Today's battle, as the sunset ended, Guo San also returned to the military camp he was thinking about, and after a simple meal, he fell asleep.

On this day, Jixiang lost thousands of people.

As usual, sergeants who died in battle were carefully collected and cremated and buried in the martyrs' cemetery after seeing their families.

The planned cemetery is located in Jianye Town, opposite the pedestrian street, and the logistics department has begun on-site investigation.

Lake embankment, operational command room.

Wang Xuan hasn't slept for two nights, not because he doesn't want to sleep, but because he can't sleep.

"Today's battle report has arrived, and the combined fleet has lost another 3,000 troops. Xiao Qiangzhi entered the door in a hurry and raised the paper in his hand.

"But we have lost a thousand of our own. Han Zhigang followed his words and muttered.

Xiao Qiangzhi ignored Han Zhigang and handed the battle report directly into the hands of Wang Xuan, who was a little haggard.

Wang Xuan looked at it carefully a few times, and then handed it to Wang Yu.

After Wang Yu read it, he handed it over to the Qin Dynasty.

"The loss is too great. Wang Xuan put his hands on his forehead, his voice was not loud, and he was a little hoarse.

Xiao Qiangzhi didn't know why, and said, "Isn't this planned, how can there be immortals in war, and the enemy's losses are greater." ”

Wang Yu waved his hand at him and motioned for him to stop talking, "The Lord is talking about the loss of materials, our gunpowder and projectiles have been consumed too much in the past two days, although we have also destroyed and damaged dozens of enemy warships, causing them a lot of casualties, but the inventory is only enough to last for two days." ”

This was something that had been expected before, and it was planned to carry it for a few more days, waiting for the river fleet to choose the best time to strike.

However, the plan could not catch up with the changes after all, and the 50 artillery pieces fired an average of nearly 10,000 times a day, exceeding the original plan by 30%.

The main reason is that Jixiang is facing too much pressure, and he has to protect the pedestrian street and guard the lake embankment, so he can only increase the frequency of shelling.

Fortunately, it is close to Xingyao Lake, and the cooling of the barrel is all poured by lake water, and it is fortunate that it has not exploded.

"How many more large grenades are there?" asked Wang Xuan.

Qin Chao said: "There are still more than three hundred pieces, all of which are placed in the lower warehouse. ”

"How many catapults are there?"

"One hundred, all of which were made last year, and the production was stopped after the artillery was available, but the maintenance is good and it can still be used. ”

Three hundred flowering shells were enough to defend the lake embankment, but Wang Xuan planned to use them to attack the opponent's main battleship.

"Tomorrow the artillery fire will weaken, and the next day will follow, how do you say the enemy will react?"

"The Lord's intention is to show the enemy's weakness, to lure the warship into the range of the catapult, and to return fire with flowering shells?"

Wang Yu immediately understood Wang Xuan's plan, and said, "It's just that I don't know what the effect of this will be." ”

At this time, Liu Zhiyuan continued: "Last time I fought with the Song family, I used a few pieces, and the probability of detonation after entering the water is not large. ”

The fuse is extinguished when it encounters water, it often happens, auspicious can not make a qualified fuse, and there is no ability to quality inspection, so it can only continue to explore and test, hoping that which lucky guy has a flash of inspiration and solves this problem.

"It doesn't matter, as long as one can ring, the purpose will be achieved. ”

As soon as Wang Xuan said this, everyone could understand that this was to cut off the other party's greed.

"The launch area of the catapult must be protected, and the opponent's stone projectile must not be hit by the flowering projectile that is about to be fired, otherwise the consequences will be very serious. ”

"Yes, when it was originally built, it was also based on the design of the Dongshan Pass, and there was a protection at the top. Qin Chao said.

"That's good, tomorrow the catapult will be put into defense and attack the enemy troop carriers, so that everyone can practice their heads first. ”

This was to pave the way for the follow-up, and the staff began to design a defensive plan according to his requirements, to convey the message to the other side as much as possible that auspiciousness was already the end of the crossbow, leading them to attack in a big way.

"You continue to refine the plan, I still have to go to the Government Council, and there are some things that cannot be delayed. ”

Everyone looked at Wang Xuan's somewhat thin figure, silently got up and gave a military salute, and then began to get busy.

At this time, it was already the beginning of the lanterns, there were many fewer street vendors on the roadside, and the business that stayed was not very good, but it retained some vitality for auspiciousness.

Due to military control, there are few pedestrians on the road, and there will be a curfew in another hour.

Zhang Yun and the others did not get off work, and a lot of work needed to be dealt with, such as the construction of new towns, the supply of materials, and the recruitment of laborers, and the military management not only did not reduce their workload, but on the contrary, greatly increased their work intensity, and they were busier than before.

Wang Xuan summoned everyone for a meeting in his office, and Xiao Qin was in the Government Council for the past few days, serving everyone as a secretary.

This time he was allowed to attend the meeting and take minutes, which made his heart stir and could not be calmed down for a long time.

After pouring tea for everyone, he sat down at the end of the table, holding a pen in his right hand, turning over the paper, and doing it in one go.

"The war will come to an end in less than five days, so the political affairs will also be accelerated. ”

Wang Xuan took a sip of tea, moistened his somewhat dry throat, and said straight to the point.

"Our contact with Xishan is still ongoing, and at present we are mainly buying grain, meat, and iron ore, and then transshipment after arriving at the Hunan military port, and our river fleet is cruising not far from the route, waiting to attack. ”

Xiao Qin recorded it very quickly, and he wrote it quickly, but ordinary people couldn't understand it.

"Everyone's necessary living materials are not worried, but the quality of life has declined, since we can share prosperity, we must also be able to share weal and bene, this propaganda department must work hard to stabilize the hearts of the people, especially the hearts of outsiders. ”

When Sun Xing saw his direct department, he quickly recorded it, the more times like this, the more cautious and sloppy he became.

"We have a military port in Xishan, a military camp, and the right to use a large piece of land nearby, and we have built infrastructure there to drive the economic development of the surrounding area, which the Sun family is aware of. Now that he sees that I am auspicious like a dangerous egg, he wants to cut off the connection between the two sides, so that he can be alone, and then we will fulfill him. ”

Fulfillment, how to accomplish?

Everyone held their breath at this time and waited for the following.

"These ports and the surrounding lands are a testament to our friendship and a testament to the United Fleet's liquidation of his Sun family, which is what Sun is most worried about, and where his heart lies. So I plan to buy these lands for a gold coin to fulfill his wish. ”

With a bang, someone's teacup fell to the ground at the venue, Xiao Qin hurriedly cleaned up, and Fang sat down again.

"The Lord means to make it an auspicious permanent possession?"

Zhao Xiaoshan asked, without the slightest embarrassment of dropping the teacup, who was not blushing and had a thick neck, no one should laugh at anyone.

"Although the Sun family looks like a big man and three coarse, he is a shrewd person, is it possible to agree?" Zhang Yun asked.

Although he didn't know much about the Sun family, he also knew that it was not a simple character, and he was scheming.

"He won't disagree, it's much cheaper than the cost of the Combined Fleet's liquidation. Moreover, he has a vast area in the West Mountain, and he doesn't care about the thousand acres of land. Wang Xuan is extremely confident, the more shrewd a person is, the more he will weigh the pros and cons.

"You can give it a try, are there any details that we need to pay attention to?" Zhang Yun asked.

Wang Xuan said: "The documents are proof, but we need to mention the date to the year before last, so that we can operate on our own land, and they have nothing to do with it." ”

This is the scope of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is Sun Xing's direct ministry, he is now sweating on his forehead, this is a major matter related to the expansion of the territory, and he is inevitably nervous when he is born in sales.

After Wang Xuan saw this, he smiled and said: "You don't have to be nervous, just take a formality, his Sun family is a real villain who can bend and stretch, and he won't embarrass you." ”

In this way, Sun Xing's expression eased slightly, and then he suddenly felt embarrassed, no one made fun of him, everyone had a process of adapting.

Next, Wang Xuan continued, "The two rivers avenue has been completed, and the design plan of the port is about to come out, this matter cannot be sloppy, it is related to the auspicious future, and you should pay attention to it in time, Prime Minister."

In addition, the work of the Ministry of Construction cannot be stopped, and the cement of Lianghe Avenue will be paved during this dry rainy season, and the construction of the port will begin after completion. ”

Zhao Xiaoshan nodded again and again, and made a summary.

"After the war, there should be a lot of prisoners, and the military department will transfer them to the Ministry of Construction, after all, there are still large areas of primeval rainforest waiting to be developed in the south, and they are all good laborers, so you have to prepare early.

Moreover, after the end of this war, auspiciousness will usher in a large-scale wave of immigration, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs must do a good job of receiving it.

You have to take into account how to allocate personnel, how to provide housing, how to ensure public security, and how to realize supporting facilities. This time it's not a small fight, I guess if it is released, hundreds of thousands of people will be able to move in. ”

This is still Wang Xuan's conservative estimate, once Jixiang defeats the combined fleet, it will be known to the world and famous far and wide.

The original dream land is blessed with super force, just like a peerless beauty bathing, who can resist such a temptation.

Zhang Yun They are all dumbfounded, God, hundreds of thousands of people, is it auspicious or auspicious?

"Again, the composition of the mascot will not change, and it cannot change, so we must also increase the purchase of slaves, and I believe that there will be many people who are willing to do business with the auspicious people. ”

Of course, there will be many people who are willing to do business with auspiciousness, proper upstarts, relying on auspiciousness, they have multiple choices, who don't want to be friends with local tyrants.

Wang Xuan promised not to change the composition of the mascot, which put everyone's hanging heart down.

Hundreds of thousands of foreign leaders enter auspiciousness, and outsiders surpass locals, which is the rhythm of chaos, the source of instability, and a hidden danger.

Fortunately, with more slaves joining in, it will be much more secure.

"The war has left us traumatized, with nearly 2,000 dead and wounded every day, and every time I see my parents, wives and children see their loved ones for the last time, I feel a deep and suppressed pain. All this is imposed on us by the other side, and the better we live, the less secure we become. ”

Wang Xuan's words made the atmosphere in the conference room heavy, and the scene of a corpse waiting to be cremated filled their minds.

"Do we have to get worse in order not to be threatened?"

"No, our lives are in our hands, and the auspicious path is controlled by the mascot himself. ”

Wang Xuan asked and answered himself, and slammed his right hand into a fist on the table, "Threats, will only make us strong, after the first Ji-Chi War, we have developed rapidly for two years, and Jixiang has lost the bad reputation of the land of curses and the land of distribution." The Second Ji-Chi War, auspicious and shameful, became a dream place that everyone yearns for. This time will be no exception, the auspiciousness after the war will stand in front of the world again with a new attitude, we are the stronger the more we fight, we are indomitable. ”

Everyone listened to the excitement, think about it carefully, it is really like this, every crisis can become a more powerful stepping stone for auspiciousness, spurring auspicious to accelerate growth, the greater the crisis, the greater the achievement of auspiciousness.

"It's not a bad thing to have someone threaten us all the time, as long as we find a way to turn it into an opportunity. ”

This sentence is deeply imprinted in everyone's minds, yes, the threat is not terrible, as long as you find a way to deal with it, what you are afraid of is servile thinking, what you are afraid of is inertial thinking, and what you are afraid of is not enterprising!