As for defeating the Western Kingdom, it may be relying on the help of Huaguo, or relying on the large number of people and piling up with human lives.

But now that the facts are in front of us, Lewis has to admit it.

When it came time to set up camp, Lewis was even more shocked. He found that the muskets of Great Xia were more advanced than those of the Western Kingdom, and their power and range were much stronger.

And what down jackets, cotton tents, dehydrated vegetables, Tohoku rice, it can be said that everything is much better than in the western country.

Lewis now believed that Great Xia really relied on his own strength to defeat the Western Kingdom.

He said in amazement: "Chen Mu, it turns out that Great Xia's technology is already so powerful, how did you do it?" ”

Chen Mu smiled slightly, "This is the effort of all the Great Xia people. ”

Next to him, Zhang Zhong said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you are too modest, what thing here was not invented by you?" If it weren't for you, how could Great Xia be where it is today? ”

Chen Mu shook his head with a smile, "That was also made by the people of Great Xia." ”

Lewis looked at Chen Mu in shock, "What?" Are you still a researcher? ”

Chen Mu smiled: "Even if it's it." ”

Lewis: "Great, I'm also a researcher, so we can talk about it when we have time." ”

Chen Mu nodded in agreement, and the two began to study, but Lewis soon found that his knowledge could not keep up with Chen Mu's train of thought at all.

He is still considering what transmission structure to use, and Chen Mu has already considered the materials and efficiency; He thought of the shape of the shell, and Chen Mu was already discussing how to promote it nationwide and how to sell it to foreign countries.

After a day, Lewis was completely convinced. From the inside out, from himself to the entire Western Kingdom, he has been completely defeated by Chen Mu.

Chen Mu looked at Lewis's dejected appearance, and also felt funny, thinking that this time Lewis should be willing to do something for him.

The army marched along the way, exploring the surrounding terrain and resources.

Two days later, a soldier reported to Chen Mu that a gold mine had been discovered.

Chen Mu looked over and saw that it was indeed a gold mine, and the scope should be quite large, and it was worth coming all the way to min.

Lewis couldn't help but wail, "Why didn't our team find out, if this had been discovered earlier, I would be an earl now." ”

Chen Mu said with a smile: "Don't forget, this is what we found out after our hard discussion, and it is different from you, who only know how to sleep in the house every day." ”

Chen Mu's words made Lewis look embarrassed, and defended himself unconvinced.

"Then what can I do, I don't have much to do in that place."

What's more, he couldn't let those natives do such a thing. Even if they did find something good, they didn't have the tools to dig it up.

Chen Mu nodded, "Well, you have a chance now, as long as you work hard for Great Xia, you will also get the corresponding reward." ”

Lewis rubbed his hands, "Okay, I don't know how much credit it takes to get such an electric tracked vehicle?" ”

Chen Mu smiled, "This is military, if you want to privatize it, wait another ten years." ”

"Huh?"

Lewiston was depressed.

Chen Mu no longer paid attention to him, but began to arrange work, asked someone to drive two electric tracked vehicles back to China to deliver letters, and then ordered to leave.

Lewis didn't expect that Chen Mu would be leaving again so soon.

His eyes were full of surprise, and he subconsciously felt that Chen Mu might have to do something big. "Where are you going? Don't you look at the gold mine here? ”

"There are so many of them under my hands that it's impossible to watch every one of them by myself."

Chen Mu trusts his right-hand men very much, which is why he can continue to go out and expand all the way.

Lewis nodded, thoughtful.

The army marched again, and a few days later, a river was discovered.

The soldiers checked it, and the water was quite clean and could replenish the water of the army. This way they can continue to explore a large area in a large area, and if there is no water source for a long time, they will have to turn back if they can't get far.

Chen Mu was also very happy, but with a smile and a smile, he suddenly thought of something.

"No, this river should be the river of Eju, and now the Eju Empire should have taken shape."

Lewis asked curiously, "What Eju Empire?" ”

Chen Mu: "It's an ancient empire, and it may be more than a thousand years old now. But their technology should be relatively backward, at most they have developed bows and arrows. ”

Lewis: "Oh, then don't worry about them. ”

Chen Mu nodded, "Yes, I wasn't worried about their strength originally, but I don't know how big their territory is now, if this entrance has been blocked, there may be another conflict." ”

Lewis: "Oh. ”

He had already looked at Chen Mu's map in the past two days, and knew that the entrance to the Chizhou Continent was the only land route, and if the Eju Empire was not friendly, then I am afraid that it would only be possible to fight.

As he spoke, a soldier shouted, "A large group of men and horses are coming from the west!" ”

Chen Mu hurriedly turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw smoke and dust on the opposite bank, which seemed to be caused by cavalry.

"Huh? Have they learned to ride horses? ”

Chen Mu ordered the whole army to be on alert and lined up along the river.

The person on the other side got closer and closer, gradually revealing his dignity. Not cavalry, but carriages, about two hundred people, armed with spears, bows and arrows.

When they came near, they also lined up on the banks of the river like the Great Xia army.

Chen Mu looked at it, the river section here is relatively narrow, about a stone's throw away. I just don't know how far Eju's bow and arrow can shoot.

Chen Mu shouted and took a stand, but whether it was Daxia language, savage native language, or even Western Chinese, the other party could not understand it.

What the other party said was dripping, and Chen Mu couldn't understand it.

And the more the person on the other side talked, the more excited he became, and finally he released the arrow directly.

Chen Mu hurriedly gave the order, told the soldiers to hide behind the armor plate, and then looked for an opportunity to shoot.

When the arrows of the Eju army hit this side, they had no power, and those that shot far away would be bounced off by the armor plates, which had no effect.

But the muskets of the Great Xia army had a much longer range, and the soldiers fired two rounds of gunfire, and a large column of people fell on the opposite bank.

The Eju army was frightened and hurriedly retreated.

Chen Mu sent people to find a shallow water area, then cushioned it with wood and stones, and the whole army crossed the river by car.

When I came to the place where the battle had just begun, I saw that Eju's army was basically unarmoured, and only a few people were wearing half of the armor leaf.

In particular, in addition to spears and bows, there were javelins.

For javelins, Chen Mu still knows a little. In the history of Eju, javelins were not only used as large arrows, but also deliberately pierced into enemy shields, rendering them useless.