In the previous battles, the role played by the old fourth battalion cannot be ignored, especially Li Tieniu's Vermilion Bird Battalion and Zhou Cang's White Tiger Battalion. But in Liu Yi's planning, the newly reorganized main force of the Eighth Army must have a strong ability to attack fortifications without the assistance of the Second Battalion of the Vermilion Bird and White Tiger! In the battle of waiting, they have to face more and more fortified cities and local fortifications, which puts forward higher requirements for the main battle infantry army, in addition to being reflected in the daily exercises, sophisticated equipment has become an important factor in improving the ability of the armies to attack fortifications, and the role of the equipment is even more prominent!

After the reorganization, the number of each army after the full establishment of the Eighth Army will reach 60,000, and there will be one more battalion in the auxiliary arms, that is, the Shenji Battalion, this title was taken by Liu Yi from later generations, but the Shenji Battalion in the various armies of the Youzhou Army does not use firearms, and its staffing will be maintained at the number of 5,000, and the main battle equipment is developed at the beginning of the year, and after half a year of various tests, it will be equipped with the Xiangyang cannon and continuous crossbow of each army, which will make their two killer weapons!

The power of the Xiangyang Cannon is similar to that of the Giant Bombardment Cannon, but its firing device has been changed from being pulled by a man to falling from a heavy object, and through the ingenious design of the skilled craftsmen and the people of Baimo in the equipment station, in addition to the same manpower required to load the boulder and the giant Bombardment Cannon, it can be operated by only three ordinary soldiers in the process of firing and relocating. This means that in the process of firing a boulder from an ordinary giant cannon, the Xiangyang Cannon is enough to fire two or three times, although there is little reduction in power, and the increase in the frequency and number of polite can completely make up for this shortcoming.

In addition, the Xiangyang cannon is also more flexible than the giant bombardment cannon in action, and the bracket structure around the body makes him not only lighter than the former, but also greatly strengthened its lifespan, and those exquisite triangular brackets can greatly reduce the concussion damage of the Xiangyang cannon in the process of action, and Liu Yi is also amazed by the wisdom contained in such an ingenious design.

The idea of the repeating crossbow is made by King Yan himself and handed over to the instrument for research and development, the prototype of this thing is the repeater made by Zhuge Liang in Liu Yi's mind, it is rumored that it can be fired single, can also be fired in a single shot, can also be fired in unison, not only the gap between each shot is short, but also can fire ten crossbow arrows at the same time, imagine that in the two teams of archers, one side suddenly uses this thing, and they can shoot ten times the enemy's crossbow arrows in the same time, Although it may be difficult to last due to the consumption of too many arrows, it is enough to turn the tide of battle.

The process of developing this new weapon was relatively tortuous, and there was not much progress for half a year, although Liu Yi maintained enough patience, but this was undoubtedly a frustration for those arrogant Grade A craftsmen in the toolshop! This situation has changed after the addition of the people of Bai Mo, it is not that their skills can be better than those craftsmen in the utensils, but that one of the young men named Bai Jun actually questioned the idea of King Yan after careful study, and fired ten arrows in a row but lost? Accuracy is not worth the cost, and it is difficult for such a crossbow arrow to have lasting combat power, so he changed it to bursts, and its gap is shorter to ensure accuracy!

Liu Yi is very appreciative of this, and immediately gave instructions after receiving the report of the Appliance Institute, and did what Bai Jun said, and in the future, when everyone has different opinions on their own ideas, they should also put forward it immediately, and the research and development progress should not be affected by too much perfection! Since then, this kind of repeating crossbow equipped with the Shenji battalion has been named "Bai Jun crossbow" by Liu Yi, it can be loaded with ten crossbow arrows of a ruler length at a time, and the data of the test within a hundred steps is very amazing, even when the gap between the continuous shots is reduced to the minimum, it still maintains a hit rate of nearly seventy percent, which is still the result of the test of the person in the instrument, and the Youzhou soldiers are afraid that there will be an improvement after the skilled operation.

Liu Yi lacked enough materials in his hands, and he didn't know what kind of power the repeater invented by Zhuge Liang had, but the "Bai Jun Crossbow" made of the appliance had made him extremely satisfied with its power, such a rate of fire and accuracy were extremely light, so that it could not only be used in battle battles, city battles and raids, but more importantly, such a repeating crossbow arrow would become a nightmare for the enemy cavalry, as long as the soldiers holding the Bai Jun crossbow could ensure a certain calmness, the blow they inflicted on the cavalry within a hundred steps would be fatal, In the future, if he could invent this kind of crossbow arrow that could be used on horses, Liu Yi would be able to gain a huge advantage in cavalry duels.

With the existence of the Shenji Battalion, all the armies of the main force will have a stronger fighting power, and in the battle of the large corps, they will also cooperate with each other at any time, if the three Shenji battalions merge together, their power will never be under the original Suzaku Battalion! It is even necessary to surpass, the truth that one plus one is greater than two Liu Yi and the generals under his command are extremely clear.

And the reason why it is said to be the previous Suzaku Battalion, is because in the whole army his equipment has also been greatly innovated, although compared to the Xiangyang cannon has a lot of shortcomings such as bulky, not easy to move, slow firing frequency, etc., but this does not mean that the bombardment cannon will withdraw from the historical stage, it has enough value for the existence of the huge power alone, the equipment has also made innovations for the advantages and weaknesses of the bombardment cannon, the focus is to enhance its power even more, want to have both power and agility of this idea is of course good, It is also the desire of many people's hearts, but it is also unrealistic, it will only be a waste of energy to force itself, since it can not be exhaustive, it is required to stand out, the innovation of the bombardment cannon is so, after the transformation, his load is twenty pounds more than before, and the range is fifty steps away, which is already a huge improvement.

And like the Vermilion Bird Battalion, the cloud-piercing arrows of the White Tiger Battalion and the heavy infantry of the Qinglong Xuanwu Second Battalion have also been more or less enhanced, for the old foundation when he raised his troops, Liu Yi is more inclined to use it as a strategic arm in the future use of the battle array, if the two armies face off, these strategic arms will appear above the strongest point of the Youzhou Army, in order to break through the enemy army and shake the whole line, they will only appear on the important battlefield that determines the victory or defeat!

It can be said that this apparatus is one of Liu Yi's most proud departments, is the product of his use of the combination of what he has learned in later generations and today's reality, and now the apparatus has played a huge role in various fields, Liu Yi believes that with his own footsteps of dominating the world, the apparatus will be further expanded, and it will be brilliant! The military is only one of its key points at this time, and its tentacles will extend to all fields of society in the future!

For the development of the utensils, Liu Yi has been experimenting, taking the same method as Youzhou Academy, after all, the skilled craftsmen in the late Han Dynasty are limited, although he deliberately tried to improve the knowledge level of these craftsmen, but the disadvantage of congenital deficiency still has a certain impact, which will limit their vision to a certain extent, thereby hindering the further development of the utensils, maybe this obstacle is not obvious now, but Liu Yi obviously does not want it to expand!

At this time, there has been an apprenticeship class in the appliance shop, they are all peasant children from all over the world, in their eyes to enter here is also a way to promotion, and these apprentices are also carefully selected by the counties and townships to send to Beiping, Liu Yi to lay a solid theoretical foundation for them first, and then let those skilled craftsmen give them practical skills, when they learn it will be a huge scientific and technological force! Of course, this is just an attempt in front of him, no one has ever done the same thing in history, even Liu Yi may have to pay a certain price, but as long as he feels that the path he is taking is the right one, Lang Sheng will not have the slightest hesitation, even if he can't use those achievements in this life, but he has also left a valuable wealth for future generations.

In the process of the development of the utensils told in this year, the addition of the people of white ink obviously played a role as a catalyst, and the collision of the ancient factions and the new craftsmen of the utensils produced a strong spark, they from the beginning of the strange opposition to their own admiration, and then to work together, which also contains the countless efforts of the king of Yan, when a person has made great achievements in a field, pride is a very natural attitude, That is to say, Liu Yi has super personal charm and leadership skills to make these geniuses coexist in harmony, and his experience from the leadership of the later generations of large groups has also played a huge role! Although he is the general leader of the instrument, the role he plays is incomparable, and this effect is that the people of Baimo quickly integrated into the instrument to form a synergy with it, which has created such a rapid development.

Of course, there are also two people's contributions in this, they are all the side concubines of King Yan, one is the descendant of the public loser, the other is the autumn night moon of the white ink woman, compared to the strangeness of the utensils and Bai Mo, the two of them are cooperative, this is not only reflected in the sand table that they worked together to make for Liu Yi, almost every appliance project has the hard work of the second daughter, and these are also seen by Liu Yi, Feng Ruoxi's attachment to herself is undoubted, everything she does is for her husband, And Qiu Yeyue's focus in this process is by no means under the wind Ruoxi, and when it comes to hard work, even Liu Yi can't help but feel a little guilty about being extremely cold to her in order to be wary of this woman.

Although Liu Yi's kindness was only a little, it made Qiu Yueye show an unprecedented state of joy, her efforts were finally rewarded by her husband, although it was far from what she expected, it was already a good start, and that kind of joy was also used by her in the intensive study of the utensils, and that kind of more concentration made Feng Ruoxi secretly admire. While Cai Yan, Zhen Mi and others are working hard for their husbands, the two of them are also supporting their husbands' great cause in another way, and they don't ask for the slightest return!

The expansion of the territory, the development of various places under his rule and the enhancement of military strength have made Liu Yi's strength further stronger, and it is unprecedentedly strong, it is precisely because of this backing that he can distract himself from Yongliang and Hanzhong, and made some fine-tuning of his strategy, if Guo Jia and Ma Chao can succeed in this trip, Yongzhou Liangzhou will also be included in his own territory, and with the current situation plus Guo Jia's ability and Ma Chao's prestige, Liu Yi believes that this trip will have a good result, It will also make him stronger.

After reading the last forecast of the prospects for the development of Si, Hebei and Xu Sanzhou next year, Liu Yi put the paper in his hand on the case, carefully put the piles of piled up more than three feet high and properly placed them neatly, and the whole person leaned on the rattan chair specially built for him by Feng Ruoxi and Qiu Yeyue, and the thumbs of both hands were also gently rubbing his temples to slow down the fatigue of the past few days. When he gets even more relaxed!

One year, this year's stable development has a lot more than Liu Yi's expectations at the time of the Beiping rally, this ending is of course good, his strength in all aspects has been greatly improved, but at this time Liu Yi was not satisfied with this, slowly closed his eyes and rested when his mind was still thinking about what he was worth learning from this year, and where he seemed too radical, whether it would bring bad results, as a superior, he wanted to remind himself from time to time not to have any relaxation, Because while he is developing, his opponents will definitely not stop moving forward, and all this must be measured on the battlefield after all!