Horse on the World

Chapter 482
Since returning to Dingzhou in mid-June, for almost two months, Li Qing has been inspecting the subordinate states and key departments non-stop. Bingzhou is currently the most important food supply area under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou, and Jiewei and Lu Dalin are there. Stationed, although the subordinate regions of Dingzhou are no longer as dependent on Bingzhou's food as before, but there is still nearly one-third of the supply coming from, which cannot be ignored. In addition, Bingzhou is too easy to come, Li Qing has always been suspicious At the beginning, Xu Zecheng readily withdrew some of his elite troops from Bingzhou, and handed over to them. Later, it was proved that Xu Zecheng was Xiao Haoran's man on the surface, but in fact he had already taken refuge in Tianqi, which made Li Qing even more afraid. Ten thousand troops are stationed in Bingzhou, ready to fight.

Fuzhou was the first territory to be taken over by Li Qing. The old forces of the Yuan Xiang clan were wiped out by the mountain wind. After Xu Yunfeng took over, he pushed forward the Dingzhou New Deal with little effort. Now the influence of the Dingzhou New Deal is deeply ingrained there, and it is also the place where Li Qing can rest assured besides Dingzhou. There is not only Li Qing's economic lifeline, the salt industry, but also Li Qing's naval base.

What made Li Qing happy when he went to Fuzhou this time was that Xu Yunfeng's business for several years not only revived Fuzhou's economy that had been hit hard at the beginning, but also mobilized a large number of civilians to build a sea breakwater that was hundreds of miles long. Coastal residents are protected from natural disasters to the greatest extent. Fuzhou is able to complete such a large project on its own, and it does not have much impact on people's livelihood. Li Qing can't help but feel bad about Xu Yunfeng's ability to govern. I appreciate that even though Xu Yunfeng is sometimes stubborn, he does everything by himself, and his practice of taking the lead is quite praised by the local people. For example, when Li Qing heard about the construction of the breakwater when he arrived in Fuzhou this time, as the governor of a state, Xu Yunfeng even rolled up his trousers, put on his waistcoat, and went to carry the stone himself.

Regarding Xu Yunfeng's hands-on approach to governing, Li Qing warned many times, but he was so stubborn, he agreed in front of Li Qing, and immediately forgot everything when he turned his head, and he continued to do his own thing, letting Li Qing There was also some helplessness, seeing that the other party was less than 50 years old but already had a 60-year-old appearance, Li Qing also sighed, but this person has such a personality, there is nothing he can do, he can only hope that his body will be the same as his The character is generally tough, otherwise if this person falls down, it will be a big loss for Li Qing.

Hailing Shipyard’s long-studied Wanliao ship was finally successfully launched. This is the largest ship in Dachu’s history. On the day of launching, Hailing was empty for thousands of people. Even Deng Peng, the commander of the navy in the far south, led an escort fleet Return to Hailing and personally preside over the maiden voyage of this super ship.

This large ship named Qiyuan is 25 meters long and 500 meters wide. It is nearly twice the size of the battleship Fuzhou Navy's battleship Wuqian. There are five floors above the deck. There are more than a dozen specially-made catapults on each floor of the building. As for the long-range attack weapons such as the eight-ox crossbow and the scorpion cannon, there are so many loads that people feel scalp numb when looking at them. Thanks to the Dingzhou craftsman Ying invented the hammer, which can stamp the iron plate into shape at one time. Iron plates are added to the outer side and key parts of the Qiyuan, which increases its protective performance geometrically.The entire ship uses bilge roller skating technology. In order to keep this super ship at a certain speed, a full [-] people provide power for him.But even so, his speed was only two-thirds of that of a five thousand warship when he was fully advancing.

In Li Qing's view, this is the aircraft carrier at sea in the modern era. With it, the navy can almost run across the sea, but it has great advantages, and in turn has its weaknesses, such as slow speed and poor maneuverability. If you fight alone, It is very easy to become an opponent's target, so it is necessary to equip him with corresponding frigates and use him as a mobile sea fortress and a powerful firepower point.

Although Deng Peng couldn't wait to drive him back to the south and put him into the suppression of Pang Jun, the Dengzhou navy, I believe that with this giant, it would be enough for Pang Jun's navy to shrink back into the harbor and completely lose control of Heishuiyang. As a result, the Dingzhou navy will be invincible at sea, and the entire southern coast will become their target of attack.

To be on the safe side, Li Qing still asked Deng Peng to conduct multiple drills in the base camp first, and only after he worked out the complete combat plan for the frigate and Qiyuan and could use it proficiently, could he enter the battlefield. Li Qing didn't want Qiyuan who had just entered the battlefield The ship died before sailing out. In naval battles, it is not that the size of the ship will definitely win.

After finishing all this work, when we returned to Dingzhou, it was already September, the weather had cooled down, and it was imminent to complete the final blow to the Lu family. The West Marquis Mansion of Dingzhou Town immediately got busy.

The red cavalry under the command of Lu Dabing, who was transferred back from Shanglinli, has completed reorganization, changed clothes, and can return to the battlefield. This makes Lu Dabing inexplicably excited. Constantly, taking Luzhou, conquering the Lu family in the north, and sending troops out of the whole state, but Lu Dabing had no part in them all. He was almost used as a goodwill ambassador to appease the barbarians, and was held down by Li Qing in Shanglin. He moved and saw his former comrades-in-arms making great achievements one by one. He was so anxious to get angry, but he was helpless. He knew in his heart that this was mainly because he married a barbarian nobleman as his wife. With a sense of identity, there is indeed no one who is more suitable for the current position than himself, but in his heart, he is extremely unwilling. He is a general, but now he has become a vase.

I have complained to my elder brother, hoping that my elder brother can say a few words for me in front of the handsome man, but every time my elder brother dismisses me with a few words, whether my thoughts have reached the handsome man or not, he has no idea After all, he himself didn't have the guts to tell Li Qing face to face.Because of this, he often roared and raged in front of Dongrina, but every time he saw Dongrina holding her son and weeping silently without saying a word, his evil fire would automatically vent out again.

The spear that had been idle for a long time was polished by him several times a day, and he could lead his troops back to the battlefield after the command of the commander-in-chief.The [-] red cavalry under him have been almost completely in his hands after several years of management. In the past few years, in the army, he has only done one thing, which is to continuously reduce Fusen's position in this army. Influence, for this reason, he has spared no effort, undressing, pushing food, giving both kindness and power, and the Dingzhou authorities are almost responsive to his requests. The army of this red cavalry is higher than that of Fusen's direct troops There are many, the weapons and equipment are even more sophisticated, almost equal to the Changsheng Camp and the Cyclone Camp, and their family members have been moved into Dingzhou City, far away from the jurisdiction of Fusen. The other red tribes on the grassland are much richer. It can be said that this army is now reluctant to leave, and I don't know who Fu Sen is.

Fusen knew this, but he was helpless. He could only turn a blind eye and close his eyes. In a good way, Lu Dabing was his brother-in-law, and he was a family. In a bad way, he knew that it would be difficult for him to get Li Qing. He completely trusts him, and his life-and-death enemy Nuoqiabe of the Bai tribe is still alive and well. Nuoqia himself is highly valued by Li Qing. The elder of the Bai tribe, Yan Huwei, is still there. I am caught in the middle, so I have to be careful in my life. , but now on the grassland, at least I don’t have to worry about precariousness, and the Red Tribe is still free, unlike other tribes, who were forcibly moved to the upper forest. It seems that in a few years, these tribes will be completely eliminated Li Qing annexed it, and at least he retained a considerable part of his autonomy.With this kind of thinking, Fusen was calm.

Along with Lu Dabing, Wei Xin from Fuyuan was also transferred. This master of Wuguiliu was also very excited. After fighting all his life, he spent a few years of happy life in Fuyuan, and he was quite comfortable at first. But the days have been long, and hair has grown on his buttocks, but he knows the deep meaning of the commander-in-chief to put him in Fuyuan. If he can't fully digest it in the forest, he has to be nailed here for a day. Thank you Luo Daoming, Wei Xin I muttered in my heart, this guy looks sluggish, but he is really full of bad things, one after another, he has rectified the barbarians into obedience in a few years, and he is still thinking about him, In this way, he was liberated ahead of time, and he could finally return to the battlefield. Although the Northern Expedition had come to an end, the Eastern Expedition must be coming soon. If the Zeng family didn't know what to do, there would still be more battles to be fought!What's more, the commander-in-chief's ambition is in the world, so he is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds?Thinking of this, I am very happy. At the beginning, I never imagined that I might one day be named Duke Feng. What about Megatron?As long as the commander-in-chief wins the world, all this will not come naturally!

Just as excited as him was his general Li Shengzhi, who was a young lieutenant at the time and is now a general. Wei Xin was promoted. As Wei Xin's deputy, he was of course promoted to a higher level, and he still commanded the cavalry of Wei Xin's troops. , but now he has nearly 8000 cavalry under his command, and after being recruited, Wei Xin's troops have reached [-] after being supplemented by the Jimingze training camp. Become Li Qing's main combat force.

These two troops plus Li Qing's pro-army, this time Li Qing invested an additional 4 elite troops on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, two cavalry battalions and three infantry battalions under Tian Feng's command, plus Nuo Qi'a's troops. There are two battalions of Bai soldiers defending power and defending martial arts, with a total of [-] combat soldiers. Together, Li Qing has invested a total of nearly [-] troops. Such a large investment is Li Qing's largest deployment of troops after Pingman. Li Qing wants to take over the north in one fell swoop, and his strategic intention of deterring the east has been fully revealed.

Compared with the excitement of Lu Dabing, Wei Xin and others, the atmosphere in the Marshal's residence was much more serious. Li Qingzheng, Shang Haibo, Qingfeng and others were discussing this crucial battle for Dingzhou.

It is not difficult to take down Weizhou. The Lu family in the north mainly has cavalry and infantry as a supplement. This is almost the same as Dingzhou, but they are not as good as Dingzhou. Under the long-term offensive, he has accumulated rich experience in defending the city, and after Li Qing came to power, he maximized the attack power of the cavalry. The above seems to be a little insufficient, which was fully exposed in the previous battle between them and the Changsheng Division. They were caught and beaten, not to mention that the flaws they showed were not one or two points.

The difficulty in fighting Weizhou lies in how to wipe out the opponents without letting them escape. After all, the mobility of Lu's troops is also quite strong. If their knowledge is not good, they will abandon Weizhou and rush into Shunzhou to attack Lu Fengchun's troops on both sides. Quanying's line of defense, once Zeng Yifan can't hold this line of defense, the Lu family's two armies will join forces, and the battle will be even more difficult in the future.

"Everyone should fully consider this point!" Li Qing pointed the sand table in front of him, and said to Shang Haibo, Lu Dalin, Qingfeng and others.

(End of this chapter)