Chapter 449: Measurement

Tong Bingwen, who once again mastered several heavy troops in Xiling, is now on the edge of the abyss and walking on thin ice, and he mobilizes each unit, and if he moves too much, he will attract the attention of others; But the action is small, and there is no way to catch up with the speed requirements of gathering troops. Fortunately, Tong Bingwen is a veteran with deep qualifications and a deep understanding of the art of war, some of whom have the method of deploying and operating the troops, and there is a rare full support from the whole court...... This full strength is only for those who are important enough. The DPRK and China are still arguing and don't know what to do.

Thinking of this, Tong Bingwen couldn't help but feel a little upset, and the wrinkles on his old face seemed to be carved out of a knife, and they became more and more solemn. Tan Xiaopei is really a very depressed lord of the country, to say that the tradition of valuing the army, business, and technology cultivated in the Eastern Plain for many years has been carried forward in his hands, and now, it has reached a point where it almost makes all countries look up. However, since the reform of the sea tax and agricultural tax, relying on the lever of foreign trade and domestic support for grain production, Dongping's weakness has been made up in one fell swoop, and almost no major means have come from his hands. Of course, as the head of a country, if there were no things in the future, just by reforming the two taxes, his merits would be called wise, but it is said that the reform of the two taxes back then was still from Tan Weixin's suggestion, and God knows what a little older child Tan Weixin was back then. However, God knows, Tan Xiaopei really obeyed.

As for Ye Tao, a young man who came like a comet, grabbed everyone's attention, married the most talented but ill-fated daughter of the Tan family, and brought one miracle after another to Dongping. In the eyes of most people, things like building chain inns, renovating roads, building cities and fortresses, etc., are at best just allowing Ye Tao to have the title of a cadre, and most of the craftsmen's work such as building gardens is said to be a great achievement, and it is a clever courtier. However, the establishment of the Blood Qi Army and the private dispatch of troops firmly contained the Xiling army and the Baishi City, and it was not until later that he supervised one side and passed through Yunzhou and Northern Xinjiang, which forced his talent out. Tong Bingwen naturally has all kinds of intelligence documents in his hands, and the telescope is popularized to individuals like the two armies of the frost wolf and silver wings, which is something that all the officers of all the armies in the world can't help but drool and curse by the way. And the ballistas, airships, improved fire and oil bombs, and the new gunboats that Tong Bingwen had never met but had seen sketches of the exterior, all of them were outstanding achievements that people could not imagine.

And these can happen, it is indeed because Tan Xiaopei dares to use people too much. What Ye Taoxin is in control of is not just one Yunzhou, but the entire northern frontier, and the combined territory is probably not smaller than the inherent territory of Dongping. Starting from Dongjiaji, it extends north to the ocean, which is said to be floating with ice blocks up to several miles thick, all under the rule of Ye Tao. It's just that most of them, I'm afraid that Ye Tao and his wife Tan Weixin, the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, are not interested in taking care of it. If it was someone else, holding such a great power, the imperial court would have tried to limit it a long time ago, at least it would use various methods to test it. However, Tan Xiaopei trusted Ye Tao as always. All the things that Yunzhou has done well, he refers to the operation of the entire Dongping. Not to mention anything else, the Ministry of Civil Affairs alone now has a faint tendency to become the seventh indispensable ministry of the imperial court. Not only did the government and the opposition in Dongping praise the tremendous role of the newly established Ministry of Civil Affairs in coordinating people's livelihood and planning disaster prevention and preparedness, but even Xiling and Chunnan are considering establishing similar organs. As for the Northern Liao...... They don't have that kung fu anymore.

Tong Bingwen was the first person to be bombarded by ballistas among all the generals in the world, and later Xiling imitated Dongping to form a heavy weapons battalion, and he was also an active promoter and in-depth participant, and he knew very well how difficult those things were. It's embarrassing to say, Xiling imitated the ballista successfully, and established a series of product lines from small to super heavy, and it also has quite good accuracy, relying on a team of craftsmen put together from all sides, the core of which is a technician, six technicians, all certified by Ye's workshop. The technician certificate is not enough, the technician certificate stamped with the seal of the Ministry of Dongping is the deepest scar that makes everyone depressed and cry and laugh. But through this technician who worked in the Ye family's workshop in Danyang, and those technicians who worked in the workshops of the Gao family, the Shi family and other families, Xiling knew at least one thing: the current manufacturing is completely different from what they originally expected. Large-scale assembly line production, emphasizing the subdivision of types of work and processes, attaching importance to collaboration, attaching importance to quality and process management, and having a strict, precise but humane management system for staff...... Many people heard that when the workshop in Danyang had lunch every day, thousands of staff at all levels lined up to receive the meal in an orderly manner, and everyone enthusiastically exchanged technical issues on the tables, constantly specializing in their own special scenes, and they all suspected that the discipline of the staff of the Ye Workshop was better than that of some soldiers.

But the more he learned about this matter, the more complicated Tong Bingwen's feelings became. Tong Bingwen was a little glad that he met Ye Tao who had not yet matured in military affairs, and he was still a teenager wielding a stone hammer desperately, if Ye Tao had the maturity he has now, I am afraid that the blood qi army's private attack may be even more frustrating. However, he couldn't help but want to fight Ye Tao, with the army he had carefully built up again...... However, the biggest target of this army now is Da Nan Pass.

While Tong Bingwen was still in reverie and guessing what Dongping would do if Xiling attacked, Xue Jing walked in. The deputy he relied on the most back then can now share his command to a large extent. Many messy things, Xue Jing blocked him and handled them properly. This time, Xiling's multi-way Tibetan soldiers, using the royal family's villas and other properties, was his idea. Seeing Xue Jingze walking in with a blushing face, Tong Bingwen smiled slightly and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xue Jing spat and said, "Dashuai, things are strange. ”

"Oh? What happened? You speak slowly. Tong Bingwen didn't change at all, and asked very calmly.

"Things are going well with the army. Now the three departments of Heng'an, Henglong, and Rui'an, with a total of 79,000 people, have been put in place, and they are only less than a day's journey away from Da Nan Pass. With a little cover-up, it is ready to attack at any time. Most of the troops in the back are already in position, and some supplies on our side really can't keep up. The main reason is that they don't dare to levy people on a large scale, and there is no way to do it if there are too many things. …… None of this is a problem, but it is now possible that what we have laid out earlier may be discovered. Now there is news that Chunnan bought a bunch of airships from Dongping and prepared to belong to Da Nanguan. Although our blend is secret, it can be seen from the sky, but there is really nothing to hide. Xue Jing looked extremely worried.

"Message? Where's the message? Tong Bingwen's brows furrowed tightly.

Xue Jing said: "It's news from Xinghuatang, saying that there are a large number of Chunnan people in the suburbs of Danyang who are undergoing training." "Xinghuatang is a big business in Xiling, but the most profitable business at the moment is their smuggling business, smuggling all kinds of fun things directly from Dongping. Due to the extremely chaotic channels through which they prepared the goods, and even many of them were directly sold stolen goods, the distribution price in Xiling was extremely terrifying, but because they had no choice, things such as table clocks could only be smuggled in from Dongping. Otherwise, the supply of goods from the south was organized through some tentacles of the Samir family, and the price was not low. However, the wide range of contacts also makes Xinghuatang very well-informed, and as a "patriotic" business, they often provide some news to their customers.

"Xinghuatang?" Tong Bingwen snorted coldly: "They have a good calculation. ”

"Huh? The handsome ......" Xue Jing said strangely: "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Alas, you kid, use your brain. Why is there no news from Xinghuatang in the morning and late, but there is news at this critical time? They may have been told by accident, and then they rushed to us to report their credit. However, this clue is not good to say, someone deliberately revealed it. Xinghuatang, everyone knows what they do, even if there are no Dongping spies in it, it is not difficult to use them. Tong Bingwen sighed, Xue Jing was still so weak in terms of the overall situation.

"Tell us? Why? Who would do such a thing. Xue Jing scratched his head and asked, looking more and more honest.

Tong Bingwen pursed his lips and said, "I'm afraid it's Dongping himself." ”

"Huh?!" Xue Jing was taken aback, "Chunnan is their ally, do things that are not good for them?" ”

Tong Bingwen glanced at Xue Jingze with disdain, which made Xue Jingze a little embarrassed. Tong Bingwen said: "Who said it was no good. Let's fight to the death with Chunnan, that's the best thing. ”

Xue Jing spat again and said indignantly: "Sure enough, you have a good calculation...... Why, though? ”

"If it's really the news that Dongping revealed to us, it's that at high speed, they know about our advance, but they don't want to disturb us, we can move. Of course, no one dares to bet on this. …… Alas, respectfully, move your troops as soon as possible. In another ten days, a full-scale attack will be launched. The first wave was jointly attacked by Heng'an, Henglong, and Rui'an, and then the rest of the troops continued to attack until they succeeded. We don't have much time. Dongping can't hold on to other people's airship teams forever, I don't know when, they will come back. Go ahead and get ready, I won't leave you to eat today. ”