Winter was two months away, and Liu Zhi began to arrange the last expedition of the year, and the sample of the crossbow was made a month ago, and after several improvements and improvements, it was officially put into production twenty days ago.

The crossbow was named "Hexagonal Crossbow" by Liu Zhi, the style is somewhat similar to the cross crossbow, the material is taken from hexagonal wood and high-grade demon beast tendons, fifty-five centimeters long, thirty centimeters wide, weighing more than one hundred and sixty catties, the maximum range can reach one hundred and thirty meters, the closer the distance, the greater the power, within eighty meters can penetrate the hexagonal plank ten centimeters thick, after one hundred and thirty meters, the power begins to decline, and there is no longer a threat to the awakened.

The first batch of armor inlaid with hexagonal wood chips has been equipped by the five dragon battalions, among which the sword and shield bearers and pikemen are all wearing heavy armor, which can protect the shoulder arms and knee pads, and the whole body is tightly protected, and the weight is also the heaviest, but this weight is nothing to the awakened, and the impact of the action is not great.

Scouts and archers are missing shoulder pads and one-piece hems, and the leather armor is only light leather armor in the style of vests, which is relatively weak in protection, but it is also more flexible, in addition, each squad has added a heavy weapon, and the protective equipment is the same as that of the sword and spearmen, the difference is that they are both holding extremely heavy long-handled heavy weapons, or maces, or mountain axes, or long-handled single hammers, all of them have large shoulders and round waists, and their strength is infinite, as the main candidates for breaking through the strong formation.

After the new equipment was popularized in the battalions, the training methods began to improve, and the proficient use of the hexagonal crossbow became a skill that every soldier must master, but unfortunately the production process of the scope is quite complicated, and it cannot be mass-produced for the time being, otherwise everyone can be trained into a qualified crossbowman in a short time.

The training of cavalry has also begun to be officially implemented, and the picks are all special awakened people related to animal taming, there are currently more than 20 people, most of the mounts are ordinary beasts, and there are only a few demon beasts, and most of them are concentrated in Duan Qi's third dragon battalion, and the other four battalions are only equipped with two or three cavalry, which are used as sentinels for vigilance and orders.

The Agricultural Bureau's food reserves are enough to survive the winter, and the Construction Bureau is still building new dormitories, and the entire southern edge of the lake can be developed before the winter, and for the time being, the tribe is short of only population.

In the afternoon of that day, Liu Zhi convened a meeting of all the battalion officers of the Military Affairs Department, and set a formal expedition in three days, after which he left Wu Yang and Tu Wei behind.

"Did Zheng Zhongli give it away?" After taking his seat, Liu looked straight at Wu Yang.

"Well, it's sent out, and it was done in the early hours of this morning." Wuyang Road.

"How is it arranged?" Liu Zhidao.

Wu Yang thought for a while and said: "In addition to Wang Dong, I also sent seven Mingzi to him, the two of them have strong fighting ability and can act as guards, the two of them are very good at reconnaissance and wilderness survival, they are thoughtful, they are good at intelligence investigation, and there is also an awakening lecturer of the awakening bureau, the two parts of Qigong have been memorized, and the remaining two are internal affairs talents who are responsible for organization and planning, it can be said that the basic team has helped him out, and their respective stories are completely different, as for how to subdue them, It still depends on Zheng Zhongli's own means. ”

Liu Zhi nodded, and instructed: "The safety and security of the road must be done well, every time Zheng Zhongli finds a foothold, he must find a way to expand his team, it is best to stuff a strong thug to him first, to ensure his authority in the team, his ability I think is no problem, just need to arrange all aspects properly, and things will naturally fall into place." ”

Wu Yang responded in a low voice, and replied: "Rest assured, the leader, his subordinates have already transferred a twelve-person intelligence team to follow them secretly, they are all good at Xuanti Xiaocheng, there will not be much of a problem with safety, and the talent transfer is almost prepared, but due to the reasonableness of the story, I can't give it to him immediately, at least I have to wait for him to find the first human camp." ”

"Well, that's a pretty good arrangement." Liu Zhiyu said approvingly: "When the manpower is sufficient, the number of the intelligence team will gradually increase, and when Zheng Zhongli really finds a place and decides to establish a meritorious career, we must build the intelligence war one step ahead of him, on the one hand, secretly help him remove resistance, and on the other hand, also ensure the exchange of intelligence with the tribe." ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Wuyang Road.

"Well, what about Markey and them? Are they all negotiated? Ryu turned and asked again.

"It's negotiated, according to your instructions, everyone has arranged more than a dozen subordinates, most of them are their old subordinates, Mingzi only has two or three, and the placement is very reasonable, as long as the direction of delivery is determined, they can all be sent out within five days." Wu Yang replied.

"How many shadows are there now?"

"Six."

"Yes, this thing has to be done quickly, there will be winter in two months, they just rush to the place of delivery, it is estimated that it will take twenty or thirty days, and there is not much time left."

"In that case, the subordinate will try to send them out in the next two days."

"Yes, you can."

After saying this, Liu Zhi turned to Tu Wei again: "Old Tu, how are the preparations for the incident you said last time?" ”

Tu Wei said: "Almost, I have selected more than 120 people from the Guards Battalion, the Martial Arts Training Camp and the latest batch of recruits, all of them are good seedlings for martial arts, and the training is also personally responsible for me and Lao Yan. ”

Liu Zhi said: "Okay, it is best to expand to two hundred people before winter, and I will personally lead the team for special training at that time, and it is best that as soon as the winter is over, they can grow into an elite with one as ten." ”

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Three days later, the five dragon battalions plus the independent company, a total of more than 2,100 awakened warriors, divided into twenty-one hundred-man teams and set out on eight sides, the goal is to gather all the population within a radius of 500 kilometers of the tribe, if you encounter the half-werewolf tribe, directly join forces to exterminate it, if the enemy is too strong to easily win, report back to the tribe first, and the tribe will decide the follow-up action according to the situation.

Hou Dajie is still staying in the Fourth Dragon Barracks, and his official position has not been restored, he is still just an ordinary soldier, but Liu Zhiyou told Xu Liang that if Hou Dajie performs well in this expedition, he will be allowed to reinstate his official position, as for the transfer to the Fifth Dragon Barracks, he can wait for the martial arts conference to talk about it.

After the Dragon Battalion set out, Liu Zhi was also idle, and after he finished handling various government affairs that day, he took Fu Kui to Shu Yue's dormitory, and it has been more than a month since the last visit, and I don't know if this little girl's cultivation has really made great progress.

knocked lightly on the door, and soon a very pure and lovely girl opened the door, holding a four or five-year-old girl in her arms, it was Tian Yiyi.

Tian Yiyi thought that Ye Yun had come back from work, but after seeing that it was Liu Zhi, a smiling face froze completely, and said hello in a panic: "Chief." ”

Xiaoxiao obviously remembered Liu Zhi, a smile appeared on his little face, and he opened his little hand to ask for a hug, and at the same time shouted in a milky voice: "Uncle......"

Tian Yiyi hurriedly corrected: "It's rude, I want to call the chief uncle." ”

Liu Zhi took Xiaoxiao and held it in his arms with one hand, the little girl took a sip of incense on his face, and said with a smile: "Uncle Chief." ”

"Eh, little is so good." With a gentle smile on her face, Liu Zhi turned to Tian Yiyi and said, "Her ear is cured?" ”

"Yes, it has been cured, and it is all up to the leader to help." Tian Yiyi lowered her head, not daring to look directly at Liu Zhi.

Liu Zhi also knew that she was afraid of herself, so she went straight to the point and said, "Is Shu Yue at home?" ”

"Yes, please come in first, and I'll call her."

"No need, I'll go by myself later."

Liu Zhi carried the little girl into the house and beckoned Fu Kui to bring the gift in, this time he not only brought a gift to Shu Yue, but also prepared some toys for Xiaoxiao, but they were all bought at the toy store, and there was no special effort to make them.

Sister Juan and Sister Qin heard the movement, and hurriedly came out to say hello, since the generator was produced, the pressure on their material bureau has been greatly reduced, and there is basically no need to work overtime.