When Chu Kun heard Wang Rong's words, he didn't continue to say anything. Wu Mo bowed and said, "Captain, are we going to gather the township soldiers?" ”

Wang Rong nodded and said, "The township soldiers of the Duweifu should be gathered, and the young and strong people of the three counties should also be organized and distributed armor and weapons. The soldiers finished their training and put their weapons, armor and horses in order. ”

Since the Battle of the Chickens, the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion have abundant horse resources, they have achieved three to four horses per person, they have received top-level bonuses in mobility, and their weapons have also been diversified, in addition to spears and sabers for riding battles, as well as blunt weapons such as hammers and iron bones. In terms of armor, it has been strengthened by Master Xu, not only the horsemen are armed with armor to the teeth, but the war horses are also covered with steel vests.

That's right, you read that right, steel, after the painstaking development of blacksmiths, and after dozens of failures, finally mastered the method of making steel from crucibles.

The guards all found open-pit Shini ore, shallow pyrite and associated gold, silver and copper ore, as well as non-essential minerals such as chromium, lead, and zinc. The Imperial Court attached great importance to the iron ore discovered by Wang Rong in Wolf Mountain, and specially sent Shaofu Qing to Shuofang County in person.

After many discussions between the Marquis of Linjin, the General of Zhengbei, the Governor of the Governor's Mansion and the Secretary of Shaofu, the gold, silver, copper, iron and other minerals of Wolf Mountain were mined by the Shaofu Organization. The mining teams of the three counties were integrated into the Western Mining Department of Shuofang County, which was attached to the Western Governor's Mansion and was responsible for the mining of the Wolf Mountain mineral deposit.

The gold, silver and copper mined were all attributed to the imperial court, and the iron ore was divided into three or seven parts with Shuofang County. The Imperial Court accounted for seventy percent, Shuofang County accounted for thirty percent, Zhengbei General's Mansion accounted for one percent, Shuofang County Mansion accounted for one percent, and Western Governor's Mansion accounted for one percent.

In this way, Wang Rong had a stable source of iron, and the blacksmiths and carpenters studied the knowledge they had obtained from him, and all kinds of new tools were invented, such as refractory clay crucibles, blast furnaces, and improved blast equipment. The progress in steelmaking has been particularly rapid, breaking through the shackles of the block iron carburizing method, and mastering the 100 steelmaking method, the crucible steelmaking method, the frying steel method and the steel-filling method.

The development of these techniques allowed Wang Rong to use sophisticated equipment such as steel armor, vests, swords, and spearheads on the body of the soldiers. The equipment distributed to the village soldiers was of the next level, iron armor, swords, spearheads, and a war horse and a pack horse.

Wang Rong has always had a lack of phobia about the mobility of his army, so the demand for horses, mules and other livestock has always been not small. Under the Western Governor's Office, there is a special herd husbandry bureau to manage the pastoral administration, which mainly buys horses, mules, camels and other livestock from herdsmen in the three counties.

Wang Rong looked at the people in the courtyard and said loudly: "Everyone, this time the bearded people are menacing. You must remember that we have to face not only these more than 50,000 Devils, but the entire Devilbeard Khanate, this is a national war! Dayong will win! ”

"Dayong will win!" "Dayong will win!" "Dayong will win!"

Everyone in the courtyard shouted loudly.

After the policy of the Western Governor's Office was clarified, the war preparations of the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion and the township soldiers began to be intensified.

The people of the three counties began to clear the wilderness, and although the crops in the fields outside the city were not completely ripe, they could only be harvested. Countless sheaves of wheat were carried into the granaries of the city. The weadows are harvested and sent to the dug cellars.

Grain trucks kept passing between Jiliansai and Jichuancheng, transporting grain, straw bundles, black beans and other military grain and grass to Jiqiao, and then pulling the mined Shini, gold, silver, copper, iron and other ores and large mountain rocks back to Luchuancheng.

The old trees that grew into towering trees around the city were cut down and brought back, and the trees that did not grow were left behind. These woods can be used to make many things, the most basic of which are spear shafts and rolling logs. Herders and farmers living outside the city moved into the city.

With the passage of time, in just half a month, the materials in the city have been piled up to a reassuring level. In Shini alone, there are 20,000 tons in reserve, 5,000 tons in chickens, and 15,000 tons in Lucheng. It is enough for the defenders of one city and one fortress for one year.

The wooden bridges laid over the river were demolished in Woye City and Linrong City, and it was difficult for them to cross the river unless their horses grew wings.

Now the most common scenery is that every day before dawn, more than 5,000 villagers rushed out of the barracks, ran directly along the road to the city wall, and began to run along the city wall. Sima Wumo, a village soldier, stood on the corner tower, frowning and looking at the soldiers who were running below, with a serious face.

Wu Mo watched it for a long time, but he couldn't bear it anymore, and scolded loudly: "Why do these rookies run like this? How do you usually train, a bunch of rice buckets! ”

The five thousand elders of the township soldiers standing in front of him were silent when they heard Wumo's angry scolding, and they didn't dare to wipe the cold sweat on their faces.

Wu Mo held a horsewhip, pointed to the village soldiers below, and said sharply: "Look at the soldiers you lead, running out of belly, a group of rabble! How do you defend your hometown against these bunches of waste? Defend your wife and daughter? Well? Do you think that if you win the Badman once, it means that you are amazing?! Well? ”

The five thousand chiefs looked embarrassed, and the training and drill code promulgated by Wang Rong was the same among the government soldiers and the township soldiers, and the physical fitness of the township soldiers was completely not up to the standard. Yesterday, the government soldiers and the township soldiers were running at the head of the city at the same time, and they were able to get the government soldiers to buckle the circle. Wu Mo's face was as black as the bottom of a pot at that time, and Wang Rong's brows were even tighter and did not let go. So from today onwards, the city of Chicken Fortress will present a scene of the government soldiers and the village soldiers racing.

Wang Rong is also in the city now, and he has nothing to do with the running training of the government soldiers and township soldiers. He stood on the tower of the city gate and listened to the report of the fifth marquis.

"Captain, the bearded people on the grassland have not yet been assembled."

The fifth marquis's intelligence surprised Wang Rong, calculating the time, from the fifth marquis told that he was assembling the Badbeard people until now, it has been almost twenty-five days, and the Badbeard people have not yet been assembled, are they so inefficient?

"What's going on? Let's talk about it. ”

Wang Wei held on to the railing and looked at the canyon in the distance, where he had fought the Bearded Men a few months ago, and now he could no longer do so. He wanted to strike and intercept the Bearded Man outside Wolf Mountain.

The fifth marquis's deep voice sounded, and he slowly explained the reason: "Du Wei, the Badman people had already assembled three days ago, but you also know what virtues the Baddens have, such a grand scene, of course, is to celebrate.

As the new right general, Su Bushu needed to hold a grand banquet to establish his position, and he held a large bonfire party in his tribe.

Some of these tribes are in-laws, some are relatives, and some are enemies. Just halfway through the banquet, Xiao Wang of the Zhu Tubu had an argument with Xiao Wang of the Yu Gong Department, and the two of them were whipped twenty times each in public by Su Bushu. ”

Wang Rong asked suspiciously: "This is a simple Liwei, so it won't let them delay for so long, right?" ”

The fifth marquis said with a smile: "Duwei Mingjian, it's true, but there was another incident that night, that is, Xiao Wang, who had a grudge against Su Bushu, stayed in Su Bushu's favorite concubine tent at night, and let Su Bushu's subordinates find out, and Su Bushu directly killed the adulterer and adulteress.

Xiao Wang's men of the Qi Qi Department escaped back to the camp of the Ji Qi Department, and then the general of the Qi Qi Army, Qiu Lin Husha, attacked the camp of the Su Bu Department with a large army. Although Su Bushu repelled the Qi Qi army, he did not annihilate it, allowing most of the Ji Qi army to escape. After this incident, not only did the herdsmen and the army suffer serious losses, but also several little kings from the many tribes who came to help died in the chaotic battle that night. ”

Wang Rong understood, this little Wang is really fat, and the girls have been soaked to other people's favorite concubines, and they really have the demeanor of Cao Weiwu.

Wang Rong asked, "How long do you think it will take for Su Bushu to regroup his army?" ”

The Fifth Marquis said with a smile: "Captain, after that night battle, the most favorable news for us is not how many troops and population the enemy has lost, but their food and grass.

According to the news returned, the Subu Department lost a large number of cattle, sheep and other livestock, and the grain and grass were burned by the tiger sand in the hills. If Su Bushu wanted to send troops, he had to prepare grain, grass, cattle and sheep. If he wants to be able to send troops, it will take at least twenty days. ”