The largest army expansion on Liangshan was successfully completed, and all battalions carried out intense training activities, and the old battalions had to maintain their superiority and the new battalions had to catch up.

Gu Haotian, Wen Huanzhang, and Xiao Jiasui stood at the front of the square in front of the Zhonghua Hall, and the training scene below was in full view.

"The construction of the water village should start as soon as possible, now the sailors have set up four battalions, 1,800 people, but there are only two sailor camps in the front and back mountains, the three battalions of Xiaoqi are not responsible for guarding the village, the camp can be co-stationed with a battalion, but the four battalions must build a fixed station as soon as possible."

Xiao Jiasui saw that the fourth battalion of Fei Bao's sailors was also training on the mountain, so he thought of the construction of the water village.

"Now that winter has entered, Shuibo has entered a dry period, and the construction of resettlement houses is nearing completion, just to transfer migrant workers to build Shuizhai. Moreover, not only should the water village be built, but the surrounding hills on the mountain should also be built as a dry village, and if there are more troops in the future, all of them will be crowded in the square below, which is not suitable, and it is not conducive to the defense of the whole mountain. ”

Wen Huanzhang continued the topic of Xiao Jiasui and put forward the idea of arming the whole mountain.

There were originally four water villages, four dry villages, and four defenders of the passes on the four sides of the Water Margin. However, in Gu Haotian's vision, Liangshan's defensive strategy was to "keep the enemy out of the water", and he must not allow foreign enemies to attack Liangshan. Therefore, he has always attached more importance to the water village, and did not think about the dry village, and now Wen Huanzhang said, he thinks about it, one is to increase the place where the troops can be increased, so as to expand the army in the next step; the second is to allow a large number of laborers in the mountains to have something to do in the winter leisure; In the future, it can also be useful in case of a crisis. So he asked people to call Xiao Rang, Tao Zongwang, and Fei Bao to go down the mountain to visit the water village.

Golden Beach is the earliest sailor camp in Liangshan Manor, and it is also the most important sailor camp, it guards the most critical entrance to Liangshan, and is the closest to the land, and bears the greatest offensive pressure.

At this time, the simple wharf of Golden Beach is full of dense boats of all sizes, and compared with a few months ago, the family background of the sailors is much thicker.

Ruan Xiaoer stood on the dock and introduced the situation of the ships to everyone: "After Huaishui came back, the number of naval ships has increased to more than 160, and the Fei Bao brothers brought more than 40 ships before, a total of more than 200 ships. ”

"If you don't have a warship, you will suffer a loss, so you have to find a way as soon as possible." Xiao Jiasui thinks long-term and has a sense of urgency.

"Not only must we have warships, but we must also try to get them on the sea, and now that the world is not quiet, and pirates are rampant, if we go to the north by sea to sell warhorses, we must have warships to escort us to be safe." Wen Lianzhang also deeply felt the importance of warships.

And Gu Haotian thought further, he thought of Liaodong, Korea, and even Japan, if it was to compete with the north in the future, Liaodong and Korea were strategic places that must be controlled, but these two places were separated from the Shandong Peninsula by the vast Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, and a strong fleet was indispensable.

In the near future, after sorting out the affairs at hand, be sure to go to Dengzhou, Gu Haotian secretly decided.

"Brother Zongwang, can the design of the water village have results?"

Gu Haotian is also a pragmatic person, and he can't rush the matter of the warship for a while, so he will do a good job of the things in front of him first.

"It's done."

Gu Haotian had already confessed this matter two months ago, and Tao Zongwang learned that he had gone down the mountain to inspect the water village, so he knew it in his heart, so he took the drawings made in advance with him.

Everyone gathered around to take a look, the design of the water village is based on the wharves on both sides of the golden beach, and the two sides are surrounded by giant trees to form a harbor, and there are plank roads and watchtowers along the side, and a waterway in and out of the middle.

For the ancient water village, Gu Haotian is ignorant. But Wen Huanzhang, Xiao Jiasui and others knew it in their hearts, and they were very sure after reading it. Gu Haotian asked Tao Zongwang to start work as soon as possible.

"There is no timber for the little officials, tall logs are used to repair the water village, and the timber that can be used on the mountain is almost used for infrastructure, and I am now worried about where to find wood."

Liangshan's recent infrastructure timber use is too large, the trees that should be cut have been cut down, and due to Gu Haotian's harsh requirements for the environment, there is not much wood that can actually be used on the mountain, so Tao Zongwang is also difficult to cook without rice.

"This is also true, the area around Shuibo is mostly plains, and tall trees are really difficult to find for a while, even if there are some sporadically, they all have their own owners, and we use a lot of them, so we really need to find a safe source." Wen Huanzhang is more aware of this.

Wood, a large amount of wood, Gu Haotian thought in his heart, and always felt that there was a place in his memory with a lot of wood, but he couldn't remember it.

"Little official, isn't the Black Pine Ridge we went to last time all good wood?" Bian Xiang said suddenly on the side.

By the way, it is Black Pine Ridge, Gu Haotian suddenly remembered, isn't the mountain full of dense old forests, and it is also connected to Liangshan Water Road, which is a natural wood warehouse. He immediately instructed Bian Xiang to inform Du Qian and Tao Zongwang to go to Heisongling in the near future, and make a decision after the field investigation.

When the wood landed, everyone was no longer entangled, so they asked Ruan Xiaoer to arrange a boat to patrol Liangshan. Although I have been on the mountain for a long time, I have never really surrounded Liangshan in the water.

From the golden sand beach boat to the right, about half an hour, you see a small mouth, but see a group of people on the beach by the lake in the intense training, there is even a group of people in the lake practice diving in the cold day.

"Huh! Isn't that Xiao Qi? Bian Xiang pointed to a shirtless man standing by the lake and said in surprise.

"It's Xiao Qi's third battalion, he thinks the golden beach is noisy, and he took the team to Dongao for training." Ruan Xiaoer replied.

Dongao, Gu Haotian looked at the direction, it happened to be the northeast of Liangshan, and he thought that this should be the northeast water village of the original Liangshan. He looked closely, but he didn't see that there was a clear road connecting this place to the direction of Golden Beach. Then he asked: "Little second brother, is the third battalion training here but a boat?" ”

"Exactly."

"Could it be that there is no road on the mountain?"

"There is a road, but it is rough and not easy to walk."

Gu Haotian listened but was silent, he has been busy with the infrastructure construction on the mountain recently, and he forgot about the mountain, if the roads under the mountain are not passable, then in case of using soldiers, he can only take a boat or climb the mountain, and then it will be a great passivity. Wen Huanzhang and Xiao Jiasui listened to the conversation between the two on the side, and also understood what Gu Haotian meant, the two glanced at each other, and they both felt that they had been negligent before.

"It is necessary to build a passage around the mountain immediately, and there is no need for very skilled craftsmen to build the road, and there are enough people on the mountain." Wen Huanzhang immediately suggested.

"And the road should be wide, so that horses can run and drive, and in addition, it must connect the mountains up and down the mountain, and there should be guards in each key place." Xiao Jiasui made more in-depth considerations from a military perspective.

"Brother Zongwang, you immediately set someone to determine the route, and afterwards it was built by the Xiao Rang brothers' civil affairs office." Gu Haotian didn't explain much, and immediately gave instructions to the two.

Xiao and Tao are also understanding people, and after listening to the conversation for a long time, they naturally understood the importance of it, and immediately accepted it.

After sailing for more than half an hour, they came to Houshan Shui Village, where the second battalion of Ruan Xiaowu's sailors was stationed.

The west side of the foot of the mountain behind the mountain is actually the southwest water village of the original Liangshan, here to the mountain either take a small road in the back mountain, or can only take a boat from the golden beach to go, the terrain is relatively remote, although it has been set up for several months, Gu Haotian is the first time to come here.

"The little five brothers have worked hard." Gu Haotian pulled Ruan Xiaowu, who came to greet him, and said solemnly.

"It's nothing, it's just lonely, you have to match me with a few brothers as soon as possible, and it's good to be lively."

For Ruan Xiaowu's lively temperament, it is really difficult for him to lead troops to guard here.

"Although this place is remote, it is the Houshan Market where more than 10,000 people in Liangshan live, and we can't slack off at all!"

Gu Haotian was afraid that Ruan Xiaowu would not feel at ease, so he reminded him again.

"Petty officials rest assured, although I am reckless, I know the severity." Ruan Xiaowu patted his chest and responded.

"The little five brothers are putting needles in a big vat - thick and fine, and the little officials don't need to worry."

Tao Zongwang, who has never spoken much, suddenly interjected, and everyone laughed together.

After having lunch in Houshan Shui Village, sitting for a while, everyone set off to continue to patrol around the mountain. After more than half an hour, we arrived at a mountain called Xi'ao. Tao Zongwang inspected this place and said that this place was the best along the coast of Liangshan Mountain, and it was not a problem to plan it properly and garrison more than 1,000 soldiers.

"Four battalions of sailors, two villages have been set up on the south and north sides, and the three battalions of Xiaoqi should be based on external contact, regardless of the fact that this is relatively close to the land in Dongao, if a new village is set up, I think it should stand here." Xiao Jiasui suggested.

"What do you think?" Xinzhai was set up for the four battalions, so Gu Haotian asked for the opinion of Fei Bao.

"There is no objection to the down, as long as it is arranged on the mountain, I will also go there, the infrastructure construction department is busy now, I only need to send some craftsmen to help tomorrow, and the four battalions will do it themselves and put the camp out first."

Fei Bao listened all the way just now, and knew that the infrastructure construction department had a lot of affairs recently, so he took the initiative to take on the task of building the camp.

"Brother Fei Bao is worthy of being a frank man, so you can be whatever you want."

Gu Haotian originally wanted to be a few newcomers and be thoughtful, but now that he was so happy, he happily agreed.

Then a few people discussed it again, made a rough plan for the construction of the camp and the water village, looked at the sunset, and then set off back to the mountain. I didn't want to start from the golden beach at noon, and it took nearly a day to go around the mountain.

When the boat went out of Xi'ao, when the sun was approaching Xishan, the afterglow of the slanting sun sprinkled on the surface of the rippled lake, like a layer of shining broken silver on the water surface, and like a crumpled green forging, the foraging gulls and herons continued to skim the lake, and the frightened fish jumped around, disturbing the peace of a lake.

The lake scenery is picturesque, and in the boat line painting, everyone quietly enjoys the beautiful scenery in front of them.

"If the world is peaceful, this place is not inferior!" Wen Huanzhang stared at the railing, and couldn't help but sigh.

"There will always be a day of peace in the world, when the students will come here to settle down, will the gentleman come with him?" Gu Haotian looked into the distance and said with confidence.

"It's as good as it gets." Wen Huanzhang suddenly felt full of passion.