After the Fuxing started in the northern land, the railway named Yining Line became the news of the entire north, and the people of China saw this steel monster that could move forward on its own for the first time, and they didn't know how to explain it for a while. After the emergence of this new thing that subverts everyone's cognition, it has gradually gone out of taste with everyone's word of mouth, saying that there are all kinds of things, some say that the gods descended to earth, some say that the Tiance army accidentally released the monsters in hell, and some people say that Li Xuanqing caught a dragon in Bohai Bay, tamed it and came to help the people of Youzhou plough the land.

This situation was unexpected by the high-level of Tiance Mansion, but it also quickly prompted the external propaganda department suggested by Yin Honglin to correct and become the official propaganda hall of Tiance Mansion. However, Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi quietly established a new company, which is also the first media organization in Datang - Shengtang Media Company. Taking advantage of the impact of this incident, this very strange media company also began to quickly dispatch a kind of "newspaper" on the streets, which described the relevant situation of the Yining Line in detail, and also published for the first time an article titled "The Catalyst of Industrial Development - The Impact of Railway Transportation" under the title of Li Xuanqing's own book. This novelty also quickly became popular along with the railway train, and became a new topic of conversation among the people. And in the face of this kind of newspaper, which is only a penny of Tang coins, also makes those people who want to know the truth of this incident start to pay for it.

However, this price made the person in charge of the industrial group feel a wry smile, and Qiaoxi didn't care about Zhang Qiang's eyes, but said with a smile: "A penny does make the media company lose money in the short term, but it should be seen clearly that the media industry is currently only our Shengtang family, which is shouldering the task of hollowing out and pioneering." I think soon the situation will be reversed. ”

Li Xuanqing waved his hand and asked Zhang Qiang to go about his own business, and he and Qiaoxi were discussing what to do next for this media company. In fact, the media industry seems to be very easy to do in Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi, but the two are troubled by the fact that they can't find a suitable person in charge, Zhang Qiang has put him in charge of the industrial group, which is actually very good, but in the media, an industry that needs to think of ideas for marketing all the time, it is a bit unbearable.

"I can't do it myself. Nowadays, there is a shortage of talents in all walks of life, and it is simply not enough to rely on the hundreds of students trained by a few colleges every year. Many of the people left behind from the past do not meet the needs of the new industrial development. Qiaoxi couldn't think of any suitable candidates for a while, so he smiled bitterly there.

Li Xuanqing stepped forward and rubbed Qiaoxi's little head and said with a smile: "Otherwise, Shengtang Media will be led by Qiaoxi, and take that Yang Fuyao and Feixue with them." It can be regarded as the first female entrepreneurship. ”

Qiaoxi clapped his hands and said, "Big brother, this is a good idea, so let's do it." I wonder if Shengtang Media will become the largest media company by then. ”

"Okay, this matter is decided, let's go to the shipyard, and the steel plates and steel in the rear have also been shipped. This time, let's see if Zhang Qiang can really build an iron-hulled ship. Li Xuanqing doesn't care about this, Youqiaoxi is basically settled in this media company, and it's just a big deal to burn some money in the early stage. Many of the marketing models of later generations can be directly applied.

After the two decided on these things, they walked into the shipyard hand in hand, ready to see how Zhang Qiang's forging workshop was doing to process steel. Because many of the equipment in Yizhou Iron and Steel Plant is not fully in place, the situation of the branch of the industrial group in Yizhou is similar, but the shipyard has complete supporting facilities because of the long preparation time. Zhang Qiang simply changed the original plan, and all the facilities needed by the shipyard were built in Yingzhou, while the forging factory in Yizhou chose other varieties and operated independently.

In fact, the location of Yingzhou is not the best shipbuilding base in the north, and there are no other shipping facilities at this time, and the Bohai Bay will freeze in winter. But for Li Xuanqing at this time, hiding in the Bohai Bay to build a shipyard was just an episode of bad taste in later generations, and the geographical location of Tianjin Port in later generations was actually very good.

However, at this time, Li Xuanqing was very surprised when he walked into the forging workshop, this forging workshop should be worthy of his name. The power equipment and the original pressure equipment, which were built by the combination of steam engine and pulley block, were also in place.

"Qiaoxi, this can't be a hydraulic press, right?" Li Xuanqing was stunned by the monster of the cube made of half pure steel on the boulder in front of him, and after thinking for a while, he remembered that this should be similar to the effect of the hydraulic press in later generations.

"Yes, but this is just a substitute, because the current sealing of the hydraulic press cannot be guaranteed, and the hydraulic transmission cannot be developed, so this can only be replaced. It's a bit of a function of a hydraulic press in later generations. Qiaoxi explained with a thin frown.

Li Xuanqing gestured for a moment, then pulled over Zhang Qiang, who saw him coming, and said, "Are you forging a large forging surface steel by hanging high and letting the rear impact?" The result? How much does your percussion device weigh? ”

Zhang Qiang didn't see Li Xuanqing's face, so he still said solemnly: "Lord, we named this installation equipment as a forging press, weighing 100,000 catties, relying on four steam engines to pull up the steel cable to drive, can rise to a height of ten zhang at one time, let the rear fall vertically, relying on a strong impact forging steel plate." ”

Li Xuanqing nodded, there was actually nothing to complain about this method. Although this kind of equipment makes him unbearable, it is undeniable that relying on this equipment can indeed effectively forge steel plates with large forging surfaces. Then the biggest problem that plagued the iron-hulled ship can be regarded as solved.

Thinking of this, Li Xuanqing nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that this time you have planned very well, not bad." I'm waiting for your iron-hulled ship to be built. ”

Qiaoxi motioned for Zhang Qiang to go and busy himself, and said with a smile after he left: "How about it, don't worry, big brother now, Brother Xu has already placed an order, so the industrial group is very rich during this time." With an order of five ships in one go, the Xu family has a lot of money. ”

"How much do you plan to price per ship?" Li Xuanqing touched his nose and smiled: "I think the shipbuilding industry is also a huge profit." ”

"I haven't calculated the cost yet, but I'm going to sell the first batch at a fair price. The main thing is to establish a one-stop shipbuilding industry chain in Yingzhou, and tie local small businesses to the shipyard. I have asked Brother Zhang to subcontract all the small parts and small systems inside the cabin, and try to guide these small manufacturers who have taken orders to follow up quickly. In this way, it will be possible to rely on the advantages of the source and share part of the benefits in the seafaring trade that is about to begin. Qiaoxi's words are also closely followed by what Li Xuanqing usually said, driving the whole people to participate in industrial construction and share the fruits of industrial development.

The two were thinking about talking about it when there was a hurried footstep behind them again, and Qiaoxi glanced at it and smiled: "It seems that the big brother can't see the details of shipbuilding this time." The people of the Xuan Ying Wei are here. ”

Following Qiaoxi's words, Baixin rushed over with a Xuanying Guard messenger and presented the latest information. Li Xuanqing glanced at it and said with a wry smile: "It's really what you said." Let's pack up and rush to Jizhou immediately. ”

The distance from Yingzhou to Jizhou is not far, more than 200 miles, that is, the distance from Tianjin to Beijing in later generations. After Li Xuanqing and his wife packed up, they ran all the way with the guards for more than an hour, and then came to the ancient city of Jizhou. There is not much unusual place in this famous capital city at this time, although Jizhou has also had the experience of the capital, but it cannot be compared with the appearance of the capital city painstakingly managed by the three generations of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations. After Qiaoxi got off the back of the jade lion, he was about to see what was so special about Jizhou, when a group of people ushered in in front of him. Xu Tianxiang and others, who arrived earlier, had already come out to greet them.

A few people didn't care about greeting each other when they met, and went directly to the Tiance Army garrison in Jizhou City, because Jizhou was the headquarters of the Tiance Army's Northern Front Group Army a year ago, so the military facilities in the city were very complete. Several people came to the headquarters that had been temporarily converted into a castle guard. Qiaoxi returned to the back to rest, while Li Xuanqing, Xu Tianxiang and others went to the war room surrounded by several staff officers.

"My lord, intelligence came from the north and south lines almost at the same time, and the fourth juniors on the northern front had already instigated civil strife among the Khitans according to the original plan. But something went wrong with the plan, and the head of the Southern Tribal Alliance, Banten, was not killed, but Abaoji was seriously injured. The royal court guards led by Abaoji also fought with the guards of Banten in the Zhongjing area. At present, the eastward direction of the fighting is unknown. Xu Tianxiang summarized the intelligence of the northern line and said.

"Abaoji is injured?" Li Xuanqing frowned and muttered for a long time: "Are you worried that the next battle will be different from what we expected?" If Bandan defeated Abaoji's guards, he would be killed directly if he collided with Yelu Hanxiong's reinforcements? ”

Xu Tianxiang nodded and said: "And what makes me very strange is that Li San of Danzhou sent information that the southern tribes who came to attack the city did not retreat, and according to the time calculation, they should have received a warning from the rear a long time ago, but the situation in Danzhou is that these people are still besieging the city step by step." ”

Li Xuanqing shook his head and said, "The news should have been received, but Wan Dan must have made arrangements." It seems that this guy is not simple. If my estimate is correct, he probably didn't want to kill Abaoji. He wanted to seize Abaoji and then have a showdown with Yelu Hanxiong, it was best to seal the territory and occupy Zhongjing by himself. The main force went south to take Youzhou, so that it could be completely independent. ”

"In the final analysis, he should be aware of Yelu Hanxiong, but he is just a plan, otherwise, how could he be seriously injured with Abaoji's skills, he must have been taken care of in the chaos of the war." Li Xuanqing suddenly smiled and said: "You immediately send a message to Chen Fan, ask him not to appear for the time being, wait a little, and then let Xuan Yingwei send a message to Xiao Si, let Xiaohu find a way to touch the battlefield, and give Abaoji a fatal blow at a critical moment." Preferably when Yelu Hanxiong saw it with his own eyes. Throw the burden on Banten. As long as Abaoji dies, Yelu Hanxiong will inevitably be unable to suppress the pain of losing his son. At that time, Banten's plan will inevitably fall through. Let Chen Fan adjust his plan, quietly wait for the two to fight, and when the battle situation enters a stalemate stage, he and Wan Dan will flank Yelu Hanxiong, and after destroying the opponent, he will not stop attacking Wan Dan for a moment. You send reinforcements to hide north of Danju, and when the time comes, follow the main force of Banten. ”

Li Xuanqing's idea surprised Xu Tianxiang, but there was no objection in the slightest, and this way of decisively adjusting the plan according to the changes in the battle situation was also a core idea that the Tiance Army had always implemented. After the two of them worked together all the details, the staff officers around them began to quickly write orders, and then sent them one by one to convey them urgently.

After doing all this, Xu Tianxiang urgently transferred the cavalry battalion of Gao Siji, who was resting in the Central Plains, to the Ninth Army Corps in the Central Plains, and secretly went north to enter the designated position to stand by.

At the same time, the strategy of the southern route also set the tone in the continuous discussion between the two. Li Xuanqing's basic strategy was to defend in the south and attack in the north. The northern front launched a large-scale attack and tried to annihilate the main force of the Khitans in one battle. The southern front is mainly defensive for Zhu Quanzhong. For this reason, Li Xuanqing gave Yang Tiancheng, who was in charge of the direction of the Central Plains, the advance headquarters of the General Staff, and instructed him to take unified command of the defense line of several thousand miles from Cangzhou in the east to the Chang'an base camp in the west.

However, it was clear that Li Xuanqing's defense was limited to military measures, and it had no effect on the plan that Xuanyingwei was implementing. Xu Tianxiang even directly gave Zhao Si, the person in charge of the Bianliang region, in the name of the General Staff, telling him to find a way to attract the attention of the Xuanwu army during the war in the north, and find a way to break Zheng Fan's strategy of contacting the Khitans to attack the Tiance army.

However, at this time, the people in the hinterland of Bianliang had become Biaozi, and Zhao Si had already gone to the south of Huaisi to prepare for the implementation of Hu Xiaosi's plan to contact Yang Xingmi for a long-distance and close attack. Therefore, after Biaozi saw the summons of the General Staff, he almost didn't think about it, so he directly sent the Dragon Group to Dezhou, the front line of the confrontation between the Xuanwu Army and the Tiance Army, and set the plan on the logistics base of the front line of the Xuanwu Army.

And when the Tiance Army made contingency measures, the people on Zheng Fan's side also received information about the movements of the Khitans. After Zheng Fan briefly introduced the situation to the top of the Xuanwu Army, Zhu Quanzhong fell into confusion again. Because according to the plan of the Xuanwu Army, the main force of the Tiance Army should go north in a big way at this time, but so far the more than 200,000 troops of Yang Tiancheng and Wang Houchun north of the Yellow River have not only not made the slightest movement, but the personal guard battalion and the battalion directly under the direct command that had already gone to Guanzhong have also begun to move eastward, which is typical to guard against themselves.

In this way, his direction was suddenly reduced by half, but if he just went south, wouldn't Zheng Fan's efforts be in vain? Moreover, the troops stationed on the front line have to be transferred back. Tossing back and forth will inevitably consume military power in vain on the way.

"Lord, Weichen's method of seeing Lord Zheng is not in vain." Xie Tong and Jing Xiang glanced at each other, both of them seeing the meaning in each other's eyes. Xie Tong nodded slightly towards the other party, Jing Xiang stood up and said: "The Khitan people's southward invasion will inevitably provoke a big war with the Tiance army, our troops on the northern front should not move, and then adjust according to the changes in the battle situation, but the troops on the southern front can take the opportunity to take Xuzhou." Jing Xiang walked to the side of the map, pointed to the direction of Xuzhou, and said: "How important Xuzhou is, I think you don't need to say it, you all know it." Taking Xuzhou not only can greatly expand the territory of the lord to the south, but also the wealth of Xuzhou will inevitably greatly enhance the strength of our Xuanwu army. And Li Xuanqing in the north, no matter what the victory or defeat is, he will have to pay a great price in the face of the Khitan iron cavalry, and if we increase and decrease, our strength will definitely be able to overwhelm the other party. So we have to move fast. We must take Xuzhou before Li Xuanqing and the Khitans divide the victory, and then go north, and fight a war of attrition with the other party while Li Xuanqing's army is exhausted. Don't take half a year, you will definitely be able to take down the Tiance Army. ”

Jing Xiang's words made the audience silent, and all Xuanwu Jun's brains stopped for a while.