Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1682 Full-scale Operation
On one side, Zhou Xu's work remained busy every day, while on the other side of the Smith Kingdom, Fisher was also keeping busy lately with his big plans for the future.

By the time he received a reply from the Great Zhou, it was already early summer.

As always, the foreign trade department sent Fisher a flintlock pistol for trial use.

As an upgraded version of the matchlock gun, the flintlock gun was used in a similar manner, and Fisher quickly got the hang of it. After trying it out, he was immediately impressed.

"This is good!"

Holding the flintlock pistol as a sample, Fisher looked at it from all angles, completely captivated by it.

"Pass on my order: order three thousand of these flintlock muskets!"

Fisher's large order was delivered to Da Zhou's foreign trade department at almost the fastest speed.

There was no need to inform Zhou Xu; he had already made arrangements for this.

Fisher will definitely want this flintlock musket. As for how many he wants?
No matter how much the other party wants, the first batch can only give them a maximum of one thousand.

Setting up a production line for this new type of rifle is much more complex than setting up a production line for the old flintlock rifle.

At this point in time, their military factory's production line hadn't even been fully set up yet.

The new guns haven't even been issued yet, you can't just discard the old guns and sell them to others, can you?
Even if, theoretically speaking, their Great Zhou is in a very safe situation at this stage, they still shouldn't be doing this kind of underhanded tactic.

From the completion of the production line to the production of the first batch of new guns, the person in charge of the military factory expects it to be early autumn of this year at the earliest.

Before that, Zhou Xu could only clear out the inventory at most.

Fisher had clearly anticipated this outcome.

He never thought Zhou Xu would sell him three thousand flintlock pistols directly. He just quoted a large number to test Zhou Xu's bottom line.

Considering his upcoming grand plan, the value of this flintlock rifle continued to grow in Fisher's eyes, and he only had one sentence for the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

"As much as you want!"

Summer was drawing to a close, and Peter and his companions returned from the Void Frontier.

Their purpose in returning was the same as that of Jie Liancheng and Zhou Chongshan before them: to acquire new True Word combat techniques.

After all the tasks were completed, Zhou Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

As mentioned before, there is a compatibility issue between the mantra and the user.

He bestows truth, and so it is.

If the compatibility is too poor, it is impossible to assign the attribute.

However, this problem did not occur with his fierce generals.

Of course, there are a few that are not so compatible, and using them will increase consumption and reduce effectiveness, but it's still better than not being able to use them at all.

Under these circumstances, Peter's return brought him an unexpected surprise.

With the development of new weapons, related tactics will certainly need to be upgraded, and the form of warfare will change accordingly.

Peter was a hunter before he transmigrated, so he was quite skilled with guns. Considering this, Zhou Xu casually asked him about this matter.

It turned out that this guy actually had a pretty good idea.

"At this stage, it's all about digging trenches. City walls and fortresses are no longer useful. Once the cannons are brought out, a single shot can blast the city walls down."

On this point, not only Peter, but all the soldiers of the Great Zhou who participated in the Saint Laurent campaign had a very deep understanding.

The walls and fortresses of the Saint Laurent Empire offered no resistance against their cannons; a few shots were enough to bring them to a standstill. Assuming they faced an opponent of equal strength, digging trenches would be the optimal solution at this stage.

As for opponents who are of a lower level than them, they can basically just slaughter them no matter how they fight, so they can just fight them however they want.

Peter spoke eloquently and logically, with a well-developed set of arguments.

After discussing the upcoming tactics and war situation with Zhou Xu, he no longer needed to be stationed at the Void Border for the time being.

Just like before, we went to the grassland military region for training, letting the soldiers practice new tactics to prepare for possible battles.

After everything was arranged here, it was almost autumn.

Just as expected at the beginning of the year, from the establishment of their new gun production line to the completion of the first batch of new guns, the time was exactly in early autumn, which was quite accurate.

The commissioning of a new batch of guns naturally meant that a batch of old guns would be phased out. The foreign trade department seamlessly took over the old guns and sold them to their neighbor, Fisher.

Fisher accepted everything without hesitation, prioritizing a pleasant collaboration.

During this period, Zhou Xu's daily work remained busy. After all, he had swallowed up too large a territory, and it would be good if he could recover in the next two or three years.

As for wanting to fully complete internal development...

That's something that will take decades to resolve.

Meanwhile, the Death Plains in the Saint Laurent region also welcomed a huge creature...

"Slow down! Put it down slowly!"

The steam excavator, disassembled into large parts, was finally transported here after many hardships.

The staff who were directing the unloading kept emphasizing that the cargo should be lowered slowly.

At present, it is not convenient to travel from the main areas of the Great Zhou to the Saint Laurent region, let alone transport such a large object.

If something goes wrong during the unloading phase, we'll have to ship over a new one...

It's not a question of whether the higher-ups will blame them or not; it's that their mentality will truly explode.

We carefully unloaded the goods and then carefully reassembled them.

The dwarf driver, who accompanied them throughout the journey, nimbly climbed into the cab, added fuel, and started the engine.

After a series of actions, accompanied by muffled thuds, the local staff of the Saint Laurent region, as well as the labor camp inmates working inside the Death Plain, were clearly startled by the commotion.

Where had they ever seen such a thing before?
Looking at the steel monster that roared and billowed thick smoke from its top, its size resembling a small building.

Many timid people were so frightened that their legs went weak and they collapsed to the ground.

The local staff and labor camp inmates were terrified and made a fool of themselves by the steam excavator, but the accompanying staff who came to carry out the mission had no time to laugh at them.

At this moment, all their attention was focused on the steam excavator in front of them.

They breathed a sigh of relief only after the steam excavator started smoothly and they performed the necessary operations to confirm that no malfunctions had occurred.

The rest was simple; the staff who had arrived earlier had already inspected the site.

The terrain here is quite flat, and the target location isn't too far away. We can just drive the steam excavator there and be done with it!

With this, the excavation of the underground ruins of Death Plains officially begins!

(End of this chapter)