Chapter 517 Pre-War Preparations

"Your Highness, please tell me clearly." Wang Chong looked expectant.

Often at this time, the King of Yan always gave him a solution to major problems.

"Next, you have to find a way to make a steam engine drive multiple machines." Zhao Xu said.

If each machine needs a steam engine, then the number of steam engines he built will be astronomical.

In fact, in the development history of steam engines, often only one steam engine is needed to drive the machines in a workshop.

Therefore, he wants the steam engine of the Armory to drive as many broaches as possible to pull the rifling.

"To be honest, I just talked about this with my father." Wang Chong scratched his head, "It's just that my ability is really low. I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't think of what to do."

"Tomorrow morning, you come to the palace to get the drawings." Zhao Xu said directly.

He didn't plan to let Wang Chong design it himself.

Dasong's technical foundation is too shallow. If it follows the rules and conservatives, it will take one or two hundred years to catch up.

He can only provide ready-made ones directly and let them understand the theory.

It is equivalent to learning to imitate first, and then learning to manufacture.

After saying this, Wang Chong took Zhao Xu to the workshop where the hydraulic boring machine was placed before.

At this moment, there was also the roar of the steam engine inside.

Zhao Xu walked in and found that a steam engine was driving the boring machine to cut the cylinder of a steam engine.

"Your Highness, this is the steam engine that exploded last time. Because it is basically not broken, I repaired it and used it. With it, the cylinder cutting is much faster." Wang Chong was slightly proud.

In this way, the birth of the next steam engine will be much faster.

Zhao Xu nodded with satisfaction.

What he saw today was the confidence to deal with the Beidi and the powerful families in the future.

"Very good, it looks a bit good. I hope to see the royal army replace the rifled gun one day earlier." Zhao Xu said.

Wang Ying and Wang Chong looked at each other and said yes at the same time.

Back to the palace.

Zhao Xu asked Feng'er to pack up. He planned to go to Leting tomorrow and then go to Chrysanthemum Island.

After defeating the attack of Wufeng Island, the steam engine and rifled guns were also on the right track, and now he could concentrate on dealing with Beidi.

In the last battle, because the supply line of Ningjindusi was too long, he did not let Chang Wei go deep into Ningjindusi.

But now the situation is different.

He completely controlled the Yanzhou Sea.

Moreover, Ningjindusi is the Liaoxi Corridor in modern times.

There are mountains in the west, the sea in the east, and the plain in the middle, and the widest place is only sixty miles.

Therefore, from south to north, it takes nearly four hundred miles to fight Jincheng.

This will make it very difficult to not supply.

But it will be different if you fight from east to west.

The entire Ningjindusi will have no depth for him.

And each of Zhou Yi's warships is a mobile supply station.

What's more, he has an unsinkable warship that goes deep into Ningjindusi, Chrysanthemum Island.

In this way, when the Ningjin Army is trained, equipped with rifled guns, and then cooperate with the Wangfu's personal army.

He could really compete with Beidi in Ningjindusi.

Relying on the mobile advantage of warships at sea, he could deploy troops to one point and launch an attack.

At that time, Beidi could only respond passively and run around.

If the war was not going well, they could always take the warship to the next location.

At the same time, his leaflet plan was also prepared to rely on warships to execute.

"Your Highness, how long has it been idle? You have to fight again." Feng'er went reluctantly, unable to hide her heartache.

Luan'er also sighed slightly, but she did not persuade him, because she knew that the burden of the King of Yan was heavy at the moment.

It was not enough for Dasong to fight Beidi with the power of the whole country.

Now the King of Yan had to face Beidi alone.

Zhao Xu smiled helplessly.

The two girls were too sensitive now.

He was just going to inspect it.

After all, the Ningjin Army was different from the Wangfu Army.

The soldiers of the Wangfu Army were all civilians on the fiefdom, and they had a natural respect for him.

But the soldiers of the Ningjin Army were all from Ningjindusi.

Although they hated Beidi, they probably hated Dasong as well.

This anger was a double-edged sword in his eyes.

If used well, it would boost morale when killing the enemy.

If used poorly, it would easily lead to disasters.

The next day.

Zhao Xu went to Leting accompanied by Xu Lie.

After the naval battle, Zhou Yi left two warships in Leting.

Often one warship patrolled and another warship would be moored at the dock.

Boarding the warship.

The captain, who learned of the itinerary of the King of Yan, immediately ordered the warship to Chrysanthemum Island.

Zhao Xu and Xu Lie stood on the deck in front.

The sea breeze blew slowly, and the waves surged on the sea.

Since the warship was launched, it was the first time for him to sail on the sea on a warship.

Looking at the land of Ningjindusi retreating with the warship, the corners of his mouth rose.

During this period, Beidi's small actions have actually never stopped.

The Yanshan Bastion killed many invading Beidi scouts.

The scouts of the royal palace also frequently fought with the Beidi scouts, and both sides suffered casualties.

However, these were not the key factors affecting the war situation.

Now, he really wanted to know how Muller Hong was going to deal with him.

After all, he had prepared the troubles for Beidi.

A day and a night passed.

At noon the next day, Zhao Xu saw a small island in the sea.

Based on the knowledge in his mind, he immediately recognized that it was Chrysanthemum Island.

In modern times, its name is Juehua Island.

"General Bai Shang, I pay my respects to His Highness." Zhao Xu boarded the land in a small boat, and Bai Shang and other generals immediately saluted.

"No need to salute." Zhao Xu said.

Because the firearms of the Marine Corps had not been delivered yet, Zhao Xu asked Bai Shang to cooperate with Zhou Yi.

After the order was issued, he led 6,000 soldiers to Chrysanthemum Island in advance.

Then, his eyes stayed on the last person.

This person had a broken arm and looked a little timid.

"General Yang Zhen is afraid that I will eat you." Zhao Xu said.

Hearing this, Yang Zhen trembled and immediately stepped forward, "The guilty general Yang Zhen, pays my respects to His Highness the Prince of Yan."

Then he said, "I am not afraid, but ashamed, and I dare not see His Highness."

Zhao Xu looked Yang Zhen up and down and found some shadows of Yang Feng in him.

He said, "General Yang Feng has arrived safely in Yancheng and is living a leisurely life now. Don't worry about it."

Looking at the Ningjin Dusi opposite, he said, "As for whether I am a guilty minister or not, it depends on your performance. Losing is not terrible, but not getting it back is terrible."

Yang Zhen was excited and his eyes were red when he heard this.

The King of Yan established the Ningjin Army, which was undoubtedly aimed at the Ningjin Dusi.

Over the years, even in his dreams, he fought against the Northern Di on the land of the Ningjin Dusi.

Now, he finally has this opportunity.

In the future, he will be willing to bleed on the battlefield.

After all, his father and daughter have arrived safely in Yancheng, and he has nothing to worry about.

The two were talking.

Just then, a burst of angry curses came from not far away.

Yang Zhen and Bai Shang heard it and their faces changed at the same time.