the grassland cannot be grazing on a large scale as the year approaches, and the livelihood of herdsmen has become a big problem.

Unable to procure grain from Shanhai City, Ouyang Shuo had reason to suspect that the various departments of the grassland would take risks.

Ouyang Shuo has instructed the Military Intelligence Department to intensify the collection of grassland intelligence, and report it immediately as soon as there is any trouble. Lei Xun, head of the second MIA group in charge of intelligence work in the northern region, even issued a military order.

What puzzled Ouyang Shuo was that judging from the information that Lei Xun had successively transmitted, the various tribes of the grassland did not seem to have the intention of declaring war, and so far no tribe had issued a temporary war assembly order to recruit herdsmen to join the army.

Everything seems very weird.

The calm steppe is more like a prelude to a storm.

Ouyang Shuo could only instruct the Military Affairs Administration to step up the formulation of war plans, allocate war materials, and be ready to launch a big war with the grassland at any time; On the one hand, he instructed the Sankai Prefecture to speed up the construction of the city wall, and give priority to the construction of the north wall to make it an impregnable barrier.

With the expansion of the size of the army, if you want to start a large-scale war, you can mobilize a large army at any time and immediately put it into the battlefield.

As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first.

In a big war, how much grain, grass, leather, chariots and horses need to be raised, and how many arrows and weapons and equipment must be prepared, it is not possible to prepare in a short time.

The workshops of the four major armies, plus the cave military factory, thousands of craftsmen worked day and night, and batches of weapons and equipment were transported to various departments of the army to complete the upgrading of equipment.

Especially in the newly formed Fourth Division, the equipment of the non-commissioned officers was systematically given when they were transferred, which was far from meeting the equipment standards of the Shanhaicheng army, and basically had to be replaced.

Ge Hongliang, director of the War Readiness Administration, who had just taken office, was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat.

General Bai Qi and Military Affairs Director Du Ruhui were busy preparing the army and leading the guards to frequently break into the grassland, survey the terrain and landforms on the spot, and prepare for the future war.

Bai Qi's temperament is not moving, and he will hit at every turn, his head will not stop for a moment, constantly thinking, pondering both the enemy and us. What he valued most was pre-war reconnaissance and war preparations.

Du Ruhui is also experienced, sharp-eyed, and decisive, born in the Sui and Tang dynasties, his war concept and combat strategy are better than Bai Qi in the Warring States Period.

The two complement each other, but it makes Ouyang Shuo feel at ease.

With these two people in charge, Ouyang Shuo had the energy to plan other major events.

Let's talk about frog horses.

At present, the only way to obtain frog horses is the Wind Valley Military Horse Farm.

A total of more than 4,000 frog horses were sent to the Swift Wind Valley Military Horse Farm, including a hundred stallions.

The cultivation of war horses requires a long process, and in a short period of time, Ouyang Shuo really didn't want to dry up and fish, so he transferred the green worm horses from the Swift Wind Valley Military Horse Farm.

And in the long run, the excellent war horse of the green worm horse will not be able to meet the expansion needs of the territory army. Even if the Lianzhou Basin is unified, the total number of frog horses is limited.

In the future war, more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of troops were dispatched at every turn, and even if the green worm horses in the Lianzhou Basin were withdrawn, they could not meet the needs of the cavalry.

Therefore, Ouyang Shuo will establish a military horse farm early and take precautions.

Of course, the military horse farm is only an alternative, and it is not an emergency. The best way to do this is to be able to find other mount types and open up other sources of mounts.

Regarding this matter, Ouyang Shuo already has some eyebrows. In his previous life, he knew where some excellent mounts came from. As long as the timing is right, you can break the dilemma of the scarcity of mounts in the army.

At present, Ouyang Shuo is in a dilemma.

Mu Guiying, the commander of the Fourth Division, understood Ouyang Shuo's difficulties, and said that the replacement of the war horse could be postponed, and it would not be overnight to build the Mulan Fortress anyway.

The matter was put on hold.

Another thing that worries Ouyang Shuo is the Beihai Shipyard.

When Ouyang Shuo handed over the "Ming Dynasty Warship Manufacturing Technical Manual" to the shipyard, he asked the shipyard to build a building ship as soon as possible, and he was waiting to use it in a hurry.

In Ouyang Shuo's expectation, on January 15, after hundreds of craftsmen from the Beihai Shipyard, working day and night, the first building ship in the territory was finally completed and ready to be launched.

Ouyang Shuo got the news and went to Beihai City in person, ready to witness this historic moment with his own eyes.

In addition to Ouyang Shuo, Sun Lao, the special adviser of the shipyard, Zheng Dahai, the director of the shipyard, and Pei Donglai, the commander of the North Sea Fleet, all rushed to the dock to witness the launch of the ship. Bai Qi and Du Ruhui were busy preparing for the military, and they couldn't get out of it for a while, otherwise they would come to take a look.

Beihai Shipyard is close to Beihai Port, with two large docks and more than 10 small and medium-sized docks.

The first building ship was assembled in one of the large docks, waiting to be launched.

The huge building ship moored in the dock is more than ten zhang high, with five floors, and can carry 3,000 soldiers. The building ship not only has a majestic appearance, but also a spear on the ship, a tree flag, a strict guard, and a strong attack and defense, just like a water fortress. The bulkhead was equipped with iron plates, and the bow was equipped with a sharp iron tip shaped like a ploughshare, which was used to impact and plow and sink enemy ships in water battles, which was more destructive than the angle of attack. The stern rudder is installed at the stern to make the rudder correct course and not yaw.

Needless to say, the building ship uses watertight bulkhead technology, and it is even better.

On both sides of the ship, there are also six shooting rods.

The shooting rod is a war tool for smashing enemy ships, which is more than five zhang long, and is composed of four parts: a column, a crossbar, a boulder tied to the head of the pole, and a roller. The column is a support, the crossbar is erected on the column, it can be rotated at will, the boulder is connected with the crossbar by smashing the enemy ship, the roller is connected with the crossbar, and the roller is rotated by manpower, and the crossbar is pulled up to lift the boulder.

Such a big weapon, before the artillery was born, was simply a nightmare for enemy ships.

All of this, together to arm the building ship to the teeth, it is chilling to think about.

If it weren't for the urgency of time, Sun Lao would still think about modifying the building ship to make it even more terrifying. The successful construction of an ancient building ship is naturally exciting for ship experts like Sun Lao.

For Ouyang Shuo's efficiency, Sun Lao was very satisfied. With the "Ming Dynasty Warship Manufacturing Technical Manual" as a reference, many of his ideas can be slowly put into practice.

Of course, the building ship is not flawless, it also has its drawbacks.

The disadvantage of the building ship is that the ship is too high, resulting in an unstable center of gravity and poor resistance to wind and waves. Therefore, building ships are generally only suitable for inland rivers or offshore operations, and are not very suitable for ocean voyages.

Otherwise, if a storm comes down, the ship may roll over and sink.

Protected by Mazu, the navy of Shanhai City perfectly avoided this shortcoming. The architectural characteristics of the hidden Mazu Temple [Poseidon Sanctuary] - the fleet's ability to resist storms at sea is increased by 40%, so that the ships in the territory, as long as they do not encounter extremely large storms, generally have no problems.

Zheng Dahai, who was following Ouyang Shuo's side, saw that Junhou looked happy, and seemed to be very satisfied with the building ship built, and said tentatively: "Please also ask Junhou to name the building ship!" ”

Ouyang Shuo was indeed very satisfied, and said with a smile: "The territory uses the dragon as the totem, and this first building ship is called the Dragon Head, which means that the dragon soars all over the world." ”

"Good name!" Sun Lao on the side suddenly interjected, nodded with a smile: "The implication is also auspicious." ”

"The subordinate immediately instructed the boatman to engrave his name!" Zheng Dahai followed suit.

Ouyang Shuo nodded, the Dragon Head will be his flagship, galloping the sea with him. "Captain Zheng, immediately improve the relevant facilities of the Longshou, and in a few days, Benhou will take the Longshou to sea."

"No!" Zheng Dahai's heart tightened, he didn't expect that Junhou was so eager, it seems that in the past two days, he has to arrange craftsmen to work overtime. To know. There are many ancillary facilities to be installed on a giant building ship.

Ouyang Shuo then looked at Pei Donglai and said, "General Pei, the North Sea Fleet will also take action in the next two days, and prepare to go to sea with Benhou." ”

"I don't know where the prince is?" Pei Donglai was a little puzzled.

Ouyang Shuo smiled mysteriously and said lightly: "Qiongzhou Island! (To be continued.) )