The Zhoushui Alliance began to operate efficiently, making active preparations for the naval fleet to cross the Bohai Sea and expedition to the Liaodong Peninsula. This time, the Zhoushui Alliance did not have many competitors, mainly more than 100,000 players in Xiangping Walled City, Panjin Walled City, and Jinzhou Walled City, which were close to the Liaodong Peninsula.

The Zhoushui Alliance did not intend to fight the players of these three walled cities in an all-out way, but only built a military base in Dalian. As long as the players of these three walled cities don't try to stop the Zhou Shui fleet from building a base, then everyone won't even have any conflicts. The Zhoushui Alliance also intends to trade with Xiangping's players, and is even more reluctant to take the initiative to provoke conflicts.

In order to build this military base, the Zhoushui Alliance needed to make a lot of preparations: a naval fleet of at least 50 fighting ships, a 6th Army with 10,000 infantry troops, raw materials needed to build the walled city, and 20,000 soldiers and soldiers to need food.

Once the Dalian military base is completed, then the Zhoushui Alliance will be responsible for the food supply needed by a total of 50,000 soldiers of the two military bases, the "Tanggukou Military Base" and the "Dalian Military Base", so the daily consumption of grain will be at least 600,000 catties, and it will be 6 million in 10 days, which is a rather heavy burden. For a player force that does not have enough strength, it is simply impossible to withstand such a huge food pressure.

Of course, for the Zhoushui Alliance, which is extremely powerful, this is still within its bearing, and it is enough to supply two military bases with the power of the entire alliance.

In order to ensure the success of this expedition, Qin Xiaobai spent three days making comprehensive deployments and preparations. Not only did they use the power of the Zhoushui Alliance, but they also used the power of the Bohai Alliance.

The Zhoushui Alliance was mainly responsible for organizing the expeditionary fleet.

The Bohai Alliance is an alliance of shipyards with other tasks to assist in the expedition.

At present, there are seven shipyards in the Bohai Alliance: Zhoushui Shipyard, Bohai Shipyard (Class B), Nishi Shipyard, Leling Shipyard, Qinhuangdao Shipyard, Haitang Shipyard, and Leting Shipyard. These shipyards were specially selected by Qin Xiaobai and distributed at key points along the entire Bohai Sea.

The Zhoushui Shipyard was responsible for the manufacture of fighting ships. From the successful development of light sailing ships on February 21 to March 17 to March 17 for nearly one month, during this period of time, Zhoushui Shipyard has successfully developed medium-sized sloops, heavy dhows, medium-sized dhows, and heavy dhows. This time the fleet was organized to go to the Dalian military base, and Qin Xiaobai was ready to use a mixed fleet. It is composed of light fighting ships, medium fighting ships, and heavy fighting ships, so that it can carry more fighting ships at a time; The lonely Bohai Shipyard, the II Shipyard of Qin II, the shipyards of Class B and Class B. They are all powerful player forces, and they have to take on some of the logistical supply tasks. Both shipyards had to contribute money and food to provide 1/2 of the food supply for the expedition. He is a member of the Bohai Alliance. While they enjoy the benefits of the Alliance, they must also contribute accordingly. This also correspondingly reduces the burden on the Zhoushui Alliance.

Leling Shipyard, in the Leling Walled City near the mouth of the Yellow River. The main task of this shipyard is to find out the distribution of the power of each large player in the Yan Kingdom, the Qi Kingdom, and the Wei Kingdom on both sides of the Yellow River, especially the strength of the shipyard. In case there are shipyards along the Yellow River that come out and go to the Bohai Sea to grab land. Once there is an anomalous fleet. Immediately react to the Zhoushui Alliance.

Qin Xiaobai was very uneasy about the shipyards in the Yellow River area, and he could freely enter and exit the Bohai Sea through the Yellow River estuary. If a powerful player fleet from the Yellow River rushes out and builds a military base along the Bohai coast, it will seriously affect his Bohai layout. Leling Shipyard can be called his bridgehead deployed at the mouth of the Yellow River. Make long-term preparations for entering the Yellow River.

Qinhuangdao Shipyard. It's a midway supply base. After the Tanggukou base and the Xiangping Walled City were traded, Qinhuangdao could provide transit supplies. With the addition of this midway supply base, the security can be greatly increased.

As for the Haitang Shipyard and Leting Shipyard, the role of these two small shipyards is not large, mainly to control the Luanhe River. From the Luan River. It can reach the territory of Lingzhi and Liaoxi Walled City, which is very effective in deterring Lingzhi State and Liaoxi Walled City. This is one of the important parts of the Yan Kingdom, and it is the doorstep of the Tanggukou base. Qin Xiaobai didn't want to see non-Bohai Alliance shipyards occupy his doorstep, so he deliberately selected two shipyards to guard this portal.

Qin Xiaobai assigned tasks to each of the seven shipyards in the Bohai Alliance. Firmly guard the 700-mile coastline of Bohai Bay around the Tanggukou base. Fully prepare for this expedition. If this stretch of coastline is not guarded, ensure that the sea is unblocked. Then the plan for the expedition to the Liaodong Peninsula will become very bad, and it will not work as well as it should.

After the assignment was issued, the seven shipyards went their separate ways.

Qin Xiaobai sat at the Tanggukou military base and commanded this expedition. More than a dozen leaders, including those who did not stay, became kings, blood kills, god kings, and mountains and seas, gathered in the conference hall of the military base all night, looking at the charts, and carefully scrutinizing every detail of this expedition.

Qianli Buliuxing frowned and said, "You said that if we cross the Bohai Sea and build a military base in Dalian, how much will the player forces in Xiangping City react?" If they fight back, our expeditionary fleet is likely to suffer heavy losses. ”

Cheng Wang said with a smile: "This is not enough to rely on our guesses, it depends on the specific information, and what stage Xiangping's player power has reached." If they are still there, then it will be quite beneficial for us. By the way, Brother Xiaobai, have you received any information about the power structure of Xiangping players? ”

Qin Xiaobai glanced at Cheng Wang and said with a smile: "I asked the ascetic who went to the Qinhuangdao Shipyard to investigate." Some of his subordinate brothers were active in the Yingkou area and were more familiar with Xiangping's forces. It is estimated that information will come back soon. ”

The crowd nodded.

Qin Xiaobai pointed to the map and said, "We have two basic strategic goals for this expedition to the Liaodong Peninsula. The first is to trade with the player forces in Xiangping, Panjin, and Jinzhou, and the dispatch will be civilian sailing ships, and the merchant fleet will board directly in Yingkou.6 In order to avoid overstimulation of the player forces in Xiangping, we do not organize large-scale fleets, but private small-scale fleets to Yingkou. The second is to build a military base in Dalian on the Liaodong Peninsula, and the military fleet will be dispatched to build a military base here at the port of Lushun. And in Dalian to develop the nautical economy.

These two goals are interlinked. The former goal is to obtain raw materials and materials from the three northeastern provinces, so that we can get more profits, and only when this goal is completed, the latter goal is meaningful. The latter goal is to ensure the safety of this sea trade route and to ensure that the entire Bohai Sea is under the control of our fleet. In addition, if possible, I will spread Dalian. ”

Shanhai looked at the map and said: "I'm afraid that Dalian doesn't have much economic effect for the time being, and the current navigation industry is not yet there." Xiangping's raw materials can be boarded directly at Yingkou. Whether it is us or the players of Xiangping, we will not transport the materials all the way to Dalian to load them on the ship. I am afraid that this base in Dalian will not be able to be used in a short period of time. Unless the trade route between the Liaodong Peninsula and the Shandong Peninsula is opened, Dalian will gradually prosper. ”

Analysis, continuing.

That night, the ascetic of the Qinhuangdao shipyard sent his subordinates to send a very detailed military intelligence on the Liaodong Peninsula.

It is reported that the player power of Xiangping Walled City is currently unified by the player leader of a bronze manufacturer. In addition, Panjin Walled City and Jinzhou Walled City also have several very strong player leaders, and they are fiercely competing for control of Liaodong. The minerals here are abundant, the smelting industry is very good, and the 6th armies of the players in the three walled cities are heavily equipped with bronze and are very strong.

Yingkou is now controlled by Xiangping's player leader, where traders must get Xiangping's player's consent and pay "taxes".

However, the shipbuilding industry here is not up to it. The reason is simple, most of the harbor here is frozen in ice, and the mode of transportation is mainly through 6 places. There are not many places where ships can pass, only Yingkou can pass ships, there is a lack of shipping trade objects, and the enthusiasm is not high, so the level of shipbuilding is low.

In addition, the Dalian area is currently home to a number of pirate players. The players of Xiangping Walled City once sent troops to encircle and suppress it, but they were unsuccessful. Because the loss of encirclement and suppression was too great, and he faced players from Panjin Walled City and Jinzhou Walled City, he gave up his plan to occupy Dalian. As for the situation of the pirates, there is not much explanation in this intelligence, probably not much about the situation.

Qin Xiaobai and the other high-ranking leaders of the Zhoushui Alliance were overjoyed after receiving this military situation.

"In this way, our expeditionary fleet only needs to eliminate the pirates entrenched in Dalian, and will not directly clash with the players in the Xiangping Walled City. It can ensure that we establish a good relationship with Xiangping players to the greatest extent. ”

After three days of preparation, the materials needed for this expedition were all prepared in the Tanggukou Military Base.

A fleet of dozens of sailing ships from the three major shipping companies set sail for Yingkou to trade with players in Liaodong 1,000 miles away.

Another expeditionary fleet consisting of 10 heavy fighting ships, 10 medium fighting ships, 30 light fighting ships, and 100 military boats, with 20,000 soldiers and a large amount of supplies, officially set sail from the Tanggukou base, sailed across the Bohai Sea, and headed for Dalian Lushunkou on the Liaodong Peninsula 600 miles away.