Zhao Guo, Handan.

"Our industry is still not good enough. Although we have received large-scale orders from Qin and South Korea, the main purpose of these orders is to process a large number of rails and rails, and our steel can also be produced, but the quantity is still relatively small. Li Mu looked at the report in his hand and said.

This is a preliminary report of Zhao Guo's industry. After Zhao mastered the alkaline steelmaking process, he could produce steel on a small scale, but these steels were mainly produced to meet the needs of the Qin state, and only a small part of the steel was used in other fields of the military industry.

"The processing level of the Koreans can produce small steam engines, and if their technology is good enough, they can produce medium-sized steam engines, and they can use them in train locomotives, as well as locomotives and warships, on the contrary, our Zhao Guo's technology in this area is much behind." Li Zuoche said with some dissatisfaction.

"Huh. Don't worry, there are some things that we know a lot about, and there is no way to do it, but you have to know one thing, that is, this thing we need now will definitely be produced in the future. After Li Mu listened, he was not in a hurry, but he seemed a little relaxed.

"Prime Minister, just. We don't worry about that. Isn't it really good to hand it over to commercial factories and do it themselves? Li Zuoche asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Of course. They have to do better than us, in this regard, they have the right to make their own decisions, businessmen are as smart as those of us who are soldiers and politicians, we should be bold and let them do it boldly, otherwise. It's not easy for us to do it ourselves. Do you understand? Li Mu said lightly.

"This. All right. Li Zuoche had no choice but to nod. Li Mu adopted the method of learning from the Qin people, and although a large number of technologies were transferred from the Qin state, these technologies still required a lot of money to be introduced. Digestion and absorption take a long time to complete. This can only be done by the companies themselves, and the government must not be involved.

Li Mu has now also learned Shangwen's anarchism, and he relies entirely on free competition in commercial competition. This was a clever approach, because he was not very well-versed in technology, and the laws of the market for production and sales, and it seemed that the situation might be better if he had relied on government orders to do so. But the impact is too great. The government will drag down businesses. The enterprise is not alive at all. This is not what Li Mu wants to see.

Jiaozhou, Qingcheng. The northern wharf, a civilian wharf, is moored with twelve cargo ships that have returned home from the Qi people. When they returned, they also had to bring back a large number of Qi people, which was an order issued by the Qingcheng City Government. They can only comply. However, the remuneration is also very rich. They are willing to do it too.

In order to be able to transport a large number of Qi laborers. Qingcheng's major business associations have also taken corresponding actions. The Jiaozhou Railway Company spent money to lease twelve cargo ships. In addition, the shipyard has several newly launched cargo ships scheduled to join them at a later date to transport personnel here. Some flour processing factories and food processing factories provided some food to help the Qi people have food when they went south, and the Qingcheng Shipbuilding Association, with the support of the United Shipyard, decided to release more cargo ships to transport more Qi people to the south.

And many Qi people in Qingcheng also spontaneously donated money and materials, this is their own hometown, and their families can go south to reunite, which is also a very cost-effective thing.

"Hurry, hurry, set sail. You can go home. The Qi people who boarded the ship shouted excitedly. This is a good thing that the government has helped them solve, and this matter has made more Qi people in Qingcheng, Jiaozhou feel that it is very good to have such a government. It's good government that has helped them solve a lot of practical problems.

Jiaozhou and Qingcheng have actually become their second hometown, where the salary is higher, completely more than what they earn for a year working in the fields, the price is also very cheap, their day's salary can easily eat enough food, dress very well, and most importantly, their next generation, their children can go to school.

South Korea was the first country to popularize compulsory education in Jiaozhou. One-third of the royal family's income is spent on education, and the penetration rate of compulsory education schools even exceeds that of South Korea, where the literacy rate is only 62 percent. And in Qingcheng. This figure is as high as 87.1 percent, because more and more workers are attending study classes, and shipyards need a large number of skilled workers, who can only get higher salaries if they know how to read. This is a common perception. Their children are also constantly learning in the compulsory school to learn more knowledge, because only in this way can they get a higher salary and have a better life in the future. Chinese, who value the concept of family, prefer to let their next generation come here. Because they have better development.

In contrast, Qi did not have these, their basic education was zero, and only nobles, descendants of military officers, and merchants could have the opportunity to educate. Ordinary people still have no possibility of education.

This is the reason why many Qi people stay, where they can get better educational opportunities and change the fate of a generation, while there is nothing in Qi country. The infrastructure of Jiaozhou Qingcheng is constantly changing, and new opportunities are being created every day, and people are constantly seizing the opportunity to make a fortune. This is completely impossible to do in the Qi country. Therefore, many Qi people are willing to go south, but the Qi government can't do this, and their infrastructure is very small. The condition of the roads depended on the local nobles to repair them, and a large number of profitable industries were in the hands of the local wealthy, military officers, and the descendants of the nobility. They simply don't have such an opportunity. These are two different societies, and in comparison, Jiaozhou Qingcheng is more dynamic. And the Qi State looked lifeless. It's hard to lift your spirits.

"Captain, there's another big thing, our ship, we have to go to the gantry crane." A first mate on a cargo ship said excitedly.

"What's the big thing? How did I not know? The captain said impatiently. Half of his cargo ship was already on board.

"It's like an airship, it looks pretty big, but it doesn't weigh much, it's just bad luck. Stopped the whole deck. And that's what they've done after they've shrunk down. The first mate said.

"What are you doing with that thing?" The captain asked impatiently.

"I heard that this matter was ordered by the city government. They said they wanted to publicize it, and the degree of publicity was very good. So they let us do it. I heard that there are three airships. We're just one of them. As for how to ship. How to fly. That's their business. The first mate said.

"Alright, alright. Hurry up and stop the people, let's go over there and get that damn airship on board, it's really annoying. The captain said with an impatient wave of his arms.

"Alright. Captain. The first mate said with a smile. I don't know who came up with the idea of using airships for propaganda, they think that this can attract the attention of the Qi people even more, because if a large number of propaganda leaflets are thrown down from the sky. It can be spread more widely. Qin people used this method when they ran for prime minister. Because this kind of propaganda is more powerful. Therefore, the Koreans have also learned this, and they think that this can better promote the good of their Jiaozhou Qingcheng. So they hurriedly rented some airships and transported them to the ship, hoping to take off at sea, or be able to fly to the heads of the Qi people and spread more leaflets. The Qingcheng Printing Factory urgently printed a batch of propaganda posters and delivered them to the ship, and everything was being planned. It looks like it's going a lot smoother.

Behind the Indic Line. The 12th Infantry Regiment of the Yue Clan hurried and finally arrived at their destination. The cavalry told him where he had made an appointment. This is named by the Yueshi people themselves.

"Damn it. I can't even drink saliva here. Colonel Richard said, looking at the arid land around him. Because it was the dry season and the climate was already rainless, it made their mouths dry.

"Da-da-da-da-da." At that moment, a cavalryman came running quickly.

"Sir. The 1st Cavalry Brigade is at the front, and they need us to escort more prisoners back to the rear. One of the cavalrymen said to Richard.

"Damn, it's a captive again." Richard scolded.

"Got it. Tell him that we will escort the prisoners to the rear as soon as possible. Richard said impatiently, waving his arms. The cavalry saluted and left.

The main task of the Yue's infantry was to sweep and clear some suspicious targets. After all, they carry light artillery and have plenty of firepower, but they are slow to maneuver. However, along the way, they did not fight much at all, and many Indians surrendered when they saw them. Or they sit lazily on the side of the road, waiting for them to be captured, because if they are separated from the army, it is difficult to survive in such an environment, and without food, they are unlikely to flee back on their own, or they will flee back. They're not doing so well either. These Indians are all auxiliary combat forces, that is, auxiliary forces, they have no weapons at all, many are just labor. They don't know what's happening at the front. I just know that the Yue's people have attacked. They have a lot of horses. Charging in droves. A lot of people simply can't withstand their attacks. And then it was a complete collapse. That's the way it is. They don't know what to do themselves. Then he was captured by the Yue's people. They didn't dare to run.

Some of the Indians in the custody of the Yueshi people escaped. If you are caught, you will be decapitated. And then the heads hung all over the place. Very scared, which made many people afraid to run away. They could only stand still. Then he was arrested.

"Order the second battalion and the third battalion to go forward, and let them escort the prisoners as soon as possible. Damn, I didn't fight a single battle when I came in, and all the prisoners were escorted in one regiment. Damn it. Richard scolded. They were the first infantry regiments to enter behind the Indian lines, and they were transported by wagon. So they were very fast, and some infantry units still advanced on their own two legs. However, they were the first to come first, but they were in a lot of trouble, because they had to keep a lot of prisoners. They were going to transport all the captives back. Usually, a company needs to escort about 3,000 to 5,000 prisoners. His company was quickly dismantled. Because there are too many captives. Before their troops could be assembled, a large number of prisoners were transported. This is a big headache for them.

The 9th Company of the 12th Infantry Regiment of the Yueshi Clan. Captain Modle chewed on a piece of beef. A piece of beef was roasting in front of him. This is the ox cart of the Indians, which they seized.

"Sir, this is the latest order." A herald ran up to Mordell.

"What an order." Modl asked, holding the paper he had sent away.

"I don't know, sir, I guess, it may be for us to escort the prisoners, there are already a large number of prisoners assembled at the regimental headquarters. The number is more than 20,000. The herald said in embarrassment.

"Damn it. You guessed it. Mordel crumpled the order and threw it into the fire.

"I hate holding damn captives. There are so many people, a company has to be scattered, and more than 3,000 people are detained, on average. One person has to watch more than 20 people, and if it reaches 5,000 people, damn it, our bullets won't be able to kill them. Captain Modle scolded. One of his companies numbered at most one hundred and fifty men. One person only carries 30 rounds of ammunition, and this is because the level of fighting here is very low, and the original 60 rounds of ammunition carry them have been reduced to half. But now they regret that they are carrying less ammunition. Because they escorted a very large number of people, thousands of people.

"Sir. The captives will be escorted over soon, and we need to send someone to receive them. This was an order from the regimental headquarters. The herald hesitated.

"Okay, I got it. Let's go down. The person passed in a moment. Captain Modell said helplessly. Along the way, he saw a lot of cavalry and infantry escorting a large number of prisoners back, and he thought that the war was over. But as a result, the war was not over, and their task was not completed, because they needed to escort more prisoners to the rear, and the Qin people needed a large number of laborers, and they were an important force in building the railway. The order above is to prohibit mass slaughter, and it is possible to kill some of them, but they must not be massacred, because they are also part of the wealth.

"Finish the beef. Go and escort the captives. Damn it. Mordell said as he took a hard bite of the beef.

Indy Breakthrough under the fortress. This has become the front command of the assault group.

"There was a general complaint among our officers that there were too many prisoners. They had become our greatest burden, and the cavalry had to stop and wait for the infantry behind to come up and give a large number of prisoners to the infantry because they had taken too many prisoners. Then the cavalry could attack again, but the infantry units had to escort the captives back with all their strength, which required considerable troops. In this way, there will be a large gap between the returning infantry and the cavalry that will go to attack. This creates a serious disconnect between cavalry and infantry units. This would be detrimental to our offensive and would put the cavalry units in a dangerous position. Meng Ping said.

"The only way at the moment is to stop the attack, to stop our cavalry, they have attacked a long distance, we need to expand our width, that is, to form a more effective width, and then choose to attack south or left and right again." Meng Ping said.

"You mean to stop our troops. Stop the offense? Admiral Moran asked with some surprise. He believed that at this time his cavalry should be as large as possible in the battle. Instead of stopping the offensive.

"We can't stop attacking, we should try to maximize the results." Admiral Moran shook his head and said. The Yue's government asked him to provide as many prisoners of war as possible, and the more prisoners of war they had, the more financial problems they could solve.

"No, no, it's too dangerous to do that. Dangerous actions can put us in a very bad situation. If the Reserve Legion of the Hindi or some other legion appears, we will be in a very bad situation. It is now the case that our cavalry units, that is, the mobile forces, have exceeded the range of our advance, that they have left the effective protection of the infantry, and that our infantry is engaged in things that have nothing to do with their work, and that their condition will be very bad. I'm worried that if this continues, it will be very detrimental to them. I think we should stop and not go on the offensive. In other words, this is beyond our capabilities. Meng Ping said cautiously. He had a feeling that he might not be able to tell, which was cultivated in the war, that is to say, the cavalry of the Aritsuki clan who had been continuously maneuvering and fighting were not many in the first place, and besides, they were a mixed army, and the force was composed of cavalry, musket infantry, and artillery, and such an attack had been. The cavalry at the forefront had been put in a dangerous situation, especially at first, when they relied on suddenness to exert their mobility, but over time. With the depletion of horses and the expansion of the booty, their strength was already in a state of exhaustion. In such a case. Continuing the offensive could seriously harm their own interests. Meng Ping didn't want more losses, so he suggested stopping the attack.

"No, no. My order is to launch a larger military offensive, and there is no intelligence yet that our troops are exhausted, and I think the trouble comes from the captives. There were too many of those prisoners of war. It delayed our attack a lot. As long as we solve the prisoner problem, everything is not a problem. Admiral Moran said, waving his arm. He seemed to be saying that he knew what was going on at the front.

"Okay. I don't think we should attack too much. This situation is very bad for us. Meng Ping said.

"Okay, according to what you said, we'll control the tempo of the attack, at least there won't be a big problem." Admiral Moran said.