Chapter 317: Preparations for War (Part II)

Blooming everywhere, it is simple to say, from Yanjin to West Yunnan, from Fushui to West Yunnan, are separated by thousands of miles, all the way are densely covered with mountains, ravines and canyons are countless, the flat land road is very simple, can open mountains and build bridges, it is definitely a difficult project, huge cost, countless labor.

Even if the two roads are combined into one in Kunming, it is difficult to do it everywhere, because Yunnan is not only a job to build roads, many projects need manpower, all used to build roads, and they cannot be realized at all.

"Third master, I'm just afraid that there will be a shortage of manpower!"

Rubbing his brows, Ding Taichen replied helplessly, that is to say, after this matter, it is impossible to really do it!

"Understaffed? That's easy! The road will be completed before the end of the year, the rent for farming and rent will be exempted, and the silver will be doubled for grain. ”

Ding Taichen complained, but Yang Meng's hand is bigger, and it will take half a year to penetrate Yunnan, which is definitely a joke!

"Xingdou, how can you be so nonsense? A section of mountain road to be built, to say the least, will take a year and a half, and now it is only six or seven months away from the end of the year. That's impossible! ”

Wei Wuyi was also anxious when he heard this, he was afraid that he would be so happy! Yang Laosan suddenly came to such a sudden, and those wise and wise images just now disappeared in ashes!

"The third child, there are many mountains and dangerous roads, how can you just think about it? The meal must be eaten slowly, the road must be walked slowly, how can there be a saying that one step to the sky? ”

Not only Wei Wu is anxious, but the old man of the Yang family is also anxious, how can you say this, it is not an exaggeration!

"Why not? Now it's not a busy farm, and if the fields are not taken care of, the harvest will not be too bad. Now most of the people in Yunnan are idle. Wouldn't it be good to take the opportunity to let them build roads?

Yamado road insurance. Then there are many iron chain bridges, and the livelihood of the cannon foundry can be stopped, so that they can help the Xishan Iron Works cast iron cables, and the Xishan Iron Works will also expand its scale, and during this time, it will be used to cast iron cables. Create knives and guns!

The road starts from the West Mountain, Taichen. Did the carriage developed by Master Ge become? How much cargo can be loaded? ”

Separate bids, section by section of road construction, millions of people in Yunnan, men, women and children can participate, just open the mountain and build bridges, half a year is almost enough!

With the chain bridge, many projects can be crossed, as long as the production of Xishan Iron Works can keep up, half a year through Yunnan, is not an incompleteable miracle!

"Third master. All of them go to build roads, but what about the rest? ”

Look at Yang Meng's momentum. This is to mobilize the strength of the whole province of Yunnan, Ding Taichen also attaches importance to the affairs of southern Xinjiang, and there must be a reason why the third master is so excited!

"In addition to foreign affairs, other things can be slowed down, a war in southern Xinjiang, involving the rise and fall of Yunnan, once a major rout, our foundation will be over!

Although it is a temptation, the risk is not small, you can't take it lightly, the first war in southern Xinjiang involves the overall situation, if anyone dares to take the first war in southern Xinjiang as a child's play, Lao Tzu will take his life as a child's play! ”

Having said this, it can be regarded as Yang Meng's confession, what he said just now is a little light, the battle of Southern Xinjiang, involving Britain and France, is not a trivial matter, Yunyan's huge interests can make anyone crazy, once the temptation fails, the situation will be serious.

Defeat abroad, it's not very critical, the key is whether the country can withstand the pressure, once the three towns of the green camp in western Yunnan, Wuzhuang belongs to the same rout, that is the worst result, this is also the reason why Yang Meng must go to western Yunnan in person, sit in charge of the overall situation, and let the western Yunnan side twist into a rope.

The battle situation is unpredictable, any result is possible, Yang Meng does not know the combat power of the British army, but he does not know much about the limit of the Yang family's new army, whether the Yunnan new army that came out of the mountains and forests can beat the professional English army, Yang Meng did not dare to pack the ticket.

But there is one thing, Yang Meng is sure, if he sits in western Yunnan, at least in terms of military morale, Yunnan will not have weaknesses, and the rest depends on the battle situation!

"I know it!"

As soon as Yang Meng said this, the people below had nothing to say, the situation was tense to such an extent, the third master could not be chaotic, and everyone had the backbone!

"What I just said is only the worst result, you don't have to be too surprised, I have a chance of winning five or six points in this battle of southern Xinjiang, after all, our talents came out of the mountains and forests!

Taichen, inform Wei Huozi, who is training in western Sichuan, and ask him to get the thousands of hunters I recruited in Daliang Mountain to western Yunnan, inform Uncle Ding, and teach them to use fire in the shortest possible time. Gun.

Inform Tang Meiyi of Lisu Mountain City and ask him to select a group of elite Lisu hunters as our guides to enter southern Xinjiang!

Inform the various Wuzhuang and Grange on the border, sort out the local terrain, and let the elite geographers of Minghu Academy take the lead in setting off and draw a map of southern Xinjiang according to the scale! ”

With Yang Meng's heavy words and measures, everyone's hearts also went back and forth between the ups and downs.

"Alas...... Old! ”

Speaking of things, Wei Wu also came back to his senses, how grim is this situation! It is clear that Yang Laosan is alarmist in order to build roads.

Forget it or not, Yang Laosan has made this roundabout, but most of the people have been spared!

"Taichen, there are still four things to do now, a carriage, let Master Ge from Xishan send the carriage to Wuzhuang, I want to see how the performance is?

Two straw shoes, gather skilled hands near Kunming and Yiliang, and assemble in Wuzhuang, I want to see how straw shoes look?

Three leggings, I will get all the leggings that I can get to Wuzhuang, I want to see how the leggings work?

Four medicines, let Liu Yijiao of the medical hall prepare a large number of antiquity and fire, as well as drugs to treat malaria, and temporarily set the amount of 100,000 people, so that he can prepare in advance! ”

After the road is built, it is transportation, and now in southern Xinjiang, there are only more than 2,000 enemies, this group of people is a small dish, and the English army entrenched in India is the real threat!

In addition to the military quality of the troops, the battle is supply, and the four countries bordering Yunnan in southern Xinjiang are not plains, and supply is also a big problem for the armies of the great powers!

Build roads, open mountains, and build bridges, as long as there are sufficient supplies ahead. The victory or defeat of the war will be shifted to one's side.

Sandals. It's also indispensable. Tropical rainforest operations, a pair of suitable shoes, determines the life and death of soldiers, cloth shoes, military boots, are not very suitable for tropical rainforest operations, light and permeable straw sandals, is undoubtedly the best choice in this era.

'If only there was a military glue!' ’

Thinking of shoes, Yang Meng thought of the military rubber in the early years. It's definitely a jungle weapon, it's light and easy to dry, and it's so much better than any jungle boot! But now the production conditions are insufficient, so we can only use straw sandals!

In a hot and humid environment, anyone can stand it for a day or two, but ten days or a few months is the torture of people, shoes are the top priority, wearing wet and stuffy boots for more than ten days in a row. Then congratulations, it's not far from rotten feet. If it takes a little longer, the amputation is also expected!

Although leggings are in the hot and humid rainforest, there are also disadvantages, but the long-distance march over the mountains and mountains, this is indeed an indispensable thing, most of the mountain people in western Yunnan are leggings, which is also a guarantee of a day of trekking more than 100 miles.

As for the medicine, it is an indispensable thing, the rainforest is full of miasma, that is, the locals say that it is the same as the fall, although the southern Xinjiang is not far from the border countries, but the medicine of Qingwen still has to be prepared.

"I'll arrange it right away!"

"Go ahead!" Yang Meng waved his hand, Ding Taichen left in a hurry, and it was time to explain the task.

"Xu Ziwei is with the army! You can go back and arrange your home! This time, three or five months, is also a common thing!

Mr. Wei and Yan Qing, the tasks of the two of you are also generally clear, Mr. Wei is mainly responsible for the survey of road conditions, and Yan Qing is responsible for the deployment of manpower.

During this time, I am not in Yiliang, and the big matter will be handed over to the old man and Mr. Wei, Yan Qing, you also have to coordinate the relationship between the four provinces.

Ziqi, you send a message to Boqing, let him find out the news of the four subject countries in southern Xinjiang as soon as possible, and the intelligence is also the top priority! ”

After arranging personal tasks, everyone dispersed, and only Yang Meng and his old man were left in the main hall.

"It's a good job, it's just that this trip has gone out, and the heir has come to naught again, you have to do it as soon as possible!

The boss has it, and the second child has a lot of kung fu, only when you are busy chattering, you can't see a shadow for a day, what Lian'er said, I agreed, and in the future, I will take less of the heir's thing, and come to blackmail Lao Tzu! ”

An internal battle without gunpowder, the third child of his own family defeated Wei Wu. Xu Ziwei and Cen Yuying, the heart of the old man of the Yang family has also fallen into his stomach, he is afraid that his third child will be swayed, it seems that the ability of his third child can be regarded as a great achievement, these three people can't fight the third child together, and the third child's opponents are only a handful.

For Yang Shiqin, the inheritance of the bloodline is the real big thing, and the others have to stand in the back, and the third child's back house is not strong, which is also a melancholy for the old man of the Yang family.

"What Lian'er mentioned is a good thing! Whether it's a train or a telegraph, it's a great thing for us, your boss doesn't remember the villain, just open your eyes and close your eyes, as for the heirs, there are seven women inside and outside my house, and one person can be busy with your old age, now I look at it, and when the time comes, you will always look at the children? ”

Again, although the first battle in southern Xinjiang is very critical, most of it is a temptation, defending the territory, Yang Meng is confident that he can do it, although there is pressure in southern Xinjiang, but this pressure can still be bearable.

"You are poor! Swords and guns have no eyes, this trip to western Yunnan should be cautious!

If Lin Laohu asks about you, what should he say? ”

"I told Taichen about this, and I said that I burned incense and was willing to go, and the monasteries in Yunnan, western Sichuan, and Tibet would have to be visited, and if there was a big event, I would rush back!"

I have made a big order in western Sichuan, and the court will inevitably be cold to my own fierce general, which has nothing to do with his own shrewdness and dullness, but just a means of defense for the court.

Lin Laohu's excerpt is the farthest and longest old way, and it also has this meaning, in the past few months, he has been an idler, and the best result is that he has finished his trial in southern Xinjiang, and the appointment of the imperial court has arrived.

Then Britain and France talked to the imperial court about things, and they led the people of the six towns of Yunnan to pacify the Blue Flag Army they had established.

"Hmmm! This thing should also be done, you have killed too many people along the way, do you know why I pay so much attention to your heir? I'm afraid of retribution!

Tens of thousands of people have died because of you, and there are not so many people I've seen in my life!

This incident in southern Xinjiang is probably another big killing, so I'll do it for you! ”

Speaking of his third child, Yang Shiqin also shook his head again and again, too much!

"This matter, if you always want to do it, just go and worship by yourself, don't be too extravagant, the Yang family is up and down, but they are all watching you do things all the time!

If you believe it, it will inevitably go up and down, and this worship of the Buddha is extravagant, which is not a good thing! ”

If you like it, you can say that you don't like it, I believe only in my heart, some things, once the upward and downward effects become popular, I can't stop it!

"Alas...... It's done! When I have time, I will go by myself, and the big family is also a burden! ”

Yang Shiqin could only agree to this, the third child was right, the Yang family has more money, and compared with saving people from fire and water, worshipping Buddha is not so important.

Then there is the provision of the temple, but it is a wasteful expense, one article or two is not too little, millions of taels are not too much, and one sentence is effective up and down, which also dispelled Yang Shiqin's mind of doing a big job. (To be continued......)