Heavy Industry Empire

Wu Hai had no choice. After all, he was just a small businessman before, and he didn't have a particularly wide network. There are quite a few well-connected Shanxi merchants. It's no problem to transport food and clothes, but they can't do arms. Zhao Lianyi also scratched his head and sighed. Said: "Now I finally understand how difficult it is for the commander-in-chief. If you are not in charge, you don't know how expensive the firewood is. When the guns are fired, it's all money."

Zhao Lianyi was worried about the staff in the army, and the officers at all levels discussed it, and came to the conclusion that at least [-] soldiers can deal with the Bai Ben army, not to mention the Fengjun cavalry from Rehe, who may kill them at any time.

Once again, three thousand soldiers were recruited. There were a lot of young people on the grassland, and it was stipulated that all applicants should bring their own sabers. The troops of cold weapons.

Until the beginning of March, the ice and snow on the grassland melted away, and the spring breeze blew, and soon the withered pastures became green. There were 6000 soldiers in the Seventh Division, and more than [-] of them were recruits. Bad, the recruits average two guns, take turns to be proficient.

Wu Hai suggested to Zhao Lianyi: "Master, Bai Ben's army may use troops against us soon,"

Zhao Lianyi said: "The two families are far apart now, how can you be sure that Bai Ben's army will attack us?"

"There is a feud between the two families. Everyone knows this. Besides, there is no room for two tigers on one mountain. It will be a matter of time before the fight is over. The pastures in early spring are fat and the horses of the Bai Ben army are fast. Once the horses recover, they will start a war. If there is still no We will suffer a lot if we use guns," Wu Hai said.

"That's for sure. I'll contact the commander-in-chief to see what he can say. Our horses are all fine. Why are their horses losing weight?" Zhao Lianyi asked puzzled.

"Hehe, the master didn't think about the feed. What kind of feed we took when we came here, and what feed we feed the horses now, that's the best food. The horses of the Bai Ben Army must not be treated so well. After experiencing a lack of grass In the cold winter, their war horses need to recover, but they will recover in only 20 days," Wu Hai said.

"Bring the map," Zhao Lianyi asked the soldier to take the map, and shook his head after looking at it for a long time.

"The terrain here of Bai Ben's army is an endless plain, and there is not even a place to ambush nearby, otherwise we can beat them first," Zhao Lianyi sighed.

"It doesn't make much sense to fight. As long as they have guns and money, they can expand at any time. If they want to fight, they will be wiped out at once. Otherwise, don't bother. This is what I mean, what the teacher thinks," Wu Hai said.

"Any man who can ride a horse on the prairie can be recruited as a soldier. Originally, I thought about doing it piecemeal and dealing with the Bai Ben army. It seems that I should forget it," Zhao Lianyi said.

In the evening, it was getting dark gradually. Three thousand recruits without guns gathered on the school grounds, and the lights of the towers around were flickering. Zhao Lianyi rode a horse and Wu Hai and others came over.

"Salute," shouted the veterans at the top of their voices, and the recruits saluted the officers one by one.

Zhao Lianyi returned the salute, and then asked: "Everyone is getting used to it recently,"

"Get used to it," all the recruits answered in unison.

"Is the training hard?"

"It's not bitter," said the recruits with high morale.

"Do you want a gun?" Zhao Lianyi asked with a raised voice.

"Think, think too much,"

The soldiers recruited on the prairie are really good for Zhao Lianyi. The amount of riding training tasks is very small, not to mention simple formations, such training as crossing obstacles is very easy for them, and their physical fitness is even better. Needless to say, the physical fitness of the grassland people is good, and those who train in the army can eat enough to cry.

"Just want a gun, and your dreams will come true tonight," Zhao Lianyi roared.

"Ah, ah, ah," the soldiers cheered one by one, and even the horses under their crotches also cheered.

"If you want a gun, just send the horses back to the stables, and then light small fires around the school grounds," Zhao Lianyi ordered.

"Yes,"

The recruits were not slow, and quickly rode their horses back to the stables. After more than ten minutes, everyone came back and lit fires around the school grounds.

To say that the school grounds are quite huge, covering at least three hundred acres of land, there are many soldiers, they found firewood, and lit hundreds of piles along the surrounding area.

The soldiers didn't understand, they didn't know why they did this, and many soldiers said that Master Zhao was going to open the altar and use magic to turn into a gun.

"Master, what do you do with so many fires? Is it really like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, you have to set up an array?" Wu Hai asked puzzled.

Zhao Lianyi smiled and said: "You're talking nonsense, how can there be any formation that can transform a gun, if it can be done like that, why bother to spend so much money to build an arsenal, why not hire a few more Taoist priests, and just do it."

"Then these fires look very spectacular, what are they used for?" Wu Hai asked curiously.

"Don't worry about this, we will see the result in the middle of the night, get some meat, and let's eat while roasting," Zhao Lianyi said happily.

Everyone chatted and ate, time flew by, and soon it was past eleven o'clock in the evening.

At this time, there was a roar in the sky, buzzing, buzzing, very loud.

"What's the sound, there seems to be something in the sky," the recruits panicked.

"Haha, I see, this is a plane," Wu Hai laughed.

Zhao Lianyi nodded, and said loudly to everyone: "Everyone, don't panic, you are our own, and there are guests from heaven."

The recruits panicked for a while. After all, the prairie people had never seen an airplane before, and they all looked at the sky in surprise.

Slowly, a group of small black dots the size of pigeons slowly flew in the moonlit sky.

"Look, there," the soldiers looked at the sky one by one as if they saw aliens.

Soon, the black spot became bigger and bigger.

First, five small planes landed and stopped after running for a certain distance on the grassy clearing, followed by ten jerking planes. This big plane had three wings, a large cabin, and landed slowly. Finally, five more planes landed. A small plane landed.

There were 50 planes in total, and the grassland soldiers who had never seen planes were surprised and delighted. They all wanted to run over to watch the excitement. Zhao Lianyi stopped shouting. He could only look at it from a distance, not up close.

Zhao Lianyi walked over quickly. At this time, everyone in the plane came out. There were more than 40 people in total, and the leader was actually Liu Tianling.

"Commander-in-chief, why are you here?" Zhao Lianyi said in surprise.

"Why, I can't come, you led the brothers to fight desperately on the grassland and I came to see if it was all right,"

Zhao Lianyi was a little moved, the eyes of those veterans from Shandong were all red, they were not used to life on the grassland.

"Hello, Commander-in-Chief," Wu Hai and others asked Liu Tianling one after another, and Liu Tianling waved in greeting.

"I know that everyone has had a hard time. The veterans from Shandong are not used to life on the grasslands, and the recruits on the grasslands don't have guns yet," Liu Tianling said loudly.

"No hard work," the crowd chanted.

"Today I sent you [-] carbine guns and [-] rounds of ammunition. Although they are not many, they will be delivered in a few days." Following Liu Tianling's words, the soldiers quickly put the weapons in the large plane The ammunition was carried over and piled up on the open space, very conspicuous.

Zhao Lianyi arranged logistics to receive the weapons and ammunition, and then distributed them to the soldiers. Then he and Liu Tianling came to the side of the fire. The spring night in the grassland was still cold.

"Commander-in-Chief, how is the battle in Jinan going?"

"The fight was very hard. It was our first tough battle. More than 1000 people were sacrificed. Of course, it was much less than that of Fengjun. This large plane was originally built to be used when attacking Jinan. It was too urgent to use, and it was just used to transport goods, but the flight was a little slow, after the improvement, it was only [-] kilometers, and it started to fly in the afternoon of Jinan, and it would be dark when it arrived."

Don't look at Liu Tianling's understatement. In fact, this long-distance transportation is very risky. First, it has to pass through the enemy's defense zone. Second, the escort fighter jets have small fuel tanks. For this reason, ten fighter jets have been specially improved. This is also a price. , that is to reduce the number of machine gun bullets.

"I heard that things on the grassland are more difficult, but the Bai Ben army is easy to deal with," Liu Tianling asked.

"Yes, with [-] soldiers, they can also summon troops temporarily, and they are very familiar with the princes and nobles on the grassland," Zhao Lianyi said.

"I think you can easily deal with Bai Benjun. After all, we have a lot of heavy machine guns and cannons. The biggest problem is Zhang Dashuai and Yan Xishan. These two people have been very close recently, and the goal is to deal with the Seventh Division."

"Uh, this," Zhao Lianyi was a little surprised, and said immediately, "I'm afraid of a ball. Fighting on the grassland depends on flexibility. If I can't beat me, I will run away."

"Yes, run away if you can't fight, don't build a city if you don't have the ability to hold it, and use the advantages of the cavalry. Recently, I will continue to send planes to you for support. Train this cavalry well. Only with him can we keep the infinite beauty of northern Xinjiang. Grassland," Liu Tianling said with emotion.

"It seems that the commander-in-chief means that someone wants to take this grassland away," Zhao Lianyi asked puzzled.

"Hehe, I also have a hunch. In five years, you brought me 20 cavalry. Do you have that ability?" Liu Tianling said.

Zhao Lianyi was taken aback: "20 cavalry, my God, I never dared to think about it,"

"Work hard, remember to use your brain more, lose your temper less, fight with your brain, be flexible, don't worry about logistical issues, everything is up to me, I won't come over next time, Kang Jian will send someone, and there will inevitably be some recruits among the recruits." Spy, remember not to let the recruits see the plane, keep them a mystery,"

The logistics department began to issue guns, and recruits lined up to receive guns. Of course, there were still 500 people without guns, but they arrived soon, and everyone expressed their understanding.

The quality of the recruits still needs to be improved. They like to be crowded when they line up, and they like to whisper to each other. The veterans are constantly lecturing. The recruits got their guns one by one. The bullets have to wait for the shooting time, but they are all very happy.