Haidong glared at the strong man and scolded: "Fart! Something must be wrong with you at this time, say it quickly! ”

Tie Lei smiled: "Big brother, I won't tell you, this matter is too complicated and urgent, the younger brother can't tell for a while, the two bosses wrote a letter to the eldest brother, the younger brother is not literate, the eldest brother can read it himself." ”

Tie Lei said and took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Haidong, Haidong opened the letter and stood up after looking at it twice, he quietly folded the letter and put it in the pocket of his military uniform, and then said to the strong man: "Follow me!" ”

The two walked out of the medical room, and Haidong whispered to Tie Lei beside him as he walked: "Xizhou is going to turn the world upside down, but since ancient times, heroes have been born in troubled times, and with the support of friends in the prairie, this time my brothers and I may be able to do something big to change the world." ”

Tie Lei reversed the smile on his face just now, and said solemnly: "The two bosses have already sent all the brothers to convey the information to the local chambers of commerce, asking the local chambers of commerce to immediately gather the people who have been trained in the eldest brother's military camp to form a chamber of commerce corps. Jiesheng said that the prairie will provide all the best military equipment for our chamber of commerce corps.

Jiesheng and the two bosses mean that it is best for our Chamber of Commerce Corps to merge with the Prairie Expeditionary Force and become the vanguard of the Expeditionary Force, and once we fight with the people at sea, our Chamber of Commerce Corps will be directly commanded by the Expeditionary Force, so that we will not be alone in the war.

Jiesheng judged that the expeditionary force would not withdraw from Xizhou after the war, because the threat of seafarers would be long-lasting. With the strength of the prairie people, the expeditionary force will be the real master of Xizhou, and the interests of our Qizhou Chamber of Commerce in Xizhou will be greater.

Jiesheng said that the matter of forming the Chamber of Commerce Corps had to be done secretly for the time being, so it was not mentioned in the letter. In the letter, there is only the intention of the prince's envoy to ask to see the second general, so the eldest brother can give the letter to the second general to show the sincerity of the prince's envoy to see the second general. As for the future command of the Chamber of Commerce Corps, the eldest brother must carefully consider it before making a final decision. ”

Haidong said bluntly: "Does this still have to be carefully considered?" The situation is clear, as long as the expeditionary force of the prairie is led by the descendants of the Heavenly King and this prince of Jiuxian City, they are all our trusted friends, and with Jiesheng as their military advisor, our Chamber of Commerce Legion following the expeditionary force is undoubtedly the best choice. ”

The conversation between the two was interrupted by the shout of an oncoming cavalryman: "Old regiment commander, the second general wants you to go and discuss military affairs quickly!" ”

Haidong waved to the cavalry and shouted: "Tell the prince, I'll be there soon!" Then he said to Tielei: "Wait in my barracks for them to be born, and do not talk to the soldiers about the Haitians for a while." ”

Haidong walked into the general's mansion and saw the treasurer and the second general sitting opposite each other talking, he already knew in his heart that the treasurer had told the second general about the ancient city, and he greeted warmly: "Ah, the treasurer has come!" ”

The treasurer stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Haidong, we haven't seen each other for a long time since we went back to the ancient city last time. ”

The second general stood up and said straight to the point: "Brother Haidong, Brother Treasurer has brought a disturbing message, the people at the bottom have made a move on my eldest brother's fleet, and they will attack the Xizhou Continent at any time. ”

Haidong Zhengse said: "The second general, the last general has just gotten this news from the little brother who came from the ancient city. ”

The treasurer and the second prince looked at each other and smiled.

The treasurer said with a smile: "The second general knows the root of Brother Haidong, the second general just said that you are likely to have received information from the ancient city, and the treasurer is still skeptical, because the treasurer came here with a group of people after receiving His Majesty's order, and there was no delay on the way, how could Brother Haidong's little brother in the ancient city be so fast?" ”

Haidong said with a smile: "The treasurer's convoy will inevitably walk along the main road, and my little brother will take a shortcut single-handedly, although he will start later than the adult, but it is reasonable to arrive in Langcheng a little earlier than the adult's convoy." ”

The treasurer came to his senses and said with a serious expression: "I see! Since Brother Haidong already knew what happened in the ancient city, the treasurer didn't need to repeat it. Regarding some of the things that happened in the ancient city this morning, the treasurer instead wanted to ask Brother Haidong, before leaving the ancient city, the treasurer found that the chariot of the envoy of the prince of the prairie had gone to the headquarters of your Qizhou Chamber of Commerce, why is this? ”

Haidong said with a relaxed expression: "Even if the adults don't ask about this matter, the last general will report it to the two leaders. With that, he took out the letter from his pocket and handed it to the treasurer.

The treasurer quickly read the letter, with a satisfied look on his face, and then handed the letter to the second prince, who applauded the case after reading it.

He said excitedly: "I didn't expect Brother Haidong to be an old friend with this prince's envoy, that military advisor is actually Brother Haidong's junior brother, they will come to see Prince Ben early tomorrow morning, and Prince Ben will be warmly entertained!"

There was no fighting on the Langcheng front overnight.

Soon after dawn, Haidong greeted Kapok's chariot outside the north gate of Langcheng, and several people met and exchanged a few words before entering the city.

After entering the city, the first thing Kapok and Yagu had to do was to check the weapons and equipment of the Haidong Legion, and Haidong boasted that the weapons and equipment of his legion represented the highest level of the Xizhou Legion.

After some inspection, Kapok and Yagu found that the situation was basically the same as that mentioned by Jiesheng in Lanwu Mountain, and according to Haidong, the Gudi Legion had only replaced the new breech-loading gunpowder guns two months ago, and its combat effectiveness had been greatly improved.

After reviewing the weapons and equipment of the Gudi Legion, Haidong took Kapok and Setsuo to meet the second prince and the treasurer.

In the barracks of the Ancient Land Kingdom, Yagu did not dare to relax in the slightest, and he insisted that Kapok bring two guards, and he and three other warriors waited in the chariot. They will closely monitor the entire process of Kapok's meeting with the second prince through the helmets on the warriors' heads.

Yagu's chariot was parked in the barracks of the Haidong Legion, and Haidong sent his own company of guards to stand guard around the chariot and not allow anyone to approach.

The second prince and the treasurer stood at the door of the general's palace to greet the guests warmly, and the first topic of discussion after the guests and hosts sat down was weapons and equipment.

Hai Dong said: "Second General, Lord Treasurer, the prince's envoy has just checked the weapons and equipment of our army, and he has come to the conclusion that the range of our existing gunpowder guns is too short, and the firing speed is still too slow, to deal with the mechanized army of the seamen, we can only fight ambush warfare, and after a round, we must quickly withdraw from the position, otherwise, we will be completely wiped out by the seabed people on the spot." ”

The second prince tightened his eyebrows and said, "This is what the general is most worried about, I wonder if the prince's envoy has a way to improve the performance of our gunpowder guns in a short period of time?"

Kapok Zi said: "When the countries of the West Continent unite their will to form an alliance against the undersea people, this envoy will find a military factory to visit, and then he will know if there is a way to improve the combat effectiveness of your existing guns as soon as possible."

There are many reasons for the backwardness of the performance of your existing guns, first of all, the strength of the metal material is not enough, so the cannon is too bulky, and secondly, the machining technology is too poor, so the hit rate is not high, and in addition, the explosive power of black powder is too low, so the range is not far.

However, the general does not need to worry too much about the problem of weapons and equipment, our prairie will provide you with better guns and artillery for the Xizhou Corps as soon as possible, and in the near future, the equipment and technicians from the military factory can be transported to Xizhou for local manufacturing. ”

The second prince frowned and said, "The military factory in our ancient city is the best in Xizhou, and the prince's envoy is welcome to visit at any time." We would love to have access to your advanced equipment and technology for making guns and cannons in the steppes, and the prince's envoy would like to offer whatever he needed in exchange. ”

Kapok Zi had a smile on his face and quipped: "Second General, as long as we join forces to defeat the undersea people this time, there will be a lot of good business in the future, and then we will all change to businessmen." ”

The second prince immediately agreed: "Okay! It's better to be a merchant than a soldier, you can make a lot of money without having to fight! ”

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in the room was relaxed.

Jiesheng said with a smile: "Second General, Lord Treasurer, if you want to change careers, you must first defeat the undersea people, otherwise, we will be able to become slaves of the country or be wiped out." The prince's envoy wanted to know very much, once the people from Xitian Island launched an attack on the Xizhou Continent, how would your Gudi Kingdom arrange its troops? ”

Speaking of fighting, the second prince's expression immediately became serious, "I will discuss this matter for a long time with the treasurer brother and the senior brother of the military advisor last night, if as the intelligence of the prince's envoy said, the seamen will gather on Xitian Island, they will first attack the western part of my ancient land country, which is the original west of the West Land country, and the first goal is to occupy the west of the West Earth City."

As long as the prince's envoy and military advisers can order all the three southern kingdoms to withdraw from our ancient land borders, and promise not to take advantage of the chaos of war to raid our border cities. The ten legions commanded by my third brother can be withdrawn from the border of the Minghai Kingdom in the southwest, and all of them will be transferred to the West Dicheng for deployment, and together with the ten corps commanded by my eldest brother, they will guard the West Dige, and the West Dicheng guarded by twenty corps will become the first line of defense in the west of the ancient city.

At that time, if my father allowed it, I could have sent five corps to form a second line of defense in Guxi City, two hundred miles west of the ancient city, and once Xidi City was lost, my eldest brother and third brother's men could also retreat to the second line of defense.

In addition, the 10 corps under the command of my fourth brother will be withdrawn from the Shenhai border in the southeast, and then all of them will be transferred to the outskirts of the west gate of the ancient city to establish a third line of defense. The ancient city is guarded by ten legions under the command of my father himself, and the five legions of this general will maneuver in the southern part of the ancient city, and can be rescued at any time once the ancient city is besieged. ”