After listening to Cong Xiucai's words, Feng Ziying and Yang Lin both felt the same way. Ｘ

The reason why they gave up their comfortable life and followed Jia Min here to endure hardships without hesitation was for this friendship.

Even if this place was once so desolate, far away from his homeland and relatives, he has no regrets.

Cong Xiucai's sentence "Love is home when it is strong" happened to be in one sentence, which resonated with them.

"Well, it's just in time, this is a virgin land, in the words of Chief Min, like a blank sheet of paper, so that you can draw the latest and most beautiful pictures."

"How did you two get here?"

Yang Lin asked Guo Qisheng and Hua Yusheng.

"Alas, to tell you the truth, after I fled from Bukui, Brother Guo and I went to Kaiyuan Mansion, where we were also worried and panicked every day. I'm afraid that one day the government will come to the door and arrest me again. ”

The expression of the flower rain looked tired and sad.

Later, we heard that many people had gone to Beihai, so Brother Guo went to Bukui to inquire. As soon as he heard that many people from the government corps had arrived here, Mr. Cong suggested that the two of us come here, because this place no longer belongs to the territory of Dade, and it must be safer. ”

"Brother Hua, it's right to get here. Here, we are the masters, you are no longer a criminal of the imperial court, nor are you a rogue of Bukui, you can make a living generously. Both of them are talented people, I am thirsty for talent here, so I might as well stay here and follow Yang Dianshi to do things, one can settle down, and the other can give full play to my talents, what do you think? ”

"Is it really possible?"

The sound of the flower rain still can't believe it.

"It's our own home, and we just say it's okay. Yang Dianshi settled a few gentlemen and participated in the launching ceremony of the new ship for a while. Haha, today is really a good day, there are friends from afar, happy? ”

"You two go settle first, and I'll wait here."

After Cong Xiu finished speaking, Guo Qisheng and Hua Yusheng left, while he stayed and talked to Feng Ziying.

"Chief of Staff Feng, how did you build such a big ship here? But for sailing in the lake? ”

"Navigation in the lake is not a problem, but it is mainly used for sea navigation."

"Sea voyages? Does this still lead to the sea? ”

"From the lake to the south, there is the Sheldon River, and all the way down to the sea. From there, you can go all over Dade, all the way to the South Seas, and beyond. ”

"With the sea vessels, the waterway will be opened in the future, and the bulk goods from all over Dade will not be able to be transported here?"

"It is precisely like this, there are abundant products here, and there are also goods transported to all parts of Dade, which are mutually beneficial. It also eliminates the pain of land transportation. ”

While the two were talking, Sun Yuanfei came over happily in a new dress.

"Chief of Staff Feng, the auspicious time has arrived, do you want to start?"

"Alright, let's get started, this is the first big ship, in fact, it should be put the finishing touch by Chief Min. Now that Chief Min is gone, I have no choice but to overstep my responsibilities. ”

Feng Ziying, Yang Lin, Wei Ruolan and others arrived at the side of the big boat, and there were already many people waiting here to watch the excitement.

This side was ready, and Teucer and Bogda hurried in.

Wei Ruolan, Lin Dajiang, Yang Lin, Chen Yeqing, and Feng Zijing hugged Feng Ziying and came to the bow of the boat.

The pen and ink are ready, just waiting for the finishing touch.

"The auspicious time has come, get into the water!"

As Sun Yuanfei shouted, Feng Ziying picked up the pen and clicked a few strokes on the dragon's head.

"Put the winch."

Sun Yuanfei shouted again, the winch was released, and the boat slowly slid towards the lake.

This big ship is about 30 meters long and more than 6 meters wide. After gliding for a while, it plunged into the water. The bow of the boat plunged into the water, and after a shaking, the hull gradually stabilized.

The boatmen got on the gangplank, boarded the boat, and began to maneuver, and in a short time the boat was sailing in the water.

After driving a short distance into the lake, he turned around and approached the pier. The crowd cheered again.

This was the first ship built in the North Sea.

"Mr. Cong came just in time today, this ship doesn't have a name yet, so please ask Mr. Cong to give it a name."

"How dare you do that?"

Naming the first ship was a very honorable thing.

"Mr. Cong is rich in five cars, and he runs a school in Bukui, he is highly respected and has immeasurable merits, and he is named by you, which is well deserved."

Chief of Staff Feng was gracious, and the old man was reluctant to make it difficult. This ship is going to sail away, with a distant heart, and it is the first big ship, it is better to call it 'Huaiyuan', which is quite commemorative, what do you think? ”

"Okay, it's just right for Chief Min's words."

Lin Dajiang was the first to applaud.

"Well, it couldn't be more appropriate. It's called 'Huaiyuan', what do you think? ”

Feng Ziying turned to everyone, and everyone naturally applauded.

This name is indeed appropriate.

About 500 meters from the pier, there is a courtyard with three main rooms in the middle and three wings on each side.

Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan, Lin Dajiang, Feng Zijing, Chen Yetong, Yang Lin and others' offices are all here.

The wharf area has now become the commercial center of the entire Pingyuan City.

With the construction of Pingyuan New Town, Pingyuan New Town has become the economic center of the entire Beihai region.

This courtyard is the management center, or power center, of Pingyuan New Town.

To be more precise, it makes sense to say that it is the power center of the entire Pingyuan City.

With the continuous construction of the new city and the influx of foreign population, the old town of Pingyuan has become more and more marginalized.

The main figures of these new centers of power are currently going to hold a military conference.

"Chief of the Guard, please give me a briefing."

The person presiding over the meeting was naturally Feng Ziying.

When these people are together, they still use the same name as when they were in the government corps.

"Okay, now I'll tell you about the information I've recently gotten. This is about the Cossack situation. According to our reconnaissance, half a month ago, a detachment of Cossacks had already arrived at Fort Sergei, a total of seven hundred people. ”

"The Cossacks are here again, what do they want to do?"

Lin Dajiang was the first to raise questions.

"According to our judgment, their target should be Pingyuan City and Tongyuan Fort."

"How can you be sure of that?"

"According to there are three. First of all, the Cossacks were raiders, and since we came, the city of Pingyuan has flourished in commerce and economy. Caravans come and go every day. At present, Tongyuan Fort has also become an important commercial town in the northernmost part of Dade, where a large number of goods are transited, and many Dade merchants are entrenched there. This, naturally, caused Cossack covetousness. ”

"The second reason is that the Cossacks had a tradition of southward expansion, and that they were unscrupulous and rarely met opponents in this area. Now that we are here, if we gain a foothold here, it will surely become an obstacle for them to go south in the future. So, they have a reason to get rid of us. ”

"So far, we are the most powerful force in the Beihai region, if we are eliminated, not only can we remove the thorn in their side, but also can effectively deter those indigenous tribes in the Beihai."

"Thirdly, the current Tsar Karina III of the Rus' Empire issued an edict encouraging the Cossacks and Rus' to expand southward and plunder the land. The Rus' court also paid them military salaries. ”

"Based on the above analysis, we conclude that the target of this group of Cossacks should be aimed at us."

"In the past few days, we have discovered that the movements of two small caravans are very suspicious, and it is likely that they are Cossack scouts who have come to spy on intelligence."

"Call them here, who is afraid of whom, dare to come to the ground of our army to spread wild, let him taste our strength."

Feng Zijing was the first to sit still.

"Okay, call them. The brothers had not fought for a long time, and their hands had long been itchy, and they were worried that there would be no one to fight, so they came to die. ”

Chen Yetong was also excited.

"Head Feng, Head Chen, please be calm."

Wei Ruolan stopped the noise of the two.

"The Cossacks, the most formidable enemy we have ever encountered. Last year, when we came with Chief Min, we fought a battle with them in Tongyuan Fort, that time, they were 300 people, and our caravan was 200 people, plus the caravan of Lamei Blossom and some villagers of Tongyuan Fort Liu Gengxin. ”

"The combat power of Lamei and Liu Gengxin's people is negligible, so our caravan is the absolute main force in that battle."

"It's more with less, but it's under special conditions. It does not mean that our combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Cossacks. ”

"Is there anyone in this world who is stronger than our government corps?"

Although she had heard about that battle before, Feng Zijing still didn't want to believe that the Cossacks' combat effectiveness would be stronger than that of the Fu Corps.

"There is, and there are a lot of them, and the Cossacks are one of them. That's what Chief Min said, I also participated in last year's battle, and I think so. ”

"In terms of military literacy, combat experience, will to fight, personal training, level of command, in all respects, the Tatars are no match for them. The level of equipment is even more incomparable with the Tatars. ”

"We fought against the Tatars, in addition to good military quality and firearms, which was also a huge advantage. Now I will tell you that our firearms, in fact, are much more backward than the Cossacks. If it's a one-on-one battle, we're going to lose! ”

When Wei Ruolan said this, no one squeaked.

The army defeated the four major tribes of southern Wendura, and defeated the Tatars of northern Wendula, and in terms of combat effectiveness, it was absolutely second to none in the army of the Great German Empire.

Now it is difficult for them to accept that they can't beat the Cossacks.

However, they also knew that what Wei Ruolan said was true.

Wei Ruolan will not deliberately scare them.

The reason why Chief Min went to Europe was to acquire more advanced firearms also proves this.

The firearms of the prefectural corps were the most advanced in Dade, and when they met the Cossacks, they were much behind.

The Cossack rifles captured in the Battle of Tongyuanbao last year have now been equipped with the provincial corps, and they already know the gap in firearms.

In terms of numbers, the veterans of the prefectural corps have an advantage here. However, this does not mean that in the battle against the Cossacks, they were sure of victory.

The army was able to defeat the Tatars with a small victory. Why can't the Cossacks, who are more combat-ready, defeat the provincial corps? r