In the end, Gao Shun proposed that the whole army should popularize the training of cold weapons and adapt to fighting in an environment without firearms, and Lu Bu raised his hands in favor.

Lu Bu ordered Gao Shun to take charge of this matter, and their military department formulated a training program for cold weapon warfare.

Lu Bu stressed that we should not forget our roots at any time, and we should not forget that the Bingzhou Army was famous for fighting with cold weapons, and it was invincible in the world without firearms.

The summary meeting was very lively, eating and drinking while talking, and after talking about business, we talked about children and the different customs of the Guishan army.

It was tossed until the early hours of the morning that Lu Bu announced the adjournment of the meeting, and gave the expeditionary generals a long vacation for half a month, so that they could go back to accompany their families.

Soon, the news of the unprecedented victory of the Central Army in Dawan in Central Asia quickly spread throughout the land of Kyushu.

Being able to defeat a huge empire that is claimed to be on par with the Han Empire with the strength of one family makes Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Liu Bei and others all have all kinds of tastes in their hearts.

They also inquired into some of the details of this war from various sources, and learned about the large-scale use of firearms in the Central Army, and the flintlock muskets and mortars all shined, which became an indelible shadow in their hearts.

In March 202, at the graduation ceremony of the 16th batch of cadets of the Central Army Military Academy in Lantian in Chang'an, Gao Qi graduated with a silver medal, and he chose the most elite special operations division of the Central Army as the starting point of his military career.

At the same time, Xu Chang, Wei Shan, Guan Yun, Zhang Xiong, and others, the sons of high-ranking officials, were all admitted to the 18th Central Military Academy, while the earlier batch of Dian Man, Cheng Kai, Song Yun, and Fang Hui were all admitted to the 17th Military Academy last year.

In the same month, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to confer on Lu Bu as the King of Liang, and the honor guard was the same as that of the Son of Heaven, and was rejected by Lu Bu in a letter, which was the first time in history that King Liang was made.

The next major thing that Lu Bu was worried about was the large-scale expansion of the military factory that manufactured flintlock pistols, after all, it was an inevitable trend to install flintlock pistols, and there was a huge demand for the whole army to redress them.

In this era when there is no steam and no electricity, thanks to the various mechanical equipment invented by Ma Jun that relies on water power, mass production becomes feasible.

For example, a hydraulic press that can roll iron into a moderately thick iron sheet suitable for rolling gun barrels is less time-saving and labor-saving than manual rolling.

The main thing is the one-time formed iron sheet, smooth, flat, made into a barrel, the range and life are significantly improved compared with the hand-made barrel, the new flintlock pistol has reached a range of 150 zhang.

The process of rolling the barrel also has a mechanical alternative to pure labor, and the rolled barrel is more symmetrical, tighter, and the inner wall is smooth and free of particles.

However, these jobs still require a large number of people, especially those with a certain technical base.

More and more Han civilians left the land and went into the factories to toil.

Many inventions and innovations in agricultural production also helped to solve the large number of agricultural manpower, and the remaining labor gap was filled by a large number of slaves.

The work of engraving the rifling of rifled guns has also been upgraded from the initial pure manual operation to the primary mechanical engraving, and the standardization of engraving and reading has been significantly improved.

The production of smoothbore guns and rifled guns has increased, and according to Lu Bu's idea, the sharpshooters of all divisions and regiments of the whole army are to be replaced with rifled guns in advance and upgraded to snipers, and the ammunition for training is openly supplied.

Moreover, this move can also allow the troops who have not changed to muskets for the time being to feel the charm of muskets in advance.

In May, Qingzhou received a letter that the Jiaozhou Bay Naval Army, which had attracted much attention from Lu Bu, had completed the first phase of construction, especially the shipyard in the base had begun to be put into use, and began to manufacture new galleons according to the latest drawings.

After the entire expansion, the scale of the Central Military Naval Division, especially after the replenishment of a large number of shipbuilding craftsmen and naval officers and soldiers in Jingzhou, was even expanded.

Because both sides of the Yellow River were basically under the control of the Central Army, the Yellow River had almost become an inland river, and no enemy could pose a threat.

Therefore, the main force of the Yellow River Naval Division has moved to the naval army Dazhai of Lijin at the mouth of the Yellow River, and only two small-scale naval armies have been retained in Fenglingdu and Liyang.

Half of the main forces have already been stationed in Jiaozhou Bay, and the sailors' schools opened in Jiaozhou Bay have also begun to recruit school-age youngsters in Qingzhou and Xuzhou to prepare for the establishment of the Central Navy.

Now just wait for the launch of the new galleon, and the navy will be ready to form an army.

The military factory in Qingzhou is also secretly building a type of secret weapon developed for galleons, of course, this secret weapon is not only used by the navy, but also on land.

Sinan for navigation has also been successfully trial-produced, and many navigation experiments have been carried out, which can guide the course of ships on the sea.

The Marine Corps of the Navy has also been expanded, and has been expanded into a division and three brigades, which are stationed in Fenglingdu, Lijin, and Jiaozhou Bay.

The main force of the naval division stationed in Jiaozhou Bay, under the leadership of Xu Sheng, the commander of the naval army, had sailed south to the sea off Xuzhou several times, and did not find that Cao Cao had a naval army operating along the coast of Xuzhou, but encountered several small boats of Eastern Wu, and they were all frightened away.

Xu Sheng also found a talent among the sailors who came from Jingzhou, called Gan Ning, with excellent martial arts, and his water skills are the first in the navy, and what is even more commendable is that he also knows how to fight in the navy, and has been promoted by Xu Sheng to be the commander of the pioneer battalion.

When Lu Bu saw this announcement, he was also taken aback, but he didn't expect that Gan Ning, the famous general of the Eastern Wu Navy in history, would hide among his own sailors.

I was lucky to get it from Jingzhou, haha, I can't stop it when luck comes!

In July, the Ministry of Intelligence sent the latest information from Jingzhou, Jingzhou Mu Liu Qi, who had been frail and sickly, accidentally drowned when he went out to play.

Because Liu Qi has been in this frail and sickly state since he was a child, although he is married, he has no children.

Liu Qi still trusts and obeys Liu Bei, and he recognizes Liu Bei as his uncle.

He felt that Liu Bei loved the people like a son, and Corporal Lixian was actually more suitable to be the lord of Jingzhou than himself.

Now that he knows his physical condition, his time is short, so he brings up the idea again.

Liu Qi held Liu Bei's hand in front of the civil and military ministers of Jingzhou, and announced that he would cede Jingzhou to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei would be the lord of Jingzhou.

Liu Bei began to resign repeatedly with hypocrisy and hypocrisy, and later, under the persuasion of everyone, he reluctantly agreed with a sad face, but still insisted on taking over Jingzhou after Liu Qi's death.

In October, Liu Qi finally died of illness, and Liu Bei, with the support and support of everyone in Jingzhou, inherited the position of Jingzhou pastor and became the new lord of Jingzhou, and finally once again had a piece of his own territory.

(End of chapter)